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C M Y B C M Y B C M Y B C M Y B C M Y B C M y B Truth Prevail RNI No: JKENG/2012/47637 Email: [email protected] POSTAL REGD NO- JK/485/2016-18 Internet Edition www.truthprevail.com Epaper: epaper.truthprevail.com VOL: 10 Issue: 163 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, THURSDAy, JULy 01 2021 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/- 3 Advisor Baseer Khan visits Dara, Faqir Gujree 5 Climate Change is real, lets pledge to protect our environment : Sat 12 FCIK delegation calls upon JKB CMD To avoid travel restrictions for Tokyo Olympics, Mary Kom heads to Italy for training IN BRIeF IN BRIeF TP Correspondent Srinagar, June 30 : Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The gunbattle between the militants and security forces started in Chimmer village during a cordon and search operation launched by the law enforcement agencies in the area, the offi- cials said. Two militants were killed in the early exchange of firing while the third ultra engaged the secu- rity forces for several hours before being neutralised, the official said. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was being ascertained, he added. Three militants killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Kulgam Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI): The train service between Budagm in central Kashmir and Banihal in Jammu region would resume par- tially from Thursday after remaining suspended for 52 days due to COVID-19 pan- demic. However, train serv- ice between Budgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir would continue to remain suspended. A Railway official Saqib Yousuf told UNI that the train service between Budgam and Banihal will partially resume from Thursday. ?Only four trains -- two in the morning and as many in the evening -- will ply on the track,? he said. He said trains will con- tinue to remain off the track on Budagm-Baramulla route till further orders. ?The deci- sion to restore train service on this track will be taken after further reviewing the situation, he added. Train service on 137-km- long Banihal-Baramulla route, comprising of 17 sta- tions, was suspended on May 10 to curtail the spread of unabated rise in the num- ber of COVID-19 cases. Trains to run partially on Budgam-Banihal track from Thursday Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) The Rajouri district admin- istration on Wednesday imposed ban on the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones or any flying objects, in the wake of drone attack on IAF air- base on Sunday. As per order issued by the Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, in exercise of pow- ers as District Magistrate said that it has been observed that the Anti-National elements are using drones and flying objects to cause damage, injury and risk to the human lives in certain parts of the Union Territory. Rajouri Admn imposes ban on storage, use, sale & possession of drones Fruit & Vegetable Commission Agents Specialist In : Potato, Onion Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi Narwal, Jammu. Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji MANOJ KUMAR & CO. FOR Computer Services Laptop Services BSNL Broadband Pan Card Passport Contact :- Rohit: Mob. 9419626826 New Delhi, June 30 : The delimitation commission will visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6 and July 9 and interact with political parties, their leaders and officials of the Union Territory to gather "first-hand" inputs on the conduct of the mega exercise to carve out new constituen- cies there, the EC said on Wednesday. The decision was taken after a meeting was held on Wednesday at the headquar- ters of the poll panel here that was chaired by delimitation commission chairperson Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra. "During the visit period, the commission will interact with political parties, public representatives and Union Territory administration offi- cials including district elec- tion officers/deputy commis- sioners of 20 districts of the UT to gather first hand infor- mation and input concerning the ongoing process of delim- itation as mandated under the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019," an Election Commission (EC) spokesperson said in a state- ment issued here. The commission, it said, expected that all stakeholders will "cooperate" in this endeavour and provide valu- able suggestions so that the task of delimitation is com- pleted timely, the spokesper- son said. The spokesperson added that the delimitation commis- sion already has had a series of meetings related to data/map of the districts/con- stituencies related to census 2011. "Earlier, it invited all asso- ciate members for interaction, which were participated by two of the associate members. A number of representations have also been received on various aspects concerning delimitation from civil soci- eties and members of the pub- lic from the UT," the spokesperson said. The delimitation commis- sion has already taken note of all such suggestions and directed that these may be deliberated further in the context of ground realities concerning delimitation, the spokesperson said. The commission, consti- tuted in March last year with a one-year timeframe to complete its task, is entrusted with redrawing the parlia- mentary and Assembly con- stituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. It was given its first exten- sion of one year by the Union Government in March this year in view of the Covid pandemic. The visit of the delimita- tion commission comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with leaders of mainstream politi- cal parties from Jammu and Kashmir last week where he stressed that the delimitation exercise has to happen quick- ly so that polls can be held in the UT. Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday rolled out 'SASCM', a special assistance scheme, for the children and families affected due to COVID-19, saying that the administration will take all necessary steps for well-being and education of these kids so that they can have a bright future. The Lt Governor said that the J&K government is com- mitted to supporting children who lost their parents in this pandemic. "We stand in soli- darity with the families who lost the earning member due to the pandemic. Besides pen- sion, every effort will be made to ensure they live a dignified life and have no financial diffi- culties," he said. Mr Sinha said it is the duty and utmost responsibility of the administration to support families, restore livelihoods and ensure stability in their life. ?For extending handhold- ing to the affected families, a special cell has been constitut- ed in Social Welfare Department to track and facili- tate benefits under existing government sponsored welfare schemes which the family may be eligible for,? the Lt Governor said. The Lt Governor remarked that the administration will reach out to every affected family with financial assis- tance if they are willing to start their own business or other venture for self-employment, besides imparting training and providing market linkages to them. All Deputy Commissioners and officials of Social Welfare department were directed to identify the families who have lost their loved ones due to Covid, so that social protection and other necessary support can be extended to them. In order to provide round the clock support, the Lt Governor directed the District Social Welfare Officers to pay regular visits to such families in their respective areas. ?Work with high sensitivity and double your efforts in reaching out to every affected family ensuring that no one is left behind,? the Lt Governor told the officials. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also initiat- ed a separate scheme named PM CARES for Children for the help and empowerment of the children affected by Corona, which will benefit the families of our UT. All the con- cerned officials should make sure that PM CARES benefits are extended to all the affected families,? he added. The Lt Governor also appreciated the efforts of the Social Welfare Department to identify as many as 512 benefi- ciaries for scholarship and pensionary support and further called for 100 per cent cover- age under the scheme at the earliest. Simultaneously, the benefi- ciaries under the scheme received the Scholarship and Pension grants in various loca- tions across the UT. Pertinently, under the 'SASCM' scheme, cash assis- tance of Rs 1000 per month shall be provided to spouse and the eldest member of the fami- ly. Apart from this, the scheme provides for scholarship of Rs 20,000 per annum for school going students and Rs 40,000 per annum for college going students. A family in distress shall be eligible for scholar- ship for two children, if they are not getting any other schol- arship. Besides, the benefits of all the other social welfare schemes, including pensions, etc will be extended to the families. Jammu, June 30 : The Jammu and Kashmir adminis- tration on Wednesday can- celled residential accommo- dations of 'darbar move' employees in Jammu and Srinagar, days after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced an end to the age-old practice. The officials have been asked to vacate their quarters in the twin Capital cities within three weeks. The L-G had on June 20 announced that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has completely transitioned to e-office, thereby ending the practice of the biannual 'dar- bar move'. "Now both the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats can function normally for 12 months. This will save the government Rs 200 crore per year, which will be used for the welfare of the deprived sections," he had said. Now an order issued by Commissioner Secretary, Estates Department, M Raju said sanction had been accorded to the cancellation of allotment of residential accommodation of officers and officials in Srinagar and Jammu. Employees from Jammu had been allotted res- idential accommodation in Srinagar and those from Srinagar in Jammu. The order said the offi- cers and officials would vacate their government- allotted residential accommo- dation in the twin capital cities within 21 days. As part of the 'darbar move', the Raj Bhavan, the civil secretariat - seat of the Jammu and Kashmir govern- ment - along with many other offices used to shift between Jammu and Srinagar twice a year. The practice, under which the administration used to function in Jammu during the six months of winter and in Srinagar during the summer, was started by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872. Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) : Four people, including a two- year-old boy, died after a vehicle carrying labourers plunged into a deep gorge after it met with an accident near Khooni Nallah along Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Wednesday morning, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Ramban Ms P D Nitya said that at around 0530 hours, a vehicle on its way from Jammu to Srinagar car- rying labourers, met with an accident and plunged into gorge near Khooni Nallah. Immediately upon receiv- ing the information, the SSP said that police along with QRT, UTDRF and Army teams launched the search and rescue operations. Four people, including the two-year-old child, were res- cued, but he later succumbed to his injuries at District Hospital Ramban. She said that three more persons were found dead dur- ing the rescue operation. The toddler was identified as Aryan, son of Deepak Sahu, resident of Chhattisgarh, while the other victims identity is being ascertained. Other injured persons namely Narayan Manji,21, son of Ramesh Manji, Dinesh Kumar,19, son of Baghi Rath and Maghe Lal,17, son of Amar Singh, Dhoop Chand,21, all from Chhattisgarh, are hospi- talised. Our motto: Zero accidents, Zero tolerance towards accidents: Rohit Kansal SRINAGAR, JUNE 30 : Principal Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal today remarked that the motto of the department is to ensure a zero accident system. He was speaking in a function organ- ised to observe the National Electrical Safety Week. He also informed that the depart- ment is spending nearly Rs 5 crores for various safety devices this year. He also revealed that 12,000 employ- ees at the field levels had been insured this year. It may be mentioned that the week from 26th June to 2nd July is being observed as Electrical Safety Week throughout the country and a number of events, safety workshops and mock drills are being organised in this connection. In J&K too, the week is being observed across various divisions and offices of the PDD and safety pledges are being adminis- tered to staff and officers. In Jammu, the same was led by the Managing Directors of the Corporations, JPDCL and JKPTCL, Gurmeet Singh and Nasib Singh. Speaking at the event organised at Electric Division Rajbagh in Srinagar, Kansal observed that safety cannot be a one time or part time affair and constant alertness and observance of SoPs is required. He emphasized on ensuring oper- ationalization of every layer of protection, be it personal protec- tion or system isolators and other protective equipment. Mr. Kansal further exhort- ed upon the staff especially the field staff to operate sys- tem protection measures like use of isolators and temporary earthing before taking up any tasks in the field. He advised them to work as per the SoPs and liaise with the feeder managers so that there is no miscommunication between them. He stated that if all SoPs are faithfully imple- mented the chances of acci- dents would be eliminated. He further emphasised that feeder managers and other staff are accountable for safe- ty and that they should ensure that before taking up any of the repair work adequate communication at all levels to ensure shutdowns is made. They should also encourage and ensure use of personal protection gear like safety belt, hand gloves, helmet, shoes with rubber soles and reflective jackets. He warned that there would be zero toler- ance for accidents and all cases of negligence would invite action. Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) : For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, Army troops spotted flying objects hovering over Military Station and Air Force sig- nal here. Security agency sources said that around 0440 hours, the Army troops noticed one drone over Military Station near Goswami enclave at Kaluchak. Soon after around one hour of its spotting, another drone was seen hovering over the Air Force signal in the Kunjwani area at the height of 800 to 1000 meters. "Both the spots have already been cordoned off and high alert is sounded," sources said. Army troops on Tuesday also spotted the drone near Military Station in Ratnuchak-Kunjwani areas here in the city outskirts. Earlier on Monday, Army had successfully thwarted the drone activity near Ratnuchak-Kaluchak Military Station along the Jammu- Pathankot national highway. Two blasts occurred at Jammu Air Force Station in the early hours of Sunday in which the explosive was believed to be air- dropped from the drones, leaving two Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel injured and portion of the building damaged in the high security zone. The teams of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Special Forces, Police, Senior IAF officers, had reached the spot soon after the attack. SRINAGAR, JUNE 30 : Working in line with the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s commitment to the poor, the J&K Government is taking huge strides in ensur- ing food security for the resi- dents of the UT through timely availability, efficient Supply Chain Management and streamlining distribution of food grains, besides mov- ing towards 100% Aadhaar seeding of the beneficiaries under various schemes. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks during the meeting he chaired to review the Public Distribution System in the Union Territory of J&K, here at Civil Secretariat. During the meeting, the Lt Governor took stock of the performance and future tar- gets for the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) department under Public Distribution System. It was observed that the J&K government is reaching out to One Crore people with ration through a network of 6738 ration shops covering 25.73 Lakh ration card hold- ers including both NFSA & Non-NFSA beneficiaries. Moreover, the department operates the distribution process through an online public distribution system. Emphasizing on stream- lining the distribution chain, besides rationalizing the availability of quality food grains at subsidized and affordable prices, the Lt Governor directed the con- cerned officials to bring reforms at the policy plan- ning level to make the system more robust. Make all schemes avail- able online, besides fully automating the distribution process, authentication of beneficiaries and putting spe- cial focus on public griev- ance to facilitate the people, the Lt Governor directed the officials. He further passed direc- tions pertaining to timely winter dumping and provid- ing them to the beneficiaries in advance. Laying stress on the need to be proactive towards the issues of public in the wake of Covid pandemic, the Lt Governor directed the department to ensure seam- less distribution of additional free-of-cost food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to alleviate the hardships faced by the poor and needy. Earlier, Commissioner/Secretary, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Sh. Zubair Ahmad informed the meeting that more than 95% of Aadhaar seeding of Ration Cards for NFSA beneficiaries has already been achieved. Besides, the ration distribu- tion is being done exclusive- ly through PoS machines. He briefed the chair about the overall operationalization of PDS in the UT; to date Coverage of ration cards across J&K; ePOS Status; progress achieved under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC), besides status of Subsidized Sugar to AAY families; Use of web-based portals; Status of end-to-end computerization and Constitution of Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums. More than One Lakh MT allocation made under vari- ous schemes like NFSA, PMGKAY, Non-NFSA, and JKFES during the month of May this year, it was informed. The Lt Governor observed that ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’, part of the Prime Minister’s Technology Driven System Reforms under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, has empow- ered the poor and the needy. It is one of the game changer initiatives giving flexibility and seamless access to PDS and delivery of food-security entitlements to all beneficiar- ies, anywhere in the country. “A perfect example of inte- grating technology with the government process and put- ting it to optimum use for benefit of poor”, he added. The Lt Governor also stressed on ensuring seam- less availability of food grains to the consumers, while identifying priority assessments including mov- ing maximum ePOS machines to online mode, introduction of Nomination Policy to cover deprived claimants, coverage of vul- nerable groups, streamlining distribution of Kerosene oil, tracking of Supply Chain Management, formulation of NFSA Rules, Aadhaar seed- ing of Non-NFSA etc. Increase enforcement activities of Legal Metrology Department, besides keeping a strict vigil on black-mar- keting and illegal profiteer- ing, he added. Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisor to Lt Governor; Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Sh. Abdul Salam Mir, Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir, and other senior officers attended the meeting. ADMINISTRATION-JK-LG SASCM J&K LG rolls out SASCM social protection scheme for families affected by COVID-19 Delimitation commission to visit J-K between July 6 and July 9 J-K cancels residential accommodation of ‘darbar move’ employees Toddler among four die as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K's Ramban Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) : An Army jawan suffered injuries during exchange of fire with armed men along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of district Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. fence spokesman here on Wednesday morning said that based on infor- mation regarding presence of a small group of suspicious armed persons near village Dadal, few kilometres from the Line of LoC in Sunderbani sector, search operations were launched on Tuesday evening. Jawan injured in exchange of fire with armed men on LoC in Sunderbani sector of J&K Drones spotted hovering over Military Station & Air Force Signal in Jammu Lt Governor calls for robust Public Distribution System in J&K Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI): Demanding implementation of inter caste marriage Act in the Jammu and Kashmir, All Party Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) on Wednesday said this will put an end to unfortu- nate incidents witnessed recently. In a statement here, APSCC chairman Jagmohan Singh Rain said the Sikh com- munity in Jammu and Kashmir has been living in harmony with the majority Muslim community. He said over the years, many attempts were made to create a wedge between the two communities by the vested interests. However, the nefari- ous designs got defeated due to the strong bond that exists between the two communities. But, he said, since some unfortunate incidents came to the fore in the recent past, it is important that both Muslims and Sikhs maintain the com- munal harmony and brother- hood. The people need to remain vigilant and ensure that the congenial atmosphere does not get vitiated. Since both the communities have supported each other through thick and thin, it is the responsibility of members of both communities to continue with the synergy. ''I on the behalf of the Sikh community would request that the Inter Caste Marriage Act is implemented in Jammu & Kashmir. Once this Act is put in practice in J&K, the inter- caste marriages would come to an end automatically. This would safeguard the interests of the people belonging to dif- ferent faiths and religions. The elements who want to have mileage out of such marriages would also face an inevitable defeat,'' Raina said. He said over the years, members of elite political fam- ilies of Jammu and Kashmir have been indulged in inter- caste marriage but surprisingly nobody pointed fingers towards them. Whenever such an incident happens in a nor- mal family, the issue gets blown out of proportion. This needs to be analysed and peo- ple should be vigilant so that the opportunistic politicians don't exploit them. At the same time, it is also important that Anti- Conversion Law is implement- ed in Jammu and Kashmir which would stop the forcible conversion of people belong- ing to any religion whatsoever. As a result of the same, fric- tion between the different communities would also come to an end once for all. There would be no tensions between the communities and all the people would live without fear, APSCC chairman said. The APSCC has over the past many decades thrived for betterment of minorities and the Committee would continue to play such a role in future as well. ''We have been meeting top notch authorities both in the central government and erstwhile state government in this regard and continue to knock at the doors of the con- cerned stakeholders. Most of the demands of Sikh commu- nity were not been fulfilled by the successive government,'' he said. APSCC demands implementation of inter caste marriage Act in J&K See All Truth Prevail Videos News at www.truthprevail.com

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Truth PrevailRNI No:JKENG/2012/47637

Email:[email protected]

POSTAL REGD NO-JK/485/2016-18

Internet Editionwww.truthprevail.com

Epaper:epaper.truthprevail.com

VOL: 10 Issue: 163 JAMMU AND KASHMIR, THURSDAy, JULy 01 2021 DAILy PAGES 12 Rs. 2/-

3Advisor Baseer Khan visits Dara,Faqir Gujree

5Climate Change is real, lets pledgeto protect our environment : Sat

12FCIK delegation calls upon JKB CMD

To avoid travel restrictions for Tokyo Olympics,Mary Kom heads to Italy for training

IN BRIeFIN BRIeF

TP CorrespondentSrinagar, June 30 :

Three unidentified militantswere killed in an encounterwith security forces inKulgam district of Jammuand Kashmir on Wednesday,police said.

The gunbattle betweenthe militants and securityforces started in Chimmervillage during a cordon andsearch operation launchedby the law enforcementagencies in the area, the offi-cials said. Two militantswere killed in the earlyexchange of firing while thethird ultra engaged the secu-rity forces for several hoursbefore being neutralised, theofficial said. The identityand group affiliation of theslain militants was beingascertained, he added.

Three militants killed in

encounter with security

forces in J-K’s Kulgam

Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI):The train service betweenBudagm in central Kashmirand Banihal in Jammuregion would resume par-tially from Thursday afterremaining suspended for 52days due to COVID-19 pan-demic. However, train serv-ice between Budgam andBaramulla in north Kashmirwould continue to remainsuspended.

A Railway official SaqibYousuf told UNI that thetrain service betweenBudgam and Banihal willpartially resume fromThursday. ?Only four trains-- two in the morning and asmany in the evening -- willply on the track,? he said.

He said trains will con-tinue to remain off the trackon Budagm-Baramulla routetill further orders. ?The deci-sion to restore train serviceon this track will be takenafter further reviewing thesituation, he added.

Train service on 137-km-long Banihal-Baramullaroute, comprising of 17 sta-tions, was suspended onMay 10 to curtail the spreadof unabated rise in the num-ber of COVID-19 cases.

Trains to run partially

on Budgam-Banihal

track from Thursday

Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI)The Rajouri district admin-istration on Wednesdayimposed ban on the storage,sale, possession, use andtransport of drones or anyflying objects, in the wakeof drone attack on IAF air-base on Sunday.

As per order issued bythe Deputy CommissionerRajouri, in exercise of pow-ers as District Magistratesaid that

it has been observed thatthe Anti-National elementsare using drones and flyingobjects to cause damage,injury and risk to the humanlives in certain parts of theUnion Territory.

Rajouri Admn imposes ban

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New Delhi, June 30 : Thedelimitation commission willvisit Jammu and Kashmirbetween July 6 and July 9 andinteract with political parties,their leaders and officials ofthe Union Territory to gather"first-hand" inputs on theconduct of the mega exerciseto carve out new constituen-cies there, the EC said onWednesday.

The decision was takenafter a meeting was held onWednesday at the headquar-ters of the poll panel here thatwas chaired by delimitationcommission chairpersonJustice (retd) RanjanaPrakash Desai and ChiefElection Commissioner(CEC) Sushil Chandra.

"During the visit period,the commission will interactwith political parties, publicrepresentatives and UnionTerritory administration offi-cials including district elec-tion officers/deputy commis-sioners of 20 districts of theUT to gather first hand infor-mation and input concerningthe ongoing process of delim-itation as mandated under theJammu & Kashmir

Reorganisation Act, 2019," anElection Commission (EC)spokesperson said in a state-ment issued here.

The commission, it said,expected that all stakeholders

will "cooperate" in thisendeavour and provide valu-able suggestions so that thetask of delimitation is com-pleted timely, the spokesper-son said.

The spokesperson addedthat the delimitation commis-sion already has had a seriesof meetings related todata/map of the districts/con-stituencies related to census2011.

"Earlier, it invited all asso-ciate members for interaction,which were participated bytwo of the associate members.A number of representationshave also been received onvarious aspects concerningdelimitation from civil soci-

eties and members of the pub-lic from the UT," thespokesperson said.

The delimitation commis-sion has already taken note ofall such suggestions anddirected that these may bedeliberated further in thecontext of ground realitiesconcerning delimitation, thespokesperson said.

The commission, consti-tuted in March last year witha one-year timeframe to

complete its task, is entrustedwith redrawing the parlia-mentary and Assembly con-stituencies in Jammu andKashmir.

It was given its first exten-sion of one year by the UnionGovernment in March thisyear in view of the Covidpandemic.

The visit of the delimita-tion commission comes afterPrime Minister NarendraModi held a meeting withleaders of mainstream politi-cal parties from Jammu andKashmir last week where hestressed that the delimitationexercise has to happen quick-ly so that polls can be held inthe UT.

Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI):Lieutenant Governor ManojSinha on Wednesday rolled out'SASCM', a special assistancescheme, for the children andfamilies affected due toCOVID-19, saying that theadministration will take allnecessary steps for well-beingand education of these kids sothat they can have a brightfuture.

The Lt Governor said thatthe J&K government is com-mitted to supporting childrenwho lost their parents in thispandemic. "We stand in soli-darity with the families wholost the earning member due tothe pandemic. Besides pen-sion, every effort will be madeto ensure they live a dignifiedlife and have no financial diffi-culties," he said.

Mr Sinha said it is the dutyand utmost responsibility ofthe administration to supportfamilies, restore livelihoodsand ensure stability in theirlife. ?For extending handhold-ing to the affected families, aspecial cell has been constitut-

ed in Social WelfareDepartment to track and facili-tate benefits under existinggovernment sponsored welfareschemes which the family maybe eligible for,? the LtGovernor said.

The Lt Governor remarkedthat the administration will

reach out to every affectedfamily with financial assis-tance if they are willing to starttheir own business or otherventure for self-employment,besides imparting training andproviding market linkages tothem.

All Deputy Commissionersand officials of Social Welfaredepartment were directed toidentify the families who have

lost their loved ones due toCovid, so that social protectionand other necessary supportcan be extended to them.

In order to provide roundthe clock support, the LtGovernor directed the DistrictSocial Welfare Officers to payregular visits to such families

in their respectiveareas. ?Work withhigh sensitivity anddouble your efforts inreaching out to everyaffected familyensuring that no oneis left behind,? the LtGovernor told theofficials.

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has also initiat-ed a separate scheme namedPM CARES for Children forthe help and empowerment ofthe children affected byCorona, which will benefit thefamilies of our UT. All the con-cerned officials should makesure that PM CARES benefitsare extended to all the affectedfamilies,? he added.

The Lt Governor also

appreciated the efforts of theSocial Welfare Department toidentify as many as 512 benefi-ciaries for scholarship andpensionary support and furthercalled for 100 per cent cover-age under the scheme at theearliest.

Simultaneously, the benefi-ciaries under the schemereceived the Scholarship andPension grants in various loca-tions across the UT.

Pertinently, under the'SASCM' scheme, cash assis-tance of Rs 1000 per monthshall be provided to spouse andthe eldest member of the fami-ly. Apart from this, the schemeprovides for scholarship of Rs20,000 per annum for schoolgoing students and Rs 40,000per annum for college goingstudents. A family in distressshall be eligible for scholar-ship for two children, if theyare not getting any other schol-arship. Besides, the benefits ofall the other social welfareschemes, including pensions,etc will be extended to thefamilies.

Jammu, June 30 : TheJammu and Kashmir adminis-tration on Wednesday can-celled residential accommo-dations of 'darbar move'employees in Jammu andSrinagar, days afterLieutenant Governor Manoj

Sinha announced an end tothe age-old practice.

The officials have beenasked to vacate their quartersin the twin Capital citieswithin three weeks.

The L-G had on June 20announced that the Jammuand Kashmir administrationhas completely transitioned toe-office, thereby ending thepractice of the biannual 'dar-bar move'.

"Now both the Jammu andSrinagar secretariats canfunction normally for 12months. This will save thegovernment Rs 200 crore peryear, which will be used forthe welfare of the deprived

sections," he had said.Now an order issued by

Commissioner Secretary,Estates Department, M Rajusaid sanction had beenaccorded to the cancellationof allotment of residentialaccommodation of officersand officials in Srinagar andJammu. Employees fromJammu had been allotted res-idential accommodation inSrinagar and those fromSrinagar in Jammu.

The order said the offi-cers and officials wouldvacate their government-allotted residential accommo-dation in the twin capitalcities within 21 days.

As part of the 'darbarmove', the Raj Bhavan, thecivil secretariat - seat of theJammu and Kashmir govern-ment - along with many otheroffices used to shift betweenJammu and Srinagar twice ayear.

The practice, under whichthe administration used tofunction in Jammu during thesix months of winter and inSrinagar during the summer,was started by MaharajaGulab Singh in 1872.

Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) :Four people, including a two-year-old boy, died after avehicle carrying labourersplunged into a deep gorgeafter it met with an accidentnear Khooni Nallah alongJammu-Srinagar nationalhighway in Ramban districton Wednesday morning,police said.

Senior Superintendent ofPolice Ramban Ms P D Nityasaid that at around 0530hours, a vehicle on its wayfrom Jammu to Srinagar car-rying labourers, met with anaccident and plunged intogorge near Khooni Nallah.

Immediately upon receiv-ing the information, the SSPsaid that police along withQRT, UTDRF and Armyteams launched the search

and rescue operations.Four people, including the

two-year-old child, were res-cued, but he later succumbedto his injuries at DistrictHospital Ramban.

She said that three morepersons were found dead dur-ing the rescue operation.

The toddler was identifiedas Aryan, son of DeepakSahu, resident ofChhattisgarh, while the othervictims identity is beingascertained.

Other injured personsnamely Narayan Manji,21,son of Ramesh Manji, DineshKumar,19, son of Baghi Rathand Maghe Lal,17, son ofAmar Singh, DhoopChand,21, all fromChhattisgarh, are hospi-talised.

Our motto: Zero accidents, Zero tolerance towards accidents: Rohit KansalSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 :

Principal Secretary, PowerDevelopment Department(PDD), Rohit Kansal todayremarked that the motto of thedepartment is to ensure a zeroaccident system. He wasspeaking in a function organ-ised to observe the NationalElectrical Safety Week. Healso informed that the depart-ment is spending nearly Rs 5crores for various safetydevices this year. He alsorevealed that 12,000 employ-ees at the field levels hadbeen insured this year.

It may be mentioned thatthe week from 26th June to2nd July is being observed asElectrical Safety Weekthroughout the country and anumber of events, safetyworkshops and mock drills

are being organised in thisconnection. In J&K too, theweek is being observed acrossvarious divisions and offices

of the PDD and safetypledges are being adminis-tered to staff and officers. InJammu, the same was led bythe Managing Directors of theCorporations, JPDCL andJKPTCL, Gurmeet Singh andNasib Singh.

Speaking at the eventorganised at Electric Division

Rajbagh in Srinagar, Kansalobserved that safety cannot bea one time or part time affairand constant alertness and

observance ofSoPs is required.He emphasizedon ensuring oper-ationalization ofevery layer ofprotection, be itpersonal protec-tion or systemisolators and

other protective equipment.Mr. Kansal further exhort-

ed upon the staff especiallythe field staff to operate sys-tem protection measures likeuse of isolators and temporaryearthing before taking up anytasks in the field. He advisedthem to work as per the SoPsand liaise with the feeder

managers so that there is nomiscommunication betweenthem. He stated that if allSoPs are faithfully imple-mented the chances of acci-dents would be eliminated.

He further emphasised thatfeeder managers and otherstaff are accountable for safe-ty and that they should ensurethat before taking up any ofthe repair work adequatecommunication at all levels toensure shutdowns is made.They should also encourageand ensure use of personalprotection gear like safetybelt, hand gloves, helmet,shoes with rubber soles andreflective jackets. He warnedthat there would be zero toler-ance for accidents and allcases of negligence wouldinvite action.

Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) :For the third consecutive dayon Wednesday, Army troopsspotted flying objectshovering over MilitaryStation and Air Force sig-nal here.

Security agencysources said that around0440 hours, the Armytroops noticed one droneover Military Station nearGoswami enclave atKaluchak.

Soon after around onehour of its spotting, anotherdrone was seen hovering overthe Air Force signal in theKunjwani area at the height of800 to 1000 meters.

"Both the spots havealready been cordoned off

and high alert is sounded,"sources said.

