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IN BRIEF Vijay Mallya’s property RBI holds interest rates; Ravindra Kumar Jha in France seized New Delhi, Dec 4: Busi- nessman Vijay Mallya’s takes charge of NINL property worth Rs 14 crore SARNAVO DAS NINL, a company pro- located in France has been projects GDP growth moted by MMTC Ltd, In- seized under the anti- Bhubaneswar, Dec 4: dustrial Promotion and money laundering law, the &!' ! ! ! ! Investment Corporation of Enforcement Directorate taken over as Managing Di- Orissa limited (IPICOL) said on Friday. It said the rector of NINL (Neelachal and other government agen- action was undertaken by returning to positive territory Ispat Nigam Limited) on cies has set up an 1.1 mil- French authorities “on the SP BUREAU remains within the target go- December 1, 2020. With this lion ton integrated iron and request of the Enforce- development, all employees steel plant at Kalinganagar, ment Directorate” and the ing forward,” he added. Das Mumbai, Dec 4: Reserve ! \! of NINL are expecting to Duburi. Presently the main property is located at 32 overcome the present criti- products are pig iron and Avenue FOCH in France. Bank of India (RBI) on be sticky. Consumer-price Friday left interest rates growth or the headline CPI cal condition under his able LAM coke along with nut The value of the seized asset guidance and leadership. coke, coke breeze, crude is Euro 1.6 million that is unchanged for the third \! % ! > ? straight time amid persis- October, was well above the * !+ % ! ! tar, ammonium sulphate and worth about Rs 14 crore, the BIT Sindri, Bihar in the granulated slag (phase – I). central probe agency said in \! ! ! upper end of the RBI’s 2-6 the economy was recuperat- year of 1984 in B.Sc Engg. Ravindra Kumar Jha, MD, The envisaged products a statement. Investigations per cent target band and it NINL ing fast and would return to expected the outlook for in- (Metallurgy). He has started in future (phase-II) are bil- conducted under the Preven- his career at Rashtriya Is- ! ! ! ! !+ ! lets, bars and wire rods of tion of Money Laundering positive growth in the cur- \! rent quarter itself. RBI sees price gains in the pat Nigam Limited (RINL) rose to the post of Executive different grades and sizes. Act revealed that a large at Vijag. Later, he joined Director (works) in the year NINL also has its own cap- amount was remitted abroad The six-member Monetary ! @ ! ! ? J Policy Committee (MPC) cent and easing a bit to 5.8 as DGM (Blast Furnace) 2016. tive power plant to meet the from the bank account of in NINL, Kalinga Nagar It was also under his lead- internal power requirement. unanimously decided to keep ! ! Q! the benchmark repo rate the Supply-side factors, such Duburi, in the year 2006. ership and guidance as ED In fact, it is also export- (KAL) for creation of the Sources inform Samay (works), Capital Repair of ing substantial quantity of asset, it said. rate at which RBI lends to as unseasonal rains, labour commercial banks at 4 per shortages, higher services Paribartan that as GM Blast Furnace and other vi- power. In addition, NINL is Anil Kapoor tests $ ! ! % &/= ! prices, higher commodity (Steel), under his leadership tal jobs has been completed having own captive iron ore reduced that rate by 115 ba- prices and higher taxes have Steel Melting Shop (SMS) successfully. Hence, team mines which is under devel- negative for COVID-19 sis points before hitting the contributed to a spike in both was successfully commis- NINL hopes to start a new opment. The company aims pause button in August on ! ! \! sioned in the year 2013. In journey under the new MD to achieve more and reach Mumbai, Dec 4: Actor NINL, due to his technical with renewed vigour. ! Anil Kapoor on Friday \! “Our paramount objec- denied reports that he The reverse repo rate, tive is to support growth has tested positive for or the rate at which banks ! ! - COVID-19 while shooting lend to the central bank, was cial stability is maintained kept unchanged at 3.35 per and preserved at all times,” TRS all set to retain cent. The MPC “decided to Das said. The RBI revised that Anil Kapor, along continue with the accommo- its growth outlook, seeing ! dative stance of monetary ! > : - control of GHMC Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dha- policy as long as necessary ! ! ! wan and Kiara Advani had at least through the current Mumbai: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses to announce to March 2021 as opposed SP BUREAU The Congress was a distant third, win- tested positive for the vi- ! ! ! ! the central bank’s monetary policy decisions, Friday. (PTI) to its October forecast of a ning just two seats. The TRS was leading in next year,” Governor Shak- 9.5 per cent shrinkage of the Hyderabad, Dec 4: The ruling TRS looked ! ! 7: ! % / " ! rus in Chandigarh, where all set to retain control of the city civic body, they are currently shoot- tikanta Das said. is “to revive growth on a the impact of COVID-19 GDP. ! ! !+ ;: ! / " - The central bank’s stance durable basis, and mitigate ! \! Contd. on P-2 winning 41 of the 150 seats so far, while mance, if the present trend holds, leading to ing. Taking to Twitter, the / " ! ! ! ! 63-year-old wrote he is ! ! + ! - have paid off, with the party winning 22. cant number of seats, will be seen as a mas- doing well and thanked COVID-19 The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM contin- fans for their continued sive improvement against its 2016 show of Mamata dials protesting farmers, ued its dominance in its traditional strong- winning just four seats, in alliance with the love. “In the interest of vaccination drive hold of the old city of Hyderabad, winning putting any rumours to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) then. after scientists’ 34, as per the latest trends following count- The K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telanga- rest, I have tested nega- ing of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Mu- tive for COVID-19. Thank assures TMC’s support na Rashtra Samiti swept the elections four nod: Modi nicipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, held on years ago, winning 99 of the 150 wards. you all for your concern SP BUREAU December 1. Contd. on P-2 and good wishes,” Anil SP BUREAU Kapoor tweeted. New Delhi, Dec 4: West Bengal Chief Min- New Delhi, Dec 4: Prime ister Mamata Banerjee on Friday spoke to Minister Narendra Modi Praween Prakash various farmers’ groups protesting at Del- on Friday said that experts hi’s Singhu border against the Centre’s ag- believe that the wait for a appointed Purba riculture reform laws and assured them that COVID-19 vaccine will not Medinipur SP the TMC stands by them, party leader Derek be long and it may be ready O’Brien said. in a few weeks, asserting The West Bengal govern- Brien, who spent almost four hours with the vaccination drive in ment on Friday named the agitating farmers, facilitated the inter- India will begin as soon as Praween Prakash as the new actions over the phone. Enacted in Septem- scientists give the nod. superintendent of police of ber, the three farm laws are anticipated to In his remarks here Purba Medinipur district, bring “reforms” in the agriculture sector by at an all-party meeting ! ! ! " !#! removing middlemen and allowing farmers held virtually, Modi was deputy commissioner to sell their produce anywhere in the coun- said healthcare workers of North Zone in Howrah try. involved in treating Police Commissionerate. Farmers worry these laws will eliminate COVID-19 patients, Prakash replaces Sunil Ku- the safety net of the Minimum Support frontline workers, who mar Yadav who will join as Price (MSP) and do away with mandis that include police personnel ! ensure earning. But the government says the and municipal staff, and RAF Battalion at Dabgram MSP system will continue and the new laws old people suffering from $ % ! will give farmers more options to sell their serious conditions would be said. Anupam Singh will be crop.”The CM spoke to the farmers. Four inoculated on priority. the new DC of North Zone telephone calls to different groups from the farm bills (laws) repealed,” O’Brien Noting that there have in Howrah Police Commis- Haryana and Punjab, they shared their de- said. been questions about the sionerate. mands and they were clear that they wanted Contd. on P-2 price of the COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister said it is natural to have such queries and asserted Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga named that public health will be accorded top priority in the matter and states will be among Fortune Businessperson of the Year fully involved. In his concluding address YOSHITA SINGH at the meeting called by the Union government New York, Dec 4: Adobe CEO Shan- to discuss the pandemic tanu Narayen and Mastercard CEO situation, Modi sought Ajay Banga have been named by For- to address most burning tune among the Businessperson of the aspects of the issue, ranging Year 2020, a list topped by Tesla CEO from India’s vaccine Elon Musk. The Fortune 2020 Busi- readiness to its pricing, and nessperson of the Year is Musk for a reiterated that the country second time. The publication said in has done better than even a year dominated by crisis and uncer- some developed countries tainty, other leaders also stood out and and those with better health achieved the remarkable. infrastructure in tackling the On Narayen, ranked 8th on the list, pandemic. Fortune said under his leadership, This is the second all- the 38-year-old provider of design party meeting called by and publishing tools has continued to Shantanu Narayen, Adobe CEO the government to discuss evolve into a massive subscription- rising for its subscription-based suite result in even more growth: In early the COVID-19 situation based business. Despite the challeng- of tools for designing and publishing November, Adobe announced the USD since the outbreak of the ing macroeconomic environment, the content and software for document 1.5 billion acquisition of Workfront, pandemic. Modi said nearly software company recently announced creation and electronic signatures, For- ! !