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PM Modi reviews COVID-19situation amid 'alarming rateof growth' in cases, deaths

JAMMU MONdAy April 5, 2021Obituary2 Glimpses of Future

UTHALAWith heavy heart, we regret toinform that our beloved SmtRajesh Datt W/o Lt Col JagdishDatt (Retd) R/o H No 4, Sector 2,Ext. A, Laxmi Enclave, TrikutaNagar Jammu left for heavenlyabode on 25/03/2021. Uthala:At Shiv Mandir Sector 3 TrikutaNagar on 05/04/2021 (Monday)from 4.00 PM to 5.00PMGRIEF STRICKENLt Col Jagdish Datt (Retd) - HusbandSons & Daughter in lawsArvind Kumar (Chief Manager SBI) & BelaRajnish Kumar IOFS & Rohini DattAnupam Datt & Sushma DattGrand Daughters & Son in LawsSaumya & Jatin SinglaShaivya & Varun BansalAishwarya Datt (Grand Daughter)Aishaan Datt (Grand Son)M.No: 9419144993, 9419305400

Smt RajeshDatt

KRIYA/RASAM PAGRIWith profound grief and sor-row, it is informed that ourfather Dr. Kuldeep RajGupta S/o Late Sh. MunshiRam Gupta passed awayon 25-03-2021. The Kriyashall be performed onMonday 05-04- 2021 at 12Noon at our residence 82Shastri Nagar and Pagrishall be performed at 5 pmon the same day.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Sudershan Gupta - WifeSmt. Swaran Kanta Gupta - BhabiMrs. Kusum & Mr. Happy Gupta -Daughter & Son-in-lawMr. Rajan Gupta & Mrs. Samita -Son & Daughter-in-lawMrs. Meenakshi & Mr. Amit Puri - Daughter & Son-in-lawMaster Jayas Gupta - Grand SonContact No:- 9796030576, 7889891471

Dr. KuldeepRaj Gupta

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sor-row, we inform the sad de-mise of Smt Pushpa DeviW/o Late Sh. Amir Singh R/oJagti, Nagrota. KRIYA will beperformed on 07-04-2021,Wednesday at our residence4/90, Indra Colony LakadMandi, Janipur Jammu nearSpring Blossoms School at10 AM - 12 PM. UTHALA willbe performed on 07-04-2021, Wednesday at our res-idence at 2 PM.GRIEF STRICKENDaughter -in-laws and SonsSmt. Brij Bala & Tarlok Singh JamwalSmt. Vidya Devi & Narinder Singh JamwalSmt. Naresh Kumari & Daljit Singh JamwalGrand Sons : Pushpinder Singh Jamwal, AbhiJamwal, Ashish Jamwal, Shobit JamwalGrand Daughters : Deepika Jamwal, SheenaJamwal, Mona JamwalMob No: 9419549273, 9419102753,7051149780, 7889360491

Smt PushpaDevi

KRIYA/UTHALAWith heavy heart and sorrow, we re-

gret to inform the sad demise of our

beloved Smt. Kamla Devi Chhibber

W/o Sh. D.N Chhibber (Ex.

Treasurer, Mohyal Sabha, Jammu)

R/o H.No - 225, Royal Enclave,

Nitco Lane Extension, Talab Tillo,

Jammu on 26/03/2021. Kriya will be

performed at our residence on

05/04/2021 at 12 o'clock noon.

Uthala will be performed at Hari

Mandir, Rehari Colony, Jammu on

05/04/2021 from 4 pm to 5 pm.

GRIEF STICKEN

Daughters and Son-in-laws

Smt. Shashi & Lt. Sh. Rajinder Bakshi

Smt. Indu & Sh. Kulbushan Bali

Daughter-in-laws & Sons

Smt. Neelam (Nini) & Sh. S K Chhibber

Smt. Aruna & Sh. M K Chhibber

Devranian and Devars

Smt. Janak & Sh. Bhola Nath Chhibber

Smt. Sudesh & Sh. Satya Parkash Chhibber

Smt. Ratna & Sh. Badri Nath Chhibber

Grand Daughters & Grand Sons

Sumita & Vishal Dutta

Manju & Gaurav Chhibber

Divya & Aaditya Dutta

Meenakshi & Ajay Vaid

Poonam & Nischal Sharma

Shobit, Ashutosh, Pragya

Great Grand Children

Aaradhaya , Delisha

Mob : 9419142629, 9419228282,9872810989, 9796011777

PLEASE FOLLOW COVID SOP

Smt. Kamla DeviChhibber

UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow,we regret to inform the sad de-mise of our beloved Smt.Sudershan Datta W/o Sh. GopalKrishan Datta R/o 34-35, GurahBakshi Nagar, Jammu. Uthalawill be performed on Monday5th April, 2021 from 4 PM to 5PM at Ram Mandir (SmritiBhawan) Gurah Bakshi Nagar,Jammu.GRIEF STRICKENSon & Daughter-in-lawPankaj Datta - Nidhi DattaDaughtersJyoti Vaid (W/o Late Dinesh Vaid)Punita DattaDaughters & Sons-in-lawMonika & Ashish MehtaVanika & Sandeep SahniM/s Divij Filling StationDutta, Vaid & Mehta Family

Smt. SudershanDatta

10TH DAYWith profound grief and sorrow, we

regret to inform the sudden demise

of our beloved father Sh. Girdhari

Lal Dogra S/o Lt. Sh. Duni Chand

(Prop. Pawan Sweets Shop) Shalla

Kadal, Srinagar presently H.No. 37,

Lane No.3, Jawahar Nagar, New

Plots, Jammu on 28-03-2021. The

10th Day will be performed at our

residence on 6th of April, 2021

(Tuesday) at 11 AM.

GRIEF STRICKEN

Smt. Rita Dogra - Wife

Daughters-in-law & Sons

Smt. Ritu & Manoj Dogra (Dept of Posts)

Smt. Poonam & Sunil Dogra (Dept of Posts)

Daughter & Son-in-law

Smt. Bindu & Vinod Barkey

Smt. Champa & Sh. Chuni Lal Dogra - Bhabi & Brother

Smt. Dolly & Sh. Om Prakash - Bhabi & Brother

Smt. Arti & Sh. Pawan Dogra- Nephew & Daughter-in-law

Grand Children: Jatin, Daksh & Purnit

Mob: 9086180280, 9419154715

Sh. Girdhari LalDogra

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief & sorrow, weinform the sad demise of Smt.Lata Nanda W/o late Sh. BansiLal Nanda R/o H.No. 6, NearPoonch House Panjtirthi,Jammu. Kriya will be performedon 07-04-2021 Wednesday atour residence from 10 am to 12noon. Uthala will be performedon 07-04-2021 Wednesday atour residence at 2:30 pm.GRIEF STRICKENMr. Roshi Nanda - SonNiece & NephewsSmt. Kailash & Sh. Madan NandaSmt. Anju & Sh. Rajesh NandaSmt. Sushma & Sh. Ajay NandaSmt. Sonia & Sh. Rahul NandaSmt. Parveen & Dr. Kuldeep Raj Gandotra - Brother & BhabhiSmt. Vijay & Sh. Iqbal Nath Giand - Sister & Brother-in-lawSh. Narinder Kohli - Brother -in-lawTAZZA FOOD PRODUCTS, Rehari Colony.9419185674, 6005529093

Smt. LataNanda

MASWAR/VAHARWAROne year has passed since youleft us for heavenly abode. Yourdeparture has created aVacuum which cannot be filled.We feel your presence andessence around us always.Masvaar & Vaharver of ourbeloved Late Smt. RoopawatiRaina (Aaji) W/o Late Sh.Sarwanand Raina originallyresident of Frisal Kulgam will beperformed on 5th, 6th of April2021 at our residenceH.No.120B Basant NagarJanipur Jammu.DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:-Samast Raina ParivarMob: 9622003311 9419759158

Smt. RoopawatiRaina

10TH DAY/KRIYA/RASAM PAGRIWith profound grief and sorrow,we inform the sad demise of ourfather Sh. Surat Singh JamwalS/o Late Sh. Gopal SinghJamwal R/o H.No. 541 Sec-3,Channi Himmat, Jammu, wholeft for heavenly abode on 27-03-2021 (Saturday). Tenth Daywill be performed at our resi-dence on 05-04-2021 (Monday)at 11.00 AM. Kriya will be per-formed at our residence on 08-04-2021 (Thursday) at 11.30AM. Rasam Pagri will be per-formed at our residence on 12-04-2021 (Monday) at 3.00 PM.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Sandhya Devi - WifeBrother & Sister-in-lawSh. Goverdhan Singh Jamwal & Smt. Raj DulariSmt. Swarn Kanta & Sh. Raghubir Singh - Sister & Brother-in-lawAnuradha Jamwal & Sh. Ranbir Singh - Daughter & Son-in-lawAmit Jamwal & Surbhi Raju - Son & Daughter-in-lawGrand Children: Adamya Singh Jamwal, AryavirSingh, Aradhya Singh9622280304, 0191-2460908

Sh. Surat SinghJamwal

BARKHIA year has passed since you leftus for eternal journey. Yourmemories are still fresh and weall feel your presence everywhere every time. We pray toGod for peace to your noblesoul. Barkhi of our belovedDaddy Ji Sh. Narinder NathSharma S/o Late Sh. Jia LalSharma will be performed on05-04-2021 (Monday) at ourresidence 26/27, Karan Nagar,Jammu.DEEPLY MISSED BY:-Smt. Saroj Badyal W/o Late Sh. S.N. BadyalSmt. Surekha Raina W/o Sh. Harish RainaSmt. Ramni Sharma W/o Sh. Mohinder SharmaSmt. Rajni Datta W/o Sh. Sandeep Datta& All Gour Family MembersContact No: 9419112904/ 9796647217

Sh. NarinderNath Sharma

CHOUBARSIFour years have passed sinceyou left us we still feel your pres-ence everywhere and every mo-ment with silent tears. Your loveand memories are always withus. May your noble soul rest inpeace. Choubarsi of ourbeloved Lt. Sh. Madan LalSadotra S/o Lt. Sh. Hari RamSadotra (Sunjwan Wale) will beperformed on 5-4-2021(Monday) at 12.30 PM at ourresidence at 782-F, PremNagar, New Plots, Jammu.DEEPLY MISSED & REMEMBERED BY:-Brothers & Sisters-in-lawSh. Dev Raj Sharma & Smt. Raj SharmaSmt. Savita Sharma W/o Lt. Sh. Raj Kumar SharmaSh. Kewel Krishan Sharma & Smt. Neelam SharmaSh. Ram Sharma & Smt. Santosh SharmaSisters & Brothers-in-lawSmt. Kamla Devi W/o Lt. Sh. Shiv Kumar SharmaSmt. Sudesh Sharma & Sh. Jatinder SharmaSmt. Vijay Sharma & Sh. Anil SharmaSmt. Neelam Sharma & Sh. Sumesh SharmaSons & Daughters-in-lawSh. Rajinder Sharma & Smt. Anuradha SharmaSh. Sanjeev Sharma & Smt. Ranjana SharmaSh. Ashish Sharma & Smt. Manisha SharmaContact No: 9419116978, 9419640710,9419126948, 9797662914

Sh. Madan LalSadotra

UTHALAWith profound grief & sorrow we re-

gret to inform you about the sad de-

mise of our beloved Sh. Vinay

Gupta S/o Lt. Shanker Dass R/o

H.No.10, Hari Singh Nagar, Rehari

Colony, Jammu who left us for heav-

enly abode on 03/04/2021. Uthala

will be performed on 05/04/2021at

5-6 pm.

DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:-

Anju Gupta - Wife

Shasvat Gupta - Son

Angel Gupta - Daughter

Brother & Sister-in-law:

Surinder & Madhu Gupta

Anand & Meenu Gupta

Nephew & Niece:-

Amit, Sumit, Pooja, Neha,Shivya ,Vasu

Mob: 7006299146

Sh. Vinay Gupta

10TH DAY/KRIYA/RASAM PAGRIWith profound grief & sorrow, we re-

gret to inform the sad demise of Smt

Tapasya Devi W/o Sh Ram Dhan

Sharma R/o H.No. 91, Janipur

Housing Colony Jammu. on 27-3-

2021. Tenth Day will be performed

on 5-4-2021 (Monday) at our resi-

dence at 11:00 AM. Kriya will be

performed on 6-4 2021 (Tuesday)

at our residence at 12:00 Noon.

Rasam Pagri will be performed on

7-4-2021 (Wednesday) at Shiv

Mandir Opp Handicraft Office at 1

PM to 2 PM.

GRIEF STRICKEN

Sh Ram Dhan Sharma - Husband

Smt Narayani & Sh Premnath Sharma - Daughter & Son

Dr Anil Bhushan & Anchal Sharma -

Son & Daughter-in-Law

Mr Bharat Bhushan & Ritu Sharma -


Mr Amit Sharma & Aditi Sharma -


Aayushi, Shanker, Jayana, Navanya, Avirami - Grand Children

Mob: 9419106180, 9596945534

Smt TapasyaDevi

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow,we inform the sad demise ofSmt. Veero Devi W/o Lt. Sh.Karam Chand (Cont) R/o 38-AC/C, Gandhi Nagar on 26-3-2021. Kriya will be performed on(Monday) 05-04- 2021 andUthala at 5 pm at our residenceon 05-04-2021 (Monday).GRIEF STRICKENSons & Daughters-in-lawSuresh Kumar & SunitaVijay Kumar & SumanPawan Kumar & AnnuDaughter & Son-in-lawMamta & Vijay Pal9419194070, 9796850865, 9797821714

Smt. Veero Devi

10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow,we regret to inform the sad de-mise of our beloved Sh.Inderjeet Khajuria S/o Lt. Sh.Nek Ram Khajuria GurahSalathia Wale. 10th Day Kriyawill be observed at our resi-dence 2/123, Indira Vihar OldJanipur, Jammu on 05 April,2021 at 11 AM.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Vijay Sharma - WifeMrs. & Mr. Anshuman Inderjeet Khajuria (Son)Pallavi Sharma - DaughterMunish Sharma - Son-in-lawBrothers & BhabiesSmt. & Sh. Dev Raj KhajuriaSmt. & Lt. Sh. S.C. SharmaSmt. & Sh. Brij Mohan KhajuriaSmt. & Sh. Sushil KhajuriaWith all Family MembersMob.No: 9419173458/ 9419186944

Sh. InderjeetKhajuria

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sor-row, we inform the sad de-mise of our loved one Sh.Bhushan Lal Kaul S/o LateShri Kashi Nath Kaul origi-nally from Karan Nagar andA/P Sangam Apartment, Flatno. 9, Sec-24, Rohini, N.Delhi on 31st March, 2021.10th Day is on 8th April 2021at DelhiGRIEF STRICKENSister & Brother-in-LawMrs. Khema Ogra & Mr. R.K OgraSister-in-law & BrotherMrs. Sarla Bhan & Mr. Vijay BhanDaughters & Son-in-lawsAnupama Zutshi & Sanjay ZutshiDimple Karwani & Ravi KarwaniNieces & NephewsSunita, Rahul, Monica, Ankush, Namisha, Anshi & GauravPhone: 9810245462, 9717805468

Sh. Bhushan LalKaul

BARKHIOne year has passed sinceyou left us for Eternal jour-ney. Your memories are stillfresh and we feel your pres-ence everytime and every-where. Barkhi of our belovedLt Sh Raj Kumar Sharma S/oLt Pt Shiv Ram Sagotra willbe performed on 05-04-2021 (Monday) at our resi-dence 7A/A Gandhi NagarJammu at 11.30 am.FROM :Smt Urmil Sharma- WifeSons & Daughter in lawsDaughter & Son in lawBrothers & Sister in lawsAll Grand ChildrensContact No. 7889883141, 9419198106

Sh Raj KumarSharma

ADH-BARKHIDays will pass & turns intomonths and months into yearsbut we will always rememberyou with broken hearts & silenttears. Adh-Barkhi of ourbeloved Late Sh. JogeshwarSingh Jamwal S/o Late Sh.Sukhchain Singh Jamwal ofNew Plot, Jammu will be per-formed at 10 a.m. on Monday(5.4.2021) at our residenceWater Works Lane OppositeKrishna Building New Plot.DEEPLY REMEMBERED BYKrishna Devi - MotherRanjana Jamwal - WifeAyush Jamwal - SonRavinder Singh - BrotherSisters & Brother-in-lawsRekha & Subash Singh ChibBandana & Brij Mohan SinghRachna & Sanjeev SambyalArti & Jeevan SinghSheetal & Ramesh SinghGopali & Deepak ChibSarishta & Pratap Singh - Booji & FufadSharda & Harbans Singh Jamwal - Chachi & ChachaM. 9596658993

Sh. JogeshwarSingh Jamwal

ADH-BARKHIAdh-Barkhi of our beloved ShSuraj Parkash Ji Dutta S/o ShMoti Ram Ji Dutta of Draba whoexpired on 12 Sep 2020. Adh-Barkhi will be performed on 5April 2021 (Monday) at 12 Noonat our residence H.No. 71, WardNo. 59, Paloura PandokaColony, Jammu.GRIEF STRICKEN:Late Smt. Shama Devi -WifeSons & Daughter-in-lawsSmt. Niju Dutta & Sh. Deepak DuttaSmt. Rama Dutta & Sh. Ravi DuttaSmt. Sonia Dutta & Sh. Karan DuttaGrand Children:Mamik, Danish, Nindiya, Archie, Aashima, Bhumi.Ph.No: 9419153089, 9419123200, 9797860908

Sh. SurajParkash Ji Dutta

JAMMU, MONdAy, April 5, 20213 Glimpses of Future

lOcal

Jammu Apr 4

Former Minister andincharge BJp H Q J & Kpriya Sethi today asked thepeople of this UnionTerritory to beware of thecommunal politics allegedto be played by the NationalConference, peoplesdemocratic party and theCongress.

The former ministerstated this while addressinga gathering during the 48thAnnual day celebrations atShri Krishna Temple whereshe was the chief guest.deputy Mayor JMCAdvocate purnima SharmaCorporator Sandya Gupta,rajni rohmetra, SavitaAnand, Shalija Gupta,Vipan Sharma, AnitaGupta, Sudhir Anand,Sandeep dogra, AnilGupta, Gulshan Grover andVarsh were also present onthe occasion.

Besides, president ofShri Krishna Samitipratapgarh Mohalla

rajendra Kakar and SantMunijees were also pres-ent.

pertinent to mentionhere that the Shri KrishnaTemple was establishedabout 300 years ago.

Today’s programmewas organized by ShriKrishna Sewa Samiti,pratapgarh Jammu.

While taking blessingsof Mahant Arvind Muni Ji,priya Sethi said that thepeople of the erstwhile stateof Jammu and Kashmir,

now a Union Territory areknown across the nationand worldwide for promot-ing humanism through thelife based on the principlesof love, amity and brother-hood. She said that thisland has produced greatseers and saints whoseteachings the people followin true spirit of humandwelling. She said, accord-ing to a legend, Jammu isthe land where lion and agoat used to drink waterfrom a river at the same

point in perfect harmonyand peace and this is thehallmark of the people ofJammu.

The senior BJp leadersaid that every religionteaches people to livepeacefully amid amity andbrotherhood, besides serv-ing the humanity irrespec-tive of caste, creed, colouror religion for which main-taining communal harmo-ny is most essential.However, she lamented, “itis really unfortunate to wit-

ness this centuries’ old plu-ralistic ethos of J&K havingbecome the worst casualtyof communal politics beingplayed by NC, pdp andCongress.”

Sethi appealed to thepeople to beware of suchcanny politicians who arehell bent upon disturbingthe peaceful atmosphere ofthe Union Territory ofJammu and Kashmir fortheir vested interest.

While speaking on theoccasion, she said, “Thepeople of Jammu regionhave always risen to everyoccasion especially duringcrisis situations providingsuccour to the distressed beit in terms of shelter or oth-erwise, the latest being thewholehearted welcome ofthe displaced persons fromthe Valley.”

She assured that theBJp cadre shall continue towork 24X7 on ground tonegate the propagandacampaign of NC, Congressand pdp against BJp.

Don't let opportunist politicians underminesecular fabric of JK: Priya Sethi

Safe Roads Save Lives InDistrict PoonchJammu 04 Apr

road traffic accidents are one of the major causes forthe growing number of fatalities in our country.According to the World Health Organisation, more than1.25 million people are killed and 50 million people areinjured or disabled around the world each year in roadaccidents. The remote border area of district poonch(J&K) has narrow roads which are always vulnerable toroad traffic accidents. There has been a substantial in-crease in the vehicular traffic in the recent years, howev-er, due to lack of knowledge on traffic rules amongst lo-cal population, especially the students and youth, thesame has resulted in an increase in the number of roadaccidents causing large number of avoidable fatalitiesand serious injuries. An awareness lecture on “roadSafety” was organised by Army at Government MiddleSchool, Kataria Ban in district poonch. The audiencewas guided about wearing of the helmets and seat beltswhile traveling. if correctly used, seat belts can reducethe risk of death in a crash by 61% and use of helmets canreduce fatal and serious head injuries by up to 45%. Thespeaker also appealed students and civilian to obey traf-fic rules, avoid drinking and not to talk on mobile callswhile driving. The students and teachers applauded theefforts of indian Army in spreading awareness aboutsuch critical issues. A total of three teachers and 26 stu-dents attended the event.

