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NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY2019-20 FARMERPROTESTS: SHAH MEETS TOMAR Malnutrition in Govtallegeshandof kids worsens in key states2015-19 ‘tukdetukde’gang, Sanitation, access to water, fuel better, keepstalksdooropen but increase in child stunting, wasting
Pradesh, wasdelayeddue to the One-dayhunger UDITMISRA pandemic and itsresultsare ex- &NUSHAIBAIQBAL pected to be made available in strikebyprotesting NEWDELHI,DECEMBER13 May2021. farmers today; Datafromthe firstphase SEVERAL STATES across the shows that severalstateshaveei- MoS says date of countryhavereversedcourse ther witnessedmeagreimprove- and recordedworsening levels mentsorsustainedreversalson THE VACCINE VANS ROLL OUT next talkssoon of child malnutrition despite child (under 5years of age) mal- dramatic improvementsinsan- nutrition parameters suchas Atruck loaded with the Covid-19vaccine leavesthe PfizerGlobal Supply manufacturing itationand better access to fuel child stunting; child wasting; plantinPortage,Michigan, on Sunday. The firstshipmentsofthe vaccine were sent to SANTOSHSINGH and drinkingwater. shareofchildren underweight distribution centres in theUnited States. AP REPORT,PAGE12 &HARIKISHANSHARMA This is one of the startling rev- and child mortality rate. PATNA,NEWDELHI, elations in the first-phasedataof These four arekey metrics DECEMBER13 the National FamilyHealth and their dataare usedinseveral Survey(NFHS)2019-20—re- global indices suchasthe Global EXPRESS INTERVIEW: MANOJ SINHA WITH TALKSdeadlockedand leasedbythe Union Ministry of Hunger Index. farmers announcing ahunger- One-year-old Mehar Kaur with her family at the Singhu Health and FamilyWelfareon Child wasting reflectsacute strikeonMonday, morevoices border on Saturday night. Praveen Khanna December 12 —and marksashift undernutrition and refers to chil- Kashmir, Jammu our two eyes, in the Government came out since the lastNFHS in 2015-16. dren having lowweight fortheir Sundaytoallegethat riding the The latestdatapertains to 17 height. India has always had a protests were ideological forces states —including Maharashtra, high levelofchild wasting but in- can’t favour one over other: L-G opposedtothe government and Bihar,and West Bengal —and stead of reducing it, several the “nation’s progress and in- Ugrahan rights rally hurt five Union Territories (including states suchasTelangana, Kerala, ‘Givemeasingle think if the administration’s in- tegrity”. At the same time, the J&K) and, crucially, captures the Bihar,and Assam as well as the tentions areclear,and the gov- negotiation door waskeptopen cause, admit 32 groups, stateofhealth in these states be- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 example of ernment is notfavouring one with Union MinisterofState for fore the Covid pandemic. Phase 2 over the other,then therewillbe AgricultureKailashChoudhary of the survey,whichwillcover outsiderhaving no opposition.” telling PTI that the government underlinerepeal demand other states suchasUttar RELATED REPORT The L-Gspokeonarangeof would soon "decide adate" and Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya PAGE 9 bought land since issues from the annulment of call farmer leaders forthe sixth the Roshni Actand itsunravel- round of talks. RAAKHIJAGGA Aug5,2019’ BUSINESSASUSUAL SHARPREVERSALSINCHILDHEALTH ing to the fear of demographic In an address to farmers in LUDHIANA,DECEMBER13 changeinthe Valleyfollowing Bihar,UnionLaw MinisterRavi BY UNNY Proportionofstuntedchildrenunder5years J&K L-GManoj Sinha the repeal of land laws,the time- Shankar Prasadinvoked the WITH UNION ministers attribut- PVAIDYANATHANIYER line forAssemblyelections and “tukdetukde gang”, warning of ing ideological opposition to the AndhraPradesh 31.2% 31.4% JAMMU,DECEMBER13 GOVT &POLITICS restoration of 4G services, and “stern action". And, in the capital, farm protests andequating some Telangana 33.1%28% the ‘GupkarGang’ jibebythe Union AgricultureMinister of them with "Leftand Naxal el- Assam 35.3% 36.4% KASHMIR AND Jammu arethe Union Home MinisterAmit NarendraSingh Tomar said that ements," as manyas32farmer “twoeyes” of the UnionTerritory J&K DDC POLLS:51% Shah. The full interview will be those opposedtothe farm Bills unions passedaresolution Bihar 42.9% 48.3% TURNOUT IN PHASE-6 Gujarat 39% 38.5% of J&K, and going ahead, forover- publishedTuesday. were the same castof“Leftist” Saturdaymaking it clear that allprogress, both have to work PAGE 9 Sinha, who took oath on characters opposedtothe abro- theironlyissue is the repeal of Karnataka 35.4% 36.2% together without one being August7,and has visitedall 10 dis- gation of Article370,the newcit- farm laws andnothing else. Kerala 23.4% 19.7% favoured over the other,said trictsinKashmir,and six (of 10)in izenship law(CAA) and the Ram Carefullycalibrating their Maharashtra 35.2% 34.4% Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant towardsthe development of Jammu,over the lastfour months, temple. distancing from the Bharatiya WestBengal 33.8% 32.5% Governor of J&K. these tworegions equally, and said therewere“some people” Speaking at Tekbigha village Kisan Union (EktaUgrahan), the Jammu&Kashmir 26.9% 27.4% “Samaan bhavsey dono ke it’s onlywhen both work to- who have “vestedinterests”in in Bakhtiarpur wherethe Bihar joint resolution said: “The func- vikas ke liyehumein kaam karna gether that theycan take the UT differentiating Jammu from CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tion organisedbyBKU (Ekta ■ 2019-20 ■ 2015-16 hai aur dono milke hi is UT ko aage forward),”said Sinha in an inter- Kashmir on the lines of “region, Ugrahan) has no relation with arenot partofthis group of 32. badhasakti hai (Wehavetowork viewtoThe Indian Express.“I CONTINUEDONPAGE2 UDDHAV: CALLING the farmers' struggle. Their ac- The BKU (EktaUgrahan) had FOODPROVIDERS tion has harmedthe farmers’ on December 10 —tomark ANTI-NATIONALSNOT struggle.” BKU (EktaUgrahan) Human RightsDay —waved THE EDITORIAL PAGE and the Kisan Mazdoor posters of activists including Former home minister of Gujarat OUR CULTURE PAGE 10 Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) CONTINUEDONPAGE2 DISSENTAND held in Rs 14.8-crore ‘bonus scam’ THECITY BY FAHAD ZUBERI under the brand name ‘Amul’. PAGE 6 Republic TV EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Gujarat Chaudharywas also former Pragya: Brahmins don’t AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 former home chief of Dudhsagar dairywhen in CEO held in minister 2014,hewas sackedfromboth EXPRESSNETWORK take offence when caste FORMER HOME Ministerof Vipul GCMMF and Dudhsagar dairyfol- Gujarat and former chairman of Chaudhary. lowing corruption chargesincon- TRP case Gujarat Cooperative Milk nection with Rs 22-crorecattle called,why do ‘shudras’ Marketing Federation (GCMMF), fodder scam. Under the scam, the VipulChaudhary, wasarrestedby DudhsagarDairy elections on GCMMF wassupposed to send EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ‘Thereisn’t any the Gujarat Police Crime January5,2021. According to po- cattle fodder to Maharashtra. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MUMBAI,DECEMBER13 uniformityin Investigation Department(CID) lice,theformerGCMMFchief had “In 2014,afirstinformation BJP DUMPS ALLY, BHOPAL,DECEMBER13 ‘Bringlaw mandis across Crime and Railways on Sunday allegedly conspired with Mehs- reportwas filedagainstChaud- PICKS NEW ONE TO to control THE MUMBAI Police's Crime states, then howcan forhis alleged involvementina ana Dudhsagar union officials to haryatMehsana BDivisionpolice MALEGAONBLAST case accused population BranchonSundayarrested bonus scam of Rs 14.80 crore. siphonoff money from fund me- station relatedto the loss of Rs 22 RULEBODO COUNCIL and BJP's Bhopal Member of foranti- Republic TV's Chief Executive you have one Actfor The arrest of Chaudhary ant forpayingbonus to workers. croreinthe cattle fodder scam. PAGE 9 Parliament (MP) PragyaSingh nationals’ Officer Vikas Khanchandani in the entirecountry?’ comesweeksbeforetheMehsana GCMMF marketsits products CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Thakur told agathering in the Television Rating Pointsma- BHUPESH BAGHEL Madhya Pradesh's Sehoreon nipulation case, taking the total CHIEF MINISTER, CHHATTISGARH Saturdaythat shudras “feel bad” don’t feel bad; call avaishya a number of arreststo13. PAGE 11 when theyare called shudras vaishya,theydon’t feel bad. But if The Mumbai metropolitan Over 50%vehicles on road uninsured:report due to “ignorance” about the so- youcall ashudraashudra, they magistratecourtlater remanded cial system. feel bad. Whyisthis so? Because Khanchandani in police custody Bureau(IIB), setupbyinsurance accidentsand fatalities. “In this Addressing agathering of of ignorance, theyare unable to fortwo days. GEORGEMATHEW regulator IRDAI, is yettofinalise ED grim scenario, it is adouble the KshatriyaMahasabha, understand.”) Asenior police official said MUMBAI,DECEMBER13 itsMarch 2020 report. Nosafety whammywhen morethan half Thakur said that society has In other contentious re- Khanchandani's statement was The bulk of uninsured vehi- PLAIN E the vehicles in the country are been dividedintofour cate- marks,Thakursaid that a“lawto recordedtwice and his role was ● net MORE THAN half the vehicles on cles aretwo-wheelers, with the EX uninsured,” IIB said. gories in “our dharmashastra control population growth identifiedduring the interroga- EXPERT EXPLAINS the road in India arerunning numbers being as high as 66per According to IIB, of the over (social treatise)”. should be forthose who indulge tion of the channel's distribution Lt Gen GirishKumar without anyinsurance cover—a cent. “Therewere15states NO INSURANCE means no 23.12 crorevehicles on the road “Kshatriyakokshatriyakeh in anti-national activities...it head Ghanshyam Singh, who &NitinJoshi mandatoryprovision underthe whichhad uninsured vehicles to compensation in case of in India as of March 31,2019, do, buranahin lagta. Brahmin ko doesn’tapplyfor thosewho live wasarrestedearlier. FromTheIndianExpresspanel MotorVehicles Act. the extent of morethan 60 per an accident. Despitethe nearly 57 per cent were unin- brahminkeh do, bura nahinlagta. forthe nation”. The investigators alleged that of specialists,exclusiveinsight Nearly 57 per cent of the total cent,” said the report. In most mandatory third-partyve- sured;in2017-18,54per cent of Vaishya ko Vaishyakeh do, bura She also said that “reservation Khanchandani waspartofanin- vehicles on the road were unin- cases, the renewals arenot done hicle insurance policy,the the nearly 21.11crore vehicleson nahin lagta. Shudrakoshudrakeh should be on the basis of eco- ternal WhatsApp group in which sured as of March 2019,upfrom afterthe firstyear. number of uninsured ve- the road were uninsured. do, buralag jatahai. Kaaran kya nomic background to benefit the discussions on Logical Channel HOWTOMEASURE 54percentinMarch 2018,accord- India is oneofthe largestauto hicles remains high.Two- “The uninsured vehicles hai? Kyunki na-samjhi, samajh poor,enabling them to live abet- Number (LCN) would take place. AMOUNTAIN ing to the Insurance Information markets in the worldwith over wheelers mostlyfallout of largely comprise two-wheelers, nahi paate,” she said. terlifenot on castelines”. LCNisanidentification number BureauofIndia'sannualreportre- 20 millionvehicles sold annually. the insurance netatthe and this is quiteobvious as nearly (“If youcall akshatriyaa Addressing womenatthe gath- assigned to aTVchannel, and the EXPLAINED, PAGE 4 leasedonDecember 7. It is also among the countries time of the firstrenewal. 75 per cent of the totalvehicles kshatriya, theydon'tfeel bad; ering, she said: “Today’s kshatriya allegations againstRepublic TV The Insurance Information withthe highestnumber of road CONTINUEDONPAGE2 call abrahmin abrahmin,they CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2
PAGE 1 ANCHOR Te am India’sbig unknown: 13 in Covid bubble forsix months
stand the psychological impact”. while skipper ViratKohli will atristfor AustralianFootball being active around preventative the danger of morestringent VISHALMENON Since the run-up to the IPL, join the side afterthe firstTest. League (AFL) and workswith measures," he says. curbs lurks at the firstsignof &SRIRAMVEERA when teams startedassembling “Without naming the sport, Australian Open tennis. BCCItreasurer Arun Dhumal trouble. With the South Africa- NEWDELHI,MUMBAI, in the UAEinAugust, Ajinkya Ican sayAustralia has already Sports psychologistPaddy says the boardisin“regular England series getting cancelled DECEMBER13 Rahane, Jasprit Bumrah, facedsuchquarantine situations Upton, who wascoachGary touch” with the support staff lastweek afterafewplayers RavindraJadeja, Ravichandran whereathleteshaveissues of Kirsten's assistant when India and “taking feedbackabout the tested positive,noone is taking BY THEtime the India-Australia Ashwin, KLRahul, Umesh Yadav anxietyattacks...The quarantine wonthe 2011 WorldCup, says players' mental state”.“It's a chances. Lastmonth, Pakistan's Test series gets over in the third and Mohammad Shami are can playhavoc with players "players spend time overthink- challenging time as we areplay- tour to NewZealand barelysur- week of January, at least13 among those who have re- with performance-related is- ing about upcoming games in ing back-to-back cricket under vivedafter severalvisitingteam Indianplayers would have spent mainedinthe bubble. The oth- sues or forthosewho have fam- the hotelrooms, leaving them abio-bubble. We have told the players tested positive. close to six months inside a ers include bowlers Mohammed ilymembers with health issues. mentallyexhausted". "The selectors and supportstaff that It'snot justthe Indian play- Covid bio-bubble, confined Siraj andNavdeep Saini, wicket- This is unchartedterritory —and longerthe players areinbubbles, if anyplayerfeels mental fatigue ers. Other in-demand interna- mainlytotheir hotelroomswith keepers Wriddhiman Saha and we don’t have enough experi- the moreaunique setofdynam- or needsabreak,theyshouldlet tional cricketers —England's Jos stringent curbs on movement RishabhPant, and batsmen ence to confidentlysay we have ics will unfold, and newneeds us know.The players'mental Buttler and JofraArcheralong and contact. Prithvi Shawand Shubman Gill. it under control or what poten- will arise. I’m nothearing a health is paramount to us,” says with West Indian Jason Holder This is “unchartedterritory”, These areall Test players who tial problems awaitus,”says whole lotofcricketauthorities Dhumal. —havebeen confinedtothe warn mind gurus working with were also partofthe IPL. Those Cricket Australia’s consultant Indian Test players likeMohammad Shami and Jasprit who areundertaking research to CurrentlybasedinSydney, bubble forlonger. elitecricketers,and authorities who playinthe shorterformats sportspsychiatristDrRanjit Bumrah have been in abio-bubble since August. AP understand what the psycholog- the Indian contingent has been Australian sports,Menon aren't doing enough to “under- have returnedfromAustralia Menon, who is also chief psychi- ical impact will be on players and allowedtomovearound abit but CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,DECEMBER14,2020
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Kashmir, publicservant, 408 forcriminal during the Shaheen Bagh eventuallyhappens is the breachoftrustbyclerk,120b protest(in Delhi againstthe stress manifests in physical dis- Jammu our two forcriminal conspiracy,” the of- CAA).” ease. Injury,illnessand unex- ficer said. On Sunday, Thakur wasun- Govt alleges hand of ‘tukde tukde’ gang plainedflaring-up of old in- eyes, can’t available forcomment but her juries aremostcommonly Over 50% office said she wasinvited to BJP launchedastatewide movement fortheir interest Tomar,who has held talks retary (Chandigarhand associated withthe physical favour one over the event to commemoratethe 'Kisan Chaupal Sammelan but we willnot allow them to with the farmers, too, echoed Punjab) Dinesh Kumar. manifestation of mental and vehicles on road foundation dayofKshatriya (farmers'conference)' in sup- succeedintheir goal." Goyaland Prasad. “Thereare Afterthatmeeting, Kumar emotional stress thatare sup- other: L-G Mahasabha.However, the na- port of the newlaws, Prasad These remarks come in some forces in the country told The Indian Express: “We pressed,” he says. religion, caste,colour or area.” uninsured:report tional working president of said, "Theywanted us to the wake of some farmer whichoppose anygoodwork gave ourfeedbackabout the L-GSinha sought to allay in India consistoftwo-wheel- Akhil BharatiyaKshatriya promise MSP in writing, groupsdistancing themselves that can contributetoIndia’s situation in Punjab.Majority Ugrahan rally fears expressedbymainstream ers.Inthis class, over 60 per Mahasabha, SurendraSingh when we agreed,theystarted from one of the keygroups, progress…they always tryto of farmers in the stateare Sudha Bharadwaj,Vernon political leaders thatAssembly cent of the vehicles remain Tomar,said the organisation talking about repealing the BharatiyaKisanUnion (Ekta mislead the country,”Tomar busy with their farming activ- Gonsalvesand Varavara Rao, elections would be put on the uninsured,whereascars are wasnot behind the event. laws... Letmemakeitclear Ugrahan), whose members, on said aftermeeting agroup of ities.” and demandedtheir release back burner,particularly after largely insured,with the unin- “The establishment daywill that the Government of India December 10,waved posters of farm leaders from Kumar,too, alleged that from jail. the ongoing District sured numbers quitelow at be commemorated on and Prime MinisterNarendra jailedactivists arrested in the Uttarakhand who had ex- the farmers were being “mis- This promptedseveral Development Council (DDC) around 10 per cent,” the report December 27 andagathering Modi respect farmers and Bhima Koregaon case and de- pressedtheir supportfor the led” by politicalparties. Union ministers including polls. He said Assemblyelec- said. will be held in Gwalior," Tomar farmerstoo respect the PM. mandedtheir release. farm laws. “The Congress party Piyush Goyal, Ravi Shankar tions areheld in states which About 52 per cent vehicles said, adding that the organisa- Lekin agar kisan andolan ki “Firsttheycalledus “You remember,when the startedthis movement but Prasad and NarendraSingh have DDCs. don't renewtheir insurance af- tion has about 2.5 lakh mem- aad me Bharat ko todne wale Khalistani, then theycalledus Bill to repeal Article 370from nowtheyhavelostcontrol Tomar over the lasttwo days to “Assemblyfunction is dif- terthe firstyear –mostlytwo- bers in Madhya Pradesh out of log, tukde-tukde log peechhe Pakistani, nowweare called Kashmir wasbrought, there over it. The farmers' move- statethat "Leftistand Maoist ferent from that of DDC or wheelers fall outofthe insur- 17.5 lakh across the country. hokar andolan ke kandhe se Naxals…thesame people were suchLeftistelements ment has gone intothe hands elements" have infiltrated the Parliament. So, whereisthe ance netatthe time of the first Speaking on condition of goli chalayengetounkekhi- harp on the importance of di- who were opposingits re- of Naxalites, Left, and protests seeking to derail the contradiction?” he said. renewalofthe insurancepolicy. anonymity,Mahasabha office- laf sakht karyawahi ki jayegi. alogue,” the group’s leader moval. When the Citizenship Khalistanis. Therefore, the is- government’s "reformistfarm Therewas no reason to fear, According to theMotor bearers said the event that Yehbhi baaat saaf hai isme, Joginder SinghUgrahan had Amendment Bill came… they sue has become sensitive.The laws." Sinha said. The Prime Minister Vehicles Act, 2019,itismanda- Thakur attendedwas “organ- koisamjhautanahi karenge told The Indian Express. opposedit. When the agrar- protesting farmers should not ButaSingh Burjgill, has talked about Assembly tory forall vehicles to be in- isedbyher ownpeople”. (But if in the guise of the Prasad's remarks echo ian reform Bills came, these allowanyone to push Punjab President, BKU (Dakaunda), elections from the ramparts of sured with third-party vehicle Thakur has had to apologise farmers' protest,those break- those of Union Minister were also opposed. When the backtoits days of unrest,” who presidedoverthe meeting RedFortonAugust15; the insurancepolicy. Third-party twice in the recent pastfor her ing up the country, the tukde- Piyush Goyalwho alleged issue of Ramtemple came up, Kumar said. of the 32 farmer organisations Home Ministerhas said it on or liability insurance covers the controversial remarks. In the tukde people fire from the that the protests were being it wasalso opposed. Thereare Asked about the possibil- on December 11,said, “Human the floor of Parliament, he legal liability arising due to run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha shoulders of the movement, hijackedbythe hardLeftand some people whojusthaveto ity of another round of talks, rightsisabig issue forusas pointed out. “Is meinkisikoaa- death or disability of third elections, she apologisedfor we will take strict action Maoistelements. oppose and it has become he said, “The governmentis well but herethis joint strug- patti nahi hai (Nobody has an party loss or damagetotheir her remarks on thedeathof againstthem. This is clear... Incidentally,onDecember their intention to weaken the always ready fortalksbut gleisonlyagainstthe laws objection to this). And the property. former MaharashtraATS chief therewill be no compro- 11,inaninterviewtoThe country,”Tomar said. protestingfarmers needto formedbythe Central govern- Prime Ministerhas said on “When an uninsured vehi- Hemant Karkare, who was mise)." Indian Express, Prasad had On December 11,Tomar understand that theyshould ment i..e the three farm laws, August15, thatwhen the cle meets with an accident, the killedinthe 26/11attacks. Referring to human rights struckamoreconciliatory had asked protesting farmers send asmaller group of rep- the Ordinance related to envi- Delimitation Commission injured or relativesofdead Thakur wasthe firsttobear- activists lodgedinjails, Prasad note.“The wayout willbe, to be vigilant againstthe mis- resentativessothat aconsen- ronment and the proposed completesits work,Assembly people don’tget anycompen- rested in the Malegaon case on said, "Who arethese people democracy is ultimatelydia- use of their platform by what sus can emerge.” Electricity Bill, 2020.” elections will be held,” he said. sation. Thereisnocompensa- October 23, 2008, within a who want to break the coun- logue. Democracy is ulti- he called "anti-social" as well At Delhi's Singhu border, The Indian Express spoke Responding to aquestion on tion fordamaged vehicles,” month of the blastafter the ATS try? Nowdemands arebeing matelypersuasion. as "Leftistand Maoistele- farmerunions reiterated their with leaders of at leasttwo fearsofademographic change said an official. investigation ledbyKarkare. raisedtofreethose so-called Democracy is ultimately ments". demand forarepeal of the dozen farmerorganisations in the Valley, especiallyafter the Industrysources said IIB, In November 2019,she intellectuals who areinjail for reaching out. The Prime Tomar’sremarks came af- three laws.Speaking to re- over the weekend and the con- repeal of certain land laws and headedbyIRDAI Chairman came under fire forher re- indulging in rioting in Delhi Ministerverybeautifullyput terameeting in Delhi on porters, farmer leader Gurnam sensus wasclear:their demand amendmentsinsome others, Subhash Khuntia, should come marks praising Mahatma and Maharashtra. Police have it yesterdayinadifferent con- Sundaywith Union Home Singh Chaduni saidheads of all that the three farm laws be re- the Lt Governor said in J&K, 90 out with updated dataevery Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram filedchargesheets,theyare text—kuchh kahiye, kuchh MinisterAmit Shah and at- protesting farmer unions will pealedand the government per cent of landisagricultural. year.“If IIB releases datawith- Godse, whichforcedthe BJP to notabletoobtain bail from suniye. This kahiyesuniye tendedbyBJP leaders from observeaone-dayhunger start"with aclean slate." When “Nobody from outside J&K can out anytime lag, it will help the remove her from theconsulta- the courtastrials areunder- (discussion) is going for(the) Punjab, including stateunit strikeonMonday.Dharnas asked about the Government's buy agriculturalland.Even government and insurance tive committee on defence. She way. Nowthese people have last20years.” chief Ashwani Kumar Sharma will also be staged at all district proposed amendments, they within J&K, onlyagriculturists firmstotakeappropriate steps had to apologise twice in Lok takenrefugeunder farmers In NewDelhi Sunday, and organisation general sec- headquarters, he said. said that these could be over- can buy such land,” he said. and programmes,” said an offi- Sabha afteranangry turnedlater.Atthe heartof While the amendment to cialofaninsurance company. Opposition rejected her first their protestisthe demandto certain laws hasenabled out- Motorwas thebiggestline apology. Malnutrition in children worsens in manykey states legalise Minimum Support siderstobuy land in the UT, of business in the general in- Price in the farm laws,aprovi- Sinha said therewas no treat- surance industrywithnearly Republic TV sionthat no government has ment for“imagined” fears. 40 percent shareofthe gross arethat it allegedlyuseddual UT of J&K have witnessed SHARPREVERSALSINCHILDHEALTH followedand which, the gov- “Give me asingleexample underwritten premium, at Rs LCN, whichallowedittoshow an increase. ernment said, has severaldis- of anyoutsider having bought 64,522.35crore withagrowth up in the genreof‘kids chan- Others like Wasted Wasted Underweight Underweight IMR IMR tortionaryeffects. land here. Since August5,2019, rate of 9per cent forFY2018- nels’, apartfromthe 'news Maharashtraand West children children children children 2019-20# 2015-16# When contacted,Ruldu tell me asinglename.Ichal- 19.Interestingly,six states -- channels' category, thus show- Bengal have been stag- 2019-20* 2015-16* 2019-20* 2015-16* Singh Mansa, President, Punjab lengeanyone to name one per- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar ing up at twoplaces. Investiga- nant on this. AndhraPradesh16.1% 17.2% 29.6% 31.9% 30.3 34.9 Kisan Union, who is partofthe son from outside who has Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat tors have claimed that Khan- When it comes to the joint forum said, “I believe the bought land here. This is base- and Delhi -- contributed nearly chandani knewabout these proportion of under- Telangana 21.7% 18%31.8% 28.4% 26.4 27.7 ongoing farm struggle has be- less,” he said. 50 per cent of thetotal policies alleged LCNmanipulations. weight children,again, Assam 21.7% 17% 32.8% 29.8% 31.9 47.6 come amovement, and our fo- Asked about Shah’s tweet andclaims,IIB said. Police informedthe court severalbig states, Bihar 22.9% 20.8% 41% 43.9%46.8 48.1 cus should be only on farm referring to mainstream polit- The total number of third on Sundaythat Khanchandani Gujarat, Maharashtra, Gujarat 25.1% 26.4% 39.7% 39.3% 31.2 34.2 laws,ElectricityBill and the ical parties —whichformedan party claims reportedwas did notsubmit his phone forin- West Bengal,Telangana, Ordinance on environment. If alliance ahead of the DDC elec- around 3.25 lakh forthe cur- vestigations. Assam and Kerala, have Karnataka 19.5% 26.1% 32.9% 35.2% 25.4 26.9 one farmer union has organ- tions —as‘Gupkar Gang,’ Sinha rent financial year. The Special Investigation seen an increase. Kerala 15.8% 15.7% 19.7% 16.1% 4.4 5.6 isedaprogram, it is itsindivid- said: “As aleader of aparty,he Overall, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Team (SIT) of the Mumbai But the mostsurpris- Maharashtra 25.6% 25.6% 36.1% 36% 23.2 23.7 ual and personal decision.” He, has everyright to issue apolit- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Police told courtthat it wished ing reversalshavehap- WestBengal 20.3% 20.3% 32.2% 31.6% 22 27.5 however, said if thegovern- ical statement. If leaders in a Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan to interrogate Khanchandani to penedinchild stunting, ment triedtotargetthe political party can give certain and Uttar Pradesh together understand alleged payments whichreflectschronic J&K 19% 12.2% 21% 16.6%16.3 32.4 Ugrahan group, the Punjab statements, then others also contributed two-thirdofthe made to multi-system opera- undernutrition, and *Data arefor children under 5; #per 1,000 livebirths Kisan Union will supportthem. have the freedom to speak total thirdparty claims in FY tors and cable operators to refers to thepercentage Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, their mind...Constitutional post 2018-19. In Kerala, nearly 86 boostTRP ratings. of children who have low PresidentofKisanSangharsh hum hold kar rahein hain, per cent of the total thirdparty LateonSunday,the News height fortheir age. increasing because all the 1,000births in NFHS-3, and 50 Menon said that researchers Committee, Punjab said, “All humko is se matlab nahi (I hold claims wasfor injuries, Broadcasters' Federation is- Stunting, morethanany things that affect child growth deaths per 1,000 births in would have to look at more our 32 farmer organisations aConstitutional post, and Iam whereas in Bihar,nearly 80 per suedastatement that said, other factor,islikelytohave tend to improveasstable NFHS-4, adeclineofabout granular datatoarriveatwhy have nothing to do with it. But notconcernedabout it)." cent wasfor deaths. "Vikas’ anticipatory bail peti- long-lasting adverse effects democracies and economies 33%over10years. NFHS-5 and suchreversals have hap- Ibelieve that the ongoing The highestaverage for tion is scheduledtobeheard by on the cognitive andphysical move ahead.” NFHS-4 areabout five years pened. Thereare severalfac- struggleshould be only about Former Gujarat death claims wasinKerala, at the courtand the arrest and re- development of achild. Infant MortalityRate— apart, but we areseeing very tors at play. Forinstance, if in- farm laws.” Rs 12,13,671,and the lowest in mand is highlydisturbing. Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala, thatis, the numberofdeaths little progressinmanystates. come levels decline, it can Stating that the function or- home minister Bihar, at Rs 6,14,306. Generally, NBF herein reiterates and Maharashtra, and West per 1000 live births forchil- In Maharashtra, the under-5 worsen malnutrition. ganisedbyJoginder Singh Later in 2018,aTribunal court the Union Territories and the urgesthe Government of Bengal —all sawincreased dren under the ageof1—and mortality rate is basicallythe According to the Ministry, Ugrahan-ledBKU (Ekta ordered thatChaudhary pay southern states have ahigh av- India to immediatelyset up levels of child stunting. Under 5Mortality Rate data, same in NFHS-4 and 5, and in the contentsofNFHS-5 are Ugrahan) had hurtthe cause of 40% of the Rs 22 crore, which erageascompared to others. an independent and neutral na- According to Purnima too, is mostlystagnant. Bihar,itreducedbyjust3% similar to NFHS-4 to allow farmers, HarmeetSingh, amounted to Rs 9crore at the The averagedeath claim in FY tionalagency to investigateinto Menon, asenior research fel- AashishGupta,are- over five years," he said. comparisons over time. President of BKU (Qadian), earliest,” said an officer of CID 2018-19was Rs 9,01,207, and anyallegations of professional lowatthe International Food searcher affiliated with the Menon said that over 60 The NFHS-5, however, in- said, “Our union has only one Crime on condition of injuryclaim wasRs2,51,094. misconduct by journalists,ex- Policy Research Institute, the University of Pennsylvania, per cent of child mortality is cludes some newtopics, such issue, and thatisfarm laws.Our anonymity. ecutives,and owners of me- reversals in child stunting are said that between NFHS-3 explainedbypoor nutrition. as preschool education, dis- 32 farm unions have clarified “Chaudharythen conspired Brahmins don’t dia companies,inorder to pre- “hugelytroubling”. (2005-05) and 4(2015-16), In other words, child malnu- ability,access to atoiletfacil- that their struggle is onlyabout with Dudhsagar dairypresent vent selective harassment by “One has notseen stunt- therewas progress on mortal- trition is the central problem. ity,death registration, farm laws andnothing else.” chairman Asha Thakor,vice- take offence theState Authority and to en- ing increases in mostofthe ity reduction. The NFHS-5 datacaptures bathing practices during Rajinder Singh, General chairman Moghji Patel, man- surethe FreedomofPress." world,” she said. “Normally, "Under 5mortality was dataduring the firstfiveyears menstruation, and methods Secretary, KrantikariKisan aging director MJ Bakshi when caste The TRP manipulation scam we do notsee stunting levels observed to be 74 deaths per of the Modi government. and reasons forabortion. Union, also supportedthe res- and came up with ascamof called, why do came to light in October after olution passedbythe joint fo- bonus giventothe workers an official of Hansa Research rum. “This agitation is onlyfor of the Dudhsagar union. ‘shudras’:Pragya Group -- the companytasked the bubble in different ways. The norm forcricket in par- system within the team is key, up and during the IPL, hadis- farm laws,the electricity bill The accused siphonedoff Rs withinstalling barometers to “With AFL, we have had abub- ticular, as seen in IPL and other says Menon. suedanappeal days before the and the Ordinance on environ- 14.80 croremeant to be for needs to understand their du- recordviewership -- lodged a ble going on forfivemonths. It bilateral series, is to limitinter- “Theyhavetolook at men- Twenty20tournament ended ment,” he said. yearly bonus for1932workers ties and produce moreand complaint with the Mumbai waswithin ahub in actions of the team to acom- talfatigue levels, behavioural on November 10.Keep cricket Meanwhile, SukhdevSingh of the Dudhsagar union,” he morechildren to inductthem Police, following whichthe Queensland. We took over a mon room or gym and notal- changes -- players canturn dis- tours short, he had said. Kokri Kalan, General Secretary added. intothe ArmedForces so that owner of Fakt Marathi and Box fewresorts, put the players in lowittolingerinindividual tant, irritated.InAFL we had 18 Upton, who has coached of BKU (Ugrahan) said: “We “An FIR wasfiledrecentlyat theycan fight forthe nation Cinema were arrested. specifichubs and got their fam- rooms. But Uptonisconcerned clubs,and apps with wellness Rajasthan Royals and been in- don't want to comment on any Gandhinagar CID crime police and strengthen itssecurity.” Lastweek,the Supreme ilies intothe performance hub about lifewithin the bubble. surveys conducted daily,con- volved with international statement givenbyany of the stationafter acomplainant ap- On the ongoing farmers’ Courtturneddownaplea by (after quarantining separately “TVgames, social media sultant mental-health profes- teams likeIndia and South farm organisations. We organ- proachedus. We held protests,she said: “Those who ARGOutlier Media Private fortwo weeks). Youcan have and some Internetpursuitsare sionals on dailycalls with play- Africa, echoes the suggestion. ise Human RightsDay every ChaudharyonSaturday night have been protesting in the Limited,whichowns Republic provision of intermingling with designedtobeaddictive. The ers and the team's medical “Shorter tours areone option, year and this year it wasnodif- from Gandhinagar and he has name of farmers areanti-na- Media Network, seeking pro- otherplayers, have access to longer players do this, the more staff. Continuousprofessional another option is rotating play- ferent. Our main issue, too, is been arrested today(Sunday). tionals. Theyare notfarmers, tection forthe group and its limited bubble extensions like the chemical stress levels monitoring is neededand ers, especiallythose who have farm laws andwehad con- He has been bookedundersec- but Congressmen and Leftists employees from the cases filed going out formeals and have a within their body and the need symptoms identifiedearly; had extendedperiods in bio- nected the human rightsissue tions of the Prevention of in the garb of farmersand rais- againstthem in Maharashtra. prescribed setofcontactsthey forstimulation. And when that else,thiscan blowupinour bubbles. Forplayers who don’t with farm laws as everyone has Corruption Actand Indian ing their voices againstthe can engagewith. Thereare dif- is notmet,things likedepres- faces,” Menon says. have avenues to release men- ademocratic right to protest Penal Code sections 409 for countryand spreading misin- Team India ferent ways to minimise dam- sion await,” he says. Kohli, who wasinabubble taland emotional stress, which and put across his or her view criminal breachoftrustby formation, the waytheydid says,havesought to manage age,” Menon says. Aproper medical support forclose to 80 days in the run- is probablymostplayers, what point.”
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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,DECEMBER14,2020 ‘VIOLATION’OFCOVID NORMS FIR AGAINST FOLK SINGER,13OTHERS IN MEHSANA Police have registered an FIR against apopular folk singer and 13 othersfor allegedly flouting Covid-19 norms during 3 GUJARAT alive music showatamarriage function in Mehsana district. Eight of the 14 accused have been arrested following the incident on FridayinVisnagar talukawhere alarge number of peopleturned up at the wedding party, police said.
