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THE EDITORIAL PAGE NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME ON JANUARY 8 Covaxin to protect COMMUNICATING THEVACCINE Talksinconclusive:Farmersinsiston BY RAJIB DASGUPTA against mutants, PAGE 6 repeal,Govtforclause-wisediscussion data in aweek: BUSINESSASUSUAL Bharat Biotech BY UNNY Tomar says

hopeful, unions PRABHARAGHAVAN saynot backing NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 E Extrashot ● inarsenal down on THE HEAD of Bharat Biotech ex- EXPLAINED pressedconfidence at apress scrapping laws conference on Mondaythat AMID CONCERNS that Covaxin, the vaccine candidate Covaxin had been given developedbythe company, will emergency use authori- RAAKHIJAGGA& be effective on mutant strains of sation without full data, HARIKISHANSHARMA the novelcoronavirus —amajor Health MinisterDrHarsh LUDHIANA,NEWDELHI,JAN4 reason whythe candidatehas Vardhan has clarified been granted approval forre- that this wasa“strategic TALKSBETWEEN the Centre stricted use. decision”. “...This ap- and farmer unions opposedto The companywill be able to proval ensures India has the newagriculturelawsre- establish the “hypothesis” of the an additional vaccine mainedinconclusive Monday candidate's ability to protect shield in itsarsenal esp CM Mamata over twokey demands —repeal againstmutations in aweek, againstpotential mutant Banerjee of the newlyenacted laws and chairman and managing direc- strains in adynamic pan- provision of legal guarantee on torDrKrishna Ella said. demic situation -A the minimum supportprice — “It’s onlyahypothesis right strategic decision forour with the twosides drawing the now...but justgivemeone vaccine security,” he Bengal special hardline on their respective po- Women being trainedtodrive tractors, on the Jind-Patiala national highway on Monday. Express week’s time (and) I’ll give confir- postedonTwitter. sitions. matorydata,” Dr Ella said. He session to pass The talkswill resume on wasresponding to aquestion on January8when the twosides sit whether thereweredatato cause of the platform it uses, resolution across the table forwhat will be showCovaxin is effective against Covaxin would behighlyeffective the eight round of negotiations Headed for Delhi on the mutant strain of the SARS- againstsuchmutations. The vac- ever since the protests that CoV-2 virus that wasfirstde- cine uses an inactivatedplatform against new brought farmers from Punjab tected in the United Kingdom –itwas developedbyusing killed and Haryana to the gatesofDelhi R-Day: ‘daughters of and has since been found in strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. farm laws: CM on November 26. morethan 30 other countries. Bharat Biotech,whichhas Meanwhile, twoPunjab BJP Evidence from vaccines for sent around 5million doses of its leaders, SurjeetKumar Jyani and farmers’, riding tractors other viruses likerabies support candidatefor quality checksand EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE HarjeetSingh Grewal, who have the hypothesis, Dr Ella said —be- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 KOLKATA,JANUARY4 been in mediation with the tling changefor patriarchal farmers, will be meeting the The farmers-government meeting on Mondaybegan with a SUKHBIRSIWACH Haryana, farm unions don't just THE WESTBengal government Prime MinisterTuesdayevening. two-minutesilence forthe protesters who have died. PTI CHANDIGARH,JANUARY4 hope to attract eyeballs but also is settoconvene aspecial Jyani said: “Grewal and Ihad send amessagethat their fami- Assemblysession to pass areso- sought time from the PM. He has AS FARMERS threaten a“tractor lies stand behind them in the ag- lution againstthe Centre’s three calledustohiscampofficeat5.45 parade” to NewDelhi on the oc- itation. farm laws. pmTuesday.”Jyaniischairmanof After Adanis, RIL placates casion of Republic Dayiftheir At the Khatkar Toll Plaza -- Chief MinisterMamata an eight-member panel of BJP demands againstthe newagri- the farmers have made all such Banerjee on Mondaysaid, “We leaders,includingGrewal,coordi- farmers: With you, no cultural laws arenot met, join- tolls across Haryana “free” -- the will convene an Assemblyses- nating with the farmer unions. In ing them would be women from women aretrainedineverything sion soon to pass aresolution DelhisinceNovember28,theyre- Haryana villages. from howtostart atractor and againstthe three newfarm laws. turnedtoPunjab afew days ago. plans for contract farming At severalplaces across the switchitoff,beforebeing “I’m in favour of farmers and Emerging from the meeting state, women arereceiving train- handedthe steering. want withdrawal of these three with the unions Monday, Union basis” fortheir produce, and that ing to drive tractors, with one Sikkim Nain, from SafaKheri bills forthe sakeofthe country AgricultureMinisterNarendra AASHISHARYAN the companyhad no plans to en- suchsession held forthose be- village, said around hundred of and the farmers,” she said. Singh Tomar told reporters, “We NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 tercorporateorcontract farm- longing to Jind district, at them from the district have been Five stateAssemblies so far wantedaclause-wise discussion ing, noworinthe future. Khatkar Toll Plaza on Jind-Patiala attending the training sessions have passedresolution against on the laws,sothat we could pro- TARGETED BY farmers opposed RIL also said it had, through its National Highway,onMonday. at the toll plaza, with similar Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the OxfordVaccine the three farm laws.Earlier,the ceedonthe wayforward.The to the newagriculturelaws, subsidiaryReliance Jio Infocomm, Women have been present in preparations on across the state. Group, receivesthe OxfordUniversity/ AstraZeneca Covid-19 Congress and Leftparties had de- discussion wasmainlycentred Mukesh Ambani-ledReliance mentionedapetition before the large numbers at the protests be- “This is justatrailer forthe gov- vaccine in Oxford, Britain, on Monday. Reuters mandedanAssemblysession in on this. We discussedthe issue of Industries Limited (RIL) said Punjab and Haryana High Court, ing held by farmers at Delhi bor- ernment. We will take our trac- this regard. MSP briefly, but could notarrive Mondaythat the company in whichithad sought urgent ders, nowintotheir second tors to the RedForttoparticipate Banerjee also indicated that at adecision. Therefore, the gov- would always supportthe de- government intervention to stop month. By having women ride in the tractor parade. It will be a her government is ready to im- ernment and the unions decided mand of the farmers for“fair and vandalism of itstowers. intothe Capital on January26 historical event,” said Nain, 38. plementthe PM-Kisan scheme, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 profitable price on apredictable CONTINUEDONPAGE2 now, while riding tractors, astar- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 38 UK variant cases saying that she has asked the Centretogivedetails of the scheme as well as all those who now; strain isolated, have registeredfor it on the Union government’s portal. Banerjee said, “I had repeat- GST tax credit Day after clashes, road-widening NIV to test vaccines edly asked the Centretotransfer funds allotted under the PM- It has been detected in 11 Kisan scheme to the stategov- probe: I-T surveys leaves homes demolished in MP EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE samples at the CSIR Instituteof ernment... They(Centre) have NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 Genomics and Integrative Biology sought verification of this data. I (IGIB), NewDelhi; 10 samples at understood that the Centrewas THE NUMBER of samples de- the National InstituteofMental trying to politicise the matter. at Zee, L&T offices IRAMSIDDIQUE tected with the the new, more Health and Neurosciences We realisedthat farmers should INDORE,JANUARY4 contagious strain of the novel (NIMHANS), Bengaluru; eight notsufferbecause of this... take timelyaction,” sources famil- coronavirus —the UK “variant samples at the National Centrefor CONTINUEDONPAGE2 KHUSHBOONARAYAN iar with the development said. IN WHAThas deepenedanxi- under investigation” VUI- Disease Control (NCDC), New &AANCHALMAGAZINE Sources said starting 11 am eties in the wake of the commu- 202012/01—isnow 38, the gov- Delhi; five samples at the MUMBAI,NEWDELHI, on Monday, the I-TDepartment nal tension during rallies by ernment said on Monday. National InstituteofVirology WORLD JANUARY4 conductedsurveysatover15lo- right-wing organisations in few “All these persons (detected (NIV), Pune; three samples at the cations in the Mumbai and districtsinMadhya Pradesh, the with the UK strain of the virus) Centrefor Cellular and Molecular THE INCOME Tax(I-T) Chennai offices of the companies local administration in Indore have been kept in single room Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and Department Mondayconducted under Section 133A of the partiallydemolished13houses isolationindesignatedHealth one sample at the National surveysatthe offices of Zee Income TaxAct. Some surveys in the minority-dominated Carefacilities by respective State InstituteofBiomedical Genomics Entertainment Enterprises Ltd were also conducted at their as- Chandan Khedi villagelast Governments. Their close con- (NIBG), Kalyani. and Larsen &Toubro(L&T) Ltd as sociateoffices in afew other cities Wednesday, stating these were tactshavealso been put under Significantly, NIV Pune has partofanongoing taxinvestiga- across the country, said sources. illegal encroachmentsongov- One of the houses that wasdemolished. Vishnukant Tiwari quarantine. Comprehensive con- nowsuccessfullyisolated and tion againstthe twofirms by the “Officials from the taxde- ernment land. tact tracing has been initiated for cultured the variant, with all sig- IN TAPED CALL, DirectorateGeneral of GST partment visited the offices of The demolition happeneda co-travellers, familycontactsand naturechanges from the clinical TRUMP PRESSURES Intelligence (DGGI), said sources. the companywith certain dayafter clashes were reported THE EDITORIAL PAGE struction, notwidening. others. Genome sequencing on specimens collected from the UK ADGGI probehas allegedly queries. The officials concerned lastTuesdayduring aAyodhya “Afterthe clash, it wasre- other specimens is going on,” the returnees; and the research in- GEORGIA OFFICIAL found that both Zee and L&T have of the companyare providing all RamMandir fund-raising rally alisedthat the road wasnot wide Union Health Ministrysaid in a stitutewill be testing vaccines on TO ‘FIND’ VOTES THEMADHYA availedbogus input taxcredit un- the required information and whichpassedthrough the street PRADESHLETDOWN enough forevenafiretender to statement issuedonMonday. the isolated virus strain. UK JUDGE REJECTS der GST. The DGGI is investigat- extending complete coopera- wherethese houses were lo- pass. Following the clashes, the This variant of SARS-CoV-2, Indian Council of Medical ing the records of these firms for tion,” the official spokesperson cated in Chandan Khedi. There PAGE 6 villagers were told to demolish firstdetected in Kent, England, Research (ICMR) DG Prof Balram U.S. EXTRADITION the lastfivefinancial years. “The of Zee said. L&T did notcom- were also reports of stone-pelt- the houses since these were ille- has nowreachedover30coun- Bhargava had told The Indian REQUEST FOR information gathered by the ment on the matter. ing by the residentswith several MagistrateofDepalpur Tehsil, galencroachmentsonland tries around the world. The Express on Sundaythat the po- ASSANGE DGGI wassent to the Income Tax In the lastone month, the injured on both the sides. whichcovers Chandan Khedi, ownedbythe government of Ministrysaid that six labs have tential of Bharat Biotech’s vac- PAGE 10 Department even as the GST DGGI has arrested over 141 When contacted,Pratul told TheIndianExpress, the ini- Madhya Pradesh.” so fardetected the UK strain dur- cine candidateCovaxin to mount probeisstill on so that it could CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Sinha, Sub Divisional tial plan wasonlyfor road con- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ing genome sequencing. CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Pramod, 36, and Robin Mamata's, sat on Mondayon Ashish, all involvedinthe ten- with my mother-in-law. My Monday. "Weall go to school," SUKRITABARUAH Singh, 23, had gone to the cre- the Meerut-Delhi highway, dering process forbuilding the husband had ajob at aprivate she said, adding that the GHAZIABAD, JANUARY 4 matorium forthe lastrites of with the bodies of their loved structure. company,"she said. monthlyrent alone fortheir Pramod's uncle Jai Ram, aveg- ones, demanding accountabil- On Mondayafternoon, the Jai Ramwas their neighbour house wasRs3,000. "HUM TOOT chukehain (We etable seller.Now all that are ity.Residentsofneighbouring office complexofthe and Omkar had gone forthe The families vacated the aretotallybroken)," cried leftinher extendedfamily, joinedthem in support, and Muradnagar NagarPalika cremation while she stayed road onlyafter six hours, on the MamataKhatri, 35,whose hus- Mamatasaid, areherself, her their protestcontinuedevenas Parishad wasempty,with all back. "Wegot acall that an acci- intervention of IG, Meerut band Pramod and anephew mother-in-law, her twochil- it rained. rooms locked. Ghaziabad DM dent had takenplace at the cre- Range, Praveen Kumar, diedinthe roof collapse at acre- dren and Robin's mother. Three arrestshavebeen AjayShankar Pandeycould not matorium, and we rushed Divisional Commissioner Anita matorium in Muradnagar, "My husband wasagraphic made basedonthe FIR filed be contacted. there. When we reached, we Meshramand DM Pandey. The Ghaziabad district, on Sunday, designer and had astudio. againsttwo municipal officers Another woman protester, saweveryone wascrushedun- officials handedoversigned leaving the familywithout any Robin had joinedajob at apri- and the contractor involvedin also calledMamta(38), said her der rubble," Mamtasaid. notespromising the families Rs earning member. vate companyjusttwo days the construction of the roof, fin- husband Omkar (41), who was With husband Sunil 10 lakh compensation, free ed- Aday after, as the toll in the back.Robin's father,myhus- ishedjusttwo months ago. among the dead, wasalso the Dhakolia, 44,among the dead, ucation fortheir minor children, incident rose by one moreto24, band's elder brother,diedlast Those arrested include Nagar sole bread-winner of the fam- Pushplataisleftwith four chil- agovernment jobfor amember therewereseveral families like year," she said, adding, "Thereis Palika Executive Officer ily. "I have twochildren, 16 and dren, aged 18,14, 10 and 9. Siya, each, and strict action against Mamata's wondering what no respitefromdeath." Niharika Singh, Junior Engineer Grieving relativesinMuradnagar on Monday. AbhinavSaha 18,bothofwhom study in alo- 14,sat with her mother on the those guilty forthe lapses that would happen to them now. Five families, including ChandraPal and Supervisor cal private school, and we live road with Dhakolia's body on ledtothe incident. Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,JANUARY5,2021

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Maharashtra unit revamp on cards, FROMPAGEONE Bengal special demolished Covaxin following the ap- PCC chief rushes proval, including whether a to Delhi, offers session to pass According to Sinha, vil- newclinical trial protocol lagers were told that either the Farmers insist on repeal of laws, would have to be submitted, to resign resolution administration will break the and whether theywould be houses, whichmay cause responsible forserious ad- against new greater damage, or theycan verse eventsthat develop dur- MANOJCG& themselvespull down the re- Govt for clause-wise discussion ing this phase of vaccination. SANDEEPASHAR farm laws: CM quired portion. He said, the AIIMS Director Dr Randeep NEWDELHI,MUMBAI, Ihaveasked the Centretopass demolition work wascarried to meetagain on January8to BKU (Ugrahan) president have leftus(died) during mor- The issue of MSP will be taken Guleria, member of the na- JANUARY4 on the datasothat we can out with oral consent without take the discussions forward." Joginder Singh Ugrahan said: chas since September.Wecall up thereafter." tional Covid-19task force, had startthe verification process,” anydemolition notice. “The meeting wascordial “Today, we became very strict them martyrs… The govern- At the meeting, Tomar told The Indian Express on WITH THE Congress high com- she said. “Wegaveadequatetime to but could notfind away for- when we were told again to dis- ment wantstodiscuss the laws along with twoministerial col- Sundaythat the approval mand deciding to gauge the She added, “Recently, they the residentstoremove their ward as they(farmer leaders) cuss the benefitsofthe farm with us clause-wise, but we leagues -- Food Minister granted to Covaxin was“likea opinion of party MLAs and (central government officials) belongings and none of it was were adamant on the demand laws.Wetold them we had said have one line forthem: no ap- Piyush Goyaland Ministerof back-up”. MLCs in Maharashtrafor apos- claimedthat around 21.7 lakh damaged.The 30-foot-road forrepeal of the Acts.But Ihope earlier as well that our talkswill peal, no daleel, onlyrepeal. The Statefor Commerce and “If we find that cases don’t sible revamp of the stateunit, farmers from Bengal have reg- through the villageisalmost the waythe discussions took onlybeonthe repeal of the Acts, government said theyhave IndustrySom Prakash -- led rise, then we sticktothe SII stateCongress president isteredthemselvesonaportal ready.For the widening work, place today, meaningful delib- nothing else. Theytold us that walked tensteps forwardand the government side while (Serum InstituteofIndia, Balasaheb Thorat on Monday to avail themselvesofthe ben- about 4feetspace of 10 erations will again take place farmers in the rest of the coun- we tooshould move alittle, but farmer unions had 41 repre- whichhas manufactured the rushedtoDelhi and had ameet- efitsofthe PM-Kisan scheme," houses eachwas demolished at the next meeting and, pos- tryare happy. At this, we asked we rejected it categorically.” sentatives. Indian variant of the Oxford- ing with AICC general secretary she said. and 7-8 feet of three other sibly, we will find asolution,” them what theythink of people Punjab Kisan Union presi- At their lastmeeting on AstraZeneca vaccine) till the in charge of Organisation KC Earlier,the TMC govern- houses were broken,” Sinha he said. who have been sitting on roads dent Ruldu Singh Mansa said: December 30, the Centre Bharat Biotech datacomes Venugopal. ment had decidednot to im- said. “Swabhavik roop se raasta since September.Nearly 500 “Although the meeting today agreedto“decriminalise” stub- early next month... They(the Thereisunease in the Thorat plement the PM-Kishan The villagers arecritical of nikalne ke liyetoh taaliyaan farmer unions of India are did notyield aresult, we could ble burning by excluding farm- regulators) have given, I campoverthe styleoffunction- scheme.Ithas also notimple- the move.Almostimmedi- donon hi haathsebajaatehain protesting, don’t theyrecognise judgethat the government's ers from the ambit of the would say, agreen signal to ing of AICC in-charge of the mented Ayushman Bharat atelyafter the December 29 na (Naturally, we have to meet anyofthem?”. attitude wassoft. We told them ‘Commission forthe Air Quality startstockpilingincase we stateHKPatil and it is learnt scheme in Bengal till date. clashes, 27 of them were ar- half-way to find away forward) “The next meeting is on to discuss onlythe repeal of the Management in National needit,” Dr Guleria had said. that the stateCongress chief has Banerjee said, “Wewill rested forpelting the rally …The legal aspect of the prob- January8.Talkswill onlybeon Acts at the next meeting. We Capital Region and Adjoining Responding to aquestion offeredtostepdownifthe situ- convene an Assemblysession with stones. Even as the ar- lem and the entirecountry the repeal and guarantee on arehopeful theywill walk only Areas Ordinance 2020’, and from TheIndianExpress at the ation does notimprove. soon to pass aresolution restscontinued, the bulldoz- needs to bekept in mind. There MSP.Wetold them that if they in that direction.” drop those provisions of the virtual media briefing on Venugopal, however, main- againstthe three newfarm ers rolledin. arecroresoffarmers in the don't want to discuss this issue, BKU (Dakaunda) president draftElectricity Amendment Monday, Dr Ella said: “We taineditwas aroutine meeting. laws.” Apanchayatmember, countryand theyhavetheir theyshould notcall us. But af- ButaSingh Burjgillsaid: “The Bill, 2020, whichintend to have notsubmitted anyin- Sources said the high command Mohammad Rafeeq's house ownviews.Their interests are teradetaileddiscussion, they AgricultureMinistertold us changethe existing mode of terim efficacy dataatall. What has setinmotion the process for Headed for wasamong the ones on the linkedto the advantages or dis- asked us to come again on that majority farmer unions subsidy payment to consumers. we have done is, we have pro- areshuffle in the stateunit. As demolition list. Arrested in advantages of the laws.The January8.Weeventold them arehappywith the farm laws. The Samyukt Kisan duced(dataonthe) highest partofthe exercise, Patil is to Delhi on R-Day: connection with the clashes government is committed to to makethe main decision- We told them to arrangeour Morcha, the umbrella body of antibody response, long-term travel to Mumbai Tuesdayto lastTuesday, his wifeParveen farmers across the country. making authority sit at the meeting with them. Theygave farmer unions camping at the immunogenicity and how meetMLAsand MLCs individu- ‘daughters of Bi said district administration Therefore, when the govern- meeting, one who can decide no answer.Wecall these gatesofDelhi to press their de- neutralisation protection is ally. farmers’ officials came and asked her ment has to decide, it will keep the matter.Theydid notre- unions partofthe kisan cells of mands, told the press last there.” It is learnt that Thorat’s of- to vacatethe house fordemo- in mind the entirecountry,”he spond to this,” he said. the BJP and alliance parties.” Saturdaythat if their demands The efficacy from late- fice wasnot involvedinorgan- “Women powerhas joinedthe lition aday later.“Itold them said in response to questions. Kirti Kisan Union general All Indian Kisan Sabha gen- arenot metbyJanuary26– stagetrials of Covaxin on ising the meetings. Sources battlefield now. We arenot that with the front wall de- Farmer union leaders said secretaryRajinder Singh eral secretaryHannan Mollah British Prime MinisterBoris nearly 26,000 participants close to Thorat said that bypass- going to retreat, don’t take us molished, howcan awoman theymade it very clear to the Deepsinghwala said: “Today, said: “Wetold the government Johnson is to be chief guestat will become clearer between ing him in this manner dimin- lightly. This is the second bat- whose husband has been government that the talkswill the Union Ministers observed a that therewill be no talk except the Republic Daycelebrations March and October ishes his authority,apoint he is tle of Independence. If we takenawaylivesafely? Why have to be on their demand for two-minutesilence with us in on the repeal (of farm laws)… this year –farmers will lead a 2021, whichisthe learnt to have raisedwith the don’t fight today, what would did theysuddenlydecide to repeal of the newlaws. memoryof70farmers who We will discuss the repeal first. tractor parade intoDelhi. efficacy readout timeline set party high command. be our replytofuturegenera- demolish our homes without forthe vaccine as per the de- Thorat currentlyholds three tions?" she added. anynotice,” she alleged. sign of thetrial. positions –PCC chief, Congress Introducing herself as Located 40 km from The inactivatedplatform is LegislatureParty leader and "Khatkar gaon hai, Rajpal ki Indore,Chandan Khedi has After Adanis, RIL placates farmers: “proven”, and the technology Revenue ministerinthe gharwali hun, Saroj naam hai 400Muslimfamilies and allows the vaccine to target UddhavThackeray-ledgovern- (My villageisKhatkar,my about 15 Hindu families. It various componentsofthe ment. It is learnt that thereis husbandisRajpala, and Iam witnessedclashes almostsim- With you, no plans for contract farming virus, likethe membrane gly- pressureonthe high command Saroj", a35-year-old said, “I ilar to those at Ujjain's Begum coprotein and nucleoprotein, to followthe one person, one am the daughter of afarmer. Bagh locality and Mandsaur in “Neither Reliance nor any grainsforthePublicDistribution dedication... Indeed, we shall written to the Department of in addition to the spikepro- postprinciple in this case. Also, The government has already the lastweek of December of our subsidiaries has pur- System (PDS). We do notown insistonour suppliers to Telecommunications (DoT) tein, Dr Ella said. his nephewSatyajeetTambeis committed alot of atrocities during fund-raising rallies by chasedany agricultural land, anyfood grain procured from strictlyabide by the Minimum that rivalcompanies had been “Manypeople are(target- MaharashtraYouth Congress on farmers but we won’t tol- right-wing organisations fol- directlyorindirectly, in farmers, and areinnoway con- SupportPrice (MSP) mecha- engaging in a“malicious” mis- ing) the spikeprotein. If spike president and his rivals in the eratethis anymore." lowedbystone-pelting from Punjab/Haryana or anywhere nected to the pricing of grains," nism, and/or anyother mech- information campaign against protein doesn’t work,what party have complainedabout Vijender Sindhu, afarmer, the other side. else in India, forthe purpose of the Adani Group said. anism forremunerative price Jio. will happen...then the nucle- the concentration of powerin said women were coming for When contacted, ‘corporate’ or ‘contract’ farm- Claiming that the newrules forfarm produce, as maybe “These actsofviolence have ocapsid (protein shell of the one family. training from Khatkar,Safa Harinarayan Chari Mishra, ing. We have absolutelyno would give undue advantageto determinedand implemented endangered the livesofthou- virus that encloses itsgenetic Kheri, Barsola and Pokri Kheri DIG, Indore, said the rallywas plans to do so,” RIL said in a big contract farming compa- by the government,” the com- sands of itsemployees and material) also can take over villages, among others. An eld- organisedbyone Bharat Patel statement. nies, farmer unions have alleged panysaid. causeddamageand disruption the responsibility of vaccine Police foil erly farmer,Satbir Pehlwal, and the firstaltercation was RILand theGautamAdani- that companies suchasRIL and In Punjab, manytelecom to the vital communications response. And that is whywe admitted that letting the over villagers shooting videos ledAdani Group have been sin- Adani Group have been pur- towers of the companyhave infrastructure, sales and serv- areconfident this (Covaxin) man’s bid women take this step wasa of the rallyasitpassedby. gled out by farmers protesting chasing vast tractsoffarm land been vandalisedbyprotesters ice outlets run by itssub- will also protect againstany hugeleap forthem, but anat- “During the argument, some the farm laws.Farmer unions in Punjab and Haryana, where in the lastfortnight. sidiaries in the twostates,” the UK mutant strains….” to slit own ural one. “Our sons arefight- villagers pelted the rallywith have calledfor aboycott of the theyplan to undertake contract As of lastTuesday, an esti- companysaid in itsstatement. Thereisalso aprecedent ing at the international bor- stones in whichthree people twocompanies, allegingthat farming and setupprivate man- mated 2,000 mobile phone Rivals Bharti Airteland Vi forgranting emergency ap- throat on FB ders while our men have were injured.That ledtothe theyare likelytobenefit from dis, therebyundermining gov- towers of the companyhad have deniedthe allegation, provals despitealackofeffi- gheraoedthe national capi- clash,” he said. the newlaws. ernment-runmandis. been damaged in some wayor calling it “baseless”. cacy data, Dr Ella said. The vac- tal,” said Pehlwal, adding that Bharat SinghAnjane, who Lastmonth, the Adani RIL sought to dispel this the other,with manyfarmers “In fact, we areamusedas cines approved in India and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE theyweredeterminedtoin- organisedthe rallyunder the Group had also issuedastate- claim, and said it had neither cutting powersupplies to to howJio can even believe that abroad againstH1N1 in 2009 MUMBAI,JANUARY4 tensify their stir if their de- banner of Shri RamJanma ment, saying the companywas purchasedany agricultural these locations. Although the Airtelwould be so omnipotent had notdone efficacy trials, he mands were notmet. Bhoomi Nirman Samiti, al- onlyinvolvedinthe business land in the twostates, nor situation is nowunder control, as to makecustomers forcibly said. AFTER RECEIVINGanalertfrom Khap leader Azad Singh leged that the convoy came of storageofgrains and did not would the companyeverenter the companywill have to portout of Jio. If we had this Facebook,Mumbai Cyber police Palwan also drew the military under attackfromvillagers in anyway involve itself in pric- intoany “long-term procure- spend considerable time re- power, we would have exer- with the help Dhule police saved parallel, saying the tractor pa- without anyprovocation. “The ing of grains. ment contractstogain unfair pairing the towers and optical ciseditoverthe lastthree years 38 UK variant a23-year-old man from ending rade by their women and men rallyhad sloweddownnear “Thecompanyhasnorolein advantageoverfarmers”. fibrecables connecting these when Jio amassedamassive his life. "will be likethe one takenout the villageasthe 12 feet PCC deciding the volume of storage “Reliance and itsaffiliates towers. number of customers,” Bharti cases now; The Dhule-basedyouth was by jawans (on Republic Day)”. road cutting through the vil- as well as pricing of grains as it fullyshareand supportthe as- On Monday, the company Airtelsaid in itslettertoDoT. doing aFacebook live while slit- lagewas narrowinsome por- is onlyaservice/infrastructure piration of Indian farmers to reiterated itsclaim that vandal- Rejecting Jio's allegations, strain isolated, ting his throat, said police. tions due to whichabout 70 providedfor the FCI (Food getafair and profitable price ism had been instigated and Vi toosaid the companywould NIV to test Facebook alertedMumbai Cyber I-T surveys at bikes, whichwerepartofthe Corporation of India), while the on apredictable basis forwhat aidedby“vested interests”and neverindulgeinany activity police, who alertedDhule police. rally, got clusteredinone por- FCI controls the procurement theyproduce with exemplary RIL's “business rivals”. RIL's whichdamaged networkin- vaccines Apolice team rushedtothe Zee, L&T tion. It wasnot the firsttime and movement of the food hardwork, innovation and subsidiaryReliance Jio had also stallations of anyoperator. youth's address, tracedfromhis that our convoy came intoat- resistance againstthe new phone number,rescuedhim and offices tack;therehavebeen at least mutant strain wasakey factor rushedhim to hospital. people across the countryand three instances in the past in an attempt to break it. Covaxin data in The companyhas notsaid While Drug Controller in the regulator granting it The youth has been identified booked 3,479 entities in 1,161 whereanyone going to a Police, meanwhile, were try- what the costfor the two-dose General of India (DCGI) Dr VG emergency approval. as Dyaneshwar Patil. He tried cases forillegallyavailing or nearbyHanuman mandir was ing to control the situation, aweek, says vaccine maybe. Somani on Sundaygranted re- “The newvirus strain creating ending his lifeataround 8pmon passing on input taxcredit, attacked.” asking the villagers to stay put Bharat Biotech “Right now, the govern- stricted use approval “in clin- havocinthe UK is nowpres- Sunday. The video wasspotted causing loss to the exchequer Villagers claimedthat the in their homes. ment is talking to us,” Dr Ella ical trial mode” to Covaxin “in ent in 34 countries. Some of by Facebook's Ireland headquar- of Rs 13,447.95 crore. trouble startedwhen asmall When asked about the vil- clearances at the Central said. public interest”, the regulator the vaccines arejusttargeting ters. Theyreportedthe incident At the end of trading on group trailing the rally lagers' allegationsthat police Drugs LaboratoryinKasauli, “The costis(basedon) the did notclarify whether the ap- thespike protein of the virus, to Deputy Commissioner of Monday, shares of Zee Enter- stoppedinfront of the village officials did noteffectively in- hopes to be able to roll out the size of the volume/scale. In the proval had been granted on and these maynot be effec- Police (Cyber) Rashmi tainment had fallen 2.58 per mosque and beganchanting tervene, IGP,Indore, Yogesh vaccine foruse among the beginning, the costmay be a the basis of efficacy data. The tive.Fromthat perspective,we Karandikar.Anofficer said, "At cent to close at Rs 219.15 a Hanuman Chalisa. “Theyalso Deshmukh said, “Weare try- public as soon as possible. It little higher in the vaccine firm has submitted pre-clini- arelooking at the whole virus 8.10pm, the Mumbai Cyber cell piece, while L&T shares had hurledabuses at the villagers,” ing to identify those in the has stockpiledaround 10 mil- field, but as the scale-up of cal testing data, and phase 1 vaccine (Covaxin), whichpo- receivedacall from the head of- gained1.43 per cent to Rs allegedShakir Patel. When the rallywho were responsible lion doses, and will be ready production increases, when and 2safetyand immuno- tentiallymay have benefits fice of Facebook in Ireland." 13,15.55 apiece. The bench- villagers objected,ascuffle and theywill be booked soon. with another 10 million by market competition builds up, genicity data. and this will be in our arma- Facebook officials had also markSensexatBSE closed brokeout. Soon the small Iwill urge all those who have February, Dr Ella said. “Wewill the price is automaticallycon- Dr Ella said the approval mentarium,” Prof Bhargava providedthree mobile numbers 307.82 pointsor0.64per cent group, whichwas partofthe evidence to come forwardand be ready with 150million trolledbythe market,” he said. meansthatthe firm will no had said. of Patil, but the phones were up at 48,176.80. rally, on being outnumbered action will be takenagainstall doses by July-August,” he “Weare trying to under- longer requiretohavea The Health Ministryon switchedoff.Karandikar teams and facing stone-pelting, went responsible, including police- added. stand alot of things...justgive placebo group in itsongoing Mondaysaid the situation managed to locatehis address away.Two hours later,theyre- men.” The firm is also preparing us time; we’ll figureout all clinical trial, and will vaccinate with regard to the UK variant from his phone numbers, and in- Day after turnedwith moremen. Twopolicemen –DSP aprotocoltoexpand the test- those things.” people in an open-label for- is “under careful watch”, and formedDhule police. Ateam was The mob that returnedto PankajDixit and Station ing of itsvaccine to children Bharat Biotech has been mat. that “regular advice is being then sent to his address before clashes, the villagewas armedwith House Incharge of aged 2-15years, whichwill be criticisedfor seeking approval “Their safetyand efficacy, providedtothe States foren- 9pm and theyreachedjustinthe sticks,swordsand firearms, GautampuraPolice Station RS submitted to an expertcom- forCovaxin without providing we’ll monitor them,” he said. hancedsurveillance, contain- nickoftime.Hehadalreadyslithis road-widening villagers claimed. As the Bhaskare–havesince been mittee of the country’s drug dataonthe vaccine’s efficacy, He addedthat the firm was ment, testing &dispatchof throatbutwasstillalive,theofficer leaves homes clashes intensified, three peo- suspendedfor failing to con- regulatorybody soon, he said. that is, itsability to bring still trying to figureout vari- samples to INSACOG (Indian said. He is out of danger now, the ple beganclimbing the trol the situation. However, no procurement down the number of sympto- ous modalities of vaccinations SARS-CoV-2 Genomic office said. minaret of the villagemosque deal has been finalisedasyet. matic Covid-19cases. and the clinical trials for Consortium) labs”.

