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JAMMU fridAy April 24, 2020Obituary2Glimpses of Future

UTHALAWith profound grief and sor-row, we inform the sad de-mise of our beloved ShDwarka Nath Gupta S/o LateSh Milkhi Ram Mahajan R/o196/6 Nanak Nagar Jammuon 7.04.2020. Uthala will beperformed on Friday, 24 April2020 at 4 pmGRIEF STRICKENSmt Satya Gupta- WifeSons and Daughters-in-lawSmt Pratibha Gupta and Sh Ajay GuptaSmt Parul Gupta and Sh Vikas GuptaSmt Manju Virmani and Sh K R Virmani-Daughter and Son-in-LawMs Meenu Gupta- DaughterBrothersSh Durga Dass GuptaSh Bishan Dass GuptaGrand Children: Aryan Gupta & Aakriti Gupta

Sh DwarkaNath Gupta

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow,

we inform the sad demise of our

beloved father Sh. Makhan Lal

Bhat (Pandita) S/o Late Pt. Gopi

Nath of Sirnoo, Pulwama,

Kashmir left for heavenly abode

on 16-04-2020. TENTH DAY

KRIYA will be performed on 25-

04-2020 (Saturday) at Akhnoor

Ghat at 8.00 A.M. ASSEMBLY

will be held at our residence H.

No. 119/D, Sector-2, Durga

Nagar, Roop Nagar, Jammu.

GRIEF STRICKEN

Smt. Durga Ji Bhat-Wife

Son & Daughter-in-law

Sanjay Pandita & Bharti Pandita

Daughter & Son-in-law

Neetu Dhar & Rakesh Dhar

Sh. Poshkar Nath Bhat-Brother

Brother & Bhabi

Sh. B.L. Bhat & Smt. Sushma

Grand Children

Shehjar, Srishti, Kartik

Mob Nos: 7006827908,9622014098

Sh. Makhan LalBhat

UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow we

regret to inform you the sad de-

mise of Smt. Ratan Devi W/o Lt

Sh. Beli Ram Sharma on 09th April

2020 R/o 53 Waryam Niwas,

Kucha Nahar Singh, Panjtirthi.

Uthala on 24-04-2020 at 3 pm at

our residence.

GRIEF STRICKEN:

Smt. Sansaro Devi W/o Lt Sh. Jia Lal Raina (Devrani)

Smt Santosh & Sh. K.K. Sharma (Nanad-Nandoi)

Sons & Daughters-in-law

Sh C. P. Sharma & Smt Tripta Sharma 9086004840

Sh Rajinder Raina & Smt Prem Raina (Akhnoor)

Sh S. P. Sharma & Smt Anjana Sharma. 9419194679

Sh K K. Sharma & Smt Anju Sharma. 9149529454

Grand Children:

Sh Rakesh Sharma & Smt Neeru Sharma

Smt Renu Sharma & Sh Rama Kant Sharma

Sh Amit Raina & Smt Minakshi Raina (Akhnoor)

Smt Misha Sharma & Sh Ajay Sharma (Nagrota)

Ishita, Bharat, Shakambhari, Himani, Vaibhav

Great Grand Children

Inesh, Shriya, Aradhya, Shantmann, Bhuvika

Sh J. D. Sharma & Prabha (Brother & Bhabhi)

Sh Radhey Shyam Sharma & Karuna Sharma

(Brother & Bhabhi)

Smt Vidya Khajuria & Sh Prakash Khajuria

(Sister & Brother-in-law)

Smt. Ratan Devi

10TH DAY KRIYAWith profound grief and sor-row, we inform the sad demiseof our beloved Dr. J.L. Lala(Joint Director A.H. Deptt.) S/oLate Shree Sarwanand Lalaoriginal resident of HabbaKadal (and then Lal NagarChannapora Srinagar on 17thApril 2020 at 225 D/F G.T.B.Enclave Dilshad GardensDelhi 93. TENTH DAY KRIYAwill be performed on 26th April2020 at Delhi.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Prabha Lala-Wife 011-22123003

Santosh & T.K. Taing 6005656717Reeta & B.K. Thoshkhani 9419782159

Sushma & Rakesh Pandita 9910024003

Asha & Kongposh Bazaz 09811195412

Jyoti & Rajiv Pandit USA

Dr. J.L. Lala

UTHALAWith deep grief & sorrow, we

inform the sad and untimely

demise of our beloved father

Sh Kalu Ram Khajuria (Retd

Bank Manager) on 13-4- 2020

originally resident of Gurah

Slathian at present H.No. 2/50

B, Pamposh Colony Janipur,

Jammu. Uthala will be per-

formed on 24-4-2020 (Friday)

at 5 PM at our residence.

GRIEF STRICKEN:-

Smt Satya Devi - Bhabi

Sons & Daughters-in-Law

Smt Rajni & Sh Ashok Khajuria (J&K Bank)

Smt Promila & Sh Ishwer C Khajuria (A.E PDD)

Smt Shruti & Sh Sunil Khajuria (J&K Bank)

Smt Sonam & Sh Vishal Khajuria (ICICI Bank)

Smt Minakshi & Sh Vivek Sharma (Advocate) -

Daughter & Son-in-Law

Agrima, Vanishka, Viaan, Janaisha - Grand Children

Sh Kalu RamKhajuria

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow

we inform the sad demise of our

beloved Sh Bansi Lal Gupta S/o

Late Sh Hari Ram Gupta ( Batote

Wale) who left for heavenly

abode on 13/04/2020. Kriya will

be performed on 25/04/2020

(Saturday) at 12:00 Noon

Uthala/Rasam Pagri will be per-

formed on 25/04/2020 (Saturday)

from 4pm - 5pm at our residence

535, Near Anandpur Kuttia

Janipur Colony Jammu.

GRIEF STRIKEN:

Chander Kanta (Wife)

Vijay Kumar & Santosh Gupta

(Brother & Bhabhi)

Anshuman Gupta & Isha Gupta

(Son & Daughter -in-law)

Ankit Gupta & Shefali Gupta

(Son & Daughter -in-law)

Sindhu & Rakesh Gupta

(Daughter & Son - in - law)

Mukti & Sushil Gupta (Daughter & Son - in - law)

M/S Highway General Store Batote

M/s Shefali Skin Care, Chemist, Channi Himmat Jammu

Mobile :- 9419166170, 9469210028

Sh Bansi LalGupta

10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sor-

row we inform the sad and un-

timely demise of our beloved

Karmayogni Smt. Phoola Koul

(Piarey) W/o Sh. Poshker

Nath Koul (Bedil) R/o Flat No.

20, Block 87 Lane 18 Jagti

Township Nagrota Jammu

originally from Hanad

Chawalgam Distt. Kulgam

Kashmir. Tenth Day Kriya will

be performed on 24-04-2020

at TRT Nagrota (Tawi Ghat).

GRIEF STRICKEN:-Sh. Poshker Nath Koul (Bedil) - Husband

Son & Daughter-in-Law

Mr. Pamposh Koul & Archana Koul

Dainposh Koul - SonCont . 9797659041, 9622047310, 8713067788

Note:-There will be no Assembly after Tenth Day

Kriya in order to avoid social gathering and fol-

low the advisories strictly in view of

the pandemic. Your lives value us more.

STAY HOME, STAY SAFE

Smt. PhoolaKoul

RASAM PAGRI/UTHALAWith tears in eyes and gloom in

heart we inform the sad & sudden

demise of our beloved Mr. Amit

Gupta (Deputy Director - P&S

Civil Secretariat, Jammu) S/o Sh.

Bansi Lal Gupta who left for his

heavenly abode on 11.04.2020.

Rasam Pagri/Uthala will be per-

formed on 24th Apr-2020 (Friday)

at 11:00 AM at our residence.

DEEPLY MISSED AND REMEMBERED BY

Mrs Isha Gupta -Wife

Aaradhya & Aarvi Mahajan - Daughters

Smt. Swarna & Sh. Bansi Lal Gupta -

Mother & Father

Smt. Saroj Gupta & Sh. Sham Gupta -

Mother & Father-in-Law

Mrs. Deepika & Mr. Sumit Gupta -

Babhi & Brother

Sisters & Brothers-in-Law

Mrs. Pankaj & Mr. Arunesh Mahajan

Mrs. Shiwalika & Subhrat Mahajan

Contact : +91 9906309173 / 9070178222

Mr. Amit Gupta

UTHALAWith tears in eyes and gloom in heart

we inform the sad & sudden demise of

our beloved Mr. Vinay Parihar

(Inspector J&K Police) S/o Late Sh.

Bishan Lal Parihar R/o Village Bhalla

(Doda). Uthala shall be performed at

4 pm at our residence in Udhaywala

on Friday 24th of April 2020.

DEEPLY MISSED BY

Mrs. Sangeeta Parihar- Wife

Miss Niharika Parihar- Daughter

Smt. Krishna Devi- Mother

Smt. Sumitra Devi & Sh. Om Parkash Manhas-

Mother & Father-in-Law

Bhabies & Brothers

Smt. Vijaya Kumari & Sh. Vikas Parihar

Smt. Shivani & Sh. Pawan Parihar

Smt. Varsha & Sh. Amresh Parihar

Sister & Brother-in-Law

Smt. Neelam Kumari & Sh. Sahadev Singh Dalpatia

Mr. Vinay Parihar

RASAM PAGRIWith profound grief and sorrow,

we want to inform that Rasam

Pagri of Late Thakurani Dhan

Devi W/o Late Thakur Balwant

Singh Manhas (Retd. Excise

Inspector) will be performed at

our residence Malpur near TCP

Akhnoor Road, Jammu on 24-04

2020 (Friday) at 1130 hours.

GRIEF STRICKEN


Smt Anjana Manhas & Th. Onkar Singh Manhas

(Supervisor Social Welfare Deptt) (Teacher)

Smt Lalita Manhas & Th. Krishan Singh Manhas -


(Worker Social Welfare Deptt) (CID CI Jammu)

Smt Pooja Manhas & Th. Avtar Singh Manhas -


Smt Darshana Bhau & Kr. Koushal Singh Bhau -


Smt Anita Langeh & Th. Ranjeev Singh Langeh -


Smt Seynthia Singh Biloria & Kr. Arjan Singh Biloria -

Grand Daughter & Grand Son-in-law

Grand Sons & Daughters

Miss Ritam Manhas, Miss. Palvi Manhas, Miss Tania

Rajput, Miss Zeenia Rajput, Kr. Ranvijay Singh Bhau,

Kr. Abhishek Singh Manhas, Kr. Kannav Dev Singh

Manhas, Kr. Gourav Singh Manhas, Kr. Vishavjeet

Singh Manhas, Kr. Yuvraj Singh Langeh, Kr.

Karmanya Dev Singh Manhas

Mob : 9419100135, 9419166008, 9622103187

Thakurani DhanDevi

13TH DAYWith profound grief & sorrow we

inform the sad demise of our

beloved Smt. Geeta Devi W/o Sh.

Ashok Kumar Jindrahia R/o

Jindrah. 13th Day will be per-

formed on 24.04.2020 (Friday) at

our residence.

GRIEF STRICKEN

Sh. Ashok Kumar Jindrahia -Husband

Sons :Anam Jindrahia

Lava Anand Jindrahia

Kush Anand Jindrahia

Mob. 9797303615, 9622074798

Smt. Geeta Devi

OBITUARYIt is heart wrenching to inform that

Sh. Herdy Nath Koul (Nath Ji /

Bairaj) our respected Mama Ji

S/o Late Sh Madusudan Koul

original resident of Laribal

Bijbehara, Kashmir passed away

on 22nd of April 2020 at our

Residence House No 7C, Lane-

24, Bhawani Nagar, Janipur,

Jammu. Tenth Day Kriya will be

performed on 30-04-2020 at

Akhnoor, Jammu. We pray

Almighty Lord to rest his soul in

peace. GRIEF STRICKEN:-

Smt. Baby & Sh. Kishen Ji Koul (Brother & Bhabi)

Smt. Lalita & Sh. H.N.Thaploo (Sister & Brother in Law)

Smt. Urnima (Beauty) & Sh. Satish Thaploo.

Smt. Sanju & Sh. Rakesh Thaploo

Nitin , Shravan, Manu, Sharika.

Contact :- 9419203399, 9419132989, 0191-2530286.

Note:-There will be no Assembly in order to avoid so-

cial gathering because Bhawani Nagar has been

quarantined and declared as Red zone Area. Your

lives value us more.

Stay Home, Stay Safe

Sh. Herdy NathKoul

CHOUBARSIChoubarsi of our beloved Shri

Krishan Lal Gandotra S/o Late

Shri Sansar Chand will be per-

formed on (24-04-2020) (Friday)

at our residence Opp. Ghass

Mandi School Rajinder Bazaar

Jammu at 11.30 am.

DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:

Smt Raj Mohani Gandotra -Wife

Sisters-in-law

Smt Prakash Devi

Smt Santosh Gandotra

Sons and Daughters-in-law

Smt Anju and Ashok Gandotra

Smt Archana and Raman Gandotra

Smt Priti and Sanjeev Gandotra

KANTA SEWING MACHINE

RAJINDER BAZAAR JAMMU

AMAN ELECTRONICS RAJINDER BAZAAR

HEALTHY DELIGHT CANAL ROAD

REGAL PHOTO FLASH MOTI BAZAAR

MOB: 9419353535, 9419194718, 9086666000

Shri Krishan LalGandotra

CONDOLENCE"Every man's life ends the same

way, it is only the details of how he

lived and how he died that distin-

guish one man from another" The

Engineers, Technical Staff,

Clerical Staff of Power

Development Department ex-

tends hearfelt condolence on the

sad demise of Sh Manish Kumar,

Junior Engineer, TLMD-I Janipur.

Our thoughts and prayers are

with the bereaved family at this

difficult time. We pray to the

Almighty for the strength and per-

severance to all family members

to get through this difficult time of

irreparable loss. "When we lose a

loved one here on earth, we gain

an angel in heaven who watches

over us. May we take comfort in

knowing that we have an angel to

watch over us."

DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY

Forum of Engineers and Tech. Staff, PDD

Mob: 9419150216

Sh ManishKumar

KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sor-

row, we inform the sad demise

of Sh. Suraj Parkash Saraf S/o

Lt. Sh. Om Parkash Saraf R/o

320 Wazarat Road Jammu on

Sunday, 12-04-2020 at

Jammu. KRIYA will be per-

formed on 24-04- 2020

(Friday) at our residence at 12

PM followed by Rasam Pagri.

