Page-1- 2_Layout 1 23-12-2020 22:47 Page 1 TOPDELHI, UP www.topstory.online STORYwww.topstorypaper.com www.facebook.com/topstorypaper DELHI, THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER 2020 VOL-07, ISSUE - 257, PAGES - 8, PRICE RS 2.00 Jennifer Lopez admits Prachanda­led faction of Ind vs Aus: 'Bowler's captain' she's contemplating not NCP elects him as new Rahane will bring 'calm marrying Alex Rodriguez parliamentary leader energy', says Ishant Sharma FILM PAGE­8 WORLD PAGE-7 SPORTS PAGE­6 3 DELHI Cabinet approves revision in DTH Results of 278 DDC People from seats declared; PAGD UK being guidelines, license to be now issued for 20 yrs rigorously gets 110, BJP 75 n DTH licenses will now be issued for 20 years instead of 10 years, n The license fee which has been revised from 10% of gross Srinagar/Jammu: HIGHLIGHTS traced; he People's Al- as is the norm now, and may be renewed for 10 years at a time. revenue to 8% of AGR will be collected on quarterly basis n liance for Gupkar Out of the 278 seats for situation under New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS parity of licence fee with Declaration which results have been de­ he Union Cabinet cable TV. “We look forward (PAGD) swept the clared by the J­K EC so far, control: Jain n As for foreign direct invest­ T besides the PAGD and the on Wednesday ap- to a level-playing field via maiden District Develop- proved revision in ments, the cap of 49% FDl will parity of the licence fee with ment Council (DDC) polls BJP, Independent candidates UP­STATE Tguidelines for pro- be aligned with the extant cable TV, which is also li- by winning 110 seats, while have won 50, Congress 26, 5 viding direct to home DPIIT (Department for Pro­ censed by (the Ministry of the BJP emerged as the Apni Party 12, PDF and the (DTH) services in the coun- motion of Industry and Inter­ Information and Broadcast- single largest party by get- National Panthers Party two Those who don't try under which licences nal Trade) policy on FDl as ing) and follows the same ting 75 seats after securing each and the BSP one. want to see would be issued for 20 amended from time to time. prices and margins as regu- the largest vote share in n This was the first demo­ farmers happy, years, Union minister n As per the government, lated by Trai’s NTO (new Jammu and Kashmir, offi- cratic exercise in Jammu and Prakash Javadekar said. adoption of the extant FDI pol­ tariff order),” he said. cials said on Wednesday. Kashmir post abrogation of misleading them: The Union Cabinet has icy will bring in more foreign As per the guidelines, the The results of two con- Article 370 and bifurcation also approved 100 per cent investment into the country. licence fee has been revised stituencies - one each in of the erstwhile state into Adityanath FDI in the DTH broadcast- from 10 per cent of gross Bandipora and Kupwara n License fee which has been union territories last year. ing services sector, revenue (GR) to eight per districts of north Kashmir - revised from 10% of gross DTH providers to invest in voluntary basis will be al­ Javadekar said, adding that cent of the adjusted gross are still awaited as count- PDF and the National Pan- revenue to 8% of AGR will be more coverage leading to in­ lowed to do so. while the Commerce Min- revenue (AGR) which will ing of votes has been de- thers Party two each and creased operations and n Distributors of TV channels istry had spoken of 100 per collected on quarterly basis be calculated by deduction ferred there till further the BSP one. higher growth and thereby will be permitted to share cent FDI in the DTH sector, instead of annually. of GST from GR, it said. orders, they said. Two Pakistan-occupied n the guidelines of the Infor- The proposed reduction is enhanced and regular pay­ common hardware for their “The proposed reduction The counting of votes for Kashmir nationals (PoK), mation and Broadcasting intended to align the license ment of license fee by them. subscriber management sys­ is intended to align the li- the 280 DDC constituen- who are married to former Ministry needed to be fee with the regime applica­ n Players willing to share tem (SMS) and conditional cence fee regime applicable cies - 14 each in 20 districts militants, are among the SPORTS changed. ble to the telecom sector and DTH platform and transport access system (CAS) applica­ to the telecom sector and - started on Tuesday morn- contestants from the Drag- 6 “In India, more than six the difference may enable streams of TV channels on a tions. will be prospectively ap- ing after the peaceful cul- mulla constituency in Kup- crore houses get DTH serv- plied. The difference may mination of the wara and Hajin-A in Qatar to host ices. The commerce min- but now it will be 100 per Internal Trade) policy on valid for 10 years for DTH also enable DTH service eight-phase election from Bandipora and the state FIFA Club istry had earlier decided 100 cent. Telecom Regulatory FDl as amended from time players. providers to invest for more November 28 to December Election Commissioner per cent FDI in DTH serv- Authority of India (TRAI) to time. “We are grateful to (Infor- coverage leading to in- 19. This was the first dem- has directed the returning World Cup ices but due to Information has been consulted regard- It said the licence fee will mation and Broadcasting creased operations and ocratic exercise in Jammu officers concerned to defer 2020 across and Broadcasting Ministry’s ing the same. DTH services be collected on quarterly Minister Prakash) higher growth and thereby and Kashmir post abroga- the counting of votes in the guidelines, the DTH serv- will also get licence for 20 basis in lieu of presently an- Javadekar, for resolving the enhanced and regular pay- tion of Article 370 and bi- two constituencies till fur- three venues ices could not get that bene- years and renewal will be nual basis. long-standing impasse on ment of Licence Fee by furcation of the erstwhile ther orders, the officials fit. The new guidelines will every 10 years,” he said. Welcoming the new the DTH Licence policy them,” the guidelines said. state into union territories said. In the Darhal con- be in sync with the com- According to the new re- guidelines, leading DTH which will provide certainty It said the registration fee last year. Out of the 278 stituency of Rajouri dis- merce ministry’s guide- vised guidelines for DTH player Tata Sky said the to the industry,” Tata Sky for platform services is seats for which results have trict, BJP's Mohammad lines,” the minister of services, the cap of 49 per government’s decision to Managing Director and likely to bring a revenue of been declared by the J-K Iqbal Malik defeated Na- information and broadcast- cent FDl in the existing grant licences to the opera- Chief Executive Officer approximately Rs 12 lakh. Election Commission so tional Conference's Parvez ing said at a press briefing. DTH guidelines will be tors for 20 years would pro- Harit Nagpal said. “The amended DTH far, besides the PAGD and Rashid by 3,748 votes, tak- “Till now, as per our aligned with the extant gov- vide certainty to the However, he also said the guidelines, with longer li- the BJP, Independent can- ing the total number of guidelines, the FDI cap was ernment (Department for industry. DTH industry is looking at a cence period and clarity on didates have won 50, Con- BJP seats to 75. limited to 49 per cent only Promotion of Industry and Currently, the licence is level-playing field with the CONTD ON P-2 gress 26, Apni Party 12, Agencies 7 BUSINESS Businesses with Govt ready to tweak Two dead, monthly turnover proposal; farmers India ordered to pay 16 injured in of over Rs 50 lakh to pay at demand concrete solution ammonia HIGHLIGHTS least 1% GST $1.4bn to Cairn Energy leakage at n A farmer leader said they were ready for talks, but the New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS Sources said that includ- government should send a ndia has been ordered ing USD 200 million of in- IFFCO plant concrete proposal for that to return up to USD 1.4 n The three­member tribu­ terest and USD 20 million Allahabad: to happen. billion to Cairn Energy nal, which also comprised a of arbitration cost, the total Two people died and 16 n The govt has already sent Iplc of the UK after the nominee of the Indian gov­ amount payable by the In- others were injured in a MARKET a draft proposal to unions government lost an interna- ernment, unanimously ruled dian government is USD 1.4 major ammonia gas leak SENSEX NIFTY New Delhi: offering at least seven tional arbitration over the that India's claim of Rs billion (about Rs 10,500 at IFFCO's Phulpur fer- rotesting farmer retrospective levy of taxes. 10,247 crore in past taxes crore). tiliser plant in Uttar 46006.69 13466.30 amendments to the three unions on Wednes- The three-member tribu- over a 2006­07 internal re­ This is the second loss the Pradesh’s Allahabad, the 452.73 137.90 legislations that were en­ day asked the gov- acted in September. nal, which also comprised a organisation of Cairn's India government has suffered in firm said on Wednesday. GOLD SILVER Pernment to not nominee of the Indian gov- business was not a valid de­ three months over the retro- The gas leakage that took 50,393.0068,404.00 repeat “meaningless” ready to talk to the govern- ernment, unanimously the tax demand. mand. spective levy of taxes. In Sep- place on Tuesday night ­23.00 ­614.00 amendments to the new ment and are waiting for ruled that India's claim of The government was n The tribunal ordered the tember, UK's Vodafone Group around 10.30 pm, how- agri laws that they have al- the government to come to Rs 10,247 crore in past asked to compensate Cairn won an international arbitra- ever, was restricted and US DOLLAR EURO government to return the ready rejected but come up the table with an open taxes over a 2006-07 inter- "for the total harm suffered" value of shares it had sold, tion against the demand of Rs stopped in a short time, 74.2900 90.3325 a concrete proposal in writ- mind,” said Swaraj Ab- nal reorganisation of Cairn's together with interest and 22,100 crore in taxes. the fertilizer cooperative dividends seized and tax re­ ­0.17 0.31 ing for another round of hiyan leader Yogendra India business was not a cost of arbitration, accord- However, Cairn was the major said in a statement. funds withheld to recover POUND 98.8487 talks. Yadav. valid demand. ing to the order. only company against The two persons who died Addressing a press con- All India Kisan Sabha India, it said, "failed to ac- While the order does not the tax demand. which the government took in the accident were iden- WEATHER ference, a farmer leader leader Hannan Molla cord the claimants' (Cairn contain a provision for chal- use the arbitration award to action to recover retrospec- tified as IFFCO Deputy 7:11 AM said they were ready for claimed the government Energy's) investments fair lenge or appeal against the approach courts in coun- tive taxes. During the pen- Manager Abhay Nandan Sunrise talks, but the government wanted to tire the farmers and equitable treatment" award, the government said tries such as the UK to seize dency of the arbitration, the and Assistant Manager V 5:31 PM Sunset should send a concrete pro- out so that the protest under the bilateral invest- it would study the arbitra- any property owned by government sold Cairn's P Singh. Moonrise 1:17 PM posal for that to happen. would end. ment protection pact the tion award and "will con- India overseas to recover near 5 per cent holding in HIGHLIGHTS Moonset 1:51 AM “We have already told However, Agriculture nation had with the UK, it sider all options and take a the money if the award is Vedanta Ltd, seized divi- Home Minister Amit Shah Minister Narendra Singh said in a 582-page order. decision on the further not honoured. dends totalling Rs 1,140 n Two people died and 16 Maximum Minimum that protesting farmers will Tomar said the govern- The tribunal ordered the course of action, including In a statement, Cairn En- crore due to it from those o o others were injured in a 22 C 7 C not accept amendments,” ment will continue with re- government to return the legal remedies before ap- ergy said it had been shareholdings and set off a major ammonia gas leak at farmer leader Shiv Kumar forms in the farm sector as value of shares it had sold, propriate fora" awarded USD 1.2 billion Rs 1,590-crore tax refund Today’s Prediction IFFCOs Phulpur fertiliser Kakka said. they are still due in many dividends seized and tax re- Cairn, according to peo- damages plus interest and against the demand. 25oC6oC CONTD ON P-2 plant in Uttar Pradeshs Alla­ “Farmer unions are funds withheld to recover ple aware of the matter, can costs. Agencies habad n The gas leakage that took place on Tuesday night Army chief visits forward posts in Ladakh; Kerala priest, nun get life sentence around 10.30 pm, however, was restricted and stopped in Sister Abhaya murder case in a short time, the fertilizer cooperative major said in a reviews situation amid military standoff Thiruvananthapuram: court has slapped a fine of HIGHLIGHTS statement. New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS gion that is experiencing A CBI special court here on Rs five lakh under section rmy chief Gen MM harsh winter. Wednesday awarded life n The duo was also sen­ 302 and one lakh for Out of the 16 injured n Naravane on The Army says Gen Nara­ "General MM Naravane imprisonment to the tenced to seven years’ impris­ criminal trespass. IFFCO employees, includ- Wednesday visited vane visited the forward #COAS visited forward catholic priest and nun, onment for tampering with It also sentenced the ing three contract labour- various high-alti- areas, including Rechin La, areas of #FireandFury who were found guilty of evidence; the sentences will priest to seven years of ers, two have been A and undertook a first­hand tude forward areas in east- Corps including Rechin La the murder of Sister Abhaya run concurrently imprisonment and Rs discharged while 14 others ern Ladakh and reviewed assessment of the situation and undertook a first-hand 28 years ago in Kottayam. n The court had on Tuesday 50,000 fine for tampering are undergoing treatment India's overall military pre- along the LAC in Ladakh assessment of the situation Special CBI Judge K found the two guilty of the the evidence under sec- in different hospitals, the n paredness as the tense bor- Nearly 50,000 troops of the along the LAC. He was Sanal Kumar awarded dou- murder of Sister Abhaya, who tion 201 of the IPC. Sister firm said. IFFCO said the der standoff with China in Indian Army are deployed in a briefed by #GOC #Fireand- ble life sentence to Father was found dead in a well in St Sephy has been impris- accident took place as tie the region prolonged for high state of combat readi­ Fury Corps and other local Thomas Kottoor and im- Pius convent in Kottayam in oned for life under section rods of an ammonia over seven months, the ness in various mountainous commanders on the opera- posed a fine of Rs 6.5 lakh. 1992. 