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CM to Centre: Declare Netaji’s STATECOUNT ShoeshurledduringBJProad TOTAL CASES birth anniversary national holiday 555572 INCREASE DEATHS 597 9817 show,ex-ministerskipsit EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE KOLKATA,JANUARY4 536084 RECOVERED 7235326 SAMPLES CHIEF MINISTER Mamata TESTED TILL JAN 4 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Banerjee on Mondaysaid she KOLKATA,JANUARY4 had written to the Centre, ask- ing it to declareNetajiSubhas 597 new cases, 25 SHOES WERE hurledatthe vehi- ChandraBose’sbirth anniver- more die of Covid cle of BJP leaders Kailash saryanational holiday. She had Vijayvargiyaand Mukul Roy earlier raisedthe demand in a Kolkata:WestBengal on Monday when it waspassing through letter to Prime Minister again reported1,000newCovid- Watganj area during aroadshow NarendraModi in November. 19 cases, even as the number of by the party in Kolkataon “I personallyfeel we have active cases also droppedbelow Monday. The incident triggered notdone anything important 10,000.Inthe past24hours, 597 apolitical tussle between the BJP forNetajiSubhas ChandraBose persons tested positive and 25 and the ruling TMC, with each afterindependence. Ihave persons died. As manyas1,347 blaming the other. written alettertothe Centreto persons were cured of the infec- The roadshowwas primarily declareJanuary23, the birth tion. The number of active cases scheduledtoreachstate BJP anniversaryofNetajiSubhas further decreasedand became headquarters in central Kolkata ChandraBose, anational holi- 9,671.The total death toll in the from Orphanganj Road in day. It is my demand,” Banerjee staterose to 9,817on Monday. Alipore. Howeverthe police did told mediapersons. Chief MinisterMamataBanerjee addresses apress The cumulative number of dis- notgrant the party permission The chief ministerclaimed conference at Nabanna on Monday. Express chargedpersons became forthe road showontheir pro- Bose has been neglected fora 5,36,084. The recovery rate also jected routeciting that it would long time, and criticisedthe increasedto96.49per cent. lead to massive trafficsnarl. Centrefor notdeclassifying Heroes]” on January23, and Gangasagar fair.She urgedpil- The total number of cases in Instead, the police allowedthe files related to the freedom urgedpeople to blowconch grims nottohead thereamid West Bengal increasedto road showfromAliporetoBJP fighter,who disappeared shells that dayat12.15 pm. A the ongoing pandemic, and 5,55,572.Asmanyas25,256 party office in Hastings area. BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Arjun Singh and Mukul RoyataroadshowinKolkataon mysteriouslyin1945. march,accompaniedbyapolice said she toowould notvisit the samples were,taking the cumu- BJP national general secretary Monday. Partha Paul “Wehavemade public all band, will be organisedfrom fair this year. lative number to 72,35,326. ENS Kailash Vijayvargiya, party's na- files related to Netaji. The Shyambazar to Netaji statue. tional vice-president Mukul Roy Centrehad promisedbefore “A tableauwill also be dis- and MP Arjun Singh ledroad is no rule of lawinBengal. leaders including our stateparty coming to powerthat it would playedonthe theme of Netaji's show. BJP's newKolkatazone ob- ‘TMCSIPHONING Everywhereour workers arebe- president Dilip Ghosh,who also declassify documentsonNetaji. lifeonJanuary26. Iappeal to server and former city mayor ing targeted and our pro- could notattend. We don't know But theyhavenot done so, as a everyone in the countryand SovanChatterjee and his close MONEYFROM grammes arenot being allowed whySovan Chatterjee did not result of whichthe mystery NRIs to blowconchshells at aide Baisakhi Banerjee were also to take place. Thereisnodemoc- showup. But all other leaders hasn’t been solved. We believe 12.15pmonJanuary23," said the to be apartofthe roashow. CENTRALSCHEMES’ racy in the state,” said Mukul Roy. suchasMukul Royand others it will be done this year,” chief minister. However, both gave it amiss. However, alocal TMC leader were present,” said the senior she added. Following ameeting on the As soon as the procession Kolkata:BJP leader claimedthat BJP workers from BJP leader. Banerjee said West Bengal Netaji anniversarycelebra- crossedWatganj area shoes and SuvenduAdhikari on the road showhurledabuses at However, the media invite would observe“Desh Nayak tions, Banerjee chaired a stones were hurledfroma MondayaccusedTMC TMC chief MamataBanerjee and sent by the party said Chatterjee, Diwas [National Dayof meeting to discuss the makeshiftstage whereafunction leaders of siphoning party leader Firhad Hakim . former stateministerand TMC organisedbythe ruling moneyfromseveral social "Wewereholding our pro- leader,was the keyperson to Trinamool Congress wasbeing welfareschemes of the gramme herepeacefully. take partinthe road show. It was held. However, aheavy deploy- Central government. Suddenly BJP workers from their also decidedtotakethem to the ment of policemen in the area Addressing party road showabusedour leaders. stateBJP headquarters to once preventedthe situation from get- workers in Paschim Theyevenhurledstones at us. again felicitatethem forbecom- ting escalated.The situation was Medinipur's Garbeta, he In retaliation our workers ing active in the party. soon brought under control. said, “FromPMAwas shouted slogans at them," said Responding to questions on “The police did notgrant us Yojana to MGNREGA, the TMC leader. whyChatterjee's room at the BJP permission to hold roadshow stateministers and TMC Meanwhile, BJP leaders were headquarters waslocked, Dilip from Aliporetocentral Kolkata. leaders have siphoned leftred-facedafter itsleaders Ghosh said, "Those who have It allowedustotakeout the road moneyfromfunds meant SovanChatterjee and Baisakhi joinedthe party latelyhaveto showtill Hastings. We held the forthese schemes.” Banerjee did notturn up forthe makeuptheir mind (on re- programme as per the permis- The TMC hit backat road showorganisedintheir maining with the party). The sion and it wasconductedpeace- Adhikari, calling him a honour.Asaresult, the party party is ready to give responsi- fully. However, some TMC work- “traitor”. ENS locked aroom earmarkedfor bilities to all itsleaders. Now ers hurledshoes and stones at us. Chatterjee at the stateBJP theyhavetodecide when to Our workers showedrestraint as headquarters and removed shoulder suchresponsibilities. EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY we do notwant to respond to afterBJP national president JP the nameplate. We will trytofind out whyhedid provocations. We will notre- Nadda's convoy wasattacked Vijayvargiya, however, tried nottakepartinthe road show. HEALTH SCHEME (ECHS) spond to violence with vio- with stones near Diamond to steer clear of the controversy Thereisadisciplinaryactioncom- UNDER STATION HEADQUARTER, lence. We will respond through Harbour.Vijayvargiya, who was by saying that the road show mittee in the party.Sothereisa AGARTALA votes,” said Vijayvargiyaafter also partofthe convoy,had suf- was“notmeant forany partic- provision (for action)." 1. ECHS Cell, Station Headquarters, Agartala invites application for the road show. feredminor injuries in the attack. ular leader but forall leaders”. Both Chatterjee and Banerjee following postsoncontractual basis in ECHS Polyclinic, Agartala. This comes less than amonth “This goes to showthat there “It wasorganisedfor all our were unavailable forcomment. Ser No Post No Of Vacancy 1 Nursing Assistant 01 2. For minimum Qualification, Age, Reservation, Remuneration and other terms and conditions visitswebsite www.echs.gov.in If Union ministers are outsiders, Application should reach Station HQ Agartala Pin-901184 by 2PM 28 Jan 2021. E-mail ID [email protected] &Tele No 0381- 2950204 3. Appointment for ESM candidate will be for two years subject to review who are insiders, Thakur asks TMC of their conduct and performance after eleven months, and appointment for civilians will be for eleven months. 4. Date of interview will be intimated only to eligible candidates at later His Cabinetcolleague Babul the Centre’s schemes and poli- stage by sms, tele call and e-mail. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Supriyo, BJP MP Swapan cies. It chose the path of con- KOLKATA,JANUARY4 Uniosn Dasgupta,and party leader frontation at the costofpoor peo- EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Minister Mukul Roywereamong those ple notgetting benefitsofthe UNION MINISTER of Statefor Anurag present at the event. Centre’s schemes. Younow have EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH Finance Anurag Thakur on Thakur “Whowill come to Bengal to to changethe prevailing climate SCHEME (ECHS) Mondayslammedthe Trinamool investif anatmosphereoffearpre- in Bengal. Youhavetocreatean ECHS invites application for employment of following post at ECHS Congress (TMC) fordescribing vailshere?Apotentialinvestorfirst investor-friendlyand people- Polyclinics, Aizawl &Lunglei :- (a) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) -1xLunglei. BJP leaders and his ministerial partofthe country. We have to looksatthe law-and-order situa- friendlyclimate. Forthat, you (b) Dental AsstlTech/Hyg -1xAizawl colleaguesas“outsiders”.Therul- question this kind of thought tionof theplacebefore makingany have to give the NarendraModi (c) DataEntry Operator (DEO) -1xAizawl &1xLunglei. ing party has repeatedly accused process that is growing in investment. He wantstomake government achance. Onlya (d) Female Attendant (FA) -1xLunglei. theBJPof deploying”outsiders”to the state.” surehis investmentissafeand se- Modi government hereand a For terms and conditions, application forms, contractual remuneration kindly fighttheupcomingstateelections. The ministerwas heretoat- cured.Unfortunately, lawand or- Modi government at the Centre see our website www.echs.gov.in.Last date for submission of application Wonderingif itwasacrimefor tend afew events, and visit ailing der herehavecompletely col- willcreatea‘SonarBangla[Golden form is 19 Jan 2021. Date of interview 20 Jan 2021 at 1000h. Please contact ECHS, Station Headquarters, Thuampui, Aizawl (Mizoram), for more details aUnion ministertovisit West BCCI president and former India lapsed. Onlyindustries of death, Bengal]’.” contact OIC, ECHS Mob No 9002058205 and DEO, ECHS Office Mob No Bengal,Thakurtoldreporters,“If a men’s cricket captain Sourav violence and corruption have Ridiculing Thakur,TMC MP 9402500929. ministeroftheIndiangovernment Gangulyatacity hospital. He said flourishedunder the Mamata SaugataRoy said, “Noone takes The Station Commander, coming to West Bengal is termed people from all parts of India had Banerjee government. Only him seriouslyanymore. His com- Station Headquarters, anoutsider,thenIwantto askthat settledinthe stateand Saradha, Narada and Rose Valley ments'golimaro[shoot]'wascon- Thuampui (Aizawl) people from whichplace arecon- contributed to itsprogress. have flourished,”saidtheminister. demnedinParliament.Heisfrom Near Helipad PIN -796017 sidered insiders. Is it acrime fora At aconference on “Economic He added, “If youhavetoend HimachalPradesh.Whatishedo- Union ministertovisit the state? Resurgence of West Bengal — the corruptionand violence here inginBengal?Whyishenot visit- Is it acrime that people arecom- Road Ahead” at the Indian thenyouhavetoremove the TMC ing his ownconstituency,which ing to this statetotakeittonew Council forCultural Research from power. The NarendraModi haswitnessedsnowfallrecently? heightsaspeople from Bengal (ICCR), Thakur slammedthe government grantedmorefunds Theyare indeedoutsiders.Hasthe have done so across the nation? MamataBanerjee government to MamataBanerjee government BJPnoleaderinBengal?Thenwhy What do theymean by an out- forfailing to createaninvestor- than the UPA-II government. But do theyneedpeople likeAnurag sider? Bengal is an important friendlyenvironment in the state. the statecontinuouslyopposed Thakur here?” Yechury: Key BJP: Our worker’s father killed, to counter both TMC, BJP in state 3men injured in TMC attacks Kolkata:The CPI(M) on Monday said that countering both the BJP The octogenarian wasallegedly Asansol. The TMC said the attack and the TMC wasimportant in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE pushedtotheground,andhecol- might be afallout of Mukherjee’s Bengal even though the Left’s KOLKATA,JANUARY4 lapsed unconscious. Amulya was old rivalries. primaryobjective wastodefeat declared dead in ahospital. TMC Thesameday, aBJPleaderwas the saffron party.“Our primary THEBJPhasallegedthatthefather leader Piyush Panda claimed shotatinMalda. “Shootoutsin objective is to defeat the BJP.But of one of itsworkers waskilled Amulya wasbed-riddenanddied Hirapur,PaschimBardhamanand in West Bengal, anti-incum- and three were injured in attacks before theallegedincident.Police Samsi, Malda involving local BJP bency and anti-TMC anger are by the TMC across the statesince saida probewas on. leaders. ABJP booth president’s deep-rooted. Here, if we stand in Saturday. Therulingpartyhasdis- The same day, aBJP worker’s hand choppedoff in Simurali, acoalition againstthe BJP,then missedthe allegations. right wristwas choppedoff in Nadia. All in West Bengal, of all the anti-TMC votes will swing OnSaturday, aBJPworker’sfa- Nadia,inanattackblamedonmis- course! As Trinamool gets more towardsthe BJP.So, we have to ther diedinPatashpurinPurba creantswithsuspectedTMClinks. andmoredesperate,withspectre counter both the BJP and the Medinipurdistrictwhileallegedly However, the ruling party re- of defeat looming large,more TMC here. Otherwise, the BJP tryingto save hissonwhowasbe- futed the allegation. “TMC be- suchincidents areappre- will benefit. We should also be ing assaulted by suspected lievesinfightingpoliticallyandwe hended,” tweetedex-Governor alerttoensureanti-incumbency Trinamoolsupporters.According don’t believe in suchactsofvio- of Meghalaya and Tripura votes do notgotothe BJP,” to sources, 80-year-old Amulya lence,” said aTMC leader. TathagataRoy. CPI(M) General Secretary Mondal’s son Shankar is aBJP On Sunday, BJP statecommit- ATMC leader said “Wedon't Sitaram Yechurytold reporters worker.Hewas being beaten by teemember Krishnendu want to comment on everyinci- afterameeting of the party’s the suspected TMC supporters Mukherjeeaccused“TMCgoons” dent that the BJP is using to gain statecommittee. ENS when Amulya triedtointervene. of openingfireonhis car in people’s sympathy.” Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,JANUARY5,2021 Newyearbroughtachievement Two women die in stampede at music DELHI CONFIDENTIAL withmade-in-Indiavaccines:PM show in Kalimpong give newheightstoits standards. your methodology,the better DIPANKARGHOSE Inthisdecade,India’space,India’s your metrology.And the more tional spokesperson Raju Bista NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 progress, India’s growth, India’s trustworthythe metrology of a EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE wrotetoChief MinisterMamata image, India’s influence, our ca- country, that country’s trustwor- KOLKATA,JANUARY4 Banerjee, demanding that the PRIME MINISTERNarendraModi pacity building will be setbyour thiness will be higher in the stategovernment “pay all the onMondaysaidthenewyearhad standards. In our country, there world,” he said. TWOWOMEN diedand several treatment and hospital bills for broughta“bigachievement”with should be quality in our services, Modisaidthatthegoalwasn’t people were injured in astam- thoseinjured”and provide “ap- the development of notone but whetheritisthegovernmentsec- to simplyfill the worldmarket pede at amusic programme in propriatefinancial compensa- “twomade-in-India” Covid vac- tororthe private sector.Let there with Indian productsbut to win north Bengal's Kalimpong dis- tion” to the families of the de- cines.Speakingatthe75thjubilee be quality in products, whether the“heartofeverycustomerwho trict lateSundayevening. ceasedsince the district of the National Physical PM NarendraModi the government makes them, or buysanIndian product”. “Today The local police said the administration had granted per- Laboratoryunder the Council of the private sector.Our quality when the countryismoving ticket counter at the Mela mission forthe event. ScientificandIndustrialResearch, standards will decide howmuch ahead with the conviction of ground wasovercrowdedas Bista blamed“administrative thePrimeMinistersaidthatevery that time when our scientific or- thestrengthof India,anditsprod- the Aatmanirbhar Bharat popular Nepali rapper Ashish negligence” forthe stampede, Indian wasindebted to India’s ganisations put night and dayto- ucts, increase in the world,” he Abhiyan, then we have to re- Rana alias Lahurewas scheduled and claimedthe incident could “scientists and technicians”. getherforthefightagainstcorona, said. member that itsgoal is quan- to perform at the show. The have been avoidedhad govern- “The newyear has brought to developthevaccine.Alongwith Addressing the CSIR NPL, at tity,but along with that qual- ground can accommodate ment officials takencareof with it another big achievement. CSIR,otherorganisationscameto- the National Metrology ity is equallyimportant. 20,000 people. safetyprotocols before granting India’sscientistshave successfully getherandfacedallchallengesto- Conference, the PM said that the Meaning that scale should When the venue's doors permission forthe event. developednot justone, but two gether,and found solutions to “the moretrustworthythe grow,and standards should as were opened, people triedto “I am absolutelydevastated made-in-India Covid vaccines. In newcircumstances. Because of methodology of the country, the well. We don’t have to justfill rush inside, resulting in the to learn about the series of un- India, the world’s largest Covid your sacrifice, the countryanew higher itstrustworthiness in the the market with Indian prod- stampede. Manypeoplefell offa fortunateeventsleading to the QUICK RESPONSE vaccine programme is also about feeling of awareness and respect world”. “In common language, ucts. We have to win the heart staircase. Of the six people seri- death of twoindividuals Anita to begin. Forthis, the countryis forscience institutions has been metrologyisthescienceofmeas- of everycustomer who buysan ouslyinjured in the stampede, Chettri and BanitaGurung WHEN THE BJP government in Himachal Pradesh celebrated veryproudof thecontributionsof born,” the Prime Ministersaid. urement and standards. Forany Indian product. We have to win AnitaChettri (40) and Banita from Chandralok in itsthirdanniversarylastweek,anofficial from TripuraChief itsscientists.Everycountryperson The Prime Ministersaid that scientificachievement,thisworks hearts in everycorner of the Gurung (46) losttheir lives. The Kalimpong. Ihavebeen in- MinisterBiplab Deb's office tweetedapictureofDefence isindebtedto allourscientists and in the past, India has been de- as apillar.Noresearch can move world. Thereshould notonlybea others areundergoing treat- formedthat five moreindivid- MinisterRajnath Singh addressing the function virtuallyfrom technicians,” Modi said. pendent on foreign standards for ahead without ‘maap’ and ‘naap’. global demand forMakeInIndia, ment in ahospital, while those uals have been injured,out of Delhi, wearing aHimachali cap. Seeing this, ayoung girlfrom The Prime Ministersaid that qualityandmeasurement,butthe To the point, that even our own butthereshouldalsobeglobalac- who sufferedminor injuries whom twohavebeen takento Rajasthan sent arequesttothe Defence Ministerand the becauseof the“sacrifice”of scien- country’s standards will decide achievements, have to be meas- ceptance. This we have to decide. were discharged. Siliguri fortreatment, and three Agartala CMO and asked forasimilar cap. Deb's office imme- tists,the countryhad anew re- the strength of the country, its ured againstsome standard. For We have to makebrand India “A case is being registered areunder treatment at diatelybrought it to the notice of Singh, who directed officials spect forscientific institutions. productsand itsglobal standing. thisreason,metrologyisthestan- moresecureonthepillarsof qual- againstthe organisers of the Kalimpong District Hospital. I forsteps to provide her aHimachali cap. On Sunday, the girl, “Todayisthe daytoremember “In this decade, India will have to dardfor modernity.The better ity and credibility,” he said. event. The administration is in am praying fortheir early recov- avolunteer with an NGOthat worksfor conservation and pro- touchwiththe families of the ery,”the MP wrote. motion of natureand culture, receivedthe cap. In an emo- deceasedand injured persons, He demandedaproper in- tional note,she thanked the officers and said that it wasthe HC sets aside Jaishankar to and offering all possible assis- vestigationand said the role of firsttime someone fulfilledher wish so quicklyafter she lost BJPleader, aide hacked tance,” said asenior district the officials involvedingrant- her father. bail to ex-CPM begin 3-day visit police officer. ing permission forthe event cadre booked to deathinCuttack,kin to Lanka today Darjeeling MP and BJP na- mustbeascertained. REQUEST TO RALLY ALL under UAPA pointatBJD minister Delhi court allows woman who WITH RAHUL Gandhi expected to return from abroad this EXPRESSNEWSERVICE week,the West Bengal Congress is keen that he visitsthe state NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 left for Bengal with friend, got to address arallyorhold aroadshowlater this month to setthe SHAJUPHILIP Ramakantahas alleged that he ball rolling forthe party's Assemblyelection campaign. T’PURAM,JANUARY4 AISHWARYAMOHANTY waskilledbygoonsatthe behest EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister nikahnama ready, to return home Although elections arestill three months away,the BJP and BHUBANESWAR,JANUARY4 of stateLaw MinisterandBJDMLA SJaishankarwillgo to Colomboon the ruling Trinamool Congress have begun campaigning ACTINGONthe NIA’s appeal, the from Mahanga, Pratap Jena. Tuesdayforathree-dayvisitto Sri that aftercompleting B.Techshe rather aggressively.Ahugerallyoramassive roadshowwill Kerala High CourtonMondayset ODISHA POLICE has registereda Ramakantahasallegedthathisfa- Lanka, during whichhewill hold SOFIAHSAN wantedto prepareforcompetitive also help the Congress drive ahardbargain with the Leftwhen aside the bail granted to former caseagainst13personsafteraBJP ther waskilledashehad started talkswith the country's toplead- NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 examinations but the “atmos- it comes to seat-sharing talks. AICC in-charge Jitin Prasada to- CPI(M) cadreThwaha Fasal (24) leader and his associatewere unearthing corruption in imple- ership and discuss issues of mu- phereathome wasnot con- dayannouncedafour-member panel fortalkswith the Leftfor who wasarrestedonchargesof hackedtodeathinCuttackdistrict. mentation of the Pradhan Mantri tual and bilat- WEEKSAFTER she had lefthome ducive,since therewerebick- seat sharing and joint programmes. The party is also keen to Maoistlinks. However, the court Kulamani Baral (75), BJP’s Salipur Awas Yojna in the region. eral interests. with amale friend to his home ering in the family”. have Rahul hold ajoint rallywith the Leftleadership. did notcancel the bail granted to in-charge and former Mahanga The FIR names the 13 persons This will be stateofWestBengal, the Delhi In her statement under his co-accusedand another for- blockchairman,andhisassociate of whichsix had allegedly at- the firstvisit HighCourtonMondaypermitted Section 164CrPC, she is said to mer CPI(M) cadreAllan Shuhaib, Dibya SinghBaral(80)were killed tacked the victims, while the rest by Jaishankar afamilytotakethewomanhome have exonerated Mustafa,and GLOBAL PUSH considering “his age(20) and while theywereonthe wayto have been accusedtohave in the new aftertheyconvincedherto return, said it wasonher repeated insis- psychiatric issues”.’ their villageNrutang Saturday plannedtheattackalongwiththe year. tellingher, among other things, tencethathehadcometo take her. IN Anew initiative to equip officers from states and UTsininter- The twoweresuspended night,policesaid. WhileBaraldied rest,police said. Jaishankar will that the friend is a Theylater went to alawyer, who national engagement in the current geopolitical landscape, the from the CPI(M) aftertheir ar- on the spot, his associatesuc- “The police have been calling also be the SJaishankar “Bangladeshi” and did notbe- waspaid Rs 10,000 to preparea South Block’s training institute—the Foreign Service Training restsinNovember 2019 and cumbed to injuries on Sundayat it acase of pastenmity,but this is firstforeign long to their religion. nikahnamaaftercallingaqazi.On Institute—has startedashort-term programme forbureau- have been facing chargesunder SCBMedicalCollegeandHospital acaseof politicalvendetta.Myfa- dignitaryto The woman wasincontact November 7lastyear,she was crats. The programme focuses on promotion and facilitation of UAPA.The CPI(M) had slammed in Cuttack. ther waskilledbecause he was visit the island nation in 2021, with the man since 2019. takentoWestBengal, whereshe international trade, foreign investment, joint ventures, connec- the use of UAPA chargesbut CM In this complaint at Mahanga awareofmalpractices underway and his visit will be the firstsince OnDecember22lastyear,the stayed with Mustafa's aunt for tivity,technology and tourism to help states and UTs. PinarayiVijayan had gone by the policestation,basedonwhichthe in the constituency and intended Sri Lankan President Gotabaya courthad directed the Crime around 20 days,the woman police reportinthe case. FIR has been filed, Baral’s son to expose the corruption,” Rajapaksa assumedfull presi- BranchtoregisteranFIR and or- stated.She stated that she subse- Ramakant told The Indian dentialpowers through the dered them to make“all-out ef- quentlywent to Mustafa's village Express. “The ministerisshield- twentieth amendment to the forts” to produce her before the but his parents did notaccept ing the accused,” he added. Constitution adoptedlastyear. court–thepolicehadsaidshehas her,and theyalso scoldedhim. Jena deniedthe allegations Jaishankar will hold talks marriedherfriend,SyedMustafa. She also told the courtthat and condemnedthe attack. with the Lankan President, PM Herfatherhadapproachedthe she wantstoleave Nari Niketan REMEMBRANCE “Thereisnoplace forviolence in Mahinda Rajapaksa and his courtlastmonth and alleged that in Delhi and live independ- 9419246LNK GOPAL LIMBU of 1/11 Gorkha politicsandtheincidentishighly counterpartDinesh his daughter wastaken away by ently. While the courtagreed, Rifles (BATALIK) left heavenly abode during an condemnable. Iwill ensurethat Gunawardena. Mustafa to Kolkatabytrain “in an saying she wasamajor,things active training exercise on 05 Jan 1996. The soldier will always be remembered for his those who killedthe BJP leader His visit takesplace amid organisedmanner”. Brought to took aturn when her parents valuable service to the Nation. To this arepunished.” He accusedthe concerns raisedbythe Colombo Delhi by the Crime Branch, she exhortedher to return home. braveheart we pledge that we shall always be BJP of politicising the murder. Port trade unions on aproposed wasproducedbeforethecourton “Apne bhai behan ki tarafdekh guided by his immortal spirit and do his name “The BJP is giving the crime apo- joint venturewith India on the Mondaythrough video-confer- lo, beta.Izzat dekh lo hamari. LNK GOPAL proud. litical colour without anysub- Colombo Port’s Eastern encing. Her familywas also pres- Ye Hindu dharam se nehi hai. LIMBU CO AND ALL RANKS, 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES stantial evidence. The police are Container Terminal. Unions and entduringthehearing.Belyingher Tumhe Bangladesh bech dega. (BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE) investigatingandthoseinvolved leftistoppositiongroups have parents' contentions, the woman WohBangladeshi hai, apne India (BATALIK) will be arrested afterthe probe been mounting public opposi- told the courtthat she had lefton ka naihai (think of your siblings, concludes,” Jena said. tion to the portdeal. her ownwith Mustafa.She said the family's honour.Heisnot a Hindu; he will sell youin Bangladesh...),” her mother said, OFFICE OF ADDITIONALCHIEF ENGINEER addressing her. PHED, JAIPUR REGION-I, JAIPUR With her father also address- Jyoti Nagar,Sahakar Marg, Jaipur-302005 ing her in between, she agreedto Phone: 0141-2740170 (o) [email protected] returnto herfamilywhenallowed No.: F()/ACE/PHED/Ar.Dausa/ NIT 25/2020-21/5832-52 Date: 24.12.2020 to leave Nari Niketan. 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‘NO ROLE FOR GOVT’ DEFAMATION CASE Called media’s biggest sexual predator without research, probe: Akbar to court Agri-export NewDelhi: Former Union Ramani has been suedby Vogue article and the line, which ment, it does notshowasingle tweetwhen she discoveredthat theycould have checkedupwith MinisterMJAkbar on Mondayar- Akbar fordefamation over allega- reads -- “... as talented apredator line of research carriedout by the then news of resignation was the complainant… that is the guedthat he wascalled“media’s tions of sexual misconduct and as youwereawriter”, Senior her,” Luthrasubmitted. notcorrect. Ramani had later told manner in whichresponsible biggestsexual predator” without harassment. He resignedasMoS, AdvocateGeeta Luthra, repre- While referring to aprema- the courtthat she could not journalism operates that youtake anyresearch or investigation, and External Affairs, in October 2018 senting Akbar,questionedthe ba- turetweet made by Ramani re- find the clarification on her both viewpointsand verify your bodydrops accusedjournalistPriyaRamani afterseveral women came for- sis on whichthe conclusion was garding Akbar’s resignation on Twitter account. source,” submittedLuthra, adding of making afalse statement be- ward with similar allegations made and contendedthat the the basis of anews report, Luthra “A journalistwould normally that Ramani cannotmakeanin- fore the courtregarding issuance againsthim. The case is at the avermentsare basedwithout any arguedthat Ramani made afalse caretoverify this from the source. correct statement before the of acorrigendum afterher tweet stageoffinal arguments. research and investigation. statement when she said she had Theycould have checkedupwith courtand then say“my defence ‘halal’from about his reportedresignation. While referring to Ramani’s “When Iread the accused’s state- written something under her the MinistryofExternal Affairs, is the truth”. ENS

