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Vol. 12 No. 268 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- PM Modi to layfoundation stone for projects, commission flyover in Bengal on Sunday During his visit to Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will kick off a number of development projects, including a second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit at Indian Oil Corporation's Haldia Refinery. Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi.Prime Minister Haldia Refinery Narendra Modi is slated to make During his visit to the state on major announcements during his Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will Rakesh Tikait says farmers will visit Assam and West Bengal on lay the foundation stone for a Sunday. While in Bengal, the PM second Catalytic-Isodewaxing protest against farm laws till Oct 2 will lay the foundation stone of unit of Indian Oil Corporation's key infrastructure projects in Haldia Refinery in West Bengal. Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday that the farmers will protest at the Haldia. According to the Press Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) till October 2. In the first leg of his visit, the Prime Information Bureau (PIB), this Minister will lay the foundation unit will have a capacity of New Delhi.Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh stone of two hospitals in Assam's 270,000 metric tonne per Tikait said on Saturday that the farmers will Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur districts. annum. protest at the Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar He will also launch 'Asom Mala', a Once commissioned, the unit is Pradesh) till October 2. programme for state highways and expected to save USD 185 Rakesh Tikait, who had announced that there was major district roads. launch the Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas million in foreign exchange. no plan to hold 'chakka jam' in Uttar Pradesh and The PM will then make his way to Bengal Pipeline section. Spread across 348 km, ROB-cum-Flyover at Ranichak Uttarakhand, said they had information about on Sunday evening where he is set to the Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline Prime Minister Modi will also commission some miscreants trying to turn the 'chakka jam' inaugurate the LPG import terminal built section was constructed at a cost of Rs a four-lane ROB-cum-flyover at protests into a violent one. by Bharat Petroleum Corporation 2,400 crore. Ranichak in West Bengal's Haldia on "As a result, there will be no 'chakka jam' in Uttar Limited. Built at a cost of Rs 1,100 crore, In addition to contributing to the revival of National Highway (NH) 41. Pradesh and Uttarakhand," Rakesh Tikait said, the terminal has a capacity of 1 million the HURL Sindri fertilizer plant in Built at a cost of Rs 190 crore, the railway metric tonne per annum and will supply adding, "We will start ploughing this area and Jharkhand, the pipeline will also supply overbridge-cum-flyover is aimed at join all farmers through our farming." time and that they have been kept on standby. LPG to households in Bengal and other gas to the Matix Fertilizer Plant in ensuring uninterrupted movement of Rakesh Tikait said on Friday that there will no road Talking to reporters at the Ghazipur protest site, eastern and north-eastern states. Bengal's Durgapur. The Dobhi-Durgapur traffic from Kolaghat to Haldia Dock Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section Natural Gas Pipeline section will also blockade in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tikait said that farmers in small groups will Complex and other surrounding Saturday, but added that farmers in these two submit a memorandum to district headquarters in Part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga cater to the gas demand of industrial, areas.Live TV project, the Prime Minister will also commercial and automobile sectors. states can be called to the national capital any Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Ladakh is complex, needs military-level talks, says Will Uddhav govt tolerate insult of Marathi Jaishankar on 9 rounds of pride Sachin Tendulkar, asks Fadnavis dialogue with China Former CM and Maharashtra BJP external forces. Former CM and leader Devendra Fadnavis has “India’s sovereignty cannot be questioned why the Uddhav compromised. External forces Maharashtra BJP leader Thackeray government is silent can be spectators but not on the “insult” of Sachin participants. Indians know India Devendra Fadnavis has Tendulkar over his tweet on the and should decide for India. Let's farmers’ protest. remain united as a nation,” wrote questioned why the In a tweet written in Marathi, Sachin Tendulkar. Uddhav Thackeray Fadnavis asked will the Maha The legendary cricketer was Vikas Aghadi government reacting to tweets by pop icon government is silent on remain silent even “after the Rihanna, climate activist Greta insult meted out to Bharat Ratna Thunberg and other international New Delhi.External Affairs Minister S the “insult” of Sachin and Marathi pride Sachin celebrities voicing their Jaishankar has said India and China have held Tendulkar”. solidarity with the farmers' nine rounds of military-level talks since the Tendulkar over his Fadnavis was reacting to an ANI Kerala Youth Congress leaders Sachin Tendulkar joined the host of protest. Rihanna's tweet brought standoff started between the two nations in tweet showing members of the international attention to the Ladakh last year. The minister also said that were protesting over his tweet on Indian actors, cricketers and tweet on the farmers’ Youth Congress in Kerala international personalities other celebrities in supporting farmers' agitation with the UN India has deployed a ‘very large’ number of pouring black oil on a cutout of Human Rights watchdog calling troops to meet the challenges in Ladakh. protest. coming out in support of the the government stand asking Sachin Tendulkar in Kochi. The “India to stand united” against for restraint. Jaishankar on Saturday said senior military farmers’protest. commanders of India and China have held several rounds of talks on the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys Fortunate to be an Indian, but…: will continue as the deadlock remains.Both Privatisation plan of Vizag steel plant by Centre triggers protest Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Ratan Tata tweets as call for Singh have held discussions with their Visakhapatnam.The central government's Chinese counterparts, but the talks have decision to approve disinvestment of Bharat Ratna trends on Twitter brought little results.Addressing reporters in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has irked Vijayawada on Saturday, Jaishankar said so thousands of its employees. The approval far there was no "visible expression" of the for privatisation of one of Visakhapatnam's talks on ground. mega steel plants by the Centre has also "The disengagement talks, because it is a very heated politics in Andhra Pradesh. complicated issue, because it depends on While all trade unions have a sound bugle troops, you have to know the geography against the move, the political parties have (like) which position and what is happening, also jumped into the protest vehemently this is being done by the military opposing the privatisation of the one of the commanders," said Jaishankar. oldest steel plant in Visakhapatnam. He was replying to a question on whether there Political parties and thousands of employees would be any ministerial level talks between belonging to the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam New Delhi.Alarge number of Twitter users both the countries on skirmishes between Limited (RINL) on Friday took out a rally have taken to campaigning for Ratan Tata, troops of the Asian giants. China and India are in Visakhapatnam protesting against the the legendary Indian businessman and locked in a military standoff in eastern Modi government’s decision.On the other chairman of Tata Trusts, to be conferred with Ladakh since May 5 last.Jaishankar further hand, the TDP general secretary Nara the Bharat Ratna. Now, Ratan Tata has said said, “After last years' events, we have Lokesh has written a letter to CM YS Jagan that this campaign should end and he is deployed troops in very large numbers to alleging that he failed to put pressure on centre which lead to this decision. happy to contribute to India’s growth.In a meet the challenge which has come from the statement on Twitter, Ratan Tata said on massing of Chinese troops there.”The two TDP MP K Rammohan Naidu also urged the BJP MLC from Visakhapatnam, P.V.N. measures. Madhav met Union Finance Minister Meanwhile, Visakhapatnam YSRCP MP Saturday, “While I appreciate the sentiments countries have held several rounds of military centre to withdraw the decision of expressed by a section of the social media in and diplomatic talks to resolve the face-off, privatization of RINL and wrote a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Thursday MVV Satyanarayana has announced that Union Finance Minister. The state BJP is requesting her to consider dropping the he is ready to resign from Lok Sabha if terms of an award, I would humbly like to but no significant headway has been made so proposal to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel request that such campaigns be far. also under pressure as it sees the protest as a Centre goes ahead with privatisation of the hurdle in its rise in Andhra Pradesh. Hence, Plant (VSP) and look for alternate plant. discontinued.” “Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity,” said Ratan Tata, Mamata tables populist budget: Will BJP realise its 'Sonar Bangla' dreams? reacting to the ongoing social media campaign demanding the highest civilian As a counter to the announcements PM which was already an initiative of her party, August-September and in December- honour for him.The 83-year-old heir of the the Trinamool Congress. January Tata empire is a Harvard Business School Narendra Modi is expected to make in At the same time, the BJP leadership is 4. Once in every three years under the Yuva graduate who took Tata Industries to the campaigning on the ground with the claim Shakti project, 10,000 students will be pinnacle of success while leading India’s Bengal on Sunday, CM Mamata Banerjee there is no development in West Bengal, inducted into various government growth and employment generation.Social declared massive welfare packages in they promise power, employment, organisations and better job opportunities media users have been tweeting since Friday development, the idea of 'Sonar Bangla', and will be prioritised demanding Govt of India confers the Bharat her budget speech. to bring back the pride of Bengalis and to 5. Para teachers will receive a three per cent Ratna on Ratan Tata. revive the renaissance city of the 19th hike every year “Patriot Sir #RatanTata taught us about the Kolkata.With state elections in West Bengal century if they come to power. welfare budget. The BJP is of the opinion 6. Old-age pension for all above 60 and all virtue of kindness and generosity. For entire just around the corner, CM Mamata Amidst this, the most interesting development that the announcements by CM Banerjee are widows above 18 under the Jay Jahar, Tapsil life he continues to build India great by Banerjee on Friday became the first woman took place on Friday when Mamata unrealistic in nature and far-fetched from bandhu, Manabik Scheme charity and empathy. I request @PMOIndia to present the state's annual budget in the Banerjee presented the state budget. As a reality. They are just announcements before 7. Gramin Road construction of 46,000 km to honour this Great Man with Highest state Assembly. Prime Minister Narendra counter to Modi's announcements, she the election and nothing in the budget will 8. A bridge construction in Nandigram on the CivilianAward,” said one such Twitter user. Modi is due to visit Haldia Port on February declared massive welfare packages. actually be implemented, claims the BJP. river Haldi connecting Nandigram and Another wrote, “SIR RATAN TATA should get 7 to attend a government programme to While state Finance Minister Amit Misra While Mamata Banerjee also said the same Haldia BHARAT RATNA from Prime Minister of inaugurate a number of projects, including could not present the budget due to ill health, about BJP's announcements, let's look at the 9. Construction of West Bengal Highway and India.” The hashtag the ones aimed at providing every home in Mamata Banerjee made the most of the projects and schemes announced by the CM Bridge Corporation #BharatRatnaForRatanTata started trending Bengal with LPG cooking gas/ occasion.Although this is not the first time a during her budget speech in the West Bengal on Twitter after motivational speaker Dr LegislativeAssembly on Friday. 10. Flyover construction in Balurghat Malda PM Modi is also due to visit Bengal at a later CM placed the budget in the West Bengal and Coochbehar Vivek Bindra appealed, “Ratan Tata believes stage to inaugurate the Dakshineshwar Assembly. Jyoti Basu once delivered a 1. Construction of 'Jai Hind' Bhavan in every today’s generation of entrepreneurs can take budget speech instead of the Finance district of the state 11. Andal Airport (Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport) metro. In a counterstroke, Chief Minister will be internationalised India to next level. We confer the country’s Mamata Banerjee claimed that both gas and Minister, but this is a first for Mamata 2. Formation of Netaji State planning highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for metro planning was already done by her Banerjee. Commission 12. Budget proposal of Rs 299,688 crore has Ratan Tata. Join us in our campaign been proposed for 2021-2022 financial year government and the BJP is announcing that Now, it is quite a task to counter a populist and 3. Duare Sarkar will take place twice a year: in #BharatRatnaForRatanTata”. 2 New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES Not only Punjab, entire country is protesting, but Centre wants to overlook: Harsimrat Badal New Delhi.Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Parliament member and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) US-Based Lockheed SAD leader leader, said on Saturday that the central government has misunderstood that only Harsimrat Kaur Punjab is protesting against the farm laws while Martin Signs Pact asserting that the entire country is protesting Badal has said along with the farmers.Harsimrat Badal said With Hindustan one cannot do anything if the Centre only wants not only Punjab to overlook the fact that the entire nation is Aeronautics Limited protesting against the farm laws and not only but the entire Punjab.Harsimrat Kaur Badal had resigned as a New Delhi. US defence major Union minister in protest against the Centre's Lockheed Martin on Friday country is farm laws in September 2020. said it signed an agreement with state-run Hindustan "The Government of India has a Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to protesting against misunderstanding that only Punjab is agitating. explore potential industrial The entire country is protesting, farmers from collaboration in India's the farm laws. all states are sitting at protest sites. If they still aerospace sector.Lockheed want to turn a blind eye claiming only Punjab is Martin said it was She said the protesting, then one can't do anything," strengthening its relationships Harsimrat Kaur Badal said.Harsimrat Kaur with the Indian industry and central Badal also attacked Punjab Chief Minister was working towards Amarinder Singh over the cases registered cases registered against innocent youths of countrywide 'chakka jam' from 12 noon to 3 pm integrating it into the government only against people in connection with the Republic Punjab are withdrawn. They've been on February 6 when they would block national company's global aerospace Day violence in Delhi. She said it is the Punjab imprisoned without any FIR. It's Punjab govt's and state highways in protest against the and defence ecosystem. wants to overlook. government's responsibility to have them responsibility to help them, what're they Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, "We are excited to explore withdrawn."It's CM Amarinder Singh's doing?" asked Harsimrat Kaur Badal.Farmers' harassment allegedly meted out to them by potential opportunities with responsibility to go to Delhi and ensure that unions had on Monday announced a authorities and other issues. HAL, one of the largest aerospace companies in Asia," said JR McDonald, Vice President of Business Man Sentenced To Life Chakka Jam: Farmers in Punjab, Development - Integrated Fighter Group of Lockheed Imprisonment For Raping Minor Martin Aeronautics. Girl In UP Haryana block national, state highways "We are committed to continuing to integrate Indian industry into Ballia.A court in Ballia district in Uttar our aerospace and defense Pradesh has sentenced a young man to life ecosystem and demonstrating imprisonment for raping a three-and-a- The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said Lockheed Martin's half-year-old girl, police said on Saturday. officials, adding adequate police personnel were deployed in Punjab and Haryana. commitment to India now and Superintendent of Police of Ballia Vipin in the decades to come," he Tada said the man raped the girl in a said.R Madhavan, Chairman village in the Chitbadagaav police station Chandigarh.Farmers these three laws as they are not and Managing Director of area on September 5, 2019. protesting against the in the interest of the farming HAL, said his organisation is Based on a complaint filed by the girl's Centre's new agri laws and community," said another looking forward to working father, a case was registered against the other issues blocked roads at protester. with Lockheed Martin in man under relevant sections of the IPC several places in Punjab and Protesting farmers said exploring opportunities in the and the Protection of Children from Haryana on Saturday on the emergency vehicles including domestic and international call given by the farmers' ambulances and school buses markets."Lockheed Martin is Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. strengthening and growing its The police officer said, "Additional District unions for a nationwide will be allowed during the 'chakka jam'. Farmers' unions 'chakka jam'. relationships with Indian Judge Shiv Kumar on Friday held the industry to generate jobs and accused person guilty, and sentenced him had on Monday announced a Thousands of farmers have been countrywide 'chakka jam' economic benefits in support of to life imprisonment. The court also protesting since late November "Make in India", "self-reliant imposed a fine of ? 