GRIEF STRICKEN:

Daughter-in-Law

Vaneeta Gupta W/o Lt. Sh. Surinder Mahajan

Sanyam Mahajan (Grandson)

Son-in-Law & Daughters:

Sunil & JyotiRavinder & Rajni

Suresh & RenuSuresh & Vandana

MAHAJAN JEWELLERS,

LAKHDATA BAZAR,

JAMMU- 9419190020

Sh. SurajParkash Saraf

BARKHIBARKHI OF OUR BELOVED SH

VINOD SINGH JAMWAL S/O LT.

SH GURDHAWAR SINGH R/O

H.NO. 66, TOPH SHERKHANIA

JAMMU WILL BE PERFORMED

ON 24-04-2020 (FRIDAY) AT

10.00 AM AT OUR RESIDENCE.

DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY :

SMT REETA DEVI -WIFE

RAHUL JAMWAL -SON

BROTHER & BHABI

ASHOK SINGH JAMWAL & CHANCHALA DEVI

DAUGHTER & SON-IN-LAW

SONIKA & JASBIR CHIB

MB. 9419102022, 7006976522

SH VINODSINGH JAMWAL

10TH DAY/KRIYAWith profound grief and sorrow

we regret to inform the untimely

and sad demise of our beloved

Karmayogi Sh. Jaggar Nath Bhat

S/o Lt. Sh. Amar Chand Bhat,

erstwhile resident of Rajpura

Pulwama Kmr. presently at H.No.

2, Lane No. 10, Netar Kothian

Barnai, Jammu expired on 20-04-

2020. Tenth Day Kriya will be per-

formed at Muthi Ghat near

Directorate of School Education

on 29-04-2020 (Wednesday) at

9.00 am.GRIEF STRICKEN

Smt. Asha Jee- Wife

Smt. & Sh. Ramchand Bhat- Brother & Bhabi

Smt. & Sh. Shamboo Nath Bhat- Brother & Bhabi

Smt. & Sh. Omprakash Bhat- Son & Daughter-in-Law

Smt. & Sh. Ravi Raina- Daughter & Son-in-Law

Aryan, Vanshu- Grand Sons

Mobile Nos.: 7006070419, 9419144537

Sh. Jaggar NathBhat

10TH DAY/KRIYA/UTHALAWith profound grief and sor-

row, we inform the sad demise

of our beloved father Harmesh

Chander Sharma S/o Late Sh.

Sukh Ram Sharma of 55, New

Plots, Jammu on 15-04- 2020.

The Tenth Day will be per-

formed on Friday 24-04-2020

at our residence 55, New Plots

at 10.00 AM. The Kriya &

Uthala will also be performed

at our residence New Plots at

5.00 PM on Saturday 25-04-

2020.GRIEF STRICKENSmt. Shakti Sharma - Wife

Son & Daughter-in-lawSmt. Reva & Amit Sharma

Sumit Sharma (Son)Grand Sons & Daughters

Abhi, Tannu, Yuvi, Kavi, Angel & Cheeku

Mob: 9596842606, 9086150505

HarmeshChander Sharma

UTHALAWith profound grief and sorrow, we

inform the sad demise of Sh.

Chaman Lal Gupta S/o Sh. Partap

Chand R/o W. No. 8, H. No. 16

Bishnah. Uthala will be performed

on 24-04-2020 at 3:00 PM to 4:00

PM at our residence Bishnah.

GRIEF STRICKEN

Daughter-in-laws & Sons

Smt. Santosh & Sh. Ashok Gupta

Smt. Anita & Sh. Sham LaL Gupta


Smt. Jyoti & Sh. Gopal Krishan Gupta

Grand Daughters & Son-in-laws

Smt. Ruhie & Sh. Navneet Gupta

Smt. Mitu & Sh. Moninder Sawhney

Ph: 9469500550, 7006572582

Sh. Chaman LalGupta

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UDHAMPUR, APRIL 23:

Advisor to lieutenant Governor,farooq Khan today conducted an ex-tensive tour of Udhampur districtand chaired a meeting to review theworking of health department andother essential services in the back-drop of COVid-19 pandemic situa-tion.

The meeting was informed thattill date 20 positive cases were foundin Udhampur and among them, 11are active positive, one has died and08 have recovered. deputyCommissioner, Udhampur dr.piyush Singla and officials of districtadministration, police, Health andother allied departments were pres-ent in the meeting.

during the meeting, AdvisorKhan also enquired about the statusof ration distribution system duringlockdown across the district. Themeeting was informed that thedistrict Administration has identi-fied and provided ration to 5279 fam-ilies of labourers, migrants and desti-tute in addition of regular rationcardholders. The districtAdministration has also establishedcommunity kitchens in the districtfor providing cooked food to needy,

migrant labourers, destitute andstranded truck drivers. Over 6000cooked meals packed and distributedamong the poor and needy at differ-ent locations.

Advisor Khan said that some peo-ple facing hardships due to lock downmight be hesitating to come forwardfor seeking any help and the districtadministration should identify suchpeople with the help of elected repre-sentatives in order to provide relief tothem.

later, Advisor Khan visited des-ignated quarantine centres to takestock of preparedness to combat thespread of Corona Virus (COVid-19)pandemic in the district. during hisvisit, the Advisor took a detailed re-view of all the preparedness andavailable infrastructure in designat-ed quarantine centres and health in-stitutions for dealing with Coronavirus patients. designated officerswere asked to ensure adequatearrangements in these QuarantineCentres as per SOps.

The Advisor was informed thatnine quarantine centres have beenestablished in the district with maxi-mum capacity of about 1300 bedsand 203 persons have been put underadministrative quarantine and 140

under home quarantine. Besides 838persons are under surveillance and1498 persons have completed theirsurveillance period. furthermore744 persons who visited from otherdistricts have completed their ad-ministrative quarantine period so

far. While reviewing the working ofdesignated quarantine centres in thedistrict, Advisor Khan said all requi-site facilities at these centres shouldbe ensured. He asked health depart-ment to strictly follow the SOps pre-scribed by the WHO and Union

Ministry of Health and familyWelfare with regard to these facili-ties. He said that testing of COVid-19 patients from doda and rambanshould be done in Udhampur. Hestressed on the involvement of prisfor combating spread of COVid-19

infection and contact tracing.Advisor Khan directed the offi-

cers to put in their best efforts to pre-vent the spread of virus and askedthem to intensify efforts to find any-one who might have come in contactwith the suspected cases. TheAdvisor also interacted with thequarantined persons and enquiredabout their well-being and facilitiesbeing provided to them. He furtherasked the concerned authorities toassure proper care and hygiene be-sides maintaining social distancingwithin the premises as per standardoperating procedures in place to dealwith COVid-19 cases. The Advisoralso appreciated the overwhelmingresponse of the people of Udhampurto the call of lockdown by the primeMinister Narendra Modi to break thechain of coronavirus infection andmeasures taken by district adminis-tration with regard to prevention ofthe COVid-19 outbreak. The Advisoralso interacted with president MCUdhampur representatives of BeoparMandal, doctors and frontline war-riors. He appreciated the role beingplayed by district Administration,doctors, frontline works of health,police and Safai Karamcharis duringthe pandemic crisis.

COVID-19: Advisor Khan reviews working ofhealth, essential services in Udhampur

9 quarantine centres with capacity of 1300 beds established, 5279 poor families provided ration

JAMMU, APRIL 23:

principal ChiefConservator of forests (pCCf),dr. Mohit Gera, held a reviewmeeting, through WebConferencing, regarding func-tioning of forest departmentand forest protection force(fpf) in Kashmir region and tomonitor the measures beingtaken up for protection offorests in view of ongoing lock-down due to COVid-19 pan-demic.

The participants in themeeting were director, forestprotection force AsifMehmood Sagar; ChiefConservator of forests,Kashmir, farooq AhmadGillani, besides all Conservatorof forests, dfOs and officers offorest protection force,Kashmir.

Chief Conservator offorests apprised that in spite ofunprecedented lockdown situ-ation, staff of forest depart-ment is performing their dutiesefficiently and are keeping astrict vigil in the field. He in-formed that immediate neces-

sary cognizance is being takenagainst any incidence of illicitdamage to the forest wealth.

Conservator of forests,North Circle informed thatthere are incidences of illicitdamage in few vulnerable lo-calities like Kandi, doabgah,rafiabad and rajwar ranges.He informed that cases are be-ing registered and firs lodgedagainst such forest offenders.

director, forest protectionforce asserted that fpf per-sonnel are working in synchro-nization with territorial staffunder supervision of con-

cerned Conservator of forests.He suggested measures likestrengthening of joint pa-trolling of territorial and fpfpersonnel and use of troop car-riers of fpf for ensuring safetyof forests and its assets.

pCCf, exhorted the territo-rial dfOs to take all possiblemeasures for ensuring furtherstrengthening of the protectionnetwork, existing controlrooms, increasing mobility offrontline staff, joint patrollingwith fpf personnel, intelli-gence gathering, increase infrequency of monitoring of

field staff and reporting bythem. He further directed themto file dossiers under pSA incase of habitual offenders.Chief Conservator of forestsand all Conservators of forestswere directed to regularly re-view the protection measuresbeing taken up by dfOs to en-sure protection of vulnerableforests. They were also advisedto ensure that all precautionsbe taken by the staff in view ofthe COVid pandemic besidesmaintaining coordination withdistrict administration in thisregard.

COVID-19

PCCF reviews functioning of Forest Deptt,FPF in Kashmir in wake of the pandemic

JAMMU, APRIL 23:

Secretary, powerdevelopment department, Mraju today chaired a meetingwith senior officers of powerTransmission Corporation ofpower development department(pdd) to review the shifting ofutilities coming in the way of 4laning of National Highway (NH)- 44 from Udhampur to Banihal.director, Jammu and Kashmirpower TransmissionCorporation, p r Angurala,director planning, pdd rakesh

Jamwal, Chief Engineer powerdevelopment Corporation SGurmeet Singh, ExecutiveEngineer, JKpTCl Udhampur, SK Anand were also present in themeeting. Various issues and bot-tlenecks coming in way of smoothshifting of utilities were discussedin the meeting.

it was informed that 45Transmission Towers are re-quired to be erected for the con-cerned work. it was apprised thatthe work has been bifurcated inthree sections in whichUdhampur to Chenani and

Nashri to ramban sections arelikely to be completed by May2020 and ramban to Banihalsection will be completed byOctober 2020. The meeting wasinformed that due to outbreak ofCOVid-19, the work activities re-mained suspended for one monthand in view of the recent guide-lines issued by the Government ofindia where under infrastructuredevelopment projects are to betaken on priority,these activitieshave resumed now. The Secretaryurged that all the works should becompleted at the earliest.

Secy PDD reviews shifting of utilities for 4laning of NH-44 from Udhampur to Banihal

PULWAMA, APRIL 23.

district Authorities pulwama today urged

upon the people not to be complacent regarding

the threat posed by the Corona virus ( COVid-

19), understand the gravity of the situation and

behave accordingly.

Authorities reiterated that severe restric-

tions are already in place and people are ad-

vised to adhere to the Government orders reli-

giously.dM said that exact field status will be

known , once house to house survey is complet-

ed in these areas which is going to commence

from tomorrow as directed by Government

through online Swasthya Nidhi Mobile App.

He further added that community needs to

understand that it is very premature to draw

any inference at this stage and appealed people

for universalize the mask usage and adoption of

safety measures including social distancing and

sanitization. He added that an intensive rapid

Antibody testing will start in the district soon.

Senior Officer from the Administration said

that strict vigil is being maintained on the pub-

lic movement in the areas bordering Shopain

and Budgam , where numerous villages have

been declared red Zones and major roads con-

necting these districts are on a regular guard

and movement is being constricted. Besides,

strict vigil is being maintained on the public

movement in the areas bordering Shopain and

Budgam many villages including Heerpora

,Beminpora, Meemendar ,palpora ,

Sindishirmal ,Kanipora ,Sedow and

Kanidajan ,palar ,Batpora have been declared

red Zones.

He also appealed people to be vigilant and

report to authorities regarding any instance of

violation of lockdown orders advised them to

cooperative. He said no inter-district move-

ment is being allowed except in case of medical

emergencies .He appealed community leaders

to create awareness among the masses in this

regard. Meanwhile, CMO pulwama, said that

there are more than a hundred people under

quarantine and continuous testing is being

done to rule out any positive COVid-19 case, in

the district.She said that 134 test reports are

still awaited and aggressive testing is going on

in all the blocks. She added that it is premature

and unwise to declare district as COVid-19

free.

Understand the gravity of threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic: District Authorities Pulwama

Unwise and premature to call Pulwama COVID-19 free

BANDIPORA, APRIL 23:

Amid covid-19 lockdown, whenschools are closed, districtinformation Centre (diC),Bandipora, in collaboration withdistrict administration, came upwith an innovative idea to engage theschool children in some productivework that will act as a stress busterfor the children and will also providea platform to showcase their talent.

diC invited the students of thedistrict to a common home basedonline platform where they can ex-plore and showcase their talent inpoetry painting, singing, pencilsketch, poster making and publicspeaking videos. The students havebeen asked to share their work on

what’s app numbers 9419422669and 9419094988 or on official [email protected].

district information Officer,Bandipora, Jahangeer Akhoon saidthat the content received by the of-fice will be reviewed by a team of thedepartment and will be posted onsocial media including facebookpagehttps://www.facebook.com/dicbandipora/ and twitter dicbandipora.

The people have been requestedto motivate the children to utilize thelockdown time in productive workby trying their hand at painting,public Speaking, Story Telling andother art forms so that they do notget bored by the continuous lock-down and enjoy sitting at home.

COVID -19 Lockdown

To engage children in productivework, DIC Bandipora organizes

online talent hunt

District Administration Pulwamato host COVID PaintingCompetition for School ChildrenPULWAMA, APRIL 23:

in order to express solidarity and appreciate the ef-forts being put in place globally by the healthcare pro-fessional and frontline workers of key departments whoare at forefront in fighting against the Covid -19 pan-demic; the district Administration, pulwama is organ-ising a district level painting Competition to promotethe pursuit of creativity ,ideas, benevolence amongschool children. The theme of the competition has beencontextualized regarding the valiant efforts of healthcare professionals and frontline workers in COVid-19pandemic along with promoting community sensitivi-ty, community participation , volunteerism ;mindfulsocial distancing and maintenance of proper hygiene.in this regard primary school and upper primary schoolchildren belonging to district pulwama have beenasked to participate in the competition by submittingtheir scanned “painting” from their parents WhatsupNo to 9797258150 or email @[email protected] along with partic-ulars including :name ,parentage, residence, schooland Class.