District Committee RambanconstitutedJammu, Apr 4

prof.Bhim Singh, president-JKNpp in consultationwith Working Committee JKNpp on recommendationof Mr. Sewa Singh Bali (General Secretary-pTU and Co-Observer-JKNpp) in ramban district appointed M/s.Mangal Singh parihar (district president ramban),Shakeel Ahmed Wani (Vice president), roomal Singh(Vice president), Nawaz Ahmed runiyal (inchargeMedia Cell), Mangal Singh Katoch (General Secretary),Mushtaq Ahmed Katoch (district Secretary), BhudiSingh (district Secretary), Mohd. Ashraf Sohil (JointSecretary), Mohd. yusuf Jamil (Organizer), Ashiq Ali(Secretary), Bahadur Singh (Secretary), Mosin Khan(Joint Secretary-Chamalwas). Adv. Karnail Singh hasbeen appointed as district president legal AidCommittee, ramban.

Awareness Campaign ForCovid-19 Organised ByStudents Of Bgd Academy AndNcc Cadets In District PoonchJammu Apr 4

COVid-19 is once again raising its venomous uglyhood like a black cobra across the Nation with full throt-tle. The so called second wave is spreading its wings likea wild fire. The signatures of tremors and the footprintsis already being felt on the paradise on earth that is J&Kas well, a general awakening campaign at the grass rootlevel in order to make the local populace aware was or-ganized by the students of Baba Garib das Academy, incollaboration with NCC cadets of Government degreeCollege poonch under the aegis of indian Army, atKrishna Chander park in district poonch (J&K). Thestudents actively participated and enacted in the roadshow with full zeal and enthusiasm highly inspired bythe chivalry of the indian Army forte in the region.during the show they displayed utmost preventivemeasures as per the WHO (World Health Organization)and MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)guidelines issued from time to time such as: Avoid closecontact, Covering of mouth and nose, avoid touchingeyes, nose or mouth, stay at home when sick, keepingtwo yards distance, regular hand wash with soap andavoiding crowded places that could keep everyone safefrom the swift, silent and deadly virus. The eventbrought out a strong and a vibrant message to the com-plete spectrum of the social community. The influenceon the mind was clearly visible from the individual’s fa-cial appearance, expression and body gait, present towitness the show to preserve the precious human lifeand follow safety guidelines in times of health crisis. Theplay left an indelible ink mark on the mindset of one andall and thereby left a long lasting impact on their generalbehavior and conduct as well. The activities displayed bysmall children of Baba Garib das Academy and buddingcadets from NCC of Government degree Collegepoonch, who are also the future of our Nation was akin tothe tailor made style of connecting with the hearts.

Samba, Apr 4

Asserting that the BJp govt’sclaims of ushering a ‘new era ofdawn’ post Article 370 abrogationhas proved a farce, Mr. Harsh devSingh JKNpp Chairman and for-mer Minister regretted that theerstwhile State had faced worstever crisis during the last fewyears. “The development inertia,the crashing economy, backbreaking inflation, soaring un-employment, resentment amongfarmers and border dwellers,bourgeoning culture of corrup-tion etc have made the situationfrom bad to worse in J&K”, saidSingh. He was addressing hugepublic meeting at villageMoutlian Nagrota of Samba con-stituency today along with Mr.yash paul Kundal formerMinister and General Secretaryof the party.

While addressing the gather-ings, Mr. Harsh dev Singh lam-basted the Goi for its failure toflatten the curve of corona pan-demic whose second wave wassweeping the country and had ex-posed the vulnerability of theprevalent Health caresystem.“J&K too has seen suddensurge in the corona cases withseveral fatalities having occurredduring the past one year. Govt

hospitals are in chaos and the to-tal collapse of health services hasraised the eyebrows over thefunctioning of the M&HE depart-ment. referring to the borderconflicts, increased militant ac-tivity and resultant losses of livesand property”, Mr. Singh ruedthat factual reports had laid barethe ground realities and punc-tured the government’s peaceclaims. He said ever since the ab-rogation of J&K’s special status,both the loC and the iB have wit-nessed an escalation in ceasefireviolations by pakistan. The roguenation has been pounding for-ward villages causing immenseloss to the lives and property ofthe border dwellers. Not only theborder skirmishes have soaredbut the belligerent nation alsocontinued to infiltrate militants,arms and drugs to vitiate peace inthe region. The failure of the BJpgovernment to curb pak spon-sored terror has pitted J&Kagainst all odds. Spike in politicaland civilian killing in the regionhas corroborated the securitylapse in the system. The opposi-tion leaders have been deliberate-ly deprived of adequate securitycover and the dissenting leadersare being targeted under a deeprooted conspiracy, said Harsh.

ruing the country’s plunging

economy with Gdp having fallento an all time low during the lastfew quarters, Mr. Singh said thatback breaking inflation and risein unemployment had broughtthe growth rate to the grindinghalt. He said that skyrocketingprices of fuel and essential com-modities had robbed the pocketsof the common man. He regrettedthat inflation had become abenchmark of BJp’s governanceand looting people had alwaysbeen its nasty motive. “Thepetrol, diesel and lpG have be-come dearer and as a result theprices of other essentials have al-so soared. The prices of vegeta-bles, fruits, dairy products, cere-als and others have gone beyondthe reach of the common mass-es”, Harsh said. Alleging brazendisregard for the concerns of theeducated unemployed and un-deremployed youth of J&K by theincumbent govt. Mr. Singh re-gretted that discontent amongstyouth was growing with eachpassing day. He however regret-ted that not only were the youthcheated in the name of employ-ment package but the existing va-cancies were also allowed to re-main unfilled.

Mr. yash paul Kundal whileraising the issue of the farmersexpressed concern over the high-

ly undemocratic and authoritari-an approach of the ruling party inparliament in rushing throughthe farmers related bills. He ex-pressed his anguish over the pas-sage of three Agriculture relatedbills without holding any debate.“This is sheer murder of democ-racy. Coercive and un-constitu-tional means to suppress thevoice of people will only bring civ-il unrest. The farmers all acrossthe country have been protestingagainst the bills. They are appre-hensive about getting MinimumSupport price for their produce.Having apprehensions about theupper hand of the agri-business-es and big retailers in negotia-tions, they have a genuine fear ofbecoming corporate slaves in thetimes to come”, Kundal main-

tained.Meanwhile, the prominent

notables of the area who havecontributed to social and publiclife were also honoured by Mr.Harsh dev Singh. They includedCapt. Sansar Chand a Maha VirChakra (MVC) recipient, Capt.Sikander Singh and Capt. AnoopSingh for directly getting com-missioned as captains in theArmy, Allah rahim Choudharyfor raising his children as irS &KAS officers and Fazal din forraising his children as doctors.

prominent among those whospoke on the occasion includedrajesh padgotra, yashpaulSharma, Sarpanch raju Sharma,Sarpanch Ganesh dutt, SarpanchKrishan lal, prem Singh, MasterHans raj besides others.

People fatigued with BJP rule, yearning for change: Harsh Dev

Jammu Apr 04:

informationTechnology (iT) has suc-ceeded more than ever tobring required transparen-cy into modern day politics,stated Adv. ishant Gupta,State Head of BJp’s iTdepartment. Adv. ishantGupta was addressing atraining session of newlyconstituted team of BJp iTdepartment at party head-quarter, Trikuta Nagar,Jammu. Meeting com-menced with the lighteningof a traditional lamp fol-lowed by a felicitation cere-mony. The meeting was at-tended by State ExecutiveMembers, districtincharges and Co-in-charges of iT departmentacross Jammu province.Adv. ishant Gupta, whileaddressing the meeting,said that BJp is a party withdifference, which believesin ‘Nation First, party Nextand Self last’. He furthersaid that Bharatiya Janataparty was formed on 6th

April 1980 and today it hasbecome the single largestparty in the world with thehighest number of activeworkers. He said thatprime Minister NarendraModi, with his dedicationand commitment, has tak-en Atal Ji's vision of GoodGovernance to the next lev-el and dreams about digitalindia. Gupta said that ModiJi while speaking in theindia digital Summit ex-pressed his idea of digitalindia. He said that hedreamt that high speed dig-ital highways connect na-tions, GovernanceTransparent, QualityEducation, Quality E-Health Care facilities uptoevery single person livingthe remote areas across theCountry. Gupta furthersaid that the party highcommand has high hopesthat the new team of iT willwork together with fulldedication, commitmentand sincerely. He said thatwe have to act like a back-bone of the party and also

have to make better use ofall the latest technologyavailable to strengthen theparty and its activities sothat we will be able to shareour ideas, ideology andachievements of theGovernment with themasses at Grass root level.

proceedings of themeeting were done by AjayAnand State Co-inchageand prabhari Udhampur-doda parliamentaryConstituency. Vote ofthanks was done byAdvocate Varun Gupta UTCo-inchage followed bysinging of the NationalAnthem.

Ashwani Sharma,rajinder Mehta, VinayGupta, Adv. rajeevChargotra, AnkushMahajan, Shubham Abrol,Neeraj Gupta, SanwariyaSharma, Ankush dogra,Arpan Baigra, SonalSharma, Sushil Kumar,pardeep Choudhary,Koushal Kumar, roshanlal, rohit Slathia, HiteshGupta.

Technology can bring transparency intomodern politics: Adv. Ishant Gupta

Jammu apr 4

recently implemented‘Forest rights Act-2006’ byvirtue of its provisions, notonly recognize the individ-ual and collective landrights of Forest dwellingcommunities but it providerights to protect, regener-ate, conserve and managethe Forests and its re-sources through communi-ty under fall in a GramSabha said noted tribal re-search dr. Javaid rahi -during an awareness pro-gramme organised byTribal research andCultural Foundation.

He appealed Gujjars,Bakkarwals - major forest-dwelling communities ofJ&K to act as guardian ofthe forest and protect thiswealth with their tradition-al knowledge.

He asked all indige-nous communities to actagainst deforestation and

work for significantchanges in environmentalprofile of Jammu andKashmir.

He impressed upon theTribal and traditional for-est dwellers to constituteforest management com-mittees under Forestrights Act and strictly fol-low the forestry manage-ment practices. it includesprotection of forest fromany misuse besides adap-tation of forest regenera-tion practices , he added.

He said , tribes espe-cially Gujjars and Bakrwalin Jammu and Kashmirused forests and grazinglands for their livelihoodand residential use. Thesecommunities had "strongecological connections, hesaid. He said nomadiclifestyle mainly revolvesaround socio-economic ne-cessity, ranging from mak-ing tools and utensils, sup-plying basic goods (milk,

wool), collecting medi-cines and herbs and otherminor forest produces butduring such activities tribalshould take care of the bio-diversity of the area.

He advised that if theyare not going to take regen-eration and protection offorests seriously, the fu-ture changes in ecology andenvironment would seri-ously affect their livelihoodoptions and new genera-tions.

He said adequateawareness programs arerequired for Gujjars –Bakerwals on forest fires.

He said Trees andshrubs which are crucial ina forest ecosystem whichcan mainly be lost in forestfires. in such circum-stances the Gujjars,Bakarwals Tribal peopleshould act as the realguardians of these forestsalong with the Forestdepartment, he added.

Act as guardian of Forests: Javaid Rahiappeals Gujjar, Bakerwal tribes

Jammu Apr 4

Finals of the1st GoldBadminton Championshipwhich is organised by GSSports Club under supervi-sion of Atul Sudan(president GS Sports Club)was played today at indoorStadium Akhnoor. inUnder-19s Keshav Manhaslifts the finals where asAbhishek Jha stood runnerup. Men's Single was wonby Chetan Sharma whereas Ashish Choudhary wasrunner up. in mens doubleSahil and Ashish won thefinals whereas Ashok andNikhil were runner ups. inVeterans double

dharampal Gupta andAshok Kumar won the fi-nals while rajpal Sharmaand raj Kumar were therunner ups. Speaking onthe occasion the Specialinvitee Balbir SinghJamwal (Secretary J&KBadminton Association)congratulated the organiz-ing committee and supportstaff for organizing theevent. He said that organiz-ing such events are signs ofyouth towards a positivedirection which is good forsociety and Country inwhole. He added that hefeels happy seeing youngphysically fit players takingpart in different sports ac-

tivities. Special GuestSurinder Sharma(president MC Akhnoor)said that the youth partici-pating in different sportsactivities are playing an im-portant role in creating adrug free atmosphere in so-ciety. He appealed to youthto involve more and moreyouth in such events.Further he aware youth to

stay away from drugs andto immediately inform po-lice if they found some intheir friend circle or familyinvolved in drug menace.Zorawar Singh JamwalChairman Team Jammuappreciated the GS SportsClub and Civil Society ofAkhnoor for organizingsuch events to engage peo-ple of all age groups .

JAMMU, APR 4:

The decision of UTAdministration to con-struct a replica of theTirumala Tirupati Shrinein Jammu will boost theeconomy of Jammu andKashmir. This was statedby Sham lal langer,Convener industries andTrade Cell, BJp J&K in astatement issued here to-day. langer hailed the de-cision taken by theAdministrative Councilapproving for leasing 62acres of government landto the Tirumala temple au-

thorities to build the repli-ca of the Andhra pradeshShrine in Jammu. He em-phasized that it will go along way in giving a strongboost to the economy ofthe long neglected Jammuregion as the establish-ment of the temple andother facilities will have afar reaching impact on thetourism in this region be itthe pilgrim or generaltourism. Sham lal langarsaid that Jammu has hugepotential for tourism sec-tor and governmentshould now make efforts totap this potential.

Tirupati Shrine replica willboost economy of J&K: Langer

Youth should take lead to defeat drug menace: Sham Sharma

JAMMU Apr 4:

Sudden spurt in stringof attacks on BJp leader-ship in Kashmir Valley re-sulting into killings of sev-eral staunch activists ofparty is the proof of terror-ists’ frustration.

This was stated byparneesh Mahajan,Convenor department ofTraining, BJp J&K in astatement issued here onSaturday. While con-demning the attack at BJpleader’s residence inNowgam, Srinagar, inwhich a policeman waskilled, the BJp leader saidthat such cowardice acts ofterror mongers will in noway can deter the nation-alist BJp from accom-plishing its task of bailingout people from theclutches of terrorism. Hesaid that such acts makethe party members more

resolute towards its ambi-tion to restore peace in theValley by eliminating allthe foreign terrorists andbringing back the mis-guided youth of Kashmirto mainstream by expos-ing pakistan’s nefariousdesigns to sway them to-wards gun culture.

Mahajan said that theattempt to terrorize partyleadership in Kashmir willbe fought tooth and nail.He said that BJp govern-ment’s stringent actionagainst militants in thelast few years has madethem restless and that isthe reason behind attackson BJp leadership. Hemade it clear that such actsof terrorism cannot mowdown the BJp and its cadrein Valley rather the partywill come out stronger af-ter this trail of terror. Hehowever gave a message topeople of Kashmir to reject

the violence mongers andask the youth to becomepart of BJp’s nation build-ing campaign and do theirbit in bringing develop-ment in the Valley. Thesenior BJp leader also con-gratulated the securityforces for neutralizing theterrorists involved in at-tack on BJp leader. Hesaid that police, army andpara military forces willnot take rest until and un-less Kashmir will be freefrom terror mongers.

Attacks on BJP leaders’ proof ofterrorists’ frustration: Parneesh

JAMMU, MONdAy, April 5, 2021lOcal/natiOnal4Glimpses of Future

Jammu apr 4

BJp Jammu & Kashmirheld Shakti Kendrapramukh Sammelan ofdistrict rajouri which wasattended by party seniorleaders, party’s ShaktiKendra pramukhs, Boothpresidents.

J&K BJp presidentravinder raina accompa-nied by former partypresident Jugal KishoreSharma (Mp), partyGeneral Secretary (Org.)Ashok Kaul, GeneralSecretary Adv. VibodhGupta (former MlC), for-mer MoS Kuldeep raj

Gupta, president rajouridistrict rajinder Gupta ad-dressed the meeting.

ravinder raina whileaddressing the Sammelanlaid emphasis on the forma-tion of organizationalteams. He appreciated theabsolute discipline shownby the party activists whilehelping the needy in thelockdown period and saidthat no other political partyworkers were visible any-where during the troubledtimes. He also did mentionthat many of the party ac-tivists got infected did notbuckle out of the pressure.He said that this is the

strong principled bloodtheir flows through theveins of our party activistsand prompted everyone tokeep their spirits high toscale further successheights. Jugal KishoreSharma asked the localunits for the completion ofteams up to the booth levels.He also asked for the coordi-nated activity of the variousMorchas of the party withwhich the party will be moreempowered to reach the in-tended population to serve.

Ashok Kaul discussedorganizational matters withthe party cadre. He focusedon strengthening the party

at booth level. He also ap-prised the party cadre of theforthcoming party pro-grammes and asked them toorganize them with fervour.

Vibodh Gupta said thatthe first role of the party ac-tivist is to serve the unprivi-leged with all the dedicationand the efforts he or she canpour and said that today weare living in the time blessedwith the widest network ofparty activists.

Kuldeep raj Guptaspoke on the history of or-ganization in the rajouriarea and asked the party ac-tivists to keep the traditionon.

RS Pura Apr 4:

Former Minister and seniorCongress leader raman Bhalla onSunday reiterated that Congress hasalways advocated and supported tofulfill the demands of border peopleand refugees. Bhalla reiterated the re-solve of party to address all outstand-ing issues of refugees of West pakistanand pakistan Occupied Kashmir(poK) on priority. He strongly high-lighted their long outstanding issuesand requested the Central leadershipto address these on merit. He said therefugees are highlighting their prob-lems from time to time and now thetime has come when their all genuineproblems are solved in an amicablemanner. This was observed by formerMinister raman Bhalla while ad-dressing public gathering at Today atBalachak in rS pura constituency or-ganized by dr. Karan Bhagat andSunil dutt. Earlier Congress leaderstook out huge cars and bikes rallyfrom dablehar to Balachak againstBJp Govt over unprecedented hike in

prices of essential elements ,lack ofdevelopment, restoration of state-hood besides host of other issues.

Those who also addressed thegathering include JKpCC GeneralSecretary Manmohan Singh, disttrural president Hari Singh Chib,NSUi National president NeerajKundan, pyC president Uday BhanuChib, NSUi State president Sunnyparihar, pCC General Secretarypawan raina, ravinder Singh, MohanChoudhary. prominent those presenton the occasion include Sanjeevpanda, Surinder Kumar, Kuldeep raj,Harbans lal, rajesh Sharma,Jasmeet raina, Ashok Kumar besideothers.

Bhalla said Government shouldshow sympathy with the affected peo-ple and should ensure fair treatment,he added.He urged Central as well asJ&K Governments to show flexibilityon the issues of refugees and addressthem sympathetically without wast-ing more time as they have alreadysuffered for so many years.He saidthat refugees are confronting for their

genuine rights but BJp governmentfailed to address their issues, with theresult the refugees lived in a painfulenvironment. He renewed the de-mands and urged both Central andState Government to address them onpriority. He also alleged the govern-ment was trying to divert people's at-tention by selling golden dreams" todifferent sections of the society.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhallaobserved that BJp government hascompletely failed in tackling the situa-tion arising out of the Covid-19 out-break. despite verbal orders from thegovernment, people are facing liveli-hood problem. The BJp governmentis trying to sell golden dreams to dif-ferent sections of the society and di-vert them. They are unable to evaluatethe situation and also not able to findthe correct way to solve this problem,"former Minister said.He also said BJpGovt is not talking about the poorestof the poor. They are facing starva-tion. Afraid of public anger, BJpworkers are hiding in their homes.people have understood that the BJp

does not stand with poor and theweaker sections of the society. He al-leged that Govt does not have the cor-rect statistics" pertaining to unem-ployed persons. He highlighted multi-lateral fallouts on multiple frontsranging from ensuring medicare tovictims to the supply of essentials.They don't even know how manyyouth are under-employed. Fromwhere will they give employment tothe youth? The overall scenario isquite grim and there is no room forcomplacency. it can prove cata-strophic unless an emergent andproactive response is taken to saveprecious lives,” he said.

Former Minister Bhalla said thegovernment should have anticipatedsuch a situation and taken necessarymeasures to ramp-up bed strength byearmarking the maximum number ofavailable beds in each hospital.private hospitals and nursing homesshould have been roped in, besidessetting up a hospital with at least athousand beds, he said . While laud-ing the frontline warriors for risking

their lives by putting in best efforts totreat Covid-19 cases, he slammed the“poor infrastructural backup” inJammu. Bhalla reiterated the need todeploy senior officers for monitoringthe situation which seems to be goingout of control. “This is to be taken noteof to instil confidence among the peo-ple who are becoming restive on see-ing the pitiable situation of health fa-cilities,” he added. He assailed the -BJp dispensation for its callous andanti-people approach which it saidhad brought the state to a chaos-likesituation on all fronts. Bhalla said therise in ration prices was like backstab-bing the poor consumers, who werealready facing the brunt of inflationand grappling with problems createdby the insensitive government interms of dysfunctional utility servicessuch as power and drinking water.it isthe prerogative of the government toconduct Assembly elections, but it isalso the responsibility of the samegovernment to protect its citizens andsafeguard their lives,” he said.