10,000 on him." from 12 noon to 3 pm on at Delhi's borders with Haryana India", and "start-up India" February 6 when they would and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a initiatives, as well as in support Rajasthan Government Suspends block national and state rollback of the Farmers' of India's air power mission," highways in protest against Produce Trade and Commerce the company said in a Arrested IPS Officer Over the Internet ban in areas near (Promotion and Facilitation) statement.The company is one their agitation sites, Act, 2020, the Farmers of the key contenders in the Corruption Charges harassment allegedly meted (Empowerment and Protection) race for a mega contract to out to them by authorities, Agreement on Price Assurance supply 114 fighter jets to Indian Jaipur. IPS officer Manish Agrawal, arrested and other issues. and Farm Services Act, 2020 Air Force.Last year, Lockheed by the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau The police have stepped up they are holding road blockades at 33 places and the Essential Commodities Martin had exclusively offered on corruption charges, was suspended by security and made all arrangements for in 15 districts including Sangrur, Barnala (Amendment) Act, 2020. its F-21 combat jet to India the state government on Friday, an order traffic diversion, said officials, adding and Bathinda in Punjab. with a "Make in India" stated.The state department of personnel The protesting farmers have expressed proposition.In April 2019, the adequate police personnel were deployed in In the morning, farmers started assembling at apprehension that these laws would pave the issued the order citing his police custody for Punjab and Haryana. Protesting farmers their earmarked protest sites for 'chakka jam' Indian Air Force issued an RFI more than 48 hours as the ground for the way for the dismantling of the minimum (Request for Information) or owing allegiance to different farmers' bodies in both the states. "Elders and youth have support price (MSP) system, leaving them at suspension. blocked state and national highways at gathered here to participate in chakka jam. It initial tender to acquire 114 jets Agrawal has been accused of demanding ? 38 the "mercy" of big corporations. However, at a cost of around USD 18 several places on Saturday, causing will be peaceful," said a protester at the the government has maintained that the new billion, which is billed as one of lakh from a highway construction company inconvenience to commuters. Punjab-Haryana border in Shambhu near through some middleman while he was laws will bring better opportunities to the world's biggest military posted as the Dausa SP. Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) general Ambala. farmers and introduce new technologies in procurement in recent years. A 2010-batch IPS officer, Agrawal was secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said "We want that the government should repeal agriculture. posted at the State Disaster Response Force in Jaipur when he was arrested on Tuesday. Poacher Killed, Another Mamata Banerjee Did Not Allow Farmers' Arrested In Assam Tezpur/Guwahati. A poacher was killed and Scheme To "Satisfy Ego": JP Nadda another arrested from two different places in Assam on Friday, forest department New Delhi. BJP chief JP Nadda took on Chief benefits was an injustice. She did not allow on the decorated lorry on which Mr Nadda officials said.In the first incident, a poacher Minster Mamata Banerjee today, alleging the implementation of the welfare stood accompanied by state BJP chief Dilip was killed by forest guards in Nameri that Bengal's farmers have been left out of programme in the state to satisfy her ego," Ghosh and others.The BJP chief is in the National Park in Sonitpur, they said. the benefits of Central schemes just because Mr Nadda said while attending the final state to flag off the first of the five "rath The poachers, in a bid to escape, opened fire of her "ego". Draped in a traditional red round of the month-long "Krishak Suraksha yatras" of his party from Nabadwip - the at the forest guards. In retaliatory firing, one "gamcha" (towel), the BJP chief said the Abhiyan" of the party in Malda. birthplace of 15th century saint Chaitanya of them was killed, the officials said.A people of Bengal will bid "tata" to her and "Now after realising that the farmers Mahaprabhu in Nadia district -- to mobilise hand-made gun and fishing equipment her Trinamool Congress just after the themselves have allowed the scheme she support ahead of the assembly elections due were also recovered from their possession. assembly elections. has said she would implement it. The 70 in April. In the other incident, a rhino poacher was For Bengal, "tata" is a pun – standing not just lakh farmers for the last two years have been The BJP has called it "Parivartan Yatra" arrested by forest officials of Biswanath for "goodbye" but also a reference to Ms deprived of annual aid of ? 6,000," he added (March for Change) – taking off on the Wildlife Division of Kaziranga National Banerjee's agitation against the Tata factory 34-year CPM rule. after a roadshow in Malda town. Chief Minister's campaign slogan of 2011 Park and Tiger Reserve. in Nandigram that brought her to power in "What Mamata-di did with farmers of Bengal The one-kilometer roadshow was attended by where she had demanded that the state vote the state a decade ago, sweeping away the by depriving them of PM Kisan Scheme jubilant party supporters showering petals for a change on from the Left regime. Didn't advise Greta Thunberg to speak on farmers' protest: Keralite who manages activist's Facebook account

Thiruvananthapuram.Adarsh Pratap, who Facebook and she is the scuffle broke out between Greta Keralite Adarsh Pratap, manages climate activist Greta Thunberg's one who shared her and former US President Donald Facebook account and a native of Kerala's opinion on farmers' Trump on Twitter. It was then who manages climate Thiruvananthapuram, said on Friday that he protest on Facebook. Adarsh Pratap's name came out in has nothing to do with the comment made "I have not given any the open that he was managing activist Geta Thunberg's by the activist on the farmers' protest in information about the Greta's Facebook account. India. Adarsh Pratap has been under cyber farmers' protest to Greta Teen climate activist Greta Facebook account and backlash after Greta Thunberg extended her Thunberg. Everything Thunberg is among several support for farmers' protest against the she said on Twitter was people from the international has been under severe Centre's farm laws."In 2017-18, UN her own opinion," Adarsh community who have come out in cyber backlash since the Security Council called a summit on Pratap added. support of the farmers' protest Germany related to climate change. I met "The main purpose is to against the Centre's new activist spoke on farmers' Greta Thunberg there and she was only 16 at spread the message of agriculture laws. "We stand in the time. She gave me her Facebook climate change around solidarity with the protest, said he didn't account to manage" Adarsh Pratap said. the world and Greta #FarmersProtest in India," she Adarsh Pratap said, "When I acquired Greta Thunberg's opinion on tweeted. advise Greta Thunberg Thunberg's Facebook account, she had only the rest is her personal protests. Since Greta Thunberg commented Thunberg tweeted soon after singer 10,000 followers and my job was to share decision. I am not part of it," Adarsh Pratap on the farmers' protest, there have been Rihanna shared a news article highlighting to speak on the farmers' her Twitter messages on climate change on said. several attempts to hack Adarsh Pratap's the Centre's crackdown on the farmers by her Facebook page.Greta Thunberg is the It has been alleged that Adarsh Pratap advised Facebook account.An attempt was made to cutting off internet services in many protest in India. one who posts political comments on Greta Thunberg to comment on farmers' hack Greta's Facebook account when a regions. 3 New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

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NEWS BOX Target 500, only 67 in MCG get DLF told to cut water, sewage supply jabs GURUGRAM: Amid growing support to the farmers’ agitation in Haryana, BKU leader Rakesh to unauthorised buildings in Phase-5 Tikait, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav and Gurnam Gurgaon: Putting the onus of illegal construction on the Singh Charuni will address a developer, the department of town and country planning Kisan Mahapanchayat at Sunhera- (DTCP) has directed DLF to disconnect illegal water and Junhera (Haryana–Rajasthan sewage connections. The developer was also directed to border) in Nuh region on Sunday. coordinate with the electricity department to disconnect the Farmers are planning to intensify the power connections. The illegal construction of multi-storey protest beyond the Sunhera- buildings on small plots allotted under economically weaker Junhera border and more than section (EWS) category has emerged as a major concern in 50,000 people are expected to take DLF areas along Golf Course Road.Earlier, the DLF had part from across Haryana and submitted a detailed list of EWS plots in Phase-5 wherein Rajasthan. illegal construction were carried out by the plot owner Ramzan Chaudhry, national requesting the department to take appropriate action.Despite executive member of Jai Kisan repeated repeated attempts by TOI, DLF officials couldn’t be Andolan, said that farmers have reached for a comment.The DLF Phase-5, spread over 542.85 harvested their crops before time acres, has around 252 EWS plots. As per the norm, a and are leveling over five acres for maximum of four-storey can be constructed on these plots the mahapanchayat. with the setback area of around 2 metres. But most of the plot “Around 2,000 volunteers will owners are carrying construction with maximum ground oversee the arrangements and coverage leaving no setback area.Around 36 EWS plot rear issue special badges. Villagers have also extended their support boundary is common with one of the sides of the commercial and are also providing basic site. The owner of such plots, however, while construction had amenities,” he said, adding that violated the clause regarding the setbacks and no setbacks has over 1,000 farmers from Nuh are been provided.After issuing notice to DLF for disconnecting camping here since January 12. water and sewerage connection to illegally constructed Yadav confirmed that a buildings, DTP (enforcement) RS Batth on Friday visited mahapanchayat has been Block-C of DLF Phase-5 and sealed three houses which were proposed for Sunday. “Farmers being constructed in violation of the building bye laws. The from Nuh have invited us and we maintenance team of the DLF was also directed to cut the will be there. The central sewerage and water connection. “It was found that more than government should talk to farmers 100 plots were being constructed in violation of the bye laws, and immediately to reach a the DTCP (enforcement) office will carry out drives in coming consensus,” he said. to curb illegal construction in Phase-V,” said Batth.Batth said Meanwhile, farmers at strict action needs to be taken at the initial state of Shahjahanpur border are also construction in the DLF Phase-5 to prevent it from planning to block the service road becoming DLF Phase-3. “Water and sewerage connections on Saturday. Sanjay Madhav, a are provided by the developer and they are responsible to farmer leader, said, “We will also stop providing these services to buildings with illegal close the service lane for three construction,” he said. hours between 12 pm and 3 pm. We expect the local residents to also support us,” he said. Rewari DLF told to cut water, sewage supply SP Abhishek Jorwal, however, to unauthorised buildings in Phase-5 said that they have deployed Businessman kidnap, enough police personnel to Gurgaon: Putting the onius of illegal construction on control any situation. the developer, the department of town and country planning (DTCP) has directed DLF to disconnect Phase 2: Noida and extortion: One more cop held illegal water and sewage connections. The developer was also directed to coordinate with the Ghaziabad cross half- GURUGRAM: The state vigilance bureau bureau on December 29 while accepting Rs electricity department to disconnect the power has arrested one more policeman in 5 lakh from Naveen. connections. The illegal construction of multi- way mark on first connection with the alleged kidnapping and Vishal and some other policemen had storey buildings on small plots allotted under day extortion of a Delhi-based call centre allegedly kidnapped Naveen on December economically weaker section (EWS) category has owner by then SHO of Kherki Daula and 22 for ransom. Naveen had been invited to emerged as a major concern in DLF areas along Golf Ghaziabad/Noida/Greater Noida: his associates. The former SHO and a head Apno Ghar in Gurugram by his business Course Road. On the first day of the second constable have already been arrested. partner to settle a financial dispute. The Earlier, the DLF had submitted a detailed list of EWS phase of the vaccination drive The arrested cop — a constable — has been moment he reached Apno Ghar, two plots in Phase-5 wherein illegal construction were meant for frontline workers, both identified as Jagbir. He was nabbed on policemen in uniform and seven in plain Gautam Budh Nagar and Thursday. Officers said Jagbir, along with clothes took him in custody, bundled him Ghaziabad recorded a turnout of head constable Amit, allegedly kidnapped inside his car and took him to Kherki Daula little above 50%. businessman Naveen Bhutani from a police station, where SHO Vishal allegedly In Ghaziabad, most staff members restaurant in the city and took him to Kherki thrashed him. The policemen then from the municipal corporation Daula police station, from where he was allegedly kept him hostage at Krishan’s did not turn up for the shots. Of the later taken to a farmhouse in Pataudi. “He farmhouse, setting him free only after he 625 employees whose names were was produced before court and taken into handed over Rs 57 lakh in cash. listed for inoculation on Friday, The owner of the farmhouse, Krishan Yadav, two-day custody on Friday. We will try to was arrested on January 7, while then Kherki “Amit and Jagbir had picked Naveen up from only around 20 people took the find out details of the other cops involved,” the restaurant. More arrests are expected shots.In the district, 1,875 Daula SHO Vishal Kumar surrendered said a vigilance bureau officer associated before the Gurugram court on January soon,” said Mayan Raghav, the counsel for frontline workers, including 625 with the investigation. corporation officials, 250 each 12.Amit was arrested by the vigilance Naveen. from police department and NDRF, 500 personnel from PAC battalions (41st and 47th) and 125 each from civil defence and CISF Their names missing on Co-WIN, 2,500 were listed for vaccination. The turnout was 55% with 1,037 people taking the shots. The Ghaziabad had recorded high health workers can’t get shots yet turnout in the earlier rounds. As part of the first phase of the drive, NOIDA/GHAZIABAD: More added. carried out by the plot owner requesting the several health care workers were than 1,500 healthcare workers Health officials said registrations department to take appropriate action. also vaccinated on Friday.Against (HCWs) in Noida’s private Despite repeated repeated attempts by TOI, DLF a target of 3,034 health workers, of new recipients are not facilities are unable to get their allowed at present, but efforts officials couldn’t be reached for a comment. 