CIN-L65910KL1992PLC006623 , MANAPPURAM FINANCE LTD. IV/470A (old) W638A(New), Manappuram House, Valapad, Thrissur,Kerala -680 567. meatmanual GOLD AUCTION NOTICE Thepledges, in specific and the public, in general, are hereby notified that public auction of the gold ornaments pledged in the below accounts is proposed to be conducted at the following branches on 20/01/2021 from 10.00 am onwards. We are auctioning gold ornaments defaulted customers who have failed to make payment of his/her loan amount despite being notified by registered letters. Unauctioned items shall be auctioned on any other days without further notice. Changes in venue or date sionthatthiswas mandatoryfor (if any)will be displayed at auction centre and on website without any further notice. LIZMATHEW all meat exports. List of pledges:- NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 Islamic countries allowthe WEST MIDNAPORE, MALANCHAROAD KHARAGPUR, 116380730010943 0944, B.T.ROAD,RATALA, 121990700017754, 7755, 7757, 7758, 7789, 7791, 7793, 7796, 7798, 7799, 7800, 7801, 7806, 7813, 7815, 7826, 7828, 7830, 7831, 7832, 7833, importofonlyhalal-certified 7838, 7842, 7851, 7853, 7854, 7855, 7857, 7871, 7874, 7875, 7882, 7884, 7892, 7894, 7895, 7898, 7899, 7901, 7902, 7904, 7911, 7912, 7913, 7916, 7920, 7922, 7924, 7925, 7926, 7928, 7929, 7942, 7943, 7945, 7947, 7957, 7958, 7959, 7961, 7964, AMIDSTAsocial media campaign meat, and India exports buffalo 7969, 7972, 7973, 7975, 121990730019246, 9247, 9254, 9509, 9510, 9524, 9621, 9752, 9767, 9790, 9851, 9853, 9855, 9866, 9889, 9892, 9894, 9919, 9920, 9942, 9945, 9959, 9994, 9995, 9996, 9998, 121990730020012, 0024, 0032, 0033, 0034, 0035, 0036, 0037, 0038, 0039, 0040, 0059, 0069, 0072, 0082, 0105, 0109, 0110, 0112, 0113, 0117, 0118, 0123, 0129, 0131, 0138, 0139, 0141, 0142, 0144, 0152, 0153, 0156, 0160, 0161, 0162, 0163, 0177, 0178, 0195, 0201, 0202, 0204, 0211, 0212, by Hindu right-wing groups and meat to manyofthese. In 2019- 0213, 0214, 0217, 0223, 0232, 0236, 0239, 0240, 0241, 0251, 0253, 0254, 0256, 0257, 0258, 0259, 0260, 0261, 0274, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0286, 0288, 0289, 0297, 0300, 0324, 0335, 0336, 0340, 0348, 0353, 0354, 0355, 0368, 0369, 0370, 0371, 0372, Sikh organisations againsthalal 20, India exportedRs22,668.48 BARRACKPORE, 106460700027952, 8374, 8407, 8408, 8409, 8411, 8412, 8420, 8429, 8437, 8468, 8473, 8477, 8494, 8495, 8516, 106460730071528, 1704, 1863, 1864, 1865, 2095, 2096, 2098, 2113, 2145, 2146, 2287, 2382, 2406, 2407, 2408, certification forproductsinthe croreworth of buffalo meat, 2436, 2443, 2482, 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2488, 2490, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2755, 2806, 2827, 2831, 2833, 2880, 2916, 2974, 3048, 3077, 3118, 3130, 3131, 3164, 3165, 3166, 3216, 3219, 3220, 3223, 3296, 3323, 3324, 3393, 3409, 3480, 3505, 3570, country, the Agricultural and with the chief buyers being 3640, 3641, 3642, 3661, 3683, 3727, 3729, 3800, 3831, 3837, 3838, 3839, 3852, 3853, 3854, 3855, 3856, 3857, 3860, 3865, 3874, 3908, 3923, 3924, 3927, 3967, 3977, 4001, 4002, 4077, 4102, 4105, 4106, 4219, 4275, 4338, 4364, 4382, 4393, 4397, ProcessedFood ProductsExport Vietnam (Rs 7,569.01crore), 4469, 4471, 4472, 4473, 4474, 4475, 4514, 4533, 4536, 4543, 4548, BEHALASEHKHER BAZAR, 110530700041646, 1647, 2913, 3291, 3301, 3328, 3348, 3357, 3366, 3382, 3415, 3416, 3436, 3440, 3445, 3455, 3469, 3473, 3489, 3491, 3493, 3508, Development Authority (APEDA) Malaysia (Rs 2,682.78 crore), 3527, 3528, 110530730062895, 8230, 110530730072305, 2306, 4610, 4756, 4840, 4988, 5189, 5227, 5439, 5440, 5652, 5653, 5966, 5977, 5980, 5982, 5993, 5998, 6120, 6122, 6187, 6190, 6258, 6285, 6426, 6427, 6431, 6433, 6453, 6571, 6572, 6639, has removedthe word from its Egypt(Rs 2,364.89 crore), 6641, 6642, 6682, 6816, 6817, 6818, 6862, 6957, 7005, 7006, 7032, 7047, 7048, 7053, 7081, 7178, 7194, 7197, 7200, 7213, 7386, 7387, 7388, 7390, 7411, 7425, 7426, 7427, 7570, 7757, 7775, 7776, 7778, 7829, 7834, 7917, 7952, 7956, 7974, 8033, 'Red Meat Manual'. Indonesia (Rs 1,651.97 crore), 8151, 8153, 8154, 8175, 8193, 8313, 8314, 8321, 8331, 8359, 8361, 8365, 8367, 8371, 8372, 8374, 8375, 8376, 8379, 8380, 8390, 8391, 8417, 8428, 8437, 8447, 8448, 8449, 8472, 8497, 8506, 8518, 8519, 8520, 8521, 8562, 8563, 8644, 8646, 8650, The APEDAalso clarifiedthat Saudi Arabia (Rs 873.56 crore), 8664, 8679, 8684, 8694, 8695, 8782, 8902, 8919, 9024, 9027, 9029, 9032, 9033, 9038, 9045, 9047, 9049, 9057, 9074, 9097, 9184, 9201, 9216, 9226, 9228, 9232, 9271, 9284, 9303, 9304, 9320, 9324, 9326, 9327, 9328, 9329, 9330, 9334, 9335, 9337, 9338, 9358, 9375, 9381, 9384, 9386, 9396, 9397, 9398, 9462, 9463, 9510, 9515, 9516, 9517, 9522, 9532, 9533, 9534, 9535, 9536, 9537, 9557, 9570, 9572, 9575, 9583, 9584, 9612, 9613, 9614, 9615, 9652, 9714, 9737, 9740, 9741, 9742, 9744, 9746, therewas no condition on the Hong Kong (Rs 857.26 crore), 9747, 9749, 9755, 9795, 9901, 9945, 9955, 9956, 9960, 9963, 9966, 9974, 9975, 110530730080003, 0005, 0006, 0007, 0008, 0009, 0010, 0012, 0013, 0014, 0015, 0043, 0049, 0050, 0051, 0057, 0059, 0060, 0061, 0073, 0132, 0141, 0142, 0143, 0144, partofthe Indian government re- Myanmar (Rs 669.20 cr) and the 0149, 0161, 0162, 0261, 0294, 0295, BIRATI,W.BENGAL, 124030700024907, 8438, 8459, 8460, 8464, 8486, 8489, 8494, 8501, 8506, 8520, 8522, 8524, 8525, 8526, 8529, 8530, 8535, 8539, 8541, 8543, 8544, 8550, 8553, 8568, 8569, 8576, 8592, garding halal meat. “It is arequire- UAE(Rs 604.47cr). Mostofthe 8604, 8605, 8606, 8607, 8612, 8618, 8626, 8629, 8647, 8650, 8652, 8653, 8655, 8656, 8667, 8688, 8689, 8692, 8693, 8694, 8695, 8703, 8722, 8731, 8735, 8736, 8737, 8738, 8739, 124030730018183, 9964, 124030730020705, 0706, 0708, 0709, ment by amajority of the import- exports to Vietnam and Hong 0993, 0995, 0996, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1095, 1155, 1156, 1191, 1208, 1240, 1242, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1393, 1448, 1450, 1451, 1485, 1521, 1577, 1578, 1610, 1638, 1643, 1658, 1688, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1705, 1706, 1709, 1711, 1715, 1717, 1718, 1720, ing countries/Importers. Halal Kong getdivertedtoChina. 1727, 1728, 1738, 1761, 1764, 1766, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1781, 1790, 1806, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1867, 1869, 1901, 1902, 1909, 1912, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2020, Certification agencies areac- Right-wing groups, which 2022, 2026, 2033, 2060, 2077, 2094, 2099, 2100, 2104, 2115, 2120, 2122, 2135, 2144, 2145, 2159, 2166, 2167, 2175, 2204, 2205, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2213, 2220, 2242, 2243, 2268, 2269, 2274, 2282, 2287, 2292, 2298, 2302, 2321, 2323, 2325, 2335, credited directlybyrespective had cited the APEDAmanual to 2337, 2338, 2339, 2340, 2343, 2344, 2395, 2396, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2405, 2422, 2430, 2431, 2446, 2447, 2451, 2479, 2481, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2494, 2496, 2499, 2500, 2501, 2503, 2504, 2506, 2507, 2508, BOW BAZAR, 103970700733055, 3858, importing countries. No gov- saythe government seemedto 3866, 4009, 4406, 4436, 4898, 4899, 4955, 4957, 4958, 4959, 4960, 4961, 4963, 4965, 4966, 4967, 4968, 4969, 4971, 4972, 4973, 4979, 4984, 4985, 4990, 4997, 5001, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5025, ernment agency has anyrole in be promoting halal meat, called 5026, 5027, 5040, 5051, 5059, 5060, 5061, 5069, 5075, 5077, 5078, 5079, 5080, 5081, 5084, 5096, 5097, 5099, 5104, 5111,5112, 5113, 5114, 5115, 5121, 5123, 5126, 5138, 5154, 5155, 5163, 5164, 5167, 5168, 103970730020213, 4419, 4420, 4489, 4538, 4539, 4606, 4607, 4609, 4681, 4682, 4755, 4770, 4771, 4774, 4776, 4945, 5018, 5046, 5048, 5057, 5058, 5106, 5191, 5196, 5220, 5341, 5359, 5360, 5363, 5407, 5409, 5413, 5414, 5415, 5417, 5430, 5431, 5464, 5465, 5557, 5595, 5600, 5624, this,” it said. the change“the firststepinthe 5644, 5719, 5722, 5733, 5734, 5771, 5776, 5777, 5810, 5817, 5818, 5838, 5839, 5840, 5842, 5843, 5845, 5851, 5875, 5881, 5921, 5922, 5955, 6023, 6026, 6027, 6073, 6075, 6088, 6090, 6098, 6099, 6100, 6101, 6102, 6103, 6104, 6108, 6109, 6126, While the earlier RedMeat right direction”. However, said 6127, 6129, 6151, 6153, 6154, 6177, 6178, 6180, 6181, 6183, 6186, 6188, 6189, 6191, 6192, 6193, 6194, 6195, 6196, 6205, 6206, 6207, 6211, 6219, 6220, 6227, 6243, 6259, 6260, 6261, 6268, 6273, 6274, 6275, 6293, 6295, 6316, 6317, 6319, 6321, Manual of the APEDA, which Harinder Sikka, one of the lead- 6324, 6327, 6351, 6368, 6369, 6370, 6371, 6372, 6373, 6374, 6376, 6378, 6382, 6388, 6389, 6400, 6402, BURDWAN, 111090700026065, 6084, 6105, 6108, 6109, 6112, 111090730024234, DUM DUM, 105920700023500, 3979, 3980, 4003, 4004, handles agri-exports under the ing campaigners againsthalal 4016, 4018, 4019, 4024, 4032, 4034, 4054, 4067, 4071, 4073, 4082, 4085, 4087, 4102, 4103, 105920730020092, 0797, 0798, 0799, 0800, 0802, 0803, 0804, 1247, 3949, 4132, 4134, 4135, 4264, 4268, 4347, 4352, 4360, 4363, 4365, 4463, 4487, 4489, MinistryofCommerce and certification, “This is justone 4493, 4495, 4499, 4654, 4670, 4671, 4673, 4674, 4692, 4693, 4696, 4697, 4698, 4699, 4720, 4734, 4735, 4736, 4737, 4739, 4741, 4744, 4745, 4749, 4761, 4776, 4778, 4784, 4785, 4786, 4788, 4790, 4830, 4831, 4837, 4843, 4878, 4954, 4955, 4977, Industry, said “animals are step. We will continue our cam- 4978, 4983, 4984, 4994, 4996, 4997, 5018, 5019, 5046, 5089, 5096, 5097, 5120, 5161, 5198, 5199, 5200, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5231, 5239, 5240, 5241, 5266, 5268, 5270, 5271, 5284, 5286, 5297, 5298, 5322, 5323, 5324, 5336, 5353, 5391, 5394, 5395, slaughtered strictlyaccording paign. Halal meat is haram (un- 5396, 5397, 5398, 5399, 5400, 5432, 5442, 5443, 5444, 5445, 5446, 5448, 5449, 5499, 5501, 5502, 5539, 5550, 5554, 5555, 5556, 5557, 5563, 5583, 5584, 5587, 5598, 5607, 5608, 5617, 5619, 5620, 5638, 5639, 5649, 5654, 5677, 5679, 5682, 5683, to halal method to meetthe re- lawful) forusSikhs." 5685, 5686, 5695, 5703, 5704, 5708, 5709, 5710, 5711, 5712, 5718, 5733, 5740, 5741, 5762, 5788, 5789, 5790, 5791, 5798, 5799, 5800, 5801, 5802, 5803, 5808, 5810, 5828, 5839, 5852, 5853, 5854, 5860, 5861, 5870, 5871, 5883, 5888, 5889, 5890, quirement of Islamic countries”, Sikh organisations have also 5898, 5902, 5915, 5928, DUNLOP BRIDGE, 105070700742587, 2743, 2764, 2789, 2816, 2829, 2838, 2839, 2845, 2849, 2860, 2869, 2883, 2889, 2893, 2911, 2916, 2917, 105070730034190, 5101, 5467, 5469, 6467, 6999, 7000, 7002, 7102, 7279, 7472, 7473, 7498, 7508, 7509, 7510, 7606, 7639, 7640, 7641, 7642, 7643, 7877, 7882, 7922, 7929, 7989, 8063, 8065, 8135, 8136, 8208, 8226, 8263, 8264, 8283, 8294, 8296, 8297, 8299, 8300, 8301, 8302, 8311, 8330, 8377, 8378, 8379, 8380, 8386, it nowsays “the animals are approachedUnion Civil Aviation 8394, 8395, 8396, 8401, 8402, 8403, 8404, 8414, 8422, 8446, 8465, 8488, 8489, 8541, 8550, 8551, 8565, 8567, 8568, 8576, 8657, 8675, 8687, 8741, 8742, 8743, 8744, 8745, 8746, 8751, 8752, 8753, 8754, 8758, 8768, 8880, 8881, 8882, 8888, 8912, slaughtered according to the re- MinisterHardeep Puri to stop 8913, 8921, 8922, 8925, 8926, 8932, 8954, 8955, 8965, 8966, 8967, 8989, 8991, 9005, 9013, 9025, 9027, 9031, 9032, 9033, 9070, 9072, 9125, 9131, 9132, 9134, 9170, GARIA MORE, 104820700041025, 1068, 2794, 3505, 3542, 3543, 3544, 3553, quirement of importing coun- serving halal meat on Air India 3554, 3556, 3558, 3565, 3569, 3575, 3582, 3602, 3606, 3611, 3621, 3623, 3630, 3633, 3634, 3635, 3636, 3638, 3653, 3657, 3660, 3661, 3662, 3663, 3677, 3702, 3710, 3724, 3727, 3731, 104820730022386, 2465, 104820730030416, 0523, 0936, try/importer”. flights. 0937, 1010, 1666, 1674, 1799, 1800, 7412, 7413, 7414, 7416, 7680, 7704, 7959, 7960, 8096, 8188, 8193, 8206, 8207, 8208, 8237, 8314, 8321, 8337, 8339, 8340, 8394, 8471, 8493, 8501, 8582, 8715, 8729, 8747, 8749, 8791, 8792, 8794, 8795, 8936, It has also deletedthese lines: Sikka claimedthe halal certi- 9047, 9055, 9056, 9064, 9150, 9158, 9175, 9254, 9255, 9288, 9289, 9298, 9301, 9313, 9339, 9340, 9347, 9372, 9390, 9488, 9510, 9511, 9513, 9514, 9515, 9526, 9527, 9532, 9549, 9551, 9552, 9575, 9589, 9593, 9594, 9595, 9617, 9618, 9619, 9626, “The animals areslaughtered by fication had ledtoloss of jobs for 9627, 9628, 9638, 9647, 9648, 9649, 9650, 9653, 9660, 9663, 9664, 9678, 9684, 9687, 9689, 9738, 9739, 9743, 9744, 9745, 9747, 9756, 9757, 9758, 9769, 9773, 9777, 9784, 9789, 9800, 9802, 9810, 9811, 9815, 9816, 9839, 9844, 9846, 9848, 9862, halal system under strict vigi- other communities as theywere 9887, 9894, 9895, 9898, 9900, 9913, 9932, 9933, 9938, 9941, 9943, 9944, 9945, 9946, 9947, 9948, 9961, 9965, 9994, 104820730040022, 0025, 0035, 0036, 0037, 0046, 0047, 0050, 0051, 0052, 0054, 0061, 0066, 0067, 0068, 0070, 0072, 0074, 0079, lance of (a) recognisedand regis- kept out of handling meat by 0081, 0082, 0087, 0094, 0096, 0099, 0100, 0104, 0114, 0116, 0119, 0127, 0128, 0139, 0140, 0141, 0144, 0145, 0147, 0150, 0154, 0155, 0156, 0157, 0160, 0161, 0172, 0173, 0174, 0175, 0176, 0177, 0178, 0179, 0180, 0181, 0183, 0189, 0196, 0211, teredIslamic body as per the slaughterhouses citing halal re- 0212, 0217, 0218, 0221, 0222, 0223, 0224, 0225, 0226, 0236, 0240, 0253, 0254, 0255, 0269, 0297, 0298, 0300, 0301, 0362, 0363, 0364, 0376, 0377, 0393, 0394, 0398, 0399, 0400, 0412, 0415, 0423, 0424, 0425, 0427, 0428, 0429, 0449, 0450, 0454, 0461, 0462, 0470, 0471, 0472, 0473, 0474, 0476, 0486, 0487, 0499, 0500, 0502, 0503, GORA BAZAR,W.BENGAL, 122390700023954, 4298, 4321, 4324, 4326, 4330, 4346, 4347, 4378, 4379, 4380, 4388, 4395, 4398, 122390730019231, tenets of Islamic Shariyat. The quirements. 122390730025453, 5454, 5455, 5458, 5900, 6028, 6029, 6030, 6097, 6098, 6099, 6113, 6277, 6317, 6331, 6332, 6557, 6558, 6629, 6651, 6652, 6675, 6689, 6715, 6716, 6717, 6727, 6728, 6729, 6730, 6731, 6732, 6798, 6868, 6894, 6895, 6905, 6906, certificatefor halal is issuedby Calling the business "halala- 6907, 6909, 7008, 7042, 7051, 7073, 7074, 7076, 7081, 7102, 7114, 7123, 7124, 7156, 7157, 7164, 7170, 7171, 7173, 7174, 7177, 7237, 7265, 7272, 7273, 7274, 7276, 7277, 7278, 7279, 7280, 7284, 7291, 7314, 7316, 7318, 7332, 7333, 7346, 7348, the representative of registered nomics", the VHP's Vinod Bansal 7372, 7373, 7380, 7381, 7390, 7434, 7460, 7461, 7462, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7476, 7478, 7485, 7497, 7616, 7628, 7645, 7648, 7650, 7654, 7668, 7690, 7695, 7696, 7723, 7734, 7735, 7736, 7742, 7757, 7758, 7765, 7776, 7786, 7788, 7801, 7802, Islamic body under whose su- said, “Halalanomics should be 7804, 7808, 7810, 7811, 7812, 7814, 7820, 7839, 7840, 7842, 7859, 7860, 7863, 7864, 7865, 7866, 7879, 7880, 7904, 7905, 7909, 7926, 7927, 7928, 7931, 7932, 7935, 7938, 7954, 8010, 8027, 8040, 8063, 8071, 8072, 8073, 8109, 8135, 8152, HAZRA, pervision the slaughter is con- stoppedinthe country. It has 113940700043279, 3310, 3313, 3315, 3328, 3333, 3336, 3343, 3345, 3353, 3355, 3356, 3363, 3365, 3366, 3367, 3390, 3398, 3400, 3406, 3407, 3420, 3435, 3439, 3440, 3441, 3442, 3444, 3446, 3447, 3449, 3454, 3457, 3462, 3465, 3467, 3468, 3469, ducted in order to meetthe re- captured the entireeconomy... 3471, 3480, 3490, 3492, 3501, 3505, 3513, 3515, 3517, 3519, 3525, 113940730073834, 6093, 6484, 6923, 7104, 7172, 7173, 7174, 7333, 7334, 7337, 7339, 7460, 7484, 7586, 7594, 7595, 7619, 7747, 7890, 7949, 7985, 8018, 8020, 8021, 8025, 8029, quirement of (the) importing Halal certification should be re- 8034, 8036, 8037, 8038, 8095, 8233, 8242, 8278, 8280, 8294, 8296, 8297, 8298, 8302, 8303, 8304, 8430, 8489, 8500, 8508, 8553, 8558, 8562, 8564, 8565, 8573, 8582, 8583, 8653, 8697, 8729, 8774, 8775, 8778, 8779, 8780, 8806, 8807, 8816, 8817, country.” movedfromeverything,” he 8848, 8853, 8854, 8855, 8861, 8865, 8867, 8868, 8944, 8945, 8946, 8958, 8982, 8983, 8990, 8991, 8992, 8994, 8996, 8998, 8999, 9000, 9001, 9002, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, 9011, 9013, 9078, 9080, 9082, 9083, 9084, 9102, 9109, 9111,9124, 9132, Sources said the changewas said, adding, “If thereishalal cer- 9137, 9144, 9155, 9156, 9192, 9215, 9220, 9223, 9230, 9233, 9234, 9241, 9242, 9262, 9279, 9323, 9338, 9363, 9366, 9376, 9395, 9397, 9400, 9401, 9415, 9420, 9421, 9434, 9435, 9459, 9460, 9462, 9465, 9468, 9475, 9476, 9480, 9482, 9486, 9489, 9512, 9528, 9545, 9547, 9561, 9565, 9571, 9577, 9579, 9580, 9581, 9582, 9583, 9584, 9614, 9637, 9644, 9647, 9654, 9655, 9656, 9657, 9659, 9660, 9685, 9686, 9711, 9746, 9758, 9760, 9762, 9763, 9778, 9787, 9788, 9789, 9793, 9805, 9839, 9840, made as the use of word halal in tification, thereshould be a 9844, 9845, 9848, 9851, 9855, 9859, 9860, 9861, 9863, 9869, 9871, 9873, 9874, 9883, 9887, 9896, 9897, 9898, 9903, 9906, 9917, 9918, 9919, 9920, 9923, 9939, 9941, 9942, 9943, 9944, 9947, 9949, 9952, 9955, 9957, 9959, 9960, 9971, 9974, 9982, the old manual gave the impres- jhatka certificate." 9984, 9987, 113940730080025, 0026, 0034, 0035, 0038, 0040, 0041, 0042, 0043, 0044, 0045, 0046, 0047, 0048, 0053, 0054, 0056, 0057, 0061, 0082, 0083, 0085, 0086, 0087, 0088, 0089, 0090, 0091, 0092, 0099, 0119, 0121, 0125, 0126, 0128, 0139, 0140, 0141, 0145, 0152, 0157, 0158, 0160, 0161, 0165, 0175, 0178, 0189, 0192, 0194, 0195, 0198, 0231, 0234, 0235, 0236, 0237, 0239, 0241, 0244, 0253, 0254, 0255, 0308, 0333, 0338, 0339, 0340, 0341, 0344, 0364, 0376, 0383, 0390, 0403, 0407, 0409, 0427, 0429, 0437, 0446, 0447, 0448, 0449, 0450, 0451, 0461, 0478, 0483, 0510, 0511, 0512, 0515, 0516, 0528, 0530, 0533, 0534, 0535, 0539, 0540, 0541, 0542, 0543, 0544, 0551, 0565, 0571, 0572, 0573, 0574, 0575, 0577, 0578, 0584, 0588, 0606, 0623, 0624, 0642, 0644, 0646, 0647, 0648, 0657, 0676, 0678, 0682, 0700, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0722, 0723, 0730, 0733, 0734, 0735, 0736, 0737, 0738, 0739, 0741, 0742, 0743, 0745, 0747, 0751, 0753, 0754, 0756, 0758, 0759, 0760, 0763, 0764, Maharashtra gets nod 0765, 0779, 0783, 0790, 0793, 0794, 0795, 0810, 0811, 0815, 0834, 0835, 0854, 0863, 0881, 0882, 0883, 0884, 0885, 0903, 0907, 0909, 0915, 0926, 0927, 0948, 0949, 0952, 0962, 0963, 0964, 0965, 0966, 0967, 0978, 0980, 0981, 0987, 0992, 0993, 0999, 1003, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1019, 1020, 1023, 1025, 1026, 1031, 1041, 1046, 1049, 1053, 1054, 1056, 1060, 1076, 1080, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1093, 1101, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1109, 1113, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1139, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1165, 1166, 1168, 1172, 1176, 1177, 1249, 1254, 1262, 1267, 1271, 1283, 1288, 1300, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1313, 1315, 1328, 1329, 1358, 1359, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1378, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1389, 1390, 1391, 1394, 1404, 1413, 1416, 1418, 1424, 1427, to procure 25 pc of 1428, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1461, 1462, 1465, 1467, HOWRAH MAIDAN, 104830700722350, 2821, 2822, 2823, 2824, 2832, 2837, 2846, 2848, 2850, 2853, 2882, 2883, 2890, 2893, 2894, 2915, 2924, 2925, 2926, 2930, 2940, 2941, 2942, 2943, 2944, 2946, 2961, 2962, 2963, 2965, 2975, 2977, 2980, 2983, 2984, 2985, 2994, 2997, 2999, 104830730007681, 9077, 9085, 9086, 9087, 9172, 9203, 9277, 9289, 9290, 9291, 9409, 9412, 9413, 9415, 9420, 9422, 9442, 9457, 9520, 9529, 9540, 9589, 9590, 9591, 9592, 9593, 9597, 9598, 9608, 9613, 9614, 9615, 9659, 9707, 9709, 9711, 9714, 9729, 9730, 9756, 9774, 9780, 9781, 9798, 9799, 9807, 9808, 9812, 9813, 9814, 9819, 9822, 9823, 9824, 9825, 9864, 9865, 9879, 9885, total arhar produced 9886, 9887, 9888, 9889, 9903, 9904, 9910, 9911, 9924, 9933, 9937, 9938, 9942, 9944, 9947, 9985, 104830730010002, 0023, 0026, JADAVPUR, 114890700046745, 6746, 7115, 8005, 8551, 8610, 9081, 9088, 9112, 9117, 9147, 9150, 9170, 9176, 9179, 9180, 9181, 9184, 9211, 9225, 9230, 9236, 9259, 9261, 9275, 9276, 9292, 9296, 9305, 9314, 9317, 9319, 9322, 9330, 9339, 9341, 114890730030429, 5935, 114890730043290, 3291, 4881, 4882, 4973, 4975, 5432, 114890730055611, 6617, 6662, 6663, 6784, 7143, 7421, 7422, 7423, 7665, 7702, 7810, 7923, 7941, 7942, 7957, 7959, 7990, 8024, 8025, 8046, 8047, 8059, 8060, 8071, 8076, 8082, 8085, 8086, 8089, 8091, 8096, 8099, 8141, 8177, 8178, 8181, 8237, 8307, 8309, 8310, 8312, of Rs 6,000 per quintal.” 8355, 8356, 8358, 8599, 8605, 8647, 8725, 8791, 8798, 8804, 8813, 8814, 8815, 8817, 8821, 8822, 8827, 8835, 9026, 9109, 9114, 9115, 9227, 9281, 9296, 9324, 9325, 9326, 9327, 9328, 9356, 9496, 9500, 9501, 9540, 9541, 9542, 9546, 9547, 9555, VIVEKDESHPANDE The MSP of Rs 6,000is by far 9568, 9569, 9578, 9579, 9580, 9581, 9582, 9583, 9586, 9587, 9603, 9634, 9682, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9715, 9717, 9718, 9719, 9720, 9721, 9735, 9736, 9737, 9747, 9749, 9811, 9812, 9813, 9815, 9816, 9876, 9877, 9882, 9892, 9893, 9947, 9969, 9975, NAGPUR,JANUARY4 thehighest forarhar,upfromRs 9977, 9979, 9980, 9981, 9982, 114890730060004, 0021, 0041, 0043, 0044, 0065, 0073, 0165, 0168, 0184, 0185, 0243, 0244, 0274, 0308, 0309, 0310, 0312, 0353, 0416, 0444, 0445, 0446, 0466, 0469, 0470, 0486, 0487, 0488, 0489, 0490, 0491, 0494, 5,800in2019-20. 0498, 0499, 0500, 0502, 0542, 0579, 0580, 0587, 0592, 0602, 0616, 0618, 0639, 0652, 0672, 0673, 0682, 0714, 0717, 0720, 0744, 0747, 0752, 0754, 0757, 0776, 0782, 0787, 0789, 0795, 0807, 0809, 0812, 0814, 0817, 0819, 0824, 0842, 0844, 0853, AGAINSTTHE backdrop of a “The procurement is done 0866, 0876, 0877, 0890, 0897, 0898, 0899, 0909, 0912, 0913, 0915, 0916, 0917, 0927, 0930, 0931, 0932, 0938, 0939, 0943, 0947, 0949, 0950, 0974, 0985, 0998, 1000, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1031, 1048, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1081, 1082, 1088, 1099, 1126, 1128, 1137, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1160, 1164, 1172, 1177, 1178, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1187, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1196, 1197, 1203, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1211, 1213, massive farmers’ agitation everyyear under the Price 1230, 1236, 1255, 1275, 1280, 1286, 1293, 1294, 1296, 1308, 1315, 1317, 1320, 1321, 1328, 1340, 1341, 1343, 1375, 1407, 1427, 1428, 1441, 1446, 1448, 1449, 1460, 1465, 1478, 1501, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524, 1525, againstperceivedgovernment SupportScheme of the Pradhan 1575, 1576, 1577, 1597, 1607, 1608, 1612, 1615, 1616, 1635, 1637, 1646, 1648, 1654, 1656, 1659, 1661, 1671, 1677, 1686, 1687, 1695, 1707, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1748, 1823, 1824, 1852, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1893, 1894, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1941, abdication of itsresponsibility Mantri AnnadataAay 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2029, 2032, 2033, 2039, 2045, 2057, 2060, 2062, 2065, on Minimum SupportPrice SanraksHan Abhiyan forvarious 2101, 2115, 2117, 2119, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2131, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2140, 2147, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2153, 2155, 2165, 2166, 2167, 2185, 2189, 2194, 2195, 2197, 2200, 2203, 2205, 2207, 2208, 2210, 2215, 2216, 2218, 2221, (MSP) assurance, the Centrehas crops. Usually, the procurement 2222, 2238, 2252, 2287, 2295, 2303, 2305, 2311, 2313, 2322, 2331, 2334, 2336, 2343, 2344, 2357, 2370, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2380, 2381, 2390, 2451, 2452, 2459, 2472, 2488, 2493, 2494, 2506, 2519, 2520, 2550, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2601, 2608, granted permission to starts in Februaryevery year but 2621, 2624, 2625, 2626, 2630, 2632, 2633, 2638, 2639, 2641, 2645, 2646, 2665, 2677, 2680, 2681, 2682, 2683, 2685, 2686, 2687, 2689, 2690, 2691, 2692, 2693, 2694, 2719, 2762, 114890780000007, JESSORE ROAD,NAGAR BAZAR, Maharashtratoprocure25per this year,weare starting early 104030700741525, 6057, 6136, 6137, 7000, 7024, 7026, 7049, 7050, 7051, 7105, 7109, 7119, 7121, 7122, 7125, 7137, 7142, 7153, 7155, 7158, 7171, 7183, 7184, 7190, 7209, 7215, 7225, 7227, 7228, 7232, 7234, 7235, 7239, 7240, 7241, 7247, 7255, cent of the total arhar produc- due to early harvest,” he said. 7256, 7260, 7266, 7267, 7273, 7274, 104030730021766, 2731, 8870, 9708, 9843, 9880, 104030730031537, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1555, 1579, 1580, 1582, 1771, 1806, 1854, 1898, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1967, 1968, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2028, 2048, tion. Under the scheme, the 2155, 2156, 2157, 2167, 2168, 2180, 2181, 2182, 2184, 2374, 2390, 2391, 2445, 2533, 2586, 2587, 2596, 2646, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2653, 2655, 2664, 2683, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2780, 2784, 2803, 2804, 2805, 2811, 2812, 2863, 2927, 2928, 2930, 2954, 3021, 3028, 3081, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3122, 3132, 3147, 3148, 3155, 3167, 3170, 3172, 3174, 3197, 3204, 3205, 3212, 3231, 3235, 3239, 3240, 3265, 3266, 3269, 3279, 3301, 3302, 3310, 3317, 3319, 3323, 3328, 3354, 3359, 3362, 3368, 3375, While arhar procurement by National Agricultural 3380, 3381, 3382, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, 3407, 3412, 3452, 3453, 3454, 3455, 3456, 3457, 3458, 3459, 3461, 3462, 3463, 3466, 3468, 3478, 3479, 3481, 3487, 3500, 3503, 3520, 3522, 3537, 3539, 3541, 3550, 3551, 3552, 3563, 3565, the stateisanannual occur- Cooperative Marketing 3566, 3567, 3569, 3570, 3576, 3577, 3584, 3586, 3587, 3604, 3605, 3628, 3636, 3647, 3654, 3655, 3679, 3680, 3682, 3687, 3699, 3708, 3712, 3724, 3726, 3736, 3738, 3746, 3752, 3768, 3773, 3774, 3775, 3776, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3793, rence, the permission forthe Federation procures 25 per cent 3797, 3798, 3801, 3815, 3816, 3817, 3818, 3821, 3823, 3830, 3831, 3833, 3834, 3835, 3836, 3837, 3838, 3840, 3842, 3846, 3847, 3850, 3851, 3852, 3881, 3896, 3902, 3903, 3906, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912, 3914, 3921, 3922, 3923, 3935, process usuallytakes about of the total produce through a 3936, 3939, 3941, 3948, 3951, 3957, 3958, 3960, 3961, 3962, 3966, 3989, 4011, 4012, 4035, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4045, 4047, 4048, 4068, 4071, 4079, 4099, 4116, 4117, 4120, 4125, 4127, 4128, 4129, 4130, 4135, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4162, 4169, three weeks. “Wegot the per- stateagency,inthis case the 4193, 4194, 4195, KESTOPUR, 121710700035888, 121710700040463, 0464, 0574, 0845, 1072, 3262, 3566, 4509, 4568, 4680, 5634, 6232, 6233, 6276, 6283, 6285, 6286, 6289, 6290, 6308, 6320, 6328, 6329, 6351, 6359, 6360, 6377, 6390, 6393, mission within twodays this MaharashtraState Cooperative 6397, 6415, 6416, 6425, 6427, 6432, 6435, 6447, 6453, 6459, 6460, 6463, 6471, 6476, 6480, 6481, 6482, 6492, 6498, 6500, 6509, 6514, 6521, 6522, 6523, 6524, 6526, 6534, 6538, 6539, 6540, 6541, 6542, 6552, 6553, 6555, 6557, 6558, 6559, 6560, time,” Principal Secretary Agricultural Marketing 6561, 6562, 6563, 6564, 6565, 6566, 6574, 6575, 6577, 6578, 6579, 6580, 6581, 6584, 6585, 6590, 6591, 6592, 6593, 6594, 6596, 6598, 6599, 6603, 6607, 6608, 6609, 6610, 6616, 6617, 6618, 6619, 6620, 6621, 6632, 6633, 6634, 6635, 6637, 6638, (Marketing) Anoop Kumar told Federation. Afterthat, the pro- 6640, 6641, 6642, 6646, 6649, 6650, 6651, 6662, 6664, 6665, 6676, 6677, 6678, 6679, 6697, 6698, 6700, 6707, 6710, 6711, 6712, 6716, 6717, 6718, 6720, 6721, 6722, 6727, 6729, 6731, 6738, 6739, 6741, 6746, 6763, 6765, 6766, 6769, 6770, 6772, TheIndianExpress. curement, if necessary, is done 6785, 6791, 6807, 6825, 6829, 6830, 6837, 6858, 6860, 6861, 6863, 6865, 6873, 6875, 6905, 6915, 6916, 6917, 6918, 6919, 6920, 6921, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6932, 6934, 6937, 6938, 6950, 6951, 6955, 6990, 121710730018595, 8742, Kumar said, “Wewill be by the stateagency,with the 121710730020860, 1214, 5817, 5831, 5880, 6161, 6183, 6184, 6185, 6186, 6188, 6192, 6196, 6376, 6377, 6378, 6380, 6382, 6572, 6633, 6636, 6717, 6732, 6735, 6746, 6749, 6787, 6808, 6809, 6810, 6811, 6813, 6814, 6815, 6816, 6826, 6827, 6828, 6947, 6980, 6994, 7007, 7014, 7024, 7027, 7060, 7122, 7123, 7150, 7165, 7176, 7186, 7202, 7217, 7218, 7226, 7227, 7229, 7240, 7243, 7244, 7257, 7262, 7263, 7264, 7266, 7267, 7268, 7269, 7273, 7274, 7290, 7291, 7292, 7293, 7294, 7302, 7309, starting procurement at 187 stategovernment footing 7327, 7329, 7330, 7331, 7337, 7338, 7343, 7347, 7348, 7349, 7367, 7387, 7412, 7413, 7426, 7427, 7428, 7429, 7441, 7464, 7465, 7466, 7467, 7468, 7469, 7489, 7492, 7494, 7498, 7513, 7515, 7517, 7518, 7520, 7534, 7537, 7538, 7540, 7552, 7569, centres from January20atMSP the bill. 7571, 7572, 7573, 7575, 7576, 7577, 7579, 7581, 7582, 7584, 7586, 7587, 7591, 7594, 7601, 7603, 7611, 7613, 7614, 7644, 7645, 7650, 7652, 7658, 7659, 7661, 7663, 7666, 7675, 7676, 7681, 7685, 7694, 7704, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7715, 7716, 7730, 7731, 7735, 7736, 7740, 7747, 7748, 7751, 7752, 7753, 7762, 7772, 7773, 7782, 7783, 7784, 7793, 7794, 7797, 7827, 7828, 7829, 7842, 7843, 7844, 7845, 7855, 7864, 7865, NAGAR BAZAR, 127140700020377, 0381, 0383, 0407, 0408, 0409, 0418, 0429, 0458, 0468, 0515, 0517, 0526, 0549, 0550, 0557, 0597, 0601, 127140730009928, 9939, 9940, 9943, 9944, 127140730010032, 0045, 0046, 0047, 0082, 0083, 0084, 0085, 0086, 0087, 0089, 0092, 0105, 0138, 0140, 0141, 0142, 0153, 0154, 0219, 0220, 0221, 0222, 0264, 0273, 0274, 0275, 0276, 0279, 0327, 0352, 0353, 0354, 0363, 0372, 0373, 0374, 0375, 0386, 0409, 0411, 0420, 0421, 0422, 0433, 0434, 0446, 0468, 0470, 0471, 0472, 0476, 0477, 0478, 0481, 0483, 0484, 0487, 0494, 50-yr-old killed in Shamli: 0495, 0496, 0497, 0498, 0499, 0500, 0501, 0532, 0534, 