Army troops on Tuesday

also spotted the drone nearMilitary Station inRatnuchak-Kunjwani areashere in the city outskirts.

Earlier on Monday, Armyhad successfully thwarted thedrone activity near

Ratnuchak-Kaluchak MilitaryStation along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway.

Two blastsoccurred at JammuAir Force Station inthe early hours ofSunday in which theexplosive wasbelieved to be air-dropped from thedrones, leaving twoIndian Air Force(IAF) personnelinjured and portion

of the building damaged inthe high security zone.

The teams of NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA),Special Forces, Police, SeniorIAF officers, had reached thespot soon after the attack.

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30 :Working in line with thePrime Minister, NarendraModi’s commitment to thepoor, the J&K Government istaking huge strides in ensur-ing food security for the resi-dents of the UT throughtimely availability, efficientSupply Chain Managementand streamlining distributionof food grains, besides mov-ing towards 100% Aadhaarseeding of the beneficiariesunder various schemes.

Lieutenant Governor,Manoj Sinha made theseremarks during the meetinghe chaired to review thePublic Distribution Systemin the Union Territory ofJ&K, here at CivilSecretariat.

During the meeting, theLt Governor took stock of theperformance and future tar-gets for the Food, Civil

Supplies & Consumer Affairs(FCS&CA) departmentunder Public DistributionSystem.

It was observed that theJ&K government is reachingout to One Crore people withration through a network of6738 ration shops covering25.73 Lakh ration card hold-ers including both NFSA &Non-NFSA beneficiaries.Moreover, the departmentoperates the distributionprocess through an onlinepublic distribution system.

Emphasizing on stream-lining the distribution chain,besides rationalizing theavailability of quality foodgrains at subsidized andaffordable prices, the LtGovernor directed the con-cerned officials to bringreforms at the policy plan-ning level to make the systemmore robust.

Make all schemes avail-able online, besides fullyautomating the distributionprocess, authentication ofbeneficiaries and putting spe-cial focus on public griev-

ance to facilitate the people,the Lt Governor directed theofficials.

He further passed direc-tions pertaining to timelywinter dumping and provid-ing them to the beneficiariesin advance.

Laying stress on the needto be proactive towards the

issues of public in the wakeof Covid pandemic, the LtGovernor directed thedepartment to ensure seam-less distribution of additionalfree-of-cost food grains

under the Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKAY) to alleviate thehardships faced by the poorand needy. Earlier,Commissioner/Secretary,Department of Food, CivilSupplies and ConsumerAffairs, Sh. Zubair Ahmadinformed the meeting that

more than 95% of Aadhaarseeding of Ration Cards forNFSA beneficiaries hasalready been achieved.Besides, the ration distribu-tion is being done exclusive-ly through PoS machines.

He briefed the chair aboutthe overall operationalizationof PDS in the UT; to dateCoverage of ration cardsacross J&K; ePOS Status;progress achieved under OneNation One Ration Card(ONORC), besides status ofSubsidized Sugar to AAYfamilies; Use of web-basedportals; Status of end-to-endcomputerization andConstitution of ConsumerDisputes Redressal Forums.

More than One Lakh MTallocation made under vari-ous schemes like NFSA,PMGKAY, Non-NFSA, andJKFES during the month ofMay this year, it was

informed.The Lt Governor

observed that ‘One Nation,One Ration Card’, part of thePrime Minister’s TechnologyDriven System Reformsunder the AatmaNirbharBharat Abhiyan, has empow-ered the poor and the needy.It is one of the game changerinitiatives giving flexibilityand seamless access to PDSand delivery of food-securityentitlements to all beneficiar-ies, anywhere in the country.“A perfect example of inte-grating technology with thegovernment process and put-ting it to optimum use forbenefit of poor”, he added.

The Lt Governor alsostressed on ensuring seam-less availability of foodgrains to the consumers,while identifying priorityassessments including mov-ing maximum ePOS

machines to online mode,introduction of NominationPolicy to cover deprivedclaimants, coverage of vul-nerable groups, streamliningdistribution of Kerosene oil,tracking of Supply ChainManagement, formulation ofNFSA Rules, Aadhaar seed-ing of Non-NFSA etc.

Increase enforcementactivities of Legal MetrologyDepartment, besides keepinga strict vigil on black-mar-keting and illegal profiteer-ing, he added.

Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisorto Lt Governor; Dr. ArunKumar Mehta, ChiefSecretary; Sh. NitishwarKumar, Principal Secretaryto the Lt Governor; Sh.Abdul Salam Mir, DirectorFood, Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs, Kashmir,and other senior officersattended the meeting.

ADMINISTRATION-JK-LG SASCMJ&K LG rolls out SASCM social protection

scheme for families affected by COVID-19

Delimitation commission to visit J-Kbetween July 6 and July 9

J-K cancels residential accommodationof ‘darbar move’ employees

Toddler among four die as vehiclefalls into gorge in J&K's Ramban

Jammu, Jun 30 (UNI) : AnArmy jawan suffered injuriesduring exchange of fire witharmed men along the Line ofControl (LoC) in Sunderbanisector of district Rajouri inJammu and Kashmir. fencespokesman here on Wednesday

morning said that based on infor-mation regarding presence of asmall group of suspicious armedpersons near village Dadal, fewkilometres from the Line of LoCin Sunderbani sector, searchoperations were launched onTuesday evening.

Jawan injured in exchange of fire with armed menon LoC in Sunderbani sector of J&K

Drones spotted hovering over MilitaryStation & Air Force Signal in Jammu

Lt Governor calls for robust Public Distribution System in J&K

Srinagar, Jun 30 (UNI):Demanding implementation ofinter caste marriage Act in theJammu and Kashmir, All PartySikh Coordination Committee(APSCC) on Wednesday saidthis will put an end to unfortu-nate incidents witnessedrecently.

In a statement here,APSCC chairman JagmohanSingh Rain said the Sikh com-munity in Jammu and Kashmirhas been living in harmonywith the majority Muslimcommunity.

He said over the years,many attempts were made tocreate a wedge between thetwo communities by the vestedinterests. However, the nefari-ous designs got defeated due tothe strong bond that existsbetween the two communities.

But, he said, since someunfortunate incidents came tothe fore in the recent past, it isimportant that both Muslimsand Sikhs maintain the com-munal harmony and brother-hood. The people need toremain vigilant and ensure thatthe congenial atmosphere does

not get vitiated. Since both thecommunities have supportedeach other through thick andthin, it is the responsibility ofmembers of both communitiesto continue with the synergy.

''I on the behalf of the Sikhcommunity would request thatthe Inter Caste Marriage Act isimplemented in Jammu &Kashmir. Once this Act is putin practice in J&K, the inter-caste marriages would come toan end automatically. Thiswould safeguard the interestsof the people belonging to dif-ferent faiths and religions. Theelements who want to havemileage out of such marriageswould also face an inevitabledefeat,'' Raina said.

He said over the years,members of elite political fam-ilies of Jammu and Kashmirhave been indulged in inter-caste marriage but surprisinglynobody pointed fingerstowards them. Whenever suchan incident happens in a nor-mal family, the issue getsblown out of proportion. Thisneeds to be analysed and peo-ple should be vigilant so that

the opportunistic politiciansdon't exploit them.

At the same time, it is alsoimportant that Anti-Conversion Law is implement-ed in Jammu and Kashmirwhich would stop the forcibleconversion of people belong-ing to any religion whatsoever.As a result of the same, fric-tion between the differentcommunities would also cometo an end once for all. Therewould be no tensions betweenthe communities and all thepeople would live without fear,APSCC chairman said.

The APSCC has over thepast many decades thrived forbetterment of minorities andthe Committee would continueto play such a role in future aswell. ''We have been meetingtop notch authorities both inthe central government anderstwhile state government inthis regard and continue toknock at the doors of the con-cerned stakeholders. Most ofthe demands of Sikh commu-nity were not been fulfilled bythe successive government,''he said.

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Market inspection to check enforcementof CAB held at B'pora

Rs 10000 realised as fine from SOPs violatorsBANDIPORA, JUNE 30

: On the directions of DeputyCommissioner Bandipora, DrOwais Ahmad, AssistantCommissioner RevenueParvaiz Rahim conducted anextensive tour of differentmarkets of Bandipora districtto inspect the enforcement ofCOVID appropriate behavior(CAB) besides checking ofprices of essential commodi-ties and polythene ban.

The ACR was accompa-nied by Revenue Officers andPolice Department. The teamvisited several markets of

Bandipora including Nussu,Papchan, Nebripora, GousiaMarket, Khadim Market,Gulshan Chowk, Nowpora,Kaloosa, Ajjar andSonerwani.

During the inspection,ACR Bandipora inspectedvarious business establish-ments to check if the CAB isbeing followed at these placesincluding use of face masks.

He also inspected the shops ofessential services to verify ifthe rate list has been displayedand being followed by the

shopkeepers.Several violations were

found during the inspectionand a fine to the tune of Rs10,000 was realized from theerring traders and the viola-tors of Covid SOPs. He inter-acted with the shopkeepersand pedestrians and urgedthem to adopt Covid appropri-ate behavior to ensure theirown safety.

He also urged the generalpublic to cooperate with theadministration for the largerpublic interest and ensurestrict adherence to Covid-19SOPs to save themselves,their family and the wholesociety from deadly coron-avirus.

While interacting with theowners of various businessestablishments, the ACRstressed them to ensure thatno customer is given entry intheir shops who are unvacci-nated. He said anti CovidVaccination and CovidAppropriate Behavior is theonly weapon with us to defeatCovid-19 pandemic and makeus strong enough to fight theexpected 3rd wave of Covid-19 as predicted by healthexperts.

He also urged all left outeligible persons of the districtto get vaccinated at an earliestto make Bandipora district asafe place with regard toCovid-19.

DC Ganderbal hands over sanction letter tobeneficiaries under SASCM/ SAKSHAM

Briefs media on overall situation of Covid-19 in districtGANDERBAL, JUNE

30 : The DeputyCommissioner (DC)Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsnatoday said that audit of per-sons who died due to Covidpandemic is completed in thedistrict and the list of eligibledependents of Covid victimsfor financial assistance in theshape of scholarship/pensionunder Social AssistanceScheme for Covid Mortalities(SASCM)/ SAKSHAM hasbeen compiled by the SocialWelfare Department.

She informed that underthe scheme 5 scholarship and6 pension cases are sanc-tioned so far and auditing ofother cases is under process.

The DC said this during aroutine press briefing to pres-ent an overall situation of theCovid-19 in the district,besides the Covid contain-ment and mitigation measuresemployed so far in the district.

While elaborating on sta-tus of calls received in the dis-trict control room, the DCsaid that about 43000 callshave been received till dateand appealed to the people to

contact district control roomnumbers for any assistance asthe control rooms ensure thewellbeing and status of homeisolation patients on a dailybasis. Regarding Covid posi-tivity in the district, the DCsaid that after conducting over

9000 tests last week, the over-all positivity is about 4.4 per-cent and recovery rate is up to97 percent.

While urging people to getvaccinated at an earliest, theDC said that till date over onelakh Covishield doses aregiven and not a single case ofpost vaccine reaction/compli-

cation was reported exceptmild fever in certain cases andappealed to the people tocome forward for vaccinationas all 94 vaccination sites areactive in the district.

Later, the DC handed overthe sanction letters as finan-

cial assistance in the shape ofscholarship in favour of 5 stu-dents (Rs 40000 each infavour of 2 students and20000 each in favour of 3 stu-dents per annum) and month-ly pension of Rs 10000 infavour of 6 widows whichwill be credited directly intheir bank accounts.

KUPWARA, JUNE 30: On the launching cere-mony of Social AssistanceScheme for CovidMortalities (SASCM) byLieutenant Governor J&Ktoday, Chairman, DistrictDevelopment Council,Kupwara, Irfan SultanPanditpori and DeputyCommissioner Kupwara,Imam Din distributedrelief among the benefici-aries under the scheme,here at D.C. Office,Kupwara.

On the occasion, 12sanction orders pertainingto monthly pension ofRs.1000 were handed overby the dignitaries to thebeneficiaries. Besides, 10sanction orders of scholar-ships were also distributedamong beneficiaries, con-sisting 8 scholarships ofRs.20000 each and 2scholarships of Rs.40000each. The scheme is spon-sored by the SocialWelfare Department.

Chairman, DDC, DCKupwara distributerelief under SASCM

KATHUA, JUNE 30 :Government PolytechnicCollege Kathua today organ-ized an Online Placementdrive for passout studentshaving Three Year Diplomain Mechanical, Electrical,Instrumentation & Controland Electronics &Communication in M/SKandhari Beverages Pvt. Ltd.Samba.

A total of 111 candidatesof various Polytechnics ofJammu & Kashmir registeredfor the placement and partici-pated in the Online Test con-ducted by Ruchita Bakshi,HR Head KandhariBeverages Pvt. Ltd Samba.

She interacted with thecandidates online and high-lighted the company profileand discussed the Jobdescription and job profilewith the candidates. On thebasis of Online Test, Twenty-Two students were shortlistedas Diploma Trainees. Theselected candidates shall bepaid a salary of Rs 12,000/-per month and job locationwill be Samba.

Principal, GovernmentPolytechnic Kathua, Er ArunBangotra thanked KandhariBeverages Pvt Ltd. for pro-viding job opportunities tostudents and encouraged thestudents to convert the chal-lenges into fruitful opportuni-ties by continuous hard workand dedication. Er. RishabhGupta, Incharge Training &Placement Officer,Government PolytechnicKathua made all the neces-sary arrangements for smoothconduct of the OnlinePlacement Test.

Govt PolytechnicKathua organises

online placement drive

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Chief Engineer,(Distribution) JPDCL,Jammu has informed that toexecute various works, thepower supply to Part ofIndustry IGC Samba shallremain affected on July 01from 5 am to 10 am.

Similarly, the power sup-ply to Malhori, Kupar, TutanDi Khui and adjoining areasshall remain affected on July01 from 8 am to 1 pm.

Power shutdown

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Three Day Online Workshopon “Capacity BuildingProgramme in Teaching ofEnglish at Secondary Level”organised by Education inLanguage Wing of SCERTJammu J&K concluded heretoday.

The workshop was organ-ised on the directions ofPrincipal Secretary toGovernment SchoolEducation Department,B.K.Singh and under theguidance of Director SCERT

J&K, Prof. Veena Pandita.The workshop was inau-

gurated by the Joint DirectorSCERT Jammu, SurinderKumar, who laid emphasis onthe importance of such train-ings. Four well knownResource Persons in the fieldof English, Sanjay Gupta,Darshan Sharma, KaminiPathania and Geeta Bhartiimparted training to the par-ticipants. A total of 48 teach-ers, masters and lecturersfrom all the 10 districts ofJammu Division attended the

workshop which was coordi-nated by Nahida Anjum, Sr.Academic Officer SCERTJammu and supervised byKishore Kumar, AssociateProf and Head of Education inLanguage Wing of SCERTJammu.

Valedictory session waspresided over by KishoreKumar, Head of the wing andNahida Anjum presented voteof thanks to all the RPs, par-ticipants and SCERT Jammufor successful conduction ofthe workshop.

SCeRT Jammu J&K’s 3- Day OnlineWorkshop on english teaching concludes

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Meeting of PaediatricCOVID-19 task force underthe chairpersonship ofDr.Shashi Sudhan Sharma,Principal GMC Jammu washeld today to review prepara-tion for the 3rd wave ofCOVID-19 Pandemic.

Guidelines and require-ments as 'Operationlisation ofCOVID care services for chil-dren and adolescents' werepresented before the commit-tee by Dr. Sanjiv Digra, Prof.Department of Paediatrics.

The Committee membersdiscussed the recommenda-tions and the engineers pre-sented the status of ongoingworks at SMGS, MCH,GMCH, SSH and DRDOHospitals.

The Principal GMC shareddetails about the training ofhuman resources in GMC andAH. She said the training isgoing on at multiple levelsand the plan is to train all thenurses and paramedical staffworking in GMC and AH to

face the 3rd phase of COVID19 pandemic. MedicalSuperintendents were

instructed to supervise theongoing works for their time-ly completion as per therequirements. Further, theywere directed to optimise theutilisation of staff working inAssociated Hospitals.

The planning people wereinstructed to follow the pro-posals for capacity augmenta-tion with the administrativeDepartments. The Engineerspresented the status of worksincluding oxygen generationplants, DPR for 2 more LMOs

and readiness to take over thenew emergency Block ofGMCH.

The Principal instructedthe executing agencies tocomplete the works in a timebound manner. The require-ment of machinery, equip-ment and other items has beensubmitted to the JKMSCLand is being pursued vigor-ously.

The meeting was attendedby Administrator AH, HODs,Medical Superintendents.Engineers, planning officers,Account Officers and otherconcerned officials.

Dr Sudan reviews preparedness ofPaediatric COVID-19 task force

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Pr. CCF visits Purmandal to assess enhancing of green cover,Biodiversity & Water availability around historical Temple shrine

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Principal Chief Conservatorof Forests & HOFF J&K, Dr.Mohit Gera along along withother senior officers todayvisited Purmandal in connec-tion with enhancing thegreenery of the area by cre-ation of Biodiversity Park andpromotion of Soil and Waterconservation around theforests of famous ancient tem-ple.

This will improve theoverall aesthetic value from aholistic point of view.

Chief Conservator ofForests Jammu, K. RameshKumar and Chief Conservatorof Forests, East Circle,Jammu, Samuel Changkijaaccompanied the PCCF dur-ing the visit to the area start-ing from Khara Madana forestup to the Purmandal Temple.The PCCF issued a slew ofinstructions regarding up-gra-dation of old established plan-tation closures starting from 5km before Purmandal with anidea of improving the aesthet-ics of roadside and installationof display boards to make vis-itors aware of the biodiversityof the area.

Further, the SocialForestry department wasdirected to raise the Avenue

plantation through strip plan-tation as well as by using treeguards along the roadside upto Purmandal as per feasibili-

ty. The Social forestry depart-ment was also advised to takeup the upgradation of soil andwater conservation work inthe closure already estab-lished in Comptt 26/D and todevelop it to demonstrate thebiodiversity of the area. ThePCCF (HoFF), J&K alsoimpressed upon upgradationof existing Purmandal forestnursery with modern tech-niques to meet the require-ment of planting stock and itsupgradation.

The PCCF also visited the

site for creation ofBiodiversity Park inCompartment 35/DPurmandal over an area of

300 kanal with a view to con-serve the Biodiversity of thearea. The creation of the parkhas already started with chainlink fencing. Various kinds ofconcept plantations likeNakshatra Van, Panchvati,Triphala van, Bode van,Guduchi van etc are proposedto be created in this biodiver-sity park according to IndianSystem of Astrology that linksplants with motion of differ-ent planets, ethnic and cultureof the area. Dharmarth Trustand PRIs are also being con-

sulted for creation of differentplantations and choice ofspecies.

Further, to improve theaesthetics of Devak Riverbank, the department is plant-ing Mulberry, Simbal, Jamunand Popular plants.

The PCCF laid emphasison greening of surroundingvillages of Purmandal by uti-lization of seed balls and dis-tribution of plants to villagePanchayats under “One BeatGuard One Village” pro-gramme during the currentplantation season. PCCF alsodirected for the activeinvolvement of all stakehold-ers, especially the DharmarthTrust of Purmandal and thePRIs in the process of green-ing of the area.

The visit was conductedwith a view to develop aholistic concept of increasedgreening of area merging withlocal culture, ethnic valuesand religion. The JointDirector Soil and WaterConservation Department,Regional Director SocialForestry Jammu, DFOResearch and DFO SambaForest Division along withRange Forest staff ofPurmadal also accompaniedthe visit.

Addl. Secy DARPG reviews the arrangements for 2-day regionalconference on Replication of Good Governance Practices

SRINAGAR, JUNE 30 :Additional SecretaryDepartment of AdministrativeReforms and PublicGrievances (DARPG), Shri VSrinivas today chaired a meet-ing to review the finalarrangements with respect totwo-day Regional Conferenceon the theme ‘Replication ofGood Governance Practices’to be held at SKICC inSrinagar on July 1 and 2,2021. Principal SecretaryHousing & UrbanDevelopment Department,DG, J&K Institute ofManagement, PublicAdministration & RuralDevelopment (IMPARD),Commissioner SecretaryHospitality & Protocol,Director FloricultureKashmir, Director SKICC,Additional Secretary GADand officers fromInformation, Doordarshanand DARPG, and other con-cerned attended the meeting.

While speaking on theoccasion, Shri SrinivasAdditional Secretary DARPGinformed that the event willwitness the participation of720 officers with 250 officialsfrom 10 States/UTs both inphysical and virtual mode.

Terming the conferencethe biggest ever event in

country, Srinivas highlightedthe importance of the seminarwhile enumerating the mainobjective of the Conference isto bring national and statelevel organizations on thesame platform to share expe-

riences in AdministrativeInnovations, WelfarePrograms, DigitalGovernance, Citizen-CentricGovernance and CapacityBuilding and PersonnelAdministration etc.

The Conference is beingorganized by the Departmentof Administrative Reformsand Public Grievances(DARPG) under the Ministryof Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pensions incollaboration with Jammu andKashmir Administration.

The Conference will takeplace at the Sher-e-Kashmir

International ConventionCentre (SKICC) throughsemi-virtual mode.

Dr. Jitendra Singh,Minister of State(Independent charge) of theMinistry of Development of

North Eastern Regions(DONER), Minister of Statefor PMO, Personnel, PublicGrievances & Pensions;Atomic Energy & Spacealong with Shri Manoj Sinha,Lieutenant Governor of theUnion Territory of Jammu &Kashmir, will inaugurate the2-day event. Shri Arun KumarMehta, Chief Secretary, J&Kand Shri Sanjay Singh,Secretary, DAR&PG will alsoaddress the Inaugural Session.

Shri V Srinivas will Chairthe inaugural Session on thetopic "Innovation (Centre)".In the post lunch session, pre-

sentations will be made onInnovations (States), andInnovations (Districts). Onthe second day, presentationswill be made on‘Administrative Innovationsin J&K’, ‘Aspirational

Districts”, “Annual CreditPlan” and “Swachh Bharat”.

He said that the e-Magazine titled ‘MINIMUMGOVERNMENT, MAXI-MUM GOVERNANCE’(MGMG), comprising ofwrite-ups on selectAdministrative Innovationswill be released during theConference.

The SushasanSankalp:Kashmir Ghoshana/BehtarNizam E Hakumat- KashmirAelamia/Good Governance:Kashmir Resolution will beadopted in the ValedictorySession, he added.

DIPR’s Culture Wing Jammu organises Webinaron Covid Appropriate Behaviour

JAMMU, JUNE 30 : TheCulture Wing of Departmentof Information and PublicRelations (DIPR) Jammu isorganising a series of webina-rs on “Covid AppropriateBehaviour” in collaborationwith various organisationsand educational institutions.In this regard, a webinar wastoday held on the topic in col-laboration with Delhi PublicSchool (DPS), Udhampur.

Managing Director DelhiPublic School UdhampurVivek Gupta was the chiefguest and guest of honour wasJoint Director Informationand Public Relations Jammu,Namrita Dogra, whileDeputy Director (Hq)Information Jammu, DrRehana Akhter and PrincipalDPS, Dr Kunal Anand werethe special guests.

Around 14 students partic-

ipated in the symposium andgave messages on the covidappropriate behaviourthrough poems and speeches.

The artists of the culturewing of Department ofInformation Jammu per-

formed jingles and self com-posed songs on covid appro-priate behaviour encouragingthe participants to follow

Covid Safety SoPs.The chief guest, in his

address, appreciated the cul-ture wing of the InformationDepartment for the initiativetaken by it to spread aware-ness regarding corona virus

among the people till end ofcovid 19.

Deputy Director (HQ),Information Department

Jammu as special guest threwlight on the topic and stressedupon the participants to adoptcovid appropriate behaviourto break the transmissionchain. She entertained theaudience by reciting beautifulpoetry to educate them howcovid appropriate behaviorcan help us to get rid of thepandemic. EminentEducationists of Jammu alsojoined the webinar andblessed the children and atten-dees. Aleena and Shouryashared 1st position, Varya andNaina bagged 2nd positionand Sargam was adjudged for3rd position. Aradhya DevSingh 1st and Aradhya class -VIII were given consolationprizes. The whole programwas conducted under thesupervision of cultural officer,DIPR, Jammu, ParulKhajuria.

Srinagar to host two-day Regional Conferenceon Good Governance Practices

Srinagar, June 30 :A twoday Regional Conference onthe theme "Replication ofGood Governance Practices"will be held in Srinagar onJuly 01 and 02, 2021. TheConference is being organisedby the Department ofAdministrative Reforms andPublic Grievances (DARPG)under the Ministry ofPersonnel, Public Grievancesand Pensions in collaborationwith Jammu and KashmirAdministration.

The Conference will takeplace at the Sher-e-KashmirInternational ConventionCentre (SKICC) through semi-virtual mode.

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon'bleMinister of State (Independentcharge) of the Ministry ofDONER, Minister of State forPMO, Personnel, PublicGrievances & Pensions;Atomic Energy & Space alongwith Shri Manoj Sinha,Hon'ble Lieutenant Governorof the Union Territory ofJammu & Kashmir, will inau-gurate the 2-day event. ShriArun Kumar Mehta, ChiefSecretary, J&K and ShriSanjay Singh, Secretary,DAR&PG will also addressthe Inaugural Session.

Shri V Srinivas, AdditionalSecretary (AR&PG) will

Chair the inaugural Session onthe topic "Innovation(Centre)". In the post lunchsession, presentations will bemade on Innovations (States),and Innovations (Districts).On the second day, presenta-tions will be made on'Administrative Innovations inJ&K', 'Aspirational Districts","Annual Credit Plan" and"Swachh Bharat".

The focus of theConference is Administrativeinnovations in which follow-ing Innovations will be show-cased during the Conference:-(i) Innovations in FinancialInclusion - Aapka Bank AapkeDwar; (ii) UDAN-UdeDeshkaAamNaagrik; (iii)One Nation One Ration CardNational Portability; (iv) NIC-e-Office; (v) Kumbh Mela;(vi) Multiple Innovations andExtensive Reforms inExamination Systems andProcesses in Bihar SchoolExamination Board; (vii)Decentralised system of MicroComposting Centres (MCC)and Material RecoveryFacilities (MRF) for efficientsolid waste management; (viii)Conversion of Abandonedquarries as Water Reservoirsand Tertiary Treatment ofWaste Water; (ix) Bleed WithPride; (x) Smart Classes

Initiative -Annupur; (xi) PallePragathi App (Village progressTracker App)- Narayanpet;(xii) Chandauli Black Rice;(xiii) Recycle plastic waste forRoad Construction; (xiv)Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY;(xv) Covid Management inJ&K; (xvi) Back to Village inJ&K; (xvii) Panchayati Raj inJ&K; (xviii) EnhancingLearning Outcomes in aspira-tional district Goalpara; (xix)Aspirational Districts -Kupwara and Baramula,J&K; (xxii) Annual CreditPlan in the Districts of Meerut,Belagavi, Kargil andWarangal; and (xiii)Implementation of SwachhBharat in Indore, Mehsana andGodavari East Districts andSrinagar Municipal area.

The Regional Conferencetakes forward the learningsfrom the Regional Conferenceon "Replication of GoodGovernance Practices in theUnion Territories of Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh" held atJammu on November 15-16,2019, the RegionalConference on "Ek BharatShresht Bharat with Focus onJal Shakti and DisasterManagement" held at Jammuon November 30-December 1,2019, and the RegionalConference on "Improving

Public Service Delivery - Roleof Governments" held atNagpur on December 21-22,2019.

Delegates from 10States/Union Territories willparticipate in the Conference.Around 400 delegates fromJammu & Kashmir and 300delegates from other Stateswill participate in the confer-ence through semi-virtualmode.

The e-Magazine titled'MINIMUM GOVERN-MENT, MAXIMUM GOV-ERNANCE' (MGMG), com-prising of write-ups on selectAdministrative Innovationswill be released during theConference.

The SushasanSankalp:Kashmir Ghoshana/BehtarNizam E Hakumat- KashmirAelamia/Good Governance:Kashmir Resolution will beadopted in the ValedictorySession.

The main objective of theConference is to bring nationaland state level organizationson the same platform to shareexperiences in AdministrativeInnovations, WelfarePrograms, DigitalGovernance, Citizen CentricGovernance and CapacityBuilding and PersonnelAdministration etc.

Lt Governor’s message on “National Doctors' Day”expresses gratitude to all doctors for epitomizing dedication, rendering selfless

services to humanity in this unprecedented public health crisis We are grateful to medical fraternity, frontline workers for goingabove & beyond the call of duty to alleviate human sufferings: LG

Srinagar, June 30:Lieutenant Governor, ManojSinha, in his message on theeve of "National Doctors'Day" has expressed his deep-est gratitude to all the doctorsfor epitomizing sacrifice anddedication in the face of thisunprecedented public healthcrisis by rendering selflessservices to the humanity.

"Our country is gratefulfor the extraordinary courageand leadership exhibited by

the medical fraternity, whoalong with other frontlineworkers, have collectivelyrisen as a formidableresponse to the threat of thepandemic, going above andbeyond the call of duty toalleviate human sufferings",observed the Lt Governor.

Lauding the pivotal roleplayed by the doctors in clin-ical management of patients,the Lt Governor remarkedthat doctors have introduced

confidence and strengththrough their perseveranceand unwavering commitmentin the midst of this new,unprecedented reality, whilecontinuing to aware theworld to the dynamics of thisnovel virus by enrichingresearch and advancing med-ical knowledge to facilitatethe emergence of a world-wide response to the pandem-ic.