# ! # #\ ! - eight vaccine candidates are results from its best third-quarter ever tune said. agement’ software, it said. Banga, who at different stages of trial revenue grew 14 per cent year over It added that Adobe’s diverse mix of had been Mastercard’s CEO for 10 with their manufacturing year, hitting a record USD 3.3 billion. customers, both large and small, has years, will step down from his role and assured in India and added + ! + also helped Narayen to future-proof Michael Miebach will be the new CEO that three from India are also in its digital media segment, its larg- his company’s business. Now the CEO ' ! ! 7% ;[;7 at different stages of trial. est division, in particular, with demand has a strategy for what he hopes will Contd. on P-2 Contd. on P-2
CMYK CMYK CMYK 2 MISCELLANEOUS KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY SAIL posts 7% growth in crude steel production SP BUREAU said, “The performance dur- * ' + ;[ \ - New Delhi, Dec 4: The Ma- tive of the continuous efforts haratna Steel Maker, Steel being put in by the SAIL Authority of India Limited Collective to bounce back (SAIL) reported a growth of to pre-Covid levels coupled 7% in its crude steel produc- with the improvement in tion during November’20 market conditions. With the (1.417 MT) over CPLY focus on seizing the oppor- (1.328 MT). The produc- tunity provided by the cur- tion in its 5 Integrated Steel rent buoyancy in the market, Plants (ISPs) stood at 1.402 SAIL has taken a number of Million Tonnes (MT) in initiatives towards increas- Nov’20 as against 1.303 MT for the period April-Nov’20 ing its sales in both domestic during Nov’19. despite the challenges posed as well as exports market. On the sales front as well, by COVID-19 in the initial “This has helped the the Company continued months of the Financial Year Company in bringing down with its stellar performance which had seen considerable the inventory levels as well from previous months re- reduction in demand and as deleveraging its balance cording 1.39 MT during No- build-up of inventory due to sheet to a large extent. The vember’20. The sustained the lockdown. } ! month on month improve- Commenting on the per- further consolidating its po- ment has ensured a growth formance, Anil Kumar sition in the market in the of 2.7% in cumulative sales Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL times to come.” RBI holds interest... Contd. from page -1 This after a shallower- return to growth in the three pervisory measures for the ! " #$% than-expected decline in months to March. Analysts shadow banking sector. the gross domestic product haven’t been impressed RBI raised the limit of (GDP) in the July-Septem- = ! ! contactless card transac- Minor girl sexually ber quarter. India entered measures announced so far tions to Rs 5,000 per usage BPCL head arrested INFO YOU MAY NEED a technical recession last to reverse the pandemic-led from the current Rs 2,000, assaulted by father # ! losses. Some say it is up to with effect from January 1. Emergency Contacts RAJ KUMAR SHARMA in decades that Asia’s third- the RBI to do the heavy-lift- Also, real-time gross settle- on MCL complaint Lalbazar Police Control Room: 033 22143230 largest economy saw two ing in the short term to get ment systems (RTGS) will SP North 24 Parganas: 2542 3005 consecutive quarters of con- growth back on track. be available 24x7 in the RAJ KUMAR SHARMA Jharsuguda, Dec 4: In yet another traction. A coronavirus lock- / \! - next few days, he said. “The shocking incident, an 11-year-old SP South 24 Parganas: 2479 3333/1311 Jharsuguda, Dec 4: daughter was sexually assaulted by Bhawani Bhawan: 2479 1761/9, 2479 1933 down between late-March tentially limits the central MPC decided to continue her father who was in an inebriated and May led to a collapse in bank’s ability to implement with the accommodative Lakhanpur police has ar- Lost: 2450 6100 rested one Pramod Pan- state. The incident took place at their private consumption and in- policies to revive economic stance as long as necessary residence in Jharsuguda township Fire Services: 2244 0101, 2666 8111 (Howrah), 2357 5293 vestment demand as well as growth. Given RBI’s projec- at least during the current da, head of a transport company at Belpahar area on Sunday night. (Salt Lake City) ! { + % ! \! |}"=~% ! ! ! ! During absence of her grandmoth- further curtailed spending. the expectation of any fur- ! ! ! ' ' (BPCL) on the allegation Cooking Gas Leak Q! ! ! } ! er, labourer father Ramesh Luha (45) LPG Emergency Cell: 2435 7268/158 Das said high-frequency ther rate cut is minimal over growth on a durable basis has sexually assaulted her daughter. indicators point to a recov- the next 2-3 quarters. With and mitigate the impact of Limited for cheating and Ambulances money grabbing. Sources The minor girl was staying with his ery gaining traction, with no change in the repo rate COVID-19 on the economy, South End Poly Clinic: 2466 2433, FD Block Association: said that Pramod was en- father and grandmother. She is a stu- double-digit growth in pas- and reverse repo rate by the ! \! dent of class 6. 9830452536, 9830181286, Alipore Chetla Slum Unnayan: senger vehicles and motor- central bank, the likelihood remains within the target go- gaged in transportation 2449 0286, Life Care: 2475 4628, City Nurses’ Centre: of coal from mines under Sources alleged that her father sex- cycle sales, railway freight of an immediate reduction ing forward,” he said. ually assaulted her in the house and 2567 4113, 9831142623, Peopl’e Relief Committee: 2280 ! % ! - in borrowers’ loan EMIs is Das said RBI will un- Effected People Scheme 4943/9444, Rani Rashmani Mission: 2431 9885, Janamangal: (PEP) opening a private threatened not to tell anyone about the sumption in October. The less. On the other hand, no dertake closer scrutiny and vigilance. Pramod was incident. However, the victim told her 2466 2879, Medical Bank: 2554 0084, Meera Seva: 2411 GDP, he said, will grow by change in policy rates means auditing of shadow lenders company in the name taking away PF money of 8316, Matri Sangha Janakalyan Asram: 2475 4527, Dr of BPCL. A case was grandmother. Later, her grandmother 0.1 per cent in the October- good news for FD investors and large urban co-operative his workers by depositing reported the matter to Jharsuguda Bidhan Roy Memorial: 2574 9738, Happy Calcuttans: 2440 December quarter and by as banks may not cut interest banks in a bid to improve booked against Pramod fake documents. 0160, Kumartuli Inns: 2530 5561, Taltala People: 2265 3239, town police station on Wednesday. Sibmandir Seva Pratisthan: 2465 6749, MR Care: 2358 8750 0.7 per cent in the following rates on FDs any further. ' ! ! for cheating more than 20 On receipt of allega- Jharsuguda town police on Thursday three months. Stating that RBI was ready sector. It will implement lakh rupees from MCL tion, MCL lodged FIR in arrested the accused father in a drunk- Hospitals The economy had con- to take further measures to risk-based audits at NB- by presenting fake docu- Lakhanpur police station en state. Additional SP NC Dandsena SSKM: 2204 1100, Medical College: 2241 4901, Thakurpukur tracted by a record 23.9 per ease liquidity, Das said the FCs and urban co-operative ments and bank cheque. on 31 July 2019 against said that the father have been booked Cancer Research Centre: 2453 2781/3, Peer Less: 91 (33) 4011 cent in the April-June quar- central bank will use various banks that focus on localised After investigation, Pramod. After investigat- under the Protection of Children from 1222, 2432 0075 / 4989, 2462 2394, CMRI: 2456 7700, NRS: ter and by 7.5 per cent in the instruments at the appropri- lending. The tighter scrutiny Lakhanpur police has ing into the case for quite Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and 2244, 3213, National Medical: 2289 7122, RG Kar: 2555 following three months. ate time to ensure ample comes after the bankruptcy arrested Pramod. The a long period, police to- the IPC on Thursday. On the other 7675, Sambhunath Pandit Hospital: 2290 0077, Bangur: 2473 RBI had previously fore- liquidity is available in the !