2,092 took the jabs on Friday. The The DLF Phase-5, spread over 542.85 acres, has turnout was recorded at 69%.In names registered on the state could be made to include them portal that is required for around 252 EWS plots. As per the norm, a maximum neighbouring Gautam Budh in the mop-up round slated to be of four-storey can be constructed on these plots with Nagar, a total of 2,493 people got vaccination. In Ghaziabad, too, held on February 15. In several the setback area of around 2 metres. But most of the the vaccines on Friday. For the over 1,000 HCWs cannot find cases, the hospital authorities plot owners are carrying construction with second phase, 1,775 frontline their names in the list of did not provide the list of their maximum ground coverage leaving no setback area. workers were supposed to get the registered recipients on Co- employees on time leading to Around 36 EWS plot rear boundary is common with jabs. A 56% turnout was recorded WIN. their absence from the list.In as only 1,000 of them turned up. one of the sides of the commercial site. The owner of In GB Nagar, as many as 24,543 GB Nagar, nearly half of the such plots, however, while construction had In Ghaziabad, health workers posted HCWs were listed for the first staff in Metro Hospitals and violated the clause regarding the setbacks and no at some session sites said when setbacks has been provided. they tried calling the GMC staff, phase of vaccinations, while Heart Institute are not listed on mainly sanitation workers, they 21,000 were listed in the beneficiary list. After issuing notice to DLF for disconnecting water found most could not be contacted Ghaziabad. Yet, officials from “The leftover HCWs list will be and sewerage connection to illegally constructed on the registered phone numbers. private hospitals and clinics sent to the state government, buildings, DTP (enforcement) RS Batth on Friday Of the many who could be could be seen making rounds of which will recommend the visited Block-C of DLF Phase-5 and sealed three reached, most refused to take the the Ghaziabad health government removes a freeze intervention in the matter. upload on the Co-WIN portal. houses which were being constructed in violation of shots. Sources said this department to get names of their on adding new recipients. Nearly 90 doctors associated the building bye laws. The maintenance team of the Once the names get registered DLF was also directed to cut the sewerage and water discrepancy related to mobile staff registered. Their efforts, On Friday, a team of doctors led with the IMA are missing from on the portal, a subsequent date numbers was found in as many as by Indian Medical Association the list.“The DM sought a connection. “It was found that more than 100 plots however, have not fetched any may be issued by the central were being constructed in violation of the bye laws, 80% cases. results so far. president Dr Ashish Agarwal detailed list from the IMA and Till 4 pm, only a single sanitation government for their the DTCP (enforcement) office will carry out drives Officials said the names can be met district magistrate Ajay other hospitals and has assured inoculations,” said Dr Tyagi. worker out of 160 people listed Shankar Pandey and sought his cooperation,” Dr Agarwal in coming to curb illegal construction in Phase-V,” had turned up at Lions Eye added only after the state said Batth. Hospital, Kavi Nagar. Till 4 pm, the footfall was eight at Santosh Hospital and four at Sarvodaya Hospital.Asked about the low Noida airport pacts with ministry, AAI likely to be signed this month turnout, a senior official at the municipal corporation said most GREATER NOIDA: The ZurichAG subsidiary that greenfield airport project. Nearly 50% of of the staffers are busy with the will develop Noida International Airport in Jewar development work in the upcoming Jewar Bangar Swachh Survekshan and had not has finally initiated the process of signing a couple township have been completed and formalities to have time for the shots of mandatory agreements with the Union civil offer possession to families displaced by the airport After information reached district aviation ministry and the Airports Authority of project were also discussed at the meeting, officials magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey India (AAI). The agreements are likely to be inked said. that sanitation workers were not in the last week of February after the pending “Work is going on at a fast pace and soon we will start turning up he called GMC hurdles are cleared by the UP government, TOI has the process to shift the families in phases. YIAPL commissioner Mahendra Singh learnt. also put forth their demands on the table that will be Tomar and asked him to look into Officials said that AAI will provide licence to Zurich examined by the government,” saidArun Vir Singh, the matter. Tomar later said: “I am AG subsidiary Yamuna International Airport the CEO of Noida Airports Authority Limited going to call a meeting on Private Limited (YIAPL) only after the signing of (NIAL), the UP government’s special purpose Saturday and clear their doubts communication, navigation and surveillance/air vehicle for the project.To be developed with a and apprehensions. I am quite traffic management (CNS/ATM)agreement. On the budget of about Rs 250 crore, development work hopeful that more people will other hand, the civil aviation ministry is required to such as roads, walkways, drains, water tanks, come forward in the next round.” give an in-principle nod to YIAPL. The sewerage, electricity poles among others were Senior health officials, however, concessionaire pact for the project was signed initiated in Jewar Bangar during the first week of said the sanitation staff members (4,500) have not been sensitised between Zurich AG and UP in October last year. December. YIAPL has already got feedback from about the vaccine. A report will be In fact, at a high-level meeting that took place in the Union ministry of defence and the director sent to the government on Friday, Lucknow on Thursday, YIAPL top executives general of civil aviation on its master plan, while officials added. apprised senior UP government officials of the final comments and observations of AAI and the pending hurdles and the current status of the Bureau of Civil Aviation security are awaited. New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Our Supreme Court held most online hearings A lawyer and activist, Kamala Harris' niece Meena during pandemic, says PM Modi, hails Indian Harris has always made herself heard Meena Harris, the niece of US Vice-President Kamala Harris, have strongly come out in support of the ongoing farmers' protest, condemning judiciary the violence on Republic Day and subsequent internet shutdown in parts of North India. Who is Meena Harris? Read on to know. New Delhi.Meena Harris, the niece of US Obama's presidential campaign in 2008. Be picture-book 'Kamala and Maya's Big Idea Vice-President Kamala Harris, is among it Black Lives Matter or the US Capitol was inspired from her mother and aunt's the few international figures to have siege led by pro-Donald Trump supporters, lives. Her recent book 'Ambitious Girl' was strongly come out in support of the Meena has been fairly outspoken about released some time ago. In her new children's ongoing farmers' protest, condemning the such issues. book, Meena highlights the message for violence on Republic Day and subsequent In a tweet, she had condemned the violence young girls that ambition is a good thing. internet shutdown in parts of North India. and chaos at the US Capitol last month and The mother of two daughters, Meena boasts of Global icons such as pop star Rihanna and said, "Just as outraged as we are about the two degrees from the most coveted climate activist Greta Thunberg also took traumas that @AOC and others universities in the world - Harvard Law and to Twitter against the suspension of experienced at the Capitol insurrection. Stanford. internet services. And not just because fascism anywhere With 35 publications under her name, most of The over two-month-long protest reached its threatens democracy everywhere which is based on promoting diversity, turning point on January 26 when a section of violence against farmer protesters," she had (although, uhhh, IT DOES). Trump may women empowerment and pay parity, Meena protesters thronged the Red Fort, hoisting the written on February 3, drawing severe have left office, but look around: the tide is also wrote a 5-point guide in Vogue, where backlash. New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Nishan Sahib, the holy Sikh flag, on a pole still rising." she described how digital activism is crucial lauded India’s judiciary and the legal mast of the 17-century fort. Meenakshi Ashley Harris, popularly known as Like her aunt Kamala Harris, Meena too for a cause.Meena has a huge following on framework and said it has succeeded in Daughter of Kamala Harris' sister Maya Meena Harris, is an American lawyer, idolises her late grandmother Shyamala social media, including over 600k on Twitter upholding and safeguarding the citizens’ Harris, Meena was hardly known in India women's activist, author, and founder of the Gopalan, a civil rights activist and cancer and more than 779k on Instagram. Meena rights and also the national interest. until February 2 when she retweeted Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, an researcher. She credits her for imbuing a heavily came under fire from troll army after Rihanna on farmers' protest. "It's no initiative that promotes activism and desire for a social change and female she constantly spoke up for farmers, but this PM Modi has said the judiciary has performed empowers women. The Harvard Law its duty well and that the Supreme Court has coincidence that the world's oldest empowerment into their family. Her mother didn't deter her from giving up the issue. democracy was attacked not even a month graduate was also a data privacy and Maya Harris served as Hillary Clinton's "I won't be intimidated, and I won't be conducted the highest number of hearings cybersecurity attorney. via video-conferencing in the world during ago, and as we speak, the most populous senior policy adviser during her 2016 silenced," Meena has pinned this tweet on the Covid-9 pandemic. democracy is under assault. This is related. Besides working for Kamala Harris' vice- campaign. her timeline, in a clear indication of keeping We ALL should be outraged by India's presidential campaign, Meena, 36, has A New York Times bestselling writer, her the battle on. PM Modi was speaking on the occasion of worked on youth-vote organising for Barack Gujarat High Court completing 60 years. internet shutdowns and paramilitary The Prime Minister also released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the Recorded 965 earthquakes in occasion. "Every countryman can say that From phishing to opening 45 libraries, our judiciary has worked with firmness to 2020, taking up study on uphold our Constitution. Our judiciary has strengthened the Constitution by its Jharkhand's Jamtara turns a new page positive interpretation," PM Modi said. early-warning system: Centre "The Supreme Court has conducted the highest number of hearings through video- Infamous as India's phishing capital, Jamtara in Jharkhand has opened as many conferencing in the world during the pandemic," he added. as 45 public libraries to divert the youth from cybercrime. Judiciary has performed its duty well in terms of safeguarding the rights of the people, divert the hearts and minds of youths away upholding personal liberty and whenever from cybercrime. such situations have arisen in which Jamtara DC Faiz Aq Ahmad said the national interests need to be prioritised, the dropouts, mostly in the age group of 15 to PM said. 35 years, get carried away to make a quick buck. "We thought many ways to tackle the crime. Jamtara was known for the library Hookah parlour raided movement initiated by great social reformer and educator Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. His idea motivated us." in Mumbai; 42 booked This is how the district administration decided to use the unused government buildings and land to start a public library New Delhi.We are considering taking up a pilot movement. study on earthquake early-warning system, "Many dilapidated buildings were renovated Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said in a to turn them into a public library. As many written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on as 45 public libraries have already been set Friday. This study, once approved, will be up and are functional. Most of them have conducted in collaboration with the United been set up in the area known as the hubs of States Geological Survey. cyber fraud," he said. The minister also said in his reply that a total of During the pandemic, special classes for 965 earthquakes of magnitude 3 and above Ranchi.Jamtara, which is infamous as India's visited Jamtara in connection with several students of class 10th and 12th were were recorded across the country in 2020. As phishing capital, is now trying to turn a new cybercrimes. arranged in these public libraries. Two many as 13 of these earthquakes were in the page with the opening of several public To move away from the image of India's teachers in each public library have been National Capital Region (NCR) and its libraries to divert the youth away from phishing capital, the district administration entrusted with the responsibility to clear vicinity, said Harsh Vardhan, who is also the cybercrime. Police of at least 22 states have has kicked off a public library movement to teach students every Sunday. Earth Sciences Minister. "During the last year, a total of 965 earthquakes with magnitude 3 and above have been Mumbai.The crime branch of the Mumbai 'Why give BJP a chance to play tricks': Shiv Sena reported by NCS. Out of which, 13 Police raided a hookah parlour being earthquakes were recorded in National operated from the terrace of a hotel in Capital Region (NCR) and its vicinity," the suburban Andheri in the early hours of concerned over Speaker’s election in Maharashtra Union minister said in his written reply. Saturday and booked 42 persons, an He went on to add, "However, possibilities are official said. Mumbai.The resignation of Nana Patole as posts in Congress party as they have seen being explored to take up a pilot study on Maharashtra’s Legislative Assembly ‘ache din’. "Two years ago, nobody was earthquake early warning system in During the raid conducted around 2:30 am, Speaker has not gone down well with Chief the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) found ready to accept the position of collaboration with United States Geological Minister Uddhav Thackeray. In its Maharashtra President in Congress party. Survey." that at least 27 customers were being mouthpiece Saamana on Saturday, Shiv At that time Balasahab Thorat took the served hukkah, he said. Sena agreed with the stand taken by NCP's reins in his hand and fought elections. He An arm of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the The hookah was found to be tobacco-mixed, Sharad Pawar that the Speaker’s post was did well than what many people expected National Center for Seismology (NCS), has the official said, adding that various given to Congress for five years and not one and now Congress is a crucial part of the initiated a magnetotelluric geophysical hookah flavours, pots, cigarettes and other year. Sources close to the development said Maharashtra government. Looking at survey. This survey, being conducted in equipment were seized. that Pawar was not consulted regarding 'ache din' there is now a queue of people collaboration with IIT Kanpur and Dehradun- A case was registered against the staff of the Patole’s resignation. wanting party post in the state,” the based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, parlour, the customers and others under NCP chief Sharad Pawar had told India Today Shiv Sena and NCP have shown concerns for editorial said.Taking a dig at Priyanka and will involve interpretation of satellite imagery various sections of the India Penal Code TV earlier, "Congress has informed us a fresh election for Speaker’s post ahead of Rahul Gandhi, the editorial said that and geological field investigations in Delhi. (IPC), the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco about Nana Patole's resignation. Now, who the crucial Budget Session of the state. In its Congress won two seats in the assembly The purpose of this magnetotelluric will be the next Speaker of Maharashtra editorial in Saamana, Shiv Sena said, elections. If Priyanka or Rahul Gandhi geophysical survey will be to identify and Products Act and the Disaster “Things are going smooth for Maha Vikas would have taken a rally in Nagpur they ManagementAct, he said. Assembly will have to be discussed among characterise the major seismic sources and/or partners of Maha Vikas Aghadi. Yes, in the Aghadi (MVA) government, but there was would have won four seats, not two. fault lines in Delhi-NCR. A ban on hookah was imposed in Mumbai 2019 formula, the Speaker's position went no need to disturb the arrangements. Surely “Congress in Maharashtra is alive and At present, the NCS monitors earthquake after the 2017 Kamla Mills fire incident in to Congress but then it was also not decided MVA enjoys a majority in the assembly, but thriving, Abhijit Wanjari winning Nagpur activity in and around the country with the which 14 people lost their lives. that Speaker will resign after one year". why give BJP a chance to play tricks.” division graduates’ constituency was a big help of a nationwide seismological network 'Why give BJP a chance to play tricks' Sena also said that there is a long queue for setback for BJP”. comprising 115 seismic stations. Chaatra Chowk at Ghazipur protest site gives farmers an art gallery, study centre for their children