This day marks a great

significance for recognizingand honouring the invaluablecontributions of the doctorswho have been fighting onthe front lines of the COVIDpandemic. "I call upon every-one to take this day as anopportunity to appreciate theservices of the doctors whohave been effectively caringfor the sick and promotinggood health, at a great per-sonal cost and sacrifice", saidthe Lt Governor.

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Advisor Baseer Khan visits Dara, Faqir GujreeReviews Covid arrangements, inspects RDD,PDD worksSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 :

Advisor to LieutenantGovernor, Baseer AhmadKhan today visited Dara,Fakir Gujree Srinagar toreview the Covid-19 arrange-ments and inspected the ongo-ing Rural Development worksin the area.

During his visit, Advisoralso interacted with theDistrict Development Counciland Block DevelopmentCouncil members and listenedto the issues of their con-cerned areas.

While interacting with thePRI members, the Advisorsaid the aim and objective oftoday’s visit is to have aninteraction with stake holderswho are critical in fightingwar against COVID-19 pan-demic. He said proactiveapproach initiated by theadministration in tandem withthe civil society and othersocial organizations includingreligious leaders has broughtdown the incidence of posi-tive cases substantially.

He said that it is theresponsibility of the PRImembers to inform and edu-cate the people about theCovid appropriate behaviorand said that they need to beproactive in this regard. Hesaid there are clear and cate-gorical directions to get thevaccination of above 45 yearsage done and in this regardhigh degree of acceleration inthe vaccination drive isrequired to be undertaken.Simultaneously vaccinationfor 18 and above is also need-ed to be pursued at a fasterpace.

He said support and coop-eration from PRI members ispivotal in containing Covid-19. Being a challenging taskfor everyone, he reiteratedthat strong commitment,resilience, effective alertnessand dedication demonstratedby PRI members and all stakeholders during this tough peri-

od is proving effective againstCOVID-19.

He directed the PRI mem-bers to intensify theInformation Education andCommunication (IEC) activi-ties through awareness campsand lend their support to thehealth department so thatmaximum number of peopleare vaccinated. He said that

they should make announce-ments on daily basis to informpeople about the Covid appro-priate behavior and the needfor vaccination. He advisedthe PRIs to go for door to doorimplementation of the vacci-nation drive to make the pro-gram effective and to have apositive result in the fightagainst Covid.

The Advisor furtheremphasized that resumptionof normal life is subordinateto completion of vaccinationand said that all the linedepartments should work inclose coordination to get themaximum number of peoplevaccinated.

During their interactionwith the Advisor, the PRImembers also raised variousissues of public importancelike macadamization of roadat Nagbal and Astan Mohallaand demand for 250 kv trans-former in Kumar MohallahKimber.

Advisor gave a patienthearing to all the issues raisedby the members and assuredan early redressal of their gen-uine demands and issues.

The Advisor also directedthe PRI members to focus onthe areas of public importancein their localities and identifyworks that are of criticalimportance in their respectiveareas. He said that tangibleresults should appear on theground and the works shouldcommensurate with the feltrequirements of the area. He

advised the officers and thePRI’s to identify the works ofimportance like contourbunds, flood protection,works that would protect soilerosion and help habitationsplaced at precarious spotsunder convergence. He alsodirected the officers to strictlyadhere to the timelines andpayments. He said wagesshould be released on time.The Advisor said that peoplehave expectations from PRImembers and they should liveto the expectations of the pub-lic and deliver results onground. During his visit, theAdvisor also visited the CovidCare Centres at GovernmentHigh School Dara-B and NewType Public Health CentreFaqir Gujree and reviewed thestatus of vaccination andfacilities provided to thepatients. He impressed uponthe officers to intensify thevaccination drive and startdoor to door campaigns inorder to achieve the desiredresults, besides generatingawareness among the localpopulace.

Advisor Baseer Khan

while inspecting the RuralDevelopment Works in Daraand Faqir Gujree said thatrural infrastructure should beput to optimum use for overallbetterment of the rural socie-ty.

He said that works shouldbe properly thought-outbefore sanctioning and thereshould be strict monitoring of

works on regular basis forsmooth execution of projects.The Advisor inspected theongoing works including con-struction of road at Dara- Bunder MGNREGA, develop-ment of graveyard at FaqirGujree - B under ClusterModel Village and otherworks under differentschemes and appreciated theworks done by the RuralDevelopment Department.

The Advisor directed theconcerned BlockDevelopment Officer toensure that all works areinspected on daily basis so asto ensure quality of work ismaintained.

Enroute, the Advisor alsovisited the Haripora HarwanGrid station and directed theofficers to gear up their effortsso that the grid station is com-pleted within the timeline.Chief Engineer PDDinformed the Advisor that theestimated cost of 160 MVA,220/33kv GIS grid station is160 crores and said that stren-uous efforts are underway tocomplete the project withinthe set timeline.

NPP alone playing the role of healthyopposition in J&K : Harsh Dev

Chenani, June 30 : “Whilethe people are faced with oneof the worst ever crisis due tostalled development, growingunemployment, rampant cor-ruption, surging coronapandemic and raginginflation, it is PanthersParty alone which is play-ing the role of a healthyopposition in J&K. Thepeople are suffering onmultiple counts. They arebeing deprived of basicamenities and rural andremote areas in particularare the worst suffers. Thelocal officers too have shuntheir responsibilities towardsthe common masses who arelargely left at the mercy ofGod. The ever growing cor-ruption has spread its tenta-cles from top to bottom withnone to come to the rescue ofpoor, hapless people beingexploited by middlemen andagents of the mighty mafiacontrolling the system. Thepeople have hardly any accessto the powerful bureaucracyruling the roost. And the out-side bureaucrats having hard-ly any connect with the mass-es. Under such circumstances,the political parties too seem

to have abdicated their roleand responsibility as responsi-ble opposition with the NPPalone fighting a highlyauthoritative, apathetic and

corruption plagued regime”.This was stated by Mr. HarshDev Singh Chairman-JKNPPand former Minister whileaddressing public meetings inTalpad and Patli villages ofChenani constituency.

“As the other political par-ties of J&K have failed toconfront the BJP over a hostof issues facing the commonmasses and youth includingunemployment, development,corruption and mal-gover-nance, it’s the Panthers Partyalone which is persistentlyfighting the anti people andanti youth policies of the pres-ent govt. Having floundered

to rise to the occasion toexpose the omissions andcommissions of the saffronregime those political partiesare directly or indirectly

favouring the saffron regimefor reasons best known. Theyseem to have succumbed tothe pulls and pressures of thehighly ascendant and authori-tarian regime. The intrepidand indefatigable Panthersshall however continue tofight for the cause of the com-mon masses. We re-iterate ourcommitment for a full throttlecampaign against the decep-tive politics and treacherousconduct of BJP whose onlyobjective was to attain powerby hook or crook”, roared Mr.Singh.

Urging upon the people tostrengthen Panthers Party, Mr.

Singh said that it alone coulddispense justice to the com-mon masses, the poor, thedown trodden and the margin-alized. “We proved ourself

while in govt and wehave now proved ourselfin opposition as well.During my short stint asEducation Minister, Iopened around 11,000new schools and provid-ed employment to 35,000youth in the most trans-parent manner which wasacknowledged andappreciated across the

board by all members ofAssembly. And while inopposition, we lodged over650 protests in various partsof J&K for the cause of peo-ple with 54 such protests hav-ing been organized in NewDelhi at Jantar-Mantar, out-side Parliament, outsideHome Ministry, outside BJPHeadquarters New Delhi andoutside Pak Embassy. Whileother political leadershipremained cocooned in theirsanitized environment duringpeak corona pandemic, thePanthers Party was fightingon the streets”, reminiscedHarsh.

TRUTH PREVAILJAMMU THURSDAY JULY 01, 20213 NEWS

DC Udhampur distributes pension, scholarshipsanction letters among 17 Saksham beneficiaries

UDHAMPUR, JUNE 30 :Deputy CommissionerUdhampur Indu Kanwal Chibtoday handed over pensionsanction letters to 9 beneficiar-ies under the Special AssistanceScheme for Covid Mortalities(SASCM/ Saksham) launchedby Lt. Governor of UT of J&K.

The scheme envisages pro-vision of special financial assis-tance to the families who losttheir sole bread earner to Covid.Under the Scheme, the surviv-ing spouse plus one eldestmember of the family shall beprovided pension, while 2 chil-dren of the family will be pro-vided the scholarship for con-tinuing studies.

Speaking on the occasion,the Deputy Commissionerexpressed sympathies with thefamilies of Covid-19 Victimsand distributed sanction ordersto 9 pension beneficiaries and 8Scholarship beneficiaries. TheDeputy Commissioner directedDistrict Programme OfficerUdhampur and District SocialWelfare Officer to extend allpossible support to families ofCovid victims and directedthem to reach out to the fami-lies who have lost a familymember due to Covid. She alsodirected to explore the guide-lines of PM-CARES for provid-ing more support to such fami-lies.

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Executive Engineer,Electric Division-II(JPDCL), Jammu hasinformed that the powersupply to Valmiki Colonyshall remain affected onJuly 01 from 6 am to 10am.

Similarly, the powersupply to Valmiki Chowkshall remain affected onJuly 02 from 6 am to 10am.

Likewise, the powersupply to Gandhi Nagarshall remain affected onJuly 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06from 6 am to 10 am.

M e a n w h i l e ,Superintending EngineerO&M Circle Jammu,JPDCL has informed that toexecute various works, thepower supply to Nagrotaand its adjoining areas shallremain affected on July 03and 05 from 6 am to 10 am.

Similarly, the powersupply to Transport Nagarand its adjoining areas shallremain affected on July 01,03 and 05 from 6 am to 10am. Likewise, the powersupply to Miran Sahib andits adjoining areas shallremain affected on July 01and 03 from 6 am to 10 am.

Power shutdown

RAMBAN, JUNE 30 :As per advisory issued by theBaglihar HydroelectricProject, the general public ofdistrict Ramban is informedto refrain from going near thebanks of River Chenab.

“Due to rise in tempera-ture, the water level in theBaglihar HydroelectricProject is increasing and inorder to regulate the waterlevel in the reservoir, thespillway gates shall beopened as and when requiredin the coming days. The open-ing of the gates can increasewater level in River Chenab,”a handout issued by theBaglihar authorities stated.

People advised not to gonear Chenab riverbanks

JAMMU, JUNE 30 : ApniParty State Coordinator DisplacedKashmiri Pandits of JammuDivision, Vinod Pandita hasappealed Government of India andLt. Governor of J&K to enhancethe meager monthly cashAssistance of Displaced KashmiriPandits living in exile from lastmore than thirty years forthwith.

In a statement issued to presshere today, Pandita said that reliefholders of Kashmiri displacedcommunity are facing a lot of hard-ships to maintain their families andeke out their overall livelihood on ameager monthly cash assistance ofRupees 13000 which needs imme-diate review for enhancement onhumanitarian grounds. Pandita saidthat keeping in view the high pricerise in daily essential commoditiesetc., in the present times, rupeesthirteen thousand is a quite meageramount to run a family affair andhas appealed Government of Indiaand Lt. Governor of J&K to initiateurgent remedial measures for itsenhancement from a meageramount of Rupees 13000/- to Rs25000/- per month at least onextreme humanitarian grounds sothat they are able to maintain theirfamilies smoothly as well fulfillthe long pending demand of thecommunity whose maximumsocio- political leaders have beenstrongly advocating and strugglingfor its enhancement since last manyyears.

Enhance monthly cashassistance of Kashmiri

migrants : Pandita

Director Skill Development reviews functioning ofPolytechnic, ITI institutions of Jammu city

JAMMU, JUNE 30 :Director Skill DevelopmentJammu & Kashmir,Sudershan Kumar reviewedthe functioning of polytech-nic and ITI institutions ofJammu city.

The progress of projectsbeing executed in BikramChowk Polytechnic andWoman Polytechnic, besidesITI Jammu and Women ITIJammu, under variousCentrally SponsoredSchemes and Capex, wasreviewed besides inspectedby the Director. The engi-neers of the executing agen-cies were asked to speed upthe pace of work. The Headsof the Institutions were askedto closely monitor theprogress of the projects so as

to ensure that they are com-pleted within the stipulatedtime frame.

Regarding the freshadmissions, the Heads of theInstitutions were asked toundertake an extensive exer-cise and awareness campaignfor encouraging the students

to take admissions in thesePolytechnics and ITIs byusing different modes of

communication like adver-tisements in local newspa-pers, FM stations, Cable TVand meeting the electedmembers of Rural and UrbanLocal Bodies and Panchayati

Raj Institutions.Head of Institutions were

also asked to update theirinstitutional websites andinstall complaint/ suggestionboxes and put in place agrievance redressal mecha-nism.

Special stress was laid onthe immediate constitution ofPlacement cells in all theinstitutions working underthe Directorate of SkillDevelopment.

The functioning of CIIITJammu was also reviewed inGovernment PolytechnicJammu. The Head ofInstitutes informed that theonline classes are going onsmoothly and about 75% ofthe syllabus has been com-pleted.

Advisor Baseer Khan meets deputations, individualsSRINAGAR, JUNE 30 :

Several deputations and indi-viduals today called onAdvisor to LieutenantGovernor, Baseer AhmadKhan at Civil Secretariat hereand apprised him of theirgrievances and demands.

A delegation of KokerBazaar (lalchowk), old courtroad traders met the Advisorand informed him about thevarious issues being faced bythem. They raised the issueof limited footfall due toshifting of Sader Court fromthe area. Also, issues relatingdrainage, access roads andother issues pertaining to thiscommercial belt were raked

up by the association. Theyrequested the help of theAdvisor in resolving the

issues so that their economicactivities do not suffer. TheAdvisor assured them ofearly resolution to their gen-

uine grievances. Another del-egation led by Shahid Jeelanifrom Tujjar Sharief met the

Advisor raising the demandspertaining to Astan tujjarSharief and the adjoiningarea. Similarly a number of

other delegations raised vari-ous issues of public impor-tance relating to their respec-tive localities and sought theintervention of the AdvisorBaseer Ahmed Khan. Severalindividuals also called onAdvisor and raised their indi-vidual matters regarding var-ious individual issues.

Advisor gave a patienthearing to all the delegationsand individuals and assuredan early redressal of theirgenuine demands and issues.He said that the issues pro-jected by them would betaken up with the concerneddepartments for immediateredressal.

RAMBAN, JUNE 30 :Continuing the drive toimplement Covid protocolacross the district Ramban,the Enforcement teams todayfined scores of violators forroaming without wearingface masks and not maintain-ing physical distance.

The enforcement teams,during the inspection in theirrespective jurisdictions,recovered a fine of Rs 1,36,000 taking the total

amount fined since April 1,2021 to Rs. 26, 96,200.

The Enforcement officersurged the people to wear facemasks and maintain physicaldistance besides takingCovid vaccination doses attheir nearest CVC.

District ImmunizationOfficer, Ramban, Dr, Sureshinformed that as many as2944 persons were adminis-tered first and second Covidvaccine doses across

Ramban district onWednesday.

As per daily bulletinissued by the Chief MedicalOfficer, Ramban, Dr.Mohammad Fareed Bhat, theHealth Department has col-lected 1240 samples includ-ing 349 RT-PCR and 891RAT samples besides admin-istering Covid vaccine to2944 persons at dedicatedVaccination Centres in thedistrict.

enforcement teams recover Rs 1.36 lakh finefrom Covid SoP violators in Ramban

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TRUTH PREVAILJAMMU THURSDAY JULY 01, 20214 EDITORIAL/ARTICLE

INCReASe VIGILAs the things have started unraveling

and yesterday’s twin blasts inside highsecurity zone in Satwari area allegedlycarried out by two drones has turned outto be a terror attack as claimed by thepolice there is dire need that securitystatus at all the prominent securityinstallations should be upgraded imme-diately as the terror attack has proventhat threat is large and dynamic, and canonly be tackled by enhancing the secu-rity grid to next level. This attack hasmade it clear that security forces cannotrely on classic set of security protocolsanymore as the warfare especially whenthe rogue nation Pakistan is in scene hasbecome much more intense and highlytechnical. This first of its kind attack inthe country though missed the targetgiving another opportunity to securityforces to get ready for something moreintensive but the question that howthese Unnamed Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) entered the sensitive zone with-out anyone getting a clue is really bigone and needs answers sooner thanlater. One thing which also needs to belooked after is the fact that if the soundwas so deafening that people living asfar as 5 Km from the site of attack wereshaken up by fear then why not the peo-ple on duty couldn’t find any flyingobject leaving the place. As and whenthe investigations which is likely to betaken up by the NIA will be completedthe things will become clearer and thefacts will come to fore. Already, it is thepart of modus operandi of Pakistanarmy to use drones extensively fordropping arms and drugs inside theIndian territory but if this comes out tobe the design of Pakistan army then it isgoing to be a new challenge for thecountry and the first and foremostrequirement will be to get and installmore sensitive radars to sense move-ment of objects as small as birds so thatsuch kind of activity can be deterredeffectively. A complete security auditof all the high security zones includingarmy, air force and even civil establish-ments is the need of the time as Indiacannot afford any damage by such ter-ror plots conceived and crafted fromacross the border.

EDITORIAL -Uttam GuptaThe agreement reached

by the Finance Ministers ofadvanced economies at theG-7 meeting ontaxingMNCs stands on two mainpillars, viz., a global mini-mum corporate tax(GMCT) rate of 15 per centand secondly, "reaching anequitable solution on theallocation of taxing rights,with market countriesawarded taxing rights on atleast 20 per cent of profitexceeding a 10 per centmargin for the largest andmost profitable multination-al enterprises".

They also agreed thatwhile coordinating interna-tional taxation rules aroundthese two pillars,concurrentefforts will be made for theremoval of all DigitalServices Taxes, and otherrelevant similar measuresimposed by several coun-tries on these companies.The agreement will be dis-cussed at a meeting of G-20FMs and central bank gov-ernors in July 2021.

The G-7 move isprompted by a tendencyamong MNCs to register inlow-tax European jurisdic-tions such as TheNetherlands, Ireland, andLuxembourg and someCaribbean nations, andshow their revenue andprofits in those jurisdictionsregardless of where theirsales are made. This enablesthem to avoid paying highertaxes in the 'source' country.

According to the TaxJustice Network report,governments in sourcecountries are losing around$100 billion annually in taxrevenue with the US alonelosing nearly $50 billion ayear. India too is losinghuge sums estimated to be$10 billion annually. It isaffected mostly by digitalgiants such as Google,Facebook, and Amazonwhichreport a bulk of therevenues generated fromIndian customers in thebooks of their investmentarms/subsidiaries registeredin low-tax jurisdictionssuch as Singapore,Mauritius, and Ireland.

The problem alsoreferred to as BEPS (baseerosion and profit shifting)is also being addressed in a'structured' manner underthe aegis of theOrganization for EconomicCooperation andDevelopment (OECD)which is coordinatingefforts of over 140 countriesto arrive at the so-calledBEPS framework agree-ment for taxing profits ofthese MNCs. In a draft on"taxing digital companies"released on October 9,2019, the OECD had stated:"Profits of MNCs should beavailable for taxation in thecountry where their cus-tomers are, irrespective ofany physical presence inthat market, and that a for-mula should be evolved forsuch taxation." However,progress on this has beenstymied by the Coronaviruscrisis.

Meanwhile, by-passingthe OECD process, thedeveloped countries led bythe US have taken the lead.The G-7 agreement seeks tomount a two-prongedattack. First, by requiringevery country to set a floorbelow which it cannot set itscorporate tax, it wants tokill the very urge whichdrives MNCs to registertheir subsidiaries in low-taxjurisdictions. Second,source countries get to tax acertain portion of the profitsgenerated by most prof-itable MNCs from the oper-ations in their territories.

Far from addressing thecore issue, this prescriptionwill only create more anom-alies. Imposing a corporateminimum tax will interferewith the sovereign right of acountry to determine 'whatshould be its tax policy' andimpair its ability to galva-nize the policy to achievecertain objectives. Forinstance, on September 20,2019, the IndianGovernment brought abouta steep reduction in the taxrate for new entities in themanufacturing sector(incorporated from October1, 2019, and commencingproduction by March 31,2023) from the existing 25per cent to 15 per cent. This

was done to attract invest-ment (including foreigninvestment), give a boost togrowth, and create jobs.Under the GMCT regime,with the floor set at 15 percent, India will lose thefreedom to lower its corpo-rate tax rate below thislevel. In fact, under an earli-er proposal mooted by theBiden administration to setGMCT at 21 per cent(in2017, the Trump adminis-tration had introduced acorporate offshore mini-mum tax called "GlobalIntangible Low-TaxedIncome (GILTI) -it isapplied on the offshoreincome of US-based MNCshaving subsidiaries in low-tax countries at 10.5 percent; Biden wanted to dou-ble GILTI to 21 per centandin sync GMCT at 21 percent), India would havebeen forced to increase itsminimum tax from 15 percent to 21 per cent. India'sability to attract investmentwill be further underminedif in addition to GMCT of15 per cent, the home coun-try of the MNC (read theUSA) goes for the 'top up'option (under GILTI) i.e.,the Indian tax rate remain-ing at 15 per cent, the for-mer collects six per cent taxon profits earned by thefirm in India. The effectiveincidence of tax - in thisscenario - being 21 per cent(15 per cent paid in Indiaplus six per cent levied byUS), US companies will bedeterred from investing inIndia. That apart, a globalminimum tax rate will dolittle to tackle tax evasion.

The only logical wayforward to do this is for thesource country, where theprofits are generated, tocapture and tax them - asemphasized in the OECDdraft. The GCMT cannot bea substitute for this. Takingthe Indian example, a levyof tax at 21 per cent- againstthe prevailing low of 15 percent (new manufacturingunits) - will not result inadditional tax collection tofully offset the loss result-ing from profit shifting. Forinstance, if out of Rs 100only Rs 20 is recorded inIndia, the extra revenuefrom the higher rate will beonly Rs 1.20 (20x.06)against a loss of Rs 12 dueto profit shifting (80x0.15).

This brings us to the sec-ond Pillar of the G-7 deal.The proposed formula isseriously flawed. It gives tothe source country taxingrights only to the extent of20 per cent of the profit(exceeding a 10 per centmargin) for the largest andmost profitable MNCs. Putsimply, if the firm earns Rs100 from its operation inIndia then, the latter gets tocollect tax only on Rs 20.Who gets the right to theremaining tax on Rs 80?Will the tax haven (readcountry where the firm isincorporated and where rev-enue from Indian operationsis recorded) get taxationrights on it? Or the homecountry of the MNC alsoget a share in the cake?

The formula is erro-neous.Neither the countryof incorporation nor MNC'shome country has any rightto collect tax on profits gen-erated from its operationsinthe source country. Thisright should vest entirelywith the source country.Further, it should have theright to collect tax from alloffshore companies doingbusiness on its territory andnotjust from the largest andmost profitable MNCs - asproposed by G-7.

To conclude, G-20should drop the GMCT pro-posal. It should only focuson Pillar II with a clear stip-ulation that only the sourcecountry from where an off-shore firm is deriving itsincome - irrespective ofwhere it is recorded - hasthe sole right to collect taxon it. A consensus should bebuilt around a criterionforarriving at the annual tax-able profit.

The source coun-tryshould have the freedom-to decide the tax rate itdeems fit in sync with itspolicy imperatives. Till thisis done, India should retainDST (or 'equalization levy'introduced in 2016/2020instead of tax on profits) ondigital giants.

Taxing MNCs — G-7

formula is erroneous

HOLLOW eDIFICe-Shiv Visvanathan

Sometimes, the majorbattles of our time getcaught in coteries andclubs and float adrift fromthe democratic imagina-tion. The debate around theCentral Vista project is onesuch event. How does oneconceptualize it?

It is, after all, a debateabout a building. Perhapswe need to go beyond anarchitect to a philosopher.Martin Heidegger, theGerman philosopher,established a relationamong building, dwellingand thinking. Buildings,Heidegger argued, tran-scend materiality. They areforms of living that have tobe seen iconically. A build-ing like the Parliament oreven an annexe to it speakshistory, invokes memory.The Central Vista has to beseen as an unravelling ofdemocracy, as a symboliccelebration of difference,as a metaphor for imagina-tive debate.

Oddly, when BimalPatel, the architect,invoked his discussion ofthe building, all thatNarendra Modi talkedabout was 'functionalism'.

It is strange to have a primeminister who does notknow the differencebetween Parliament andplumbing and, worse, tohave a technocrat carryingout his premises unques-tioningly. Both seem indif-ferent to the fact that a pub-lic building of that orderhas not been subject topublic discussion. It is asstrange as arguing for afuture where we see aParliament behave indiffer-ently to the people. Worse,Patel reduced the debate toa technical answer to atechnical question. TheCentral Vista budget andeverything else is present-ed as a fait accompli. If abuilding cannot be adwelling in a representa-tive sense, how can democ-racy be a way of life andliving? This is the realissue that confronts theCentral Vista. Modi sees itas if it is another sculpturelike the Sardar Patel statue.He has no sense of buildingas an embodiment of tradi-tion or conversation. All hesees is the monumentalityof power.

The word, Lutyens,itself should have signalled

the prelude to a differentdebate. Lutyens represent-ed the imperialism of thecity, the Haussmannic gridsof centralization that thearchitect first built asframes to control thecrowds after the ParisCommune. BaronHaussmann wanted anarchitecture of control andcentralization, not commu-nity and conversation.Modi, for all his use ofLutyens in the folklore ofhis critique of theCongress, endorsesLutyens in his mentality ina way that no predecessorhas. In his heart of hearts,he is not a populist but ahegemonist, desperate forcontrol. The sociologist,Patrick Geddes, a critic ofLutyens, showed that themechanistic architecture ofLutyens had neither a senseof tradition nor of memory.There is an egotism toarchitectural power, anindifference to the margins,that Modi-Patel find seduc-tive. This is a Parliamentthat does not want to listento the people or to historybecause it is convinced thatit needs to make historytone-deaf to democracy.

Modi and Patel repre-sent two ways of indiffer-ence to democracy. Patelfollows empty protocols;Modi treats protest asempty irritants. The Modiwho raved and ranted as acritic while in theOpposition seems indiffer-ent to criticism. We have toraise a second set of ques-tions here. Modi, who hasrepeatedly emasculateddissent or imprisoned it,cannot be a mere mono-graph in urban planning; hehas to become part of thefolklore of democracy, besubject to popular critiquethe way Sanjay Gandhi andJagmohan were during thedays of the Emergency.Technocracy can fail schol-arship no matter howimmaculate but what tech-nocracy can't fail is democ-racy. For Modi, Parliamentcould well be an extensionof Madame Tussaudswhere people are embodiedin wax and democracy asmemory. A space has tocome alive to fight Modiwho has embalmed democ-racy. Probably the biggestcasualty of the CentralVista debates is memory. Iam not talking of memory

as history, but as orality, aslived memory embodied incrowds walking publicspaces, responding to thesymbols of governance. Awalk around Janpath was away of consuming democ-racy, of sustaining democ-racy through the orality ofstorytelling. The CentralVista is more a collectionof offices, a secretariatrather than a part of a par-liamentary performance. Itis as if the public, thecrowd, the rhythms of citi-zenship, the folklore ofdemocracy have no mean-ing for this regime. Thehistorian, Narayan Gupta,has repeatedly emphasizedthe power of space andplace for memory. Onewishes governanceabsorbed a bit of that wis-dom. It is great scholarshipand intuitively democratic.Once one forgets that a cityis a mnemonic of demo-cratic events, a regime haslost its legitimacy. TheCentral Vista is a sign ofthe times. It signals thenew Parliament of indiffer-ence, shockingly abstractfrom debate, difference,and people.

Yet, in a deep way, the

power of dissenting schol-arship reasserts itself andone has to celebrate thedissenting imaginations.This dissent, in fact, nowhas to be read differently.Critics show that there isunity among Modi'sauthoritarianism, his indif-ference to the margins andto the ideas of dissent andscholarship.

The Central Vista thenbecomes a variant ofauthoritarian decision-making. The Gujarat riotshad shown how a majoritycould dismiss the margins.The Citizenship(Amendment) Act dis-played the contempt for therefugee as citizen.Lakshadweep demon-strates how development asauthoritarianism can dis-miss the fate of the tribe asa critical issue. The CentralVista adds to this the sensethat Modi wants a mono-lithic Parliament, a democ-racy without debate. Whendissent lapses into silenceand memory, the onlyobstacle to authoritarian-ism fades away. Be itminority, refugee, tribe ordissenter, our regime hasno place for them.

THe US HAS AIDeD exTReMISM IN IRAN-Bhopinder Singh

The history of the

fractured US-Iranian

relationship is fraught

with deliberate amne-

sia and convenient

posturing on both

sides that lays a dis-

proportionately large

blame on the Iranian

side, in driving Iran

towards hardline

anchorage. The start-

ing point of the

American angst and

narrative is the Iranian

Revolution in 1979,

and the following US

Embassy hostage

drama that lasted for

444 days. In the

Iranian conscience

(completely ignored

in the US), the grouse

started much earlier

with the US-backed

coup against Iran's

nationalist, reformist

and immensely popu-

lar Prime Minister,

M o h a m m a d

Mosaddegh, in 1953.