PORTAL TO BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY Stateadds1,175new Fire compliance in buildings: New Covidcases;11die system to appoint safety officers EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE GANDHINAGAR,DECEMBER13 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CASETRACKER AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 AFTER ANNOUNCINGtoallow Places ConfirmedDeaths New cases youngengineering andfiresafety GUJARATADDED 1,175new Ahmedabad 52,608 2,173247 graduates to be empanelledas cases of the coronavirusdisease Amreli 3,569 32 29 Fire SafetyOfficers (FSOs) for on Sunday, taking the infection Anand 2,052 17 21 Due to the difficult terrain, it took the forest officials three timelyissuanceand renewalof tallyto2,27,963. At least1,347 Aravalli 1,072255 days to rescuethe flamingochicks. Courtesy:State Forest Department fire NOCtodifferent buildings in patientswerealso discharged the state in October this year, from across the stateonthe day. Banaskantha 4,320 37 20 ChiefMinisterVijay Rupani So far, 2,10,214 patientshave Bharuch 3,608 18 14 BREEDING COLONY IN GREAT RANN OF KUTCH Sundayalsodeclaredthe details recoveredfromthe infection in Bhavnagar 5,602 70 19 of the newmechanism forthe the state. Botad 9838 4 appointmentsofprivate FSOs. On Sunday, 11 patientssuc- 250 flamingo chicks The CM also declaredthat a ChhotaUdepur 8494 2 cumbed to the virus, eight of portal designedbyGujarat whom were from Ahmedabad Dahod 2,659 720 InstituteofDisaster city and three others from Dang 144 stuck in mud rescued, Management (GIDM) willbe Surat. The total toll due to the Devbhoomi Dwarka 9,725 53 launchedonJanuary26, 2021, for virus in the statestands at 4,196. Gandhinagar 7,432 10252 reunited with flock makingthe service availableon- At 247, Ahmedabad also re- line to the people. Gir Somnath 2,180226 portedthe highestnumber of ritorial forest division, said. Addressing apress confer- cases in the stateonthe day. At Jamnagar 9,778 35 45 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Patelsaid the nesting colony ence here, Rupani said, “In the least239 of these cases were re- Junagadh 4,5833223 RAJKOT,DECEMBER13 wasaround60kmawayfrom past, therewas no mechanism to portedfromurban areas and Kheda 2,5661615 FlamingoCity. “Thenestingcolony checkall this (firesafetycompli- onlyeight from the rural parts. Kutch 3,490 33 28 OVER 250 chicks of greater is on the periphery of Kutch ancebybuildings).For example, FSOswill be required to undergo refresher trainingand Ahmedabad district has re- flamingos separated from their DesertSanctuary. Itappearsthere in Ahmedabad, thereare thou- upgrade their skills everythree years. File Mahisagar 1,829 13 9 ported52,608 cases so far. flockandstuckinmudatabreed- wasalarge-scale breeding by sands of properties. Therewas no Surat, too, recordedahigh Mehsana 6,111 36 51 ing colonyinGreat Rann of Kutch greater flamingos in that area. mechanismfor the(municipal) number of cases at 172—148 Morbi 2,888 20 12 (GRK)wererescuedandreunited Afterhatchingchicks,generallyfe- commissioner to getthese Theywillalso be required to amongthe qualifiedFSOs and from the city and 24 from rural Narmada 1,8111 6 with their flockafter athree-day- males flyawaywhile only afew checked. Fire brigade has limited undergo refresher training and chance of better ratesfor the areas. Atotal of 46,567cases Navsari 1,5218 2 longoperation,forest department males stay backtolead the flock staffand it wasnot possible for upgrade their skills everythree services to the people. have been reportedfromSurat officialssaid on Sunday. of chicks,”theRFOadded.“Weare them to handleall thatalong years. To hold the private FSOs ac- Panchmahal 3,713 23 19 so far. Forest officialsgot an alert assumingthat some birds of prey withtheir routine work.So, The FSOs will beappointedin countable forthe fire NOCsthey Among the four districtsthat Patan 4,002 50 25 three days agofromthe Border mighthave attackedtheflockand adopting apractical approach three categories as per the nature issue, agovernment fire officer reportedcases morethan 100 Porbandar 1,039 42 Security Force(BSF) about sepa- the chicks would have gotsepa- and considering administrative of fire safetyexpertise required will do random inspection to fresh cases were Vadodara(152) Rajkot 18,927193 129 ratedandstrandedyoungonesof ratedfromthegroupduringtheir difficulties, we arecreating anew forthe type of buildings; FSO checkifbeforeissuance of the and Rajkot (129). Sabarkantha 2,5481322 greater flamingosnear the Indo- bid to escape. It is alsopossible system. With this, we will beable General, FSO Advance and FSO NOC, all the parameters of fire The cumulative cases in PakistanBoarder in GRK. thattheycould notmove as wa- to handle (firesafetycompli- Specialist. safetywerecheckedornot. Surat 46,567932 172 Vadodaraand Rajkot stand “Whenwe reachedthecolony, terdriedinthearea,”theRFOsaid. ance).” The FSO General will notre- Andifsome omission is at 22,138 and 18,927, respec- Surendranagar 3,214 13 19 we foundahugeflockofflamingo Wings and legs of some of the Rupanisaid, the services to quireany experience, whereas found then penal action will be tively. Tapi 9946 2 chicks.Further deeptowards the strandedchicks were coveredin getfireNOC everysix months for the FSO Advance and FSO takenagainstthe concerned While Gandhinagar reported Vadodara 22,138239 152 border,wefound stray chicks mud, making it difficult forthem highrises, commercial com- Specialist willrequireexperience FSO and the property 52 newcases,other districtsin Valsad 1,326 8 stuckinmud, apparentlysepa- to tread, patel said, “Our rescue plexes, schools-colleges, hospi- of five years and 10 years respec- owner/possessor. Saurashtraincluding Jamnagar, ratedfromthe flock. Our teams team, including 10 to 12 people, tals, industrial units etc.,will be tively in the field of fire safety. “Gujarat government is cre- Other states 1483 Bhavnagar and Junagadh re- undertookrescueoperationfrom washedthemudoffthechicksbe- speedy and without anyinter- An official release said that atingawhole system forfireand ported45, 19 and 23, respec- Cumulative Total New Cumulative Thursdayandby Saturday, we res- fore releasing them. Due to diffi- ruption. The government has an- with the newmechanism,the apostofDirector of Fire will be tively. discharge: cases: cases: deaths: cuedandreunitedmorethan250 cult terrain, it took us three days nouncedappointment of FSOs property owners/possessors will created andofficers in four re- As manyas55,989tests were 1,175 chicks with the largerflock,” to rescue thesechicks.Our teams under the provisions of Section have the option of choosing an gions will be appointedfor conductedthroughout the state 2,10,214 2,27,963 4,196 ChetanPatel, rangeforestofficer will visit the area again on 12 of theGujarat Fire Prevention FSO of their choice from among that. Thoseofficers will take on Sunday. (RFO)of RaparinKutch(east)ter- Mondayalso,” Pateladded. and LifeSafetyMeasures Act, the large cadreoftrainedand ex- care of different issues of fire sys- 2013. pertprivate FSOs. The ratesof teminfirestationsunder Young engineers from spe- procuring the services of private them like staff, training, instru- State BJP to hold cific faculty and those who have FSOs will be decidedbythe FSO mentsand if theyare working studied in thefield of fire safety and the concerned property properly or notbyholding con- farmers’ meets to willbeempanelledasprivate owner/possessor. tinuous dialogue, seminars, FSOs aftertraining by GIDM and Rupani said that the system meetingsetc.. We arecreating ‘create awareness clearing examination. will also spur competitiveness this nice system,” Rupani added. on new farm laws’
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TOCREATEawarenessontheagri- patrol team in Ahmedabad; 3held culture laws enacted by the CentralGovernment,thestateBJP night curfew hours. At least11people identified willholdnineconventionoffarm- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE In the wake of the coron- as Mohammad Zahir Abdul ers in the stateincoming days. AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 avirus pandemic, the stategov- Shaikh, Mohammad Ayaz Zahir, It wasdecidedatthe two-day ernment has imposedanight Mohammad Anas Shaikh, Chintan Baithak of Gujarat BJP Twopolicemen were injured curfew between 9pmand 6am MohammadZaid, Nashi Almas, that concludedonSundayinthe when apatrol team wasattacked in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Shamim Banu, Farzana, Afsara presence of senior party leaders, by agroup of people at Juhapura Vadodaracities, whichdisallows Banu, Farzana Banu, Aabid includingstatepresidentCRPaatil, area in Ahmedabad city,police marriageceremonies duringthis Mansoori,Imran Shaikh, all res- Chief MinisterVijay Rupani, said Sunday. At least three per- time period. identsofSaiyyedwadiatSarkhej, Deputy Chief MinisterNitin Patel sons have been arrested in the Apolice officer at Vejalpur have been booked,police said. and party incharge forthe state, matter,theyadded. police station,wherethe case The case has been registered Bhupender Yadav. Around 9.30 pm on Saturday, has been lodged,said, “The fam- under Indian Penal Code sec- The development has come police said,11to12people who ilyinformedthe patrol team that tions 143for unlawful assembly, even as thousands of farmersare were on theirway to attenda theyare going to attend amar- 147for rioting, 332for causing protesting on the border of Delhi marriageceremony were al- riageceremonyfollowing which hurttoapublic servant, 353for againstthe farm laws. WINTER CROP legedly stoppedbythe patrol an argument brokeout. The assault on apublic servant to de- Anofficialpartyrelease,issued team on Sonal Cinema Road in familyattackedthe police team terthem from duty,186 forob- afterthe conclusion of Chintan Afarmersowswheat seeds on the outskirtsofAhmedabad. Nirmal Harindran Juhapura. The police patrol allegedly with sticks and rods. structing apublic servant from Baithak quoted party spokesper- team,the FIR in the matters Twoconstables have received discharging duty,188 fordisobe- son Bharat Pandyaassaying, stated,stopped twoautorick- injuries in the assault and have dience to order givenbypublic “Under the guidance of national shaws andascooterand ques- been treated.Sofar,wehavear- servant along with relevant sec- leadership,ninefarmers’conven- Certificates of over 2.6 lakh GTU students go online tionedthe passengers, all mem- rested threepersons, while the tions of the Disaster tions and eight press conferences bers of the same family, about other members of the group Management Actand Epidemic will be heldaspartofpublic the worldand also candodigital dentswould be uploaded in the the purpose of travel during the managed to flee.” Diseases Act. awarenessaboutthehistoricfarm EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Studentscan access verification forhigher education current academic session of laws implemented by PM AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 these documentsfrom and job applications. 