New Delhi.It’s a buzzing afternoon at us and we provide them with colours The corner at Ghazipur Ghazipur border with langars being and papers to express themselves in the arranged, speeches going on and form of paintings or even posters with has been named tractors moving all around as the slogans. Just a few days ago, a team protesting farmers prepared for the from Telangana came here and made a ‘Chaatra Chowk’ where ‘chakka jam’ on Saturday. But there good piece of art for us." was one corner at the Ghazipur site These students are also teaching the which was relatively calm and children who have come along with a camp has been creative. their families to join the protest and The corner has been named ‘Chaatra have been camping here. Shivam erected by left-wing Chowk’ where a camp has been Nayak, a student volunteer from UP erected by left-wing students’ union said, "If any student comes with their AISF. The colours around the tent doubts then we try to solve them. We students’ union AISF. and the activities going on have provide an atmosphere here for them to created quite a buzz around the tent. study if they can't study in the chaos at The students have put Around six students were seen a farming background and hence they have languages. their own tents." discussing several issues and simultaneously taken it on themselves to educate the farmers Not just discussions and study materials are Abhipsa, a PG student from Jamia Hamdard up an art gallery, a sitting while carrying out artwork. and public about the flaws of the farm laws. keeping the students and young farmers busy, who is the Delhi secretary of AISF told India It was surprising to see a students’ union The camp is a makeshift tent that has been this unique tent has become popular among the Today TV, "We are encouraging farmers and participating at the farmers' protest. A student running for the past 10 days. The students claim protesters as well. protesters to study when they are free. We are study centre and a from Lucknow University, Sanjay Singh, who that they have several visitors every day. Just outside the camp, there is an art gallery. providing them with a range of books, is also AISF state president for Uttar Pradesh The ‘Chaatra Chowk’ also has a library stocked Khushboo, a graduation student from Delhi including those on the reality of the three farm library at the tent. explained that "most of the students come from with books on various topics and in different University explains, "Several people come to laws. Our motto is padho, lado, aage badho." New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 A budget for growth: It addresses Covid’s shadow on Should Board exams be conducted in one go this year? With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the content] is very difficult to understand. the economy, while also academic year 2020-21, for the first time, While the governments took great efforts [to students of classes X and XII are set to face launch the channels], the question is, are they taking a longer view Board examinations based on knowledge gained Inequalities in remote learning effective? We have to first check if students almost entirely from virtual teaching. What are understand the classes, and then conduct the Markets have reacted euphorically to the Budget. the challenges in conducting the examinations necessitate a creative solution, but a examinations. Otherwise, only privileged First, it clearly addresses India’s economy in the now? Chandra Bhushan Sharma (Professor, students from urban centres will get into second year of a global pandemic. Yet, at the same School of Education, Indira Gandhi National higher education institutions. Even now, time, it takes a longer view. The Budget not only Open University, New Delhi) and K. Devarajan delay is problematic. many students fail in the first year of shows the kind of policy support necessary for the (former Director of Government engineering courses. My point is that economy at this moment, but also provides a Examinations, Tamil Nadu) share their you should at least make them study foundation for the country that India will need to views in a discussion moderated by D. well in schools, cover the full syllabus, be in the next decade. Suresh Kumar. Edited excerpts: and then allow them to join higher The announcements about health, protections for An academic year has almost gone by with education [institutions]. The academic informal workers, infrastructure, and students having limited classroom year can be postponed till January. You strengthening the financial sector clearly show learning. Should the school Board will lose only six months. Who decided this intent – a pattern of reforms focussed on examinations be held now in the paper- that the academic year should start only boosting growth and removing bottlenecks across and-pen mode? in June? several industries. And by not touching direct Chandra Bhushan Sharma: I think this is Chandra Bhushan Sharma: See, I think taxes, it has protected purchasing power and the right time to revert to the normal Mr. Devarajan and I are on the same encouraged demand – a move that will be process of pen-and-paper tests. We had a page, except that he is insisting that we rewarded as the pandemic recedes. It provides new normal and very successfully first conduct classes for three months direction to businesses and people, rather than and then hold the exams. As far as the create a punitive environment.The Budget clearly experimented with online teaching- signals a move to return India to a higher growth learning as well as assessment and issue of electricity is concerned, I have trajectory after the record contraction caused by evaluation. It is time we revert to the been working on technology- the pandemic. The fiscal target has been relaxed default [method]. The population under augmented education, and for the last very rightly, and the government has chosen [the age of] 18 is the least affected by 30 years, we have been trying to answer gradual consolidation over the medium term. I COVID-19. They can fight it. But they this question. There will always be a believe this is the right thing to do at this cannot fight a situation where they are difference or a gap between the haves particular moment in history. In this phase of the not allowed to conduct teaching- not uniform across the country due to the urban-rural and the have-nots, but we have to business cycle, the government’s approach will learning. We are not realising that while we have about one digital divide, would it be fair to test all class X and XII manage with that. What I believe is that we should not help with job creation, supporting income and crore people suffering from COVID-19, in India alone, 40 students through a common Board examination at the postpone exams any further. The sooner we bring back the reducing the economic scarring caused by the crore children in schools and colleges are not allowed to State/national level?Chandra Bhushan Sharma: See, I students to normal schools, colleges and classrooms, the pandemic.On a fundamental level, choosing meet or live their normal lives. This is worse than a agree that it is not a level playing field. Some students are better it is. I believe that [the concept of] Board exams is growth over fiscal consolidation at this stage pandemic. The teaching-learning [process] should also go sacrosanct in our country. We want to relax it. Through the makes sense, given the nation’s low per capita privileged to have access to modern gadgets and the best back to normal. We had conducted NEET (National teachers. But don’t forget that the more we delay Board National Education Policy 2020, we have relaxed a GDP of around $2,000. The country’s aspirations Eligibility cum Entrance Test) successfully. I believe it is a number of things, and you will witness that in the coming are higher than they have ever been. We see it in exams, the more we are depriving these students of the good decision to go back and conduct paper-pencil tests at chance of getting into an institution of higher learning, as days.The NCERT did a tremendous job in restructuring our consumers, our youth and our jobseekers. least for Board exams. The rest can be left to schools. the curriculum during a pandemic ... I don’t think our The focus on quality of spending is encouraging. well as their teaching-learning time. I quite agree that we K. Devarajan: I agree that Board examinations cannot be are not doing great justice to everyone, but we are left with students, who have undergone the revised online The government’s spending will go towards curriculum, will be in any way less than a normal batch, investment driven growth and physical and social done away with, but the issue is when to conduct them. no other option. Conducting exams will provide a level Most students were not able to connect for online classes. playing field in the sense that all the children would be except that they have not done the repeat exercises. The infrastructure. Capital spending is budgeted at U.K. invited students from across the globe, put them in over Rs 5.5 lakh crore for the year, a nearly 35% Besides, [most] teachers were not trained and oriented writing the same exam. increase from the last Budget. It is 2.5% of GDP, towards the online teaching-learning process. I know that The Central and State governments took efforts to provide quarantine at their [own] cost and [only] then let them start the highest level since FY05.The national even some private schools in Tamil Nadu were struggling access to content through Swayam Prabha, in which 33 classes. We can provide such facilities as well and start our infrastructure pipeline is being expanded to cover to make teachers teach through the online mode. television channels were put into use and in all Indian processes. 7,400 projects. The focus on roads, metro, So, firstly, we can start the classes and then decide on languages through the Diksha portal. Even radios were Could governments at least make Class X Board railways and urban infrastructure will boost the conducting examinations. Let me illustrate this. Three used extensively in States like Bihar and Jharkhand. So, it examinations optional, as these students have never given construction sector, which in turn feeds over 250 persons were engaged for a task. The first person had to is not that if you did not have access to mobile phones or a Board exam? The CBSE did this a few years ago… allied industries. The construction sector is dig a hole, the second had to drop a seed and the third had fast Internet, you were deprived. Whatever could be done K. Devarajan: The problem is that internal examinations critical for small business and jobs. It directly to fill the soil. One day, the second person was on leave, during the pandemic has been done. Now, let’s get back have not been conducted for Class X students [in most employs 54 million people, and is one of the but the third person began filling the soil. When asked, he and conduct the exams. We have no time left. schools]. Actually, they should have at least conducted nation’s largest non-farm employers.The responded that “this is our job”. Similarly, there is a Board tests at home and asked the students to send them by post, production linked incentive scheme across 13 K. Devarajan: Even Tamil Nadu started an educational [TV] and they have to conduct an examination, but they don’t channel. But the problem is that not all villages have corrected it and given feedback. In any case, conducting champion sectors could spur large scale domestic bother whether classes were conducted or not. In my view, Class X Board examination is not difficult. You can’t rely manufacturing and jobs, and create thriving uninterrupted power connections. Also, some families first, classes should be conducted for three months. Then, have a single TV set only, and some parents may not allow on internal marks as last time, many private schools electronics and autos industries among others – [reportedly] fabricated scores, whereas government- while stimulating the green economy. The plan examinations could be conducted for those portions, and children to watch educational programmes as they want to for a new asset reconstruction company will help later, we can have another examination for the remaining watch other shows. Even if students watch [TV], it [the school teachers gave real marks. Instead, staggered banks grappling with bad loans. A proposed syllabi.Given that access to quality online education was uniform exams could be conducted. Development Financial Institution will meet long-term debt financing needs for infrastructure. These are important steps in clearing up a logjam. Pious and sanctimonious: On government’s response to criticism Second, health and well-being will receive Rs 2.23 India’s unusual response to comments on the some lawmakers from the U.S. and the U.K. professed their desire to keep the country lakh crore, a hefty part of which will go towards ongoing farmers’ protests by some too, but even that did not warrant a formal together and voiced their disapproval of vaccination for Covid. The Jal Jeevan Mission, international celebrities comes across as response from the government. If the MEA ‘propaganda’. The larger issue, of course, is which will ensure universal water supply will ZThe receive Rs 50,000 crore – a striking 355% highly sanctimonious. “The temptation of statement’s claim that “some vested interest something the government itself has drawn increase from last year. India’s budgetary sensationalist social media hashtags and groups” were mobilising international attention to. What is the limit to the claim that response to Covid shows that it’s looking beyond government comments, especially when resorted to by support smacked of paranoia, the fact that a a problem is a country’s internal matter and the pandemic to bolster basic care systems, as celebrities and others, is neither accurate nor few isolated comments could send the Indian something those outside its borders are not well as prepare for the demand for health that will must not responsible,” the Ministry of ExternalAffairs government into a tizzy, and lead to a lengthy entitled to comment upon? Given India’s come from other countries when travel said in a statement. It advised these riposte, reflects a siege mentality arising recent comment voicing concern over the restrictions are lifted.The government’s see all celebrities to ascertain facts and properly from deep insecurity. Whether it is organised military takeover in Myanmar or the attack disinvestment plans are ambitious. Done in a time bound manner, they will help it meet its capital understand the issues at hand “before rushing dissent within the country, or informal on Capitol Hill in the U.S., and its oft- spending commitments, especially while equity criticism as to comment on such matters”. The response criticism from elsewhere, it sees everything expressed views on developments in markets are buoyant. Execution will be key. is somewhat supercilious in the immediate as a conspiracy against itself, a design on the neighbouring countries, it requires no The Budget marks a change in India’s orientation part of a context of what singer and performer country’s unity and the stuff of propaganda. iteration that some issues that have a bearing towards the future. The 2020s are a pivotal decade Rihanna had said in a single tweet. She had The registration of a police case after Greta on human rights, survival of democracy and for us, one in which we have the potential to conspiracy asked why the issue was not being talked Thunberg, the teenaged Swedish climate international relations do tend to invite dramatically raise overall living standards. With about more, while drawing attention to achange activist, shared a protesters’ ‘toolkit’ comment. It is not as if only the farmers’ one million people entering the workforce every against news report on the extraordinary measures on Twitter, has added another twist to this protests have got traction overseas. The best month, we have to craft our growth strategy in the taken by the government to put down the way for the government to avoid midst of a digital age dramatically accelerated by unedifying demonstration of touchiness. Covid.While budgets are often dissected for India farmers’ protests, including the laying ofMany Indian celebrities, from the fields of international criticism is not to allow more taxes, tariffs and fiscal support, a big story within trenches and barricades and banning thecinema and sports, joined issue with Rihanna people to see it as authoritarian, disrespectful this one is the indication it provides of what the Internet. Other international personages who to state their case against what they saw as of rights, and given to attempts to undermine future of work will look like. had ventured to talk about the issue included external interference. Many of them institutions of democracy. The way forward in Myanmar Than Shwe, who was the de-facto head of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 and was on the radar of the There are several international community for perpetuating a regime of human rights abuses, quietly vanished from the scene. This bred a culture of impunity. During the 2017 lessons to be Rohingya crisis, senior military officials brazenly exploited social media to mobilise public support for learnt from the brutality against Rohingyas. China’s influence Three, a critical international player in Myanmar is China. country’s tortuous China has appointed specific envoys for Asian affairs, who are de-facto working on Myanmar-related issues since 2013. The international community, particularly politics the West, has to factor in China’s multi-layered influence on Myanmar. In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, causing at Four, many international mechanisms comprising least 138,000 deaths and displacing 1.5 million people. Western and Asian countries that were formed to Surprisingly, the government announced a pre- coordinate strategies on Myanmar were disbanded after scheduled referendum on the military-scripted the 2015 election. That the changes in Myanmar were constitution around the same time. irreversible was the standard thinking. Relevant actors Amid limited communication channels available to reach should be brought on a common platform by reviving out to Myanmar generals, there were calls for past mechanisms. international military intervention to secure access to Five, the expectation that Myanmar will see a nationwide relief as the Myanmar military refused to allow foreign protest against the Tatmadaw after the coup should be aid. It took several rounds of diplomacy from various examined with the geographical extent of Bamar, members of the international community to gain access. Myanmar’s largest ethnic group, who support the This sums up the zeitgeist of Myanmar generals and the National League for Democracy. The minorities in the dilemma before the international community of isolating country form around 35% of the population. In the a country riven with mass-scale poverty and ethnic strife. current scenario, the military will continue to exploit There are indeed some common lessons for the ethnic and religious fault lines. Engagement with international community to avoid making mistakes made domestic stakeholders, including ethnic minorities, in the past. One, the developments in Myanmar will were the key trading partners of Myanmar. The present started after 2010 benefits the poor — the European especially from the north, should be pursued by the invariably bring back the old debate around the prudence reality is no different. Singapore was reportedly the Union’s ‘Everything But Arms’ scheme targets the poor international community. of sanctions. The coup in Myanmar coincided with the largest foreign investor in Myanmar in 2020, accounting in Myanmar’s garment industry. The scheme allows the No one possesses a magic wand of solutions. But there is first month of the Biden administration in the U.S., for 34% of the overall approved investment. Given that world’s least-developed countries, such as Myanmar, to one consistent lesson, that no change is irreversible, which has promised to bring back the values of the military has been able to economically withstand export most goods to the EU free of duties. particularly in a context where military leadership democracy and respect for human rights to the core of the sanctions by striking deals with Asian countries in the Two, the old debate around the need for accountability for scripted the meaning of democracy, and domestic forces U.S. foreign policy. Notwithstanding the western past, sanctions are unlikely to bring any major political crimes against humanity will resurface. As political and geopolitics continuously fail to deter its actions and sanctions before 2010, China, Thailand and Singapore change. The limited European trade with Myanmar that changes got underway in 2010, many generals, such as impulses to rule. New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES 7 Salman Khan reacts to farmers' protests: Most RheaRhea noble thing should be done