{ ! workers and drivers were day has arrested Pramod hand, after the victim is produced be- 3354, RKM Seva Pratisthan: 2475 3636/9, Priyambada Birla cast a 5.6 per cent contrac- system. He also announced and the rescue of a couple of also not given their re- on the charge of grabbing fore District Child Welfare Commit- Aurobinda Eye: 2289 4343, B General: 2442 6091/0291, Matri tion in the quarter through measures to deepen the cor- +! # # ! ! muneration timely by around Rs. 25 to 27 lakhs tee, her settlement will be arranged, Bhawan: 2464 4189, Kalpataru: 2241 4901, BM Birla: 2456 December, followed by a porate bond market and su- sector. Pramod as alleged by from MCL through fake said Jharsuguda Childline Coordina- 7777, West Bank: 2644 5516, AMRI: 2461 2626, Balananda MCL before Jharsuguda cheques and documents. tor Asish Kumar Panda. Brahamacharya: 2478 7801, Susrut: 2358 0201, Applo Gleangles: 2320 2122, Eye Care: 2287 2809, North City: 2321 1101, Silver Line Eye: 2472 0836, BP Poddar: 2445 8901, Barasat Cancer Research: 2552 2222, Escag Sanjeevani: 2554 COVID-19 vaccination drive... MCL takes CSR initiative to make 1818, Vinayak Health World: 2532 9950 Contd. from page -1 Nursing Home Speaking about his interaction with Indian keeping social distance to keep the virus at bay. rural Sambalpur women self-reliant Belle View: 2287 2321, Wood Lands: 2456 7079, Nightingale: scientists involved in developing the vaccine and At a time when the country stands on the 2282 7263, Aurobinda Seva Trust: 2473 3601, Capital: 2350 his visit to Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad verge of having a vaccine, any carelessness can SP BUREAU 7272, Cure Centre: 2483 3315, May Flower: 2217 1001, facilities where work is on in this regard, Modi be damaging, he asserted, underlining the need Speed Age: 2534 3170, Repose: 2287 1442, Mind Care: 2534 ! ! ' for having public participation and cooperation Sambalpur, Dec 4: A tri- 6220, New Life: 2570 8090, Ekbalpur Nursing Home: 2449 ' ' % ! % in curbing the pandemic. Modi also urged partite agreement between 5151, Revival: 2460 0888, Microlab: 2446 9910 adding that various vaccines from different political parties to keep the masses aware and District Administration, 24-Hour Medical Oxygen Delivery countries may be being spoken about but the protect them from rumours which, he added, Sambalpur and Maha- BOC India Ltd.: 9831277777 world is keeping a watch on having a vaccine are often spread whenever there is a mass ! } ! which is cheap and also safest. That is why, he vaccination exercise. (MCL) and Humara Bach- Blood Banks said, it is natural that the world is looking at The Centre is working in tandem with pan Trust (HBT) was signed Ashok Laboratory: 2472 0333, Central Blood Bank: 2351 India, a global centre for mass manufacturing of states for vaccine distribution, he said, adding ! } % 0619, Life Care: 2284 6940, Peoples’ Blood Bank: 2455 different vaccines at a very affordable cost. that India is better than many countries when Sambalpur today for the 5164/5557, RKM Seva Pratisthan: 2475 3636/39 From the time of fear and apprehensions it comes to expertise and capacity of the project “Empowering wom- Hearses in the months of February and March, when programme. India has also prepared a software, en of Sambalpur District skills and value addition, period of seven months. Hindu Satkar Samiti: 2241 3849, New Alipore Suruchi = ! }= ! % Co-WiN, which will have real time information through Transformational supply chain management, MCL will be the fund- Sangha:2400 9950, Park Circus Puja: 2287 1793, Sarkar ! ! about the vaccination drive, including available Life Skill Training”. among other social skills. ing partner, District Admin Bagan: 2554 1881, Meera Seva Trust: 2411 8316, Rajeev December, India has come a long way, he said. stock of vaccine, he said, adding that a “National The overall objective of The project will be imple- Sambalpur will do program Memorial: 2454 9550, Baguihati Subhas Sangha: 2570 6566, “India is one of the few countries where the Expert Group”, which has representation from the project is to provide mented in Dhankauda Block monitoring and quality as- Lake Town Committee: 2521 9578, Kumartuli Inns: 2530 testing and recovery rates are very high and the Union as well as state governments, will skills to underprivileged of Sambalpur district where surance and HBT will be the 5561, Sreebhumi Sporting: 2535 0002, Tridib Puspak: 2435 the mortality rate is very low. Compared to spearhead such an exercise. women enabling them to 1500 girls and women will implementing partner of the 1349, Udayer Pathe: 3250 1089 developed countries, India has fought against Floor leaders of various parties in Parliament earn an independent living + + { training and other interven- Crematorium COVID much better and has managed to save including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and and provide a sustainable The program will run under tions. Nimtala: 2269 1955, Cossipore: 2558 3484, Kasi Mitra Ghat: a lot of lives,” Modi said. Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, Sharad pathway out of poverty. The a partnership between MCL, The MoU was signed to- Striking a note of caution, the prime minister Pawar of the NCP, Sudip Bandyopadhyay of 2554 2967, Keoratala: 2466 6602, Siriti: 2403 2013 thrust of the program is to Dist Admin Sambalpur and day by Geetanjli Mahapa- Civic Services: referred to a fresh surge in COVID cases in the TMC and Ram Gopal Yadav of the SP were HBT. The project will be tra, DSWO, Sambalpur, B. some countries and said no one knows what among those who attended the meeting. Union help women increase their Kolkata Municipal Corporation: 2286 1000, Water Supply: livelihood options and entre- implemented under its Cor- Sairam, General Manger shape future will take as he called for adhering ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad porate Social Responsibility (CSR), MCL and Sushree 2543 1602 to “proven weapons” like use of masks and Joshi and Harsh Vardhan were also present. preneurial competitiveness through capacity-building (CSR) of the company at a Sangita Bal, Project Man- Calcutta Telephones: training in entrepreneurial cost of Rs.14 lakhs over a ager (HBT), Bhubaneswar. Changed Number Announcement: 1951, 1952, 1953 Taxi Refusals: SMS 575756 Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga... Complaint and Registration: Police toll free number: 1073 Contd. from page -1 Transport Deptt. No.: 6451 6718 Banga, ranked 9th on the the strength of (not in spite of) since NASA quit doing so in TRS all set to... CESC Fault Reporting: 1912 & 4403 1912 list, says most of the world’s + 2011. Fortune said the key to Contd. from page -1 Trains ! - and a commitment to commu- those successes is Musk’s re- The BJP’s impressive show is a huge mo- ahead of its rivals in the postal ballot votes. Howrah Station Old Complex: 21331/1332, 638 damental tugs-of-war - that nity, Fortune added. silience. rale booster for the saffron party as it comes The polling percentage was an unimpres- 7412/3542/2418 between the rights of the one Mastercard has ambitiously “The uber-intelligent, often- soon after its victory in last month’s bypoll sive 46.55. Out of the 74.67 lakh voters, Howrah Station New Complex: 2638 2217 versus the many; between the supported initiatives on envi- controversial CEO places bet to the Dubbak Assembly constituency. 34.50 lakh electors exercised their franchise. needs of humanity vs. the pres- ronmental sustainability and to reshape businesses that are Ballot papers were used in the election to &$ ! ! Sealdah: 2350 3535/3537 '! ! ! % ! % is working to get a billion bigger than most cars, space- the 150-ward Greater Hyderabad Munici- all the 150 wards, BJP set up nominees in Reservation Enquiry: 138 between short-term gains and unbanked people around the ships, brain-machine inter- pal Corporation (GHMC) on December 1. 149 wards. The Congress, AIMIM and TDP Shalimar Satation: 2668 1121 long-term goals. Banga told ! ! ! faces, etc. and steers them to Counting of votes began at 8 AM with post- ! ! 7?% :7 ! 7[? ! Eastern Rly & South Eastern Rly: 139 Fortune that the struggles are legacy that ensures that Banga, success with entrepreneurial ! +! + ! / " ! respectively. Airlines interconnected, like the sides who passes the CEO baton to audacity and executive forti- of a triangle and a good leader Miebach, will be remembered tude. Tesla’s addition to the Indian Air lines (City): 2211 4433/0730 has to balance all of them. as one who served the many, S&P 500 took Musk’s person- Dum Dum Air Port: 2511 8787 Arguably, few have managed it said. al net worth to new heights, Mamata dials protesting... Indigo Air lines: +91 124 435 2500 that feat better than Banga, On Musk, Fortune said the making him the world’s sec- whose decade-plus at the helm 49-year-old Tesla and SpaceX ond-wealthiest person, behind Contd. from page -1 of Mastercard has been a case } ! Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. “They also thanked the this movement demanding her hunger strike for the farm- We take every possible care and caution to avoid errors or ! gravity this year, transforming The Fortune list of 20 peo- CM for her show of solidar- a repeal of the “anti-farmer” ers in Singur, he noted. Since omissions. This publication is being sold on the condition and leadership, Fortune said. his Silicon Valley electric-auto ple also includes Advanced ity. They also expressed their laws. the protesting farmers landed understanding that information given is merely for reference. ! ! ! - maker into one of the world’s Micro Devices CEO Lisa gratitude for all her support to It was a very emotional at the gateways of Delhi last So in any way the writers, editors, publishers, printers and ing his tenure average annual most valuable companies and $ % ! # ; % * \ } farmers and land movements meeting. The farmers’ groups week, the government has sellers do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to ! 7 elevating his Los Angeles area Reed Hastings (4), Fortes- in the past,” he said. The were aware of the laws and held two rounds of talks with any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result Rajya Sabha MP said Baner- knew exactly what they want- their leaders to resolve the cent, a 40 per cent-plus return rocket manufacturer to new cue Metals Group CEO of any action taken on the basis of the work. All disputes are on capital, and a total share- heights including successfully Elizabeth Gaines (5), Bezos jee told the farmers that she ed -- the repeal of these laws, deadlock. The next round of holder return approaching sending humans into orbit (7) and Intuit CEO Sasan and the Trinamool Congress O’Brien said. In fact, today, talks is scheduled to be held subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and 1,600 per cent have come on $ Goodarzi (16). (TMC) will stand by them in 14 years ago, Banerjee began on Saturday. forums in Kolkata. 3 KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY STATE BJP selling farmers’ rights to corporate Calcutta HC orders probe against cop houses through farm laws: TMC “More important to proceed against SP BUREAU ! the farmers to serve its own The Trinamool Congress interest,” she told reporters ‘uniformed criminals’” on Friday expressed its ire here. She also said that the SP BUREAU the petitioner was summoned by the yer representing the state submitted against the “draconian” TMC will launch a country- ' ! @ that there is no material to proceed farm bills, which it alleged wide movement if the farm Observing that it is more important to The court observed that this appears to against the petitioner in the present were passed without con- laws were not withdrawn. proceed against “uniformed criminals” be a case of harassment or extortion by case, the division bench said that “the sultation with stakeholders, Marathon talks between before the other criminal activity is ' ! ! - question of passing any order does not and accused the BJP of sell- the Centre and the agitating checked, the Calcutta High Court has ate appropriate disciplinary measures arise”. The court observed that it is dif- ing farmers’ rights to cor- farmer unions on Thursday directed West Bengal’s Director Gen- must be instituted against possible ! ! ! porate houses. TMC Rajya failed to end the standoff eral of Police (DGP) to institute an in- unruly conduct. “It is more important had been attributed to the petitioner in Sabha leader Derek O’ Brien over the new farm laws as @ ! ! ! ' ! to proceed against uniformed crimi- the relevant statement by the accused met the agitating farmers in the protestors refused to a case of forged cheque. nals before other criminal activity is ! ! ! Haryana in the afternoon. budge on their demands and Hearing an anticipatory bail petition, checked,” the bench observed during that merely because the petitioner in- West Bengal Chief Min- another round of discussions a division bench comprising justices the hearing on Wednesday. troduced a person, it can be construed ister Mamata Banerjee also will be held on Saturday in a Sanib Banerjee and Aniruddha Roy The court directed the DGP to insti- that he was involved in a conspiracy. spoke with the farmers over bid to forge a resolution. noted that one of the arrested persons tute an appropriate inquiry and, if nec- “It is needless to say that the peti- the phone and expressed her The government side, in the case of forged cheque claimed essary, disciplinary proceedings be ini- tioner can no longer be disturbed in solidarity with their agita- led by Agriculture Minister that the petitioner, a retired taxman, ! ! ! ' ! connection with the present case in tion, a party statement said. Narendra Singh Tomar, as- had introduced him to a retired bank upon looking into his past conduct for any manner whatsoever,” the court She tweeted earlier in the farm laws were not with- support to farmers and land sured the group of nearly 40 manager. On the basis of the claim, any similar feats. Noting that the law- directed. day, “14 years ago on 4 Dec drawn. In a statement, the movements in the past,” the farmer leaders that all their 2006, I began my 26-day TMC said that Brien spent statement said. valid concerns would be dis- hunger strike in Kolkata a few hours meeting various Banerjee also said that she cussed and considered with demanding that agricultural groups of farmers who have will stand by the farmers in an open mind, but the other Functional school building demolished, land cannot be forcefully parked their tractors and this movement to repeal the side stuck to their demand of acquired. I express my soli- other vehicles on a highway farm laws, it added. repealing the three “hastily- darity with all farmers who at Delhi’s Singhu border Senior TMC MP Kakoli passed” farm laws, saying are protesting against draco- with Haryana. Ghosh Dastidar alleged that there were several loopholes administration clueless nian farm bills passed with- “The CM spoke to the the new farm laws are “un- ! PTI school teachers about it, resident Mo- out consultation by Centre farmers. Four telephone constitutional” and were Agitating farmers had on hammad Salim said. #StandWithFarmers.” calls to different groups passed to help the corporate Wednesday demanded that The building of a functional govern- While District Inspector of Primary The TMC supremo was from Haryana and Punjab. houses. “We demand that the Centre convene a special ment primary school in Malda district Schools, Suniti Sapui, refused to talk then an opposition leader They shared their demand these laws be withdrawn. session of Parliament and has been demolished, while the ad- to the media about the incident, Sadar during the Left Front rule (Centre must repeal farmer These laws were passed not repeal the new farm laws ministration is clueless over who con- $ + ' ! $ } ! ! in the state. Banerjee had bills) with the Bengal CM to help the farmers but were as they threatened to block ducted it. Rano said that the building was demol- on Thursday threatened to and thanked her for her soli- done to help the multina- other roads in Delhi and The incident took place in English ished by unknown persons bypassing launch a country-wide agi- darity. They also expressed tional and corporate houses. “take more steps” if it failed Bazar town on December 1 but came government procedures. tation if the “anti-farmer” their gratitude for all her The intention of the BJP is to do so. to light recently, police said on Friday. “A government building cannot be An FIR has been lodged with the demolished without the permission of English Bazar police station by the the administration. If a building is in a District Primary School Council for Locals had initially thought that the dilapidated condition, an engineer in- City’s air quality deteriorates to ‘very poor’ vandalism of public property by un- old building of the school, established spects its structure and then a decision known persons, its inspector-in-charge in 1969, was demolished to construct is taken whether to tear it down. But SP BUREAU hicles hitting the roads,” he Madan Mohan Roy said, adding an in- a new one but when that did not turn in this case, no government procedure said. AQI between 401 and vestigation is underway. out to be the case, they informed the was followed,” he said. The air quality in most parts 500 is designated as ‘severe’ of Kolkata deteriorated to and affects healthy peo- ‘very poor’, while it turned ple and seriously impacts SALT LAKE ZONAL OFFICE E-AUCTION ‘severe’ in the northern parts those with existing diseases, 3 & 4, DD Block, 1st Floor, Salt Lake, Sector – 1, Kolkata– 700 064 of the metropolis on Friday, ! ! - Tel. No. 44559136,44559159, E-mail:[email protected] SALE NOTICE a West Bengal Pollution ties, environmentalist S M Control Board (PCB) of- Ghosh said. PUBLIC NOTICE FOR E – AUCTION FOR SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES ! ! ! ! “It is caused by the ply- Date of e-Auction : 22.12.2020 air monitoring station at ing of a large number of Sale of immovable property mortgaged to UCO Bank under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Rabindra Bharati Univer- (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 (No.54 of 2002) diesel-run commercial vehi- Whereas, the Authorized Officer of UCO Bank had taken possession of the following property/ies pursuant to the notice issued under Sec 13(2) of the SARFAESI Act, sity (RBU) on B T Road in % ! ! 