Former Minister Bhalla main-

tained that security scenario in theValley is a matter of serious concernand underlines the political vacuumthat has resulted in accentuating thealienation on the ground, especiallyamong the youth," he said.The"rhetoric of reconciliation" was of lit-tle use in view of the the growing “dis-enchantment and disillusionment”among the youth, he added.The youthdeserve more than the occasionalrhetorical statement or press note,”he said. “it is the onerous responsibil-ity of the state government to reachout to the youth and bring the J&Kback to the path of stability andpeace," he said.But, he alleged, theBJp government continued to alien-ate the people – through its "completegovernance failures or numerous po-litical compromises and U-turns”. Healso urged upon the administration tostreamline the salaries of all daily rat-ed workers as they had not been paidfor months and sometimes years to-gether. He also urged the administra-tion to regularize the services of alldaily-rated workers to secure.

Congress takes out car and bike rally from Dablehar against BJP Govt

BJP Govt instead of providing relief squeezing money out of people's pockets in any way possible: Bhalla

Jammu Apr 4:

Former State president BJpand Ex Minister Sat Sharma (CA)inaugurated newly opened fran-chise of Samosa Junction-BigBurger (a unit of Brand promoterspvt. ltd.) at Krishna building, Newplot area of Jammu West Assemblysegment along with manyCorporators. Terming it as a revolu-tionary step in making anAatmnirbhar Bharat, Sharma saidsuch a step by the owners rituThappa & Vivek Thappa will help incarrying forward pM NarendraModi’s vision.

The BJp leader was also accom-panied by Chairman JMC &Corporator yash pal Sharma,Corporators dinesh Gupta,rajinder Sharma, Suraj padha,Subash Sharma, Hardeep SinghMankotia, Sunita Gupta, MohinderKumar and several others.

Speaking on the occasion, SatSharma said that it is indeed a greatrestaurant chain opened up by theowners and another extraordinarything is that they have given em-ployment to 10 people which will ul-timately benefit the same numberof families. He said pM in his everyaddress focuses upon building a selfreliant india where every indian iscapable of tackling things on its ownand such a step by owners will be-come an inspiration for others aswell. He stated that the youth ofJammu has become a Job providerin today’s date and he appealed toyouth across UT to focus on becom-ing Job providers instead of Jobseekers. The owners said that therestaurant chain has a variety offood including unique Samosasstuffed with Cheese and Broccoli,Main Course, Combos, Snacks, va-rieties of Burgers, Mocktails, pizzasand others things .

Jammu Apr 4

Vomedh released the book ofrakesh roshan Bhat, a noted play-wright of the JK UT. The book com-prises of two of his famous plays‘Chopayer yee gaash’ and ‘GaadBateh’. rakesh has written plays inKashmiri and Hindi which have beenhugely popular and have been stagedin various cities of india. Both of theseplays are satirical timeless comediesbased on the issues of Kashmiripandits. The foreword of the book hasbeen written by padma Shri BalwantThakur and Bollywood actor and the-atre guru lalit parimoo. The book al-so includes commendations fromother theatre personalities like M Kraina, Mushtaq Kak, ravinder Kaul,dr. Sudhir Mahajan and ManzoorAhmad Mir. Manoj dhar, ViceChancellor Jammu university was thechief guest for the function andSanjay Saraf, National spokespersonof lJp was the guest of honor.Alongwith them the book was re-leased amid a very excited audienceby prominent personalities MushtaqKak, ravinder Kaul, dr. SudhirMahajan, dr. Agnishekhar dr. AjayChrungoo, ramesh Hanglu, AyashArif, Amanjeet Aman and BhartiKaul. in a very heartening gestureVomedh also invited the parent ofrakesh for book release.

in the welcome address, rohitBhat, president Vomedh expressedhappiness that Vomedh got the op-portunity to release of first book ofrakesh whose all plays Vomedh hasstaged across various cities in india.

Speaking on the occasion Manojdhar appreciated rakesh for takingup playwriting and mentoringVomedh in theatre while pursuing acorporate job. He applauded the factthat rakesh strengthened his connectwith the roots by writing in his moth-er tongue Kashmiri also which is aninspiration for youth. it is very impor-tant to preserve and propagate onesmother tongue, he said. Sanjay Sarafalso in his address appreciated thework done by rakesh and Vomedhtheatre group in the field of theatreand propagation of culture and lan-guage. He also lauded the efforts ofrohit Bhat, for steering Vomedh to beone of the most active theatre and cul-tural groups in JK UT.

rakesh in his address acknowl-edged the contribution of all the peo-ple who have been part of this journeyin theatre till now especially the direc-tor rohit Bhat and Vomedh team whohave been instrumental in bringinghis plays to life on stage.

On the occasion, Vomedh also fe-licitated the participants of its quar-antine series with momentos.Vomedh was perhaps the pioneer in

the online engagement with the onsetof pandemic. it started an online se-ries named quarantine series with thestart of lockdown with an intention tospread the positivity in society. Theseries went on to complete 100episodes. prominent people of JK UTfrom different walks of life participat-ed in this series and shared their lifejourney and experiences.

All covid protocols and SOps werefollowed by organizers during thefunction.

Vomedh is the organizer of thefirst ever international film festival inJammu. it is a 12-year-old registerednon-profit organization engaged inthe promotion of theatre, culture andarts.

BJP holds Shakti Kendra PramukhSammelan at Rajouri

Noted playwright Rakesh Roshan Bhatreleases book of two Kashmiri Plays

Impressive function well attended by well-known personalities of JK UT

Youth of Jammu has becomeJob provider: Sat

Sat inaugurates Samosa Junction Big

Burgers franchise at New Plot

Jammu apr 4:

deepak Gupta whoserved the Jammu’sBiggest Grain Mandi WareHouse-Nehru market fortwo terms as GeneralSecretary, on Sunday cre-ated history and elected asyoungest president at theage of 40 of TradersFederation Ware House-Nehru Market(regd.)Jammu.

deepak Gupta hasbeen elected as new presi-dent of the TradersFederation Ware House-Nehru Market(regd.)Jammu (TFWHNM) andSham lal langer as GeneralSecretary.

The elections for thesix office bearers of theTraders Federation WareHouse-NehruMarket(regd.) Jammu

was held at Bharatregency Greater Kailash,Jammu today under thesupervision of rajeshBhagotra, Electionpresident. Out of the total566 votes, 540 were polledtoday.

The two times formerGeneral Secretary ofTFWHNM, deepak Guptawas elected as president.He secured 414 votes anddefeated his rival SunilGupta by 293 votes. SunilGupta got 121 votes while 5votes were found invalid.

Munish Mahajan hasbeen elected as senior vicepresident. He secured 326votes and defeated his rivaldheeraj Gupta, who man-aged 206 votes. 8 voteswere found invalid.

Abhimanyu Gupta se-cured 358 votes and waselected as junior vice presi-

dent. He defeated SandeepGupta, who grabbed 178votes and 4 votes werefound invalid.

Sham lal langer hasbeen elected as new gener-al secretary of TFWHNM.He secured 370 votes anddefeated his rival NareshGupta, who secured 169votes. Only one vote foundinvalid for this post.

Vishal Gupta has beenelected as secretary. He se-cured 421 votes and defeat-

ed rajesh Gupta, who se-cured 115 votes and fourvotes were found invalidfor this post while AmitGupta who secured 338votes was elected asTreasurer. He defeatedNaman Gupta who got 197votes. Five votes werefound invalid. The othermembers of the Electioncommitee were rajanGupta, Atul Khanna,Krishan pal Gupta andSudesh Gupta.

Deepak Gupta Creates History, Elected as Youngest President ofJammu’s Biggest Grain Mandi Ware House-Nehru Market

POONCH, APRIL 04:

district developmentCommissioner, poonch, inderJeet today listened to people’s is-sues at Surnkote during a publicoutreach programme.

Accompanied by SeniorSuperintendent of police poonch,Vinod Kumar; SdM Surankote,Saleem Ahmed; TehsildarSurankote, Sheraz Ahmed; SdpOSurankote, Khaliq Ahmed and of-ficers of line departments, the dCaddressed Block developmentChairpersons, Members ofdistrict development Councils,president Municipal Committee,Surankote, Ward Councils ofMunicipal Committee Surankote,religious leaders, Sarpanchs andcivil society members of the area.

They raised various issues of

public importance, and demand-ed augmentation of drinking wa-ter, improvement of power supplyscenario in entire Surankote,check on illegal mining, renova-tion of potha-Surankote bypassroad, connecting CrF road fromMandi to Bufliaz, bringing threeBlocks of Surankote Tehsil underBAdp, land transfer to MunicipalCommittee Surankote for creatingassets, check on overcharging offare by transporters, shifting ofthe bus stand from the main mar-ket to outside, check on abuse ofdrug and various other issues.

The district developmentCommissioner gave a patienthearing and directed the con-cerned departments to resolve theissues in a time bound manner toprovide relief to the people. Hesought cooperation of pris,

religious leaders and prominentcitizens in enforcing COVid-19control measures, including vac-cination against the virus.

Meanwhile, the districtdevelopment Commissioner vis-ited peer Gali and reviewed thesnow clearance work there. He

was briefed by the ExecutiveEngineer (mechanical) Mughalroad regarding the work done sofor. The deputy Commissionerwas told that the road would becleared of Snow within next two tothree days. The ddC directed thatall the debris and boulders should

be removed along the way on theroad so that the traffic is allowedto move hassle free. En-route toSurankote in the morning, thedistrict developmentCommissioner planted a saplingof Hapke variety of apple tree atvillage Sanai, which is a GalaSeries of high density apple. TheHorticulture development Officerinformed that the department hasset a target of bringing 20 hectareland under the Hapke plantationin Sub-division Surankote. Thedistrict developmentCommissioner, exhorted upon theOfficers and Officials of theHorticulture department to ex-plore more areas for the develop-ment of horticulture to enable thelocals to take benefit from thehuge local potential of the sectorin the area.

DDC Poonch holds public outreach programme at SurankoteReviews snow clearance status of Mughal road

BATOTE, APRIL 4:

First ever sanitary padsmanufacturing unit in J&KUT was today inauguratedhere. Sponsored byNABArd under the na-tionwide campaign 'Mypad, My right’ has been setup by the Self Help Group(SHG), Mansarovar.ramban district is the onlydistrict in J&K UT selectedby the GOi among the 30districts of the country un-der the pilot project - 'Mypad, My right' to spreadmass awareness amongwomen about menstrualhygiene and make easyavailability of sanitary padsto protect them from cervi-cal cancer and other gynae-

cological disorders.The unit was jointly in-

augurated by dFO, Batote,Kuldip Singh and districtdevelopment Manager,NABArd, ramban, ArushiSharma. The two day freesanitary pads manufactur-ing training was also im-parted to 30 women mem-bers of the SHG;Mansoravar by a trainerfrom delhi. After the train-ing, the SHG membershave started manufactur-ing pads which will now bemarketed by them locallybesides spreading aware-ness among the women inrural areas. According toddM, the NABArd has es-tablished the unit for theSHG.

‘My Pad, My Right': Firstsanitary pads manufacturingunit inaugurated at Batote

Ramban PremierT20 Leaguedeclared openRAMBAN, APRIL 04:

district Administration ramban,

in collaboration with police

department, hosted ramban premier

T20 league at dpl Grounds, here to-

day. deputy Commissioner, ramban,

Mussarat islam and SSp, ramban, pd

Nitya formally declared the tourna-

ment open and interacted with the

participating teams.

Sixteen teams from revenue,

police, Health, Education, CrpF,

Army (TA), power development, Jal

Shakti, pWd, Animal Husbandry, yS-

SO, Armed police and Bar Association

are participating in the tournament on

a knockout basis.

in the first match held today, JKp

11 defeated CrpF 11 by three wickets

in a keenly-contested match which

went down to the wire. JKp 11 skipper

rajinder Singh took five wickets and

was declared man of-the-

match.Sixteen teams from revenue,

police, Health, Education, CrpF,

Army (TA), power development, Jal

Shakti, pWd, Animal Husbandry, yS-

SO, Armed police and Bar Association

are participating in the tournament on

a knockout basis.

in the second leg, dC 11 defeated

Advocates 11 by five wickets and qual-

ified for the quarter final. in two more

matches, CMO 11 and Animal

Husbandry 11 won emerged winner

and qualified for the quarterfinals.

JAMMU, MONdAy, April 5, 20215 Glimpses of FuturelOcal/natiOnal

BUDGAM, APRIL 04:

The deputyCommissioner Budgam,Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza to-day conducted surprise vis-it at Covid-19 VaccinationSession sites designatedacross the district to miti-gate Covid-19 spread amidthe threat of 2nd wave inthe valley.

The deputyCommissioner was accom-panied SdM Chadoora,Chief Medical Officer,Tehsildar Budgam,Chadoora, BMO Budgam,BdO Chadoora, Nagam,pakherpora, and other con-cerned officers and officialsof the district.

The dC inspected vari-ous areas of district includ-ing Chadoora, Bugam,panzan, Chitroo, Hanjoora,dangerpora. The inspec-tion was initiated to take onspot review of Covid-19Vaccination process, miti-gation and precautionarymeasures that are in placeto avert the looming threatof spread of the secondwave of Covid-19pandemic. Addressing allthe stakeholders, the dC di-rected the officers not tolower the guard and contin-ue to maintain highest levelof alertness to ensure im-plementation of SOps tocounter the spread of virus.

during the inspection,

the status of COVid19 vac-cination and testing statusin the district was dis-cussed. dC Budgam reiter-ated that apart from execut-ing proactive measures,mobilization of all re-sources and man powershall be put on ready gear toenable the administrationto tackle any emergenciesarising from the second

wave of Covid-19pandemic.

regarding the ongoingvaccination process, the dCdirected concerned Healthauthorities to involve serv-ices of Asha, Chowkidarsand lumberdars and priworkers to facilitate thepersons above 45 years toget vaccinated. He also di-rected officers to intensify

testing in the district be-sides surveillance on con-tact tracing of positive cas-es.

The deputyCommissioner called forraising awareness amongthe masses to persuade thepeople especially above 45years of age to go for vacci-nation. He called for ropingin NGOs, religious headsand other influencers tomotivate the eligible per-sons for vaccination.

The dC during the in-spection said that there isno scope of downsizing theongoing precautionarymeasures and adherence ofSOps. He instructed thatanyone violating guidelinesand SOps including wear-ing of masks while goingout or attending gatheringsshall be treated with strictpenalty.

DC Budgam inspects Covid-19 vaccination sites inthe district amid threat of 2nd Wave of Covid-19

Directs Health authorities

to remain alert

SRINAGAR, APRIL 04:

The Jammu andKashmir sports councilstarted a Full-fledgedTaekwondo training atGindun Sports Complex.

An internationally re-puted coach Atul pangotrawho is a two timesCommon Wealth Medallistand five times world cham-pionship participant rep-resenting country is goingto be the key figure in plan-ning the sessions anddrafting the curriculum forthe training to the players.

While speaking on theoccasion, Atul said that themain aim of this camp shallbe to tap the talent andplayers who have knack forthe game, so, they shall beimparted special trainingenabling them to representJ&K and country at the big-ger stages.

He also said, instruc-

tors among the playerswho can groom other play-ers will be provided train-ing.

Atul was all praise forthe newly created facilityin the Gindun SportsComplex and said suchcentres will help to moti-vate coaches and playersalike to work hard and takethe J&K Sports to newheights.While speaking onthe occasion, Atul said thatthe main aim of this campshall be to tap the talentand players who haveknack for the game, so,they shall be imparted spe-cial training enabling themto represent J&K andcountry at the biggerstages.

divisional SportsOfficer, Nuzhat Farooqwho is incharge of thesports activities said thatsimilar camps for othergames shall follow soon as

Sports Council is devisinga module to provide bestcoaching facility to playersof upper age groups in viewof the covid protocol forlower age group.

Nuzhat Farooq also in-formed that Gindun SportsComplex has a Health andFitness Facility availablefor the athletes.

She also added thatshifting of Taekwondoclasses to Gindun is part ofthe expansion programmeand they are also planningto conduct special campsand regular classes for allthe interested players ofother games too.

The function was at-tended by formerinternational FootballerMajeed Kakroo, profBashir Ahmad Shah for-mer member SportsCouncil, Exe Engineer andother officers and officialsfrom J&K Sports Council.

Taekwondo Coaching Classes resume inGindun Sports Complex: J&K Sports Council

High Density Apple PlantationDrive held at KulgamKULGAM, APRIL 04:

department of Horticulture Kulgam launched Massive

High density Apple plantation drive at Khee-Kulgam. The

programme is aimed at ensuring maximum produce in

terms of quality as well as quantity by bringing more area

under high density plantation. This will pave the way for-

ward for getting good economic returns for the grower, said

Chief Horticulture Officer, Kulgam, dr. M. iqbal Baba.

Experts from the Horticulture department are helping

farmers in adopting new High density Apple plants in the

field and are educating them regarding the process.

Examination for NHM postsheld at RambanRAMBAN, APRIL 04 -

The examination was today conducted to fill various

posts of paramedics under National Health Mission in dis-

trict ramban, here today. The district Administration

made all necessary arrangements for smooth and transpar-

ent conduct of the examination under the supervision of

senior officers. The exam was conducted in strict adherence

to Covid-19 norms amid tight security. The examination

was held to fill 62 NHM posts including 57 Junior Staff

Nurses and 5 of Councilliors under the supervision of Chief

Medical Officer, dr. Mohammad Fareed Bhat.

J&K: SSP Jammu reviewssecurity, crime preventivemechanism along IBJammu, Apr 4

Senior Superintendent of police Jammu, Chandan

Kohli, on Sunday reviewed border security and crime pre-

ventive mechanism during his first field visit to border areas

here, an official spokesperson said. Kohli, who recently as-

sumed charge, visited r S pura sector and reviewed security

mechanism close to the international Border and asked po-

lice officers to ensure a close vigil in the entire area, espe-

cially on infiltration routes, the spokesperson said. Taking

stock of functioning of the local police establishments in rS

pura sub division, the SSp asked the officers to ensure zero

tolerance towards criminals and take stringent action

against them according to the law. He asked them to

strengthen crime prevention efforts, the spokesperson said.

Kohli also interacted with prominent citizens including

district development Council (ddC) and Block

development Council (BdC) members, panches and

sarpanches and sought their cooperation in the fight against

drugs. The SSp said police is already carrying out an in-

depth drive against drug menace which he said was a

"grave" issue.

GoC 15 Corps calls on LtGovernorSRINAGAR, APRIL 04:

General Officer Commanding (GoC) 15 Corps,

lieutenant General, d.p pandey, called on the lieutenant

Governor, Manoj Sinha at the raj Bhavan here today. The

GoC briefed the lt Governor about recent internal security

developments and the prevailing security scenario in the

Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. They also dis-

cussed about various important issues related to security

management in J&K. The lt Governor stressed on the high

importance for maintaining close and effective synergy be-

tween the Army and other Security Forces and advised for

heightened surveillance on all fronts to meet the security

challenges in J&K. He also lauded the Army's role in ensur-

ing a safe and secure environment for the people of J&K.

SRINAGAR, APRIL 04:

The two day tulip festival concludedwith the enthralling cultural and musicalperformances by the popular artists andsingers from within and outside Jammuand Kashmir.

The festival which was thrown open byJammu and Kashmir lieutenantGovernor Manoj Sinha yesterday was or-ganised by Jammu and Kashmir Tourismdepartment in collaboration with Jammuand Kashmir Tourism developmentCorporation and department ofFloriculture.

The purpose of holding such a beauti-ful festival was that while tourists were en-joying the beauty of the Tulip Garden, theyare also exposed to our traditional culture,music, cuisine and handicrafts at a singlevenue.

Around 50 volunteers were deployedat the venue for ensuring visitors woremasks, maintained social distance and allCOVid19 SOps are adhered to. The num-ber of the invitees to the main venue wasalso kept limited so that proper social dis-tancing was maintained.

Tourism department, JKTdC, depart-ment handicrafts and also the floriculturedepartment besides private enterpriseshad erected and properly decorated theirstalls displaying Kashmir’s unique art andcraft, cuisines and other items.

On the occasion, visitors praised thebeauty of the tulip garden and appreciatedthe efforts of the floriculture departmentin beautifying the garden painstakingly.

Speaking on the occasion Secretary

Tourism Sarmad Hafeez said the TulipFestival is a festival of celebration ofspring.

“people are enjoying the beauty of thisgarden which has been breathtakinglybeautified by the department of floricul-ture,” said Sarmad.