302 of IPC along with a plunger pump suddenly Army and official sources locations in eastern Ladakh in tional preparedness of our Whereas the other accused fine of Rs five lakh and broke and got detached said. sub­zero temperatures. forces," the Army tweeted. in the case, Sister Sephy, imprisonment for tam- seven years imprison- leading to heavy ammonia The Army said Gen Nara- The Army said Gen Nara- was sentenced to life and a pering with evidence. ment for tampering with leakage. vane visited the forward known as 'Fire and Fury' vane interacted with the fine of Rs 5.5 lakh was However, the sentences the evidence which also Following the leakage, areas, including Rechin La, mountainous locations in Corps, briefed the Army troops deployed in forward slapped on her. shall run concurrently, carries a fine of Rs IFFCO ordered a technical and undertook a first-hand eastern Ladakh in sub-zero chief on various aspects of areas and exhorted them to The court had on Tues- the court said. 50,000. investigation into the assessment of the situation temperatures. China has the situation in eastern continue working with the day found the two guilty of Fr Kottoor has been While pronouncing the cause of the gas leakage along the Line of Actual also deployed an equal Ladakh. same "zeal and enthusi- the murder of Sister Ab- sentenced for double life verdict on Tuesday, the while Uttar Pradesh Control (LAC) in Ladakh. number of troops, accord- Sources said Gen Nara- asm". haya, who was found dead imprisonment for two of- court had said the murder Chief Minister Yogi Nearly 50,000 troops of ing to officials. vane reached Ladakh at He also distributed in a well in St Pius con- fences--murder and crim- charges against the two Adityanath also ordered the Indian Army are de- Lt Gen PGK Menon, the 8.30 am on a day-long visit sweets and cakes ahead of vent in Kottayam in 1992. inal trespass under accused will stand. The an administrative probe ployed in a high state of commander of the Leh- with an aim to review the Christmas. The court also sentenced sections 302 and 449 of detailed verdict is not out into the accident. combat readiness in various based 14 Corps, popularly ground situation in the re- Agencies the duo to seven years of IPC respectively. The yet. Agencies Agencies 2 NATIONAL TOP STORY, DELHI, THURSDAY 24, DECEMBER, 2020 Cabinet Govt commit- approves ted to farmers' revision in Dialogue is way forward to resolve welfare; hope DTH guide- protesting lines, license to farmers soon be now issued issues raised by farmers: VP Naidu withdraw for 20 yrs TSN/New Delhi: amendments to the three which revealed that there stir: Rajnath ice President M legislations that were en- was no suicide by farmers FROM PAGE-1 Venkaiah Naidu on acted in September. who had taken up allied ac- New Delhi: renewals, relaxed FDI lim- Wednesday em- At least five rounds of for- tivities and backyard poul- On the birth anniversary of its, etc. will ensure fair de- Vphasised that dia- mal talks with the protesting try. former prime minister Cha- gree of stability and new logue was the way forward unions have failed to break Naidu lauded the coun- ran Singh, known for es- investments in the DTH sec- in resolving the issues raised the deadlock, but a number try''s farming community for pousing the cause of farmers, tor along with employment by the protesting farmers. of other farm groups have their selfless service in pro- the government on Wednes- opportunities,” the ministry Interacting with a group been meeting the govern- ducing record food grains in day reiterated its commit- said. of ''progressive farmers'' at ment in the meantime to ex- spite of the hardship caused ment to their welfare and According to the new his Hyderabad residence to tend their support to the by the COVID-19 pandemic. expressed hope that the guidelines, DTH operators mark ''Kisan Diwas'', Naidu new laws. The farmers, some of farmers protesting against shall be permitted to operate said any issue could be re- While the government has whom came along with their farm laws will soon with- to a maximum of 5 per cent solved through talks. He presented the three laws as family members, shared draw their agitation. of its total channel carrying pointed out that the govern- major reforms, protesting their experiences with the In a series of tweets, De- capacity as permitted plat- ment has already declared farmers fear they would vice president. fence Minister Rajnath form channels. that it was always ready to weaken the mandi and MSP All of them informed Singh said Prime Minister A one-time non-refund- hold a dialogue with the systems and leave them at Naidu that they were quite Narendra Modi had taken able registration fee of Rs farmers'' organisations, an the mercy of big corporates. happy after switching over numerous measures in farm- 10,000 per PS (platform official statement said. However, the government to organic and natural farm- ers' interest while taking in- service) channel shall be Thousands of farmers has maintained these appre- ing as they were getting spiration from Charan Singh charged from a DTH opera- have been camping at vari- hensions are misplaced and good profits because of di- and that he would not allow tor, it said. The guidelines ous border points of the na- has accused opposition par- versification and intercrop any harm to them under any also allowed sharing of infra- tional capital for almost four ties of misleading the farm- cultivation, the statement circumstances. structure between DTH op- weeks now. Protesting ers. said. Rajnath has been one of erators. farmer unions, who have The vice president said The farmers said that with the key government minis- “DTH operators, willing to stuck to their demand for a food security and progress less input costs, they were ters to have engaged in talks share DTH platforms and complete repeal of all the of the nation were closely the income of farmers, he nutrition-rich varieties, ers. He said the e-NAM fa- getting better and higher with farmers to end the on- transport streams of TV three agri laws, have not yet linked to agriculture, which stressed on the need to in- Naidu said. cility would help the farmers yields. They were using going agitation against three channels, on a voluntary conveyed their decision on has to be protected and crease productivity and The Vice President said it to effectively market their technology along with tradi- new farm laws. basis, will be allowed. Dis- the central government''s made sustainable and prof- make agriculture climate-re- was equally important to produce. tional methods and getting "Some farmers have been tributors of TV channels will offer for fresh talks. itable. silient. create adequate infrastruc- Highlighting the need to better results. The farmers agitating due to the farm be permitted to share the The government has sent Stating that the govern- There was also a need to ture, including cold storage supplement the income of said marketing is the key for laws. The government has common hardware for their a draft proposal to unions ment has taken many initia- promote crop diversifica- facilities, transport and mar- farmers, he quoted a study the success of agriculture, been talking to them with ut- Subscriber Management offering at least seven tives with a view to double tion, organic farming and keting mechanism for farm- carried out by MANAGE, the statement said. most sensitivity. I hope they System (SMS) and Condi- will soon withdraw their agi- tional Access System (CAS) tation," he said. applications,” it said. DDC poll results victory Farm laws: Petitioner seeks to implead over Charan Singh's birthday is “Sharing of infrastructure also observed as Kisan by the DTH operators may for Modi's ‘larger Diwas. bring in more efficient use of 40 protesting farmer unions as party in SC scarce satellite resources and New Delhi: matter. move freely and in getting reduce the costs borne by the narrative’ for J&K: BJP One of the petitioners, who Sharma, in his petition essential food and other PUBLIC NOTICE consumers. Adoption of the New Delhi: the NC and the PDP, which has approached the filed through advocate Om supplies as right to protest General Public is hereby informed extant FDI policy will bring Asserting that the DDC poll have been fiercely opposed to Supreme Court for direction Prakash Parihar, has sought cannot mean blockade of the that my clients Sh. Suresh Sharma, in more foreign investment results in Jammu and Kash- the Modi government's to the authorities to remove a direction to the authorities entire city. S/o Sh. Ram Avtar Sharma and his wife Smt. Babli Sharma, both R/o L­ into the country,” it said. mir are a victory for Prime measures like abrogation of farmers protesting at several to remove the protesting “We clarify that this court 51/A, Gali No.13, Brahampuri, Minister Narendra Modi's Article 370 and scrapping of border points of Delhi farmers from several border will not interfere with the Delhi­110053, have severed all their Govt ready to "larger narrative" for the Jammu and Kashmir's state- against three new farm laws, points in the national capital protest in question. Indeed relationship with their son Mayank union territory, the BJP on hood. has sought to implead over saying commuters are facing the right to protest is part of Sharma and his wife Smt. Nisha Kaushik, as they are no longer in tweak proposal; Wednesday claimed that the Addressing a press confer- 40 farmer unions as party in hardships due to the road a fundamental right and can their control. My clients have dis­ verdict was a "resounding ence, Prasad noted that the the pending case. blockades and the gather- as a matter of fact, be exer- owned them from all their move­ farmers demand slap" by people on the face of BJP had won 74 seats against A bench headed by Chief ings might lead to an in- cised subject to public able and immoveable properties. extremists, separatists, ter- the NC's 67, PDP's 27 and the Justice S A Bobde, which crease in the number of order,” the court had said on Any one dealing with both of them shall do so at his own risk and my concrete rorists and their patrons. Congress' 26 and claimed had on December 17 said COVID-19 cases. December 17 while hearing a clients shall not be held liable in any Law Minister and senior that many of 39 independent that farmers'' agitation Bharatiya Kisan Union He has also sought direc- batch of pleas on the issue. of their dealings in any transaction solution party leader Ravi Shankar winners had his party's sup- should be allowed to con- (BKU), as respondents in tions to authorities to open The top court had told whatsoever. FROM PAGE-1 Prasad also rejected the con- port. tinue “without impediment” the matter. the roads at Delhi''s borders, Bharatiya Kisan Union GAJENDRA KUMAR CHAUHAN areas, even as he reiterated tention that the District De- The PAGD in total won 110 and the apex court will not Some other farmers shift the protesters to the al- (Bhanu) group, which was Advocate his hope that protesting velopment Council poll seats. interfere with it as the right unions which are sought to lotted place and provide the only farmer organisation Delhi High Court farmers will soon come for- results were a win for People's While the BJP put up a to protest is a fundamental be impleaded as respon- guidelines on social distanc- represented before the court Ch No. C­54, C.L. Joseph Block, ward to resume their dia- Alliance for Gupkar Declara- strong show in the Jammu right, had given liberty to the dents by the petitioner are – ing and use of masks at the on December 17, that they Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi­110054 M­9999723271 logue with the Centre to tion (PAGD), noting that the region, Prasad noted that petitioner to serve the im- BKU-Sidhupur, BKU-Raje- protest site in order to curb cannot keep on protesting resolve their concerns over BJP has emerged as the sin- lotus, a reference to his party's pleaded farmer unions. wal, BKU-Lakhowal, BKU- the spread of COVID-19. without talking to the gov- three new laws. gle largest party and that it poll symbol, had bloomed in Law student Rishabh Dakaunda, BKU-Doaba, While acknowledging the ernment. PUBLIC NOTICE The minister said any agi- has got more votes than the the Valley as well. Sharma, one of the petition- Jamhoori Kisan Sabha and right to non-violent protest Be it known to public at large that tation can be resolved only total votes of the National The Gupkar alliance was ers in the case, has now filed Kul Hind Kisan Federation. of farmers, the apex court My Client Sh. KIRAN PAL S/O Sh. through dialogue as has been Conference, the PDP and the formed because its con- an amended memo of par- The top court had on De- had last week observed that PUBLIC NOTICE GIRDHARI LAL, aged about 65 years the case always in history and Congress put together. stituents knew that they could ties in the top court in which cember 16 permitted im- farmers’ right to protest R/O U­55/17, DLF, CITY, PHASE­3, My Client SH. CHET RAM S/O SHRI GURUGRAM, HARYANA­122008 urged the protesting unions The PAGD is an amalga- not fight the BJP on their he has impleaded over 40 pleading of these eight should not infringe the fun- KISHORI LAL, R/O S­8, GALI NO 8, have severed off all relations and to fix a date and time for the mation of parties, including own, he said. farmer unions, including unions as respondents in the damental rights of others to VIKAS VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL, S­ debarred their son Namely AMIT next round of talks. BLOCK, VIKAS NAGAR, UTTAM KUMAR and his wife Smt. 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My client Elder daughter Rekha and daughter sion on the central govern- yky irk edku ua0 vkj tsM&ch&7] will not be responsible for his acts Younger SAVITA if any will be doing ment''s offer for fresh talks. 