0540, 0558, 0559, 0571, 0572, 0577, 0583, 0597, 0598, 0599, 0604, 0610, 0611, 0625, 0626, 0627, 0628, 0639, 0641, 0642, 0667, 0671, 0672, 0683, RAM LALBAZAR, 108750700035691, 5894, 6337, 6338, 6344, 6363, 6365, 6383, 6402, 6420, 6425, 6443, 6447, 6477, 6479, 6480, 6481, 6489, 6494, 6496, 6497, 6500, 6515, 6520, 6528, 6531, 6535, 6547, 108750730023366, 5384, 108750730030611, 1796, 1871, 1874, 1917, 1919, 1921, Four policemen booked 1923, 1924, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2263, 2264, 2265, 2299, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310, 2393, 2394, 2395, 2396, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2489, 2490, 2492, 2496, 2508, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2577, 2579, 2599, 2612, 2622, 2680, 2681, 2683, 2702, 2713, 2719, 2723, 2724, 2740, 2762, 2793, 2794, 2804, 2807, 2860, 2874, 2875, 2891, 2904, 2905, 2906, 2913, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2956, 2958, 2959, 2960, 2961, 2962, 2963, 2980, 2989, 2993, 3004, 3022, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3036, 3037, 3047, 3053, 3054, 3066, 3080, 3081, 3143, 3144, 3171, 3173, 3175, 3180, 3197, 3198, 3199, 3204, 3205, 3220, 3224, 3269, 3270, 3271, 3279, 3283, 3297, 3332, 3341, 3342, 3343, 3344, 3345, 3352, 3354, 3355, 3358, 3359, 3361, the cops came to our place and 3365, 3366, 3367, 3368, 3369, 3370, 3375, 3376, 3378, 3379, 3380, 3389, 3393, 3401, 3405, 3427, 3428, 3433, 3440, 3441, 3443, 3456, 3457, 3460, 3463, 3465, 3467, 3471, 3473, 3474, 3486, 3487, 3488, 3489, 3492, 3495, 3498, 3499, 3500, 3501, AMITSHARMA whytheybeat him so brutally. He 3502, 3504, 3521, 3532, 3535, 3538, 3546, 3553, 3554, 3555, 3557, 3559, 3562, 3565, 3566, 3567, 3568, 3569, 3570, 3571, 3572, 3574, 3575, 3576, 3577, 3578, 3580, 3581, 3583, 3584, 3589, 3591, 3594, 3627, 3653, 3662, 3663, 3664, 3665, 3666, ALLUM(SHAMLI),JANUARY4 had no criminal recordand nei- 3667, 3668, 3669, 3670, 3671, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690, 3691, 3698, 3699, 3715, 3716, 3718, 3720, 3721, 3724, 3725, 3726, 3728, 3733, 3734, 3735, 3736, 3737, 3738, 3739, 3768, 3790, 3804, 3805, 3811, 3812, 3815, 3818, 3819, ther did he had altercation with 3822, 3823, 3830, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3835, 3836, 3837, 3838, 3839, 3840, 3841, 3845, 3854, 3855, 3856, 3857, 3858, 3859, 3860, 3861, 3863, 3864, 3865, 3866, 3867, 3868, 3869, 3870, 3871, 3875, 3876, 3889, 3891, 3893, 3897, 3898, 3899, 3902, FOUR CONSTABLES have been anyone recently. He wasvery 3903, 3904, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3912, 3923, 3925, 3926, 3927, 3928, 3929, 3930, 3931, 3933, 3934, 3937, 3938, 3939, 3940, 3943, 3945, 3949, 3951, 3952, 3956, 3957, 3969, 3983, 3984, 3985, 3986, 3987, 3988, 3989, 3990, 3991, 3995, 3998, 3999, booked forthe death of a poor and wasstruggling to take 4001, 4002, 4003, 4005, 4008, 4017, 4019, 4024, 4025, 4027, 4029, 4043, 4059, 4071, 4072, 4073, 4074, 4076, 4078, 4079, 4080, 4081, 4094, 4095, 4097, 4099, 4110, 4124, 4128, 4135, 4136, 4148, 4154, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4164, 4165, 4199, 4203, labourer at Allum in Uttar careofhis eight children and an 4204, 4205, 4206, 4209, 4213, 4226, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4258, 4262, 4266, 4269, 4270, 4272, 4273, 4274, 4275, 4276, 4277, 4278, 4285, 4294, 4299, 4304, 4305, 4306, 4307, 4308, 4315, 4322, 4325, 4326, 4328, 4329, Pradesh’s Shamli district afterthe ailing wife,” said Omveer's elder 4342, 4343, SHYAMBAZAR KOLKATA,135870700007243, 7245, 7575, 7588, 7591, 7603, 7606, 7614, 7620, 7628, 7632, 7638, 7644, 7647, 7648, 7649, 7650, 7651, 7657, 7661, 7673, 7674, 7677, 7678, 7685, 7686, 7707, 7708, 7710, 7724, 7734, 50-year-old sufferedabeating at brother Om Pal. 7735, 7736, 7737, 135870730027745, 8038, 8044, 135870730032469, 2480, 2486, 2497, 2629, 2641, 2646, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2794, 2795, 2796, 2797, 2798, 2831, 2832, 2838, 2844, 2846, 2856, 2907, 2929, 3026, 3101, 3102, 3120, 3121, 3127, 3128, 3129, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3208, 3209, 3228, 3238, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3268, 3274, 3276, 3281, 3306, 3320, 3334, 3364, 3379, 3410, 3411, 3414, 3442, 3445, 3446, 3447, 3448, 3449, 3454, 3455, 3463, 3464, 3470, 3491, 3505, 3509, 3518, the hands of the policemen, leav- According to police sources, 3572, 3590, 3605, 3619, 3651, 3652, 3653, 3654, 3655, 3659, 3662, 3663, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3707, 3734, 3762, 3792, 3794, 3802, 3803, 3804, 3805, 3806, 3807, 3808, 3809, 3810, 3811, 3812, 3813, 3814, 3815, 3816, 3817, 3818, 3825, 3826, ing his familytowonder the rea- theyhad receiveda“tip-off” that 3827, 3828, 3830, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3834, 3836, 3837, 3850, 3854, 3858, 3859, 3860, 3861, 3878, 3899, 3947, 3949, 3950, 3954, 3958, 3980, 4012, 4013, 4014, SODEPUR, 105210700733751, 3989, 4589, 4803, 5077, 5250, 5291, 5302, 5305, 5618, son behind the assault. some people, ledbyOmveer, 5713, 5723, 5724, 5748, 5751, 5756, 5770, 5771, 5772, 5781, 5783, 5795, 5797, 5800, 5817, 5823, 5827, 5833, 5847, 5866, 5874, 5881, 5886, 5897, 5898, 5910, 5915, 5920, 5927, 105210730031445, 1446, 2845, 5696, 6054, 7416, 8042, 8129, 8274, Omveer Singh Shakya’s fam- were involvedingambling. 8385, 8488, 8489, 8607, 8697, 8704, 8721, 8722, 8770, 8790, 8796, 8798, 8808, 8810, 8814, 8815, 8837, 8877, 8880, 8888, 8893, 8897, 8914, 8915, 8916, 8921, 8922, 8959, 8974, 8978, 8980, 8981, 8982, 9017, 9018, 9075, 9079, 9138, 9140, 9141, ilysaid on Sundaymorning, he In the FIR, three constables 9143, 9144, 9145, 9146, 9147, 9151, 9152, 9153, 9164, 9165, 9190, 9215, 9230, 9255, 9256, 9257, 9264, 9265, 9266, 9269, 9272, 9273, 9274, 9276, 9279, 9302, 9303, 9331, 9332, 9333, 9338, 9344, 9345, 9346, 9349, 9355, 9356, 9359, 9360, 9366, wastalking to his relative have been named--Anuj, Rahul 9369, 9380, 9381, 9382, 9386, 9388, 9389, 9391, 9420, 9441, 9447, 9454, 9515, 9537, 9538, 9539, 9556, 9557, 9559, 9560, 9561, 9562, 9566, 9621, TAKURPUKUR, 114400700024997, 5027, 5312, 5457, 5461, 5466, 5484, 5506, 5520, 5539, 5541, about the marriageofone of and Altaf Zaidi -- while one has 5542, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5572, 5577, 5580, 5587, 5589, 5592, 114400730044790, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5109, 5114, 5122, 5129, 5153, 5165, 5458, 5459, 5531, 5569, 5710, 5715, 5748, 5750, 5751, 5752, 5753, 5758, 5768, 5791, 5801, 5824, 5826, 5828, his sons when the four consta- notbeen identified. 6065, 6106, 6107, 6110, 6248, 6252, 6258, 6259, 6260, 6261, 6347, 6353, 6386, 6436, 6448, 6508, 6512, 6514, 6516, 6517, 6520, 6547, 6575, 6616, 6617, 6622, 6624, 6640, 6641, 6654, 6659, 6662, 6672, 6673, 6674, 6675, 6676, 6677, 6679, 6680, blescameand “started beating All have been booked under 6681, 6682, 6683, 6684, 6685, 6702, 6703, 6705, 6706, 6707, 6717, 6718, 6754, 6779, 6780, 6781, 6790, 6800, 6803, 6804, 6805, 6810, 6864, 6875, 6880, 6881, 6904, 6905, 6933, 6963, 6964, 6965, 6966, 6968, 6969, 6970, 6971, 6972, 6973, 6974, 6976, 7016, 7065, MALDA, ENGLISH BAZAR, 135440700013839, 3871, 4416, 4431, 4437, 4438, 4459, 4460, 4464, 4528, 4529, 4546, 4569, 4584, 4586, 4604, 4605, 4635, 135440730010531, 6110, 6111,6112, 6113, 6529, 6530, 6531, 7166, 9559, him with clubs”. IPC section 304( causing death by 9965, 9984, 9997, 9998, 135440730020000, 0068, 0069, 0112, 0113, 0135, 0136, 0139, 0141, 0193, 0240, 0242, 0243, 0269, 0272, 0274, 0309, 0341, 0355, 0420, 0469, 0509, 0510, 0515, 0535, 0540, 0542, 0543, 0550, 0573, 0575, 0604, 0605, 0617, “Theykeptonbeating him till negligence). The complaint was 0618, 0619, 0655, 0656, 0657, 0696, 0697, 0700, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0709, 0734, 0743, 0750, 0758, 0771, 0800, 0821, 0824, 0862, 0863, 0865, 0881, 0882, OLD MALDA, 138950730001448, 1586, 1635, 1636, NADIA, CHAKDAH, he fell on the ground. The police- filedchairperson of NagarPalika 114000700036419, 7364, 7383, 7478, 8243, 8247, 8277, 8278, 8291, 8306, 8313, 8319, 8348, 114000730029696, 114000730031291, 1295, 1298, 5951, 6058, 6068, 6216, 6250, 6788, 6964, 6966, 6967, 6969, 6970, 7185, 7186, 7187, 7188, 7366, men then fled. Irushedtofound Deepa Pawar. 7374, 7375, 7376, 7377, 7378, 7379, 7404, 7454, 7456, 7512, 7584, 7643, 7654, 7655, 7696, 7772, 7797, 7798, 7807, 7808, 7809, 7828, 7832, 7841, 7850, 7851, 7887, 7966, 7968, 7970, 7972, 7974, 7980, 8000, 8082, 8083, 8084, 8091, 8092, 8099, him lying on the ground breath- “Noone is heretogiveusour 8115, 8122, 8233, SHIBPUR,HOWRAH, 121680700017491, 7559, 7833 less. Icalledmysiblings and answers,” Pawarsaid. Persons wishing to participate in the above auction shall comply with the following:- Interested Bidders should submit Rs. 10,000/- as EMD (refundable to unsuccessful bidders)by way of Cash on the same day of auction. Bidders should carry valid ID neighbours forhelp,” Omveer's Shamli SP Sukriti Madhav card/PAN card. 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As Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan takesashrill turn, he FOLLOWINGTHE APPROVAL of twovaccines completelycongruent, andthatanindivid- areunique and it would be of limitedrele- by the drug regulator,the prime ministerhas ualoracommunity mayfullyacceptvacci- vance to fall backonthe conventionalwis- mustknowhis ownpolitical-administrative recordisatstake reiteratedthat India is on the threshold of the nation without hesitancy but maynot de- domofanti-vaccine lobbies and vaccinehes- largest vaccination programme in the world. mand aspecificvaccine. itancy wherethe point of reference is with OMMUNAL TENSIONS HAVE been stoked in theMalwaregion of Madhya Inthat context, an editorial in this newspaper TheWHOEUROVaccine Communications childhood vaccines and eradication/elimi- Pradesh in the lastfew days amid rallies takenout by Hindutva groupsto (‘Turning Point’, IE, January4)rightlypointed Working Groupproposedthe 3Cs modelto nation campaigns suchaspolio or measles- raise awareness about the fund collection drive forthe Ramtemplein to the need“to followthe science andfor pub- unravel layeredchallenges: Complacency, rubella. Significantly, childhood vaccines are Ayodhya.Therehas been stone-pelting on processions takenout in Ujjain, lic communicationmessages to beframedac- confidence and convenience. Vaccine confi- 90 to 99 per cent effective in preventing the CIndore, Mandsaur and Dhar districtswith participantsreportedly shouting cordingly”. Similar sentimentswereex- dence encompasses trustinthe effectiveness respective diseases, and amyriad efficacy fig- pressedbythe PM and the Union health and safetyofthe vaccine; the system that de- ures of candidateCOVID-19vaccines are provocativeslogans as theygothrough Muslim mohallas. The administrationhas arrested ministerrecently. Contrarianviews to both livers, including the reliability and compe- shaping the perceptions game. the alleged stone-pelters, and in one case, razedthe house of alabourer,who reportedly vaccine approval and the programme have in- tenceof thehealthservicesand professionals Astudy of 149countries during 2015-19 had nothingtodowiththe incident. However, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has cludeddebatesaroundinstitutionalprocesses, and the perceivedmotivations of policy-mak- notedthat perceptions about vaccines in gen- condonedthe heavy-handedadministration response. On Sunday,heannouncedthat a purepolitics, anti-vaccine sentimentsand, of ers making decisions on the vaccine. eralhadgrowntobemorevolatilethanearlier newlaw will beformulatedon the lines of the draconian Uttar Pradesh Recoveryof Damage course, conspiracy theories. Vaccination complacency exists whereper- and that scepticism about the safetyofvac- to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020, with morestringent provisions. Existing Recentlyreleaseddatafromasurvey in ceivedrisksofthe disease in question arelow cinestendedtogrowalongside politicalinsta- India of approximately11,000 respondents and vaccination is notdeemedanecessary bility and religious extremism. As is well laws aresufficient to deal with stone-pelting or anyaction that causes publicdisturbance. revealed that 53 per centwereunsureabout preventive action.Vaccination convenience is recognised, onlinemisinformationisanin- TheUPordinance, itself an exercise in legal and administrative excess, is no model to fol- taking the COVID-19vaccine. Acitizen-sur- asignificant factor that entails physical avail- creasing threat to public trustinvaccines and low—theMPcabinet hasalready followedUP’s bad exampleonthe anti-conversion bill veyplatform in Delhi found that about 69 per ability,affordabilityand willingness-to-pay vaccination programmes. An example in the againstinter-faith marriage. It canalsobearguedthataprudent administration couldhave cent of respondentssaw no urgent need to (for thosewho would notbeeligiblefor,or early phase of the pandemic: The poultrysec- avertedthe flaring of communal tensions if it had acted with alacrity. getimmunisedand notedthat keyreasons would notliketoavailof,thegovernmentpro- torinIndia sufferedanestimated loss of $1.5 Afour-time chief minister, Chouhan has earnedhimself areputation forbeing asea- forhesitancy includedlimited information Astudyof149 countries gramme). mper dayerroneously linking consumptionof sonedadministrator. On his watch, Madhya Pradesh has largely maintainedcommunal about side-effects, efficacy levels and per- Communicationstrategies arecritical for chickens to the disease. ceivedhigh immunity levels. This resonates during 2015-19 noted that tracking, negotiating and shaping perceptions Longer and wider views needtobetaken peace.Yet, he hasbeen uncharacteristicallystrident in his public utterances of late. Speaking with aglobal survey (in collaboration with perceptions about vaccines around the vaccines and the programme. beyond demandgenerationfor theCOVID- on the occasion of the birth anniversaryofformer prime ministerAtalBihari Vajpayeelast the WorldEconomic Forum) conducted in in general had grown to be Since it is anew disease againstwhichsev- 19 vaccination programme. The challengelies month, he said: “I am in adangerous mood nowadays.Iwill notspare those who arein- October 2020 of morethan 18,000 adults more volatile than earlier eral candidatevaccinesare being developed in beingable to frame and co-create credible volvedinillegal activities. Leave Madhya Pradesh, otherwise, Iwill buryyou 10 feet deep and from 15 countriesthat reportedconfidence and licensedinafast-trackedmanner, com- communication and community engage- no one will knowabout your whereabouts.” The intolerance to corruption is laudable, but being down by 4pointscomparedto the pre- and that scepticism about munication strategies and responses needto ment strategies, with blendedcontent both the chief minister’s rhetorical intemperancewas not. Over the years, the self-effacing vious roundinAugust2020. Vaccination in- the safetyofvaccines tended be shaped around four keythemes: Product around the vaccine as well as sustainedem- tent declinedin10ofthe 15 countries, most development, prioritisation strategies, pro- phasis on key preventive behaviours that will Chouhan —referredtoasmama or maternal uncle —has been seen as agenialand fair- to growalongside political of all in China, Australia, Spain and Brazil. instabilityand religious gramme rollout activities,and AEFI(Adverse continue to be relevant —respiratory eti- mindedleader who is moderateinwordand deed. He is seen to be castinthe mould of an Globally,10per cent reportedtheywere EffectsFollowing Immunisation) and AESI quette,hand hygiene and physical distanc- earliergeneration of BJP leaders,especiallyVajpayee, at theotherend of thespectrum from againstvaccines in general,including 14 per extremism. As is well (Adverse EffectsofSpecial Interest). There are ing. The programme leadership shall needto his party colleagueandfellowchief minister, Yogi Adityanath, whohasmade his markwith cent in India and South Africa. Other keyrea- recognised,online reasonable questions and concerns in popu- actincongruence withcommunication polarising rhetoric and politics. His amiable persona has helpedChouhan to both carveout sons includedperceptions that the vaccine misinformation is an lar discourseand will shape perceptions teams, backed by social and behavioural sci- adistinctive niche in theBJP’s second rung and provide astable and effective government will notbeeffective(up to asixth of the re- around the vaccine, including demand and ences research inputs. Effective messaging spondentsinGermany) and that the risk of increasing threat to public hesitancy.These requirenot justclearproac- strategy shall needbothacompelling story in Madhya Pradesh whichhas emergedasanagriculturepowerhouse under him. their getting COVID-19islow (up to afifth of trust in vaccines and tive sharing of information to build trustand and astoryteller;credible voices will be cru- ForChouhan, thereismuchatstake,therefore, and apolitical and administrative record allrespondentsinChina and Australia). vaccination programmes. An confidence but also real-timeresponses as cial, going beyond celebritystatusorpoliti- to build on. By pushingthrough adraconianlaw,bybeing seen as impervious or intoler- The WHO’s SAGE (Strategic Advisory example in the early phase of vaccination progresses. cal popularity.For atask suchasthis, belief in ant to theanxieties of minorities in the state, he would be taking adisquieting political Group of Experts on Immunisation) Working With the programme rollout around the good science is essential butnot sufficient; turn and lettingdownall those whohavelooked to him foracalmer and sober politics. Group on Vaccine Hesitancy defineshesi- the pandemic: Thepoultry corner,bothvaccine optimism and vaccine the risk is in being confinedtothe profes- tancy as abehavioural phenomenonthatis sector in India suffered an scepticism co-exist. Indeed, each one of us is sional domains while notbeing adequately vaccine and context specific and measured estimated lossof$1.5 mper abeliever andanon-believerinparts,not connectedtothe ground. againstanexpectation of reachingaspecific dayerroneously linking quiteunlike deciding on whether or notto vaccination coverage goal, giventhat immu- votefor anew party in acritical election. Thewriter is chairperson, CentreofSocial GAME ON nisation services areavailable. Theyalso consumption of chickens to Communication challenges around the Medicine &Community Health, Jawaharlal recognise that demand and hesitancy arenot the disease. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy Nehru University Aunifiedregulatoryframework with strong checks and balances forthe online fantasy sports sectorisneeded NDIA IS EMERGING as ahub foronline fantasy sports.According to areportby KPMG, the number of users in the countryparticipating in onlinefantasy gaming platforms has grownfromamere2million in June 2016 to astaggering 90 mil- AWIDER CANVAS FOR INDIA-US lion by December 2019,overtakingthe US as the largest online fantasy sports Imarket. Thisexponential rise in the user basehas ledtoanear triplingofthe in- dustry’s revenues —fromRs920 crorein2018-19toRs2,470 crorein2019-20. Venture With Biden at helm, Delhi andWashington canenhance economic, commercial ties capital funding in the sector has also skyrocketed —from$25 million in 2015 to $337 mil- lion lastyear.However, notwithstandingthis strikinggrowth, and because of it, some con- tentiousissues needtobeaddressed. ArunKumar First, different courts and stategovernmentsare in the midstofdebating itslegality but careful regulation, notasweeping ban, is the right answer.Atleastsix petitions have WHENJOEBIDENtakestheoathof officeasthe countries can also work with multilateral assmartgrids)to renewableenergytechnolo- been filedincourtsseeking aban on online gambling and fantasysports andsome states US’s46thpresidentlaterthismonth,hewould agencies across the spectrum of vaccine de- gies. Thereispotential to enhance mutualop- prohibit anygaming activity formoney. Attempts to curbthe growth of this sector,how- be taking charge of anation embroiledina velopment, logistics and distribution. portunities in the 5G tech sector.Increased healthcrisis,economiccrisisandracecrisis.The India produces around 20 per cent of the partnershipbetween thetwo nations can ac- ever,bymaking it illegal or classifying it as gambling aremisdirected.Various courtjudg- priorities inducedbythese crises will dictate global requirement forgeneric drugsbyvol- celerate the development of technology solu- mentshavelikenedonline fantasy sports platformstogames of “skill”, notgambling.A that the newadministration’s initial focus be ume andevery thirdtablet of generics con- tions,promote vendorsinthe5Gopenecosys- draftpaper by Niti Aayogalso argues that, “skill, notchance,isapredominant factor” in ondomesticmatters.Foreignpolicywillhaveto sumedinthe US. The President-elect has indi- temand drive economic growth. The two the online gaming ecosystem. Second,the absenceofaunified regulatoryregime has playsecond fiddle, and this could inform the catedhis commitment to providingbetter and countriesshouldengageinshapingtherulesof meantthat differentstateshavediffering regulations regarding online gaming. Companies Bidenadministration’s stance on India in the affordable healthcare. This could bean oppor- anew order in this space. This also has an im- thus have to engagewith eachstate differently, despiteoperating on apan-India basis economic and commercial domain. tunity forthe Indian pharma sector to playa portantstrategicelementrelatedto infrastruc- Amajor geopoliticalreality that will shape role in reducing health costs of the American ture and connectivity,when seeninthe light through the online platform. This ends up increasing business uncertainty,and goes the Biden administration’s approachtoIndia consumer.And, India can benefit from ad- of developmentsinthe Indo-Pacific as well as againstthe principle of ease of doing business. This, as the Niti Aayogpaper also notes, leads will be itsposition towardsChina. Thereisa vancementsinmedical technologies, devices, China’s Belt and Road Initiative. to consumers having“differentialrights”, and can result in “forum/jurisdiction shop- bipartisan changeinthe US’s attitudeto China. newmedicinesandR&Dcapabilities,present- We shouldexpect areturn to multilater- ping”. Thereisalso agreater possibilityofconflict of interest. Forinstance, BCCI officials The Biden administration’s tone of engage- ing opportunities forAmerican companies. alism once the Biden administration assumes or players could endorse rivalplatforms, giving rise to suchconcerns. mentmaybedifferentfromthatofthe Trump Infrastructure will need to Tradeandexports arecriticalfortheexpan- office.The Trans-PacificPartnershipaimedto Thereisaneedtoput in place aunifiedregulatoryarchitecture, bringinganend to regime, but one mustexpect continuity in ma- become an increased area of sionof jobcreation.Bidenhassetanambitious createarules-basedorder that all parties could the multiplicity of regimes. Suchaframework,with strong checks andbalances, would jortradegoals—reducingthetradedeficit,en- target forUS-Indiatradeandthere’squiteadis- subscribeto. With the ascendancy of the Indo- suring alevel-playing field, reducingmarket focus in both countries. For tance to go in this respect. Some sectors could Pacific paradigm and the Quad and Quad Plus, usher in greater accountability andtransparency, improvethe ease of doing business distortions createdby the dominanceof state- the US,this canmean benaturalfocusareas.Businessesinbothcoun- asuccessor to the TPP could include awider while also keeping errant players in check. ownedenterprises and keeping akeen eyeon opportunities in India in triesare alsoalignedtodiversifytheirmanufac- canvas.ForIndia,thiscouldmean cooperation technology rivalry. transportation, powerand turingsupplychains.Thisportendswellforthe beyond defence and security,including eco- One can thussee immediateparallelsin creationof employmentinmanufacturing.An nomics,technology anddevelopmentsper- the concerns of the twocountries —invigor- other urban amenities. The area wherestrategic considerations and im- taining to the regional order. THEIR OWNBUBBLE ating the domestic economyand dealing with US’s renewed focus on perativesofjob creation convergeisdefence, Finally, Iwould hope that the economic arisingrival. These concernscan translateinto climate change should lead especiallysince India has been designated a and commercial dimensionistreatedwith as opportunities forbothcountries. to greater cooperation with MajorDefence Partnerofthe US. muchpriority as the strategic dimension. Both India’s cricketing stars needtounderstand that when it comes Domesticallyinthe US, and in India, Infrastructurewill needtobecome an in- governmentsshould embrace the prosperity- to COVID-19prevention, rules arenon-negotiable healthcareand job creation needtobeprior- India in energy-related areas, creasedareaoffocusinbothcountries.Forthe creating potential of suchanapproach. ities. Healthcareisclearly an area that India from more efficient energy US, this can mean opportunities in India in HE APPARENTLYCASUALdisregardofacrucialCOVID-19protocol by five can playupinbilateral relations, with itsvac- dissemination and transportation,powerandotherurbanameni- The writer is chairman &CEO of KPMG in Indian international cricketers in Melbourne on New Year’s Day, lays bare cine and pharma manufacturingcapacity.The management (suchassmart ties.TheUS’srenewedfocusonclimatechange India. He wasformerly Assistant Secretary of COVID-19pandemic offers significant oppor- shouldlead to greatercooperation withIndia Commerce forGlobal Markets in the the bubble of carelessness that India’s superstars have inhabited.Exposing tunities forthe newadministration to grids) to renewable energy in energy-relatedareas, from moreefficient administration of President BarackObama. themselvestothe chance of an infection while dining indoors, when that strengthen global health leadership. The two technologies. energydisseminationandmanagement(such Viewsare personal Thas specificallybeen pencilled in as a“don’t” in alistofbio-bubble rules, is notsomething to be proud of. Being unmindful of regulations that tophealth author- itieshavebeen repeatedly stressing on —chancesofcontracting the virus indoors where youcan’t wear amask while eating arehigh —smacks of adisdain of rules laid down to safeguardmorethan justthe five who saunteredinfor ameal. Neither the fanwho cap- JANUARY 5, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO tured the bunchoncamera, nor the Australian boardthat is investigating the breachor the reviledmedia areatfault here. PM TO BUSINESS STUDENTS ARRESTED theypreachviolence, Home MinisterTK Asporting bio-bubblecomes at ahugecost. The Australianone setupfor the series PRIME MINISTER INDIRA Gandhi called IN APRE-DAWNswoop, the police rounded Ramakrishnan said.Hesaid operations and their Big Bash sets them backbyawhopping Rs 160crore.When envisaged by upon the private sectortobemoreactively up 35 students,including twoemployees of againstNaxalites had been intensifiedin Bundesliga, sport’s bio-bubble extractedpersonal commitmenttodiscipline from itshighly involved in national planning and devel- the veterinarycollegeatKhanapara, near manyparts of the state. Ramakrishnan said paid players. Even one stray infection can blowupintoateam being felleddowninno opment. Speaking at ameeting of the Gauhati. This wasthe thirdraidonstudent the aim of the ruling LeftDemocratic Front Bengal NationalChamberofCommerce hostels in the statesince November.Earlier, wastomeetthe Naxalitethreat politically, but time. Thereare no small or big breachesfor amicroscopic virus. It doesn’tjudge intent ei- and IndustryinCalcutta, Mrs Gandhi said police had raidedthe Cotton Collegehostels it couldnot toleratethe preaching of violence. ther.So, JofraArcher had to forsakeplaying in aTestearlier lastyear,becausehe“stopped the private sector had notrisen to expec- and the Prince of Wales Engineering and by at his girlfriend’s”. England-South Africa had their entireseries cancelledafter apair of tations. Although newinvestments were Technology InstituteatJorhat. Later,all the PURGE IN POLAND positives. The stakes and risksare both high. made, theydid notgeneratecommensu- arrested studentsexceptone were released THE PURGE OF Poland’s formerleaders con- Those who optedtoinhabit this constrictive form of bio-bubble since before the IPL rate employment opportunities. Shere- on bail, police said.The Assam Agricultural tinuedwithwordthat the former party boss, knewwhat theyweresigning up for. And cricketers stepping away,knowing theymight grettedthat consumers in mostcases did University Teachers’ Association (veterinary EdwardGierek,former premiers, Edward notget the fruit of various fiscal benefits faculty) has condemnedthe arrests. Babiuch andPiotr Jaroszewicz,ideological notbeuptowhat is indeedanexcruciating demandontheir mindsand bodies to stay iso- that had been extendedtothe private sec- chief, Jerzy Lukasiewicz and former vice pre- lated,isn’t unheard of. Indian cricketers needtounderstand that when it comes to COVID- tor. MrsGandhi asked theprivate sector to LDF VS NAXALS mier,Jan Szydlak were removedfromthe 19 prevention, rulesare non-negotiable. The virus will spareneither the shooter, nor the plough backits profitsintothe develop- THE KERALAGOVERNMENTwill deal presidium of the All- Polish Committee of the messenger—though onlyone of them is privileged to playinternational cricket. ment of the economy. strongly with Naxalites in thestate as longas National Unity Front.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,JANUARY5,2021 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Donald Trump will not let an opportunitypasstorelitigate an election he lost. 7 THE IDEAS PAGE Forthe good of America, he must fail.” —THEGUARDIAN India’s UNSC opportunity What farming

