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Several employees' deputations

meet MD JPDCL

Dr Jitendra releasesBook on

Northeast 2019-20achievements

Athletes mustgive Covid-free

undertakingbefore dope tests

Educational lockdown :

Psychologicaland moral

repercussions

JAMMUMAX : 33.0 °CMIN : 22.0 °CSUNSET : 7:36 pm TodaySUNRISE : 5:22 am TomorrowSRINAGARMAX : 27.0 °CMIN : 15.0 °CLEHMAX : 14.0 °CMIN : 6.0 °C

Youth shot dead by militants SRINAGAR: A youth wasshot dead by militants inBaramulla district onSaturday, police said.Civilian Ishfaq AhmadNajar (25) was attacked bythe militants at his resi-dence in Adipora in Bomaiarea of north Kashmir ataround 9:30 PM, a policeofficial said. He said Najarwas injured when the mili-tants opened fire at him.He was rushed to a hospital,but was declared broughtdead by the doctors there.

RPO Srinagar toresume servicesfrom MondaySRINAGAR: Passportoffice Srinagar willresume its services fromMonday after remainingclosed for over twomonths due to nation-wide lockdown to curtailspread of COVID-19pandemic. However,installation of AarogyaSetu app on mobilephones of passport appli-cants, besides wearing

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Pak violates ceasefirealong LoC in Poonch,India retaliatesJAMMU: Pakistantroops on Saturday yetagain violated ceasefirewhile Indian Army retali-ated effectively to thecross border firing alongthe Line of Control inPoonch district of Jammuand Kashmir. Defensespokesman here said thatPakistan violated cease-fire in Kirni and Qasbasectors in at about 2000

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Bhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot highwaylikely to reopen fortraffic by June 15JAMMU: The 168-kmBhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot NationalHighway is likely toreopen for normal trafficby mid-June as the snow-clearance work, whichgot delayed due to theCOVID-19 lockdown,resumed in full steam,Border Roads

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IN BRIEF

SPREAD ACROSS AT LEAST 170 COUNTRIESWORLD : 67,34,088 confirmed, 3,94,875 deathsINDIA : Over 2,36,657 confirmed, 6,642 deaths

J&K: 2,08,650 : Travellers, Persons in contact with suspected cases

42,003 : Home quarantine53 : Hospital quarantine

2,08,413 : Tested Negative3,467 : Positive

39 : Deaths

LADAKH: 48 : Active positive2 : Fresh positive cases

NEW DELHI, JUN 6:Indian and Chinese armieson Saturday held high-levelmilitary talks with a "posi-tive" approach, signallingan intent to end theirmonth-long bitter standoffin mountainous easternLadakh through peacefuldialogue, people aware ofthe development said.

The Indian delegationwas led by Lt GeneralHarinder Singh, the generalofficer commanding ofLeh-based 14 Corps, whilethe Chinese side was head-ed by the Commander of

the Tibet Military District."The talks were held in a

positive atmosphere. Theapproach (by both sides)

was positive," a senior mil-itary official said on condi-tion of anonymity.

The talks at the Border

Personnel Meeting Point inMaldo on the Chinese sideof the Line of ActualControl in Chushul sectorwas scheduled to begin ataround 8:30 AM, but wasdeferred by over threehours due to bad weather inthe high-altitude region, thesources said.

They said the Indian del-egation was warmly greetedby senior officials of theChinese Army before thetalks began.

Neither the Army nor theMinistry of External Affairs

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Indian and Chinese armies hold Lt-General-level talks

India, China Army officials during talks on Saturday.

‘India, China remainengaged through

diplomatic, militarychannels’

Indian and Chinese offi-cials continue toremain engaged

through the established mil-itary and diplomatic chan-nels to address the currentsituation in the India-Chinaborder areas, the IndianArmy said on Saturday.

The statement came inthe midst of a scheduled

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AMRITSAR, JUN 6: Pro-Khalistan slogans wereraised by Sikh hardliners inthe Golden Temple complexhere on the 36th anniversaryof Operation Blue Star onSaturday.

Around 100 activists ledby Imaan Singh Mann, sonof Shiromani Akali Dal(Amritsar) president andformer MP Simranjit SinghMann, raised the slogans atthe Akal Takht - the highest

temporal seat of Sikhs.'Parallel Jathedar' of Akal

Takht Dhian Singh Mand,who entered the premiseswith the Mann-led group,addressed the gathering.

Members of Sikh hard-liner outfit Damdami Taksalalong with Akal TakhtJathedar Giani HarpreetSingh and ShiromaniGurdwara ParbandhakCommittee (SGPC) officials

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Supporters of radical Sikh organizations shout pro-Khalistan slogans at a demonstration marking the 34thanniversary of the Operation Blue Star at Golden Temple inAmritsar. (Agencies)

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on

Operation Blue Star anniversaryGJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Jammuand Kashmir Governmenton Saturday informed that143 new positive cases ofnovel Coronavirus (43 fromJammu division and 100from Kashmir division),have been reported thustaking the total number ofpositive cases in Jammuand Kashmir to 3467.

Also, three COVID-19deaths have been reported;one from Jammu division andtwo from Kashmir division.

Moreover, 40 moreCOVID-19 patients have

recovered and were dis-charged from various hos-pitals, 15 from JammuDivision and 25 fromKashmir Division.

According to the dailyMedia Bulletin on novelCoronavirus (Covid-19), outof 3467 positive cases, 2302are Active Positive, 1126have recovered and 39 havedied; 05 in Jammu divisionand 34 in Kashmir division.

The Bulletin further saidthat out of 211880 test

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3 youths savedfrom joiningterror ranks

SRINAGAR, JUN 6:Apart from neutralisinginfiltrators and terroristsfrom across the border tomaintaining law and order,security forces in Jammuand Kashmir also haveturned saviour to severalyouths from the Valley bystoppng them from joiningterror outfits and helping

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GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Jammuand Kashmir Administ-rative Council which methere under the chairman-ship of Lieutenant Gov-ernor, G C Murmu onSaturday gave the go aheadto the establishment ofUnified Metropolitan Tran-sport Authorities (UMTAs)for the cities of Jammu andSrinagar as envisaged in theMaster Plans of the twocapital cities.

The sanctioned bodieswill be headed by the ChiefSecretary with Administr-ative Secretaries and offi-cers of the key departments/authorities impinging ontransport and mobility,nominees of agencies ofGovernment of India andindependent experts asmembers.

These new bodies willfunction as a part of respec-tive Metropolitan RegionDevelopment Authoritiescreated under the J&KMetropolitan RegionDevelopment AuthoritiesAct, 2018.

The decision is aimed atdeveloping an advanced,well planned and bettercoordinated transport sys-tem in the capital cities byovercoming the dissonancearising from multiplicity of

existing agencies with theirseparate and at times con-

flicting policies under theguidance of National UrbanTransport Policy, 2006.

Once functional, UMTAwill secure the developmentof an integrated, efficient,modern, multi-modalmobility system includingnon-motorized transportwith focus on movement ofpeople and goods instead ofvehicles.

UMTA is also envi-sioned to aid policy formu-lation and regulation forundertaking integrated andholistic planning for trans-port services with associat-ed infrastructure by focus-ing on coordination acrossdifferent organisations,agencies and managementof common facilities.

Meanwhile Adminis-tra-tive Council also approved

allotment of additional 250Kanal land at Rakh-i-GundAkshan, Bemina, Srinagarfor expansion of JudicialInfrastructure includingconstruction of New HighCourt Complex.

The new allotmentcomes in addition to the250 Kanals of land that wastransferred to the HighCourt earlier in December2019.

The creation of JudicialInfrastructure on landaggregating to 500 Kanalsat Rakh-i-Gund Akshan isexpected to meet twinobjectives of decongestingthe Srinagar city whilestrengthening the JudicialInfrastructure which willhouse diverse ancillarylegal facilities at one place.

As per the requisition bythe department, the addi-tional land is needed notonly for the construction ofHigh Court Complex butalso to develop allied infra-structure like mediationcentre, arbitration centre,litigant's facility, foodcourt, police and securityinfrastructure, staff accom-modation for judicialadministration, utilitybuildings, convention facil-ities, parking spaces andspaces for fire station.

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J&K Govt approves creation ofMetropolitan Transport Authorities

J&K HC gets 250Kanal additionalland at Srinagar

SFC is now J&KForest DevelopmentCorporation, comes

under Companies Act

COVID: J&K reports fresh 143 positive cases, 39 deathsCORONA VIRUS

SRINAGAR, JUN 6:Around 800 Kashmirisstranded in Dubai due to theCOVID-19 outbreak havearranged two charteredflights for their return to theValley and urged the Indiangovernment to expedite theclearance for their landingin Srinagar.

They say they have beenappealing to the Centre toevacuate them to the Valleyas they were facing severe

problems surviving therewithout jobs.

They say they are underdistress with some of themfacing medical emergen-cies, visa issues and othersrunning out of money andother means.

Sajad Ahmad, one of the

stranded Kashmiris, saidthat so far only one flightunder the government'sVande Bharat Mission hasbeen operated from Dubai.

The first flight under themission was in May andanother is scheduled forJune 11 in which about 150of them are being broughtback, he said.

"My visa has been can-celled by the company

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8 Inspectors, 14S-Is transferred,

adjustedGJ REPORTJAMMU, JUNE 6: SeniorSuperintendent of Police,Jammu Shridhar Patil onSaturday ordered transferand postings of 22 police-men including eight inspec-tors and 14 sub-inspectors.

As per order ZaheerMushtaq, Pawan Singh,Khayatiman Khajuria,Pankaj Singh, VishwaPratap, Sohan Singh, AnilChoudhary and MohammadArshad (all inspectors) havebeen shifted to District

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GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: A fresh spell of rainon Saturday brought relief from scorch-ing heat and mercury dipped by fewdegrees in Jammu district.

The maximum temperature recordedon Saturday was 27.1 degrees.

As per weatherman, the rain lashedthe parts of Union Territory on Saturdaythus dipping temperature.

He added that the temperature whichwas hovering between maximum 41degrees to 43 degrees (notching around5 to 8 degrees above from normal) lastweek but with fresh spell of rain, itdipped and brought relief from hot andhumid climatic conditions.

Jammu on Saturday recorded maxi-mum temperature 27.1 degrees whilethe minimum was 21.2 degrees, atKatra, the maximum temperature was27.6 degree Celsius and the minimumwas 19.2 degrees, at Bhadarwah maxi-mum temperature was 25.5 and theminimum was 13.4, at Batote the max-imum temperature was 22.9 and theminimum was 14.5 degrees.

He predicted mainly clear sky togenerally cloudy sky with maximumtemperature 37 degrees and minimumtemperature 22 degrees.

Meanwhile overnight downpourdamaged a key bridge in Udhampur

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Rain brings relief from scorchingheat, maximum temp 27.1 degrees

A portion of bridge washed away dueto overnight rains in Udhampur dis-trict of Jammu and Kashmir onSaturday. (UNI)

With 2.36 lakh cases,India overtakes ItalyNEW DELHI: India onSaturday surpassed Italy andbecame the sixth worst-affect-ed country from novel coron-avirus as the tally zoomed to2,36,657 after registeringhighest 9,887 fresh cases.Now, United States, Brazil,Russia, Spain and UnitedKingdom are ahead of Indiain terms of number of infec-tions. India in coming days

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800 Kashmiris stranded in Dubaipool money to arrange 2 spl flights,

urge Govt to expedite approvalCOVID-19: Govtevacuates 1,12,513stranded residents

Mini buses likelyto hit on roadfrom Monday

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A mind gameand a puzzle that yousolve with reasoning and logic. Fill in the grid withdigits in such a mannerthat every row, every column and every 3X3box accommadates thedigits 1 to 9, withoutrepeating any. Thesolution to yesterdays’spuzzle is at right.

SU DO KU (997) SOLUTION

1099 - First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1494 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

which divides the New World between the two countries. 1800 - David Thompson reaches the mouth of the

Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. 1862 - The United States and the United Kingdom agree in

the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. 1892 - Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat

in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting courtcase, Plessy v. Ferguson.

1929 - The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican Cityinto existence.

1938 - The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. 1946 - The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its

television service, which has been off air for seven yearsbecause of the Second World War.

1965 - The Supreme Court of the United States hands downits decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the statesfrom criminalizing the use of contraception by married cou-ples.

1967 - Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem. 1977 - Five hundred million people watch the high day of the

Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television. 1982 - Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the

bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is keptoff-limits.

2000 - The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the bor-der between Israel and Lebanon.

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SADAKET ALI MALIK"The unrealistic expectations from

the parents towards the students hasalso been a point of contention amongthe strong academic community and

policy makers of the state"

Education isn't meant to grasp the pre-scribed curriculum within a stipulatedtime frame. There has been a com-

mon consensus among the policy makers,educationists, psychologists, extendedteaching fraternity, Counsellors, parents,regarding the impact of COVID 19 on themental health, psycho social and moralaspect of their life. The thrust on the audiovedeo lecturing has not only bored thembut may prove very dangerous if the aca-demic component is not mixed with theother activities, or if the pragmaticapproach is not initiated to guage the psy-cho social, moral and emotional sanctity inorder to ensure adjustment. The constantpressure from parents and grasping of thecontent of a long u vedeos of their syllabineed a mixture of other fun field activities toensure stress management.

Keeping this in view the policy makersand psychologists viz a viz counsellors hasto play a very sensitive role to reach out thechildren and guage their psychologicalaspect of life. It don't mean defying theexisting academic part of the prescribed bythe competent authority.

Very recently, Ahead of coronavirus lock-down 5.0, Directorate of Education,Jammu, has introduced mental healthplans in schools. The school educationdepartment headed by Director school edu-cation jammu has taken a grand initiativesto meet these challenges. Directorate hasformed a task force consisting of over 100psychologists/teachers who will soon

organise online counselling sessions forthe school students to address their mentalhealth issues. task force of 100 well-quali-fied teachers will also guide the studentsabout the precautions that need to be takento maintain their mental health.

The department has already existing Telecounselling Helpline under the scheme of "Aao Baat Karain" and under the manifold ofit there is a network of Counselling Cells atschool level to reach the students at locallevel. The Tele counselling helpline hasbeen playing a key role with well knittedclinical psychologists and counsellors totake care of the psycho social emotionalmoral health needs of the children. The ini-tiative of the already existing tele coun-selling helpline has been reoriented imme-diately by the department after lockdown.In such a situation calamity the children arenot prone to the existing interactive class-room that has a possiblity of emotionalstress. There other reasons like unrealisticexpectations from the parents has alsobeen a point of debate among the strong

academic community of the state. Keepingthese factors in view the department hasinitiated a path breaking initiatives for keep-ing the psycho social moral emotional andmental health needs of the children intact.

The schools in jammu region has beenconstantly working from home with withsupport of dedicated teachers who not onlyprovided access to the children at theirhomes but also imbibed and encouragedthem to participate in filed fun activities toovercome their psychological stress. Thedepartment initiated home classes on 27march 2020 and the efforts were made toprovide first three chapters of their syllabusthrough delivery. The competent authorityalso empenelled a team of 400 resourceteachers to upload the lectures on websiteof the department. The daunting task wasto cover the unreached students who weredevoid of the android phones and othergadgets. The teachers were asked to makea phone contacts with the students to over-come their academic issues.

In order to provide access to the uncov-

ered students who belong to the mostdeprived sections who haven't access tosmart phone has been given an alternativewith the help of Doordarshan and other pri-vate Cable and digital channels to reachout the student force.

Radio as a medium of instruction, work-sheets etc and other ways were devised bythe people to provide access to learning.The home assignment initiative has beeninitiated to check the progress and keep thestudents enganged in learning process.

. . . Now owing to the consistent lock-down there has been a multi pronged strat-egy to check the stress, anxiety and otherpsychological and social issues of the chil-dren. The team of Psychologists empan-elled by the school education departmentwill cover the following components:

Orientation Programme: An orientationprogramme will be organised from June 1to 3 for the psychological task force mem-bers in order to train them about the coun-selling skills.

Online counselling sessions : After orien-tation online counselling sessions will beorganised for the students across Jammuregion, both private and government schoolstudents will be covered under this pro-gramme.

The objective of constituting the taskforce was to help the students overcomestress, anxiety and other mental healthissues.

There is therefore a dire need of lookingthe issue from the parental side too, theunrealistic expectations by the parents andconstant pressure on the students maylead to anxiety, stress and other issues.Since we need to collaborate and counselthe children in psychological aspect as wellin order to ensure happiness of them.

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INGREDIENTS for the cake 2 tbsp ground flaxseed + 6 tbsp water 1 cup granulated sugar 1¾ cup all-purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ¼ cup butter, at room temperature cup yogurt ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract ½ tbsp cinnamon cup unsweetened milk 1 cup fresh peach chunks *for the frosting* ½ cup shortening ¼ cup butter 3 cups powdered sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tsp ground cinnamon pinch of salt

*for assembling* 2 medium peaches, sliced thinly and patted dry

with paper towels & flowersINSTRUCTIONS First, make the cake. Preheat oven to 350F

and spray two 6" round cake pans with non-stick baking spray. In a small bowl, whisktogether the ground flaxseed with the waterand set aside to thicken.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, andcinnamon.

Add in the butter, and beat on low until it'sincorporated and has a sandy texture.

In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, flaxseedmixture, yogurt, and vanilla extract, and addthem to the dry ingredients. Mix until com-bined.

Pour in the unsweetened milk, and beat onmedium-low until smooth and creamy. Finally,gently stir in the peach pieces.

Divide batter evenly among the 2 pans, andbake for 45-55 minutes until cake is set in thecenter and a toothpick comes out clean.

When the cakes are completely cooled, youcan make the frosting. In the bowl of a standmixer, beat the shortening, butter, vanillaextract, and cinnamon together until complete-ly smooth and creamy. Add in the powderedsugar, 1 cup at a time, until a thick frostingforms. Add in the salt.

To assemble the cake, divide the 2 cake layersin half to create 4 thin layers.

Place one cake piece on your cake stand orplatter, and spread some white frosting on top.Arrange the thinly sliced peaches on the cake,then spread a bit more frosting on top. Repeatwith all.

Next, cover the cake with the remaining frost-ing. Repeat to fill any gaps!

Allow the cake to chill until it's time to serve,and store leftovers in the fridge. Enjoy!

RECIPE TODAY “SUMMER”

EDUCATIONAL LOCKDOWN : PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Tarot is all about your intuition, that innervoice of your higher self and Tarot cards

are one of many forms of divination Theyare used to measure potential out-comes and evaluate influence sur-

rounding a person, an event or both.Geetika, a young Tarot card reader

and Angel therapist is a mother of twoto whom Tarot is a God's gift. Every

Sunday we have been bringing you herweekly predictions as per your zodiac

sign. We hope you enjoy the column andappreciate the efforts. She is otherwise

available at geetikaz@gmail.com

PEACHES AND CREAM LAYER CAKE

Natural and organic tooth-paste have anti-tartar andstain-resistant properties

superior to conventional tooth-paste without the controversialchemical ingredients. Discoverreasons to use organic toothpaste.CLEANS YOUR TEETH SAFELY

Did you know that many synthet-ic chemical ingredients found inconventional toothpaste could beabsorbed into your body and affectyour nervous or hormonal system?Triclosan, for example, is anantimicrobial agent commonlyfound in household products andin conventional personal products.This agent has been declared asan endocrine disruptor. That is tosay, it affects the balance of ourendocrine system, specifically ourthyroid hormones.

Natural and organic toothpasteis devoid of any such harmful syn-thetic substances that could harm

your body. Organic toothpaste donot contain dyes or artificial ingre-dients. They have the ability toclean your teeth gently and effec-tively while fighting bacteria withplant extracts, natural mineralsand antiseptic essential oils.EFFECTIVELY REFRESHES YOUR BREATH

Natural and organic toothpasterefreshes the breath in the sameway as conventional toothpaste.However, natural and organictoothpaste contains powerfulessential oils to refresh the breathnaturally and without the chemicaladditives found in conventionaltoothpaste. Spearmint and tea treeessential oils are often used in nat-ural organic toothpaste to freshenbreath. They offer, in particular,their antibacterial effects to elimi-nate the bacteria that cause badbreath.PREVENTS AND CALMS GUM PAIN

Do you have sensitive gums?

Does regular toothpaste onlyaccentuate your symptoms? Mostconventional toothpastes are oftentoo aggressive for sensitive gums.In contrast, natural and organictoothpastes can prove to be a realasset for signs of oral sensitivity.Indeed, they consist of vegetal oilsand soothing plant extracts, suchas Aloe Vera, for example, or teatree essential oil that are able tocalm sensitive or painful gums.STAIN REMOVER

Did you know that natural andorganic toothpaste have a whiten-ing effect without affecting theenamel of your teeth? In fact, silicais a natural mineral often used toeffectively, yet gently, polish thesurface of your teeth and eliminatestains. The silica is coupled withnatural baking soda, which hasimmediate whitening effects.SAFE FOR CHILDREN

When toddlers start learning tobrush their teeth, they inevitablyswallow the toothpaste. This is areal problem when ordinarytoothpaste is used since artificialchemicals are absorbed and canbe found in their bodies. Naturaland organic toothpaste is fluo-ride-free, with no artificial chem-icals, no triclosan and no sodiumlaureth sulfate. It therefore,poses no risk to the health ofchildren if swallowed and repre-sents a safe alternative to ordi-nary toothpaste.

HOW IS ORGANIC TOOTHPASTE SAFER

BRAHMACHARINI SHARANYA CHAITANYA

We all have two types of minds. One of them isconstantly thinking about objects, emotions andthoughts around us that have names and forms.

The mind is like an invisible radar that keeps searchingthe tower of knowledge all around unless it is in sleep.

It searches with a pair of spectacles called ‘like’and ‘dislike’. Whenever it likes something, it goesafter it, chases the object, person or situation andpegs itself to the object of fascination. If it dislikessomething, it tries to run away from the person,object or situation. When you find yourself in the compa-ny of a neighbour who annoys you, you want to run awayfrom that situation or fight and shoo away the other per-son. If you do not like to eat a particular vegetable, youeither avoid it or go through the process of eating if youmust, with utmost disgust. If you are in a difficult situa-tion—like standing in a long queue at the ATM whereusers at the head of the trail are slowly grappling with theprocess of typing their ATM passwords and confusinglygroping through the touch screen without a clue of whatto do—you are not happy to continue standing there, buthave to, to get your daily quota of R 4,500. Definitely it isnot a situation that you may like. Yoga Sutras and manytexts of yoga give numerous ways to integrate the out-

ward bound mind that has a fascination for objects andthe inner mind that ever wants to experience happiness.

One of the methods to integrate the mind is to con-stantly analyse. Each time you see the mountain, sky,river, the sunset or sunrise, the full moon against a darkpurple sky, just drop all other entanglements of the mind.

Totally focus on the form of what you see. Observethe contours, shape and different tone of colours ofthe objects you see around.

