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Mission 70: Fresh espionage thriller on Kashmir, by Poonch’s Shahid Kazmi, streaming this week

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Mission 70: Fresh espionage thriller on Kashmir, by Poonch’s Shahid Kazmi, streaming this week

MUMBAI: Espionage dramas in the backdrop of Kashmir valley has always lured viewers from India and abroad. “Mission 70” is a high-octane Indian spy thriller and is gearing up to release simultaneously on the most-awaited new OTT platform – ‘Mask TV’ from December 9, 2022.

“Mission 70” is directed by eminent Shahid Kazmi who hails from Kashmir. He is the brother of international acclaimed filmmaker Rahat Kazmi and also has ventured into dozens of films and TV shows.

Canned exclusively in the picturesque locales of Kashmir valley and local towns including the surrounding border areas of Pakistan; the web-series is jointly produced by Chiranjeevi Bhatt and Anju Bhatt under the banner of Tag Productions.

It features famous and noted Kashmiri actors like Arjun Manhas and Sanam Zeeya in the lead roles and is ably supported by Mir Sarwar, Hussein Khan, Rani Bhan, Uday Bhatt, Mona Manhas and Raja Sarfaraz in key roles.

Director Shahid Kazmi says, “Mission 70 is a story set in Kashmir. It has an intense plot layered with patriotic and political drama with a perfect balance of entertainment and thrill. Overall with many surprises in store, the series is filled with some awe-inducing moments too.”

The director further reveals, “Interestingly this will be my third outing with lead pairs Arjun Manhas and Sanam Zeeya after doing two films with them, “Shaadi Ke Patasey” in 2019 and “Sabne Bana Di Jodi” in 2020.”

Mansie Bhatt, one of the directors of Mask TV adds, “It is one of the brilliant original spy thrillers. The story is filled with some jaw-dropping revelations and twists with excellent performance from the actors. It will be a 6-episode series of around 30-minutes duration. It is a must watch series.”

The streaming platform ‘Mask TV’ is set in a new paradigm with a bouquet of quality entertainment of all genres suitable for any age.

Speaking on the occasion, Chiranjeevi Bhatt, the producer and CEO of Mask TV says, “It is a proud moment for all of us. A dream has just come true. We all – my father, mother, sister and our team have been striving hard to realize our aspirations of reaching new heights of excellence. My mom has given us a title song for our OTT platform which I believe is the first of its kind.”

Anju Bhatt, one of the promoters and producer of this show conveys, “Music has always been my forte. I felt that having a promotional title song could easily connect with the viewers. Similarly, this show too has four melodious songs which blends with the story like a hand in glove.”

Beaming with joy, Sanjay Bhatt, the core Mentor of ‘Mask TV’ says, “I have always been a movie buff. We had even produced many successful television series for Doordarshan in the 90s. Business commitments kept me away in Hong Kong for more than 15-years. During lock down and home-stay back in India, I saw the digital world taking the drivers’ seat. As the world around us evolves, it is important that we take a more nuanced approach to understand the changing belief and habits of the consumers. Our streaming platform, ‘Mask TV’ is being launched to deliver a plethora of convenience pertaining to all important things that are consumer based and enjoyed within the comforts of home with the whole family. Be it entertainment, games, business, lifestyle, health, travel, leisure and other important aspects.”

The catalogue of Mask TV has further interesting original shows lined up like “Mussoorie House” to be streamed from December 13; “Bhookh-Kahani Ek Jaanwar Ki” slated on December 15; “Double Shades” on December 18 and “Project Angels” (specially based on transgenders for the first time) on December 20 amongst many others. Their favourite old shows telecast on Doordarshan in the 90s is also being re-aired on this OTT platform like “Manzilein” which has an ensemble of cast comprising of Alok Nath, Anang Desai, Zaakir Hussain, Anju Bhatt, Madhuri, Sanjeev, Akshay Anand, etc. It also includes the new versions of “Hunsgulle – Season 2”, “Kisse Afanti Ke” and 26- episodes of “Haal Kaisa Hai Janab Ka?”. To begin with they have a multiple package of around 35 shows which are out of the box entertainers including comedy to tickle our funny bones.

7th Blood Donation Camp organized by Shri Sain Charitable Trust

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7th Blood Donation Camp organized by Shri Sain Charitable Trust

Jammu, December 9 : 7th Blood Donation Camp was organized by Shri Sain Charitable Trust (Trikuta Group of Colleges) in memory of Late Dr. Roop Lal Sharma Ji, founder chairman, Shri Sain Charitable Trust for Higher Education and Research on his Birth Anniversary.

