Srinagar, Sep 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 15 more COVID -19 deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 788, officials said on Sunday.
They said that that eight deaths were reported from Kashmir valley and seven from Jammu region.
Among those who died in Valley, four were from Srinagar, one each from Pulwama, Kulgam, Anantnag and Baramulla district.
The victims, they said, include a 60-year-old man from Nehru Park, a 55-year-old man from Hawal, a 38-year-old man from Chattabal, a 50-year-old man from Umar Colony Lal Bazar, a 65-year-old from Barsoo Awantipora, a 62-year-old Sangran area of Kulgam and a 62-year-old man from KhwajaBagh Baramulla
The victims from Jammu include a 78-year-old from Shakti Nagar Jammu died at GMC Jammu, three days after he was admitted after being diagnosed with bilateral community acquired pneumonia and respiratory distress; a 73-year-old from Gujjar Nagar who died two days after being admitted with underlying ailments including type2 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and parkinsonism and a 35-year-old man (approximately), who was admitted in ward no 1 psychiatry ward of GMCH Jammu.
“He was admitted on the directions of Tehsildar Ramgarh and shifted from quarantine centre of Thandi Khuie in Samba,” they said.
They said a 42-year-old woman from Jawala Mukhi in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, presently putting up at Railways West Colony in Jammu district, died last night in GMC Jammu
They said a 62-year-old male from Chowki Nowshera in Rajouri district who had tested positive for the virus on September 3, and died on way to the GMC Rajouri.
They said a 40-year-old man from Puneja Thathri in Doda district, who was under treatment at PGI Chandigarh for brain hemorrhage and tested positive for the virus, died there.
With these deaths, officials said, 788 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Among them, they said, 690 were from the Valley while 98 others from Jammu division.
Srinagar district with 237 deaths tops the list followed by Baramulla (105), Budgam (65), Pulwama (57), Anantnag (53), Kupwara (54), Jammu (63), Kulgam (38), Shopian (28), Bandipora (26), Ganderbal (25), Kathua (9), Rajouri (6), Doda (5), Poonch (5), Udhampur (4), Samba (4) and Ramban (1).

New Delhi, Sep 6: India clocked highest ever single-day spike of 90,633 new cases in the past 24 hours, pushing country’s tally past 41 lakh mark on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry said in its update.
With the new additions, the overall case count in the country has zoomed to 41,13,812.
Fatalities due the virus have reached over 70k after 1,065 more lives were lost since Saturday and the toll now stands at 70,626. The death rate currently stands at 1.72 per cent.
On the brighter side, 73,642 cured/discharged cases were recorded since Saturday and the recoveries have increased to 31,80,865 in the country with the recovery rate now at 77.32 per cent.
Meanwhile, the active caseload has also increased by 15,925 and presently there are 8,62,320 such cases across the nation.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in the past 24 hours, 10,92,654 samples were tested, taking the total tests conducted to 4,88,31,145.
India is currently at the third spot across the globe in terms of maximum COVID cases, while Brazil is at the second and the USA on top with over 60 lakh cases.

Srinagar, Sep 6: As many as 485 candidates from different parts of Kashmir appeared in NDA and Naval examinations held today in Srinagar.

The examination was conducted by UPSC and for Kashmiri candidates it was held at Amar Singh College and SP Higher Secondary School examination centres in Srinagar.

The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited both centres to take stock of arrangements and smooth conduct of examinations.

As one of its biggest examinations conducted during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the examination was conducted in compliance with all UPSC guidelines and with strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol.

As mandatory, the authorities ensured that both staff and candidates followed all related SOPs in letter and spirit during the examination .

Meanwhile, the administration under the supervision of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole made fool-proof arrangements for the smooth and fair conduct of examination.

The arrangements included seating facility at good distance, fumigation and sanitization of examination centres, deployment of magistrates at both centres, security and other related arrangements.

Besides, two special examination trains were run between Banihal and Baramulla to ensure hassle-free to and fro transportation to the candidates appeared in the examination in Srinagar during morning as well as evening times.

New Delhi, Sept 6: Some parts of India are witnessing a second wave of coronavirus cases, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said. He added that the Covid-19 pandemic may also continue in 2021, as indicated by the trend in daily rise of cases.
In an interview with a private TV channel, Dr Guleria said that the curve will flatten, and that the pandemic may end sometime early next year.
He said that there were many reasons for the resurgence in the number of cases, which include an increased testing capacity. Since more than one million tests are being held daily, more Covid-19 cases will be detected.
Another factor lending to a second wave of Covid-19 cases in some areas is “Covid behaviour fatigue”, Dr Guleria was quoted as saying. People are now tired of taking safety measures, and in Delhi, they can be seen without masks, and gathering in crowds, he said. This has led to an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Dr Guleria also said that there will be a rise in the number of cases for some months before the curve is flattened, adding that although we will see a large number of cases in absolute numbers, per million cases will be low.
As for the vaccines, the AIIMS director said that they may take a few more months to develop. Universal vaccination, he said, will take time as dosages will have to be manufactured in billions and distributed the world over.
The Delhi Metro is set to resume operations from Monday amid a reported “second wave” of Covid-19 cases in the national capital. Bars and pubs in the city will reopen from September 9.
The doctor held the view that as long as measures such as physical distancing, wearing masks and sanitising one’s hands were followed, the risk of catching infection will be low. However, packed metro trains without proper measures will cause a problem.
As Delhi is set to open bars and pubs, Dr Guleria feels that patrons visiting them must be very careful and must follow proper physical distancing.