Delhi faces adifferent dynamic at UN SecurityCouncilsinceits last stint.Itmustintegrateits UNSC doesn’t need engagement with broadernational goalswhile adaptingtochangedrealities Reform that would ensurejustice to over 85 per cent of small and marginal farmers needs to look at morethan mereefficiency of agriculturemarkets

duce,not allfarmers wouldbeabletoobtain a“good” quality crop as definedbyprivate players. In everyseason, therewill be farm- ers leftwith poorer quality produce. RAJA MANDALA Typically, small traders withlow financial capacity have purchasedsuchproduce, by CRajaMohan cleanedorsorteditbygrade, and sold it to other traders in the mandi system.Withthe Nikhit Kumar push towardsstandardisedquality by pri- AS IT ENTERS the United Nations Security vate sector players, what happens to such Council forthe thirdtime since the end of the Agrawaland farmers and their produce? Cold War, India finds averydifferent dynamic Richa Kumar The thirdpoint relates to the second. than the one it encountered during theear- Naturallygrown products arevariable in lier stintsin1991-92 and 2011-12. India, too, colour,textureand even taste, and our food haschanged over thelastdecade. The range IN HIS speechonDecember 25, Prime consumption practices have thrivedonthis of Indian interests hasexpandedand so has MinisterNarendra Modisaid that the three variation(the tomatoes usedfor rasam, the circle of India’s international partners. controversial farm laws will finally deliver chutneyand salad areverydifferent). Delhi’sattitudes have alsoshiftedfromthe CRSasikumar justice to the vast majority of small farmers Across the world, and especiallyinthe US, reactive to the proactive.That, in turn, should who have been ignored by successive gov- the push forstandardisedand uniform makeIndia’snew stintat theUNSCmorepur- One is about making the UNSC “effective”. Senior Indian officials have promised to ernments. As farmerscontinuetheirprotest quality of produce by agribusinesses has poseful and pragmatic. Purposefulness is Delhi, however, mightbesensible to pare “workwith” China with an open mind. in thechilling Delhi winter,wecontend that ledtomajor transformations in thefarm about tightlyintegrating itsUNSC engage- down that ambition. The UNSC is becoming Scepticswoulddiscount thatsentiment.China the agriculturemarketing system in the supply chain. In the process, farmers have ment withIndia’s broader national goals. less effective todaythankstothe deep divi- has repeatedly triedtoget the UNSC to focus countryneeds aserious overhaul.But an ex- been pushedtowards growing monocul- Pragmatism demands adapting to the sions among the major powers. on India’s constitutional changes in Kashmir. ercise thatwould ensuresocial and eco- turesofafewcrops and varieties,withtheir changedconditionsat theUNSCandavoiding The UNSC system wasdesignedtofunc- On the question of cross-border terrorism, nomic justicetomorethan 85 per cent of attendant toxicityand risk,and consumer overly ambitious goals. tion as aconcertoffivepowers. Unanimity Beijing protectsPakistanfromthe interna- small and marginal farmers in the country preferenceshavebeen transformedto- During 1991-92, Delhi sawthe collapse of among the five permanentmembers with tional pressures that India has sought to mo- has to be groundedinanarray of factors re- wardsselect ultra-processedfoods created the SovietUnion,the end of the Cold Warand veto powers wasrareduring the Cold War bilise at various fora.Onthe nuclearfront, lated to ecology,nutrition, equity,culture, from this narrowproductbase, that has the newRussia’s turn to theUSand the West. decades. Afterabriefmoment of great China continues to blockIndia’s membership economics and politics, along with the con- been detrimental forhuman health. Do we The People’s Republic of China wasfocused powercooperation in the 1990s, we arenow of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. sideration of efficiency of agriculturemar- want to promote an agriculturalmarket- on getting itshouse in order,openingitsecon- backinanera of contestation. But therewill Four,the engagement with peace and se- kets. The three farm actshavedismallyfailed ing system that threatens to notonlyfur- omyand keepingalow profile in theunipolar be enough room forIndia to carveout a curity issues at the UNSC will allowIndia to to look at these interconnecteddimensions, ther skew the already skewed agroecolog- moment.India,too, hadgoodreasonsto keep largerrole foritself amid renewedgreat strengthen itsnew coalitions suchasthe Quad becauseof which, anumber of questionsre- ical diversity in India? itshead down.Delhihadto fixits broken econ- powerrivalry. —whichbrings together Australia, India, Japan main unanswered. Fourth, efficiency has also been meas- omy, put out political bushfires across the The UNSC offers room forsustaineddiplo- and the US. India could also use the UNSC First, while it is essential to provide ured by howeasily agricultural produce countryand rejig itsforeign policy to cope maticinteractionbetweenthe majorpowers, tenuretodeepen collaboration with its competitive marketsfor farmerstosell, can travel from one place to another.But with the post-Sovietworld. who could minimisetensions andcreatenew Europeanpartners likeFrance and Germanyin whydid the Centreassume that bypass- would thisnot contributefurther to climate TheWestcould notresistthe temptations opportunities forcooperation. Muchlikethe the security arena, and find common ground ing the regulated mandis is the best so- changewithgreater emissionsfromtrans- forgeopolitical overreachatthe UN.Liberals US and USSR that cooperated on issues relat- with“GlobalBritain” that is carving out anew lution? If the problemisthe licence raj portation across long national or global across the Atlantic sought to transform the ing to nuclearproliferationat theheightof the international path foritself afterbreaking and oligopolistic structureofsome man- supplychains? “inter-national”forumintoa“supra-national” Cold War, theUS andChina could explorepo- away from the European Union. Delhi must dis, whynot changelicencingrequire- The fifthand the lastpoint relates to the institution thatwould actively reshape the do- tentialcommon ground even amidsttheir also sustain an intensive dialogue with mentsand have more buyers (small and notion of freedomandequality among par- mestic structures of different societies. For broad-basedconfrontation. All other powers, Moscowonall international issues, notwith- large traders, companies, start-ups, co- ticipantsinherent in the understanding of India, it wasamoment to hunker down and including India,will, of course,want to besure standing Russia’s worsening problemswith operatives, FCI,etc) participatinginthe free markets.Post1990s, theliberalisation resist external imposition of solutions to its thatthe US-Chinacooperationis notatthe ex- the West and closer ties to China. auction in the same mandi? The original of tradeinagriculturalproduce has meant manifold problems —especiallyonthe pense of others. Fifth, Delhi needs to revitalise itsengage- purpose of the mandi system wastopro- that Indianfarmers have to compete with Kashmir question and the nuclear issue. Two, making the UNSC more“represen- ment with itstraditional partners in the mote aregulated and competitive auc- farmers around the worldtosell their pro- Fast forwardto2011-12. Arevived Russia tative”has been one of India’s demands since “globalsouth” by articulatingtheir peaceand tion system whereby multiple bidders duce in the global market.However, by ma- andarising Chinabegantodemuragainstthe the endof theColdWar. Pessimists wouldurge security concerns in the UNSC. Twosub- would publiclycall out bids forfarmers’ nipulatingandselectively readingthe World sweeping Western agenda at the UN.India’s Delhi to curb itsenthusiasm. China has no in- TheUNSCoffersroom for groups of the global south should be of spe- produce.The entryofcorporates in direct Trade Organisation rules, countries suchas ownrelative position improvedinthe first terest in letting twoother Asian powers — sustained diplomatic cial interest.Thenumeroussmallisland states competition with traders would the US have been able to subsidisetheir decade of the 21st century,thankstorapid India and Japan—jointhe UNSC as perma- interaction between the around the worldface existential challenges strengthen this competitive purchase en- farmers to an extent ($46 billion in federal economic growth. Delhi wascertainlyless de- nent members. Optimists would suggest from global warmingand rising sea levels. vironment.Improving the infrastructure subsidies this year alone in the US) incompa- fensive than in the 1990s, but struggledtoturn Delhi’s campaign, in partnership with Brazil, major powers,who could Theyalso struggle to exercise control over and developing the 23,000periodic rural rable in magnitude to India. In suchadis- itsnew strengths intopractical outcomes. Germanyand Japan, to expand theUNSCmust minimise tensions and create their large maritime estates. Supportingthe haatsaswell as smaller mandis would torted market,does liberalisation of Indian Adecade later,India has walked intoafar continue.Forthe campaignisabout animpor- new opportunities for sovereignty and survivability of the island bring this institutional market closer to agricultureevenmakesense? morecontentiousUNSC.Differencesbetween tant principle and revealing the natureofpo- states is acrucial political task forIndia. small and marginal farmers. Also,itisimportant to recognisethat it the US, Chinaand Russia have become in- litical resistance to it. cooperation. Much likethe Africa is the other priority. Nearly half of Under the newAct, afew private play- is notagiven that demand and supplywill tractable. China has risen to be agreat power Three,Delhihasnochoicebut to deal with US and USSR that UNSCmeetings, 60 per centofits documents, ers who aregoing to dominateinthe mar- meetontheir owntocreateacommon, ac- and is making expansive claims and trying to China’s growing hostility to India. At the end cooperated on issues relating and 70 percentofits resolutions areabout ketwill be free to frame their ownrules re- ceptable (efficient, market-clearing) price. redeem them. Meanwhile, Washingtonand of theColdWar,India had betthat coopera- to nuclear proliferation at the peaceandsecurityin Africa. Thecontinenthas garding their procurement decisions from This is shapedbyvarious actors in the sys- Moscowhavedrifted apartand Russia has tion with China on the multilateral front was three seatsinthe UNSC (Kenya,Niger and individual farmers. Farmers will have to tem—the morepowerful the actor,the more movedcloser to China. valuable in itsown right, and would also help height of the Cold Wa r, the Tunisia) and thereisregular consultation be- acceptthose rules or go elsewhere.Unlike the ability to determine the price and other This tension among the US, China and generatethe conditions forresolving the US and China could explore tween the UNSC and the Peace and Security the mandi, whichisaregulated public terms of exchangebetween the twoentities. Russiahas beenreinforcedbysharpening dis- boundarydisputeand expand the areas of bi- potential common ground Council (PSC) of theAfricanUnion (AU). The space wherefarmers can hold private Under an unregulatedsituation outside the agreementsbetween Washingtonand its lateralcooperation. Delhi, whichwas eager to even amidst their broad- UNSC tenureisagood moment forDelhi to traders/corporatebuyers accountable, the mandis,Indian farmers who aremostly European allies, amidstPresident Donald build amultipolar worldwith Beijing, now intensify India’s engagement on peaceand se- accountability of private marketplaces marginal and small will find it hardtoover- Trump’s questioning of America’s traditional finds itself in aunipolar Asia that is centred based confrontation. All curity issues in Africa at bilateral, regional and flows to their respectiveshareholdersand come the grip of large agribusinesses. alliances. Although President-elect Joe Biden around China. Meanwhile, the boundarydis- other powers,including global levels. nottowards farmers. While proponents Considering the critical importance of agri- wantstoworkcloselywith European allies in putehas worsenedoverthe lastdecade. India India,will, of course,want to insistthat the regulated mandis will func- culture forlivelihoods,health,food security, the global arena, notall wrinkles can be nowjoins the UNSC amid acontinuing mili- be sure that the US-China The writer is director,InstituteofSouthAsian tion as earlier,farmers have effectively ar- andalsokeeping in mind thevulnerability of smoothedover. tary standoffbetween the twoarmies in the Studies, National University of Singaporeand gued usingthe BSNL vs Jio example, that Indian farmers, it is necessarytogobeyond As India looksfor aproductive tenure at high Himalayasfollowing the Chinese aggres- cooperation is not at the contributing editor on international affairs for in the medium run, mostofthese mandis, reductionistexpediencyinconsideringagri- the UNSC,five objectivespresent themselves. sion in the Ladakh region. expense of others. The IndianExpress exceptthe largest ones, arelikelytobe- cultural reforms. come obsolete. Second, the mandi system has enabled AgrawalisaPhDstudent in thedepartment all qualitiesofcommodities to be sold, but of anthropology,University of California, Los private players have higher quality standards Angeles. Richa Kumar is associateprofessor About women, work and wages thatexclude producers of poor quality.Given at thedepartment of humanities and social the natural variation in quality of farm pro- sciences, IIT,Delhi

Communityaction,withafocusonwomen’swell-being,canfightmalnutrition LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR UmaMahadevan Dasgupta

ON AN MGNREGAworksiteinKolar, line healthworkers also have theopportunity creches foryounger childrenatthesework- grandparentsand the panchayatwardmem- COME TOGETHER Karnataka,amaleworker cameupto me and to give pregnant women iron, folic acid and sites and construction sites will help women ber, should be asubcommitteeofthe gram THIS REFERS to the editorial, ‘Turning IDEAS said that men ought to be paidmorethan calciumtablets.Theyare alsoengagedinearly to work withoutanxiety about their children’s panchayat. It should meetevery month on a point’(IE, December4). With approval women. Iasked himwhy.“Adhu yaavaagalu childhood stimulation activities and parent- safetyand well-being. fixedday,and itsdiscussions should be pre- to administerthe indigenouslydevel- ONLINE hange,” he replied: Thatwas howitalways ing sessions. Instead of frontline workers go- Theanganwadi systemneeds strengthen- sented to the gram panchayatfor action. opedvaccines, therenow appearslightat was. NotsoinMGNREGA, Itold him. ing to eachwoman’s house, women coming ing.Anganwadi supervisorscan besupported Exclusion and convergence aretwo major the end of the tunnel. However, the effi- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS With equal wagesfor women and men, to theanganwadimakesiteasierto provideall withinterest-freeloansandfuelallowance for challengesinsocialwelfareprogrammes.Local cacy as well as the side-effectsofthese and direct paymentstoworkers’ bank ac- women withappropriate services andcoun- two-wheelers, enabling themto providereg- governmentsare the best placedtoaddress vaccines needtobemonitored closely. ● INDIA’SRESOLVEONTHE counts, MGNREGAhelpsto increase women’s selling. Mothers’ lunchgroups at the angan- ular guidance to their cluster. Their skills theproblemof exclusion.They canensurecov- The vaccine drive is amind-bogglingex- SINO-INDIANBORDER: incomes. Another major programmewhich wadi can also function as informal social net- should be upgraded with certificatecourses erageofthe poorestwomen and children, es- ercise demandingmeticulous planning, AMEYAPRATAPSINGH can improve women’s livelihood, their social works. Astudy by thePublic Health onnutritionandearly childhood stimulation. peciallynomadicandsemi-nomadiccommu- effective execution and coordination empowerment and their livesisthe National Foundation of India(PHFI) of Karnataka’s Onlinetrainingat scalehasbeen the discovery nities, and seasonal migrantssuchasbrick among different departmentsaswell as ● THE CANINE THREAT RuralLivelihood Mission (NRLM). Increased Mathrupoorna programme forpregnant of the pandemic year.Anganwadi workers and workersandsugarcaneharvesters.Panchayats theCentreand states. Foronce, letusall ON TIGER TURF : incomes give women morevoice infamilyde- women and breastfeeding mothers found a supervisorscanbesupportedfor professional arealso the best forum to prevent child mar- be on thesame page. NARENDRA PATIL cisions, and the ability to carebetterfor their reduction in anaemia, improved gestational development through live online sessions on riageand ensurethatall girlsstayinschool. Vijai Pant, Hempur families and themselves. weight gain, improved birthweight, andre- nutrition, growth monitoringandearlychild- Convergentaction on the ground is one of www.indianexpress.com Datafromthe fifthround of the National duceddepressionamongwomenparticipants. hood education. thestrengthsof grampanchayats.Anganwadi THIS REFERS to theeditorial, ‘Turning FamilyHealth Survey (NFHS-5) shows gains in Beyond the “firstthousand days”, the in- Anganwadi infrastructureneeds atten- workers,ASHAs,ANMsandanganwadisuper- Point’ (IE, January4). The approval of the someimportant areas. In mostofthe 22states tergenerational cycle of malnutrition and its tion:Sturdy buildings,kitchens,stores, toilets, visors canworktogetherwith panchayat vaccines is thefirstsanguinenews of and Unionterritoriessurveyed,infant mortal- social determinantscall foralifecycle ap- playareasandfencedcompounds, functional membersto ensurethatallchildrenandmoth- 2021. Itisamatterof pridethatoneof the ficiaries. Only achangeinmindsetcan ity ratesand under-fivemortality rateshave proach. Such anapproachshould addressthe waterconnections and arrangementsfor ersarecoveredwithimmunisation,antenatal vaccines is indigenouslydeveloped. In lead to social inclusionbecause eco- fallen; and institutional births and child im- complexsocial ill of child marriage. One of the handwashing areurgent imperatives. To cater care,maternitybenefitsandnutritionservices. light of these events, it is shameful that nomic upliftment alone cannotfight munisation rateshaveincreased. Access to im- best ways to preventchildmarriageisbysup- to multiple meal requirements, anganwadi Gram panchayatscan use their funds, con- political parties arestill playing politics. historical prejudices. proveddrinking waterand sanitation has in- porting girlstostayinhighschool. Grass roots kitchens needdouble-burner stoves, gascylin- vergedwithMGNREGA,tostrengthenangan- Yash Sinha, Vadodara Sarachana Sisodia, Delhi creasedinalmostall areas surveyed. socialempowerment programmesshould fo- ders,pressurecookers and sufficient steel wadis. Theycan engagewomen’s collectives On childmalnutrition, the NFHS’sfindings cusonincreasinggirls’enrolment,accessand cooking vessels. Kitchen gardens shouldbe underNRLMforanganwadiandschoolneeds, FIGHT PREJUDICE MORE DEMOCRACY areworrying. Beyond behaviour changecom- retentioninsecondaryeducation. The nutri- plantedwithdrought-resistant and highlynu- and provide panchayatservicessuchasend- munication and regular monitoring, direct nu- tional status of adolescent girls could be im- tritive plantslikemoringa. to-endsolidwastemanagement,waterpump THIS REFERS to the article, ‘New India, THIS REFERS to theeditorial, ‘Starting trition interventions arekey,especiallydur- proved by extending the mid-daymeal pro- The mosteffective platform forcommu- operations, surveys,bill collections and man- NewDalit’( IE, January4). The deep from bottom’, (IE,January4).The vic- ing pregnancy,breastfeeding and in the early gramme to secondaryeducational nity action on the ground is the gram pan- agementof fairpriceshops.Suchstepswillin- caste and culturedivide whichusedto tory of MGNREGAworkers in the local years of achild’s life.Pregnant women, lactat- institutions, as some states have done. chayat. We oftentalk of the “lastmile” for creasewomen’sindividualandgroupincomes existinancient India is evident even to- bodies elections in Kerala will usher in ing mothers and young childrenneedhot Malnutrition shouldalso be understood communication services. The panchayat in sustainableways. Theywill also lead to day. Thegovernment from time to time anew erainlocal politics—the stake- cooked mealswith adequateprotein, milk, in thecontextofwomen’s work.Childcareen- should bethe firstmileforsocial welfareserv- greatersocialandeconomicempowermentof has introducedpolicies and pro- holders in ruraldevelopment will bring and green leafy vegetables. States like ables women to earn alivelihood. Longer ices. Thereare around 2,50,000 gram pan- women,theirparticipationinlocalgovernance, grammes forthe SCs and STs. However, in moresensitivity in decision-making Karnataka, AndhraPradesh and Telangana working hours forthe anganwadi, suchasin chayatsinIndia, and nearly 14 lakh angan- and, eventually, better nutritionfor all. it is important that the benefitsfrom process at the grassroots level. have replacedtake-home rations formothers Karnataka whereitrunsfrom9.30 amto 4pm, wadis, the majority in rural areas. The suchpolicies reachthe ultimatebene- Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata with dailyhot cooked meals. will help women go out to do paid work,in- anganwadi committee, chaired by astake- The writer is in theIndian Administrative While providing hotcooked mealsfront- cluding on MGNREGAworksites. Mobile holder mother and including other parents, Service, and based in Bengaluru