Mosaddegh was not

a bigot, instead he

personified secular

democracy - but his

moves to liberate Iran

from the grossly

unfair and inequitable

stranglehold of west-

ern oil companies

were his undoing. The

proud people of a

civilisation founded

by Cyrus the Great

around 550 BC did

not take too kindly to

repeated sleights,

manipulations and

clientelism that were

to trigger the revolt

and takeover by the

religious fundamen-

tals, ultimately. In the

tentative years follow-

ing the Iranian

R e v o l u t i o n ,

Americans strength-

ened the hands of the

Iranian Ayatollahs

during the deadly

Iran-Iraq war, by sup-

porting the Ba'athist

regime of Saddam

Hussein (who too

would be disowned

later). The US know-

ingly supported Iraq

with double-usage

technology, shared

intelligence, given

training, overlooked

excesses and contin-

ued giving economic

support - the decade-

long war with an esti-

mated 1-2 million

casualties, mostly on

the Iranian side, gal-

vanised the Shiite

spirit of martyrdom

and legitimised the

theocracy in Iran.

Later, from 1989 to

2005, Iran saw the

presidentship of mod-

erate pragmatists in

Akbar Hashemi

Rafsanjani and

Mohammad Khatami

- this was also the

years of the two Gulf

Wars and Islamic

extremism, where the

pointers were squarely

on the Arab

Sheikdoms, yet Iran

remained designated

'Foremost State

Sponsor of Terrorism'!

With nothing to

suggest the Iranian

hand in the 9/11

attack, the rise of

groups like Al Qaida,

Taliban, or later the

Islamic State (IS),

debilitating sanctions

against Iran continued

and it figured promi-

nently in the "Axis of

evil". Americans

wasted opportunities

to thaw relations with

Iran, partly driven by

pressures from Arab

Sheikdoms and Israel,

who had their own

sectarian and domes-

tic considerations, as

also due to American

calculation of result-

ant cost-benefit analy-

sis of hypothetically

undoing its belligerent

posture. On the

rebound, Iranians

soon reposed faith in

the hardline populism

and fiery anti-US rhet-

oric of Mahmoud

Ahmadinejad - willy-

nilly, the Americans

had forsaken the

opportunity of engag-

ing meaningfully with

the pragmatists and

the reformists.

Oddly enough, con-

frontational politics of

the Iranian hardliners

suited both Tehran

and Washington DC

as each regime was

able to justify their

intransigence to their

domestic constituents

and the Arab-Israeli

combine was content

with the rupture. Only

the coincidentally

overlapping tenures of

a statesman in Barack

Obama and a yet

another Iranian mod-

era te-progress ive ,

Hassan Rouhani,

could nudge and

shape the pathbreak-

ing Joint

Comprehensive Plan

of Action (JCPOA) or

the Iran Nuclear Deal.

In July 2015, the deal

was signed and the

crippling sanctions

against Iran were lift-

ed; for once and only

for once, the hands of

the moderate political

options in Iran were

s t r e n g t h e n e d .

However, within a

year, Donald Trump

was railing against the

"rotten" deal and

threatened to "tear up"

the deal, if elected.

Trump was indeed

elected, and he did

renege on a deal that

was complying with

all its provisions, as

per all international

expert accounts.

Humiliating sanctions

soon returned.

Joe Biden had cam-

paigned on "rejoin-

ing" the Iranian Deal,

albeit with political

correctness of "if Iran

returns to strict com-

pliance with the

nuclear deal". Biden

was confirmed on

November 7, 2020,

and sworn in on

January 20, 2021. The

Iranian presidential

elections were slotted

for June 18, almost

five months after

Biden assumed the

presidentship, but

Biden, who oversaw

the Israel-Palestinian

flare-up in the interim,

did not move forward

on re-ratifying the

Iranian Nuclear Deal,

something he had

promised. Even on

lifting sanctions as

part of COVID-relat-

ed humanitarian

relief, Biden remained

inexplicably silent.

Beyond the controlled

levers of the Iranian

Election Monitoring

Agency (EMA), man-

aged by the clergy-led

Guardian Council,

allowing for only a

handful of candidates

to run - popular cir-

cumstances and frus-

trations with the con-

tinuing failures of the

moderates in power to

stymie the socio-eco-

nomic conditions or

revive the Iranian

Nuclear Deal success-

fully led to revisionist

sentiments and the

return of the familiar

hardliners, with

Ebrahim Raisi. The

moderates had no sub-

stantive case to justify

their re-election and

their popularity had

plummeted, and the

US had facilitated

their helplessness.

Familiar sabre-rat-

tling has returned with

Raisi refusing to

budge from pursuing

Iranian militaristic

plans, supporting

friendly militias or

from meeting Biden.

The new Israeli Prime

Minister, Naftali

Bennett, has opened

account by calling out

Iran's "regime of bru-

tal hangmen" whereas

the US is left mum-

bling a half-convinc-

ing, "Iranians were

denied their right to

choose their own lead-

ers in a free and fair

electoral process".

History repeats itself

with the US misusing

its "monopoly on

truth".

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TP CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 30:

Dimple leads protest dharnafor restoration of statehood,special status, before assem-bly elections. Mission state-hood leaders hold protestdhrna today, for the restora-tion of statehood, special sta-tus, before the assembly elec-tions. As PM were non com-mittal & no time frame for therestoration of statehood andspecial status.

Addressing the protesters,Sunil Dimple president mis-sion statehood said the allparty meeting held under thechairmanship of PM NarenderModi badly disappointed thepeople of Jammu Kashmirwho were struggling since 5

august 2019 for the restora-tion of our Dogra JammuKashmir state, special statusback. He said there is no timeframe for restoration of state-hood, special status 370,delimitation & elections.

Dimple disclosed that themission statehood will contin-ue its struggle for the restora-tion of statehood, special sta-tus and pre 5 august 2021 sta-tus before the assembly elec-tion. He urged upon the primeminister, first restore ourdogra Statehood, special sta-tus 370 and then hold the elec-tion. He warned one crorethirty lakh population ofJammu Kashmir and the mis-sion statehood will nevercompromise on the demand of

restoration of statehoodbefore the assembly elections.He said the PM Modi ji musttell the people of any singlebenefit to the people ofJammu Kashmir after abroga-tion of the article 370. He saidour thirty lakh educatedyouths have become unem-ployed, traders, transporterssuffered after abrogation of370. He said now the people,youths, traders, transporters;poor people have lost faith onBJP & want their state back,special status, 370 back andhave no interest in assemblyelections.

Dimple alleged the PMremained non committal, onthe restoration of our DograJammu Kashmir state, special

status back in his all partymeeting. He said we get noth-ing from this all party meet &the people; youths of JammuKashmir are standing at thesame place after 5 August2019 and have gone muchmore behind after the meet.He said PM Modi did notspeak a single word on therestoration of statehood toJammu Kashmir and the arti-cle 370 back. He said the PMuttered not a single word onthe liberation of POK, gilgit,blatistan, which is part ofIndia & Jammu Kashmir. Hesaid the BJP leaders of Jammucould not present the Public,Land, Liquor Mafia, changeof our PRC, state subject, bydomicile, land act, land lawsincreased the unemploymenttouched 30 lakh unemployedyouth.

Dimple said after the abro-gation of article 370 we lostour jobs, land, minerals, anddifferent mafias have enteredon our holy land.

Our identity culture,demography and history is athigh risk. He said before theassembly elections we wantcomplete restoration of J&KStatehood, with JammuKashmir ladakh united, spe-cial status 370, pre 5 August2019 state and with POKGilgit Blatistan part of JammuKashmir state.

Dimple holds protest for restoration of statehood,

special status, before assembly elections

On doctors' day, DAK lauds role

of doctors in Covid-19 pandemicTP CORRESPONDENT

JAMMU, JUNE 30: Ondoctors' day, DoctorsAssociation Kashmir(DAK) on Wednesdaylauded the role played bydoctors in the fightagainst Covid-19 pan-demic.

"Hailing doctors for theirrelentless service andunparalleled contributionduring the Covid pan-demic, DAK PresidentDr Nisar ul Hassan saiddoctors have been work-ing tirelessly since dayone of the public healthcrisis.

"Doctors have been toilinground the clock to savelives. They are riskingtheir own lives to saveothers," he said.

The DAK President said

while people are self-iso-lating, doctors are outthere fighting for thelives of individualsinfected with the virus.

"They have been workingday in and day out with-out proper food andbeyond shift hours caringfor Covid patients andconsoling their rela-tives," he said.

"I thank and salute each andevery one of them fortheir spirited fightagainst the pandemic,"he added.

Dr Mir Mohd Iqbal vice-president DAK saidmanaging a critically illCovid patient is physi-cally, mentally and emo-tionally very demandingfor a doctor.

"But nothing gives morepleasure to a doctor thana patient recovering fromthe illness," he said.

General Secretary DAK DrSuhail Shah said doctorsare fighting one of thetoughest battles of thecentury.

"Covid pandemic has beenhard on doctors as wellbecause even we lost ourcolleagues and closefamily members to thevirus. But doctors con-tinued to work untiringin the hour of crisis," hesaid.

Dr Javid Qanangoo seniorexecutive member DAK

said doctors, nurses andparamedical staff areworking in very veryharsh conditions and theequipment they wear isvery uncomfortable.

"Their kindness, empathyand compassion hasmade difference in thelives of so many patients.Their utmost commit-ment to keep people safeand healthy in these chal-lenging times is trulyexceptional," he said.

Spokesperson DAK DrRiyaz Ahmad Dagga saidit was unimaginable forany health system tocope with such a hugehealth crisis, but thestrong will of our bravehearts made it possible,"he said.

"We are indebted to the ded-ication and professional-ism shown by our doc-tors in their line of duty,"he said.

"Every year doctors' day iscelebrated on July 01 toacknowledge the servic-es of doctors and theirhuge contribution to themedical advancement.

This year, however, the sig-nificance of the day isextremely crucial as doc-tors and other medicalstaff have become thebeacon of hope againstthe deadly coronaviruspandemic plaguing theworld," he added.

Start consultation

process with the political

parties in J&K: VaidTP CORRESPONDENT

JAMMU, JUNE 30: SeniorBJP leader Shailender VaidWednesday urged theDelimitation Commissionheaded by Retd Supreme CourtJudge Ranjana Desai to start theconsultation process with therepresentatives of differentpolitical parties to complete thedesired exercise in order topave the way for the timelyconduct of the Assembly pollsin Jammu and Kashmir.Referring to the successful con-duct of the All-part meet con-vened by the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, Vaid said, theconsultation process and politi-cal outreach involving all thestakeholders in Jammu andKashmir has really set the stagefor early conduct of the polls toelect a popular government.Vaid said, "I am hopeful themeeting convened by theDelimitation commission inNew Delhi on Wednesday willsurely discuss the timeline tostart the consultation processwith the political parties inJ&k". Vaid said due to differ-ences representatives from theNational Conference had boy-cotted the previous meeting ofthe Delimitation commission.Only BJP representatives hadattended the meeting. Two daysago the Jammu and Kashmirunit BJP held its WorkingCommittee meeting and passeda political resolution, request-ing for early completion of thedelimitation process and hold-ing of assembly elections in theunion territory.

Mayor, others lays foundation stone of charging

station of e-rickshaws in Jammu cityTP CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 30:

Continuing his drive to pro-vide better civic & develop-ment activities for the citi-zens of Jammu, ChanderMohan Gupta, Mayor JMCin presence of AdvocatePurnima Sharma DeputyMayor, Narinder SinghJamwal Chairman Health &Sanitation Committee, YashPal Sharma ChairmanSwacch Bharat committee,Kuldeep Singh ChairmanSocial Justice Committee,Amit Gupta Councillor ofWard No. 19 laid foundationstone of the prestigious proj-ect of establishment ofcharging station for E-Rickshaws at Municipalland Dogra Chowk nearJewel, Jammu. Anil GuptaExecutive Engineer, NeerajVaid Assistant ExecutiveEngineer, K.K. Bali JuniorEngineer & otherSupervisory Staff of ProjectDivision JMC, TalatMahmood I/c ChiefTransport Officer alongwithfield staff of Transport Wing& prominent citizens ofWard No. 19 were remainedpresent there during the pro-gramme which was held in avery simple manner.

Speaking on the occasion,Mayor told that under"Swacch Bharat Mission"JMC has initiated number ofsteps to keep Jammu City

neat, clean & green from thelast three years with theactive support of all thecouncilors of JMC after theyelected by the public andcarrying it forward the foun-dation stone of much neededproject for charging E-Rickshaws has been laidtoday which is first of itskind in Jammu City with anestimate cost of Rs 22 lacsonly & it will be completedwithin three months of timeperiod.

He further told that aboutthirty numbers of E-Rickshaws will be engagedfor garbage collection in thefirst phase especially in thedifferent wards of the oldcity for providing better san-itation facilities to the citi-zens & it will also help inkeeping the environmentpollution free which is theneed of the hour. He addedthat more such type ofcharging stations will also beinstalled in other zones ofthe city in near future short-ly.

Later, Mayor along withSh. Rajinder Singh JamwalCouncillor of ward no. 39,Sh. Prabhat Singh JamwalSenior BJP Leader, Sh.Balwant Singh & otherprominent inhabitants of theward as well as S. Kamal PalSingh, Junior EngineerPWD also conducted tour ofthe ward & kick started theremaining work of blacktop-ping of roads & nearby lanes

at Shanti Nagar nearemployment exchange officeon the request of the localswhich was their long pend-ing demands as due to dete-riorated condition of theroads, they were sufferinggreat hardships while pass-ing through the area &thanked the Mayor for start-ing the macadamize work.Besides this, Mayor along-with prominent inhabitantsof ward no. 33, Sh. Hira LalKhajuria Sanitary Inspector& concerned SanitarySupervisor & field staff ofward conducted an extensivetour of the Shiv Nagar & itsadjoining localities, metwith the locals, listened totheir issues & took stock ofthe Sanitation facilities pro-vided in the ward & directedthe concerned to personallyvisit each locality of theward on routine basis & takeevery possible measures inmaintaining better sanitationso that the inhabitants maynot suffer in the upcomingrainy season.

He also appeal to the gen-eral public to come forward& cooperate with the JMCstaff, do not throw poly-thenes, garbage etc in thepublic drains/nallahas, donot use single used plastics,plant more & more saplingsin all the available/vacantspaces in their localities sothat aim of "Clean JammuGreen Jammu" can beachieved successfully.

Two Days National Virtual Workshop on National

Statistics Day concluded at SKUAST-Jammu

TP CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 30: A

two days National VirtualWorkshop entitled"Statistical and EconomicalAnalysis of Data throughPackages" organized byDivision of Statistics andComputer Science to com-memorate 128th birthanniversary of Late Prof.Prasanta ChandraMahalanobis on NationalStatistics Day - 2021 con-cluded today at SKUAST-Jammu. The workshop wasorganised for faculty, scien-tists and students to acquaintthem about statistical andeconomical techniques usingdifferent packages. Morethan 200 people participatedin the workshop. Prof. ManjuSingh Tonk, Head,Department of Mathematicsand Statistics, HAU was theChief Guest on the Occasionand Prof. Bikram Singh,Dean, Faculty of Agriculture

was Guest of Honour. Thechief guest while congratu-lating the organizers fororganizing such a wonderfulworkshop also highlightedthe contribution made byStatistics. She informed thatstatistics helps to draw infer-ences based on the data tomaximize the output andminimize costs. Prof. ManjuSingh was of the opinion thatin near future Statistics andComputer Science needs bigcollaboration andContribution for each otherand many data techniques/softwares such as montecarlo simulation, cloud com-puting and quantitative mar-keting research etc are gain-ing importance. Dr. BikramSingh, Dean, FoA and Guestof Honur, discussed the roleof Indian Father of Statistics,Prof. Prasanta ChandraMahalanobis and alsoinformed the house about hisachievements. Earlier Prof.

Jyoti Kachroo, Head,Division of AgriculturalEconomics and ABM in herconcluding remarksmen-tioned about the relation ofeconomics and statistics. Shewas of the opinion thatEconomists use data to ana-lyze trends that involve theexchange of money or goodsand services. Statisticianswork on ways to collect anykind of data to accuratelyreflect the relationshipbetween desired factors.During the two days trainingprogramme eight number oflectures were delivered bydifferent speakers on a widerange of topics related to sta-tistics and economics. Dr.Anil Bhat, AssistantProfessor & OrganizingSecretary of the workshoppresented the formal Vote ofthanks. Dr. M. I. JeelaniBhat, Organizing Secretaryconducted the proceedings ofthe valedictory function. Dr.Sanjay Guleria, Dr Amrishvaid Dr. Sachin Gupta, Dr.Moni Gupta, Dr PunitChoudhary, Dr. Vivak MArya, Dr. Rajan Salalia, Dr.Devinder Sharma, Dr.Gurdev Chand, Dr. VikasSharma, and all the convener(s), co-Convener (s), mem-bers of the different commit-tees helped in smooth con-duct of the workshop on vir-tual platform which other-wise was looking as good asphysical workshop.

BJP OBC Morcha Organised Free Medical Check Up

Immunity boosters Distribution Program at Samba TP CORRESPONDENT

JAMMU, JUNE 30: Onthe directions of Braham JyotSatti (President BJP OBCMorcha JK-UT), BJP OBCMorcha JK-UT organised FreeMedical Check Up andImmunity boosters (recognisedby ISM) Distribution Programat Vijaypur in Samba district .

In the view of Covid-19 sec-ond wave the general publicneeds the helping hand. Todayin this regard for the well beingof general public BJP OBCMorcha JK-UT dignitariesorganised another free medicalcheck- up and Immunity boost-ers distribution program.

Program was organised byMadan Lal Verma (DistrictPresident BJP OBC MorchaSamba) and supervised bySunil Prajapati (PublicitySecretary and Convenor SewaHi Sangathan Drive of BJPOBC Morcha JK-UT).

Devinder Manyal (FormerMinister & General SecretaryBJP JK-UT), Keshav Sharma(DDC Chairman), Anju Dogra( Seh Prabhari BJP OBCMorcha JK-UT), Amar Singh(District President BJP Samba)were present in main there .Ganesh Sharma (ChairmanMunicipal Committee),Bachan Lal (Vice ChairmanMunicipal Committee), JaiRam Sharma (Senior BJPWorker), Manoher Lal(Secretary BJP OBC MorchaJK-UT), Shilpa Dubey (DDCMember), Sarabjeet Singh(DDC Member), Ajay Sharma(Mandal President BJPVijaypur), Mukesh Verma(District Vice President BJP

OBC Morcha), AdvocateBhushan (District GeneralSecretary BJP OBC Morcha),Sachin Balgotra ( DistrictSecretary BJP OBC Morcha)were present on the occasionand served the humanity .

In this camp, the Medicalteam did routine medicalcheck-up of general public ofthe area and distributed immu-nity boosters among 400 fami-lies. They also provided basicamenities to the public andmaintenance of social distancewere on priority was the prior-ity of camp. All Covid-19SOPs were followed byOrganisers and public.

People were very happy bythis camp and praised BJPOBC Morcha JK-UT for com-mendable work.

Devinder Manyal appreciat-ed the working of BJP OBCMorcha across JammuKashmir. He said in this hardtime of Covid 19 second waveBJP OBC Morcha is organisingsocial tasks every where instate and providing helpinghands to needy families.

He Urged general public fortaking as Vaccination drive for18+ age groups has been start-ed at various centers in JK UT

and said with properVaccination India will over-come this pandemic very soon.

Keshav Sharma hails BJPOBC Morcha for commendingwonderful work across JammuKashmir and said BJP OBCMorcha is working tirelessly asfrontline warrior. He appealedpeople to avoid social gather-ings for some days and wearmasks properly. He said underthe leadership of Braham JyotBJP OBC Morcha is achievingnew heights.

Braham Jyot Satti appreciat-ed whole BJP OBC Morchateam for executing commend-able works and said OBCMorcha JK-UT is committed towork for society with the spiritof service to humanity.

He said in this hard time ofCovid-19 second wave BJPOBC Morcha is working asFrontline Combat Warriors andspreading awareness againstthis deadly pandemic.

He thanked all dignitarieswho were present there andsaid their valuable guidance isvery precious to BJP OBCMorcha and said with uniteefforts and proper awarenesswe will overcome this pandem-ic very soon .

TP CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 30: A

Public hearing for the envi-ronmental clearance of Minormineral mining Block no. 13(River Ans, DownstreamNarloo bridge) and Blockno.28 (Chenab River,Downstream Kanthan bridge)Reasi was organized today byJ&K Pollution ControlCommittee. Addl. DeputyCommissioner, Reasi Mr.Abdul Star, JKAS presidedover the entire proceedings ofthe Public hearing.

The other members of thepanel comprised of represen-tative of Regional Director,J&K Pollution ControlCommittee, Sh. AngrezSingh, Divisional Officer,PCC Samba South; DistrictMineral Officer, ReasiRakesh Kumar and DivisionalOfficer, Pollution ControlCommittee, Reasi HansrajSingh Galoach. TheEnvironmental Consultant ofM/s Gaurang Enviromental

Solutions Pvt. Ltd., AmitKumar representing the proj-ect proponent briefed theaudience about the details ofthe proposed mining blocksincluding the mining methodand anticipated impact fromthe mining in the area and themeasures proposed underEnvironment ManagementPlan and CorporateE n v i r o n m e n t a lResponsibility.

Addl. DeputyCommissioner, Reasi in hisaddress assured the publicthat genuine concerns of thelocals vis-à-vis availability ofminor minerals for construc-tion of houses under PMAY,employment of locals in theproposed mining project andall other issues raised duringpublic hearing shall be appro-priately addressed.

BDC Chairperson,Thakrakote Rajinder Singh,Sarpanches, Ex- Sarpanchesand Panches also addressedthe Public.

Public Hearing conducted for

mining blocks in Reasi

TP CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JUNE 30:

Fulfilling a long pendingdemand of locals and con-tributing towards "SwachBharat", Former Minister andEx MLA Jammu West SatSharma (CA) along withCorporator Ward 26 HardeepSingh Mankotia started slabworks on Deep Drains(Nullah) Near KalindiNursing home at SubashNagar area of Jammu WestAssembly segment. A num-ber of people including JMC(Jammu MunicipalCorporation) officials, BJPMandal President RaveeshMengi, local residents andpolitical activists of the area

were also present.Speaking on the occasion,

Sat Sharma said that if wewant to take our country tothat spot where there arenations which are garbagefree then we all have to beunited and think on one plat-form and must contribute ourefforts in making our auraneat and clean.

Linking the same to envi-ronment, Sharma said thatmany debates take placeglobally on Climate changeand it really is a matter ofgreat concern. He said cli-mate change is real and if wedo not start working on ittoday then after a span oftime, our generations will

blame us for the deteriorationof the environment and wedo not want that to happen.He stated that we all mustpledge to keep our surround-ings neat and clean and mustfind some time to contributein protecting our environ-ment, he added.

Hardeep Mankotia saidthat six years ago in Ward 26there were no roads, noplanned system of Water andElectricity and other basicthings but with the efforts ofFormer MLA, Sat Sharmathe ward has everything nowfor which thousands ofinhabitants in the Ward arealso thankful to him. He alsohighlighted the developmentworks taken up by him asCorporator and said that themomentum will continue toserve the masses in everyway possible.

Raveesh said Former MLAis still in public and said thatJammu West excelled a lotunder his leadership who isstill on ground and workingfor the welfare of inhabitantsof Jammu West.

The leaders also touredother areas of Ward as welland interacted with theinhabitants.

Mandal Secretary JatinGupta, Sudesh Sharma,Vicky, Sandeep Jamwal,Purshottam Chib, Ankushand several others were alsopresent.

Climate Change is real, lets pledge

to protect our environment : Sat

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Apni Party’s youth Wing concerned

over growing unemployment in J&KJAMMU: TYouth Wing

of Apni Party todayexpressed their seriousconcern over growingunemployment and feelingof alienation among theeducated youth in absenceof an elected Govt.

In a statement to thepress, the Youth Wingorganised a meeting here atthe Party Office in GandhiNagar to review the organi-

zational issues and dis-cussed membership driveto associate more youthwith the Wing.

Addressing the meeting,Vice President, YouthWing, J&K, RaqeeqAhmed Khan said that“There is a feeling ofdespair among the educat-ed youth of J&K withregard to the growingunemployment. Theemployment opportunityhas reduced in Govt as wellas private.”

He urged Lt GovernorManoj Sinha to review thesituation so that the energyof the educated youth canbe channelized towardsright directions and innation building by provid-ing them job opportunities.

General Secretary, YouthWing, J&K, Abhay Bakayaexpressed his concern andsaid that the alreadyengaged daily wagers andthose in Govt sector work-ing in different depart-ments as daily wagers/con-tractual etc., have not beenregularized from the lasttwo decades.

“The families of thesepoor people have been suf-fering in the situation whencost of living has escalated

to an unexpected level. TheGovt. must regularize themin recognition of their serv-ice to the people of J&Kduring the time ofCOVID19,” Abhay said.

Provincial President,Student Wing, Jammu,Anuj Manhas also spoke onvarious issues of studentsand youth. Manhas saidthat thousands of youthpass out every year fromthe educational and profes-sional institutions.However, they do not getjobs.

Meanwhile, DistrictPresident, Youth Wing,Urban, Jammu, ShivamChoudhary insisted onincreasing the youth partic-ipation in the Party andprotection of their rights.

Discussion on the mem-bership drive which isgoing to be conducted forand future plans about howto strengthen were also dis-cussed threadbare.Prominent among thosewho were present on theoccasion includes SohailKhajuria, Jatinder Singh,Charanjeet Singh, ItenderSingh, Janmeet Bali, VipulBali, Sandeep Sharma,Ashraf, Raghav, SimranjeetSingh and others.

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IECU signs landmark MoU with

leading pharma manufacturersNEW DELHI : In a

landmark MoU, IECUniversity Baddi HimachalPradesh has signed training,internship and R&D collab-orations agreement withIndia's three leading pharmacompanies: CoswayBiosciences Navi MumbaiMaharashtra, CoswayPharmaceuticals UnaHimachal Pradesh andKrisa Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.Baddi Himachal Pradesh, toprovide extensive productdevelopment, training, andinternship support to IECUstudents.

This major initiative willgive a winning career devel-opment edge to University'spharma, basic sciences,management, and engineer-ing students in the highlypromising and fast-growingfield of pharmaceuticals.

The three companiesundertake contract manu-facturing as well as manu-facture their own brandedproducts. These companiesare known for applying thelatest processing techniqueas per GMP Standard andhave dedicated pharmaresearch, development andmanufacturing centers.

As per the terms of MoU,these companies will pro-vide extensive support toIEC University students in

terms of training, intern-ships, placement, researchand career development.The MoU materialized aftercompanies senior officialswere fully satisfied withIECU's facilities, quality offaculty, students and theUniversity's commitment toproviding students with thebest possible sectoral expo-sure.

"We are very happy withthe IECU's facilities andsteps were taken by its man-agement to provide the bestof industrial and sectoralexposures to its students toenhance their career. Wewill provide all possiblesupport to students," saidMr. Manav Grover,Managing Director ofCosway Biosciences, andCosway Pharmaceuticals.

A senior official of IECUsaid that the landmark MoUwill open up new opportuni-ties for students and give ajump start to their career inthe exciting and fast-grow-ing field of pharmaceuti-cals.

As is well known, there isa massive shortage oftrained pharmacists in thecountry and a career inpharma sector provides life-long job security and alsooffers a bright future instarting own business.

Soundcore by Anker announced Life Dot2 ANC with

Hybrid Active noise cancellation, priced for Rs. 7,999/-MUMBAI: After receiving

an overwhelming response toits most recent launch,Liberty Air2 Pro, Soundcore,a Premium áudio Brand,today introduced the next inits ANC series - Life Dot2ANC, featuring advancedactive noise cancellation andnon-stop 35h playtime. With18 months warranty, the prod-uct is available on Flipkartand very soon in Top retailchains in India.

Life Dot2 ANC boasts puresound via targeted activenoise cancelling and multi-mode noise cancellation.TheHybrid active noise can-celling monitors and elimi-nates up to 90% of noise fromthe environment. The multi-mode noise cancellation,comes with specific modesthat includes - transport, out-door and indoor. TheTransport mode blocks outlower frequencies; indoormode reduces mid-rangesounds like voices in an office&transparency mode comeswith two levels of ambientsound enhancement. TheTWS features 6 beam-form-ing microphones and a noisecancelling algorithm that iso-late vocals from backgroundnoise, ensuring superior clari-ty on calls.

Its oversized 11mmdynamic drivers generatesloud thumping sound and

50% more bass ensuring earbouncing beats without sacri-ficing clarity and treble. LifeDot2 ANC can deliver upto35 hours of long playtimesupported by Anker's fastcharging technology. TheTWS comes with IPX4 rat-ing, that makes it water resist-ant to splashes, spills andmore. The earbuds aredesigned for long-lastingcomfort matching the longerhours of use with secured fit.Liberty Dot2 ANC can becontrolled via the Soundcoreapp to choose from 1 of 22sound profiles, adjust noisecancelling, and even config-ure the wireless earbuds'touch controls.

Speaking on the new addi-tion, Mr. Gopal Gopal Jeyaraj- Country Head, AnkerInnovations said, "It's beenonly two weeks that we havelaunched Liberty Air2 Proand have received a fantasticresponse through the onlinechannel. Its Hybrid ANC hasbeen an instant hit among thebuyers especially those whoare working from home.Seeing the response, wedecided to launch the next inTWS - 'Life Dot2 ANC', richin specifications and the per-fect value for money.

Life Dot2 ANC fromSoundcore, balances superiortechnology and sound, at themost affordable price points.

Monsoon Session of Parliament LikelyFrom July 19 To August 13: Sources

NEW DELHI: The mon-soon session of parliament islikely to be held from July 19to August 13, sources havesaid. With India's fresh Covidcases dropping in the last fewweeks, the CabinetCommittee on ParliamentaryAffairs' (CCPA) recommen-dation has been made consid-ering the safety of MPs, gov-ernment sources said, addingthe session will see a total of20 sittings.