New Delhi, Sep 6: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference on National Education Policy on September 7, through video conference.
The President and the Prime Minister will address the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference on National Education Policy at 1030 hrs on September 7, through video conference.
The Conference titled ‘Role of NEP-2020 in Transforming Higher Education’ is being organised by the Ministry of Education, Govt of India, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Sunday.

NEP-2020 is the first education policy of the twenty-first century which was announced after 34 years of the previous National Policy on Education 1986. NEP-2020 is directed towards major reforms in both school and higher education level.

The new National Education Policy strives for making India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. It envisions an India-centred education system that contributes directly to transforming India into a Global Superpower.

The comprehensive transformation aimed the NEP will bring about a paradigm shift in the country’s education system and create an enabling and reinvigorated educational ecosystem for a new Atmanirbhar Bharat envisaged by the Prime Minister.

Various Webinars, Virtual Conferences, and Conclaves on various aspects of National Education Policy 2020 are being organised across the country.

The Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission earlier organized a ‘Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy-2020′ which was addressed by the Prime Minister.

The Governors’ Conference on September 7 is also being attended by Education Ministers of all States, Vice-Chancellors of State Universities and other senior officials.

The address of the President and Prime Minister will be live telecast on DD News.

New Delhi, Sep 6: Centre has filed an affidavit in Supreme Court stating that full refund will be made for all tickets – domestic, international and foreign carriers booked during the lockdown period for travel.

Non-refund of air tickets booked during lockdown and creation of involuntary credit shell by airlines is a violation of civil aviation requirements and provisions of the Aircraft Rules of 1937, the Centre told the apex court.

Tickets booked by passengers in domestic and international carriers for air travel between March 25 to May 3, 2020, i.e. during the first two phases of the COVID-19 lockdown, will be fully refunded, the government said.

“The passenger can transfer the credit shell to any person, and the airlines shall honour such a transfer. The airlines shall devise a mechanism to facilitate such a transfer. By the end of March, 2021, the Airlines shall refund cash to the holder of the credit shell,” the affidavit said.

The passenger shall be able to consume the credit shell up to March 31, 2021 on any route of his choice. If the passenger wants to buy a ticket of value more than the credit shell, then he can use cash to top it up, the Centre said.

Schools to charge annual fee only
Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Sep 6: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) issued a circular on Sunday directing all the private schools under its banner, not to charge any kind of admission/capitation fee for new admissions. The schools however can charge annual charges only.
The Association said that the general admission season in Kashmir Division starts in the month of October, however the KG class admission process commences from September/October. “We already had a tough year and any delay in the admission process will have far-reaching adverse affects on the next academic calendar too. This is a crucial season for students and schools alike and we want the admission process to be smooth and in accordance with rules and regulations. This is also going to help a lot of parents and allow parents to change schools in new admission sessions”

The Association impressed upon the parents seeking admission for their kids in any Private institution not to pay any admission/capitation fee in whatsoever form. In case of any violation, parents can approach the relevant authorities.
However, according to the association, the annual charges shall have to be paid as per the facilities available with the institution. “The parents are requested to ensure and ascertain the facilities offered by the institution and the annual charges shall be paid proportionate to the facilities,” said G N Var .“The annual charges shall vary from Rs ₹3000 – ₹15000 depending on the facilities offered by the institution.”
The Association stressed on the schools to abide by the guidelines and informed the general public that only tuition and annual fee should be paid to schools during the admission process.

Aatif Qayoom
Srinagar, Sep 6: Police on Sunday arrested an alleged fake doctor who acted as “Munna Bhai MBBS” for months in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, local news agency KNS reported.
It said that the quack, a resident of Pamposh Colony Badshah Nagar Srinagar was practicing as MBBS doctor in Regipora Kupwara from several months.
Soon after the incident came into limelight, locals of the area demanded strict action against the accused who without having professional degree treated patients and brought bad name to the profession.

However it has been revealed that the said person was working as Sanitary Inspector in Health Department and was presently posted in Bone & Joint Hospital Barzulla Srinagar.
Notably last year a fake doctor was arrested by police in north Kashmir’s Pattan area after he got exposed.
While confirming the arrest of alleged fake doctor, a police officer told KNS that prima-facie it was not immediately known whether the doctor was a fake. He said the case under FIR number 225/2020 U/S 420, 486, 471 IPC has been registered in PS Kupwara and further investigation taken up. (KNS)