uperstar Salman Khan joined the list of Bollywood celebrities who reacted to the Songoing protests by farmers in the country. Soon ChakrabortyChakraborty after the International singer, Rihanna tweeted about the protests, many stars came forward to express their solidarity with the government and expressed their views about the same. Now, Salman Khan has also spoken up about the same and has said that the best thing should be done to resolve the issue. Greets Paparazzi As She Speaking at a media event on Thursday, superstar Salman Khan responded to a question about the farmers' protests. He said, "The right thing should be Steps Out of Gym, Says done. The most correct thing should be done. The most noble thing should be done. "Earlier, Bollywood celebrities including Akshay 'Theek Ho Rahi Hoon' Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut, Suniel Shetty and others had tweeted about the same. Ajay Devgn wrote, "Don't fall for any false propaganda against India or Indian policies. Its important to stand united at this hour w/o any infighting #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda."Filmmaker Karan Johar called the farmers the backbone of India. "We live in turbulent times and the need of the hour is prudence and patience at every turn. Let us together, make every effort we can to find solutions that work for everyone—our farmers are the backbone of India. Let us not let anyone divide us. #IndiaTogether," Johar wrote. On a related note, Salman Khan has recently wrapped up the shoot of his upcoming film Antim which also starsAayush Sharma. Also, the superstar has his next film Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai ready to be released on Eid this year. Recently, the superstar confirmed that he has three films ready to be released for his audience. His upcoming films include- Antim, Tiger 3, Kick 2, and Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.Salman said, "There are three films of mine that are ready for release, and the problem with single screen theatres is that there are very few films being released over there. Nowadays, there is a kabristan (graveyard) kind of feel to single screen theatres, as no one goes there to watch films. Obviously, the people who own these hea Chakraborty was spotted outside her gym on have no other option than running them, and there are Friday. The actress, dressed in gym wear, was so many theatres that have shut down due to financial Rstepping out after completing her workout session. reasons. I feel it is not a good sign. We are in the She greeted the paparazzi as she made her way to the car. profession of acting, so we make films. But where When a paparazzo asked her about how she is doing, the should we release them?" actress replied, "theek ho rahi hoon. The actress looked refreshing and in a good mood, even as she smiled on seeing the photographers. However, she SC gives relief to Sonu Sood didn't stop to pose for the paparazzi and directly got inside her car. While Rhea has been mired in a drug case that is currently in 'illegal' construction case: being investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), director Rumi Jaffery had earlier confirmed that she will be I feel vindicated making her comeback to films soon. Talking to SpotboyE, Rumi Jaffery had shared about Rhea, “It (2020) has been a traumatic year for her. Of course, the year was bad for everyone. But in her case, it was trauma on another level. Can you imagine any girl from a well-to-do middle-class family spending a month in jail? It has crushed her morale completely.”Rhea was arrested by the NCB on September 8 on 'possession, purchase and use' of drugs, which the agency investigated as a link to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. She was released on October 4 after spending about a month in Mumbai's Byculla jail. Rhea's brother Showik was also arrested by NCB on September 4 and granted bail after 3 months of his arrest. ollywood actor Sonu Sood finally got relief from Supreme Court in the matter of 'illegal' Bconstruction. The actor had filed a plea in SC against a Bombay High Court order which dismissed Varun Dhawan makes it the 'bestest birthday' for Varun his plea challenging a civic body notice over alleged illegal construction at his residential building in Juhu. Taking to his Twitter, the actor revealed that his construction was legal and he had complete faith in the judicial system. Sharma as he surprises him on Cirkus sets Sonu Sood said, "'Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice' - Harrison Ford. The Hon'ble ollywood actor Varun Dhawan surprised Varun Sharma on his Supreme Court has finally given me a breath of fresh birthday, by dropping in at the latter's set. Varun Sharma rose to fame air and time to take corrective measures. The Bwith his performance in the Fukrey series as 'Choocha'. The actor is structure was always legal, despite it being coloured currently shooting for Rohit Shetty's upcoming film 'Cirkus' and celebrated otherwise. I feel vindicated since I have always had his birthday on the sets of the film with the entire cast. Taking to his utmost and complete faith in the judiciary, and have Instagram handle, Varun shared a picture with the team of Cirkus including always strived to abide by the law. My sole Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernnandez, Pooja Hegde, Rohit Shetty along endeavour has been to conduct my business in a fair with the surprise visitor Dhawan. Sharma tagged his birthday, it as one of manner, with all the requisite permissions and the "bestest" birthdays ever. He said "(This is) One of the bestest birthdays clearances as may be required in law." ever , on sets with Cirkus madcaps . It's a moment that can't be expressed, He added, "Unfortunately, I have had to suffer at the and thank you (Cirkus director) Rohit (Shetty) sir and the entire team for hands of certain persons with nefarious designs, who making this day even more special."Thanking Dhawan for his visit, Sharma were out to malign my image. My request to said, "moreover, Varun thank you so so much for surprising me and being a everyone is to not give in to the demands of such part of this celebration."The actor, who turned 30 on Thursday, took to his people, who masquerade as social activists, but are Gram and wrote, "My expression says it all. One of the Bestest Birthdays essentially not. May better sense prevail upon them. ever! On Set with the Cirkus Madcaps, Thank you @itsrohitshetty Sir and My special thanks goes out to the team at Lawmen & the Entire Team for all the Love.It’s a Blessing to be on a set which is all White. Its partners, Adv. Ujjawal Anand Sharma, about Togetherness , Laughter , Love and Celebrating each other . This is Adv. Prashant Sivarajan & adv. D.Kumanan, have the frame you get ~ where you can feel the Joy deep within.Thank you Sir been a constant source of support. In the end, as for making my Birthday so so special , I love you Sir.A Special Shout out to always, justice prevails."A bench headed by Chief the entire team for all the love and madness today n everyday . I Love you Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. guys.He added, "@ranveersingh Thank you for being you Bhai.Cheers to Ramasubramanian took up Sonu Sood's plea on our long conversations, our goofy selves,Our Punjabi music sessions,the Friday. On January 21, Bombay High Court judge most fun filled moments and our craziness together.. love you."Mentioning Justice Prithviraj Chavan, while dismissing Sood's Dhawan, he said "Bhaiiiii I love you!!!! Thaaaank you for the Surprise plea, had said that the law helps only those who are Visit, your presence really made my birthday very very diligent.Sood's lawyer had sought 10 weeks' time to special."@jacquelinef143 Thank you for introducing me to the Lotus comply with the notice issued by the Brihanmumbai biskoff cake, I am Hooooookkkkeddd now. @hegdepooja Here’s to many Municipal Corporation (BMC) in October last year, more Conversations & our Kheer sessions #Blessings #Happiness," the and urged the high court to direct the civic body not actor concluded. On the word front, Varun has several films lined up this to begin demolition action. The high court told year. He will next be seen in RoohiAfza, and is gearing up to start work on Sood's lawyer that he can approach the civic body the third installment of the popular Fukrey franchise post finishing and declined to pass any direction. "Cirkus". New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

NEWS BOX Twitter condemns Myanmar's move to Pakistan to acquire 4 Chinese frigates, 8 block access Yangon Twitter on Saturday submarines in modernisation push for navy condemned Myanmar's move to block access to its platform as part of a broadening crackdown on The Pakistan Navy has Hangor-class submarines was signed with social media, days after a coup that contracted the construction of China Shipbuilding and Offshore International imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi and Co Ltd. Of these, four submarines will be other civilian leaders."It four Type 054A/P frigates from constructed in China while the other four will be undermines the public built in Pakistan. These submarines, once conversation and the rights of China since 2017, and the first inducted, would substantially add to the people to make their voices heard," ship was launched in August offensive capability of the PN Fleet", he said. a spokesperson for the platform With the changing threat dynamics and enhanced said."We will continue to advocate 2020. maritime security requirements, induction of to end destructive government-led modern and potent surface platforms like shutdowns."Telenor, one of the frigates, corvettes and offshore patrol vessels World Pakistan will acquire four modern has assumed greater urgency, Niazi said. country's main telecoms providers, frigates and eight submarines from its close ally earlier confirmed that authorities China as part of the efforts to modernise "We are also looking at acquisition of modern had ordered a blockade to Twitter Pakistan Navy and add to its offensive helicopters, corvettes and shallow-water attack and Instagram "until further capabilities, its chief has said. submarines", he said.On the changing maritime security environment in the Indian Ocean notice" on Friday. China on January 29 launched the second Type Myanmar's de facto leader Suu Kyi region, Niazi said, adding that Pakistan's 054A/P multi-purpose naval missile frigate for maritime security is intertwined with the and president Win Myint were the Pakistan Navy (PN). The guided-missile detained in Monday dawn raids by maritime environment in the Indian Ocean frigate is the mainstay of the Chinese People's region which is rapidly transfrming. the military.The lightning coup Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, with 30 vessels returned the country to military in commission.Chinese naval experts say the "On our Western flank, the US-Iran standoff has rule, halting Myanmar's brief 10- Type 054A, on which the Type 054A/P is based, vacillated, posing risks to ships plying along the year experiment in democracy. is China's most advanced frigate with an Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi told China's visits", he said.Naval collaboration between the international Sea Lines of Communication By Wednesday, the new regime improved radar system and long-range state-run Global Times. two countries has been strengthened with the (SLOCs). The ongoing conflicts in Yemen and moved to throttle Facebook -- missiles.The Pakistan Navy has contracted the procurement of F-22P frigates, fast attack craft Syria are also impacting regional maritime "The PN and PLA (People's Liberation Army) security," he said."In the non-traditional arguably Myanmar's main mode of construction of four Type 054A/P frigates from Navy's historic and deep-rooted relations (missile), helicopters and state-of-the-art communication -- as an online China since 2017, and the first ship was survey ship, he said. domain and across the wider region, maritime constitute a key element. The PN has been terrorism, piracy, drugs trafficking and human "Civil Disobedience Movement" launched in August 2020.As part of the operating Chinese-origin platforms since the "The PN has also contracted construction of eight calling for opposition to the coup modernisation, the PN is replacing its existing smuggling are some of the major challenges early 1970s. Cooperation between the PN and Hangor-class submarines, four Type 054A/P being faced today. In short, the challenge to our gained steam.Internet monitor ageing platforms with acquisitions from PLA Navy in various domains ranges from ships and medium-altitude long-endurance NetBlocks has also reported local friendly countries along with transfer of regional maritime security is an ominous hybrid construction of naval platforms to bilateral unmanned combat aerial vehicles from China", mix of traditional and non-traditional threats" disruptions of Facebook-owned technology for their in-country construction, exercises, training and high-level exchange he said.The contract for acquisition of eight platforms Whatsapp and he said Instagram. China's Space Probe Massachusetts man loses one AirPod, X- Chinese researchers find Sends Back Its First natural mutation in African Image Of Mars ray reveals he swallowed it in sleep swine fever virus Beijing, China: China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image Massachusetts 38-year-old Brad Gauthier from AirPod in his sleepThe 38-year-old believes Beijing Chinese scientists have found a natural of Mars, the national space agency Massachusetts woke up with a feeling of that the AirPod somehow entered his mouth mutation in the African swine fever virus they say said, as the mission prepares to uneasiness on Tuesday. He was left gagging while he was sleeping after he went to bed could be less deadly than the strain that ravaged touch down on the Red Planet later while trying to drink a glass of water after with them in.He was extremely fortunate, the world’s largest pig herd in 2018 and 2019. this year.The spacecraft, launched waking up. However, He was able to get the however, as the position the earbud had The findings, published in the February edition of in July around the same time as a water out by leaning over and continued his lodged in had prevented it from causing the Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science this rival US mission, is expected to day as normal.Later, he realised that one of his serious damage, said the report."Had I inhaled week, come amid intense debate in the industry enter Mars orbit around February wireless Apple headphones were missing. it or it had gotten lodged or constricted my over the evolution of the disease for which there is 10.The black-and-white photo While his family helped look for it, they joked airway that could have certainly been a no approved vaccine.Reuters reported last month released late Friday by the China that, as he had a sore chest, perhaps he had significantly more serious matter," Gauthier that at least two new strains of African swine fever National Space Administration swallowed it. said.The endoscopy to remove the offending had been found on Chinese pig farms, which showed geological features "My wife mentioned it when I came in and we Hospital staff first suggested that the food from AirPod was not without risks. While doctors appeared to be man-made.The strains are causing including the Schiaparelli crater laughed about it, but something just clicked Gauthier's wife Heather's birthday party the were confident of success, they warned a chronic form of African swine fever that is and the Valles Marineris, a vast Gauthier that there was a possibility the device and I got a weird sinking feeling that I'd night before could be the source of his impacting production on