Stating that arrival of spring in itself isa festival to celebrate, the SecretaryTourism said not only tulips but the flow-ers are in full bloom in the entire Kashmir.

Appealing the travellers to visitKashmir, the Secretary Tourism saidspring is a perfect time for people all thecountry to come and enjoy the naturalbeauty here.

He said the department of Tourismhas planned series of festivities and tulipfestival was just a beginning for the up-coming seasons to attract tourists toKashmir.

“Jammu and Kashmir is a place of allseasons and we are planning festivals inevery season for the locals and touristalike. We started with Almond blossom(Badamwari festival) and now Tulip festi-val and many more events are coming insummer. The tulip festival is an open invi-tation to all the people from all over thecountry and from all over the world to cele-brate the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir.”

Speaking on the occasion, directorTourism dr. G N itoo said the tulip festivalis a message to all the people outsideJammu and Kashmir to come and enjoythe beauty of valley.

He said that the department has start-ed a vigorous campaign for the publicityand promotion of Jammu and Kashmir’stourism.

“We are trying to showcase culture,cuisine and craft of Kashmir to the peopleoutside Kashmir,” said dr. itoo.

The notable singers and artists whoperformed on the occasion include VibhaSaraf, Ustaad Gulzar Ganie, Farooq Ganie,Waheed Jeelani, yawar Abdal, MehmeetSyed, irfan Bilal, Sonali dogra, WaqarKhan.

On the inaugural day renownedBollywood Singer Badshah and AasthaGill’s live performance enthralled the visit-ing tourists and attracted huge applausefrom the audience.

it also included Santoor, rabab anddrum by Umar Majeed, Adnaan, Faisal,rauf by girls of yemberzal Group kept au-dience glued to the festival.

Most of the songs revolved aroundKashmir’s beauty.

later, Secretary Tourism along withthe director Tourism distributed momen-tos to the artists and guests.

The tulip garden presents a riot ofcolours with over 15 lakh fully bloomedflowers of more than 64 varieties plantedover 30 hectares in the foothills ofZabarwan.

As many as 32,000 visitors visited the

Tulip garden in two day of the Festival.The festival saw presence of Sh. rajeev

rai Bhatnagar and Sh. Baseer AhmadKhan- Advisors to lt Governor and Sh.Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor SMC. MemberCentral Waqf Council & Chairperson,Waqf development Committee, UnionMinistry of Minority Affairs, dr.darakhshan Andrabi also attended the in-augural event.

Among others present on the occasionwere Sh. rohit Kansal principal Secretary,pdd and information; Sh. NitishwarKumar, principal Secretary to ltGovernor; Sh. pandurang K pole,divisional Commissioner, Kashmir; Sh.Vijay Kumar, iGp, Kashmir, Sh. SheikhFayaz Ahmad, Commissioner/Secretary,Floriculture; Sh. Mohammad Aìjaz,deputy Commissioner Srinagar; Sh. rahulpandey, director, department ofinformation & pr; Sh. Athar Amir Khan,Commissioner SMC;; concerned Hods;senior officers of Civil and policeAdministration, besides travel and hospi-tality sector members.

2-day Tulip Festival concludes

Cultural, musical performances enthral audienceKashmir’s unique art,

craft, cuisines displayed

POONCH, APRIL, 04:

deputy Commissionerpoonch, inder Jeet todaychaired a meeting to reviewthe control measures inview of rise in Corona Viruscases.

The meeting, in conso-nance with governmentguidelines, decided to takestrong measures to enforceSops including social dis-tancing and using of masks.The deputy Commissionerexpressed grave concernover the surge in COVid-19cases in the district andasked the concerned not toshow any laxity in enforcingprotocols.

The deputyCommissioner discussedthe status of ongoing vacci-nation drive in the district.He stressed upon therevenue Officers, includingSub divisional Magistratesand Tehsildars to immedi-ately call meeting of theirsubordinate staff to rope inpatwaries, Asha Workers,Anganwari Workers,Teachers etc and VlWs formass spreading awarenessamong common massesabout COVid protocols.

He exhorted upon theChief Medical Officer andMedical Superintendentdistrict Hospital to intensi-fy the vaccination drivewith special thrust on vul-nerable groups and front-line workers.

With a view to start a re-sult oriented vaccinationdrive, he directed the AddCpoonch to ensure 100% vac-

cination of pri representa-tives already registered onCOWiN. This will leave apositive impact on the gen-eral public, he said.

Highlighting the impor-tance of close coordinationamong different agencies ofthe government involved inthe mitigation efforts, hepassed directions for theestablishment of dedicatedcontrol rooms at Subdivision level and Blocklevels to share data andtake effective measures incase of any emergency likesituation in their respec-tive areas with the districtControl room.

The deputyCommissioner issued di-rections to CMO poonchand Block Medical Officersof the district to set upisolation Centres havingcapacity to accommodate

100 patients in one go, in aready to use condition. Hefurther directed thedistrict informaticsOfficer to update data baseof all the employees work-ing in the district to meetup with any exigency oc-curring due to unprece-dented rise in the COVidcases.

Among others, who at-tended the meeting includ-ed Sr. Superintendent ofpolice poonch, VinodKumar; AddC,Mohammad rashidChowdhary; Additionaldeputy Commissioner, dr.Basharat Hussain; ACr ,Zaheer Ahmed Kaifi, CMO,dr. G.A Malik, NodalOfficer COVid, ZamoodAhmed, and SectoralOfficers from all the Tehsilsand blocks of districtpoonch.

DC Poonch reviews COVID-19control measures in District

ANANTNAG, APRIL 4:

principal Secretary tolieutenant Governor, NitishwarKumar today inspected yatraTransit Camps, FCi Godown MirBazar and Walnut FactoryQazigund. He was accompanied bydivisional CommissionerKashmir, Sh. pandurang K poleand Additional CEO ShriAmarnathji Shrine Board.

The principal Secretary en-quired about the status of arrange-ments being made for ShriAmarnathji yatra 2021 there andtook a firsthand appraisal of the fa-cilities at transit camps.

While laying special emphasison quality and choice of materials,the principal Secretary called forcreation of durable assets. He di-rected the concerned officers toaugment facilities in time for facili-

tating the journey of the yatris.He further passed directions

for installation of good quality toi-lets in requisite numbers, besidesan efficient drainage system withwell laid paths.

deputy Commissioner,Anantnag, dr piyush Singlabriefed the principal Secretaryabout the facilities being availableat the transit camps, and the up-grades being done for ensuring

that the pilgrims have a pleasantyatra experience.

later, the principal Secretaryto lieutenant Governor visited theindustrial Complex, Vessu and re-viewed its functioning briefly.

SSp Kulgam, SEs Hydraulic,pdd, SdM dooru, Ex-En r&B,CMOs Anantnag/Kulgam and oth-er concerned civil and police offi-cers were also present on the occa-sion.

Principal Secretary to LG calls for creation of durable assets,augmenting facilities for ease of Shri Amarnathji pilgrimsInspects Yatra Transit Camps, FCI Godown Mir Bazar and Walnut Factory Qazigund

Guwahati, Apr 4

Senior Congress leader JitendraSingh on Sunday claimed that the BJpscampaign in Assam has been full of nega-tivity and the language used by primeMinister Narendra Modi and UnionHome Minister Amit Shah during can-vassing was aimed at dividing theAssamese society.

Asserting that the Congress-ledGrand Alliance will sweep the assemblypolls in the state, Singh alleged that therecent incidents such as reduction ofpunishment of the BJp minister HimantaBiswa Sarma proved that the ElectionCommission is acting "like the agent" ofthe saffron party.

Addressing a joint press conferenceof the constituents of the 10-party oppo-sition grouping before closing of the cam-paigning for the third and final phase ofelections on April 6, the AiCC's in-chargeof Assam claimed that the Grand Allianceis on its way to accomplish the target ofwinning 101 seats in 126-member assem-bly.

The Congress, which was in power for15 years in Assam since 2001, has formed

a Grand Alliance with the AiUdF, BpF,Cpi(M), Cpi, Cpi(Ml), Anchalik GanaMorcha (AGM), rJd, Adivasi Nationalparty (ANp) and the Jimochayan (deori)peoples party (Jpp) to fight the Assemblyelection against the BJp-led NdA.

"The BJp's politics has stooped so lowthat the language used by the prime min-ister and the (union) home minister wasaimed at dividing Assamese society, cul-ture and history. Modi and Shah come toAssam only during elections.

Where were they when Assam wasburning under the anti-CAA agitation orwhen people were suffering from floods?

"in their entire campaign, not a singlepositive speech was made for the youths,farmers, women or tea garden workers.They only campaigned to divide the soci-ety. Has Modi fulfilled a single promisemade to Assam five years ago?" Singhsaid.

raising questions over the neutralityof the ECi, he said that the Congress hasbeen stating for the last seven- eight yearsthat the poll panel is "under the BJp" andis acting "like their agents".

"you can see the ECi's role in everystate election.

BJP indulged in negative campaigningin Assam, claims Congress

By : MAKHAN SAIKIA

China is forcing nearly 5,70,000Uyghur Muslims and other minori-ties into forced labour. This episodeof coercing Xinjiang Muslims to pickcotton by hand has spurred a globalreaction with Governments and bigbusinesses calling for a ban on cot-ton imports from China. Once againXinjiang has grabbed headlines withpresident Xi Jinping and his regimefacing a new international backlashfrom both the governments and civilsociety organisations over its hu-man rights violations and growingaggression towards UyghurMuslims. it is reported by variousmedia houses that China is forcingnearly 5,70,000 Uyghur Muslimsand other minorities of its Westernprovince to pick cotton by hand. Butit is said that the actual overall figureis several hundred thousand higher.The core problem is that it is beingdone in the name of employmentand their vocational training.

However, this episode of cottontrade has ignited global reactionwith governments and big business-es calling for a ban on cotton im-ports from the Xinjiang region. Thisprovince produces 85 per cent ofChina’s cotton and it contributesabout 20 per cent of it to the globalsupply chain. interestingly,

Xinjiang also houses the country’s 11million Uyghurs, who have been fac-ing persecution and in large concen-tration camps built by theCommunist State in the garb of vo-cational education and employ-ment. The Centre for Global policy,a Washington-based think tank, inone of its recent reports says that itwas very likely that a major share ofcotton from Xinjiang was “taintedwith forced labour”. Adrian Zenz,the author of the report said it was

clear that the work scheme “in-volved a very high risk of forcedlabour”. The report also highlightedthat the pickers, including some re-leased from internment camps,were subjected to intrusiveGovernment surveillance and politi-cal indoctrination sessions. in thebeginning of december 2020, theUS administration banned import-ing cotton from the Xinjiangproduction and Construction Corps(XpCC), a powerful quasi-military

organisation. The reason cited wasinvolvement of forced labour fromdetained Uyghurs. Now the ques-tion is which are the companies thatare mainly purchasing these cottonsfor their high-end brands. Will theycomply with the requests and de-mands made by the human rightsorganisations and manyGovernments to stay away from us-ing these tainted cottons?international clothing giants suchas H&M from Sweden, Zara, Adidasand Nike that use Xinjiang cottonfor their clothes are urged not to usethem as they are produced by forcedlabour of the Uyghur Muslims andother ethnic minorities. in fact, ayear ago the global non-profit BetterCotton initiative (BCi) issued no-tices to companies like the H&M notto use cotton from Xinjiang overforced labour concerns. By now, theH&M fashion chain has tried to re-gain the trust of the Chinese market.A statement released by the compa-ny stressed the importance of theChinese market. Also, the Swedishcompany said it is working onstrategies for material sourcing. ithighlighted that it wanted to be a re-sponsible buyer both in China andelsewhere in the world. H&M said,“By working together with stake-holders and partners, we believe we

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Tyranny continues in Myanmar

Lankan Civil War and human rights violationBy : MAKHAN SAIKIA

Today the Tamils are calling foraccountability and justice for thecrimes committed during the CivilWar. The Government should healthe wounds. Otherwise, the rela-tionship between the Sinhalese ma-jority and the rest would deterio-rate. The Mahinda rajapaksaGovernment in Sri lanka is in trou-ble again. The horrors of the threedecades of lankan Civil War are re-visiting the Government. The twobrothers Mahinda and Gotabayaare holding the two crucial posts,prime Minister and president, re-spectively. Earlier, Mahinda servedas the president from 2005 to 2010,when Gotabaya was the defenceSecretary. during this period, boththe brothers crushed the liberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (lTTE) andput an end to the longest Civil Warin the country. However it was theleadership of former lieutenantColonel Gotabaya, who finally ledthe lankan Army to the successfulwar against the dreaded lTTE lead-ership of Velupillai prabhakaran in2009. it was good that an ethnic ter-ror movement came to an end thattook the lives of many in the past.And the armed forces of this tiny is-land nation and its political leader-ship breathed a sigh of relief.prabhakaran’s torture regime wasover with his killing in May 2009 atthe hands of the lankan Army.

This had not only shattered thecommand structure of the TamilTigers, but also pushed the outfit tothe brink of closure. The organisa-tion had lost both its firepower andmanpower. The lankan

Government forces too had re-ceived severe casualties though theforces received abundant supply ofarms from China. The end of thewar brought the most vital questionto the fore the massive violation ofhuman rights by the lankan Army.Though the rajapaksa Governmenthad justified the war, the humani-tarian concerns emerging from thenumber of dead, missing and post-war rehabilitation of the Tamil civil-ians exposed the extreme level ofbrutalities that the lankan forcesresorted to. Both the rajapaksabrothers turned out to be heroesamong the majority Sinhalese pop-ulation, but questions of the viola-tion of fundamental rights of theTamils in the North and Easternpart of the country remained unan-

swered. And this has been hauntingthe rajapaksa Government sincethe end of the Civil War and now al-so with the returning of the duo topower. Sri lanka is facing a new UNresolution at the UN Humanrights Council (UNHrC), callingon the human rights abusers to ac-count and asking the country’sGovernment to deliver immediatejustice to the victims. Britain andothers have circulated a draft of theresolution among the members ofthe UNHrC. it is expected to beadopted at the end of the four-weekSpring Session of the UN’s top hu-man rights body. The session beganon February 22 in Geneva.

Both the Tamil Tigers and thelankan Army were accused of mas-sive violations of human rights dur-

ing the war. Therefore, the UN hu-man rights office blames both forcarrying out unparallel brutalitiesagainst the innocent civilians dur-ing the war. Germany and Canadaare among the six countries thatformed the core group along withBritain to bring the resolution onlanka. lord Ahmad, Britain’sMinister of State for South Asia andthe Commonwealth, said: “The vic-tims from all communities of Srilanka’s brutal Civil War are, adecade later, still awaiting justicefor loved ones murdered or missingand dealing with the repercussionsof violence and conflict”. He furthercommented that the current resolu-tion moved by his country in theUNHrC is a vital step towards rec-onciliation and peaceful relationsamong all of Sri lanka’s diversecommunities and faith groups. Thiswill bring an added pressure on thelankan Government, but then howColombo will respond may only de-cide the future of the families of thevictims. UN Human rights chiefMichelle Bachelet has submittedher report on Sri lanka to theUNHrC. While introducing the re-port to the Council, she said the ef-fect of the conflict on thousands ofsurvivors from all communities wasdevastating. She highlighted that 12years after the end of the armedconflict in lanka, the domestic ef-forts to ensure justice for victimshave failed. Further she stated,“despite commitments made in2015, the current Government, likeits predecessor, has failed to pursuegenuine truth-seeking or accounta-bility processes. Moreover, the sys-

By : HIRANMAy KARLEKAR

How india and the worldshould respond to the murder-ous atrocities unleashed by themilitary there on peaceful pro-testers. The emergency UnitedNations Security Council (UN-SC) meeting on March 31, held atthe United Kingdom’s initiative,to discuss the situation inMyanmar, has drawn a blank.This is clear from the statementissued after its conclusion byBritain’s permanent representa-tive at the UN, BarbaraWoodward, that the councilwould continue to “discuss thenext steps”. Evidently, no stepswere agreed upon, and mainlybecause of China. According tothe Chinese mission at the UN,its permanent representative,Zhang Jun, had said in his state-ment: “China emphasises that allparties in Myanmar should takeup the responsibility of main-taining national stability and de-velopment, act in the fundamen-tal interests of the people, find asolution to the crisis within theconstitutional and legal frame-work through dialogue and con-sultation, and continue to ad-vance the democratic transition

in Myanmar.”The rest of thestatement carries on in the samevein with a succession of plati-tudinous exhortations, com-pletely overlooking the fact thatit is Myanmar’s ruling junta thathas unleashed a countrywidewave of murderous repression,while the multitudes demon-strating against the coup onFebruary 1, 2021, have remainedcompletely peaceful. Not sur-prisingly, his statement did notcontain even a single word ofcondemnation of the junta’s ac-tions. if anything, it was an ef-fort to let the junta continue itssavage repression while assum-ing a posture of virtuous neutral-ity. One, of course, could not ex-pect anything different from aregime that perpetrated theTiananmen Square massacre ofJune 4, 1989, and is seeking tostamp out the cultural identity ofthe Uighurs of Xinjiang amid un-speakable atrocities. Nor can itbe expected to do so in future,given its own autocratic orienta-tion and the stakes it has ac-quired in Myanmar. Given its ve-to, it is unlikely that the UNSCwill be able to take any effectivestep against the junta. This,needless to say, is unfortunate.

As Christine Schraner-Burgener,the UN special envoy onMyanmar, told the UNSC emer-gency session, the junta’s con-tinuing savagery required a“firm, unified international re-sponse”. The question is whatcan countries like the US,Britain, members of theEuropean Union and Australiado? The Biden Administrationannounced on February 11 the

suspension of the 2013 Tradeand investment FrameworkAgreement, meant to boost bilat-eral business between the USand Myanmar, until the restora-tion of democracy there. it alsoimposed sanctions on 10 gener-als, some of them retired, wholed the coup, and three commer-cial entities. Besides imposingrestrictions on strategic exports,

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Fight against rare diseases

rare diseases are also difficult to research upon as

the patients pool is very small and it often results

in inadequate clinical experience. Availability

and accessibility to medicines are also important to re-

duce morbidity and mortality associated with rare dis-

ease. despite progress in recent years, there is a need to

augment effective and safe treatment for rare diseases.

The cost of treatment of rare diseases is prohibitively ex-

pensive. Various high courts and the Supreme Court

have also expressed concern about lack of a national pol-

icy for rare diseases. The 'National policy for rare

diseases 2021' which aims to lower the high cost of treat-

ment for rare diseases, with an increased focus on in-

digenous research and local production of medicines has

been approved by the government. The policy also envis-

age the creation of a national hospital-based registry of

rare diseases so that adequate data is available for defini-

tion of rare diseases and for research and development

related to rare diseases within the country. it also focuses

on early screening and prevention through primary and

secondary health care infrastructure such as Health and

Wellness Centres and district Early intervention

Centres (dEiCs) and through counselling for the high-

risk parents. A provision for financial support up to rs

20 lakh under the Umbrella Scheme of rastriya Arogya

Nidhi is proposed for the treatment of those rare dis-

eases that require a one-time treatment. Beneficiaries

for such financial assistance shall not be limited to Bpl

families, but the benefit shall be extended to about 40

per cent of the population who are eligible under the

pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya yojana. The policy shall also

envisage a crowd funding mechanism in which corpo-

rates and individuals shall be encouraged to extend fi-

nancial support through a robust iT platform for the

treatment of rare diseases. The policy shall aim to

strengthen tertiary health care facilities for prevention

and treatment of rare diseases through designating eight

health facilities as 'Centres of Excellence' and these will

also be provided one-time financial support of up to rs 5

crore for upgradation of diagnostics facilities. The draft

policy for rare diseases was put in public domain on

January 13, 2020 on which comments/views were invit-

ed from stakeholders, general public, organisations and

states and Union territories. All the comments received

were examined in depth by an expert committee consti-

tuted by the health ministry. The field of rare diseases is

very complex and heterogeneous, and the prevention,

treatment and management of rare diseases has multiple

challenges.

H I S T O R Y T H I S D AY

1882 : Jesse James is murderedOne of America’s most famous criminals, Jesse James, is shot to death

by fellow gang member Bob Ford, who betrayed James for reward money.