333 deaths fcUnkiqj ,DlVsaku] mRre uxj] ubZ and deeds. so at his own cost and liabilities and Thousands of farmers have fnYyh&110059 us vius iq=ksa fctsUnz dqekj my above said Client Sh. KIRAN PAL ISHA ARORA been camping on various in 24 hours mQZ nhid] tloUr] eqds”k o iq=o/kqvksa S/O Sh. GIRDHARI LAL, shall not be Jherh y{eh iRuh Jh fctsUnz dqekj mQZ Advocate responsible or liable. borders of the national capi- New Delhi: Address: 42,43, Naya Bazar, nhid] Jherh fu'kk iRuh Jh tloUr] tal for almost four weeks India's COVID-19 caseload Najargarh, Delhi­110043 Jherh T;ksrh iRuh Jh eqds”k o buds Ritu Munjal Ph No. 9999176817 Advocate now. rose to 1,00,99,066 with cPpksa dks muds vHknz O;ogkj o fu;a=.k The government has al- 23,950 new infections Office: 428­A, Lawyer's Chamber, esa ugha gksus ds dkj.k viuh py o vpy Dwarka Court Complex, Sec­10, ready sent a draft proposal to being reported in a day, lEifÙk ls csn[ky dj fn;s gS vkSj vius lkoZtfud lwpuk Dwarka, New Delhi­110075 unions offering at least seven while the number of people lkjs lEcU/k foPNsn dj fy;s gS vxj amendments to the three leg- who have recuperated from Hkfo"; esa mijksä iq=ksa o iq=o/kqvksa uSfrd loZ&lk/kkj.k dks lwfpr fd;k tkrk gS fd islations that were enacted in the disease surged to 96.63 o vuSfrd dk;Z djrs gS rks og mudk ge eks0 ;quql tkQjh iq= Nnb fe;k¡ ,oa PUBLIC NOTICE September. lakh, according to the Lo;a dk tksf[ke gksxk blesa esjs eqfoDdyksa thur tkQjh iRuh eks0 ;quql tkQjh It is, hereby notified to the general RZ­A­60 "I am fully hopeful that our Union Health Ministry data dk dksbZ ysuk nsuk ugha gksxkA nksuks ifr&iRuh irk& lhrkiqjh public that my client SMT. JASBIR ikVZ&1] Mkcjh eksM+ ND­45, vius NksVs KAUR W/o S. JAGJIT SINGH R/o G­9, farmer unions will discuss... updated on Wednesday. ,-ds- feJk iq= eks0 tkfle tkQjh ftldk GROUND FLOOR, VISHNU GARDEN, If they give a date and time, The death toll increased TILAK NAGAR, NEW DELHI­110018 vf/koDrk tUe&frFkh&13&05&2001 gS] mlds has disowned and debarred her son the government is ready for to 1,46,444 with 333 new pSEcj ua0 654] ftyk U;k;ky;] }kjdk dqpfj= ,oa dqpyu ds ctg ls ge nksuksa the next round of talks... I am fatalities, the data updated namely S. AMRIT PAL SINGH be­ dksVZ] }kjdk] ubZ fnYyh&110075 ds fu;a=.k esa ugha gS] mls vius cause of his ruthless and fully dis­ hopeful that we will move to- at 8 am showed. eks0 ua0 8447951171 py&vpy lHkh lEifRr ls csn[ky djrs obedient behavior and quarrelsome wards resolving the issue," The number of people gS] mldh dksbZ ftEesnkjh ge nksuksa ,oa attitude, from her all moveable and Tomar told reporters. TSN/New Delhi: Charan Singh in the Central Singh, brought out in Hindi who have recuperated from ijhokj ds vU; lnL;ksa dh ugha gksxhA og immovable properties whatsoever At least five rounds of for- Union Minister of Parlia- Hall of Parliament House on and English by the Lok the disease surged to [kqn ftEesnkj gksxkA and has severed her all relations lkoZtfud lwpuk with him. Anybody dealing with him mal talks with the protesting mentary Affairs, Coal and his Birth Anniversary, here Sabha Secretariat, was pre- 96,63,382 pushing the na- shall be at his/her own risks and re­ unions have failed to break Mines, Pralhad Joshi, and on Wednesday. sented to the dignitaries who tional recovery rate to loZ lk/kkj.k dks lwfpr fd;k tkrk gS fd Manoranjan Kr. Kanhaiya sponsibilities and my client shall not the deadlock, but a number Union Minister of State for Members of Parliament; attended the function. 95.69 per cent, while the esjs eqfoDdy Jherh fueZyk xqIrk /keZiRuh Advocate be responsible for any of their activ­ }kjdk dksVZ of other farm groups have Parliamentary Affairs and former Members of Parlia- The portrait of Chaudhary COVID-19 case fatality rate Loå Jh jkds'k xqIrk fuoklh 185@,] ities in future. Eks0 been meeting the govern- Heavy Industries & Public ment and Secretary General, Charan Singh was unveiled stands at 1.45 per cent. vkjMh Cy‚d] /keZiqjk ,DlVsa'ku] utQx<+] 9128439708 ubZ fnYyh&110043 us vius NksVs iq= yks- TARUN SHARMA ment in the meantime to ex- Enterprises, Arjun Ram Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar by the then President of The COVID-19 active ds'k xqIrk dks blds >xM+kyw O;ogkj] PUBLIC NOTICE Advocate tend their support to the new Meghwal led parliamentari- Singh, also paid tributes to India, Dr. Shankar Dayal caseload remained below 3 vHkV Hkk"kk dk ç;ksx ,oa esjs lqfoDdy ds S­1/186, Shop No. 2, Street No. 2, Old Mahabir Nagar, Tilak Nagar, laws. ans in paying floral tributes Chaudhary Charan Singh. Sharma, in the Central Hall lakh for the second consec- My clients Sh. Pratima wife of late lkFk nqO;Zogkj] nqjkpkj djus ds dkj.k esjs New Delhi, Delhi­110018 While the government has at the portrait of former A booklet containing the of Parliament House on 23 utive day. eqfoDdy us vius NksVs iq= yksds'k xqIrk Sh. Babu Lal resident of J­36. Block­ presented the three laws as Prime Minister, Chaudhary profile of Chaudhary Charan December 1993. Agencies ds lkFk vius lHkh laya/k foPNsn dj fy, J, Aruna Nagar, Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi­110054 has severed all her so­ gSa vkSj mls viuh vftZr leLr py o major reforms, protesting cial relation form her step sons Sh. PUBLIC NOTICE farmers fear they would Magma Foundation to welcome 2021 with series of Health Camps for poor vpy lEifÙk ls csn[ky dj fn;k gSA Shivam Alias Shiva aged about 21 orZeku ,oa Hkfo"; esa mlds fdlh Hkh years and Pawan Alias Monu aged It is inform to general public that my weaken the mandi and MSP client Shri Shiv Kumar Kamboj, R/o systems and leave them at Kolkata: anaemic, as per reports bin, Blood Pressure, Blood and through our 300 odd M O;ogkj] dk;Zdyki] ysu&nsu esa esjs eq- about 18 years for their misbehav­ foDdy ,oa mlds ifjokj ds fdlh Hkh ior/misconducts and also dis­ 5022, Gali Jaisi Ram, Pahari Dhiraj, the mercy of big corporates. Kolkata based Magma available. India still carries a Sugar and BMI and offer CARE camps held, about owned/ debarred them from her all Sadar Bazar, Delhi­110006 hereby lnL; dh dksbZ ftEesnkjh ugha gksxhA Ykks- disown his daughter named MS. However, the government has Foundation will welcome burden of this disease de- generic OTC medicines free 25,000 poor people have ds'k xqIrk ij fdlh Hkh çdkj dk dksbZ moveable and immoveable prop­ erty and due to living separately VERSHA KAMBOJ from his all mov­ maintained these apprehen- the new year by hosting 54 spite having an Anaemia of cost. benefitted so far. We are QkStnkjh ;k nhokuh eqdnek gksrk gS rks able & immovable properties and sions are misplaced and has Health Camps pan India in Control Program for Speaking on the program, again resuming these camps there is on relation with client and mlds fy, og Lo;a ftEesnkj gksxkA tks they shall have no right to claim on sever his all relation with her and accused opposition parties of January 2021 with a focus to nearly50 years. The pro- Kaushik Sinha, Trustee- after a brief gap caused by Hkh yksds'k xqIrk ls laca/k j[ksxk ;k iSlksa my client's moveable and immove­ further informed that my aforesaid misleading the farmers. offer quality treatment to posed generic OPD health Magma Foundation said, the pandemic. We will en- dk dksbZ Hkh ysu&nsu djsxk rks og mldk able property in any circum­ client will not be responsible for any Lo;a ftEesnkj gksxkA stances after this notice, my of her act and the persons whoso­ Tomar said the govern- the rural poor. Estimated camps will aim to provide “India needs more of such sure COVID 19 norms are ever will deal with her will be doing ment is hopeful that unions 5000 people will benefit quality treatment to the program to help the poor es- strictly followed at these clients would not be responsible for their legal or illegal act/ claim/ at her own risk & consequences. will soon discuss, decide and from these camps. poor living away from the pecially the women cope camps and will also distrib- euh’k xqIrk ,MoksdsV dealing/ transaction. communicate their decision, Anaemia is widespread in city limits, where the health with Anaemia and Malnutri- ute mask to each visiting pa- VINEET KAUSHIK after which the government India, about 58.6% children infrastructure is sub-opti- tion. Magma Foundation tient to create awareness of pSEcj ua- 761] }kjdk dksVZ] Govind Singh Advocate ubZ fnYyh&110075 (Advocate) Ch No. 79, Tis Hazari Courts, can hold the next round of and 50.4% pregnant women mal. The camps will also has been working in this using mask and social dis- Qksu ua- 9212330228 Delhi­54 discussions immediately. are been found to be conduct tests like Hemoglo- area over the past 3 years tancing”, he added. Mobile No. 9971372008

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NAME CHANGE I, MONU SHARMA S/O MAHENDRA People from UK being rigorously KUMAR MISHRA R/O RZH-216, PALAM BADOLA, NEW DELHI - 110077, have changed my name from MONU SHAR - MA TO MONU MISHRA for all future traced; situation under control: Jain purposes. Staff Reporter PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi those below 50 years with New Delhi IEnformLatioHn is givI en to general elhi Health Min - He asserted that the serious ailments are the The North DMC claims to public at large that my client Mrs. ister Satyendar coronavirus situa - first ones who will get the have rNeceiovedr 1t1h267 DappMli - C receives Tara Devi w/o Mr. Sukhbir Singh Jain on Wednes - vaccine," he said. cations under PM SVANid - owner of Freehold Residential tion in the city is PLOT NO. 92, AREA MEASURING day said people Sources on Tuesday had 1hi S1ch2em6e. 7Ma yaor pof pNolrtih cations under under control with D70 SQ. YARDS, OUT OF KHASRA who have arrived here from said that an institutional Delhi Jai Prakash here on NO.61, SITUATED IN THE ABAD1 Dthe UK are being rigorous - the positivity rate quarantine facility was be - WedPnesMday iSnsVpecAtedN thie dhBie ssidces,h Aeadmhare enrol - OF OLD LAL DORA OF VILLAGE MA - ly traced and tested for any plummeting to ing set up at the LNJP Hos - Prime Minister’s SVANidhi ment/ updation centres have TIALA, NEW DELHI-110059 By COVID-19-like symptoms. pital for passengers found Scheme camp organised at been set-up in each and virtue of Gift Deed dated below one per cent. 23.11.2020 as Doc, No.17430, in He asserted that the coro - positive at Delhi airport, Dussehra ground, Mukher - every zone to link the mobile Book No. 1, Volume No. 5743, at navirus situation in the city conjecture the coronavirus amid mounting concern jee Nagar to enrol street ven - numbers with Aadhar as Page No, 42-47, Reg. on is under control with the strain in circulation in India over the new strain of the dors for loan under the OTP generated is sent to the 23.11.2020, SR-II Janakpuri Delhi. positivity rate plummeting may have already reached virus. scheme. Aadhar linked mobile num - and same property to be Loan fi - to below one per cent. the new mutative state". The Civil Aviation Min - He expressed hope that ber for uploading. nanced by M/s Vastu Hous3ing Fi - Interacting with re - "The coronavirus mutates istry on Monday had said the North DMC would Prakash said that the nance Corporation Ltd. A-32, 2nd Floor, Industrial Area, Phase-1 porters, Jain said the sus - with time and the best all flights from the UK to achieve its target of 15000 North DMC is also helping Naraina New Delhi-110028 pension of flights to and shield from any strain is to India and vice versa will re - applications fixed under the the street vendors to upload If any person(s) have any objec - from the United Kingdom wear masks and observe main suspended from SVANidhi Scheme till De - their applications for loan tion(s) or claim(s) with respect to was a prompt move by the safety norms," he added. Wednesday to December cember 31, 2020. He said so even after issuing letter of the right, title or interest in the Centre and will help in con - He reiterated that the 31 in view of the emer - far, 11267 applications have recommendation so that Said Property then contact us with - in 7 days from the date of this no - taining the spread of the Delhi government has gence of a mutated variant been received for letter of they don’t have to run to - tice on the number mentioned new coronavirus strain de - he added. rate has dropped to less made storage and logistics of the coronavirus there. recommendation for loan wards banks for the pur - herein below, failing which my tected in that country. Delhi has fought difficult than one per cent which is preparations and trained Six passengers travelling out of which 8819 have been pose. client i.e., M/s Vastu Housing Fi - "We are alert and watch - battles with COVID-19 and the lowest in the last eight staff too as it awaits the ar - on Air India''s London-Del - approved and 631 are in To make aware the street nance Corporation Ltd. A-32, 2nd ful at our end. People who all efforts will be made to months. We will do every - rival of a COVID-19 vaccine. hi flight tested positive for process of finalization while vendors about the PM Floor, Industrial Area, Phase-1 Naraina New Delhi-110028 shall have arrived here from the ensure that the gains made thing to keep this situation On Centre contemplat - COVID-19 on arrival, a sen - 1817 applications have been SVANidhi Scheme , special not be held responsible in any UK in the last several days in the management of the under control," he said. ing to not vaccinate chil - ior government official had rejected. arrangements have been manner whatsoever. are being rigorously traced pandemic are "not re - Asked about the new dren against COVID-19 at said on Tuesday. The mayor said that North made which include ban - NAVEEN KUMAR VERMA and tested for slightest of versed" due to the new sit - COVID-19 strain threat and this sta ge, Jain said, "The In the last two weeks, DMC is organising camps ners and public address sys - Advocate COVID-like symptoms," uation in the UK, Jain had the Delhi government''s idea is to eliminate the about 6,000-7,000 people in each ward to facilitate tems. The members of Town CHAMBER: 23, Lawyer's Cham - Jain said. said on Tuesday. preparedness to combat it, virus and the vulnerable have landed at the Delhi street vendors specially in the Vending Committees and bers, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi-110001. OFFICE: F-211, "A team has been made "Delhi situation is under Jain said, "Only ICMR and sections are being preferred airport, many of whom weekly bazaar areas to assist Pradhans of weekly bazaar Basement and Ground FloorSec - and house-to-house trac - control as of now with less scientists can give us in - first." would have travelled to the vendors in filling up let - are also consulted and tor-3, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, Uttar ing is being done... they than 1,000 cases being re - sight into this new strain. "So, the healthcare work - other places lik e Punjab ter of recommendation ap - sought their help for reach - Pradesh-201010. E-MAIL: thelaw - (UK returnees) are being ported for the third suc - They say it''s more conta - ers, frontline workers, peo - from thereon, Jain had said plications and loan applica - ing maximum of street ven - [email protected], MOB: advised self-isolation too," cessive day... the positivity gious and some scientists ple above 50 years and on Tuesday. tions. dors. 9958871432/0120-4231432 PUBLIC NOTICE General public is hereby informed that my clients Sh. Dharampal Sharma S/o late Sh. Nathi Lal, and Staff Reporter As many as 11 his wife Smt. Brijesh Sharma, both Noida Staff Reporter tation Survey-2021 has R/o C-695, Vikas Puri, New Delhi- Women also joined the women also sat on a Noida been displayed on the 110018 had published a public no - tice in Rashtriya Sahara (Hindi Edi - protest of the farmers led by token hunger strike Chief Executive Officer mask. This mask will be ef - tion) dated 13.09.2016 whereby the Bhartiya Kisan Union ( along with the farm - (CEO), NOIDA, Ritu Ma - fective in protecting they had severed all their relations Staff Reporter