c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I SUNDAY I 27 DECEMBER 2020 WEATHER NATION|9 SPORTS 13 TABLOID Max: 28.6OC | Min: 14.2OC Ajit sees return of Bumrah, Ashwin bowl ‘Secret sauce’ RH: 83% Rainfall: Nil NCP leaders to BJP Australia out for 195 of success Forecast: Fog or mist early in the morning. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 358 Established 1938 | 24 PAGES | `7.00 Max/Min temp. 28/14 ºC COVID-19 FARMERS SEND PM: Cong. need DRAFT FOR TALKS Will stop infiltrators: Shah C UNT ON DECEMBER 29 CASES DEATHS not lecture BJP Home minister sounds Assam poll bugle, blasts Cong. inertia DC CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, Dec. 26: NEW DELHI, DEC. 26 MANOJ ANAND | DC ment was halted, he added. (+18,549) (+280) Prime Minister Narendra GUWAHATI, DEC. 26 Asserting that the state’s Modi asserted on Sat- As the protests demand- two biggest problems are 1,01,88,353 1,47,659 urday that free and trans- ing the repeal of the three Union home minister infiltration and floods, Mr covid19india.org parent DDC polls in Ja- farm laws entered the Amit Shah sounded the Shah said that neither STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS mmu and Kashmir coupl- 31st day, the protesting poll bugle in Assam on Congress nor any other ed with voters’ keen par- farmer unions on Saturday by saying that party cannot stop infiltra- (+317) (+2) ticipation are a “moment Saturday decided to the state’s two biggest pro- tion. “Infiltration affects of pride” for India, while benefits to all residents of resume talks with the blems — infiltration and our culture, arts and TS: 2,84,391 1,529 hitting back at his rivals Jammu and Kashmir, he government. floods — could be resolved snatches away opportuni- for giving him “lessons in said the three-tier pan- They have proposed only by the BJP govern- ties from our youth,” he (+282) (+1) democracy”. chayat system has fully December 29 as the date ment. said while addressing a In a swipe at Rahul taken shape here, describ- for the next round of Asserting that only the public rally at Amingaon. AP: 8,80,712 7,092 Gandhi, who alleged rece- ing it as a realisation of negotiations and sent the BJP government can stop He said, “All separatists ntly that there is no dem- Mahatma Gandhi’s dream draft of the issues to be infiltration, which affects groups have slowly left CASES AROUND THE WORLD ocracy in India, Modi said of ‘gram swaraj’ (village discussed. These include our culture and snatches Union home minister Amit Shah being felicitated by violence and joined the while his government has self-rule). repeal of farm laws, mak- away opportunities from Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and finance mainstream. Bodo youth completed three-tier pan- “Some people in Delhi ing the MSP a legal guar- youth, Shah, who is on a minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah on Saturday. — PTI who used to carry guns are 8,04,36,796 chayat polls in Jammu curse Modi day in and day antee and changes in the three-day visit to Assam now joining the main- DEATHS and Kashmir in over a out and hurl abuses. They draft Electricity Ame- and Manipur to oversee poetry. But BJP believes arts.” In an obvious refer- stream. Recently conduct- year of the region becom- regularly offer me lessons ndment Bill to safeguard poll strategies of BJP in in strengthening of lan- ence to the Congress gov- ed polls saw 80 per cent 17,61,278 ing a Union Territory, the in democracy. I want to the interests of farmers. the 2021 elections, accused guage, culture, arts of the ernment, Shah said that voting without violence. COUNTRIES, Congress dispensation in show them the mirror There is also a demand to the Congress of doing states,” he said. there was a period of This pair of BJP leaders — AREAS WITH Puducherry has not car- today,” he said, blasting exclude farmer from the nothing to protect the rich Shah further said, “BJP movements in Assam Chief Minister Sarban- CASES 218 ried out local body elec- the Congress for not amendments in Commi- culture of the state. believes that India cannot when many agitations anda Sonowal and minis- worldometers.info/ tions despite a Supreme undertaking local polls in ssion for the Air Quality “Congress didn’t do any- achieve greatness until were launched over differ- ter Himanta Biswa coronavirus Court order. Puducherry. “The party Management in Delhi thing for the birthplace of the culture and language ent issues in which hun- Sharma has crossed sever- Launching the Ayus- of those teaching me Region and Adjoining Acharya Sankardev whose of states are strengthened. dreds of youths were al hurdles in the story of hman Bharat scheme