Kishtwar Administrationbooks six persons forviolating lockdownKISHTWAR, APRIL 23:

Kishtwar administration today booked six peopleincluding a lady for violating COVid-19 lockdown or-ders as they travelled to Chatroo from different parts ofKashmir via snow bound Sinthan pass without properscreening, medical checkup and permission. A policeteam after getting the inputs laid nakka and after 6hours long struggle the police managed to capture allsix persons. A case under fir No 07/2020 dated 22-04-2020 in this regard stands registered under sections188/269/270 of ipC at police station Chatroo.

GANDERBAL, APRIL 23:

district Magistrate, GanderbalShafqat iqbal today urged the peo-ple of the district to download“Aarogya Setu” mobile applicationin their mobile phones for impor-tant information to keep them-selves safe from Corona virus in-fection.

dM said this during a meetingwith the district officers and offi-

cials from health department,which was convened to brief themabout the Aarogya setu applica-tion to fight against COVid-19.

On the occasion, the dM di-rected all the government employ-ees to fill the correct particularswhile answering the questions andwhile downloading the app and tofacilitate the downloading of theapp by others in their families andfriend circle.

dM informed that Aarogya se-tu application is an important stepto fight against COVid-19 as itprovides important informationregarding Corona virus. Afterdownloading the COVid-19 track-ing app it will let users know aboutthe zone they are in and will guidethem accordingly.

He said that whenever a per-son comes in contact or even insurrounding of any COVid-19

positive person, the app will notifyor alert him/her.

He added that it is a tool forself-testing through questionnaireand in case someone's answer sug-gest COVid-19 symptoms, the in-formation will be sent to the gov-ernment through Artificialintelligence and the data will thenhelp the government to take timelysteps and initiate the isolationprocedure, if necessary and the

the users will be alerted about it.dM informed that district

Administration has roped in pris,councilors and other field workersto reach out to people in their re-spective jurisdictions for aware-ness and for promoting the instal-lation of the Aarogya Setu App onpriority basis . Besides, CSCs havebeen activated to help the peopleto install Aarogya Setu App ontheir smart phones.

DM Ganderbal urges people to download ‘Aarogya Setu’ app

JAMMU,fridAy, April 24, 2020lOcal /natiOnal5 Glimpses of Future

JAMMU, APRIL 23:

A virtual workshop on the “TheContract Management duringEmergency situations” was today or-ganized by the World Bank for theproject Management Unit of JhelumTawi flood recovery project (JTfrp)which is executing the $ US 250Million flood recovery project fund-ed by the World Bank in the union ter-ritory of the Jammu and Kashmir.

The objective of the virtual work-shop was to educate participantsabout the likely impact of the COVid -19 pandemic on the implementationof the bank funded projects, its possi-ble implications on the contract man-agement and to equip them with vari-ous mitigation measures.

Mr Ananya Kumar, a legal expert,briefed the participants about thevarious provisions in indian legal sys-tem for interpreting contractual pro-visions including force majeure inemergencies. He dwelt at length onthe provisions provided under sec-tions 32 & 56 of the indian ContractAct, 1872, fidiC red Book (1999)

(2017). He said that the force majeureclause has to be seen in harmony withthe contract agreement as a whole. Headded that in view of the COVid-19we need to re-organize ourselves interms of the changed situation.

dr. Ajit patwardhan, contractmanagement expert and former deanNiCMAr, pune delved at length onthe effects of COVid-19 on the con-struction sector and likely claims tobe made by the contractors due to theCOVid-19 and the lockdown. Hestressed on the need for various con-

tract remedial measures to tackle thesituation that may arise in the man-agement of contracts in post COVid-19 scenario.

dr. Ajit also gave various sugges-tions to the implementing agencies tominimize the impact of these events.

prof. C.l Bansal, public policy &Governance expert in his session dis-cussed about the role of disputeresolution Boards and Arbitrators incase of the disagreement between theparties. He said in the post COVid -19era contracts will have to be looked at

practically and not only rationallyand existing contracts may have to bere-worked by way of Novation,Alteration, Accord and Waiver forsmooth execution of contracts and toavoid conflicts between the parties.

Chief Executive Officer,J&KErA/JTfrp, dr. Syed Abidrasheed in his remarks appreciatedthe World Bank for organizing theevent and expressed the hope that theworkshop would equip the projectManagement Unit, JTfrp to handlethe contract management issues ofthe World Bank funded Jhelum Tawiflood recovery project (JTfrp) witha much improved clarity and under-standing.

The workshop was also attendedby director planning andCoordination, JTfrp, iftikharHakim, director, Technical, iftikharAhmad Kakroo and other senior offi-cers of JTfrp and more than 350 oth-er participants from different execut-ing agencies across the country via.Virtual mode.

The virtual workshop was organ-ized by World Bank in collaborationwith AiMA (All india ManagementAssociation) and during the course ofthe workshop participants also had aQ & A session with the subject ex-perts.

World Bank organizes Virtual workshopfor Jehlum-Tawi Flood Recovery ProjectCEO, JKERA/JTFRP

appreciates effort

RAJOURI, APRIL 23:

deputy Commissioner,Mohammad Nazir Sheikh todayconvened a meeting of the con-cerned officers and religious mem-bers to discuss and finalise thearrangements to be made duringthe holy month of ramadan.

during the meeting various is-sues were discussed in detail in-cluding availability of essentialcommodities, uninterrupted powerand water supply, proper sanita-tion and fumigation, regulation ofrates of essential items, functioningof street lights etc.

While speaking during themeeting, the dC directed the con-

cerned officers from pHE and pddto ensure the uninterrupted waterand power supply respectively atthe time of Sehri, iftar and Namazduring the holy month of ramadan.

He asked the Chief MedicalOfficer to ensure the availability ofthe essential medicare facilitiesduring the month so that the gener-al public do not face any inconven-ience.

He asked the Assistant directorfCS&CA and Tehsildar rajouri toconduct market checking on a regu-lar basis to avoid hoarding, black-marketing and overpricing of theessential commodities during themonth. He further directed the au-thorities of fCS& CA department to

keep available essential commodi-ties for the general public.

Executive Officer Municipalityrajouri has been asked to maintainproper cleanliness and sanitationin the town and he has also been di-rected to ensure that the streetlights in the town are fully function-al during the auspicious days. Hewas also directed to ensure properfumigation of the wards on dailybasis.

dC asked the concerned offi-cers to maintain coordination forthe convenience of the general pub-lic and ensure that all the basicamenities are provided to themduring these days so that the holymonth of ramadan can be celebrat-

ed in a smooth and successful man-ner in the district.

Moreover the dC has also ap-pealed to the general to stick to theSOps and guidelines of the lock-down by staying in their houses sothat the CoronaVirus pandemic canbe mitigated in the district.

The meeting was attended bySenior Superintendent of police,Chandan Kohli, Additional deputyCommissioner rajouri, Sher Singh,Additional Sp, liyaqat Choudhary,Assistant Commissioner revenue,Mohammad Ashraf, Chief MedicalOfficer, dr.Sanjeev puri besidessenior officers of concerned depart-ments and representatives of dif-ferent religious groups.

DC Rajouri finalises arrangements for the holy month of Ramadan

COVID-19Masks, Disinfectants distributed among

BDC’s, Sarpanchs of block DevsarKULGAM, APRIL 23.

Continuing its efforts to contain the spread of COVOd-19 the ruraldevelopment department Kulgam, today organized a distribution pro-gramme where thousands of masks and disinfectants were distributedamong BdC’s, Sarpanchs and panchs of block devsar.

The distribution was carried out at mini-secretariat Kulgam in pres-ence of deputy Commissioner, Showkat Aijaz Bhat. BdC’s andSarpanchs will distribute these masks among the people in their respec-tive areas and disinfectants are to be sprayed to prevent the spread ofCOVid-19. Speaking on the occasion deputy Commissioner urged thepri members to ensure social distancing in their areas and underlinedtheir important role in containing the spread of this dreadful disease.present on occasion were, AddC, AdC, ACr, dpO and other officers.

Eqlavya Model Residential SchoolSalia to be another Wellness

Centre: DM AnantnagANANTNAG, APRIL 23:

The district Magistrate, Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad dar today visitednewly constructed Eqlavya Model residential School at Salia, Anantnagto augment the capacity for wellness centres in the district in view of theCOVid – 19 pandemic. . He was accompanied by Additional districtMagistrate, Anantnag Syed yasir Kubrvi and other officers. it was givenout that the said school has a capacity of 200 beds with all the basic facili-ties including water, power and other facilities in place, besides being lo-cated at a picturesque location. The dM directed the EO, MC, Seer to en-sure cleanliness in and around the premises and ready the institution foruse as a wellness centre. On the occasion, the dM said that district ad-ministration is geared up to contain COVid – 19 infection, in the district.He said all the basic amenities are ensured at the quarantine centresadding that adequate supply of essentials has been stocked at the twin redzones of Cheki e Wangund and Nowgam Shangus.

SRINAGAR, APRIL 23:

Commissioner,Srinagar MunicipalCorporation (SMC),Gazanfar Ali today saidthat the efforts are beingmade to curtail the spreadof Corona virus inSrinagar and in thisprocess the Corporation isadhering to all guidelinesand financial norms pre-scribed by the relevantlaw.

The Commissionermade these remarks in ref-erence to certain baseless,unverified and motivatedallegations by a certain in-dividual against SMC.

said that the figuresquoted on some social me-dia platform by a particu-

lar individual are grosslyexaggerated with isolatedbits of information, inten-tionally used out of con-text to mislead the generalpublic.“SMC stands by theideals of transparency andaccountability and is,therefore, taking a legalrecourse – both in the rou-tine course of civil andcriminal law and is also fil-ing an official complaintwith the Chairmandistrict disasterManagement Authority, inview of multiple attemptsby the an individual, to im-pede the initiatives beingundertaken by theCorporation to prevent thespread of Novel CoronaVirus in Srinagar,”Commissioner said.

He added that theCorporation’s legal cell isalso initiating legal actionagainst the media outlets& publications- both on-line and print which havepublished such baselessallegations and figureswithout verification.

According to theHealth Officer, SMC, drQazi Javaid, Corporationis using the premium andun-adulterated chemicals,approved by the compe-tent authorities, to fightthe spread of Coronavirus. delegatedCommittee constituted forthis process has author-ized procurement and us-age of these chemicals af-ter following all the estab-lished guidelines, he said.

SMC adheres to guidelines, financialnorms: Commissioner

Says baseless allegations aimed to mislead public;

will take legal action against such miscreants

JAMMU, APRIL 23:

relief and rehabilitationCommissioner (Migrant)J&K, T.K Bhat along with,Assistant director planningrajneesh Kapoor took an ex-tensive tour of purkhoo,Muthi, Butta Nagar and MiniTownship Jagti migrantcamps to check proper clean-liness, sanitization, regularsupply of drinking water,electricity, Medicare facility,availability of essential items,maintenance of social dis-tancing while taking and pur-chasing household itemsfrom the shops located dur-ing lockdown period in viewof prevailing situation due toNovel Corona virus disease(COVid-19). during the visit,The Commissioner was ap-prised that ration for themonth of April and May 2020has been fully distributed atpurkhoo, Muthi and ButtaNagar while it is in progressat Mini Township Jagti. The

concerned officer informedthat as on date 197.28 quin-tals of ration have been dis-tributed amongst the campinmates at purkhoo while855 quintals of ration havebeen distributed amongst thecamp inmates of Muthi,Butta Nagar and non Campareas of Muthi through 5 ra-tion dealers. it was further in-formed that till date 1212quintals of ration have beendistributed amongst thecamp inmates of Jagtithrough three dealers. A totalof 8428 quintals of ration hasbeen lifted from consumer af-fairs godowns and the distri-bution among non camp ar-eas is in progress. He directedthe camp commandants toremain vigilant so that anydifficulty faced by the in-mates during the lock downperiod is mitigated well ontime. The sanitation agencieswere directed to ensureround the clock sanitationand cleanliness in all the

camps. it was further direct-ed to ensure fumigation at allthe camp location for safetyof camp inmates. They werealso directed to make use ofall disinfectants, so that thecleanliness and sanitation ofhighest order is maintained.The relief Commissioner al-so inspected all the pHCs lo-cated in migrant camps. Hefurther informed that a portalhas been made available tothe migrants on official web-site of relief Organisation(jkmigrantrelief.nic.in), sothat the genuine grievancesrelated to cash assistance, ra-tion, sanitation, electricityetc can be lodged. Till datearound 65 complaints havebeen received on the portaland were redressed so as toreach to migrant communityamid COVid-19, he added.

At Muthi Camp, reliefCommissioner and Assistantdirector planning also dis-tributed some packets of ra-tion to some needy families.

Relief Com takes extensive tourof migrant camps

SRINAGAR, APRIL 22:

Ten shops were sealed andover a dozen vehicles and two-wheelers seized Thursday in dif-ferent areas of Srinagar for violat-ing lockdown orders.

Concerned authorities includ-ing Tehsildars and police swunginto action against violatorsfound in their respective jurisdic-tions.

it followed instructions ofdeputy Commissioner Srinagardr Shahid iqbal Choudhary forstrict action against violators oflockdown as ordered for contain-ment of COVid-19 in the district.

These shops were sealed in ju-risdictions of 4 Tehsils — includ-ing 4 shops in Eidgah, 3 shops inNorth, 2 shops in Shalteng and 1shop in Chanpora. in Koker Bazararea of South tehsil two shop-keepers were arrested for viola-

tions and others given strict warn-ings against future violations.

Strict action was also takenagainst private vehicles foundmoving around without permis-sion.

Seven cars and five two-wheelers as well as a tipper truckwith construction material wereseized during the inspection driveheld in different areas of the dis-trict.it followed instructions ofdeputy Commissioner Srinagardr Shahid iqbal Choudhary forstrict action against violators oflockdown as ordered for contain-ment of COVid-19 in the district.

it should be noted that com-plete restrictions on public move-ment and activities have been or-dered till May 3 in the district.Concerned authorities have beeninstructed for strict enforcementof restrictions and strict actionagainst violators.

10 shops sealed, 12 vehicles and two-wheelers seizedfor violating lockdown orders in Srinagar

DM warns against violations, instructs authorities for strict action against violators

RAJOURI, APRIL 23:

Two panchayats from Union Territoryof Jammu and Kashmir, both fromrajouri's Budhal and dhangri blocks, havewon two National Awards for impressiveachievements in social and economic plan-ning and development through GramSabhas.