Bhanu) on the Chilla Bor - ers. For the last three CheEshwOar id, oins tWreidbneusdtaey s CmOVaIDs-k19s a sa wmello ans gin with their son namely Mayank SDMNCew cDealhri ries der against the new farm distributed masks among conveying the message of Sharma, his wife Smt. Deepa Shar - The South Delhi Municipal laws on Wednesday. days, farmers here employees of the authori - cleanliness. ma and their family members. Noida Authority’s employees Now my clients are having good re - Corporation (SDMC) on As many as 11 women ty's public service centre She said that these out special Women join farmers’ protest at Chihlalvae bbeeon orbsderveinr g lations with their aforesaid son, his Wednesday carried out a also sat on a token hunger symbolic hunger and help desk. masks are made of three wife and family members and now spesciaal snanittataiont diroiven in its strike along with the farm - She said that these envi - layers of cotton. They can we have no grievances/complaint all four zones to improve ers. For the last three days, strike. ronmental-friendly masks be washed and used re - against them. Thus, the above re - the perfodrmrainvce e in Swachh farmers here have been ob - He said that farmers are can be means of conveying peatedly. Using them will ferred public notice dated Survekshan-2021,. serving symbolic hunger not going to succumb to hygiene message and not only reduce bio-haz - 13.09.2016 hereby stands with - drawn by my clients with immedi - During the drive, focus strike. the arbitrary attitude of the spreading awareness ards, but will also help in ate effect and the same may be was to clean back lanes of so - The state president of the been staging a day-to-day agricultural laws. central government. Until among people. As part of environmental protection. treated as cancelled /recalled ac - cieties coming under the ju - said union , Yogesh Pratap hunger strike in protest The state vice president of the demands of the farmers its efforts to improve posi - The CEO called upon cordingly. risdiction of the civic agency. Singh, said that farmers against the ‘dictatorial’ at - the union, Dr. Tarun Shar - are met, the protest will tion in the Swachhta the authority's officers and SURENDER KUMAR TYAGI Rajiv Jain, nodal officer of have been staging protest titude of the Central gov - ma, said that the Central continue. Sarvekshan -2021 ranking, employees to use masks to ADVOCATE Off. Shop no. 202, C-Block, DDA the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, for the last 24 days, de - ernment. government is adopting a The farmers sitting on the NOIDA would distrib - ward off the COVID pan - Mark., Vikaspuri, New Dolhi- said that the corporation is manding the withdrawal of He said that in addition to completely dictatorial atti - the dharna celebrated the ute reusable masks under demic and to make the cit - 110018. taking all necessary meas - agricultural laws. For the 11 farmers, 11 women also tude. It is not willing to birth anniversary of former the CSR fund scheme. izens of Noida aware under Mobile no: 9818094118, ures to improve its ranking past three days, office bear - went on a token hunger withdraw the new agricul - Prime Minister Chaudhary Maheshwari said that the the Swachhta Sarvekshan - Email ID. hence decided to ensure ers of the organization have strike in protest against the tural laws. Charan Singh. logo of NOIDA and Sani - 2021. [email protected] cleanliness of back lanes. He said that the SDMC Safai Sainiks should ensure sanitation of key roads and streets on a regular basis and clean back lanes . Jain informed that during today’s drive back lanes in New Delhi management of the condi - of number of cases of area around DDA flats Bas - There are more than 55 tion but also improve the COPD but when it comes ant Enclave, Sufdarjung En - million patients in India, quality of life of the pa - to deaths due to COPD, clave, Punjabi Bagh, A-Block making us the COPD capi - tients and the care givers. India has surpassed China Staff Reporter the government on the Janakpuri, Subhash Nagar, tal of the world, said Dr. K Lung check-up, like BP and and ranks first, according Noida streets for a month Dwarka, Kunj Vihar, Shiva - K Pandey, MBBS MD sugar check should be in to the 2016 Global Burden The local police here on against black laws, but ji Enclave, D-Block Defence FCCP, Shanti Mukund Hos - the mind space of general of Diseases study. Wednesday detained Con - the BJP government is Colony and DDA Flats pital, Delhi. He elaborated public in our country. COPD compromises grAessmgenr wih ol awerwe go :- Cnoot reandy gto tralke ins thse in - Prahladpur were cleaned that the‘ lEong aterrm lsuybje c -diIat igs wnortho msentiiosnin g leluang dcapsac itty oas well as ing to gherao house of MP terest of farmers and pub - properly. tion to risk factors like that the Chronic Obstruc - lung function and it is di - Dr. Mahesh Sharma at lic. Dozens of farmers He said that during the smoking, exposure to in - tive Pulmonary Disease agnosed by doing lung swectoro-15rA. kTheey prrostes t -phravoe altreeadys dited , bbuty this drive, local area councillors dbusterialt smtoeke,r lon gm term an(COaPDg) ise nomt onee single t founcftio nC tesOts. SPpiroDmet’ry ed against the Centre and government is ignoring and residents also extended use of Chulhaas lead to this disease but an umbrella is the most common lung the new agricultural laws the demands of the farm - their support by ensuring progressive condition called term used to describe function test. Many doc - by beatinbg ‘thealia’ antd iclnap -ge r‘s,t hhe alalegledi. ’ their participation. COPD, now popularly un - chronic lung diseases that tors believe, Spirometry is ping. Organization in-charge derstood as Lung attack. cause limitations in lung the Gold Standard for di - The police of sector-20 Lalit Awana said that un - Similarly, Dr. Azmat airflow. The most common agnosis of COPD is not police station took the ag - til the Central government Karim, MBBS MD Chest, symptoms of COPD are routinely done and diag - itating congressmen into withdraws all the three Metro Hospital, Delhi said breathlessness, or a 'need nosis is largely based on custody near the APJ new black agricultural that despite being one of for air', and a chronic the doctor's clinical acu - School. Congress city laws, the Congress would the major killer disease in cough. However, COPD is men. Spokesperson Pawan remain with the farmers India, very little is known in not just simply a "smoker's Early diagnosis, correct Sharma said the Congress in this fight. Dinesh general public about COPD. cough", but an under-diag - treatment, adherence to workers were protesting Awana said that Congress By the time I see a patient nosed, life threatening lung treatment and regular as - against the three farm workers are not going to Staff Reporter post lung attack, the lungs disease that may progres - sessment of the condition laws passed by the Central sit silent due to fear of po - DTNeCw D belhui s are being substantially sively lead to death. India ar e the non-negotiable government. lice. They will continue to In an accident in Outer damaged. Early diagnosis ranks second in the world steps in keeping the lung at - The farmers have been strongly oppose the anti- Drealhim's Msan agoulputroi, a iDn TC not only leads to better only after China in terms tack in check. waiting for justice from farmer agriculture laws. low floor bus coming from KManjhaanwagla oS blplocuk Mroin, - golpuri rammed into 8 ve - hicle8s ait nY jBulorcke Td point Mangolpuri at around 1 Staff Reporter Kumar said that active pm on Wednesday after - New Delhi Out of 280 ob - workers who participat - noon. Eight persons were The president of Delhi servers 272 ap - ed and organised 'Con - injured in the accident. Pradesh Congress Com - gress Rasoi', 'sanitization Five were discharged after mittee, Ch. Anil Kumar, pointed for the drive' 'mask distribution' first aid while two injured has appointed 280 block wards and four to name a few pro - were admitted for treat - observers to strengthen grammes during COVID ment. One person is in party at ground level. each for New pandemic have also been ICU in San jay Gandhi Hos - Out of 280 observers given this important re - pital. 272 appointed for the Delhi Assembly sponsibility. The affected vehicles are wards and four each for and Delhi Cantt. He further said that two scooters, two Autos, New Delhi Assembly and Newly appointed ob - one bike , one Tata Magic , Delhei Calntht. Aiss eCmbloy. ng chief appoints 28A0ss ebmlboly. ck obsersveres wrill vplaey arn is m - one E rikshaw and one Kumar said that newly duty to establish coordi - portant role in MCD elec - Maruti van. appointed observers will nation at block level and tion candidate selection The driver of the offend - advise the president in strengthen the party. process . The Congress ing DTC bus Amarjeet Sigh, appointing block Congress Name of the block presi - party is committed to give 36 years old , resident of president which is the dent will be finalized with tickets to winnable and Village Ladpur was en - backbone of the Congress consultation with senior devoted workers of the gaged as contractual staff party having grass root congress leaders and party with proper consul - and has been ap prehended. level relation with party workers up to booth. All observers have a booth level workers. tation. Page-6_Layout 1 23-12-2020 20:32 Page 1 4 TOP STORY , D ELHI , T HURSDAY , 24 D ECEMBER , 2020 Breaking Time O Sudoku What to do Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digit 1 to 9. Every puzzle has only The priority of public health in national policies, resources and investments has been missing. correct solution. t a time when farmers are agitat - ing for their rights and the entire Op - position supporting them, Athe Government’s stance of unwilling to budge is very unfortunate. Worse, the message that goes out to the pinthiouosands n of farmers across the country is that they are certainly not a priority for this government. Instead its energies are being spent on the Central Vista project, estimated to cost over Rs 20,000 crore and aims to erect new buildings for Par - liament, the Central secre - tariat and the residences of Solution, Sudoku the Prime Minister and the Vice President. Both the Who hecalth saector anrd thee econ - s for farmers, poor? omy too take a back seat! Some experts believe that the bhavans (government The farmers are ministries) in Delhi reflect clearly dissatis - Soviet-style architecture for yourself in the garb of farmers”. But technology any effective cure but man - working people must have and the clunky look very Central Vista project. In a does not reach small or even aged through non-thera - fallen even more than GDP fied with the gov - much mirrored the domi - democracy, power is not medium farmers and all peutic measures like dis - in this period. The share of ernment’s nant political paradigm of fulfilling personal whims this is intended at corpo - tancing and masks etc. in government consumption the time. Thus, these need but a medium of public ratisation of the agricultur - treating high infection vol - expenditure in GDP has proposals to to be replaced with modern serve and welfare”. Many al sector. Surely, the gov - umes all over the country. also declined during the make amends architecture without others have pointed out that ernment must try to be The very poor public health second quarter of the cur - analysing deeply the ex - the government is snatching more convincing. infrastructure and invest - rent fiscal. When GDP de - and demand a chequer’s ability to meet the fundamental rights of Other than the farmers ment deficit were severely clines and government’s tax complete scrap - this massive expenditure. the poor and accuse the protest which has come into exposed in the pandemic, revenue goes down, its ex - Recently, an analyst point - government and Modi of sharp focus, the govern - including the hurried aug - penditure, a large part of ping and codifica - ed out that this project will “This is a crime against hu - ment has sadly completely mentation of capacities. The which consists of salary pay - tion of the MSP create jobs as if this waste - manity. We will have to ho - lost its focus on priorities public health gap has been ments, does not go down to THE WISDOM TREE ful expenditure is the ideal nour the rights of every sec - that need to be focused and reviewed by the 15th Fi - an equivalent extent. By Suveen Kumar regime in law. way for employment gen - tion of society for a better allocation of resources dur - nance Commission whose Analysts and economists eration. future for India” ing these unprecedented chairman stated that public have rightly pointed out Though the Supreme The farmers are clearly times, with the pandemic health expenditure needs that the orientation of the Court allowed Prime Min - dissatisfied with the gov - having added to an already to immediately increase government’s policies is Matalino : You should living as it unfolds and ac - ister Modi to lay the foun - ernment’s proposals to beleaguered economy. from the current 0.95 per geared towards the corpo - have stayed at your hostel cepting what it gives. And dation stone for the Vista, make amends and demand Much is being said and writ - cent to at least 2.5 per cent. rate sector and the leading and celebrate Diwali. ( of - abandoning things will not the three-judge bench a complete scrapping and ten about the vaccine, but if But it seems the govern - ones witnessed a jump in fers him his favourite veg - decide your happiness or recorded an undertaking codification of the MSP it has to be given at re - ment is not listening. profitability even in the first etable soup). It is getting sorrow, because the biggest from the government that regime in law. The protest is duced rate or preferably The financial distress of half of the current fiscal colder day by day. Winter is burden you will have in your no further construction, also against the Prime Min - free to the poor, the EWS the Union government is when migrant workers and approaching now. Children life is you alone. You are demolition or tree removals ister’s observation of private and the low income groups, well manifest but it is the economically weaker sec - at your age shousld elikeC noth -ndeno udgh ato by e reason of all the would be taken up until the investments in farming who constitute 80 per cent States that are suffering the tions suffered immensely. ing but friends. sorrow you have. court decided on the batch made at the recent Annual of the Indian population, most. Though the econom - Some of them are still in a Boy: The world is chang - Boy : What should be the of PILs seeking scrapping of General Meeting of FICCI, the government would need ic situation would improve critical situation even now. ing. Now, anyone who is in purpose of life? the project. Besides, the en - confirming their farmers’ to shell out a whopping