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National Lok Adalat held at District

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100% Vaccinated students shall

report to classes, DC B’gam

Driver killed, 2 others injured as 2

trucks rolldown into gorge

PM Modi Extends Greetings For

Parkash Purab Of Guru Granth

Coronavirus cuts life expectancy

in Italy by 1.2 yearsa

Kiwi fruit is not often considered a

“superfood”,a

J&K Bank CMD chairs Customer

Meet in Delhi

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ACB arrests officials of DAF for accepting bribe

Srinagar: ACB traps and ar-rests Account Officer/Deputy Integrated Financial Advisor (IFA) and Multi Tasking Staff Official of Defense Accounts Department, Srinagar for ac-cepting bribe In a statement to Anti Corrup-tion Bureau received a com-plaint alleging therein that the complainant had completed the maintenance work under sadbhavana project. The file regarding release of payment for the work done was pending with Hira Lal Dhar, Senior Account Officer/Deputy IFA

in office of Integrated Finan-cial Advisor (IFA), Batwara, Defence Account Department, Srinagar. The said Officer was demanding Rs. 5000/- as bribe for passing the file/release of payment due to the complainant through his Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) officer namely Riyaz Ahmad. On receipt of the complaint a Case FIR No. 24/2021 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 & 120-B IPC was registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar and investiga-tion was taken up.

Pulling the plug on Misbah

and Waqar experiment was

a right decision at the wrong

time

SEE PAGE 12

DC Bandipora reviews

developmental works,

projects in district

SEE PAGE 03

Supreme Court Collegium recommends Two Judges for JK high courtSrinagar Finally the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana, has recommended two judicial officers of J&K Mr Mohan Lal and Mohammad Akram Chowdry as Judges in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.The Supreme Court Collegium has finally recommended 68 names, including 44 advocates and 24 judicial officers, for appointment as judges for12 High Courts of the country, the 12 High Courts for which the recommendations have been made, include Allahabad, Rajasthan, Calcutta, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Madras, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab & Haryana, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Assam. Sources told CNS that three-member CONT. ON PAGE 05

Two Brothers killed Over Matrimonial Dispute in Jammu

Accused Arrested by Police immediately, Investigation Started.

M S NazkiHT CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar,: A man accused of killing two siblings after entering an alter-cation has been arrested in Jammu, officials said on Monday evening. They said that a person by the name of Arun Khullar, resident of Chouhadi exchanged heated arguments with Amit Jangral and Rohit Jangral who are real brothers. Amit Jangral, they said, hap-pens to be brother-in-law of Arun – married to his sister Sheetal. At around 2:45pm, information

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Responsibility of Present Regime is to provide Healing Touch to Old

Wounds, Rectification of Wrong Done in Past : LG Manoj Sinha

Kashmir; 2014 flood anniversaryVictims still awaits compensationHT NEWS DESK / CNS

Srinagar 07th Sep: Seven year after devastat-ing floods from River Jhelum pierced Kashmir Valley causing massive devastation across the state, people are aggrieved against what they term as ‘absolute failure’ of the government in the process of rehabilitation of flood victims.The aggrieved while speaking to CNS said that despite the then state government’s assurance that they would be provided adequate financial aid against the loans they had taken from banks for reconstruction or repair of their flood-hit homes and shops proved to be the false claims only.Traders, tourism players, shopkeepers and various other affected groups said that the files pertain-ing to their rehabilitation are still pending in government offices.

HT NEWS DESK

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched an online portal for time bound redressal of grievances related to Kashmir Migrants’ immov-able properties.The Kashmir Migrants can log in to -http://jkmigrantrelief.nic.in/ or http://

kashmirmigrantsip.jk.gov.in to submit their complaints.The application filed on the portal will

be disposed of in a fixed time frame under the Public Services Guarantee Act, 2011 by the revenue authorities under intimation to the applicant.The competent authority (Deputy Com-missioner) shall undertake survey/field verification of migrant properties and update all registers, within a period

of 15 days and submit compliance report to the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir.Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Gov-ernor said this initiative will put an end to the plight of the migrants including Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, who have been suffering since the 1990s.I met numerous delegations from across the religion in the last 13 months and they unequivocally supported the return of migrants, added the Lt Governor.“It is the responsibility of the present to rectify the mistakes of the past. While laying the foundation for a bright future, this is also the time to heal the old wounds. I request all cit-izens to support the administration in this effort and set a new example of brotherhood”, the Lt Governor said.Following the ideals of Hon’ble for-mer Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji & Hon’ble Prime Min-ister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, we are trying to implement comprehensive and constructive programmes for social equality and harmony in Jammu & Kashmir, observed the Lt Governor.The initiative is a result of the Good Governance practices of the UT Gov-ernment.

On Close Watch But the Overall Situation is

Under Control, Fully Normal : DGPCompliments men in Uniform for Professional Handling of the Situation...

HT NEWS DESK

Srinagar, 07th Sep,: Director General of Jammu and Kash-mir Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday complimented the cops, Central Armed Paramil-itary Forces and the Army for handling the situation profes-sionally following the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.The DGP has complimented the police, CAPF and Army deployments for highly pro-fessional handling of ground

situation over the last five days. Special restraint shown by police and security forces

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JKGF module busted in Poonch, arms and

ammo seized

M S NazkiHT Correspondent

Poonch;In a joint search op-eration by Police and Indian Army in Kirni area of Poonch, force teams apprehended one person namely Jahangir Ali son of Wali Mohd resident of Kirni Poonch.During search of his personal bag, 02 pistols, 04 chinese grenades, 100 pistol rounds and 04 pistol magazines were recovered from his posses-sion.During investigation, it came to fore that accused was meant to handover it to

Electrician electrocuted to death in Budgam

Budgam,An electrician died of electric shock while working in a complex at Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday evening. An official told the news agency that an electrician received an electric shock while he was repairing some lines in Chadoora area, leaving him severely wounded. He was immedi-ately rushed to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Chadoora. However, the man was de-clared dead on arrival. He identified the deceased as Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi, son of Ghulam Rasool Reshi of Hyderpora. He said the body is still ly-ing at hospital and will be handed over to the

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Early Restoration of CompleteStatehood is what the People of J&K

are Anticipating : Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar Sep: Apni Party Pres-ident Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said that people expect an early resto-ration of Statehood ahead of

assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.Bukhari while addressing a function at Party office in Lal Chowk wherein scores of prominent political workers including former State Secre-tary JKPCC and various Pan-chayat representatives from Handwara-Kupwara joined Apni Party.In a statement to CNS, Bukhari said that the Party leadership played a pivotal role in breaking the political logjam

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Launches online portal for time bound redressal of grievances related to Kashmir Migrants’ Immovable properties

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SUCCESS STORY ; Meet Regan Dadu, A young DirectorWho is all set to Shine over the Horizons of Punjab Music Industry

RAJA SARFARAZ HT CORRESPONDENT

A milestone accomplished in a short A milestone accom-plished in a short period of

more than 100 Hit Songs as a Di-rector,250 Music Videos as a Cin-ematographer with a difference and Almost all-stars of Punjab worked with is a tremendous amazing journey of Regan DaduHailing from Barnala, Punjab Regan Dadu a versatile cinematic sensation

of Punjab industry is a wonderful story of a guy who started working as an editor in 1999 and acquired experience and excellence within no time adding successful baggage of more than fifty short movies and more than one thousand music videos in ten years as an editor in small-town Barnala Punjab. The creative journey became more vivid when Regan Dadu decided to step into the world of camera and here the first camera (JVC HM 700)

who triggered a new turn in the carrier and demand starts increasing desp of having a lot of challenges in the Punjab industry when the industry was also achieving its acclimation globally.

Challenge was not only to find work but also to showcase cinematic excel-lence simultaneously as a

new filmmaker so that contemporary directors will trust workability and cinematic intelligence id Regan, here the challenge was supported by the ew divided camera of the updated version

named Sony FS700 HD camera around 2016. Art and technology combined can create miracles and shadow out the aridity and so the panorama becomes splendid that the public loves. It is the same thing that happened with Regan being a talented cinematog-rapher and having modern high-tech equipment that time was approached by renowned directors like Arvinder khaira, Taaj, jashan Narah, Parmish Verma, B2Gether Pros and others to work with and here the journey

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High-level panel constituted for naming of schools, colleges and roads aftermartyrs and eminent personalities

Administrative council to take final call on Home secretary-led 7-member committee

HT NEWS DESK

Srinagar, Sep 07 The ad-ministration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory

on Tuesday constituted a high-level panel to make recommendations to the government for naming schools, colleges and roads after martyrs and eminent personalities.In an order, a copy of which is in possession of news agen-cy— the general adminis-tration department (GAD)

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DECLINE IN COVID-19 : Of 25 COVID designated hospitals in Kashmir, 18 have no patients

4.8 % active COVID patient admitted in hospitals, 1.52 % bed occupancyHT NEWS DESK/KNO

Srinagar,: As the cases of Covid-19 are on decline, most of the Covid-19 designated hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir don’t even have a single positive patient admitted.As per the details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), out of 25 Covid designated hospitals in Kashmir, 18 have no Covid positive patient admitted.As per the data, till September 07, just 51 Covid positive patients are admitted

in seven hospitals in Kashmir, among them 47 are on isolation beds while four are on ICU beds.There are 3,353 Covid designated beds available in Kashmir including 3,074

isolation beds and 279 ICU and among them 3,027 isolation beds and 275 ICU beds are vacant.Pertinently, out of around 150 active positive cases, just 51 are in hospitals

while the average hospitalisation is around 4.8 percent in Kashmir division.Notably, the bed occupancy which was almost 100 percent in the month of

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I am under House Arrest, Not allowed

to move out : Tweets Mehbooba MuftiHT NEWS DESK/KNO

Srinagar, Sep 07: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pres-ident and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti was on Tuesday placed under house detention. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Mehbooba in a tweet informed that she has been placed under house detention and thus fake claims of normalcy stand exposed. “GOI expresses concern for the rights of Afghan people but wilfully denies the same to Kashmiris. Ive been placed under house arrest today because according to admin the situation is far from normal in Kashmir. This exposes their fake claims of normalcy,” Mehbooba tweeted

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JK Admin briefs PC on socio-economic conditions of SCs & STs post abrogation of Art 370SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: An official delegation led by Addl Chief Secretary, H&ME, Vivek Bhardwaj today briefed the visiting Parliamentary Standing Committee on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes about different welfare schemes and programmes under implementation in the UT of J&K.The delegation provided an overview of all the welfare measures and schemes under implementation here in J&K. They also replied the queries and concerns projected by the Parliamentary Committee (PC) members led by MP, Dr Kirit P. Solanki.The officers informed the Parliamentary Committee that UT has successfully conducted elections to all 3 tiers of panchayat and all municipal bodies with reservation to SCs & STs in proportion of population and therefore the communities have got representation at grass root demo-cratic institutions for the first time in the history of J&K.They further gave out that the Scheduled Castes & Sched-uled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, -1989 became applicable to the UT of J&K post abrogation of the Article. It was given out that the Forest Rights Act, 2006 has been implemented; nomadic survey has been conducted for the first time in J&K.With respect to reservation in jobs it was said that under J&K Reservation Act CONT. ON PAGE 05

Police recovers Rs 1.64 crores during search operation in Rajouri

M S NazkiHT CORRESPONDENT

Jammu, Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered more than Rs 1.64 crore during a search operation in Rajouri Dis-trict of Jammu and Kashmir.

Police said that based on cred-ible inputs, District Police Rajouri and the Indian Army launched a search operation at village Saryah.“During the search, two bags were detected from which cur-rency notes amounting to Rs

1,64,70, 600/- were recovered.On enquiry, police said that the bags belonged to one person named Manzoor Ahmad, resi-dent Saryah, who is presently evading arrest.The said person is related to one Sikandar, who was

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High time to Restore the Legitimate Constitutional

Rights to the people of J&K : M Y TarigamiHT NEWS DESK/KNO

Srinagar, Sep 07: CPI (M) senior leader and former Kulgam legislator, Mu-hammad Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday asked the govern-ment to restore the legiti-mate constitutional rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Tarigami said that Perma-nent Residence Certificate (PRC) issued by erstwhile State of Jammu and Kash-mir under Article 35A has now become a sole basis for defining permanent

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CS reviews progress under employment generating schemes;HT NEWS DESK

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the progress under various em-ployment-generating schemes in Jammu and Kashmir.Administrative Secretaries of departments of Housing & Urban Development, Labour & Employment, Industries & Commerce, Social Welfare, besides Mission Director, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) along with con-

cerned officers participated in the meeting.It was informed that J&K Ru-ral Livelihood Mission has formed 1,000 self-help groups and will facilitate constitu-tion of another 3,000 SHGs by September end.Asserting that self-help groups have huge potential in Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Mehta direct-ed the JKRLM to target the establishment of 11,000 self help groups in the current fiscal by ensuring social mobilization of approximately 2.50 lakh rural women.

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HT EXCLUSIVE ---

COVID-19: J&K reports 126 new cases,no death in last 24 hours

ABU HASNAIN

HT CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sep 07: Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday witnessed 126 fresh positive cases taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 1,264, however, no death was reported in last 24 hours.

With no more death, the death toll in the UT stands at 4,409 and 126 fresh positive cases reported on Tuesday has pushed the tally of positive cases to 326,159.Of the exact number of 326,159 cases,

202,966 are from Kashmir division and 123,193 from Jammu division. Officials told the news agency

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HEADLINES TODAY 02HT. SRINAGAR / JAMMUSeptember,08

2021,WEDNESDAY

NC block level elections held in Handwara and Langate.NC stands by its position and is ready to participate in

the coming elections:Chaudhry Mohd RamzanDr.Ab QayoomSPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Handwara,Sep,06: Jammu Kash-mir National Conference(NC) held localbody elections in Hand-wara and Langate,in which party workers from all blocks and both constituencies Langate and Handwara participated.While talking to media NC.senior party leader Chaudhry Mohd Ramzan said,that on the direction of National Conference(NC.) party president, the election commit-tee including Ghulam Nabi Butt and Sardar Jagdish Singh Azad, convener of minority Cell, came from Srinagar office this morn-ing and reached Chowdhury manzil Handwara.In which party workers from both Handwara and Langate Constituency work-ing Committee participated and welcomed the party for holding this block level elections and the object of this election is to strengthen the National Confer-ence party at block and constit-uency levels.He said the party stands by its position and the National Conference is ready to take part in the election. During the programme he further said,that issues were also consid-ered on the issues that the people are going through in the current situation and who has put the people in these situations.Mean-while Youth Dist President JKNC

Kupwara Adv.Malik congrats all the block presidents of Langate constituency namely Mohd Maq-bool Lone, Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat, Ishtiyaq Wali Bhat and Nazir Ahmad Wani and block presi-dents of Handwara constituency namely Khazir Mohd Magray,-Ghulam Rasool Bhat, Ghulam Ahmad Wani, Abdul Karim Wani,Ghulam Rasool Khan ghu-

lam Mohd Lone and Mahboob Ahmad Magray for their com-fortable and easy win,He further congrats to senior leadership of both constituencies especially Chowdhury Mohd Ramzan and Shafqat Ali Watali for conduct-ing smooth and Fair elections in their respective constituency, he added

Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEERRURAL ENGINEERING

WING BARAMULLA.NOTICE INVITING TENDERS

NIT No: - 63/Xen/Rew/Bla/2021-2022 Dated. 06/09/2021For and on behalf of Lt. Governor, J&K UT e-tenders (In Single Cover System) are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors Regd. With J&K State Govt.

CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for each of the following work:-1. The Bidding documents consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions of con-

tract and other details can be seen/ downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per the scheduled date given below.3 Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of treasury challan/receipt under HEAD 0515 mentioning therein name of work and NIT No. (Copy enclosed) in

favour of the Executive Engineer, REW Division Baramulla (Tender inviting Authority).4.The date and time of opening of Bids shall be notified on Web Site www.jktenders.gov.in and conveyed to the bidders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail

address. The bids of Responsive bidders shall be opened online on same Web Site at the office of the Executive Engineer, REW Division Baramulla.5All The Bidders has to submit Bid Security Form instead of Earnest Money as per the Circular of Finance Department (Bid Security Declaration form is as per Annexure “A” below)6The 1ST Lowest Bidder has to produce an amount equal to 3 % of Contract as performance security in shape of CDR/FDR/BG within 02 Days after opening of financial bid and shall

be released after successful completion of DLP as per norms.7The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of technical bids.8The earnest money shall be forfeited, If:-a)Any bidder/ tenderer withdraw his bid/ tender during the period of bid validity or makes any modifications in the terms and conditions of the bid.bFailure of Successful bidder to furnish the required performance security within the specified time limit.c)Failure of successful bidder to execute the agreement within 28 days after fixation of contract.9.Instruction to bidders regarding e-tendering process.9.1.Bidders are advised to download bid submission manual from the “Downloads” option as well as from “Bidders Manual Kit” on website www.jktenders.gov.into acquaint bid

submission process.9.2.To participate in bidding process, bidders have to get ‘Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)’ as per Information Technology Act-2000. Bidders can get digital certificate from any

approved vendors.

9.3.The bidders have to submit their bids online in electronic format with digital Signature. No financial bid will be accepted in physical form.9.4Bids will be opened online as per time schedule mentioned in Para-1.9.5.Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copy of all necessary documents with bid. Besides, original documents related to bid be submitted physically by the bidder who is declared

as L1 immediately after opening of financial bid.9.6.Bidders must ensure to upload scanned copy of necessary documents in terms of soft copies with the technical bid & no documents in terms of hard copies shall be entertained.

However, in case of any clarification, the bidders shall have to produce original documents in support of soft copes if need arises.9.7.The earnest money in favour of un-successful/ non-responsive bidders shall be released only after ensuring submission of tender document fee in original, irrespective of Hard

copies, failure of submission of tender document fee by the bidder using site shall entail him for blacklisting.Note: - Scan all the documents on 100 dpi with black and white option.10.The department will not be responsible for delay in online submission due to any reasons.11.Scanned copy of cost of tender document in shape of treasury challan/receipt in favour of the Executive Engineer REW Division Baramulla and Earnest Money/Bid Security in

shape of CDR/FDR/BG if applicable pledged to Executive Engineer, REW Division Baramulla (Tender receiving Authority) must be uploaded with the documents of the bid. The orig-

inal treasury challan/receipt (cost of tender document), CDR/FDR/BG (earnest money/bid security) and relevant bid documents etc be submitted to the tender opening authority by the bidder who is declared as L1 immediately after opening of financial bid. The tender receiving authority reserves the right of opening of the tenders on due date or any other convenient available date or rejecting any or all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof12.Bidders are advised not to make any change in BOQ (Bill of Quantities) contents. In no case they should attempt to create similar BOQ manually. The BOQ downloaded should be

used for filling the item rate inclusive of all taxes and it should be saved with the same name as it contains.13.Price escalation & taxes: - The unit rates and prices shall be quoted by the bidder entirely in Indian Rupees and the rates quoted shall be deemed to include price escalation and all

taxes up to completion of the work unless otherwise, specified deductions on account of taxes shall be made from the bills of the contractor on gross amount of the bill as per the rates prevailing at the time of recovery.14.Bidders are advised to use “My Documents” area in their user on e-Tendering portal to store such documents as are required.15.In case of CRF & any other specified project the relevant guidelines/ standard bidding documents shall be followed16.Instructions to Bidder (ITB)16.1.All bidders shall upload the following information and documents along with qualification criteria/ qualification information with their bidsa.Copies of original documents defining constitution/ legal status, place of registration and principal place of business.b.Valid GST No. & Pan No. along with the latest GST Return form GST-3/GSTR-3B.c.Copy of earnest money deposit & tender document fee indicating name of work therein.16.2.The bidders at his own responsibility and risk should visit and examine the site of work and its surroundings before submission of bid.16.3.Nonattendance of pre-bid meeting will not be cause of disqualification of the bidder.16.4.All documents relating to the bid shall be in the English language17.If the bidder does not quote rate for any item of the rate list / quantity schedule, cost of such item/ items shall be deemed to be part of the overall/ total contract value. No rates shall

be allowed for such item/ items in the allotment of contract.18.General Conditions of Contract:-18.1.The date of start of work shall be reckoned within one week from the date of issuance of LOI/ contract allotment as the case may be.18.2.Penalty for delay in completion:-In case of delay in completion of work beyond stipulated period of completion, penalty upto maximum of 10% of the contract shall be imposed.18.3.Time extension:-Suitable time extension shall be granted in case of increase in scope of work and in the event of delay beyond control of contractor to be determined by the

department.18.4.Advance Payments:-No mobilization advance/equipment advance shall be paid unless otherwise specified in the SBD.18.5.Retention Money:- 10% shall be deducted from each running of the successful contractor. 50% of the same will be released after virtual completion of work & balance 50% after

completion of DLP.18.6.Schedule of payment:- The payment schedule shall be fixed after award of contract in favour of successful bidder, on the basis of availability of funds and value of work executed,

shall be determined by the Engineer.18.7.Amendment of bidding document:- Before the deadline for submission of bids the employer may modify the bidding documents by issuing Addenda,18.8.The tender receiving authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender or all tenders without assigning any reason thereof.18.9.Contractor per personally responsible to watch any corrigendum/ amendments made in the NIT/ BOQ till last date of submission of tenders.18.10Restoration of work:- On completion of contract the contractor shall be responsible to remove all un-used material and restore all work in its original position at his own cost.18.11.Traffic regulations:-The contractor is bound to adhere to traffic regulations as is applicable from time to time and ensure arrangements of smooth regulation of traffic during

execution of work.18.12.Arbitration:- The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the arbitration procedure stated in the J&K conciliation and Arbitration Act No:-xxxv of 1997 issued vide

SRO No:-403 vide Notification of J&K Govt., “Law Department” 11th December-1997.