54 volunteers from different Colleges, including Teaching and Non teaching staff, students, PG Scholars and internees participated in the camp whole heartedly.

Mrs. Suman Sharma Chairperson, Shri Sain Charitable Trust on the occasion called upon the masses to come forward voluntarily for this noble cause and she desired for conducting such camps in near future also. She also appreciated the students and the staff members of the Colleges under the Trust for their participation.

Managing Directors Mr. Ritesh Sharma and Mr. Ravish Sharma, Principal of different Colleges under the Trust, Dr. Nitin Mahajan Vice Principal, CEO’s Mrs. Japna Sharma and Mrs. Jasudha Sharma.

Mr Sunil Singh SDPO, Domana was the Chief Guest on the occasion whereas Mr Kuljeet Singh Sarpanch Raipur-B Jammu was the Guest of Honour. The Blood Donation Camp was organised in Association with Jammu Blood Donors and Welfare Society (NGO). In the end Chairperson of the Trust extended her gratitude towards SDPO Mr. Sunil Singh, Sarpanch Kuljeet Singh, Mr Vishal Arora and the Technical team of Been Enn General Hospital for the presence and support in making this event successful.

Govt should discuss India-China border issues in Parliament instead of reciting G20: Adhir Ranjan

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Govt should discuss India-China border issues in Parliament instead of reciting G20: Adhir Ranjan

New Delhi, Dec 9: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said that the government should discuss the border issues between India and China instead of reciting about G20.
“In Ladakh, the Chinese Army has infiltrated and made over 200 shelters with accommodation facilities. Now, our Army isn’t allowed to patrol in farther areas. If this goes like this then the situation might get tense at Siachen Glacier,” Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.“It’s imperative that government discuss the situation of India-China border issues (in Parliament) instead of reciting G20,” he said.

It is noteworthy that while delivering his remarks in the Parliament on the ‘Latest Developments in India’s Foreign Policy’, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India won’t tolerate China’s attempts to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Jaishankar further warned that if China continues to build forces in the border area, it will have serious impact and concerns on the relationship between both the countries.
“Diplomatically, we’re clear with Chinese we won’t tolerate attempts to unilaterally change LAC. If they continue to do that and build up forces which constitute serious concerns in border areas then our relationship isn’t normal and that abnormality is evident in the last few years,” the External Affairs Minister said during his address to Rajya Sabha.
Earlier when Jaishankar met the outgoing Chinese envoy to India Sun Weidong in October, he emphasized that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential to maintaining bilateral ties.
“Emphasized that the development of India-China relations is guided by the 3 Mutuals. Peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential,” Jaishankar tweeted after meeting ambassador Sun.
“The normalization of India-China relations is in the interest of both countries, of Asia and the world at large,” he said in another tweet.
Sun, who assumed office in July 2019, is leaving at a time when the two sides are trying to manage ties, following the 2020 border clash that has remained the dominant issue between the neighbours.
In his farewell remarks on Tuesday, the Chinese envoy stressed the need to resolve differences between India and China and uphold the principle of non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.
India and China have had several rounds of diplomatic and military level meetings since 2020 on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the India-China border areas.
India has repeatedly emphasised said that India-China relations cannot be normal unless the border situation is stable and added that if China disturbs the peace and tranquillity in border areas, it will impact the relations further.
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1.
Last month, Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India in the presence of PM Modi at the Bali summit for the coming year.
It comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US, and the European Union.
The winter session of the Parliament will begin on Wednesday. The session will have a total of 17 working days. The BJP-led Central government’s agenda for the winter session of Parliament includes 16 new bills. (Agencies)

Only one Srinagar resident militant active: Police

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Only one Srinagar resident militant active: Police

SRINAGAR: In a major success against militancy, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that there is just only one Srinagar resident militant active.

A senior official said that just one resident militant is left from the Srinagar district namely Momin Gulzar, a resident of the Eidgah area. It was also conveyed that not letting the youth join the militant ranks is among the top priority of J&K police.

Further, the militancy incidents in the Srinagar district have been reduced considerably and the district is fast becoming one of the most peaceful districts of the Valley.

The officials said that this year from 1st January 2022 till date, only 2 minor law & order incidents took place—one in Shankerpora, Nowgam and another in the Maisuma area of Srinagar. Both incidents were minor in nature and were contained within minutes.

This is in contrast to when in 2018 more than 200 reported in and around 400 in 2016. “This indicates that peace is fast returning to Srinagar and efforts are on to make the peaceful atmosphere a permanent feature,” the officials said.