As you observe, the mind becomes quiet. Eachobject has a wealth of knowledge that it can offer

you. The more you meditate, the more the object beginsto communicate in a very silent language that you canunderstand. This is a yogic secret which reveals manyglobal and other truths of nature. They are listed underthe title of many siddhis in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras—aperson who has for a long period of time, been observingthe sun, he will get the knowledge of the whole word. Themore a person observes gold, the secrets of the manifes-tation of gold, silver and other precious metals will revealitself to the seeker. The Yoga Sutras point out many waysof integrating the mind. This integrity helps us to achieveany goal or ambition we wish to see fulfilled in our life andalso choose to be on the path of peace, wisdom andrenunciation.

DROP THE ENTANGLEMENTS OF YOUR MIND

Wellness

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GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Keepingin view the socialDistancing, BJP in comingdays will hold person to per-son contact programmes,meetings and Ralliesthrough Digital Sampark.

Addressing a press confer-ence here today, StateSecretary BJP and InchargeJammu West RekhaMahajan said that the partyhas prepared an extensiveblue print regarding upcom-ing programmes. Keeping inview the situation aroundcountry, mass gatheringshave been avoided by theparty so now throughDigital Sampark, meetingsand Rallies will be conduct-ed, she said adding that JanSampark programme willalso be conducted which donot violate the socialDistancing norms. She alsohighlighted the achieve-

ments of Narendra Modi-ledCentral Government.

District president MunishKhajuria said that JammuWest unit will reach out tomasses and will cover everybooth in the Constituencyto gather more support andto interact with the massesto know about their wellbeing. He stated that BJP isthe only political party in

country which worked seri-ously during the pandemicsituation and will continueits journey for serving thesociety.

Seh Prabhari ShailjaGupta, District GeneralSecretaries AdvocateRajesh Gupta and AdvocateKaran Sharma were alsopresent in the press confer-ence.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: AmidCOVID-19 lockdownrestrictions, the Media Cellof the Central University ofJammu on Saturday organ-ized a webinar on the topic"Journalism in J&K andChallenges of COVID-19".

In its endeavour to impartexcellence among studentsand society, the Media Cellof CUJ organized the 3 hourlong webinar, which wasfirst of its kind, involvingover 60 people includingprominent journalists fromJammu and Kashmir, offi-cials of Union informationdepartment, students andscholars from Jammu andKashmir and other states.

The webinar was chairedby Prof Ashok Aima, ViceChancellor, CentralUniversity of Jammu and thewelcome address was givenby Prof Govind Singh Head

of the Department of MassCommunication and NewMedia, CUJ.

Discussion on variousissues including Journalismin J&K opportunities andchallenges, COVID 19 pan-demic and crisis of fakenews circulation, COVIDPandemic vs Infodemic, cri-sis of free voice in J&K,Information Dependency:Public Service Broadcastingvs Private InformationSources in J&K, lack ofstress to address regionalissues / developmentalissues in J&K media, vulner-ability of safety measures aswell as job security for themedia persons amid COVID19 pandemic.

The webinar also dis-cussed the urgent need tocreate one Capacity BuildingMedia Center, wherein bud-ding journalists would betrained by eminent journal-

ists, to handle new informa-tion platforms to curb thefake news pandemic. Allsenior journalists requestedProf Ashok Aima to estab-lish a Capacity BuildingCenter for J&K Media fra-ternity. The journalists alsocongratulated the Media Cellof CUJ for organizing suchwebinar on the topic, mostrelevant to the present times

and for the media profes-sionals, who are the infor-mation warriors.

Dr Bachha Babu, NodalOfficer, Media Cell &Senior Assistant Professor,Department of MassCommunication & NewMedia was convenor of thewebinar.

The senior journalists whoparticipated in the Webinar

included SP Sharma (TheStatesman), Neha Jalali (DyDirector Press InformationBureau), R K Raina (DyDirector News DD&AIRJ&K), Abhimanyu Sharma(Editor Dainik Jagran),Pradeep Dutta (Senior EditorTimes Now), Sanjit Khajuria(Ex-Dy Director DD News),Ashwani Kumar (ex-BureauChief Aaj Tak J&K), ManuShrivastava (FreelanceJournalist), Dinesh Manhotra(Principal Correspondent TheTribune), Bavender Vashist(Resident Editor Amarujala),Journalism students andScholar from CUJ, IIMC,Jammu and University ofKashmir participated in thethree hours long online videoconference.

Vote of thanks was pre-sented by Ashwani Kumar,Senior Journalist andPresident Press ClubJammu.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Severaldeputations of representa-tives of Employees todaycalled upon the ManagingDirector, JPDCL Jammu,Yasha Mudgal and heldthreadbare discussion onthe issues faced by the staffdue to COVID-19 pandem-ic.

The reputations dis-cussed issues related toregularization of dailyrated staff and promotionin various categoriesagainst the vacant posts.

Interacting with the dep-utations, the MD desiredthat the revenue realizationmust be achieved at theearliest to achieve the tar-gets set by theGovernment. The repre-sentatives ensured that thetarget would be achievedby mobilizing the con-cerned connected staffround the clock.

The MD informed thatthe amnesty schemeregarding recovery ofarrears has been extended

by the Government for 1st ,2nd & 3rd instalment till30th June, 31st July and31st August 2020. Sheasked the concerned staffto pursue and educate theconsumers for availing theamnesty scheme and paythe amount of arrear withinthe stipulated period oftime fixed by theGovernment.

The other issues raisedby the deputations werecoverage of the field staff

of various levels under theCOVID-19 insurancescheme at par with the sim-ilarly situated employeesof the Union Government.

The MD assured that theissue would be taken upwith the Government at theappropriate time. Besides,insurance the representa-tive also sought releaseof payment under Ex-gra-tia relief to the beneficiar-ies.

Regularization of Daily

Rated Workers andPromotion in various cate-gories against the vacantposts was also brought intothe notice of ManagingDirector.

It was assured that theconcerned Chairperson ofvarious DPCs would beinstructed to make effortsto complete the procedurefor convening of DPC andclear the deserving candi-dates as per statutoryrules.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Describing the newrecruitment rules 2020 as a cruel jokewith the educated unemployed youthof J&K, Harsh Dev Singh, ChairmanJKNPP and former Minister todaytorched the effigy of the govt andsought modification of the new ruleswith repeal of SRO-202. He said thatthe govt notification of 4th June noti-fying the special recruitment rules hadcome as a bolt from the blue for theaspiring candidates who had pinnedhigh hopes from the govt. "The edu-cated youth had been made to wait forlong by the present dispensation onthe assurances that an employmentbonanza was in the pipeline thatwould address the concerns of theunemployed and redress all their pastgrievances. The tall claims of endingunemployment were being made sinceAugust 5th, 2019 with repeated state-ments of creating 50,000 new jobsbesides filling up all vacant positionsin various govt departments. Therecently issued SO 184 however hasspilled the beans and revealed the BJPled govt in its true colours, saidSingh. The very fact, that all suchselections would be held as per spe-cial recruitment rules of 2015 (SRO-

202), has come as a shocker for thelakhs of unemployed youth andexposed the govt for its haughty andsupercilious claims and lofty slogansof youth empowerment being madeever since the saffron regime ascend-ed the throne of power", said Singh.

Pointing towards the salient featuresof the new recruitment rules, Singhsaid that all such appointments shallbe on temporary basis with the newappointees getting barely the mini-mum of scale of pay and no incre-ments, no DA, no HRA and no CCA.After five years of probation, the govtwould decide whether to give them atest or further training before taking adecision with regard to their regular-ization, revealed Singh. "Not only thatthe new rules provided that candidatesof one district could apply in otherdistricts and even applying in otherdivision was also permissible in thenew rules. The freezing of districtlevel and division level posts by open-ing them for competition at UT levelwould operate very harshly againstthe candidates of remote districts",added Harsh.

Describing the new rules as uncon-stitutional and anti youth, Singh saiddenying the legitimate remuneration

to the appointed youth amounted tograve injustice besides violation ofthe principle of "equal pay for equalwork". Seeking the withdrawal of theSRO-202 and modification of newrules, Singh cautioned the govt torefrain from testing the patience ofthe teeming unemployeds of theUT.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: A groupof migrant workers onSaturday assembled nearthe Bhagwati Nagar areaand held a protest to pressfor their early evacuationto their homes in differentparts of the country. Takingserious cognizance of this,former Minister and seniorCongress leader RamanBhalla on receipt of infor-mation reached BhagwatiNagar within twenty min-utes to listen to their griev-ances. During interactionwith former Minister theysaid they want the govern-ment to take them home assoon as possible. Amidhigh pitch sloganeering bythe group in support of thedemand for their earlyreturn to their homes, theysaid they had meagre sumleft in their pocket and aresurviving the ongoinglockdown by begging for

food from the local resi-dents. They said they havefilled up forms severaltimes over the past weekbut no action was taken sofar, prompting them tocome on the roads.

"We are apprehensivethat the situation will takea long time to get nor-malised and, therefore, wejust want to reach ourhomes. We want to reach

our home states as thelockdown has made theirlives miserable," they said.

Former Minister thoughwelcomes gradual with-drawal of the lockdown,imposed to contain thespread of corona virus,reopening of governmentoffices across the UT, buthe questioned Govt movehow employees can reachtheir respective offices in

absence of public trans-port. Though the authori-ties allowed office-goers toattend their duties, theoffices reported thin atten-dance due to the non-avail-ability of transport facility."Most of the non-gazettedstaff can't attend theiroffices because of the non-availability of the publictransport. Gazetted officerscan manage to reach theiroffices in their own vehi-cles," Bhalla said andurged LG administration toclear the ambiguities onjobs, ownership of landand delimitation of con-stituencies in the UnionTerritory. He asked the UTadministration to come upwith a pragmatic mecha-nism to address these mat-ters in tandem with thesentiments and emotions ofthe people of Jammu andKashmir. "Absence of anyauthorised government

declaration on these sensi-tive issues coupled withrhetorical statements andassurances by Jammu-based BJP leaders on poli-cy matters bereft of anyconstitutional authorityhave lead to confusion andcreated apprehensions andmisgivings in the minds ofthe locals of J&K particu-larly the youth," he said."

Meanwhile, Bhalla dis-tributed ration items atGuru Tek Bahadur Nagar,Malik Market. Prominentamong those presentincluded Jatinder Chib,Aman Bawa, JatinVashisht, Jasmeet Kour,Mohd Hussain Pappu,Parveen Kour, ShivaniDevi, Ramesh Kumar,Rajkumar, Ramesh Kumar,Gurupurab Singh Sodhi,Jasvir Singh, Gagan Bral,Iqbal Singh, Sanjay GuptaMurli and Ravi KantVerma.

'BJP to reach masses through JanSampark and Digital Sampark'

State Secretary BJP and Incharge Jammu West RekhaMahajan addressing a press conference on Saturday.

CUJ Media Cell organizes Webinar on "Journalism inJ&K and Challenges of COVID 19"

VC CUJ Prof Ashok Aima alongwith participants of Webinaron Saturday.

Several employees' deputations meet MD JPDCLHarsh torches effigy of govt in protestagainst SRO-202, new recruitment rules

Chairman JKNPP Harsh Dev Singhtorching effigy on Saturday. Abhishek

MD JPDCL Jammu, Yasha Mudgal interacting with a deputation on Saturday.

No relief to suffering people from BJP Govt: Bhalla

Senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla interacting withmigrant labourers in Bhagwati Nagar Jammu on Saturday.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Director RuralDevelopment Department,Sudershan Kumar today conduct-ed an extensive tour of variousPanchayats of Block Akhnoor andBhalwal Brahmana of districtJammu and inspected variousdevelopment works executedthere.

The Director inspected variousworks of rural connectivity, waterconservation and irrigation relat-ed works executed under MGN-REGA, 14th FC, Back to Village,Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan(RGSA) and SBM by RuralDevelopment Department. Heemphasized on strictly followingStandard Operating Procedurewhile execution of works underMGNREGA like wearing masks atwork site, following social distanc-ing etc to meet the challengesarising out of COVID-19 pandem-

ic.The Blocks Development

Officer of these Blocks includingfield functionaries were directedto ensure 100% utilization offunds under SBM, updating of14th FC works as ongoing on e-Gramswraj, Uploading of MGN-REGA plan and PMAY oneGramswaraj and Uploading of15th FC plan on e-Gramswaraj.

In order to cope up with the dis-tressed situation among the ruralpoor labourers, he exhorted uponthe officers to provide handhold-ing support in terms of livelihoodsecurity to these people under theambit of MGNREGA. He alsostressed upon completion of veri-fication on Mission Antyodaya,formulation of plan under PHE/Irrigation/ R&B sectors in 15thFCA, completion of work -Panchayat Ghars, submission ofland documents for new

Panchayats Ghars.During his tour, the Director

inspected various executed worksincluding construction of roadfrom Mistry Mohalla to MohallaBada Talab which is being con-structed under Back to Villagewith an estimated cost of Rs 8lakh. Preservation of link roadMohalla Purab Singh wardNumber 5 under 4th FC in con-vergence with MGNREGA ofPanchayat Gandarwan.Construction of land drain fromhouse of Karan to house ofSardari Lal Manda PanchayatDaskal, under CD & Panchayatunder an estimated cost of Rs4.50 lakh, Construction ofCommunity Hall at GurhaBrahmana East under BADP(Model Village) at the cost of Rs30 lakh, desilting/ renovation ofpod at Ward 2, Gurha BrahmanaWest with a cost of Rs 1 lakh,

construction of Panchayat Gharat Sungal Lower-C under RGSAwith an estimated cost of Rs 28lakh. Later, the Director interactedwith PRI members and assuredthem of every possible help bythe department. Others whoaccompanied the Director wereAssistant Commissioner

Development Jammu, AmitVermani; Executive Engineer(REW), Ram Singh; AEE REWSub Division Akhnoor, Ravinder STrali; Block Development Officer,Akhnoor, Dr Kavita Pandoh, andBlock Development Officer,Bhalwal Brahmana, ShivaniGotra.

GJ REPORTRAJOURI, JUN 6: In theperiod of Coronavirus criseswhen the whole world is indistress and Governmentsacross the world are issuingadvisories and taking strictpreventive measures toensure that people do notcome out of their houses andthe chain of Coronavirusspread is broken. It becomesimportant that the basic serv-ices should be provided tothe common masses at theirdoorsteps to restrict theirmovement amid COVID19for the larger public interest.

As a part of good gover-nance and with the aim tomitigate the sufferings of thecommon masses amidCOVID19, the districtadministration Rajouri hastaken a number of measuresfor the public welfare keep-ing in view their daily needsand concerted efforts arebeing made to ensure that the

people do not feel any incon-venience in getting the basicfacilities during this period oflockdown.

Continuing the endeavorsof the district administrationto ensure the delivery ofbasic facilities at thedoorsteps of the general pub-lic to avoid their rush intehsil office and also to pro-vide them with best possibleassistance so that no problemis faced by the masses con-cerning their works in tehsiloffice, the TehsildarThanamandi, Anjum Khanunder the guidance of theDeputy CommissionerRajouri, Mohammad NazirSheikh has launched anonline portal for receivingthe applications of domicilecertificate in tehsilThanamandi.

Tehsildar Anjum Khan saidthose persons who are inneed of domicile certificatecan submit the form online

o nhttps://forms.gle/UHRJuJ6j8yHxeND57 and visit thetehsil office after seven dayswith the original documentsincluding PermanentResident Certificate, Rationcard, Aadhar Card and twophotographs to get theirdomicile certificates.

The people have welcomedand lauded this step taken bythe district administrationand said that the inconven-ience faced by them due totheir regular visits to tehsilcomplex has reduced asnow the government servic-es are being provided tothem at their doorsteps.They thanked the adminis-tration for taking thesetypes of initiatives for thepublic welfare and suggest-ed that the governmentshould continue to takesuch steps to mitigate theirsufferings during theCoronavirus pandemic.

Online portal launched for receiving applicationsof Domicile Certificate at Thanamandi

GJ REPORTKATHUA, JUN 6: DistrictDevelopment Commissioner, O PBhagat today conducted an exten-sive tour of border villages ofHiranagar sub-division andenquired about the damagescaused due to recent cross borderfiring incidents.

The DDC interacted with fami-lies of border villages Chakra,Chandrachak, Spalma, Hore,Bhagwana Chak, Bobiya andLondi who have been badly affect-ed by recent shelling. He directedofficers to evaluate the damagesand assured the families of everypossible help from the Districtadministration.

While taking first hand appraisalof ongoing construction works ofbunkers, the DDC directed execut-ing agencies to ensure quality of

work in line with prescribed designand specifications. He assuredpeople and local representativesthat construction of communityand individual bunkers will becompleted in a time bound man-ner. The DDC also visited theQuarantine Centre established inCommon Facility Centre,

Hiranagar and interacted withinmates and enquired about thefacilities which are being providedbesides also enquired about theirstatus of sample collection. ACDKathua, Narayan Dutt, Engineersof Rural Development, BDCChairman, Sarpanchs and Panchswere also present.

DDC Kathua visits border villages of HiranagarInspects border bunkers, met firing affected families

DDC Kathua O P Bhagat inspecting work in Hiranagar sub-division on Saturday.

Director RDD inspects development works in Block Akhnoor, Bhalwal Brahmana

Director RDD Sudershan Kumar inspecting developmentalworks in Block Akhnoor on Saturday.

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Indian and Chinese...provided any details about the much-anticipated talks.

Without specifically mentioning about the talks, an Indian ArmySpokesperson said: "Indian and Chinese officials continue to remainengaged through the established military and diplomatic channels toaddress the current situation in the India-China border areas."

The Lt General-level dialogue took place after 12 rounds of talksbetween local commanders of the two armies and three rounds ofdiscussions at the level of major general-rank officials could not pro-duce any tangible outcome, the sources said.

It also came a day after the two countries held diplomatic talksduring which both sides agreed to handle their "differences" throughpeaceful discussions while respecting each other's sensitivities andconcerns. It is learnt that Indian delegation pressed for restoration ofstatus quo ante in Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso and Gogra in east-ern Ladakh.

Earlier, sources said the delegation will also raise its objection tothe huge military build up by the Chinese troops in the region.

After the standoff began in early last month, Indian military lead-ership decided that Indian troops will adopt a firm approach in deal-ing with the aggressive posturing by the Chinese troops in all disput-ed areas of Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat BegOldie. The Chinese army is learnt to have deployed around 2,500troops in Pangong Tso and Galwan Valley besides gradually enhanc-ing temporary infrastructure and weaponry.

The sources said satellite images have captured significantramping up of defence infrastructure by China on its side of the LAC,the de-facto border, including by upgrading a military airbase around180 km from the Pangong Tso area.

The Chinese Army has been gradually ramping up its strategicreserves in its rear bases near the the LAC by rushing in artilleryguns, infantry combat vehicles and heavy military equipment, thesources said.

China has also enhanced its presence in certain areas along theLine of Actual Control in Northern Sikkim and Uttarakhand followingwhich India has also been its presence by sending additional troops,they said.

The trigger for the face-off was China's stiff opposition to Indialaying a key road in the Finger area around the Pangong Tso Lakebesides construction of another road connecting the Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan Valley.

The road in the Finger area in Pangong Tso is considered crucialfor India to carry out patrol. India has already decided not to stall anyborder infrastructure projects in eastern Ladakh in view of Chineseprotests.

The situation in eastern Ladakh deteriorated after around 250Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off onMay 5 and 6. The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similarincident in north Sikkim on May 9. (Agencies)

‘India, China remain...high-level military dialogue between the two sides to resolve the cur-rent border standoff in eastern Ladakh.

On Friday, the two countries held diplomatic talks during whichthey agreed to handle their "differences" through peaceful discus-sions while respecting each other's sensitivities and concerns.

In the talks, the two sides also agreed to settle differences inaccordance with guidance provided by leadership of two countries,in a reference to decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Chinese President Xi Jinping at an informal summit in Chinesecity of Wuhan in 2018.

"Indian and Chinese officials continue to remain engaged throughthe established military and diplomatic channels to address the cur-rent situation in the India-China border areas," the Indian Army saidin a statement. "At this stage therefore any speculative and unsub-stantiated reporting about these engagements would not be helpfuland the media is advised to refrain from such reporting," it said with-out providing any details about the high-level dialogue scheduled forthis morning.

The two armies have already held 12 rounds of talks betweentheir local commanders and three rounds of discussions at the levelof major general-rank officials. But the talks did not produce any tan-gible outcome, sources said. (Agencies)

Pro-Khalistan slogans...honoured the families of those who were killed during Operation BlueStar, which was carried out in 1984 to flush out heavily-armed terror-ists holed up in the Golden Temple.

The main programme to honour such families was organised bythe Akal Takht. Addressing the gathering, Giani Harpreet Singh saidthe Sikh community will always remember the unhealed wounds ofOperation Blue Star.

There was heavy barricading by police around all entry points tothe Golden Temple.

Due to entry restrictions in view of the coronavirus pandemic, notmore than 1,000 people gathered at the shrine. Usually more thanone lakh people visit the shrine on this day every year.

Earlier in the day, there was a minor scuffle between policemenand the group led by Maan as they were initially denied entry insidethe Golden Temple. Maan sustained a foot injury during the scuffle.

Later, the group was allowed entry following intervention of sen-ior police officers present on the spot. (Agencies)

3 youths saved...them return to the mainstream. The forces try their best to dissuadethe radicalised youths whenever they receive tip-off of any youthfrom the locality being motivated to join terror outfits.

Recently, the Awantipora Police received a piece of informationthat some youths of the Tral area of Pulwama were about to join ter-rorist ranks.

Upon receiving the information, the police acted swiftly along withother security forces and succeeded in saving the youths from join-ing terrorism.

The three youths, identified as Iliyas Amin Wani (21), AbrarAhmad Reshi (17) and Ubaid Ahmad Shah (19), all from Pulwama'sTral were motivated by terror associates to join the terrorist ranks.The police also managed to found out the radicals who were theforce behind motivating these youths.

Two terrorist associates, identified as Rizwan Ahmad Wani andRayees Ahmad Chopan, both residents of Tral's Mandoora area,were also arrested for reportedly motivating the youths from theValley to join terrorist ranks.

The arrested Overground Workers were found to be providinglogistics, shelter and other kinds of support to terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, terror outfits which are active inKashmir.

Tral residents hailed the efforts of security forces after report of'youths from the Valley saved from joining terrorism' surfaced.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces in the Valleryhas been continuously making efforts to save the future of Kashmiryouths. These forces have helped more than two dozen youths tojoin back mainstream after counselling. These youths were handedover to their families; while many among them were provided supportto start a new life.

COVID: J&K reports...results available, 208413 samples have been tested as negative tillJune 6.

Additionally, till date 208650 travellers and persons in contactwith suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance whichincluded 42003 persons in home quarantine including facilities oper-ated by government, 53 in Hospital Quarantine, 2302 in hospital iso-lation and 57045 under home surveillance. Besides, 107208 personshave completed their surveillance period.

Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandiporahas 194 positive cases (including 14 cases reported today) with 57Active Positive, 136 recovered, 01 death; Srinagar has 370 positivecases (including 03 cases reported today) with 218 Active Positive,143 recovered, 09 deaths; Anantnag district has 385 positive cases(including 03 cases reported today), with 217 Active Positive, 163recovered (including 08 cases recovered today), 05 deaths;Baramulla has 317 positive cases (including 09 cases reportedtoday) with 205 Active Positive, 105 recovered (including 01 caserecovered today), 07 deaths; Shopian has 346 positive cases(including 64 cases reported today) with 209 Active Positive, 133recovered and 04 deaths; Kupwara has 331 positive cases with 234Active Positive, 95 recovered (including 13 cases recovered today)and 02 death; Budgam has 142 positive cases (including 04 casesreported today), with 70 Active Positive and 70 recovered cases(including 03 cases recovered today) and 02 deaths; Ganderbal has42 positive cases with 16 active positive cases and 26 recoveries;Kulgam has 366 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today),with 311 Active Positive and 51 recoveries and 04 deaths andPulwama reported 122 positive cases with 109 active positive and 13recovered.

Similarly, Jammu has 200 positive cases (including 10 casesreported today) with 130 active positive cases and 67 recoveries(including 04 cases recovered today) and 03 deaths; Udhampur has129 positive cases (including 06 cases reported today) with 99 activepositive cases, 29 recovered and 01 death; Samba has 57 positivecases (including 02 cases reported today) with 34 Active Positiveand 23 recoveries (including 02 cases recovered today); Rajouri has52 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 47 activepositive cases and 05 recovered; Kathua has 105 positive cases(including 11 cases reported today) with 69 Active positive and 36recovered (including 04 cases recovered today); Kishtwar has 17positive cases with 13 active positive cases and 04 recovered;Ramban has 168 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today)with 148 active positive and 20 recoveries (including 04 cases recov-ered today); Reasi has 20 positive cases (including 02 cases report-ed today) with 17 active positive and 03 recovered, Poonch has 68positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 65 activepositive and 03 recoveries (including 01 case recovered today) whileDoda has 36 positive cases (including 01 cases reported today) with34 active positive cases and 01 recovery and 01 death.

According to the bulletin, of the total 3467 positive cases in theUT of J&K 1433 have been reported as travelers.

The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from whichthe patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing.

The bulletin has informed the people that, the best way to protectthemselves from COVID-19 is by maintaining physical distance of atleast 2 metre from others, frequently cleaning hands with an alcoholbased hand sanitizer or washing them with soap and water and fol-lowing good respiratory etiquette and hygiene.

As a measure for social distancing in public places and work-places wearing a face cover is compulsory.

The bulletin again explained that early detection of COVID-19can prevent the spread of disease so we need to be responsible forthe well-being of ourselves and everyone around us. "Not disclosingsymptoms could put life of individuals and their families at risk. Incase of symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty in breathing reportearly. Do not fear, call COVID-19 helpline numbers and seek med-ical advice".

Advisory has further exhorted upon the people not to step out ofhome, unless absolutely necessary. "If you have to move out forunavoidable reasons, ensure that you wear a mask and practicesocial distancing, personal hygiene and frequent handwashing withsoap and water."

In case of any emergency people can avail free ambulance serv-ices 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on toll-free number 108 whileas pregnant women and sick infants can avail free ambulance serv-ices by dialling toll-free number 102.

People can also call on toll-free national helpline number 1075;J&K COVID-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- 2549676 (UT level Cell),0191-2520982, 0191-2674444, 0191-2674115 (For JammuDivision), 0194-2440283 & 0194-2430581 (For Kashmir Division) forsupport, guidance, and response to health-related queries on NovelCoronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Public is advised to strictly follow the advisories issued by thegovernment from time to time and rely only on the informationreleased by the government through the daily media bulletin to printand electronic media.

People are also advised to refrain from spreading rumours andpay no heed to them at the same time.

With 2.36 lakh...will 'easily' surpass the UK and Spain as its average number ofcases, touching 9,000 in last few days, is drastically higher than thetwo countries.

As per latest update from Union Health Ministry, the death tollfrom the virus rose to 6,642 as 294 more patients died in past 24hours. Among the fresh deaths, maximum 139 were recorded inMaharashtra.

Still, India has managed to keep its death rate low at 2.80 percent which the worst-affected countries failed to. The death rate inUS is 5.6 pc while in Brazil 5.4 pc.

Also, the recovery rate in India improved to 48.20 pc as 1,14,073patients were able to challenge the disease and recover fully. Of thetotal, 4,611 recoveries were registered in past 24 hours.

But, India has, so far, conducted 45,24,317 tests which is 3,218tests per million and lowest among top 10 infected countries.

Also, the country has moved from "lockdown" to "unlock mode"with more relaxations and movement despite rise in fresh cases. It isalso gearing up to reopen malls, markets, religious places andrestaurants in non-containment areas from June 8, which accordingto health experts might further spread the infection.

The lockdown was relaxed to bring life to economy battered fromCovid crisis and restrictions.

According to a WHO expert, the Covid-19 disease has not"exploded" in India, but the risk looms large.

WHO changed its guidelines on using face masks, advising thatface masks should be worn in public to stop the spread of COVID-19. (UNI)

800 Kashmiris stranded...because of coronavirus. It has been three months without any salary.Now I do not have any money left," he said.

Another Kashmiri, who did not wish to be identified, said most ofthem have no sources of income and they depend on some well-to-do Kashmiri families there who are providing them food.

"There are many medical emergencies including pregnantwomen. Many people have lost jobs, some have visit visas and wehave no sources of survival left now," he said, appealing for help.

They said they have now arranged two chartered flights fromDubai to Srinagar and want the government to expedite the proce-dure for approving their landings at the airport here.

"We have somehow managed, by pooling money, to arrange andthen secure an approval for non-stop chartered flights to be operat-ed by Fly Dubai on June 9 and 10.

The dates are pending approval by the authorities in Dubai andSrinagar airports. All other formalities have been completed," AamirRafiq, who is among those stranded in Dubai, claimed.

Officials at the Srinagar airport also said the airport authoritieshave been approached regarding the chartered flights.

However, a decision on them has to be taken by the ministries ofexternal affairs, defence, civil aviation, the Directorate General ofCivil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India in consulta-tion with the civil administration here, they said.

"This is not something directly under the authority of Srinagar air-port. For any international flight, the approval of the MEA is a must.Then, since this airport is a defence airfield, the approval of MoD(Ministry of Defence) is also required," an official at the airport said.

He said the permission of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and theDGCA is also required for such a flight to land at any airport in thecountry.

"After securing the permission from these four, it goes to an apexteam which includes AAI and Air Force for slot availability. Then, thecivil administration is required to approve the flight landing becauseit is COVID time and it has to be checked whether they can handlethe flight on a given day and time or not," he said.

The official said the Srinagar airport has no problem in permittingthe flights to land once the required approvals are secured.

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about1,12,513 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due toCOVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains andbuses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines andStandard Operating Procedures.

As per the official data received in this regard, the administrationsof Jammu and Kashmir districts have received 45 special trains atJammu and Udhampur railway stations from different states andUTs, so far, with about 35,278 stranded passengers while about77,235 persons have been evacuated by the government throughLakhanpur till date.

Therefore, a total of about 1,12,513 J&K residents stranded out-side UT have been brought back to the UT by the Jammu andKashmir government by 45 special trains and a fleet of busesthrough Lakhanpur after strictly observing all necessary preventivemeasures regarding the Virus.

As per the detailed break up about the figures, about 677 strand-ed passengers have entered through Lakhanpur from June 5 to June6 mornings while 861 passengers have reached today in the 24thDelhi COVID special train at Jammu. So far, 24 trains have reachedJammu with a total of 18,721+861 stranded passengers belonging todifferent districts while 15,696 passengers have reached Udhampurin 21 special trains, so far.

As per the official communiqué, of 77,235 returnees evacuatedthrough Lakhanpur till June 6, 2020 (morning) included 20477 fromPunjab;

22388 from Himachal Pradesh, 25 from Andhra Pradesh, 7200from Delhi, 1417 from Gujarat, 3446 from Rajasthan, 4481 fromHaryana, 162 from Chattisgarh, 3726 from Uttarakhand, 1109 fromMaharashtra, 4884 from Uttar Pradesh, 64 from Odisha, 268 fromAssam and 1228 from Madhya Pradesh, 88 from Dehradun, 1473from Chandigarh, 698 from Telengana, 122 from Karnataka, 23 fromTamilnadu, 52 from Chennai, 331 from Bihar, 183 from West Bengal,113 from Jharkhand, 3 from Nepal, 3 from Goa and 3271 from otherstates and UTs.

8 Inspectors...Police Lines Jammu.

Meanwhile SI Vikas Jasrotia has been transferred from RehariPolice Post to PP Narwal, SI Parvez Ahmed Khande to PP GujjarNagar, Rohit Kumar Bhagat to PP Pouni Chak, Vikas Hans to PPParade, Anil Kumar to PP Sainik Colony, Ankuj to PP ChowkiChaura, Aanchal Rana to PP Residency Road, Varuneshwar Singhto PP Sarwal, Lakhveer Singh to PP Gadigarh, Shakeel Ahmed to

PP Rehari, Ranjit Singh to PP Canal Road, Ravi Kumar to PP HariMarket, Ranjit Singh to PP Beli Charana and Ayub Khan to PPSidhra.

Meanwhile DTIs, SI Traffic and ASI's in traffic have also beenshifted by the IGP Traffic J&K.

J&K Govt approves...Administrative Council also accorded sanction to creation of theJammu and Kashmir Forest Development Corporation as a regis-tered company under the Companies Act, 2013 to replace theJammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (J&K SFC) which hadceased to exist after the re-organisation of erstwhile state of Jammuand Kashmir.

For registration of the company, the authorized share capital wasfixed at Rs 10 Crores divided into 1 Lac equity shares of Rs 1000each, whereas, it was decided that the Board of Directors will includeAdministrative Secretaries of departments of Forest, Ecology &

Environment, Finance, Industries and Commerce, RuralDevelopment, Tribal Affairs along with Principal Chief Conservator ofForests and Managing Director, JKFDC.

It was further decided that the assets and liabilities of the dis-banded entity will be transferred to the newly established ForestDevelopment Corporation and former's permanent staff will continueworking with the latter under the existing terms and conditions ofservices till new regulations are framed and adopted.

The Administrative Council also approved constitution of a com-mittee of officers to prepare a roll out plan on the financial, legal andadministrative status, functions and scope of the J&KFDC.

Rain brings relief...district, officials said as authorities announced its closure till the com-pletion of necessary repair work.

A major portion of the Birwan bridge on old Jammu-Srinagarnational highway near Udhampur got washed away by the heavyrains, the officials said.

They said though the bridge was already under repairs and wasonly open for one-way traffic for the last three months, the latestdamage rendered it unsafe.

Udhampur District Development Commissioner Piyush Singlaimmediately ordered closure of the bridge for vehicular traffic andasked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to speed up restorationwork.

The traffic was diverted to Jammu-Srinagar national highway dueto the closure of the bridge, which is connecting over two lakh pop-ulation besides being vital for the movement of security forces, theofficials said, adding all Udhampur-bound traffic has now to coveradditional 18 km to reach the district headquarters.

The BRO, which is looking after this road, has moved its men andmachinery to ensure early restoration of the bridge, the officials said.

RPO Srinagar to...masks, wearing gloves and maintaining social distancing has beenmade mandatory for people visiting the Passport Office.

Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar, B B Nagar said that theoffice will resume its normal functioning from Monday. "People areadvised to book or reschedule their appointments as per the avail-ability on the website www.passportindia.gov.in," he said. He, how-ever, requested people not to come to the passport office for anyinquiry related to passport as the same can be done over the phone.

Nagar said a disinfectant tunnel has been installed at the gate ofthe office to sanitize people coming in. "Applicants have to strictlyadhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while visiting thePassport office on the date of their appointment," he added.

He said the SOPs, include installing Aarogya Setu app, wearingface masks, hand gloves, keeping hand sanitizer with them while vis-iting Passport office. "The applicants will also have to strictly main-tain social distancing while visiting the office," he added. (UNI)

Pak violates ceasefire...hours by firing unprovoked with small arms and shelling with Mortarsalong LoC in District Poonch.

He said that Indian Army is retaliating befittingly.On June 4 evening, one Army jawan attained martyrdom as

Pakistan violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Lineof Control in Rajouri district.

Earlier Pakistan troops violated ceasefire by firing unprovokedalong the Line of Control and International Border in Sunderbani andHiranagar sectors respectively in Rajouri and Kathua districts.

Bhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot...Organisation (BRO) officials said on Saturday.

The resumption of snow-clearance operation coincided with theeasing of lockdown restrictions and the BRO personnel are workingtill late evening to ensure early restoration of the highway, OfficerCommanding 144 Road Construction Company (RCC) of BROPramod Kumar said.

He said the machines have successfully cut through the snowand ice walls of Guldanda to Chattargala located at a height of14,600 ft above the sea level, the most difficult stretch of the roadwhere snow depth is over 20 feet.

"Jawans from Sarthal side of Kathua district will clear the road tillChattargala within four days but it may take at least one more weekfor other BRO team to reach the pass from Bhadarwah side," Kumarsaid adding they were still cutting 10 to 20 feet deep snow and havereached nearly one km beyond Chattargala pass.

In December 2017, the Centre had cleared a proposal for con-struction of Chhattergala tunnel to provide an alternate highway, faraway from the International Border or Line of Control (LoC), connect-ing Kashmir with the rest of the country.

The Jammu-Pathankot highway provides an all-weather link butit passes close to the International Border (IB), especially in Kathuaand Samba districts.

"Our jawans are doing their best. The weather has again turnedinclement but our machines are unstoppable. Our focus is on con-necting Bhadarwah with Pathankot in the next couple of days,"Commander of 35 Border Roads Task Force S Murthy said.

After completing the job, the focus would be on clearing all thesnow from the 20 km stretch to make it fully motorable for both waytraffic by June 15, he said.

Hundreds of people crossed the Chattargala pass on foot toreach Bhaderwah from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh besidesadjoining Kathua and Samba districts ever since the lockdown cameinto effect in March.

The district administration of Doda set up special check points toidentify such travelers as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coro-navirus. The travelers were subjected to COVID-19 testing and keptin institutional quarantine.

"Bhadarwah-Pathankot road is the main stay of our economy andeveryone gets benefited from this link directly or indirectly as amajority of our business transactions is with Punjab. We are hopefulthat BRO will open this link without any further delay," a local busi-nessman said.

Sainik Samaj bats fordelimitation on

2021 census figuresGJ REPORTJAMMU, JUNE 6: President J&K Sainik Samaj Party,Colonel S S Pathania today urged to the LG GirishChandra Murmu and Central Government to base thedelimitation process on the fresh census of 2021.

He said that post abrogation of 370 and 35 A, this is theunique opportunity to correct the historical wrongs ofKashmir centric politicians and for dispensation of justiceto the people of Jammu region.

It is in the public domain that census figures of 2011 arefudged, manipulated and grossly inaccurate, he allegedand said that as the growth rate shown from the periodfrom 2001 to 2011 for Kashmir and Jammu provinces isunrealistic and will not stand to any scrutiny.

"Media suggests that directions have been issued tilldistrict level to forward the details of area and populationto UT government by June 15 and June 30 this data will beforwarded to central government," Pathania added andsaid that questioned the reason of fast tracking the processand expressed concerns of gross injustice to people ofJammu province as 2021 census is only six months awayand this period can be used for a fool proof and deliberateprocess of collection of data and its analysis.

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PATNAJUN 6: The BJP hasrejected Lok Janshakti Party(LJP) national presidentChirag Paswan’s proposal ofbacking the saffron partyeven if it opts for a change offace in Bihar assembly pollsand reiterated that the elec-tions will be contested onlyunder the leadership of chiefminister Nitish Kumar only.

The BJP’s Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav andanother party functionary BL Santosh sent out that mes-sage at a virtual meeting ofthe party’s state leaders andworkers late Friday evening.

“Former national presi-dent and Union home minis-ter Amit Shah had alreadymade an announcement inthis regard that Nitish Kumarwill be the face of the NDAin Bihar. The BJP stands byit. Nitishji will be our face

and forthcoming electionswill be contested on the poli-cies and achievements ofboth Centre and the state,”said Yadav, passing the mes-sage to both party cadres andalliance partners that thereshould be no confusion onthis count.

Shah had declared in late2019 that Nitish Kumar willlead the alliance in the nextassembly elections.

The party cadres, grassroot workers were allinstructed to keep this fact inmind and work for thealliance in tandem.

The BJP leader’sannouncement comes at thebackdrop of an interviewgiven by the LJP president toa news agency in which hemooted the idea of backingthe BJP, if it opts for achange of face in the Biharassembly polls scheduledlater this year. (Agencies)

NEW DELHI, JUN 6: DelhiChief Minister ArvindKejriwal on Saturday warnedof strong action against someprivate hospitals allegedlyrefusing admission toCOVID-19 patients andinvolving in “black-market-ing” of beds, and said hisgovernment is going to issuean order stating that hospitalscannot deny treatment tosuch people.

The Delhi governmentwill depute medical profes-sionals at all hospitals whowill update availability ofbeds for coronavirus patientsat an official app and ensureadmission of such patients,he said.

His government is goingto issue an order that no hos-pitals will refuse admissionto suspected COVID-19patients and that it will betheir responsibility to testand treat such persons,

Kejriwal said in a virtualmedia briefing.

The chief minister alsorubbished claims thatCOVID-19 tests have beenstopped in Delhi, and assert-ed that the number of testsconducted in the city is thehighest in the country.

Most of the private hospi-tals in Delhi are good butsome of them are demandingmoney for beds which isnothing but “black-market-ing”, Kejriwal said.

“We will take strongaction against such hospitalsand they cannot refusepatients. Some time will beneeded to break the mafiawho are indulging in it. Thesefew hospitals have politicalapproach but they should notbe under the illusion that theirpolitical masters can savethem,” he said. (PTI)

Some private hospitals refusing admission to COVID patients, doing‘black-marketing of beds’: Kejriwal

BJP snubs LJP, reiterates Nitish Kumaris NDA’s face for Bihar elections

NEW DELHI, JUN 6: TheNational InvestigationAgency (NIA), on Saturday,arrested a terror-fundingconspirator in the infamousVisakhapatnam espionagecase, wherein 11 Naval per-sonnel allegedly leaked sen-sitive information toPakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence.

Abdul Rehman AbdulJabbar Sheikh (53), a resi-dent of Mumbai, wasinvolved in the terror fund-ing along with his arrestedwife Shaista Qaiser and oth-ers, an official spokesmansaid.

During the search of hishouse, a number of digitaldevices and incriminatingdocuments were seized bythe NIA, which took overthe case in December lastyear, he said.

The Indian intelligenceagencies had busted theespionage racket linked toPakistan in December lastyear.

The NIA arrestedMohammed Haroon HajiAbdul Rehman Lakdawala,a resident of Mumbai, lastmonth. A probe found thathe was one of the “key con-spirators” in the case.

With the arrest of Sheikh,a total of 15 accused have sofar been arrested, includingthe 11 Navy personnel,Pakistan-born Indian nation-al Qaiser and her associates.

Pakistan-based spiesrecruit agents in India forcollecting sensitive and clas-sified information regardinglocations and movements ofIndian naval ships and sub-marines, and other defenceestablishments. (PTI)

NIA arrests terror funding conspirator in Visakhapatnam

AHMEDABAD, JUN 6:Rattled by resignations ofthree MLAs ahead of theJune 19 Rajya Sabha polls,the Congress in Gujarat onSaturday shifted several ofits legislators to resorts andbungalows near their con-stituencies to thwart any"poaching" bid, a partyleader said.

With the resignations ofAkshay Patel and JituChaudhary on June 3 andthat of Brijesh Merja on June5, the Congress' strength inthe 182-member House hasbeen reduced to 65.

The effective strength ofthe House, however, standsat 172 as of now as ten seatsare currently vacant - twodue to court cases and therest because of resignations.

While several MLAsfrom north Gujarat wereshifted to a resort near

Ambaji in Banaskantha dis-trict, those from south andCentral Gujarat were movedto private bungalows inAnand, Congress spokesper-son Manish Doshi said,adding that legislators fromSaurashtra region were shift-ed to a resort in Rajkot.

"The MLAs were askedby party high command toarrive in resorts in Anand,Ambaji, and Rajkot aftercompleting their work onSaturday. They will arrive inthese resorts on the basis ofthe zone-wise location oftheir constituencies. Many ofthem have arrived. Otherswill reach there soon," hesaid.

He said senior leaders ofthe Congress will interactwith MLAs and discuss thecurrent situation and upcom-ing Rajya Sabha elections.(PTI)

As 3 MLAs resign, Congress inGujarat moves flock to resorts

With profound grief and sorrow, it is informed thesad demise of my beloved father Sh. RadhaKrishan Talashi S/o Lt Baghwan Dass Talashi R/oVillage Sallar Teh. Pahalgam/Shehli Teng, HabbaKadal, Srinagar at present H. No. 153, Lane 14,Laxmi Nagar, Muthi on 1.6.2020.TENTH DAY KRIYA will be performed on10.06.2020 at 8.30 A.M. at Muthi Ghat near Director,School Education, Jammu.

GRIEF STRICKENSon & Daughter-in-lawGirdhari Lal Talashi & Phoola TalashiPh: 9682668445

TENTH DAY KRIYA

SH. RADHA KRISHANTALASHI

With profound grief and sorrow, we inform the sad anduntimely demise of our beloved S. Veer Singh Ji S/oLate S. Balwant Singh ji, who left for heavenly abode on29th May’ 2020.Bhog and Antim Ardas for the eternal peace of thedeparted soul will be performed at our residence nearALG, Ground Rajouri. Arambh Shri Akhand PathSahib on 5th of June’ 2020. Bhog Shri Akhand PathSahib on 7th of June 2020 at 9 am and Antim Ardas at11:30 am.

GRIEF STRICKENSdn Nanki Kour -MotherS. Kalyan Singh (Retd. Inspector) -BrotherSdn. Manjeet Kour -WifeHarmeet Kour & Sukhwinder Kour -DaughterEr. Harpreet Singh -SonPh: 7006813438

BHOG/ANTIM ARDAS

DySP Veer Singh

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GREATER JAMMU SHARES YOUR CONCERNFor Obituaries and Remembrance Call us at Ph: 2435309, Mob: 9906198186 or email to: editorgreaterjammu@gmail.com

With profound grief & sorrow, this is to inform you that ourbeloved father Sh Amar Chand Wazir (Retd. Girdhwar)Revenue Deptt. S/o Lt. Sh Jagat Ram Wazir expired on 28-5-2020. Uthala will be held on 8-6-2020 (Monday) 10 am at our resi-dence Village Wazir Kotli Bhaderwah Doda.