For 16 years, Jesse and his brother, Frank, committed robberies and mur-

ders throughout the Midwest. detective magazines and pulp novels glam-

orized the James gang, turning them into mythical robin Hoods who

were driven to crime by unethical landowners and bankers. in reality,

Jesse James was a ruthless killer who stole only for himself. The teenage

James brothers joined up with southern guerrilla leaders when the Civil

War broke out. Both participated in massacres of settlers and troops affil-

iated with the North. After the war was over, the quiet farming life of the

James brothers’ youth no longer seemed enticing, and the two turned to

Award/Reward

The award to actor-legend rajinikanth in the election season is open tomyriad interpretations. At the outset, let it be put on record that nobodyhas any misgivings about super star and style icon rajinikanth’s claim onindia’s highest award in cinema, the dadasaheb phalke Award, winningwhich is undoubtedly the single biggest honour for anybody related to thecinematic field. if it needs be said, the accolade is richly deserved by thelarger-than-life hero who started his journey to dominating the silverscreen from very humble origins, when he was a coolie and, later, a busconductor. Born Shivaji rao Gaikwad on december 12, 1950, to a Marathifamily in Bengaluru, he put in hard work learning the Tamil language be-fore entering the Tamil film industry. His first film was Apoorva raagangal(1975, directed by K Balachander) alongside Kamal Haasan. Having acted

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it has prevented the generals associated with thejunta from improperly accessing the MyanmarGovernment’s funds of over $1 billion lying in theUS. The US Commerce department placed undersuspension on March 4, four military-controlledMinistries and conglomerates and, on March 22, theUS department of Treasury imposed sanctions onMyanmar’s police chief, a military commander, andtwo military units for their role in repressing demon-strators. Britain, Canada and New Zealand have alsoimposed sanctions and travel bans, and frozen as-sets. Australia had announced, on March7, the suspen-sion of its limited cooperation with the Tatmadaw (as theMyanmarese Army is officially called) and said itwould re-direct the aid marked for the Governmentto aid groups. Sanctions, however, generally do notdeliver much, and the ones imposed on theTatmadaw earlier, did not. president Biden had per-haps this in mind when he said while announcing thefirst slew of sanctions in February: “We’ll be ready toimpose additional measures and we’ll continue towork with our international partners to urge othernations to join us in these efforts.” linda ThomasGreenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, articulat-ed the same approach when, after hoping that theTatmadaw would return to the barracks and allow

the democratically-elected Government to take itsplace, she said that if it did not do so and continuedwith its attacks on civilian populations, “then wehave to look at how we might do more”. it remains tobe seen what the US does, and with what effect.Meanwhile, india has also to look at its own role.While affirming its commitment to Myanmar’s tran-sition to democracy, it has not condemned the junta.There are doubtless reasons for this. The junta hasbeen closely cooperating with its efforts to counterthe ethnic insurgent groups operating along its bor-der with Myanmar. it has emerged as a significantseller of arms to the Tatmadaw and developed strongeconomic links with Myanmar. Besides, there is thecompulsion to counter China’s growing influence there.india, however, cannot remain silent indefinitely aboutthe Tatmadaw’s stomach-turning cruelty. Besides, ithas, as the world’s largest democracy, a moral re-sponsibility to stand by those struggling to preventits throttling in a neighbouring country. it must nowspeak out and stand with the other democracies in con-demning what is happening next door. Fortunately, theManipur Government has reversed its inhuman orderto deny food and shelter-and even turn back- thosecrossing over to escape the junta’s savagery. india mustdo the opposite, and provide them with all the care it can.

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in over 160 films, he has a massive, hysteric, pan-india ap-peal since he has worked in almost all South indian lan-guages, besides Hindi and Bangla.

These details are important to underline and under-stand that behind all his charisma, mannerisms and thefrenzied global fan following lies a simple, down-to-earthand hardworking man, who has just got his just deserts. Byhis own admission, he was more aware of his shortcomingsthan strengths and decided to work within them. So, ofcourse, one can’t even think of begrudging him any of theawards and honours he has received. But that begets an-other question on the other side of the fence. Has every de-serving personality related to filmdom has been justlyawarded by the Government of the day, and in good time?

The answer, one would think, is an emphatic “no”. Severalluminaries have missed out on the pinnacle of the cinemat-ic world’s achievement — Sd Burman, his son and protégérd, Vijay Anand, rajesh Khanna and Kishore Kumar, toname just a few, and only from Bollywood. it would be eas-ier to understand that his idiosyncrasies and “anti-estab-lishment” behaviour worked against Kishore Kumar androughly the same can be said about the debonair devAnand, who was awarded as late as in 2002 despite being avisionary filmmaker and actor. And, surprise, surprise,rajinikanth’s first co-actor and by then already an estab-lished actor, Kamal Haasan, hasn’t got it to date! Maybethe Tamil Nadu election or rajini’s exit from politics beforeentry is a factor, isn’t it possible?

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crime. Jesse’s first bank robbery occurred on February13, 1866, in liberty, Missouri. Over the next couple ofyears, the James brothers became the suspects in severalbank robberies throughout western Missouri. However,locals were sympathetic to ex-southern guerrillas andvouched for the brothers.

Throughout the late 1860s and early 1870s, theJames gang robbed only a couple banks a year, otherwisekeeping a low profile. in 1873, the James gang got intothe train robbery game. during one such robbery, thegang declined to take any money or valuables fromsoutherners. The train robberies brought out thepinkerton detective Agency, employed to bring theJames gang to justice. However, the pinkerton opera-tives’ botched attempt to kill James left a woman and herchild injured and elicited public sympathy for Jesse andFrank James. The James gang suffered a setback in 1876when they raided the town of Northfield, Minnesota. The

younger brothers, cousins of the James brothers, wereshot and wounded during the brazen midday robbery.After running off in a different direction from Jesse andFrank, the younger brothers were captured by a largeposse and later sentenced to life in prison. Jesse andFrank, the only members of the gang to escape success-fully, headed to Tennessee to hide out. After spending afew quiet years farming, Jesse organized a new gang.Charlie and robert Ford were on the fringe of the newgang, but they disliked Jesse intensely and decided to killhim for the reward money. On April 3, while Jesse’smother made breakfast, the new gang met to hear Jesse’splan for the next robbery. When Jesse turned his back toadjust a picture on the wall, Bob Ford shot him severaltimes in the back. His tombstone reads, “Jesse W. James,died April 3, 1882, Aged 34 years, 6 months, 28 days,Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is notworthy to appear here.

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tems, structures, policies and personnel that gave rise tosuch grave violations in the past remain and have recentlybeen reinforced”. This has put the rajapaksaGovernment in the dock. All efforts are on to pressuriseColombo so as to offer justice to the families of thousandsof victims and missing persons in this devastating war. Asper the records made available by the international mediaand human rights agencies, the war killed about 1,00,000people, including 40,000 Tamil civilians, massacred bythe lankan Army in the final onslaught. However, therajapaksa Government completely denies these allega-tions. An estimated 1,50,000 people were trapped on thecoast at the end of the war. Besides thousands went miss-ing and the lankan security forces were blamed for thedisappearance of the Tamil rebels who either surren-dered or captured. recently in a meeting with a UN envoy,lankan president Gotabaya acknowledged for the firsttime that more than 20,000 people who disappeared dur-ing the country’s Civil War were dead. Further his officereleased a statement that steps would be taken to issuedeath certificates for those missing. This has certainlydampened the hopes of those who were expecting a posi-tive response from the Government. Sri lanka, the islandnation, had witnessed the scourge of terrorism for aboutthree decades. The terror fuelled by the monstrous lTTEhad claimed many lives, including the civilians, soldiersand high-profile political leaders within and outside thecountry. The lTTE under the leadership of prabhakaranwas simply running a parallel Government in the North-Eastern parts of lanka. Today, the Tamils and other mi-nority groups like the Muslims and Christians are allegingmassive violation of human rights by the lankan forces inthe final war against the lTTE in 2009. But the interna-tional community must not forget the reign of terrorbrought by prabhakaran and his team over innocent civil-ians across the island. The lTTE, formed on May 5, 1976,by prabhakaran was once used to be the only terror groupin the world possessing its own military. its politicalheadquarters was in Kilinochchi, situating at a distance of200 miles north of lanka’s capital city of Colombo. And

this military consisted of three distinct branches theTigers (infantry), Sea Tigers (Sea Wing) and Air Tigers(Air Wing). it had gradually emerged as the most lethaland well-organised terror group. in fact, the FederalBureau of investigation (FBi), in its report published inJanuary 2008, stated that the lTTE was one of the mostdangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world andthe world should be concerned about the outfit as theyhad inspired networks worldwide, including the al-Qaeda in iraq. The brutal tactics and the employment ofchild soldiers by the lTTE were causing concerns acrossSouth Asia in its heydays. Further some reports indicatethat women were also forced to join the organisation.Only after seven years of its formation in 1983, the organ-isation opened its Women’s Front of the liberation Tigersunder the leadership of Vithusha. like many otherAfrican terror groups, the lTTE used to recruit childrenfor combat forces. As per the estimates of the Sri lankandirectorate of Military intelligence, as much as 60 percent of the outfit’s fighters were below 18 years. it was alsorevealed that the fighters of the Tamil Tigers who werekilled in the war were mostly between 9 and 18 years.These were some of the harrowing episodes of the lTTEthat rightly underlines how the terror organisation wassimply twisting and undermining the epithets of basic hu-man rights. initially, it seemed to be an endless saga ofterror, violence, torture and a parallel state run by an au-thoritarian leader. Today the Tamils are calling for ac-countability and justice for the crimes committed duringthe Civil War by the lankan forces. it is hard time for therajapaksa duo to respond to the Tamil minority in theircountry and to the world Tamil diaspora on this sensitiveissue. What is expected from Colombo is quick redressalof the grievances of the minorities in the North andEastern part of the country. it is time to accept the respon-sibility of war crimes on the part of the lankanGovernment. it is time to heal the wounds. Else, relation-ship between the Sinhalese majority and rest of the mi-nority communities, particularly with the Tamils, wouldfurther deteriorate.

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can take steps in our joint efforts to develop the fashion in-dustry as well as serve our customers, and act in a respect-ful way”. However, the irony is that the company is not di-rectly referring to the current crisis that has emerged fromXinjiang cotton. it is well understood that the commitmentand renewed trust come after it is facing a storm of criti-cism from Chinese customers and Government officialsover its decision to not source cotton from Xinjiang.However, the company began gaining attention in Chinaonly after the US, Britain, Canada and the European Unionimposed sanctions on Chinese officials and entities overthe alleged human rights abuse. And some other multina-tional companies like Nike and Adidas released similarcorporate statements in 2020.

However, many Chinese netizens commented thatapology and sincerity from these clothing brands have notbeen seen so far towards China and its huge customer base.As a result of this, tainted cotton controversy, companieslike H&M have reported an expected business loss in thefirst quarter of this year amounting up to US$ 122 million,from december to February season. it seems China is fastlosing control of the Uyghur narrative. Both human rightsagencies and various foreign Governments are exposingChina’s years of exploitation of the residents of Xinjiangprovince. According to an estimate presented by the UN,nearly one million Uyghurs have been detained in massprison camps in this region. All of these people are con-stantly going through torture, forced labour and mass ster-ilisation as claimed by the American Government.Meanwhile, China has accused the Western nations, par-ticularly the US, for engaging in a campaign to destabilisethe country. its Foreign Ministry spokesman WangWenbin dismissed the allegations of employing forcedlabour in Xinjiang cotton. He stated that “helping people ofall ethnic groups secure stable employment is entirely dif-ferent from forced labour”. He also added that nearly threemillion people had been lifted out of poverty in Xinjiang.Now it is indicated that the efforts undertaken by theChinese Government is to support Uyghurs getting em-ployment. And broadly these measures will directly sup-port massive poverty alleviation programmes of theCentral Government in Beijing. Further, Weng also saidthat all ethnic groups in Xinjiang province were free tochoose their own occupation. it implies that there is no re-striction on the residents of the province, and they can takeup any profession they want. But the ground reality is

starkly different. Xinjiang has become a fortress. Beijing isnot taking any chances while countering Uyghur extrem-ism, mainly emerging radical Muslim groups. That is whyit is taking absolute preventive measures to quell any kindof hardcore islamic groups across the region. in the past in2014, attackers armed with knives left 31 people dead and141 injured at a railway station in Kunming in the yunanprovince. Then in the same year in May, two SUVs droveinto a busy street market in Urumqi, the capital city ofXinjiang. The occupants of the vehicles threw explosivesover the crowd, leaving 43 dead and over 90 injured.However, no single group claimed responsibility, but theperpetrators were simply identified by the Chinese State asUyghurs. Thus China’s claim of it being a victim of interna-tional terrorism has come true. But these incidents have in-dicated an escalation of organised violence. Today, theproblem is that no independent investigation of such ter-ror claims is possible in Xinjiang. Because there is severerestriction on reporting in Xinjiang. Another serious ob-stacle is that a Uyghur national talking to foreigners canhave serious consequences. What can be rightly concludedfrom these attacks is that it is all about local anger againstBeijing. And this is triggering the conflicts and resent-ments against the Central Government and its policies.The Uyghurs just have developed enough hatred againstthe Xi regime for organising entrenched re-educationcamps across Xinjiang. Thus, the Uyghurs and other ethnicminorities are being restricted from exercising their basicrights in their own homeland. What has now come to lightis horrible. Even the information that had come to interna-tional media in 2018 and in 2019 indicated that “theintegrated Joint Operations platform (iJOp) is used notonly for picking out targets for detention as described inMay 2019 Human rights Watch report, but also to providedata for Xinjiang’s larger Government information systemthat powers a range of Government functions. This sug-gests that authorities are increasingly sharing personal in-formation across Government agencies. China’s greed andaggression will not take it anywhere. its plan to capture thewhole planet is just a utopia of sort. Very soon, many of thenations, particularly in Africa, latin America and in Asiawill realise the danger of the Chinese debt trap. it is hightime for US president Joe Biden to act. instead of eulogis-ing liberal ethos and blaming Trump for all the ills ofAmerica, Washington must be committed to stop China’slong aggressive march.

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PRESS TRUST Of INDIABarabanki (UP), Apr 4

A special investigation team(SiT) has been set up by the Uttarpradesh police to further probe intothe issue of fake documents of theambulance which was used to ferrygangster-turned-politicianMukhtar Ansari from a punjab jailto a Mohali court recently.Barabanki Superintendent ofpolice yamuna prasad on Sundaysaid the SiT has been constitutedunder the additional superinten-dent of police (north).

"Some members of the SiT, un-der the SHO of Haidargarh, havebeen sent to punjab. Others havebeen sent to Mau (in Uttarpradesh). They will deliberate onvarious points and will also speak todr Alka rai, whose name was givenfor the registration of the ambu-lance. "The SiT will also try to lookfor the ambulance and its driver.Efforts will also be made to ascer-tain as to under whose orders theambulance ferried Ansari from thejail," the superintendent of policesaid. Amid a row over this issue, apunjab police official has clarifiedthat an inmate can be transportedin a private ambulance on medical

grounds and the cost of conveyancehas to be borne by the prisoner. OnApril 2, a case was registered inBarabanki after the documents ofthe ambulance bearing Up registra-tion number were found to be fake.Ansari, the BSp MlA from Mau,who is wanted in Uttar pradesh forvarious cases, was on March 31 pro-duced before the Mohali court inconnection with an alleged 2019 ex-tortion matter.

Amid tight security arrange-

ments, Ansari was taken to court ina wheelchair. He was sent back topunjab's rupnagar jail, where he islodged since January 2019, in anambulance after the appearance."After an initial probe, the nameand address given for the registra-tion of the ambulance were foundto be false. An Fir in this regard hasbeen registered by an additionalroad transport officer against drAlka rai, whose name was given forthe registration of the ambulance,"a senior police official said inBarabanki. An Fir was registeredunder relevant sections of theindian penal Code, including 420(forgery), 471 (fraudulently or dis-honestly using documents as gen-uine), 467 (forgery of valuable se-curity) and 468 (forgery for pur-pose of cheating).

Sp yamuna prasad had saidthat acting on media reports thatAnsari was produced in a court inpunjab on an ambulance with theregistration number of Barabanki,police teams probed the matter andfound that documents such as pAN,electoral photo id card and otherswere fake. The address on whichthese documents were made was al-so found to be wrong, he said.However, the punjab police official

had said that if an inmate has anymedical condition, then he can betaken in a private ambulance sub-ject to due diligence by the securityin-charge. The cost of conveyancehas to be borne by the prisoner, hehad said. According to the punjabprisoners (Attendance in Court)rules, 1969, the police team can al-low a private vehicle on the requestof a prisoner, the official added. itwas also clarified that ambulance inwhich Ansari was taken to the courton March 31, was not a bullet-proofvehicle. The Supreme Court had re-cently directed the punjab govern-ment to hand over the custody ofAnsari to the Uttar pradesh police,saying it was being denied on trivialgrounds under the guise of medicalissues. The apex court had also saidthat a convict or an undertrial pris-oner, who disobeys the law of theland, cannot oppose his transferfrom one prison to another and thecourts are not to be helpless by-standers when the rule of law is be-ing challenged with impunity. Thecourt had said the custody ofAnsari, a BSp MlA from the Mauconstituency, be handed over toUttar pradesh within two weeks soas to lodge him in Banda district jailin Uttar pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh Police forms SIT to probe fake papersof ambulance that ferried Mukhtar Ansari to court

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAKochi, Apr 4

Chief of defence StaffGeneral Bipin rawat hasarrived at the SouthernNaval Command here for atwo-day visit during whichhe will review the progressof the indigenous AircraftCarrier being constructedat the Cochin Shipyard, adefence spokesman said onSunday. This is his first visitto this southern port city af-

ter taking over as Chiefof defence Staff, hesaid. General rawat,who arrived onSaturday evening,would visit various pro-fessional trainingschools and witness thedamage ControlTraining Facility at thenaval base before re-turning on Mondayevening, he said. "He isscheduled to review thetraining infrastructure

at Southern NavalCommand, which is theTraining Command of theindian Navy. The General isscheduled to visit theindigenous AircraftCarrier, under constructionat Cochin Shipyardlimited, Kochi and reviewits progress," thespokesman said in a re-lease. He would also be ap-prised of the environmentalinitiatives undertaken bythe Command, it said.

Chief of defence Staff on two-dayvisit to Southern Naval Command

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAKolkata, Apr 4

The Enforcementdirectorate (Ed) arrestedWest Bengal police officerAshok Mishra in connec-tion with the coal pilferagecase, officials said onSunday. Mishra, the in-spector-in-charge of theBankura police station,was arrested on Saturdaynight from delhi, theysaid. He is alleged to havelinks with Anup Majhi,alias lala, who is consid-ered to be the kingpin ofthe scam, sources said.This is the second arrest inthe case, the probe forwhich began in Novemberlast year. The agency hadearlier arrested BikashMishra, the brother ofTrinamool Congress youthleader Binay Mishra, inconnection with the case.Binay Mishra has beenevading interrogation, fol-lowing which a look-outcircular was issued againsthim, officials said. Majhi,the alleged kingpin, isscheduled to appear be-fore the CBi on Monday

for interrogation. He hasbeen interrogated twice sofar after being elusive forlong. The investigatingagency on November 28last year carried out a mas-sive search operation in anumber of locations infour states West Bengal,Bihar, Jharkhand andUttar pradesh after regis-tering a case againstMajhi. The CBi had actedon information from "reli-able sources" indicating il-legal excavation and theftof coal in the leaseholdarea of Eastern Coalfields

limited in "connivance"with the officials of ECl,CiSF and railways. TheCBi team on February 23visited the residence ofTrinamool Congress MpAbhishek Banerjee and ex-amined his wife rujira inconnection with the case.The agency also examinedrujira's relatives on thesame matter. Abhishek isthe nephew of ChiefMinister MamataBanerjee. The Ed is prob-ing the money launderingaspect of the alleged scam,officials said.

Bengal police officer arrestedby Ed in coal pilferage case

JAMMU MONdAy April 5 , 2021intErnatiOnal8 Glimpses of Future

PRESS TRUST Of INDIATokyo, Apr 4

Japanese prime Ministeryoshihide Suga on Sunday saidTaiwan's peace and stability is keyto the region and that Japan will co-operate with the United States tocalm rising tensions between Chinaand Taiwan. Suga is set to meetwith president Joe Biden inWashington next week, the USleader's first in-person summitsince taking office in January.Tokyo considers its US alliance tobe the cornerstone of its diplomaticand security policies, and is eager todevelop close relations with thenew US administration. Taiwan isexpected to be on the agenda as theleaders seek ways to deal withChina's growing security threat inthe region. Chinese warplanes areincreasingly entering Taiwaneseairspace, and China has protestedan agreement to bolster coopera-tion between the US and Taiwanesecoast guards that followedWashington's new sales of armsequipment to Taipei.

it is important for Japan and

the United States to cooperate anduse deterrence to create an envi-ronment where Taiwan and Chinacan find a peaceful solution, Sugasaid on a television talk showSunday. China claims Taiwan as its

own territory, to be brought underBeijing's control by force if neces-sary, and it has worked to interna-tionally isolate the island. Japanconsiders China's growing activityto be a security threat and opposes

Beijing's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, calleddiaoyu in China, in the East ChinaSea and its increased activity in thedisputed area. China also claimsownership over virtually the entireSouth China Sea and has built mili-tary installations on reefs and atollsby covering them with sand andconcrete. China has denied it is ex-pansionist and has said it is only de-fending its territorial rights. Sugaalso hopes to advance a vision of afree and open indo-pacific to pro-mote rules-based order in the re-gion and discuss ways to cooperateon policy toward North Korea. Theongoing fight against the pandemicand climate change are also amongkey issues. Suga, who has set a goalof achieving a carbon neutral socie-ty by 2050, said he hoped to closelycooperate with Biden to jointly leadinternational efforts to tackle thepressing issue when the US leaderhosts a virtual climate change sum-mit just a week after their meeting.i hope to fully exchange our viewswhen i meet with (Biden) so that wecan lead (global) efforts together,(asterisk) Suga said.