in the second half of the cur - The attitude of the gov - my age, remains no more Matalino: I don’t know. It vironmental concern, the worst fears. As he himself amount for the project. rent fiscal, there is nothing ernment is geared towards a child! The reason I will change as you grow. financial condition of the stated: “In the fields of sup - Who will foot the bill? to be complacent about. improving its image don’t like festivals be - I changed it many country is far from encour - ply chain, cold storage and Though the expenditure The government it appears amongst the people cause they come times, (looking at aging, specially due to the areas like fertilisers etc. may be insignificant in the is dependent on the private through propaganda with - only to go. They him) I may change prolonged pandemic-in - both interest and invest - current fiscal, fund re - sector for everything and out bothering to think how are very short- it even now! duced lockdown. ments of the private sector quirement in 2021-22 wants companies to come the incomes of the mar - lived. They re - Boy: How With the farmers agitat - are needed.” would be substantial and out with investment but ginalized segments can be mind me that come you are ing in biting cold for the The Prime Minister fur - this should not be left to the they may not be in a posi - increased. In this connec - happiness not even past three weeks, Congress ther observed “After re - mercy of the States. tion to do so. Investment tion, it may be mentioned is tempo - sure what spokesperson Randeep Sur - forms, farmers will get new The priority of public has to come primarily from that, unlike most coun - rary. you jewala very rightly pointed benefits of technology. The health in national policies, the government and the tries, India does not have a Can want? out: “Modiji, history will country’s cold storage in - resources and investments public sector. sector-wise perspective we record that when lakhs of frastructure will be modern. has been missing. As is well Meanwhile, the ratio of plan for the next 20/25 farmers were fighting on By doing this, there will be known, the past year has private consumption to years and even the strate - the streets for their rights, more investments in agri - shown unknown, commu - GDP has fallen and this gy to be adopted every five you were building a palace culture that will benefit nicable pandemic without suggests that the incomes of years.

always live happily? Matalino: No! Matalino: I am sure what Boy: Not even after being I want right now, but I am a saint like you? I mean, af - not sure what will want later ter abandoning everything on..! All evils of Covid-induced economic emergency were drifted towards the banking system. that causes us sorrow? Boy: Two questions for Matalino: ( laughing) I you for the day. First one is, As the pandemic- t a time when plans heat, especially when EMI scenario wherein funding didn’t choose to live like if you were to die today, what induced lock - and strategies by moratorium has ended. markets continue to exhibit this to be happy. The pur - would you like to do? the country’s think When all stakeholders in - heightened risk aversion, cor - pose of m y life is not happi - Mat alino: My regular job! down led to job tanks are being cluding the regulator (Re - porate stress could increase ness, not peace, not knowl - Boy: ( stares him for some losses and sub - pooled together to keep the serve Bank of India), gov - further by Rs 1.68 lakh crore, edge and not even solitude. time th en asks) If you were eAconomy not only afloat but ernment and even the resulting in Rs 5.89 lakh crore The purpose of my life is to to live forever, what would stantial drop in also growing, a dazzling cov - Supreme Court of India cur - of the corporate debt becom - have a life with a purpose of you like to do? er story ‘Why Our Banks are rently stand locked on the is - ing stressed in FY21-FY22. incomes of mas - Timebombs’ by India Today sue, it’s the banking com - Consequently, 20.84 per cent sive population Magazine in its latest issue is munity which visualizes that of the outstanding debt could enough to gauge that all is not all is not going to be well with be under stress in the agency’s linked to the going well in our banking their loan portfolios. 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SHORT STORIES Vote share of BJP and Independents shows people Cong protests Those who don't want to see farmers in Gorakhpur have rejected Gupkar: Anurag Thakur Jammu: against happy, misleading them: Adityanath Challenging the PAGD's as- sertion that the people have farm laws Lucknow: spoken out against the ab- Gorakhpur: ttar Pradesh Chief rogation of Article 370 in Congress workers protested Minister Yogi the DDC polls, Union Min- here on Wednesday against Adityanath on ister Anurag Thakur on the three contentious farm UWednesday said Wednesday said the BJP and laws by clapping and clang- the continuation of farmers' Independents got over 52 ing of pots and pans. The protests despite the govern- per cent votes which shows Congress workers, led by ment's attempts to clear their that the Gupkar alliance has Gorakhpur district presi- apprehensions on the new been rejected. Noting that dent Nirmala Paswan and agri laws shows cultivators the BJP has emerged as the city chief Ashutosh Tiwari, are being ''provoked and mis- single-largest party and its surrounded the house of led'' by the Opposition. vote share is more than the BJP MLA Radha Mohan ''It is being said repeated- Gupkar alliance, he claimed Das Agarwal. ly said that the Minimum that those who were happy A heavy police force Support Price (MSP) will not with the scrapping of Article reached Agarwal's house be abolished but farmers are 370 voted for the BJP and dent Mehbooba Mufti was and tried to pacify the pro- still getting misled on this. It the Independents. saying no one will take tri- testers, but Paswan was is being said again and again ''If you put the BJP and In- colour in their hands in adamant to hand over to that the 'mandis' will not dependents vote share to- Kashmir, has got just 4.4 the legislator the memo- end. gether, it makes over 52 per- percent vote share in these randum that was addressed The prime minister has cent votes. This shows J-K elections, while Congress' to the governor. She hand- said mandis are being con- people have rejected the vote share has gone down to ed over the memorandum to nected with technology, but It is necessary to maintain complete vigilance Gupkar Gang,'' he said. The 11 percent,'' he added. He the city magistrate after po- farmers are being misled on people of Jammu and Kash- also asked Congress Presi- lice did not allow them to this as well. What kind of pol- mir have spoken out against dent Sonia Gandhi and move further. itics is this?'' Adityanath said. keeping in view new strain of corona virus : UP CM ''terrorism and separatism'' Rahul Gandhi to tell the peo- ''We were protesting in a Addressing a program or- TSN/Lucknow: and 8 December from the arrangements of Covid-19 made on time and the and voted in favour of ple whether they are with the peaceful manner against the ganised on the 118th birth an- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister countries where the new hospitals, the CM said that it monitoring activities democracy and nationalism, Gupkar alliance or not. farm laws. The government niversary of former prime Yogi Adityanath has in- strain of corona virus has should be ensured that spe- should be conducted at the BJP leader, who was ac- He said Independents who should consider the de- minister Chaudhary Charan structed to maintain the ef- been found. cialist doctors should take district level. He has also tively involved in the cam- ''also fought'' the Gupkar al- mands of farmers and with- Singh, the chief minister said, fective system of treatment Compulsory RTPCR test- regular rounds in Covid-19 given instructions to con- paign, said. liance have won more seats draw the laws,'' Paswan said. ''In order to bring prosperity and prevention from Covid- ing should be conducted on wards and there should be duct the training work of ''As in different states than the Congress and the Tiwari accused Prime Min- to farmers, the government 19. He has said that vigi- people who have returned adequate availability of med- vaccinators with full ac- where parties ganged up PDP, and have got 13.06 ister Narendra Modi and has made extensive reforms lance and caution should be from such countries after icines, medical equipment tiveness. against the BJP and Modi ji, percent votes. The PAGD Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis- and brought the new farm maintained at all levels to- December 9. Expressing sat- and backup of oxygen in hos- The Chief Minister said such a gang was given the had fought the election on ter Yogi Adityanath of trying laws. wards Covid-19. isfaction over the maximum pitals. that the state government name of Gupkar here. But the plank of restoration of to suppress the voice of But those who did not like The CM, who was presid- number of Covid-19 tests in The CM also said that peo- is committed to provide they have together failed to pre-August 5, 2019 status. farmers. progress and development ing over a unlock review the entire country, the CM ple should be regularly made quality medical facilities dent the BJP,'' Thakur told ''This shows that people ''On the occasion of for- of the country and happi- meeting here at Lok Bhawan, also instructed to conduct aware about prevention from to the public. The CM also reporters here. As ''in UP, Bi- have supported the policies mer PM and farmer leader ness on the face of the farm- also said that it is necessary the testing work with full ca- Covid-19 and for this, public directed to ensure quick har and Hyderabad, in J-K of Prime Minister Narendra Chaudhary Charan Singh's ers are misleading and pro- to maintain complete vigi- pacity. The CM said that UP address systems should be action regarding the es- too we were successful,'' Modi. They have faith in his birth anniversary, the gov- voking them.'' Taking a dig at lance in view of the new ranks second in the country used along with various tablishment of medical col- Thakur said, dismissing the leadership. The people of ernment should withdraw the Opposition, he said, strain of Covid-19 and a little on per million test basis and publicity mediums. Action leges in the 16 districts of ''claims of victory'' of the Na- J&K said no to terrorism the farm laws,'' he said. City ''These (opposition parties) carelessness can prove to be instructed to increase the should be taken in a time- the state where there are tional Conference and the and separatism and have magistrate Abhinav Ranjan will not allow things to be very costly. number of tests per million. bound manner regarding no medical colleges and People's Alliance for Gupkar taken the path of national- Srivastava said the memo- done in the interest of farm- He said that arrangements It is to be mentioned that in vaccination of Covid-19. said that by establishing Declaration (PAGD) in the ism. They rejected bombs randum would be sent to the ers. should be made for isola- UP, tests are been conduct- All the arrangements re- medical colleges in these polls. and guns and voted for governor, adding that strict The government is work- tion and testing of people ed on the basis of one lakh garding the storage, cold districts, the people will Thakur said that BJP got democracy and ballots,'' action would be taken ing in a dedicated way for the who have returned back to tests per million. chain and transportation of get advanced medical fa- the highest vote share of Thakur said. Referring to against those who have vio- farmers and after Independ- state between 25 November Directing to maintain the the vaccine should be cilities at local level. ''38.74 percent in these elec- Srinagar results, he said sev- lated law and order. ence, no government at the tions, which recorded over 51 en seats were bagged by in- Centre, except the one led by mill was awaiting revival for mitment for the interests He said, ''We already ers with the help of new polling''. ''The vote share of dependents and one seat the BJP, has brought so the last 30 years. of farmers. ''The govern- have four agricultural uni- concepts and new tech- the entire Gupkar gang is went to the BJP. Cold wave many schemes in the interest I thank the Minister of ment's commitment is clear- versities. Recently, a cen- niques.'' Earlier in the day, 32.96 percent. If you calcu- ''The NC and the PDP got of farmers.'' Sugarcane, who arranged for ly visible on every occasion. tral agricultural univer- the chief minister garlanded late the votes, BJP polled just one seat each in Srinagar intensifies in The chief minister alleged the daily crushing of 50,000 In UP, about 16.5 per cent sity was inaugurated by a statue of Chaudhary Cha- 4,87,364 votes while the and the Gupkar gang bagged that people who do politics in quintals of sugarcane last of the country's population Prime Minister Narendra ran Singh and paid tribute votes of NC, PDP and Con- just three seats,'' he said. He Kashmir the name of farmers become year under the expansion of lives, but due to the hard Modi in Jhansi. to him. gress put together were 4.77 said the BJP did not do its Srinagar: silent on their issues when the mill,'' he said. work of farmers, this state Presently, 89 Krishi Vi- He also felicitated many lakh,'' he said, adding the best in the Jammu region Cold condition intensified in they come to power. ''In for- Adityanath said the cen- contributes 21 per cent to gyan Kendras are working in progressive farmers and BJP emerged as the single but at the same time won Kashmir with most parts of mer PM Chaudhary Charan tral and state governments the total food production of the state with a resolve to provided tractors to some of largest party in the election. three seats in the Kashmir re- the valley witnessing a dip in Singh's area, Ramala sugar are working with full com- the country,'' he said. double the income of farm- them.. ''The PDP, whose presi- gion, he added. their minimum tempera- tures on Wednesday. The weather has re- Apni Party bags 12 seats in Won't bow before anyone: Farooq mained dry and cold across Kashmir since it snowed on December 12, with the night its maiden election in J&K Abdullah on JKCA money‐laundering case temperature staying sever- al degrees below the freezing Jammu: eran Gujjar leader, won DDC best during campaigning Srinagar: z The agency challenges. point, a meteorological de- Apni Party, which was elections from Thuroo seg- where they were facing a National Conference (NC) said after conducting ''We will face challenges as partment official said. formed nine months ago, ment of Reasi district by conglomerate of powerful president Farooq Abdullah, the god poses challenges be- The weather department has bagged 12 seats and over 1578 votes, as per the data of regional forces of