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BRIEFLY PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT Income Tax officials visit Vadra Changerulesonconfiscation premises to record statement; ofanimals,SCtellsCentre say no search against Dosanjh Justice Sanjib AANCHALMAGAZINE Banerjee NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 is convicted.Your rules arecon- the ownership of the animal tedonanimals. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE trary. Youeither changeitorwe onlyupon conviction. But the benchsaid, “Weare OFFICIALSOFthe Income Tax TAMIL NADU NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 will stay it,” Chief Justice SA Section 29, whichdeals with trying to tell youthat the section Department on Mondaywent to JusticeBanerjee Bobde observed while hearing the “powerofcourttodeprive is very clear —that onlythe per- the premises of Robert Vadra, THE SUPREME Courton aplea by the Buffalo Traders person convicted of ownership son who is convicted can lose son-in-lawofCongress president sworninasCJ Mondaysaid that aprovision in WelfareAssociation challeng- of animal”,inclause (1) says that theanimal. Youeither amend Sonia Gandhi, to recordhis state- the 2017 rule notifiedbythe ing the constitutional validity “if the owner of anyanimal is the rule or we will stay it. We ment forsummons issuedearlier ofMadrasHC Centre, allowing the confisca- of the Prevention of Cruelty to found guilty of anyoffence un- cannothaveasituation where in relation to alleged taxevasion tion of the animals of traders Animals (Careand der this Act, the court, upon his the rule is running contraryto in land deals coveredunder the Chennai: Justice Sanjib and transporters during the Maintenance of Case Property conviction thereof, may, if it the express provision of the Act.” Benami Transactions Banerjee wassworn in pendency of trials in cases un- Animals) Rules, 2017 and thinksfit, in addition to any The courtgavethe Centre (Prohibition) Act. as Chief Justice of the der The Prevention of Cruelty to Prevention of Cruelty to other punishment, makeanor- one week’s time to file areply I-TDepartment officials said Madras High Courtby Animals Act, 1960, is contraryto Animals (Regulation of der that the animal with respect and postedthe matter forhear- that Vadrahad been issueda Governor Banwarilal the latter’s provisions whichal- LivestockMarkets) Rules, 2017. to whichthe offence wascom- ing again on January11. summons earlier but he could not Purohit hereonMonday. lowsuchconfiscation onlyin The 2017 rules allowamag- mitted shall be forfeited to The petitioners contended recordthe statement due to the I-Tofficials went to Robert Vadra’s office at SukhdevVihar in Meanwhile, twoother case of conviction. It asked the istratetoforfeit the cattle of an Government and may, further, that the Rules were being used Covid-19pandemic, so the team Delhi on Monday. Prem Nath Pandey judges took oath as Chief government to either change owner facing trial under the Act makesuchorder as to the dis- to forciblydeprive even legiti- went to his premises in Delhi's Justices of High Courts. the rule or face astayfromthe and send them to infirmaries, posal of the animal as it thinks mateowners of their cattle and SukhdevVihar on Monday. In Odisha, Justice S court. gaushalas etc. fitunder the circumstances”. that it had emboldened“anti- The department is investigat- Punjabi singer and actor Diljit ment againsthim. Asked Muralidhar took oath as “Animals areasource of The bench, also comprising Appearing forthe Centre, social elements” to take matters ing alleged taxevasion and pos- Dosanjh, but officials did not whether the department is con- the 32nd Chief Justice livelihood. We arenot talking Justices SBalasubramanian and Additional Solicitor General intotheir ownhands and loot session of undisclosedassets by comment on the reportedprobe ducting aprobe againstfinancial of Orissa High Courtat about petdogs and cats. People ASBopanna, pointed out that Jayant KSud informedthe court cattle traders. Vadrainthe UK. on financial transfers being made transfers made by the actor,the the RajBhavanin live on the basis of their ani- Section 29 of the Actsays that a that the 2017 rules had been no- Suchincidentsact as “trig- The Enforcement Directorate by him. official said theywill notcom- Bhubaneswar.Inmals. Youcan't confiscatethem person triedfor an offence un- tifiedasithad come to light that gers forcommunal polarisation is also probing Vadrainacase of Dosanjh, who has been sup- ment on the matter yet. "Thereis Jammu and Kashmir, and keep them before the man der the Actcan be deprivedof atrocities were being commit- of society”, the association said. alleged moneylaundering along porting the farmers' protests no search or survey againsthim Lieutenant Governor with arms dealer SanjayBhandari againstthe newfarm laws at (Dosanjh). As forthe investigation Manoj Sinha forthe ownership of aBryanston Delhi's border,had on Sunday forhis financial transfers, as of administeredthe oath ED questions Squareproperty in London, sharedhis platinum I-Tcertificate nowwecannotcomment on it," of office to Justice As families protest, J&K cops whichthe agency had earlier al- forassessment year 2019-20 the official told The Indian Express. PankajMithal as the leged wasacquired by Bhandari from the MinistryofFinance One Sunday, Dosanjh had newChief Justice of the Varsha Raut forVadra. amid reports of aprobeby the de- statedin Punjabi that one doesn't common High Courtfor release video of ‘encounter’ Meanwhile, the I-T partment againsthim. become patriotic by stating that J&K and Ladakh at a in Rs 55 lakh Department deniedconducting Asenior I-Tofficial deniedany on Twitter but has to work to- swearing-in ceremony anysearch or survey against searches or surveysbythe depart- wardsit. in Jammu. PTI loan case BASHAARATMASOOD SRINAGAR,JANUARY4 Mumbai: The Enforcement Mumbai man, Directorate(ED)onMonday TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE MAHARASHTRA ON DECEMBER 30 evening, in a questionedVarsha Raut, wifeof YouTube Nepalex-PM’s gravefar away from his home in ShivSena MP SanjayRaut, in ACTIVECASES:2,43,953 Pulwama, Mushtaq Ahmad connection with aRs55lakh in- 308 CASES: channel barred wifemaybe buriedhis16-year-oldson.Hehad terest-free loan takenbyher DAYSSINCE 1,03,40,469 DEATHS:1,49,649 dug up another graveinhis native from Madhuri Raut, wifeof PANDEMIC from defamatory hospitalised BEGAN TESTS: 17,56,35,761 | RECOVERIES: 99,46,867 village, but the government re- Pravin Raut, an accusedinthe posts against fusedtohand over the body,as Punjab and Maharashtra CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS Mumbai: Thewifeofthe partofitspolicyregardingalleged Cooperative (PMC) Bank fraud JAN3 16,504214 19,5577,35,978 former Prime Ministerof militants. On Monday, acrying case. Varsha, who wassum- Adani group firm Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Mushtaq demandedthat Athar’s monedbythe ED three times in Dahal ‘Prachanda’, is ex- body be giventohim. “I have al- Mushtaq Ahmad with relativesand neighbours of the two connection with the case, had pected to undergo treat- ready died... Give me my child or youths, in Srinagar on Monday. Shuaib Masoodi sought time from the agency till SOHINIGHOSH mentatNeuroGen Brain burymethere(withhim),"hesaid. January5.Howevershe ap- AHMEDABAD,JANUARY4 and Spine InstituteinNavi Athar wasamong the three peared before the agency on Mumbai from Tuesday. youths killedinanalleged en- Maqbool said, “Wecan’t trust Monday, by families,relativesand Mondayafternoon. ACTINGONacivil suit movedby SitaDahal suffers from counter in Srinagar in the inter- them (the security forces).” neighboursof theyouthswhode- SanjayRauthad earlier clar- Adani Agri Logistics (Panipat) progressive braindisorder veningnightof December29and On Monday, the J&K Police re- mandedaprobe intothe killings, ifiedthat Pravin Raut and his STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES Private Limited (AALL) against —its symptoms aresimi- 30,inanoperationbasedonArmy leasedtwo videos on Twitter,in Mushtaq said, “I want justice. I wifeMadhuri areclose family ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK Mumbai resident VinayDubey, lar to Parkinson’s disease . inputsand later joinedbythe po- whichforces can be seen making don’tneedmoney. Ionlywantthe friends but notrelations. Kerala 65,360 123 seeking damages to the tune of Dahal is slated to meet lice and CRPF.The Armysaid they announcementsduring the “en- body of my son. To whom do Iex- The ED has alleged that Jharkhand 1,60116 Rs 5crore forallegedly circulat- neurosurgeon Dr Alok were responding to information counter”, asking the three youths press (myfeelings)? Do the peo- Pravin Raut, adirector of ing adefamatoryvideo against Assam 3,123-236 Sharma on Tuesdayfol- regarding aplannedattack. The to surrender.However, thereisno ple of India notlisten? Iwant my Guruashish Constructions Pvt the company, an Ahmedabad lowingwhichadecisionto forces said the three were over- response or anysound of firing son. He wasonly16.” Ltd —asubsidiaryofHousing STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING citycivil court has restrained admit her will be taken. ground militant workers, though from the other side. The police AClass 11 student, Athar was Development and Infrastructure ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK Dubey and the YouTubechannel Hospital sources said that theydidn'tfigureinany officiallist tweetsaid, “On 29/12/20 evening the youngestofthe three killed. Limited (HDIL) —siphonedRs95 Maharashtra54,317 4,897 concernedfromreporting and members of Prachanda’s of terrorists,and that theywere afterthecordonatHokersar,troops All had been at home hours ear- croreand allegedly transferred Chhattisgarh9,980 3,721 circulating “anydefamatory teaminspectedthefacility repeatedly givenachance to sur- arerepeatedly appealing the lier,afact the families repeatedto Rs 1.6crore to his wife, who then story, article, video and tweets” onMonday. SitaDahalhas render,but kept firing. All the trappedterroriststo comeoutand contestthe claim that theywere gave Rs 55 lakh to Varsha Raut as West Bengal 10,446 3,328 concerning AALL-Panipat and been unwell since three were buriedtogether. surrender with assurances that militants. an interestfreeloan in 2010-11. STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES Adani Group. November 2017 and has However, the families have theywill notbeharmed... At Constable Mohammad Shafi The ED has claimedthat ONJAN3TOTAL Dubey's video wasrun on a earlierreceivedtreatment claimedthe youths, including the Hokersar on 30/12/2020 in the Lone, whose younger brother thereisnodocument in support Kerala 4,6017,75,853 YouTubechannel named in the United States and son of aHead Constable and the morning hours, troops areonce Zubair,20, waskilledinthe of these paymentsmade to LoktantraTV. Maharashtra3,282 19,42,136 Singapore. ENS brotherof twopoliceofficials,were againappealingthetrappedterror- shootout,said,“Zubairwashome Pravin Raut. The ED has alleged The ad-interim injunction, as innocent and killedinastaged ists to come out... and surrender.” that daytill 2pm. Howcould he that the moneygiven by HDIL to West Bengal 896 5,54,975 wassought by AALL, asubsidiary DELHI gunfight. The police have assured In astatement afterthe en- have become amilitant within Pravin Raut is recordedasfunds STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS companyofAdani Group, was 2whoraped aprobeinthematter.WhileAthar counter,General Officer twohours?" Zubair wasinthe foracquiring land in the Palghar ONJAN3TOTAL granted until the next dateof andAjazAhmad,thesonof aHead Commanding of the Army's Kilo construction business and rana area in Mumbai in itsbooks. Maharashtra3850,820 hearing –scheduledfor Constable, were both from ForceHSShahi had said that shuttering companyinpartner- According to the ED, the January5. womanandher West Bengal 26 9,792 Pulwama and kneweachother,it when told to surrender,the mili- ship. Both Lone and another moneysiphonedbyPravin were In itsDecember 28 order,the daughter, is notknown if theywereac- tantshad openedfire. The police brother areConstables in the J&K loans availedbyHDIL from PMC Kerala 25 3,249 civil courtdirected that “the de- quainted with the thirdyouth did notrespond to queries about Police's ArmedWing. Bank.HDIL and itspromoters are DataasonJanuary3,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical fendant (Dubey)aswell as his Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays manwhoshot killed,ZubairAhmad,belongingto the video. FULLREPORTON accusedofaRs 6,200-crorefraud aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive agents, representativesare re- Shopian.Ajaz’sfatherMohammad At aprotest heldinSrinagaron www.indianexpress.com at the bank. ENS quired to be restrainedfromstat- videoarrested ing, publishing, issuing circulat- ing, distributing, carrying out NewDelhi: Avideo Day after AVIAN FLU CONFIRMED IN SAMPLES FROM FOUR STATES reports or articles...anydefama- showing awoman and 2020 eighth warmest tory story, article, video and her daughter being woman’s body tweets concerning the plaintiff rapedinNorthwest 1,800 migratory birds companyand Adani group...” Delhi went viral on found, crowd year recorded by Chamber judgeat social media, Delhi Ahmedabad city civil court Police launchedaprobe stops Jharkhand found dead in Himachal ChirayuAdhyaru stated in the and arrested three men, India in 121 yrs: IMD order,“...if we peruse statements including twoofthe CM convoy made in the video...in my opin- alleged rapists and a “The laboratoryatthe Indian As some parts of Kerala too surface temperature(till October ion, it is disrespectful, derogatory thirdman who ENS&PTI VeterinaryResearch Institute reportedthe influenza outbreak, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 2020)was1.2degreesabove nor- or insulting remarks to the allegedly shotthe ABHISHEKANGAD SHIMLA,MUMBAI, (IVRI) in Bareillyhad detected authorities have ordered culling PUNE,JANUARY4 mal, making it the warmestever Hon’ble Prime Ministeraswell video. The women have RANCHI,JANUARY4 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, avian influenza in the samples of of ducks,hens and other domes- decade (2011-2020) recorded as the plaintiffcompany… such been takentoashelter JANUARY4 dead birds, according to infor- tic birds within one km radius of 2020 WASthe eighth warmest globally. statementsalso do notappear to home. ADAY afterawoman’s mutilated mation conveyedtousbythe the affected areas in Kottayam yearIndiarecordedinthelast121 Rainfall during the June to be basedonactual happenings According to police, bodywasfoundinanisolatedarea SAMPLES OF dead migratory CentreMonday. We were await- and Alappuzha districts. Officials years,astatementreleasedbythe September period over the coun- but with aviewtoachieve sen- the incident took place in Ranchi district, agroup of peo- waterbirds found at the Pong ing confirmation by NIHSAD as said some 40,000birds will have IndiaMeteorologicalDepartment tryremained9percentabove nor- sationalism and publication of on the night of December pleprotestingagainsttheincident Dam LakeinHimachal Pradesh it is the nodal body fordetecting to be culledtocheckthe spread (IMD) on Mondaystated. mal, but severalhigh impact news theyhavebeen made.” 29 and 30. “The crime vandalisedapolicebarricadeand have tested positive foravian in- this disease,” said Principal Chief of the H5N8 virus. Lastyear,the annual mean eventslikeextremelyheavy rain, AALL-Panipat, through itsau- had notbeen reportedby stoppedChief MinisterHemant fluenza or birdflu. It has nowbe- ConservatorofForests (Wildlife) In Himachal Pradesh, Kangra land surface air temperatureav- floods, cold waveand thunder- thorisedsignatoryVipul the victims at first. Soren’s convoy near Kishoreganj come the fifthstate to reportsus- Archana Sharma. District MagistrateRakesh eraged was0.29 degree Celsius storms ledtosignificant loss of Pramodrai Uchat, had filedacivil ENS Chowk on Mondayevening. pected cases of birdflu after Director of animal hus- Prajapati has prohibited slaugh- above normal forthe period aver- livesandproperties.Over600peo- suit in December lastyear “for Ranchi SSP SurendraJha said, Haryana, Rajasthan, Kerala and bandryDrAjmer Dograsaid that tering, sale, purchase and export ageconsidered between 1981- plelosttheirlivesdueto heavyrain declaration and permanent in- CHHATTISGARH “Since the body wasfound de- Madhya Pradesh. the department has formeda of anypoultry, birds, fish of any 2010.However, it wasmuch and related incidents. Uttar junction along with adecree in capitated,weare trying to estab- In neighbouring Haryana, rapid response team to deal with breedand their related products, lowerthan 2016 (+0.71degrees), Pradesh and Bihar reportedthe the sum of Rs 5crore towards Maoistwith lish her identity and the investi- around one lakh poultrybirds the suspected epizootic. including eggs, meat, chicken, whichremains the warmestever highestcasualtydueto coldwaves, damages...” Rs1lakhreward gation is ongoing...a crowd arereportedtohavediedin Birdflu is ahighlyinfectious etc, in Fatehpur,Dehra, Jawali year the countryhas recorded lightning and thunder lastyear. LoktantraTVdid notrespond without anypermission to Barwala in the lastfew days, and severe respiratorydisease in and Indorasubdivisions of the since 1901. Globally, the Atlantic Ocean to The Indian Express’s email. heldinBijapur protestcame in front of the CM’s while in Rajasthan, the death of birds causedbythe H5N1 in- district. The other warm years over experiencedone of the mostac- In Mumbai, Dubey,36, said convoy and startedvandalising anumber of crowsinJhalawar fluenza virus, whichcan occa- Archana Sharma said more India, all of them post2005, have tive years, with over 30 tropical thereare 22 complaintsagainst Bijapur: AMaoist barricades...though the CM’s has been linked to avian in- sionallyinfect humans as well, than 90 per cent of the dead been 2009 (+0.55 degrees), 2017 storms originating here. him across the country. Lastyear, operative wanted for convoy wasrerouted,one traffic fluenza. Samples of some ducks although human-to-human birds were Bar-HeadedGeese, (+0.54degrees), 2010 (+0.53 de- Closer home, the Indian Ocean he had spent 14 days behind bars attacks on police and police personnel sustainedin- in Kerala have also reportedly transmission is unusual, accord- the mostcommon migratory grees) and 2015 (+0.42 degrees). region —the Arabian Sea and the on chargesofinciting acrowd of kidnapping of civilians as juries. It seems the entireact was tested positive forthe birdflu. ing to the WorldHealth species at the lakewho arrive “The monsoon (+0.43 de- BayofBengal —together reported migrant workers to gather out- well as other serious aplannedconspiracy.” Birdflu virus wasdetected in Organisation. from Central Asia, Russia, grees) and the post-monsoon five cyclones, three of whichwere side arailway station in Mumbai offences wasarrested The body wasfound without around 50 crowswhose car- In Rajasthan, deaths of more Mongolia and other regions in (+0.53 degrees) seasons con- of either severe or above in inten- in April in avideo. Mumbai from Bijapur district, an clothes in Ormanjhi area by alo- casses were found in Indorein than 170new birds were re- winters aftercrossing the tributed towardsthis warming,” sity category. Five cyclones — Police had said his video also official said on Monday. cal fisherman on Sunday. Results Madhya Pradesh lastweek, portedfromsome districtson Himalayanranges. Thereare at theStatementonClimateofIndia Amphan, Nisarga,Gati, Nivarand playedapartinhundredsofmi- Punem Binda (48) had a of the postmortemare awaited, prompting authorities to issue Monday, taking the total fatali- leasteight other birdspecies during 2020 read. Bureviwerereportedlastyear. grant workers crowding outside rewardofRs1lakh on police said, adding that theyare an alert. ties in recent days to over 425. whose members have been Latelastmonth, the World Super cyclone Amphan remained Bandrarailway station lastyear his head and was notruling out asex crime. “Right Around 1,800migratory “Birdflu has been confirmed found dead. Lastyear,more Meteorological Organisation the strongestwhichhit the West under the assumption that spe- arrested Sundayfromhis nowour concern is to find the birds, mostofthem Bar-Headed onlyinJhalawar(district). Report than one lakh migratorybirds (WMO), too, had said that 2020 Bengal coast, killing 90 people and cial trains had been plannedto native Marudbaka head of the woman and we are Geese, have been found dead in of other deaths is yettocome,” had campedatthe lakebylate wasonthe waytobecoming one causingmassivedestructioninMay take them home. village, he said. PTI trying to scan nearbyareas,” an the lakesanctuaryinHimachal according to the stateanimal Januaryand this year,more of the warmestyears recordedin lastyear.Maharashtra, too, braved WITHMOHAMEDTHAVER officer said. Pradesh since Mondaylastweek. husbandrydepartment. than 50,000have arrivedsofar. thelast15years.Theglobalmean cyclone Nisarga in early June. INMUMBAI Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD Amid concerns over allergic What next for vaccine rollout reactions to vaccines, US experts offer reassurance India has approved twoCovid-19vaccines forrestricted use. Howdothese work,whenwill theybegiven, andtowhom? Whyhavesomescientistsexpressedconcern, and what is thegovernment’s explanation?

AXIN approval is ‘Monitored Approval’ with PRABHARAGHAVAN strict follow-up &rolling review. This approval NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 ensures India has an additional vaccine shield in itsarsenalesp[ecially]againstpotentialmu- INDIA’S TOPdrug regulator on Sundayap- tant strains in adynamic pandemic situation provedCovishieldandCovaxinasvaccinesfor –Astrategicdecisionforourvaccine security.” restricted use againstCovid-19 ,paving the All India Institute of MedicalSciences wayfor mass vaccinationagainstthe virus that Director Dr Randeep Guleria told TheIndian has so farinfected over acrore people and Express on Sunday: “This (approval for Moderna, Pfizer vaccineshavegot emergency approval in US. AP,Reuters killednearly 1.5lakh.Alook at thesevaccines, Covaxin) is likeaback-up. If we find that cases howtheywereapprovedandwhat this means don’t rise, then we sticktothe SII (Serum forthe population: InstituteofIndia’s Covishield), till the Bharat IN THE US, wherethe Food and Drug MassachusettsGeneralHospital Biotech datacomes early next month. Andif Administration (FDA) has granted (MGH) and HarvardMedical School HowdoCovishield and Covaxin work? that dataisfound to be good enough, then emergency use approvals to the said in astatement releasedbyMGH. Covishield is the Indian variant of theywillget thesame approval as theSII. Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer- The experts stress that Covid-19 AZD1222, the vaccine developedby Indirectly, lookingatthe safetyprofile, that BioNTech andModerna, concerns vaccine clinics will be monitoring all AstraZeneca and University of Oxford. Pune- (Covaxin) is asafevaccine, although we don’t have been raisedoverreportsthat patientsfor 15 to 30 minutes and can basedSerum InstituteofIndia (SII) developed knowhow efficacious it is. They(the regula- some people have possible allergic re- manageany allergic reactions that oc- and manufactured Covishield through ali- tors) have given, Iwould say, agreen signal to actions to Covid-19vaccines. Ateam cur.Banerji and her co-authors rec- cence from AstraZeneca and Oxford. start stockpiling in case we needit.” of experts has nowexamined the rel- ommend thatindividuals with ahis- Itisa“non-replicatingviralvector”vaccine, Dr VinodKPaul, NITI Aayogmember- evant information and offeredreas- tory of anaphylaxis to an injectable whichmeans it makes use of another weak- Health,and chair of the National ExpertGroup surancethat the vaccinescan be given drug or vaccine containing the com- enedand geneticallymodifiedvirus—in this on Vaccine Administration forCovid-19 (NEG- safely, even to people withfood or poundspolyethylene glycol or case acommon cold chimpanzee virus —to Dryrun forvaccination at Civil HospitalinLudhiana lastweek. GurmeetSingh VAC), said: “The thinking that has gone in is medicationallergies. The reviewis polysorbatespeak with their allergists help thebody develop immunity againstthe that this vaccine is notonlycoveringthe Spro- published in the Journal of Allergyand before being vaccinated.Theystress coronavirus. The vaccine carries just thecode tein, it is also againstotherantigensbecause it Clinical Immunology: In Practice. that patients with severe allergies to to makethe spikeprotein (the spikeonthe concern is the mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 that monthlyfor the duration of their trials. is targeting the whole surface of the SARS- The reviewnotesthat foods,oraldrugs, latex,or virus’ssurface). Thebody’simmune system is virusthat has ledtonewer strains in countries On topofthis, the restricted approval to CoV-2 virus. So, this provides muchmore allergic reactions to vac- venom can safelyreceive supposed to recognisethis protein as athreat, likethe UK whichare starting to spreadto Covaxin hasbeen given“in clinical trialmode”. leverage forthe vaccine to work againstmu- cines in general arerare, the Covid-19vaccines. and work on building antibodies againstit. other parts of theworld,including India. Bharat Biotech will still have to complete vac- tations. It’s ourguarantee againstthe muta- with arateofabout 1.3 The reviewnotesthat Covaxin, developedbyHyderabad-based Covishield secured arestricted approval cinating nearly 26,000 participantsinits tions that maybeappearing.. per 1million people. in the UK,following ac- Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the with the help of datagenerated from over phase-3 trial, and then collect and analysedata The authors sum- countsofpotential aller- National InstituteofVirology,uses adifferent 23,000 participantsinAZD1222’s trials in from these people. BharatBiotech wasearlier What happens now? Who gets it first? marise what is currently gic reactions in some platform. It is an “inactivated” vaccine, which countrieslikethe UK andBrazil. An expert testing itsvaccine by giving half of itspartici- Nowthat twovaccines have been ap- known about allergic re- PAPER people following vacci- means it uses the killedSARS-CoV-2 virus, committee of the regulator found Covishield pantsaplacebo. According to the firm, every- proved,the countrywill be able to begin its actions to vaccines like nation, the medicalau- whichhas no potential to infect or replicate comparedwith AZD1222 afterlooking at this one it is testing nowwill begivenCovaxin and mass vaccination programme. Aschedule is the ones developed CLIP thorities advisedthat in- once injected and justserves to boostanim- dataaswell as interimdatafromthe vaccine’s dataonsafetyand efficacy will be analysed expected soon, Dr Paul said. againstCovid-19, and dividuals with ahistory muneresponse. Covaxinis expectedto target phase 2/3 trialson 1,600participantsinIndia. from them over afixed time period. SII and BharatBiotech arebeing told to propose detailedadvice NEWRESEARCH of anaphylaxis to amed- morethan justthe spikeprotein —italso aims In the case of Covaxin, the regulator felt it Bharat Biotech willhavetosubmit aproto- keep “significant” doses ready so thattheycan so that individuals with icine or food should to develop an immune response to the nucle- neededtobeapproved because it felt the col forthis trial, and arisk management plan. betransportedtoover30vaccination hubs, in different allergy histories can safely avoid Coid-19vaccination. ocapsidprotein (the shell of the virusthat en- inactivatedplatform would be able to pro- places likeLucknow, Panchkula, Chennai and receive their firstCovid-19 vaccine. In the US, afterareviewofthe data closes itsgenetic material). tect againstmutations. Theregulator looked What concerns have been raised, and Delhi. Once the companies send the vaccines Theyalso outline steps on safelyre- related to allergic reactions, the FDA at animal testingdataaswell as data on what is the government’s response? there, stategovernmentsare expectedto mo- ceiving the second dose in individu- recommendedthat the vaccines be What type of approval has been granted? safetyand immunogenicity (ability of the Some scientists have expressedconcern bilise the doses to the vaccination points. In als who develop areaction to their withheld onlyfromindividuals with Both vaccines have receivedwhat is vaccine to prompt an immune response) about the basis forthe approval to Covaxin, the firsttranche, the vaccinationpointswill firstdose. ahistoryof severe allergic reactions to known as a“restricted use approval in an from phase 1/2 trials. giventhat it does notseem to adheretothe be healthcarefacilities wherenearly 70 lakh “As allergists,wewanttoencour- anycomponent of theCovid-19vac- emergency situation” —similar to an regulator’s ownrequirements forclearinga publicandprivate healthprofessionalswillbe agevaccination by reassuring the cine. The Centers forDisease Control Emergency Use Authorisation that countries Arethereany conditions forthese vaccine in this pandemic. vaccinated over the course of three months. public that both FDA-approved and Prevention(CDC) advisedthat all likethe UK andUShavebeengranting to com- approvals? HealthMinisterDrHarshVardhan hasde- The next to receive vaccines arelikelyto Covid-19vaccines aresafe. Our guide- patientsbeobservedfor 15 minutes panies likePfizer,Moderna and AstraZeneca Severalconditions have been imposedon scribed the approval forCovaxinasa“strate- befrontline workers and then people aged50 lines arebuiltupon the recommen- post-vaccination by staffwho can fortheir vaccines. SII andBharat Biotech,includingthat both gicdecisionfor ourvaccinesecurity”. The years and above. dations of US regulatoryagencies and identify and managesuchreactions. This means the vaccines have been ap- firms have to continuouslysubmit safety, ef- MinisterpostedonTwitter on Sunday Health MinisterDrHarsh Vardhan earlier provide clear steps to the medical TheUSagencies do notrecommend provedforuse despite the companies nothav- ficacy and immunogenicity datafromtheir evening: “Letitbeknown that EUAfor COV- said the government expectedthe firstphase community on howtosafelyadmin- that people with food or medication ing completed clinical trials.Given the pan- ongoing trials until these arecomplete. AXIN is differentlyconditional —inclinical of vaccination—targeting around 30 crore isterbothdoses of the vaccine in in- allergies avoidvaccination. demic, the government wanted avaccine Theyalso have to submit safetydataevery trial mode... All COVAXIN recipientstobe people on priority —tobecompletedby dividuals with allergic histories,” re- ready to use at theearliest. Another growing 15 days forthe coming twomonths, and after tracked,monitored as if they’reintrial... COV- August2021. viewauthor Aleena Banerji from Source: Massachusetts General Hospital INDIA ACTIVE CASES 243,953 Senate races from Georgia: why they matter