sow farms, industry stretch of canyons onthe Martian swallowed it in my sleep," Gauthier was discomfort ut x-rays soon uncovered the real could become dislodged and enter his stomach surface.The photo was taken about or lung passageway.Fortunately, the surgery insiders have said.The researchers at the Military quoted by DailyMail.As per a report in culprit.However, the doctors' jaws dropped Veterinary Institute in Changchun said there 2.2 million kilometres (1.4 million DailyMail, it didn't take long for Gauthier to when they saw the man's X-ray. was indeed a success and Gauthier was able to miles) from Mars, according to appeared to be a growing trend of lower mortality connect the dots and he rushed to the hospital. "They were all jaws a slack, looking at this x-ray, have a meal shortly afterwards and even return CNSA, which said the spacecraft X-rays revealed that one of his wireless Apple home to work, said the report.Gauthier has from African swine fever with more clinical was now 1.1 million kilometres on the screen where you could see it in such headphones had become wedged in his clear definition. Fortunately, the doctor was thanked staff for their efforts but joked that, from the planet.The robotic craft oesophagus.The blockage caused Gauthier's while the retrieved headphone is still working, ignited one of its engines to "make able to get me right through an endoscopy throat to fill up with water as he tried to drink centre they're affiliated with," the report its microphone function got broken on its an orbital correction" Friday and and made him feel as though he was choking. unexpected journey. was expected to slow down before quoted Gauthier.Gauthier swallowed the being "captured by Martian gravity" around February 10, the agency said.The five-tonne Tianwen-1 includes a Mars orbiter, ICC to probe 1967 war crimes, Palestinians a lander and a rover that will study the planet's soil.China hopes to ultimately land the rover in May in Utopia, a massive impact basin on welcome move, Israel alleges 'legal persecution' Mars.After watching the United States and the Soviet Union lead the way during the Cold War, China Jerusalem The International Criminal Court construction of settlements in the occupied as illegal and an obstacle to peace.While the has poured billions of dollars into said Friday that its jurisdiction extends to West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem.The court would have a hard time prosecuting territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 international community widely considers the Israelis, it could issue arrest warrants that symptoms that are not easy to detect and difficult its military-led space programme. to control.Such characteristics have also been It has made huge strides in the past Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief settlements to be illegal under international would make it difficult for Israeli officials to prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into law but has done little to pressure Israel to travel abroad. A case in the ICC would also be attributed to strains believed to have been made decade, sending a human into for use in illicit vaccines.But the researchers said space in 2003. Israeli military actions.The decision was freeze or reverse their growth.The deeply embarrassing to the government. welcomed by the Palestinians and decried by international tribunal is meant to serve as a The ICC could also potentially investigate that with the prolonged period of swine fever Israel's prime minister, who accused the court court of last resort when countries' own crimes committed by Palestinians militants. circulating in China, natural variants would Spain Detects First of "legal persecution." judicial systems are unable or unwilling to Bensouda has said her probe would look into inevitably appear.Less virulent variants have also The ICC's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda,investigate and prosecute war crimes.Israel's the actions of Hamas, which fired rockets been found in Latvia and Estonia in recent years. Case Of Brazil said in 2019 that there was a "reasonable military has mechanisms to investigate indiscriminately into Israel during the 2014 The new strain, called HuB20, was isolated from Coronavirus Variant basis" to open a war crimes probe into Israeli alleged wrongdoing by its troops, and despite war.Nabil Shaath, a senior aide to Palestinian pork sampled at a market in central Hubei military actions in the Gaza Strip as well as criticism that the system is insufficient, President Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the province, said Hu Rongliang and colleagues at the Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Westexperts say it has a good chance of fending off decision and said it proved the Palestinians institute under China’s People’s Liberation Army. Bank. But she asked the court to determineICC investigation into its wartime practices. were right to go to the ICC. "This is good It had a partial deletion of the CD2v gene and an whether she has territorial jurisdiction before When it comes to settlements, however, experts news, and the next step is to launch an official adjacent 8CR gene. Earlier research in Russia has proceeding.The Palestinians, who joined the say Israel could have a difficult time investigation into Israel's crimes against our suggested that deleting the two genes could court in 2015, have pushed for an defending its actions.International law forbids people," he said.Israeli Prime Minister protect against African swine fever. investigation. Israel, which is not a member of the transfer of a civilian population into Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision the ICC, has said the court has no jurisdiction occupied territory.Israel captured the West "proves once again the court is a political body The genes are different to those missing from virus because the Palestinians do not have statehood Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in the 1967 and not a legal institution."He said the isolates described previously to Reuters by and because the borders of any future state are war, territories the Palestinians want for their decision "hurt the right of democratic industry participants.“This variant does not to be decided in peace talks.The Palestinians future state. Some 700,000 Israelis live in countries to defend themselves in the face of contain any known marker genes, indicating that Madrid: Madrid authorities on natural variants of ASFV are occurring in China Friday confirmed the first case in have asked the court to look into Israeli actions settlements in the West Bank and east terror," and added: "We will continue to use all during its 2014 war against Palestinian Jerusalem. The Palestinians and much of the means to defend our citizens and soldiers in and this may be related to the sub acute epidemic the region of the Brazilian variant ofASF in the country,” the authors wrote. of coronavirus, which is feared to militants in the Gaza Strip, as well as Israel's international community view the settlements the face of legal persecution." be particularly infectious, in the region.A 44-year-old man who arrived at Madrid's airport on January 29 tested positive for the WHO probe team member says China granted them coronavirus and subsequent lab tests confirmed he had caught the new strain, the regional government of Madrid said in a full access to places and people in Wuhan statement.The case is the first World Amember of the World Health coming together looking at different pathways, team took months to negotiate after China report in Spain of the variant, Organization expert team investigating the different issues," he said.He said questions only agreed to it amid massive international blamed for a disastrous surge in origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan said the include what were the first cases, what was the pressure at the World Health Assembly infections in the Brazilian city of Chinese side granted full access to all sites and link with animals and what, if any, was the role meeting last May, and Beijing has continued Manaus.The announcement came personnel they requested — a level of openness of the so-called "cold chain" — the possibility to deny calls for a strictly independent three days after Spain restricted that even he hadn't expected.Peter Daszak told the virus was brought into China on packaging investigation. Authorities have kept a tight arrivals by air from Brazil and The Associated Press on Friday that team from imported frozen food, an unproven theory hold on information about the possible causes South Africa to curb the spread of members had submitted a deeply considered list that China has long put forward."And of course, of the pandemic that has now sickened more new strains.Madrid has since the of places and people to include in their we're looking at every hypotheses that's been than 105 million people and killed more than end of December also restricted investigation and that no objections were out there and seeing where the data take us and 2.2 million worldwide.Daszak said the team arrivals from Britain because of raised."We were asked where we wanted to go. do they point to any particular one," Daszak was also given wide access when visiting the discovery of a new virus strain We gave our hosts a list ... and you can see from said.Daszak had high praise for Chinese hospitals that treated patients in the initial there last year.Health authorities where we've been, we've been to all the key experts, who had been preparing for the visit for openness even he hadn't anticipated, and that outbreak at the end of 2019 and beginning of are concerned that new strains of places," Daszak said. months, particularly deputy director of thesuspicions surrounding it had been "politicized 2020."To meet the first clinicians who took in the virus may spread more easily "Every place we asked to see, everyone we Wuhan Institute of Virology, Shi Zhengli, with on a global scale.""The pressure for this the first patients with COVID, that's incredible or could contain mutations which wanted to meet. ... So really good," said the whom he worked to track down the origins ofinstitution I'm sure has been intense so it was ... that you can talk to that person who dealt with allow the virus to evade the British-born zoologist, who is president of the sever acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS,really good to have, not just me, but this whole that first case and ask her what she saw and ask effects of vaccines. NGO EcoHealth Alliance in New York City. that originated in China and led to the 2003 group of international experts be able to ask questions," Daszak said.The same level of At least two cases of the South Daszak said the team has now concluded site outbreak.Some, including people close toreally insightful questions and also to have all access was given at the Huanan Seafood Market African variant have so far been visits and will spend the next few days trolling former President Donald Trump, hadthe key people in the room when we did that," that was linked to early case clusters, he said. detected in Spain and around 450 through data and consulting with Chinese speculated the institute may have been the Daszak said.China has strongly denied the That included meeting with vendors and market cases of the British variant. experts before presenting a summary of their origin of the outbreak because of its largepossibility of a leak from the lab and has managers and touring the market with those collection of bat virus specimens and that who did the original environmental swabbing Spain has been hard-hit by the findings at a news briefing prior to their promoted unproven theories that the virus may departure on Wednesday."I can't really say too Chinese authorities were covering up the truth.have originated elsewhere before being brought that produced signs of the virus even after the pandemic, recording over 61,000 However, Daszak said they were met during their market had been closed down."So this is an in- deaths from nearly three million much about what we've found yet because we're to Wuhan, including possibly on imported at that exact point in time where the teams are visit to the high-security institute with a level of frozen food packaging.The visit by the WHO depth, deep understanding of the sites and the cases so far. people who were involved. 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NEWS BOX Rather than increased Expenditure secy: Chose capex taxes, borrowing to fund Budget stimulus, says Nirmala Sitharaman over handouts, will trigger growth responding to a question on the policy said. New Delhi Finance Minister Nirmala Somanathan said choices.The 34.46 per cent hike in With the spending push, the government has Sitharaman said Friday the Budget FY22 capital expenditure in 2021-22 over the delayed the glide path for fiscal provides for enhanced government capital Budget Estimate of 2020-21, to be consolidation, aiming to cap it at 4.5 per expenditure, especially in infrastructure, the government is utilised mostly on infrastructure sectors cent of the GDP by 2025-26. For next health and agriculture sector. The Budget including rail and roads, will have a fiscal, it has been pegged at 6.8 per cent of also seeks private sector participation in a trying to reach the huge multiplier effect, boost the GDP.Reprioritising expenditure big way and provides space to set up of investment, generate jobs and improve towards capital and keeping the estimates private DFIs, she said at a post-Budget target group of incomes, he said.“Relaxation of the as realistic as possible was a key objective interaction with top CEOs held by the fiscal limit helped in expansion to some ahead of Budget. For rural employment Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). extent, but this is not limitless. There are guarantee scheme like MNREGS, Though the government will provide some unskilled and semi- choices to be made. The choice is Somanathan said, the government was capital for the proposed Development between handouts and capital open to increasing funds. “It’s a demand Financial Institution (DFI), the body will skilled workers expenditure. In handouts, it would reach based scheme. So by its nature, it’s a also raise capital from the market. In the hands of people immediately. For demand. If required, we will provide more addition, the DFI Bill will provide through increased instance, in Jan Dhan, the propensity to for it,” he said.The government is also legislative space for private DFIs. save was high. So, if you release one working towards changing the system for Similarly, the asset reconstruction company to rupee, people may save for a rainyday,” reaching out to migrant workers, the worst manage non-performing assets will be government Somanathan said.Instead, the affected during the pandemic. Somanathan floated as a holding company by the banks government was of the view that if said 11 states had finished work for One themselves, with support from the expenditure in the money was spent in construction, the Nation, One Ration and few more states government, she said.Contrary to the high multiplier effect would help. were expected to do the same before expectations of a Covid-19 tax, the construction sector. “Studies of RBI and NIPFP show the February 15.