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Executive Engineer.

DIPK-7969/21 REW Baramulla

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C/O Flood Channel from machipora

Rasheedabad chinar to irrigation

channel sempora. under ADP ,Block -

Zaingeer

7.25 300 60 days CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

Accorded

Allotted

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Upgradation of Madan road BWO

Solling with side wall at sempora

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with lining wall at dangerpora, Block

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ADP

AAA

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Allotted

4 Fencing of Graveyard Pethbug

Janwara near bandipora Road and

fencing of Jamai masjid land at

pethpora Jaenwara , Block Zaingeer,

under ADP

6.15

300

60 days

CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

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Allotted

5 Construction of sarad wazukhana

near jamia masjid qadeem at Atapaji

Mohalla Dangerpora -A,Block

Zaingeer under ADP

6.00

300

60 days CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

Accorded

Allotted

6 C/O R-Wall at different spots at

budshah khul at Mundji. under ADP

,Block -Zaingeer

5.89

300

60 days CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

Accorded

Allotted

7 C/O 2No Culverts along with Yarbal

at different spots at Duroo -B,Block:-

Zaingeer, under ADP

5.89

300

60 days CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

Accorded

Allotted

8 Development of ADDA B.W.O

Passenger Shed with Toilet facility at

Dangerpora -A, Block Zaingeer

under ADP

6.33

300

60 days CEE,

DEE

ADP

AAA

Accorded

Allotted

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1 Date of Issue of Tender Notice 06-09-2021

2 Period of downloading of bidding documents From 06-09-2021 to 20-09-2021 up to 4:00 PM

3 Bid submission Start date 06-09-2021

4 Bid Submission End Date 20-09-2021 up to 4:00 PM

5

Deadline for receiving the hard copy (original DD &

EMD) including all the soft copy documents uploaded

on the site.

Hard copy will be received in the office of the Executive Engineer

Baramulla either by hand or by courier/Regd. Post up to 21-09-2021

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Date and time of Opening of Bids (Online)

Technical Bids will be opened on 22-09-2021 at 11:00 AM in the office of

the Executive Engineer REW Baramulla and Financial Bid opening will be

declared online.

Kulgam Police arrested drug peddler and recovered Contraband SubstanceFarooq Rather HT CORRESPONDENT

Kulgam : September 07, 2021 To eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Kulgam Police arrested a drug peddler and recov-ered contraband substance from his possession. Police party of Police Station Qa-zigund led by SHO Qazigund Insp Irshad Reshi under the supervision of SDPO Qazigund Shri Govind Rattan-JKPS during patrolling in the jurisdiction of the Qazigund intercepted a person namely Aabid Ahmad Shah S/O Mohd Yousuf

Shah a resident of Churat moving in suspicious circumstances carrying a bag. Going through checking offi-cers were able to recover 400 grams of Charas like substance from his possession. He was arrested on spot. Regarding the incident, Case with FIR No. 217/2021 U/S 8-20/29 NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station Qazigund and inves-tigation has been initiated as more arrests and recoveries of contraband substances are expected. Community members are requested to come forward with any informa-tion regarding anti-social activity in their vicinity.

Kishtwar admin intensifies Covid testing at entry pointsADDC reviews formulation of DDM Plan; implementation of Forest Rights Act

KISHTWAR, SEPTEM-BER 07: District Ad-ministration Kishtwar has intensified covid testing and other Covid containment measures including intensive test-ing at entry points.The information was shared at a meeting held today to review the progress of the for-mulation of District Disaster Management Plan and implementa-tion of Forest Right Act besides COVID 19 miti-gation and enforcement measures placed in the district. Additional District De-velopment Commission-er Sham Lal chaired the meeting attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishori Lal Sharma; Assistant Commissioner Revenue Akhter Hussain Qazi; Assistant Commission-er Panchayat Zakir

Hussain; Chief Medical Officer Kishtwar Dr R S

Manhas besides all Te-hsildars.A detailed review of the mitigation and en-forcement measures being placed in to pre-vent fresh surge of the COVID 19 cases in the district was takean.The Chief Medical Of-ficer apprised the meet-ing about the progress of the vaccination and

testing exercise besides the registration of the

leftover persons under the SEHAT-scheme.The ADDC asked Health Department and teh-sil administrations to work in close coordi-nation for the effective implementation and en-forcement of preventive measures for the safety of people.The ADDC directed the concerned officers to

intensify the vaccina-tion drive at Panchayat levels and rope in the PRIs and the youth Club members in the exer-cise to aware the left out persons through IEC ac-tivities so that they get vaccinated.All the Tehsildars were asked to further strengthen the testing at the check nakas in their jurisdictions and monitor the screening of the staff and stu-dents who are going to resume the class work.The ADDC Kishtwar asked all the Tehsildars to submit the data re-garding the District Di-saster Management mi-cro-Plan on prescribed format for further sub-mission to concerned quarters so that the de-cision supports system would be strengthened effectively at all levels in district.

DC Reasi launches Project MADAD for welfare of Differently Abled Persons

REASI, SEPTEMBER 06: Deputy Commissioner Reasi, Charan-deep Singh today launched Proj-ect MADAD (Maintenance of Differently-Abled)-an initiative by District Administration Reasi for welfare of Differently Abled

Persons.Speaking at the launch pro-gramme, the Deputy Commis-sioner said that through this project the District Administra-tion aims to eradicate the stig-ma attached with disability. He highlighted that the recently concluded Tokyo Paralympics have shown that persons with disabilities are no less than oth-ers provided they are supported and facilitated suitably.The Deputy Commissioner fur-ther added that Project MADAD is an effort towards following a holistic approach to deliver ben-efits of all the existing schemes of the government to Specially Abled Persons.The project aims to provide a number of facilities to the Spe-cially Abled Persons in the dis-trict and to make all Public Of-fices/Public places accessible for them. As per Census 2011 data, the population of specially-abled persons in District Reasi is 5579.The Deputy Commissioner said that a fresh survey of popula-

tion to assess the current status of Specially Abled Persons (irre-spective of type and Percentage of Disabilities) along with their specific requirements will be con-ducted by a Panchayat Level team consisting of Sarpanch as Chair-person and Supervisor/Social Workers ICDS/VLW/GRS and Asha Worker as members of Pan-chayat Level Team. A total of 155 such teams shall be constituted for 153 Panchayats and 2 Munici-pal Committees.Project MADAD will be imple-mented through the Social Wel-fare Department and District So-cial Welfare Officer as the Nodal authority.The district administration will be providing free Health Insur-ance to all Specially Abled Per-sons under existing schemes like NIRAMAYA, PMJJBY & PMJSBY. The premium of In-surance shall be borne by Dis-trict Administration from Red Cross or from a Special Corpus Fund. Mass Awareness to foster respect for Rights of Specially Abled Persons and to counter dis-ability related discrimination to protect, provide and ensure that they enjoy all human rights shall be among the foremost priorities under the project.The Project envisages active in-volvement and participation of

all NGOs working in District Reasi for prompt delivery of services and assistance to Spe-cially Abled Persons. Provid-ing Assistive devices through SAMBHAV Scheme of National Trust, schemes of Rehabilitation Council, J&K and ADIP Scheme of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, through ALIM-CO have also been included in this project.Through this project the district administration aims to assist the needy in procuring durable, modern-standard aids and ap-pliances that can promote their Physical, Social and Psycholog-ical Rehabilitation, by reducing the effects of disabilities and en-hance their economic potential.DIVYANG SAHAYAKS- a group of volunteers in every pancha-yat will be roped in to provide door-step assistance to Specially Abled Persons.Project MADAD also envisages 100 percent coverage of Schol-arship to all eligible Specially Abled Students, Skill Develop-ment of Specially Abled Persons through NGOs or through recog-nized Skill Development institu-tions.Further, issuance of UDID (Unique Disability Identification) cards by Health Department to Specially Abled Persons shall also be undertaken under this project.

National Lok Adalat

held at District Court

Complex Shopian on

Sept 11

SHOPAIN, SEPTEM-BER 7 The 3rd National Lok Adalat to be held on September 11, 2021 for

Speedy and Amicable Settlement of All Civ-il and Compoundable Criminal Cases.The District Legal Ser-vices Authority Sho-pian has proposed to hold the National Lok Adalat on 11-09-2021 for settlement of all kinds of civil cases and com-

poundable criminal cas-es (Both Pre litigation and pending litigation cases).The General Public are requested to avail the benefit of Lok Adalat Mechanism for Settle-ment of their cases in ensuring National Lok Adalat on 11-09-2021 in

Physical and virtual Mode.Therefore, all the per-sons who are willing to settle their pending cases or Pre Litigation cases, may approach the Secretary of District Legal Service Author-ity, Shopian in District Court Complex.

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District CAPEX Budget reviewed at KupwaraChairman DDC stresses for speeding up Estimation of works;

DC Kupwara fixes timeline for submission of Estimates

100% Vaccinated students shall report to classes, DC B’gamBUDGAM, SEPTEMBER 07: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam,

Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today in his routine press briefing about COVID-19 status said that unless we follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and adhere to all SOPs there is every apprehension that positive cases may rise again.The DC said that from the past few weeks we have been witness-ing an increase in the number of cases in some areas resulting in desig-nation of some new Micro containment zones. He said with the opening of educational institutions from class 10th to 12th more precautions and safety measures are foremost needed.

Mirza once again appealed for 100 percent vaccination of all who fall in the age group of 18 to 44 years, particularly students shall ensure that they are vaccinated before entering classes. He added that students below the age of 18 shall have (RAT) mandatory in case they have to attend class-es.Regarding current status, the DC said presently there are 142 active positive cases in the district, recovery rate is 99 percent while positivity rate stands at 0.46 percent..

DC Kupwara reviews progress of data collection of media persons working in Kupwara

KUPWARA, SEPTEMBER 07: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din today convened a meeting, here to review the progress of data collection of media persons working in the district.

The meeting was attended by SSP Kupwara Dr. G V Sundeep and Dis-trict Information Officer (DIO) Kupwara, Mohammad Yousuf Mir.

The DC was informed that the data of media persons working in the district is being collected as per devised proforma which was circulated in the media group and all media persons have been asked to submit required data by 4 PM today, positively.

On the occasion, the DC said that those media persons who fail to submit the data shall not be allowed to work in the district to weed out the self styled reporters, against whom allegations of exploitation are leveled in the district.The DC, however, allowed a two day extension to facilitate the media persons, who could not submit their data today.

Now, as per the directions of Deputy Commissioner, the media persons working in Kupwara district are once again asked to submit their data by September 09 up to 2 PM, positively, after that there would be no relax-ation.The District Administration Kupwara has initiated a drive to check the authenticity of media persons working in the district, following the reports of allegations of black mailing and exploitation.

Kulgam Police arrested a person for extorting moneyFarooq Rather

Kulgam Police received a written complaint from a person namely Shabir Ahmad Bhat S/O Ghulam Hassan Bhat a resident of Bachroo stating that one person namely Mohammad Iqbal Bhat S/O Bashir Ah-mad Bhat a resident of Bachroo came in contact with him and extorted money from him in the name of Police department. The said person put him in fear that police will arrest him as he was earlier involved in drug peddling and to avoid the arrest he demanded Rupees fifty thousand from him. The complainant paid him Rs. 20000 in advance as he was frightened that he may be arrested by police for the unknown crime. Taking cognizance of the matter, a case with FIR number 205/2021 U/S 384 IPC was registered in Police Station Kulgam and investigation was set into motion.

Div Com Kashmir reviews physical progress of PMAY

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: The Divi-sional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today reviewed the physi-cal status and progress made under Prad-han Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in all the ten districts of Kashmir Division, here.

The meeting was attended by all the Dep-uty Commissioners through virtual mode while MD J&K Housing Board, Director Urban Local Bodies, Cluster Heads of J&K Bank attended physically.

During the meeting, the Div Com re-viewed the physical status of work and the release of installments in favour of bene-ficiaries selected after verification by the concerned department.

He also took district wise review of the progress made and directed the DCs to utilize entire funds released for the said scheme before September 25th, 2021 so the other part of the funds will be provided by the Government of India.

The Div Com enjoined upon DCs to com-pare the data available with them to the up-loaded one on the housing board’s to match the figure. He directed them to compile the list of eligible, ineligible and untraceable beneficiaries and release the installments which are due to the beneficiaries.

He also directed the DCs to issue the notices to those who have been given any installment but have been found ineligible later.Meanwhile, Div Com also reviewed the implementation of the scheme for promo-tion of traditional and cultural festivals of J&K and directed DCs to compile the data of religious institutions within two days.

Deputations, individuals call on Advisor

Baseer Khan at Civil SecretariatSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07:

Several deputations and individu-

als today called on Advisor to Lieu-tenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands.

The delegations raised various issues of public importance of their respective localities and sought the intervention of the Advisor in this regard.

A delegation of Migrant Employ-ees from Nagrota, Jagti, met the Advisor and raised service related matters including salary and other issues.

Another delegation of people from Budgam raised various issues

related to the development of area.Similarly a delegation of em-

ployees of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority also met the Advisor and raised service related matters. Likewise another delega-tion from Bandipora also raised var-ious issues.

Likewise several delegations and individuals from Srinagar and oth-er areas also called on Advisor and raised matters pertaining to various departments like PDD, Rural Devel-opment, Tourism etc.

DC B’pora appeals students to get vaccinated before classes resumeBANDIPORA,

SEPTEMBER 07: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Tues-day urged the students above the age of 18 years to get vaccinated immediately so that they can resume their classes and appear in upcoming exams as and when allowed by Gov-ernment.While briefing the media about covid

situation in the district, Dr Owais said the class work may start soon in colleges and only vaccinated students shall be allowed to enter the college. He urged the students to get vaccinated as soon as possible so that they can resume their classes when allowed by the Government.Dr Owais said 65 percent of the 18-44 years age group

has been vaccinated so far and fifty thousand second doses have also been administered so far. He urged the left out persons to get vaccinat-ed at earliest.He said the people should come forward for vaccination voluntarily as it is abso-lutely safe. He said the health teams are also going for a door to door vaccination campaign so that the whole popu-

lation is covered.The DC said the

graph of Covid-19 cases is gradually going down and can further slip down if people continue to follow Covid Appro-priate Behavior and ensure they are vacci-nated at earliest.

He said there are 28 active positive cases in the district as on date and only one patient out of these is in hospital

isolation. He said the extensive sampling and subsequent isolation of positive cases helped to control the spread of virus in containment zones.He said the graph can go down in coming days if people continue to follow CAB and get vaccinated as soon as possible. He said even if the vaccinated person contracts the virus, the symptoms.

DC Bandipora reviews developmental works, projects in districtBANDIPORA, SEPTEM-

BER 07: The Deputy Com-missioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Tues-day chaired a meeting of of-ficers to review and get the first-hand account of the developmental activities in vogue in the district.

The meeting discussed detailed proposals under the District Capex Plan, 2021-22 including physical status of projects targeted for com-pletion in the current fiscal and took a comprehensive review on the progress of developmental projects un-dertaken by various depart-ments.

It was given out that Rs 529 Crores have been ear-marked for the financial year 2021-22 with major thrust on Jal Jeevan Mis-sion (51%), PMGSY (21%), Rural development Depart-ment (8%), Education &

Health (8%) etc.The DC said 3316 works

have been targeted for com-pletion for the financial year 2021-22 which includes 114 Water supply schemes, 24 PMGSY works, 23 Ur-ban Development Works, 13 works of Education, 07 Hospitals, 13 Roads, 09 Ir-rigation Schemes and 1875 MGNREGA Works.

Officers informed that 629 works have been com-pleted so far under different schemes and Rs 16.61 Cr has been spent so far out of the released budget of Rs 70.81 Cr.

The DC sought details from the heads of depart-ments including Rural De-velopment department, Health, JKPDCL, R&B, Jal Shakti and other sectors about the approved works, tendering status and status of estimations and progress

of ongoing projects/works.At the outset, Joint Di-

rector Planning, Imtiyaz

Ahmad gave a detailed Pow-erPoint Presentation about achievements of the Dis-trict during 2020-21 and Plan

highlights of 2021-22. He informed the meeting about the major developmental ac-

tivities completed till date and the future plans.

JDP informed that Dis-trict Hospital Bandipora has

been completed and made operational during the cur-rent financial year besides four other major work proj-ects including Gujjar and Bakerwal hostel Bandipora at the cost of Rs 3.25 crores, Polytechnic College Bandi-pora at the cost of Rs 18.00 Crore, Dak Banglow Gurez at the cost of Rs 3.25 Cr and Indoor Stadium Shadipora at the cost of Rs 4.83 Crore.

It was revealed that the Wullar Dredging Project is being completed at the cost of Rs 200.00 Crores and the work is in progress at full pace and 60 lakh cubic me-tres have been dredged so far.

ADC Bandipora said among new initiatives, Bur-nai-Tulail has been provid-ed with a Mobile Network for the First time. He said Rs 2.00 Crores are being spent on 3 towns of Hajin, Bandi-

pora and Sumbal. He said in addition 900 solar street lights have been installed in 123 Villages including Gurez and 03 towns of Bandipora while 1175 Works with 06 school buildings, 06 Roads, 03 Irrigation Schemes etc have been completed during last financial year.

It was revealed that last year a record macadamiza-tion of 115 Kms was mac-adamized while this year the administration has set a target to macadamize 173 Kms out of which about 90 kilometers have been mac-adamized so far.

Dr Owais was informed that 10 MVA Receiving Sta-tion at Nasoo Bandipora was recently inaugurated that further augmented the power infrastructure in the district. It was announced that a modern ISM Health and Wellness centre with all

modern facilities was also established in Aragam.