GRIEF STRICKENSmt Mansa Devi -WifeSons & Daughter-in-lawsSmt Mohni Wazir & Sh Subash Chander WazirSmt Shanti Wazir & Sh Kailash Chander WazirSmt Asha Wazir & Sh N.P WazirDaughters & Sons-in-lawSmt Shankuntla Nanda W/o Lt. Chander Kant NandaSmt Sharda Kotwal & Sh Mohan Singh KotwalSmt Geeta Devi & Narinder GopalSmt Babli Kotwal & Sh Krishan Kumar KotwalSmt Sarita Charak W/o Sh Tilak Raj CharakAll Grand Sons, Grand Daughters-in-law & Grand ChildrenMob. No. 9906318183, 8899381593 & 8803654485

UTHALA

Sh Amar Chand Wazir(Retd. Girdhour)Revenue Deptt.

WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SORROW WE INFORM THESAD DEMISE OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER SMT VIJAY LAK-SHMI BHAT W/O LATE SH PRITHVI NATH BHAT RESIDENTOF FATHIPORA AT PRESENT LANE NO 1 AMRITA VIHARBARANI ON 2ND OF JUNE 2020 (TUESDAY) THE 10TH DAYKRIYA WILL BE PERFORMED ON 11TH OF JUNE 2020(THURSDAY) AT MUTHI GHAT NEAR DSE JAMMU AT 8.30 AMHOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND PRE-CAUTIONS, ALL NEARS & DEARS ARE REQUESTED TOCONVEY THEIR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES ON THEBELOW MENTIONED CONTACT NUMBERS

DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:-SMT VEENA & SH HARI KRISHAN BHAT (DAUGHTER IN LAW & SON)SMT ANJU & SH VIJAY BHAT (DAUGHTER IN LAW & SON)SMT SWEETY MALLA & SH SATISH KUMAR MALLA (DAUGHTER & SON IN LAW)SMT RITU BUDKI & SH RAJEEV BUDKI (DAUGHTER & SON IN LAW)RISHU, SUPPY, SHIBU, RIYA, BABAY & DIVANSHU - GRAND CHILDRENCONTACT NUMBERS : HARI KRISHAN 9419211808, VIJAY BHAT 9871665050,SATISH MALLA 9419184800, RAJIV BUDKI 8840794593

TENTH DAY KRIYA

SMT VIJAY LAKSHMI BHAT

With profound grief & sorrow we inform the saddemise of our beloved Smt Kanta Devi W/o ShDharam Pal Gupta R/o W.No. 19, Rount Near DCResidence, Udhampur.Kriya will be performed on (Monday) 8th of June 2020at Devika Ghat Udhampur. Uthala will be performedon (Monday) 8th of June 2020 at 4:00 PM at our res-idence.

GRIEF STRICKENSh Dharam Pal Gupta (Husband) - 7298525255Daughters-in-Law & SonsSmt Neena Gupta & Sh Neeraj Gupta - 7051216781Smt Sapna Gupta & Viney Gupta - 8082554774Mr Naresh Gupta - Son - 9469831699Smt Suman & Sh Rajesh Abrol - Daughter & Son-in-Law - 9469685096Mr Rajat Gupta & Aman Abrol - Grand Children - 7051156588

KRIYA

Smt Kanta Devi

With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform the saddemise of our beloved and respected father Sh. DharamPal Sethi R/o 1399/7 Nanak Nagar Jammu who left forheavenly abode on 26-5-2020. KRIYA will be performed on Sunday 7-6-2020 at our resi-dence 12.00 A.M. UTHALA will be performed at Durga Palace RampuraGandhi Nagar Jammu (Monday) 8-6-2020 at 5.00 P.M.

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SH. DHARAM PAL SETHI

With profound grief and sorrow, we about the saddemise of our beloved and most respected fatherShri Jagdish Raina (KISSU) Papa Ji son of ArjanNath Raina on 30-05-2020. His Tenth Day Kriya willbe held on 08-06-2020 (Monday) at 9 AM at MuthiGhat near Director School Education. We will appre-ciate your condolences through mobile.

GRIEF STRICKENJagat Rani Raina -WifeSister & Brother-in-lawRupa & H.N Tickoo (7042379419)Brother & BhabiPran Nath Raina & Pyari Raina (9971804130)Daughter & Son-in-lawGirja Sher & Vijay SherS.K. Raina & Veena Raina -Son & Daughter-in-lawRavinder & Rajni Raina -Son & Daughter-in-lawRajinder & Rita Raina -Son & Daughter-in-lawIn Laws SideProf. M.L. Raina & Mohini Raina (9419212173)Mob. No: 9419219708, 7889623976, 9419100911, 9818975333, 6005462829

TENTH DAY KRIYA

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"A good heart has stopped beating, a good soul ascended toheaven. We part with our beloved daughter in pain. We willnever forget you. Simran you will be always in our prayer."

With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise ofSimran Sharma D/o Smt. Vijay Sharma & Sh. Raj KumarSharma R/o Plot No. 211 Rehari Colony Jammu who left forheavenly abode on 26th May, 2020.Uthala will be performed on 7.6.2020 Sunday at our residence.

GRIEF STRICKEN:Grand Father & Grand MotherLate Captain Suraj Parkash Sharma & Smt. Parkash DeviMother & FatherSmt. Vijay Sharma & Sh. Raj KumarBrothers & SistersVanshu, Vandana, Kanu, Ruchu, Palu, Barbie, Bhavishya, Ankush and Atul Sharma Parivar Contact No: 9622214720, 9622072409

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With profound grief and sorrow we inform the sad demise of our belovedfather Sh. Jawahir Lal Bhat S/o Late Sh. Bishamber Nath Bhat R/o Sogam(Lolab) Distt. Kupwara A/p Lane No 1, H.No 1, Opposite Angad Farms GoleGujral, Jammu left for heavenly abode on 31-05-2020. Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 09-06-2020 (Tuesday) at 8.30 am atMuthi Ghat, near Directorate of School Education, Jammu.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Asha Bhat -WifeSmt. Rajni & Sh. Ramesh Kr. Bhat -Daughter-in-law & SonSmt. Alka & Sh. Satish Bhat -do-Smt. Pawan & Sh. Ravinder Bhat -Daughter & Son-in-lawSmt. Nancy & Sh. Rattan Lal Bhat - Bhabi & BrotherSmt. Nirmala & Sh. Hira Lal Bhat - do -Smt. Sunita & Sh. Kanwal Kr. Bhat - do -Smt. Renu & Sh. Susheel Kr. Bhat - do -Smt. Vijay & Sh. Bushan Lal Bagati - Sister & Brother-in-lawSmt. Shyama & Sh. Kanya Lal Pandita - do-Smt. Bimla & Sh. Ashok Kumar Raina - do -Grand ChildrenVarsha, Shaelesh Dinesh, Ashwani, Divya & JivyaNote:- Condolence will be accepted on Phone also due to outbreak of pandemic COVID-19.9419152482, 9797449128, 94198-28519, 9622975007

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HYDERABAD, JUN 6: Ateam of researchers at theIndian Institute of Technology(IIT), Hyderabad claims tohave developed a first-of-itskind Covid-19 test kit that candeliver results within 20 min-utes.

The researchers claimedthat the alternative test methodis not based on the ReverseTranscription PolymeraseChain Reaction (RT-PCR) -the method currently beingused for Covid-19 testing.

The test kit has been devel-oped at a cost of R 550 and itcan be reduced to up to s 350when taken to mass produc-tion, they said.

While a patent has beenfiled for the test kit, the teamhas conducted clinical trials atESIC Medical College andHospital in Hyderabad andsought an approval from theIndian Council for Medical

Research (ICMR)."We have developed a

Covid-19 testing kit which candeliver the results in 20 min-utes for symptomatic andasymptomatic patients. Theuniqueness of this test kit isthat it functions sans theReverse Transcription Poly-merase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)," Shiv Govind Singh,the professor at IIT-Hyde-rabad's Electrical Engineeringdepartment, told PTI.

"The low-cost test kit iseasy to carry around and testscan be done at point of care.The testing method used is analternative to the currentlyused method. We identified aunique sequence of conservedregions of Covid-19 genome,"Singh, who led the three-member team, said.

IIT-Hyderabad is the sec-ond academic institution in thecountry to come up with a

testing kit for novel coron-avirus.

IIT-Delhi became the firstacademic institute to haveobtained the ICMR approvalfor a real-time PCR-baseddiagnostic assay.

It had claimed that the cur-rent testing methods availablewere "probe-based" while theone developed by its studentswas a "probe-free" method,which reduces the testing costwithout compromising onaccuracy.

India on Saturday wentpast Italy to become the sixthworst-hit nation by Covid-19,with the country registering arecord single-day spike of9,887 cases which pushed thenationwide tally to 2,36,657.

The country's death tolldue to Covid-19 rose to 6,642,with a record increase of 294deaths in the last 24 hours tillSaturday 8 am. (PTI)

Researchers at IIT-Hyderabad develop low-costtest kit that can detect Covid-19 within 20 minutes

NEW DELHI, JUN 6: UnionMinister of State(Independent Charge)Development of NorthEastern Region (DoNER),MoS PMO, Personnel, PublicGrievances,Pensions, AtomicEnergy and Space, Dr JitendraSingh today released a Bookand its e-version on Northeast2019-20 achievements, basedon one year of the Ministry ofDevelopment of North

Eastern Region (DoNER) inthe second term of the ModiGovt.

Secretary Ministry ofDoNER and other senior offi-cers of the Department werepresent on the occasion.Secretary NEC and other sen-ior officers attended the cere-mony through a VideoConference from Shillong.

In his address Dr. JitendraSingh said that North EasternRegion has emerged as a rolemodel in more ways than one.After emerging as a success-ful model for development inthe last six years, the regionhas also become a role modelin Corona management andagain by reverting back tonormal working conditions, ithas presented a model for theentire country to emulate thesame.

He said, this has becomepossible due to priority andpatronage, the North Eastern

Region received from PrimeMinister Narendra ModiGovernment in the last sixyears.

Dr. Jitendra Singh congrat-ulated the Team MDoNER forachieving 100% expenditureduring 2019-20 and said thatthere has been a significantdevelopment in terms ofRoad, Rail and Air connectiv-ity, helping facilitate themovement of goods and per-sons not only across theregion but also across thecountry. So far, the region hasreceived more than 400tonnes of Air Cargo supply,apart from parcel facilities.

He said that Bamboo willget a special impetus in Post -COVID era and the regionwill witness young entrepre-neurs making a mark in differ-ent fields.

The Minister stated thatlast one year has seen signifi-cant development in

Infrastructure, Energy andother Sectors in the NorthEastern Region. Under Govt.Policy of earmarking at least10% of GBS for developmentof NER, R 53,374 Cr wereprovided to NE States at REstage by 55 non-exemptdepartments. Railways allo-cated of s 4745 Cr in additionto GBS. The allocation under10% GBS has been risingsharply reflecting the focus ofHon'ble PM on North East.

Some of the major projectswhich have been approved,started or completed in thelast one year in the NER andsignificant achievements ofthe Ministry of DoNER.

In fight against Corona,apart from release of s7923.78 Cr by Ministry ofFinance and s 235.59 Cr byMinistry of Health andFamily Welfare, Rs. 25 croresof untied funds have been pro-vided by MDoNER/NEC.

MDoNER has also sanctionedprojects worth s 152.18 Crunder NESIDS forStrengthening HealthInfrastructure in Mizoram,Meghalaya, ArunachalPradesh and Manipur. Twoquarantine facilities viz.CBTC Hostel Block,Burnihat, Guwahati, Assamand NEC House, New Delhihave been identified.

The major events conduct-ed by the Ministry and itsorganisations like NEC,NEHHDC, CBTC etc includ-ed NEC Plenary in Guwahatichaired by Union HomeMinister; Destination North-East at Varansi -to promotetourism and Hnadlooms andHandicrafts of NER in UP andnearby areas of Bihar; North-East Handloom andHandicrafts exhibition atAizwal; and Workshop cumExhibition on Cane andBamboo in J&K.

Dr Jitendra releases Book on Northeast 2019-20 achievements

Dear Editor,

Through the medium of youresteemed newspaper I would liketo express that the dance of death

continuing unabated on the roads ofJ&K State as reported in media is a hor-rifying trail throughout the length andbreadth of J&K. Unfortunately it doesnot create any whimper in the corridorsof power. At least the way in which theaccidents are treated as a routine affairby one and all in the administration sug-gests nothing but indifferent attitude ofhelmsmen towards the precious lives ofcitizens. Not to talk of measures to con-tain ever increasing death toll with pas-senger and private vehicles rolling hun-dreds or thousands of feet deep downthe gorges along the killer roads of J&KState particularly Jammu SrinagarNational Highway, Batote-Kishtwar andDoda-Bhaderwah roads. The Keshwan

Kishtwar accident is a horrifying onewhere 36 people lost their life and morethan 21 people injured. The authoritieshave completely failed to preventmishaps even on account of carelessdriving in the urban areas. The roads areconsidered as the arteries connectingpeople to people, but in the present sce-nario these arteries continue to bleedwithout the authorities taking effectivemeasures to bring a halt to the loss ofprecious lives. Since the overloading isthe main cause of such accidents there-fore providing maximum buses toreduce it will help in reducing death ratedue to road accidents. If the authoritiesfail to provide adequate vehicles thenundoubtedly the National Highway inthe state will be termed as the Highwayto Death by the people of this state.

Mool Raj,Bhagota (Panjsoo), District Doda.

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HIGHWAY TO DEATH

Greater Jammu

The erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir now divided intotwo Union Territories suffered a lot on account of terrorismand subversive activities during the past over three

decades with the education sector being the worst victim, somuch so that it is still grappling to achieve at least an averagemark, not to talk of optimum. In this background, the PrincipalSecretary, School Education, Dr Asgar Samoon holding discus-sions with various stakeholders on the implementation ofJammu and Kashmir Education Investment Policy 2020assumes much significance. The direction by the PrincipalSecretary to the authorities and other stakeholders to explorepossibilities to attract private investors for establishing privateuniversities in Jammu and Kashmir and seeking suggestionsfrom various stakeholders for ensuring the implementation ofJammu and Kashmir Education Investment Policy 2020 is worthappreciating and undoubtedly welcome by one and all. It is a factthat universities have a great role to play in every sphere of lifeof the students and the society at large as per the needs of thetime and as of today skill development is one of the importantaspects that cannot be ignored. The need of the hour is to workin tandem with the industrial demand in this direction. It was inthis context that Governor Satya Pal Malik of the erstwhile Stateof J&K had while initiating efforts to bring the state out of themorass of past decades stated that it is opportune time for vari-ous stakeholders of the education sector especially all theUniversities to enhance their research capabilities and to updatethe syllabus regularly so as to keep abreast with rapidly chang-ing global developments and adapt to the new situations. Nowvarious measures to be undertaken as per the EducationInvestment Policy 2020 include laying the ground for attractingprivate investors, creation of an empowered 'Single WindowClearance Body' and its operation for granting time boundapprovals and clearances for setting up of new private schools,residential schools, Colleges, technical education institutes anduniversities. It is pertinent to mention here that the governmenthas already created land banks for establishing educationalinstitutes with particular emphasis on entrepreneurship. Thepeculiar feature of the Jammu and Kashmir Investment Policy2020 is that it is aimed at restoring the educational ecosystembalance in the Union Territory and to enhance the educationalinfrastructure so that the students do not have to migrate else-where for pursuing their studies. The policy also envisageshandholding support throughout the process of setting up edu-cational initiatives in the UT and due preference to reputed play-ers in the field of education, willing to set up universities inJammu and Kashmir. Moreover, under the new investment poli-cy, the government will facilitate the technical institutions to col-laborate with various industries to identify skilling needs in anindividual domain and design specific courses tailored to therequirements of the same. To equip the students with the rele-vant domain specific hard and soft skills, a 'Hands-on SkillingProgramme' based on hub and spoke model of implementationwill be envisaged. The government aims to create a world classeducational ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir by fostering thespirit of creativity and nurturing a culture of scientific temper andcritical thinking. Under the new education investment policy, aneducational City will be set up under the category of MegaProject with smart schools, engineering colleges, technical edu-cation institutes, multidisciplinary colleges and much more. Nowthat the government is crystal clear on its intention to achieveoptimum heights in education sector of J&K UT, it is hoped thatthe Apex Level Project Clearance Committee which will also actas high-powered committee in this regard will meticulously laydown the detailed implementation guidelines of the policy so thatthe policy gets translated on ground in letter and spirit.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020

EDUCATION INVESTMENT POLICY

BY O.N KOUL

In the modern society there is a great and urgent need forvalue education. There is total value crisis in the societywhich lead to deterioration in the value system and the

urgent need is to give value education to the younger gen-eration. Commission after commission has been appointedin the past to revamp the education sector and to suggestthe ways and means to give value education to the childrenbut in spite of this very little has been done to give moraleducation to the youth. In today's India materialistic attitudetowards life is all that is stressed but the fact remains thatwe should give moral and ethical education to childrenalong with the bread and butter education. There is moraldegradation all around in our society and money is becom-ing the be all and end all of life and education and this atti-tude has to be addressed and there is need for revampingof the moral education. We have no dearth of the scientistsand technocrats but we are deficient in producing goodhuman beings who will work for the society and brightenthe future of the country. Education based on morals is theneed of the hour .Today youth are more interested in engi-neering, medical or MBA .There should be change in psy-chology through education. Just as the nutritional food isnecessary for the growth of body and medicines arerequired for wellness .Similarly education that teaches usmoral values is required for bringing about a change in ourpsychology. Therefore what is needed is to give a proper

place to the moral education so that people with goodmoral character will be produced and this can be possibleonly when moral education will be imported along with theformal education. It should be made mandatory to pass inmoral studies by a student to enable him to promote to thenext class .But in this respect we are lacking and thereforewe should give top most attention to the moral educationso that noble and worthy citizens will be produced for run-ning of a successful democracy. So we should impartmoral education along with bread and butter education.The dishonesty has made great inroads into our societyand this if unchecked will bring a disaster in the society andtherefore we should make a provision for passing in thesubject of moral studies. Thus passing in the moral studiesshould be made compulsory for all the students' upto class10th and for this curriculum for the moral studies should beprepared and given importance. Since there is all roundmoral decay in the society, so the education plannersshould plan for giving moral education to the children andfor this all the arrangements should be made. Thereforemoral and ethical education should be made fundamentaland basic for all classes upto 10th standard. There is thusneed to do proper planning for giving of moral education.According to Vivekananda the aim of education should beman making and character making and so we shouldfocus on character education so that a society of noblemen will be produced who will have great regard for themoral and ethical values. Therefore value education

should be made a foundation of the modern education andso we should give emphasis on the production of thenoble men and women who can shape the destiny of thenation. Therefore importance should be given to moral,ethical and spiritual education. We may not give religiouseducation to the children being a secular country but givethem education about the great religions of the world. Soit is necessary to impart value education to the children sothat an army of noble persons will be created to run andmanage the affairs of the state. Thus there is utmost needfor value education for the children and it should be givento inculcate moral values in the children. The sooner it isdone the better. There is moral degradation all around andto arrest the growing trend of moral decay we shouldimpart moral and spiritual education to our young ones sothat a morally viable society will be framed and shaped. Itfallows that the education planners should plan for givingof moral education so that we can produce a morallystrong people to man the positions in the long run. This willbecome possible only when moral education is given tothe children. Otherwise there will be moral chaos and con-fusion in the society. Therefore to arrest this undesirabletrend moral education is the panacea and so moral edu-cation should be given to the children to tide over themoral crises. Let us all contribute in this task of givingmoral and ethical education to the children so that amorally good society can be framed.

(The writer is retired education officer and columnist).

THE NEED FOR VALUE EDUCATION

BY (PROF (DR) R K GUPTA

Food is essential for life because it acts as fuel for thebody. Although it helps support the body, its safety mustbe ensured by removing all the unhygienic elements

leading to various ailments. It is a global concern that coversa variety of different areas of daily life and refers to the han-dling, preparation, and storage of food so as to reduce therisk of diseases. Assuming that COVID-19 originated fromthe wet food market of China, causing this disastrous pan-demic, food safety will gain serious concern in the future aswell. It is very important to make sure that the food we eat isnot contaminated with bacteria, toxins, parasites, and likelyharmful chemicals. It has been long ages since humansstarted to think about food security for a better world. Foodsafety practices have been founded or mentioned in a fewancient cultures. In 375 BC, Chanakya (a professor, philoso-pher, and Indian economist) mentioned the falsification offood in his book "Arthashastra". However, food safety, sani-tation, and hygiene laws were developed when food produc-tion began to move from home to manufacturers, protectingtrade rather than public health. The most crucial factors thattrigger food safety are the intensification and industrializationof agriculture and animal production to meet the growingdemand for food coupled with the globalization of trade infood, which leads to an increasingly complex and longerglobal food chain. Since the time immemorial foodborne dis-eases (e.g., botulism, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, etc.) start-ed prevailing all over the world, peaking in the 19th and 20thcenturies, food safety and sanitation legislation were moreabundantly adopted. In 1906, the U.S. Congress enactedlaws for first food safety and labeled regulations, and afterWorld War II, consumers finally started to pay more attentionto food safety. They wanted their governments to establishspecific regulations and standards to ensure safe food for all.Therefore, many countries developed food legislation thatbrought us to the current situation in today's world.According to a recent report by the World HealthOrganization (WHO), unsafe food containing harmful bacte-ria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances, causes morethan 200 diseases - ranging from diarrhea to cancers. Dueto contaminated food, almost 1 out of 10 people fall ill in theworld and about 4,20,000 die every year. Among them, chil-dren under 5 years of age are subjected to 1,25,000 deathsevery year. Apart from causing direct mortality, foodbornediseases impede socioeconomic development by straininghealth care systems and harming national economies,tourism, and trade.