Jamola lower panchayat has been se-lected for Child-friendly Gram panchayatAward, 2020 whereas dhangri Upper pan-chayat has won Nanaji deshmukhrashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha puraskar,2020. The awards carry cash prizes of rs 5lakh and rs 10 lakh respectively.

Jamola lower registered impressiveachievement in engaging with all dimen-sions of child development. The panchayatbody particularly focused on improvingimmunization, enrollment, sanitation,teachers attendance, open defecation, girl

child hygiene and mid day meal and dis-played remarkable results.

dhangri Upper panchayat saw out-standing performance through effectiveGram Sabha meetings especially in respectof improvement in social and economicstructure of the village. it executedplanned social and economic developmentin a transparent way through participativedemocracy and ensured equal opportunityto poor, women and other marginalisedgroups. Both the awards will be conferredupon respective Sarpanchs by primeMinister of india on National panchayatday on 24th April. district developmentCommissioner rajouri Mohammad NazirSheikh lauded the efforts of rdd and saidthat these achievements are the outcomeof people's participation in planning andexecution of development works. He dedi-cated the awards to pris and officers/offi-cials of panchayat department.

Rajouri bags two National Awardsin Rural Development

8 more persons discharged aftercompleting quarantine in Srinagar

1930 persons discharged so far after

successfully completing their quarantineSRINAGAR, APRIL 23:

Eight (8) more persons who were shifted into ad-ministrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks agowere discharged Thursday after successfully complet-ing their quarantine period. Concerned supervisingofficers oversaw their discharge and transportation totheir respective homes. The group like all others be-fore them was under thorough medical supervisionthroughout their quarantine period and was dis-charged after clearance from doctors and health au-thorities. A total of 1930 persons have been dis-charged from administrative quarantine so far aftersuccessfully completing their required quarantine inSrinagar.

JK Bank distributes dry foodration to needy in Sawjian/MandiPOONCH, APRIL 23:

Kits of dry food ration were distributed to themost needy families including widows, orphans, poorfamilies living in far flung area of Chambber Kinari(Sawjian), Mandi district poonch by Cluster Head JKBank, ldM A.K Gupta in presence of TehsildarMandi, SHO Sawjian and sarpanchs. ldM said thaton the direction of Chairman J&K Bank and with thesupport of district Administration poonch, dry foodration packets have been distributed among the peo-ple.

UDHAMPUR, APRIL 23:

district development

Commissioner,

Udhampur dr. piyush

Singla, in presence of

president MC dr.

Jogeshwar Gupta, hand-

ed over three specially

designed autos having

separate chambers for

wet and solid wastes and

50 dust bins for collec-

tion of Municipal waste .

Speaking on the occa-

sion, ddC sought cooper-

ation of the general pub-

lic to work proactively to-

wards ensuring the

cleanliness and sanita-

tion of their home and

surroundings to lead a

healthy and hygienic life.

ddC also appreciated

the efforts made by

Municipality Council for

solid waste management

in the Udhampur town.

He added that the

district Administration

will extend all required

help to the Municipal

Council for solid waste

management.

The ddC appealed

the general public to seg-

regate municipal waste at

the household level be-

fore it is collected by the

MC.

Udhampur Administration pressesspecially designed autosfor waste collection

HealthDepartmentrefutes news storyJAMMU, APRIL 23:

Health and MedicalEducation department hasrebutted a news story whichappeared in a media outleton 17-04-2020 underCaption "CMO Kishtwartakes 2- day off amid pan-demic, visits JammuTerming the new story base-less and concoct, the depart-ment has clarified that CMOKishtwar had moved toJammu with prior permis-sion from districtAdministration. it furthersaid that district Magistrate(district developmentCommissioner) Kishtwargranted permission to CMOto move from Kishtwar toJammu in connection withsudden domestic Medicalemergency on 14-04-2020and return back on 15-04-2020.

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Ganga an enigma waiting to be deciphered

Livelihoods in the lurchBy : BALWANT MEHTA

in the weeks after the shut-down, only 285 million peoplewere working in the country asagainst the 404 million employedbefore the pandemic struck.Globally, more than 25 millionjobs would be threatened due tothe spread of the Coronavirus. Theinternational labourOrganisation (ilO) estimates thatfour out of five people (81 per cent)in the global workforce of 3.3 bil-lion are currently affected by full orpartial workplace closure. The US,UK, Canada and most of theEuropean and Asian countrieshave begun to register huge joblosses, leading to a significant risein their unemployment rates. TheilO, in its report COVid-19 andthe world of work: Updated esti-mates and analysis, describesCOVid-19 as the “worst global cri-sis since World War-ii.” The headof the international Monetaryfund (iMf) Kristalina Georgievasays the world is faced with theworst economic crisis since the“Great depression” of the 1930s.Most of the world’s informal work-ers, who account for 61 per cent ofthe global workforce or two billionpeople, are from developing coun-tries and they would be the worst-affected in this scenario. There aresevere concerns for low-paid andlow-skilled informal workers inlow and middle-income countries,where the industries and serviceshave a high proportion of suchworkers as they lack any social pro-

tection or safety net. As per the ilOreport, sectors such as food, retail,wholesale, business services, con-struction and manufacturing haveexperienced falling productionand losses in employment hoursand numbers. Combining 1.25 bil-lion workers employed in thesesectors, over one-third (37.5 percent) of the global workers are athigh risk. The indian economy, es-pecially the informal or unorgan-ised sector, has been witnessing anunprecedented slowdown in re-cent months. This scenario hasbeen aggravated by the lockdownsimposed by the Government tostem the spread of theCoronavirus. Such has been theimpact of the shutdown on the em-ployment scenario in the country

that a report by the Centre forMonitoring indian Economy(CMiE) says that in the weeks afterthe lockdown, only 28 per cent or285 million people were workingout of the total working-age popu-lation of 1,003 million, which wasway lower than the correspondingfigure of 40 per cent or 404 millionworkers before the pandemicstruck. This indicates that in thefirst two weeks of the lockdown,around 119 million workers losttheir jobs in the country. The CMiEreport also indicates a significantincrease in the unemployment ratein March, which at 8.7 per cent isway higher than the Government’sunemployment estimate of 6.1 percent in 2017-18. Understandably,these numbers indicate that the

current nationwide lockdown hasbeen the biggest job-destroyer everin the history of the country.However, these estimates only re-veal the impact on employmentduring the lockdown period andshould not be considered a perma-nent loss of livelihoods. Many ofthem would be able to get back intothe saddle after the lockdown isover and economic activity startspicking up again. According to theperiodic labour force Survey(plfS), 2017-18, about 90 per centor 419 million people are engagedin the informal sector, out of the to-tal 465 million workers, in thecountry. The magnitude of infor-mal workers in the rural areas at 95per cent is much more than it is inurban areas at 80 per cent. This isprimarily because 62 per cent ofinformal workers are engaged inagricultural activities in rural areasas against eight per cent in urbanareas. This will have a lesser im-pact on their livelihood as againstthose 92 per cent informal work-ers who are engaged in urban areasin non-farm sectors. it is these esti-mated 419 million informal work-ers who are at the risk of losingtheir livelihood and falling intodeeper poverty. The analysis fromthe unit record data of the plfS2017-18 shows that in urban areas,about 93 million informal workersare involved in five sectors that aremost affected, namely, manufac-turing (28 million); trade, hoteland restaurant (32 million); con-struction (15 million); transport,storage and communications (11

By : HEM LOHUMI

With a history of curing big dis-eases, research in Ganga’s water canunlock a door to the value of bacte-riophage in our ancient river sys-tems and spur fresh conservation ef-forts. Not even a hundred years ago,the water of the Ganga river con-tained the “Ninja virus.” Ninja, as weall know, means warrior. Scientistscall them bacteriophages and thepeople of india call it Gangtva.Gangtva is the main element of theGanga due to which the water of theriver never gets spoilt even if it iskept for months. There was a timewhen this bacteriophage was foundin four major rivers of the world butover the centuries, due to the mate-rial pursuits of mankind, the re-maining three rivers and their civili-sations vanished. Until about 20years ago, this Ninja virus was pres-ent in the six tributaries of theGanga. Then we built a dam namedTehri and diverted the confluence oftwo streams, the Bhagirathi and theBhilangana, into the lake made forthe dam. The result was that the bac-teriophage present here got de-stroyed in the still water of the lake.Significantly, Gangtva still exists inthe Bhagirathi upstream. This ele-ment is also found in the Alaknanda,Mandakini and pinder rivers. But ithas reduced so much in its strengththat its capacity to clean the dirty

water has become ineffective. Andyet again, the reason for this changeis the stagnation of the river water.

Nevertheless, some of the his-torical facts that still make us proudof the Ganga are that Mughal emper-or Akbar used to drink Ganga wateronly and the British used to carry theGanga water in vats during theirvoyages because it did not go bad formonths. However, in an increasing-ly scientific world, the scientific as-pects of this water have not been dis-cussed too often. in the shadow ofthe Coronavirus, we must try to un-derstand its scientific side as well.Over a hundred years ago, there wasa major outbreak of the dreadedcholera in the States of Bihar andBengal. Such was the fear of the dis-ease at that time (because it washighly infectious and much like theCOVid-19 of today, they did nothave an effective cure for it), thatpeople thought they would catch thedisease if they touched the corpse.people were throwing corpses by thethousands into the Ganga as no onewas willing to cremate them out offear of contracting cholera. At thattime, a British scientist Hakins, whowas doing research in india, fearedthat cholera would spread every-where along the banks of the Gangariver. But after a while he noticedthat nothing of this sort had hap-pened. intrigued by this phenome-non, he researched and found that

cholera bacteria could not survive inthe Ganga water and something wasdestroying it. As this research pro-gressed, it was found that even thebacteria of dysentery, meningitis,tuberculosis and severe diseasescould not survive in the water of theGanga. This research was going onto reconstruct the medical impor-tance of Ganga but before it ended,the world saw the invention of an-tibiotics, which turned out to be thecure for most diseases known toman at that time. This magical dis-covery pushed back the researchwork on the Ganga water. ironically,

over the ages, people developed an-tibiotic resistance due to its overuseand senseless self-medication bypeople. As a result, we increased thedoses of antibiotic that we consumeand accordingly the disease-causingbacteria also increased its strength.Consequently, scientists all aroundworld are facing the biggest chal-lenge of antibiotic-resistant bacte-ria. Now scientists and doctors areonce again looking towards theGanga. But today’s sad truth is thatthe Ganga water around Kanpur,Allahabad, Varanasi, patna and

By : KUSHAN MITRA

The outbreak of Coronavirus ischanging the nature of everything.What’s sure is that the energy industrywill never be the same again. But whydid this happen? let’s take a quickprimer. As West Texas intermediate(WTi) crude prices collapsed into thenegative territory in an afternoon offrenetic trading, far too many as-sumptions were made about oilprices. Crude prices plunged belowzero to touch a historic low of -$40.32per barrel. Before anything else, onehas to understand the basic nature ofcommodity trading, which is that, atthe end of the day, a physical producthas to be delivered and one has to ac-cept this. The seller does not care whatthe trader or the buyer does with thefinished product. Now, WTi crude,which is produced mainly in what wecall the “Texas panhandle,” is uniquein the sense that it is delivered in onelocation, which is the town of Cushingin the US state of Oklahoma. in pre-COVid-19 times, the crude was deliv-ered, the buyer accepted it and he/shecarted the crude away to a refinery forit to be processed. Cushing, with acrude oil storage capacity of around70-80 million barrels, never saw stor-age fill up. But these are not normaltimes, the storage capacity at Cushingis almost full today. And with theCoronavirus-imposed lockdown, oilconsumption is minimal. According

to one estimate, of the 100 million-odd barrels being used up daily beforethe COVid crisis, some 30 per cent isno longer needed. No planes are fly-ing; there are hardly any cars on theroad; there are fewer ships and lessconsumption of oil-derivative prod-ucts such as plastics and other poly-mers. Global oil consumption, whichwas around 95-110 million barrels ofcrude oil almost every day before thevirus hit, is now barely a third of previ-ous consumption, if not less.

Here is the critical thing to under-

stand about crude and its production:An oil well is not like a water tubewell.you cannot just “switch it off.”Moreover, the physical characteristicof crude oil is more akin to tar thanpetrol. While there are exceptions,Brent crude is particularly light andthe most preferred one by oil refiner-ies. Most crude oils are thick and if notkept at a certain temperature andpressure which is why many oil wellsuse steam to force crude out willquickly turn into a thick sludge and atlower temperatures, solidify. Simply

put, “switching off” an oil well will al-most certainly make the crude use-less. Even if it recovers, it will costboth money and time to do so. Most ofthe time, oil companies will need tospend months to redrill the same well.Thus, this limits the amount oil pro-ducers can drop. Most oil wells canonly reduce production to maybe half,sometimes less, depending on thecharacteristics of the crude being ex-tracted. if Saudi Arabia and russiacould stop production, they would,but the fact is that they cannot. Thesame holds for shale fracking, which ispopular in the US. Stop, and the hy-draulic fracturing will close. So youcannot “turn off the taps” for any sortof oil and gas production. And rightnow, production, even at reducednumbers, is far exceeding demand.While there are no proper estimates,over-capacity is in the range of 50-60million barrels per day, according tothe most pessimistic numbers. youcannot just burn the oil off, that wouldjust give Swedish environmental ac-tivist Greta Thunberg an opportunityto make it back into the headlines. youstore the oil but with the world goinginto the second month of reduced con-sumption, the fact is that we are run-ning out of storage space. Almostevery country has filled their strategicoil reserves to the brim and oil tradersare running around across the world,trying to find large storage tanks. So

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Glimpses of FutureESTABliSHEd iN 1986

India as economic leaderfacebook's USd 5.7 billion investment in reliance

Jio in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is a reflec-

tion of the faith that foreign companies have in the

indian economy's potential and future growth, a top

US-based india-centric business advocacy group has

said. The COVid-19 crisis has offered india the best

opportunity to attract foreign investment and replace

China as the world's manufacturing hub. Once the

COVid-19 crisis ends, india will have the best opportu-

nity to attract hundreds of foreign companies into the

country. it will not only create jobs but also bring in in-

vestments and keep the indian economy's momentum

going. The multi-billion-dollar investment announced

by facebook in an indian company in the middle of the

coronavirus pandemic shows that india is still a very

attractive market on the digital commerce side. The

partnership between facebook and Jio is a win-win

value proposition for not only for both companies but

also for citizens and consumers in india. it also reflects

the faith of foreign companies in the potential of india's

economy and future growth. it is important that india

builds confidence among foreign companies by assur-

ing them of providing a level playing field as well as

transparency and stability in policy making. india has

brought in reforms in its corporate tax structure but it

must look at its labour laws and land reform as well.