2002 in the following loan account with our branch with a right to sell the same on “AS IS WHERE IS BASIS AND AS IS WHAT IS BASIS “for realization of Bank's dues. north Kolkata recorded the (clay stove) by roadside eat- The sale will be done by the undersigned through e-Auction platform provided at the website: https://www.mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jsp air quality index (AQI) of eries and garbage burning at 408 PM 2.5 at 3 pm, which a) Financing Branch Name & Address of the a) Demand Notice Date A) Reserve Price dumping yards,” he said. Name & Phone no. a) Borrower/ b) Possession Date B) Earnest Money Deposit is categorised as ‘severe’. SL. Description of (E.M.D.) The air quality turned No. b) Name of Authorised Proprietor’s Name c) Outstanding Balance Immovable property & address, b) Guarantor as per Demand Notice C) Bid Increment Amount “The AQI recorded at ‘very poor’ (301-400) in Memorial 314 and Jadavpur +! ! - Person & Mobile No. D) Date & Time of e-auction RBU during the day is other parts of the city. It can 303. “Due to garbage burn- ha and old commercial ve- 1 a) Bally Goswamipara a) Sri.Ashoke Dutta a) 27.07.2018 All the piece and parcel of a Flat measuring 665 Sq.Ft. A) Rs.10,00,000.00 the worst this year. It was aggravate asthma and other ing and a higher number of hicles in the city. The board (1789) (Borrower) b) 01.03.2019 (Including super build up area) being No. 2A,having B) Rs.1,00,000.00 caused mostly due to wintry respiratory conditions. vehicles on the roads, such is also using water sprinkler [email protected] Add: 19/1, RADHANATH c) Rs.7,72,669.60 (Plus consisting Two bed room, One Dining room, One C) Rs.10,000.00 conditions with particulate Ballygunge recorded AQI b) Mr. Naveen Kumar BANERJEE LANE, BALLY, unapplied interest cost & Kitchen, One Bathroom with privy of the second floor of D) On 22.12.2020 from 01.00 situations may arise during vehicles to prevent the accu- Mawatwal HOWRAH– 711201 charges.) the apartment, under Dag No.12134/12129, J.L.No.14, p.m. to 05.00 p.m. (with matters hanging in the air of 309, Bidhan Nagar 320, the onset of winter. mulation of dust in the air,” (Authorised Officer) R.S. Khatian No. 3744(old), &2765(new),Building unlimited extension of 10 and a large number of ve- Fort William 324, Victoria “The PCB is taking steps ! ! Mob: 8252535687 known as ‘’KANAKALAYA APARTMENT’’ Situated at mins.) 11/6,Mohanlal Bahalwala Road, under Bally Municipality Ward No.7, P.O. & P.S.-Bally, Dist. Howrah. Being Deed No. I-446, Volume No.12, Pages SMEC Ballygunge Branch E-AUCTION No. 229 to 247 for the year 2007 at A.D.S.R.O Howrah. Property stands in the name of Sri Ashoke Dutta S/O 50A Gariahat Road, 4th Floor, Kolkata- 700019 SALE NOTICE Gopal Chandra Dutta. Terms & Conditions: LAST DATE, TIME OF SUBMISSION OF EMD AND DOCUMENTS Hard copy: 22.12.2020 up to 5 p.m. 1. For detailed terms and conditions of the sale please refer to the link: https://www.mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi/index.jspand https://ibapi.in ; prospective Sale of immovable property mortgaged to Bank under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 (No.54 of bidders may also contact the Authorised Officers on cell numbers as mentioned in above list. 2002). 2. This is also a 15 days’ notice to the borrowers/ guarantors/ mortgagors of the above said loan about holding of this sale on the above mentioned date. Whereas, the Authorized Officer of State Bank Of India had taken possession of the following property/ies pursuant to the notice issued under Sec 13(2) of the Securitization and 3. The above properties/assets shall be sold on “AS IS WHERE IS BASIS, AS IS WHAT IS BASIS “and WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE BASIS”. The intending bidder should Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 in the following loan accounts with our Branch with a right to sell the same on “AS IS make their own inquiries regarding any statutory liabilities, arrears of Property Tax, Electricity dues etc. relating to the above properties by themselves before participating in the WHERE IS BASIS AND AS IS WHAT IS BASIS” for realization of Bank's dues. The sale will be done by the undersigned through e-auction platform provided at the website: Auction Sale process. www.bankeauctions.com 4. For inspection of the property/ies, the intending bidders may contact Respective Branches of UCO Bank, during office hours between 05.12.2020 to 21.12.2020. DESCRIPTION OF IMMOVABLE / MOVABLE PROPERTIES 5. The successful bidder shall have to deposit 25% (twenty five percent) of the bid amount, less EMD amount deposited, immediately and the remaining amount shall have to be Date of Demand Notice Reserve Price paid within 15 days from the date of auction. In case of failure to deposit the amount within the time as stipulated, the amount paid will be forfeited by the Authorized Officer and Sl. Name of the Branch & EMD Submission Date/ Time Authorized Officer shall have the liberty to cancel the auction and conduct a fresh auction. Description of Property/ies EMD No. Account Outstanding Amount Account Details of e-Auction 6. On receipt of the entire sale consideration, the Authorized Officer shall issue the Sale Certificate as per rules. (Secured debt) Bid Increase Amount 7. All expenses relating to stamp duty and registration of Sale Certificate / conveyance, if any, shall be borne by the successful bidder. 8. The Authorized Officer will not be held responsible for any charge, lien, encumbrance, property tax or any other dues to the Government or anybody in respect of the property 1. M/s Neva Equitable Mortgage of proportionate share of land measuring 30.01.2015 A/c No : 37608113536 Rs.13,60,000/- On 23.12.2020 under sale. Pharmaceuticals about 2 cottah and super built covered area as mentioned in ------A/c Name : SBI Branch ------from 11.00 9. The Authorized Officer has the absolute right to accept or reject any bid or adjourn / postpone / cancel the sale without assigning any reason thereof. It maybe noted that Proprietor: Tapan Deed No: I-00181 dated 08/08/2007 measuring 436.72 sq. ft. at Rs.10,10,101/- as Parking A/c Rs.1,36,000/- A.M. to nothing in this notice constitute or deemed to constitute any commitment or representation on the part of the bank to sell the property. Kumar Roy, 2/348, ground floor of two storied building situated under Mouza- on 29.01.2015 + Name of the Beneficiary: ------01.00.P.M. with Date: 05.12.2020 Authorized Officer Kamal Park, A. P. C. Birati, JL No: 7, R. S. No: 139, Touzi No: 172/174, R. S. Dag No: further interest+ SBI SMEC Ballygunge Rs.10,000/- unlimited Place: Salt Lake UCO Bank Roy Road, Birati, 630, R. S. Kh No: 157, Holding No. 2/348, APC RoyRoad, other Charges Branch extensions of 5 Kolkata:- 700051 Kamal Park, PO: Birati, PS: Nimta, Kolkata- 700051. The IFSC Code: SBIN0015743 minutes each SURVEY PARK property is butted and bounded by: East: 4”x6” Common (18124) Passage, West: Property of Anil Chandra Sarkar, North: 4’ SAMV BRANCH common passage and House of Rakhal Halder, South- Drain and the property of Anil Chandra Sarkar. 7 RED CROSS PLACE TERMS & CONDITIONS: KOLKATA - 700 001 1. The e-Auction is being held on “AS IS WHERE IS” and “AS IS WHAT IS BASIS”. APPENDIX- IV-A” [See proviso to rule 8 (6)] Sale notice for sale of immovable properties 2. To the best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no encumbrance on any property. However, the intending bidders should make their own independent inquiries regarding the encumbrances, title of property put on auction and claims/ rights/ dues/ effecting the property, prior to submitting their bid. The e-Auction advertisement E-Auction Sale Notice for Sale of Immovable Assets under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and does not constitute and will not be deemed to constitute any commitment or any representation of the bank. The property is being sold with all the existing and future encumbrances Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 read with proviso to Rule 8 (6) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 whether known or unknown to the bank. The Authorised Officer/ Secured Creditor shall not be responsible in any way for any third party claims/ rights/ dues. Notice is hereby given to the public in general and in particular to the Borrower (s) and Guarantor (s) that the below described immovable property mortgaged/charged to 3. It shall be the responsibility of the bidders to inspect and satisfy themselves about the asset and specification before submitting the bid. The inspection of property put on auction the Secured Creditor, the physical possession ofwhich has been taken by the Authorized Officer of Indian Bank (erstwhile Allahabad Bank), SAM Branch, Kolkata will be permitted to interested bidders at sites as mentioned against property description. 