The issues addressed by food safety are the foodborneillness that may be infectious or toxic in nature and causedby bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substancesentering the body through contaminated food or water. Whilethe pathogens can cause severe diarrhea or debilitatinginfections including meningitis, Chemical contamination canlead to acute poisoning or long-term diseases, such as can-cer. Bacterias like Salmonella, Campylobacter, andEnterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Listeria and Vibriocholerae are among the most common foodbornepathogens that affect millions of people annually - some-times with severe and fatal outcomes. Among viruses,Norovirus and Hepatitis A virus are the major ones whileParasites include fish-borne trematodes, tapeworms likeEchinococcus spp, or Taenia solium, Ascaris,Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba histolytica or Giardia, that mayenter the food chain via water or soil and can contaminate

fresh produce. Recently, Prions composed of protein, areunique in a way that they are associated with specific formsof neurodegenerative disease. Bovine spongiformencephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") is a prion dis-ease in cattle, associated with the variant Creutzfeldt-JakobDisease (vCJD) in humans. Consuming bovine productscontaining specified risk material, e.g. brain tissue, is themost likely route of transmission of the prion agent tohumans. The chemicals of most concern are naturally occur-ring toxins including mycotoxins, marine biotoxins,cyanogenic glycosides, and toxins occurring in poisonousmushrooms. Staple foods like corn or cereals can containhigh levels of mycotoxins, such as aflatoxin and ochratoxin,produced by mould on grain. Another category is Persistentorganic pollutants (POPs) that accumulate in the environ-ment and the human body. Known examples are dioxins andpolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Simultaneously, nonfoodgrade chemical additives, such as colorants and preserva-tives, and contaminants, such as pesticide residues, heavymetals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, and cop-per are also included

Food safety is currently an important tool for achievingthe 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.Because food regulations and standards vary by country, theuniform Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has beenestablished, which is an international food standards organ-ization jointly managed by the Food Organization of theUnited Nations Agriculture (FAO) and the World HealthOrganization (WHO). The aim of this organization is to pro-tect the health of consumers and to guarantee fair practicesin the food trade. Currently, the Codex AlimentariusCommission has 189 Codex members made up of 188member countries and 1 member organization (theEuropean Union). India became a member of the CodexAlimentarius in 1964. This body prescribes internationalstandards for the protection of the health of consumers con-cerning veterinary drugs, pesticides, food additives, andfood contaminants which are followed in various organiza-tions dealing with food safety in each country. ISO 22000 isa standard developed by the International Organization forStandardization dealing with food safety. This is a generalderivative of ISO 9000. The ISO 22000 international stan-dard specifies the requirements for a food safety manage-ment system that involves interactive communication, sys-tem management, prerequisite programs, HACCP princi-ples. ISO 22000 was first published in 2005. It is the culmi-nation of all previous attempts from many sources and areasof food safety concerns to provide an end product that issafe as possible from pathogens and other contaminants.Every 5 years standards are reviewed to determine whethera revision is necessary, to ensure that the standards remainas relevant and useful to businesses as possible. Since theparameters remain almost uniform across all countries, thishelps to remove trade barriers for export purposes.

Each country has its own food security organization. Forexample, in India, the Food Safety and Standards Authorityof India, in association with the State Food Authorities, isresponsible for the implementation and enforcement ofFSSA, 2006. To ensure the manufacturing, storage, distribu-tion, and sale of safe food, it operates under a food securitymanagement system (FSMS) which is a network of interde-pendent elements that combine to ensure that food does notcause harmful effects on human health. These elementsinclude programs, plans, policies, procedures, practices,processes, goals, objectives, methods, controls, roles,

responsibilities, relationships, documents, records, andresources. Security elements include good practices / PRP,risk analysis, management element/system, legal and regu-latory requirements, and communication. The design of afood safety system involves around numerous factors. Tobegin with, minimum hygiene standards should be deter-mined by laws and regulations, food producers must applyfood safety measures and procedures and official bodiesmust supervise and inspect food industry companies to con-firm that they are conducting their operations in a mannerconsistent with the regulations in force.

While rapid and accurate detection of foodbornepathogens is being improvised through Polymerase chainreaction (PCR) based assay. enzyme linked immuno-sor-bent assay (ELISA) , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)nanotechnology and Gas chromatography in our country,the inspection and regulation for the authenticity of safeproducts on field scale is very poor so far. Therefore, to besafe, we need to be extra cautious and earn ourselves ahealthy life through home interventions. The concern relatedto food security does not arise if we prepare our own foodproperly and maintain strict personal hygiene but it biomescautionary in the case of consuming processed food andeating out at unhygienic places. For the readers, I wouldadvocate the General measures for food safety-Purchasefoods from reliable suppliers, from companies that applyHACCP* system.; Always keep your refrigerator clean with abowl of activated charcoal placed inside it; Keep foods inwrapped or closed containers.; Separate cooked foods fromraw foods.; Make sure that the temperature of the food dropsbelow 5°C as soon as possible while cooling it.; Do not letfoods remain at room temperature for any longer than twohours.; Re-heat the food properly. If you want to store foodfor long, add burned coal into it. To escape from infectivemicrobes, cook all animal foods product thoroughly and useonly pasteurized dairy products. As far as chemicals respon-sible for food safety, acute toxicity is seldom met but chron-ic problems are buildup over time. If you want to remain safeas a consumer, do not go for lustrous and bright coloredfruits and vegetables, especially during the off-season peri-od. The plants grown in the vicinity of contaminated nallasand rivers contain parasites and heavy metals as evi-denced around Yamuna in Delhi.A quick vigil is thereforerequired to enquire about the source of fresh produce.Vegetable and fruit consumers prefer to buy cosmetic pro-duce which may be full of contaminants like pesticides andwax polishing. For instance, extra white cauliflower isoften treated with copper sulphate, bright brinjal issprayed with as much as 12 sprays of insecticides andshining fruits contain harmful colourants. One must nothesitate to purchase pest-infested vegetables since itdoes not have any toxins. One may remove the affectedportion and eat the rest after cooking safely-free of insec-ticides. It must be remembered that most farmers alwaysgrow food for their self-consumption in a field free of agro-chemicals but for market supply, they use exceptionallyhigh doses of agrochemicals. If one is not sure about con-tamination, there is no harm to keep the fresh produce inbrine water (10%) for at least half an hour. This would helpto remove the pesticide residue from it. I would even sug-gest making your lawns as a kitchen garden or going forroof gardening to grow your own vegetables at least. Thatwould eliminate any safety related risk.

Author is an Entomologist in SKAUST, JammuMail: rkguptaentoskuast@gmail.com

FOOD SAFETY AND HOME INTERVENTION

BY JAIBANS SINGH

India is grappling with a serious confrontation withChina along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). TheGovernment is pursuing a mature policy involving

both diplomatic as well as military channels, while tak-ing all precaution to ensure that the matter does notescalate to an unacceptable level. The internationalcommunity is keenly monitoring the situation. There isa universal consensus with regard to the righteousnessof the Indian posture.

Under such circumstances, it becomes the duty ofevery citizen of the country to stand by theGovernment. It is very hurtful to see certain self-pro-claimed analysts writing incessantly against theGovernment and the Army in a manner that would neg-atively impact national morale and boost confidence ofthe enemy.

Ajai Shukla, a self proclaimed journalist and so-called defence and security analyst, has been consis-tently critical of the Indian efforts towards counteringChina's misadventure in Ladakh. Being an Army veter-an one would have expected him to, at least, stand byhis comrades-in-arms if not the Government. Instead,he is openly talking of irretrievable occupation ofIndian strategic real estate by China due to mismanage-ment by Indian Army. To make matters worse, he hasno concrete evidence to substantiate his atrociousclaims.

In his blog http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/ he haswritten as many as five articles on the subject sinceMay, 26. Surprisingly, these articles are also being car-ried by a business centric magazine named BusinessStandard in which Shukla has a syndicated column.While carrying articles related to defence weaponryand procurement in a magazine of this nature is under-standable, its interest in a subject of strategic naturedoes point towards a vested interest.

This apart, Shukla has been consistently tweetingon the subject on his twitter handle @ajaishukla. Mostof the tweets are designed to embarrass theGovernment and the Army. They are following the line

laid out by a particular party in the opposition. At every stage Shukla has launched personal attacks

against those who are responsible to manage the situa-tion. On June, 01, he tweeted, "In a repeat of Kargil,PLA troops occupying positions in Galwan that over-look Shyok road to Daulat Beg Oldi can cut it off atwill. Growing talk in army circles of replacing the Lehcorps commander and the northern army commanderfor being caught napping." It seems that the politicalleadership has more faith in the military leadership thanveteran Ajai Shukla since the two officers are firmly incommand and control. Shukla's incorrect predictionsabout the future of the senior officers make him liablefor being sued for defamation by them. The damagecaused by such utterances to the ongoing effort to con-tain the Chinese is incalculable and, as such, they bor-der on sedition.

On 6 June, Lieutenant General ranking military offi-cers of both countries are scheduled to meet; already sixto seven officer level meetings have been held, thiswould be at the most senior level so far. All through 5,June, Shukla remained hype-active in giving negativepredictions about the meeting. "China hanging tough onproposed military meeting. Silent on accepting invita-tion, no discussion of Galwan. My fear: To hide its deba-cle, govt might leave key positions with China, accepttoken withdrawal, and declare victory -- to applausefrom bhakts." he tweeted in the morning of 5, June. Onedoes get an impression that he had a well laid out agen-da to disrupt and derail the meeting and was compellingthe Chinese, through his posts, to adopt a stringentcourse of action. Can this not be termed as an act thatgoes against the strategic interest of the nation?

Earlier, he made fun of Prime Minister NarendraModi. "The most shocking aspect of the Chineseintrusions is this: Many Indians clearly love@narendramodi more than they love their country.They would close their eyes and allow China to cap-ture chunks of Indian territory, rather than admitsuch a thing had happened on Modi's watch," hetweeted. While his right to criticise the prime minis-ter and the government is undeniable he needs to

understand that there is a time and place to do so andindulging in mud-slinging when the nation is facinga crisis is not a part of journalistic protocol.

Most military writers, even retired ArmyCommanders, are writing on the face=off. Their arti-cles are generic in nature since nobody really knowsthe ground situation. Shukla, on the other hand, is giv-ing minute details and writing as if he is sitting rightwhere the action is. What he basically wishes to say,along with certain cronies of the BBC and people likeSashank Joshi, is that the Peoples Liberation Army(PLA) has come deep into Indian territory and builttracks as well as defences in a manner that would leavethe Shyok-Daulet Beg Oldie (DBO) road vulnerable.He further wishes to prove that the Government hasremained in denial mode (much like Pakistan after thesurgical strikes - according to him).

One would like to know as to where he is gettingthis information from and how he has built suchexpertise having never served in the area. How doeshe know that the Chinese are dominating DBO withwell prepared defences? He could be using materialcirculating in social media or open source intelli-gence (OSINT) handles, but, considering his confi-dence it would be worthwhile to interrogate himwith respect to his sources.

Ajay Shukla is just one of the many Indian jour-nalists, columnists, social media activists, televisionspeakers who are totally preoccupied in weakeningIndia's position by shelling out half truths or com-plete lies laced with doomsday predictions.Definitely there are much larger numbers of sanevoices giving sound analysis and good suggestionsas also multitudes of common people who standfirmly by their government. It is however, these dis-rupters dealing in misinformation and disinforma-tion who give to the enemy ammunition to continuewith his evil designs. One has only one suggestion togive to them, "if you have nothing positive to say thenkeep your mouths shut."

(Jaibans Singh is a Geo-strategic analyst, columnistand author)

INDO-CHINA FACEOFF: SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION

WASHINGTON, JUN 6:The Group of 20 rich andemerging economies haspledged more than $21 bil-lion to fight the coron-avirus, the group saidearly on Saturday.

“The G20, with invitedcountries, has coordinatedthe global efforts to sup-port the fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic. Todate, G20 members andinvited countries havepledged over US$21 bil-lion to support funding inglobal health,” the groupsaid in a statement.

The pledges will bedirected towards diagnos-tics, vaccines, therapeu-tics, and research anddevelopment, the state-ment added.

In April the groupcalled on all countries,non-governmental organi-zations, philanthropies andthe private sector to help

close a financing gap esti-mated at over $8 billion tocombat the Covid-19 pan-demic.

Saudi Arabia, the cur-rent G20 chair has pledged$500 million to supportglobal efforts to combatthe pandemic. It said thenit would allocate $150 mil-lion to the Coalition forEpidemic Preparednessand Innovation, $150 mil-lion to the Global Alliancefor Vaccines andImmunisations, and $200million to other healthorganisations and pro-grammes.

At least 391,108 peoplehave died globally fromCOVID-19 and more than6.68 million people havebeen infected by the novelcoronavirus that causes it,following an outbreak thatstarted in Wuhan, China,in early December.Agencies

|| GREATER JAMMU ||JAMMU, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 ||GJ INTERNATIONAL7

Protesters kneel in Trafalgar Square during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London.

German lawmakers criticize reported US troop withdrawal plan

BERLIN: Two conservative German lawmakers havecriticized the reported U.S decision to withdraw morethan a quarter of American troops stationed in Germany.The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that US PresidentDonald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to reduce thenumber of US troops in Germany by 9,500. Currentlythere are 34,500 American service members permanentlyassigned in Germany as part of a long-standing arrange-ment with America's NATO ally. In an interview pub-lished Saturday by Germany's Funke Media Group, law-maker Norbert Roettgen said such a troop withdrawalwould be ``very regrettable.'' Roettgen, a member ofChancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc whochairs the German parliament's foreign policy committee,was quoted as saying that he couldn't see ``any factualreason for the withdrawal`` and that US soldiers werewelcome in Germany. Agencies

Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singhcalls for review of Covid-19 response

BLOOMBERG: Singapore’s largest opposition party calledfor a thorough review of the government’s coronavirusresponse, citing public confusion over unclear communica-tion and actions. “There is the perception that the govern-ment’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has certainly notincluded adjectives that are more commonly associated withthe Singapore government, such as clarity and decisiveness,”Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh said in a speech to parlia-ment on Friday. He said citizens have the right to expect a“thorough review and accounting” of the government’sresponse. This is first time the party has commented on howthe government has handled the crisis overall, though itrecently called for more clarity on how campaigning ruleswould be modified in view of the pandemic. The People’sAction Party has held power since Singapore’s independencein 1965 and is widely expected to win an election that must beheld by early next year. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, theson of founding premier Lee Kuan Yew, has signaled heintends to step aside by the time he turns 70 in 2022. Agencies

President Jair Bolsonaro threatensto pull Brazil from WHO

RIO DE JANEIRO: President Jair Bolsonaro threatenedto withdraw Brazil from the World Health Organization,following in the footsteps of his US counterpart, DonaldTrump, accusing it of "ideological bias." "I'm telling youright now, the United States left the WHO, and we'restudying that, in the future. Either the WHO works with-out ideological bias, or we leave, too," the far-right leadertold journalists outside the presidential palace. Sometimescalled a "Tropical Trump," Bolsonaro has followed a sim-ilar script to the US president in his handling of the coro-navirus pandemic, downplaying its severity, criticizingstate authorities' stay-at-home measures and touting thepurported effects of the drugs chloroquine and hydroxy-chloroquine against COVID-19. Trump announced aweek ago he was terminating the United States' relation-ship with the WHO, accusing it of bias in favor of China,with whom his administration has clashed over the originand handling of the pandemic. Bolsonaro said it was nocoincidence that days later, the WHO reversed its decisionto suspend clinical testing of hydroxychloroquine forCOVID-19. Agencies

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau kneels along withprotesters demanding justice for George Floyd

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaukneeled to show support to the thousands of peaceful pro-testors demanding justice for African-American manGeorge Floyd, whose death in police custody sparkedprotests in the United States and several other countries.Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demon-stration in Ottawa, hours after he refused to confirmwhether he would be attending the protest. Later, hearrived at the protest site at Parliament Hill wearing ablack mask, reported. Though the Prime Minister did notspeak at the event, he applauded the speakers and evenyelled "amen" after one of the speakers spoke on love andjustice. The protest was organised by `No Peace UntilJustice`. The protestors observed silence for nine minutesas it was the amount of time that the former Minneapolispolice officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd`sneck. Some, including Trudeau, even kneeled to expresssolidarity. Agencies

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince continuescrusade against opponents

DUBAI: Not even members of Saudi Arabia’s royal fami-ly, which boasts some 15,000 members worldwide, are safefrom the grip of the current heir-apparent, Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman — commonly known as MbS.There have been several waves of arrest over recent years,the latest being in March, when about a dozen high-profilefamily members were detained. However, it was the arrestof 37-year-old Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and his fatherback in 2018 that drew international attention and subse-quently triggered a major campaign for their release. Thereasons for the prince’s arrest are unclear. According toAgence France-Presse (AFP), he tended to carry out phil-anthropic work and had donated some of his wealth tosocial causes in underdeveloped countries. Agencies

IN BRIEF

KABUL, JUN 6: Two sep-arate militant attacks killed14 Afghan security person-nel on Saturday in thenortheastern Badakhshanprovince and the capital ofKabul, officials said.

A roadside bomb killed11 security force membersin Badakhshan when it torethrough a security vehicleresponding to attacks oncheckpoints in Khash dis-trict. Sanaullah Rohani,spokesman forBadakhshan's provincialpolice chief, said a localcommander was among thedead, and that four mili-tants were killed in thefighting.

An hour-long gunbattlealso erupted in Kabul's GulDara district when insur-gents attacked a policecheckpoint, killing threepolice officers, said

Interior Ministryspokesman Tariq Arian.

Both Afghan officialssaid the Taliban had carriedout the attacks, although noone immediately claimedresponsibility.

The Taliban on Saturdayclaimed an attack a dayearlier that killed 10policemen in the southernZabul province. Afghangovernment officials saidthe Taliban ambushed anAfghan police convoy onFriday after setting off aroadside bomb.

U.S. forces had carriedout two sets of airstrikesFriday against the Talibanin western and southernAfghanistan. These werethe first U.S. strikes fol-lowing a brief cease-firedeclared by the insurgentsfor a major Muslim holidaylast month. Agencies

Most of 51new SKoreacases linkedto door salesSEOUL, JUN 6: SouthKorea reported 51 newcases of the coronavirus onSaturday, mostly in thedensely populated capitalregion, as authoritiesscramble to stem transmis-sions among low-incomeworkers who can't afford tostay home.

As of Saturday after-noon, at least 42 of the newcases were linked to door-to-door sellers hired byRichway, a Seoul-basedhealth product provider.

Vice Health MinisterKim Gang-lip said thespread of the virus amongRichway sellers was partic-ularly alarming as most ofthem are in their 60s and70s. He called for officialsto strengthen their effortsto find and examine work-places vulnerable to infec-tions.

At least 130 infectionshave also been linked to amassive warehouse operat-ed by Coupang, a local e-commerce giant, which hasbeen accused of failing toproperly implement pre-ventive measures and hav-ing employees work evenwhen sick. Agencies

BLOOMBERG, JUN 6: Agroup of senior lawmakersfrom eight democraciesincluding the US havelaunched a new cross-par-liamentary alliance to helpcounter what they say is thethreat China’s growinginfluence poses to globaltrade, security and humanrights.

The Inter-ParliamentaryAlliance on China, whichlaunched Friday, comes asthe US struggles to muster acohesive alliance to take onChina’s growing economicand diplomatic clout and asit leads foreign govern-ments in condemningBeijing’s move to imposenational security legislationon Hong Kong that threat-ens the city’s autonomy.

The group said it aims to“construct appropriate andcoordinated responses, and

to help craft a proactive andstrategic approach on issuesrelated to the People’sRepublic of China.” USRepublican Senator MarcoRubio and Democrat BobMenendez, former Japanesedefense minister GenNakatani, EuropeanParliament foreign affairscommittee member MiriamLexmann and prominentUK Conservative lawmakerIain Duncan Smith are allco-chairs of the newlylaunched group.

“China, under the rule ofChinese Communist Party,represents a global chal-lenge,” Rubio, a frequentcritic of Beijing and sup-porter of US legislation tar-geting China over itsactions in Hong Kong, saidin a video message onTwitter.

Beijing has repeatedly

stressed that the situation inHong Kong is an internalmatter, while sayingChina’s broader economicand diplomatic expansionposes no threat to the world.

“We urge a small numberof politicians to respectfacts, respect the basic rulesof international relations,abandon a Cold War men-tality, stop interfering indomestic affairs and makingpolitical moves for selfishinterests,” Chinese foreignministry spokesman GengShuang told a regular newsbriefing in Beijing Friday.

The alliance said China’seconomic rise is putting theglobal, rules-based orderunder pressure and thatcountries that have tried tostand up to Beijing havemostly done so alone - and“often at great cost.”Agencies

Lawmakers in eight countries formnew alliance to counter China

Separate attacks kill 14 Afghanforces in Kabul, northeast

LAHORE, JUN 6: Anadditional district and ses-sions court here issuednotices to Pakistan PrimeMinister Imran Khan on anapplication, moved byopposition leader ShahbazSharif seeking early hear-ing of his Rs 10 billion suitfor damages underDefamation Ordinance,2002.

Sharif had filed the suitin 2017 when Khan, in apress conference, had stat-ed that the plaintiff hadoffered him Rs 10 billionthrough a common friend inexchange of withdrawingthe Panama Papers casebefore the Supreme Court,Dawn reported.

The application for earlyhearing, filed throughadvocate Mustafa Ramday,said that the defendant hadfailed to file a written state-ment for the last threeyears, causing no substan-

tial proceedings in the case.It stated the total number

of hearings conducted bythe court was 60 and out ofwhich on 30 different occa-sions, the counsel, onbehalf of the defendant(Khan), had soughtadjournment. While on lasthearing, a vice-counsel forthe defendant told the courtthat the lead counsel, BabarAwan, was unable to travelfrom Islamabad to Lahoredue to coronavirus pandem-ic and the court adjournedthe hearing for June 22.

It said that Awan, underthe law, could not appearbefore the court to defendthe defendant since he hadbecome an adviser to ImranKhan.

The application askedthe court to impose a fineon the vice-counsel formaking a false statementand fix the case for an earlyhearing. Agencies

WASHINGTON, JUN 6: WashingtonMayor Muriel Bowser has drawn a bat-tle line right up to the White House.

Bowser, one of seven black femalemayors of America's 100 largest cities,on Friday declared a small but symbol-ic patch of the U.S. capital - a section of16th Street bounded by a church on oneside and Lafayette Square opposite theWhite House on the other - "BlackLives Matter Plaza." The Democraticmayor then had the District OfColumbia's departments of transporta-tion and public works paint giant yel-low letters spelling "Black LivesMatter" followed by the city's flag onthe street spanning two city blocksleading to plaza. To finish, Bowser

posted on Twitter a video taken from anearby roof showing the White Houseoverlooking the results. "There are peo-ple who are craving to be heard and tobe seen," Bowser told a news confer-ence, "and to have their humanity rec-ognized, and we had the opportunity tosend that message loud and clear on avery important street in our city."Glynda Carr, president and chief exec-utive of Higher Heights for AmericaPAC, a political action committee dedi-cated to helping more liberal blackwomen win elective office, saidBowser "showed the world that sheleads, unbought and unbossed." Carr'sorganization has never raised moneyfor Bowser. Agencies

WASHINGTON, JUN 6:The current Sino-India bor-der crisis has revealed thatChina has little respect forIndia’s long-standing effortsto freeze status quo along itsfrontiers, a top US observeron South Asia has claimed.

Ashley Tellis, Tata Chairfor Strategic Affairs and asenior fellow at the CarnegieEndowment for InternationalPeace, said that by its brazenactions, Beijing has forcedNew Delhi to join the rest ofAsia in figuring out how todeal with the newest turn inChina’s “salami-slicing tac-tics”.