“Unless all states are covered, Government has chosen to fund the Budget multiplier to be in the 2.5-4.2 range for we won’t achieve our purpose because we stimulus through higher borrowing, rather government capital expenditure. This won’t know where the worker has migrated than increased taxes,” she said, as per a New Delhi Working with a “constrained will trigger growth, starting a virtuous from or to. He will be able to draw his Finance Ministry statement. The spending cycle which will then crowd in private ration only weh both the original and resource envelope” in the aftermath of the the capital expenditure strategy is the best push will focus on high multiplier areas like Covid-19 pandemic ahead of Budget 2021- spending and private expenditure. With one destination states are covered. Many states infrastructure which would facilitate private rupee of capital we could hopefully generate optimisation of growth and helping the have met the condition of 100 per cent 22, the government essentially had to make a needy,” he said. investments in power, roads, ports, airports, choice between two policy options: 2.5 rupees of demand,” he said. installation of POS machines and 100 per apart from healthcare and agriculture. Somanathan said the government is trying to Meanwhile, the government has made normal cent vent enrolment of Aadhaar-seeded handouts and capital expenditure. “We allocation for MGNREGA and PDS. “They CII president Uday Kotak said the Budget chose capex,” TV Somanathan, Expenditure reach the target group of unskilled and semi- ration cards. This fix is being done to the focus on growth and transparency was on skilled workers through increased are still in place… It will be funded system so that PDS is portable,” he said, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, told The adequately if more money is required. So right track. Budget proposals also displayed Indian Express in a post-Budget interview, government expenditure in the construction adding that work is also being undertaken for the government approach of encouraging sector. “I feel in the present circumstances, those safety nets continue to be in place,” he the national migrant workers portal. private enterprise and respecting the markets, he said. 7th Pay Commission 24/7 helpline for e- RBI makes it easy for you to invest in govt bonds Salary: Apply for 116 payment by September faculty posts in MUMBAI: The RBI said on Friday that retail RBI sources said the platform could be AIIMS; check salary this year investors would very soon be able to directly launched as early asApril. buy and sell government securities (G-Secs). In July last year, Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi had also and other details MUMBAI: In a move to improve confidence A difficult proposition now, once it is allowed, it proposed opening up of this market to retail in digital payment transactions, the RBI has could open up another avenue for retail investors. Tyagi had proposed to first New Delhi India’s premier announced a 24X7 helpline for information investors to look at government-guaranteed, handhold the new demat account holders into educational institute All India on grievance redressals. low-risk products for long-term investment. the less-risky G-Secs and then, once they Institute of Medical Sciences “The major payment system operators would For the government, it means another set of familiarised themselves with investing in (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, Andhra be required to facilitate setting-up of a investors to support its borrowing plan over these guaranteed assets, they could be helped Pradesh has invited applications centralised industry-wide 24x7 helpline for the long run, though it would take time to pick to invest in other securities like stocks and for faculty posts in various addressing customer queries in respect of up, industry players said. commodities as well. departments on a direct various digital payment products and give recruitment/ deputation basis/ G-Secs can help govt borrow big, deepen mkt “The issuance of GSecs in demat form, apart information on available grievance redress contract basis for retired faculty. from easing the process of making mechanisms by September 2021. Going On Friday, RBI said that along with the These vacancies are provisional forward, the facility of registering and government, it would encourage retail investments by non-institutional participants and are subject to variation and resolving the customer complaints through investment in GSecs, also called gilts. “This in these securities, may also ease the those selected will be paid a hefty the helpline shall be considered,” the RBI includes introduction of noncompetitive government’s borrowing process,” he had amount as per the 7th Pay said in its monetary policy statement. bidding in primary auctions, permitting stock said. According to Ujjwal Jain, CEO & Commission pay scale.Around 116 The governor pointed out that the RBI has exchanges to route primary purchases and founder, WealthDesk, a retail broking house, faculty members will be selected taken many measures for safety and allowing a specific retail segment in the the government’s large borrowing plan has got under this recruitment drive and redressal of grievances for enhanced digital secondary market…to provide retail investors primary and secondary—directly through the a new source, which will also help deepen this RBI (Retail Direct),” the policy statement said. the last date to submit the payment experience. Incidentally, setting up with online access to the G-Sec market—both market. application is February 28, as per a helpline for customer queries on digital the AIIMS Mangalagiri official products was part of the vision document on website.To apply for this, the payment systems. aspirants will have to submit their Given the increase in cyberfrauds in the application only through online country, enforcement authorities have been Three offers for PMC Bank mode and the registration of asking the banking industry to set up a nodal applications will be available on point for reporting frauds. AIIMS Mangalagiri website The RBI has so far asked banks to provide www.aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in till customers an alert for each electronic revival under evaluation Feb 28.There would be an transaction with an option to communicate application fee as the candidates and report if the transaction is fraudulent. Mumbai RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on belonging to UR and OBC The central bank has also introduced the categories need to Pay Rs 3,000 as concept of ‘zero liability’ of customer if the Last November, Friday said that the fraud-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank has application fee, while the same is fraud has been undertaken without customer Rs 2500 for SC/ST candidates. negligence and if the fraud is reported in PMC Bank had received final offers from three investors for time. reconstruction and the bank is evaluating the PwBD candidates have been proposals. exempted from paying an come out with “I have been informed that three final offers have application fee.Under the 7th pay Sundaram Finance Q3 been received. I am given to understand that the commission, the professors will be an EoI to identify PMC Bank itself is evaluating the offers. Once paid salary in these brackets: net up 45% the evaluation is done, the bank would approach 1.Professor Level 14A (168900 – a suitable equity the RBI,” said Das. 220400) as per 7thCPC with Chennai: Truck lender Sundaram Finance PMC Bank is under regulatory restrictions after minimum pay Rs.1,68,900/ per saw Q3 net profit rise by 45% for the investor/group the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found out month and other allowances as quarter ended December, 2020 at Rs 242 financial irregularities in its functioning as well admissible 2 Additional Professor crore, as compared to Rs 167 crore of investors as hiding and classification of loans given to However, the bank registered a net loss of Rs 6,835 Level 13A2 (148200-211400) as registered in the corresponding period Housing Development Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL). The crore during 2019-20 and has a negative net worth of per 7thCPC with minimum pay Rs willing to take bank has an exposure of over Rs 6,200 crore to HDIL. Rs 5,850.61 crore. 1,48,200 per month and other last year, driven by pick up sales of The RBI has superseded the board of the bank and passenger cars, tractors, construction In January 2021, PMC Bank administrator A K Dixit — allowances as admissible. over appointed an administrator.Last November, PMC in a letter to customers and stakeholders — had 3 Associate Professor Level 13A1 equipment vehicles, light commercial Bank had come out with an EoI (expression of interest) vehicles and used commercial vehicles informed that three prospective investors were given (138300-209200) as per 7thCPC management to identify a suitable equity investor/group of investors time till February 1 for submission of their final offer. with minimum pay Rs 1,38,300 per have led to the revival, and except mid willing to take over management control so as to revive In 2019, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the month and other allowances as and heavy commercial vehicles. control so as to the bank and commence its day-to-day operations. Mumbai police arrested PMC Bank’s former managing admissible. 4 Assistant Professor Its MD TT Srinivasaraghavan said, The bank said it has total deposits of Rs 10,727.12 crore, director Joy Thomas in connection with the fraud at the Level 12 (101500-167400) as per “Compared to the scenario in the first two revive it advances of Rs 4,472.78 crore and gross non- bank. The promoters of HDIL, Rakesh Wadhawan and 7thCPC with minimum pay Rs quarters of the year, Q3 saw a revival in performing assets of Rs 3518.89 crore as on March 31, Sarang Wadhawan, too have been arrested and are 1,01500 per month and other most of our business segments, except 2020. The share capital of the bank is Rs 292.94 crore. currently in jail, facing money laundering charges. allowances as admissible. Mid and heavy commercial vehicles. Passenger Cars, Tractors and Construction Equipment segments did particularly well in Q3.” Disbursements for the third quarter rose On India protest, Opec keeps Asia oil price unchanged 8.5% to Rs 4,307 crore YoY. Net Income increau 7% YoY, and assets under NEW DELHI: The Organization of the Pradhan publicly accused Opec of Management stood at Rs 31,226 crore in Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) "backtracking" on its "commitment". December 2020, as compared to Rs has left the price of oil unchanged for Wi t h O p e c s e c r etary-general 30,502 crore in December, 2019. Net March shipments to Asia, which has Mohammad Barkindo listening, he told NPA (Stage III) stood at 1.59% (2.79%) in four of the world's top five oil an Atlantic Council meeting that such this quarter. Deposit base grew by 10% consumers, including India, but raised policy contradictions created confusion YoY at Rs 4,112 crore. the rates for the US and Europe. for consumers. Rajeev Lochan, MD designate said, “Any Oil prices promptly jumped to a year's Pradhan has reasons to feel India's been adaptation will bring challenges, there high on Friday, closing in on $60 a left holding the baby. After crude will be continuity by the way we have barrel-mark. At fuel pumps across the crashed to its lowest-ever in the face of built this platform. In the markets we country, petrol prices hurtled towards vanishing demand in April 2020, India operate and the asset class we have and the Rs 100 a litre-mark and diesel scaled had stood beside Saudi Arabia to garner the vibrancy will continue for the next new highs as the impact of higher G20 backing for the deepest-ever several years. Our ethics will continue for February price for Asia which Opec had production cut to rebalance the market. the next few years.” Its deputy MD announced in January hit home. It played its role as the third-largest Harsha Viji added “The long-term story is India can draw satisfaction over Opec consumer and continued importing very positive, however, for the next six leaving the Asian price unchanged for shipments even after losing 70% months the watchword is caution. There March since it indicates the group is domestic demand. is a need to maintain caution till the listening to concerns of consumers. There's another reason for India to be portfolio quality comes up.” Its board of India had reacted sharply to the surprise happy. In addition to pinching directors have declared an interim Saudi offer of an additional production consumers, higher oil prices at this dividend of Rs 12 per share FY 2020-21. cut on January 5, which sent oil prices juncture would have forced the Shares of Sundaram Finance ended up soaring. government to cut fuel taxes, hurting its 0.5% at Rs 1,889 apiece on BSE. On Janaury 19, oil minister Dharmendra ability to revive the economy. New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11 BBL 2020-21 final live streaming: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers TV broadcast and start time New Delhi Sydney Sixers take on Perth match. Where can I watch the BBL 10 final Scorchers in the final of Big Bash League Scorchers bowling attack stepped up in between Sydney Sixers and Perth / 2020-21 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on defence as the likes of Jason Scorchers online? Sydney Sixers take on Saturday, February 6. It's the final day of Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Fawad Sony Liv, Jio TV and Airtel XStream apps what has been an action-packed T20 ALam picked up 2 wickets each while will provide live streaming for the Perth Scorchers in BBL action in Australia in the wake of the Aaron Hardie picked up 3 to skittle out Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers BBL Covid-19 pandemic. Heat for 150.Saturday's final is going to final. 10 final on Sunday The defending champions are favourites, be an exciting battle between the two What are the squads for the Sydney Sixers leading into the final against Scorchers star-studded batting units. Sixers will be vs Perth Scorchers BBL final? / who have been impressive. banking on their top-scorers Philippe Sydney Sixers: Josh Philippe(w), James Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Sixers, who will be looking to win and Vince get going on Saturday at their Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises the BBL title in successive seasons, home venue. Sixers have an Henriques(c), Jordan Silk, Daniel will host the final of the defeated Perth Scorchers in the Qualifier experienced middle order with captain Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Sean on Saturday in Canberra. James Vince and Mosises Henriques, Carlos Brathwaite Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve OKeefe, T20 tournament Josh Philippe made sure Sixers didn't and Dan Christian capable of Jackson Bird, Justin Avendano, Jake sweat much in their chase of 168. With the demolishing bowling attacks.Scorchers Ball, Nicholas Bertus, Jack Edwards, / England opener hitting an unbeaten 98 in will hope their bowling unit, led by Jhye Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Lloyd Pope, Defending champions just 43 balls, the defending champions Richardson who is the league's top 2020-21 final will be played from 2:10 Gurinder Sandhu. gunned it down in just 17 overs.The Perth wicket-taker, will fire. The likes of pm IST at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Perth Scorchers: Cameron Bancroft, Liam Sixers begin as Scorchers had to take the longer route to Andrew Tye, Behrendorff and Fawad are Saturday, February 6. Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh, Colin key to their chances as well. Their top- the final as they defeated Chris Lynn-led Where can I watch the BBL 10 final Munro, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), heavy batting unit needs to fire to make Brisbane Heat in the Qualifier 2. between Sydney Sixers and Perth Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew favourites against sure their bowlers can come into play with Scorchers stepped up with the bat as Scorchers on TV? Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Liam Livingstone and a bit more freedom.When and where will The Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers BBL Matthew Kelly, Joel Paris, Kurtis Mitchell Marsh fired to help them post the BBL 10 final between Sydney Sixers Scorchers final will be telecast on Sony Six and Patterson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Jason 189 in just 18.1 overs in a rain-curtailed and Perth Scorchers be played?The Roy. Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers BBL Sony Six HD channels in India. 'Mera naam hai Sathiyan goes Washington, mujhe jaana Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka withdraw from hai DC': Rishabh Pant's Australian Open warm-up tournaments high-tech in search chirpings from stump-mic /Naomi Osaka pulled out of perfection of Gippsland Open CHENNAI: Star paddler G Sathiyan caught the entertain on Day 1 attention of many last year when he trained with a semi-final with a niggle robot at home during the lockdown period. In a bid New Delhi Apart from his aggressive batting to stay ahead of the game, the 28-year-old --- for style, India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh /Victoria Azarenka the last couple of months --- has been making use Pant is also known for his chirpings behind the of a ball-tracking software under development and stumps. During the opening day of the first withdrew from here testing stage, during training sessions. Test match between India and Australia, The TT Nationals, to be held in Panchkula from Rishabh Pant continued to chirp away behind quarter-final match at February 15 to 23, gives an opportunity for the wicket to motivate his bowlers, even as Sathiyan to try it out for the first time in a England batsmen Joe Root and Dom Sibley Grampians Trophy competition. "All I need to do is place my mobile continued to frustrate the Indian team. phone and record the game. The recording will be /Osaka and Azarenka fed into the software and we will have data in a few Joe Root slammed a century, remaining minutes," Sathiyan told TOI. unbeaten on 128 at the end of the day, while took the cautious The ball-tracking tool has been popular in cricket for Sibley scored 87 as the duo put on 200 runs for years now, but this is the first time in India that TT the third-wicket partnership. England ended approach in the lead up is making use of it. The Indian start-up company, the day on 263/3 in 89.3 overs.Pant's which made this software, has been making use of 'commentary' behind the stumps began early to Australian Open 2021 the academy run by Sathiyan's coach --- S Raman, “Sorry to Tennis Australia and the fans to walkover to the semi-finals. Azarenka has for testing. Raman acts as the domain expert. from Day 1. During the 12th over, New Delhi World No. 3 and former Ravichandran Ashwin came from around the have to withdraw today. I have a niggling been struggling with a lower-back "Being a TOPS and Khelo India centre, we were Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka injury and in light of the AO on the problem, according to the governing more than happy to help our players make use of it. wicket to opener Rory Burns, and Pant has pulled out from the semi-finals of cheekily says, "Idhar se phasega toh maza horizon, I need to be cautious. I look body.Azarenka’s withdrawal comes after There is a camera fitted at a specific place which Gippsland Trophy, a warm-up tournament records the training sessions of our players," he aayega!" (It'd be fun if he gets trapped from forward to competing next week,” Osaka former World No. 1 Serena Williams in the lead up to the season’s first Grand said in a WTAstatement. withdrew from her semi-final against said.Earlier, Raman would take a day or two to this angle!)On another occasion, Pant tells Slam with an unspecified niggle. World world number one Ash Barty.Notably, analyse data --- without these numbers --- on Shahbaz Nadeem, "Inko ek tappey pe daalna After Osaka’s withdrawal, Belgium’s Elise No. 13 VictoriaAzarenka also opted out of Mertens has a walkover to the final of the Azarenka will open her Australian Open Sathiyan's games but with this software in place --- hi nahi hai, inko alag-alag daalo." (Don't bowl her quarter-final match in Melbourne with Gippsland Trophy.Meanwhile, Azarenka, campaign against Jessica Pegula of the the process doesn't take more than a few minutes. to them on same lengths)During an over from injury concerns. who won back-to-back Australian Open USA while Osaka takes on Anastasia Washington Sundar, the Indian wicketkeeper- Osaka said she wanted to be cautious in the titles in 2012-13, withdrew from her Pavlyuchenkova in her opening round at batsman jokes, "Mera naam hai Washington, lead up to the Australian Open and that she Grampians Trophy quarter-final against the much-anticipated Grand Slam Mujhe jaana hai DC." (My name is is looking forward to playing in the Grand Annett Kontaveit, giving the Estonian a tournament Washington, I want to go to DC).Earlier, Slam tournament, starting February 8. England had won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin provided the early breakthrough for India by dismissing Rory Burns in the first Inter Milan go top with 2-0 win at Fiorentina session, while Jasprit Bumrah also removed Dan Lawrence to give India an upper-edge at New Delhi Inter Milan moved top of the side's start to the matchBarella was lunch. Serie A standings with a comfortable 2-0 denied by a super save from However, Root and Sibley then dominated the win at Fiorentina thanks to goals from Bartlomiej Dragowski early on Indian bowling attack before the latter was Nicolo Barella and Ivan Perisic on before he scored, with the strike dismissed in the final over of the day by Friday.Inter got themselves in front in the meaning he has been involved in Bumrah. 