Japan's PM aims to calm ChinaTaiwan tension on US visit PRESS TRUST Of INDIA

yangon, Apr 4

Anti-coup demonstratorsin Myanmar, adept at findingthemes to tie togetherprotests nationwide, took tothe streets on Sunday holdingpainted eggs in a nod toEaster. in the biggest city ofyangon, one group marchedthrough the insein districtchanting and singing protestsongs and cradling eggs bearingthe slogan Spring revolution.Many of the eggs also bore adrawing of the three-fingeredsalute, a symbol of resistanceto the Feb. 1 coup. inMandalay, the country's sec-ond largest city, protestersgathered at dawn on motor-bikes to shout their defianceof the power grab that over-threw the democraticallyelected government.Myanmar's military has vio-lently cracked down on pro-testers and others in opposi-tion, with the latest civiliandeath toll since the coup at557, according to the inde-pendent AssistanceAssociation for politicalprisoners. More than 2,750

have been detained or sen-tenced, the group said.Sunday's so-called Easter EggStrike follows other themeddays. They included a FlowerStrike, in which protesterslaid flowers in public places tohonor those killed by securityforces, and a Silent Strike, inwhich people across thecountry left the streets de-serted. Security forces con-tinued to spread fear amongordinary citizens. Overnight,a resident of yangon record-ed video of a group of soldiersand police using sling shots tofire stones at the windows ofhomes, breaking the night'ssilence. At other times, sol-diers and police keep up theirintimidation at night withraids on neighborhoods, dur-ing which they shout abuse,

shoot at random, make ar-rests and vandalize property.On Saturday, police openedfire killing several protesters inMonywa in central Myanmarand elsewhere. With most ofthe internet access cut or se-verely restricted by the junta,it is becoming increasinglydifficult for people inMyanmar to get images oftheir plight to the outsideworld. After weeks ofovernight internet cutoffs,the military on Friday shut alllinks apart from those usingfiberoptic cable, which wasworking at drastically re-duced speeds. Access to mo-bile networks and all wirelessthe less costly options used bymost people in the developingcountry remained blocked onSunday.

Myanmar anti-coup protesterslaunch 'Easter egg strike'

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAJakarta (Indonesia), Apr 4

landslides and flash floods from tor-rential rains in eastern indonesia havekilled at least 23 people and displacedthousands, the disaster agency saidSunday. Mud rolled down from surround-ing hills shortly after midnight and strucknearly 50 houses in lamenele village onFlores island in East Nusa Tenggaraprovince. rescuers recovered 20 bodiesand nine injured, said raditya Jati, theNational disaster Mitigation Agencyspokesperson. Three more bodies werefound of villagers who were swept away byflash floods in Oyang Bayang village. in an-other village, Waiburak, four were injuredand two are missing when overnight rainscaused rivers to burst their banks, sendingmuddy water into large areas of East Floresdistrict. Hundreds of people fled sub-

merged homes, some of which were sweptaway by flash floods, Jati said. Hundreds ofpeople were involved in rescue efforts, butdistribution of aid and relief was hamperedby power cuts, blocked roads and the re-moteness of the area that's surrounded bychoppy waters and high waves, Jati said.photos released by the agency showed res-cuers and police and military personneltaking residents to shelters while roadswere covered by thick mud and debris.Severe flooding also has been reported inBima, a town in the neighboring provinceof West Nusa Tenggara, forcing nearly10,000 people to flee, Jati said. Seasonaldownpours cause frequent landslides andfloods and kill dozens each year inindonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands wheremillions of people live in mountainous ar-eas or near fertile flood plains. in January,40 people died in two landslides in WestJava province. (Ap)

Heavy rains trigger landslide, floods in Indonesia; 23 dead

Kathmandu, Apr 4

Nepal's main opposi-tion party Nepali Congresshas initiated moves to top-ple prime Minister K pSharma Oli and form an al-ternative government un-der its leadership with thesupport of the CpN-MaoistCentre and other parties.The Central WorkingCommittee of the NepaliCongress (NC) onSaturday decided to takeinitiative to form a newgovernment under itsleadership, according toparty's senior leaderprakash Man Singh.

The NC will ask primeMinister Oli to step downand allow formation of anew government, saidSingh. if he does not re-sign, the NC will move ano-trust motion againsthim in the House ofrepresentatives and takeinitiative to form a newgovernment under itsleadership to save thedemocratic achievementsof the past, he added.There is very much possi-bility of regression threat-ening the democratic re-public system hard earnedby the people through vari-ous movements, as primeMinister Oli's unconstitu-tional move has posed athreat to democracy, headded. Being the main op-

position and also a keypartner of framing theConstitution of Nepal in2015 it is our responsibilityto protect democracy, hesaid. prime Minister Oli'sdissolution of the House ofrepresentatives indecember triggered a po-litical crisis in Nepal.However, in a landmarkruling, the apex court inFebruary reinstated thelower house of parliament.The political scenario inthe country worsened afterthe Supreme Court lastmonth nullified CpN-MC'smerger with CpN-UMl.The two parties hadmerged in May 2018 toform a unified NepalCommunist party follow-ing the victory of their al-liance in the 2017 generalelections. "We will holdtalks with all pro-democ-racy parties before form-ing a new government,"Singh told pTi. informedsources said that a factionof the ruling CpN-UMl,Janata Samajwadi partyand CpN-Maoist Centrewill also join the move ifNepali Congress takes ini-tiatives to form a new gov-ernment under its leader-ship. prime Minster Oli ledgovernment will lose ma-jority in the lower house ifCpN-Maoist Centre led bypushpa Kamal dahalprachanda' withdraws its

support, according to par-ty sources. On Saturday,prachanda said that thecountry's politics had tak-en a new turn after the NCdecided to seek pM Oli'sresignation and take ini-tiative to form the nextgovernment under itsleadership. "i am going tointensify talks with politi-cal parties and am hopefulthat a new government willbe formed and there will bea new course of events," hesaid at a programme inKaplivastu. Addressingthe participants of the pro-gram, prachanda said anew government will soonbe formed and a new polit-ical atmosphere will becreated. A senior leader ofCpN-Maoist Centre hassaid that the Maoist partywill withdraw its supportto the Oli government thatwould pave way for form-ing an alternative govern-ment under the leadershipof the Nepali Congress.Meanwhile, the StandingCommittee meeting of theMaoist party which wasscheduled to take place onSunday has been post-poned as most of its mem-bers are outsideKathmandu. during thenext Standing Committeemeeting of the party a deci-sion is likely to be taken towithdraw support from theOli government.

Nepali Congress decides to formgovt under its leadership

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAJakarta, Apr 4

landslides and flashfloods from torrential rainsin eastern indonesia killedat least 44 people and dis-placed thousands, a disasterrelief agency said Sunday.Several others were stillmissing. Mud tumbleddown onto dozens of housein lamenele village fromthe surrounding hills short-ly after midnight on Floresisland in East NusaTenggara province.rescuers recovered 38 bod-ies and five injured, saidlenny Ola, who heads thelocal disaster agency. Thebodies of three people werefound after being sweptaway by flash floods inOyang Bayang village as 40houses were destroyed, shesaid. Hundreds of peoplefled submerged homes,some of which were carriedoff by the floodwaters.Seasonal downpours causefrequent landslides andfloods and kill dozens eachyear in indonesia, a chain of17,000 islands where mil-lions of people live in moun-tainous areas or near fertileflood plains. in another vil-lage, Waiburak, three peo-ple were killed and seven re-

mained missing whenovernight rains causedrivers to burst their banks,sending muddy water intolarge areas of East Floresdistrict, Ola said. Four in-jured people were beingtreated at a local health clin-ic. Hundreds of people wereinvolved in rescue efforts,but distribution of aid andrelief was hampered bypower cuts, blocked roadsand the remoteness of thearea that's surrounded bychoppy waters and highwaves, said the Nationaldisaster Mitigation Agencyspokesperson, raditya Jati.Authorities were still col-lecting information aboutthe full scale of casualtiesand damage in the affectedareas, Jati said. photos re-leased by the agencyshowed rescuers and policeand military personnel tak-ing residents to shelters,bridges cut while roadswere covered by thick mudand debris. Severe floodingalso has been reported inBima, a town in the neigh-boring province of WestNusa Tenggara, forcingnearly 10,000 people toflee, Jati said. in January,40 people died in two land-slides in West Javaprovince.

Heavy rains trigger landslide,floods in Indonesia; 44 dead

Washington, Apr 4

Scientists have identified threedifferent types of COVid-19 dis-ease traits in patients, dependingon their comorbidities, complica-tions, and clinical outcomes, an ad-vance that may help target futureinterventions to the most risk-prone individuals.

The new study, published in thejournal plOS ONE, analysed theelectronic health records (EHrs)from 14 hospitals in the midwest-ern US and from 60 primary careclinics in the state of Minnesota.According to the researchers, in-cluding those from the Universityof Minnesota in the US, the studyincluded 7,538 patients with con-

firmed COVid-19 between March 7and August 25, 2020, of which1,022 patients required hospitali-sation. Close to 60 per cent of thepatients included in the researchpresented with what the re-searchers called "phenotype ii."

They said about 23 per cent of thepatients presented with "pheno-type i," or the "adverse phenotype,"which was associated with theworst clinical outcomes. The re-searchers said these patients hadthe highest level of comorbidies re-lated to heart and kidney dysfunc-tion. According to the study, 173 pa-tients, or 16.9 per cent presentedwith "phenotype iii," or the "favor-able phenotype," which the scien-tists said was associated with thebest clinical outcomes. While thisgroup had the lowest complicationrate and mortality, the scientistssaid these patients had the highestrate of respiratory comorbidities aswell as a 10 per cent greater risk ofhospital readmission compared to

the other phenotypes. Overall, theysaid phenotypes i and ii were asso-ciated with 7.30-fold and 2.57-foldincreases in hazard of death rela-tive to phenotype iii. Based on theresults, the scientists said such phe-notype-specific medical care couldimprove COVid-19 outcomes.However, they believe further stud-ies are needed to determine theutility of these findings in clinicalpractice. "patients do not sufferfrom COVid-19 in a uniform mat-ter. By identifying similarly affect-ed groups, we not only improve ourunderstanding of the diseaseprocess, but this enables us to pre-cisely target future interventions tothe highest risk patients," the scien-tists added.

COVID-19 patients can be categorised into three groups, say scientists

Dhaka, Apr 4

The Bangladesh gov-ernment on Sunday de-cided to impose a week-long nationwide lock-down from Monday asCOVid-19 cases anddeaths surged across thecountry. road TransportMinister Obaidul Quadermade the announcementat a media briefing indhaka on Saturday as thecountry recorded 58 coro-navirus deaths and 5,683new cases overnight,third highest in terms ofboth fatality and infectionsince the pandemic brokeout in March last year.The government is goingto enforce a nationwidelockdown from Mondayinitially for a week as thespread of coronavirus in-creases, Quader, also thegeneral secretary of theruling Awami league,said. State Minister forpublic AdministrationFarhad Hossain in a sepa-

rate briefing said an offi-cial handout would be is-sued detailing measuresto be taken under thelockdown order.

He said the govern-ment might extend the re-striction if the situationcontinue to be worsenedbut emergency services,kitchen markets and in-dustrial units would re-main beyond the restric-tion but operate strictlymaintaining healthguidelines. Every officeand court will be closedduring this lockdown butindustries and mills willcontinue their operationon rotation, Hossain said.Asked why industries willnot be closed, the minis-ter said: if we close themills then the workersmay have to leave theirworkstations and head forhome. Bangladeshrailway and CivilAviation Authority todaysaid passenger train serv-ices and domestic flights

would be suspended fromMonday but goods-ladentrains and internationalflights would run asscheduled.

According toBangladesh's directorateGeneral of HealthServices (dGHS), thecountry on Saturdayrecorded its highest everseven-day moving aver-age of daily COVid-19deaths - 49.14 - since thepandemic broke out inMarch, 2020 while thefigure was 46.43 onFriday. The dGHS said23.15 per cent of the24,548 samples collectedin 24 hours were testedpositive while the infec-tion rate was only 2.30per cent on February 8this year when the ratestarted decreasingsharply. Bangladesh ear-lier imposed a 66-daylockdown from March 26to May 30 last year when anationwide holiday wasalso enforced.

Bangladesh to impose 7-daynationwide lockdown amidst

spike in COVid-19 cases

New york, Apr 4

details from more than500 million Facebook usershave been found availableon a website for hackers.The information appears tobe several years old, but it isanother example of the vastamount of information col-lected by Facebook and oth-er social media sites, and thelimits to how secure that in-formation is. The availabili-ty of the data set was first re-ported by Business insider.According to that publica-tion, it has information from106 countries includingphone numbers, Facebookids, full names, locations,birthdates, and email ad-

dresses. Facebook has beengrappling with data securityissues for years. in 2018, thesocial media giant disabled afeature that allowed users tosearch for one another viaphone number followingrevelations that the politicalfirm Cambridge Analyticahad accessed informationon up to 87 millionFacebook users withouttheir knowledge or consent.in december 2019, aUkrainian security re-searcher reported finding adatabase with the names,phone numbers and uniqueuser ids of more than 267million Facebook usersnearly all U.S.-based on theopen internet.

Facebook data on more than500M accounts found online

JAMMU MONdAy April 5 , 2021HEaltH9 Glimpses of Future

As we head into our second pan-demic spring, many of us may be itch-ing to give up our masks. But for the19.2 million American adults suffer-ing from seasonal allergies, there’sanother reason to keep wearing yourmask. While cloth and medical masksdo a good job of protecting us from vi-ral particles, studies show masks alsocan be effective at filtering commonallergens, which typically floataround in much larger sizes, makingthem easier to block. pine tree pollen,for example, is about 800 times larg-er than the coronavirus, said dr.david lang, an allergist at ClevelandClinic. Even before the pandemic, headvised patients with severe allergiesto wear a mask outside, especially forprolonged activities like gardening oryardwork. Using masks to alleviateallergy symptoms can require a bit of“trial and error,” said dr. purviparikh, an allergist and immunolo-gist at N.y.U. langone Health. Butover all, “if there’s less pollen goinginto your nose and mouth, you’re lesslikely to have an allergy attack,” shesaid. israeli researchers recentlystudied how much difference wearinga mask could make for allergy suffer-ers with mild, moderate and severe

symptoms. Using data collected from215 nurses who used surgical masksor N95 masks during a two-week pe-riod, they found that among the 44nurses with severe allergy symptoms,nearly 40 percent experienced lesssneezing, runny nose and stuffy nosewhen they wore either a surgical orN95 mask. Among the 91 nurses withmoderate symptoms, 30 percent im-proved when they wore a surgicalmask; that rose to 40 percent whenthey wore an N95. Among the 80nurses who started the study withmild symptoms, 43 nurses, or about54 percent, felt their symptoms im-proved while wearing a surgical orN95 mask, said dr. Amiel dror, aphysician-scientist at Galilee MedicalCenter and Bar-ilan UniversityAzrieli Faculty of Medicine and thelead author on the study.

Mask use was also more effectivefor the nurses with seasonal allergiesthan those with year-round symp-toms. Wearing a mask did not solvethe problem of itchy eyes, accordingto the September report, published inThe Journal of Allergy and Clinicalimmunology. Although the findingssuggest that wearing a mask can re-duce allergy symptoms for some peo-

ple, the researchers noted that morestudy is needed. it could be that thenurses experienced fewer symptomsbecause, when they weren’t working,they were staying home and avoidingcrowds during lockdowns, and thushad less exposure to allergens in theenvironment. But the fact that mask-

wearing, which covers the nose andmouth, was associated with improve-ments in nasal symptoms, but not eyeirritation, suggests that maskingprobably did help reduce many aller-gy symptoms. in addition to filteringout allergens, wearing a mask alsomakes the air in our nasal cavities

warmer and more humid, said dr.dror. “We know that dry air and coldair sometimes has the ability to elicita reaction in the nose,” he said. “Thisis an extra benefit of wearing a mask.With all the bad, you can find somegood.” protection varies mask tomask, depending on the fit and, forcloth masks, the weave of the fabric.And unless you wear a mask at alltimes, you may still be affected by in-door allergens such as dust mites orpollen carried through open windowson spring breezes. “it can help, but it’snot necessarily going to take away allyour symptoms,” said dr. Sandra lin,a professor of Otolaryngology Headand Neck Surgery at Johns HopkinsSchool of Medicine. “pretty mucheveryone’s wearing masks most of thetime now, and people are still gettingallergy symptoms.” Here are somemore tips to reduce your symptomsduring allergy season. prOTECTyOUr EyES: dr. lang recommendspeople who suffer from allergies wearglasses or sunglasses when they’reoutside, which helps block allergenslike tree pollen from making directcontact with eyes. WASH ANdCHANGE yOUr MASK FrE-QUENTly: “The last thing you want

is allergen getting trapped in it,” dr.parikh said. She recommends pa-tients change their clothes when theyget home and shower before sleep, toensure that pollen doesn’t stick totheir skin, and wash reusable masksfrequently. The Centers for diseaseControl and prevention recommendswashing a cloth mask after each use.FiNd A MASK THAT dOESN’T ir-riTATE yOUr SKiN: Choosing theright mask for an allergy-prone wear-er can also be important. people withsensitive skin may react to dyes insome fabric masks and should useperfume-free detergents. Or choose asurgical or medical grade mask,which are less likely to irritate skin.“My allergy sufferers have very sensi-tive skin because the same crittersthat make them sneeze or cough alsocan irritate their skin,” dr. parikhsaid. TAlK TO A dOCTOr iF yOUrAllErGy SyMpTOMS ArE SE-VErE: “if people are continuing tohave symptoms that interfere withnormal activity if they’re missingwork, missing school, their sleep isdisrupted at night see a physician,”dr. lang said. “There are other wayswe can help. you shouldn’t be suffer-ing needlessly.”

Can wearing a mask reduce my allergy symptoms ?

in a first in medical his-tory ever, a baby boy hasbeen born with three penis-es, a team of doctors haverevealed. According to thedoctors, he is the first-everhuman to be born withsuch an affliction. The babywas reported to have beenborn three months ago. Thecondition is called triphal-lia. The case of triphaliawas reported in duhok, inthe north of the country.According to the doctors,his parents discovered “twoskin projections” at thebase of his scrotum afterwhich they took him to thedoctor. The doctors werebaffled when they discov-ered that they were penis-es. Only the child’s mainpenis was functioning, sothe doctors removed theexcess penises. The team,led by dr Shakir SaleemJabali, wrote in theinternational Journal ofSurgery Case reports:“Triphallia (three penises)is unreported condition inhuman until now. patientswith supernumerary penis-

es have unique presenta-tion and no cases are iden-tical. Treatment is difficultbecause it poses medical,ethical, and cosmetic as-pects. A combined multi-disciplinary team is re-quired for the managementand long term follow up isrequired. Excision or re-construction of the dupli-cate penis is required de-pending on the corporaldevelopment and anatomyof the urethra.” diphallia, acondition where a child isborn with two penises, af-fects one in six million

boys. it was first reportedin 1609 by Swiss doctorJohannes Jacob Weckerwhen he analysed a cadav-er. Since then, only around1,000 cases have been re-ported. The condition isnot a danger in itself, butcan lead to health compli-cations. As per Healthline,diphallia is associated withmany other conditions thatdo cause medical prob-lems. people with diphalliaoften experience other con-genital defects, includingdigestive and urinary tractproblems.

Baby boy in Iraq becomes first ever humanto be born with three penises : Doctors lentils are a centerpiece ingre-

dient in many cuisines around theworld. They are omnipresent acrossthe country, and in most house-holds are a mainstay ingredient andare eaten at least once, sometimeseven twice a day too. “in Bengali cui-sine, lentils are had for breakfast byway of dal puris, while dal bhaatey isan extremely popular luncheondish. Bihar swears by ghugni (blackgram or dried yellow/white peascooked in a gravy), and rajasthan’stasty gatte ki subzi, made with besanand their unique dal panchmali areboth extremely popular. Similarly,the kadhi and khatti meethi dalmade with toor dal (arhar) are sta-ple dishes eaten by Gujaratis and ra-jma masala is a weekly feature at al-most every punjabi household. Cutto Mumbai, its famous moong dalwada and missal pav are a ragingfavourite snack,” said Kavitadevgan, nutrition expert, TataNutrikorner. The three solid pillarsof good health are enough nutrients,good quality protein, and fibre forgut health and pulses deliver allthree in abundance. “protein defi-ciency is a glaring problem in ourcountry, especially among women.This can be addressed by incorpo-rating more lentils and besan (madefrom chana dal) in one’s diet two ofthe best sources of protein,” she toldindianexpress.com. They also have

substantial fibre that fills us up,keeps our gut happy, and also helpsimprove heart health by helpinglower cholesterol levels. Besideslentils are a low-glycemic index food(glycemic index ranks food on howit affects your blood sugar) as theirbalance of complex carbohydratesand protein provides a slow, steadysource of glucose. They also contain awide range of cancer-fighting plantchemicals, specifically, isoflavonesand phytosterols which are associ-

ated with reduced cancer risk. Andas they are rich in B vitamin folate,they help the body repair damagedcells and thus prevent ageing too.Source them right To maximisetheir benefits, it is critical to sourceyour dals right. Here’s a tip: alwaysopt for packaged dals from a trustedsource, and only eat unpolishedlentils that have their nutrients in-tact to get maximum benefits out ofthem. Get inventive “Try to eat dif-ferent kinds of dals by rotation and

besides the regular dal chawal, youcan get inventive with them. youcan make dal tikki, khatta meethachickpeas salad, dal soup, kidneybeans bruschetta etc. you can alsotry your hand at the famousrajasthani stuffed dal ki puri and dal-stuffed kachori, or try the Maharashtriandal stuffed puranpoli and pithlamade with dal paste. This way, yourfavourite go-to pulse not only givesyou a variety of options but also helpsyou add to your health,” she added.