Speaking on the oc-casion, the DC said that district administration is committed to ensure all de-velopment projects/works are completed within a set timeline.

He stressed on the con-cerned officers/officials to take all possible measures to accelerate the pace of the ongoing works for their time-bound completion and directed for regular moni-toring of works. He also di-rected all the officers to keep a close liaison and coordi-nation with PRIs (DDCs/BDCs/Sarpanchs/Panchs) so that a new system of im-plementation of develop-mental activities is ensured in a hassle free manner and people can realize the actu-al and intended benefits of work.

Distt Adm. Sgr holds sensitisation workshop with Heads of Schools, Colleges,Stresses for strict adherence to CAB

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: The District Administration Sri-nagar/District Disaster Manage-ment Authority (DDMA) on Tues-day held a sensitization workshop session at Banquet Hall, here with the Heads of various Edu-cational Institutions (Schools/colleges) to discuss Modus ope-randi for reopening of schools in Srinagar district.

The programme was held on the directions of the Deputy Com-missioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who is also the Chair-man DDMA Srinagar and was at-tended by Officers from District Administration including Sub Di-visional Magistrate, East, Owais Mushtaq and Head Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rab-bane Tariq besides, Principals/ Headmasters of all Government and Private Schools and Colleges.

During the interaction, the Sub Divisional Magistrate, East, Owais Mushtaq sought sugges-tions from the heads of schools regarding the opening of schools. He said that it is prerequisite to follow all Covid-19 related guide-lines and SoPs to open Educa-tional Institutions in Srinagar to avoid spread of Covid Infection.

On the occasion, Dr Rabbane Tariq of Department of Commu-nity Medicine, GMC Srinagar

threw light on the Covid related SOPs and Protocols to be adopted after opening of schools. It was told that Consent shall be ob-tained from the parents of all stu-dents who are willing to attend school.

The school premises, Trans-port vehicles, toilets and class rooms should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised. The thrust was also laid on ensuring social distancing/physical distancing in the schools particularly at en-try and exit points.

Further, it was informed that display Signages and necessary

Markings for enforcing Social Distancing and Safety proto-cols be ensured besides, outdoor spaces be also used as much as possible to prevent spread of infection, while facility for prop-er screening/testing regarding Covid-19 must be made available at the entry of all the schools.

It was said that the number of water supply taps/ toilet facil-ities needs to be increased in ev-ery school to avoid gathering and spreading infection. In addition School events, congregations, meetings etc. must be avoided till the situation with regard.

KUPWARA, SEPTEMBER 07: A joint meeting of Officers and PRIs was today held at conference hall DC office Kupwara to review the progress of Implementation of District CAPEX Budget (DCB), 2021-22 of Kupwara district.

The Chairman District Devel-opment Council (DDC), Kupwara, Irfan Sultan Panditpori chaired the meeting.The Vice Chairman DDC, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Imam Din were also present in the meeting, besides, DDC Members, BDC Chairpersons and Officers.The objective of the meeting was to review the pace of progress un-der District Capex Budget, speed-ing up of estimation of works, tendering and Administrative Approval.Addressing the meet-ing the Chairman DDC stressed upon the officers to speed up the process of estimation of works so that execution of works could be taken up in hand and completed within the targeted time frame. He said the council members have got the mandate from the common people of the district and therefore have to work joint-ly for overall development of the district.

Speaking at the occasion, the Vice Chairman DDC said that

they belong to a system as such are responsible to serve people in a better way. He stressed upon the engineers of the Rural Develop-ment department to speed up the estimation of the works.

The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Imam Din in his ad-dress said that the District Ad-ministration is here to remove the bottlenecks and resolve the problems confronting in the field, adding that all field functionaries should redouble their efforts to come up to the expectations of the PRIs.He gave a timeline of 4 days to all AEEs and JEEs for submission of estimates directly to the Deputy Commissioner’s Of-

fice for administrative approval so that tendering process could be started and works taken in hand on time.

He expressed his dismay over the poor performance of some of-ficials and asked the controlling officers to fix the responsibility upon the officials who are found lazy in submission of estimates.

The Deputy Commissioner asked ACP to constitute various Standing Committees of Coun-cil members on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer so that the progress of the development works could be properly reviewed and monitored in the district.

Earlier, Joint Director Plan-ning, Abdul Majeed gave a brief about the progress and informed that 5815 works are targeted for the current financial year under District Capex 2021-22. He said Rs. 56.78 crore have been expend-ed till ending August 2021 against the released amount of 132.65 crore.The concerned DDC mem-bers and BDC Chairpersons also spoke in the meeting and got in-formation regarding estimates and other developmental works of their respective constituencies from the concerned officers.

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Driver killed, 2 others injured as 2 trucks rolldown into gorge in RambanM S Nazki HT Correspondent

Jammu, Sept 7: driver of a canter vehicle was killed and two persons were injured in an accident along Jammu-Srinagar high-way in Ramban district on Tuesday.Official sources told GNS that at

about 5:15 hours, a truck tralla (RJ19GB-8209) driven by Raju Ram (30) of Shiva Bermar Rajistan, on its way from Jammu to Srinagar hit one Canter Truck (UP66-T-1883), moving in opposite direction. Both trucks rolled down about 1000-ft down into a gorge, resulting in on the spot death of canter driver Anuj Kumar Tripathi (35)of Kalyanpur Kanpur UP.Conductor of Canter, Om Narayan (40) of Kartholi UP and driver of Tralla, Raju Ram (30) were injured and were removed to District hospital Ramban by police and QRT. Confirming it, a police officer told GNS that a case (FIR No 138/20210) under section 279 337 304-A IPC has been registered in police station Ramban.

Social activist Pankaj Sharma

met Div Com Jammu, apprised

him over arbitrary constitution

of youth clubs in Doda.

Mukesh Parihar

JAMMU, Sept 7: Former AISF Leader and Social Activist, Pankaj Sharma on Tues-day met with Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langer and apprised him about the favouritism, pick and choose format used by the district Doda Adminis-tration to constitute Youth Clubs.Pankaj apprised the Div Com that the for-mation of Youth Clubs across the district Doda is held totally based on favouritism and pick and choose format, even in some Panchayat the concerned Sarpanch or Gram Rozgar Sewak did not followed the proper guidelines.He informed the Official that in Pancha-yat Tantna, Gram Rozgar Sewak (GRS) himself prepared a list without consulting from the Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs) and without holding any Gram Sabha.

Bada Khana organized bycommandant JKAP 6th BN at Bhera

DC Rajouri reviews sector-wise performance under Good Governance IndexRAJOURI, SEPTEM-

BER 07: District Develop-

ment Commissioner Rajou-

ri, Rajesh K Shavan today

reviewed the sector-wise

performance under the

Good Governance Index

here at a meeting of line

departments held in the

Conference Hall of the PWD

Dak Bungalow.

ADDC, Pawan Kumar;

ACR, Tahir Mustafa Malik;

SE Jal Shakti, JP Singh;

CPO, Mohammad Khur-

shid; GM DIC, Manzoor

Hussain; ACD, Sushil Kha-

juria; DSEO, Bilal Rashid

Mir; CAO, Mahesh Verma;

CAHO, Dr Fazal; CMO, Dr

Shamim Un Nissa Bhatti;

DSHO, Dr Sarfraz Naseem

Chowdhury; DIO NIC, Mu-

zaffar Mir; Executive En-

gineers of Jal Shakti, PDD,

PWD, PMGSY attended the

meeting.

The Good Governance

Index is a uniform tool to

assess the status of Gov-

ernance and the impact of

various interventions of the

Government in the larger

public interest.

Detailed deliberations

were held on the sector-wise

performance including Ag-

riculture and Allied Sectors,

Industries & Commerce,

Human Resource Develop-

ment, Public Health, Public

Infrastructure & Utilities,

Economic Governance,

Social Welfare & Develop-

ment, Judicial & Public

Security, Environment and

Citizen-Centric Governance

under Good Governance In-

dex.

The base financial year

which has been taken for

the Good Governance Index

is 2018-19.

Speaking at the meet-

ing, the District Develop-

ment Commissioner asked

for a prompt, smooth and

hassle-free public service

delivery mechanism in the

district.

The District Develop-

ment Commissioner said

that good governance was

receiving the main focus

in developing countries to

achieve sustainable eco-

nomic growth and develop-

ment.

The District Develop-

ment Commissioner direct-

ed the concerned officers to

ensure that necessary bene-

fits under different schemes

and programmes percolate

down to the last beneficiary

of the district. He also asked

the concerned to achieve the

physical and financial tar-

gets within the set timelines

to provide necessary bene-

fits to the general public.

Doda: Agriculture department organises

awareness camp for Women Food Security groupsDODA, SEPTEMBER 07: An

awareness camp for women food

security groups was today or-

ganised by the Department of

Agriculture and Farmers Wel-

fare Doda here at Misrata village

of Zone Bhalra Tehsil Bhader-

wah today.

The programme was organised

under SMAE (ATMA) and at-

tended by 25 women farmers of

Misrata and adjoining areas.

Sub Divisional Agriculture

Officer, Pranoo, Kuldeep Raj

Bhasan spoke about the differ-

ent schemes being implemented

in the area.

Assistant Soil Chemist, Zareena

spoke about the importance of

soil testing and advised the farm-

ers to take up cultivation only af-

ter testing the soil of their fields.

Apiculture officer Rajeshwar

Singh spoke about beekeeping

and advised the women farmers

to take up the trade to increase

their income.

Area marketing officer Doda

Sunil Singh spoke about the

schemes run by their depart-

ment.Progressive farmer Abdul

Gaffar also spoke on the occa-

sion and gave a detailed lecture

regarding cultivation of laven-

der and other medicinal plants.

District Agriculture officer, Ha-

roon Hussain spoke at length

about the different schemes run

for the betterment of the farm-

ing community. He advised the

farmers to start mushroom cul-

tivation as it can help them to

double their farm income.

Sarpanch Misrata presented the

vote of thanks and advised the

farmers to take the benefit of

different schemes.

Later, agriculture implements

and growth regulators were also

distributed among the women

farmers present on the occasion.

Incharge AEO Ajay Kotwal con-

ducted the proceeding of pro-

gramme. JAEO Arif Sajjad,

Rita Kotwal and other staff

members were also present on

the occasion.

Vice Chairperson DDC Udhampur holds series of Janta darbarsCalls for early start of work on GDC buildings at Dudu- Basantgarh, Majalta

UDHAMPUR, SEPTEMBER 07: Vice Chairperson, District Development Council, Udham-

pur, Juhi Manhas Pathania has called for early start of work on buildings for Degree Colleges at Dudu Basantgarh and Majalta.

“Full-fledged Degree Col-leges have been sanctioned and funds for the same also made available since long back. But much of the precious time has been lost fixing land/space for these buildings and pupils are being forced to study in rented buildings” she said.

She further called for imme-diate allotment of work/ issu-ance of LOA on Sulghar to Dal-sar Khas road for which tenders has been opened by the agency and case submitted to the admin-istrative department since past

more than three months.Calling for early start of the

work, she said this road is life-

line for as many as 50,000 people living in the area.

Juhi was addressing a series of Janta darbars in far-flung ar-eas of Udhampur District accom-panied by Pinky Devi, DDC Lat-ti, Mool Raj, DDC Ramnagar-I, Jattu Ram DDC Ramnagar-II, PRIs and people of the area.

While addressing Janta Dar-bar at Motu, she said that Motu, Panjian, Khubban, Nokain, Garh Samna Banj, Laa, Mariala, Rajundi, Sohan is a separate belt of villages jacketed by Bani, Bil-lawar and Ramnagar tehsils and demanded special attention of the administration towards the area. She demanded augmenta-tion of infrastructure and filling

of vacant posts in the two high schools i.e GHS Mottu and GHS Babey and a Higher Secondary

School at GS Banj.She observed that Higher

Secondary School at Garh Sam-na Banj is functioning under internal arrangement since 2010 sans post of principal, subject lecturers are adequate laborato-ries/playgrounds and other in-frastructure. She also expressed concern over slow work on the girls’ hostel sanctioned in Garh Samna Banj to benefit the girls of the area. She further ex-pressed concern over delay in the commissioning of water sup-ply scheme at Motu/Sohan and completion of Hamdana-Pan-jian-Nokain, Sanote-Garh Sam-na Banj and Kamtala to Babey PMGSY roads.

Advisor Farooq Khan inaugurates Rashtriya Poshan MaahJAMMU, SEPTEMBER

7: Advisor Farooq Khan, in-augurated Rashtriya Posh-an Maah 2021, here today.

The event marked the beginning of activities un-der the Prime Minister’s outreach programme of POSHAN Abhiyaan in all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir during the month of September.

State Project Director (SPMU) POSHAN Abhi-yaan, Rubina Kouser, Di-rector Finance Anil Dogra, Joint Director ICDS, Devinder Singh Katoch, Deputy Director, ICDS, Jammu, Teena Mahajan, District Programme Of-ficers (ICDS), CDPOs of Jammu division and other senior officers of conver-gent departments besides Supervisors, Anganwadi workers and ASHAs were

present on the occasion .Advisor stressed upon

the need to intensify iden-tification of malnourished children and providing them with adequate nu-trition and health care for bringing them to main-stream in terms of healthy nutritional status. He said that convergence among departments is the key to tackle the menace of mal-nutrition among children.

He emphasized for im-proving nutritional out-comes for children, adoles-cent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. He also asked for creating mi-cronutrient environments in every village. For this, Poshan vatikas are to be set up in Anganwadi Centres, panchayat areas, vacant lands in villages where ben-efits can easily be given to

women and children.He said the word cele-

bration is misnomer, the actual celebration will be-gin once the fight against malnourishment is won.

The war has been started against malnourishment

but will be won by conver-gence among departments, he added

Rubina Kousar, State

Project Director POSHAN Abhiyaan, highlighted four

major themes of Poshan Maah 2021, namely plan-tation activity at poshan vatikas, yoga and ayush

for nutrition, distribution of regional nutrition kits and identification of SAM children and community kitchen for SAM children. She further highlighted the need to increase nu-tritional awareness and responsiveness among all stakeholders about vital nutrition behaviours. She also recounted the journey of ICDS department during four years of poshan abhi-yan.Child Development Project Officer, Akanksha Kalsotra and Medical Offi-cer, Dr Rimpee Devi made a Power Point Presentation on Poshan Abhiyan and Identification of SAM Chil-dren respectively.

Pertinent to mention that activities during the POSHAN Maah this year will broadly focus on plan-tation drive for POSHAN

VATIKA, sensitization drive for COVID vaccina-tion and observance of COVID protocols, special drive for Height and Weight Measurement for Children (under 6 years of age), slo-gan writing and recipe com-petitions.

Also, there will be ses-sions on “5-minute Yoga Protocol” (Y-break or yoga break) at various work-places for the employees of government and cor-porate bodies, awareness campaign on importance of regional foods, block wise identification of SAM Chil-dren, Supervised Supple-mentary Feeding Program for SAM children and sen-sitisation for community management of acute mal-nutrition and distribution of nutritious food for SAM children.

UTRC inspects facilities for inmates at District Jail Udhampur

UDHAMPUR, SEPTEMBER 07: Under Trial Review Com-mittee (UTRC) Chairman, Y.P. Bourney, (Pr. District & Sessions Judge Udhampur-Chairman District Legal Services Authori-ty) and Secretary District Legal Services Authority Rajni Shar-ma (Sub-Judge) today visited the District Jail Udhampur.

The Committee inspected the Barracks, interacted with the Jail inmates -under trial and inquired about the facilities being made available to them viz quality of food, lodging and

other amenities. The Committee especially inquired and person-ally checked the sanitation con-ditions in the Jail.

On finding some jail inmates reasonably qualified/ talented,

the Committee asked them to ed-ucate other inmates /Prisoners. The Committee advised the in-mates to make best use of their time by involving into Positive activitiesThe Committee also met with female Jail inmates and suggested them to keep them-selves involved in Positive activ-ities and make best use of their time. Committee also directed the Jail Authorities to take best care of all the Jail inmates and also initiate/ undertake some programme/ activities for their well being.

M S Nazki HT Correspondent

MENDHAR; “Bada Khana” along with Darbar was held at Bn. Hqrs JKAP-6th Bn. located at Behra Mendhar in Distt. Poonch. On the said occasion DIG Rajouri Poonch Range Sh. Vivek Gupta-IPS, was the senior most amongst the Police officers. Hundreds of officers/Jawans of JKAP-6th Bn. participated in the said event. Apart from all the avail-able gazetted officers of said unit concerned territorial police officers including Dr. Vinod Kumar-IPS SSP Poonch was also present on the occasion.On said occasion a warm welcome was presented to the concerned DIG by Sh. Suram Singh JKPS CO JKAP-6th Bn. at Bn. Hqrs. Mendhar. He inspected the Quarter Guard of said unit. After that DIG RP Range was appraised by Com-mandant JKAP-6th Bn. regarding the work done and duties performed by said unit during very tough period

i.e election and COVID-19 pandem-ic. A Darbar of Policemen which is one of the important tradition of the police was also held and grievances of the Jawns were heard and needful was done accordingly.The DIG RP Range appreciated overall working of the Battalion and role performed by the manpower of said Battalion during COVID-19 pandemic and duties performed on the fore front of law and order while having complete co-ordination with district Police and other sister agencies.At last Sh. Suram Singh JKPS CO JKAP-6th Bn.thanked all the Guests and officers present on said occasion and shared warm greetings with officers and Jawans of JKAP 6th Bn.

59 key sector projects being executed in Kathua under RIDF

DDC Kathua reviews pace of progressKATHUA, SEPTEMBER 07:

District Development Commis-sioner, Kathua Rahul Yadav to-day chaired a meeting to review the status of projects funded under Rural Infrastructure De-velopment Fund (RIDF) of NAB-ARD in the district.

The meeting was informed that a total of 59 projects in dif-ferent sectors are being execut-ed under District and State Plan for infrastructure development in uncovered areas. The projects taken up include Roads, Bridges besides assets of Health, Flood Control, PHE, Irrigation, Sheep Husbandry, Animal Husbandry;

Ayush etc are being funded un-der RIDF of NABARD.

The DDC while reviewing the physical and financial prog-ress of the taken up works laid thrust on timely completion of those projects approaching the cut deadline.

Besides, threadbare discus-sions were also held on vari-ous issues related to fund flow, timely submission of Project Completion Certificates and Uti-lization Certificates, besides bot-tlenecks hampering the.

The DDC impressed upon the implementing agencies to speed up execution in view of

the improved Covid situation. He also called for submitting Project Completion Certificates and Utilization Certificates of the projects completed to facili-tate early commissioning of the public assets.

DDM NABARD Amit Ku-mar; CPO Uttam Singh; CAHO, CSHO, XEN PHE, XEN I & FC, XEN PWD Kathua, XEN PWD Basohli, CMO, ADMO attended the meeting.Besides, threadbare discussions were also held on various issues related to fund flow, timely submission of Proj-ect Completion Certificates and Utilization Certificates,

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PUNJABof a cinematographer started.But the passion inside couldn’t stop Regan to step ahead in the world where camera role and action command could be handled by a single person which is a rare case in any industry. Regan while speaking told that as a cinematographer you have to pick up Director’s vision and reach his demands so sometimes you cannot completely fulfil his expectation because imagination can not be drawn fully but when you are as a cinematographer and a director you create more magic the frame you thing that story you plan can be executed nicely. In 2007 finally, Regan Dadu stepped into the world of direction and within no time attained a great milestone of more than 200 music videos as a director working with top-rated Punjabi stars including Nikk, Karan Aujla, Deep Jandu, R Nait, Mankirat Aulakh, Deep Karan, Dilreet Dhillon, Gulam jugni, Rox A, Harvi and others giving Hits like Yaari by Nikk, Teri Naar By Nikk, Nakhre Tare, Kash by Gulam jugni, Miss you by Deep Karan, Nakhre tare by Nikk, Acha ve Acha by Nikk, Deal by Harvi, Bacheye wangu by Rox A, Anni Dya Mzaak Ae By Whistle, Addiyan By Shivankur, Yaar by Kaymcee, Kalli Behke by Kunal Wason, Ki Kita by Bismil are top ten super hit songs as a director. Wonder guy is now a day creating magic in Kashmir capturing meadows and lakes, peace and beauty of paradise. Your song by Nikk has 294 million views on YouTube, Teri Naar 146 and Kaash has 133 Million records. The beautiful story is an inspiration and Regan Dadu is not a brand but an icon in Punjab Music Industry.