2020-21. NarendraModi forthe upliftof “GTU ranksamong the top The university has uploaded farmers and to doubletheir in- THE GUJARATTechnological across the globeand opt 10 universities in the country in documentssince 2016 and come. ”The release also stated University (GTU)has uploaded fordigital verification uploading students’documents is in the processofuploading that deliberations were held for degree certificates of morethan forhigher education in suchalarge number,”said documentsfromearlier years the planning of upcoming elec- 2.60 lakh studentsonthe university Vice-Chancellor Prof as well. tionsof institutesof localself gov- National Academic Depository and job applications Navin Sheth. “This will ensureasafeplace ernance following whichtwo (NAD), claiming to be the only Atotal of 2,63,778 degree forthese documents... it will party leaders were appointed as university in the statetohave certificates uploadedinclude speciallyhelp studentsseeking election inchargesfor eachofthe achievedthis number of digi- GrantsCommission’s(UGC)ini- 69,200diploma certificates, higher education abroad... 31 districts. In the said delibera- tiseddegree certificates. tiative of National Academic 1,69,296 bachelor degrees, Documentscan be digitally ver- tions,partypresidentCRPaatillaid Certificates of 28 courses Depository (NAD). 24,919 master degrees and 236 ifiedinashortperiod, saving specialemphasisonthe forma- from diploma to PhD have been Studentscan accessthese PhDs. time and moneyofthe stu- tion of pagecommittees. uploadedonthe University documentsfromany corner of Dataofanother 1,06,364stu- dents,” Sheth added. AAP leaderassaulted by unidentified men in Botad
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Umesh Makwana sustained AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER13 multiple fractures on his leg AN AAM Aadmi Party(AAP) leader wasas- in the attack, police said saulted allegedly by five men outside a restaurant in Barvala near Botadon Saturday, policesaid. restaurantto have tea.Five menarrivedina UmeshMakwana(40),thedistrictpres- SwiftDzirecar and startedattacking me ident of AAP’s Surendranagar and Botad with sticks.” units,was attackedbyfivemen outside Makwana sustained multiple fractures Anjar Dal Baati restaurant at Polarpur area on his leg and wasadmitted to Medisearch around 5.30 pm, police added. hospitalinRajkot Saturday, policesaid.“The Inhiscomplaint,Makwanastated,“Ihad victimhasbeenassaultedoutsideaneatery leftfrommyhomeinBotadforAhmedabad and we arescanningCCTVcamerafootage on Saturdayafternoon to attend aparty available.His statement has been recorded meeting. Afterattending the meet, Ileftfor and soon an FIR will be lodged,” apolice of- Botadand stoppedmyXUV car near a ficer at Ranpur policestationinBotad said.
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CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD EXPLAINED SCI-TECH Coronavirus in donated How to measure amountain eye tissue, concerns over In anew measurement, Chinaand Nepal have announcedMount Everestis86cmtallerthan the 8,848 m transmission via transplant acceptedgloballysofar.How wasthe original height calculated by Survey of India?What does the revision COVID-19CAN reachand affect the ment:“There’s no evidence to suggest mean? Twoofthe seniormostofficials of Survey of India explain in an interviewtoAMITABH SINHA eyes, twonew studieshavefound. Covid-19can be transmitted from a One study,inthe US, has reportedthe cornealtransplant, but our dataas- discovery of the novelcoronavirus in sures us that ascreening process to conjunctivalswabs and tears of in- determine who’s positivefor thevirus fected patients, raising concerns that and who isn’t is important to make MEASUREMENT WITH ANGLES the infection could be transmitted surewedoeverything in case thereis during eyetransplantation. In the UK, apotential risk of transmission. When direct researchers have reportedsoreeyes The findings showthat before measurement Angle of as asymptomofCovid-19. The two transplantation, it is important to carry of height is not Elevation studies areindependent of eachother. out postmortem nasopharyngeal EXPERTS EXPLAIN possible,a b swab testing fordetectingCovid-19. HT a Virus in eyetissue Lt Gen Girish Kumar surveyor
The US study,publishedinthe Soreeyesassymptom resorts to HEIG journal TheOcular Surface,analysed The UK study,publishedinthe &Nitin Joshi trigonometry Height the prevalence of the journal BMJ Open of Eye d d Height of Eye virus in human post- Ophthalmology,was con- From TheIndian Express panel mortemocular tissues. It ducted by researchers at ofspecialists, exclusive insight found that the viruscan Anglia Ruskin University. infiltratecorneal tissue It found that soreeyes (the outer layerofthe can be asymptomof First, howisthe height of anymountain eye) that could be used Covid-19. measured? fortransplantation, rais- PAPER The researchers The basic principle thatwas usedearlier is ing concerns that the dis- asked Covid-19patients very simple, and usesonlytrigonometry ease could be transmit- CLIP to complete aquestion- whichmostofusare familiar with, or at least tedtoahealthy recipient. naire abouttheir symp- can recall. Thereare three sides and three an- In fact, the research NEWRESEARCH toms, and howthose gles in anytriangle.Ifweknowany three of looked at 132oculartis- compared to before they these quantities,providedone of them is a sues from 33 donors that were in- tested positive.Soreeyeswas found side,all the others can becalculated. In aright- tendedfor surgery in severalUSstates. to be significantlymorecommon angledtriangle, one of the angles is already Among the donors, 13%werepositive when the participants had Covid-19 known, so if we knowany other angle and forCovid-19, determinedlater. —16% reporteditasaCovid-19symp- one of the sides,the others canbefoundout. Covid-19 patientsholdmuchof tom, while just5%reported having This principle can be appliedfor measuring the virus in the upper respiratorytract. had the condition beforehand. the height of anyobject that does notoffer The researcherssuggestthat thereis Lead author Shahina Pardhan said the convenience of dropping ameasuring astrong possibilitythatthe viruscould in astatement releasedbyAnglia tape from toptobottom, or if youcan’t climb contaminatethe outer layers of the Ruskin University:“This study is im- to the toptouse sophisticated instruments. To measurethe height of atreeorbuilding, asurveyor observes it from aknown distance, measures the angle of elevation eyevia respiratorydroplets after portant becauseithelps us under- Let’s say, we have to measure the height of with simple instruments, and calculates the height using trigonometry.Tomeasureafaraway mountain, the distance to coughing,sneezing or hand-to-eye stand moreabout howCovid-19can apole,orabuilding.Wecanmarkany arbitrary whichisnot known, twoobservationsfromtwo pointsresult in twoimaginary triangles;trigonometrywill once again give contact. infect the conjunctiva andhow this point on the ground some distance from the the height. The Survey of India measured Mount Everestinthe days before GPS. Photograph: Reuters Aboutthe possibility of transmis- then allows thevirus to spread building. This can be ourpoint of observation. sion via transplantation, lead re- through the body.” We nowneedtwo things—thedistanceof the searcher Shahzad Miansaid in astate- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE buildingfromthepointof observation,andthe canbeobservedfromrelativelyclosedistances, high peaks. So we have to fall backonthe height of Mount Everestwas noteasy. angle of elevation that the topofthe building this cangivequiteprecise measurements.But same triangulation technique to measure the makes withthe point of observation on the forMount Everestand otherhigh mountains, heights. But thereisanother problem. The Nepal and China have said theyhave INDIA ACTIVE CASES 356,546 ground. The distanceisnot difficult to get. The thereare some other complications. density of air reduces as we go higher.This measured Mount Everesttobe86cm angle of elevation is the angle that an imagi- These again arise from the fact that we do variation in air density causes the bending of higher than the 8,848 mthat it was narylinewouldmakeifitwasjoiningthepoint notknowwherethe base of the mountain is. lightrays,aphenomenon known as refrac- known to be.What would thatmean? 