Why you must add dal to your daily diet

pineapple as pizza top-ping may not excite every-one, but a creamy pineap-ple cake is hard to resist; is-n’t it? So what better way toenjoy the weekend than in-dulge in a deliciouspineapple cake made athome. if that sounds excit-ing to you, then look nofurther as we have the per-fect pineapple cake recipefor you, courtesy ofyouTuber and bakerShivesh Bhatia. Check outall that you need to preparethis heavenly indulgence! 1cup – Castor sugar 2 tsp –lemon juice 180g – All-purpose flour 2 tsp –Vanilla extract 300ml –Milk ½ cup – Vegetable oil2 tbsp – Milk powder 1 tsp– Baking soda ¼ cup –yoghurt For compote 2 tb-sp – Sugar 60ml – Water200g – Chopped pineappleSteps First things first,preheat the oven at 180C.Simultaneously, line yourcake tin with parchmentpaper. Next, take a bowl

and add sugar, oil. Whiskthe two ingredients at highspeed. Add vanilla essenceand curd. Whisk again.Once done, add lemonjuice, milk and give it a fi-nal mix. Take another bowland place a large sieve overit. Sift the all-purpose flourand baking powder. Mixthe wet and dry ingredi-ents together and bake at180C for 30 minutes.While it is baking, preparethe compote. Take asaucepan and add pineap-ple chunks, sugar and wa-ter. Cook over low mediumheat and until the pineap-ple reduces and looks likejam. Once the cake isready, demould and cut itinto two layers. Brush itwith pineapple compote orsugar syrup. put somewhipping cream on theedges and in the centrespread the compote. Addwhipped cream on top andthen add the second drycake layer. Top it off withdollops of whipped cream.

Enjoy egglesspineapple cake with

this easy recipe

Every woman goesthrough a unique expe-rience that is extremelypersonal to her, whenshe is pregnant, and forKishwer Merchant, it isno different. The actorwho is expecting herfirst child with husbandSuyyash rai, recentlyopened up about herpregnancy journey thusfar, and shared with herfollowers on instagramsome cons mainlyhaemorrhoids, itchybreasts, and moodswings, to name a few.“during pregnancy,your body goes througha lot of changes. [Therewere some] new thingsthat happened to methat i was not ready for.i have never been sickor ill, but the moment idiscovered i was preg-nant, i also got to know i

have thyroid.pregnancy thyroid isnormal i didn’t knowabout that. My morningstarts with the thyroidpill,” the actor said in avideo. She continued:“What you have to bereally careful about isconstipation.” Kishwershared that she is suf-fering from haemor-rhoids, which is a condi-tion that causes swollenand inflamed veins inthe rectum and anus re-gion, causing discom-fort and in extreme cas-es, bleeding. The actorthen went on to talkabout her mood swings,which were new for her,for she is a “mentallystrong person” other-wise. “For me, to not beable to control my emo-tions, was new. i wasnot able to handle them,

i wasn’t even able tocomprehend as to whatwas going on with me. ikind of dealt with it; itwas just in the firsttrimester.” Kishwer al-so said she ate mangoesand milk and ghee todeal with her haemor-rhoids, and that she hasbeen diligent enough tocheck with her doctorand her mother on whatfoods to eat and avoid.“Every pregnantwoman’s journey is dif-ferent. i didn’t get anynausea or vomiting…Thank you, God,” shesaid, adding that shegets inspired by watch-ing videos of heavily-pregnant women whocontinue to dance andexercise. “But obvious-ly, it needs to be con-trolled. i think one au-tomatically under-stands just how muchthe body permits.” Theactor also admitted thatshe was shocked tolearn that during preg-nancy, the breasts grow.“They are very itchy andthere is this crazy pain. iasked my sister-in-lawwho said it is very nor-mal, and you need tostart using oils and youwill be fine.” She con-cluded by saying thatpregnancy is “beautifuland amazing” when onehas a good partner. Shesaid her husbandSuyyash makes thejourney “hilarious andentertaining” for her.“We spend a lot of timetogether and watch theTV. He eats as much as ido.”

Didn’t know about haemorrhoids during pregnancy’: Kishwer Merchant

opens up about her journey

i have a close connectionwith the city where i was bornand raised. Ever since myworkshops went online, i madea great many friends fromAligarh. And if i have to trace itback, it all started with onephone call from deepali Batra(a holistic cooking teacher anda wellness coach). i still re-member when deepali wantedme to come down to the cityand conduct a one-day work-shop on millets. little did iknow that the group of 25 par-ticipants would bring connec-tions for a lifetime. Many ofthem turned into my onlineparticipants in 2020, and thelove i received from this city ishard to express in words. Andlast month, there was anotherinvite from deepali, where sheassured me of all safety meas-ures, asking me to meet all ourfriends for a knowledge/expe-rience sharing session. it was afun meet over good food yes-terday. deepali has alwaysbeen an active participant.Within my WhatsApp groups,whenever i shared pictures of

the storm cooked up by her,many participants instantlyrecognised her from‘Quarantine Cuisine’ (my firste-book). We connected in-stantly because of the commonlove for millets and otherhealthy ingredients. She con-tributed to my 21 days livecooking campaign with manyrecipes and the one that has myheart was this drink made withfreshly-plucked hibiscus flow-ers. it was a refreshing mock-tail made with natural hibiscusflowers. And like a wonderfulstudent, deepali was too hum-ble to prepare a millet feastwhere all dishes were part ofthe online 6-week millet jour-ney. “i will be really happy ifthis recipe of hibiscus mocktailcould reach maximum people,”deepali told me. So here it is: abeautiful and refreshing mock-tail recipe by deepali Batra. itis so simple that all you need isa flowering hibiscus plant anda big heart like hers to surpriseyour loved ones. For the con-centrate: 15-20 hibiscus flow-ers 2 cups water 1 lemon 1 tbsp

honey (or as per taste) Method1. Wash and clean the petals ofthe flowers. 2. Boil these petalsin 2 cups of water, till the waterreduces to half. Strain it. Allowit to cool. 3. Add lemon juiceand honey. 4. Transfer it to aglass jar and you can store it inthe refrigerator for a week. 5.This makes a wonderful bever-age when mixed with boiledwater and an amazing mocktailwhen mixed with cold water orsoda water. Try it and surpriseyour loved ones. Health bene-fits of hibiscus Mocktail withhibiscus flowers tastes deli-cious as it has a tart cranberry-like flavour. Consumption ofhibiscus lowers blood pres-sure, reduces blood sugar leveland keeps the liver healthy.Hibiscus is also good for hairand skin, is the best remedy foracid reflux, and also aids inweight loss. Also read therecipe for the salad that manyof my participants love to rus-tle up for their get-togethers. 1cup seasonal millet (soakedovernight and boiled) ¼ cuponions finely chopped ¼ cupbell peppers finely chopped ¼cup kidney beans ¼ cupsteamed corns ½ cup steamedbroccoli ¼ cup cherry toma-toes Some fresh coriander 1 tspextra virgin olive oil 1 tsplemon Juice 1 tsp red chiliflakes A pinch of black pepperrock salt to taste ½ tsp jaggerypowder Method 1. prepare thedressing by whisking olive oil,lemon juice, red chili flakes,black pepper, rock salt and jag-gery powder. Mix the rest of theingredients. 3. pour dressingright before serving. 4. Garnishwith more coriander leaves. 5.you can even garnish withchunks of pineapple andpomegranate seeds.

refresh yourself with hibiscus flowers and a colourful millet salad

JAMMU MONdAy April 5, 2021EntErtainmEnt10 Glimpses of Future

Goodbye: Rashmika Mandanna begins shootingfor Ekta Kapoor's film with Amitabh Bachchan

Lovebirds Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasinjet off for another couple vacation

Anupamaa: Rupali Ganguly'son-screen son Aashish Mehrotraand producer Rajan Shahi testPositive for Corornavirus

Irrfan Khan's Hindi Mediumcostar Saba Qamar calls off herwedding with fiance Azeem Khan

After Ranbir Kapoor's recovery, girlfriend AliaBhatt now tests positive for Coronavirus?

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress Kanchi Singhdiagnosed with COVID-19

This is sad news if true. Alia

Bhatt has now reportedly tested pos-

itive for Coronavirus. A source re-

vealed to pinkvilla that she was on

the sets of Sanjay leela Bhansali’s

Gangubai Kathiawadi when the re-

ports came. it is believed that they

were filming for a song sequence in a

Mumbai studio. Just a few days ago,

her boyfriend ranbir Kapoor was

spotted after his Corornavirus re-

covery. Of late, many actors and

filmmakers like ranbir Kapoor,

Sanjay leela Bhansali, Aamir Khan,

Kartik Aaryan, Manoj Bajpayee,

Siddhant Chaturvedi, Tara Sutaria,

Satish Kaushik, and Maidaan direc-

tor Amit ravindernath Sharma had

tested positive for Covid-19. When

ranbir Kapoor had tested positive,

mom Neetu Kapoor had written on

instagram that he is on medication

and living in quarantine at home.

Neetu wrote: “Thank you for your

concern and your good wishes.

ranbir has tested positive for Covid-

19. He is on medication and recovering

well. He is in self-quarantine at home

and following all precautions. On the

work front, ranbir Kapoor and Alia

Bhatt will be seen in Ayan Mukerji’s

Brahmastra. Alia is also a part of SS

rajamouli’s rrr, which stars NT rama

rao Jr. and ram Charan.

ranbir and Alia are supposed to

marry after Brahmastra’s release. A

source told Bollywoodlife earlier,

“indian weddings are like festivals and

the prep doesn't get over till the last

minute. The family may have begun the

preparations, but there is no shaadi hap-

pening this year. Also, the indian audi-

ence still gets excited about stars dating,

and believe it or not, it does add buzz to a

film's release. So, neither ranbir or Alia

are keen to dampen the buzz of their own

movie after having invested so much of

time and effort into Brahmastra as once

couples get married, our audience tends

to lose interest in their relationship. So,

they're not likely to be a wedding until af-

ter Brahmastra releases."

popular pakistani actress Saba Qamar, whoalso played a lead role in late irrfan Khan star-rer Hindi Medium, has called off her weddingwith fiance Azeem Khan. The actress shared alength post to share this news, where she wrote,'Hi everyone! i have a very important an-nouncement to make, due to a lot of personalreasons i have decided to call it off with AzeemKhan. WE ArE NOT GETTiNG MArriEdNOW. Hope you guys will support my decisionjust like you all have been supporting me al-ways, and i guess it's never too late to realise thebitter realities.'The actress further revealedthat she never met the pakistani-Australianblogger in person and added, ' i also wanted toclear ONE iMpOrTANT thing that is: i havenever met Azeem Khan in my life we were onlyconnected over the phone. it's a very hard timefor me right now but as we all know this tooshall pass insha Allah. Much love to you all.Azeem Khan reacted to her post revealing thathe is completely responsible for it and wrote,'she hasn't written my side of the story and yesit's my fault'. Tagging Saba Qamar, he wrote, 'y-ou have the most amazing soul and you deserveall the happiness in the universe. May GodBless you with all the success and love. difficultroads often lead to beautiful destinations. XXAnd yes, i’d like to take full accountability ofthis breakdown.

Coronavirus is attacking more individuals of late.recently, rupali Ganguly aka Anupamaa of Anupamaa TVshow tested positive for coronavirus. There were severalothers such as Neil Bhatt, Nikki Tamboli, AishwaryaSharma, Monalisa, Amar Upadhyay, priyal Mahajan,Karan Jotwani and others who were tested positive for thenovel coronavirus. And now yeh rishta Kya Kehlata Haifame Kanchi Singh has tested positive for COVid-19 too.The actress took to her social media handle to announcethe same. Kanchi Singh was in Bhopal shooting for herBollywood film, Shukr-dosh and has been struck by thewave. in her announcement, Kanchi Singh shared a mes-sage asking people to follow every protocol and not stepoutside the house if not necessary. She said,"Unfortunately i have tested positive for Covid-19. i haveisolated myself and am in-home quarantine. i am followingall the safety protocols. To all of you out there, take care,stay safe and truly don't step out if you don't have to! it'stime we come together by staying indoors and fight thisvirus! love, Kanchi. Meanwhile, earlier, Kanchi Singh hadopened up on her Bollywood debut. She told ETimes, "i leftmy show to get into Bollywood and that is happening nowafter three' and-a-half years. i will start shooting for it inthe end of this month in Bhopal. i am glad that i'm return-ing to acting with a movie; my excitement levels are touch-ing the sky right now." When asked what made her leavetelevision and get into films, the actress said, "Every indi-vidual who aspires to be an actor wants to be a movie star.That's always the goal and the same applies to me too. i ama TV star but now is the time when i'm ready to start myBollywood journey. But that doesn’t mean that if some-thing good comes up in television, i will let it go. Whatever iam today is because of the TV industry and my love for TVwill never fade away.

Amitabh Bachchan took the first shot

of the COVid-19 vaccine on Thursday

and is now all set to begin shooting. yes,

the megastar has begun shooting for Ekta

Kapoor's film, Goodbye. Along with him,

Telugu actress rashmika Mandanna will

be seen in the film. The film's Mahurat

shot took place yesterday. it was

rashmika Mandanna who started shoot-

ing for the film yesterday while Amitabh

Bachchan will be joining the shoot on

April 4th. The film will be directed by

Vikas Bahl and this will be the reunion of

Vikas Bahl and Ekta Kapoor, who have

previously collaborated for critically ac-

claimed films like lootera and Udta

punjab. Both lootera and Udta punjab

got immense love from the audience. in a

statement Ekta Kapoor spoke about

Goodbye. She said, "Goodbye is an ex-

tremely special subject which has emo-

tion and entertainment in equal meas-

ure. it’s a story that every family will

identify with. i am ecstatic to be working

with Mr. Bachchan and thrilled to pres-

ent rashmika Mandanna in this beauti-

ful film!" Amitabh Bacchan is awaiting

the release of Chehre and Nagraj

Manjule’s Jhund. He will also be seen in

Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra. rashmika

Mandanna will be making her Bollywood

debut opposite Siddharth Malhotra in

Shantanu Bagchi’s Mission Majnu.

it seems Coronavirus is once again takingover. The virus is spreading and the number ofcases have grown in the country. Our televisionand Bollywood actors have tested positive forcoronavirus. Every day, there have been manynews of people testing positive. yesterday,Anupamaa actress rupali Ganguly had an-nounced that she has tested positive for coron-avirus. Now, rupali Ganguly's on-screen son,Aashish Mehrotra and producer rajan Shahihave also tested positive for COVid-19. in an offi-cial statement, rajan Shahi confirmed the news.He said, "i have tested positive for Covid-19. i washaving symptoms, and this morning the resultcame positive. i have immediately isolated myselfand will be under home quarantine. i am follow-ing all the safety protocols under the advice of mydoctors. please stay safe and take care of yourselfand the others around you. These are tough timesfor all of us, but be optimistic, wear your masks,keep a sanitizer handy and maintain social dis-tancing. Thank you for all your love and support."Aashish Mehrotra also tested positive for coron-avirus. rupali's other on-screen son, parasKalnawat had earlier tested positive for COVid-19. He also recently lost his father. yesterday,rupali Ganguly shared a picture on social mediawith a long note. She wrote, "MA Corona devi ??Tu hai ki nahiiiii ?? (mild to asymptomatic) yekya hua kaise hua kab hua jab hua tab hua chhodoye na poocho ? This is the kind of positive i didn’twant to be ? Take care and stay safe everyone andkeep showering ur love on my family andAnupamaa family.

Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin par-ticipated in Bigg Boss 14 last year andpainted the house red with their love.Though she initially denied havingfeelings for Aly, the dil Se dil Tak ac-

tress eventually confessed her feel-ings towards the end of the season.After Bigg Boss, Aly and Jasmin havebeen painting the whole country redand enjoying their dating phase. They

had previously flown to Jammuwherein Aly Goni visited his family-mother, sister- ilham Goni and hernewborn and other nieces andnephews. Jasmin Bhasin had accom-panied him too. Thereafter, they hadchilled out in the snowclad moun-tains. And now, looks like they are yetagain off for another vacation. yes,Jasmin Bhasin and Aly Goni weresnapped at the Mumbai airport intheir casual best and were all smilesfor the paparazzi. Aly Goni was seenwearing a Champion sweatshirt anddenim. He wore blue and white sneak-ers and a cap. He had a strap of a back-pack looped over his shoulder. On theother hand, Jasmin was seen in ablack crop top and metallic whitetrousers. She paired them with stilet-toes. Aly Goni is very territorial whenit comes to Jasmin. Back when shehad re-entered the house of Bigg Boss14 as his connection, he would lashout at anyone who would crossJasmin. After his stint in Bigg Boss,the yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor hadopened up on his journey inside BiggBoss. He had said, "i am a bit disap-pointed. initially, i didn’t want to doBigg Boss due to my anger issues. Butthen, i made it to the top 4.

JAMMU MONdAy April 5, 2021CONT. FROM PAGE 111 Glimpses of Future

Chattisgarh in many deadly attacks on security forces.He rubbished reports of "a meticulously planned Naxal am-

bush", adding, "Security forces fought bravely and inflicted aheavy blow to the ultras during the face-off".

Another senior police official said the Naxals, around 400in number, were strategically positioned on a hillock in frontof Tekalguda village and around it.

The security personnel came under heavy fire followingwhich a few moved to the deserted village to take defensivepositions where the Naxals lay in wait, the official said.

Visuals from the spot showed bodies of the slain jawans ly-ing in the field and on the village streets.

An eyewitness said the bodies of the security personnel hadbullet wounds and also had wounds inflicted by sharpweapons.

Eighteen jawans were missing after five security personnelwere killed on Saturday in the fierce gun battle with Naxals ina forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districtsin Chhattisgarh, police said.

"On Sunday, bodies of 17 missing personnel were recoveredduring a search operation," the official said. Some weapons ofthe security forces were missing, he added.

in a major joint offensive, separate joint teams of securityforces, comprising over 2,000 personnel, launched an anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur and Sukma districts in theSouth Bastar forests, considered as a Maoist stronghold, onFriday night. The operation was launched from five places -Tarrem, Usoor and pamed (in Bijapur), and Minpa andNarsapuram (in Sukma), the official said.

When the patrolling team dispatched from Tarrem was ad-vancing through the forest near Jonaguda, around 500 kmfrom the state capital raipur, it was ambushed by cadres ofplGA battalion of Maoists and a gun battle ensued, he said.

Chhattisgarh's deputy inspector General (anti-Naxal oper-ation) O p pal on Saturday said some jawans, both from thepolice and paramilitary were reported missing after the en-counter, adding efforts were on to trace them. pal had claimedthat the Maoists suffered a huge loss in the gunfight. Only thebody of a woman Naxal could be recovered from the spotamid heavy exchange of fire. The attack comes after theMarch 23 incident when five drG personnel were killed asthe Maoists blew up a bus carrying the security personnelwith an iEd in the Narayanpur district of the state.

On March 21 last year, 17 security personnel were killed in aNaxal ambush in the Minpa area of Sukma district.

On April 9, 2019, BJp MlA Bhima Mandavi and four secu-rity personnel were killed after Naxals blew up their vehiclewith an iEd in dantewada district.

On April 24, 2017, 25 CrpF personnel were killed in a Naxalambush in Burkapal area of Sukma district.

in March 2017, 12 CrpF jawans were killed in a Maoist at-tack in Sukma district.

in November 2016, two CrpF jawans were injured in apressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in the dense forest ofSukma district.

As many as 14 of the 27 districts in Chhattisgarh are affectedby left Wing Extremism violence.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke toChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and took stockof the situation following the incident, officials said.

Shah also directed CrpF's director General Kuldiep Singhto visit Chhattisgarh to assess the situation.

The Union home minister condoled the death of the securi-ty personnel in the encounter and said their valour will neverbe forgotten. The government will continue its fight againstthe enemies of peace and progress, he added.

president ram Nath Kovind expressed deep anguish overthe death of the security personnel.

"The killing of the security personnel while battling Maoistinsurgency in Chhattisgarh is a matter of deep anguish.