the Gupkar who is facing an ED probe in investigations under fore us to test us. Had there has forecast that the cold 38,000 votes in the first elec- election authority. alliance of PDP, NC, CPI-M connection with the Jammu the Prevention of been no challenges, I will and dry weather would con- tion it has contested in Jam- He polled 4,904 votes and others. and Kashmir Cricket Associ- Money Laundering Act not have read Quran the way tinue till Christmas Day. mu and Kashmir. Led by while Mohammad Ashraf of There are various Inde- ation (JKCA) money-laun- (PMLA), it found out I did while in custody. So do The Valley continued to former minister and Kash- NC got 3,326 votes. He was pendents, whom the party dering case, asserted on not fear the challenges,'' he reel under sub-zero night mir's top businessman Altaf a minister in the NC-Con- have supported and they Wednesday that he will not that between 2005­06 said. The NC president said temperatures on Wednes- Bukhari, the Jammu and gress government and a two- have become victorious, the bow before anyone. Ad- and 2012, the JKCA re­ the DDC poll results have day as well, even though Kashmir Apni Party was time MLA. Apni Party can- leaders said. ''You can well dressing party workers at ceived funding totalling proven that the steps taken there was a slight improve- formed on March 8 with didates Yasmeen won from imagine, a baby party fight- the NC headquarters, Nawa- to Rs 109.78 crore from by the party and the People's ment in the mercury at most some senior leaders of the Chasana segment of Reasi ing old and strong regional i-Subah, a day after the re- Alliance for Gupkar Decla- places. Peoples Democratic Party district and Nasreen Akhtar parties jointly,'' Bukhari said. sults of the DDC polls were the Board of Cricket ration (PAGD) were in the Srinagar -- the summer (PDP) and the Congress to from Bhudal-new segment of While thanking the people announced, Abdullah, in an Abdullah. I am the Sher-e- Control in India (BCCI). right direction. capital of Jammu and Kash- give the people of Kashmir an Rajouri district. for the win of his party's 12 apparent reference to the Kashmir's (NC founder ''We did not campaign. mir -- recorded a low of mi- alternative to the bipolar set- The party bagged seats in DDC candidates and inde- BJP, said the saffron party Sheikh Mohammad Abdul- Laundering Act (PMLA), it We did not go out to do nus 5 degrees Celsius, slight- up of the NC and the PDP. Bandopra-A (Bandipora), pendents supported by it, thinks he will bow before it, lah) son,'' he said. The En- found out that between propaganda or raise flags. ly up from the previous While the party bagged Kunzar, Tangmarg (both in across Jammu and Kash- but he will not. forcement Directorate (ED) 2005-06 and 2012, the JKCA But we believed in the people night''s minus 5.2 degrees three seats from Jammu re- Baramulla), Tanghar (Kup- mir, Bukhari assured them ''They think Farooq Ab- attached assets worth Rs received funding totalling to and that if our actions are Celsius. gion, the rest were from wara), Kellar (Shopian), that Apni Party will tire- dullah will bow before them. 11.86 crore of Abdullah in Rs 109.78 crore from the right, then the god will help The mercury in Pahal- Kashmir valley. As per data, Harwan-II, Srinagar-III and lessly work for their socio- I will only bow my head be- connection with the JKCA Board of Cricket Control in us. It has been proven that gam in south Kashmir went it got a vote share of over Khanmoh-I (both in Srina- economic development fore my god and no one else. case on Saturday. India (BCCI). A visibly emo- our actions were right. This is down from the previous 38,000 votes. The party's gar). Party leaders said that through all forums avail- He is my creator. They are The agency said after con- tional Abdullah, who turned the success of the party work- night''s low of minus 5.8 Ajaz Ahmed Khan, a former they are not disheartened by able to it. trying to induce fear, but ducting investigations un- 83 in October, asked the NC ers and every citizen of Jam- degrees Celsius to settle at Congress minister and vet- the results as they gave the Agencies they do not know Farooq der the Prevention of Money workers not to be afraid of mu and Kashmir,'' he said. minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, officials said. It was the cold- est recorded place in the Valley. Haryana cabinet approves new They said Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius, slightly enterprises and employment policy down from Tuesday''s mi- nus 5.8 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh: generate 5 lakh jobs in the comprise of industrially de- enhancing market linkages based, food processing and Qazigund, the gateway The Haryana cabinet on state. ''The policy will focus veloped areas, 'B' category and international collabo- allied industry, textiles and town to the Valley, recorded Wednesday approved the on building a resilient econ- blocks comprise of areas of ration, enhancing access to apparels, Electronic Sys- a minimum of minus 4 de- Haryana Enterprises and omy on the back of robust in- intermediate development, infrastructure and technolo- tem Design and Manufac- grees Celsius, while Kup- Employment Policy 2020. dustrial growth. It envisages 'C' category blocks have in- gy, regulatory simplification, turing (ESGM), defence wara in the north registered The policy aims to establish leveraging opportunities aris- dustrially backward areas infrastructure support and and aerospace manufac- a low of minus 4.5 degrees the state as a competitive ing out of changes in global and 'D' category blocks com- fiscal incentives are envis- turing, pharmaceutical and Celsius and Kokernag, in and favoured investment economic order and align prise of industrially most aged to provide an impetus medical devices, chemical the south, minus 4.0 de- destination. industrial growth in the state backward areas. Graded in- to the growth of MSME sec- and petrochemicals and grees Celsius, the weather The cabinet, which met with national initiatives such centives will be provided in tor in the state and to pro- large scale energy as thrust department officials said. here under the chairman- as 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat these category blocks (max- mote entrepreneurship,'' it sectors with increase in ''Chillai-Kalan'' -- the 40- ship of Chief Minister M L Mission','' the statement said. imum in 'D' category blocks). added. To reduce the cost of emphasis and assistance. day harshest winter period Khattar, approved the new ''The policy takes cog- The policy places a special doing business in the state To further promote the na- when the chances of snow- policy, which will come into nizance of emerging trends emphasis on development and enhance industry com- tional movement of 'Aat- fall are most frequent and effect from January next in supply chain, electric mo- of micro, small and medium petitiveness, the policy offers manirbhar Bharat', con- maximum -- began in Kash- year, an official statement bility, agri-tech, green man- enterprise (MSME) sector an array of attractive fiscal cession on land price may mir on Monday. said. The Haryana Enter- ufacturing and climate and their business growth. ''It incentives to MSMEs, large, also be provided to eligible Cold wave grips the region prises and Employment Pol- change and healthcare and envisages bringing up a par- mega and ultra-mega enter- enterprises supporting im- during this period and the icy 2020 aims to achieve re- pharma and other new av- adigm shift from being a prises, exporting units, thrust port substitution. temperature drops consid- gional development and pro- enues for growth,'' it added. regulator to a facilitator of sector enterprises, essential In support of micro en- erably leading to the freez- vide livelihood opportuni- The policy emphasises the MSMEs. The state govern- sector enterprises, import terprises for generating ing of water bodies includ- ties to its people through re- need for balanced regional ment has undertaken sever- substitution enterprises employment opportunities ing the famous Dal Lake as silient economic develop- growth across the state. al initiatives to assist the and identified service en- for youth at their doorstep well as the water supply ment, it said. The state has been divid- MSME sector in becoming terprises. in rural areas, the Haryana lines in several parts of the The objective of the policy ed into four category blocks globally competitive,'' the The policy will consider Gramin Udyogik Vikas Yo- valley. is to attract investment of based on industrial devel- statement said. auto, auto components and jna will be introduced un- Agencies over Rs 1 lakh crore and opment. 'A' category blocks ''The cluster development, light engineering, agro- der the policy, it said. 6 TOP STORY , D ELHI , T HURSDAY , 24 D ECEMBER , 2020

Qatar to host FIFA Club World

New Delhi Cup 2020 across three venues The Board of Directors of the Indian The Board of Directors Cricketers' Association (ICA) on of the Indian Cricketers' Wednesday nominated former India Zurich spinner Pragyan Ojha as their repre - Association (ICA) on atar will host the FIFA Club Qatar will host the sentative in the Indian Premier Wednesday nominated World Cup 2020 from Feb - ILeCaguAe's Gnoveorninmg Coiuncila. Ats peer s Pragyan Ojha ruary 1 to 11, 2021, after it FIFA Club World Cup clause 28.2., of the BCCI Constitution, former India spinner was postponed earlier this 2020 from February 1 a member of the ICA is to be nomi - Pragyan Ojha as their year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. nateds as ar meempberr ofe thes IPeL GnC. Tthae trievprees einnta tIivPe Lin thGe CIn - QSix continental confederations, as well to 11, 2021, after it tenure of the member is one year and as the host nation's league champions, was postponed earlier with the tenure of the existing nominee dian Premier League's will compete in the tournament, which having expired, the ICA Board nomi - Governing Council. will be held across three FIFA World this year due to the nated the 34-year-old Ojha to the Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums -- Ahmad prestigious post. take up these requests at their AGM on Bin Ali, Khalifa International and Ed - COVID-19 pandemic. "In the AGM held on December 19, Thursday, December 24," said the ucation City. and is a demonstration of Qatar's 2020, the members had authorised the ICA. The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, inau - commitment to sustainability, hav - board of directors to nominate the The BCCI will hold its 89th Annual gurated just last week on December 18, ing been largely constructed from re - member to the IPL GC and the ICA General Meeting (AGM) in Ahmed - will stage the opening match between cycled and reused material from an Board, after due deliberations and abad on Thursday. The members have Qatari champions Al Duhail and Auck - older stadium that once stood on the taking into consideration any possible reached the city and even underwent land City of New Zealand on February same site. issues of conflict of interest, found in COVID-19 tests on Tuesday with an eye 1, and the final will be played at Edu - Education City Stadium, nicknamed Ojha a suitable candidate to represent on the pandemic and to ensure the cation City Stadium on February 11. the 'Diamond in the Desert', has its de - them. This nomination will hold good safety of those attending the meeting. Joining the two teams will be European sign inspired by the rich history of Is - for one year," the ICA said in an offi - The introduction of two new teams in champions and German side FC Bay - The draw to finalise the detailed pair - LLC. lamic architecture, blended with strik - cial release. The AGM conducted via the IPL and cricket's inclusion in the ern Munich, CONCACAF champions ings in the tournament will take place "Over the past few months, during ing modernity. The facade features tri - video conference, touched upon the is - Olympics are the two major points of Tigres UANL from Mexico, Al Ahly SC, in Zurich on January 19. "Hosting the the global pandemic, we have worked angles that form complex, diamondlike sues that had been raised by the rep - discussion from among the 23 points Egyptian side and winners of the CAF second edition of the FIFA Club World diligently to ensure the safety, health geometrical patterns which appear to resentatives to the BCCI Apex Council on the agenda. While Rajeev Shukla Champions League along with Ulsan Cup in a row will allow us to build on and wellbeing of players and fans as we change colour depending on the sun's to further the cause of ICA's members. will take over as the vice president, Bri - Hyundai, who recently laid claim to the our operational experience and apply hosted several important local and position. The third stadium to be used The representatives as also the ICA jesh Patel is set to continue as the IPL AFC Champions League at a match learnings both from 2019, as well as the international footballing events, and during the FIFA Club World Cup office bearers had repeatedly raised the chairman. It will be interesting to see played in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournaments attended by fans in Qatar we look forward to welcoming the Qatar 2020 will be Khalifa Interna - issue with the BCCI of increasing the if a final call is taken on the formation venue Al Janoub Stadium. throughout 2020. It will help ensure world's best clubs in the New Year for tional Stadium. Widely regarded as gratis and medical reimbursement of the new cricket committee as it is The winner of the CONMEBOL Lib - we deliver an amazing experience for what will be yet another important Qatar's national stadium, the recent - and include widows as also those who part of the agenda. Tax issues related ertadores will determine the South every fan when the Middle East and milestone on the road to Qatar 2022," ly refurbished venue hosted the pre - have played between 10 and 24 first- to the ICC is also a part of the 23-point American representative, rounding Arab world hosts its first FIFA World Al Khater added. Inaugurated exactly vious tournament's final where English class games for the same. The BCCI has agenda and is expected to be dis - off this edition's participants. The Cup in just under two years' time," said two years before Qatar hosts the FIFA side Liverpool FC won the title for the also been requested to include do - cussed in details as India is set to South American title winner will be de - Nasser Al Khater, Chief Executive Of - World Cup final, Ahmad Bin Ali Sta - first time in front of an audience of mestic women cricketers in their gratis host the 2021 T20 World Cup as well termined by the end of January 2021. ficer, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 dium has a capacity of 40,000 seats more than 45,000 fans. scheme. "We are hopeful the BCCI will as the 2023 50-over World Cup.