“The current Sino-Indianborder crisis has revealedthat China has little respectfor India’s long-standingefforts to freeze the statusquo along the two countries’disputed frontiers or for NewDelhi’s cautious efforts to

avoid the appearance of bal-ancing against Beijing,” hesaid.

Rather, treating India’sinternal actions regardingJammu and Kashmir as aprovocation, it has chosen toexpand its control over newparts of the Himalayan bor-derlands through brazenactions that confront Indiawith the difficult choice ofeither lumping its losses orescalating through force ifthe negotiations presentlyunderway yield meagerreturns, Tellis wrote in hislatest research paper.

“By so doing, it hasforced India to join the rest ofAsia in figuring out how todeal with the newest turn inChina’s salami-slicing tac-tics, which now distinctivelymark its trajectory as a risingpower,” he said. Unlike thediscrete and geographically

localised confrontations ofthe past, the latest encountersare occurring at multiplelocations along the Line ofActual Control (LAC) inLadakh in the eastern sectionof Jammu and Kashmir,which suggests a high degreeof Chinese premeditation andapproval for its military’sactivities from the very top,Tellis claimed.

“The unfortunate truth isthat China, having exploitedthe initiative to seize piecesof India’s claimed territory,can now hold on to its newacquisitions forever unlessIndia chooses to ejectChinese troops by force ordecides to impose tit-for-tatcosts on China by symmetri-cally occupying other pock-ets in disputed territorywhere it possesses a tacticaladvantage,” he said.Agencies

ISLAMABAD, JUN 6: ThePakistan Army on Saturdayclaimed to have shot downan "Indian spying quad-copter" allegedly intrudingacross the Line of Control(LoC).

Military spokesmanMajor General BabarIftikhar said that the minicopter violated the country'sairspace in Khanjar sector ofthe LoC.

"The quadcopter hadintruded 500 metres onPakistan's side of the LoC,”he said in a statement.

The spokesman claimedthat it was the eighth Indianquadcopter to be shot downby the Pakistan Army troopsthis year.

Last month, two suchquadcopters were downed,the first on May 27 and thesecond on May 29 after theyallegedly intruded deepinside the Pakistani territo-ry, he said.

India has dismissed pre-vious such claims by thePakistan Army.

The ties between the twonations strained followingthe Balakot strike when theIndian Air Force jetsbombed a Jaish-e-Mohammed training campin Pakistan on February 26last year to avenge thekilling of 40 CentralReserve Police Force per-sonnel in the Pulwama terrorattack on February 14.

Pakistan retaliated onFebruary 27 by attemptingto target Indian militaryinstallations.

The ties further nose-dived after New Delhi abro-gated Article 370 that grant-ed special status to Jammuand Kashmir in August lastyear. Pakistan downgradeddiplomatic relations withIndia and expelled theIndian High Commissioner.Agencies

Pakistan Army claims toshoot down ‘Indian spying

quadcopter' along LoC

WASHINGTON, JUN 6:US President DonaldTrump has said that coun-tries like India and Chinawould have much morecoronavirus cases thanAmerica, the worst-hitcountry in the world, if theyconduct more tests.

Trump, in his remarks atPuritan Medical Products inMaine, said that the US hascarried out 20 million tests.

Compared to the US,Germany is at four millionand much talked aboutSouth Korea is about threemillion tests, he said onFriday.

According to JohnsHopkins CoronavirusResource Center, the UShas reported nearly 1.9 mil-lion cases and over1,09,000 deaths, makingAmerica the worst affectedcountry, while the totalnumber of coronavirus

cases in India and Chinastand at 2,36,184 and84,177 respectively.

India has so far conduct-ed over 4 million coron-avirus tests, according tothe health ministry.

Commenting on theCOVID-19 tests in the US,Trump said: We will bewell over 20 million tests.Remember this, when youtest more, you have morecases. I say to my peopleevery time we test; you findcases because we do moretesting. If we have morecases, if we wanted to dotesting in China or in Indiaor other places, I promiseyou there would be morecases you are doing a fan-tastic job in getting out theswabs .

Puritan is one of the onlymanufacturers in the worldproducing the high-qualitymedical swabs that are cru-

cial for rapid testing.And every swab you

make at Puritan is proudlystamped with the beautifulphrase made in the USA.

Thanks to the testingcapacity that you are mak-ing possible, our country isreopening and our economyis recovering like nobodywould've thought possible,he said.

Referring to the latestmonthly employment num-bers, Trump said that theeconomy is now back ontrack. We absolutely shat-tered expectations, and thisis the largest monthly jobsincrease in American histo-ry, think of that; that's along time.

I think it's more thandouble or about double ofwhat our highest was beforeso this is the largest month-ly job increase in Americanhistory. Agencies

Trump says India, China will have moreCOVID-19 cases with more tests

Washington Mayor Bowser, 'unboughtand unbossed,' challenges Trump

COLOMBO, JUN 6: Lanka's virus-battered tourismindustry can reopen for foreign guests from August butunder strict guidelines, including multiple coronavirustests during their stay, officials said Saturday.

Tourism was only just recovering from the effects oflast year's Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people,including 45 foreigners, when the virus halted internation-al travel to the island and forced hotels to shut, leaving tensof thousands of people jobless.

Sri Lanka's tourism ministry said travellers will be ableto visit from August 1, but they must carry a COVID-19free certificate issued not earlier than 72 hours beforeboarding. Even with this document, tourists will have totake a virus test at the airport upon arrival. A further checkwill be done four to five days later -- and a third if stayingfor more than 10 days.

"While this may be inconvenient it is essential to safe-guard everybody and provide peace of mind," the ministrysaid.

The regular visa fee of $40 has been increased to $100,visitors can only stay in hotels designated by the ministry,and are not allowed to use public transport on the island.

In addition, only those who will spend a minimum offive days in Sri Lanka will be allowed in.

The country has reported 11 deaths and 1,801 infectionssince its first coronavirus patient was identified on January27. The number of visitors to Sri Lanka dropped to 1.91million last year, down from 2.33 million in the previousyear. Agencies

Sri Lanka to reopen for tourism inAugust, with multiple coronavirus tests

Pakistan court issues notice toImran Khan in defamation case

China’s ‘salami-slicing tactics’ displaysdisregard for India’s efforts at peace

G20 pledges more than $21billion to fight coronavirus

Indonesian army helicoptercrashes, killing 3, report says

JAKARTA, JUN 6: An Indonesian army helicopter crashed in Central Javaprovince on Saturday, killing three of the nine passengers on board, a TV reportsaid. There was no immediate confirmation from the army on the incident.

There were nine passengers aboard the helicopter, Kompas TV reported. Sixpassengers were injured and evacuated to two hospitals in Kendal district, wherethe crash occurred, the report said. “The helicopter was flying very low and gettinglower until it crashed with a very loud sound," said Eka, a witness quoted byKompas TV. “Two passengers escaped before it crashed and after that there werethree or four explosions.” Agencies

GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUN 6:District Administrationreached out and held interac-tive sessions here onSaturday with religiousheads and heads of places ofworship at various Tehsils

across the district. Hundredsof clerics and heads of reli-gious institutions participat-ed.

The aim of the interactivesessions was to urge theseheads to be messengers andsensitize the masses about

the critical need to followprecautions to prevent spreadand contraction of Covid-19.

The sessions were held inTehsils Khanyar and NorthSrinagar. In Khanyar Tehsil,the DC chaired the interac-tive session in which otherrespectable citizens werealso present.

The DC said that Covid-19 is now a part of life atleast till a vaccine becomesavailable and since lock-down and restrictions cannotbe enforced forever follow-ing all precautions as duegains crucial significance.

He urged upon all reli-gious and other heads toassist the administration inefforts to senitise the massesabout the dangers of takingthe novel coronavirus forgranted.

Referring to religiousheads, Dr Shahid said peoplelisten to them and believe intheir words and messages

and urged upon them to usetheir influence in spreadingawareness and encouraging aculture of preventions.

During these sessions theimportance of social distanc-ing, using of face masks,washing of hands with soap,avoiding crowd and socialgatherings among otherguidelines were emphasized.

In each of these interac-tive sessions held across thedistrict suggestions and feed-back were also sought fromparticipants and representa-tives and heads of mohallas.

These suggestions andfeedback were noted forincorporation in guidelinesand improvements in servic-es and efforts put in place onthe ground.

The administration sharedits future plans and strategieswith participants in eachinteractive session and urgedall citizens to support it in itssincere efforts. The district

wise initiative to elicitgreater involvement of cler-ics and heads of religiousinstitutions for public aware-ness on precautions willcover more than 2000Mosques, Madarsas,Temples, Gurudwara,Church and all places ofworship. Printed materialabout precautions, awarenesswas also distributed.

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GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: In the times ofincreasing crisis due to the pandemicCOVID-19, Medical Camp wasorganized here on Saturday at Unitpremises by the Directorate of IndianSystems of Medicines (IMS)AYUSH.

The camp was organized under the

guidance and supervision of ADMO,IMS Dr. Suresh Sharma.

The main motive of organizing thecamp was to make the police person-nel aware about the pandemic and theprecautions to be taken for its preven-tion.

SSP Commandant JKAP-8rrlBattalion Shiv Kumar Sharma,

Shanjay Sharma Dy.CO, SahilSharma Dy.SP, Mansha Beg Dy.SP,Tejinder Singh Dy.SP, Inspector-Sanjeev Singh welcomed the team ofDoctors.

It was informed that during theMedical Camp, Immunity BoostingMedicines were distributed amongthe Jawans and Officers of the unit.

Medicines namelyDashmoolarishta, Amritarishta,Respidin Syp, Tab Respidin, SitopladiChuran, Ayush-64, Chawayanprash,Tulsi Churan Tab,Tab Himtone Forte,Liq Ashwagandharishta, Kuka CoughSyp, Trikuta Churan Tab, AgestayaHaritaki, Amla Churan, Pramin Syp,Syp Kofnil, Sitopladi Churan, Medryland Anu Tail were distributed amongthem.

The Medical Team interacted withthe Jawans and Officers present andguided them about the proper usageof the Medicines that were provided.

Medical Team comprised ofADMO Dr. Suresh Sharma, Dr.Sukhpreet Kour Specialist, MO Dr.Shefali Sharma and Kashish Sharma.

GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUN 6:Lakes and WaterwaysDevelopment Authority(LAWDA) here onSaturday has started manualde-weeding of Dal andNageen Lakes.

It was informed that thede-weeding is being done in34 sections along the 16kmstretch from Dalgate toNageen upto 60 mts fromthe lake periphery.

Beyond 60 mts fromperiphery of the lake de-weeding by machines isbeing conducted.

Target of about 75000cums (cubic meters) ofweed removal has to beachieved manually up toNovember this year. So fora total of 4030 numbers ofmanpower has been utilizedsince mid May 2020.

The removal of lily padson five sections spread overan area 1.34 Sq km fromfront side of Doledemb hasbeen started out of the totaltarget of 2.75 Sq km.Superintending Engineer,Executive Engineer and

AEEs of Civil &Mechanical wings ofLAWDA had an extensivevisit of the Dal-NageenLake and inspected the de-weeding and dredgingworks.

The inspecting officersdirected for expediting the

de-weeding by doubling theefforts keeping in viewmassive re-growth of theweeds with the rise inatmospheric temperature.

The team also visited thesites where the new de-weeding machines are to belaunched soon.

SSP Commandant JKAP-8RRL Battalion Shiv Kumar Sharma welcoming AYUSHMedical team of Doctors in Jammu on Saturday. GJ Photo

AYUSH holds Medical Camp, distributes Immunityboosters among Police personnel in Jammu

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: SeniorCongress leader and formerminister Jugal KishoreSharma on Saturday saidthat the specialRecruitment Rules framedto fill the Class-IV postshave been marred withmajor lacunae especiallythose already engagedcasual workers.

In a statement issuedhere, Jugal Kishore Sharmasaid that inclusion of thou-sands of daily rated andcasual workers engaged asClass-IV employees in thefresh recruitment process isa gross injustice with them.

He said that not only the

already serving casualworkers have to face awritten test for getting apermanent employment butalso have to compete withall including the candidatesfrom any part of J&K as thenew recruitment rules hasbrought an end to the divi-sion and district specificposts.

Sharma said, "Offeringa relaxation of five meritpoints to those casualworkers engaged for fiveyears or more is mere a lol-lipop and nothing else,instead the governmentshould have regularizednearly sixty thousand casu-al workers engaged for the

past several years differentdepartments."

He said that the admin-istration should not back-track from its assurances toregularize casual workers,majority of them have beenserving on daily basis formore than 10 years.

Any diversion from theregularization process willbe detrimental for thefuture of thousands ofcasual workers, he said andadded that the majority ofthe serving casual workerspossess limited educationalqualification due to whichthey will be at the receivingend in case of an open com-petition.

New Recruitment policy injustice with dailyrated, casual employees: Jugal Kishore

De-weeding and dredging going on at Dal lake in Srinagar on Saturday. GJ Photo

LAWDA conducts massive de-weeding,dredging at Dal, Nageen Lakes

Lost purse with thirty thousand cashhanded over to owner by Jammu Police

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: Police team comprising of SGCT Sohan Lal, SPO Dinesh Kumar andSPO Shayam Lal deployed at police post GMC Jammu found a wallet containing over thir-ty thousand cash and later handed over to its owner. They found the wallet with cash Rs30960 alongwith Aadhar Card, ATM Cards and driving license while on patrolling duty inthe periphery of GMC Main Gate and handed over to In-charge Police Post GMC. It wasinformed that the Incharge Police Post, SI Ravinder Singh conducted enquiry and found theowner of wallet, who was identified as, Vidhey Shrikul resident of Sarore Vijaypur ofDistrict Samba. He was called and the wallet was handed over to him. The owner of thewallet thanked I/C PP GMC and appreciated the Jammu Police for such act of honesty.

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: DeputyMayor Jammu MunicipalCorporation (JMC) PurnimaSharma here on Saturdayfelicitated PHE employeesat Ward No 1 as CoronaWarriors.

Purnima Sharma said thatin the present crisis, muchneeded service is beingdelivered by the Coronawarriors to people so that weall can remain safe.

She said, "It is our dutyto raise their morale andhonour their services as theyare contributing for our con-cern. Every one of us mustdo our bit in this long battleagainst the Coronavirus."

Deputy Mayor said thatwe all should help our fel-

low beings by aiding theneedy or even ensuring ofessential commodities toeverybody since Coronapandemic has crippled glob-al resource supply and amajor chunk of population isfeeling restlessness toacquire the basic amenitiesat the time.

Purnima Sharma said thatit is duty of every one tocontribute in any possibleway, but at the same time,she stressed upon that thebiggest contribution will benot to venture out of ourhomes unnecessarily. Sheappealed to all to strictlyadhere to the guidelinesissued by the enforcementagencies to check the spreadof Covid 19 infection.

JMC Deputy Mayor felicitatesPHE Employees at Ward No 1

Contain Covid-19: Srinagar administration holds interactivesessions with religious, civil society heads

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: After wel-coming the new rules forrecruitment of Class-IVemployees in Jammu andKashmir and terming it as'Reasonable classification',Chairman Ikkjutt JammuAnkur Sharma here onSaturday criticized the samerules and said that these willlead to 'waves of Kashmirisettlements in districts ofJammu' who will invadeJammu demographically.

Ikkjutt Jammu is againsteven settlement of nomadicGujjars and Bakarwals inplains of Jammu division,calling it 'land jihad by sepa-ratist jihadi elements',Sharma stated.

On Thursday, the J&Kadministration had notifiedrules providing for a com-mon written test across theUT for Class-IV posts arisingat even district and divisionallevels. Earlier, recruitment toClass-IV district- and divi-sional-level vacancies wasmade from among candidatesfrom respective districts and

divisions.Sharma said that accord-

ing to the rules, any personcan apply in any district ofUT, and given that "We seri-ously need to consider thatKashmiris can apply in anydistrict of Jammu," He saidand added, "They can get ajob, buy property, get a houseon rent, settle and live peace-fully in any district ofJammu. Many of them evenafter encroaching forests andstate lands in Jammuprovince are living peaceful-ly."

"Can candidates fromJammu do the same and livepeacefully in any district ofKashmir?'' asked Ankur.

Sharma said, "Given thefact that De Facto IslamicState is calling shots in J&K,out of total number of postsadvertised, what percentageof it will go to Kashmir vis-a-vis Jammu; 70:30, 80:20,or 90:10? even if it is 70:30,waves of Kashmiri settle-ments in districts of Jammuwill invade Jammu demo-graphically."

Ikkjutt Jammu questions newClass-IV Recruitment Rules

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6: ChiefPatron National PanthersParty (NPP) Prof. BhimSingh on Saturday urgedupon the President of Indiafor his urgent interventionas J&K is governed underPresident's Rule and urgedhim to direct the Union ofIndia to restore statehoodof J&K.

NPP Supremo alsourged the President to takelegal opinion of theAttorney-General of Indiaon the validity of PublicSafety Act (PSA).

The President hasremoved Article 35A fromthe Constitution of Indiathat resulted in abolishingof special legislativepower vested in Jammu &Kashmir Assembly tomake any law even if thaterodes the Fundamental

Rights enshrined inChapter-III of theConstitution of India, hesaid and added that afterthe removal of Article35A, J&KAssembly/Governmenthad no power left in it tomake any law which con-travenes any FundamentalRights.

Prof. Bhim Singh urgedupon the President for hisintervention for the releaseof all those detained andslapped with PSA. "Thisdetention is absolutelyillegal and unconstitution-al," he said.

He sought thePresident's intervention toensure that Constitutionwith all its FundamentalRights shall be applicablein J&K.

Meanwhile, Prof. Bhimhad strongly protested

over the use of words in 8pm bulletin on June 4which read; 'residents ofJammu and Kashmir ascitizens of Jammu andKashmir'.

Prof. Bhim Singh in aletter to the President ofIndia had strongly protest-ed the use of 'citizens ofIndia' in its above men-tioned Hindi bulletin.

He informed that thePrincipal DG NSD AIRNew Delhi Ira Joshi in aletter addressed to Prof.Bhim Singh was consider-ate on the issue.

"I would like to takethis opportunity to expressour regret for inadvertentuse of words in 8pm bul-letin on 4/6/2020. It was amistake on the part oftranslator which has beencorrected," Prof Singh saidthe letter read.

Revoke PSA, restore statehoodto J&K: Prof Bhim

AIR regrets use of inadvertent words

DC Dr Shahid Iqbal holding interactive sessions with reli-gious heads in Srinagar on Saturday. GJ Photo

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NEW DELHI, JUN 6: Aplea has been moved beforethe Delhi High Court seek-ing resumption of normaljudicial work in all courtsin the national capital viavideoconferencing and e-filing.

In an administrativeorder issued on May 29, thehigh court had said it wouldonly hear urgent matters viavideoconferencing till June14 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The orderalso applies to all districtcourts in the city.

The petition filed byadvocate S B Tripathi hassought a direction to thehigh court administration topass an order for resump-tion of normal judicialwork via e-filing and video-

conferencing.It has also sought setting

aside of the May 29 admin-istrative order of the court.

The plea contended thatsince all the benches are sit-ting now and cases arebeing filed by e-filing, therewould be no impediment inhearing "not-so-urgent"pending and fresh matters.

It has also claimed thatthe Supreme Court has per-mitted filing of matters in aroutine manner and startedto take up non-urgent mat-ters as well.

The petition has said thatdue to the restricted func-tioning of courts, pendencyof cases has increased andlawyers are becomingfinancially hard-pressed.(PTI)

Plea in Delhi HC forresumption of normal

judicial work viavideoconferencing

GJ REPORTUDHAMPUR, JUN 6: DistrictUdhampur is endowed with nature'sblessings as it possesses three Agro-Climatic regions viz Sub- Tropical,Intermediate and Temperate whichfavours the cultivation of different cropsat different elevations, farmers have verysmall and poor economic conditions. Theirrigated area from all sources is onlyabout 6 % of the total cultivable area;farming community is mostly dependenton rains for the cultivation of their 94percent cultivable area. Water harvesting/ conservation include all the policies,strategies and activities to sustainablymanage the natural resource of freshwater, to protect the hydrosphere, and tomeet the current and future humandemands. Population, household size andgrowth and affluence are affected bywater use. Factors such as climatechange have increased pressures on natu-ral water resources especially in agricul-tural irrigation. Many countries havealready implemented policies aimed atwater conservation, with much success.

Inspired by the vision of PrimeMinister, for doubling the farmersincome by 2022 Deputy CommissionerUdhampur Dr Piyush Singla conceptual-ized a project of a multipronged strategyencompassing the key areas of water har-vesting /conservation and its effectiveuse for farming sectors to generate sus-tainable livelihood for farmers and rolledit as a composite project titled "Jeevika".The Indian meaning of ''Jeevika'' isWater. The main objectives of this proj-ect were to harness the untapped perenni-al sources and thereby increasing the irri-gation potential through innovative waterharvesting structures, to promote effi-cient water use for irrigation by means ofmicro irrigation-drip method. To create

livelihood opportunities for small andmarginal farmers of the district by fol-lowing an integrated farming systemapproach, to mobilize masses for largerparticipation in water conservation in thedistrict. To promote the larger participa-tion of farming community in the eco-nomic growth of the district with princi-ples of integrated farming system.''Jeevika'' project provides an integratedpackage to farmers with perennialsources of water at one location largelyon community model. It is proposed toconstruct 250 number of WaterHarvesting Structures for benefittingabout 9000 souls 250 number of WaterHarvesting Structures with 500 MicronPoly Lining are proposed to be created inall the CD Blocks of the district to utilizethe untapped potential of the perennialwater source on the locations duly identi-fied/verified by the RDD and AgricultureDepartment covering nearly 250 numberof small and marginal farmers the mainactivities implemented under the projectare creation of Water HarvestingStructures with Poly Lining, efficientwater utilization by means of DripIrrigation, protected cultivation by tubu-lar greenhouse structures and mulching,promotion of organic agriculture bymeans of vermi compositing, promotionof mushroom cultivation, capacity build-ing and promotion of integrated farming.

The Project "Jeevika", a targetedlivelihood plan for small and marginalfarmers through development of sustain-able ecosystem by water conservationand allied activities through conver-gence pool to provide sustainable incomeand employment opportunities to smalland marginal farmer community whohave perennial water source nearby theirfield but unable to utilize it effectively.

District Udhampur is blessed with

natural springs/bowlies (traditional waterbodies) and other perennial waterresources, the outflow/ run off from theseresources were mostly untapped.Moreover, erratic rainfall patterns in thedistrict, excessive runoff, leaching, andtraditional methods of farming also addtowards the low water use efficiency andthereby decrease the production produc-tivity per unit area. Under Jeevika projectapproximately 16300 cubic meter ofwater will be conserved/harvested and

put to efficient use in diversifying theAgriculture activities and approximately59000 cubic meter of water will berecharged through 590 groundwaterrechargeable ponds.