The momentum has to keep moving in the right direc-

tion to build the confidence of foreign investors. As the

tensions between China and the rest of the world are

going to rise in future due to the COVid-19 crisis,

Japan has announced USd 2 billion package for its

companies to move their manufacturing base away

from China. you will see more and more of that hap-

pening. The COVid-19 crisis has shown that india can

take up the role of global economic leader as it is taking

care of its citizens while also helping its friends and

people across the globe. it has shown that in time of

need, india as a friend can step up. So, from a global

leadership perspective, the stature of india has gone

up. USiSpf has estimated that for india to become a

USd 5 trillion economy, it needs roughly USd 100 bil-

lion-dollar investment on an annual basis. At the mo-

ment, not only US companies but other companies too

are looking for an alternative to China.

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

1014 : King Brian of Ireland murdered by VikingsBrian Boru, the high king of ireland, is assassinated by a group of re-

treating Norsemen shortly after his irish forces defeated them. Brian, a clan

prince, seized the throne of the southern irish state of dal Cais from its

Eoghanacht rulers in 963. He subjugated all of Munster, extended his power

over all of southern ireland, and in 1002 became the high king of ireland.

Unlike previous high kings of ireland, Brian resisted the rule of ireland’s

Norse invaders, and after further conquests his rule was acknowledged

across most of ireland. As his power increased, relations with the Norsemen

on the irish coast grew increasingly strained. in 1013, Sitric, king of the

dublin Norse, formed an alliance against Brian, featuring Viking warriors

from ireland, the Hebrides, the Orkneys, and iceland, as well as soldiers of

No lynchings, please

As we battle the darkest hour of our times, the virus should be the onlypriority, not politicisation of the kind at palghar. They say paranoia ismore dangerous than anything else. And the Coronavirus, with uncer-tainty about its cure and its predatory march on life, has sent us intospasms of madness. As we do not have any explanation or understandingof the virus, as insecurity and helplessness weaken us, we shift our fury toanything that remotely fits into a box called reason. Or the way we wouldlike to define it. What else can explain the mob lynching three men inMaharashtra’s palghar district, two of them mendicants apparently,thinking they were thieves who were out to steal goods and possibly evenkidnap children? The crowd, comprising mostly tribals, had formed com-munity vigilante groups as a self-protective measure in the times of thevirus. They mobilised themselves after they received information that or-

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1014 .......................................................Brian’s native irish enemies. On April 23, 1014, Good

friday, forces under Brian’s son Murchad met and annihi-

lated the Viking coalition at the Battle of Clontarf, near

dublin. After the battle, a small group of Norsemen, flying

from their defeat, stumbled on Brian’s tent, overcame his

bodyguards, and murdered the elderly king. Victory at

Clontarf broke Norse power in ireland forever, but ireland

largely fell into anarchy after the death of Brian.

gan-harvesting gangs and child lifters were operating inthe area. The police, who are stretched to the seams in en-forcing the lockdown, were clearly overwhelmed by thishuman malady of distrust and hatred. And consideringthat sadhus were involved, soon political parties seized anew talking point, giving it a communal colour. UnionHome Minister Amit Shah even called up Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray to ensure that the culprits be broughtto justice, considering that the incident could have a neg-ative impact on the BJp’s core constituency. The commu-nal card has also been played on social media by extremeislamophobists after the indiscretions of TablighiJamaat indeed a most irresponsible lot to amp up de-monisation of an otherness they can rationalise vis-à-visthe spread of the virus. We could do without xenophobiaof any kind, be it on social media or in reality, during apandemic that doesn’t spare anybody. There has been alot of hue and cry over famous personalities beingblocked out by Twitter for incendiary remarks from bothsides of the divide, leading to the accusation that the so-cial media clampdown was part of a US conspiracy, whichdidn’t like to see things from an indian perspective. Wecertainly cannot allow this kind of extremism ofthoughts, political opportunism or a dilution of prioritiesduring the nation’s darkest hour. Or endorse a behav-ioural code separating COVid-19 patients into wardsbased on their religion. There is enough stigma goingaround the virus-affected and even frontline health war-riors themselves. Surely we could do without addingmore variants to it. india’s civilisational moorings are

compassionate and accommodative and are being testedat this moment of crisis.

We would be winners if we make it through, losers ifwe demonise and kill our own. Of course, at the adminis-trative level, the palghar incident represents a terriblefailure of the law and order machinery. lockdown or not,the State cannot be allowed to descend into chaos. Thejob of the police is to prevent such a mess. The StateGovernment must, therefore, take the strictest actionagainst the police, which cannot be seen as caving intothe mob instead of reining it in. We must also rememberthat too many examples and media reports of police neg-ligence and inaction will erode faith in the law and ordermachinery. And at a time when food riots or migrants’discontent are pushing the barricades of civic life, a sys-tem has to appear robust. Else, even the lockdown wouldnot hold. As fear, panic and anxiety loom large, the forcesmust be calm, alert and composed and should nip everyrumour in the bud. it is not like the police did not sense agathering of people was up to something or the basis oftheir fears, real or imagined. it shouldn’t have led the sit-uation to slide to this extent. in fact, the police in allStates should maintain a reassuring community out-reach to streamline COVid-19 management instead offrittering away resources for trivial issues. Any adminis-trative authority now needs to appear sterner and ensurethe enforcement of the rule of law. None of us can affordlynchings and riots at a time of a national health emer-gency. The nation’s job is to save lives, not watch themwaste away silently.

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Kolkata has not been able to kill any bacteria. On the contrary, some new and dangerous findings are

coming out from areas around Kanpur. Scientists from theindian institute of Toxicology research, iiTr, lucknow,on the basis of their experiments on the Ganga water, claimthat they have found a bad bacteria, which is responsiblefor producing diarrhoea, blood dysentery and typhoid.And this bacteria is rapidly growing in the water fromBithur to Shuklaganj in Kanpur. But these findings are inareas where the water is most polluted and stagnant.devendra Swarup Bhargava, a scientist associated with iiTroorkee, has researched that Ganga’s Gangtva still existsand is present in its foothills. He said that the Ganga hasthe ability to absorb oxygen. Some research has also foundthat bacteriophages are also effective on some viruses. drBhargava wanted to do research on the virus itself but hewas not supported by the Government in this effort.regarding the Coronavirus, dr Bhargava claims that chlo-rine is most capable of protecting humans against thisvirus. Therefore, its use should be increased at the

Government level. The institute of Microbial Studies, in itsresearch on the Ganga water at rudraprayag anddevprayag, found that 17 types of viruses were found in thewater here, which are capable of killing bad bacteria.However, the water in these places is also not consideredcompletely pure. The National Environmental researchinstitute (NEEri) did huge research on the capabilities ofGanga water, which found that it has the potential to kill 20diseases, but this report was not allowed to be publishedunder pressure from antibiotic companies and the scien-tists who were involved in the research had to give it up.

The Corona crisis is a clear indication that in future,too, mankind could face many unknown bacteria andviruses. We would not even know what they are and howmany would be deadly. investment on virus research isneeded today. Nature has honoured us with the most mag-nificent river on Earth and we could not even handle it. Allthe scientists working in this field believe that the Gangawill enable us to fight every biological battle if we just let itflow.

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million); and finance, business and real estate (sevenmillion). As many as 50 per cent of these informal work-ers are engaged in self-employment, 20 per cent are ca-sual workers or daily wagers and 30 per cent are salariedor contract workers without any social safety net. due tothe lockdown, all economic activities (with the exceptionof essential and emergency services) related to physicallabour at workplaces are banned. Therefore, about 93million urban informal workers in these five sectorshave been most hit. This is the largest informal sectorworker group next only to agriculture and allied activi-ties and constitutes the size of populations greater thanmost of the countries in the world like the UK, Australia,Japan and so on. Besides these informal workers, thereare many people involved in the organised sector (un-registered firms) who may be not jobless at present butcould find themselves without a job after the lockdownperiod is over if enterprises refuse to take them back.Many self-employed people like street vendors and oth-er small entrepreneurs may not be left with the capital torestart their businesses and many may not return fromtheir native places. Of these, the casual workers are themost vulnerable due to the unpredictable nature of theirwork and daily-wage payments, which are highest in theconstruction sector. So, all these regular salaried or con-tractual employees, those who are currently not work-ing, and skilled workers and petty shopkeepers, whomay be sitting idle at home or have returned to their na-tive places or staying in shelter homes, may not be ableto recover their jobs once the lockdown period is over.

The only silver lining in this dark job scenario is thefact that the pandemic has created a boom for the gigeconomy, (such as online delivery services) and highly-skilled professionals and technology interface sectors.However, their contribution to the workforce is estimat-ed to be too minimal to substantially offset the overalllosses in jobs in the country. At the end of the lockdown,it is estimated that less than one-tenth of the workforce,those in regular salaried jobs, in essential services andbusinesses will continue to receive their regular income.There will be further lay-offs or trims in salaries or

perks. Going forward many Government employees’salaries could be revised downwards and in the privatesector, adjustments would be done owing to non-rev-enue generation. However, some sectors like essentialcommodities supplies, insurance, automobile andhealthcare would actually see a rise in demand and rev-enue, resulting in hikes in remuneration. So, theGovernment today has the dual challenge of providingimmediate assistance to informal workers, who havelost their jobs and to those who are already unemployedand are looking for jobs. Apart from assisting informalworkers, who are migrants, their families need to be con-sidered, as they await the pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyanyojana 2.0 to be rolled out soon. However, the big draw-back is that there is no proper national level registry forpeople involved in informal jobs or sectors, such as veg-etable vendors, construction workers, rickshaw pullers,auto-rickshaw drivers, temporary staff and so on. Thereis an urgent need for these registries to be instituted andupdated, using latest digital technologies and innova-tions, along with a dynamic unemployment registry toprovide direct economic (universal basic income),health (universal coverage) and other necessary contin-gency protection and security support. The Centre mustfast-track the payment of delayed payments to each pub-lic and private enterprise in this time of crisis. further,the utility bills of the most vulnerable must also be paidfor by it. Also, to ensure that each ward (84,420 in 4,378cities) and each Gram panchayat (2,62,734 in 6,975blocks and 706 districts) are fully equipped to serve thepopulace, each of them must be provided with emer-gency funds from the existing schemes like the Swachh BharatMission and Jal Jeevan Mission. The Government must joinforces with its resilient private sector, non-profits, citi-zens and faith institutions willing to steer through theseturbulent times. in totality, in the existing relief andmonetary aid, the masses have been left out from theGovernment’s care, which is its primary duty. This shortcom-ing must be plugged as soon as possible and comprehen-sive, pan-sectoral reforms for the 21st Century must beundertaken to create the New india of our dreams.

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much so that old, dilapidated oil tankers are being broughtout of mothballs and anchored just to store crude oil. largefuel tank “farms,” as they are called near ports and refineries,are full. farms are being rediscovered in the strangest ofplaces. There have been requests to reopen storage facilitiesin Zimbabwe, for example. So with nowhere to store thecrude oil, what does a buyer do? He/she would obviously tryto get rid of that oil, to the extent that they would pay some-one to take the oil. And yes, we could look at trading algo-rithms going crazy but in essence, that is exactly what hap-pened with WTi. Now, other types of crude, like Brent, allowyou to take delivery anywhere. This is the reason why theywere not hit by the lack of storage capacity in one town. Butany oil trader will tell you that while you could find maybe acouple of million barrels of storage here and another five mil-lion there, the world is almost out of places to store crude oilon land or offshore in supertankers. The “delta”, which is thedifference between the prices of WTi and other types ofcrude, is too high to be sustainable. Therefore, people feelthat all types of crude oil prices will collapse, whether oil pro-ducers like it or not. Already, Brent crude, which fell 24 per

cent in the previous session, touched $15.98 a barrel, its low-est since June 1999.

With nowhere to store the oil, the prices of Brent crudemay also go in the negative, if not this week, definitely by theend of the month. No matter how you slice it or dice it, globaldemand is not going to recover anytime soon, maybe not un-til the middle of 2021. Oil prices have slumped by around 80per cent this year as the pandemic has spread across theworld. The viral outbreak has caused fuel demand to drop byroughly 30 per cent worldwide. But is this a golden opportu-nity for india? No. Our country, too, is running out of storagespace. There are no tankers left to store crude, our strategicreserves are full and current demand is abysmally low. Sure,there could be a slight decrease in pump prices even with farhigher excise duties, but the oil business, as we have known itfrom the time of the 1973 oil crisis after the Arab-israeli yomKippur war like so many other things, is never going to be thesame again. What this means for the petrodollar economiesof Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Arabian peninsula issomething that will now have to be added to the geopoliticalchaos that the virus has wrought on the world.

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PRESS TRUST Of INDIANew Delhi, Apr 23

Congress president Sonia Gandhion Thursday accused the BJp ofspreading the virus of communalprejudice and hatred in the country,asserting that "grave damage" is beingdone to social harmony. Addressing ameeting of the Congress WorkingCommittee, Gandhi said it shouldworry every indian and her party willhave to work hard to repair this dam-age. "let me also share with yousomething that should worry eachand every one of us as indians. Whenwe should be tackling the coronavirusunitedly, the BJp continues to spreadthe virus of communal prejudice andhatred," she said. "Grave damage isbeing done to our social harmony.Our party, we will have to work hard

to repair that damage," the Congresspresident added. former prime min-ister Manmohan Singh, formerCongress president rahul Gandhi andtop Congress leaders attended themeeting through video conference.

This is the second time the CWC,the Congress' top decision-makingbody, is meeting through video-con-ferencing in the past three weeks eversince the lockdown was enforced tocontain the coronavirus threat. TheCongress president said the coron-avirus pandemic has increased dis-turbingly in the past three weeks andcalled upon the government to in-crease testing for it. Gandhi said shehas written several times to the primeminister since the lockdown was en-forced and suggested several meas-ures and constructive cooperation."Unfortunately, they have been acted

upon only partially and in a miserlyway. The compassion, large-hearted-ness and alacrity that should be forth-coming from the central governmentis conspicuous by its absence," shesaid. The Congress chief said the focusof the party must continue to be onsuccessfully engaging with health,food security and livelihood issues.