My condolences to the bereaved families. The nation sharestheir pain and will never forget this sacrifice," he tweeted.

Process killed in fresh bloodletting.The Central reserve police Force chief, who arrived in the

state capital in the wake of the ambush by Naxals in Bijapuron Saturday that also left more than 30 personnel injured,said that "lessons are learnt" from every incident and they willsee and analyse "what changes have been brought by theNaxals" to effectively counter them.

Singh said the Maoists are frustrated and troubled becauseof the induction of five new battalions in the Bastar region ofthe state recently and the creation of new bases in remote ar-eas like Basaguda, Silger, Jagargunda and Minpa.

"They (Naxals) think that if they mount heavy casualties onus they can deter us and we may not establish new camps.

"But this does not happen...there have been many casual-ties in the past too... and as per government policy the forcekeeps moving forward," he said.

The dG asserted that the new camps "will be establishedand now this process will be made fast so that we can launchmore serious operations against the Naxals."

"We keep changing our strategy and it is an evolvingprocess," he said.

A contingent of 1,500 personnel drawn from six securitycamps launched the cordon and search operation againstNaxals along Bijapur-Sukma border around the crack ofdawn on Saturday. The ambush took place around noon thatday.

Maoists The security victims were from a contingent of about 1,500

troops, drawn from the Central reserve police Force's spe-cialised jungle warfare unit CoBrA, its regular battalions, aunit of its Bastariya battalion, the Chhattisgarh police affiliat-ed district reserve Guard (drG) and others. They hadlaunched a search and destroy operation along the border ofBijapur-Sukma district after they got inputs of Maoists pres-ence in the area.

After receiving intelligence that the Naxals were conductinga counter-offensive exercise in the area, a contingent of about790 personnel set out towards the Jagargunda-Jongaguda-Tarrem axis at dawn, the officials said.

At least 400 Naxals suspected to be led by the most wantedMaoist commander and leader of the so-called 'people'sliberation Guerrilla Army (plGA) battalion no 1-- Hidma--and his associate Sujatha ambushed the forces in an area thatis a strong-hold of the Maoists due to the difficult terrain,large tracts of forests and a smaller number of security forcescamps, an officer said.

Out of the total 22 fatalities, the CrpF lost eight men includ-ing seven CoBrA commandos while one jawan is from theBastariya battalion and the rest are from drG and SpecialTask Force. A CrpF inspector is still missing, they said.

"The Maoists drew the forces into an ambush with heavygunfire and encircled the security personnel from three sides.A heavy gun-battle ensued in the jungles which are devoid ofany foliage at present," a senior official told pTi.

Bullets rained from light machine guns (lMGs) and theNaxals also used low-intensity improvised explosive devices(iEds) to mount the attack that continued for several hours.

Helicopters, which were requisitioned to evacuate the in-jured personnel, could make the first landing only after 5 pMafter the gunfire had ended.

The security personnel took cover behind large trees andkept firing till they ran out of ammunition, he added.

At one location, he added, seven bodies of the troops wererecovered and the tree trunks bore bullet marks, indicatingthat a fierce gun battle took place in the area.

About two dozen sophisticated assault weapons of the slain

personnel are also stated to have been looted by the Naxalseven as security officials said the search of the area is still onand details are being collected from the ground.

He said that the Maoists carried their dead, estimated to beabout 10-12, on tractor trolleys.

Another officer posted in Chhattisgarh said the operationwas being monitored by two inspector General (iG) rank offi-cers of the state police and the Central reserve police Forcefrom Jagdalpur in Bastar.

Officials said while maximum security personnel werekilled due to bullet shots, one is suspected to have fainted andlater died due to dehydration and other issues.

"The security forces personnel, especially CoBrA comman-dos, fought very bravely and ensured that the Naxals couldnot prolong the ambush despite being at an advantage," theofficer said.

Chattisgarh Naxal Attack Sunday. Earlier, Shah cut short his electioneering in Assam

and returned to delhi following the incident.The home minister has spoken to Chhattisgarh Chief

Minister Bhupesh Baghel and taken stock of the situation inthe state.

The dead include personnel from the elite CoBrA unit ofthe CrpF, the district reserve Guard (drG) and Special TaskForce (STF) of Chhattisgarh.

Befitting time'', he added. Bodies of 17 of the 18 jawans missing after

the encounter were recovered on Sunday, taking the death tollto 22, police said separately. Though Shah arrived atSualkuchi, in Jalkubari constituency after addressing his firstrally of the day, to campaign for NEdA convenor HimantaBiswa Sarma, he left without making any speech on learningof the Naxal attack. He took a helicopter to Guwahati en-routeto delhi to take stock of the situation.

Before leaving, the home minister told reporters he was ap-pealing to people to vote for Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmato ensure Sarma's victory by a huge margin. He added that thevote would strengthen the hands of prime Minister NarendraModi in his work in Assam and the North East.

Shah said that both Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowaland Sarma are working to develop the state and ''we want thisto continue''.

Congress had earlier charged that there was discord be-tween the chief minister and a key minister without namingthem.

''This is a golden opportunity for the people to give BJp andour team another five years so that we can ensure a flood-free,developed Assam'', he said.

The Union Minister said that Sarma's contribution in thisdevelopment process is immense and as the convenor ofNorth East democratic Alliance (NEdA) , he ''is also neededfor the development of the entire North East''.

He accused the Congress of beginning the election cam-paign in the state on the promise of protecting its identity andpride but ending up "by stating that AiUdF Chief BadruddinAjmal is Assam's identity''.

''i just want to ask that when Vaishnav saints SrimantaSankardeva, Madhavdeva, brave Ahom general lachitBarphukan and Bharat ratnas Gopinath Bordoloi andBhupen Hazarika are linked to Assam's pride and identity,can Ajmal represent or occupy the same space, he askedrhetorically.

The home minister claimed ''Congress has lost its way andalso its appeal among people. They cannot take the state for-ward on the path of development it is the BJp which has (how-ever) pulled Assam out of the morass of violence and taken iton the path to progress and development''.

arlier addressing an election rally in Sorbhog in Barpeta dis-trict, Shah accused the Congress of having no discernibleagenda for Assam's development, and asserted NdA's 'dou-ble-engine' government will continue to ensure the state'sgrowth.

Shah claimed the Congress was "dividing people" in orderto rule over them, while the BJp follows the mantra of 'SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas' (with all, develop-ment for all and belief in all).

''The Congress cannot solve any problem and their leaderrahul Gandhi comes as a tourist to the state. They have no vi-sion for development'', the home minister claimed.

''i had come to you five years ago and urged you to reposefaith in the prime Minister and promised we will end violenceand agitations. The BJp government in the state and Modijihas ensured this during the last five years and now the state ismoving in the path of progress and development'', he said.

in the next term, the NdA is committed to make the stateflood-free and the prime Minister has already initiated theprocess, he said.

Shah said that two phases of elections are already over in thestate and claimed ''we are confident that in these two phasesalone, BJp has achieved majority to form the next govern-ment''.

''let me share another good news with you. Elections arebeing held in West Bengal too and 'didi ja rahi hain aur BJpaah rahi hain (didi, referring to Chief Minister MamataBanerjee, is going and BJp is coming). The BJp will win morethan 200 seats in the neighbouring state'', he also claimed.

JK reports cases reported today)with 601Active positive, 8401 recov-

ered (including 32 cases recovered today), 181 deaths;Budgam reported 8398 positive cases (including 41 cases re-ported today)with 309 active positive cases, 7968 recovered(including 15cases recovered today), 121 deaths; pulwamahas 6030 positive cases (including 10 cases reportedtoday)with 101 Active positive, 5837 recovered (including 06cases recovered today)and 92 deaths; Kupwara has 5857 pos-itive cases (including 16 cases reported today), 102 Activepositive, 5658recoveries (including 07 cases recovered to-day), 97 deaths; Anantnag district has 5234 positive cases (in-cluding 17 cases reported today)with 88 Active positive, 5050recovered (including 02 cases recovered today), 96 deaths;Bandipora has 4808 positive cases (including 18 cases report-ed today), with66 Active positive and 4679 recoveries, 63deaths; Ganderbal has 4745 positive cases (including 08 cas-es reported today)with 49 Active positive, 4647 recover-iesand49deaths; Kulgam has 2915 positive cases (including37 cases reported today)with 154 Active positive, 2707 recov-eries and 54 deaths while as Shopian has 2668 positive cases(including 12 cases reported today),37 active positive cases,2591 recoveries and 40 deaths.

Similarly, Jammu has 26196 positive cases (including 92cases reported today) with 661 active positive cases, 25152re-coveries (including 19 cases recovered today), 383 deaths;Udhampur has 4378 positive cases (including 07 cases re-ported today), 39active positive cases, 4281 recoveriesand58deaths; rajouri has 3912 positive cases (including 02 cases re-ported today)with 28 active positive, 3828 recoveries and 56deaths; doda has 3466 positive cases (including 03 cases re-ported today)with13 Active positive, 3389 recovered (includ-ing 01 cases recovered today)and 64 deaths; Kathua has 3393positive cases (including 11 cases reported today), 82 activepositive cases, 3258 recovered(including 16 cases recoveredtoday) and 53 deaths; Kishtwar has 2756 positive cases with17 Active positive, 2717 recoveriesand22 deaths; Samba has2882 positive cases (including 04cases reported today)with33 active positive cases, 2808 recoveries and 41 deaths;poonch has 2553 positive cases (including 01 cases reportedtoday)with19active positive, 2508recoveriesand 26 deaths;ramban has 2165 positive cases (including 02 cases reported

today)with24 active positive cases, 2119 recoveries (including01 cases recovered today)and 22 deaths while reasi has 1666positive with 06 active positive cases, 1644 recoveries and 16deaths.

According to the bulletin, among the total 133012 positivecases in J&K, 13720 have been reported as travelers while119292 as others.

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

The bulletin added that there are 1091 COVid dedicatedbeds, 962 isolation beds with 1006 vacant beds and 129 iCUbeds where 103 beds are vacant in Jammu division whilethere are 1570 COVid dedicated beds, 1484 isolation bedswhere 1344 beds are vacant and 86 iCU beds where 69are va-cant beds in Kashmir division. There are a total of 2661COVid dedicated beds, 2446 isolation beds with 2350 bedsvacant and 215 iCU beds with 172vacant beds in the UnionTerritory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Central Government is continuously monitoring theevolving situation of Covid-19 in the Union Territory and isproviding all necessary support towards effective contain-ment of the spread of Covid-19 and better clinical manage-ment of positive cases.

The government has also started free tele-consultation gen-eral Opd services by Specialists/MBBS doctors for the resi-dents of J&K under National Tele-consultation Service.people can avail these services from Home by registering on-line on web portal https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. The servicesare available on Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00pm. people can also download and install esanjeevani Opdapp from google play store.

Besides, 24x7 rapid Antigen Testing facility for COVid-19has been started outside the emergency of GMC HospitalJammu. The facility will be very useful for segregation of pa-tients in emergency wing of GMC Jammu.

Meanwhile, a 24x7 COVid Control room has been set upfor redressal of the grievances related to COVid-19 positivepatients admitted in the Associated Hospitals of GovernmentMedical College, Jammu and Government Hospital, GandhiNagar, Jammu. patients or attendants can call at 0191– 2585444 (Control room), Exchange: 0191-258 2626 / 258 5542 /258 4290 /258 4291 / 258 4292 / 258 4293/ 258 4294 for as-sistance.

bulletin has informed the people that, the best way to pro-tect themselves from COVid-19 is by maintaining physicaldistance of at least 2 meter from others, frequently cleaninghands with an alcohol based hand sanitizer or washing themwith soap and water and following good respiratory etiquetteand hygiene.

As a measure for social distancing in public places andworkplaces wearing a face cover is compulsory.

The bulletin again explained that early detection of COVid-19 can prevent the spread of disease so we need to be responsi-ble for the well-being of ourselves and everyone around us.“Not disclosing symptoms could put life of individuals andtheir families at risk. in case of symptoms like fever, coughand difficulty in breathing report early. do not fear, callCOVid-19 helpline numbers and seek medical advice”.

Advisory has further exhorted upon the people not to stepout of home, unless absolutely necessary. “if you have to moveout for unavoidable reasons, ensure that you wear a mask andpractice social distancing, personal hygiene and frequenthand washing with soap and water.”

in case of any emergency people can avail free ambulanceservices 24x7 at their doorsteps by calling on toll-free number108 while as pregnant women and sick infants can avail freeambulance services by dialing toll-free number 102.

people can also call on toll-free national helpline number1075; J&K COVid-19 Helpline Numbers 0191- 2549676 (UTlevel Cell), 0191-2520982, 0191-2674444, 0191-2674115 (ForJammu division), 0194-2440283 & 0194-2430581 (ForKashmir division) for support, guidance, and response tohealth-related queries on Novel Corona virus disease(COVid-19).

The bulletin has informed that the directorate of indianSystems of Medicine, J&K is distributing AyUSH Medicineshaving immunity boosting, immuno-modulator, anti-oxi-dant, rejuvenator, anti-stress, metabolism regulator, anti-al-lergic, anti-pyretic, anti-tussives, bronchodilator, etc. proper-ties during the COVid-19 pandemic. The department so farhas provided medicine to 15.34 lakh people that include vari-ous frontline workers, senior citizens, pris, police/paramili-tary personals and general masses. Moreover, preventivemeasures and yoga therapies are also being advised to thepeople to take care of lifestyle/mental disorders so that physi-cal and mental health is ensured during this pandemic.

Govt. disaster Management Act. 2005, hereby orders that:All schools in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir up to and in-

cluding class 9 shall compulsorily remain closed till 18.04.2021", the order read.

it added that the classes 10 to 12 in all schools shall remainclosed till 11. 04.2021while as exams for classes 10 and 12 shallbe held as per ther schedule.

The order also read that there shall be a ceiling of 200 per-sons on all kinds of social and customary gatherings, func-tions, subject to strict adherence of COVid protocol alreadyprevalent in this connections.

The order further reads that COVid SOps, already issuedon 30.03.2021, shall continue to apply in all cases.

PM other domestic and offshore companies to augment the

same.Noting that the situation in Maharashtra, punjab and

Chhattisgarh is of serious concern, a presentation in themeeting highlighted that the western state has contributed 57percent of the total cases and 47 percent of deaths in the coun-try in the last 14 days.

in Maharashtra, the total number of new cases per day hastouched 47,913 which is more than double its earlier peak.

punjab has contributed 4.5 percent of the total cases in thecountry in the same period but has accounted for 16.3 percentof the total deaths, a matter of serious concern, the statementsaid.Similarly, though Chhattisgarh has contributed 4.3 per-cent of the total cases nationwide in the last 14 days, its contri-bution in total deaths has exceeded seven percent during thesame period. The 10 high burden states and UTs are con-tributing 91.4 percent of the total cases and 90.9 percent ofthe total deaths in the country.

Modi directed that central teams consisting of public healthspecialists and clinicians be sent to Maharashtra in view of itshigh caseload and deaths, and to punjab and Chhattisgarh aswell because of the disproportionate number of deaths there,the statement said.

For sustainable COVid-19 management, awareness of thecommunity and its involvement is paramount, Modi said,adding that and there is a need to continue 'Jan Bhagidari'and 'Jan Andolan'.

A special campaign for COVid-appropriate behaviour withemphasis on 100 percent mask usage, personal hygiene andsanitation at public places, workplaces and health facilitieswill be organised between April 6-14, the statement said.

in the meeting, a brief presentation on the performance ofthe COVid-19 inoculation drive was also made, and the de-tails of the coverage of vaccination in various groups, per-formance with respect to other countries and analysis ofstates' performance were deliberated.

it was suggested that a daily analysis of performance shouldbe shared with states and UTs as feedback for corrective ac-tions, the statement said.

research and development of vaccines were also discussedalong with the production capacity of existing manufacturersand the capacity of vaccines that are under trial.

"it was highlighted that all efforts are underway to secureadequate quantities of vaccines to meet the rising domesticrequirements as well as to meet the genuine needs of othercountries in the spirit of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam'," it said.

The principal secretary to the prime minister, cabinet secre-tary, home secretary, chairperson (Empowered group onVaccine Administration) and health secretary besides othersenior officials attended the meeting.

Lt. Governor “i bow to the martyrs who displayed indomitable courage

and bravery while protecting the dignity of the nation, andsalute the sacrifices and patience of the family members ofour gallant security personnel”, said the lt Governor.

The lt Governor noted that the supreme sacrifice made byall the martyrs and the fortitude of their family members is agreat source of inspiration and a guiding light for our newgeneration.

The family members of india’s brave-hearts are the livingexample of patriotism and sacrifice, and we have to take inspi-ration from them and move forward together for building anew Jammu and Kashmir, the lt Governor added.

The lt Governor urged the people, especially the younggeneration to discharge their duties with full responsibility tocreate a peaceful society and pay a befitting tribute to the sac-rifices of our martyrs, he added.

“let us all tread the path of peace & fulfil our Martyrs’ dreamof a peaceful, prosperous and developed Jammu & Kashmir”,said the lt Governor

The lt Governor observed that the sacrifice, patience andcourage of women like Smt. Mehjabeen Akhtar, wife of AshokChakra recipient lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani cannot beexpressed in words.

The stories of valour of brave hearts like Brigadier rajinderSingh, Maqbool Sherwani, lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Waniand heroes of Kargil and Siachen, Chuni lal, Abdul Hameed,Sageer Ahmad pathan, Mohammad yusuf, is our real her-itage which will continue to inspire the generations to come,he added.

The lt Governor also remembered Major Sushil Aima hon-oured with Kirti Chakra, who was martyred in the poonch sec-tor while combating pakistani terrorists at the age of 32 years.

Speaking on the present developmental scenario of J&K.the lt Governor observed that since 5th August 2019, J&K hasbeen fully integrated into the mainstream of the nation. Forthe last seven decades, the common people, farmers, youth ofJ&K have been kept away from prosperity and development.

Under the leadership of prime Minister, Narendra Modi,Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new dawn of develop-ment, observed the lt Governor

The rights of weaker sections are being safeguarded. For thefirst time since independence, forest dwellers are being giventheir rights, besides the rights of youth, children, women andsenior citizens are being ensured, he added.

Highlighting the efforts of the government to create a justand equitable society, the lt Governor maintained that thebenefits of reservation are being extended to the disadvan-taged sections.

For the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, asweeper's son or daughter can see the dream of pursuing anyprofessional course in the UT and subsequently rise to thehighest echelons of power. Now, even a farmer irrespective ofland holding can do high density plantation, added the ltGovernor.

Many generations spent their lives strangling their dreamsdespite receiving higher education. decades later, there is amoment when the youth are dreaming of better tomorrow,the lt Governor maintained.

62 acre Shaleen Kabra stated the land is granted on payment of

nominal ground rent of rs 10 per kanal per annum withoutcharge of any premium subject to the condition that the landwould be used only for the purpose for which it is granted.

While approving the proposal, the Jammu and Kashmirgovernment said there would be medical and educational fa-cilities also in the campus in the future.

A government spokesperson said the arrival of TTd inJammu and Kashmir would tap the tourism potential partic-ularly pilgrim tourism in Jammu, the city of temples, besidesenhancing economic activities.

"Once developed, the TTd infrastructure will be an attrac-tion for the pilgrims and tourists in addition to the MataVaishno devi Shrine and Amarnathji Shrine", he said.

Two cops on Sunday. Head constable Sohan lal and SpO Amit

Sharma (now disengaged) were booked in 20018 under theprevention of Corruption Act after the latter was caught red-handed allegedly accepting a bribe of rs 10,000 on behalf oflal in lieu of release of seized cattle in Gharota area, thespokesman said.

He said a person lodged a complaint in the ACB, claimingthat he had purchased a buffalo along with a two-day-old calffor rs 60,000, and while taking the animals to his home in avehicle, he was stopped by some locals who later handed himover to police station Gharota along with the vehicle.

However, the court directed the police to release the cattlein his favour but lal, who was posted as investigating officer,demanded rs 10,000 as bribe, the spokesman said.

He said a trap team was constituted and SpO Sharma wascaught red-handed while accepting the illegal gratification onthe directions of lal who despite court order did not releasethe animals but only made an entry in daily diary showing therelease of the bovines.

After completion of investigation and obtaining prosecu-tion sanction against in-service accused public servant (lal),the charge sheet against both the accused was filed before thecourt of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu for judicialdetermination, the spokesman said.

He said the next date of hearing has been fixed on April 30.

28 shops said on Sunday. it spread rapidly, engulfing the nearby

shops in the market. Twenty-eight shops were gutted in thefire, they said.

Fire tenders and police personnel helped douse the flames,the officials said.

The cause of the fire is not known yet, they said.

Six on tests for staff and students in view of the recent surge in

COVid-19 cases in the Union Territory."isolation of all COVid positive students has been arranged

at the Maternal Child Hospital (MCH) Gandhi Nagar,Jammu," the spokesperson said, adding the hostel premiseshave beem sanitized.

He said the GMC management has decided that the rATtests would be done periodically.

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