New Delhi India pacer Ishant Sharma feels stand- India pacer Ishant in skipper Ajinkya Rahane is a "bowler's Sharma feels stand-in Turin captain" and believes that the batsman Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo on will bring calmness on the field as the skipper Ajinkya Rahane Wednesday issued a rallying call, say - middle-order batsman gears up to lead is a "bowler's captain" ing that nothing less than excellence is the team for the remaining three Tests accepted on the football pitch. Ronaldo's against Australia. The Indian team will and believes that the remarks came as Juventus suffered a bIen widtho uvt rseg uAlar uskipsp:er V'Birato Kowhli ler's captain' Rahane will bring 'calmb eatnsmearng wyil'l: b Irisnhg ant shCocka 3-0n denfeato to Ftio raentcinac one Tupes -t anything less as the batsman requested for a paternity calmness on the field day and as a result, Juventus' unbeat - leave for the birth of his first child. And en start to the Serie A season came to an it will be on Rahane to lead the fightback as the middle-order tenhd aas wnell. excellenceJ,u vsenatusy! Ansd wRe simoplyn caannolt dacceo pt as the Indians suffered an eight-wicket batsman gears up to Dusan Vlahovic strike, an Alex San - anything less than excellence on the loss in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide dro own goal and a Martin Caceres ef - pitch," he added. Ronaldo also said that Oval. Ishant believes Rahane is a con - lead the team for the fort resulted in Juventus' 3-0 loss in the the side would now return stronger next fident cricketer and loves communi - remaining three Tests Serie A on Tuesday. "Yesterday, with a year and the side will give their every - cating with the players on the field. against Australia. poor performance and a result far from thing in every game. "He is very confident. He is very acceptable, we closed our scheduled "I hope this short stoppage may help calm. I cannot say he does not have a uations. "The kind of energy Virat games for 2020, a special year in many us to come back stronger and more unit - sense of humour, obviously, he jokes brings to the table, I do not think every particular ways. Empty stadiums, ed than ever, because the season is still around with us. But he is very confident other person can match that... Rahane COVID protocols, postponed games, far from over and in the end we believe in what he wants to do. I must say that will provide calm energy, especially in long stoppages and a very tight calen - that we will, once again, celebrate with he's a bowler's captain because when - terview with ESPN Cricinfo. "So, I think gle time: 'How many overs you want to a pressure situation. He will commu - dar," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. our tiffosi. Believe in us, trust our team ever Virat has not been around on the he is a bowler's captain. He is not some - bowl so I will speak to Virat'," he added. nicate with the bowlers very well," he "But this is no excuse for anything. as much as we trust you, and we will de - field, Jinks always asked me what kind one who'll say: do this or do that. Even While admitting it is not easy for said. We know that we have to give more of liver," said Ronaldo. Juventus will now of field you want, when you want to bowl when Virat is there (as cap tain), he (Ra - everyone to match what Kohli brings to The Boxing Day Test between India ourselves, in order to play better and to return to action on January 3 against just tell me, or if you want to go on hane) will keep on asking, I do not know the table, Ishant said Rahane will be and Australia will begin on December 26 win in a more consistent way. We are Udinese in the Serie A. (bowling)," Ishant said during an in - about others, but he asks me every sin - able to lead the team well in pressure sit - in Melbourne.

New Delhi Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday teased Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman and said 'I taught him how to play reverse sweep'. Maxwell Melbourne well, then the tourists could stage a andB MBujeLeb p1lay0ed: t oMgethaerx fowr Kiengls l has a fun take as Former Australia coach Darren comeback in the series. XI Punjab in the 13th edition of the In - Lehmann feels India have some quali - ''They can certainly cause some trou - Mdianu Prjeemeierb Le ahguiet. Tsh er alel-rvouendrer se sweep off Rashid ty players in their ranks to still effect a ble with the ball, it's just whether the had a poor run in the tournament as he turnaround in the ongoing four-match batsmen can cope with the bounce. The just managed to accumulate 108 runs series Down Under, despite a drubbing MCG pitch will suit them a bit better be - off 13 games and also failed to hit a sin - in the opener in Adelaide. India were cause it's a bit flatter.'' ''So we'll see if gle six for the first time in his eight-sea - didn't do much this last IPL, but I'm bundled out for their lowest-ever Test their batsmen can bounce back and son IPL career. pretty sure I taught Mujeeb how to play score of 36 in their second innings at make some runs, especially in the first Maxwell, who is leading Melbourne that reverse sweep #yourewelcome - Adelaide Oval as Australia claimed an innings. That's going to be the key for Stars, did not miss a chance to pull the heat". Mujeeb scored 18 runs off 10 balls eight-wicket win in the first pink-ball them,'' Lehnmann said. The two teams spinner's leg who is currently playing in including a six and two fours. Skipper Test to take a 1-0 lead in the Border- are meeting again on December 26, for Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat. Mu - Jimmy Peirson's 69 off 36 went in vain Gavaskar trophy. the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. jeeb played a reverse sweep shot off as Heat fell three runs short of the tar - India can still scr''iIt wpill be thar d ntowu for threm, nbut aIndria wioll be wuithoutn the sed rvices of Rashid Khan in his team's clash against get and lost the match by two runs. they've actually got some quality play - skipper Virat Kohli, who has returned Adelaide Strikers at the Brisbane Crick - However, Peirson's knock helped him ers if they can get on a roll,'' Lehmann home for the birth of his first child, and et Ground on Wednesday. Mujeeb ac - win the Player of the Match title. told 'SA Sportsday'. The 50-year-old for - pacer Mohammed Shami, who suf - cumulated four runs from that shot and Heat is at the bottom of the table with against Australiam,er Ausstralaia batsyman ospine d tLhat In e- fehred a mfracture oan his nbowlinn g hand that triggered Maxwell to take the cred - a single point in three games while Strik - dia have a potent bowling attack and if during the day/night Test in Adelaide it. ers is at third place with nine points in their batsmen cope with the bounce last week. Taking to Twitter, Maxwell wrote, "I four games.

Kolkata waiting eagerly to go out and perform had given my best last season and With the I-League 2020-21 slated to be - on the field," Poojary told the I-League's now, I want to push the limits further. gin on January 9, defending champions website. "It's been more than a month I want to score more goals than last Churchill Brothers midfielder Vinil since we have been sweating it out and year. The whole team, from the owners Poojary believes that the competition grinding ourselves to prove where our to the staff, is working very hard to win is getting tougher with each passing team stands. We make sure we give our the league and that's what motivates me year. All teams are hard at work to pre - 100 per cent -- whether it's training or to win the title for Churchill Brothers," pare for what promises to be a unique the match," he added. he said. Lande svpeceial s eoasofn .c Roeprmesenptineg ttheition in I-League is geIt wtitll ibne ag th irhd siugccehsseiver se aesovn erTyhe uypceomainrg c:a mPpaoigno wijlla feartuy re state of Goa will be Churchill Brothers with Churchill Brothers for Poojary, a total of 11 teams, who will play in a and Poojary will be a key player for the who made clear his intention of win - centralised tournament across three two-time I-League winners. ning matches for his team and hope - stadiums in Kolkata and Kalyani in "The level of competition in the I- fully, end the competition with the I- West Bengal. It will also see the for - League is getting higher and higher League title. "I want to prove myself mation of a COVID-19 bio-bubble as In - every year and like us, every team counting down the days until the tour - more in the I-League. It feels good to dian football continues to move forward wants to win the league. We are all nament begins and every one of us is be back here and play for the team. 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WORLD-BUSINESS TOP STORY, DELHI, THURSDAY 24, DECEMBER 2020 7 Turkey hopes Prachanda-led faction of NCP elects Turkish journalist gets to turn new 27 years in absentia page with U.S. and EU him as new parliamentary leader for espionage in 2021, Ankara: Dundar, the former edi­ Turkish journalist Can Dun- tor­in­chief of Turkish Kathmandu: standing committee mem- dar was sentenced in absen- daily newspaper Erdogan says epal Communist ber of the party, was quoted tia to 27 years and six Cumhuriyet, and a col­ Ankara: Party's executive as saying by the paper. months in prison for espi- President Tayyip Erdogan chairman Pushpa Pokharel said that their onage and aiding an armed league, Erdem Gul, were said on Wednesday that Kamal Dahal faction has a majority with of- terrorist organisation, his both sentenced in 2016 N to five years in prison for Turkey hopes to "turn a new 'Prachanda' was on Wednes- ficial signatures of 315 central lawyers said on Wednesday, page" in its ties with the day elected as the ruling par- committee members of the calling the verdict political- publishing a video pur­ United States and European ty's new parliamentary party. To get official recog- ly motivated. porting to show Turkish Union, and that Ankara had leader, replacing Prime Min- nition from the EC, the fac- Dundar, the former editor- intelligence trucking been subjected to double ister K P Sharma Oli. The 66- tion should have majority in-chief of Turkish daily weapons into Syria. standards by both its NATO year-old leader's nomination members, full details and newspaper Cumhuriyet, and ally Washington and the was proposed by senior their signatures along with a colleague, Erdem Gul, were "Journalism is not a crime bloc. leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, copies of citizenships. both sentenced in 2016 to but an indispensable service This month Washington who was earlier named as Nepal on Sunday plunged five years in prison for pub- to society - even and espe- sanctioned Turkey over its one of the two chairmen of into a political crisis after lishing a video purporting to cially when it looks critical- acquisition of Russian S- the party, at a parliamen- Prime Minister Oli got Pres- show Turkish intelligence ly and investigatively on the 400 missile defences, and tary party meeting of the ident Bidya Devi Bhandari to trucking weapons into Syria. fingers of those in power," the EU also prepared puni- Prachanda-led faction at the dissolve Parliament, a con- They were later released Maas told RedaktionsNet- tive measures over Turkey's Parliament Building in New troversial move amidst a pro- pending appeal. Now a res- zwerk Deutschland. For crit- dispute with members Baneshwar, My Republica longed tussle for power be- ident of Germany, he had ics of President Tayyip Er- Greece and Cyprus over reported. tween him and former pre- faced up to 35 years in jail for dogan, Dundar has become Mediterranean offshore Oli, 68, was removed from mier Prachanda within the allegedly supporting terror- a symbol of what they say is rights. The bloc decided to the post of party's chairman ruling dispensation. The ism and military or political Turkey's sweeping crack- postpone the measures un- on Tuesday by a central com- political system and parlia- tice Cholendra SJB Rana’s terim order against the deci- move came after the intra- espionage. down on press freedom, es- til March. Speaking to law- mittee meeting of the ment lively and functioning,'' single bench passed the order sion, the apex court has re- party feud reached climax Dundar's lawyers refused pecially since a failed coup in makers from his ruling AK Prachanda-led faction, which he said. He thanked law- after a preliminary hearing fused to issue any such order. in the ruling party which has to attend the final hearing. 