She claimed that around 12 crorepeople have lost jobs in the first phaseof the lockdown and urged the gov-ernment to provide a relief packagefor the MSME sector, which accountsfor one-third of the Gdp. Gandhicalled upon the government to pro-vide food and financial security to mi-grants and jobless stranded at variousplaces and were desperate to reachback home. "We have repeatedlyurged pM there is no alternative totesting, tracing and quarantine.

Unfortunately, testing still remainslow, testing kits still in short supply,"she noted. Gandhi said trade, com-merce and industry have come to avirtual halt and crores of livelihoodshave been destroyed. "The centralgovernment does not appear to have aclear idea on how the situation will bemanaged after May 3rd.

A lockdown of the present natureafter that date would be even moredevastating," she said. former primeminister Manmohan said the successof the lockdown will be judged finallyon india's ability to tackle COVid-19.He also said the cooperation betweenthe Centre and states was key to suc-cess of the country's fight againstcoronavirus. Singh said it is necessaryto focus on a number of issues in thefight against coronavirus.

The fight against COVid-19

would very much depend upon theavailability of resources, he noted.rajasthan chief minister AshokGehlot said unless the central govern-ment comes forward to financiallyhelp states, the fight against COVid-19 will get weakened. "Unless there isa big financial package for states, howwill normalcy return to states postlockdown," he asked. Chhattisgarhchief minister Bhupesh Baghel saidunless the Centre rises to the occasionand provides financial assistance tostates, how will the fight againstCOVid-19 be won. puducherry chiefminister V Narayanasamy said theUnion government has not given anyassistance to the states. "How willstates survive in times of crisis. We arenot enemies but have to act and worktogether," Narayanasamy said at theCWC meet.

Instead of tackling COVID-19, BJP spreading virus of communal prejudice, hatred : Sonia Gandhi

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAMumbai, Apr 23

Two motorcycle-bornepersons allegedly attackedjournalist ArnabGoswami's car in Mumbaiand tried to break its glasswindow when he and hiswife were on their wayhome in the early hours ofThursday, police said. Boththe attackers have been ar-rested, he said. The inci-dent took place onGanpatrao Kadam Marg,when Goswami was return-ing from a studio located inBombay dyeing Complex inlower parel, a police offi-cial said.

The attackers overtookGoswami's car, stopped itand one of them allegedly

tried to break the vehicle'sglass window by repeatedlyhitting it with his hands, theofficial said. The attackerswere carrying a bottle of inkwhich they threw on his car,the official said. Goswami's

security guards, who werebehind in another car,caught hold of the two per-sons and handed them overto the N M Joshi Margpolice, he added. in a videoposted after the alleged at-

tack, Goswami said he wastold by his security guardsthat the attackers wereyouth Congress workers.There was no confirmationof the same by either policeor the youth outfit.Goswami has faced flakover his remarks aimed atSonia Gandhi during a dis-cussion on palghar incidentin which three persons, in-cluding two sadhus, werelynched. Senior Congressleaders, including chiefministers, slammedGoswami, the editor-in-chief and owner of republicTV, with the party's chiefspokesperson randeepSingh Surjewala allegingthat it was "deeply disgrace-ful that pM & BJp eulogizethis brand of TV anchors".

Arnab Goswami's car allegedly attacked in Mumbai; two heldPRESS TRUST Of INDIANew Delhi, Apr 23

Congress generalsecretary for Uttarpradesh priyankaGandhi Vadra onThursday urged the Upgovernment to an-nounce a relief packagefor lucknow's'chikankari' industry,saying it has been badlyhit by the lockdown.She said the small andmedium industry hadearlier suffered due todemonetisation andGST and now the lock-down has hit themhard. "lucknow'schikan industry hasbrought laurels to Upin india and abroad.

This industry which isalready reeling due todemonetisation andGST has suffered badlydue to the lockdown. "Upgovernment should im-mediately declare a re-lief package for thechikan industry and allother such small andmedium industries andannounce help to the

labour working inthem," she said in atweet in Hindi. She at-tached a news reporthighlighting that thechikankari industry, atraditional craft oflucknow, has suffereda loss of rs 2000 croredue to the lockdown andthe craftsmen are on theverge of dying of hunger.

Priyanka Gandhi seeks relief packagefor chikankari craft industry

PRESS TRUST Of INDIABhopal, Apr 23

lakhs of students from various uni-versities in Madhya pradesh have sentover one crore messages to their acquain-tances to make them aware about coron-avirus and ways to contain spread of thedisease. The students took the initiativeafter Madhya pradesh Governor laljiTandon recently appealed to themthrough their university administration tospread awareness about COVid-19among their contacts during the lockdownperiod. "Nearly 23.16 lakh students of 21universities across the state sent over 1.34crore messages about coronavirus andsteps to stay protected against it to theircontacts through e-mails, WhatsApp andSMS," the governors secretary Manohardubey said. The agriculture and veteri-nary universities in the state also sent suchawareness messages to farmers, he said.

1.34 cr messages sentby MP students for

awareness on COVID-19

PRESS TRUST Of INDIAGuwahati, Apr 23

five UlfA(independent) militantshave been arrested and ahuge cache of arms and am-munition seized from theirpossession in Assam'sCharaideo district, policesaid on Thursday. The own-er of the house where themilitants had taken shelterwas also arrested, a seniorpolice officer said. The ar-rests come ahead of ChiefMinister SarbanandaSonowal's scheduled visitto the district on Thursday,

he said. Based on informa-tion about movement ofUlfA(i) militants along theAssam-Arunachal pradesh-Nagaland border areas, se-curity forces had intensifiedcounter-insurgency opera-tions, the officer said.Acting on a tip-off that fivepersons were holed up in ahouse in Tarai village inSapekhati police stationarea, the Assam police andthe indian Army hadlaunched a joint operationon Wednesday evening, hesaid. The village was cor-doned off and the five mili-tants were apprehended

from the house of BhuvanGogoi, the officer said. Thearrested persons includemilitants Apurba Gogoialias Arohan Asom andSimanta Gogoi alias Maina,an explosives expert. Bothwere wanted in connectionwith cases of killing, kid-napping and extortion, hesaid. The other militantsare Biraj Asom alias yogenGogoi, lakshyajit Gogoialias dhrubo Asom andSidhartha Gogoi aliasHinmoy Asom, the officersaid. The militants were un-armed when apprehendedbut led the security forces to

an arms dump near thehouse on Thursday morn-ing, he said. Three MQ 81assault rifles along witheight magazines and 323rounds of ammunition, arussian-made 7.65 mmpistol with one magazineand two bullets, a .22 mmpistol with one magazineand two bullets, two kg of a"gelatin-like" explosivesmaterial, seven pieces ofcordtex wire and 16 piecesof detonators were seized,the officer said. All the sixarrested persons will betested for COVid-19, headded.

5 ULFA(I) militants arrested in Assam;arms and ammunition seized

JAMMU, fridAy, April 24, 2020wOrld8 Glimpses of Future

The karate coach of Khaled Sheikh el Eid, front, and his sons and daughters, train together on the roof of their family house, during the coronavirus pan-

demic, at Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip.

Tokyo, Apr 23

Global stock markets weresteady on Thursday as in-vestors balanced hopes fornew financial aid against moreevidence of the economic dev-astation wrought by the pan-demic lockdown. The price ofoil recovered further after aspectacular crash this week.

The US House was expect-ed to vote Thursday on a 483billion proposal to delivermore loans to small businessesand aid to hospitals after theSenate approved it onTuesday. EU leaders, mean-while, were expected to ap-prove Thursday a financial aidpackage worth 540 billion eu-ros (USd 587 billion).

After Asian markets large-ly closed higher, france's CAC40 stock index rose 0.4%to4,428. Germany's dAX fell0.2% to 10,399 and Britain'sfTSE 100 was flat at 5,768.U.S. shares appeared set for a

quiet open, with dow industri-als futures down 0.2% andS&p 500 futures steady.

The new aid packages inthe U.S. and Europe wouldcome on top of huge amountsof existing financial support.The U.S. Congress has ap-proved more than 2 trillion inaid already. EU institutionsand nations have already de-ployed around 3.3 trillion eu-ros ( 3.6 trillion).

That, plus massive supportfor markets from centralbanks, has helped stocks re-cover somewhat. The S&p 500is up 25% since a low in lateMarch. The index has roughlyhalved its loss from its recordset in february.

investors are still bracingfor a severe, painfully deep re-cession after businesses shutdown worldwide in hopes ofslowing the spread of the coro-navirus. Surveys of businessmanagers in Europe showed arecord fall in activity.

Even as depressing eco-nomic and health reports pileup, some investors are lookingahead to parts of the economyreopening as infections leveloff in some areas.

Trading was mixed in Asia,with Japan's Nikkei 225adding 1.5% to finish at19,429.44, while South Korea'sKospi rose nearly 1.0% to1,914.73. Australia's S&p/ASX200 gave up earlier gains, los-

ing nearly 0.1% to 5,217.10.Hong Kong's Hang Seng added0.4% to 23,977.32, while theShanghai Composite incheddown 0.2% to 2,838.50.

prakash Sakpal andNicholas Mapa, economists atiNG, said a rise in oil prices,which have been crashing, wasa help. But rising Covid-19 cas-es in the region will likely capany rally, they said in a com-mentary. Benchmark US

crude added 1.53 to 15.31 a bar-rel in electronic trading on theNew york MercantileExchange. it had zigzagged inthe morning before turninghigher after president donaldTrump threatened the de-struction of any iranian gun-boats that harass U.S. Navyships, raising the possibility ofa disruption to oil supplies.The big gain, though, meansit's recovered just a fraction ofits steep losses. it was close to30 at the start of last week andnearly 60 at the beginning ofthe year. A collapse in demandfor energy combined with con-tinued production in countriesaround the world means toomuch oil is sloshing around,depressing its price. Brentcrude, the international stan-dard, rose 1.44 to 21.81 perbarrel.

The dollar fell to 107.50Japanese yen from 107.71 yenWednesday. The euro fell to1.0777 from 1.0822.

Stocks steady, oil price recoversas more economic aid due

Pregnant Indian woman in UAE

files petition in Supreme Court of

India, seeks repatriation: reportDubai, Apr 23

A 27-year-old pregnant indian woman in dubai has filed a peti-tion in the Supreme Court of india seeking help to return home forher delivery, amidst the international travel lockdown imposed byindia over the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report.Athira Geetha Sreedharan from Kerala said she wanted to return toindia for the birth of her first baby, due in the first week of July, theGulf News reported. Sreedharan, who lives in dubai with her hus-band Nithin Chandran, filed the writ petition in the apex court seek-ing help to return to her home country following the suspension offlights to india as part of the precautionary measures to curb thespread of the COVid-19, the report said.

india has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the coron-avirus pandemic. All domestic and international commercial passen-ger flights have been suspended for this period. The first phase of thelockdown was from March 25 to April 14. The second phase began onApril 15 and would end on May 3. Owing to standard flight restric-tions during pregnancy, Sreedharan has submitted to the court thatshe can travel up till the first or second week of May. in her plea, shesaid she has no one to help her except her husband who cannot seekleave as he works in a construction company, the sector which is notshut down during the national disinfection and sterilisation cam-paign here. in the plea she requested the apex court to direct theindian government and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to makearrangements for her return, the report added. On April 17, theindian government told the Kerala High Court that there was no im-mediate plan to bring back expatriates from Gulf? and they were alsogranted visa extension. Speaking to Gulf News on Wednesday, theengineer-couple said the case was filed with the help of the youthwing of UAE-based expat organisation incas, among a host of indiancommunity groups campaigning for the repatriation of strandedindians here. "We had initially planned to bring over our parents onvisit in turns (for support during and post-delivery), said her hus-band Nithin. Sreedharan said that they had planned to return homein March but there were reports of many cases of passengers fromhere testing positive for coronavirus after reaching Kerala, the reportadded. We thought the situation would improve. We never expectedthe lockdown to continue like this. Now, my husband has to go towork and we are concerned about my safety and that of our baby," shesaid. Nithin said his concerns are growing more after he heard of pos-itive cases of COVid-19 among people known to him. "i just want herto be repatriated safely to Kerala. i don't have to accompany her. i amnot in a position to resign my job and go. it is risky for her to travel af-ter a few weeks. So, we hope the Supreme Court will give special con-sideration to her case." The death toll due to COVid-19 rose to 681and the number of cases to 21,393 in india on Thursday, according tothe Union Health Ministry.

Whereas, in the UAE the total number of confirmed cases are8,756 and 56 deaths reported, according to the Ministry of Healthand prevention.

By ADITI KHANNALondon, Apr 23

The COVid-19 pandemicand an ensuing recession willlead to 111,000 fewer UK and121,000 international first-yearstudents attending the Britishuniversities this year, resultingin a 2.5-billion pound fundingblack hole, a report from a lead-ing university staff unionwarned on Thursday.

According to londonEconomics consultancy's analy-sis for the University andCollege Union (UCU), thelargest decline in income is theexpected loss of 1.51 billionpound from students outsidethe European Union (EU), withChinese and indian studentsmaking up a majority of this in-ternational group of studentswho pay significantly higher tu-ition fees.

The report finds that univer-sities hit hardest by the falls infee and grant income are thosethat cater for significant num-bers of international students,

with their difficulties having se-vere knock-on effects for the restof the sector.

it concludes that withoutgovernment intervention, an es-timated 30,000 university jobsare at risk, with a further 32,000jobs under threat throughoutthe wider economy.

"This alarming report showsthat university staff and stu-dents are now staring over theedge of a cliff and desperatelyneed the government to step inand protect the sector," saidUCU general secretary JoGrady. "Our world-renowneduniversities are doing crucialwork now as we hunt for a vac-cine and will be vital engines forour recovery both nationally andin towns and cities across theUK. it is vital that the govern-ment underwrites funding lostfrom the fall in student num-bers. These are unprecedentedtimes and without urgent guar-antees, our universities will begreatly damaged at just the timethey are needed most," she said.

According to the report, the

coronavirus pandemic and anensuing recession will lead to111,000 fewer UK and 121,000international first-year studentsattending the British universi-ties this year, resulting in a 2.5-billion pounds funding blackhole.

The total economic cost tothe country from the reduced di-rect and indirect economic ac-tivity generated by universitiesdue to the loss in income is esti-mated at more than 6 billionpounds.

According to londonEconomics, all universitieswould suffer substantial falls inincome, with 91 institutions - al-most three-quarters - left in acritical financial position whereincome only just covers expen-diture.