District receives annual rainfall (1100mm to 1300mm) which is limited to only5 months of the year i.e. July, August,September, December and January.During Kharif Season (April toSeptember) there is scarcity of water asthere is vary scanty rainfall due to which

it is difficult to provide even the criticalirrigation to the Kharif Crops, which willotherwise reduce the production and pro-ductivity of the District. In an effort toincrease the water use efficiency of thewater to be stored in the water harvestingstructures built on the perennial sources;drip irrigation systems are being provid-ed as part of a package under the Project"Jeevika" so that the Kharif crops do notsuffer from moisture stress.

Under the Project "Jeevika" it has

been targeted to cater off season vegeta-bles cultivation besides various schemesof different departments are being dove-tailed in the project to achieve water con-servation on one hand and put the sameto effective usage through drip irrigation,the farmers are also provided poly-house,vermi-beds and mushroom trays toincrease the production per unit area andimprove their cropping pattern whichwould in turn help to increase the incomeof the farmers. Subsequently other

departmental schemes of horticulture,sericulture, animal/sheephusbandry/fisheries, forests, and floricul-ture shall be converged to make a wayforward towards an integrated farmingsystem. The benefit cost ratio of projectworked out in DPR is more than 1 whichis appreciable.

The project "Jeevika" is being imple-mented by District administrationthrough Rural Development Departmentand Agriculture Department Udhampurfor mitigating the irrigation related prob-lems to a large extent and shall serve thepurpose of community participation inwater conservation thereby augmentingthe livelihood of small and marginalfarmers of the district in near future.However, adhoc Water user associations(WUA) constituted by the PRI(Panchayat Raj Institute) is presentlylooking after the project. Out of 250 clus-ter locations, 132 cluster sites have beenidentified jointly by the Agriculture &RDD team and presently work on 21clusters constituting approx. 100 farmingfamilies of 21 Panchayats of differentblocks have been completed under theproject in the district with a cost of Rs 35lakh and the work on other clusters isgoing on.

Water conservation has been promot-ed by way of water harvesting storagetank & rainwater harvesting.Groundwater is being recharged by wayof roof top rainwater harvesting.Untapped irrigation potential is being uti-lized for cultivation of command areaswith assured irrigation and production ofcash crops. Efficient water use tech-niques for irrigation by means of DripIrrigation methods have been adopted.Masses have been mobilized for largerparticipation in water conservation.There is larger participation of the farm-

ing community in economic growth.Sustained Livelihood opportunities forsmall and marginal farmers are imple-mented by adopting a diversifiedIntegrated farming system approach.Adding to the above, farmers of twocluster sites viz Malhar & Shatrimble(Chak) are reaping benefits of the projectby selling their produce of vegetables inthe nearby market. Cluster Site Malharshowing Tomato cultivation under Dripand mulching with poly house and ver-min-bed. Jeevika cluster site Shatrimble,showing brinjal and capsicum cropsgrown under mulching and drip irriga-tion.

Moreover, the Project Jeevika waslaunched/inaugurated by MOS PMO, DrJitendra Singh and senior Officers ofJ&K UT including Principal Secretary,Agriculture Naveen Kumar Choudhary,Incharge Administrative SecretaryUdhampur District, Sarita Chauhan, andDivisional Commissioner Jammu,Sanjeev Verma also appreciated the con-cept of project Jeevika and reiterated forup scaling of the project in the district forbetter results. Even more, the Project jee-vika has also bagged SKOCH Award inwater category at New Delhi.

During the current COVID-19 pan-demic , where all sectors are under therealm of economic stress , farming com-munities in Udhampur practicing in theJeevika project have smiles on their facesas they got bumper produce through thisproject and had good remuneration fortheir produce during the pandemic cri-sis. Beneficiaries of Jeevika projectsthanked District Administration for theirkind support and technical guidancewhich helped them to earn good remu-nerations of their produce during COVIDcrisis and they increased their incomewithin six months.

A view of crops being grown under Project 'Jeevika'in Udhampur.

Project 'Jeevika' a livelihood plan for small and marginal farmers

GJ REPORTJAMMU, JUN 6:Research and AdvocacyGroup, RAAG, aVoluntary organization oflegal professionals andScholars today organizedWebinar on RTI Act titled"Right to Information 2005& Its Applicability in J&KUT" wherein the keynotespeakers including RTIActivist Raman Sharma,Deepak Sharma andDewakar Sharma bothAdvocates of J&K HighCourt threw light on differ-ent provisions of the Rightto Information Act 2005and its applicability inJammu and Kashmir UnionTerritory.

The speakers also gave abrief synopsis aboutCentral Right toInformation Law which isnow applicable in Jammuand Kashmir after abroga-tion of article 370 of consti-tution of India and imple-mentation of Jammu andKashmir Reorganization

Act 2019.The participants were

also informed about theappeal procedure under thecentral RTI law and extend-ed jurisdiction of CentralInformation Commissioneven over PublicAuthorities belonging toJammu and Kashmir UnionTerritory government todeal with 2nd appeals andcomplaints from the resi-dents of Jammu andKashmir. They alsoinformed that now peopleacross India can seek infor-mation under RTI Act fromCentral as well as J&Kgovernment departmentsituated in the UnionTerritory.

The participants alsoraised several queries relat-ed to mode of RTI fees,Drafting of RTIApplication and non avail-ability of facility of filingonline RTI in J & K.Advocate Deepak Sharma,Convener of RAAG pre-sented the vote of thanks.

GJ REPORT JAMMU, JUN 6: Jammu and Kashmir High Courthas rejected bail to a man from Reasi district,accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and makingher pregnant in 2018.

The accused, Hem Raj, had sought bail in (FIRNo. 20/2018) registered with Police Station Reasion the ground that the he is tuberculosis patientand is not getting proper treatment in the Jail. Theaccused claimed that he had undergone a severeparalytic attack which has made half of his bodyunconscious and is being not provided the neces-sary medical facilities by the authorities. In addi-tion, he had submitted that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, his life is at risk and the jail condi-tions are not conducive for him in the present sce-nario.

Opposing the bail, the government said that theaccused has committed rape upon the girl agedaround 12 years and made her pregnant.

"The Accused does not deserve concessionof bail for the offence committed by him," the gov-ernment said, adding, "Every possible treatmentis being given to the accused".

On his plea as regards the tuberculosis, thegovernment said that is not a life threatening dis-ease nor is it on record that the jail conditions aresuch that the medical condition of the accusedwill deteriorate due to COVID-19 pandemic.

"The bail cannot be granted to the accusedonly for the reason that he is having some dis-ease though it may not have telling effect uponthe health of the accused during his stay in theJail," said a Bench of Justice Puneet Gupta, asper an order.

The court also rejected the argument of thecounsel for the accused that his client was shift-ed from Reasi Jail to District Jail, Amphalla,Jammu due the condition of the accused. "Thereference made to the letter by the counsel for theaccused to the Principal Sessions, Judge, Reasiby Incharge Superintendent

Sub-Jail, Reasi does not make out in anymanner that the accused cannot be treated in thehospital, if required, or the jail authorities are notin a position to otherwise take care of theaccused," the Court observed. The accused hasbeen given specialized treatment and the medi-cines are being provided on regular basis, thecourt said. "There is no fresh report on the filewhich can convince this Court that the medicalcondition of the accused is such that the onlyoption available with the Court is to grant bail tothe accused," the Court said, adding, "The argu-ment raised of the COVID-19 pandemic is againof no help to the accused as there is nothing onthe record that the jail condition where theaccused is lodged has COVID patients whichmay endanger (his) life."

GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUN 6:Divisional CommissionerKashmir, P K Pole todaypresided over an officersmeeting convened to reviewthe functioning of Geologyand Mining departmentbesides availability of con-struction material in Kashmirprovince in the wake ofCOVID-19 pandemic andlockdown. The meeting wasattended by Chief Engineersof PHE, R&B and PMGSYdepartments, ManagingDirector JKPCC, JointDirector Geology and Miningbesides officers of I&FC andother concerned departments.

On the occasion, thread-bare deliberations were heldon various aspects and issuesincluding status of minormineral blocks and e-auctionthereof in Kashmir province.

The Div Com was briefed

about the district wise datathrough a PowerPoint pres-entation regarding the num-ber of licensed/unlicensedstone crushers/ hot and wetmix plants in Kashmir divi-sion and district/ mineralwise details of minor mineralblocks.

It was given out that thereare total 453 stone/ hot wetmix plants in Kashmirincluding 113 licensed minormineral based units besides,

178 RBM (River BedMaterial) and 77 sand blocksacross Kashmir.

The Div Com was alsoappraised regarding the pro-cedure followed in mineralsidentified, rules governingmajor and minor mineralsdeposits, formation of minormineral blocks in all the dis-tricts of Kashmir, e-auction-ing, environmental clear-ances, and initiatives takenagainst illegal mining.

GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUN 6:Deputy Commissioner,Srinagar (Chairman, DistrictDisaster ManagementAuthority) Dr ShahidChoudhary launched thecapacity building and train-ing of staff drawn fromrestaurants across city forimparting COVID preven-tion protocols and mandato-ry measures to be put inplace.

It is pertinent to mentionthat home delivery of restau-rants was permissible in RedZone districts however inview of prevailing situationthe District DisasterManagement Authorityrather initiated capacitybuilding and training ofservice delivery staff beforepermitting operation ofrestaurants. Training certifi-cate for the management and

staff, and COVID test hasbeen made mandatory as perthe protocol developed byDDMA in collaborationwith Department ofCommunity Medicine, GovtMedical College, Srinagar.

DC Srinagar said thatcapacity building of all theservice delivery sector hasbeen underway for last twoweeks to ensure that personsinvolved in the delivery ofgoods and services aretrained for mandatory pre-cautions to avoid COVIDspread, which howevershould not be construed aslifting of lockdown whichhas to be a gradual and grad-ed process in due course oftime. He sought publiccooperation for minimisingpublic gatherings, mandato-ry use of masks, maintainingphysical distance, hygieneprotocols and staying at

home as far as practicable.Dr Shahid said that the

wide ranging interactionswith all stakeholders liketrade and business commu-nity, public health experts,service delivery sectors andreligious heads are aimed atpreparing the communityfor precautions and preven-tive measures required tocontain COVID. Heimpressed upon the staff toreligiously adhere to theguidelines imparted duringtraining and SOPs devel-oped for operation of restau-rant services for delivery offood.

More than 300 personnelfrom restaurant sector werealso tested fro COVID andtraining certificates wereprovided to individual unitholders. The President andVice-President of RestaurantAssociation, Srinagar

thanked the administrationfor proactive measuresaimed at capacity buildingand training, and assured toadopt the mandatory proto-cols for safety.

It is pertinent to mentionhere that DDMA Srinagarhas trained more than 2000persons for COVID preven-tion, drawn from varioussectors including vegetablevendors, meat sellers, bak-ers, wazas, shopkeepers,technicians and key fieldstaff involved in delivery ofessential services .

ADC Sajjad Qadri, ADCFayaz Ahmed Parra, DrRabbani Tariq and expertsfrom community medicineheld detailed discussion andpresented a resume of guide-lines contained in SOPs tobe adopted by restaurantsfor home delivery or pro-duction system.

GJ REPORTRAJOURI, JUN 6: Inview of the NovelCoronavirus (COVID-19)pandemic and to supportthe district administrationin its fight against the dis-ease, the Drugs & ChemistsAssociation Rajouri todayhanded over PPE kitsincluding 4000 masks and525 sanitizers to DeputyCommissioner Rajouri,Mohammad Nazir Sheikhfor further distributionamong the health workers.

President Drugs &Chemists AssociationRajouri said that the organ-ization is always ready toextend its best possible sup-port to the district adminis-tration in its fight againstthe COVID19 pandemicand assured that the organi-zation shall continue tocontribute as per its capaci-ty to mitigate the sufferingsof the general public amidthis global pandemic.

The DC expressed grati-tude to the Drugs and

Chemists Association fortheir help and said that suchactivities encourage the dis-trict administration as wellas other social organizationsto make their contributiontowards fighting againstCoronavirus.

Meantime, the DCappealed to the other social

organizations to step forwardand help the district adminis-tration in the hour of need.

District Statistical andEvaluation Officer, BilalRashid Mir and PresidentDrugs and ChemistAssociation, Shada Darbesides others were presenton the occasion.

SRCC holds special online workshopfor IAS/KAS aspirants

GJ REPORT JAMMU, JUN 6: The SR College of Competitions (SRCC) todayconducted a special online workshop for the IAS and KAS aspi-rants involving a Delhi based faculty.

The workshop, spread over two sessions on Friday andSaturday, focused on Science and Technology component of theGeneral Studies. While one was on Basic Science, the otherremained on Technology.

Both these sessions were conducted by Dr Rajshekhar, whofocussed on both Preliminary and Mains examinations. Studentswere guided regarding the prescribed books, reading of newspa-pers and other useful ways to study the available material. Healso discussed the previous year's question papers to give anidea to the students -the kind and the level of questions and howto address them in the given limited time and words.

To involve students into healthy discussions, Dr Rajshekharspoke about Space Technology, Biotechnology and other tech-nology areas like digital governance, digital signature, artificialintelligence, virtual reality and legal aspects.

In Space Technology, the focus remained on ISRO and itsstructure, types of Orbit and Satellite, GPS and its application.

"These sessions are a kind of primitive exercise to draw atten-tion of the Civil Services aspirants towards important and scoringpart of examination, especially in the difficult time of pandemic,"informed Centre Head, SRCC Jammu, Praful Sharma.

Capacity building of Restaurants'staff for COVID precautions

Restrictions to contain spread; community response indispensable: DC

RAAG organizes Webinaron RTI Act

HC denies bail to rape accused

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole chairing areview meeting of Geology and Mining department inSrinagar on Saturday.

Representatives of Drugs & Chemists Association handing overPPE kits to DC Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh on Saturday.

Div Com reviews functioning ofGeology & Mining department

COVID-19: Drugs and ChemistsAssociation Rajouri donates PPE

kits to district administration GJ REPORTKATRA, JUN 6: AWebinar session on the topic"Entrepreneurial Ventures:Prospects and Possibilities"was conducted by theEntrepreneurshipDevelopment Cell- ShriMata Vaishno DeviUniversity for the young andpromising budding businessgraduates of SMVDU.

Geetu Bandral, Directorat Samsai Corp-Chandigarhdelivered an insightful andinspiring webinar session.The web interaction proved

very effective and enlighten-ing while emphasizing onthe sun-rising industrieswhich are known for highreturn but high risk types ofindustries.

She focused the discus-sion regarding the entrepre-neurial requirements, theprospects and possibilitieswhich come with the entre-preneurial ventures in thecontemporary world. Geetufamiliarized the participantswith about 10 essential stepswhich are required to betaken care of in order to

carry on successful entrepre-neurial ventures.

The resource person alsosuggested the participants tokeep on updating and honetheir skills and encompass arealistic and practicalapproach for achieving sus-tainable success in their ven-tures or other endeavors. Itis important to recognize thegap in the market and thebudding entrepreneursshould avoid being a strag-gler to successfully capturethe market.

Earlier Dr Supran Kumar

Sharma, Associate ProfessorChief Coordinator,EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Cell-SMVDU moderated the ses-sion and gave a brief intro-duction of the successfulsharpener (WomanEntrepreneur) in the region.Geetu has graduated inBusiness Administration inthe first batch BusinessEconomics from the Facultyof Management and hasbeen contributing towardsthe alma mater for a longtime.

SMVDU's ED Cell conducts Webinar Session of Women Entrepreneurs

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NEW DELHI, JUN 6:Before they get tested forper formance-enhanc ingdrugs, India’s athletes willfirst have to give an under-taking that they are free ofCovid-19 symptoms. Andwhen the athlete gives aurine sample into a contain-er, the doping control officer– who has to witness almostthe entire process – will haveto maintain a distance of twoyards.

Since the time the pan-demic-induced lockdowncame into force, anti-dopingactivities across the countryhave virtually come to astandstill. Now, as trainingresumes, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)wants to restart policing theathletes, some of whom mayhave used the lockdownperiod to take undue advan-tage. And as the first steptowards that, the watchdoghas formulated detailedguidelines based on theStandard OperatingProcedure laid out by thehealth ministry and theWorld Anti-Doping Agency.

Navin Agarwal, the direc-tor-general of NADA, saidthey submitted a ‘verydetailed’ proposal for begin-

ning the testing programmeto the sports ministry lastweek. Among the key fea-tures, he said, was that boththe athlete and the officer onduty for sample collectionwill have to certify they areasymptomatic.

“The doping control offi-cer will have to wear com-plete Personal ProtectiveEquipment. The apparatusneeded for collecting sam-ples, including the container,and all the forms will firsthave to be sanitised. We haveto ensure the health and safe-ty of both, the athlete as wellas our dope control officer, isnot compromised,” Agarwalsaid.

The bigger challenge,however, will be to ensure arelatively contactless andhygienic process. Usually,the doping control officerenters the bathroom with theathlete and watches the ath-lete during the entireprocess, except when theurine sample is being pro-vided. While that procedurewill still be carried out tomake sure there is no tam-pering with the sample, bothparties will have to maintainsocial distancing. “The ath-lete and the officer will haveto maintain a distance oftwo yards during samplecollection,” Agarwal said.(Agencies)

Athletes must give Covid-freeundertaking before dope tests

GJ REPORTSHOPIAN, JUN 6:District Youth Services &Sports (DYSS), Shopiantoday distributed sports kitsincluding Cricket,Volleyball and Carom Kitsamong various sports clubsacross the district during afunction organised at GovtHigher Secondary SchoolSedow.

On the occasion, DistrictD e v e l o p m e n tCommissioner Shopian,

Choudhary MohammadYasin, who was the ChiefGuest of the function, saidthat sports play a vital rolein overall development ofthe students and every stu-dent should be encouragedto participate in sports.

He also said that thephysiological and physicaladvantages obtained fromwithin sports activitiesresult in enriched physicalstamina and can bring greatteam abilities and strong

organizational features. He assured the partici-

pants that district adminis-tration is keen to improvesports infrastructure in thedistrict to enable that thesports talent is taken to newheights.

Among others presenton the occasion wereDistrict Youth Services andSports Officer, GurmeetSingh and members of vari-ous youth clubs of the dis-trict.

DYSS Shopian distributes sports kits

NEW DELHI, JUN 6:Viswanathan Anand, the for-mer world chess champion,has longed for home for toolong but that wait has endedfinally.

The 50-year-old had beenstuck in Germany for overthree months due to the trav-el restrictions and lockdownimposed to control thespread of the Covid-19 pan-demic. After competing inthe Chess Bundesliga, he

managed to reach Bangalorelast week where he had beenkept under quarantine at theTaj Hotel.

Anand is now headed toChennai where he will fol-low home quarantine for twoweeks. “Finally good to becoming home,” he tweetedon Saturday.

Sharing the good newswith his fans, Anand wrote,“Thanks @tajmgroad. Was avery comfortable stay.

Although we were in quar-antine it was pleasant.. Evenour medical tests and screen-ing were done very efficient-ly. Hope to be back andenjoy your hospitality!

In a photo shared by hisfan, who was on the sameflight as his, the chess acecan be seen standing at a dis-tance from him after theirweek’s quarantine inBangalore in adjacentrooms.

The fan wrote, “PadmaVibhushan Vishy Anand, agenius, an inspiration andabove all a down to earthhuman. For starters, notonce did he seek specialtreatment, always used thegeneral queue with us (in theairport, daily health checketc). Have always been andwill always be a die hard fan(on and off the board) of thisgentleman!” (Agencies)

‘Finally good to be coming home’: VishwanathanAnand after completing quarantine in Bangalore

NEW DELHI, JUN 6:Like most fast bowlersaround the world, TinuYohannan’s top concernnow is on how cricket willchange after the Covid-19pandemic because of theban on using saliva toshine balls. ButYohannan’s concerns arenot simply speculative. Inthe upcoming domesticseason, the ‘local boy’ willplay bowling coach to theKerala State Cricket team.

It is a unique challengeand one the 41-year-old iskeen to not risk downplay-ing.

In a candid chat withindianexpress.com, theman with one of the mostcelebrated debuts in Indiancricket talked about guid-ing the Kerala fast bowlingquartet through demandingrules, his ouster from theIndian squad and thestrange twist of fortunethat led to his stint withRoyal ChallengersBangalore getting cut shortdue to lack of security forIPL matches due to Lok

Sabha elections.The saliva ban, of

course, is a nagging worry.Yohannan feels it is theTest format that will takethe worst hit for this andadvocates the use of a sub-stance that will helpbowlers shine the ball.

“It’s an interesting thing(the ban)…a one-of-a-kindsituation as no one hasexperienced this. Shiningthe ball is a very importantfactor when it comes tobowling, be it a spinbowler or a fast bowler, theshine is vital. They arespeaking about saliva butsweat won’t be allowed aswell. In limited overs, itdoesn’t matter much com-pared to Test cricket. Withthe white ball even withoutshine, it won’t make a bigdifference. But with thered ball without the shine,it’s going to be difficult.One thing that organiserscan do is to allow usage ofsome permitted substanceto maintain the shine likevaseline or anything else.”(Agencies)

Once touted as the next big thing,Tinu Yohannan sets out to help

Kerala fast bowlers in Covid-19 world

NEW DELHI, JUN 6:Hamza Koya, a veteran ofSantosh Trophy, died onSaturday at a hospital inMalappuram, Kerala, aftertesting positive for Covid-19.

The 61-year-old was aveteran footballer of theMalabar region, and hadplayed for Maharashtra inSantosh Trophy besides play-ing for clubs like MohunBagan and MohammedanSporting Club.

Hamza Koya, a formerplayer of Calicut Universityfootball team, had alsoplayed for the national teamin the Nehru Trophy.

Along with his family,Hamza Koya had come downto his hometown ofParappanangadi on May 21and had been under quaran-tine. His five family mem-

bers have also tested positiveand are undergoing treat-ment.

“His wife and son testedpositive for the virus first inhis family. Later, HamzaKoya was also tested positivefor the virus and had beenunder treatment at the medicalcollege,” said MalappuramDistrict Medical Officer Dr KSakeena.

According to her, all pos-sible medical care was givento the deceased, but he

breathed his last early thismorning.

“His daughter-in-law andtwo of his grandchildrenhave also tested positive andare under medical observa-tion,” Dr Sakeena said.

The mortal remains of thedeceased would be buried asper the Covid-19 protocol,sources added.

Hamza Koya started hisfootball his career withWestern Railway and wenton to play for other Mumbaiclubs like Union Bank, RCF,Tata Sports and Orkay Mills.

“His last club was OrkayMills. He was a very hard-tackling defender, also goodat aerial balls,” formerMumbai footballer PrakashShetty, who played withHamza Koya at Union Bankand Orkay Mills, told PTI.

Hamza Koya, former Mohun Bagan play-er, dies after testing positive for Covid-19

BRUSSELS, JUN 6: High-ranking Olympic officialPierre-Olivier Beckers onSaturday made plain that thedelayed Tokyo Olympics"will be held in 2021 or not atall".