LGWe are working with greater responsibility to establish the Rule of Law and create an ideal harmonious society reflect-ing the true essence of Kashmiriyat, said the Lt Governor.Nearly 60,000 families migrated from the valley during the turmoil, out of which approximately 44,000 migrant families are registered with Relief Organisation, J&K, whereas, rest of the families chose to shift to other States/UTs. The hapless migrants had to leave behind their immovable as well as movable properties.The violence has affected all. Out of those 44,000 migrant families; 40,142 are Hindu Families, 2684 are Muslim Families and 1730 belongs to Sikh community, the Lt Governor added.“During the trial run period of the portal, we have received 854 grievances. It clearly shows a large number of migrant families were awaiting justice. Now, the time bound action on complaints will not only restore the faith of people in the system but I believe thousands of families achieve closure, justice and regain their dignity,” the Lt Governor said.It is pertinent to mention that with the onset of the Paki-stan-sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the year 1989-1990, a large number of people had to migrate from their ancestral places of residence, particularly in Kashmir Division. There was mass exodus of Kashmiri Hindus as well as a number of Sikhs and Muslims families. Under compelling circumstances, the immovable properties of these migrants got either encroached or they were forced to sell their properties at throwaway prices.In order to address this issue, on 2nd June 1997 an Act namely “The Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997” was enacted. This Act provided preservation, protection and restraint on distress sales of the immovable property of the migrants.Under this Act, the concerned District Magistrate was designated as a Custodian of the migrant properties. The Act provides for certain restrictions to prevent distress sale, custody of immovable property, eviction of unauthorized occupants, implementation by the competent authority, etc.The implementation of this Act, however, was a non-starter and replete with instances of non-performance. Despite various provisions, numerous instances of distress sale and alienation by different means have been reported. The cases under J&K Agrarian Reforms Act 1976 were neither properly enumerated nor contested.Ex-parte decisions were taken, and non-migrants have been shown as prospective owners. Even in some cases, tenancy has been created by showing non-existing tenants since 1971 by way of fraud/cheating, which was not permissible under section 13 of the said Act.It is important to mention here that since 2018-19, to 2020-21(July), the office of Relief and Rehabilitation Commis-sioner received approximately 113 grievances. Instances have come to notice particularly when in pursuance of the orders of the Hon’ble High Court in OWP No. 477/2016 dated 06.03.2020 titled “All India Kashmiri Samaj and Ors. V/s Union of India and Ors.” directing diarization of complaints and monitoring thereof, that immovable property of migrants has been alienated without following due process.The government in March 2020 took the first step in the direction to address this abysmal state of affairs by doing away with the need for written complaint by the aggrieved for the competent authority to enumerate and evict unauthorised occupants. By virtue of S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020 (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020, the requirement of written complaints for survey or measurement of a migrant property, proviso 2 of sub-section (2) of Section 6 has been omitted.In order to redress the grievances of the migrants and restore the properties to their rightful owners, the Lt Governor directed further action by the department. Subsequently, a notification, S.O. 275 dated 13.08.2021 was issued whereby the powers of Commissioner under Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 have been conferred upon the Deputy Commissioners. The involvement of senior level functionaries, exclusively for the avowed purpose under the ARA 1976, is expected to bring requisite force and focus.Also, instructions under Section 10 of J&K Migrant Im-movable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sale) Act, 1997 have been issued for preservation and protection of immovable property of the migrants, vide Government Order No. 53-JK-(Rev) of 2021 dated 13.08.2021.The instruction provided for launching an online portal to receive complaints for correction of records/ demarcation and removal of encroachments/trespassing/alienation by way of fraud or distress sale, etc.The instruction clearly states that any violation of the Act, including in respect of religious properties, shall be taken cognizance by the competent authority with timely action for eviction, custody and restoration of such properties and also action under law against the violators.The revenue officers have been instructed to dispose of such cases on priority, with due consideration to the cir-cumstances and specificity, while taking decisions with regard to the limitation period.On the occasion, Sh. Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary to the Government, Revenue department and Department of DMRRR gave a brief overview about the online portal.Sh. Baseer Ahmed Khan, Advisor to Lt Governor; Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. Nitishwar Kumar, Prin-cipal Secretary to Lt Governor; Administrative Secretaries; Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and senior officers attended the launch of the portal, in person and through virtual mode at the Civil Secretariat.

DGPand a very responsible conduct of the local people especially the youth is highly appreciated,” a police spokesperson said.“In strengthening peace in the valley, all stakeholders have to move together’’, Singh said“We have to move forward together to strengthen peace, identifying the enemies of peace and weaning out mischievous elements, and strictly deal with them under law,” he added.The DGP said situation is fully normal in both regions of Kashmir and Jammu and most of the restrictions in the valley have been

eased, including internet curbs, but under close watch.(CNS)

FLOODSMushtaq Ahmad from Mehjoor Nagar said that he ran from pillar to post to get the compensation but has lost all hopes now.“My godown was damaged in 2014 floods. Since then I have been visiting authorities to seek compensation. When I saw several other people with huge damage also visiting the government offices for the same purpose, I lost my hopes of getting any compensation” he said.There is one case in our locality where a man had got Rs 50,000 compensation four times in four different bank accounts using different variations of his name,” Ali Mohammad, a resident of Bemina, said.Showing the documents of the Revenue Department, Ali Mohammad pointed out that one Mohammad Amin Bhat’s name also figured as ‘Mohd Amin’, ‘M A Bhat’ and ‘Mohammad Amin’ in the list of beneficiaries in Bemina.Another victim from Indra nagar said that he is yet to receive the assistance under SDRF which was disbursed soon after flood waters receded.‘’My file was processed for compensation in the deputy com-missioner’s office in 2015 but there has been no progress on my case since then. Despite knowing the status of my case, I visit the concerned authorities every week’.As reported earlier, over Rs 500 crore were disbursed among affected families of 2014 devastating floods in Srinagar under Prime Minister’s Development Package, reveals official records.The total number of residential houses damaged in various cat-egories in 2014 devastating floods remained 77569.When flood hit Kashmir on September 6, 2014, thousands of people were left stranded inside their submerged houses. Due to incessant rain and overflowing flood channels, the conditions worsened in the following days.As per the official records, the number of fully damaged pacca residential houses in 2014 floods in Srinagar was 5526, severely damaged 20813 and partially 51025.By September 25 that year, the death toll had reached 285. Even after 10 days of the flood, three major hospitals remained closed, while two of them partially resumed their services.The record further reveals that the number of Kacha fully damaged residential houses was 96, severely damaged 54 and partially 55.The amount, as per official records, disbursed among affected families was over Rs 500.22 crore.Meanwhile Kashmir Trade Alliance said that no comprehensive package has been announced for the rehabilitation of the Business sector in Kashmir after the 2014 catastrophic floods.KTA President Ajaz Shahdhar while speaking to CNS said that the catastrophic floods of 2014 had caused a loss of nearly Rs 10 Million crore to the Valley’s economy. He said About Rs 5 Million crore was lost, the same floods and post-floods have caused a loss of Rs 10 Million crore so far, which is still going on.“State government had proposed Rs 44000 crore to centre gov-ernment as part of the flood rehabilitation program but central Govt gave nod to only7000 crores, which too were not released fully” He observed Shahdhar said this has angered people especially the business community in Valley who were worst hit during floods.He said GoI and the State government have only paid lip service to flood-affected people by not releasing a full rehabilitation package.

FIREthe Cause of fire is short circuit.

ALTAF BUKHARIrelenting efforts with regard to safeguarding the rights and interests of the people of J&K.He said that the Apni Party believes in the service of people and has from day one pursued the issues that matter the most for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “We have never indulged in deceitful politics. What we said on day one, we have maintained that stand and have never compromised or shied away from voicing the concerns of people in and outside J&K,” he added.Bukhari said that the Apni Party believes in the significance of a political worker who kept the democratic process alive despite the turbulence in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Apni Party will never compromise on its socio-economic and political agenda and will ensure that whatever has been promised is delivered on the ground.

ACB “A trap team was constituted. The trap team laid a successful trap and during the process caught the accused Riyaz Ahmad Wani while demanding and accepting a bribe amount of Rs. 5000/- from the complainant. The amount of bribe was also recovered on the spot in presence of an independent witness. The accused Riyaz Ahmad Wani was arrested on spot and from personal search an amount of Rs. 1,01,425/- was also recovered. Later Hira Lal Dhar, Deputy IFA was also taken in custody’, the statement reads. Further investigation in the case is going on.

SCCollegium, comprising the CJI, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.M. Khan wilkar, cleared the names in the meetings held on August 24 and September 1. The Collegium considered the names of 112 candidates – 82 from the Bar and 31 from the Judicial Service including the two Judges of Jammu and Kashmir.The Jammu & Kashmir High Court currently has six vacancies against a sanctioned strength of seventeen judges. Meanwhile the Collegium has also reiterated the names of lawyers Rahul Bharti and Moksha Kazmi (Khajuria) for judgeship. Bharti was reportedly recommended as a Judge earlier this year in March, whereas senior lawyer Moksha Kazmi-Khajuria is reported to have been recommended for elevation in 2019.(CNS)

COVID DECLINEMay has just reduced to 1.52 percent in the Kashmir division.The active cases in the Kashmir division include 565 from Srinagar, 150 from Baramulla, 150 from Budgam, 46 from Pulwama, 27 from Kupwara, 26 from Anantnag, 30 from Bandipora, 32 from Ganderbal, 12 from Kulgam and six from Shopian

COVID—Kashmir News Observer that among 126 new cases, 92 be-

long to Kashmir division while as 34 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir divi-sion have reached to 202,966 including 199,709 recoveries and 2,244 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 123,193 including 120,776 recoveries and 2,166 deaths.The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu

and Kashmir are 1,264 including 1,013 from Kashmir division and 251 from Jammu division.With 148 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu

and Kashmir has reached to 320,485 which is 98.26 percent of the total cases.“Cases tested positive in J&K include 46 from Srinagar, 20 from

Baramulla, 13 from Budgam, 02 from Pulwama, 02 from Kupwara, 00 from Anantnag, 01 from Bandipora, 01 from Ganderbal, 06 from Kulgam and 01 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 34 from Jammu division include 04 from Jammu, 02 from Udhampur, 02 from Rajouri, 02 from Doda, 07 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 02 from Kishtwar, 00 from Poonch, 01 from Ramban and 16 from Reasi,” officials disclosed.Meanwhile, authorities on Tuesday said that no fresh cases of

Mucormycosis popularly known as black fungus was reported in the UT and tally stands at 45.As per officials figures, 72,763 positive cases including 836

deaths and 71,369 recoveries are from Srinagar, 23,989 including 282 deaths and 23,567 recoveries are from Baramulla, 23,287 including 22,936 recoveries and 207 deaths are from Budgam,

15,366 including 15,130 recoveries and 194 deaths are from Pulwama, 14,264 including 166 deaths and 14,072 recoveries are from Kupwara, 16,459 including 16,230 recoveries and 205 deaths are from Anantnag, 9,654 cases including 9,525 and 101 deaths are from Bandipora, 10,150 including 10,044 recoveries and 78 deaths are from Ganderbal, 11,433 including 11,298 recoveries and 117 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,601 including 5,538 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Shopian.In Jammu division, 53,053 including 51,851 recoveries and

1,142 deaths are from Jammu district, 11,385 including 11,243 recoveries and 137 deaths are from Udhampur, 11,113 includ-ing 10,856 recoveries and 235 deaths are from Rajouri, 7,630 including 7,417 recoveries and 130 deaths are from Doda, 9,286 including 9,135 recoveries and 151 deaths are from Kathua, 7,138 including 7,013 recoveries and 120 deaths are from Sam-ba, 4,794 including 4,728 recoveries and 44 deaths are from Kishtwar, 6,326 including 6,218 recoveries and 97 deaths are from Poonch, 6,000 including 5,919 recoveries and 67 deaths are from Ramban and 6,468 including 6,396 recoveries and 43 deaths are from Reasi.As per the daily information bulletin 3,333,245 persons in Jammu

and Kashmir are under observation while 8,195 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 1,264 persons are in isolation.According to the bulletin, 2,853,133 persons have completed

the surveillance period and 466,243 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 13,682,053 samples are available. Out of 13,682,053 the number of samples tested negative stands at 13,355,894 while as 326,159 have tested positive, among them 1,264 persons are active, 326,159 persons have recovered and 4,410 persons have died

MANsome fire incident in Chouhadi area where it was found that Arun Khullar has murdered Amit and Rohit by firing upon them, they said adding the accused had fired four rounds from his licensed pistol and one round from licensed 12 bore which stands registered in his name. Three to four special teams were constituted and finally Arun Khullar was arrested besides the two weapons have been seized, they told Body of wo deceased who are residents of Hiranagar Kathua are lying in GMC and shall be handed over to family for last rites after post mortem tomorrow, they further said.

POONCHBasharat Khan of Surankote and Sheraz of Sangla Surankote.These two person were also apprehended from different places.It has come to fore during investigation that trio are associates of proscribed outfit JKGF and were given task to carry out terrorist activities in J&K particularly in District Poonch. In this connection FIR No.227/2021has been lodged under relevant sections of law and investigation taken up.

DEATHwas received regarding family after legal medical formali-ties—(KNO)

CS JKRLM was also asked to introduce institutional innovations and train the SHGs in the production of products suited to modern-day requirements, besides establishing fruitful forward linkages with the e-markets. He also urged the department to target the appointment of 2000 ‘Bank Sakhis’ in J&K by ramping up bank linkages to SHGs.The Chief Secretary advised the Housing & Urban Department to explore convergence with other schemes under implementa-tion in urban sector in J&K for increasing the acceptance of the NULM in the urban setting.Highlighting that the targets under direct financing scheme for SC/ST/OBC are extremely low, the Chief Secretary urged the concerned to lay special focus on providing gainful employment to more underprivileged and marginalized in the society.The Industries and Commerce Department informed that as against the target of 2352 cases under PMEGP, 7613 cases have been sanctioned as on date by the banks and in 5775 cases, financial assistance has also been disbursed to the beneficiaries.The Chief Secretary emphasized greater coordination between departments and banks for expeditious sanction and disbursement of loans under various schemes so that the target of creating one lakh self employment opportunities for youth is achieved at the end of the present financial year.

JK2004 & the J&K Reservation Rules 2005 there under, res-ervation to SCs @8% & to STs @ 10% is provided in direct recruitment and for admission in professional institutions including MD/ MS/ M.Tech /Engineering /Agriculture Science and other professional courses.Moreover the committee was apprised that there is no manual scavenging happening anywhere in the UT and electricity has been provided to every household including SCs and STs. The PC was also assured by the officers that safe water connections to every households including SCs/STs would be realised by next year and hamlets with 1000 or more population to have roads by March, 2021.In addition to these the official delegation listed out various other measures undertaken by different departments for the educational, health and livelihood up gradation of such population.The delegation also included Principal Secretary Skill Development, Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment, Secretary Social Welfare, Secretary Tribal Affairs, Secretary Planning, MD NRLM, Secretary Law and several other officers of the UT administration.Pertinent to mention here that the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes consists of 30 members – 20 elected by Lok Sabha and 10 by Rajya Sabha from amongst their members. Out of these currently 22 are on the visit to UT of J&K.The mandate of the committee is to examine the measures taken by the union government to secure due representation of the SCs and STs in services and posts under its control. These include appointments in the Public Sector Undertakings, Nationalised Banks, Statutory and Semi-Government Bodies and in the Union Territories with regard to the provisions of Article 335 of the Indian Constitution.taken by the union government to secure due representation of the SCs and STs in services and posts under its control. These include appointments in the Public Sector Undertakings, Nationalised Banks, Statutory and Semi-Government Bodies and in the Union Territories with regard to the provisions of Article 335 of the Indian Constitution.

HIGH LEVELtoday constituted a committee for making recommenda-tions on the representation and proposals for installation of statues/memorial plaques, naming of roads & buildings and matters connected therewith.The panel would be headed by administrative secretary Home and comprise of senior bureaucrats of J&K administration.According to the order, administrative secretary, department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, administrative secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, special director general of police, Criminal Investigation Department, Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department, administrative secretary, Culture department and divisional commissioner(s) would be members of the committee.The committee has been empowered to co-opt ad-hoc members for any particular proposal and shall be serviced by the general administration department.

It will submit its recommendations to the government for final decision by the Administrative Council. The admin-istrative council comprises of LG and his advisors and its powers are also similar to the cabinet.It is worthwhile to mention that J&K’s chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta had directed officials in the last week of July to identify 75 roads and schools which could be renamed after civilians as a mark of respect and appreciation for their distinguished contributions to public welfare—

POLICErecently arrested by a joint team of Punjab Police and J&K Police.The amount was seized in the presence of a magistrate and a case been lodged in police station Nowshera and investigation has been taken up.

TARIGAMIresident of UT Ladakh, is validation and vindication of essence of Article 35A in ensuring constitutional guarantees to people of J&K and Ladakh which (Article 370) was arbitrarily made inoperative.“Through the scrapping of Article 370 and bifur-cating the state into two union territories, not only has the BJP government undermined the basic structure of the constitution but the relationship between Jammu & Kashmir and the union itself. And the only way to put it back on track is by immediately restoring democracy alongwith full autonomy and statehood to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.He added that the democratic forces must raise their voice for restoration of the legitimate rights of the people, adding that “let those in authority understand that forced silence can’t be construed as acceptance.

Presence of bears create panic in ShopianWildlife team rushes to capture animalsShopian, Sep 07 (KNO): Panic gripped Baskochan and Shadab Karewa belt of Shopian after wild black bears were spotted in the area by locals on TuesdayLocals from the Baskochan area said some people spotted two black bears in the area on Tuesday morning and accordingly the concerned department was informed.Locals said that presence of bears have created panic among local residents and requested wildlife authorities to capture the animal at an earliest for the safety of people along with their livestock.The residents said that they are unable to move outside their residence due to the fear of the bear and requested the department to catch the animal as soon as possible.Later locals from Shadab Karewa belt of Shopian also said that a bear was spotted by locals in vast maize fields which have caused panic among locals.Officials within the wildlife department said that a team was rushed to the Baskochan, however, after conducting searches for hours it seems bears had escaped from the spot.“The team is conducting searches now in the Shadab Karewa area and efforts are on to capture the wild animals,” officials said.Wild animals have injured several people including wildlife officials this year in Shopian district besides several sheep were also killed.Two leopards were killed by locals in retaliation after the wild animals attacked them in the area this year.Moreover dozens of wildlife animals, mainly leopards, were caught by the department in the Shopian district this year.Pertinently several persons including two minors lost their lives in man animal conflict this year in the valley

Train service resumes on Baramulla-Banihal trackSrinagar, Sep 7 (UNI) Train service resumed on Tuesday on Baramull-Banihal track after remaining suspended for five days in the Kashmir valley as a precautionary measure.Official sources told UNI that train will chug on Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla in north Kashmir track today. Similarly train runs also resumed on Badgam-Srinagar-Anantnag-Qazigund in south Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu region, they said.They said train service was resumed only after getting clearance from divisional administration and police.Train service was suspended on Thursday following direction from the administration and police as a precautionary measure after the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who breathed his last at his Hyderpora residence on Wednesday night. They said in the past railway property worth crores of rupees was damaged in violence in the valley.Train service has become very popular as it is cheap, fast, comfortable and safe against other mode of transport available in the valley. Majority people are preferring to travel by train from Srinagar to Banihal and later to Jammu by road.