"Many institutions have avery considerable exposure tointernational students, and thepandemic will result in a verysubstantial loss in enrolmentsand income. Government sup-port of universities is crucial toprotect students in the shortterm and institutional researchand teaching capacity in thelonger term," said dr GavanConlon, partner at londonEconomics. Alistair Jarvis, chiefexecutive of Universities UKrepresentative group which hadtabled a proposal for state sup-port recently, said the govern-ment must take "urgent action"to financially support institu-tions. "Some institutions will beparticularly impacted by anycombined reduction in interna-tional student numbers and in-creased deferrals," said Jarvis.

Washington, Apr 23

More than 4.4 millionlaid-off workers appliedfor US unemploymentbenefits last week as jobcuts escalated across aneconomy that remains allbut shut down, the govern-ment said Thursday.roughly 26 million peoplehave now filed for joblessaid in the five weeks sincethe coronavirus outbreakbegan forcing millions ofemployers to close theirdoors. About one in sixAmerican workers havenow lost their jobs sincemid-March, by far theworst string of layoffs onrecord. Economists haveforecast that the unem-ployment rate for Aprilcould go as high as 20 percent.

The enormous magni-tude of job cuts hasplunged the US economyinto the worst economiccrisis since the Greatdepression of the 1930s.Some economists say thenation's output couldshrink by twice the amount

that it did during the Greatrecession, which ended in2009.

The painful economicconsequences of the virus-related shutdowns havesparked angry protests inseveral state capitals fromcrowds demanding thatbusinesses reopen.

Some governors havebegun easing restrictionsdespite warnings fromhealth authorities that itmay be too soon to do sowithout sparking new in-fections. in Georgia, gyms,hair salons and bowling al-leys can reopen friday.Texas has reopened itsstate parks.The enormousmagnitude of job cuts hasplunged the US economyinto the worst economiccrisis since the Greatdepression of the 1930s.

yet those scattered re-openings won't lead tomuch rehiring, especiallyif Americans are too waryto leave their homes. Mostpeople say they favourstay-at-home orders andbelieve it won't be safe tolift social distancing guide-

lines anytime soon. Andthere are likely more lay-offs to come from manysmall businesses that havetried but failed to receiveloans from a federal aidprogram.

The total number ofpeople who are receivingunemployment benefitshas reached a record 16million, surpassing a pre-vious high of 12 million setin 2010, just after the2008-2009 recession end-ed. This figure reflects peo-ple who have managed tonavigate the online or tele-phone application systemsin their states, have beenapproved for benefits andare actually receivingchecks.

in some states, manylaid-off workers have runinto obstacles in trying tofile applications for bene-fits. Among them are mil-lions of freelancers, con-tractors, gig workers andself-employed people acategory of workers whoare now eligible for unem-ployment benefits for thefirst time. (Ap)

26 million have sought USjobless aid since virus hit

Brussels, Apr 23

European Union leaders areset to weigh Thursday the damagethe coronavirus has inflicted onhealth care systems and the lives ofaround half a billion citizensacross the bloc as they struggle todevise a more robust plan to resus-citate their ravaged economies.

As businesses cautiously opentheir doors in some Europeancountries and citizens begin toventure out, the 27 leaders will en-dorse a series of urgent spendingmeasures and debate a massive re-covery plan they hope to introducein coming weeks.

The summit their fourth video-conference since the outbreakstruck northern italy two monthsago comes at an extremely delicatetime, with more than 100,000Europeans known to have died, ac-cording to the European Centre fordisease prevention and Control.

Trust between member stateshas eroded, with hard-hit italy andSpain notably lacking confidencethat relatively wealthier northernEU partners like Austria, theNetherlands or Germany who have

suffered less from the virus arewilling to take swift, sweepingmeasures backed by real economicfirepower.

Speaking to the German par-liament ahead of the meeting,Chancellor Angela Merkel said hergovernment stands ready to helppartners in trouble and is alreadycontributing to a 540-billion-euro( 587 billion) rescue package ex-pected to be endorsed laterThursday.

The aim is to have that so-called safety net to help pay lostwages, keep companies afloat andfund health care systems in placeby June 1.

But Merkel balked at the use ofshared debt, dubbed coronabonds,saying that parliaments wouldhave to endorse such a move any-way, meaning it could take toolong for such funds to reach na-tions in trouble.

One thing is clear: We shouldbe prepared, in the spirit of soli-darity, to make significantly high-er contributions to the Europeanbudget for a period of time, shetold the lawmakers.

drawing up a recovery plan

that can be endorsed by all will bemore challenging. The consensusis that it should total at least 1-1.5trillion euros and target the eco-nomic sectors and European re-gions hit hardest by the coron-avirus.Ahead of Thursday's sum-mit, officials said that no majorbreakthroughs are expected. Nojoint communique will be pub-lished, probably just a statementfrom European Council presidentCharles Michel, who is chairing the

meeting. The EU's executive arm,the European Commission, will betasked with drawing up a recoveryplan, which could be incorporatedinto the bloc's next seven-yearbudget, if differences over thatspending package can be over-come. Big contributors to thebudget, like Germany and theNetherlands, are reluctant to fillthe estimated 75-billion-eurospending gap left by Britain's de-parture from the EU.

European economies on coursefor unprecedented recessionsLondon, Apr 23

Europe's economies are heading for unprecedented re-cessions as a result of the lockdown measures put in placeby governments to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic,closely watched surveys indicated on Thursday. The scaleof the decline in business activity recorded in monthly sur-veys was staggering, worse even than the most pessimisticforecasts, and is likely to lend urgency to discussions ofEuropean Union leaders about a rescue support package.The harsh lockdown measures to slow the spread ofCOVid-19 have crippled economic activity across the conti-nent, said florian Hense, a European economist atBerenberg Bank. EU leaders will hold a virtual summit onThursday at which they are expected to endorse a financialaid package worth 540 billion euros (USd 587 billion) thatwould help support wages, keep companies afloat .

UK universities seek governmentbailout in COVID-19 lockdown

EU leaders weigh massive viruseconomic recovery measures

spOrts9 Glimpses of Future

JAMMU, fridAy, April 24, 2020

In Brief

Diamond Leaguepostpones JunemeetingsParis, Apr 23

The organisers of athletics'diamond league on Thursday post-poned meetings in the US city ofEugene and in paris in June as theseason is pushed further back by thecoronavirus pandemic.

The Eugene meeting had beendue to take place on June 7 withparis on June 13. "As with previoussuspensions, this decision wasreached in close consultation withall relevant parties and based onconcerns over athlete safety as wellas widespread travel restrictionswhich make it impossible to stagethe competitions as planned," theorganisers said in a statement. Butthe Bislett Games in Oslo, one of thelongest-standing meetings on theinternational calendar, will takeplace on June 11, albeit in a differentformat from the diamond leaguemeeting originally planned on thatdate. The event will be "an alterna-tive athletics competition underNorwegian coronavirus regula-tions", organisers said.

The diamond league said newdates for the suspended events "willbe announced... as soon as the ex-traordinary global situation makes areliable plan possible". The nextdiamond league meeting remain-ing on the calendar is london onJuly 4.

Kagiso Rabadasays ‘consistent’Virat Kohli pusheshim to give his bestNew dlehi apr 23

lead South Africa pacer Kagisorabada says india skipper ViratKohli pushes him to give his best onthe field and commands utmost re-spect with his sheer consistencyacross formats. Both rabada andKohli have enjoyed many on-fieldbattles. Kohli averages over 50 in allthree formats. When asked to namea cricketer he respects the most andwho has pushed him to do his best,the pacer said: “if you look at oneday cricket, i’d say Virat Kohli is themost consistent performer, he isconsistent in Test cricket as well. ieven like the work of Ben Stokes,Steve Smith, Kane Williamson,”rabada said on a chat show.

The 24-year-old has taken 197wickets from 43 Tests while he haspicked up 117 Odi wickets from 75matches. He has also taken 30 wick-ets from 24 T20 internationals. Healso has played 18 ipl Games, tak-ing 31 wickets. rabada has alreadyachieved a lot of success after mak-ing his Test and Odi debut in 2015,but the Johannesburg-born crick-eter said he wants to get better anddreams of winning a World Cup.“Well, it was an ambition of mine tobe where i am today. So glad to havereached that pinnacle. All i want todo now is focus on a few things thatwould make me play better, win aWorld Cup, that’d be amazing,”added rabada.

West Indiescricketers not paidmatch fees sinceJanuary this yearNew delhi apr 23

Cricketers in the West indieshave not been paid their match feessince January this year due to a se-vere cash crunch in their governingbody. While the players’ retainerhas been cleared, Cricket Westindies (CWi) has admitted the non-payment of match fees. “…monthlysalary (and allowances) are up-to-date. The problem we are having isthe retained players in the regionalfirst-class competition have notbeen paid their match fees for theeight rounds that have been playedso far,” Wayne lewis, the secretaryof the West indies players’Association (WipA), was quoted assaying by ‘ESpNCricinfo’. The re-port stated that men’s team has notbeen paid match fee for the home se-ries against ireland in January(three Odis and three T20is) andthe Sri lanka tour in february-March (three Odis and two T20is).

The women need to be paidmatch fees for the four matches theyplayed in the T20 World Cup infebruary-March in Australia. CWichief executive officer Johnny Gravehas assured that payments would bemade in the near future.

By ABHISHEK HORE

New Delhi, Apr 23

The entrepreneur in

Abhinav Bindra reckons the

economies of sport will have

taken a beating by the time the

novel coronavirus ceases to

spread its ugly tentacles, leav-

ing the athletes in an uncertain

world full of challenges.

The champion athlete in

him sees sport playing a "large

role" on the other side of the

pandemic, healing the wounds

of a world ravaged by its seis-

mic effects.

"The economies of sport

will be affected the most, with

many associations and athletes

underfunded due to lack of

events over this time," Olympic

champion Bindra told pTi.

"This will be one of the key

challenges that will need to be

overcome, to ensure that ath-

letes have the means and sup-

port to continue practising."

Sport has in the past helped

the world in coping with wars

and natural disasters.

Quite like its role in the af-

termath of the second World

War, sport can again play a pos-

itive role but only after people

have attained a semblance of

stability, the champion shooter

said.

"yes. Sport does have the

power to transcend borders,

and certainly capture the imag-

ination of millions across the

world.

"While i am sure the focus

over the next few months will

be to have everyone bring sta-

bility into their lives, sport will

play a large role in lifting

morale and giving people

something to look forward to."

The pandemic, which origi-

nated in the Chinese city of

Wuhan in Hubei province, has

so far claimed 1.85 lakh lives

while infecting over 26 lakh

people across the world.

The unprecedented health

crisis has led to cancellation

and postponement of all sport-

ing events -- big and small -- in-

cluding the Tokyo Olympics.

According to Bindra, with a

population that has become

aware of the world around

them, they will take to sport in a

bigger way to remain fit once

the pandemic subsides.

"As the general populous

has become more conscious of

their health and their physical

well-being, avenues to use

sport to improve fitness will

grow.

"i hope it will create

grounds for a more robust com-

munity sport platform, which

will improve the development

and interest towards sports

across the world," he said.

Bindra has recently said

that putting a premium on fit-

ness and wellness is the need of

the hour.

By ushering in a new age

sports and medical care hither-

to unseen in india, the coun-

try's lone individual Olympic

gold medallist is also helping

improve the lives of people out-

side the sporting arena.

Tokyo, Apr 23

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed be-yond the year-long postponement already forced by thecoronavirus outbreak, the organising committee's pres-ident has warned in comments published Thursday.

Tokyo 2020 president yoshiro Mori said there is"absolutely no" chance of postponing the Games beyondtheir rescheduled July 23, 2021 opening, according toKyodo News agency.

"Also thinking about athletes and issues over Gamesmanagement, it is technically difficult to delay it by twoyears," Mori was quoted as saying.

Mori said he had earlier asked prime MinisterShinzo Abe whether Japan should consider a two-yearpostponement but "the prime minister decided that oneyear is the way to go".

Under heavy pressure from athletes and sports asso-ciations, Japanese organisers and the internationalOlympic Committee in March agreed to a year-longpostponement of the Games.

Organisers and Japanese officials have said the de-layed Olympics will be a chance to showcase the world'striumph over the coronavirus, but questions have arisenabout whether even a year's postponement is sufficient.

Earlier this week, a Japanese expert who has criti-cised the country's response to the coronavirus warnedhe is "very pessimistic" that the postponed Olympics canbe held in 2021. "To be honest with you, i don't think theOlympics is likely to be held next year," said Kentaroiwata, a professor of infectious diseases at KobeUniversity.

He said holding the Games would require not onlyJapan but also the rest of the world to have the virus un-der control. The organising committee itself has been hitthe virus, saying Wednesday that a staff member in his30s working at its Tokyo headquarters had tested posi-tive for the disease. postponing the Games is a massivelogistical undertaking, and expected to incur significantadditional costs. Kyodo News quoted Mori as saying theopening and closing ceremonies would need to undergo"drastic reviews" in order to cut costs, adding that or-ganisers would ask the ceremonies' directors to considerincluding a message about the coronavirus crisis.

Christchurch, Apr 23

New Zealand Cricket CEOdavid White on Thursday saidno decision on the possiblepostponement of the T20 WorldCup owing to the COVid-19pandemic will be taken beforeJuly.

The dreaded coronavirusoutbreak has put a question-mark on the T20 World Cup,scheduled in Australia fromOctober 18-November 15.

"There's contingency plan-ning going on and lots of discus-sions but no decisions will bemade... if decisions are made...it will be in July," White told re-porters in a conference call.

The iCC's Chief ExecutivesCommittee (CEC) is meetinglater in the day to discuss the fi-nancial implications of the

health crisis and also the contin-gency planning for all iCC glob-al events, including the T20World Cup, over a conferencecall.

"people will be sharing theirexperiences of the current situa-tion within the countries. TheWorld Cups will be discussed,i'm sure, but no decisions will bemade," White said.

"Cricket Australia is work-ing very closely with the govern-ment authorities and they areplanning to go ahead in Octoberand November." Asked aboutthe 2021 women's World Cupwhich is scheduled to be held inNew Zealand in february,White said: "postponement hascertainly not been discussed atall. Women's World Cup is veryimportant for New Zealand but... postponement has not been

even on the agenda."White also said that New

Zealand is open to a seriesagainst Australia.

"We are in a unique situa-tion, we've all got to be openminded about planning goingforward, it's only April. We'vegot to work together, we've got

to be flexible...so we can accom-modate these events."

White also confirmed thatNew Zealand's tour of theNetherlands has been called offand the upcoming tours of theUK and the West indies in Juneand July remain "highly doubt-ful".