300,000 will be held on Tuesdayare currentlyheld by 2019.She waschosen by Georgia's Republican Senateleader,MitchMcConnell, RAHELPHILIPOSE&YASHEESINGH Republicans. Under Georgia's election law, if Republican Governor Brian Kemp to replace takespride in calling himself the “Grim NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 no candidateinanelection is able to secure SenatorJohnnyIsakson, who retired due to Reaper”, and hadstrangledseveral pieces of at least50per cent of votes, the toptwo can- health reasons. The winner of this seat will legislation pushedbythe BarackObama ad- 281,667 243,953 IN AN hour-long phone call on Monday, didates mustfor are-matchtotry and win onlyserveonlytwo years, the remainder of ministration. United States PresidentDonald Trumppres- the mandated minimumvoteshare. Forboth Isakson’s six-year term.Inthe November,the 250,000 sured Brad Raffensperger, SecretaryofState seatsinthe electionsheld on November 3, Democrat Warnockreceivedthe biggest Majority in Senate of the American stateofGeorgia, to “find” no candidatefromeither party wasable to shareofvotes (32.7%), with Loeffler coming ASenatemajority matters in things from him enough votes to overturn President elect win morethan half the votes. second at 26%. cabinet and judiciaryappointmentstopass- Joe Biden's victoryinthe November 3elec- Thus, on January5,RepublicanSenator ing laws to controlling the outcomeofapres- LAST 10 DAYS tion. TrumptoldRaffenspergerthat he hoped DavidPerdue will seek re-election against Whythe polls matter idential impeachment. Dec 25 Jan 3 this could be done before theSenaterunoff Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, while in- Republicans hold 50 of the 100seatsin “MitchMcConnell will forceJoe Biden to 200,000 election on Tuesday. Trumpwas scheduled cumbent Republican KellyLoeffler will tryto the US Senate, while the Democratshave48, negotiateevery single cabinetsecretary, to campaigninGeorgiaonMondaynight defend her seat againstDemocrat Rev. includingtwo independents, Angus King of everysingle district court judge, everysin- Note:The Jan 3figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonJan 4 (Tuesdaymorning in India). Raphael Warnock. Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who gleUSattorneywith him,” the Democratic DespiteTrump's continuing attempts to lean Democratic. Senator Chris Murphytold Politico. “My stay on in theWhiteHouse, the presidential Candidates and votes If the Democrats win these twoseats, the guess is we’ll have aconstitutional crisis INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLDTOTALCASES election has long been decided. The still-open In the November election, Perdue got Senatewill see a50-50 tie, wherethe decid- pretty immediately.” 10,340,469 85,327,849 races in Georgia are, however, critical –the 49.8% of the vote, while Ossoffmanaged 47% ing votewill be castbythe Vice President, Basic duties, suchasallocating funds for resultswill determine the balance of powerin —the votes wonbyShane Hazel of the the Democrat Kamala Harris. government projectsand paying debts, will Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, the Senate, and could end up decidingthe fate Libertarian Partyensured neither Perdue nor The Senatemajority is crucial forJoe become astruggleand the Democrats’ more Welfare,updatedat11onJan4 updatedat11pmonJan4 of alot of Biden's legislativeagenda. Ossoffcouldestablish aclear majority.The Biden’s government, whichcould otherwise ambitiousproposals—suchasamulti-trillion- winner of this seat will serveafull six-year see itskey appointments, policy decisions dollar plan to curb carbon emissions and to Georgia runoffs term in the Senate. and attemptstofulfil campaign promises createmorejobsinthecountry—wouldstand Both the Senateseatsfor whichelections Loeffler wasappointed to the Senate in hobbledbyRepublicans. The current little chance in aRepublican-majoritySenate. WhystakesarehighinrenamingofAurangabadasSambhajiNagar

Balasaheb Thackeray announcedthat the city 30.8% Muslims. The Lok Sabha seat is repre- uretoform thegovernmentlastyear,and set- VISHWASWAGHMODE would be renamedSambhaji Nagar. sented by ImtiazJaleel of AIMIM,who de- backs in the Legislative Council andlocal MUMBAI,JANUARY4 “Balasahebhadjustifiedtherenaming saying featedfour-timeSenaMPKhairein2019. So, body elections. that Sambhaji Maharaj waskeptcaptive by adecisiontorename the city will resonatein But pushingthis pedal hardcould also ALONGstanding demand of the ShivSena Aurangzeb who tortured and killedhim,” the civic polls, as well as across the state. backfire on theBJP.Its allythe Republican forrenaming Aurangabad city in said Chandrakant Khaire, former Sena MP PartyofIndia, whichdraws itsvotesfrom MaharashtraasSambahji Nagarhas resur- from Aurangabad. Parties and their stakes Muslims and DalitsinAurangabad, has said facedoverthelastfew days.The controversy Since then, the Sena has been using Paintings in the The Sena is keen on the renaming to as- it will oppose anymovetorename the city. has ledtoawar of wordsbetween theruling Sambhaji Nagarinstead of Aurangabad in po- Ajantacaves, sertits Hindutvaagenda, while the Congress Also, the BJP mayfind itself sidelinedifthe MaharashtraVikas Aghadi (MVA) allies Shiv litical rhetoric and in the party newspaper among several has opposedthe move forfear of upsetting its warofstatementsbetween Sena and Sena andCongress,withthe BJP tryingto cor- Saamna.In1995, the Aurangabad Municipal touristspots in Muslimsupporters in the city.Ifthe Sena Congress makes these twoparties the main ner the Sena on the issue. Whyissomuchat Corporation(AMC) passedaresolutiontore- Aurangabad showscaution forthe sakeofthe coalition, opponents. The BJP, forits part, hopes that stake, and forwhom? name Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar. district. the BJP will project it as adilution of the theRPI's oppositionwillkeepCongressfrom The then Sena-ledgovernment in Express Archive Sena'ssaffron credentials. Failurebythe occupying that space fully. The city and itsname MaharashtraheadedbyCMManohar Joshi Congress to take on the Sena, on theother AIMIM MP Jaleel said that everyfive Aurangabad wasbuilt in 1610 by Malik issuedanotification seeking public sugges- hand, will beprojectedby the AIMIMas abe- years, the Sena and BJP bring this issue out Ambar of the Nijamshahi dynasty.Itwas re- tionsand objections on changing the city’s Since then, the renaming has been acon- thedifficultyof keeping anoldpromisewith trayal of the former’s secular credentials. sothatnobodyraisesquestions about water, namedAurangabad by Mughal emperor name. Then Congress corporator Mushtaq tentiousissuethatresurfacesaheadof every itsnew secular allies the Congress and NCP. The BJP hopes cornering the Sena would sanitation, roads, gardens, open spaces and Aurangzeb when he made it his capital. Ahmedchallenged it in the High Court, election. It has nowbecome apoint of ten- In March 2020, the Maharashtracabinet forceittogofor broke, possiblycausingasplit jobs. "Wehavethe greatestrespect for Aurangzeb, who livedinAurangabad until whichdisposedof thematter stating that no sion between theMVA alliance partners approved aproposal to rename the in MVA. Talk of the Sena going foraCabinet Sambhaji Maharaj but to use his name for his death, tortured and killedChhatrapati decisionhadbeentaken. “Then,Iwentto the ahead of the AMC elections, likelytobeheld AurangabadairportasChhatrapatiSambhaji resolution on the renaming has elicited an- cheap political gainsis highlycondemnable," Sambahji Maharaj,son of the Maratha war- SupremeCourt thatgrantedastayontheno- in the firstquarterofthis year. Maharaj Airport.However, this has notyet gryreactions from the Congress, but thereis Jaleel tweeted. rior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. tificationand the status quowas maintained. got the go-aheadfromthe Centre.Sources no definiteindication that CM Uddhav TheNCPhas so farbeencareful nottoget In the late1980s, the Sena startedtoex- Afterthe Congress-NCP came to powerin Whythe name matters said the Divisional Commissioner has sent a Thackeray is abouttotakesuchastep. caught in the warofwords between itstwo pand beyond theMumbai-Thaneregion and 1999, the government withdrew the notifi- Eager to corner Sena and challengeits reportonthe renaming of Aurangabad city to Other than itspotential as acoalition di- allies.Deputy CM AjitPawarhasonlysaid the came to powerinthe local body in the cation,” said Ahmed, who is nowwith NCP. Hindutvacredentials, theBJP has been dar- the government. vider,the issue mayalso give the BJP a Opposition is trying to create ariftbetween Aurganbad city.During the victoryrally on He said if MVAtakes adecisionon renaming, ingitsformer allytoeffectthenamechange. Aurangabad city’s population of 11.75 weapon to mobiliseits cadres ahead of the the MVAallies and adecision on renaming May8,1988, ShivSena chief the late he will challengethe decision in court. TheBJP has repeatedly taunted Sena about lakh (Census 2011)includes 51%Hindus and election.It badlyneeds avictoryafter itsfail- would be takencollectively.

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TOPOFTHE UK judge rejects US WORLD Trump,intapedcall,pressuresGeorgia extradition request officialto‘find’votestooverturnelection for Julian Assange Expertssay President couldface prosecution underGeorgia lawoverphone call Says the WikiLeaksfounder’s mental health issues put him at riskofsuicide Onestate lawmakesitafelony MICHAELDSHEAR to “solicit,request,command,im- TanyaRoberts &STEPHANIESAUL portune or otherwiseattempt to MICHAELHOLDEN WASHINGTON,JANUARY4 causeanotherpersonto engagein LONDON,JANUARY4 electionfraud.”Byurgingelection USA US PRESIDENT Donald Trump officials to “find” votes that were ABRITISH judgeruledon TanyaRoberts, pressured Georgia’s Republican notlegallycastfor him, Trump Monday that WikiLeaksfounder secretaryofstate to “find” him could be prosecuted under that Nancy Pelosi at thefirst Julian Assangeshould notbeex- knownforAView enough votes to overturnthe law, saidRyanCLocke,acriminal session of the 117th US tradited to the United States to presidential election and Trumpissuedavague threat of ‘a criminaloffence’ during defence lawyer. Congress. Reuters face criminal chargesincluding toKillandThat vaguelythreatenedhim with “a hiscall with Georgia’s Secretary of StateBradRaffensperger Raffenspergerpolitelybut breaking aspying law, saying his ‘70’sShow,dies criminal offence” during an firmlyrejectedthe President’s en- mental healthproblems meant US accuses Assangeof18 hourlong telephonecall on treaties, standing by the election Nancy Pelosi he would be at riskofsuicide. offences relatingtothe ACTORTANYARoberts, Saturday, according to an audio KEYTRUMPQUOTESFROMTHECALL resultsinhis stateand repeatedly The United States accuses release of confidential best known forplaying a recording of the conversation. insisting that Trumpand his allies re-elected as US Australian-born Assange, 49,of American militaryrecords BondgirlinAViewtoaKill Trump, who has spent almost hadbeen givenfalseinformation 18 offencesrelating to the re- and diplomatic cables and MidgePinciotti on nine weeksmakingfalse conspir- ‘CRIMINAL OFFENCE’ 11,000votes. Give me a about voter fraud. House Speaker lease by WikiLeaksofvasttroves That ‘70s Show,has died. acy claims about his lossto “The ballots arecorrupt... break.” Vice President-elect Kamala of confidential US military She was65. Arepresenta- President-electJoeBiden,toldBrad whichistotallyillegal, it is Harris —atadrive-in rallyfor records and diplomatic cables aUSmaximum security jail. tive forRoberts told TMZ, Raffensperger, thestate’stopelec- moreillegal foryou than it ‘GOINGTOBECOSTLY’ Georgia’s Democratic Senate SUSANCORNWELL whichitsays put livesindanger. Assange, she said, sufferedat the actor took her dogs tions official, that he should recal- is forthem because you “So tell me, Brad candidates in Garden City —re- WASHINGTON,JANUARY4 US prosecutors areset to ap- times from severe depression and forawalk on Christmas culatethe votecount so Trump, knowwhattheydid and (Raffensperger), what are ferred on SundaytoTrump’s call, pealMonday’s decisionto had been diagnosedwith Eveand collapsedupon notBiden, would end up winning you’renot reporting it. we going to do? We wonthe saying it was“the voice of des- NANCYPELOSI wasnarrowlyre- London’s High Court, and ulti- Asperger’s syndrome andautism. returning home.She was the state’s 16 electoral votes. That’s acriminal —that’s a election and it’s notfair to peration —mostcertainlythat”. elected speaker of the US House matelythecasecouldgototheUK Half arazor bladewasfoundinhis put on aventilator after “Ijustwanttofind11,780votes, criminal offence. And you take it away from us like Former Speaker PaulRyan, a of RepresentativesonSunday, as SupremeCourt.Assange’slawyers London prison cell in May2019, being hospitalised, but whichisone morethan we have,” can’t letthat happen. this. And it’s going to be very Republicanwhohaslargely stayed anew Congress took office amid will seekbailonWednesdayfor and he had told medical staff neverrecovered. Roberts Trumpsaid during the conversa- That’s abig risk to you... All costlyinmanyways.And I silentinrecent weeks, urgedhis political uncertainty,with Senate their client,who has spent most about his suicidal thoughtsand wasnot ill in the days tion, according to arecording first Iwanttodoisthis. Ijust think youhavetosay that former colleagues on Sundayto control undecidedand a of the lastdecade either in prison made plans to end his life. leading up to her death, obtainedbyThe Washington Post, want to find 11,780 votes.” you’regoing to re-examine abandontheirchallengetothere- Republican fight looming over or self-imposedconfinement. “I find thatMrAssange’s risk the publicationfurther whichpublisheditonlineSunday. it and youcan re-examine it, sults,callingitthemost“anti-dem- presidential election results. Hislegal team had arguedthe of committing suicide, if an ex- stated.Born as Victoria TheNewYorkTimesalsoacquireda ‘GIVE ME ABREAK’ but re-examine it with ocratic and anti-conservative act” The House voted 216-209 to entireprosecution waspolitically tradition order were to be made, Leigh Blum,Roberts had recording of Trump’s call. “So what arewegoingto people that want to find he couldthink of. reinstate Pelosi, afterDemocrats motivated, poweredbyUS to be substantial,” Baraitser said acareer modelling and The President, who will be in do here, folks? Ionlyneed answers, notpeople that The10 livingformersecretaries lost11seatsintheNovemberelec- President DonaldTrump’s ad- in her ruling. appearing in television charge of theJustice Department 11,000votes. Fellas, Ineed don’t want to find answers.” of defence, from both parties, tions to commandanarrower ministration, and that Assange’s Wearing anavysuit and a advertisementsbefore forthe 17 days leftinhis admin- echoedthat sentiment in an opin- 222-212 majority.FiveDemocrats extradition would pose asevere mask,Assangeshowedlittle turning to acting in 1975 istration, hinted that ion article on SundayinThe Post. chose nottosupport her —two threat to the work of journalists. emotion at the ruling. Outside with the horrormovie Raffenspergerand Ryan Presidentsaidduringthecall.“You electedofficials —whichsome le- Theysaidthemilitaryshouldnotbe voted forDemocratic lawmakers While JudgeVanessa Baraitser court,his partner Stella Moris, Forced Entry. PTI Germany, the chief lawyer for know,that’s acriminal —that’s a galexperts said couldbeprose- usedinany waytoalter the out- who were notrunning, while rejected submissions that extra- with whomhehad twochildren the secretaryofstate’s office, criminaloffence. And youknow, cuted under Georgia law—wasa comeofthe election,saying: three others voted “present”. dition should bebarredbecause it while seeking asylum in could be prosecuted criminally youcan’t letthathappen. That’s a remarkableactby adefeatedpres- “Governorshavecertified the re- “Now is atime forour nation would breachpress freedom or London’s Ecuadorean Embassy, if theydid notdohis bidding. big risk to youand to Ryan,your ident to crashthrough legal and sults.And the ElectoralCollegehas to heal. Our mosturgent priority Assange’s freedom of speech,she said the decision wasavictory USA “You knowwhat theydid and lawyer.That’s abig risk.” ethical boundaries as he seeksto voted.Thetimeforquestioningthe will continue to be defeating the said therewas areal risk he would but the threat of extradition was Gunmankills you’renot reporting it,”the The effort to cajole and bully remain in power. resultshas passed.” NYT coronavirus,”Pelosisaid.REUTERS commitsuicideif he were heldin still hanging over him. REUTERS pastoratTexas church,arrested Iran starts enriching UK first to roll out AstraZenecavaccine China denies AGUNMANkilledapastor virus leaked from at an EastTexas church on Sunday and woundedat uranium up to 20%, shots in race to stem coronavirus surge Wuhan lab, says leastone other person be- fore fleeing the scene and global outbreaks beingarrestedby policein seizes tanker in strait anearbycounty,authori- ALISTAIRSMOUT& caused pandemic ties said. Smith County GUYFAULCONBRIDGE SheriffLarrySmithtoldre- JONGAMBRELL ED LONDON,JANUARY4 KJMVARMA porters the pastorofthe &ISABELDEBRE Iranramps BEIJING,JANUARY4 Starrville Methodist DUBAI,JANUARY4 PLAIN E BRITAIN BEGAN vaccinating its ● uppressure Church inWinonafounda EX populationwith Oxford CHINAONMondayvehemently man hidinginachurch IRAN ON Mondaybegan enrich- University and AstraZeneca’s refuted the US charge that the bathroomandconfronted ing uranium up to 20% at an un- IRAN WASalready feeling the Covid-19shotonMondayina novelcoronavirus wasleaked the man with agun. The derground facility and seizeda pinch, before Covid-19,due to worldfirst, racing to give protec- from abio lab in the countryand man then grabbed the SouthKorean-flagged oil tanker cripplingUSsanctions. Now, tion to the elderly and vulnera- assertedthat the pandemic was pastor’spistolandshotthe in the crucialStraitofHormuz, the pandemic has made ble as anew surge of cases threat- likelytohavebeen causedby twovictimsbefore stealing further escalating tensions in the thingsworse forits economy. ened to overwhelm hospitals. separate outbreaksinmultiple acar from the church’s Middle East between Tehran and In this context, experts see the Againstadarkening back- places in the world. parkinglot,Smithsaid.The the West. move to increase enrichment drop of recorddailycases, Britain Chinese Foreign Ministry namesofneitherthe gun- Theannouncementof enrich- as away of ramping up the touted ascientific “triumph” as spokespersonHuaChunying'sre- man nor the pastorwere mentatFordo came as fears rose pressureonEuropean powers dialysis patient Brian Pinker,82, markscameamidstreportsthata made public. REUTERS that Tehran had seizedthe MT that had vowedtofind away became the firstperson to get ten-member team of the World HankukChemi.Iranlateracknowl- to bypass US sanctionsand the Oxford/AstraZeneca shot Health Organisation(WHO) sci- GREECE edgedthe seizure, alleging the engageineconomic activity outside of atrial. entists would visit China this vessel’s“oilpollution”sparkedthe with Tehran. It also putspres- The AstraZenecarollout came month to probethe origin of the Greekgovt move.However, hours earlier, sureonUSPresident-elect Joe as Prime MinisterBoris Johnson coronavirus, whichemergedin names1stopenly TehransaidaSouthKoreandiplo- Biden to take actionone way warnedof“tough,toughweeksto Wuhan in December 2019. mat wasexpected to visit in the or another.Iran’s seizing of the come” and said newrestrictions UK Prime MinisterBoris Johnson watches as nurse Jennifer Dumasiisinjected with the Beijing is yettoconfirm the gayminister coming days to negotiatethe re- South Korean tanker is also forEngland were forthcoming. Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19vaccine in London on Monday. AP visit by the WHO team and re- THE CENTRE-RIGHT gov- leaseof billionsof dollarsinitsas- reportedlyconnectedwith its TheBBC reportedthat Johnson mained silent about granting ernmentinGreecenamed sets nowfrozeninSeoul. effortstoaccess itsfunds that would announce alockdown for permission forittovisit Wuhan the country’sfirstopenly The dual incidentscome have been frozen in Seoul. England similar to theone im- city in central China. gayministerinacabinet amid heightenedtensions be- posedwhenthepandemichitthe Scientists debate holding back 2nd dose “I have no detailedinforma- reshuffle Monday. tween Iran andthe United States countryinMarch.The measures tion foryou,” Hua told amedia Nicholas Yatromanolakis, in the waning days of President could see thatbrinksmanship re- would include school closuresfor shortestroute to containingthe to keep doingwhat we’redoing.” briefing here when asked about 44,wasnamedasthenew Donald Trump’s term in office. turn as that levelofpurity is only mostpupils and peoplewould be THENEWYORKTIMES virus is to disseminatethe initial Thedebatereflectsfrustration the visit of the WHO team and deputyministerofculture DuringTrump’s tenure, the US atechnical step away from asked to work from home unless JANUARY4 injections as widelyaspossible. thatsofewAmericanshave gotten whether itsschedule includeda afterbeingpromotedfrom leader unilaterallywithdrew weapons-grade levels of 90%. theyare unableto dotheirjobsre- OfficialsinBritainhave already the firstdoses. The public rollout visit to Wuhan. thepositionofgeneralsec- from Tehran’s nuclear deal with FromIsrael,whichhasitsown motely orarekey workers,theBBC AS GOVERNMENTS around the decidedtodelaysecond doses of remainedbumpy over theweek- “China attaches high impor- retary at theministry. The worldpowersin2018and setoff undeclarednuclearweaponspro- said, adding the measures would worldrush to vaccinatetheir cit- vaccines made by thepharma- end.Seniorslinedupearly forvac- tance to cooperationwiththe government retainedits months of tense episodesthat gramme, PrimeMinister comeintoeffect from Tuesday. izens, scientists arelockedina ceutical companies AstraZeneca cinations in one Tennessee town, WHO. We have been providing ministers of health and fi- increasingly strainedrelations Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Moving aheadofJohnson, heated debate over asurprising andPfizerasaway of morewidely butthedoseswere goneby 10 am. supportand convenience for nance and mostotherkey between the countries. Iran’senrichmentdecision,saying ScottishFirstMinisterNicola question: Is it wisesttohold back distributingthepartialprotection The vaccines authorisedsofar WHO's work,” Hua said. positionsinthe reshuffle. Iran’s decision to begin en- it“cannot beexplainedinanyway Sturgeonimposedthemoststrin- the second doseseveryone will afforded by asingleshot. in the US areproducedbyPfizer- China has alsobeen ques- Greece is reelingfromthe riching to 20% purity adecade otherthanthecontinuationofre- gent lockdown since lastspring. need, or to give as manypeople Health officials in the US have BioNTechand Moderna. Britain tioning the widely-held view impact of the pandemic agonearly triggeredanIsraeli alising itsgoal to develop amili- “It is no exaggeration to saythat I as possibleaninoculation now— been adamantly opposedtothe has greenlit the Pfizer-BioNTech that the deadlyoutbreak broke that causedaspikein striketargeting itsnuclear facil- tary nuclear programme.” ammoreconcernedaboutthesit- and push backthe seconddoses? idea. “I would notbeinfavour of and Oxford-AstraZeneca vac- out in awet market in Wuhan deathsinthe fall. AP ities, tensionsthat onlyabated “Israel will notallow Iran to uation that we face nowthanI Since even the firstshotap- that,” Dr Anthony Fauci,the na- cines. All of them areintendedto wherethe live animals aresold. with the2015atomicdeal. Are- manufactureanuclear weapon,” have been at anytime since pearsto provide some protection, tion’stopinfectiousdiseaseexpert, be deliveredintwo doses on a The marketremainedclosedand sumption of 20% enrichment he added. AP March,” she said. REUTERS some experts believe that the told CNN on Friday. “We’regoing strict schedule. sealedsince early lastyear. PTI

THE CREATION OF THE UNION,ARARITY IN SILICON VALLEY,FOLLOWS YEARS OF INCREASING OUTSPOKENNESS BY GOOGLE WORKERS HundredsofGoogle employees unionise, culminating years of activism

pay, harassment and ethics, and so-calledminority union that erations, said: “We’ve always vocal on matters likediversity, wonunion campaigns lastyear, KATECONGER is likelytoescalatetensionswith representsafraction of the com- worked hard to createasupport- paydiscriminationand sexual and asmall group of contractors OAKLAND,JANUARY4 topleadership. pany’s morethan 260,000 full- iveand rewarding workplacefor harassment. at aGoogle office in Pittsburgh The newunion, calledthe time employees and contractors. our workforce. Of course, our Nowherehavethose voices unionisedin2019. Thousands MORETHAN 225 Google engi- Alphabet WorkersUnion after Workers said it wasprimarilyan employees have protected been louder than at Google. In of employees at an Amazon neers and other workers have Google’s parent company, effort to give structureand labour rightsthat we support. 2018,morethan 20,000employ- warehouse in Alabama arealso formedaunion, the group re- Alphabet,was organisedinse- longevity to activism at Google, But as we’vealways done, we’ll ees staged awalkout to protest settovote on aunioninthe vealedMonday, capping years of cret forthe better partofayear rather than to negotiatefor a continueengaging directlywith howthe companyhandledsex- coming months. growingactivism at oneofthe and elected itsleadership last contract. allour employees.” ual harassment. Others have op- “Thereare those who would world’s largestcompanies and month. Thegroup is affiliated Chewy Shaw, an engineer at The newunion is the clear- posedbusiness decisions that want youtobelieve that organ- presenting ararebeachheadfor with the Communications Googleinthe San FranciscoBay estsign of howthoroughlyem- theydeemedunethical, suchas isinginthe tech industry is labour organisers in staunchly Workers of America, aunion that Area and the vice chair of the ployeeactivismhas swept developing artificial intelligence completely impossible,” Sara anti-union Silicon Valley. representsworkers in telecom- union’s leadership council, said through Silicon Valley over the forthe Defence Department and Steffens, CWA’s secretary-treas- The union’s creation is highly munications and media in the the union wasanecessarytool Google employees staged awalkout in 2018 to protesthow past fewyears.While software providing technology to US urer,said of the newGoogle unusual forthe tech industry, United States and Canada. to sustain pressureonmanage- the companyhandledsexual harassment. AP engineers and other tech Customs and Border Protection. union.“If youdon’thaveunions whichhas long resistedefforts But unlikeatraditional ment so that workers could force workers largely kept quietin Onlyafew smallunion in the tech industry,what does to organise itslargely white-col- union, whichdemands thatan changes on workplace issues. the pastonsocietaland politi- driveshavesucceededintech. that mean forour country? lar workforce. It follows increas- employercome to thebargain- “Our goals go beyond the Our issues aregoing much these problems.” cal issues,employees at Workers at the crowdfunding That’s one reason, from CWA’s ing demands by employees at ing table to agree on acontract, workplace questions of, ‘Are broader,” he said. “It is atime In response, KaraSilverstein, Amazon,Salesforce, Pinterest site Kickstarter and at theapp point of view, that we see this Google forpolicy overhauls on the Alphabet WorkersUnion is a people getting paid enough?’ whereaunion is an answer to Google’s director of people op- and others have become more developmentplatform Glitch as apriority.” NYT

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InternationalmarketswereclosedonFridayonaccount of New Year’s Day RUPEE RISESBY9PAISETOCLOSE AT 4-MONTH HIGHOF73.02 ‘Manufacturing PMI expands FPIbuyingspree,positiveglobal for 5th straight monthinDec’

70 ENSECONOMICBUREAU 52.7 56.4 MUMBAI,JANUARY4 60 Manufacturing PMI 50 51.2 53.7 cuespushSensexpast48,000 THE MANUFACTURINGsector 40 Nov continuedto strengtheninDece- 30 mber,with the IHS Markit India 27.4 ServicesPMI Manufacturing Purchasing Man- 20 ED ENSECONOMICBUREAU SENSEX RUPEE Vaccine S&P 500, Dow agers’ Index (PMI) remainingfirm 10 MUMBAI,JANUARY4 5.4 nodsashot amid easing of Covid-19curbs. 0 PLAIN ease from The seasonallyadjustedIHS 48,500 48,176.8 73.5 E inthearm Nov 2019 April 2020 Dec 2020 ● THE SENSEX crossedthe 48,000- EX Markit Manufacturing PMI was Note:Reading below50suggests contraction and above it indicates milestone on Mondayfor the first 48,109.17 73.0237 at 56.4 in December,atickhigher record highs expansion; source: IHS Markit time,amidstrongstrongcuesfrom 72.925 THE SURGE wasfuelled than November’s reading of 56.3 overseas markets and expecta- 48,000 73 by earlyrollout of the vac- and above the critical 50.0 thresh- tionsof goodquarterly results.The cine in India and positive REUTERS old forthe fifthstraight month. Pollyanna De Lima, econom- sector,” the survey said.However, 30-shareindexsoared308points, opening of the European NEWYORK,JANUARY4 Manufacturers steppedup ics associatedirector at IHS one area that failedtoimprove or 0.64per cent, to closeat market.ITstocksled the production and input buying Markit, said, “The latestPMI re- wasemployment,withjobsshed 47,597.74 48,176.80 and the Nifty50 gained 47,500 72.5 rally, boostedbyhopes of THE S&P 500and the Doweased amid effortstorebuildtheir in- sultsfor theIndian manufactur- once again at the endof2020. 114points, or 0.82 per cent, to 9:15 15:30 10:00 15:30 astrong quarterly result. fromrecordlevelsonthefirsttrad- ventories following business ingsector continued to point to Meanwhile, rawmaterial scarcity 14,132.90 on buying supportby ing dayofthe year on Mondayas closures earlier in the year,the an economyonthe mend, as a at suppliers causeddelivery de- foreign investors. nervesovertheoutcomeof runoff IHSMarkitsurveysaid. While supportive demand environment lays and the fastestrise in input Foreign investors continued of theEuropean market.The Geojit Financial services. forecastsat53.Japanesemanufac- electionsinGeorgiacounteredop- firms were able to liftinput and firms’efforts to rebuild safety costs forovertwo years, it added. theirbuying spreeand bought leader wasITstocks, boostedby India’s manufacturing sector turing stabilisedfor the firsttime timismoveravaccine-drivenre- stocks,and did so at the quick- stocks underpinnedanother Reflecting the loosening of stocks worthRs1,843 crore. The the hope of astrong quarterly re- remainedsteadyevenasemploy- in twoyears in December,while covery in the global economy. estrateinnearly adecade, hold- sharp rise in production.It’s im- Covid-19 restrictions,strengthen- Niftyalsoclosedatanotherrecord sult.Theearningsseasonwillstart mentfellforninestraightmonths. Taiwan’s pickedup. At 10:13a.m. ET the Dow ings of finished goods decreased portant to emphasise the broad- ing demand and improved mar- high,withthemarketbreadthim- soon.Theglobalmarkethaskicked The IHS Markit India The rupee appreciated by 9 Jones Industrial Averagefell sharply duetoongoing in- basednatureofthe recovery,with ket conditions, factoryorders in- proving further. offtheyearonapositive note asin- Manufacturing Purchasing paise to close at afour-month 182.45 pointsor0.60 per cent to creases in newwork. markedexpansions in both sales creasedduring December,itsaid. Everydip is being considered vestorsacross the globeare opti- Managers’ Indexstood at 56.4 in high of 73.02 againstthe US dol- 30,424.03, theS&P 500lost15.82 In April 2020, the manufac- and output notedacross eachof “Inresponse,firmsliftedproduc- by thetradersasanopportunityto mistic abouteconomic recovery December,compared to 56.3in lar on Monday, supportedbysus- points or 0.42per cent to 3,740.25 turing PMI had plunged to alow the three monitoredsub-sectors.” tion again. In both cases, ratesof buy.“The day’s volatilitywas fu- on the report over vaccine ap- November.Chinesefactoryactivity tainedforeign fund inflows and and the Nasdaq Compositelost of 27.4 as against51.8inMarch — “The latestfigurewas consis- expansion remainedsharp de- elledbytheearly rolloutof thevac- proval and fiscal support,” said continuedtoacceleratein weaknessofthe American cur- 34.18 pointsor0.27per cent to itsfirst contraction in 33 months. tentwithamarkedimprovement spiteeasing to four-month lows,” cine in India and positive opening Vinod Nair,head of research at December,thoughthePMImissed rency overseas. 12,854.10. It hasrecoveredsince then. in business conditions across the IHS Markit said.

US CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE’S LATESTREPORT ‘Tariff policies under Trump COVID-19 IMPACT Diesel consumption ‘New supply of office space FALL IN NEW SUPPLY still below pre-Covid REPORTED hit India-US trade relations’ down 30-35% in 2020’ 30% by JLL India: From 51.62 millionsqftin2019 levels, petrol sales up agriculture.Itcan raise itsapplied Fresh supply of office space fell 30-35% year-on-year in 2020 to 36.34 millionsqftin LALITKJHA CONSULTATIONS ratestobound rateswithout vio- across major cities, mainly on lowerdemand amid the 2020 across seven major WASHINGTON,JANUARY4 latingitscommitmentsunderthe pandemic, property consultants JLL India and Savills said cities ENSECONOMICBUREAU Diesel sales forthe AGAINSTINDIA WTO(WorldTradeOrganization), NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 35.03% by Savills: From UNDER THE Trumpadministra- causing uncertainty forUSex- 45-50%: Fall in demand for Fall in leasing activities: On three state-owned 47.1 million sq ft in 2019 to tion, US-India tensions have in- ■The US and other porters,” said the CRS report. new office space, due to the demandside, asteep fall DIESEL CONSUMPTION last OMCs fell to 6,354 TMT 30.6 million sq ft in 2020 creasedovereachside’stariffpoli- nations have requested The US and severalother ■ Corporates deferring was seen in office space month remainedbelowpre- across six big cities in December 2020 from cies, aCongressional reporthas to join various WTO countrieshaverequested to join expansion plan leasing, with: Covid levels and down 3per cent said,notingthatthetwosideshave disputeconsultations various WTOdisputeconsulta- ■ Companies adopting ■ 44% by JLL India: From lowerthan the year-agolevels, 6,557TMT ayear ago; alsoheld concertednegotiations against India, relatedto tions againstIndia, related to its work-from-home policy for record46.5 million sq ft in whilethatofpetrolgrew by 8.7 petrol sales during the itstechnologytariffs, to addressthese trade frictions. technology tariffs,alsoques- employees 2019 to 25.82 million sq ft in per cent, compared to December period rose to 2,435 The bipartisan Congressional also questioning its tioning itscompliancewith ■ Lockdown that brought 2020 2019,according to the sales data ResearchService(CRS),initslatest compliance withWTO WTOInformation Technology construction activities ■ 50.8% by Savills: From from state-ownedoil marketing TMT from 2,240 TMT in report,pointedoutthatIndia’sre- Information Agreement. to astandstill during 55.7 million sq ft in 2019 to companies(OMCs)Indian Oil December2019 centtariffhikesoncellphonesand Technology Agreement. AfterIndialostitseligibilityfor April-May 27.4 million sq ft in 2020 Corporation, Bharat Petroleum other telecommunication goods theUSTradePreferenceProgram, Corporation and Hindustan went up from zeroper cent to 15- India imposedhigher tariffs of 10 CITIES ANALYSED: Source: JLL PetroleumCorporation. andpetrolsaleshadgrown4.8per 20 per cent in the lastfew years. over eachside’s tariffpolicies. In per cent to 25 per cent, affecting ■ Delhi-NCR ■ Chennai ■ Pune ■ Kolkata (not included India/Savills/PTI Anationwide lockdown to cent y-o-y.Petrolsales have been “UndertheTrumpadministra- general, India has relatively high about $1.32 billion of US exports, ■ Mumbai ■ Hyderabad ■ Bengaluru by Savills) curb the spread of Covid-19in above pre-Covid levels since tion, bilateraltensions increased averagetariffrates, especiallyin the reportstated. PTI March and restrictions on the September 2020, with agrowing movement of people and goods preference forthe use of private in subsequent monthsled to a transportboostingpetrolsales. BRIEFLY sharpdeclineintheconsumption Industrysources notedthat Absent on TV show, questions on Jack Ma’s whereabouts of petroleum products across the lowerusageofpublic transport country. Dieselconsumption, wasbehind lowerdieselcon- FinMinreleases Alibaba Grouphas said that intoAlibaba,thecountry’slargest tion and likened global banking whichaccountsforaround40per sumptionand that industrialde- `6Kcrforstates ENSECONOMICBUREAU MadidnotappearontheTVshow company, resultedinChinesereg- rules to an “old people’s club”. cent of total fuel consumption in mand and the demand from the NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 —Africa’sBusinessHeroes —be- ulators ordering Ant to separate Less than afortnight later, thecountry,isconsideredakey in- logistics sector had reachedpre- NewDelhi:TheFinanceMini- cause of ascheduling conflict. itslendingbusinessfromits on- Ant’sIPOwassuspendedwiththe dicator of economic activity. Covid levels. stryonMondayreleasedthe WITH JACK Ma, co-founder of Since September,the Chinese line paymentsdivision. Shanghai StockExchangestating Dieselsalesforthethreestate- LPGsales grew by 7.6per cent 10th instalment of Rs 6,000 Alibaba Group, notturning up for governmenthasreportedlylaunc- AntisaninvestorinIndia’sdig- thatthefirmhadreported“signif- ownedOMCs fell to 6,354 thou- lastmonth, while the sales of avi- croretostatestomeetGST the final episode of aTVshowon heda“coordinatedregulatorycra- ital paymentsfirm Paytm and icantissuessuch asthechangesin sand metric tonnes (TMT)in ationturbinefuelremained43per compensation shortfall. whichhewasto appearasajudge, ckdown” —the mostsignificant food delivery platform Zomato. financial technology regulatory December 2020 from 6,557 TMT cent belowthe year-ago levels, socialmediahasbecomerifewith one of whichwas the lastmo- JackMaand his companies According to reports,Alibaba environment”. Ma co-founded ayear ago. Petrolsales during the withairlinesoperatingatwellbe- speculations over the outspoken ment halting of the $34.5-billion have been under the scanner Group —once the posterboy of Alibaba in 1999 as abusiness-to- period rose to 2,435 TMT from lowmaximum capacity and do- ‘Amazongaveno billionaire’swhereabouts--parti- publicofferingof AlibabaGroup’s of Chinese regulators. File China’sdigitalprowess—hasbeen businessmarketplacewith18fri- 2,240 TMT in December 2019.In mesticairpassengertrafficstillre- helptoFuture’ cularly giventhatheandhiscom- financialservices arm Ant Group underscrutiny sinceMadelivered ends.In2003, he launchedretail November2020,dieselsaleswere mainingaround 50 per cent panies have been subjectedtoa Co in November.This, in addition aspeechbackonOctober24,2020, siteTaoBao and paymentsapp down by 7per cent year-on-year belowpre-Covid levels. NewDelhi:Amazonfailedto crackdown from Chineseregula- to an antitrustprobelaunchedby $140-billion decline in Alibaba’s criticisingthegovernment’sregu- Alipaytocompete with eBayand provideanyhelpto debt-hit tors over the pastfew months. China intoAlibaba Group,led to a marketvalue.Theantitrustprobe lation system forstifling innova- PaypalinChina. WITHAGENCIES FutureGroup as theretail major sufferedmassive set- backduring lockdown,Fut- FCA, Peugeot ureGroup’s promoters said ‘Zomato FY20 losses up in alettertoAmazon. PTI 160.63% to `2,451.17 cr’ get nodto VivekSinghis form Stellantis

OSDtoFM ENSECONOMICBUREAU Revenue from NewDelhi: TheAppointme- NEWDELHI,JANUARY4 operations grew by a REUTERS ntsCommittee of the Cabi- PARIS/MILAN,JANUARY4 nethas cleared thename of ZOMATO’S NET losses increased little over 100per cent VivekSinghasOfficeronSp- by as much as 160.63 per cent to y-o-y to `2,336.34crore FIATCHRYSLER(FCA)andPSAsaid ecialDuty to UnionFinance Rs 2,451.17 croreinthe year to on Mondayinvestors had ap- andCorporateAffairsMinis- March31, 2020, the company’s proveda$52billionmergerto cre- terNirmala Sitharaman. In regulatoryfilingssourcedfrom spent in FY19. atethe world’s fourth largest au- an order on Monday,the business intelligence platform Zomatohad earlier said the tomaker,and shares in the new DoPT said the appointment Tofler showed. firm’s gross merchandisevalue company, namedStellantis,would of Singh, currentlyadditio- Revenuefromoperationsgrew (GMV) forthe coreIndia food de- starttrading in twoweeks. nal PS to FM, will be forfour by alittleover100percenty-o-yto liverybusinessrose to $1,496 mil- With annual production of years from dateofassump- Rs2,336.34crore.Onlineordering, lion in FY20 from $718 million in around 8million vehicles world- tion of charge or on co-ter- ZomatoGoldbusinessandadsales FY19,anincreaseof nearly 108per wide andrevenues of morethan minusbasiswiththe minis- drive thelion’sshareofthe com- cent. “Uniteconomicsinonlineor- $203 billion, the newly-formed terortill further orders, pany’s revenues.The company’s deringimprovedsignificantly with firm is expected to playakey role whicheverisearliest. ENS totalexpensesstoodatRs4,627.75 increasedrevenue,lowerlogistics intheauto industry’sjumpintothe crorenearly 40 percent higher costs and user discounts,” the newera of electrification.Stellantis GJCelects compared to Rs 3,383.56 croreit companysaid. FE willhave14brands.

Pethechairman OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER/METERING Regd. Office: PSEB H.O., The Mall, Patiala -147001 Mumbai: The All India Gem Nissan to raise output C-3, SHAKTI VIHAR, PSPCL, PATIALA, PUNJAB-147001 and JewelleryDomestic Tel. No. 0175-2218871,Fax:0175-2200284, E-mail: [email protected] CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813. Registration Number: 33813 Council(GJC) has elected website: www.pspcl.in, E-tendering Page:https://eproc.punjab.gov.in AshishPethe as chairman at Chennai plant NOTICE INVITING TENDER and Saiyam Mehraasvice Tender Enquiry/Specification No. MQP-171/2020-21/PR chairman fortwo years. PTI The companyinabid to ShortDescription Procurement of push fit type tamper ENSECONOMICBUREAU shortenthedeliveryperiodto two evident poly-carbonate security seals. CHENNAI,JANUARY4 to threemonths,isplanningto en- StartDate of Downloading of Tender 04.01.2021 at 11.00 Hrs. `240crraised hance the production capacity.In Documents/ Bid Submission StartDate viabonds:EFSL BUOYEDBYtheoverwhelmingre- addition,Nissanisgoingto employ Last Date of Downloading/Bid Submission 04.02.2021 at 11.00 Hrs. sponseto itsnewly launchedcom- morestaffatthedealershipstoat- Bid Opening Date (Part-I &II) 09.02.2021 at 11.30 Hrs. NewDelhi: Edelweiss Finan- pact SUV MagniteinIndia, tend the customer requests.The Detailed NIT and set of specification/tender documents can only be down- cial Services(EFSL)said its Japanese car major NissanMotor companyannouncedthat loaded from website https://eproc.punjab.gov.in. Tender ID is 2020_POWER_58309_1. publicissue of secured re- on Mondaysaid it will introduce Magnite will continue to be avail- NOTE:Corrigendum, if anyafter the publication of this tender enquiryshall only deemable NCDs wasover- thirdshiftatits Chennaiplantand ableacrossallNissanIndiadealer- be uploaded on site and will not be published in newspapers. subscribed and raised hire1,000-plus workforceatthe shipsandonitswebsiteatthespe- Sd/- C-01/2020 Rs 240.14 crore. ENS plant to reducewaiting period to cialintroductorypricesonmostof SE/HMC, 365/Pb PSPCL,Patiala. twotothree months. the variantstill further notice. FE Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,JANUARY5,2021 ALI TESTS POSITIVE ON ARRIVAL IN SL England all-rounder Moeen Alihas tested positive forCOVID-19upon the squad's arrival in Sri Lankaand will nowisolate for10days, his coun- try's cricketboard announced on Monday. Fellowall-rounder Chris SPORT Woakes has been identified as apossible close contact, and will also serve a 12 PTI period of self-isolation and further testing.

BRIEFLY Delhi nurse approached India player for IPL inside information MomotatestsCovid back, reportedthe matter to the BCCI’s Anti- wasfound from her.The matter is closed,” assured him that she would notinform any- positive,Japanout MAHENDERSINGHMANRAL& CorruptionUnit (ACU). The approachissaid to have been he told The Indian Express. one about their conversations, an official said. ofThailandevents DEVENDRAPANDEY Sources said the cricketer and the nurse made on September 30, in the According to BCCI sources, the cricketer The incident has come to light about a NEWDELHI/MUMBAI,JANUARY4 metonline around three years ago. She al- is said to have told the ACUthat he had never month afteranother IPL playercontacted the Bangkok:Top-ranked Kento legedly claimedtobeafan, and said she was middle of the tournament, with metthe woman, and had onlyinteracted ACUafter he toowas approachedonsocial Momota's positive test forCOVID-19 ACASE has emergedofanalleged illegal ap- aDelhi-baseddoctor with aprivate hospital. the nurse posing as adoctor with her on social media. media by aperson known to him. Finding it at NaritaAirportforcedJapan to proachtoanIndia cricketer during the 2020 It is learnt that the cricketer had been in working at aSouth Delhi hospital “He said he did notknowwhereshe lived suspicious, the playerhad informedthe team withdraw itsplayers from upcom- Indian PremierLeague(IPL).ADelhi-based touchwith her recently, and had sought her or worked.During an online conversation, management. ing international badminton events nurse has been accusedofasking the player advice on precautions to take againstinfec- shetold the playerthat she wanted to bet, The ACUhad conducted online seminars in Thailand. The two-time singles confidential team information on social me- tion by the novelcoronavirus. and forthat she wanted to knowabout the forplayers and officials before the tourna- worldchampion wasscheduledto dia, as she wanted to betonIPL matches. The BCCI’s ACUchief Ajit Singh confirmed nothaveconnections with anybetting syn- matchand playing XI,” aBCCI source said. ment, and had cautionedthem about ap- compete in twoThailand Open se- The approachissaid to have been made the development, but said the matter was dicate), and therewas no further lead found. Thecricketerissaidto have respondedwith proaches on social media by people claim- ries eventsfromJanuary12-17and on September 30, in the middle of the tour- now“closed”. “The playerhad reportedtous We investigated thoroughly. The accused anangryemojiandwarnedherthathewould ing to be fans and well-wishers. The IPL was January19-24and the $1.5-million nament, with the nurse posing as adoctor during the IPL. We investigated it, and the knewthe player. When the playerreported inform the police about her approach. She hit by aspot-fixing scandal in 2013,which WorldTour Finals from January27- working at aSouth Delhi hospital. The crick- matter is closednow.The person who ap- the matter,wetook all the details. Later,we made some crying face smileys and then told resulted in two-year suspensions forChennai 31 in Nonthaburi —eventsthat will eter,who represented India acouple of years proachedthe playerwas unprofessional (did calledher forquestioning too, but nothing himthatshewoulddelete allthemessagesand Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. see asizeable Indian contingent. But Badminton Association of Thailand President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul said the 26-year-old Ganguly likely to Momota tested positive afterprac- ticing with his teammates in Tokyo Messiahreturns,nemesislurks be discharged on on Saturday, prompting the entire team to cancel their trip to Bangkok. Wednesday WilliamsonhelpsNZ Warner has been rushedtorejuvenateAustralia’s battingthough he’ll be up againstfamiliar adversary, Ashwin cutPak’slead the line or againstthe turn. He probablyfeels SRIRAMVEERA he can use his wrists to save him out of trou- Christchurch: Kane Williamson MUMBAI,JANUARY4 ble but he isn’t that wristy abatsman. postedhis thirdcenturyinconsecu- Warner’s caginess againstthe turning ball tive matches this summer and HOWWILLDavidWarnergo againstRAshwin? isn’t asurprise. Even his statementsreflect shared an unbroken 215-run part- Hehasfallenninetimesto theoff-spinner,who the inherent chaos. In 2016,beforethe start nership with HenryNicholls which holds the worldrecordofdismissals against of the series againstSri Lanka, he said: “You steered NewZealand close to afirst- left-handedbatsmen (192 wickets), nudging have gottobepatient enough. They’re innings lead over Pakistanonthe sec- pastMuttiah Muralitharan (191 times) in the (boundaryballs) the ones yougot to really ond dayofthe second cricket Test. MelbourneTest.Thatmorethanhalf of his375 wait on. Youhavetobitethe bullet.” Williamson followedhis innings of wicketshavebeensouthpaws capturethestory But that patience didn’t lastlong. A 251inthe firstTestagainstthe West of his supremacy over left-handers. Thus, it’s month later,after afew failures, he ob- Indies and 129inthe firstTestagainst Warner duel againstAshwin on asupposedly served:“If youdefend, one’s got your name Pakistanwith an unbeaten 112on spin-friendlytrack in Sydneythat could deter- on it, one is going to straighten, youare a MondayasNew Zealand reached mine his success in his Messiah-role, rushed sittingduckwhen youare facing six balls in 286-3 by stumps in replyto out of agroin injurytoredeem his country. arow.You got to think out of the box.” Pakistan's 297. By his ownadmission, he won't befullyfit Similar confusion prevailedinthe subse- BRIEF SCORES: Pakistan297 (Azhar by the time Test starts on January7.IfAustralia quent series in India. 93, Jamieson 5-69) vs NewZealand take the risk to playhim, it would signal how Warner still remains extremelycagey 286 for3(Williamson 112*, Nicholls diretheythink the situation is and howlittle againstthe turning ball. Youcan see why. Doctors treating Sourav Gangulysaid 89*). NZ trail by 11 runs trusttheyhaveonother contestants. But Forget thetalkhedoes,thereseemsto beacon- angioplasty would be done fortwo Warner will have problems stretching and fusion in his mind about what approachhe damaged coronaryarteries at alater date. "lunging", he has said, whichcould further should take.Nowonder,with his approaches SAfricaincontrol hamper him in his bid to out-do Ashwin. veeringfromonespectrumto theother,hehas despiteSL fightback Even if the injuryheals up fully, he will still been averageagainstthe turning ball. have problems. It won't be asurprise to see It’s something that has happenedtohim EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Johannesburg:Sri Lankaput up a Ashwin trying to open him up from over the even in the past. So muchsothat his men- KOLKATA,JANUARY4 stern fight on Day2ofthe second stumps before he movesaround the stumps tors have had to remind him of his ownag- Test againstSouth Africa but the to put morepressure. This wasthe strategy Aftermissing the opening twoties, Warner is settoreturn forthe thirdTest. BCCI gressive talent. At the startof2013-14sea- SOURAVGANGULYislikelytobedischarged hosts remainedinfirm control of the that helpedAshwin lasttime in India. son, afterafallowrun wherehefailedto from the hospital on Wednesday, tie on Monday. Sri Lanka pickedup Warner is abatsman who lovesthe clas- reachhundred in 23 innings, Trent Woodhill, Woodlands Hospital MD &CEO Dr Rupali four early wicketsinthe opening sical side-on, beside the line position. To both the batting coach, took Warner aside for Basu told reporters on Monday. session to dismiss South Africa for seam and spin. It makes him areallyattractive some straight talk.The crux of it was–‘Attack She informedthat the BCCI president and 302 in the firstinnings but the hosts batsman to watchbut also cages him against the balls that’s theretobehit and the defence former India captain is keeping well and the still managed asizeable lead. quality spin on tracksthat aid turn. In the ab- Tougher restrictions for would look afteritself’. medical board, in consultation with Dimuth Karunaratne ledSri Lanka’s senceofrequisitefootwork,being beside the When he stops fussing about defence – Ganguly’s familymembers, decidedthat an- replyand theylead by five runs go- line leaveshim chasing the ball. He invariably teams in Sydney,Brisbane when he focusses moreonattack, he looksa gioplasty would be done fortwo damaged ing intoDay 3. ends up following it with his hands, away better batsman. It’s because he has the abil- coronaryarteries at alater date. BRIEFSCORES: Sri Lanka 157and from his body,and keeps getting intotrouble. ity to go down the trackfor loftedhits, though “Our nine-member medical boardmet 150/4 (Karunaratne 91*) lead South TOUGHER BIOSECURITYrestrictions of their hotelrather than being locked he perhaps doesn’t have the confidence to todayat11.30 am with reputed specialists on Africa 302 (Elgar 127, vander Dussen Past clues await Team India at the Australia in their rooms in Brisbane —the leave the crease once the ball has been re- zoom platform. The consensus of the board 67,VFernando 5/101)byfiveruns Perhaps, considering theywill go against tour's final twostops in Sydneyand venue forthe fourth Test whichbegins leased. Or in other words, moreoften than wasthat deferring the angioplasty fornow eachother at the spin-friendlytrack in Sydney, Brisbane. The visitors —who on January15. not, he pre-determines his charges. No one is is deemedtobeasafer option since Mr the clue lies in what happenedin2017inIndia announcedthat the team and its "Theywill be confinedtothe hotel. We going to mind him seeing stumped, so much Gangulyisstable, without anychestpain and Hyderabad beat when the twomet lasttime. Warner didn’t supportstaff have returnednegative have worked with them so theycan better than dawdling and poking tentatively. is on optimal medical management,” Dr Basu Chennaiyin 4-1 charge out. He didn’t coverthe line and sweep. in the latestCOVID-19tests —reached have bubbles within that hotel," But he musthaveseen MatthewWade’s dis- said at the press conference. He didn’t attack; instead almostfroze. The only SydneyonMondayand will be Queensland's chief health officer Dr missal in the firstinnings at Adelaide –fran- “The familymembers were present dur- Bambolim:Hyderabad FC outclassed changehedid wastomovealmosttoanoff- containedtotheir hotelwhen not JeannetteYoung wasquotedbyYahoo ticmiscueafter failing to reachtothe pitch ing the boardmeeting and were explained former champions Chennaiyin FC stumpguardbut he had no answer when training or playing the thirdTest, Sports on Sunday. "Because theyare of the ball –and that could seedsome doubts. about the disease process and further ther- with a4-1 win and snappedtheir Ashwin counteredit by going over the stumps whichstartsonThursday. going to be going and playing with Warner oftentalksthe good talk about apeutic plan,” she added. three-matchlosing streak in the and targetedthe rough outside the leg stump. According to the protocols, both sets colleagues in the matches so theywill sweeping but doesn’t oftendoitonthe Angioplasty wasdone on Ganguly’s Indian SuperLeaguehereon It wasatimid approach, as if it wasthe first of players will notbeallowedtoleave have exposurethere. So it doesn't field. Twoofhis nine dismissals against right coronaryarteryafter he suffereda Monday. Joel Chianese (50th), time he had come to the subcontinent. No real the hotelbooked forthe twoteams by expose me if theyhaveexposureto Ashwin have come from attempting the mild heartattackonSaturday. Dr Basu said Halicharan Narzary(53rd, 79th) and tactic, onlyavague hope. Indian conditions Cricket Australia (CA) unless being eachother in the hotel." sweep. But considering Sydneyisn’t quite the other twodamaged coronaryarteries, Joao Victor (74th) were on the score- can’t be tamedwith suchtimidity. ferriedtothe SydneyCricket Ground CA chief executive NickHockley, an Indian-type turner,hemight have to pull too, needangioplasty but that wouldn’t be sheetfor Hyderabad while Anirudh WhenAshwingot theballto turnfromout- (SCG). According to the Sydney meanwhile, dismissedreports that out moresweeps. Undoubtedly,Ashwin done during the current admission. Surgery Thapa (67th) scored the onlygoal for sidelegstump,Warner’sstrategywasbaffling. MorningHerald,the Queensland the Indian team is reluctant to playthe would trytocounter it with over-spin and has been ruledout. Chennaiyin, who sufferedtheir first- Hestartedtotakeatinystepoutsidelegstump, government, too, has agreedtolet the Gabba Test due to the stricter extrabounce, but do youthink that would Asked when Gangulyislikelytobedis- ever defeat againstthe Nizams. With dragginghimself fromthelineof stumps,away players mingle in the communal areas quarantine rules. ENS have made MatthewHayden second-guess charged, Dr Basu said: “Dr Devi Shetty is their thirdwin, Hyderabad FC fromthebreak,awayfromtheball,anditwas- about his sweeps? coming tomorrow. We will have another moveduptosixth place with 12 n’t asurprise when he couldn’t use his pad to The comparison isn’t fair to Warner;he round of discussion. He is likelytobedis- pointswhile Chennaiyin slippedto stop the ball from hitting the stumps. ers but his game on tracksthat provide some creases, as his defence isn’t good enough doesn’t have Hayden’s spin-game. But it’s chargedonWednesday.” eight place following their thirdde- The next time he went to bat, he triedto turn hasn’t been great. againstspin. If he doesn’t use his feet,hecan’t time that he trusts his attackontracksthat Meanwhile, MinisterofState forFinance feat. On Tuesday, Mumbai City will sweep asimilar line of attack. But without quitereachthe pitchofthe ball; his lackofa help spinners. If he can getbackto and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur face Bengaluru. conviction. He endeduptoppling over in the Confusion, chaos bigforward stride and shortstaturehinder Woodhill’s advice, go aggressive and letthe visited Gangulyatthe hospital and hoped AGENCIES execution and fell yetagain to Ashwin. Of Surprisingly,hedoesn’t quitetrusthis at- his reach. Hence, he gets tamelycaught at the defence take careofitself, Australia might that the former India captain would return course, Sydneywon’t throw up Bunsen turn- tacking game againstspin. The surprise in- crease, prodding and pushing, either outside yetfind itsmessiah. to “routine, normal lifesoon”.

RED-HOT FORM How Curry turned around apoor start to drop acareer-high 62 points

in the firstfivegames of the season, had only 59 points, looking to end the night with a60- What makes Curry agood shooter? SHASHANKNAIR made 18 of his 56 three pointers. Acareer point stat line, Green dishedout the lastofhis In achat with the Indian Express forthe JANUARY4 40%+ shooterfrombeyond the arc, his num- eightassistsforthenight,somethingthatCurry ‘Wonder Why’ series, Golden StateWarriors bers were down and it didn’t help that acknowledgedinhis post-game interview. assistant coachBruce Fraser described some AFTER SUFFERINGaslowstart to the season Warriors newaddition KellyOubreJrwas “It made so muchsense that it was of the essentials foragood shooterinthe and hordes of criticism on whether he could suffering even worse with his shooting. Draymond… Knowing exactlywhat the sit- NBAand howSteph Curry tickedall of those carry the Golden State This coupledwith the absence of uation wasand whereIwas. Forahot sec- boxes, something that wasondisplayfor all Warriors this season, Draymond Green over the firstfew games ond Ithought he wasn’t even looking forme. to see on Sunday. “Tome, thereare afew Steph Curry exploded meant that the Warriors onlybeat the But Ishould have neverdoubted it. He knew componentsthat makeashootergreat. One, againstthe Portland Trail ChicagoBulls and the Detroit Pistons but fell exactlywhereIwas,” said Curry. is the mechanics of the shot. The second part E Blazers, dropping acareer- to the Nets,MilwaukeeBucksand previously when it comes to being agreat shooter, is ● EXPLAINED high 62 pointsinamere to Portland before the repeat fixturesaw What records did Curry break? partly,genetics. Howgood is your muscle 36 minutes of play. He was Curry finallycome good. On waytohis career night, Curry created memory? Howgood is your hand-eye coor- 18-31fromthe field and 8-16fromthree- little nuggetsofhistory along the way, be it dination? It’s notlikesomeone has to be point range. 18 of his 62 pointscame from the Howwas his playdifferent in this game? matching afeat lastachievedbyKobeBryant crazilygeneticallygifted, but therehas to be free throw line wherehewent 18-19. Death by pickand rolls –Iftherewas one or solidifying his markasone of the greatest an element of it. The lastpartthat really With his historic shooting numbers down keytoastrong startbythe Warriors and shooters in the history of the NBA. Curry makes agood shooteristhe work youput and the Warriors losing three of their first Curry,itwas the one weapon that has made Golden StateWarriors guardStephen Curry celebrates afterscoring 62 points. AP scored 31 pointsineachhalf, arareoccur- intoyour craft. Steph Curry still putsmore five games, including aloss to former team- them near impregnable over the years. rence considering the lastplayertoscore30 time intohis shotthat anyother playerinthe mateKevin Durant’s Brooklyn Nets,ques- Portland oscillates between Jusuf Nurkic and in twohalveswas Kobe Bryant in the 2005- league,” Fraser told The Indian Express. tions were asked about Curry and whether Enes Kanter at centre.The Draymond Green- tence on finishing at the rim with contact crum of the Golden StateWarriors and his 06 season againstthe Dallas Mavericks. He added, “Steph in my opinion could he wascapable of regaining his special touch. Steph Curry pick-and-roll, especiallyinthe showedjusthow muchthe two-time MVP pickand roll with Curry has always been a His eight three-pointers for24points have been great at alot of things. He could paint that putsaseven-footcentreinafoot wanted to getout of his rut. devastating weapon –something that was made on the night wasthe 425th time that a have been agreat golfer –hecould have been Howdid Curry’s latestseason begin? race to the rim againstone of the quicker missing as Green missedthe startofthe sea- playerhas done so in the NBA. According to agreat tennis player. He’s agiftedathlete Notwell by his standards. And this was point guards in the league, made manydivi- Whywas Draymond Green’s return key? son because of coronavirus. NBA.com stats, this wasthe 49th time that with incredible hand-eye coordination and mainlydowntohis shooting numbers. Curry, dendsinthe firsthalf. That, and Curry’s insis- Draymond Green is the defensive ful- With the clockticking down and Curry on Curry had done so. he chose to put his talentsintobasketball.”

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