The Belgian was reiterat-ing the stance put forward byJapan and InternationalOlympic Committee chiefThomas Bach that next yearwas the last chance to holdthe Games postponed due tothe coronavirus pandemic.

"Today everyone is surethat they will start on July 23,2021," he told Belgian news-paper L'Avenir.

"We are convinced thatthe Games will take place in2021 or they won't take

place."It's unthinkable to keep

such a project on the go forany longer considering theenormous costs and all thethousands of peopleinvolved."

Beckers suggested it was"essential" that the traditionalsporting calendar emergesfrom its COVID-19 lock-down before allowing majorsporting events like theOlympics to be staged.

"All the sporting federa-tions have to adapt to theGames' postponement.

"We can't envisage a sim-ilar upheaval a second time,"stressed the president ofBelgium's OlympicCommittee.

According to Beckers afinal decision on Tokyo "willbe taken in the spring if ques-tions (over the global healthcrisis) persist."

He said he was optimisticover the staging of theGames, rejecting any notionthat it would be held behindclosed doors.

In March, Tokyo 2020was postponed one year overthe coronavirus, which haskilled hundreds of thousandsaround the world and haltedinternational sport and travel.

Beckers heads the IOC'scoordinating commission forthe 2024 Games and he saidhe wanted Paris "to be differ-ent" to past editions.(Agencies)

DUBAI, JUN 6: TheEmirates Cricket Board hasconfirmed that it hadexpressed interest in hostingthe IPL this year if Indiadecides to shift the cash-richT20 tournament out of thecountry in view of theCovid-19 pandemic.

The 13th IPL was sched-uled to start in late Marchbut it was postponed indefi-nitely due to the globalhealth crisis. There is specu-lation that the BCCI is look-ing for an October windowto hold the event in case theT20 World Cup in Australiais not held this year.

A report in the ‘GulfNews’ said that the UAECricket Board has made anoffer to the BCCI that it canhost the IPL.

“In the past, EmiratesCricket Board has success-fully hosted IPL matches inUAE. We have a provenrecord of being hosts as a

neutral venue for variousbilateral and multi-nationcricket activities in thepast,” its general secretaryMubashshir Usmani wasquoted as saying by thenewspaper.

“Our state-of-the-art ven-ues and facilities make theEmirates a desired place forhosting all types of cricket.”

Usmani said the EmiratesCricket Baord had, in fact,offered their venues to theEngland and Wales CricketBoard to complete theEnglish season here aswell.

“We have come forwardand offered our venues toboth England and India. Wehave also hosted matchesinvolving England team onmultiple occasions previous-ly. If our offer is taken up byeither of the Boards, then wewill be pleased to facilitatehosting of their matches,” hesaid.

NEW DELHI, JUN 6: TheIndian women’s footballteam members are delight-ed at the prospect of play-ing the AFC Women’sAsian Cup 2022 finals infront of home fans and feelthe event can do wondersfor the development of thegame in the country.

India will host the AFCWomen’s Asian Cup 2022finals, continent’s biggesttournament for the firsttime since 1979.

“I am very excited that atournament of this magni-tude will take place in Indiaand I thank the AIFF forbringing the Asian Cup toour country. We have one-and-a-half years to preparefor it and I am sure that wewill put on a good show,”head coach Maymol Rocky

told AIFF website.“People are getting more

and more aware of theprogress made in women’sfootball in India. The girlswill get the opportunity toplay against the top coun-tries in Asia and fans willget to see the best teamssuch as Japan, Australia,Korea, and China live in thestadium, which will go along way to develop inter-est among young girls andparents,” the coach added.

The Indian side is cur-rently ranked 55 in theworld, having won the goldmedal in its most recentouting at the South AsianGames 2019 and recordingdraws in away friendlygames against Uzbekistanand Vietnam ? both ofwhom are ranked higher.

It's 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official

UAE cricket board confirmsoffer to host IPL: Report

MUMBAI, JUN 6: All-rounder Hardik Pandya wasall praise for his MumbaiIndians captain and Indiateammate Rohit Sharma.Pandya has played for MIunder Rohit's captaincysince 2015 and has won theIndian Premier League(IPL) three times.

"I have always enjoyedplaying with Rohit and hehas been a great captain.We don't have much con-versation about the gamebut I have had my bestyears playing under him,"Pandya is quoted as sayingby the franchise.

Pandya also said thatstar fast bowler JaspritBumrah is a "different char-acter."

"He's calm and knowl-edgeable. He's someonewho I enjoy being with. Wehave got success together

and have genuinely sharedthat success," he said.

Both Pandya andBumrah came into nationalreckoning initially due totheir performances for MI.They have since gone on toplay for India in all formatsof the game with Bumrahbeing widely regarded asone of the best fast bowlersin the world at present.

Pandya on the otherhand missed a better part of2019 due to injury. He wasinitially expected to takepart in India's tour of NewZealand earlier in the yearbefore he headed to theNCA for further rehab. Hewas then named in thesquad for the ODI seriesagainst South Africa, butthe first game got washedoff and the series then gotcalled off due to coron-avirus pandemic.

I've had my best years playing underRohit Sharma: Hardik Pandya

NEW DELHI, JUN 6: FormerWest Indies pacer MichaelHolding has come out in supportof MS Dhoni, saying that thewicket-keeper batsman indeedwanted to win the match againstEngland in the 2019 World Cup.

India's performance in theWorld Cup match againstEngland last year has onceagain become a matter ofdebate as all-rounder BenStokes, in his book titled 'OnFire', questioned the intent ofthe Indian side.

Stokes also said that Dhoni'sintent was questionable as hedid not go for big shots whenIndia still had a chance to winthe match.

However, Holding said thatnowadays people tend to writeanything in their books.

"Well, people will write any-thing in books these days,because people are a lot morefree with their opinions andwhen they are writing books,

they need to be making head-lines at times," Holding said onhis official YouTube channel.

"But, to be honest, a lot ofpeople watching that game per-haps wouldn't have arrived tothe same conclusion that BenStokes arrived at that India werenot trying to win," he added.

Holding did say that itseemed like that India did nothave the same intensity as theywould have had if the match wasa do-or-die match.

"It was not the game thatIndia had to win, but I don't thinkanyone can say that was a teamtactic to lose the game. Iwatched that game and itappeared to me as if Indiaweren't putting up their 100 percent, but I realised it was not thecase when the expression onMS Dhoni's face told me that hedesperately wanted to win, so Ido not think it was a team deci-sion to not try to win," the formerWindies pacer said.

MS Dhoni wanted to win the match againstEngland in 2019 World Cup, says Michael Holding

‘AFC Asian Cup great chance to developinterest in women’s football in India’

LONDON, JUN 6: With thepandemic still ruling largeafter more than two monthsof the lockdown, the questionremains — will there be anymore Grand Slams this year?Novak Djokovic doesn’tthink so.

Earlier, the French Openwas postponed from late Mayto late September, and theWimbledon was cancelledfor the first time since WorldWar II (1945) as a result ofthe Covid-19 outbreak.

With the tennis tour stillin hiatus, the chances oforganizing a risk-free USOpen are getting weaker bythe day. The 33-year-oldSerbian weighed in on thesituation and termed the rulesto be ‘rigorous’.

“Just yesterday I had atelephone conversation withthe leaders of world tennis,there were talks about thecontinuation of the season,

mostly about the US Opendue in late August, but it isnot known whether it will beheld,” Djokovic told PrvaTV.

“The rules that they toldus that we would have torespect to be there, to play atall, they are extreme. Wewould not have access toManhattan, we would have tosleep in hotels at the airport,to be tested twice or threetimes per week.”

“Also, we could bring one

person to the club which isreally impossible. I mean,you need your coach, then afitness trainer, then a physio-therapist. All their sugges-tions are really rigorous but Ican understand that due tofinancial reasons, due toalready existing contracts,organisers (want the event tobe) held. We will see whatwill happen,” added thethree-time US Open winner.

Going a step further, thereigning champion RafaelNadal said he woulddecline the offer to play atUS Open, which is sched-uled to start from August24 this year.

“We cannot resume untilthe situation is completelysafe and fair in terms ofhealth in that all players,wherever they come from,can travel and play tourna-ments in safe conditions,”said Nadal. (Agencies)

‘Organising US Open is impossible, therules are extreme’: Novak Djokovic

DDC Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin distributing sports kits among sports clubsduring a function at GHSS Sedow on Saturday.

ICC should allow moresubstitutes to replaceplayers that require

hospital visits:Michael Atherton

LONDON, JUN 6: FormerEngland skipper MichaelAtherton believes the ICCshould consider allowingmore substitutions forinjuries which require play-ers to visit a hospital fortreatment during a matchamid the COVID-19 pan-demic.

International cricket is setto resume after the coron-avirus hiatus with Englandscheduled to host the WestIndies team in a bio-secureenvironment for a proposedthree-match series in July.

It is likely to be the firsttournament since the healthcrisis forced a shutdown ofthe sport worldwide inMarch. (Agencies)

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A Nomad woman moving to her destination alongwith her cattle on Saturday. Abhishek A milkman on way to his destination on Saturday.

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Shiv Mandir Committee members felicitating DC Mohammad Nazir Sheikh and ADC Sher Singh in Rajouri. People purchasing goods at an Non-essential shop in Jammu City. Abhishek

Bethel Bhavan functionaries distributing dry ration in Gandhi Nagar on Saturday. GJ photo BJP leaders felicitating Corona warriors in Jammu on Saturday. Abhishek

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GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUN 6: J&KBank Chairman andManaging Director (CMD)RK Chhibber on Saturdaysaid that Banks andBusinesses in any part of theworld have shared interestsin better functioning ofeconomy.

Here in J&K, we as aninstitution not only haveshared financial concernsand interests with localbusinesses, industries but dohave a common destiny aspeople belonging to thesame region. So, all of youmust rest assured that thebank shall always strive forwhat is best for the busi-nesses and industries of theregion for the good ofregion's economy itselfwithin which the bank's ownecosystem functions andgrows as well, ChairmanChhibber said.

Bank ChairmanChhibber stated this duringhis interaction with the dele-gation of various Trade bod-ies' representatives that hadcalled on him here at thebank's corporate headquar-ters. The representativeshighlighted the need to pro-

vide financial support tosmall businesses of the UTthat have taken a serious hitdue to the Covid-19 pan-demic and requested themanagement to considerincreasing the quantum offinance in case of DastkarFinance scheme to helprevive the handicrafts andthereby artisans.

Moreover, they requestedto CMD to address theissues concerning thetourism and transport sectorand formulate out-of-the-box solutions to kick-start

the start-ups whose opera-tions have come to a grind-ing halt owing to the nation-wide lockdown aimed atcontrolling the pandemic.

Chairman and Bank MDassured full support to thedelegation and said thatpost-Covid-19, the bank hadproactively kept all its bank-ing services available to thegeneral public.

The CMD said, "We havedevised the means to sup-

port the businesses so thatpeople are able to deal betterwith the pandemic inducedcrisis, we offered a 10 pcadditional facility inWorking Capital limit at avery low interest rate. Rightfrom the start bank has beenproactive in gathering feed-back from different sectors."

"To fall in line withGovernment's recentlyannounced 'AtmanirbharBharat' economic packagefor pandemic-hit businesses,J&K Bank announced thelaunch of GuaranteedEmergency Credit Line(GECL) for all COVID-19affected eligible BusinessEnterprises/ Micro, Smalland Medium Enterprise(MSME) borrowers," Hesaid.

He urged upon the eligi-ble borrowers to take fulladvantage of the hassle-freeschemes including GECL.

"We remain committedto help transform the econo-my of this region with out-comes better for the busi-nesses, industries and ourcustomers," the CMD said.

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J&K Bank Chairman RK Chhibber during a meeting withDelegation of Trade bodies' representatives in Srinagar onSaturday. GJ Photo

Trade representatives meet J&K BankCMD, discuss business concerns

GJ REPORTJAMMU/KATRA, JUN 6:Hotel and RestaurantAssociation here on Saturdaystrongly condemned series ofgovernment actions which areinhuman and in contradiction tothe policies of Center and unan-imously decided that thosewould be objected to with fullforce.

They stated this during ameeting held here which was

attended by HRAK PresidentRakesh Wazir, Chairman Shyamlal Kesar, Vice PresidentVirender Kesar, FormerPresident Shiv Kumar Sharmaand others.

"it seems that government ofUT of J&K is taking the deci-sions which are disturbing thepeople in a big way and in theprocess are even forgetting thatthose decisions are flouting thepolicies of Center," they said.

Rakesh Wazir said that whereall central agencies includingRBI, ESIC, Provident Fundhave given moratoriums to peo-ple for payments of dues andextended the deposit dates ofdues/returns of banks install-ments, Income Tax and ROCReturns and several other stategovernments have waived offthe electricity/fixed charges andon the contrary the governmentof J&K has come up with a

order wherein all the higher upsof the department are assignedwith the task of disconnectingthe power connections of peopleat a time when business is atstand still.

Kesar said that several rea-sons including baring of 4G,total ban on mining by privateconstructions and non availabil-ity of Sand and Bajri for last oneyear and halting of developmen-tal activities are behind our suf-

ferings and this has taken theUT to a non developmentalmode.

Shiv Kumar Sharma andVirender Kesar appealed to thegovernment to roll back therecent order wherein quarterlyToken tax on the vehicles wasimposed besides registration feeof more than 9 percent on thevehicles which is highly objec-tionable and asked for its rollback at the earliest.

Disconnecting electric connections inhuman, unjustified: Hotels Association

PMEGP applicants advised toapproach DIC's office for verification

GJ REPORTKARGIL JUN 6: General Manager (GM), District IndustriesCenter (DIC), on Saturday informed applicants under PMEGPscheme to approach his office for verification credentials tillJune 30. GM DIC in a notice informed that the Directorate ofPMEGP, KVIC Ministry of MSMEs, Government of Indiavide Circular No: PMEGP/Policy/2020-21, dated: 6/5/2020has done away with the role of DLTFC for recommendation ofapplications to financing agencies and has limited it's role toquarterly performance appraisal with the view to streamlinethe process of selection and to expedite the follow up of appli-cations under PMEGP.

Therefore, in order to scrutinize the applications regardingpersonal details, project reports and the score cards of theapplications, the office of the General Manager, DIC has con-stituted a five member team headed by Nodal Officer ShawkatAhmad, IPO. Through the medium of this notice, all the appli-cants under PMEGP Scheme have been requested to approachthe office of the GM, DIC Kargil up to June 30, 2020 with allthe required documents for verification of their credentials asper the Format of Score Card appended with the applicationson the website positively so that their cases could be recom-mended to the financial agencies well in time. The designatedNodal Officer can be contacted on Mobile No: 8082588422and other relevant details can be accessed on the official web-site of Kargil District http://kargil.gov.in.

GJ REPORTKARGIL JUN 6: To dis-cuss the status of the paceof progress on variousdevelopment projects andschemes projected underForest and Wildlife sec-tors, Executive CouncilorForest and WildlifeMuhammad Ali Chandanon Saturday convened ameeting of the concernedofficers here at CouncilSecretariat.

Chief Wildlife Wardenand Divisional ForestOfficer, Wildlife Warden,Range Officers of Kargil,Drass, Sankoo andZanskar besides other con-cerned officers were pres-ent in the meeting.

The EC took brief fromthe officers about different

works projected by themunder the SDP, UT Budget,Capex Budget and otherschemes and stressed uponthem to process the earlykick start of the works so

that these could be com-pleted within the stipulatedtime period.

EC Chandan directedofficers to ensure the pho-tographic records of all

works being executed dur-ing the current financialyear.

It was decided in themeeting that monthlyreview meetings will beheld in the first week ofevery month to check thescale of progress on differ-ent works and schemes.

The EC informed offi-cers that as desired by theCEC LAHDC, a joint teamcomprising of the CEC ECForest and the officers ofconcerned Departmentwill soon conduct a jointvisit of various forestparks in the district toascertain the condition ofthese parks besides todevise ways and means todevelop these on modernlines.

GJ REPORTLEH, JUN 6: Two newcases of Coronavirus werereported here in districtKargil while two Covid-19patents were cured in Lehdistrict here on Saturday.

As per the media bul-letin released by theDirectorate of HealthServices, 22 samples weretested at COVID-19 labora-tory at Chuchot Yokma onFriday.

Out of which, 17 sam-ples were from Leh districtand five samples were fromKargil district.

It was informed that outof five samples from Kargiltwo came Corona positiveand three were reportednegative, while out of 17samples from Leh; fourteenwere reported negativewhile three already positivecases were tested positiveagain.

"Two Covid-19 patientsfrom Leh district were dis-charged from MahabodhiCorona Hospital after their

negative sample reportswere received by theHealth department onFriday," the bulletin read.

The bulletin further stat-ed that the condition of all48 active cases of COVID-19 was stable. Leh districthas now eight active casesand 40 active cases areactive in Kargil district.

Today number of 392samples was sent to NCDCNew Delhi for testing. Outof which, 77 samples wereof Leh district and 315samples were of Kargil dis-trict. It was informed that atotal number of five pas-sengers, 187 drivers,helpers in trucks, tankersand light vehicles werescreened at Khaltsi CheckPost on Friday, besides allthe vehicles were sanitized.

The Health Workers atUpshi Check Post screened144 passengers includingdrivers and helpers whocame to Leh in 105 trucks,tankers and five light vehi-cles.

Social media misuse;Police files FIR

GJ REPORTKARGIL JUN 6: Police onSaturday lodged an FIR hereunder various provisions of lawfor a sensitive post on a socialmedia platform. Investigationhas been initiated into the mat-ter, Police officials said.

The Police is taking sternaction against people involvedin uploading sensitive posts andspreading fake news on socialmedia platforms which mayhave adverse effects on commu-nal harmony, security of theState, public peace and tranquil-ity. These include uploadingmorphed pictures, audios andvideos and forwarding, postingof fake news stories.

Meanwhile, SSP Kargil DrVinod Kumar has requestedgeneral public to desist from themisuse of social media plat-forms by uploading sensitivecontent which may have gravethreat to public order, peace andcommunal harmony in the dis-trict.

He has appealed to the gener-al public to bring into the noticeof the Police any such misuse ofsocial media for timely action.

GJ REPORTKARGIL JUN 6: To discussthe implementation of newschemes and execution ofworks approved under theAction Plan for the year2020-2021, Chairman CECLAHDC Feroz Ahmad Khanhere convened a meeting ofthe Executive Councilors,sectoral heads and ExecutiveEngineers of different engi-neering wings at ConferenceHall Baroo.

The meeting discussed theimplementation of newschemes in light of the cre-ation of the new setup of UTLadakh and the newlyapproved budget. Variousissues pertaining to procure-ment of machinery andequipments, clarifications inwake of the new paymentsystem, execution of majorworks, prioritization andshort closure of ongoingworks, time frames for sub-mission of DPRs and otherrelated aspects were dis-cussed at length.

It was decided that alldepartments would have toprocure required machineryfrom the GeM Portal and thedepartments can go for ten-dering only in case therequired machinery is not

available of GEM portal. The CEC directed all sec-

toral heads and other officersconcerned to complete theprocurement of machineriesin the next two three months.

With regard to someissues being faced for pro-curement ofvehicles/machinery from theGeM Portal, DirectorFinance Ladakh said thatsome solution would beworked out at the earliest soas to smoothen the process ofprocurement from the GeMportal.

The Director Financeasked the sectoral heads toprocure utility vehicles in theallotted budget and to keepprovisions for maintenanceof machinery in all the futurebudget proposals.

The Irrigation & FloodControl Department wasinstructed to take over allkhuls constructed by it in aphased manner and processthe kick start of works intheir respective sectors at theearliest.

Clarifications regardingapproval for usage of funds

released were sought by thesectoral heads which wereanswered on the spot and theHoDs were advised to ensurestrict adhere to the GFR andCVC guidelines while exe-cuting schemes.

It was informed that 400works were being carried outunder the ongoing schemeswhereas an equal number ofworks have been proposed asnew works.

The CEC instructed theHoDs to prioritize urgentnature of works and shortclose the lesser urgentworks.

Khan directed the non-engineering departments tosubmit details of all workspertaining to their depart-ments to the engineeringdepartments within oneweek.

The Executive Councilorshighlighted concerns overthe allotment of works to bemade at the SuperintendingEngineer level as per the del-egation of financial powersto Subordinate Authorities ofLG and stated that workallotments at theSuperintending EngineerLevel would centralize theworks and would causedelays in the execution.

Chairman CEC LAHDC Feroz Ahmad Khan reviewing thestatus of new schemes and execution of works approvedunder the Action Plan in Kargil on Saturday. GJ Photo

Feroz Khan reviews status of new schemes, execution of works approved under Action Plan

EC Muhammad Ali Chandan taking stock of works andschemes projected under Forest and Wildlife sectors inKargil on Saturday. GJ Photo

EC Chandan takes stock of works projectedunder Forest & Wildlife sectors

Ladakh reports Two new Covid-19positive cases, active cases now 48GJ REPORT

KARGIL JUN 6: Director School Education Ladakh (DSEL) on Saturday releasedthe updated version of DSEL Education Apps. It was informed that Secondary andSenior Secondary Classes have been included in the new version of Android and stu-dents of Class 10th and Science students of class 11th and 12th will get access to thevideo lectures of all their subjects updated by the experts of Leh and Kargil districts.In this connection students and parents have been requested to install 'DSEL OnlineEducation App' from Google Play Store to get access to the video lectures regularly.

DSEL releases updated version of 'online App',appeals to aspirants to install

GJ REPORTSRINAGAR, JUNE 6: Asserting thatJ&K is under severe fiscal distress,Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP)president Syed Mohammad AltafBukhari on Saturday demanded a sepa-rate stimulus package covering the lock-down period since August 2019 in orderto revive the business activity in thistrouble-hit region.

In a statement issued here, Bukharisaid it is extremely disheartening that theindustry and other business communitiesof J&K have been superficially coveredfor the benefits of a special package ofRs 20,000 Crore announced by the gov-ernment of India to revive the shatteredeconomy in the country.

Bukhari said the COVID-19 pandem-ic has further squeezed all these econom-ic sectors which can only be revived by a

serious intervention of the governmentof India.

He said it is extremely unfortunatethat PDD had assured payment within 10days to MSME unit holders as per theMOU signed with them. "Even afterbagging an award of Rs. 100 Cr. fromgovernment of India for timely comple-tion of the project and for being ahead ofall other states in the country, the unitholders responsible for bringing laurelsto J&K are still craving for their hardearned money."

He appealed to the Prime Ministerand Union Minister of the country tointervene in order to end this discrepan-cy shown by the ministry of finance andensure a separate financial stimuluspackage for the J&K' stake holders keep-ing in view the reported loss of aroundRs. 30, 000 Crores since August 2019.

JKAP demands separate bailout packagefor crunched UT to revive economy