31st minute, with Barella curling a eight league goals this season -- three goals and five assists -- a record for stunning strike into the net.A brilliant him in a Serie A campaign.The 36- double save from Inter goalkeeper Samir "The results are almost real time. With so much IND vs ENG: Virat year-old Handanovic's intervention data available through this software, it could prove Handanovic kept his side ahead at the end to deny the hosts an equaliser was the of the first half, and those stops proved to be a game-changer for TT players in India," only big chance Fiore created, with Raman.For Sathiyan, using the software has made Kohli, Rohit Sharma's crucial as the visitors doubled their the game put to bed by roatia his training sessions even more interesting. "It is advantage seven minutes after the interval international Perisic. early to state that I am seeing a tangible change in in-sync expressions on through Perisic. Romelu Lukaku and substitute Lautaro my game because of this software. But, over a Inter could have added to their tally but saw Martinez should have added a third, period of time, this data will help my game out the win with ease to reach 47 points, but their profligacy mattered little as immensely. More importantly, practice sessions field trigger Twitter one ahead of rivals AC Milan who host watch from the stands as the Inter coach Inter secured a third win in their last have become more fun with all of us having Crotone on Sunday. Fiorentina stay 12th served the final game of a touchline ban, four league games along with their fourth numbers on speed, trajectory, distance to analyse meme-fest on 22 points.Antonio Conte was forced to but he will have been impressed by hi successive SerieAclean sheet. our game," Sathiyan concluded. One of century’s Smost economical five-for has a Punjab connect: Mohali lad with World Cup dreams Mohali When Punjab-born cricketer Simi thinks about such things but to achieve that team played a three ODI series against spin.Ireland has also qualified for this year’s Singh (33) claimed five wickets for ten runs is every bowler’s dream and I am glad that I England in August last year before playing T20 World Cup to be held in India later this for Ireland against UAE in the last match of could help my team win. To play in my 50th against UAE andAfghanistan this year. year and Singh is hopeful of making the the ODI series at Abu Dhabi last month, it ListA game for Ireland this week is a special Singh shared his experience of playing cut.“I have been spending time on my New Delhi India had a rough outing on the was the third most economical ‘five-for’ feeling too,” shared Singh, while speakinginternational cricket in the bio bubble. batting apart from bowling a lot to get back field during the opening day of the first spell bowled in this century with India’s with The Indian Express from UAE.Son of“Last one year has been tough for everybody. the rhythm. The focus has been to better the Test against England in Chennai. England Stuart Binny (6 wickets for 4 runs against Amarjit Singh, a Punjabi teacher at aLuckily for us, it did not take long to resume revolutions on the ball and I have also been scored 263/3 on Day 1, a courtesy brilliant Bangladesh in 2014) and Sri Lankan government school in Chandigarh, SimiInternational cricket. I played for YMCA working on wrist spin apart from leg-spin century from captain Joe Root, as well as a Muttiah Muralitharan (5 wickets for 9 runs shifted to Ireland for studies on theClub when cricket activities resumed in and googly as well. gritty 89-run knock from opener Dom against New Zealand in 2002) ahead of insistence of his long-time friend Ireland and Cricket Ireland supported us I am also aiming for more turn and off-spin for Sibley. Singh in that list.The Mohali cricketer, who Gauravjeet Singh Sandhu in 2006 and financially as well regarding training T20s and I am looking forward to seal my The duo added 200 runs for the third-wicket is an Irish citizen now, also bagged his first played professional cricket for clubs like facilities. Playing in England was bit tough spot in the Ireland team for the T20 World Man of the Match award with a half-century Malahide CC, Old Balverydale CC and partnership, broken by Jasprit Bumrah in as we took some time getting used to play at Cup. I played in the T20 series against and five wickets in the match. Singh, who YMCA CC in the Leinster Senior Cup and stadiums. Having played three series in bio Afghanistan in Noida last year and that was the final over of the day.While India's also played in the three-match ODI series after some prolific performances in the bubble, I can say it’s bit tough mentally as the last time, I met my parents. Hopefully, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant did against Afghanistan which finished earlier Ireland domestic circuit, the all-rounder got sometimes it can feel like a prison but then they can watch me play in the World Cup his bit in keeping up the morale for the last week, now has played in a total of 50 his maiden call-cup for Ireland in 2017, two we are lucky in a way that we are doing what this year,” shared Singh.Singh also bowlers, Twitter also poked fun at a ListA matches for Ireland including 24 ODI months after he became an Irish citizen. we love to do and play professionally,” followed the Indian team’s historic 2-1 win particular moment on the field where and 24 T20 Internationals.“To play 50 List A The last four years have seen Simi playing 24 shared Singh. over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Indian captain Virat Kohli and opener matches for Ireland has been one of the best ODI and 24 T20I matches apart from two The all-rounder, who has 377 runs and 28 trophy last month. “The whole Ireland team Rohit Sharma were seemingly in-sync moments of my career as a professional four-day matches against Netherlands andwickets in ODIs and 207 runs and 21 saw the match in the dressing room after a with their expressions while staring at the cricketer and I was delighted with the Man Scotland.With Covid-19 stopping thewickets in T20 Internationls for Ireland, has practice session and it was a historic win for ball.The duo continued to look at the ball of the Match award. When I was bowling, I international cricket activities from Marchbeen training under Ireland head coach the Indian team. For India to win the series did not think about the spell or the feat. But till June last year, it also meant that Ireland’sGraham Thorpe and bowling coach Stuart despite so many injuries speaks of the huge with a helpless expression on their face, when I returned to the dressing room, I was away tour to Zimbabwe and home series effort and a big congrats for the whole sparking memes on the social networking Barnes and last one year has also seen the told about it being the third best five-for against Bangladesh, New Zealand and off-spinner experimenting with leg- Indian team,” concluded Singh. site. spell in this century. As a player, one never Pakistan got cancelled before the Ireland 12 New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 CAREER THE SIKH TIMES

dynamic and fast-paced. Invariably because of Take a walk around a workspace in a large long shift hours, the office becomes a second home organization, and the chances are, you will and the colleagues, an extended family. Sabbas encounter employees gathered around Joseph, Director of one of the leading event foosball tables, furiously typing away while Fostering a creative management companies, Wizcraft shares, "For sitting on beanbags or strategizing business keeping the dynamism alive, we always host growth over a cup of coffee. These are interesting activities that can help the Wizzes outward signs of what companies are trying (team members) to get to know each other and to do - make creativity a part of the more importantly, relieve stress. From quizzes to organization's culture and generate new pop up shops, celebrating festivals together to products, ideas or solutions by creating a culture in the dedicating an entire room with books and a music relaxed atmosphere at the workplace. system for just 'chilling'; I think it's extremely The workforce today has evolved over the important for companies, especially those that last decade or so to be more open to require loads of creativity, to provide an outlet for creativity. With a large number of millennials people to engage and bond with each other as they joining the employee population, the needs serve as the best stress antidotes."? ? Companies of the employees are drastically different have realized the importance of innovation and from those of the previous generations. And how encouraging creative activities can boost team this has caused a cultural shift within morale. Venkatramana B, President, Group HR, organizations. The new culture is headed Landmark Group India asserts that Landmark towards fostering creativity to bring out the Group strongly believes in a culture of innovation best in employees. Rigid systems and WorkplaceWorkplace and over the years has benefitted greatly from processes, hierarchies, inflexible policies values as well as a workspace free of hands-on experience with open source and employee sourced solutions. He says, "Keeping and linear modes of thinking are slowly constraints to open the mind." So, how are ideas." proprietary software tools and technologies. It the creative juices flowing is important for us and being phased out to welcome flat companies dealing with this? He explains, "At Tech giants such as Facebook and Google are also provides a platform for employees to we continuously organize activities that encourage organizations, space for innovation, and a Infosys, we have begun the journey towards already famous for their hack-a-thons -- identify and engage with talented designers and out-of-box thinking. Play in a Day or Theatre focus on collaboration through creative greater employee engagement and innovation overnight events where employees are asked to developers. Methodology has been a very successful program thinking. by fostering creative thinking in the spaces of ditch their regular work and concentrate on To ensure that employees have a holistic for us, where various concepts. Be it business or Richard Lobo, SVP, Head HR, Infosys technology and beyond. In 2014, we launched trying out something else within the company. professional experience, it is necessary to soft skills, they are explained to employees Limited says, "It's easy to examine these the first crowd-sourcing idea campaign at According to Lobo, "These events encourage encourage creativity in leisure spaces as well. through theater." He also talks about conducting an outward signs and mistake them for a Infosys called Murmuration. A CEO-driven out-of-the-box thinking and inculcate the With Google being the front runner, companies interesting engagement activity called Islempix, in creative culture. There is nothing a creative initiative, employees were encouraged to culture of rapid problem-solving using are now encouraging healthy environment which store teams are provided with various workspace can do if the underlying structure provide their ideas about our business strategy, technology." Similarly, Infosys has its own through creatively designed workspac?e?s, Olympic-like tasks and adds, "These activities are does not allow free collaboration across and through an inclusive employee-voting global Hackathon, which is currently in its world-class sports facilities, recreational rooms, not only fun, but also increase employee morale, teams. Allowing a creative culture to grow mechanism, 10 ideas were shortlisted for second season, to channel creative thinking gyms, and even sleep pods for power naps. camaraderie and understanding between team involves both a strong foundation of creative consideration from the original pool of 2,650 among employees. Here, people are able to get The workplace?s? ha?ve ?become all the more members." Take frequent breaks to avoid FatigueFatigue atat workwork 4 things If the high pressure and longer work hour is taking a break. According to Emily Hunter, a taking a toll on your health lately and if you want researcher, who is working on stress issues faced we regularly do at to experience better health and increased job by the employees at work, find something creative satisfaction, regular short breaks are better than to do during your break that unwinds you - longer breaks, suggest experts. Health and fitness doodling, reading, listening to music -the idea is to specialists are of the opinion that instead of engage in activities that are going to make your taking a conventional lunch break, smaller breaks much more restful, provide better recovery breaks throughout the workday replenishes more and help you come back to work stronger. resources -energy , concentration and Have an early break motivation. Here are some ways you can steal Do not wait till you really feel stressed and hungry those moments without compromising on work... to take a break. A study suggests taking an early Work Plan your day in advance Work break helps employees to be better equipped for By planning your work activities in advance you long work hours. "We found that when more hours get an exact idea of how much work you need to had elapsed since the beginning of the work shift, accomplish that day. Spread the work evenly and fewer resources and more symptoms of poor health also plan your free time. "Planning is the key to a were reported after a break," a study done by life without stress. Even if you have a few researcher Cindy Wu, said. "Therefore, breaks surprises at work, you will be well-equipped to later in the day seem to be less effective," the study handle them," says Dr Amrapali Patil, yoga and noted. wellness expert. She also suggests doing a bit of Avoid discussing work during the break stretching and destressing exercises during the The idea of taking a break is to get away from work breaks. and stress. If you are going to discuss work with Seek assistance your colleagues at the coffee machine, it would Of course, we all come to office so that we could do work, the others are and also try to understand why the others are not so If you feel the task at hand is too much for you to beat the whole purpose. Instead, choose lighter but other than that there are a few regular things that we all happy. While the not so happy ones bitch about the one's who are handle alone, ask your colleagues to help out. topics. end up doing. They all are so regular that they formed a part happy, thinking that the grass is simpler greener on their side. There is no harm in seeking of our work routine. Here they are... help from your co- Take quite a lot of coffee/chai Read bizarre stuff while workers.Taking too much breaks researching work and not able to finish Research is a pivotal part of every job It's not just one in the evening, and it on time or doing a shoddy profile, and all that research work is another towards day end, coffee breaks job will only impact your usually done online. However, while we are integral to our work schedule. In fact, reputation. In return, help are trying to some serious finding out on no serious meeting, discussion, out others as well on your important stuff, we tend to lose track and brainstorming session, or presentation ot slack day . This will also go about reading fun and bizarre things just starting work can happen without a help you in building a by opening one link from another. cup or two of coffee or chai. And, some of support system at work Have several non-productive which will come handy these breaks are taken without anyone, during crisis. just to for some self assessment time or days Do something creative to just to break from the work monotony. This is something we all do, but never de-stress Gossip and bitch accept of doing it. There are days when we are completely non- You may feel tempted to No, we don't do it on purpose, it is just the way every productive and sped hours doing absolutely nothing. However, rush to the coffee machine workplace functions. some people are happy and some are we start the day by thinking that we are going to finish a good every time you think of not. Happy people generally gossip about how inefficient amount of work, but end it completely being unproductive.