Parliamentary AffairsMinister Pralhad Joshi hadsaid earlier this month thatthe government was hopefulthe monsoon session willbegin as per its normal sched-ule in July. Most MPs andstaff have got vaccinated. But

the monsoon session is alsolikely to be shorter.

All three parliament ses-sions - after the pandemic hadhit the country last year -have been shorter. Last year,the monsoon session began in

September, while the budgetsession this year was cutshort on March 25.

This will be the first parlia-ment session after state elec-tions in four states - WestBengal, Assam, Kerala and

Tamil Nadu - andPuducherry. Demands forJammu and Kashmir's state-hood may be one of the manyissues that opposition mayraise during the session. "Inthe monsoon session, parlia-ment should repeal theoffending laws and restorethe status quo ante in Jammuand Kashmir. That is the onlyway to draw the starting linefor a political resolution ofthe Kashmir issue," formerunion minister and Congressleader P Chidambaram hadtweeted last week.

In a big outreach, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi metall political leaders from J&Klast week - the first suchmeeting since the scrapping

of special status under Article370 in 2019. The governmentis fully committed to thedemocratic process in Jammuand Kashmir, he said.

The centre's roadmap onJ&K is clear: delimitation,elections, statehood.

Sources, after the meetingon June 25, had said thePrime Minister assured hiscommitment to restoring fullstatehood at the right time.

The opposition is alsoexpected to attack the centralgovernment over the han-dling of the second Covidwave, which had led to theshortage of medical suppliesand hospital beds at it peak.Many nations had come for-ward to help India.

NEW DELHI: Privatehospitals must route Covidvaccine orders via CoWIN -on which they must register -and can no longer buy dosesdirectly from manufacturers,the government said onTuesday. The governmentalso imposed a cap, or a"maximum limit", on thenumber of doses a privatehospital can order for agiven month, in order to bal-ance limited supply and pre-vent wastage.

The new guidelines comeinto effect from July 1, andinclude a formula - doublethe average daily consump-tion of vaccine doses in anyseven-day period (the hospi-tal can choose the seven-dayperiod) of the previousmonth - to calculate a privatehospital's "maximum month-ly limit".

For example, if a privatehospital is order for July, it

can select June 10-16 as theseven-day period. In thatperiod, if it utilised 700doses, the daily average is100. The "maximum month-ly limit", therefore, is 100doses x 31 days (for July) x2 (double the average),which is 6,200 doses.

Hospitals joining the vac-cination drive for the firsttime will be allocated vac-cines based on the number ofbeds available. All privatehospitals will enter requireddetails into the CoWIN data-base that will then aggregatedistrict- and state-wisedemand before passing theinformation on to the manu-facturers.

No prior approval fromgovernment authorities willbe necessary. The revision ofthe purchase process for pri-vate hospitals comes amidcalls from some states -including Tamil Nadu and

Odisha - asking for a changein the 75:25 allocation ofdoses. The "liberalised vac-cination policy" that cameinto effect June 21 - after thecentre re-took control ofvaccinations from states -allows private hospitals topurchase 25 per cent of avaccine manufacturer'smonthly output. The remain-ing 75 per cent is to be pur-chased by the centre and dis-tributed to states "based oncriteria such as population,disease burden and progressof vaccination". Earlier thisweek Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister MK Stalin told thecentre that "25 per cent allo-cation to private hospitals isgrossly higher when com-pared to the actual vaccina-tions done by them". He saidin Tamil Nadu private facili-ties had "used only 6.5 lakhdoses (of 1.43 administeredso far), which translates tojust 4.5 per cent". Similarconcerns were also flaggedby Andhra Pradesh ChiefMinister JaganmohanReddy; Mr Reddy wrote toPrime Minister NarendraModi and said "past experi-ence and demand for vac-cines at private hospitals"indicated they could not useeffectively use such hugequantities.

Vaccine Orders Only Through CoWIN,

Monthly Cap For Private Hospitals

MATERA: ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankaron Tuesday met his counter-parts from the US, Britain,Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia,Italy, Mexico, France, Spain,Singapore and the EU on thesidelines of the G20 ministe-rial meetings here and dis-cussed with them theCOVID-19 situation andglobal as well as regionalissues of mutual interests.

Mr Jaishankar, whoarrived in Italy from Greeceon the second leg of this two-nation tour on Monday, metUS Secretary of State AntonyBlinken and discussed theIndo-Pacific and the Afghansituation. "Good to see USSecretary of State@SecBlinken in Matera.Discussed the Indo-Pacificand the Afghan situation,"Mr Jaishankar tweeted.USPresident Joe Biden hasannounced that all Americantroops would be withdrawnfrom Afghanistan bySeptember 11 this year to endthe country's longest war.Following suit, the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) said it will also pullout its troops fromAfghanistan.

India, a major stakeholderin the peace and stability ofAfghanistan, has been sup-porting a national peace andreconciliation process whichis Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-con-trolled. Mr Jaishankar alsoheld talks with his Frenchcounterpart Jean-Yves LeDrian and discussed strategicconvergence between the twocountries.

"A productive meetingwith FM @JY_LeDrian ofFrance. Assessed theprogress in our broad-basedagenda. Also discussed ourstrategic convergence.Confident we shall see asteady growth of this rela-tionship," he tweeted, sharinga photograph of the meet-ing.Describing Singaporeanfinance minister VivianBalakrishnan as his "friend",Mr Jaishankar said he had a"warm meeting" with him."Contemporary challengescall for an even stronger part-nership. Committed toexploring new opportunitiesand setting higher goals," he

tweeted, along with a photo-graph in which the two lead-ers are seen exchanging ''na-maste'' greetings.During hismeeting with Spanish foreignminister Arancha Gonzalez,Mr Jaishankar appreciatedthe strengthening tiesbetween the two countriesand Spain's support in India'sEU engagement.

"Look forward to welcom-ing her in India," MrJaishankar tweeted. in theday, Mr Jaishankar metBritish Foreign SecretaryDominic Raab and the twoleaders reviewed the progressin bilateral ties and discussedglobal and regional issues."Met UK Foreign Secretary@DominicRaab this morn-ing. Reviewed the progressof our bilateral Road Map.Discussed the state of theworld, regional issues, Covidand Climate Action," MrJaishankar said in a series oftweets .The external affairsminister met his Italian coun-terpart Luigi Di Maio andcongratulated him on the"successful G20 ForeignMinisters'' Meeting in Italy".

"Discussed taking forwardour bilateral relationship.Look forward to seeing himin India," Mr Jaishankar saidin another tweet.He also methis Mexican counterpartMarcelo Ebrard C and agreedto step up bilateral coopera-tion and work together in themultilateral arena.

"Our pharma cooperationis particularly important inthe times of Covid," MrJaishankar said.He metJapanese Foreign MinisterToshimitsu Motegi andexchanged views on Quad,2+2 and Covid.

"A typical #G20 conversa-tion - with FM @moteging ofJapan. Spoke about Quad,2+2 and Covid," MrJaishankar tweeted.he Quador Quadrilateral alliance con-sisting of the US, India,Japan and Australia has beenresolving to uphold a rules-based international order inthe Indo-Pacific amid grow-ing Chinese assertiveness inthe region.

The minister also held acordial meeting with hisSaudi counterpart Faisal binFarhan during which he dis-cussed the Covid situationand urged early resumptionof flights.The G20 summit isscheduled to be held in Italyin October. India is expectedto hold the presidency of theG20 in 2022. The G20 is aninfluential bloc that bringstogether the world's majoreconomies.The G20 membercountries are Argentina,Australia, Brazil, Canada,China, France, Germany,Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy,Mexico, Russia, SouthAfrica, Saudi Arabia, SouthKorea, Turkey, the UnitedKingdom, the United Statesand the European Union.

S Jaishankar Discusses Bilateral Issues, Covid During

Meet With Counterparts From US, Other Countries

NEW DELHI: The outgoingCommissioner SN Shrivastavaon Wednesday (June 30, 2021)expressed that the people whoserve as the chief are temporarybut the Delhi Police is perma-nent.

"I was the 22nd PoliceCommissioner of Delhi. We allare temporary, we come and goafter our contribution but DelhiPolice is permanent, providingsecurity and law and order tothe people of Delhi,"Shrivastava said on his last dayas Delhi Police chief.He alsotalked about the COVID-19pandemic and said how he hadthe responsibility of keepingDelhi and his police personnelsafe. Shrivastava also talkedabout social media and said thatthe Delhi Police has increasedtheir presence on the

platformsThe 1985-batch IPSofficer also commented on thefarmers' protests and said,"What we did gave goodresults. I told my policemen toexercise restrain despite facingprovocation. They (policemen)had to jump from 15 feet at RedFort but they never left the pathof restraining."

He also inspected the parade

at Kingsway Camp on the lastday at the office.SN Shrivastavahad initially taken the addition-al charge of the CP, Delhi, inFebruary 2020 in the wake ofthe communal riots in thenational capital followingprotests over the CitizenshipAmendment Act, 2019. He wasregularised as the CP of theDelhi Police in May.

Meanwhile, Senior IPS offi-cer Balaji Srivastav will nowhold the additional charge of theCommissioner of Delhi Police.Balaji Srivastav, a 1988-batchIPS officer of the AGMTUcadre, will discharge duties asthe Commissioner of the DelhiPolice in addition to his presentresponsibility till a full-fledgedhead of the national capital'spolice force is appointed. He iscurrently posted as SpecialCommissioner (Vigilance) ofthe Delhi Police.

He has previously worked asthe DGP of Puducherry andMizoram and SpecialCommissioner, Intelligence,Economic Offence Wing andSpecial Cell, Delhi. Srivastavhas also served in the CabinetSecretariat for nine years andhandled sensitive assignments.

We all are temporary but Delhi Police is permanent,

says outgoing Commissioner SN Shrivastava

MADHyA PRADESH:Madhya Pradesh SchoolEducation minister InderSingh Parmar's responseshocked a parents' union inBhopal, who had gone toconsult him about over-charging by schools."Maro jao (Go die)" wasallegedly the minister'smessage when asked whatshould be done if the edu-cation department refusedto hear their appeal.

The parents and thestate's opposition Congresshave demanded that ChiefMinster Shivraj SinghChouhan sack Mr Parmarif he doesn't quit on hisown.

Around 90-100 parentsunder the banner ofMadhya Pradesh PalakMahasangh had gone tomeet the minister at hisofficial residence inBhopal.

The schools, the parentsalleged, were charginghefty fees in violation ofHigh Court orders.

The Madhya PradeshHigh Court has orderedthat during the Covid pan-

demic, the schools canonly charge tuition fee.

The parents requestedthe minister to step in andhelp bring down thecharges, saying they werefinding it difficult to meetthe costs due to incomesimpacted by the pandemic.

When they asked whatthey should do if the schooleducation departmentrefused to accept their plea,the minister flared up.

"Go and die, do whatev-er you wish to," he alleged-ly said.

Palak Mahsangh presi-dent Kamal Vishwakarmasaid the minister shouldapologise to the parentsand resign if he is not will-ing to listen to their pleas.

"The minister is ashameless person," saidCongress spokespersonNarendra Saluja."

The parents' union wentto meet him for relief, buthe showed an irresponsibleattitude. He should besacked immediately," headded.

The minister did notreply to calls or messages.

"Maro Jao": Madhya Pradesh Minister's

Shocking Comment To Parents' Union

After Losing Mother To Covid, Chennai

Woman Now Running 'Oxygen Auto'CHENNAI: 36-year-old

Seetha Devi is helping manybreathe. RechristenedChennai's 'Oxygen Woman',Ms Devi lost her mother toCovid. Since then, she took upthe responsibility to help peo-ple who need oxygen. Herblue auto-rickshaw, fitted withan oxygen cylinder, has been alifesaver for many. She waitsoutside the Rajiv GandhiHospital offering refuge topatients in need of oxygen tillthey got a bed.

Often, she also lends hercylinder to ambulances withpatients that ran out of oxy-gen. "We saved more thanthree hundred patients gaspingfor breath that time, no ques-tions were asked, no moneywas received," says SeethaDevi about the deadly secondwave when hospitals inChennai were short of oxygenand beds with serpentinequeues of ambulances waitingwith critical patients. A daugh-ter of a porter who grew up onthe streets of Chennai is now asocial worker helping streetchildren with education. It is apersonal loss that triggeredSeetha to serve Covid patientsthrough her 'oxygen auto'. Shehad lost her 65-year-old moth-er R Vijaya on May 1 for wantof oxygen. They struggled foraround 12 hours through thenight in ambulances at theRajiv Gandhi Medical College

Hospital. Though she got abed with a ventilator at theStanley Hospital later, it wastoo late. She died after fivehours. This is when she decid-ed to offer lifesaving oxygenthrough her auto at the sameplace where her mother strug-gled for breath. Ms Deviadded, "After my mother died,I decided none should die forwant of oxygen. Now there isan urgent need for oxygen. It'sthe decision I took that day".

Sharing how the oxygenauto helped her elderly motherget stabilised before medicalhelp, one woman said, "Wehave been struggling for oxy-gen since the previous day butwe could not get it. We couldnot get an ambulance thoughthey said it would come in twoor three hours. We suffered alot. Thank you so much. We

will not forget this". Thoughthe oxygen crisis is over athospitals for the last fewweeks, Ms Devi continues tohelp discharged patientsrequiring oxygen support toget back home.

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JAMMU, THURSDAy JULy 01, 20217 HeALTH

If exercising just doesn’tfeel the same since the pan-demic started, it could bebecause of your cloth facemask.

That’s according to a newstudy published in theBritish Journal of SportsMedicine.

Researchers found wear-ing a cloth face mask whilerunning vigorously on atreadmill was associatedwith a 14 percent decrease inexercise time and a 29 per-cent decrease in VO2 max,or the maximum amount ofoxygen the body uses duringexercise.

Participants self-reportedfeeling increasingly short ofbreath and claustrophobic athigher exercise intensitieswhile wearing a cloth facemask.

The core recommendationfrom the study authors is thatcoaches, trainers, and ath-letes should consider modi-fying the frequency, intensi-ty, time, and type of exercisewhen wearing a cloth facemask.

What experts have to sayYou don’t need to exercise

vigorously to reap healthbenefits.

“Exercising while engag-ing in rigorous physicalactivities compared to lessintense exercise almost

invariably can be more chal-lenging,” said VivekCherian, an internal medi-cine physician affiliated withthe University of MarylandMedical System.

“Rather than jumpingstraight to vigorous activitieswhile wearing a mask, startslowly and gradually buildup,” Cherian told Healthline.“The idea is this will giveyou a chance to graduallyacclimate to more intenseexercises.”

But don’t stop exercising,and don’t stop wearing amask.

“Physical activity is one ofthe best ways to maintainphysical and mental health,so we want to encouragepeople to find forms of exer-cise that are safe and com-fortable,” said Dr. Eduardo

Sanchez, MPH, FAAFP, thechief medical officer for pre-vention at the AmericanHeart Association.

To help you be well, we’llsend you honest talk aboutwomen’s bodies, and beauty,nutrition, and fitness advice.

Strive for endurance overintensity

Cherian said that overtime, as you get used towearing a mask, you’ll natu-rally be able to increase yourintensity.

For now, “shift your goaltoward endurance (e.g., run-ning a longer distance) ratherthan intensity (your speed),”he said.

“It’s also good practice totake slightly longer breaksbetween reps or sets thanyou normally would if youwere not wearing a mask,”

Cherian added.Don’t stop wearing your

maskWearing your cloth face

mask helps prevent thespread of COVID-19.

“We’ve come this far,there is now light at the endof the tunnel. Now is not thetime to stop with mitigationprotocols including wearingmasks in public,” Cheriansaid.

“The obvious risk is youare at a much higher risk ofbeing exposed to and orspreading COVID withoutwearing a mask,” he added.“This risk is likely small ifyou’ve been vaccinated, butwhy take the chance?”

“At the rate the country isbeing vaccinated (millionson a daily basis), we perhapsare only a few months awayfrom not being required towear masks,” Cherian noted.

Comfort is key“The bottom line is find

the types of exercise you likeand feel comfortable doing,and you’ll be more likely tostick with it and reap thebenefits,” Sanchez said.

“I would recommend thisAtoms mask for breathabili-ty during high-intensityworkouts, and I find thisUnder Armour mask to bequite comfortable,” Cheriansaid.

How to Get the Most Out of Exercise

While Wearing a Cloth Face Mask

Aside from the serioushealth concerns associatedwith COVID-19, you mayhave heard people make lightabout gaining “the COVID19.”

This is a play on the“freshman 15” reference ofgaining weight during thefirst year of college.

But as much as it’s becomea joke to some, it’s rooted inreality.

With the closing of gyms,the complete disruption ofour daily lives, and theincrease of daily stress, manypeople have gained weightsince the beginning of thepandemic.

In fact, a new AmericanPsychological Association(APA) survey of more than3,000 people reveals that 61percent of U.S. adults reportundesired weight changessince the COVID-19 out-break. According to theCenters for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC),before the pandemic, about40 percentTrusted Source ofpeople had obesity in theUnited States.

According to the new APAsurvey, 2 in 5 of the 3,000adults surveyed gained moreweight than they intendedover the last year, at an aver-age of 29 pounds per person.Ten percent said they gainedmore than 50 pounds.

Weight changes are a com-mon symptom of coping withmental health challenges,according to the APA.

Why do we gain weightduring times of emotionalstruggle?

“In times of stress, weoften engage in unhealthycoping mechanisms, forexample, overeating,” saidBrittany LeMonda, PhD, sen-ior neuropsychologist atLenox Hill Hospital in NewYork. “Many people are’emotional eaters’ and eatcomfort food in the contextof negative emotions.”

Both experts Healthline

spoke with said it’s not sur-prising that people engagedin emotional eating, giventhat the pandemic has beenongoing for more than a year.

It’s been an emotionallycharged time for practicallyeveryone. This, coupled withthe closing of gyms andoffices as well as physicaldistancing orders, gives clearimpetus for gaining weight.

“I think a lot of peopleworking from home didn’thave as much free time asthey anticipated. Theyweren’t getting the commutewalking that they used to.Without the structure of theday, they weren’t going to thegym on the way home — andthe gyms were closed any-way,” said Dr. Michael Ford,internist and primary carephysician with New York-Presbyterian Medical GroupHudson Valley.

Another contributing fac-tor to weight gain during thepandemic is an increasedamount of alcohol consump-tion. A December 2020 studyshowed that 60percentTrusted Source ofU.S. adults reported anincrease in drinking alcoholdue to the pandemic.

“I can’t tell you how manypatients told me that theywere drinking cocktails everynight, which are full of calo-ries,” Ford said. “Wheneverything shut down, manyof us looked at it like apoca-lyptic survival mode. Butthen [the pandemic] stretchedon for months, and we devel-oped bad habits. The weightpacked on.”

Ford said that anxiety canoften be the cause for anincrease in drinking.

He also pointed out thenumber of prescriptions foranxiety medications has alsoincreased during the pandem-ic. Many anti-anxiety med-ications have weight gain asa side effect.

Returning to a healthierlifestyle

With the arrival of springand daylight saving now ineffect, experts say it’s theperfect time to reassess ourdaily habits and get back toleading a more healthylifestyle.

“Weight gain is commonin stressful situations. Oncewe notice that we havegained weight, we can takesteps towards leading a morehealthy lifestyle,” LeMondasaid.

She suggests identifyingthe triggers that lead us toovereating, as well as substi-tuting unhealthy foods forhealthier options and devel-oping an exercise plan.

“Spring is a time of renew-al, so I’m hopeful that peoplecan get outdoors and startexercising,” Ford said.

Ford suggests penciling inexercise two to three times aweek to start.

“It’s never really a goaluntil you write it down,” hesaid. “On Sunday, take a lookat the week ahead and writein two or three workoutsyou’re going to do and try tomake it a regular thing.You’re going to start feelingbetter right away.”

Another step is to cut backon alcohol. If you’ve beenhaving a cocktail or glass ofwine every night, scalingback could be another way tocut calories.

Now that we’ve passed thehalf-year mark of living withthe COVID-19 pandemic,increasingly more is beingunderstood about some of thelong- and short-term ramifica-tions of the virus.

From cardiac problems tolifelong lung damage to evi-dence of racial disparities inwho’s getting affected morethan others, much is still beinglearned about the variousways the new coronavirus isaffecting people’s health.

For those who have beenrecovering from COVID-19,returning to “normalcy” ineveryday life can be a chal-lenge. It’s an ongoing conver-sation you’ll have to have withyour doctors and medicalteam, assessing what kinds oflifestyle habits are and aren’tsafe for your health at thistime.

One of those key concerns

is exercise.For those readjusting to

normal day-to-day activityafter living with COVID-19,how safe is it to embrace phys-ical activity and fitness, espe-cially when so much is stillunknown about how the virusaffects one’s overall health?

New guidelines for embrac-ing fitness after COVID-19

The Hospital for SpecialSurgery (HSS) SportsMedicine Institute in NewYork City recently published aset of guidelines and consider-ations for returning to exerciseafter living with mild to mod-erate COVID-19.

They outline a range of rec-ommendations for people whoexperienced everything frommusculoskeletal to gastroin-testinal symptoms from thevirus to those who seemed tohave no known impact ontheir body at all.

Dr. Jordan D. Metzl, asports medicine physician atHSS and lead author of theguidelines, told Healthline thata new disease like COVID-19offers complications whencrafting these kinds of recom-mendations.

Unlike conditions that havebeen “known about fordecades, even centuries,”COVID-19 stands as some-thing of an ongoing questionmark.

More seems to be discov-ered and observed from weekto week as the pandemic con-tinues to affect the world.

“Generally, we want peopleto be active. I always recom-mend exercise — I’m a bigbeliever in integrating theworld of medicine and fit-ness,” he said. “I deeplybelieve in exercise as medi-cine and movement as medi-cine, and there is strong evi-

dence for all that. But with thisparticular disease, there arereal red flags making it differ-ent than others I’ve givenadvice for in the past.”

Metzl stresses that theserecommendations from HSSaren’t set in stone — as moreis discovered about the virusand the way it affects us, theseguidelines about returning tophysical activity will beadjusted and amended.

What are some of the guide-lines? They touch on six keyareas. For people with hema-tologic or blood symptoms,the guidelines recommendstarting with low-intensityexercises and less sedentarybehavior that will reduceblood clot risks.

Those who had respiratorysymptoms like pneumonia arerecommended to rest for atleast a week after symptomssubside, gradually returning to

physical activity with anemphasis on monitoring theirbreathing. For people whohave had cardiac, or heart,symptoms, the recommenda-tion is to rest for around 2 to 3weeks after the symptomsstop, while those who havemyocarditis, or inflammationof the heart, should wait asmuch as 3 to 6 months beforereturning to some form of anexercise regimen.

Those who have been living

with the gastrointestinaleffects of COVID-19 — thinkvomiting, nausea, diarrhea,loss of appetite — they shouldkeep tabs of their fluid andcalorie intake while easinginto their fitness patterns.

Additionally, individualswho had musculoskeletalsymptoms like joint and mus-cle pain should also embrace agradual return to exercisebefore they go back to theirpre-COVID-19 workouts.

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Differences between the H1N1

and COVID-19 pandemicsThe 2009 H1N1 pandemic

was caused by an influenzavirus. Influenza viruses arepart of the viral familyOrthomyxoviridae. Theirgenetic material consists ofeight separate strands ofRNA. This specific influenzavirus jumped to humans frompigs in 2009, hence itsmoniker “swine flu.” It actual-ly contains RNA strands ofhuman, swine, and avian ori-gin. How does this happen?

Pigs can get several differ-ent types of influenza virus.When this happens, the RNAstrands from the differentviruses can mix togetherthrough a process called reas-sortment. This can create aunique influenza virus, suchas the 2009 H1N1 virus.

COVID-19 is caused by acoronavirus from the viralfamily Coronaviridae. Itsgenetic material consists of asingle strand of RNA. Thespecific virus that causesCOVID-19 is called SARS-CoV-2.

The exact origin of SARS-CoV-2 is still unknown. Arecently released report fromthe WHOTrusted Source indi-cates that SARS-CoV-2 prob-ably originated in bats andwas passed to humans throughan unknown intermediate ani-mal host.

2009 H1N1 influenza todayEven though the 2009

H1N1 influenza pandemicended in 2010.

Most people who get COVID-19recover within a few weeks.

But months later, some continue tostruggle with symptoms.

They’ve become known as the“long haulers.” The phenomenon isalso called “long COVID-19” or“post-COVID-19 syndrome.”

“As things progress, hopefully theterminology will settle on one oranother,” said Dr. Matthew J. Ashley,a neurologist at the Centre for NeuroSkills in California.

Whatever you call it, the long-termeffects of COVID-19 are estimated toaffect 25 to 30 percent of peoplewho’ve had the disease.

“It’s hard to define what really

belongs in this category,” Ashley toldHealthline.

“There are a lot of emerging andserious long-term consequences ofCOVID-19 that relate back to the ill-ness but are separate and distinctthings,” he said, “such as stroke,heart attack, anoxic brain injury,Guillain-Barré syndrome, pulmonaryembolism, DVT, etc., that occur insome patients because of COVID-19and its consequences.”

“Then there are the unfortunatepeople who end up spending weeksin the hospital and ICU who experi-ence associated complications fromthat, including post-ICU syndrome,PTSD, or the like,” Ashley added.

“Whether this is part of the ‘long-hauler’ syndrome or not, it certainlycauses significant long-term conse-quences for people and deservesattention.”

Common long-haul symptomsSome common long-term symp-

toms are shortness of breath duringexercise and an altered sense of smelland taste.

Some people have lingeringheadache, joint pain, or cough. Andmany cite “brain fog” as a problem.

“As a neurologist, I don’t muchcare for this term. But it does aptlydescribe the symptoms of cognitivefatigue and difficulty with attentionand focus that many people aredescribing as a long-term effect,”Ashley said.

“Some people might just feel a bit‘off’ cognitively. Others describe dif-ficulty with even simple things likepaying bills or sending an email,” hesaid.

Another problem that can impairdaily functioning is fatigue.

“Many people who get COVID-19are experiencing this long-term

symptom,” Ashley said. “The intensi-ty varies from person to person, butmany are having difficulty perform-ing even basic daily activities likegetting around their living environ-ment or doing their weekly shoppingroutines, let alone returning to work,parenting, exercise, etc.”

Dr. Mady Hornig is a physician-scientist and associate professor ofepidemiology at the ColumbiaUniversity Mailman School of PublicHealth in New York City.

She’s also a long hauler.The tickle in her throat started in

April. Back then, Hornig didn’t real-ize it was probably the first sign ofCOVID-19.

Then came “COVID-19 toes,”which became so swollen at onepoint that she couldn’t wear shoes.

That was followed by a 12-dayfever.

Along the way, Hornig has hadswollen lymph nodes, rapid heartrate, and crisis-level hypertension.Add to that out-of-whack thyroidhormones, high cholesterol, and ane-mia.

“Lie on your back andrest,” the teacher instructssoftly. “Savasana.”

I come to the floor andstretch out my legs and arms,ready to relax after a hardyoga flow and an even hardermorning.

Someone next to me startsbreathing heavily. It’sextremely distracting, but Itry to focus on my own breathand the sweet scent of a can-dle burning nearby. Just then,a mobile phone rings and avoice starts speaking loudlyin the adjacent room.

This is supposed to be thequiet portion of class. “Whyisn’t anyone following therules?” I wonder. “Wait, isthat bacon?”

Just then, my toddler burstsinto the room: “Mama!” Iopen my eyes to see the dog’ssnout inches from my face.My husband yells from thekitchen, “Do you want break-fast?”

I’m jolted back to reality.No, this is definitely not thesame as doing yoga in a stu-dio. But sometimes, when Iset the mood just right, I

almost forget I’m doing yogain my own home.

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The era of doing yoga athome

Since the start of theCOVID-19 pandemic, manypeople have moved theiryoga practice out of studioand gym settings and intotheir homes. We’ve alllearned very quickly that it’snot so easy to find your Zenamidst a pile of laundry or apartner’s work calls.

For those of us who dreamof building a home studio oneday, a dedicated space can bequite costly. Most yogis haveno choice but to squeeze theirpractice in wherever the matcan fit — from their chil-dren’s bedrooms to hallways.

In addition to missing theserenity and space of theyoga shala, many also missthe convenience of having allthe props (tools) they needeasily accessible.

Well, I have some goodnews! Not only is it possibleto transform your home into astudio, but you can also do so

without incurring high (or,really, any) costs.

In fact, by simply usingeveryday objects around thehouse, you can transformyour laundry room into yourown private yoga oasis, evenif only for the 30 minuteswhile you’re taking a class.

In fact, all you ever need todo yoga is the circumferenceof your mat. And even that isnegotiable!

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Tips to create an at-homeyoga studio

Here are five easy hacks toturn your home into a yogastudio at little to no cost.

Carve out your spaceHaving taught mat-to-mat

classes and practiced incountless tiny hotel rooms, Ican tell you firsthand that allthe space you need to do yogais the length of your mat.

You can create a yoga

space anywhere your mat fits.This also means making acommitment to yourself thatanything that exists off themat must fade into the back-ground for the length of timeyou’re doing yoga. Think of“portrait mode” on aniPhone. That laundry pile 6inches from your head? Yourneighbor upstairs moving fur-niture? Try to ignore it andfocus on what’s in front ofyou. Literally.

Earbuds are your friendsDid you know that the

fastest sense to reach thehuman brain is hearing (1)?As the saying goes, “the earsdon’t lie.”

This means that one of thebest ways to find your pres-ence is by focusing on sound.With most devices, you canplay both the instruction andyour favorite playlist at the

same time.Many teachers post their

playlists to Spotify and AppleMusic, letting you chooseyour own soundtrack andhelping drown out what’shappening outside, so youcan drop into what’s happen-ing inside.