4. The interested bidders shall submit their EMD through Web Portal: https://www.bankeauctions.com (the user ID & Password can be obtained free of cost by registering name Secured Creditor, will be sold on “As is where is”, “As is what is”,and“Whatever there is” on 28.12.2020, for recovery of Rs. 4,89,09,899.33(Rupees Four Crore with https://www.bankeauctions.com) through Login ID & Password. The EMD shall be payable through NEFT in the account mentioned above. Eighty Nine LacNine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Nine & Paisa Thirty Three only) (as on 19.09.2017)plus interest & cost thereon due to the Indian Bank, SAM Branch 5. After Registration (One Time) by the bidder in the Web Portal, the intending bidder/ purchaser is required to get the copies of the following documents uploaded in the Web Portal Kolkata, Secured Creditor, from M/s Dutta Guinea Mansion, 131/1A, Bidhan Sarani, Shyambazar, Kolkata-700004 and Partners /Guarantor i) Smt Basanti Dutta W/o Sri before the Last Date & Time of submission of the Bid Documents viz. i) Copy of the NEFT/RTGS Challan or Demand Draft; ii) Copy of PAN Card; iii) Proof of Identification/ Address Badal Kanti Dutta ii) Sri Badal Kanti Dutta iii) Sri Subrata Dutta of131/C, Bidhan Sarani, Shyambazar, Kolkata-700004. Proof (KYC) viz. self-attested copy of Voter ID Card/ Driving License/ Passport etc.; without which the Bid is liable to be rejected. UPLOADING SCANNED COPY OF ANNEXURE- The reserve price will be Rs.1,10,00,000.00 (Rupees One Crore Ten Lac only) and the earnest money deposit will be Rs.11,00,000.00 (Rupees Eleven lakh II & III (can be downloaded from the Web Portal: https//www.bankeauctions.com) AFTER DULY FILLED UP & SIGNING IS ALSO REQUIRED. The interested bidders who require only). assistance in creating Login ID & Password, uploading data, submitting Bid Documents, Training/ Demonstration on Online Inter-se Bidding etc., may contact M/s C1 India Pvt Ltd, The specific details of the property intended to be brought to sale through e-auction mode are enumerated below: Udyog Vihar, Phase 2, Gulf Petrochem building, Building No. 301, Gurgaon, Haryana. Pin: 122015, E-mail ID : [email protected], Support Helpline Numbers : 124- 4302020/21/22/23, 7291981124 / 5 / 6, Kingshuk Ghosh @ 9836311889, Email :- [email protected] and for any property related query may contact Authorised Officer: Detailed description of the Property Sanjib Kumar Nag ; Mobile No: 9674719212, E-mail ID: [email protected] during the working hours from Monday to Saturday. ALL THAT piece and parcel of land measuring two cottahs and six chittacks together with a partly tenanted three storied masonry building messuage tenement or dwelling 6. The interested bidder has to submit their Bid Documents [EMD (not below the Reserve Price) and required documents (mentioned in Point No.4)] on/ before 22.12.2020 upto house with all easement right, electrical connection, water connection and exclusive right of boundary wall on the west being premises No. 131/C, Bidhan Sarani (formerly 5.00 pm and after going through the Registering Process (One time) and generating User ID & Password of their own, shall be eligible for participating the e-Auction Process, numbered as 131/Cand 131/D, Cornwallis Street) in the town of Kolkata, Police Station-Shyampukur within the jurisdiction of Kolkata Municipal Corporation comprised in subject to due verification (of the documents) and/ or approval of the Authorised Officer. Deed No. 11455 of 1991 registration office Registrar of Assurances, Calcutta. The property stands in the name of Badal Kanti Dutta and Basanti Dutta.The property is 7. During the Online Inter-se Bidding, Bidder can improve their Bid Amount as per the 'Bid Increase Amount' (mentioned above) or its multiple and in case bid is placed during the butted and bounded by-North: Nyayaratna Lane. East: Cornwallis Street now Bidhan Sarani. South: Premises No. 131/1A, Cornwallis Street, now Bidhan Sarani. West: last 5 minutes of the closing time of the e-Auction, the closing time will automatically get extended for 5 minutes (each time till the closure of e-Auction process), otherwise, it'll Premises No. 131/B, Cornwallis Street, now Bidhan Sarani. automatically get closed. The bidder who submits the highest bid amount (not below the Reserve Price) on the closure of the e-Auction Process shall be declared as a Successful Bidder by the Authorised Officer/ Secured Creditor, after required verification Encumbrances on property if any “The Vendor Sri Badal Kanti Dutta, S/o Sri Hrishikesh Dutta and Smt Basanti Dutta, W/o Sri Badal Kanti Dutta, after 8. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of the successful bidder shall be retained towards part sale consideration and the EMD of unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded. The becoming the owner of the premises has let out from time to time the major portion of the ground floor and the entire Earnest Money Deposit shall not bear any interest. The successful bidder shall have to deposit 25% of the sale price, adjusting the EMD already paid, within 24 hours of the first floor of the said to various tenants and is presently occupying one room in the ground floor and the entire second acceptance of bid price by the Authorised Officer and the balance 75% of the sale price on or before 15th day of sale or within such extended period as agreed upon in writing by and floor of the said premises.” Note: However, on Ground Floor, out of 5 shops, 4 shops are rented as per Deed, prior to solely at the discretion of the Authorised Officer. In case of default in payment by the successful bidder, the amount already deposited by the offer shall be liable to be forfeited and mortgage with the Bank. Best of knowledge and information of the Authorised Officer, there is no other encumbrance property shall be put to re-auction and the defaulting borrower shall have no claim/ right in respect of property/ amount. on the property except abovementioned. 9. The prospective qualified bidders may avail online training on e-Auction from M/s. C1 India Pvt. Ltd. prior to the date of e-Auction. Neither the Authorised Officer/ Bank nor M/s. C1 Reserve Price Rs.1,10,00,000.00 (Rupees One Crore Ten Lakh only) India Pvt. Ltd. shall be liable for any Internet Network problem and the interested bidders to ensure that they are technically well equipped for participating in the e-Auction event. 10. The purchaser shall bear the applicable stamp duties/ additional stamp duty/ transfer charges, fee etc. and also all the statutory/ non-statutory dues, taxes, rates, assessment EMD Amount Rs.11,00,000.00 (Rupees Eleven Lakh only) charges, fees etc. owing to anybody. Bid incremental amount Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) 11. The Authorised Officer is not bound to accept the highest offer and the Authorised Officer has the absolute right to accept or reject any or all offer(s) or adjourn/ postpone/ cancel Date and time of e-auction at the the e-Auction without assigning any reason thereof. Date:- 28.12.2020 / Time:- 11.00 AM to 2.00 PM 12. The bidders are advised to go through the detailed Terms & Conditions of e-Auction available on the Web Portal of M/s. C1 India Pvt. Ltd., https://www.bankeauctions.com Platform of e-auction Service Provider https://www.mstcecommerce.com/auctionhome/ibapi before submitting their bids and taking part in the e-Auction 13. The publication is subject to the force major clause. Property ID No. Property ID No.- IDIBBRSAMBKOL31 Special Instructions Bidders are advised to visit the website (www.mstcecommerce.com) of our e auction service provider MSTC Ltd. to participate in online bid. For Technical Assistance 14. Bidding in the last moment should be avoided in the bidders own interest as neither the STATE BANK OF INDIA nor Service provider will be responsible for any Please call MSTC HELPDESK No. 033-22901004 and other help line numbers available in service providers help desk. For Registration status with MSTC Ltd, lapse/failure(Internet failure/power failure etc.).In order to ward-off such contingent situations bidders are requested to make all necessary arrangements / alternatives such as please contact [email protected] and for EMD status please contact [email protected]. power supply back-up etc, so that they are able to circumvent such situation and are able to participate in the auction successfully. For property details and photograph of the property and auction terms and conditions please visit: https://ibapi.in and for clarifications related to this portal, please STATUTORY 15 DAYS SALE NOTICE UNDER THE SARFAESI ACT, 2002 contact help line number “18001025026” and “011-41106131”. The borrowers/ guarantors are hereby notified to pay the sum as mentioned above along with up to date interest and ancillary expenses before the date of e-Auction, failing which the Bidders are advised to use Property ID Number mentioned above while searching for the property in the website with https://ibapi.in and property will be auctioned/ sold and balance dues, if any, will be recovered with interest and cost. www.mstcecommerce.com. Date: 05.12.2020 Authorised Officer Date : 04.12.2020, Place: Kolkata State Bank of India Place: Kolkata AUTHORISED OFFICER 4 EDIT Vol-3, issue 120 KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY What A Pity! Workers, Farmers ‘Right’fully Fighting Together BJP’s IT head Amit Malviya branded ‘manipulative media’ AMARJEET KAUR JP IT Cell head Amit Malviya is in the middle of a twitter storm and he cannot honourably tweet about agriculture bills, three labour codes and !' + !