500,000 of observationonthe ground to the topofthe In other words, whereexactlydoes the tion. Due to thedifference in heightsofthe The 8,848-metre(or 29,028-foot) meas- building. Thereare simple instruments with mountain meetflat ground surface. Or, observation point and the mountain peak, urement wasdone by the Survey of Indiain 416,082 the help of whichthis angle can bemeasured. whether the point of ob- refraction resultsinaner- 1954 andithas been globallyacceptedsince So, if the distance from the point of ob- servation and the base of rorinmeasuring the ver- then. The measurement wascarriedout in 356,546 servation to the building is dand the angle the mountain at the same tical angle. This needs to the days when therewas no GPS or other of elevation is E, then the height of the build- horizontal level. THEEXPERTS be corrected.Estimating modern sophisticated instruments. This 400,000 ing would be d×tan(E). The Earth’s surface is the refraction correction shows howaccuratetheywereevenduring notuniformly even at LT GEN (RETD) GIRISH is achallengeinitself. thattime. Can it be that simple formeasuring a everyplace. Because of KUMAR is the Surveyor In recent years,several attemptshave mountain? this, we measureheights General of India, and Doesn’t technology been made to re-measureEverest,and some LAST 10 DAYS The principle is the same, and ultimately, from mean sea level. This NITIN JOSHI is Deputy offereasier solutions? of them have been producedresultsthat vary Dec 3Dec 12 we use thesame method, but thereare afew is done through a Surveyor General, Survey These days GPS is from the acceptedheight by afew feet.But 300,000 complications. The main problem is that painstaking process of India. widelyusedtodetermine these have been explainedinterms of geo- thoughyou knowthe top, the base of the calledhigh-precisionlev- The responsibility of the coordinates and heights, logical processes that might be altering the Note: The Dec 12 figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonDec 13 mountain is notknown. The question is from elling.Starting from the Survey of India is to even of mountains. But, height of Everest. The accuracy of the 1954 whichsurface youare measuring the height. coastline, we calculate prepareauthoritative GPS givesprecise coordi- result has neverbeen questioned. Generally, forpractical purposes the heights step by step the difference maps, and itswork nates of thetop of a Mostscientists nowbelieve that the INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES aremeasuredabove mean sea level(MSL). in height, using special in- involves carrying out mountain relative to an height of Mount Everestisincreasing at avery 9,857,029 69,788,140 Moreover, we needtofind the distance to the struments. This is howwe extensive land surveys ellipsoid whichisan slowrate. This is because of the northward Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, mountain. It seems easy today, but therewere knowthe height of any and mapping imaginarysurface math- movement of the Indian tectonic platethat is Welfare,updatedat11pmonDec13 updatedat11pmonDec11 no GPS or satelliteimages in the 1950s. So, cityfrommean sea level. topographical features. ematicallymodelledto pushing the surface up. It is this very move- howtofind the distance of amountain where But thereisone addi- Starting in 1952, the represent Earth. This sur- ment that created thegreat Himalayan youcannotphysicallygo? Till that time no- tional problem to be con- Survey of India face differs from mean sea mountains in the firstplace. It is this same body had even climbed the Mount Everest. tendedwith —gravity. undertook an exercise to level. Similarly,overhead process that makes this region prone to earth- We can getaround this problem by meas- Gravity is different at dif- measurethe height of flying planes equipped quakes. Abig earthquake, likethe one that uring the angles of elevation from twodif- ferent places. What that Mount Everest(then withlaser beams (LiDAR) happenedinNepal in 2015,can alter the ferent pointsofobservation in the same line means that even sea level known as Peak XV).That can also beusedtoget the heightsofmountains. Sucheventshavehap- of view. Thedistances between these differ- cannotbeconsideredto exercise measured the coordinates. penedinthe past. In fact, it wasthis earth- ent pointsofobservations can be measured. be uniform at all places. height at 8,848 m(29,028 But these methods, quakethat had promptedthe decision to re- We will nowbedealing with twodifferent In the case of Mount feet), whichremainedthe including GPS, do not measureEverest to see whether therehad triangles, but with acommon arm, and two Everest, forexample,the globallyaccepted take gravity intoconsid- been anyimpact. different angles of elevation. Again, by fol- concentration of sucha standard, until now. eration. So, the informa- A86-cm rise would notbesurprising. It is lowing simple rules of high-school hugemass would mean tion obtainedthrough very possible that the height has increased trigonometry, the height of the mountain can that the sea levelwould GPS or laser beams is in allthese years. But,atthe same time, 86 be calculated,fairly precisely. In fact, this is getpulledupwards due to gravity.So, thelo- then fedintoanother model that account for cm in aheight of 8,848metres is averysmall howweusedtodoitbeforethe advent of cal gravity is also measured to calculatethe gravity to makethe calculationcomplete. length.The detailed resultsofthe Nepali and GPS, satellitesand other modern techniques. local sea level. Nowadays sophisticated Considering that during 1952-1954, Chinese effortsatmeasuring Everestare still portable gravitometers areavailable thatcan when neither GPS and satellitetechniques to be publishedinajournal.The real signifi- Howaccurate is this? be carriedeventomountain peaks. were available nor the sophisticated cance of this measurement would become Forsmall hills and mountains, whose top But the levelling cannotbeextendedto gravimeters, the task of determining the evident onlyafter that. BeforeMamata,whenJayarefusedtosendIPSofficerstoCentre
Fathima Beevi,asthe Centrewas nothappy PersonnelandTrainingfortheIAScadre,and Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service SHYAMLALYADAV with her report. Then LawMinisterArun the MinistryofEnvironment, Forest and (Cadre) Rules, 1954 says about deputation: NEWDELHI,DECEMBER13 Jaitleysaidthereportdid“not reflectthetrue ClimateChangefor IFS cadre. “incaseof anydisagreement,themattershall situation in Tamil Nadu today" and that the Muthukaruppan told The Indian Express be decided by the central Government and IN THE MamataBanerjee-ledWestBengal Governorhad“whollyfailedto discharge her on Sunday, “I cannotcomment on what the the stategovernment or stategovernments government’s refusal to send three IPSoffi- constitutional obligations”. centralgovernmentcan do againstthe West concernedshall give effect to the decisionof cersoncentraldeputation,thereisanechoof Three IPS officers were identifiedasin- Bengal officers, but we approachedCAT the CentralGovernment.” asimilar refusal by then Tamil Nadu Chief volvedinthe raid: then Chennai Police (Central Administrative Tribunal) which Under the Home Ministry’s deputation MinisterJJayalalithaain2001. Commissioner KMuthukaruppan,Joint stayed theHome Ministry order. None of us policyfor IPS officers, “if an officer on offeris In the current instance, the Centrehas CommissionerSebastian George,and triedforcentraldeputationsince2001.There selectedforaCentralpostinganddoesnotre- asked forthe three IPS officers to be sent on Deputy Commissioner Christopher Nelson. wasnootheraction by the central govern- porteither on hisown or at theinstance of deputationwiththeGovernmentof Indiafol- Considered close to Jayalalithaa, all of them ment againstus.” theStateGovernment,hewouldbedebarred lowing an attackonBJP president JPNadda’s have since retired.After retirement, Nelson TheCentre cantakenoactionagainstcivil forconsideration forapostunder the motorcadeoutsideKolkata; wasappointedasMember service officials who arepostedunder the Governmentof Indiaforaperiodoffiveyears. these officers were in of the StatePlanning Jayalalithaa and MamataBanerjee in NewDelhi in 2012. Express Archive stategovernment. Rule 7ofthe All India Officers, who have already been debarred, charge of security.Inits re- TOTAL RECALL Commission,and later as Services(DisciplineandAppeal) Rules,1969, should notbeoffered before the debarment fusal, the West Bengalgov- the stateInformation statesthatthe“Authorityto instituteproceed- period is over.” Being debarredfromcentral ernment has cited ashortage of IPSofficers Commissioner. transferof IPSofficers.Thedecisionwastaken Mamatasaid on Saturday,that therewas al- ings and to impose penalty” will be the state deputation,however, hardly bothers an offi- (The Indian Express,December13). InWest Bengal,theofficerstheCentrehas in ameeting of the Union Cabinet, and ready adearth of good officers in the state, government if the officer is “serving in con- cial if theyprefertoworkintheir state. soughtoncentral deputation areRajeev AttorneyGeneralSoli Sorabjee wasasked to whichneededthose officers. nection with the affairs of aState,orisde- Another episode, in Februarylastyear, The Tamil Nadu parallel Mishra(Additional Director General, South cut shortaLondontriptoattend it. putedforserviceunderanycompany, associ- wasapointertothe Centre’s limitations in JayalalithaatookoathasChief Ministeron Bengal), Praveen Tripathi (Deputy Inspector Jayalalithaa then, likeMamataBanerjee What the rules say ation or body of individuals, whether acting againstAll India Service officers. The May13, 2001.Onthe night of June 29-30, General, Presidency Range) and Bholanath now, refusedtosparethoseofficers.Shewrote Forthe premier civil services —IAS, IPS incorporated or not, whichiswhollyorsub- Home Ministryhad written to then Chief Tamil Nadu police’s CB-CIDraidedformer Pandey(SP,Diamond Harbour). to other ChiefMinisters fortheir support to and Indian Forest Service —officers of the stantiallyownedorcontrolledbythe SecretaryMalayKumarDecalling foraction Chief MinisterMKarunanidhi’shomeandar- Asishappeningnow, theHomeMinistry, protect the rightsofthe states. She wrote statecadreare allotted by the Centrefroma Government of aState,orinalocalauthority againstfiveofficers, including DGP Virendra, rested him along with his DMK colleagues thenunderLalKrishnaAdvani,hadaskedthe about the "disturbing trend" in the manage- pool of officers. From time to time, acertain setupbyanAct of the Legislature of that forallegedlytaking part in a dharna organ- Murasoli Maran and TRBaalu, then minis- Tamil Nadu government to relieve the three ment of the statecadres of All India Services number of officers aresent on central depu- State.” Forany action to be takenonanoffi- isedbytheTrinamoolCongress.Thestate gov- ters in the NDAgovernment of ABVajpayee. officersforcentraldeputation.Jaitleyhadsaid and Centre-State relations.While declining tation. The Home Ministryisthe authority in cer of the All India Services(IAS, IPS, IFS),the ernment, however, said no officer had taken It resulted in the removalofGovernor the Centrehad “overridingpowers” in the the Centre’s demand she had said, like control of IPS cadre, the Department of stateand the Centrebothneedtoagree. partinthe dharna.