Masjid gutted in fire at KhanyarSrinagar CNS, 07th Sep; A mosque was gutted in a fire incident early on Tuesday at Aqalmir area of khanyar in Srinagar.Reports said that fire broke out in the building of Madrasa Mis-

ba-ur-rashid, which also houses the office of Baitulmaal Masjid Shareef at Aqalmir Khanyar damaging the second storey of Masjid. Locals and fire tender rushed to the spot and prevented the fire from spreading to nearby locality by dousing the flames.The cause of the fire is being ascertained. However initial reports said that the Cause of fire is short circuit.(CNS)

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Drug abuse has started eating into the vitals of our society. Kashmir which was once alien to any such crime is com-ming up as the capital of this mafia. Every day we get the

news about huge cashe recovered and various modules busted. Al-though Police seems to be doing its best, however blacksh sheeps Continue to play the spoilspot. Local politicians who have so far preferred to remain silent over this all important subject have also come up to speak against drug abuse. However height of the things being that they do so to score mearly the political points over the rival political parties. BJP spokesperson Darakshan Indrabi in recent past issued a statement against the drug abuse and expressed deep concern over this all important issue. By and by Indrabi tried to score political points by accusing the former political regimes of preferring crim-inal Silence against this what she termed as much dangerous Virus than Covid -19. She also accused the rival political parties of be-ing responsible for letting this crime flourish in front of their eyes. Pertinent to mention here is that Police’s revealeations day in and day out are an eye opener as they revealed “ the militancy connection to the drug mafia”, as claimed by J&K Police. SSP Kupwara claimed that this huge cashe of heroine recovered so far has a market value of about 120 Crore and also claimed that this money is being used for militancy related activities in J&K. Whatever may be the motive behind the scene however one thing which forced me to chose this all important subject as to-day’s Editorial of Headlines Today is that the future of our youth is at stake in wake of this flourishing drug abuse or narco-modules, a small part of which is being busted every next day Such a Sharp rise in the drug abuse cases is being witnessed across J&K which is definitely a thing to be worried about. Day in and day out huge consignments of drugs of various types are being caught and people, mostly youth are nabbed by the police for drug trafficking. Seemingly the drug trafficking has attained a form of a proper trade without licence. The revelations suggest that about 25 percent of youth have been engulfed by this menace. Thus the Future generation is at the verge of getting spoiled at the hands of the drug mafia. Every week we get the news about huge cashe of Codine phosphate being recovered from somewhere in the Valley. More than three decades of Sustained conflict in Kashmir valley has traumatized the people shows dangerous fallout as tens of thousands of youth in Valley are involved in different kinds of drug abuse. Every day the police bulletins are a buzz with news of Notorious drug peddlers being nabbed and huge hauls of drugs being recovered from their possession. In Kashmir Valley alone the aftermath the of conflict is de-pressing as well as dangerous for the society. Mass destruction of life and property, and overwhelming fear and uncertainty during the past many years of disturbance has taken heavy psychologi-cal toll- being manifested in terms of rampant drug abuse among youth. A recent study conducted by a local NGO in Srinagar revealed substantial increase in the number of patients diagnosed as drug abusers during last 10 years. Valley’s leading psychiatrists giving the background of the menace are of the opinion that over the past decade Kashmiri youth are highly traumatised and to re-lieve of the stress they often take drugs .Psychological problems are in the back ground. The use of various drugs has increased tremendously during these years of traumatic violence. The Study shows that the society at large is in deep slumber and needs to wake up and every member has a role to play to put this mess in order otherwise it is bound to spell the disaster. Another shocking revelations was made by a local and only de-addiction center in entire Valley through its recent survey carried out in different educational institutions and in the area be-lieved to be vulnerable to the drug addiction . The authorities and law enforcing agencies silence on this lethal menace have further aggravated the condition . No accountability and restriction on the sale of these drugs in the market has made them easily accessible to abusers and addicts . Abuse of drugs like codein and other me-dicinal opioids have reached epidemic proportions in the valley. There should be restriction on the sale of these drugs . To the utter surprise in J&K drug Act hasn’t been implemented yet .

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Kashmir has been the land of great sufis, poets, leaders etc who came and set an example for all of us. Sufis with high spritual power, writers and poets with high intellect, leaders with utmost power of resistance made us proud to say that we belong to RESH WAER (valley of intellectuals).sufis such as Sheikh Noor u din Noorani ra ,Sheikh Makhdoom RA etc had a great im-pact, even today people often quote them, their wise sayings and have a great respect for them. Sheikh Noor u din RA and Sheikh Makdoom RA were the great sufis i have ever heard .They had a great spritual power which is beyond ones imagination. Mahjoor , Rasool Mir, Hab-ba Khatoon etc like brilliant poets lived, proved their mettle and kept all of us singing their beautiful lines all the time. Mahjoor if taken was really a realistic and an intellectual poet who by his writings conveyed message of brother hood, love and affection. If i have to define Mahjoor i would simply say that he is the Iqbal of Kash-mir .His famous “ sahibo sath chem mae chaeni wath mae aslech haavtam “ which everyone here keeps sing-ing is not less than a master piece and a legendry prayer. In short” Mehjoor is the poet who cannot be compared with anybody else”

A quote from an unknown authors describes, the graveyard as richest place for un-fullfilled dreams, that never Really materialized on the first place.

Desecration of graveyards...

LEGACY OF ART…Kashmir has been the land of great sufis, poets, leaders etc who came and set an example for all of us.

Sufis with high spritual power, writers and poets with high intellect, leaders with utmost power of resistance made us proud to say that we belong to RESH WAER (valley of intellectuals).

By:Sheikh Hanan

A quote from an unknown authors describes, the graveyard as richest place for un-fullfilled dreams,

that never Really materialized on the first place.The graveyard represents a symbol

of eternal peace in religion of Islam without which the cycle of life is incomplete. However, in Kashmir the majority of these religiously important places are in shambles with no maintenance and proper fencing. The cattles and roaming animals graze in the graveyards, which is pro hibited and not allowed in any circumstance. Islam categor-ically speaks about the respect that dead people deserve despite that, at many places in graveyard,ma-ny corners have become dumping grounds, where people dump trash and junk and disdain the sanctity of the place. It’s really shameful for us as a community where most of us ignore this menace. Our upbringings are of such type where in we are told from our early childhood that before living,we should care about one death.Cementries and graveyards being the final destination should not have been left at mercy of cows and goats .moreover such conditions of graveyards leaves lot of people unmoved many graveyards have been converted into the construction sites people are building residential houses,paths &lanes over graveyards and people have started trampling graveyards for which our beloved Prophet Muhammad S.A.W said

“If I were to walk on hot coal or on sword ,or if it were to mend my shoes using my feet,that would be better for me than if I were to walk on the grave of

Muslim “(Ibn Majah 1567).Materialism has taken over our

minds and our physical comfort zones are more important than our

spiritual values.Kashmir being called as “Pir

Waer”,we have our own cultural and religious diversity, conservation of such revered places should have

been our prime priority. In many civilizations be it ancient or modern ,death is a transition phase.Burying dead is one way to ensure the dead are accorded dignity and respected which is completely missing in our graveyards. In Kashmir, I personally saw a lot of places where apart from junk and litter opium,poppy and other addictive plants grow denser although naturally but people remain unmoved by its presence instead of actually clearing and cleaning it .As a consequence of this a lot of immoral activities have been wit-nessed in recent times where in even graveyards are also not spared.our

generation is going through a very difficult phase where lot of social evils have shook the pedestal of our moral highness. Drug menace being one such issue graveyards

have become sites of pleasure for drug addicts and acholics as well.It is such a tragedy for us that we are not able to maintain the sanicity of our eternal Abode. We do not dignify the dead and the feelings of the loved ones who are buried there are crumbled. Our Islam teaches us reverence and respect to death and dead but we have left this issue unheard and unseen.most of us dont even consider this a problem. We are so busy in living that we have forgot death.The need of the hour is to restore

the dignity of cemeteries and grave-yards. People themselves should take

initiatives to maintain the cleanli-ness,fencing and maintenance of graveyards.One of the foundational teachings of

Islam affirms that one brings nothing

into this world takes nothing with him at the time of death .the implication of that belief to the burial and grave site is simple humble representation of resting state .The acts and deeds of human should be in accordance with the natural laws.

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Kashmir has been the land of great sufis, poets, leaders etc who came and set an example for all

of us. Sufis with high spritual power, writers and poets with high intellect, leaders with utmost power of resistance made us proud to say that we belong to RESH WAER (valley of intellectuals).sufis such as Sheikh Noor u din Noorani ra ,Sheikh Makhdoom RA etc had a great impact, even today people often quote them, their wise sayings and have a great respect for them. Sheikh Noor u din RA and Sheikh Makdoom RA were the great sufis i have ever heard .They had a great spritual power which is beyond ones imagination. Mahjoor , Rasool Mir, Habba Khatoon etc like brilliant poets lived, proved their mettle and kept all of us singing their beautiful lines all the time. Mahjoor if taken was really a realistic and an intellectual poet who by his writings conveyed message of brother hood, love and affection. If i have to define Mahjoor i would simply say that he is the Iqbal of Kashmir .His famous “ sahibo sath chem mae chaeni wath mae aslech haavtam “ which every-one here keeps singing is not less than a master piece and a legendry prayer. In short” Mehjoor is the poet who cannot be compared with anybody else”Rasool Mir of the same century was

one of the leading poets.Born in Shabad Duru (Anatnag) Rasool Mir is known for his romantic nature.He is the most celebrated poet of valley and most of the times he isquoted as John Keats of kashmir. Another one i mention here unfortunately left us recently in 2016 is prof.Ghulam Nabi Firaq .He was a renowned poet , writer and a good educationist. He has translated dozens of english poems into kashmiri. Besides he had been writing essays and beautiful writeups in his mother language. For his brilliant work he was felicitated with Sahitya Akademi Award. Moreover he is known for his awesome work to enrich and preserve kashmiri culture. The last but not least i would like to mention here is Amin kamil , a major voice in Kashmiri poetry. Besides being

a good poet he was master in writing short stories and novels. In the field of translation he has a good contribution. After joining the state cultural acedemy

he translated two journals of the acede-my “Sheeraza “ and “Son Adab” ..He retired from acedemy in 1979. This bright past our valley i consider as the age of legends.In present times, kashmir is still having

a no. of legendry poets,leaders,sing-ers,writers , good doctors etc who have gained the interest of people and live in their hearts. I personally love and respect all of them for they have maintained the identity of our valley and have kept our glorious past alive even today. I would like to mention a few amongst them .For example we have today a legend within us namelyAbdul Rehman Rahi who is not only

a poet but a legendry translator. For his collection “Nawruzi Saba “ ,he was awarded Indian Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961. Moreover in 2000 he was awarded with padmashri and Jan-path Award. Leaving the poets aside kash-

mir is having a good no of doctors and engineers. Among them i would love to mention here Dr Ali Jan who i consider

as the finest physician kashmir has ever had. His sharp diagnostic skills and the beautiful way of attending patients made him an exceptional doctor.More over we have Dr sultan khuru

who is also not less than a legendry doctor of valley. Discovery of Hepatitis E made brought him international fame and recognition. During his time SKIMS touched new heights in providing the best of its care to patients.I consider Dr Ali jan and Dr khuruu

as the best doctors of our time and i consider Kashmir as the most fortunate to possess both of the jewels.Talking now of singers here also Kash-

mir tops; Ab Rasheed Hafiz if taken is a brilliant sufi singer. By his soothing voice he has been successful in gaining the hearts of people. I would simply say Kashmir has its own Nusrat fateh ali khan and we call him Ab Rasheed Hafiz. Raj Begum the melody queen of kashmir was the leading 20th century singer and a noted folk singer. she was facilitated with padma shri award in 2002. Shameema Dev Azad the fa-

mous and leading singer of the present time has impressed me a lot. I have no words to explain her beautiful voice but surely without hesitation i would like to say that in Pakistan there was Noorjahan Beghum and in Kashmir there is Shameema Dev Azad. In the field of comedy, Qyoom

khan alis Badshah Khan, Rayies Mo-hideen etc , i consider as comedy kings ,always make us laugh. In short Kashmir can be considered as a fertile state for it possesses a number of assets in every field whether that is in beauty ,singing ,medical sciences or in poetry.Lastly i would like to mention I love

my kashmir. “Ye aek jaan kya hazzar hou tou hazar tuj pae nissar kar duu “

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Islam categorically speaks about the respect that dead people deserve despite that, at many places in

graveyard,many corners have become dumping grounds, where people dump trash and junk and

disdain the sanctity of the place. It’s really shameful for us as a community where most of us ignore

this menace. Our upbringings are of such type where in we are told from our early childhood that before

living,we should care about one death.Cementries and graveyards being the final destination should not have been left at mercy of cows and goats .moreover such conditions of graveyards leaves lot of people

unmoved many graveyards have been converted into the construction sites people are building residential

houses,paths &lanes over graveyards and people have started trampling graveyards for which our beloved

Prophet Muhammad S.A.W said “If I were to walk on hot coal or on sword ,or if it were to mend my shoes

using my feet,that would be better for me than if I were to walk on the grave of Muslim “(Ibn Majah 1567).

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The boy has been killed? Should the matter be sorted out by a Kacheri!

M S NAZKI

It is strange, I thought, how you can a family be living their dreams

and their nightmares at the very same time. The dreams have been snapped off by what they believe

is the murder of their son and nightmares the people of Gholad Kalara along with the police are

giving them in plenty’!-‘ A few days back we carried this story in which a defiant mother

was running circles around Mend-har Police station so that the po-

lice got down to work and unearth what the lady was emphatically

saying that her son had been killed and subsequently thrown into a pond close to her home. She had also alleged that the police was trying to cover up the case as

some very influential personnel of Gholad Kalara village which in-

cluded some police personnel who never wanted the case to be inves-tigated because that would have created a furor of sorts. She was vehement that her son had been killed and all indications were that the boys close aunt chachi/her husbands younger brother’s wife was involved in this murder

so foul’.

Rukkaiya (the dead kidSharif’s mother) wants that the Police should carry out a full fledged investigation andsurprisingly Mendhar police have been

showing little or no interest and it has been three months since the boy was killed. The stress was

on sorting out the matter within the family by holding what is locally called as Kacheri, whether it be the relatives and Mohammed Sadiq (boys father) or the Police.The relatives , the villagers and the Police wanted it to happen this way but not the parents of the child.’From the above it is very clear that someone does

not want the reality of the culprit to come out and thus wants the compromise to be enforced. If that is the case then it obviously means that something hideous has happened which needs rather should be exposed by the Police but it is surprising that even the Mendhar police is sup-porting the Kacheri matrix which they should not be as a professional outfit? Why so ? Perhaps all the secrets are in the premises of Mendhar Police station and they ought to flow out because it is their job to excavate the murderer rather than suggesting the dubious khap kacheris! We are not living in primitive ages for sure. Killing and then going for a compromise is a thing which is not written in Policing. At least I have not read that and I’m quite certain about that’.-‘ About Rukkayia’s stance the readers know

it all too well and she wants the case to be in-vestigated as she wants justice for her son and the murderer to be punished. Similar desperate sounds of lament filled pleas were made by the handicapped Sadiq who wants all the assistance of the police on untying this mysterious and stupe-fying act where the relatives, a few villagers and the Police want the case to be sorted out within the house and the parents want investigation. Anyone would say that the parents are right.’-‘ If reports are to be believed the police had

begun to call the people and are taking down the statements but first it needs to be ascertained whether they have registered the case and carried out the initial probe or not? If they have then obviously a post mortem is a necessity. It was not carried out at the time when the boy died? It seems that the cover up phenomenon had begun there itself because in this entire intricate web there are a few police officials as alleged by the parents who do not want the culprit be made public’ !Why so is yet to be found out!-‘Further the cover up was cemented by the early

burial of Shariq in the odd hours of night which has sent the needle of suspicion free to oscillate at a great speed. Till the burial the Police had not intervened. Obviously the question is why and the answers well again in the eerie premises of Mendhar Police Station’!-‘A mother cannot be wrong when she is pin-

pointing the possible murderers. Mothers are instinctive and so is Rukkayia. The Police should follow the leads given by her and the post mortem can still be done after exhuming the body and on this the medical fraternity in Sub District Hospital too have sounded the right vibes because at the time when Shariq had been brought in dead to the hospital the doctors had indicated at a post mortem but the crowd accompanying never wanted

it? On whose instructions and why the Police was missing from action is yet to be revealed’!-‘In all the senses it is a murder and subsequently

a feeble cover up which only the police can un-cover. Whether they would do it is anyone’s guess but my gut feeling says that they would do it for the great uniform they wear and it loudly says duty before self is the prime motto everywhere and everytime’!By: M S NazkiMendhar:

Who is playing the role of a rogue has yet to be ascertained but one thing is sure, the role of the parents in this can be conveniently ruled out. The murderer can be a person who killed in self defense (in this case it cannot happen) so all the way it boils down to one who killed Shariq did it for his own purpose or greed. The motivation matters very much and there were very different neurologies at work at that particular moment of time that resulted in this outrageous episode. Here the person who killed Shariq was evil, when he killed from a sick addiction, when he was in a cold frame of mind and cruel surely is a tool of evil, an arm extension of demons. The killer knew the boy and he also knew perhaps that the boy had seen him in an act of something that if exposed would have fixed up the reputations of a few. The boy was a witness to something rotten happening within the family. This speculation is based upon what Rukkayia told us and this perhaps is the only reason for executing a young loveable kid who was turned pale yellow and lifeless by the cruel hands of the killers. They cannot be one, could be two and Shariq knew them for sure!The sequence of events are as baffling as the

case itself:I. The occurrence:

We had told the readers in detail as to what had happened. Here is a brief resume of the same. Shariq was found dead in a pond/well near to his eyes and he was submerged underwater. He was spotted after his parents and sisters had launched a frantic search for him. In that cold, paralyzing and numbing moment the body was carried to SDH Mendhar and the doctors declared him dead on arrival. Whether the Police were informed in this fast and frantically moving event is not known and whether the police knew about it at

all is also not known. The doctors wanted the postmortem to be done but some who had ac-companied Rukkayia to the hospital did not want it to happen and thus took the body and home and cremated it in the middle of the night. They thought that the matter had been conveniently closed but it was not so the case as the parents began making all the right but disturbing noises for a few in the village.II. Rukkayia files in applications to Mendhar

Police:When she spoke to us she clearly mentioned

that she had filed a couple of applications for the probe but the police was showing no interest in conducting the same. Obviously there had to be a reason? What exactly the Police know the best. Was it that they were under the influence of someone who never wanted this case to be investigated? Probably yes! That it is not known but it will be sooner or later. Other than calling one man and keeping him under detention for a couple of days, perhaps the one who was cutting the branches from a tree near the pond (please refer to our previous story) they inquired from no one. This lack of interest indicates many things and if they come out true it could be embarrassing for the Police. I do not want to spell the same at this moment of time!