+ ! ! \! ! ! - B tor, etc. All the norms and forms of parlia- + ! ! ! % ! - ence that not even President of the United States Donald J. mentary democracy were violated, rather Trump has had the honour of getting tagged with on Twitter, Parliament was mutilated, when the ruling + ! \! + ! ! regime used brute majority in Lok Sabha ! ! ! ' ! \! ! % ! and when sensed that some of their own al- was Twitter head Jack Dorsey who was at the receiving end. lies may not support them in Rajya Sabha, The man was on a tour of India and he had gotten himself the agri-bills were passed with voice vote, pictured with a bevy of “progressive Indian women” with ignoring the Opposition’s demand for a di- a couple of them holding placards with the legend “Smash vision and eight MPs were thrown out for Brahminical Patriarchy” printed on them. It wasn’t sub- “unruly behaviour”. tle, the message. It was in your face and the women with This was taken as a big blow by the Dorsey weren’t apologetic about it, then; and wouldn’t be farmers, who were already agitating since apologetic, now! Quite the contrary, they would be at the promulgation of the ordinances and the vanguard, congratulating Jack Dorsey and Twitter for “red trade unions had extended their support. \! Q! ' ! ! ! ' ! ! They decided in their United Front of So, what happened? Apparently, Malviya, who heads an kisan organizations – AIKSCC — to lodge army of “bhakt IT warriors”, all clubbed under the awning nationwide protest on September 25 and of “BJP IT Cell”, tweeted an allegedly edited (doctored?) the president of this joint Morcha came photograph from the ongoing farmers’ protests. And Twit- to express solidarity with workers in their \! ! ! ! ! !% protest demonstration on 23rd September ! ! ! ! ! ! at Jantar Mantar, being held as part of na- Indian politician. With that Malviya joins an exclusive club tionwide protest call by the platform of of which United States President Donald Trump is the most Central Trade Union organisations. ! ! ! \! + The irony of the situation is that when fact every one of his tweets containing the words “election the central trade unions were on streets ! \! + ! ! ! ! - to do away with “Section 230”, which gives “Big Tech” like cation of labour laws on September 23, “Facebook, Google and Twitter” a semblance of protection Modi government shamed Parliament and from getting hauled up for perceived misdemeanours. Ac- crushed democratic norms when the La- cording to people in the know, “Twitter action” against Amit Government used Covid-19 situation to push their economic policies and bour codes were passed with total absence Malviya follows a series of crucial policy changes made by of opposition, which was on boycott de- ! ! ! - manding taking back of eight MPs in Ra- ing news/information.” And there are United States senators to suppress the rights of workers, farmers and the common citizens jya Sabha and only the ruling party MPs who categorize such powers that Twitter has armed itself were present. with as bordering on censorship, a power which the senators In solidarity with farmers, the trade say ought to be taken away from “Big Tech and Social Me- Despite all odds, with heavy rains and ernments and the PSUs was much bet- ! ! ! ! !- unions mobilised all over India to sup- dia” ASAP. If Donald Trump somehow, by hook or no hook, a typhoon in some states and oppressive ter than previous times. Several states, tions by the trade unions of all sectors in port their action on September 25. It was manages a second term, be sure Section 230 will get the boot methods of the government, the nation- including Kerala, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, the coming days to halt and for reversal of in this background that we, the platform and it might even happen if the Republicans win the “Geor- wide strike on November 26, 2020 was a Telangana, Odisha, Assam, reported total these anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people of ten central trade union organisations, gia runoffs” and get a clear majority in the US Senate. That grand success, surpassing the participation bandh-like situation. The general strike and anti-national policies of the govern- along with sectoral federations /associa- said, Twitter has no friends in the BJP despite the fact that in the January 8, 2020 General Strike. was tremendous in most of the states with ment. tions, decided, in our national convention Prime Minister Narendra Modi has millions of followers on The number of participants in various great impact in the states of West Bengal The joint struggle committee of vari- of workers held online on October 2 – the Twitter, only less than the numbers Donald Trump has. Both forms, strikes or mass mobilisation in Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, ous kisan organisations had given a call Gandhi Jayanti Day — to organise Na- Trump and Modi have been adroitly using Twitter to not processions, dharnas picketing etc, was Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhat- of Delhi Chalo on 26 and 27 November, tionwide General Strike on November 26 ! ! \ + ! more than 25 crores of working people. tisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, which was supported by the trade unions to demand withdrawal of Farm Acts and to attack and disparage foes. But while Trump is pretty in Employees from the central and state gov- Delhi, Manipur and Rajasthan. in response to the solidarity expressed by Labour Codes, among other demands. your face on and with Twitter, Modi has always been rather ernment departments and public sector Government used Covid-19 situation to them to the workers’ strike and announc- Later on, the AIKSCC also decided their muted, preferring to allow his party men like Amit Malviya enterprises — regular, contract and out- push their economic policies and to sup- ing participation in the demonstrations in nationwide protests to continue and Chalo and party women like Meenakshi Lekhi to do the “talking.” sourced —, those in the private industry press the rights of workers, farmers and the rural India. Parliament rally on November 26-27. % @ ! ! — regular and contract workers, and the common citizens, bringing in changes in What is being witnessed by the whole Despite all efforts by the government India by Twitter, Lekhi had gone ballistic and Twitter was whole lot of informal/ unorganised sector several laws to attack democratic rights of nation that the Modi government is hell and its blind supporters to defame the forced to give an explanation to a parliamentary committee work force in construction, beedi, home- Indian masses, to corporatise the land be- bent to suppress the spirit of farming com- movement, calling them names, trying to headed by Lekhi. In fact, the “action” against Malviya comes based, other piece rate workers, domestic longing to vast majority of kisans in India munity, which is enraged because of the discourage them to proceed towards Delhi on the heels of Twitter getting it’s a#* kicked by Lekhi and workers, loaders-unloaders, hawkers- as well as to contain and suppress trade un- ill intentions of the government having using concrete barriers, wired barriers, Twitter’s action against Malviya might be taken as “retalia- vendors and those in shops and establish- ions and to scuttle hard-won labour rights chosen corona time to bring devastating water cannons, teargas, lathi-charge, the tion” by the thinned skin in the BJP of whom there have been ments, agricultural workers and other rural with struggles of more than 150 years in agri-laws. farmers have shown their determination plenty in the saffron party in recent weeks and months; poli- masses, Anganwadi, ASHA and Midday India. We accepted the challenge posed by A quick recap of the events leading and with peaceful protests winning over ticians who are quick to take offence. Without doubt, Twitter Meal workers,etc, were enthusiastic par- Modi government and decided to come out to the present situation: Parliament was more support from varied sections of soci- has in a matter of just 24 hours doubled the number of its ticipants. for the nationwide General Strike in this called for a few days in September and ety. The kisan morcha did not fall prey to enemies in India with this action against Malviya. And there The strike participation by employees corona time. the government chose to convert eleven the offer of shifting their agitation to Bu- are some very “powerful” people in the list. Only the other of the central government and state gov- We have called it a preparatory strike for ordinances into enactments, including rari grounds in Delhi. % & + !