via democracy is in power in Areas Ordinance, 2020. contributions gave recog- India’s culture and arts killed. Assam’s progress. People ASTROGUIDE a video-conference to Puducherry,” the prime nition to Assam’s history, are incomplete without The peace of Assam was of Assam will give the ■ Sarvari; Dakshinayana extend health insurance minister said. — PTI Report on Page 9 drama writing, arts and Assamese culture and disturbed and the develop- mandate to BJP in 2021.” Tithi: Margasira Shuddha Trayodasi till 6.19 am (Monday) Star: Krittika till 1.16 pm Varjyam: Nil Congress seniors Durmuhurtam: 4.18 pm to 5.02 pm Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to 6 pm HIJRI CALENDAR muddle PCC race Jamadi-ul-Awwal 11, 1442 AH PRAYERS S.A. ISHAQUI I DC incharge, recently spoke Fajar: 5.39 am HYDERABAD, DEC. 26 to senior leaders and sub- mitted his report to the Zohar: 12.27 pm With the leadership being high command. Venkat Asar: 4.14 pm indecisive, Congress lead- Reddy and Sangareddy Maghrib: 5.56 pm ers who can’t win their MLA T. Jayaprakash Isha: 7.09 pm own seats are trying to Reddy alias Jagga Reddy SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.44 AM pull down those who may staked claim during the SUNSET TODAY 5.49 PM possibly lead the floun- talks. The other leaders, MOONSET 3.16 AM dering party in the state including Revanth Reddy and Mallu Bhatti, did not MOONRISE 2.59 PM against a resurgent BJP and strong TRS. spell out their stand. There is talk in party After Tagore submitted circles that some TPCC his report to the high com- COUNTER POINT chief hopefuls are using mand, there was specula- senior leaders as their tion that Revanth Reddy, mouthpiece to bash their the Malkajgiri MP and rivals in the murky race. TPCC working president, Instead of uniting, the was the frontrunner. cracks in the party are Some senior leaders incl- becoming wider by the uding Venkat Reddy day. rushed to Delhi and lob- Congress MPs Kom- bied for the chair. Reva- atireddy Venkat Reddy, nth Reddy duly followed A. Revanth Reddy, CLP them. With the high com- leader Mallu Bhatti mand dithering, Jagga Vikramarka and Man- Reddy and former MP V. thani MLA D. Sridhar Hanumanth Rao rolled Babu are in the race to out their games in media. replace N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. Manickam Tagore, ■ Page 5: VHR bats for the Telangana state BC leader to head Cong SHORT TAKES 10-yr jail, `1 L fine in BJP to push for MP’s love jihad Bill 1 nation, 1 election RABINDRA NATH Assembly during its New Delhi: The BJP will hold CHOUDHURY I DC three-day winter session nearly 25 webinars over the BHOPAL, DEC. 26 starting on December 28, next few days on “one provides a maximum of 10 nation, one election”, as it The Madhya Pradesh years imprisonment and seeks to build support for Cabinet on Saturday clea- `1 lakh fine to the perpe- what has been a strong plank red the Dharma Swat- trators of forced religious of Prime Minister Narendra antra (Religious Freedom) conversion of a girl for Modi. Sources said senior Bill, 2020, known in politi- marriage. The bill has the leaders will attend ‘webinars’ cal parlance as ‘Love provision to declare such that are to be held online. Jihad’ bill. a marriage null and void. ■ Report on Page 10 The draft bill, which may sail through in the ■ Report on Page 9 VACCINE | NOD Covaxin to be delayed over P-3 trials Oxford’s Covidshield to get clearance first New Delhi, Dec. 26: With ations conducted abroad and (DCGI), the sources said. preparations underway for a in India before granting any Amid fears about the mutat- possible vaccine-rollout by emergency authorisation for ed variant of SARS-CoV-2 January, the Indian drug the vaccine here, official detected in the UK, govern- regulator is looking at the sources said. ment officials recently said UK, which sources believe The process of granting that it will have no impact may give its nod to the emergency use approval for on the potential of emerging Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccines that are being next week, before deciding vaccine ‘Covaxin’ may take developed in India and other on giving emergency use time as its phase 3 trials are countries. authorisation to the Serum still underway, while Pfizer Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute that is manufactur- is yet to make a presenta- Institute of India (SII) and ing the shots here. tion. “Going by this, Oxford Pfizer had applied to the Once the UK drug regula- vaccine ‘Covishield’ is likely DCGI seeking emergency tor gives its approval to the to be the first to be rolled out use authorisation for their Oxford vaccine, the expert in India,” a source said.