III. Sadiq raises the crescendo:In Shehnaaz Akhter (the teacher who was mur-

dered) case it was her father Master Basheer who took to the social media to raise his concerns, this time doing the similar act as Sadiq the hand-icapped father of Shariq. He had plenty to say on the incident and this is what he said:* Ever since the eighth of June 2021, the day

my son was murdered the police showed no in-terest in getting at the culprits. My son had been ruthlessly killed and maybe I’m poor therefore no one is listening to me. Instead I’m being threatened. I do not have the resources to get the probe going but the others probably have the to block the investigations.* A few people in the village who are influential,

powerful and they include a few policemen are stressing upon me in heavy and stern language to take the application for the probe back and settle the case within the household and this I’m not going to do in any case.* I’m being hounded at nights with violent knocks

at my doors and voices that say in no uncertain terms that I’m doing all the wrongs and If I do not stop the consequences would be dear.* When I approach the police they tell me to

sort the matter out by a Kacheri in the village and that for me would be an abject surrender as I as a father could not get justice for my son. I cannot live with the guilt!* Therefore there is no option left for me other

than appealing to the IG Jammu Mukesh Singh, DIG Vivek Rajouri-Poonch Range and SSP Poonch Dr. Vinod Kumar to please get this case inves-tigated as it should not remain as an unsolved one which so far seemed was heading that way!Sadiq the handicapped is a feeble man dwarfed

by the load of his son’s gruesome death on his shoulders and he is not the kind of a person who can turn his nightmares he is having into fireflies and catch them in a jar. He is a scared man and needs to be helped and it is the police who can do it and they are not. He told me that in his dreams he knows he is falling. But there is no up or down, no walls or sides or ceilings, just the sensation of cold and darkness everywhere. I am so scared that I want to scream. But when I open my mouth, nothing happens. And I won-der if you fall forever and never touch down, is it really still falling? I think I will fall forever because no one is taking any interest in finding out the reasons as to why my son was killed! It is here that Mendhar Police can do a lot but it is a pity they aren’t! We don’t paint dreams or nightmares, we paint realities and this one at the moment staring at Mendhar Police!

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It looks like a practical joke in the era of high technical sophistication available in investigating murders!

The ART OF REDISCOVERING YOURSELF

A tale of young and inspiring artist from south Kashmir

Waseem Ahmad Ganie

Inju Hussain Resident of Main town Anantnag District, has achieved a unique feat as an artist, she has become the first female artist to

create a handmade working fountain. “I believe that emotions and feelings can be drafted in words, so I do the same by painting them on the Pottery items and canvas” She believes that art has the potential of transforming once life.The 21 year old started her journey

when she was a child, falling in love with the Arabic writings and beauty of the language, inspired her to become a

full-fledged calligrapher or artist. She is self taught and exceptionally passionate about her new fond art. However, she had to shelf her passion due to educa-tional reasons for several years before the pandemic had stroked. Kashmir is a place of wonders when you think nothing new is coming up on the podium we get stories like these.She says ‘the passion and Zestness

has brought me to open this beautiful door of ‘art’ where I found myself’. Besides calligraphy Inju also paints on pottery items and decorative pieces, which is what makes her unique among the calligraphers in the Kashmir valley she is a versatile artist, it will not be an exaggeration to say that she is “elegance with brains”. As calligraphy is a difficult art forms and not easy it takes years to become a calligrapher, it is an art of perfection even a small misplaced dot in an art piece can harm the beauty of the product.She started calligraphy as a hobby and

part time passion to be indulged into something that makes meaning for her,

but as she kept on exploring the field, she learnt many things about the art of calligraphy. She has completed her B.S.C Bachelors and diploma from In-dira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and is currently preparing to go for masters in the same field. However, she wishes to continue her passion with dedication and grit and she hopes to make a better career out of her childhood love for the Art.These young and aspiring artists are

truly inspirational in a sense that they spread love, and cherish their creative God gifted abilities. Stories like these can truly inspire people, because with-out support and any kind of platforms and opportunities available to them they keep on striving forward looking at each dawn as the new opportunity carve something memorable.Kashmir as we are continuously ex-

ploring, keeps giving us surprises Inju is Like of all of us and among us but they way she has carried herself is remarkable “dedication and hard work always pay off sooner or later” she added.

Life or Hellfire: What kind of life our women are living in our society?

Gowher Rashid Dar

I have a simple question to pose. What kind of life our women are living in our society?

Are they living a life of dignity? Put your hand on your heart, have a deep breath and think over it sincerely without any hypocrisy.Look in your society more than half of the crimes are because of this mindset that women are born slaves. At the time of her birth, when she opens her beautiful eyes to look around, her first look watches heavy headed people; people not enjoying her arrival, Why so?When a female child is born, right from that time her father used to plan for her better life without knowing how far she is going to survive. He, day and night doing, does hard work for her better life, praying for her bright future, trying everything to adorn her post marital life and what not. His whole life revolves around her daughter’s aims and ambitions, always in a thought to fulfil her dreams. Even after her marriage he shows more concern to fulfil her more dreams to make her life comfortable. One can’t imagine all this unless he himself is a father of a daughter. But all his efforts are in vain when he comes to know that his daughter has been burnt for mere her differ-ence of opinion with her in-laws. Why this cunningness?It is Unfortunate on our part that we don’t honour our women. But this folk are respon-sible for it also to a larger extent. They have chosen to live like that. They have chosen to live like slaves. What if, if they collectively rethink over it. Believe me if they, we all will experience a different world, especially in middle class families. It is possible only if:

Woman decides to live like a partner and not like a slave.She decides to respect other woman in her family.She decides to take her own decisions.She decides to educate herself regarding her

relationships after her marriage.She decides to know her limits in her society.She decides to change the mindset of her community regarding her existence and im-portance.She has to change herself; a change that can dignify her in the cruel and evil society that the man has modelled for his own comforts–a male dominant society. Nobody is here to come to her rescue. Whatever she has to do she has to do that by herself. Why she can’t live her life on her own terms and conditions? Has she no right to decide what is good or what is bad for herself? Is she a lesser creature made by our Lord or Lord has not made her a special creation (ashraf-ul-makhlooqat)?It is my hand fold request to all the readers please ponder over these questions and think what part we can play in our society so that dignity and honour will circumambulate the precious creature of God whose dignity we have trampled ruthlessly under our feet.The Author works as a teacher in GHSS Pul-

wama and can be reached at hamidgowhar@gmail.comFor Feedback and responses tothe Authors

writeup please drop in your suggestions/ con-structivecriticism on ... dailyheadlinestoday@gmail.com

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Bengal govt movesCalcutta HC againstarrest relief to BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari

Sourav Dutta:HT CORRESPONDENT

The West Bengal government moved the division bench of the Calcutta high court on Tuesday challenging its ‘interim relief ’ to BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari from arrest in the 2018 bodyguard death case. On Monday, the Calcutta high court granted relief to the Nandigram MLA from ‘coercive action’ against him without the permission of the court. Adhikari approached the court seeking relief from probes into six cases registered against him in four police stations across the state, alleging that they were “political-ly motivated.” The Crime Investigation Department (CID) had on Sunday summoned Suvendu Adhikari for questioning in connection with a case related to the probe into the unnatural death of his personal security guard Subhabrata Chakraborty, who shot himself with his service revolver at a po-lice barrack in 2018. The CID set up a team to probe Chakraborty’s death based on a com-plaint filed by his wife. Earlier in June, a four-member team of CID sleuths visited Adhikari’s home in East Medinipur as part of the ongoing investigation, in which at least 15 people, including some police personnel, have been questioned. The CID summons on a day the Enforce-ment Directorate asked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it in New Delhi for questioning in connection with an alleged money laundering case. A former henchman of Mamata Banerjee and a prominent leader of the Trinamool Congress, Suvendu Adhikari shifted alle-giance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last December, months before the assembly elections in West Bengal. The BJP fielded Adhikari against chief minister Mamata Banerjee from the Nandigram assembly constituency. Even as the Trinamool Congress came back to power in the state with a thumping majority for the third term, Adhikari man-aged to win Nandigram with a wafer-thin margin of 1,900 votes.

Class 12 private, ‘patrachar’ and 2nd compartment students can apply for provisional admission: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said that pri-vate, ‘patrachar’ and second compartment students of CBSE class 12 can apply for admission for higher studies on provision-al basis subject to undertaking that they would produce their results before the concerned institutions within one week of its declaration.

The apex court was in-formed by the counsel appear-ing for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) that result of class 12 private, ‘patrachar’ and second com-partment students would be de-clared by September 30.

The ‘patrachar’ students, according to Delhi Govern-ment’s education department website, are those who are registered in patrachar vidya-laya where study materials are made available to those coming from weaker sections of society or those who are drop-outs.

A bench headed by Justice

A M Khanwilkar noted that lawyers appearing for the Uni-versity Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have submitted before it that these students can apply for admissions on provisional ba-sis subject to producing results which are to be declared by the CBSE.

“In other words, the peti-tioner can apply to relevant courses for pursuing higher studies on provisional basis and on giving undertaking that the results as declared by CBSE will be submitted to the concerned college/institution within one week from its issue by the CBSE,” said the bench, also comprising justices Hrishi-kesh Roy and C T Ravikumar.

The top court was hearing a plea which had raised griev-ances, including that there may be delay in the announcement of results of CBSE class 12 pri-vate, ‘patrachar’ and second

compartment students which may deny admission to these students for higher studies.

The counsel appearing for

the petitioner said that results of nearly one lakh private, ‘pa-trachar’ and second compart-ment students of CBSE class 12 have not been declared while for regular students, it has al-ready been announced.

When the bench asked the CBSE’s counsel about it, the lawyer said all the results will be declared by September 30.

The bench noted in its order that counsel for UGC has sub-mitted that even if the results are not available, admission process for higher studies com-mences before September 30 and the petitioner and similar-ly placed students can apply for admission on provisional basis subject to producing the results declared by the CBSE.

It noted that AICTE’s coun-sel has also submitted that these students will be permitted to take provisional admission subject to producing the result to be declared by the board.

The apex court had in July dismissed a plea seeking recon-sideration of its June 22 order refusing to interfere with the CBSE assessment scheme for conducting offline exam of class 12 students of private, ‘patrachar’ and second com-partment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The plea had sought review of the scheme as per which the

offline exams would be conduct-ed from August 15 to September 15 this year.

In its June 22 order, the apex court had refused to interfere with the assessment scheme propounded by both the CBSE and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examina-tions (CISCE) for evaluation of class 12 students, whose board examinations have been can-celled due to the pandemic.

The court had approved the CBSE’s scheme to take offline examination of students of private, ‘patrachar’ and second compartment as their evalua-tion under the scheme based on internal assessment of their results in class 10, 11 and 12 re-spectively cannot be undertak-en.The Centre had earlier told the court that the CBSE will be adopting 30:30:40 formula to evaluate class 12 students based on the results of Class-X, XI and XII examinations respectively.

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PM Modi ExtendsGreetings For ParkashPurab Of Guru Granth SahibNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings during the celebration of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, and said its principles lay empha-sis on compassion, justice and equality. PM Modi tweeted, “Greetings on the sacred occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, whose noble principles, the emphasis on compassion, justice and equality guide the entire humankind.” The occasion marks the completion of the holy book of Sikhs, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, under the supervision of the fifth Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1604 at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib.Earlier in the day, a ‘’Nagar Kirtan’’ (religious procession) was organised at the Golden Tem-ple in Punjab’s Amritsar to mark this occasion. “Greetings on the sacred occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, whose noble principles, the emphasis on compassion, justice and equality guide the entire humankind.” The occasion marks the completion of the holy book of Sikhs, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, under the supervision of the fifth Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1604 at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib.

COVID-19: 219 deaths in last 24 hours, lowest in 167 days; 38,948 new cases reported in India

NEW DELHI: India logged 38,948 new coronavirus infections and 219 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 167 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

With the fresh cases, the total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 3,30,27,621, while the death toll has climbed to 4,40,752.

The case fatality rate has de-clined to 1.33 per cent after 48 days, according to the data updated at 8 am.India had reported 199 deaths in a single day on March 23.

The active cases have declined to 4,04,874 comprising 1.23 per cent of the total infections while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.44 per cent, the ministry said.

A decrease of 5,174 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.Less than 50,000 daily cases are being reported for 71 consecu-tive days, the ministry said.

As many as 14,10,649 tests were conducted on Sunday taking the total cumulative tests conducted

so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 53,14,68,867 .

The daily positivity rate was

recorded at 2.76 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was record-ed at 2.58 per cent.

It has been below three per cent for the last 73 days, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,21,81,995.

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 68.75 crore.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on Au-gust 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23,

40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on Sep-tember 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim mile-stone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

The 219 new fatalities include 74 from Kerala, and 67 from Maha-rashtra.A total of 4,40,752 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,37,774 from Maharashtra, 37,409 from Kar-nataka, 35,018 from Tamil Nadu, 25,082 from Delhi, 22,856 from Uttar Pradesh, 21,496 from Kerala and 18,502 from West Bengal.

The ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being recon-ciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification.

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Powers In Centre’s New OrderNew Delhi: Armed forces have

been given additional financial powers for revenue purchases in an order released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

The order on Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Ser-vices 2021 aims to empower field formations; focus on operation-al preparedness; promote ease of doing business and enhance jointness among services, a gov-ernment statement said.

The Defence Minister de-scribed the new order as another big step in the series of defence reforms undertaken by the gov-ernment. The new order, Mr Singh said, will not just over-come procedural delays, but also bring about greater decentralisa-tion and operational efficiency.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen-eral Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Ku-mar and other senior officials were present on the occasion.

The last such enhancement at all levels for the defence services was done in 2016.

Under the new order, there will be a general enhancement of two times for Competent Finan-cial Authorities and up to 5-10 times at field formations in cer-tain schedules. New Competent

Financial Authorities have also been added.

There will be a 10 per cent increase in delegated financial powers of vice-chief of services and up to a three-time increase in schedules related to indigenisa-tion and R&D to achieve the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat, .

Mamata Banerjee Sounds Puja Bugle In Bengal, Urges Organisers To Follow Covid ProtocolsSourav dutta

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minis-

ter Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday

sounded Durga puja bugle in the

state. While addressing a meeting,

CM Mamata said that the govern-

ment will not issue any special

guidelines for this year’s Puja cele-

brations. However, she urged all the

committees to organise the festival

following covid guidelines set by the

government last year.CM Mamata

also asked the organisers to ensure

that all visitors wear masks at all

times and use hand santisers before

entering the puja pandal. “The or-

ganisers can distribute masks and

santisers in the close vicinity of the

pandal for people who might have

come to puja without one,” Mamata

Banerjee said.The government also

notified that Rs 50,000 financial

assistance would be provided to

every puja committee while elec-

tricity would be available for the

marquees at 50 percent discount.

On the issue of lifting night curfew

from the state during the four-day

celebration, Mamata Banerjee said

that the decision will be taken after

the elections.Last year, the festival

was restrained and staggered in

the state. To recall, the government

had banned cultural programmes

at puja pandals to curb the spread

of the virus.Here are the guidelines

issued by the government last year:

The state government had directed

all organisers to ensure that puja

pandals are spacious and are open

from all sides, with separate entry

and exit points for visitors.Entering

a marquee without mask and hand

sanitiser was not allowedOrgan-

isers shall make adequate arrange-

ments for distribution of masks in

close vicinity of the pandal to the

visitors who inadvertently come

to the premises without wearing

masks.

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Taliban Fire Shots To Disperse Crowds At Anti-Pak Protests In Kabul

A curtain divides male, female students Efforts grow to stamp out use of

parasite drug ivermectin for COVID-19

New Delhi: Hundreds of Kabul res-idents came out on the streets today in protest against what they said was meddling by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s affairs, three weeks after the Tali-ban’s takeover. In videos shared by local journalists on social media, the crowds were heard shouting slogans like “death to Pakistan”, “we don’t want a Pakistani puppet government” and “Pakistan, leave Afghanistan”, among others.The Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse crowds at the protest, news agency AFP reported.Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which is notorious for supporting terror groups against India, is believed to be working with the Taliban and laying the groundwork for a new government in the country where a US-led alliance fought a war against terror for 20 years.“ISI stay away,” read a placard held up by a woman at the protest outside the Pakistani embassy in the Afghan capital.“The Islamic government is shooting at our poor people,” one panic-stricken woman on the street says over sounds of gunfire in a video clip posted on Twitter by Asvaka news agency. “These people (Taliban) are very unjust, and they are not human at all.”Some journalists covering the pro-tests have been arrested, according to reports. TOLOnews chief Lotfullah Najafizada said his colleague Waheed Ahmady has been arrested by the Tal-iban in Kabul for filming the protest. “I call on the Taliban to release our colleague,” Mr Najafizada tweeted.Taliban Takeover: Protests broke out at Kabul against Pakistan for meddling in Afghanistan’s affairsThe armed group has not yet announced a government, but the name of a less-

er known Taliban leader who is in the United Nations terror watch list, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, is doing the rounds as a compromise candidate for the next Prime Minister of Afghanistan. Disagreements between the terrorist group’s multiple factions have so far stymied government for-mation in the war-torn nation. The main contenders for power include the Doha unit of the Taliban headed by Mullah Baradar, the Haqqani Network, a semi-independent terror outfit that operates in eastern Afghanistan, and the Kandahar faction of the Taliban.There is speculation that the consensus to make Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund the next Prime Minister was arrived at during the Pakistan military intelligence chief’s stay in Kabul.The Taliban fired shots into the air to disperse crowds at the protest, news agency AFP reported.Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which is notorious for supporting terror groups against India, is believed to be working with

the Taliban and laying the groundwork for a new government in the country where a US-led alliance fought a war against terror for 20 years.“ISI stay away,” read a placard held up by a woman at the protest outside the Pakistani embassy in the Afghan capital.“The Islamic government is shooting at our poor people,” one panic-stricken woman on the street says over sounds of gunfire in a video clip posted on Twitter by Asvaka news agency. “These people (Taliban) are very unjust, and they are not human at all.”Some journalists covering the pro-tests have been arrested, according to reports. TOLOnews chief Lotfullah Najafizada said his colleague Waheed Ahmady has been arrested by the Tal-iban in Kabul for filming the protest. “I call on the Taliban to release our colleague,” Mr Najafizada tweeted.Taliban Takeover: Protests broke out at Kabul against Pakistan for meddling in Afghanistan’s affairs.

South Korea Successfully Test-Fires Its Own Submarine-Launched Missile: Report

Seoul: South Korea has test-fired a homegrown sub-marine-launched ballistic missile, a report said Tues-day, as it seeks to build up its forces to defend itself from the nuclear-armed North.

Pyongyang has long sought to develop subma-rine-launched ballistic mis-sile (SLBM) technology, and showed off four such devices at a military parade over-seen by leader Kim Jong Un in January, with state me-dia KCNA calling them “the world’s most powerful weap-on”.

But while North Korea has released pictures of un-derwater launches, most recently in 2019, analysts believe that was from a fixed platform or submersible barge, rather than a subma-rine.

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development last week carried out underwater ejection tests of the SLBM from a new, locally developed 3,000-tonne class subma-

rine fitted with six vertical launching tubes, Yonhap re-ported, citing unnamed mil-itary sources.

The SLBM is believed to be a variant of the country’s Hyunmoo-2B ballistic mis-sile, with a range of around 500 kilometres (310 miles), and will be mass produced for deployment after another round of tests, it added.

South Korea joins only a handful of countries to have successfully developed an SLBM.

Seoul on Monday allocat-ed nearly 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) for defence technolo-gy research and development next year in a budget request submitted to parliament.

If approved, it will repre-sent a 76 percent jump in the research budget of the De-fense Acquisition Program Administration, which will be used to “actively develop cutting-edge, future technol-ogies”, according to a press release.

Pyongyang is also looking

to further enhance its sub-marine forces.

In January, Kim told a congress of his ruling Work-ers’ Party that the North had completed plans for a nucle-ar-powered submarine.

Any such vessel is likely to be years away from going into service, but analysts say it could be a strategic game-changer, enabling Pyongyang to launch a sur-prise strike underwater even if its land-based forces had been destroyed.

