Farmers to Attend Talks Only If Centre Gives Written Proposals
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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA CHENNAI ITHURSDAY 24 I DECEMBER 2020 WEATHER STATE | 3 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE | 7 SPORT | 8 Max: 29OC Min: 21OC AIADMK files complaint with Indian woman rakes billions Confident Rahane is a Rainfall: Nil DGP against Udhayanidhi for JP Morgan with M&As bowler’s captain: Ishant ASTROGUIDE Sarvari: Margazhi 9 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 269 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Dashami Star: Ashwini Rahukalam: COVID NEGATIVE CERTIFICATE MUST 1.30 pm to 3 pm Farmers to attend talks only if Yamagandam: 6 am to 7.30 am TN allows Jallikattu with Covid PRAYERS Fajar: 5.11 am Centre gives written proposals Zohar: 12.13 pm Asar: 3.23 pm protocol, curbs on participants Maghrib: 5.48 pm SANJAY KAW | DC NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 PM’s virtual meet A ARUL PALANI |DC Isha: 7.04 pm CHENNAI, DEC. 23 Participants to JALLIKATTU have Covid-negative SUNSET TODAY 5.50 PM Uncertainty over the certificate SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.28 AM resumption of talks between with farmers, aid Jallikattu, the popular bull- UNDER LEASH the protesting farmers and taming sport, will be all- MOONRISE TODAY 1.42 PM the Centre lingered on owed in the state this year Maximum All events to be MOONSET TOMORROW 2.17 AM Wednesday as the farmers’ release tomorrow but the number of partici- 150 number of conducted in open leaders made it clear they pants will be limited to 300, participants space will join the next round of DC CORRESPONDENT as per the guidelines the partici- CORONA negotiations only after get- NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 state government issued on pants for Audiences only up ting a concrete written pro- Wednesday for the 2021 Erudhu 300 to 50 per cent C UNT posal from the government As his government is Pongal season. All the Cov- Vidum capacity. on the three contentious locked in a standoff with id-19 guidelines shall be fol- Vizha Body tempera- CASES DEATHS laws. The leaders urged the farmers, Prime Minister lowed in addition to the Centre to “abandon its stub- Farmers shout slogans during their protest against the Narendra Modi will hold rules already in place dur- tures to be bornness” and create a con- new farm laws, at Ghazipur Border in New Delhi, a virtual meeting with ing the conduct of Jallik- checked. (+20,320) (+209) ducive atmosphere with an Wednesday. — PTI nine crore farmers on attu, the guidelines said. “open mind and neat inten- Friday, Christmas Day The sport is traditionally Audience and 1,01,19,628 1,46,685 tion” for a fruitful dialogue. Whatever they want to add food security. Some are agi- — which is also former held coinciding with Pong- participants to So far, there has not been and subtract from the gov- tating against farm laws. prime minister Atal al, the harvest festival in the wear masks covid19india.org any headway after five ernment’s proposal, they The government is holding Behari Vajpayee’s birth Tamil month of Thai in rounds of talks between the should tell us. We are ready talks with them with full anniversary — during January. Physical distancing STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS Centre and farmers’ unions, for a discussion at a time sensitivity. I hope that which he will clarify the Only 150 participants are norms at the venue who have said their demand and date of their conve- they’ll end their agitation Centre's position on the allowed to take part in ‘Eru- (+1,066 ) for repeal of the three laws nience. I hope they will give soon.” At the Tikri border, farm laws and release dhu Vidum Vizha’. The while the event is proceed- the state during the season. was “non-negotiable”. us a date and we will find a that has emerged as one of the next batch of finan- events must be conducted in ing. Detailed Standard The Supreme Court in TN: 8,10,080 12,024 In his “Kisan Diwas” resolution. I am hopeful of a the epicentres of the cial aid of `18,000 crores open space, with audiences Operating Procedures 2014 had banned 'Jallikattu' address on Wednesday, solution.” protests, Rashtriya Kisan from the Prime Minister- only up to 50 per cent of the (SOPs) regarding the on a petition from the agriculture minister Wishing farmers on Mazdoor Mahasangh presi- Kisan scheme. capacity of the arena. Entry events will be issued soon. Animal Welfare Board of WORLD CONFIRMED CASES Narendra Singh Tomar reit- “Kisan Diwas”, which dent Shiv Kumar Kakka The meet will include a will be allowed only after It may be noted that Jall- India and the People for the erated that the government marks the birth anniver- said: “Even the Supreme conversation with select checking body temperatur- ikattu and several other Ethical Treatment of 7,87,14,515 was ready for a discussion sary of ex-PM Chaudhary Court has said suspend farmers from six states es using thermal scanners. sport events involving Animals (PETA). The ban at the time and date chosen Charan Singh, defence min- implementation of farm “who will share their All participants in the bulls are held across the was later lifted in January DEATHS by the farmers' unions. He ister Rajnath Singh said the laws. This will lead to a bet- experiences on the gov- sport event must have a state during Pongal and 2017 with an amendment to also urged them to tell him government was holding ter environment to hold ernment's initiatives for Covid-19 negative certifi- after Pongal. The Jallikattu the law after massive about what they want to talks with farmers “with talks.” their welfare”. cate from a lab recognised events conducted in Alang- protests in Chennai and 17,30,737 “add and subtract” from the full sensitivity”. He tweeted: Bhartiya Kisan Union This is part of the by the state government. anallur and Palamedu vil- other parts of the state. The COUNTRIES, government’s proposal. “On Farmers’ Day, I greet leader Yudhvir Singh said Centre's efforts to com- The audience and lages in Madurai district government later legalised AREAS WITH The minister said: “I am all the annadaatas (farmers) the government’s aim was bat the nearly month- participants are directed to are world famous ones. Jallikattu by amending the CASES 218 hopeful the farmers’ unions of the country. They have to tire out the farmers to end long protests against the wear masks and follow Several smaller scale Prevention of Cruelty to ■ worldometers.info will discuss our request. provided the country with their protest. P4 laws. physical distancing norms events are also held across Animals Act. Retro Tax Arbitration: India ordered to pay up to EC to allow people out Shooting of Rajini film stopped after 8 in set test +ve $1.4 bn to Cairn Energy ANUPAMA New Delhi: India has been ordered of NRC to cast votes SUBRAMANIAN | DC to return up to US$1.4 billion to CHENNAI, DEC. 23 Samples of 22 passengers from Cairn Energy plc of the UK after MANOJ ANAND | DC ● “The Election the government lost an interna- GUWAHATI, DEC. 23 Commission is clear News on superstar Rajinik- tional arbitration over the retro- anth’s Annaatthe shoot that UK sent for genome sequencing spective levy of taxes. The three- In a significant move, the that unless they (NRC was underway in Hyderab- member tribunal, which also com- Assam election authorities rejects) are declared ad was suspended after 8 VINEETA PANDEY | DC transmissibility. The mutat- prised a nominee of the Indian have made it clear that the as ‘foreigners’ and members of the crew had NEW DELHI, DEC. 23 ed virus has, however, not government, unanimously ruled 19 lakh people whose names tested positive for Covid 19 shown any sign of any sever- that India's claim of `10,247 crore were excluded from the Na- the electoral registra- spread like wildfire on Wed- The samples of 22 passen- ity in infection or higher in past taxes over a 2006-07 tional Register of Citizens tion officer deletes nesday afternoon. In the gers who have tested posi- mortality. As the genome internal reorganisation of Cairn’s (NRC) but not facing trial in such names from the Hyderabad schedule, the tive at various Indian air- sequencing reports are India business was not a valid the foreigners’ tribunal voters’ list, they will movie’s director Siva was ports while arriving from awaited, Union health secre- ■ demand. P5 prior to the publication of have the right to canning scenes involving Britain were sent for tary Rajesh Bhushan held a the final citizenship register Rajini, Nayanthara and few genome sequencing in gov- meeting Wednesday with on August 31, 2019 will be vote,” Assam joint others. Sources said Rajini ernment laboratories to see various states to review the Cong leader Chennithala able to exercise their fran- CEO Lakhinandan would be back in Chennai if they are infected with the status of passengers coming chise in the 2021 Assembly Saharia said soon. new, mutated Covid-19 virus from the UK to India and tests positive for Covid-19 polls. The reports had caused that is circulating in the those found positive. Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition “The Election Commis- this. Unless the tribunal huge anxiety and worry United Kingdom. Passeng- Officials said at the meet- leader in the Kerala Assembly sion is clear that unless declares a person as a for- among the millions of fans ers from the UK were found ing the Standard Operating Ramesh Chennithala has tested they (NRC rejects) are eigner, his/her name will of the actor.