Set the moodNow that your ears are

taken care of, let’s work withyour eyes and nose. If youhave access to lights, turnthem down or off.

It may not always be possi-ble to turn the lights down inthe room you’re in. I’vetaught yoga in many gymswhere we didn’t have accessto the switch. If that’s thecase, you can always closeyour eyes when you’reupright and then place atowel over your face whenyou’re lying down.

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yoga Studio at Little to No Cost

Restrictions due to theCOVID-19 pandemic havemade it more challenging toexercise as often (or asintensely) as some people didbefore.

In fact, many of us havefound ourselves practicing amore sedentary lifestyle, gain-ing unwanted weight over thepast year.

But as restrictions ease, anumber of us have startedthinking how to approach los-ing weight and embracingexercise in a healthy, meas-ured way.

New research published inthe journal Nutrients maymake that task easier.

The study examined theconnection between physicalactivity and its effects on bothhow and what we eat.

The findings offer someinteresting insight into ourrelationship with fitness andfood, and may help provide aclearer road map for peoplelooking to make lifestylechanges.

What the research showsFor the study, researchers

from the Technical Universityof Munich (TUM) and theUniversity of Nebraska sur-veyed 41 healthy adults — 23women and 18 men —between ages 19 and 29.

The participants had anaverage body mass index(BMI) of 23.7. This is an esti-mate of body fat based onheight and weight.

Generally, a BMI over 25indicates a person might be“overweight.”

They were then randomlyassigned either a 45-

minute session of exercise ora 45-minute rest period attheir first visit. They wouldthen switch and complete theopposite session at their sec-ond visit with the researchers.

During each visit, thoseassigned to the exercise groupwere given electronic ques-tionnaires before physicalactivity about how hungry orfull they were, their preferredamount of food to eat, and achoice between types of foodthat differed in how long itwould take to eat them.

The participants would thenlet the researchers know whattheir preferred food quantitieswere by writing down the por-tion size they would like foreach type of food item.

The researchers collectedthese preferences for bothimmediate and later consump-tion of the food after 4 hours.

Once they answered thisquestionnaire, participantswould complete their 45 min-utes of exercise on a bicycleergometer. Right after finish-ing, they would complete thequestionnaire a second timeand then again after a 30-minute recess.

Those who weren’t in theexercise group still completedall three rounds of question-naires, but instead of 45 min-utes of exercise, they had peri-ods of rest.

The results?The researchers found that

exercise offered a greaterincrease in food quantitiespeople chose. This was bothright after exercise and then30 minutes later.

They also found that exer-

cise resulted in more desirefor immediate consumptionright after finishing theirworkout and 30 minutes after.

“Most surprising to us wasthat the increase in — hypo-thetical — preferences forfood amount and immediateconsumption were alreadyapparent, albeit not as strong,immediately after the exercisebout,” study author KarstenKöhler, PhD, professor ofexercise, nutrition, and healthat TUM, told Healthline.

Köhler said that hisresearch team expected theincrease would be noticeableafter the 30-minute postexer-cise period, but anticipated noincrease right after exercise.

He said this is due to what’scalled “exercise-inducedanorexia,” or a reduction in aperson’s sense of hunger orappetite during and right afterexercise.

This phenomenon is causedby anorexigenic hormonesand reactions in appetite-stim-ulating hormones as a resultof exercise.

“However, the fact thatincreases were less robustimmediately after exercisewhen compared to 30-minutepostexercise somewhat vali-dates our initial assumption,”he added.

When asked why someonemight overeat or eat higherquantities of food after exer-cising, Köhler said we gener-ally know that the bodyresponds to both psychologi-cal and physiological cuesfrom exercise.

The psychological involvesthe sense of seeking a“reward” for completing aworkout, while the physiolog-ical derives from metabolicand endocrine cues from yourbody that “stimulate foodintake in order to compensatefor the increased energyexpenditure of exercise,” hesaid.

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WA S H I N G T O N :India's Covaxin, devel-oped by Bharat Biotechin collaboration with theIndian Council ofMedical Research,effectively neutralisesboth Alpha and Deltavariants of coronavirus,the US' NationalInstitute of Health hassaid.

The NIH said resultsof two studies of bloodserum from people whohad received Covaxinsuggest that the vaccinegenerates antibodies thateffectively neutralise theB.1.1.7 (Alpha) andB.1.617 (Delta) variantsof SARS-CoV-2, firstidentified in the UK andIndia, respectively.

The top Americanhealth research institute,which has a history ofstrong scientific collabo-ration with India, alsosaid that an adjuvantdeveloped with fundingfrom it has contributedto the success of thehighly efficaciousCovaxin, which hasbeen administered toroughly 25 million peo-ple till date in India andelsewhere.

Adjuvants are sub-stances formulated aspart of a vaccine to boostimmune responses andenhance a vaccine's

effectiveness.Covaxin comprises a

disabled form of SARS-CoV-2 that cannot repli-cate but still stimulatesthe immune system tomake antibodies againstthe virus. Publishedresults from a phase 2trial of the vaccine indi-cate that it is safe andwell tolerated, the NIHsaid, adding that safetydata from a phase 3 trialof Covaxin will becomeavailable later this year.

"Meanwhile, unpub-lished interim resultsfrom the phase 3 trialindicate that the vaccinehas 78 per cent efficacyagainst symptomaticdisease, 100 per centefficacy against severeCOVID-19, includinghospitalisation, and 70per cent efficacy againstasymptomatic infectionwith SARS-CoV-2, thevirus that causesCOVID-19," it said.

"The results from twostudies of blood serumfrom people who hadreceived Covaxin sug-gest that the vaccinegenerates antibodies thateffectively neutralise theB.1.1.7 (Alpha) andB.1.617 (Delta) variantsof SARS-CoV-2, firstidentified in the UK andIndia, respectively," theNIH said.

Covaxin "Effectively Neutralises"

Delta Variant: Top US Health InstituteModerna Inc. said its vac-

cine produced protectiveantibodies against thedelta variant spreadingin the U.S. and manyother parts of the world.

Moderna researchers test-ed blood samples fromeight people for antibod-ies against versions ofthe spike protein fromdifferent coronavirusvariants, including delta,which emerged in India.The vaccine "producedneutralizing titersagainst all variants test-ed," the company said ina statement. The resultswere released on thepre-print server bioRxiv.

The protective proteins arecalled neutralizing anti-bodies because they'recapable of preventingthe virus from enteringcells. Compared to thequantity of antibodiesproduced against themain version of thevirus, neutralizing anti-body levels against thedelta variant werereduced by 2.1-fold.

Shares of Moderna gained5.9% at 10:24 a.m. inNew York.

Antibody levels werereduced by 4.2-foldagainst the eta strainfirst found Nigeria, and

by eight-fold against anew variant identified inAngola calledA.VOI.V2.

The lab-based study didnot directly measurevaccine effectiveness.Although reduced, theneutralizing antibodylevels are still thought tobe high enough to pre-vent disease, as the mes-senger RNA vaccinegenerates a strongimmune reaction thatcreates a surplus of anti-bodies against the origi-nal strain.

“We remain committed tostudying emerging vari-ants, generating data andsharing it as it becomesavailable.

These new data areencouraging and rein-force our belief that theModerna Covid-19 vac-cine should remain pro-tective against newlydetected variants,”Moderna CEO StephaneBancel said in the state-ment

.Moderna earlier publishedresearch showing itsvaccine produces neu-tralizing antibodiesagainst the alpha, beta,and gamma variants thatemerged in differentregions.

Moderna Says Its Covid Shot Produces

Antibodies Against Delta Variant

China Certified Malaria-Free After

70-Year Long Fight: WHOIn A year, Hong Kong Arrests 117

People Under New Security LawHONG KONG: Hong

Kong authorities have arrested117 people under a nationalsecurity law imposed one yearago, charging more than 60,mostly democratic politicians,activists, journalists and stu-dents.

On June 30, 2020, Beijingimposed the security law inHong Kong following monthsof often-violent pro-democra-cy protests, effectively endingthe unrest. The law punishesacts which China considers assubversion, secession, terror-ism and collusion with foreignforces with up to life in prison.

It entered into force as soonas it was published, just beforemidnight ahead of the July 1anniversary of the formerBritish colony's return toChinese rule in 1997.

Critics of the legislation,including some Western gov-ernments and rights groups,say it has been used to crushdissent. Its supporters say itwas vital to plug national secu-rity "loopholes" exposed bythe 2019 protests.

In response to questionsfrom Reuters, Hong Kong'sSecurity Bureau said the secu-rity law has "stopped chaosand restored order," and thatthose arrested represent "avery small number of the pop-ulation," which it calculated at"about 0.0016%".

"We would like to empha-sise that any law enforcementactions ...are based on evi-dence, strictly according to thelaw," a spokesman for thebureau said.

The actions had "nothing to

do with their political stance,background or profession," hesaid.

Police said the youngestamong the 117 was 15 at thetime of the arrest, the oldest79. Ten people were arrestedon July 1 under the new law,during a protest against thelegislation. The trial of TongYing-kit, who is accused ofdriving a motorbike into policeofficers while carrying a flagwith a protest slogan, startedlast week after courts deniedhim bail and a jury, in line withthe new law's provisions.

Tong, the first person arrest-ed under the legislation, facescharges of terrorism and incit-ing secession, as well as analternative charge of danger-ous driving. He pleaded notguilty to all charges.

The biggest sweep under thenew law was in January whenmore than 50 democraticactivists and politicians werearrested in relation to an unof-ficial primary vote which theopposition organised inde-

pendently to select their bestcandidates for a since-post-poned election. Authorities saythat vote was a "vicious plot"to subvert the government.

Of these, 47 were chargedwith conspiracy to commitsubversion on Feb. 28, andmost of them were denied bailsoon after and remain in deten-tion.

The highest-profile arrestwas that of media tycoon andardent Beijing critic JimmyLai in August 2020. Regardedas a "traitor" by Beijing andaccused of colluding with for-eign forces, Lai was chargedmonths later. He is in prisonserving several sentences forunauthorised assemblies relat-ed to the 2019 protests.

This month, 500 police offi-cers raided the newsroom ofLai's now-closed Apple Dailynewspaperarresting five exec-utives on suspicion of collud-ing with a foreign country.

Two Apple Daily journalistswere arrested for similar rea-sons days later.

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Helping Carlos Ghosn Flee Japan

GENEVA: China was cer-tified as malaria-free onWednesday by the WorldHealth Organization, follow-ing a 70-year effort to eradi-cate the mosquito-borne dis-ease. The country reported 30million cases of the infectiousdisease annually in the 1940sbut has now gone four con-secutive years without anindigenous case.

"We congratulate the peo-ple of China on ridding thecountry of malaria," saidWHO director-general TedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus.

"Their success was hard-earned and came only afterdecades of targeted and sus-tained action. With thisannouncement, China joinsthe growing number of coun-tries that are showing theworld that a malaria-freefuture is a viable goal."

Countries that haveachieved at least three con-secutive years of zero indige-nous cases can apply forWHO certification of theirmalaria-free status. Theymust present rigorous evi-dence -- and demonstrate thecapacity to prevent transmis-sion re-emerging.

China becomes the 40thterritory certified malaria-freeby the Geneva-based WHO.

The last countries to gainthe status were El Salvador(2021), Algeria and Argentina(2019), and Paraguay andUzbekistan (2018).

There is a separate list of61 countries where malarianever existed, or disappearedwithout specific measures.

- Global progress plateau-ing - China is the first countryin the WHO's Western Pacific

region to be awarded a malar-ia-free certification in morethan three decades.

The only others with certi-fied status are Australia(1981), Singapore (1982) andBrunei (1987).

The WHO's World MalariaReport 2020 said globalprogress against the diseasewas plateauing, particularlyin African countries bearingthe brunt of cases and deaths.

The annual report, pub-lished in November, said thatafter steadily tumbling from736,000 in 2000, the diseaseclaimed an estimated 411,000lives in 2018 and 409,000 in2019.

Meanwhile in 2019 theglobal tally of malaria caseswas estimated at 229 million -- a figure that has been at thesame level for the past fouryears. Over 90 percent ofmalaria deaths occur inAfrica, the majority -- morethan 265,000 -- in young chil-dren. - China's pioneeringmalaria battle -

In the 1950s, Beijing start-ed working out where malariawas spreading and began tocombat it with preventativeanti-malarial medicines, saidthe WHO.

The country reduced mos-quito breeding grounds andstepped up spraying insecti-cide in homes.

In 1967, China launched ascientific programme to findnew malaria treatments,which led to the discovery inthe 1970s of artemisinin -- thecore compound ofartemisinin-based combina-tion therapies (ACTs), whichare the most effective anti-malarial drugs available.

LONDON: Projects indevelopment will removeonly a fraction of theamount of carbon dioxide(CO2) from the air thatneeds extracting by 2025 tomeet the global Paris cli-mate target and avert cata-strophic warming, a reportsaid on Wednesday.

More than 190 countrieshave signed the Paris agree-ment designed to limit glob-al warming to 1.5 degreesCelsius, but even withpledges of big reductions inemissions many scientistsbelieve removal technolo-gies will be needed to meetthe goal. "Without action todeliver 1 Gigatonne (Gt) ofnegative emissions globallyby 2025, keeping globalwarming within the ParisAgreement target of 1.5degrees Celsius cannot beachieved," said the report bythe Coalition for NegativeEmissions (CNE), and con-sultancy firm McKinsey.

It said countries will needto remove a billion tonnes ofCO2 from the atmosphereby 2025, if the Paris target isto be met, and more thanone billion tonnes annuallythereafter.

The current pipeline ofprojects in developmentcould remove only around

150 million tonnes of CO2by 2025, well short ofwhat's needed, the reportsaid. Negative emissionprojects include bioenergywith technology to captureand storage carbon emis-sions, technology to directlycapture and store emissionsfrom the air and natural cli-mate solutions suchafforestation. Currentlyremoval technology isexpensive and while manycountries around the worldhave initiatives in place toput a price on CO2 emis-sions, the prices are far toolow to incentivise new proj-ects. The report said scalingup the technology wouldlead to lower costs, with a

likely average cost of 30-100 pounds($41-138) pertonne of CO2 removed by2050.

Will Gardiner, CEO ofcoalition member Drax,which is seeking to developan emissions negativepower plant using biomassand carbon capture, saidcountries could help to payfor the technology byawarding tax credits foreach tonne of CO2removed.Other members ofthe CNE,

which includes over 20companies, investors andtrade associations, includeBank of America and theConfederation of BritishIndustry (CBI).

World Must Remove 1 Billion Tonnes Carbon

Dioxide By 2025 To Meet Climate Goal: ReportSEOUL, SOUTH

KOREA: North Koreanleader Kim Jong Un replacedseveral senior officials aftera "crucial" coronavirus inci-dent, state media reportedWednesday, in what analystssaid was a signal the diseasehad breached its defences.

Pyongyang closed its bor-ders in January last year totry to protect itself againstthe virus that first emergedin neighbouring China andhas gone on to sweep theworld. It has not publiclyconfirmed any cases of thedisease at any point, neitherin state media nor in the teststatistics it has disclosed tothe World HealthOrganization.

But analysts said the latestdevelopment was a clearindication there had beeninfections in the isolatedcountry, which is underinternational sanctions for itsnuclear weapons and ballis-tic missile programmes.

Officials had neglectedtheir duties and caused a"crucial" incident, "creatinga great crisis in ensuring thesecurity of the state and safe-ty of the people and entailedgrave consequences", Kimtold a politburo meeting,according to the state KoreanCentral News Agency.

It did not specify anydetails of what had hap-pened.

But Kim added thatcadres' "lack of ability andirresponsibility" had hin-dered the implementation of

important tasks, accusingthem of "self-protectionismand passiveness".

The impoverished coun-try's ramshackle health sys-tem and lack of medical sup-plies would leave it strug-gling to cope with a majorCovid-19 outbreak.

Members of the presidiumof the politburo -- the highestdecision-making body of theruling Workers' Party -- andthe politburo were recalledand new ones named at themeeting on Tuesday, KCNAreported, adding that govern-ment officials were "trans-ferred and appointed".

The KCNA dispatch "basi-cally means North Korea hasconfirmed cases", defector-turned-researcher Ahn Chan-il told AFP.

"The fact that the polit-buro discussed this, and thatthe KCNA reported about it,signals Pyongyang is proba-bly in need of internationalaid," he said.

"Otherwise they would nothave done this as itinevitably involves acknowl-edging the regime's own fail-ure in its anti-epidemicefforts."Ever since the pan-demic began, North Koreanstate media have highlightedanti-coronavirus efforts andofficials have exhorted thepeople to remain vigilant.

Leader Kim himself tear-fully thanked his people fornot having had any cases at amilitary parade in October,although analysts have longdoubted the assertion.

Top North Korean Officials Replaced

After "Crucial" Covid Incident

Sydney's Covid Cases Rise, 4

Australian Cities In Lockdown

Australian officialsextended lockdown andsocial distancing measures tomore of the country onWednesday, with four majorcities already under a hardlockdown in a race to containan outbreak of the highlycontagious Delta coron-avirus variant. Around one intwo Australians are understay-at-home orders, withmillions of others subjectedto movement curbs andmandatory mask-wearingamid COVID-19 flare-ups inseveral locations. With morethan five million residents ofgreater Sydney under a two-week lockdown until July 9,New South Wales statereported 22 new locallytransmitted COVID-19 caseson Wednesday, all linked toprior infections.

That was up slightly fromthe previous two days, butstill below the peak of the

current outbreak of 30 newcases reported on Sunday.

"New South Wales isdemonstrating a steady rateof cases at this stage ... but todate our fears about hugeescalation haven't materi-alised and we certainly wantto keep it that way," statePremier Gladys Berejikliantold reporters in Sydney.

With a total of around 170new locally transmitted casessince the first infection wasdetected two weeks ago in alimousine driver who trans-ported overseas airline crew,NSW is the worst-affectedstate or territory in the cur-rent outbreak. Residents ofSydney, Perth, Brisbane andDarwin were joined in lock-down on Wednesday bythose of the outback town ofAlice Springs, the gatewayto UNESCO WorldHeritage-listed Uluru.Officials issued stay-at-home

orders for the town after apotentially infected travellerused the airport. SouthAustralia, meanwhile,reported its first locallytransmitted cases for 2021,but stopped short of impos-ing a full lockdown, sayingthey believed the threat wascontained.

Officials instead limitedhome gathering and urgedpeople to wear masks in pub-lic after they reported fivenew cases - a miner who hadreturned home from aNorthern Territory mine andhis wife and children whohad been in self-isolation.

Elsewhere in the country,Queensland reported threenew locally acquired cases,Western Australia loggedone and the NorthernTerritory recorded none.

on Wednesday said trav-ellers from Australia willhave to undergo home quar-antine for a week fromFriday. VACCINE WOES

Lockdowns, tough socialdistancing, swift contacttracing and a high communi-ty compliance have helpedAustralia quash prior out-breaks and keep its COVID-19 numbers relatively low. Ithas reported just over 30,550cases and 910 deaths sincethe pandemic began.

But less than 5% of its 20million adult population hasbeen fully vaccinated, lead-ing to criticism of a sluggishnational inoculation drive.

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia'sCrown Prince Mohammedbin Salman announcedplans on Tuesday to launcha second national airline aspart of a broader strategyto turn the kingdom into aglobal logistics hub as itseeks to diversify from oil.

The creation of anotherflag carrier would catapultSaudi Arabia into the 5thrank globally in terms ofair transit traffic, officialstate media reported, with-out giving details on whenand how the airline wouldbe created.

Prince Mohammad hasbeen spearheading a pushfor Saudi Arabia, thebiggest Arab economy andthe largest country in the

Gulf geographically, toboost non-oil revenues toabout 45 billion riyals($12.00 billion) by 2030.

Making the kingdom aglobal logistics hub, whichincludes the developmentof ports, rail, and road net-works, would increase thetransport and logistics sec-tor's contribution to grossdomestic product to 10%from 6%, state newsagency SPA said.

"The comprehensivestrategy aims to positionSaudi Arabia as a globallogistics hub connectingthe three continents,"Prince Mohammed wasquoted as saying in theSPA report.

"This will help other sec-

tors like tourism, haj andumrah to achieve theirnational targets."

The addition of anotherairline would increase thenumber of internationaldestinations from SaudiArabia to more than 250and double air cargocapacity to more than 4.5million tonnes, the SPAreport said.

With current flag bearerSaudi Arabian Airlines(Saudia), the kingdom hasone of the smallest airlinenetworks in the region rel-ative to its size. Saudia hasstruggled with losses foryears and like global peers,has been hit hard by thecoronavirus pandemic.

Local media reportedearlier this year that thekingdom's sovereignwealth fund, the PublicInvestment Fund, (PIF),planned to build a new air-port in Riyadh as part ofthe new airline launch,without giving furtherdetails.

The fund is the mainvehicle for boosting SaudiArabian investments athome and abroad as theyoung prince, known in theWest as MbS, seeks todiversify the kingdom'soil-heavy economythrough his Vision 2030strategy.

Kim Jong Un Says "Great Crisis" Caused

By Unspecified Quarantine LapseNorth Korean leader Kim

Jong Un said a "grave" situa-tion stemming from quarantinenegligence has created a crisis,hinting at Covid risks thatcould affect his rule after hisregime has denied it has hadany infections.

There were no details of thenature of the incident in thereport from the state's officialKorean Central News Agencyon Wednesday. Kim saidthrough dereliction of duty,cadres neglected executingimportant decisions for pro-longed national quarantineefforts, "creating a great crisisin ensuring the security of thestate and safety of the people,"KCNA reported.

"He seriously pointed outthat chronic irresponsibilityand incompetence of cadres atpresent bring artificial difficul-ties to the implementation ofthe Party's policies andbecome a major brake doingtremendous harm to the devel-opment of the revolutionarywork," according to the report.

Even though North Koreasays it has no cases of thecoronavirus -- a claim doubtedby U.S. and Japanese officials-- it has taken drastic quaran-tine steps that have worsenedthe regime's economic woes,including closing the borderwith its biggest trade partner,China. Covid-19 brings a largerisk to the impoverished state,

whose antiquated medical sys-tems could easily be over-whelmed by an infectionwave.

"It would be a bit hasty tomake any definitive conclu-sions based on the KCNAreport, given it lacked in detail.But North Korea has been par-ticularly sensitive about thepandemic as it lacks testingkits and medical facilities,"said Cheong Seong-chang,director of the UnificationStrategy Studies Program atSejong Institute near Seoul.

North Korea sees the virusas a threat to its already strug-gling economy and Kim's rule,Cheong added. North Korea'seconomy, which suffered itsworst contraction in decadeslast year, is on track to barelygrow in 2021 as the countrystruggles with the pandemic,border restrictions with China

and international sanctions topunish it for nuclear-weaponstesting, Fitch Solutions said inApril. Pyongyang has takenstrong action after incidentsthat could expose the countryto the virus. About a year ago,Kim's regime locked down theborder city of Kaesong out offear a person who defectedfrom South Korea may havecarried the virus. It investigat-ed the military unit responsiblefor patrols and pledged to"administer a severe punish-ment," to those responsible, itsofficial media said. About twomonths after that in an incidentnear a nautical border, NorthKorean personnel shot a manwho worked for South Korea'sfisheries ministry and burnedhis body at sea. He was appar-ently treated that way becausethe North Korean personnelbelieved he could have been a

carrier of the coronavirus,Yonhap News Agency cited aSouth Korean military officialas saying at the time.

Adding to the Covid risks,North Korea has received novaccine doses through Covax,according to Gavi, the non-profit group that deliversimmunizations. "Work isongoing and discussions con-tinue," it said in a statement inJune. North Korea was sup-posed to receive 1.7 milliondoses of the AstraZeneca Plcshot by the end of May, butshipments were delayed afterNorth Korea was unwilling tofollow Covax instructions andrules, Japan's Kyodo Newsreported. North Korea is eligi-ble to receive vaccines throughthe program backed by theWorld Health Organization,but it has shown hesitancy.During the pandemic, thecountry's small internationalcontingent of foreign officialsand residents dwindled as itput pressure on them to leave.The Kim regime could seerisks in bringing in more peo-ple from the outside world todeliver vaccines.

The country's main newspa-per, Rodong Sinmun,expressed doubt about vac-cines in an article in June, say-ing they "may not be able toprotect people from the virusspreading or new strains of thevirus."

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‘Lucky' Federer survives Wimbledon scareLondon : Roger Federer

survived a scare at the start ofhis quest for a ninthWimbledon title.

The Swiss superstar foughtback against AdrianMannarino, before theFrenchman retired at the startof the fifth set, unable to putany weight on his right leg fol-lowing a slip behind the base-line.

Federer was level withMannarino, who was celebrat-ing his 33rd birthday, at 6-4, 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-2 after two hoursand 44 minutes of play onCentre Court.

At 2-4 in the fourth set,with Federer serving at 0/15,Mannarino slipped when split-stepping behind the baselineand the Frenchman subse-quently required on-courttreatment for a right knee com-

plaint. Mannarino attempted toplay on, but at the start of thefifth set called time on his sev-enth ATP Head2Head meetingagainst Federer.

"It's awful," said Federer,in an on-court interview. "Itshows that one shot canchange the outcome of amatch, a season, a career. Iwish him all the best and Ihope he recovers quickly sowe see him back on the courts.He could have won the matchat the end. Obviously he wasthe better player, so I definite-ly got a bit lucky.

"You don't get manywalkovers throughout a careerand you try also not to have ithappen to yourself. It's areminder how quickly it goes.But of course, I'm obviouslyhappy I can get another chancefor another match here. I

worked very hard and at theend I enjoyed myself out heretoday. It was great fun until theend, obviously."

Federer, who improved to a102-13 match record at the AllEngland Club, will next chal-lenge France's RichardGasquet or Yuichi Sugita ofJapan.

Barty throughAustralia's Ashleigh Barty

overcame a mid-match wobbleto reach the second round atWimbledon as rain once againhalted play on the outsidecourts on Tuesday.

Barty came through 6-1, 6-7 (1/7), 6-1 against CarlaSuarez Navarro in a matchfilled with emotion on CentreCourt, whose roof ensured thematch could be finished.

Venus had some worryingmoments in her match against

Mihaela Buzarnescu ofRomania. However, the five-time Wimbledon singleschampion, playing in her 90thGrand Slam, eventually camethrough 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Australian men's numberone Alex de Minaur lost infour sets to Sebastian Korda,two days after the victor's sis-ter Nelly won her first golfmajor.

Alexander Zverev easedinto the second round beatingDutch qualifier TallonGriekspoor 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in just89 minutes.

The 24-year-old FrenchOpen semi-finalist had lost toqualifiers at Wimbledon ontwo occasions - Ernests Gulbisin the third round in 2018 andto Jiri Vesely in the first roundin 2019 - but he made no mis-take this time round.

Wimbledon: Federer given a run for his moneyLondon : Roger Federer's

first step towards a recordninth Wimbledon title wasdefinitely a tough one, withunseeded 33-year-oldFrenchman AdrianMannarino seemingly readyto write a script of his own onTuesday.

Unfortunately, what couldhave been the greatest day ofMannarino's career, ended inagony for him as he appearedto injure his knee after a slipin the fourth set which forcedhim to eventually retire.

Sixth seed Federer musthave felt some relief as headvanced to the next round,with the score reading 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-2.

By the time he left CentreCourt, Federer must have feltevery minute of his 39 yearsand 337 days as his opponentshowed the sort of imagina-tion and flair which the Swissis known for.

Earlier on Tuesday, fourthseed Alexander Zverev servedstrongly to overpower Dutchqualifier Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.

Play was suspended due torain as the roof was closed onCourt One with Zverev up a

set and a break but the stop-page had no impact on the 24-year-old who continued toland a high percentage of hisfirst serves in to dominate thematch.

On Monday, twice cham-pion Andy Murray survived athird-set meltdown to beat

Georgian NikolozBasilashvili 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Barty clears hurdleWomen's top seed

Ashleigh Barty cleared a hur-dle as she beat Carla SuarezNavarro 6-1, 6-7 (1-7), 6-1 on

Tuesday.The Australian, sporting a

1970s-inspired outfit payinghomage to compatriot EvonneGoolagong's trailblazing firstWimbledon title 50 years ago,played beautifully.

Barty used her all-courtgame, full of all manner of

spins and angles, to greateffect as she started and fin-ished the match in dominantfashion. The former worldNo.6 Suarez Navarro, whowill end her career at theTokyo Olympics, received a

standing ovation as shedeparted the Centre Court forthe last time with Barty lead-ing the applause.

Five-time champion VenusWilliams, playing as a wild-card in her 23rd Wimbledon,showed vintage form to beatRomania's MihaelaBuzarnescu 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 andreach the second round.

The oldest woman in thedraw at 41, Venus had notwon a match since reachingthe second round at theAustralian Open in Februarybut showed she was far fromfinished on her return to afavourite place.

Venus's next opponent willbe Tunisian Ons Jabeur, whobeat Sweden's RebeccaPeterson 6-2, 6-1.

Former world No.1Angelique Kerber made awobbly start againstWimbledon debutant NinaStojanovic before finding hergroove on grass to secure a 6-4, 6-3 victory and reach thesecond round.

Kerber, one of five formerchampions in the draw, madea slew of errors at the start,trailing 0-3 before switchinggears.

World Champions OUT!Bucharest : Switzerland

defeated world championsFrance 5-4 on penalties in thelast 16 of Euro 2020 onMonday as Kylian Mbappemissed the decisive spot-kick in the shootout follow-ing a thrilling 3-3 draw inBucharest.