Melbourne, Apr 23

Australia's limited-overs captain Aaronfinch feels the dreaded COVid-19 pandem-ic might lead to a postponement of thisyear's T20 World Cup by up to threemonths. The T20 World Cup is scheduled inAustralia from October 18 to November 15.finch doesn't see that holding up given thecurrent health crises affecting lakhs of peo-ple worldwide. "i think we might have to getour heads around a T20 World Cup thatmight be postponed for a month, twomonths, three months, whatever it has tobe," finch told 'SEN radio'.

finch said he wouldn't mind seeing thegame resuming without fans once the pan-demic is brought under control.

"But as long as we can get live sport up

and running. Whether that's with crowds ornot, i don't think that makes any differenceto the players. "We played one Odi againstNew Zealand with no crowd (and it) was re-ally strange for first four or five overs, butthen you got into your work," he said. Apartfrom the T20 World Cup, Australia is alsoset to host india for a bilateral series whichincludes a four-Test rubber. The iCC's ChiefExecutives Committee (CEC) is meeting onThursday to discuss the financial implica-tions of COVid-19 and also the contingencyplanning for all iCC global events, includingthe T20 World Cup, over a conference call.finch feels authorities will need to be "cre-ative" while rejigging the internationalschedule. "i think we might have to get a lit-tle bit creative with how we do that (as partof a new-look schedule). Whether that's set-

ting up and playing two Test matches in onehub or something like that," he said.

fast bowler Josh Hazlewood had sug-gested that the entire Border-GavaskarTrophy be held at one venue -- the AdelaideOval -- to ensure that the rubber does goahead.

Economies of sport will beaffected the most by this

pandemic: Bindra

Impossible to delayOlympics again,says Tokyo chief

No decision will be made on T20 WorldCup before July: NZC CEO

Finch prepared for T20 World Cup postponement

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Cricket is all aboutpressure but the 1999Chennai Test betweenarch-rivals india andpakistan was one of itskind. Chasing a target of271, india were reeling at81/5 but it was SachinTendulkar who stood be-tween pakistan and a mem-orable victory.

despite a severe back-ache, Tendulkar dug deepand battled hard, stitchinga partnership with wicket-keeper-batsman NayanMongia to keep his side inthe game. When Mongiawas dismissed for 52,india’s scorecard read218/6.

Tendulkar carried on

and went on to score a tonand just when it looked hewould single-handedly winthe match for india,pakistan spin legendSaqlain Mushtaq dealt ahammer blow with hisdoosra to get the mastercaught out. india were bun-dled out for 258, losing thematch by 12 runs.

The Chennai Test wasthe birth of SaqlainMushtaq, the magician andinventor of doosra. and his-tory will remember his sec-ond innings dismissal ofTendulkar, caught byWasim Akram at covers, asone of the priceless beau-ties of Test cricket.

recalling the ChennaiTest, Mushtaq, in a columnfor Wisden, wrote about

what spurred him to get ridoff Tendulkar in a crucialperiod of the match.

“for this series, itrained very hard. Everynight of the tour i was veryquiet and the players andsupport staff thought i wasa strange person – but iwasn’t.”

“i was just trying tocontrol and focus on my-self. At Chennai, i took fivewickets in the first inningsand then it became a verytense game.”“Sachin wasplaying beautifully andcontrolling the game. Theyneeded about 35 runs andhad five wickets in hand. itried everything to getSachin out but my body wastight and mentally i wasdown.”

New Delhi April 23,

“When i grow up i want to be like pari Sharma,”said West indies cricketer Shai Hope. England’sMichael Atherton called her “exceptional”, whileMichael Vaughan said her movement at the crease is“as good as it gets”. When one fan suggested thatpari needs to be ‘discovered’, indian women’s teamcricketer Shikha pandey said she could use some les-sons from the seven-year-old. So why is pari gettingso much praise from professional cricketers? Someof it is down to the balance of her head when playingstrokes, her shot selection and her wrist-work. Theseven-year-old was pretty clear when asked abouther plans. pari, who lives in Haryana’s rohtak, iscoached by her father pardeep Sharma, a formercricketer whose teammates at the university level in-cluded former indian cricketers Ajay ratra andJoginder Sharma. “pari has not played any bigmatches yet, but it is good people are talking abouther technique,” he said. “i have been training pari athome since she was four years old. it was my dreamto make it big as a cricketer, now i hope my daughterfulfils my unrealised dream. These days, she playswith 14 to 15-year-old boys in training at local cricketacademies,” he said. pari Sharma now plays withboys double her age, her father said. (SpecialArrangement)

pardeep said he had been uploading videos ofher batting for a long time. But one particular videodrew attention from across the globe earlier thisweek after a cricket website asked him for permis-sion to use it. Speaking about Shafali Verma, the 17-year-old opener in the indian team who also hailsfrom rohtak, pardeep said, “She has good aggres-sion and the right approach, but she needs to workon her technique a lot more.”

“pari is still only seven-and-a-half-years-old andhas a long way to go. i am her coach but Vidyaparadkar (a coach from Mumbai who has workedwith the likes of Ajinkya rahane and Zaheer Khan)also guides and motivates her,” he said.

The 7-year-old who has professional cricketerslike Michael Atherton praising her technique

‘Only you can get Sachin out’:What spurred Saqlain to snareTendulkar in 1999 Chennai Test

How top Indian umpires arehoning third umpiring skillsamid Covid-19 lockdownNew delhi Apr 23

The grounds may be out of bounds but that has not de-

terred india’s top iCC panel umpires from upgrading their

third umpiring skills as they are consistently engaging

themselves with “match simulation activities”. iCC

international panel umpires such as Nitin Menon, Anil

Chaudhary, C Shamshuddin and Virender Sharma are

keeping up the pace through online tutorials. “We are con-

stantly studying the playing conditions and laws of cricket

and keeping ourselves updated. We have group discussions

with iCC Umpire Coaches and we also undertake simula-

tion activities regarding third umpiring,” Sharma told

bcci.tv. The advent of technology, in recent years, has

helped the game of cricket but has increased the challenge

as well. The purpose of online training is to establish unifor-

mity. “We are practising scenarios and watching the actual

match footage and training ourselves. The motive is to en-

sure that we are all on the same page and we agree and fol-

low the same protocols when it comes to drS,” explained

Shamshuddin. Shamshuddin got injured during the ranji

Trophy final in rajkot and it took him 10 days to recover.

“injuries are a part and parcel of the game. i am completely

fine now.

JAMMU fridAy April 24, 2020EntErtainmEnt10 Glimpses of Future

FIR actress Kavita Kaushik slams Kangana Ranaut; says, 'Ahuge apology owed to Hrithik Roshan, Adhyayan Summan'

Devoleena Bhattacharjee comes in support of Rashami Desai asreports emerge of Arhaan Khan allegedly blackmailing her

Deepika Padukone's live session withWHO chief Tedros put on hold afterfans term her 'IRRESPONSIBLE'

Coronavirus pandemic: Rohit Shetty facilitates eight hotels across the city for on-duty

policemen to rest amidst the lockdown

Rashami Desai fans share screenshots of lakhs of rupees being transferredto Arhaan Khan's account as they trend Fraud Arhaan Khan

Cops land at Chhoti Sardaarni actress Anita Raaj'shouse after neighbours lodge complaint for entertaining guests at her house amidst lockdow

Bigg Boss 13 is overbut the contestants are al-ways in the news. rashamidesai's breakup withArhaan Khan was one ofthe main talking points ofthe season. He came asone of the wild cards onthe show. He is now in thenews as some screenshotsof him having withdrawnlakhs from rashamidesai's account is goingviral in media. Angry fansof the Uttaran actress aretrending #frau-dArhaanKhan on socialmedia. Arhaan Khan twicemade an appearance onthe show. After his evic-tion, he was brought backonce again in the game.This time, we saw a num-ber of shocking revela-tions. Salman Khaninformed rashami desaithat Arhaan Khan had achild from his former mar-

riage. This left the actressshocked beyond belief.Then, she also came toknow that some of ArhaanKhan's relatives were stay-ing at her residence.rashami desai told herteam to change the lockingof her house. it seemsVikas Gupta also spokeabout the people who wereresiding at her place. fi-nally, rashami desai de-cided to end her ties withArhaan Khan. it seemsrashami was being offeredthe show many times butagreed to give a boost toher former beau's career. itis being reported thatrashami desai is beingblackmailed by ArhaanKhan as well. Some clipsare being shared where heis telling her that he knowsa lot about her that he canreveal. We really hopethings sort out soon.

The coronavirus pandemic has becomea threat to the world. Even in india, thedeadly virus has been spreading rapidlyand each new day we get to hear of new cas-es. The nation is in a house arrest and manycelebrities have come forward to help theneedy and have also donated money for thepM CArES fund. They have been support-ing the frontline workers, doctors, nurses,ward boys, policemen and others in doingtheir duties well. recently, Sooryavanshidirected rohit Shetty has facilitated eighthotels across the city for on-duty police-men to rest and have meals amid the coron-avirus pandemic. The policemen ofMumbai have thanked him for his sweetgesture through a tweet from their officialTwitter handle. The tweet read, "rohitShetty has facilitated eight hotels acrossthe city for our on-duty Covid Warriors torest, shower & change with arrangementsfor breakfast & dinner. We thank him forthis kind gesture and for helping us inTaking On Corona and keeping Mumbaisafe." Earlier, rohit Shetty had donated rs51 lakh to the federation of Western indiaCine Employees (fWiCE) in order to sup-port the daily wage workers from the filmindustry in the wake of the national lock-down. Simmba actor Sonu Sood also hadoffered his hotel in the city for the health-care workers, including doctors, nursesand the paramedical staff, for stay.

due to coronavirus lockdown, we have seen people andcelebs following the safety measures by maintaining socialdistancing and staying at home. Though recently yesteryearactress, Anita raaj grabbed the headline for allegedly break-ing the rules as the neighbours of her Bandra residence com-plaint that they are witnessing guests during this lockdownphase. Cops raided their house, post the complaint of Anita'sneighbours. As per the Mid-day report, a source said, "Eversince the lockdown was announced, the society has barredentry for outsiders. So, the neighbours were surprised at thesteady stream of visitors at her flat and expressed concernabout the threat it posed to their health. On Monday, when itwas noticed that they were entertaining guests, the local copswere informed." The source further adds that the situationtook an ugly turn when Anita had a heated argument with thesecurity guard after the cops left her residence. "They wantedto know who had complained about them to the cops. At onepoint, they asked the guard if he had informed the neigh-bours about the visitors", said the source. Though Anita raajhad a different story to tell as she quoted the tabloid, "Sincemy husband is a doctor, one of his friends had come home fora medical emergency. His wife came with him for assistance.My husband couldn't refuse him on humanitarian grounds.After checking the situation, the cops apologised for the falsecomplaint that was lodged with them and left immediately."She added, "i won't behave irrationally by hosting a party inthe current scenario." The veteran actress, who is known forher performances in films like prem Geet, Jeet Hamaari andGhulami is currently seen in the show named ChhotiSardaarni, which is getting good viewership on TV.

Kangana ranaut and

Hrithik roshan's ugly spat

was laid out before the whole

world to see, with it going as

far as the alleged ex-lovers

seeking legal recourse

against one another. prior to

Hrithik, even Adhyayan

Summan had borne the

wrath of Kangana. While

everyone drew their own

conclusions from these pub-

lic rivalries, nobody except

for the parties involved and

those really close to them

know the actual truth. And

now it seems, Kavita Kaushik

of TV show fir fame, may be

one of those privy to the facts,

or at least that's what her re-

cent tweets allude to. "i have

gushing emotions of love, re-

spect , empathy and more for

Hrithik," Kavita Kaushik

replied to a tweet that read,

"Kanganaranaut Two sisters

are united in thinking india is

their grandfather's property.

rangoli wants 2024 elections

to be cancelled. Kangana

wants a ban on twitter. in an-

other tweet, the actress

added: "Also, a huge apology

is owed to shekharsuman7

and AdhyayanSsuman, they

are a sweet family and the

hate they got from an eager to

judge, feeding on lies

smeared popcorn audiences

is so damn

heartbreakingfolded hands

everyone was so cruel to

them at that time cos of the

'woman card.'"

devoleena Bhattacharjee and rashami desai became the best of

friends in the Bigg Boss 13 house.

Today, a huge drama has happened on

social media as screenshots of the

bank transactions allegedly made by

Arhaan Khan from her account. it

seems around rs 15 lakh was with-

drawn in 15 days. As per reports,

rashami desai's spokesperson has

confirmed that the screenshots are

genuine. fans of rashami desai have

also trended #fraudArhaanKhan and

demanded that strict action be taken

against him. There is some news that

rashami desai has apparently faced

some threats from him. Clips of con-

versations from the Bigg Boss 13 house

is being shared by fans of the Uttaran

actress. Now, devoleena

Bhattacharjee has come out in support

of her Bff. The lady has told fans to ig-

nore Arhaan Khan completely. As we

know, devoleena Bhattacharjee was

fuming when she came to know about

his lies. Her 'Bina sabun ke dho deti'

dialogue is famous till date. devoleena

and rashami became very close

friends inside. fans tagged them as

#devoAshmi. rashami desai took

very good care of her when she was un-

well due to the back problem. With

this incident happening, fans are also

remembering the incident of the Chai

fight where an irate Sidharth Shukla

had ripped off Arhaan Khan's shirt.

We have to see what statement

rashami desai gives us now.

deepika padukone has been facing a lot ofbacklashes this year. firstly, people criticised herdecision to extend solidarity with JNU studentswhile promoting Chhapaak in delhi and next, herfilm being boycotted as a result. And now, theChennai Express actress has been receiving a lot offlak for conducting a live session with WHO direc-tor dr Tedros Andhanom. it so happened that fanswere not really happy with deepika who was goingto talk about the mental health of people amidstlockdown and these trying times. reason? WHOdirector-general dr Tedros Andhanom gave Chinaa cleat chit. for the same, the director had receiveda lot of flak. He was criticsed as he did not reveal thedata about Coronavirus and did not respond intime in the US which has resulted in the pandemic.The US president, donald Trump had also criti-cised dr. Tedros Andhanom. deepika faced back-lash despite her novel initiative. And now, the ac-tress has put on hold the live session that was to beconducted today. Taking to her instagram handle,deepika padukone uploaded a written statementthat read, "i regret to inform you that due to un-foreseen and highly unavoidable circumstances,the conversation 'prioritizing mental health duringthe pandemic and beyond' between dr TendrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus, director-General, WHOand i, scheduled for 23rd April 2020 has been puton hold until further notice."

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