2016. The government says Party, Erdogan said "artifi- also decided to take discipli- makers for electing him as on the 12 different writ peti- Meanwhile, leaders of the been witnessing months long "We do not want to be part of the courts are independent cial agendas" tested Turkey's nary action against him for the parliamentary leader and tions filed against the disso- Prachanda-led faction have tussle between two factions, a practice to legitimize a pre- and that it is responding to ties with the EU and United dissolving the House of Rep- said that he has been hand- lution of the House of Rep- told the Election Commission one led by Oli and another viously decided, political ver- threats facing the country. States in 2020, but he hoped resentatives unconstitution- ed over a huge responsibili- resentatives, the paper re- that they hold a two-thirds led by Prachanda. The ruling dict," they said in a written The court earlier this things would improve. ally. Prachanda said that his ty during this challenging ported. majority in the party and party has now been virtually statement ahead of the hear- month delayed its verdict "Turkey is facing double first priority would be to re- time. The Constitutional bench therefore they must be grant- divided more than two years ing. German Foreign Minis- after Dundar's lawyers asked standards both over the east- store the dissolved House of Earlier in the day, the will start the hearing on Fri- ed official recognition by the after it was formed following ter Heiko Maas criticised the for the judges to be replaced ern Mediterranean and the Representatives and form a Supreme Court forwarded day. The bench is led by Chief election body, the paper said. the merger of CPN-UML led ruling as a "hard blow to ensure a fair trial, a re- S-400s. We want to turn a new government. all the writ petitions against Justice Rana and will have ''We are here with the proof by Oli and CPN-Maoist Cen- against independent jour- quest that was rejected. An new page with the EU and ''I will unify all the demo- Prime Minister Oli’s move to four other justices who will be that we are the only legiti- tre led by Prachanda in May nalistic work in Turkey" Istanbul court had declared United States in the new cratic forces and political dissolve Parliament to a Con- picked by him. Although the mate Nepal Communist Par- 2018. which he called a funda- Dundar a fugitive and seized year," Erdogan said. "We parties to keep the hard-won stitutional bench. Chief Jus- petitioners demanded an in- ty,'' Leela Mani Pokharel, a Agencies mental right. all his assets in Turkey. don't see our multilateral political, economic and mil- itary cooperation as an al- Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies ternative to our deep-rooted ties with the United States. Washington: is wielding his executive pow- be sworn in on Jan. 20. mer Rep. Steve Stockman of months in prison after plead- in the U.S. Marines and saw And we wish for the EU to President Donald Trump has er to reward loyalists and Trump is likely to issue more Texas. Collins, the first mem- ing guilty to stealing cam- combat in both Iraq and rid itself of the strategic pardoned 15 people, includ- others who he believes have pardons before then. He and ber of Congress to endorse paign funds and spending Afghanistan. blindness that is distancing ing a pair of congressional been wronged by a legal sys- his allies have discussed a Trump to be president, was the money on everything In the group announced Turkey from it," he added. Republicans who were strong tem he sees as biased against range of other possibilities, sentenced to two years and from outings with friends to Tuesday night were four for- The U.S. sanctions come and early supporters, a 2016 him and his allies. including members of two months in federal prison his daughter's birthday par- mer government contractors at a delicate moment in the campaign official ensnared in On Tuesday, Trump is- Trump's family and his per- after admitting he helped his ty. White House press secre- convicted in a 2007 mas- fraught relations between the Russia probe and for- sued the pardons — not an sonal attorney Rudy Giu- of New York, two of the ear- son and others dodge tary Kayleigh McEnany said sacre in Baghdad that left Ankara and Washington as mer government contractors unusual act for an outgoing liani. liest GOP lawmakers to back $800,000 in stock market the pardons for Hunter and more a dozen Iraqi civilians Democratic President-elect convicted in a 2007 mas- president — even as he re- Those pardoned on Tues- Trump's 2016 presidential losses when he learned that a Collins were granted after dead and caused an interna- Joe Biden gears up to take sacre in Baghdad. Trump's fused to publicly acknowl- day included former Repub- campaign. Trump also com- drug trial by a small pharma- “the request of many mem- tional uproar over the use of office on Jan. 20, replacing actions in his final weeks in edge his election loss to De- lican Reps. Duncan Hunter of muted the sentences of five ceutical company had failed. bers of Congress.” She noted private security guards in a Republican Donald Trump. office show a president who mocrat Joe Biden, who will California and Chris Collins other people, including for- Hunter was sentenced to 11 that Hunter served the nation war zone. BUSINESS RBI Guv ask Store, save & share in banks to Businesses with monthly turnover of strengthen lend‐ India, says Amitabh ing capacity by over Rs 50 lakh to pay at least 1% GST Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog raising capital New Delhi: While calculating ing GSTR 3B. TSN/New Delhi: ly competitive in all aspects Mumbai: usinesses with the turnover thresh­ "The government's idea Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI and Digiboxx is such an ex- RBI Governor Shaktikanta monthly turnover here seems to be to curb in- Aayog, virtually launched ample. It ticks all the rights Das has asked banks to of over Rs 50 lakh old, sales from GST put tax credit passing by India’s first Digital Asset boxes for India Inc’s needs take proactive measures Bwill have to manda- exempt goods and businesses which have oth- Management platform Digi- but also fills a gap for the to strengthen their re- torily pay at least 1 per cent of erwise not paid their GST li- Boxx™ for the desktop, iOS, MSME universe which is silience and lending ca- their GST liability in cash, the zero rates supply ability," Jain added. AMRG & and Android systems. untapped. Now most of India pacity by raising capital, Finance Ministry said as it would not be in­ Associates Senior Partner During the event, Amitabh can store, save and share in the central bank said in a moved to curb evasion by cluded. Rajat Mohan said, "These Kant signed up for an ac- India without fear of securi- statement on Wednesday. fake invoicing. changes indicate that gov- count, making him the first ty threats and data localiza- During a two-day meet- The Central Board of In- to this rule, the idea remains ernment is grappling with user of DigiBoxx. The plat- tion concerns. I am hopeful ing with heads of banks, in- direct Taxes and Customs to prevent misutilisation of lower tax collections and high form is an Indian digital file that this is the beginning of cluding the private sector (CBIC) has introduced Rule credit by businesses taking tax evasions, burden of which storage, sharing, and man- many more such innova- lenders, the governor em- 86B in Goods and Services fake credits," Jain added. will again be on honest tax- agement SaaS product that tions by Indian startups phasised on the need to Tax (GST) rules which re- Further, the CBIC has payers". provides storage options for aligned towards the vision of remain vigilant and make stricts use of input tax cred- amended GST rules restrict- The CBIC has also notified business as well as individual a Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Our provisions against bad it (ITC) for discharging GST ing filing of outward supply authentication of Aadhaar users. It provides an easy dependence on foreign SaaS loans proactively. Das had liability to 99 per cent. "... The details in GSTR-1 for busi- number or physical verifi- and secure way to store all products will soon be a thing held similar meetings in registered person shall not ness that have not paid tax for cation of business premises the files in one centralized lo- of the past and Digital India May as well. use the amount available in the past periods by filing for the purposes of obtaining cation. It is India’s first in- will get a boost with such in- He had also met with electronic credit ledger to GSTR 3B. GST registration. digenous tech startup to en- tuitive solutions”. representatives of other fi- discharge his liability towards So far, until now, non-fil- "This amendment has like- ter the Digital Asset Man- On the event of the launch, nancial institutions like output tax in excess of 99 per where the managing director has put restrictions on seam- ing of GSTR 3B resulted in ly been introduced to prevent agement business with val- Mr. Vivek Suchanti, Chair- NBFCs and microfinance cent of tax liability, in cases or any partner have paid less input credit utilisation blockage of e-way bill but fraudulent registrations," ue-added services encour- man, DigiBoxx™ said, “We lenders. The RBI, in its where the value of taxable more than Rs 1 lakh as in- with introduction of Rule will now result in GSTR 1 Jain added. Also, the validi- aging entrepreneurs to ‘Make are honored to have Mr. statement, said Das held supply ... in a month exceeds come tax or the registered 89B, which blocks utilisa- blockage as well. ty of electronic way bill pro- in India’ and ‘Store in India’. Amitabh Kant launch Digi- meetings with the MD & Rs 50 lakh," the CBIC said. person has received a refund tion of ITC beyond 99 per Abhishek Jain, Tax Part- visions has been amended by Commenting on the in- boxx and register (NITI CEOs of public sector While calculating the amount of more than Rs 1 cent of the output liability, for ner, EY said, "The govern- the CBIC according to which novation behind the SaaS Aayog) as our very first user. banks and select private turnover threshold, sales lakh in the preceding finan- businesses having taxable ment has now restricted fil- the e-way bill will be valid for platform, Amitabh Kant said, We are determined to make sector lenders on Tuesday from GST exempt goods and cial year on account of turnover of more than Rs ing of outward supply details 1 day for every 200 km of “This is indigenous innova- the Government’s and Wednesday, respec- zero rates supply would not unutilised input tax credit. 50 lakh per month. in GSTR 1 return for busi- travel, as against 100 km tion at its best. I have always #MakeInIndia (#Vocalfor- tively, through video con- be included. However, this EY Tax Partner Abhishek "With the government pro- nesses who have not paid earlier. maintained that the Indian Local) and #Aatmanirbhar ferencing. Agencies restriction will not apply Jain said the government viding reasonable exceptions tax for the past periods by fil- Agencies tech industry can be global- campaign a reality. RBI cautions public against unauthorised Paper Industry asks for increase in import duty to 25pc

digital lending platforms, mobile apps New Delhi trade agreements (FTAs) and IPMA. expected growth in domestic are making most small and Mumbai: share copies of KYC docu- In the pre-budget consulta- other bilateral and multilat- Both under India-ASEAN demand for paper and pa- medium paper mills in India The Reserve Bank on ments with unidentified tions with the Ministry of eral trade agreements and FTA and India-Korea CEPA, perboard. The fall in invest- commercially unviable, and Wednesday cautioned the persons or unauthorised Finance on Wednesday, In- pacts", states Indian Paper import of paper in India is ments will have a multiplier also threatening the liveli- public not to fall prey to the apps and ''report such dia’s Paper Industry, with Manufacturers Association currently at nil rates of duty. adverse impact on the value hoods of thousands of farm- growing number of unau- Apps/Bank Account infor- annual turnover of over INR (IPMA). Under the Asia Pacific Trade chain including farmer com- ers engaged in agro-forestry thorised digital lending mation associated with the 70,000 crore, has asked for High cost of raw material Agreement (APTA), India munity with whom the in- and supplying wood to paper platforms and mobile apps. recovery methods; and mis- Apps to concerned law en- curbing indiscriminate im- coupled with significant in- has extended import tariff dustry has developed strong mills. This is against the In a release, the RBI not- use of agreements to ac- forcement agencies.'' ports which are coming in the crease in fuel cost and other concessions to China (and linkages”, added Mehta. Hon’ble Prime Minister’s ini- ed that there have been re- cess data on the mobile Besides, the Sachet portal way of India becoming aat- inputs has resulted in a sub- other countries) and offered India is one of the fastest tiative of “Make in India” ports about phones of the borrowers, it (https:achet.rbi.org.in) can manirbhar in the diversified stantial increase in the cost of 30% margin of preference, growing markets for paper in and “AatmaNirbhar Bharat”, individuals/small busi- added. also be used to file an online Paper sector which has large domestic manufacture of pa- thereby reducing the basic the world. From current pa- states IPMA. nesses falling prey to such ''Members of public are complaint. spinoffs for employment gen- per and paperboard. While customs duty from 10% to per consumption of about IPMA has therefore asked unauthorised platforms and hereby cautioned not to fall Legitimate public lending eration and support to farmer domestic industry is operat- 7% on most grades of paper. 20 million tonnes per an- for increasing the basic cus- apps which promise quick prey to such unscrupulous activities can be undertak- community. ing under extremely chal- “Imports at concessional / num (TPA), the domestic toms duty on import of paper and hassle-free loans. activities and verify the an- en by banks and non-bank- "Imports of paper and pa- lenging conditions, substan- nil rates from low-cost pro- consumption is projected to and paperboard to 25%, the Reports also refer to ex- tecedents of the company/ ing financial companies perboard into India have tial quantities of paper and ducing countries, with as- rise to 23.5 million TPA by WTO bound rate being 40%. cessive rates of interest and firm offering loans online or (NBFCs) registered with been steadily increasing aid- paperboard is imported into sured access to cheap raw 2024-25. At the same time IPMA has additional hidden charges through mobile apps,'' the RBI and other entities who ed by the Government’s pol- the country at significantly material and inputs, is dis- However, it is feared that called for an urgent review of being demanded from bor- RBI said. are regulated by the state icy of extending nil import lower costs at nil import duty couraging domestic invest- most of the increase in de- the FTAs and placing paper rowers; adoption of unac- The central bank also governments under statu- tariff treatment to paper and under the aegis of the FTAs, ment in capacity expansion mand will be met by import- and paperboard in the nega- ceptable and high-handed asked customers to never tory provisions. paperboard under the free said Mr A S Mehta President which is necessary to meet ed paper. Duty-free imports tive list. FILM TOP STORY , D ELHI , THURSDAY , 24 D ECEMBER , 2020 8 Not necessary you get work that matches with your

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