Mario Gavranovicequalised in the 90th minuteas Switzerland came fromtwo goals down beforeYann Sommer savedMbappe's penalty to bookSwitzerland a quarter-finalclash against Spain.

"It was an incredibleevening. I am so proud ofthe team," said goalkeeperSommer.

"At 3-1 nobody believedin us anymore, but beforethe match we said we'llfight until the end whateverhappens."

Haris Seferovic hadgiven Vladimir Petkovic'sSwitzerland a shock lead on15 minutes but RicardoRodriguez's spot-kick wasbrilliantly saved by HugoLloris early in the secondhalf.

Karim Benzema,recalled to the France squadfor the tournament after afive-and-a-half-year interna-tional exile, then struck aquick-fire double to put theEuro 2016 finalists back ontrack.

Paul Pogba's sensationalcurling effort made it 3-1, butSwitzerland forced extra timeas Seferovic grabbed his sec-ond of the game beforeGavranovic levelled in thefinal minute.

Switzerland converted allfive of their penalties beforeSommer dived to his right to

turn away Mbappe's kick, asthe Swiss won a major tourna-ment knockout tie for firsttime in 83 years.

"The two goals came veryquickly after the missedpenalty. For normal playersit's almost impossible to comeback from, but today we werea great team and everyonegave it everything," saidPetkovic.

Lloris conceded Francepaid the price for failing tohold on to their two-goal lead.

"It's painful, even more soafter a penalty shootout whereit becomes a lottery," saidLloris.

"The only regret we canhave is that at 3-1 we need tomanage the match better.We've been able to close it out

in the past few years."'No threat'

French football federationpresident Noel Le Graet onTuesday he "doesn't think"that France's early exit fromEuro 2020 will affect DidierDeschamps' future, but that hewould talk with the coach.

Le Graet was asked at thegeneral assembly of theFrench Olympic committee ifFrance's shock last-16 losswould put Deschamps' jobunder threat.

"No, I don't think so," hesaid. "We mustn't muddlethings. We'll need to talk."

Deschamps' contract runs

until the end of the 2022World Cup in Qatar, whereFrance will defend their title.

"I have a lot of affectionfor him," Le Graet added. "Iknow the difficulties of foot-ball. It comes down to so fewthings."

"At 3-1 I thought it waswon," said Le Graet. "I'mobviously very disappointed.

"Not to reach the quartersis a disappointment. That said,it's the vagaries of football,everyone will tell you that."

To avoid travel restrictions for Tokyo Olympics,Mary Kom heads to Italy for training

New Delhi : Six-timeworld champion MC MaryKom has decided to join therest of India's Olympic-boundboxing team in Italy for train-ing to avoid the added restric-tions on those travelling toTokyo from here amid theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Mary Kom will take offfor Assisi in a day or two tojoin the eight other Olympic-bound boxers, who are set toleave for Tokyo from thereitself.

The London Olympicsbronze-medallist was trainingat Pune's Army SportsInstitute so far for the Gamesstarting July 23.

"I have changed my plans.I have returned to Delhi andwill leave for Italy may betomorrow or day after. Thereare stricter quarantine restric-tions on those who are travel-ling from India. I want toavoid them," the 38-year-oldMary Kom told PTI.

"After training so hard forso long, no point in takingsuch a risk as a hard quaran-tine can break the rhythm,"she said.

She would be accompa-nied by her personal coachChhote Lal Yadav and aphysio.

The Indian athletes andofficials have been asked bythe Japanese government toundergo daily COVID-19tests for a week prior to their

departure to Tokyo and notinteract with anyone fromanother country for three daysupon arrival.

The stricter rules whichhave been framed for 10 othercountries apart from Indiawill, however, not apply onthose who will be landing inTokyo from training baseslike Italy.

The Indian boxing contin-gent, which went to Assisiearly this month, was earlierexpected to return to India on

July 10 and then leave forTokyo a week before the startof the Games.

The Indian Olympic

Association (IOA) has askedthe Tokyo Games OrganisingCommittee to allow relax-ations in the COVID-19 test-ing protocols, citing the logis-tical hassle it would cause forthe athletes and officialsbefore their departures.

The Japanese authoritieshave refused to reduce thenumber of required pre-depar-

ture tests but have given somerelaxations in the medicalupdates that the athletes haveto fill online.

"The protocols are obvi-ously tough given the circum-stances and you don't wantadditional stuff to deal withwhile trying to focus on yourperformance," Mary Komsaid.

An unprecedented nineIndian boxers -- five men andfour women -- have qualifiedfor the Tokyo Olympics.

Mithali Raj back in top five of ICC ODIrankings for batswomen

Dubai : India captainMithali Raj has returned to thetop five of the latest ICCWomen's ODI Rankings forbatswomen after top-scoringfor India with 72 in the seriesopener against England inBristol.

The 38-year-old, who hascompleted 22 years in interna-tional cricket, rescued her sidefrom a precarious 27 for twobut India's total of 201 foreight was not challengingenough for England, who willbe defending their World Cuptitle in New Zealand nextyear.

Mithali, who had led Indiato the final of the last WorldCup played at Lord's in 2017,has gained three slots to reachfifth position after the Bristolknock. The former top-rankedbatter returns to the top fivefor the first time sinceOctober 2019.

There was not much elseto write home about for theIndian side in terms of rank-ings, with all-rounder PoojaVastrakar re-entering in 97thplace among batters and 88thamong bowlers.

Hard-hitting openerShafali Verma, the top-rankedT20I batter, has entered theODI rankings at 120th placeafter scoring a 14-ball 15 on

debut.England opener Tammy

Beaumont has consolidatedher top position after her play-

er of the match effort, gaining26 rating points to reach 791after her unbeaten 87 whileNatalie Sciver's 74 not outsees her inch up from ninth to

eight position in the latestwomen's ranking update,which is carried out onTuesdays.

In the bowlers' list, fastbowler Anya Shrubsole hasprogressed three places toeighth after grabbing twowickets in the match while

left-arm spinner SophieEcclestone, top-ranked inT20Is, has gained four slots toreach 10th position with a

haul of three for 40 thatincluded the scalps of Mithaliand Harmanpreet Kaur.

Kate Cross has moved upthree places to 25th.

Ukraine scores late in extra time,beats Sweden at euro 2020

New Delhi : Ukraine hadreached the round of 16 at theEuropean Championship withtwo losses and the worstrecord of the advancingteams.

And now the quarterfinals,too.

Ukraine eliminated previ-ously unbeaten Sweden 2-1on Tuesday with a goal instoppage time at the end ofextra time from a player whowas left on the bench for theentire group stage. SubstituteArtem Dovbyk stooped low toguide a header fromOleksandr Zinchenko's crosspast goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

It was the 24-year-old for-ward's first goal for thenational team.

Ukraine's greatest ever for-ward, current coach AndriyShevchenko, ran down thesideline to celebrate his play-ers, who will now head toRome to face England onSaturday.

Zinchenko also scored agoal on a day whenManchester City teammateRaheem Sterling got one inEngland's 2-0 win overGermany. Zinchenko gaveUkraine the lead in the 27thminute when he rifled in a lowshot set up by a crafty passfrom captain AndriyYarmolenko.

Emil Forsberg's deflectedshot from outside the area inthe 43rd minute equalized forSweden. It was his fourth goalat Euro 2020, but a tourna-ment lead-tying fifth eludedhim in the second half despite

curling shots off the post andthe crossbar.

"It's a very bitter defeat,"Sweden coach Janne

Andersson said. "In the sec-ond half we had four reallygreat chances. It felt like wewould score eventually."

Andersson cited themomentum shift in extra timewhen Sweden defenderMarcus Danielson was sentoff in the 98th minute for fol-lowing through on a challengewith a raised boot on substi-tute Artem Besedin.

The Ukrainians had need-ed a favor from Sweden justto advance after losing twogroup games and having anegative goal difference.After losing to Austria last

week, Ukraine would havebeen out if Poland had beatenSweden two days later.Sweden won that game 3-2

with Forsberg scoring twice.Neither team had ever won

a knockout game at aEuropean Championship in acombined eight previous tour-naments. Both often-cautiousteams played more freely in awide-open 90 minutes, tryingto seize a chance for a deeprun in the arguably weakerhalf of the draw.

The winner betweenUkraine and England willplay Denmark or CzechRepublic in the semifinals.

Ukraine's key creator hadbeen Yarmolenko, who playsin England for West Ham. To

set up Zinchenko's goal,Yarmolenko used the outsideof his favored left foot to drifta curling pass across seven

defenders toward their blindside in the penalty area.

After scoring with a first-time shot, Zinchenko ranaway with a finger to his lipsin a gesture he said was tellingcritics to be quiet.

"In the first three gameswe received a lot of criticism,which I think we deserved,"he said through a translator.

"I showed that they need tosupport us."

Yarmolenko lookedexhausted long before he wastaken off for the final periodof extra time - making way forDovbyk to come on.

T20 World Cup to be held from Oct 17-Nov 14: ICCNew Delhi : This year's

T20 World Cup, which hasbeen moved to the UAE andOman from India due to theCOVID-10 pandemic, will beplayed from October 17 toNovember 14, theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) announced on Tuesday.

The ICC statement came aday after BCCI intimated thegoverning body that the eventcan be moved out of India.

"The BCCI will remain thehosts of the event, which willnow be held in DubaiInternational Stadium, theSheikh Zayed Stadium in AbuDhabi, the Sharjah Stadium,and the Oman CricketAcademy Ground, from 17October to 14 November2021," the ICC stated.

The first round of the tour-nament, comprising the eightqualifying teams, will now besplit between Oman andUAE. Four of these teams willthen progress to the Super 12sround where they'll join theeight automatic qualifiers.

The upcoming edition willbe the first men's T20 WorldCup played since 2016, whenWest Indies beat England inthe final in India.

The eight teams compet-ing in the preliminary stage

are Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,Ireland, Netherlands,Scotland, Namibia, Oman andPapua New Guinea, before

the play-off stage and theFinal on November 14.

"Our priority is to deliverthe ICC Men's T20 WorldCup 2021 safely, in full and inits current window," said act-ing ICC CEO Geoff Allardice.

"...The decision gives usthe certainty we need to stagethe event in a country that is aproven international host of

multi-team events in a bio-secure environment.

"We will work closelywith the BCCI, the EmiratesCricket Board and OmanCricket to ensure fans canenjoy a wonderful celebration

of cricket."BCCI president Sourav

Ganguly added: "We wouldhave been happier hosting it

in India but considering theuncertainty due to theCOVID-19 situation and theimportance of a world cham-pionship, the BCCI will nowcontinue to host this tourna-ment in UAE and Oman."

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The Family Man 2:Binge therapy

Season two of Raj andDK's much-hyped spy thrillerseries starts with a bang andends with a bang (literally, inboth cases), and also createsscope to leave a teaser aboutseason three right in the end.Most of what goes on inbetween, over nine episodes,is guaranteed to give you big-ger and sleeker entertainmentthan the first time around,though it may not necessarilyseem as original.

"The Family Man 2" craftsits fictional action drama ref-erencing subcontinentalsocio-politics. Mainly centredon the Sri Lankan Tamil rebelmovement, the plot incorpo-rates an Indian PrimeMinister concerned about

China's need to gain strategicadvantage in Indian Oceanand Pakistan's swing towardsultra-Right as necessary men-tions.

As the season opens,Manoj Bajpayee's ShrikantTiwari has quit his job as aspecial agent and taken up anine-to-five occupation. He isstruggling at the workplacemore than he did with gunsand gore, while dealing with amuch-younger manager whois ever ready to unleash peptalk on the importance of notending up the "minimumguy" in office.

It's the "new world", afriend tries explaining thecorporate culture, promptinga hapless retort from our mid-dle-aged hero. "New world?Same governments. Samewars. Same terrorists.Pakistan and ISI…" Shrikanttrails off wearily.

Series creators Raj andDK have used politics as anundercurrent in the narrative,as the base for taut suspense.The screenplay sets up theportrait of Sri Lanka's civilwar spilling into India, as the

country's premier tells theIndian PM (Seema Biswas)that Subramanium Panivel(Srikrishna Dayal), "a wantedman of our country", is notonly hiding in Chennai butalso rallying support for elec-tions. He adds that France andthe UK are considering givingofficial recognition to Lanka'sTamil 'government', whichoperates in 'exile' fromLondon.

For the Lankan head ofstate, crushing the rebellion isa matter of pride. For theIndian PM, this seems like agood chance to keep SriLanka from signing a pactwith China that would givethe latter a strategic controlover Indian Ocean.

That backdrop is setcrisply in the early half ofepisode one, setting the stagefor pulsating action. Shrikant,saddled by his self-imposedcorporate exile, would seemfar removed from such mat-ters of national importanceanymore. Yet, he is forced topick up the gun for the coun-try again, as Tamil rebels findan ally in certain foes that hehad made in season one.Worse, this time, the safety ofa close one is at stake.

More than an originalscript, Raj and DK havescored with stylish story-telling that keeps you on theedge. The show is pre-dictable, and yet it is amusinghow the episodes keep youhooked all through. Fine act-ing from the entire cast --notably Bajpayee andSamantha Akkineni as thearch antagonist Raji -- is anasset, as a solid technicalcrew bring alive some well-canned action sequences andsuspense. "The Family Man2" is binge therapy for OTTaddicts, more so in the time oflockdown.

Actor Mary-Louise Parkerwill feature alongside Oscarwinner Natalie Portman inHBO Films' "The Days ofAbandonment".

The film is an adaptationof Italian author ElenaFerrante's 2005 bestsellingnovel of the same title, report-ed Variety.

Portman will star as Tess, awoman who abandons herown dreams for a stable homelife but is in turn abandonedby her husband.

To be written and directedby Maggie Betts, the moviewill delve into the mind of awoman in crisis, who "con-fronts the norms of mother-hood and female identity asTess traverses the darkestreaches of her own psyche".

Parker, known for movieslike "Grand Canyon", "FriedGreen Tomatoes" and "ThePortrait of a Lady", will playan unnamed character.

Her character is beingcalled "Mysterious Woman",a mesmerising but elusive

woman Tess starts encounter-ing everywhere she goes,causing Tess to question hersanity.

Portman, who won anOscar for her performance in2010 psychological drama

"Black Swan", will also serveas executive producer along-side Betts, Ferrante, Sophie

Mas, Celine Rattray, TrudieStyler, Len Amato, DomenicoProcacci and MariaZuckerman.

HBO Films will producethe movie in collaborationwith Medusa.

Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portmanin 'The Days of Abandonment'

Actress Mandira Bedi'shusband, filmmaker RajKaushal, passed away onWednesday morning. Kaushalreportedly succumbed to aheart attack.

Several friends and indus-try colleagues took to socialmedia on Wednesday tomourn his demise.

Actor Rohit Roy, who wasa close friend of Raj Kaushal,posted on Instagram: "One ofthe nicest guys you could everhave met… and if u werelucky, u could have called himyour friend… and just likethat, he's gone, even withoutsaying good bye. Too numbwith grief and shock toreact… This is not fair, justnot fair… Raj, my friend, mybrother… keep spreading thecheer where ever your nextabode is… Knowing yourpenchant for good homes, Iam sure you are looking for agood spot in heaven RIGHTNOW! We all loved you dear-ly and you know that …unfortunately, we kept sayingnext week next week and thatweek never came. See you onthe other side my bro… Tillwe raise hell again, REST INPEACE @rajkaushal."

"Gone too soon. We lostFilm maker and Producer@rajkaushal1 this morning.Very Sad. He was one of theproducers of my first film#MyBrotherNikhil. One ofthose few who believed in ourvision and supported us.Prayers for his soul," tweeted

filmmaker Onir.Sharing a photo from

Sunday's party with Raj

Kaushal, his friend NehaDhupia wrote: "Raj , we tookthis picture to create more andmore memories… can'tbelieve you are nt with usanymore … Mandira , mystrong strong girl, I am at aloss of words. My heartbelongs to Vir and Tara … I'mshaken up and in shock anddisbelief as I write this , RIPRaj."

"Shocked to hear about thesad demise of our colleague#RajKaushal an ace filmmak-er due to massive heart attackthis morning. Our heartfeltcondolences to his wife@mandybedi for this hugetragedy. We stand by you &your entire family in this hourof crisis," tweeted producer

Ashoke Pandit."Cannot believe

#RajKaushal isn't with us any

more .. just so shocking. Myhear goes out to @mandybediand her two lovely kids #RIPour happy smiling Raj.. yourgentle soul will be missed,"posted Tisca Chopra.

"#RajKaushal #tooearlyMay he rest in peace... Somefond memories. .And that'swhat you re left with," postedTV actor Gaurav Chopra.

Kaushal's funeral inBandra on Wednesday morn-ing was attended by hisfriends from the industryincluding Huma Qureshi,Apurva Agnihotri, Samir Soniand Ashish Chaudhary amongothers.

Kaushal is survived bywife Mandira, and childrenVeer and Tara.

Mandira Bedi's husband, filmmakerRaj Kaushal no more

Sharib Hashmi is in a stateof constant euphoria thesedays. Understandable, consid-ering that Season 2 of TheFamily Man - in which theactor stars as JK Talpade, oneof the show's primary charac-ters - has become a runawayhit, scoring praise with criticsand viewers alike. "The bestthing I have heard so far is thatif Srikant Tiwari is the heart ofThe Family Man, JK is itsheartbeat," beams Sharibwhen we dial him for a chat.

As JK, the 45-year-oldsoft-spoken actor has stoodshoulder to shoulder withManoj Bajpayee's Srikant,also functioning as the latter'sclose friend and confidante.We spoke about how TheFamily Man has given a fillipto Sharib's career and theindelible bond he shares withManoj Bajpayee.

What are the emotions likewith Season 2 of The FamilyMan coming in for so muchpraise?

I really feel proud that I ama part of such a beautifulshow. It's been getting somuch appreciation, and I can'tthank Raj & DK (the creatorsof The Family Man) enoughfor considering me for such anamazing character, and trust-ing me so much with JK. Ihave no words to express myfeelings right now.

When you were makingSeason 1, did you expect theshow to go so big?

We definitely had someintuition that we are making awinner (smiles). But to whatextent people would lap it up,we had no idea. The first sea-son did amazingly well. Infact, it revived my careerbecause post Filmistaan(2012), nothing substantialhad happened in my career.The Family Man made peopletake notice of me, it wassomething I badly needed inmy career. The first seasonwas big, and Season 2 hastaken it to another level.

I would like to thank Raj &DK and Suman Kumar, thewriter, because they nevertreated JK as just a sidekick.The character has always beengiven its due importance and Iam very happy with how it'sshaped up.

Given how well Season 1did, was there a lot of pressureon the team to deliver anequally successful second sea-son?

To tell you the truth, morethan 50 per cent of Season 2was shot even before the firstseason started streaming (in2019). We made Season 2with the same intention as thefirst... to make a good product.We worked with utmost sin-cerity and honesty and that'swhat reflects on screen. Wedidn't have any pressure like,'Arre, agar yeh nahin chalegatoh kya hoga?' The makersdidn't compromise on any-thing, like putting in anothertrack or including any kind ofgimmicks.

What is it that you enjoythe most about playing JK andwhat are the challenges?

The character is so beauti-fully written. If an actor getsgood text to perform, half ofyour battle is won. I havealways enjoyed being in theshoes of JK Talpade. The bestthing about being JK is gettingto spend so much time withSrikant Tiwari (laughs). I am ahuge, huge, huge fan of Manoj

Bajpayee sir. I have been a fanever since I saw Satya.

The challenging parts weresome of the action sequences.Though I wasn't part of veryheavy-duty action scenes,whatever I had to do was toomuch for me! (Laughs) But Istill enjoy doing them, climb-ing from here to there anddoing the shooting sequences.It definitely gives one anadrenaline rush, but in the heatof the moment, I do tend to getcarried away.

In fact, in Season 2, when Iclimbed the wall in the escapescene (from the abandonedflying school) and had to fallon the other side - despite thefact that all safety measureswere in place - I landed direct-ly on my chest. During therehearsals I did pretty well,but during the take, it didn't goaccording to plan and that

pain stayed with me for twomonths. But it's all been worthit. I always wanted to play acop.

Quite a bit of the appeal ofThe Family Man rests on thechemistry that JK and Srikantshare. What's the dynamicbetween you and ManojBajpayee like off screen?

We really didn't have towork on our chemistry at all.It happened very organicallyand instantly... we clicked onDay One itself. We did the carscene on the first day wherewe follow Suchi (played byPriyamani) to a restaurant, andthat scene where I ask aboutthe emojis. Those were funscenes and we clicked imme-diately, and the bond has onlygrown. It's happened very nat-urally because anyway Ialways had immense love andrespect for him, and he lovedme back.

I have a very special rela-tionship with Manoj sir, onscreen as well as off screen. Ienjoy spending time with him,we talk a lot... about cinema,about actors. We crack a lot ofjokes. Main bahut gandeyjokes maarta hoon, and Manojsir gets irritated many a times!(Laughs) I enjoy it when hegets irritated. He's my friend,philosopher and guide, allrolled into one. I wish I couldbe a part of all his projects.

In hindsight, what do youthink works for The FamilyMan?

The relatability factor.Srikant Tiwari is James Bond,but he's also someone who'stalking to the school principalmeekly, going to the sabzimarket and doing the dailychores. At the same time, he'son a daredevil mission. Beforethis show, this contrast hadperhaps not been seen in anIndian espionage thriller. Thehumour, the interpersonalrelationships, the familyangle, the office angle... it's allso beautifully written. Onpaper it was so strong that itonly had to get better.

You are on a roll. Besides

The Family Man, you havebeen a part of two other recenthit shows, Scam 1992 andAsur...

I am very happy to be act-ing during this time becauseOTT has really given a boostto the careers of so many peo-ple, those who want to tell sto-ries that are experimental andout of the box. For me, it start-ed with The Family Man.Then Asur happened, fol-lowed by Scam (1992)... allbig shows. Then a film ofmine called Darbaan, whichwas stuck for a long time,found a release on OTT. Ireceived a lot of appreciationfor that as well. Things havereally changed for me.

Filmistaan was a wonder-ful film, which not only wonpraise but also did well on thefestival circuit. But thingscooled down for you after that

for many years. What was thatphase like? I bring in that ref-erence in Season 2 where JKis almost dying and Srikanttells Suchi that nothing willhappen to JK because he's likea cockroach who can surviveany situation. Are you like thatin life as well?

(Laughs) I was just aboutto say that! I am like a cock-roach in life too... I have sur-vived worse situations in lifeand I have been through a lotof difficult times even post-Filmistaan, which I had notimagined. I had thought thatafter the film released, thingswould be easier for me.Frankly speaking, I thought Ihad arrived! (Laughs) Ithought I would be inundatedwith offers. I did sign a lot ofinteresting films. But as luckwould have it, some of themgot shelved, some got stuckmidway and some never sawthe light of the day.

Time kept passing by, auraise hi teen saal nikal gaye.There was a time, for almostseven to eight months, when Iwas completely jobless. I wasauditioning and I was gettingrejected. You have to be verycourageous to face so muchrejection on a daily basis. Wedo develop thick skins after apoint of time, and that's theonly way (smiles). It alsohelps to have supportive fami-ly and friends who helped menot only emotionally but alsofinancially. Thankfully, thosedays are behind me.

Is writing as fulfilling anexperience as acting?

Acting is my first love! Ireally enjoy writing, but if Ihave to choose one over theother, I will pick acting anyday. I quit a comfortable job topursue acting. I struggled tofollow my passion and Iwouldn't give it up for any-thing. I was, in fact, supposedto write a film for a big direc-tor, but it was taking up toomuch time and I had to let goof some acting work for it, soI gave it up. But I do plan towrite and direct some day.

Sharib Hashmi on ‘The Family Man’giving a fillip to his career

In the Hoichoi web seriesMouchaak, Monami Ghoshplays Mou Boudi, who is thecentre of attention. But every-thing changes one night asaccidental deaths take placeand bodies start piling up inher home. As Mou Boudihatches a plan to get rid of thebodies, a lottery ticket height-ens the level of intrigue indirector Sayantan Ghosal'sdark comedy. A candid chatwith Sayantan....

How is the feedback tillnow?

Mouchaak has becomevery popular and the talk ofthe town ever since the posterwas released. Feedback hasstarted to come in from theaudience and the majority areloving the crazy, light watch!We believe it will definitelybe among the most watchedseries of this year.

You are well-known formaking family-centric, tech-friendly, large-scale, popularadventure films. Why did youdecide to direct an adult com-edy/thriller like Mouchaak?

Yes true, and I will contin-ue making them too... I lovethose films. Tenida andSwastik Sanket are ready forthe big screen, and they arethe kind of films I am knownfor. But once in a while every-one needs a break. I cannotsee myself being a safe direc-tor. There has to be experi-ments, there has to be risks.Otherwise, it becomes a rou-tine, and I hate that. Someexperiments will work, somewill not - that's how it is, andit's completely fine. But Ineed to continue challengingmyself with different genres.

Did you think twice aboutdirecting Mouchaak? Did youever think how your fans ofadventure films will react tothis change?

I was instantly hookedafter listening to the conceptof Mouchaak. It was a verywelcome change. And it'sgreat fun to shoot comedies.So no second thoughts. Yes,people were shocked to seemy name in an adult comedy,and that's quite natural.

A series like Mouchaakwill polarise the audience.What did you think of thataspect?

Nothing wrong in it - noteverything is meant for every-one. We decide on a targetaudience before making anyfilm/ series, and as long as it

works with them, there is noproblem. There is no point inthe attempt to please every-one.

How did you process someof the negative feedback onsocial media once the trailerand song dropped?

Have you seen the viewsand post engagements? Thosegave us a lot of promotions.Now when they see the actualshow and realise that it's notwhat they were expecting, thenegativity is going down.

Do you feel a Bengaliadult comedy inadvertentlyexposes the hypocrisy of acertain section of society? Itgets huge views but peoplewon't acknowledge watchingit in public. They are almostapologetic about it. What isyour take on it?

This sort of hypocrisy isnothing new. A section of theviewers will enjoy your filmand then will be scared ofbeing judged by others. Thisbehaviour comes from yearsof social conditioning. As ifone fine morning they wereborn as they suddenlydropped from the sky.

How was it like directingMonami?

It was very new for both of

us. And we had this conversa-tion on Day 2 of our shoot.She is very easy to work with,and I think we as a team alsomade a conscious effort to

make her comfortable on set.She is a very experiencedactor, and the nitty gritties ofMou's characteristics werewell thought out tactfully byher in advance. Also, Mou iscompletely different from theimage she has. This, alongwith the fact that she wasworking for a new format,brought in a rawness to herperformance.

How was the process ofcollaboration with Sahana,who has written the script?

She is the real star of theshow! She is also my produc-er, and she is one of those peo-ple who have really, reallysupported me from the verybeginning of my career. I mether while she was with SVF,and she was the one whowanted me to makeByomkesh for Hoichoi. Shehas a wicked sense of humour,and is a very gifted writer.People will push you into a'slot', and assume that certaindirectors can only pull off cer-tain genres. But she has a rareprogressive mind whothought otherwise and offeredme Mouchaak.

What was your takeawayfrom the whole Mouchaakexperience, which is a wacky

fun ride?We had a blast shooting for

the series. As a very young,energetic team, it was like a12-day-long picnic. I have

grown up on a healthy dose ofcomedy films where you donot have to think too muchabout logic - you just enjoythe fun. The intention behindMouchaak was the same -entertaining people, and Ithink we achieved what we setout to make. There is no pre-tence. I am very proud of thefinal series. It was like discov-ering a new side of myself.

Is the camera mostly hand-held inside Mou Boudi'shome? Why take that deci-sion?

Going handheld was anintentional aesthetic choice.There are actually no locked-off shots in this series. We dis-pensed off the stable shots tocreate a continuous sense ofimmediacy and create a senseof realism even inside this

make-believe world ofMou.

What were your actingdirections to Sourav whoplays Bimal, and has to actdead almost throughout theshow?

It was really funny! After apoint of time he was really,really frustrated, and thewhole team kept on pullinghis leg. But Sourav is a verygood actor, and we had col-

laborated earlier forByomkesh Season 1.

Tell us about the openingsequence, which is blast!

Shooting it was hectic, butwe had a lot of fun! All theactors brought in their ownimprovisations, which addedto the overall energy.

The neighbour can hearalmost everything that goeson inside Mou's house. Butthen why couldn't she hearanything when the first bodywas being taken out? It madea lot of noise.

Definitely she might haveheard! Maybe we did not cutback to her reactions this time.But it is clear from her reac-tions before and after thisscene that she is certain aboutfishy activities going oninside Mou's house. But it isthe streetsmart Mou who isalways a step ahead and man-ages to fool her every time.

What do you have to sayabout the infamous 'biryaniscene'?

We designed the characterof Bimal to be weird. Helooks quite a decent guy onthe outside, but his secretkinks come out while hespends time with Mou. Thebiryani scene reflects that, in abizarre and funny way.

Though the final momentsare really funny, towards theend Mouchaak runs out offun, innovative ideas. It goeson a loop. Maybe the thiefwith an outside perspectivecould have added value with adetailed character back-ground. Do you feelMouchaak could have bene-fited with a change of genre,where you address largerdomestic issues or the innerturmoil of Mou through athriller? Or you could havemade it tighter maybe? Itseems a bit stretched towardsthe end.

We made Mouchaak forthe large section of viewerswho want a light, fun watch.So we designed it to be likethat - something that is notheavy on the brain. But yes,no film/series is perfect.Mouchaak is just out of oursystem, and we will be in aposition to judge the positivesand negatives only after a fewdays.