Earlier J&K Police chief, DGP J&K, Dilbagh Singh had informed that the number of militants both foreigners and locals have been brought to two digits after many years—(KNO)

Collegium a multi-member body whose tentative decision cannot be brought in public domain SC

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Collegium a multi-member body whose tentative decision cannot be brought in public domain SC

New Delhi, Dec 9: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to disclose the details of a collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018 under the Right to Information Act.
A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said that only resolutions drawn and signed by all collegium members can be said to be a final decision. Tentative resolutions drawn upon discussion and consultation among the members cannot be said to be final unless they are signed by all of them, it said.
“Collegium is a multi-member body whose tentative decision cannot be brought in the public domain,” it said.
The top court said it cannot place reliance on media reports and the interview of a former member of the collegium and doesn’t want to comment on statements made by the former judge.
In a resolution passed on January 10, 2019, the collegium, whose combination was changed due to the retirement of Justice MB Lokur, mentioned that in its meeting on December 12, 2018 only consultations were held on certain names but no final decision was taken.
The top court passed the verdict on a petition by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj against a Delhi High Court order dismissing her plea seeking the agenda of the Supreme Court Collegium’s meeting held on December 12, 2018, when certain decisions were purportedly taken on the elevation of some judges to the apex court. (Agencies)

Sushil Modi seeks 2 seats for Kashmiri Pandits, 1 for PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly

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Sushil Modi seeks 2 seats for Kashmiri Pandits, 1 for PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly

New Delhi, Dec 9: BJP MP in the Rajya Sabha Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday demanded that two seats should be reserved for the displaced Kashmiri Pandits and one seat for those from the PoJK living in India in the J&K Assembly as per the J&K delimitation commission recommendations.
Modi said that Kashmiri Pandits have suffered a lot during the past three decades and there should be an amendment in the J&K reorganisation commission.
He said that power of the member would be like that of the nominated person of the Puducherry Assembly as per the delimitation commission recommendation .
As per the recommendations of the delimitation commission, the J&K Assembly will have 114 seats out of which 90 will be elected — 47 from the Valley and 43 for the Jammu region.
A total of 24 seats have been reserved for Pakistan occupied parts of J&K (PoJK).
The delimitation commission in its report released in May had recommended:
“Provision of at least two members (one of them must be a female) from the community of Kashmiri Migrants in the Legislative Assembly and such members may be given power at par with the power of nominated members, of the Legislative Assembly of Union Territory of Puducherry.
“The Central Government may consider giving the Displaced Persons from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir some representation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, by way of nomination of representatives of the Displaced Persons from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.” (Agencies)

Sitharaman to present statement on demands for grants for current fiscal in LS

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Sitharaman to present statement on demands for grants for current fiscal in LS

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a statement in the Lok Sabha on Friday showing first batch of supplementary demands for grants for the current fiscal.

She will also present a statement showing excess demands for grants for 2019-20 in the Lower House.

Apart from this, the Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda will introduce The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.

He will also introduce a bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.

Munda will also introduce a bill to further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to provide for inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Himachal Pradesh.

The Minister will further introduce a bill to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka.

He will also introduce The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh.

In addition to this, the Lok Sabha will also seek to discuss and pass the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, on which discussion had started on Wednesday.

The Lower House will also seek to discuss and pass The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022. It was introduced in the House on Wednesdau.

BJP MP Satyapal Singh will present the ninth report of the joint committee on offices of profit in Lok Sabha.

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee will present the 22nd and 23rd report of the standing committee on food, consumer affairs and public distribution in Lok Sabha.

Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will make a series of statements on status of implementation of recommendations made in reports of standing committee on HRD on safety of women, and also on the status of implementation of recommendations made in reports Nos. 333, 334 and 338 of the standing committee on women, children, youth and sports on demands for grants for the current fiscal.

Irani will also make a statement on the status of implementation on recommendations of the standing committee on demand for grants for 2021-22.

Source of funding major challenge for J&K’ Metro project; formalities finalised, waiting for GoI’s approval says official

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Source of funding major challenge for J&K’ Metro project; formalities finalised, waiting for GoI’s approval says official

SRINAGAR: The much-awaited Jammu and Kashmir’s mega metro project set to come up at a whopping Rs 11,000 Crore is set to begin but the technical glitch is that the sources of funding are yet to be explored to set the ball rolling

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) has completed all the formalities and has also sent the Detailed Project Report (DPR) in this regard.