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Bengal: BJP worker found dead, party 4LAKH TONNESGROUNDNUT TO BE BOUGHT FROM GUJARAT THIS YEAR Partnershipto blames TMC for 2nd ‘killing’ in 24 hrs boost nutrition Fewerfarmerssellcroptogovt, in anganwadis persons arrested in the killing of SWEETYKUMARI Bhawalhavebeen identified as KOLKATA,DECEMBER13 Somnath Ganguly, Abhijit Das EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE andBabai. Bhawalwas newly NEWDELHI,DECEMBER13 ADAY afteraBJP worker wasat- married and hadbeen actively 1.33lakhMTprocuredsofar tacked withsharpweapons and taking partinadoor-to-door THE BILLand Melinda Gates killedinWestBengal's North24 campaign by the BJP. Foundation has partnered with Parganas,another party worker Police did notdisclosethe po- beenappointedasstate-levelpro- curement under Price Support the Anil AgarwalFoundationto wasfound dead in apond in East liticalaffiliationof theaccused.But GOPALKATESHIYA curement agencybythe National Scheme (PSS) is to stabilise mar- supportthe Union Women and Bardhaman, triggering heated JPNadda’s convoy was the BJP claimedthat thosear- RAJKOT,DECEMBER13 Agricultural Cooperative ketprices.TheMSPhasindeedbe- Child Development Ministryin protests on Sunday. attackedonDec 10. File rested were close aides of TMC Marketing Federation of India come the lowest price in open achieving the United Nations The body of Sukhdev leaders. The TMC, however, THE CENTRAL governmenthas Limited (NAFED) this year,said marketsalso,” saidthe officer. SustainableDevelopmentGoal-2, Pramanik wasfoundin claimed that the murder wasthe procured 1.33 lakhmetrictonnes theyhavesentSMSalertsto 79per Pricesof groundnutinagricul- whichaims to endall forms of Purbasthali on the daypolice in sent forpostmortem. The actual result of apowerstruggle within (MT) of groundnut from the state cent of total 4.69 lakh farmers turalproducemarketcommittees hunger and malnutrition by the North24Parganas said theyhad cause of deathcan onlybeascer- the BJP. so farthis season at minimum who had registeredtosell their (APMCs) in the statehad crossed year 2030. arrested threepersons “with tainedafterpostmortem,”saidan “Four peoplewerenamed in supportprice (MSP) of Rs 5,275 crop to thegovernment. Rs 6,000perquintal in the begin- During avirtual meeting criminalbackgrounds”inconnec- official. The incident triggered the police complaint. Three of per quintal, with fewerthan 20 “The turnout is fewerthan20 ning of the marketing season in on Wednesday, Gates and tion withthe killing on Saturday protests with local residents them were arrested in the morn- per cent farmers who registered Groundnuthas been per cent largely due to prices of November before coming down Agarwalconcurredthat the “fu- of Saikat Bhawal, who headeda blocking aroad for2-3 hours and ing and chargedwith murder,at- forsellingtheir produce to the procured from 72,743 groundnutinopen market being to around Rs 1,000this month. tureofchildrenand womenwill BJP localpolling booth levelcom- burningtyres.Theypreventedpo- tempttomurder, assault and government actuallyturningup farmers of the state. File higher thanthe MSP fixedbythe The government’sprocure- bemademoresecurebyeradicat- mittee in Halishahar. licefromtaking Pramanik's body criminal conspiracy.Theywere at procurement centres. Central government.Secondly, ment of Rs1.33lakhMTisworth ing povertyatthe grassroots TheBJP,whichhasblamedthe from the spot. The situationwas producedbeforecourt and re- The stategovernment has therewereissuesoffarmers crop Rs704crore.However,only62per level”, according to amedia re- TMC forBhawal's murder, resolvedafter police assuredthe mandedtojudicialcustody for14 pegged thetotal groundnutpro- trict,followedbyJunagadh(14,818 notmeeting fair averagequality centofthe due has been cleared lease. ProjectNand Ghar,anAnil claimedthatPramanikwaskilled protesters that a“proper investi- days,” said an official. duction to be 54.64lakh tonnes MT), Sabarkantha (10,984 MT), (FAQ)norms likeoil content, by thegovernmentsofar.Ofthe AgarwalFoundation initiative,in by workers of the ruling party af- gation” willbeconducted. On Sunday, BJP supporters this year while the Solvent Aravalli(10,657MT),GirSomnath moisturecontent etcdue to un- 72,443 farmers who have sold coordination with the Women terhetookpartinprotestsagainst Burdwan police said that no took out aprotest rallyinBizpur, Extractors Association has esti- (10,326 MT) and Amreli (10,072 seasonalrains.Therefore,farmers theirproduceto thegovernment, andChildDevelopmentministry, the attackonBJP president JP written complaint has been re- Barrackporeand Halishahar,de- mated it remain around 35.45 MT). Other districtsfromwhere preferredtosell their produce in only44,735havereceivedpay- is “transforming the anganwadi Nadda'smotorcadeinKolkata. ceivedfromPramanik's familyso manding a“fair probe” intothe lakh tonnes. The stategovern- major procurement has been openmarket ratherthanbringing ment.TheGSCSCLhassaidthede- ecosystem by modernising infra- TheTMChasrejectedthecharges. far. They said that injury marks killing.Theyalsogheraoedthepo- ment announcedthat around 4 made include Jamnagar (9,188 it to our procurement centres,”a laywas duetoatechnicalissue. structureandfocusingonservices The flare-up comes at atime were found under the eyes of the lice station in Bizpur,wherethe lakh tonnes groundnut would be MT) DevbhumiDwarka(8,991 topofficer of the GSCSCLsaid. “This year,weprocured foreradicating child malnutri- whenthe BJP-ledCentreand the deceased,and thatthe body has FIR has been lodged, leading to a procuredfromGujarat this year. MT),Surendranagar (7,767 MT) The turnout or rate of re- groundnutfromfarmersevenby tion”, among others. TMC governmentare lockedina been sent to Burdwan Medical minor clash between policemen Lastyear,groundnut production and Banaskantha (5,679 MT). sponse to SMS alertisthus the packing only25kgofthe oilseed Inpartnership,thetwoorgan- newtussle afterstones were Collegefor autopsy. and protesters. isthestatewasestimatedaround Inall,groundnuthasbeenpro- lowest in the lastfiveyears. Last per bag. But NAFEDand the isations, along with the ministry, pelted by alleged Trinamool men Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy BJP leader Mukul Roy's son 30 lakh tonnes andthe govern- cured from 72,743 farmers, the year,itwas 52 per centand in Centralgovernmentdoesnotper- will “jointlyfundthe transforma- at Nadda’s motorcade. The state calledfor President's Rule and and party leader Subhrangshu menthadprocuredaround5lakh highest from Rajkot (14,004), fol- 2018-19itwasaround60percent. mitpackingof 25kggroundnutin tion of Anganwadis and government has rejected amove tweetedthatPramanik “was Roy, andtheparty'sorganisational tonnes. lowedbyJunagadh (8,011), “Groundnutpricesintheopen abag as theirstandardrequire- strengthen nutrition interven- by theUnionHome Ministryto killedbrutallybyTMC's crimi- chief UmashankarSingh,reached DataaccessedbyThe Indian Sabarkantha(6,682),GirSomnath market have remainedfirm as oil ment is 30 kg per bag. Therefore, tions”inUttar Pradesh. summontoDelhithethreeIPSof- nals”.“Anotherday, anothermur- the spotwherepolicehavebeen Express showsthat Gujarat State (6,314)and Amreli (5,400). millers have been purchasing ag- afterprocuring groundnut from Welcoming the initiative, ficers who were responsible for der.Deathof democracy.Deathof deployed in largenumbers. “It CivilSuppliesCorporationLimited However, 72,743isonly19.53per gressively inayearwhenyieldre- farmers in 25 kg bags,weare WCDMinisterSmriti Irani said: providingsecurityto theBJPchief. conscience forTMC,” Roywrote. wasaplannedmurder.All those (GSCSCL)hasprocuredatotal1.33 cent of thetotal 3.72lakh farmers mainedlow duetounfavourable forced to repackthe oilseed in 30 “The partnership of BMGF and In Purbasthali, police sources TMC leader and Minister who have been arrested areclose lakh MT —one metric tonneis whowere sentSMSalertsbyGSC- weather conditions even though kg bagsand then send bills to AnilAgarwalFoundationtoame- saidthatPramanik,whowasfrom Firhad Hakimresponded that his aides of TMC leaders,” equal to 10 quintals —ofground- SCL to bring theirproduce to pro- groundnutacreagewas much NAFED forpayment.This is lead- lioratemalnutrition will surely Chandpara, had been missing party “doesn't believe in violence Subhrangshu Royalleged. nut from farmers until Sunday. curement centres. higher.Thisisanachievementfor ingto adelay inpayment.Thereis have alasting impact and further since Friday. “Today, abody was and the politics of murder”. FULLREPORTON The highestof26,719 MT has OfficialsofGSCSCL, aGujarat thegovernmentastheveryobjec- no dearth of funds to paytothe strengthen PM NarendraModi’s recoveredfromapond.Ithasbeen InNorth24Parganas,thethree www.indianexpress.com been procured from Rajkot dis- governmentundertakingthathas tive of direct government pro- farmers,”the officer added. visionofSuposhitBharat.”