Director Sayantan Ghosal on ‘Mouchaak’

Rakul Preet Singh 'can't wait to get back on set'

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5G service now reaches 1,662cities worldwide: Report

Barcelona : As smart-phone brands are continuous-ly working to provide better5G-enabled devices, a newreport on Monday revealedthat the 5G service has nowreached 1,662 cities globally.

According to VIAVI,which offers lab-based net-work test solutions, the newtotal -- 1,662 cities across 65countries -- represents anincrease of more than 20 percent during 2021 to date.

"Although we are seeing asignificant jump in the num-ber of networks being rolledout, not all 5G technologiesare created equal," SamehYamany, Chief TechnologyOfficer, VIAVI, said in astatement.

The latest edition of thereport "The State of 5G"states that the top three coun-tries that have the most citieswith 5G coverage are China at376, the US at 284 and thePhilippines with 95, overtak-

ing South Korea which is nowin fourth position with 85cities.

The APAC region remains

in the lead with 641 cities,closely followed by EMEA at623. The Americas regionlags at 398 cities.

With the launch of com-mercial 5G services in fouradditional countries --

Cyprus, Peru, Russia andUzbekistan -- well over a thirdof the world's countries nowhave at least one live 5G net-

work. However, the qualityand speed of connectivity canvary significantly from regionto region depending on theavailable spectrum.

"Networks operating inlower, mid and upper band

frequencies perform very dif-ferently in terms of reach andthroughput, increasing theimportance of network assur-ance and optimisation to con-sistently fulfill the promise of5G," said Yamany.

The report said that thedata was compiled from pub-licly available sources forinformation purposes only, aspart of the VIAVI practice oftracking trends to enable cut-ting-edge technology devel-opment that allows communi-cations service providers tocommand the 5G network.

This week during theMWC in Barcelona, VIAVI iscontributing to a demonstra-tion of eMBB end-to-end test-ing.

VIAVI is a global providerof network test, monitoringand assurance solutions forcommunications serviceproviders, enterprises, net-work equipment manufactur-ers, government and avionics.

Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna's Covid vaccinefor restricted emergency use in India : Sources

New Delhi : India's drugregulator DCGI has grantedpermission to Mumbai-basedpharmaceutical companyCipla to import Moderna'sCOVID-19 vaccine forrestricted emergencyuse in the country, offi-cial sources said onTuesday.

Moderna's vaccinewill be the fourthCOVID-19 jab to beavailable in India afterCovishield, Covaxinand Sputnik.

"Drugs ControllerGeneral of India(DCGI) has grantedpermission to Cipla toimport Moderna'sCOVID-19 vaccine forrestricted emergencyuse in the country asper the provisions ofthe New Drugs andClinical Trial Rules ,2019 under Drugs andCosmetics Act, 1940,"a source told PTI.

In separate commu-nications, Moderna onJune 27 informed DCGI thatthe US government hasagreed to donate a certainnumber of doses of itsCOVID-19 vaccine throughCOVAX to India for use hereand sought an approval fromthe Central Drugs StandardControl Organisation(CDSCO) for the vaccines.

On Monday, Cipla, onbehalf of the US pharmamajor, requested the drug reg-ulator for import and market-ing authorisation of thesejabs.

"This permission is forrestricted use in emergencysituations in public interest.The firm has to submit 7 dayssafety assessment of the vac-

cine in first 100 beneficiariesbefore rolling out of vaccinefor further immunisation pro-gramme, according to theapproval order," an officialsaid.

On Monday, Cipla filedthe application seeking per-mission for import ofModerna's vaccine referringto DCGI notices dated April15 and June 1 according towhich if the vaccine isapproved by the USFDA forEUA, the vaccine can begranted marketing authorisa-

tion without bridging trial andassessment of safety data offirst 100 beneficiaries of vac-cines shall be submittedbefore rolling out in immuni-

sation programme.Also, the requirement of

testing of every batch byCentral Drugs Laboratory(CDL), Kasauli can beexempted if the batch/lot isreleased by the CDL of coun-try of origin, however sum-mary lot protocol review andscrutiny of documents shallbe undertaken by the labora-tory for batch release accord-ing to standard procedures,Cipla said referring to theDCGI's new revised rules.

Further, Moderna through

a separate communication hasinformed that the US govern-ment has agreed to donate acertain number of doses of theModerna vaccine, mRNA-

1273, through COVAXto the government ofIndia for use in thecountry and has submit-ted the dossiers throughe-mail.

"This correspon-dence is to request theCDSCO to open a filefor approval of theseurgently needed vac-cines," Moderna said.

On June 1, in a bidto expedite the rollout ofvaccines, the DCGIdecided to waive testingof batches at CDL forforeign-manufacturedvaccines that have beenapproved by interna-tional drug regulatorssuch as the US FDA, theUK's MHRA or theWHO.

The central govern-ment in April issueddetailed guidelines and

proactively eased entry of for-eign made COVID-19 vac-cines approved by US FDA,EMA, UK's MHRA andJapan's PMDA, and WHO'sEmergency Use Listing intoIndia.

According to the guide-lines, these vaccines will notneed to undergo prior bridg-ing trials. The provision wasfurther amended to waive offthe trial requirement altogeth-er for the well-establishedvaccines manufactured inother countries.

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine produces stronger immuneresponse with 11-month gap, third dose : Study

New Delhi : TheAstraZeneca COVID-19 vac-cine produces an improvedimmune response with alonger dose gap of up to 45weeks, and a third shot is ableto boost antibody levels evenfurther, according to a studyin the UK.

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study shows thatantibody levels remain elevat-ed for at least one year follow-ing a single dose of theOxford-AstraZeneca vaccine,known as Covishield in Indiawhere the gap between its twodoses has been set at 12-16weeks.

The authors of the studynoted that an extended inter-val of up to 45 weeks, orabout 11 months, between thefirst and second dose of theAstraZeneca vaccine resultedin up to an 18-fold increase inantibody response measured28 days after the second dose.

The research, posted onthe pre-print server of TheLancet on Monday, includedvolunteers aged 18 to 55 yearswho were enrolled in the trialsand had already receivedeither a single dose or twodoses of AstraZeneca vaccine.

The researchers from theUniversity of Oxford in theUK assessed immuneresponse after a single dose,immunity after an extendedinterval between the first andsecond dose, and the responseto a third dose as a late boost-er.

With a 45-week dosinginterval between the first andsecond dose, antibody levelswere four times higher thanwith a 12-week interval.

The finding demonstrates

that a longer interval betweenthe two doses of the vaccine isnot detrimental but can derivestronger immunity, the

researchers said."This should come as reas-

suring news to countries withlower supplies of the vaccine,who may be concerned aboutdelays in providing seconddoses to their populations,"said Professor Andrew JPollard, chief investigator anddirector of the Oxford VaccineGroup at the University ofOxford.

"There is an excellentresponse to a second dose,even after a 10-month delayfrom the first," Pollard said ina statement.

The researchers noted thatsome countries are consider-ing administering a third'booster' dose in the future.

Studying the impact of abooster, they found that thedose given at least six monthsafter a second dose boosted

antibody levels six-fold andmaintained T cell response.

T cells are one of theimportant white blood cells ofthe immune system and play acentral role in mmuneresponse.

A third dose also resultedin higher neutralising activityagainst the Alpha, Beta, andDelta variants, according tothe findings of the study.

The Delta variant was firstreported from India and isbelieved to have driven thedevastating second wave inthe country.

"It is not known if boosterjabs will be needed due towaning immunity or to aug-ment immunity against vari-

ants of concern," saidAssociate Professor TeresaLambe, lead author of thestudy.

"Here we show that thethird dose of ChAdOx1nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca vac-cine) is well tolerated and sig-nificantly boosts the antibodyresponse. This is very encour-aging news if we find that athird dose is needed," Lambesaid.

The authors also noted thatboth the late second dose andthe third dose of theAstraZeneca vaccine showedfewer adverse reactions thanthe first dose.

However, they noted thatfurther research is required tofollow up with study partici-pants who received thirddoses beyond the period ofthe initial study.

Sensex rises over 200 pts in earlytrade; Nifty tops 15,800

Mumbai : Equity bench-mark Sensex jumped over 200pts in early trade onWednesday led by gains inindex majors Infosys,Reliance Industries andMaruti amid a positive trendin global markets.

The 30-share BSE indexwas trading 200.35 points or0.38 per cent higher at52,750.01 in initial deals.Similarly, the broader NSENifty inched 60.15 points or0.38 per cent up to 15,808.60.

Maruti was the top gainerin the Sensex pack, risingover 1 per cent, followed byTitan, Infosys, Tata Steel,M&M, Asian Paints andNestle India.

On the other hand,PowerGrid, NTPC, ICICIBank, IndusInd Bank andHUL were among the lag-gards.

In the previous session, the30-share index Sensex ended

185.93 points or 0.35 per centlower at 52,549.66, and Niftytumbled 66.25 points or 0.42per cent to 15,748.45.

Foreign institutionalinvestors (FIIs) were net buy-ers in the capital market asthey purchased shares worthRs 116.63 crore on Tuesday,

as per provisional exchangedata.

"Market mood is changingfast. The major positives for

the market now are the steadi-ly declining fresh COVIDcases (around 37,000 onTuesday) and fast-rising vac-cinations, which will facilitate

further easing of restrictionsand rebound in economicactivity," said V KVijayakumar, ChiefInvestment Strategist at GeojitFinancial Services.

The fact that FIIs haveceased selling and the DIIshave turned aggressive buyersis a strong positive. Therefore,it is quite possible that themarket may again favour thebulls and the 'buy on dipsstrategy' may resume, he stat-ed.

Elsewhere in Asia, boursesin Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyowere trading with gains inmid-session deals, whileHong Kong was in the red.

Equities on Wall Street tooended on a positive note in theovernight session.

Meanwhile, internationaloil benchmark Brent crudewas trading 0.43 per centhigher at USD 74.60 per bar-rel.

Cryptocurrency-related cyberattacksgrew by 192%: Report

Mumbai : As the price ofbitcoin increased by almost400 per cent, cryptocurrency-related email compromiseattacks increased by 192 percent between October 2020and May 2021, a report saidon Tuesday.

According to cloud-enabled security solutionsprovider BarracudaNetworks, cybercriminals aretaking advantage of theopportunities this creates forthem to trick potential victimsand increase the profits theycan make from their attacks.

"The digital format ofcryptocurrencies make themdecentralised in nature andwithout any regulations, theyhave become the currency ofchoice for cybercriminals,"Murali Urs, CountryManager, BarracudaNetworks-India, said in astatement.

"It fuelled and enabled a

multi-billion economy of ran-somware, cyber-extortion andimpersonation. These attacksare targeting not just privatebusinesses, but also criticalinfrastructure, so they increas-ingly pose a national securityrisk," Urs added.

Urs also said that therecent high-profile attacks onorganisations like ColonialPipeline and JBS in the USare likely to bring greaterinterest in the government'sintervention and regulation ofbitcoin.

Hackers use bitcoin to getpaid in extortion attackswhere they claim to have acompromising video or infor-mation that will be released tothe public if the victim doesnot pay to keep it quiet.

While this scheme hasbeen around for some time, asthe price of bitcoin climbed,cybercriminals started includ-ing it as part of their business

email compromise attacksimpersonating employeeswithin an organization.

They target and personal-

ize these emails to get theirvictims to purchase bitcoin,donate them to fake charities,or even pay a fake vendorinvoice using cryptocurrency.

Due to the rapid growth in

the perceived value of bitcoin,ransomware attacks have alsobecome more damaging thanever. In 2019, ransom

demands ranged from a fewthousand dollars to $2 millionat the top end. By mid-2021most demands were in themillions, with a significantnumber over $20 million.

India seeks eU travel approval forCovishield : Report

New Delhi : India's SerumInstitute is seeking emergencyauthorisation in the EuropeanUnion for its Covishield jab,the BBC reported.

The move comes amidreports that Covishield is notyet eligible for the digitalgreen certificate, an EU-widetravel pass, set to launch onJuly 1.

The certificate is currentlyfor EU citizens only.Covishield is the Indian-madeversion of AstraZeneca'sVaxzevria jab, which has beenauthorised in the EU.

Covishield is manufac-tured in India by Serum, theworld's largest vaccine maker.

The vaccines currently eli-gible for the green pass haveall been approved by theEuropean Medicines Agency(EMA).

Serum's CEO, AdarPoonawalla, said on Mondaythat his company hopes to"resolve this matter soon",referring to the fact thatCovishield had not yet beenauthorised in the EU.

The EMA told the BBC onMonday that the SerumInstitute had not yet appliedfor authorisation.

The EuropeanCommission has left it to indi-vidual member states todecide whether to allow trav-ellers who have received vac-

cines "that have been autho-rised at the national level orby the World HealthOrganization (WHO)".

Covishield was listed foremergency authorisation usein February.

BBC said it's unclear yet ifthe same rules will also applyto international travellers vis-iting the EU.

India has so far over-whelmingly administeredCovishield jabs - they accountfor more than 284 million ofthe 323 or so million vaccina-

tions given so far.Covaxin, an Indian home-

grown vaccine, which has notyet received WHO approval,

has also not applied for EMAauthorisation. Sputnik V,which is the third vaccineapproved for use in India andby the WHO, is on the EMA'slist of vaccines currentlyunder review. But it has notbeen rolled out yet in Indiadue to supply delays.

At a recent meeting of G7countries to which India wasinvited, India's health minister

Dr Harsh Vardhan said thatIndia was "strongly opposedto a 'vaccine passport' at thisjuncture".

"I realise that a lot ofIndians who have taken COV-ISHIELD are facing issueswith travel to the E.U., Iassure everyone, I have takenthis up at the highest levelsand hope to resolve this mat-ter soon, both with regulatorsand at a diplomatic level withcountries", Adar Poonawalla,CEO, Serum Institute of India(SII) had said in a tweet.

US House passes resolution urging Bidenadmin to facilitate Covid assistance to India

Washington : The USHouse of Representatives hasexpressed solidarity withIndia in its fight against thesecond wave of the coron-avirus pandemic and in a res-olution urged the Bidenadministration to urgentlyfacilitate Covid assistance toIndia.

The bipartisan resolution,co-authored by CongressmenBrad Sherman and SteveChabot that had 41 co-spon-sors, recognised that when theUS was in the midst of a dev-astating spike in Covid cases,India lifted its export ban oncertain therapeutics inresponse to a request by theUS government.

Sherman and Chabot areco-chairs of the House IndiaCaucus. Among 41 co-spon-sors, 32 lawmakers were fromthe ruling Democratic partyand another nine from theRepublican.

The resolution recognisedthat India's pharmaceuticalindustry is a vital part of theglobal solution to the pan-demic, especially for much ofAsia, Africa and LatinAmerica, and is the world'sbiggest producer of Covidvaccines having exported66.36 million doses to 93countries and accounting forover half of global vaccinemanufacturing.

"The resolution standswith the people of India asthey collectively work to stemthe spread of COVID-19,"said Sherman.

"The US must work withour partners around the worldto quell the virus everywhereit persists," he added.

Chabot said the secondwave of Covid has causedimmense suffering.

"Our close ties to India and

India's support for us early inthe pandemic call for our sup-port. As case rates continue todecline, we must help themfinish the battle against thesecond wave and win the waragainst COVID-19 altogeth-er," he added.

Prior to this resolution,more than 150 members ofUS Congress across the polit-ical aisle have issued state-ments, letters and tweets insupport of India.

In recent months, IndianAmbassador to the USTaranjit Singh Sandhu hashad intense and methodicalengagement with US

Congress.Besides India's traditional

contacts the outreach wasexpanded to cover a cross sec-

tion of US Congress, includ-ing senior members of theHouse and Senate.

The resolution recognisesthe efforts of the Bidenadministration to deliverurgently needed medical sup-plies to India and urges thedelivery of additional, much-needed medical supplies andin-kind medical supply dona-tions to help India quell thedevastating second wave ofCOVID-19.

It also recognises theefforts of Indian-Americansand American firms to sup-port India's health care systemduring this time of need,

including the delivery of1,000 ventilators and 25,000oxygen concentrators tohealth care facilities across

India.In April, Chabot, Sherman

and a few others formallyrequested the White House toincrease its assistance forIndia's battle against COVID-19.

By early May, the US hadprovided more than USD 100million worth of medical sup-plies to India, including oxy-gen support, personal protec-tive equipment (PPE), rapiddiagnostic tests, and therapeu-tics. The USAID also facili-tated the delivery of 440 oxy-gen cylinders and regulatorsto India, donated by the Stateof California.

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FCIK delegation calls upon JKB CMD‘J&K Bank to support and handhold genuine entrepreneurs’

TP CorrespondentSrinagar, June 30 : A del-

egation of FederationChambers of IndustriesKashmir (FCIK) - an apexorganization of IndustrialAssociation- led by itsPresident ShahidKamili todaycalled upon Chairman andManaging Director (CMD)J&K Bank R K Chhibber hereat Corporate Headquarters.

Executive Presidents SunilGupta & Arun Gandotra,Special Secretary to CMDKaranjit Singh, President AnilDeep Mehta and other seniorofficials of the Bank were partof the meeting which saw theFCIKdelegation put forththeir demands and problemsfaced by different industrialsectors in the valley.

CMD stated that J&KBank was a strong and suc-cessful organization whichhas stood the testing timesever since its inception.

“J&K Bank has a strongfoundation and has alwaysprevailed in adversities. J&K

Bank’s share is surging aheadowing to recently declaredFinancial Year 2020-21results. Our success is prima-rily because of our customers,business community, second

to none workforce, an effi-cient Board of Directors andall weather promoters as J&Kand Ladakh UT Governmentswhose support and guidancegives us strength to come outof any crisis and lend us sta-bility,” said the CMD.

Acknowledging the busi-

ness community for havingemotional sentiments aboutthe Bank, the CMD reiteratedsymbiotic relationshipbetween the two.

“If your business is in a

good shape, it is definitelygoing to have positive effecton the growth of J&K Bank.Success and failures of indus-trial sector has a direct effecton J&K Bank and its busi-nesses. We will always comeforward to support and hand-hold genuine and aspiring

entrepreneurs as per set proce-dures and guidelines. We havealready formulated a schemefor textile industry which willbe soon rolled out,” CMD toldthe delegation.

President FCIKShahidKamili stated that J&KBank and Industrial sectorwere married to each othersaying, “We look upto J&KBank whenever we are in dis-tress.

J&K Bank is our hope andat this point in time whenthere are hardly any businessfrom last two years due toCovid 19 induced disruptions,we need handholding fromJ&K Bank to get us out of thiscrisis. MSME sector needsspecial attention from theBank for it to come out of cur-rent situation marred by mul-tiple disruptions over theyears.”

The delegation collective-ly thanked the senior Bankmanagement for giving apatient listening to the mattersconcerning them.

Jammu Declaration to end feeling ofsubservience, discrimination : Rana

TP CorrespondentNAGROTA JUNE 30 :

Saying that the JammuDeclaration is drawing over-whelming attention fromwide spectrum of public opin-ion, cutting across politicaland religious lines, NationalConference ProvincialPresident Mr Devender SinghRana today reiterated that theinitiative would lead to betterunderstanding of inter-region-al and intra-religious aspira-tions and equal participationin decision making betweenthe people of Jammu andKashmir.

“With decentralisationforming core of democracy,all regions and sub-regionscrave for equal role in thegovernance with no one nur-turing the feeling of sub-servience or discrimination”,Mr Rana said while interact-ing with the people during hisvisit to under-constructionGeeta Bhawan at the histori-cal temple at Kole Kandolihere this afternoon, addingthat this being the high pointof the declaration, sugges-tions are pouring in from theJammu civil society, especial-ly the intellegentia and the

opinion makers.Mr Rana said the declara-

tion, based on the spirit ofpromoting inclusiveness andisolating divisive tendencies,will boost harmonious growthof the society and strengthen

the singular entity of Jammuand Kashmir and thereby thecountry.

He said that intra-regionaland inter-region broad-baseddialogue holds the key tobuilding confidence amongthe people and eschewing thetendencies of mistrust, whichis alien to the composite ethosof this part of the country.Need for such a proposition isall the more important to pre-serve and sustain the idea ofIndia in general and the ideaof J&K in particular, known

for unity in diversity, he main-tained.

Mr Rana hoped the Jammuregion will take a lead by ris-ing above party politics andwork towards achieving thecherished agenda of faster

growth, equal share in jobsand equitable development ofall the regions and the sub-regions, based on their priori-ties and aspirations. He assert-ed that the Jammu interest issacrosanct for the people ofthe region, who want coursecorrection in governance,making it inclusive, he added.

“The Jammu Declarationdoes not represent or grantexclusivity or at least give methe ownership as it has to bepeoples narrative emergingout of broader consensus”, Mr

Rana said while expressingsatisfaction over the proposalbeing received well by thepeople who he had writtenmonths ago. He said the sug-gestions coming in large num-bers have encouraged him tocarry forward the mission, at atime Jammu and Kashmir is atthe crossroads of history andchurning of a thought processevolving. Since the effort isbereft of politics all thosefrom Jammu are enthusiasti-cally coming forward withtheir support, he said, exudingthe confidence that the ideawill sprout as an agenda fromJammu for a united and inclu-sive Jammu and Kashmir.

“This will be our humblecontribution towards strength-ening our great nation”, MrRana added.

Those present on the occa-sion were Ch Rehmat Ali,BDC Nagrota, Pt. RameshwarDutt, Ravi Singh, RaviKhajuria, Sanjay Kumar,Niab Sarpanch Nagrota,Joginder Lal, Amit Verma,Vicky, Rakesh Sharma,Ashok Thakur, RakeshThakur, Ashok Dubey, BodhRaj Gupta, NP Banathia, ArunSharma and others.

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JAMMU, June 30 :Indian Army at Asthanmargin District Ramban (J&K)distributed wheel chairs fordifferently Disabled personsat Gui-Bhimdasa in Tehsil ofRamban.

The aim of the event wasto deliver wheel chairs to dif-ferently disabled persons inremote areas of Gui-Bhimdasa are in needs, butcan’t afford to have one. Byproviding wheel chair, it hasenabled people with disabili-ties from poor financial back-ground from this remote areato become mobile with digni-ty, remain healthy andallowed them to participate incommunity life.

During the event, wheelchairs were distributed tochildren, women and oldaged with disabilities. Anawareness on differently dis-abled persons was alsospread to the families andlocal population in the areaduring the event.

Distributed of wheelchair at Asthanmargin district Ramban

JAMMU, June 30 :Army in its efforts to reachout to the underprivilegedsections of society in theremote areas, organised aMedical and VeterinaryCamp on at Sanasar village inDistrict Ramban (J&K).

Medical and VeterinaryCamp was organised to pro-vide medical facilities to themigratory and local popula-tion and their domestic ani-mals. Two Army MedicalOfficer including a Lady offi-cer along with two civilVeterinary doctors and a teamof nursing assistants fromArmy provided medicaladvice and care to approxi-mate 181 people. In addition,approximately 55 cattle werealso given elementary medi-cines by qualified veterinarypractitioners. Medical teamwas voluntarily assisted bythe PHC Staff. During theday long camp, the primefocus was to render medicalassistance to maximum tem-porary and permanent resi-dents of these far flung areas.

Army conducted medical and veterinary

camp at Sanasar

JKNPP Working Committee meetingheld on June 30, 2021

TP CorrespondentJAMMU, June 30 : Prof.

Bhim Singh, President, J&KNational Panthers Party(JKNPP) chaired the WorkingCommittee meeting on June30, 2021 and briefed themembers on the proceedingsof All Party Meet convened byHon’ble Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi on June 24,2021 at New Delhi.Prof.Bhim Singh reiterated thestand of the JKNPP as under:-

i). The Accession ofJ&K State to the Union ofIndia has not been ratified tilldate by the Parliament ofIndia as has been done for 575princely States who signed thesame Instrument of Accessionto the Union of India. Heurged the Prime Minister tourgently convene theParliament as a Constituent

Assembly to ratify and acceptthe J&K Instrument ofAccession and include theJ&K State into the Union of

India constitutionally.ii). He demanded imme-

diate restoration of theStatehood of Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh as itexisted on August 5, 2019 thatincluded J&K and Ladakh as

its constituents.iii). After restoration of

Statehood the Governor shallconstitutionally hold brief

delimitation of the constituen-cies of the State and hold elec-tions.

iv). The Census of 2021to be used as the basis forfresh delimitation andAssembly elections thereafter.

v). The Panthers Partyshall mobilize public opinionin favour of reorganization ofthe entire J&K State asConfederation of Jammu,Kashmir and Ladakh Statewith three separateAssemblies, Administrativeand financial power so thateach constituent has its owngovernance with a singleHigh Court and Governor ofthe State.

Those who attended themeeting were P.K. Ganju (Sr.Vice President), Ms. AnitaThakur (General Secretary),Capt. Anil Gour, NeerajDewan, Naresh Chib, RajeshGupta and outstation mem-bers from Kathua, Poonch,Doda, Udhampur andSrinagar conferred on thephone due to their inability toattend the meeting in-person.

New dawn of democracy soon afterdelimitation : Kavinder

TP CorrespondentJAMMU, JUNE 30 : The

Jammu and Kashmir willsoon witness new chapter ofdemocracy with no room leftfor any kind of discrepancy ordiscrimination as the delimi-tation process has been startedto eliminate all kinds of preju-dices which used to hinder thejustness in the political arena.

This was said by the seniorBJP leader and former DeputyChief Minister, KavinderGupta in a statement issuedhere on Wednesday. The BJPstalwart congratulated thepeople of J&K on the start ofdelimitation process in the UTclaiming that this will put anend to age old lopsidednesswhich stopped the regionfrom getting a just share ofpower, funds and facilities.He termed it as a good movefor reorienting the democratic

setup in the right perspectivein Jammu and Kashmir UT.

Kavinder said that thebeginning of new era in J&Kby delimitation process has

become a reality after the AllParty Meet called by thePrime Minister NarendraModi gave a nod to it and theAssembly elections soon afterthis will also help in boostingthe development which ispeople oriented as there is no

comparison to a popular gov-ernment. He said that whatPM Modi has accomplishedin J&K no other politicalparty or leader could have

thought of doing the same. Hesaid that the completion of thedelimitation process willrestore democracy in truesense in the UT of J&K asearlier people misused theuneven segregation of seats.

Meanwhile, a deputation

of Dental Surgeons metKavinder Gupta at Party’sHeadquarters Jammu andsubmitted a memorandum ofdemands. Former MLA R SPathania was also present.

The deputation apprisedthe former Deputy ChiefMinister about the non cre-ation of posts for the last somany years.

Kavinder assured that hewill take up their matter withthe authorities concerned forearly consideration. He saidthat the government is work-ing on identifying news postsand also filling the vacantones as providing jobs tounemployed is one of thebiggest responsibilities andthe PM Modi has asked theconcerned quarters across theworld to chalk out a compre-hensive plan to provide jobsto jobless as soon as possible.

JAMMU, June 30 : Toencourage Women to excel instudies and empower them onthe path of success, Armymedical officer guided a stu-dent Miss Mehak Jabeen ofBudhal on the methodologyof studies at her doorstep toensure success in future.

Miss Mehak Jabeen Mir, abright student from Budhaltown in District Rajouri hassecured 91.8% marks in hersenior secondary examinationin Science stream withBiology as primary subject.Being from humble back-ground and having limitedresources, she has performedexceptionally well in academ-ics. She is now preparing forNEET examination andaspires to join Indian Army asa Doctor by clearing entranceof Armed Forces MedicalCollege through NEET exam-ination. Indian Army took anoble step by sending aMedical Officer to her houseand counseled her for her

preparation. She was also pre-sented with competitivebooks for her preparations for

NEET examination. Army hasassured continuous guidanceand support to Miss Mehak

Jabeen Mir for her brightfuture. The family membersand local populace expressed

their profound gratitudetowards the Army for guid-ance and support.

Guidance for bright girl studentat her doorstep at Budhal

JAMMU, June 30 :Sainik Welfare Department(J&K) has resolved to reachout to ESM, Veer Naris and toprovide various services as farforward as possible.Accordingly, Zila SainikWelfare Office has been madeoperational at Akhnoor so thatthe valiant veterans or VeerNaris from border areas ofPallanwala , Khour andJourian do not have to travellong distance to Jammu toavail benefits which are dueto them in honour of theirservices to the nation. TheZila Sainik Welfare Office atAkhnoor was dedicated to theESM and the Veer Naris byMaj Gen Rajiv Gadihoke,GOC Crossed SwordsDivision on 30 Jun 2021 inthe presence of a selectedgathering of Veterans, VeerNaris and Staff of SainikWelfare Department.

During his address theDirector Sainik WelfareDepartment (J&K) BrigGurmeet Singh Shan recalledthe heroic deeds of the sol-diers of the Akhnoor region

and paid his respect to theheroes. The Director alsothanked the Indian Army and

the Civil Administration fortheir support for the opera-tionalization of Zila SainikWelfare Office Akhnoor. Thefuture plans regarding welfareof the veterans fraternity werealso highlighted in brief bythe Director.

Speaking on the occasion,Maj Gen Rajiv Gadihoke,GOC Crossed SwordsDivision appreciated the stepstaken by the Sainik WelfareDepartment to reach out toESM and Veer Naris. TheGOC also assured full support

to the Zila Sainik WelfareOffice for addressing variousissues for the welfare of ESM,

Veer Naris and their depend-ents in the region.

The attendance at the func-tion was restricted due toCOVID protocols. Selecteddignitaries from civil admin-istration and ESM/Veer Narisof Akhnoor were present onthe occasion. Prominentattendees included SmtSantosh Kour W/o Late SubSurinder Singh, AshokChakra, Sh Hans Raj, veteranof Second World War, Col JSRandawa and Col BhupinderSingh Sambyal.

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