An official on the condition of anonymity, that the DPR submitted for the metro rail projects is still in the approval process as the involvement of huge funds remains the reason for the delay in the project.

“There is a lot of funding involved for the mega project and there is a need to find the sources of funding as well. This is something we are looking at…,” the official said, adding that nonetheless, the project is well-created and well-made

“The alignments and other mandatory processes are well designed and created. They are touching on urban hubs, which require modern urban mobility planning. Everything has been kept in mind and the DPR has been submitted in this regard,” sources, privy to the project said.

Sources said that everything has been finalized by the MRTC, but the project has not been approved yet and would likely take some more time to get approved. “The ball is in the court of the Government of India now. The project can be carried forward only after the nod of the union government,” they said.

Pertinently, the Jammu and Kashmir government had submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Rs 10, 599 crore for the metro rail projects in Jammu and Srinagar to the centre for approval, which include Rs 5,734 crore for Srinagar and Rs 4,825 crore for Jammu.

Notably, on completion, Srinagar and Jammu will become the first two non-major cities in India to have the rapid transport network functional.

As per the project, Jammu Light Metro will operate 17 hours a day around the year while Srinagar Light Metro will operate 17 hours daily during summers and 14 hours daily for winters.

The metro rail lines will have only elevated corridors as the underground tunnels were not found feasible. The coaches of the Metrolite system will be modern, lightweight and made from stainless steel and aluminium with an air-conditioning system, as per the DPRs.

The Jammu Light Rail System will have a 23-kilometre length with 22 stations between Bantalab and Bari Brahmana whereas Srinagar light rail system will have a 25-kilometre length which includes a 12.5-kilometre length from Indira Nagar to HMT Junction and 12.5-kilometer length from Hazuri Bagh to Osmanabad with 24 stations (12 stations on each corridor).

249 fresh COVID-19 cases in India

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249 fresh COVID-19 cases in India

New Delhi, Dec 9: India recorded 249 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, while the number of active cases declined further to 4,228, according to Union health ministry data.
With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country stands at 4,46,74,439. The death toll has climbed to 5,30,653 with six fatalities reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
No deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry website.
A decrease of 16 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,39,558, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry’s website, 219.96 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 last year, three crore on June 23 and four crore on January 25 this year. (Agencies)

Confident of rooting out terrorism menace from our soil: Lt Governor

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Confident of rooting out terrorism menace from our soil: Lt Governor

Jammu, Dec 08: Noting that social development and aspirations of people can be fulfilled only in conditions of peace, the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said every segment of society must realise the futility of conflict and utility of peace, harmony and brotherhood.
Addressing the Message of Humanity Conference organised by Dogra Sadar Sabha, J&K. Lt Governor said We are witnessing new threats to peace, and terrorism exported by the neighbouring country is one of them. We are dealing with threat of terrorism firmly and confident of rooting out this menace from our soil.”
The Conference was presided over by Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan.
In his presidential address, Arif Mohammed Khanspoke elaborately on the message of different religions. He said Secularism has been a core characteristic of Indian society since ages and organisations like Dogra Sadar Sabha represent the inherent values and traditions of our ancient Indian culture.
‘Prosperity and growth require unity and oneness. Our nation is home to unity in diversity and it has always welcomed every religion that ever came to this land. Many prominent religions have their deep connections with this land about which many people do not know,’ he added.
Addressing the gathering, the Lt Governor said that the convention provided a unique platform to spread the eternal & universal message of peace, social equality and communal harmony; aptly echoing the belief of all humanistic thinkers around the world.
‘We are the inheritors of a great civilisation that has always believed in world peace and universal brotherhood. Thinkers and individuals must take advantage of the immense moral force of the two and contribute to create an inclusive ecosystem for the society, ‘he said.
As India has assumed G20 Presidency for the next one year, the message of peace, friendship and cooperation enshrined in our cultural heritage should become the guiding principle for the world, said the Lt Governor
Earlier, prominent religious scholars from different religions, including Padma Shri Vishwamurti Shastri, Moulana Shahzad Azam AnwariQasmi, President SGPC, S Ranjit Singh and Fr.Lawrence Tharsis, spoke about the message of fraternity and love as taught by all religions which need to be instilled in the hearts of younger generations.
Thakur Gulchain Singh Charak, President Dogra Sadar Sabha, in his welcome address threw light on the foundation of Dogra Sadar Sabha and the vision behind organising the conference on “Message of Humanity”.
Office bearers and senior members of Dogra Sadar Sabha, and prominent personalities of society and large gathering of people from all walks of life were present on the occasion.

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