Kim inspected a new-ly built submarine in 2019, when pictures showed him standing next to a gigantic vessel accompanied by of-ficials. State media said it would soon be deployed for operations, without giving details of its capabilities. Seoul on Monday allocated nearly 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) for defence technolo-gy research and development next year in a budget request submitted to parliament.

If approved, it will repre-

sent a 76 percent jump in the research budget of the De-fense Acquisition Program Administration, which will be used to “actively develop cutting-edge, future technol-ogies”, according to a press release.

Pyongyang is also looking to further enhance its sub-marine forces.

In January, Kim told a congress of his ruling Work-ers’ Party that the North had completed plans for a nucle-ar-powered submarine.

Any such vessel is likely to be years away from going into service, but analysts say it could be a strategic game-changer, enabling Pyongyang to launch a sur-prise strike underwater even if its land-based forces had been destroyed.

Kim inspected a new-ly built submarine in 2019, when pictures showed him standing next to a gigantic vessel accompanied by of-ficials. State media said it would soon be deployed.

as Afghan universities reopenStudents across Afghani-

stan have started returning to university for the first time since the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases fe-males have been separated from their male peers by curtains or boards down the middle of the classroom.

What happens in uni-versities and schools across the country is being closely watched by foreign powers, who want the group to respect the rights of women in return for vital aid and diplomatic en-gagement.

When it last ruled from 1996-2001, the group banned girls from school and women from university and work.

Despite assurances in re-cent weeks that women’s rights would be honoured in accor-dance with Islamic law, it is unclear what that will mean in practice.

Read: ‘Positively different’: 5 promises the Taliban have made in Afghanistan and their record on the issues

Teachers and students at universities in Afghanistan’s

largest cities — Kabul, Kanda-har and Herat — told Reuters that female students were being segregated in class, taught sep-arately or restricted to certain parts of the campus.

“Putting up curtains is not acceptable,” Anjila, a 21-year-old student at Kabul University who returned to find her class-room partitioned, told Reuters by telephone.

“I really felt terrible when I entered the class [...] We are

gradually going back to 20 years ago.”

Even before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Anjila said female students sat sepa-rately from males. But class-rooms were not physically di-vided.A document outlining guidelines for resuming class circulated by an association of private universities in Afghan-istan listed measures such as

the mandatory wearing of hi-jabs and separate entrances for female students.

It also said female teachers should be hired to teach fe-male students, and that females should be taught separately or, in smaller classes, segregated by a curtain.

It was unclear if the docu-ment, seen by Reuters, repre-sented official Taliban policy.

The group’s spokesperson did not immediately comment on the document, on photo-graphs of divided classrooms or on how universities would be run.

The Taliban said last week that schooling should resume but that males and females should be separated.

A senior Taliban official told Reuters that classroom di-viders such as curtains were “completely acceptable”, and that given Afghanistan’s “lim-ited resources and manpower” it was best to “have the same teacher teaching both sides of a class”.

Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause harmful side effects and that there’s little evidence it helps.

With a fourth wave of infec-tions, more Americans are turn-ing to ivermectin, a cheap drug used to kill worms and other par-asites in humans and animals.

Federal health officials have seen a surge in prescriptions this summer, accompanied by worry-ing increases in reported over-doses. The drug was even given to inmates at a jail in northwest Arkansas for COVID-19, despite federal warnings against that use.

On Wednesday, podcaster Joe Rogan, who has been dismissive of the COVID-19 vaccine, an-nounced he had tested positive for the virus and was taking the med-ication.Ivermectin has been pro-moted by Republican lawmakers, conservative talk show hosts and some doctors, amplified via social media to millions of Americans who remain resistant to getting vaccinated. It has also been wide-ly used in other countries, includ-ing India and Brazil.

This week, the top US pro-fessional groups for doctors and pharmacists appealed for an im-mediate end to the drug’s use out-side of research.

We are urging physicians, pharmacists, and other prescrib-ers trusted healthcare profession-als in their communities to warn patients against the use of iver-mectin outside of FDA-approved indications and guidance, said the American Medical Association and two pharmacist groups.

Large studies are now under-way in the US and overseas to determine if the drug has any effect on preventing or blunting COVID-19.The latest plea follows similar warnings from feder-al and state regulators who are tracking side effects and hospital admissions tied to the drug.

Louisiana and Washington issued alerts after an uptick in calls to poison control centres. Some animal feed supply stores have run out of the drug because of people buying the veterinary form to try and treat COVID-19.

There’s just not any good evi-dence right now suggesting this is a good treatment for treating or preventing COVID-19,

ROME: Coronavirus cut average life expectancy in Italy by 1.2 years in 2020, and by more than four years in parts of the country hit hard by the pandemic, official statistics showed on Monday.Life expectancy at birth last year stood at 82 years, compared to 83.2 years in 2019, the Istat national statistics office said in a new release.

“In 2020, the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting sharp increase in mortality abruptly inter-rupted the growth in life expectancy at birth that had characterised the trend until 2019,” it said in a statement.The drop was even steeper in some regions such as the northern provinces of

Bergamo and Cremona, the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020.Men lost on average 4.3 and 4.5 years while women lost 3.2 years and 2.9 years in these areas.More than 129,500 people with coronavirus have died in Italy, the majority in the northern re-gions where 36 percent of Italians live.Italy was the first European country to face a major outbreak of Covid-19 and for a time the region of Lombardy, the nation’s economic heart, became the epicentre of the global pandemic.The government has since rolled out a vaccination programme that, as of Monday evening, had seen almost 72 percent of the population over 12 fully

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Blinken, Austin meet in Qatar on Afghan evacuations

US State Secretary Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin opened talks on Tuesday in key diplomatic hub Qatar as they try to speed up evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.The top officials from US Pres-ident Joe Biden’s security team began a meeting at the foreign ministry with their counterparts after a dinner on arrival on Mon-day with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.Blinken in his meeting with the Gulf state’s ruler hailed “Qa-tar’s extraordinary support in facilitating the safe transit of US citizens, our partners, and other Afghans at-risk,” the State Department said.Qatar was the transit point for nearly half of the more than 120,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the chaotic final days of the 20-year US war as the Taliban took over.Qatar is the Taliban’s interna-tional diplomatic base although Blinken’s aides said he has no plans to meet them as Washington instead waits to judge the group’s actions in power to determine the level of engagement.The United States on Monday facilitated the evacuation of four Americans by land from Afghanistan, the first departures arranged by Washington since the military pullout.A State Department official said the Taliban were aware of the operation and did not interfere.But non-governmental organ-isations say that some 600 to 1,300 people — including girls and US citizens — are stuck at

the airport in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.Marina LeGree, the founder and executive director of a small American non-governmental organisation active in Afghan-istan, told AFP that the Taliban are not letting anyone through.US officials say they no longer control the airspace in Afghan-istan and that the main airport in Kabul, which the US military seized in August for evacuations, is in disrepair.Blinken and Austin are expected to speak to Qatar about its efforts alongside Turkey to refurbish the Kabul airport to allow evac-uations and the arrival of badly needed humanitarian supplies. Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin opened talks on Tuesday in key diplomatic hub Qatar as they try to speed up evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.The top officials from US Pres-ident Joe Biden’s security team

began a meeting at the foreign ministry with their counterparts after a dinner on arrival on Mon-day with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.Blinken in his meeting with the Gulf state’s ruler hailed “Qa-tar’s extraordinary support in facilitating the safe transit of US citizens, our partners, and other Afghans at-risk,” the State Department said.Qatar was the transit point for nearly half of the more than 120,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in the chaotic final days of the 20-year US war as the Taliban took over.Qatar is the Taliban’s interna-tional diplomatic base although Blinken’s aides said he has no plans to meet them as Washington instead waits to judge the group’s actions in power to determine the level of engagement.The United States on Monday facilitated the evacuation of four Americans.

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Kiwi fruit is not often considered a “superfood”, but in fact, it’s a fruit that is full of important vitamins

and minerals and can have a very positive effect on your health. These brown fuzzy fruits have a sweet and slightly tangy taste with green flesh on the inside that lends a unique flavor and tropical zing.

Health Benefits of Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi fruit is not often considered a “superfood”, but in fact, it’s a fruit that is full of important vitamins

and minerals and can have a very positive effect on your health. These brown fuzzy fruits have a sweet and slightly tangy taste with green flesh on the inside that lends a unique flavor and tropical zing.Kiwi boasts a whole range of nutrients such

as fiber, vitamin C, folate, copper, potassium, antioxidants, vitamin E, and vitamin K. The skin and seeds are edible, though many people choose to peel it off because of its fuzzy texture. Kiwis are a tough-growing fruit and are readily available throughout the year in supermarkets. They are grown in California from November to May and in New Zealand from June to October.The fruit also comes in 50 different varieties

with flesh ranging from custard-like gold to bright pink, each with a varying flavor profile and use.Table of Contents:Nutritional Value Of Kiwi FruitKiwi Fruit Health BenefitsKiwi and Weight Loss BenefitsSummaryNutritional Value Of Kiwi FruitYou may have heard that kiwi fruit is high

in vitamin C, but besides that it has an incredible nutritional profile. This low calorie fruit (61 calories per 100g) can provide your RDA with many vital nutrients.Here is the nutritional profile of 100g of

raw kiwi fruit:61 calories0.5 g fat3 mg sodium15 g carbohydrates9 g sugar3g dietary fiber1.1g proteinVitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid is

responsible for the growth and repair of body tissues as well as immune system support. In addition to vitamin C, kiwis contain a good amount of vitamin K. Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin that regulates blood clotting, metabolism and blood calcium levels. Considering it’s a fruit, kiwi con-tains an impressive amount of vitamin K

at 40mcg per 1 cup.Copper is a nutrient that works with iron

to form red blood cells, supports healthy bones, nerves and immune function and helps iron absorption. Copper is a prev-alent nutrient in kiwis and provides 14% of your recommended daily intake. Kiwis also contain reasonable amounts of folate, potassium and dietary fiber.Kiwi Fruit Health BenefitsLet’s get into why you should eat kiwi fruit

and how it can impact your health:1. Kiwi Prevents Blood ClottingKiwis were found to prevent blood clotting

and manage blood pressure by reducing the amount of fat in the blood. It was found that this happened without negatively affecting blood cholesterol levels. Aspirin is usually the recommended drug to prevent those from cardiovascular events. However, Aspirin can cause inflammation and ulcers in the GI tract. Studies show that consuming 2 to 3 kiwi fruits a day can replace a daily aspirin to help thin the blood and improve heart health over a period of time.2. Kiwi Can Help AsthmaAsthma can be debilitating. Wheezing and

breathlessness are some of the most com-mon symptoms relating to this condition. The presence of high amounts of vitamin C and antioxidants in kiwis can help control symptoms of asthma. A study demonstrated that lung function was improved in those who consumed kiwi regularly.3. Kiwi Improves DigestionKiwi contains a good amount of dietary

fibre making it useful for improving di-gestion. Apart from the fibre content, kiwi also contains an enzyme, actinidin which can effectively break down proteins in the gut. After eating a large meal, it’s advised to eat a kiwi because it can help break down tough proteins from meat and fish that of-ten can cause bloating. Kiwis also have a mild laxative effect that can help a slow digestive system.4. Helps Regulate Blood Pressuresuffer from high BPKiwis can help reduce high blood pressure

and prevent diseases such as heart attack and stroke. A study showed that those who ate 3

kiwis a day for 8 weeks had a reduction in their diastolic and systolic blood pressure. Kiwis contain an antioxidant, lutein that may be the cause of its blood pressure reg-ulating ability. Vitamin C in kiwis can also contribute to a reduction in blood pressure.5. Supports Immune FunctionVitamin C is important for cellular function

and protects cells from free radical damage in the body. It’s responsible for the growth and repair of tissues and provides support for the immune system.The high concentration of vitamin C in kiwis

can do wonders for the immune system. At 103% of your recommended value of vitamin C per 1 cup, eating kiwis can effectively ward off infection, common cold, and flu when eaten regularly.6. Reduces DNA DamageOxidative stress is the imbalance of free

radicals and antioxidants in your body. This process can also cause strand breakage of DNA. This can lead to health problems, some of which can be hard to detect or treat.Kiwi fruit contains antioxidants that can

reduce oxidative stress. A study that tested people’s cells by damaging them with per-oxide, showed that those who supplemented with kiwi showed an improved ability of the DNA to repair itself after applying the peroxide. This means that kiwi might help prevent long-term cancers and lifestyle dis-eases such as colon cancer, which is closely linked to DNA damage.7. Prevents Vision LossKiwis can prevent macular degeneration

and ultimately, vision loss. Kiwi contains zeaxanthin and lutein (or the “eye vitamin). These two compounds perform the same function as antioxidants and help to form vitamin A, an essential nutrient for your eyes. They also absorb excess light that may damage our retinas and protect the eye from cataracts and other eye-related diseases.A healthy nervous system can have posi-

tive effects on your retina, which contains the highest concentration of nerves and is essentially the center of communication of the eye. Kiwis also contain a good amount of copper, which is an essential nutrient that supports the nervous system and therefore supports the healthy functioning of the eyes.8. Fights InflammationBromelain is an enzyme found in kiwis,

pineapple, and green papaya which can break down proteins and heal inflammation. Upon consuming the kiwi, bromelain is released

into the bloodstream where it breaks down inflammatory complexes. Kiwi has also shown to lower the inflammation relating to arthritis and prevent it from leading to other diseases such as heart disease and stroke.High amounts of vitamin C can also curb

inflammation by fighting against free radicals that can cause an inflammatory response in the body. Since Kiwis have a high concentration of vitamin C, it can promote the healing of inflammation when consumed regularly.9. Improves Skin HealthKiwi-skin-healthCollagen is an essential nutrient that supports

the structure of the skin and strengthens bones. Vitamin C in kiwi is a key component in the synthesization of collagen in the body. Eating kiwi can help support the structure of your skin and keep it hydrated and healthy.Acne is an inflammation of the skin and

can cause embarrassing pimples on the face and body. The anti-inflammatory properties and vitamin C in kiwis can be beneficial for those dealing with acne and can greatly reduce sebum production in pores. Just apply kiwi extract mixed with aloe vera to your skin and leave overnight for best results.Kiwis are among some of the best fruits

to eat if you are looking to lose weight. They have a high water content, are low in calories, and have a good amount of fiber. This makes them perfect for a snack or as part of a breakfast smoothie.The high amount of vitamin C in kiwis

is the key to weight reduction. Vitamin C helps control blood pressure, manages cholesterol levels, supports gut health, and supports immune function. It also plays an important role in metabolizing fats. These are all important factors when embarking on a weight loss journey.Kiwis have a low GI, meaning the sugar

contained in the fruit is released more slowly. Because of this, kiwis can also help regu-late blood sugar levels, reducing uneven blood sugar spikes. Foods high in dietary fiber promote weight loss by increasing the feeling of being full and supporting the digestive tract.Kiwis contain both insoluble fiber and sol-

uble fiber. The insoluble fiber (contained in the seeds) provides bulk and encourages the movement of stool through the digestive system. Soluble fiber is a gel-like substance that traps bile acid and as well as reduces blood cholesterol levels.Both of these types of fiber help digestive

system health and prevent overeating when on a diet.Kiwis contain actinidin, an antioxidant that

breaks down proteins in the body. This anti-oxidant is a great ally when dieting because it can help a sluggish digestive system. It helps digest proteins and can help those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome.ConclusionKiwis are not only delicious to eat in fruit

salads, smoothies, and as a snack, but they are also packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, and fiber. All of these nutrients are essential for our health and the optimal functioning of our bodies. Kiwis contain an extremely high amount of vitamin C when compared to an orange. Because of this, kiwis are effective for immune support, blood pressure regulation and they can even

help diseases such as asthma and macular degeneration.Kiwi also contains bromelain, a special

enzyme that can fight inflammation and improve digestion in the body. Kiwi is low in calories, high in fiber, and contains protein digestive enzymes, and vitamin C, which means it can effectively promote weight loss.Eating 1 or 2 kiwis is a great idea if you want

to improve your cardiovascular and diges-tive health. Incorporate kiwis into your diet through a daily smoothie or small snack and watch how it affects you in a positive way.

How Kiwi Compares With Other Types of Fruit

Of course, kiwi isn’t the only fruit you can eat to receive nutrients, minerals,

vitamins, and health benefits. But if you compare this fruit with others, you may notice that kiwi has a sweeter taste. This raises the question: Is kiwi less healthy

than other types of fruit?First and foremost, all fruits in their

whole form, without added sugar, are healthy, according to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s MyPlate guide-lines. But it doesn’t hurt to know how kiwi stacks up against other fruit in

terms of calories and sugar, especially if you’re looking to lose weight, or are

watching your blood sugar in the case of type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes.If you compare one kiwi with one

medium navel orange, the kiwi has 42 calories and 6.2 g of sugar, whereas the orange has 80 calories and 14 g of sug-

ar. (2,11)Similarly, one red delicious apple has about 80 calories and 16 g of sugar.

(12)Diabetes?

As you can see, although kiwis have a sweeter taste, they don’t always contain

more sugar than other types of fruit. And because kiwis are smaller, you can eat two and consume roughly the same amount of sugar and calories as one

apple or orange.Keep in mind that the sugar in kiwi is

also natural, and according to the health scientists at the University of California in San Francisco, “when sugar occurs in nature, it normally comes packaged

with fiber, which slows down our body’s absorption of the sugars and reduces its impact on the pancreas and liver — vital

organs that can be affected by sugar overload.” (13)

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Gold declines Rs 71; silver jumps Rs 263

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Monday declined Rs 71 to Rs 46,503 per 10 gram in line with weak global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,574 per 10 grams.In contrast, silver gained Rs 263 to Rs 64,168 per kilogram from Rs 63,905 per kilogram in the previous trade.In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,826 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 24.78 per ounce.“Gold prices traded off the two months high on Monday witnessing some selling on dollar recovery,” according to HDFC Securities, Se-nior Analyst (Commodities), Tapan Patel.—PTI.

IRCTC Shares Surge Over 9%, Hits Fresh Record High

On Heavy VolumesShares of the catering and ticketing arm or Indian Railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), jumped

as much as 9.58 per cent to hit record high of 3,297.90 on the back of heavy trading vol-umes. As many as 6.06 lakh IRCTC shares changed hands on the BSE compared with an average of 1.03 lakh shares traded daily the past two weeks, data from BSE showed. With today’s surge in IRCTC share price, its mar-ket capitalisation of 50,000 crore.IRCTC shares have been on investors’ radar ever since the company’s board announced stock split last month. IRCTC had last month announced a stock-split in the ratio of 1:5 “to help enhance liquidity in the capital market, widen shareholder base and make the shares affordable to small investors.”A company’s authorised share capital re-mains the same in a stock-split, but the mar-ket price declines in proportion to the split ratio and this results in a greater number of shares available in the secondary market. The reduction of the market price and in-crease in liquidity makes the shares afford-able to retail buyers.IRCTC has also been the beneficiary of the opening up of the economy wherein people have started to travel using its travel portal, analysts said. IRCTC shares have so far this year more than doubled from 1,437, outper-forming the Sensex which has advanced more than 20 per cent. IRCTC stock has surged a whopping over 400 per cent since its listing on October 14, 2019.As of 2:35 pm, IRCTC shares traded 9.12 per cent higher at 3,284, outperforming the Sen-sex which was up 0.21 per cent.

Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Grew 31% In

August: ReportDomestic air passenger traffic grew 31 per cent in August 2021 to touch 66 lakh, com-

pared to 51 lakh in July 2021, according to a report by credit ratings agency ICRA. The growth was witnessed mainly due to the Civ-il Aviation Ministry increasing capacity de-ployment on domestic routes.On a year-on-year basis, the domestic traffic grew by 131 per cent in August 2021 over Au-gust 2020, when it was 28 lakh.The ratings agency said that there is contin-ued stress on demand despite recovery visi-ble in the last two months.The airlines’ capacity deployment in Au-gust 2021 was at around 57,500 departures, as against 28,834 departures in August 2020, which was an increase of around 99 per cent, the report said. ”For August 2021, the aver-age daily departures were at around 1,900, significantly higher than the average daily departures of around 900 in August 2020, and higher than around 1,500 in July 2021, though it remains lower than around 2,000 in April 2021,” the report noted.The average number of passengers per flight during August 2021 was 114, against an aver-age of 106 passengers per flight in July 2021, she said.Capacity deployment on domestic routes has been increased by Civil Aviation Ministry, as it had permitted the capacity to be increased to up to 75 per cent from August 12, 2021 on-wards.

The equity the benchmarks snapped their seven-day record breaking steak as investors booked profits at all-time highs in recent outperforming shares such as Infosys, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, ICI-CI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Ko-tak Mahindra Bank. During the day, the Sensex rose as much as 256 points to hit an all-time high of 58,553.07 and Nifty 50 index touched record high of 17,436.50. The markets, howev-er, surrendered all their gains to end in the negative due to profit-booking at higher lev-els. The Sensex ended 17 points lower at 58,279 and Nifty 50 in-dex slipped 16 points to close at 17,362.“The market witnessed some volatile movements and an at-tempt to hold the Nifty level of 17,300. If the market sustains above the level of 17,200-17,250, it is expected to gain momen-tum, leading to an upside pro-jection till 17,400-17,450,” Ashis

Biswas, head of technical re-search at CapitalVia Global Re-

search said.Thirteen of 19 sector gauges compiled by the BSE ended low-er, led by the S&P BSE Realty index’s over 2 per cent decline. Oil & Gas, Utilities, Informa-tion Technology, Healthcare, Banking and Capital Goods indices also fell 0.5-1 per cent each.On the other hand, Telecom and Consumer Durables shares saw buying interest.Mid- and small-cap shares wit-nessed profit booking at record

highs, declining 0.23 and 0.42 per cent respectively. Among individual shares, shares of tractor and farm equipment maker, VST Tiller Tractors, rose as much as 9.3 per cent to hit a record high of 2,890 after the company post market hours on Monday informed exchang-es that it has launched a range of tractors and power tillers in Southern African countries.IRCTC jumped nearly 10 per cent to hit record high of 3,297.90 on the back of heavy trading vol-umes. Axis Bank was the top Nifty loser; the stock fell 1.65 per cent to close at 787. Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technol-ogies, Infosys, Eicher Motors, ONGC, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Hero MotoCorp were also among the losers.On the flipside, Bharti Airtel, Grasim, ITC, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, UltraTech Cement, Reli-ance Industries, Shree Cements and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

‘’India Must Accept Cryptocurrency As

An Asset’’: Former RBI Official

Rupee Slumps To 73.42 Against DollarIn Line With Asian Peers

New Delhi: The rupee declined by 32 paise against the US dollar on Tues-day, September 7, to settle at 73.42 (provisional), tracking stronger American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domes-tic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened at 73.12 and dropped to a level of 73.44 during the trading session. In an early trade session, the local unit slipped five paise to 73.15 against the greenback. The domestic unit closed at 73.42 against the dollar, down 32 paise against its previous close.On Monday, September 6, the domes-tic currency settled at 73.10 against the greenback. The rupee was in line with other Asian peers, according to forex traders. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six cur-rencies, was trading 0.22 per cent higher at 92.23.Anindya Banerjee, DVP, Currency Derivatives & Interest

Rate Derivatives at Kotak Securities:‘’The spot rupee jumped 30 paise higher at 73.40 against the green-back probably on the back of large corporate demand for the dollar. A strong US Dollar Index is also aiding the weakness in the rupee. However, the upside remains capped thanks to exporter selling and FPI inflows. We expect a range of 73.00 and 73.70 on spot.’’ Kshitij Purohit, Lead International & Commodities at CapitalVia Global Research Limited:‘’On the domestic front, USD/INR September opened on a flat note and was moving in a marginally sideways to Bullish trend. prices are respect-ing 73.10-73.08 support zone as we have discussed many times in earli-er sessions. This is because 73.00 is a major psychological level and prices will not breach this zone until and unless there is some major news in the global markets.’’

Centre’s asset monetisation plan is in public interest: Arun Singh

ISLAMABAD: As the telecom indus-try’s market size has grown to $16.9 billion after attracting $1.2bn in for-eign direct investments in the last three years, the Ministry of Infor-mation Technology and Telecom is aiming to roll out 5G in 2023.The ministry has said that the target has also been welcomed by foreign investors too.In a recent presentation on the sec-tor’s performance to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the ministry has high-lighted that for meeting the future requirements of digitisation across the country and the launch of future technological needs such as 5G, proj-ects have been launched for “deep fi-berisation’ by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to expand the telecom services and internet even in remote and backward areas of the country.During the period 2018-22 more than 10,000 km optical fibre cable will be laid across the country providing high speed internet to 1,175 towns and the union councils. The minis-try has said that USF projects have

covered over 1,800km of unse rved road network including highways and motorways in Balochistan.While commenting over the impor-

tance of the deep fiberisation proj-ect, Minister for IT and Telecom Syed Amin ul Haq said that the gov-ernment was banking heavily on in-creasing exports of IT services up to $5bn by the end of 2022-23.“We will ensure affordable and high speed internet to people in small towns and I am sure even girls from KP and GB region will excel as free-

lancers, while working from their lo-cal areas,” the minister said.The export of IT services grew 47pc to $2.1bn in 2020-21.The report has highlighted that the USF has played an extensive role in telecom infrastructure development for future digital growth by con-tracting out 43 projects amounting to Rs29bn in unserved and under-served areas. These included over 65 districts in Southern Balochistan, former FATA and interior Sindh, catering to a population of over 25 million.The ministry maintains that the up-coming spectrum auction for AJ&K and GB for next generation mobile services, will help improve the tele-com and broadband services in these areas.The report highlighted that as connectivity was being expanded to secondary and tertiary towns and remote areas, the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) has initiated projects in these cities and towns to develop IT growth hub there.While eight software technology

parks have already been established, the PSEB will establish 32 more in secondary and tertiary cities under public- private partnership mode, that will help development of soft-ware development industry and cre-ating white collar jobs for inclusive growth.It has been highlighted that 40 IT companies have been listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange.The ministry has said that to meet the challenges and requirements related to the growth of IT and tele-com, several policy initiatives have been taken including the approval of the first ever Cyber Security Policy for Pakistan.Besides the draft of Data Protection Bill, NITB Act, Social Media Rules, PECI Rules, APT Rules, Personal Data Protection Bill, Digital Paki-stan Policy 2021, Pakistan Cloud First Policy 2021, Freelance Facilita-tion Policy, Startup Policy, Artificial Intelligence Policy and Block chain & Digital Ledger Policies have been finalised.

Pakistan eyes launch of 5G in 2023

Mathura: Defending the Centre’s asset monetisation plan, BJP na-tional general secretary Arun Singh said it is in public interest and that previous governments did not have the courage to implement a similar policy.“Previous governments have also been making efforts to go for mone-tisation,” he told reporters here on Sunday.Be it the UPA government or under the Congress, efforts were made in every budget for monetisation, but they never could implement it, Singh added.Refuting opposition allegations of selling the country, the BJP general secretary said this government works on the principle of “maximum governance, mini-mum government” and running industry is not the business of the government.The money raised through asset monetisation would

be utilised for the welfare of the poor and for development of the country, he asserted.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled a Nation-al Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that included unlocking value by involving private companies across infrastructure sectors — from pas-senger trains and railway stations to airports, roads and stadiums.The country now has the maximum foreign reserves owing to the faith people have placed in the leader-ship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh said.The BJP leader was in town to interact with people on the progress the state has made under the leadership of Yogi Adi-tyanath.Since a stable government acts as the nucleus of development for any state, the revival of the Adi-tyanath government is in the inter-est of Uttar Pradesh,

J&K Bank CMD chairs Customer Meet in DelhiUrges them to visit J&K and explore new business ventures

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 7: Given its natural resourc-es and promising human capital, Jammu and Kash-mir has a huge potential to become one of the top des-tinations for investments in the country. With Cen-tral Government’s recently rolled-out policy in place for industrial development of the J&K UT having finan-cial outlay of over Rs 28000 crore for setting up various industrial units in hospital-ity sector, health, education etc., I invite all of you to Visit J&K and explore new business ventures there.J&K Bank Chairman and MD R K Chhibber stated this while chairing a ‘Cus-tomer Interaction Meet’ convened to obtain custom-er feedback and seek sug-gestions for improving the services, products offered by the bank. The meeting

was attended by Zonal Head Delhi Ms. Kirti Sharma be-sides clients of top seven

business units of Delhi zone and Heads of the business units.On the occasion, the cus-tomers expressed their gratitude towards the CMD for sparing his precious time to interact with them and promised to take cog-nizance of his invite. The

participants lauded the Bank’s work culture, which they said, lays emphasis

upon the professional con-duct and personal connect while providing services to customers in an easy and hassle-free manner. They appreciated the fact that the Bank has always extended its helping hand to its cus-tomers whenever they faced any difficulty, which was

sufficiently evident during the ongoing Covid pandem-ic, when the Bank empa-thized and extended every possible help to its custom-ers.During the discussions, the participants requested for reduction in the interest rates of various products, extra benefits to the Bank’s prime clients and introduc-ing mechanism for custom/income tax payments. They also put forth suggestions like opening of business units for expansion of ag-r i c u l t u r e / h o r t i c u l t u r e business at places where bank has less reach in oth-er States/UTs, improving digital payment systems, and introducing some kind of premium customer pro-gram.Hearing patiently to all the concerns raised by the par-ticipants, CMD R K Chhib-

ber assured the customers that their suggestions shall be taken into consideration for improving the services/products offered by the bank.“The pricing policy of bank is under review and will definitely take into account the genuine grievances of the customers”, he said add-ing, “With enhancement of transaction limit to Rs 4 Lacs, our mPay application is one of the easiest and fastest app available in the market today. Having major focus on improving its tech-nology systems and getting all the IT projects includ-ing ‘Finacle-10’ completed within shortest possible time, the Bank has already overcome some of the lega-cy issues and is moving fast along its envisaged growth trajectory.”

Cryptocurrencies should be treated as an asset or commodity in India and governed by existing laws for exchanges, a former se-nior central bank official said in remarks

that contrast the Reserve Bank of India’s current approach to the virtual coins.Once cryptocurrencies are accepted, rules gov-erning commodity exchanges could apply and the coins could be used to pay for goods and services, R. Gandhi, former deputy governor at Reserve Bank of India, said during an event organized by the Internet and Mobile Association of India on Tuesday. “Then automatically people can start buy-ing, selling and holding.”Gandhi’s comments come as the Narendra Modi government, which initially had proposed a ban on such trades, finalizes regulations for cryptocur-rencies. Although the RBI has repeatedly voiced its concerns to the government over cryptocurrencies, trading in the assets surged to $6.6 billion in May, compared with $923 million in April 2020, accord-ing to Chainalysis. Regulators should have access to information about how much cryptocurrencies individuals hold for tax purposes and this should be shared with the exchanges, Gandhi said. Reg-ulators should have access to information about how much cryptocurrencies individuals hold for tax purposes and this should be shared with the ex-changes, Gandhi said.

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“Best Test Team In World”: Aussie Legend After India’s Massive Win Over England At Oval

India registered a memorable win over England in the fourth Test at The Oval on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. This was India’s second triumph at the ground with the previous victory coming way back in 1971. It was also only the second time that Team India won an away Test after scoring under 200 in their first innings. Rohit Sharma and Shardul Thakur were the stars of In-dia’s victory, but credit also goes to all the bowlers who pulled through on the final day of the Test to bundle out England for 210 in the second in-nings. After India’s famous victory, Australia legend Shane Warne took to Twitter to shower praise on the Indian team, calling it “the best test team in the world”. ”Congratulations @im-Vkohli & the entire Indian team on another terrific win. What you guys have all achieved together over the last 12 months is absolutely magnif-icent ! Clearly the best test team in

the world & that title is thoroughly deserved too ! Long live test cricket,” tweeted the legendary leg-spinner.While it was a team effort, two play-ers were at the centre of India’s epic win.In the second innings, Rohit Sharma scored an exceptional century, his first overseas ton, that set the plat-form for the other batsmen as India scored 466 to set England a stiff target of 368 runs.But the real standout throughout the match was Shardul Thakur. The 29-year-old steered India out of troubled waters in the first innings, smashing the fastest Test half-century in England. The knock brought about some respectability to India’s first in-nings total and gave the team a fight-ing chance.Then in the second innings, Shardul once again shone with the bat in hand, scoring a free-flowing 60 as the Indi-an lower-order came to the party.

Not just with the bat, Shardul made

an impact with the ball in hand as well. He gave India their first wick-et in the second innings by removing Rory Burns and then came back later

to get the big fish in Joe Root to all

but assure India the win. India go into the fifth and final Test 2-1 up and will back themselves to win the series at Old Trafford.

The final Test starts in Manchester on Friday. India beat England by 157 runs in the fourth Test at The Oval on Monday, taking all 10 of the home side’s second-innings wickets on the last day. It was just India’s second Test match win at the Oval, coming 50 years after a four-wicket triumph at the south London ground gave them a first such success on English soil.Here is a look at some key aspects of a match which left Virat Kohli’s men 2-1 up with one to play ahead of the fifth Test at Old Trafford starting on Friday.James Anderson burdenJames Anderson, whose 632 wickets are the most taken by any fast bowl-er in Test history, has long been En-gland’s spearhead.But in this match, at any age where most quicks have long since retired, the 39-year-old was a workhorse too, with captain Joe Root unable to

rely on Craig Overton or off-spinner Moeen Ali.The result was that Anderson, in an attack without long-term absentees Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Olly Stone, as well as Mark Wood, with all-rounder Ben Stokes missing due to a mental-health break -- ended up sending down 47 overs at the for a meagre match return of 2-120.Anderson has now bowled 163.3 overs in the series, having featured in all four Tests.That workload could mean England, looking ahead to the Ashes tour, de-cide to rest Anderson from the India finale even though the match is taking place at his Lancashire home ground, with Root admitting: “It’s a delicate balancing act.”Rohit Sharma rights a wrongOne of the more curious statistics pri-or to this match was that Rohit Shar-ma had never scored a Test hundred outside of India.

World’s oldest Testcricketer John Watkins diesCAPE TOWN: John Wat-kins, who had been the world’s oldest living Test cricketer, has died in Durban at the age of 98, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Mon-day.His death leaves fellow South African Ron Draper, 95, as the oldest surviving Test player, while Austra-lian Neil Harvey, 92, is be-lieved to be the only player still alive who played Test cricket in the 1940s.Draper played his only two Tests, against Australia, in the early 1950s.Watkins was a forceful right-hand batter, accurate seamer and a fine slip fielder, who played in 15 Tests between 1949-50 and 1956-57 despite be-ing unavailable for tours of England in 1951 and

1955 due to business rea-sons.He made his highest Test score of 92, as well as 50 in the second innings, when South Africa beat Australia in the fifth Test in Melbourne in the 1952-53 season.Before making his first-class cricket debut, Watkins trained as a Spit-

fire pilot with the South African Air Force during World War 11 before be-ing consigned to air traffic control because of colour blindness.According to CSA, Watkins had been in failing health before con-tracting coronavirus 10 days before his death .

FIFA chief labels postponement ‘crazy’ZURICH: FIFA has opened an investigation into the post-ponement of Argentina’s World Cup qualifier with Brazil with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events “crazy”. The match at Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena on Sunday was halted when Brazilian health officials ran onto the pitch seven minutes after kick-off, triggering a melee involving team officials and players from both sides.The officials intervened just hours after health authorities in Brazil said four England-based players in Argentina’s squad should be placed in “immediate quarantine” for breaching Covid-19 protocols.FIFA said they have received reports from match officials and were gathering further information. “The information will be analysed by the com-petent disciplinary bodies and a decision will be taken in due course,” FIFA said in a statement.Infantino, in a video address to the European Club As-sociation’s general assembly, said the situation was a re-minder of the difficulties the organisation had been facing during the pandemic.“We saw what happened with the game between Brazil and Argentine, two of South America’s most glorious teams. Some officials, police, security officials entered the pitch after a few minutes of the game to take away some players — it is crazy but we need to deal with these challenges, these issues which come on top of the Covid crisis,” Infantino said.

ICC T20I Rankings: Shafali Verma Retains Top Spot In Batting ListTeen sensation and India opening batter Shafali Verma remained firm at the top spot while New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine became the new joint top-ranked women’s all-rounder in the world in the latest T20I rankings released on Tuesday. Devine also gained a place in the batting charts to jump up to number five. Devine showed her class in the third T20I against England at Hove, scoring 50 runs with the bat while also returning with figures of 2/26. This has enabled her to jump up a spot and be the joint top-ranked all-rounder alongside En-gland’s Natalie Sciver.Other gainers in the all-rounders rankings in-clude India’s Deepti Sharma, Australia’s Ellyse

Perry and West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, who all gained a spot to jump to numbers 4, 5 and 6 respectively. Stafanie Taylor dropped down three spots to number 7.

In the batting rankings, South Africa’s Lizelle Lee was the big gainer, jumping up three spots to the eighth spot in the charts. Devine also gained a spot, to reach the fifth spot.In the bowling charts, Australia’s Megan Schutt gained two spots to reach number 2 in the rank-ings. Jess Jonassen also gained a spot to reach number 4 in the rankings. Hayley Matthews, who was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the T20I series against South Africa, has gained seven places to break into the top 15 of the bowling rankings.With the third T20I between England and New Zealand coming up, it will provide players from both sides to make further gains in the rankings.

J&K Handball Team Leaves for Nationals

Aashiq Hussain

JAMMU, Sep 7: Jammu and Kashmir Handball team today left for the participation in the 44th Junior girls National Handball

Championship, being held at Lucknow, Ut-tar Pradesh from September 8Th to 12Th, 2021.The Team is being accompanied by the Mohd Yusaf dar as coach and Jyotika Shar-ma as manager.

Principal Secretary e-Launches YSS Cup 21; Over 3 lakh players participating

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 7: Principal Secretary, Youth Services and Sports Department, Alok Kumar, on Tuesday e-launched the first ever ‘YSS Cup’ 2021 at Khail Gaon, Nagrota.All the 20 district contingents participated in the e-launching of the sports extravaganza through virtual mode.Speaking about this important initiative of the government, Alok Kumar said, ‘’The YSS Cup 2021 is the brainchild of J&K’s Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha which is aimed at to tap sports talent of young boys and girls at pancha-yat level by providing them the best possible opportunities.’’ He stated that such initiatives are being taken up to channelize the talent and energy of JK youth in a positive direction.Deputy Director, department of Youth Services & Sports, Jatinder Mishra, DYSSO, Jammu and other senior officers of the department were present.Pertinently, four games including Cricket, Vol-leyball, Kabbadi and Kho-Kho have been kept for choice of both students and non-students for taking part in the events.A total of 21360 teams from different panchayats of the UT are taking part in the Inter-Panchayat Block Level competitions involving more than 3 lakh 10 thousand youth.

Meanwhile, Director Youth Services and Sports Department, Gazanfar Ali, also participated in the e-launching of the mega event from Khanmoh panchayat of district Srinagar along with District Development Council member Srinagar, Aijaz Hussain Rather, Joint Director, YSS Kashmir, Bashir Ahmed and DYSSO Srinagar, Balbir Singh.