+ ! ! “primetime hour” railing against Twitter, during which he in- vited “talented Indians” to join him to create a “twitter-like” social media platform to drive Twitter out of India. But then, Twitter is also testing the waters, most likely. Its campaign against “doctored media” got going seriously only a year Two Elections Have Lessons For Indian Polity ago, in November 2019. But once it launched the campaign, Twitter went in all-out attack mode. D RAJA We just saw two election results. One was the defeat of the blatantly anti-people, Waning US Hegemony pro-corporate, racist right-wing authoritar- ian Donald Trump in the US presidential RCEP creates world’s largest elections by the Democrat Joe Biden. This should send a huge message to all right- free trade block wing parties and leaders who try to divide the people on the basis of race, religion, n November 15, a group of 15 countries, including community and colour in order to capture the 10 members of the Association of South East political power. Trump is accused of de- OAsian Nations (ASEAN) and other regional power- stroying the three pillars of American de- houses like China, Japan, and Australia, made history by mocracy namely Liberty, Rule of Law and signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Free and Fair elections. (RCEP). The agreement establishes the world’s largest free The other election in the Indian state of trade zone, covering almost a third of the world’s popula- Bihar, where a coalition of secular, demo- tion and GDP. Many observers believe the signing of the cratic forces almost defeated the commu- &}" ! ! \ $ nal, venom-spewing, Hindutva machinery internationally and highlights the growing power of East of the RSS-BJP combine and their alliance Asia in world economic affairs. During the presidency of partner the Janata Dal (United). However, Barack Obama, as part of his administration’s famed “Asian the NDA managed to form the government pivot,” the U.S. had pushed for an American-dominated using all the resources at its command ! ! ! ! "! "! | ""~ making Nitish Kumar as the chief minister, The draft for that earlier agreement included many of the who had announced that he would hang his ! &}" + ! } ! boots after the 2020 assembly elections. President Trump scuttled the TPP as part of his adminis- Both these elections have taught many tration’s move to shake up U.S. international trade poli- lessons and have opened many opportuni- cies. The RCEP has been eight years in the making; it of- ties and challenges for the left, progressive fers many new opportunities for its members, as it removes and secular forces all over the world, es- many existing tariffs and makes it easier to increase their pecially in India. These two events clearly share of regional trade. The RCEP is expected to be espe- exposed the views expressed by many ! ! ! }= 7 % ! ! ideologues about the end of ideology and These elections have taught many lessons and have opened many the existing supply chains have been interrupted or perma- ideology-based politics. nently altered. The RCEP is not without its critics, however. The remarkable fact about the US elec- India was originally supposed to be a signing member but tions was the mobilisation of left-pro- opportunities and challenges for the left pulled out due to concerns that its economy would suffer gressive voters by the campaign run by under Chinese and Australian domination. Some observ- presidential-hopeful left-leaning Bernie ers say that without India as a member, the RCEP is much Sanders which helped Joe Biden cap- tional order for common good for all na- formance of the Mahagathbandhan have Not only in Bihar but across the country, weaker than originally envisioned. Another criticism comes ture the presidency through victory in tions which will ensure peace and devel- shown that the rise of right-wing forces the regional and national level secular and from the U.S.-led camp that has sought to “contain China.” key states like Michigan and Georgia. In opment. The Left’s programme in India + ! ! democratic parties should do serious intro- They believe that the sheer size of China’s economy com- India, the Left proved its mettle by win- has been to be the voice of the voiceless, meltdown of 2008 can be halted if progres- spection with regard to their ideological, pared to most of the other signatories will lead to Chinese ning 16 out of the 29 seats it was allotted the marginalised, the downtrodden toiling sive forces come together on fundamental political positions. They cannot afford to domination. Others wish that the partnership had included in the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, people of the country. It can be claimed issues of democracy and rights of the peo- take right or right of centre positions. Even provisions for environmental and labor factors—a common though as many observers pointed out that with certainty that ever since the RSS-BJP ple. However, with Trump giving a tough if they do not take left of centre positions, complaint about most free trade agreements concluded in the seat share of the Left was much less + ! = !% / ! / " ! ! they should remain at least with centrist the capitalist world. Despite these criticisms, the signatories than its strength on the ground and its con- it has been the Left that uncompromising- major force in Bihar, it can be said that positions. They also should introspect on of the RCEP have lauded this momentous moment for the nect with the people. It has become evi- ly opposed all their divisive, anti-people there is much work to be done by progres- their positions on the neo-liberal economic $ * ' ! ! + ! ! dent with the results. Still, the left parties, policies and moves and has been giving sive forces to undo the polarisation and policies which have brought the county to ! % ! ! CPI, CPI (M) and CPI (ML) aligned with leadership to popular movements. Be it fragmentation of the population on com- the present disastrous position and pushing through its position as chair of ASEAN for the year 2020. Mahagathbandhan because of the grave the discrimination against the Dalits and munal, caste and racial lines. the economy into recession. Diplomats from Thailand, China, Australia, and even the danger of the RSS-BJP claiming power. women of the country, posing one com- Coming to India, the pro-corporate BJP, Left, independently and also along with $ !' ! ! ! ! ! ! - munity as anti-national or the anti-farmer, by getting many more seats than its alli- other secular democratic forces should in- leadership. Many questions still remain. How will the next cratic forces. anti-worker, anti-student policies of the ance partners, will now claim to be a pan tensify the struggles against the destitution U.S. administration respond to the signing of the RCEP? ! ! ! government, the Left has tried to galvanize Indian Party with more presence in all laid by those ruling with a disastrous agen- Will President-elect Joe Biden continue the Trump admin- $ ! !' them as popular protests against the right- states and regions. However, it is clear da. It is the duty and responsibility of the istration’s hostile approach to all things relating to China? domestically and internationally and di- wing communal forces in the country and that the BJP’s programme for the country Left to bring together and galvanize popu- Or will the U.S. become more engaging and try to revive vided the US on racial and class lines. The it was these movements and protests that is to convert Indian Republic into Hindu- lar movements against the anti-people and a TPP-like free trade deal, so the U.S. is not left behind in victory of Joe Biden and his programme have resulted in the spectacular electoral tvarashtra. It has already created divides polarising policies of the BJP across the East Asia? Many pundits believe that the Biden administra- will be closely monitored by the leftists in performance of the Left in Bihar. amongst religions, castes, states and re- country. Left should be the binding ele- tion will try to be more conciliatory towards China under the Democratic Party like Bernie Sanders These victories have enhanced the ex- gions of the country. ment of what is democratic, secular and pressure from major segments of Wall Street eager to pursue and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They will pectations of the people from the Left. The % ! ! ! ! pro-people in the Indian political and so- investments in China without tariff or trade war concerns. also keep a close watch on the Biden ad- emerging situation has thrown many chal- and vote share in a major North Indian cial arena by rising against class, caste and For his part, Biden has yet to make any statements regarding ministration. The world hopes that they lenges before the Left in India. The vic- state like Bihar, should focus on creating a gender-based discriminations with more trade with China. will work towards a more stable interna- tory of Joe Biden and the impressive per- larger unity of secular-democratic forces. vigour and sensitivity. KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY NATION 5 India’s COVID-19 active caseload India issues demarche over remarks by PM Trudeau further dips to 4.35 pc of total on farmers’ protest SP BUREAU New Delhi, Dec 4: India on cases: Health ministry Friday summoned the Ca- nadian High Commissioner SP BUREAU recorded 5,590 recoveries. and conveyed to him that Delhi registered another the comments made by Ca- New Delhi, Dec 4: India’s 4,834 daily recoveries. Ten nadian Prime Minister Jus- COVID-19 active caseload states and UTs have con- tin Trudeau and some other has fallen to comprise 4.35 tributed 75.76 per cent of leaders there on the farm- per cent of the total coro- the new cases. Kerala re- ers’ agitation constituted an navirus infections reported ported 5,376 cases in the “unacceptable interference” so far from 4.44 per cent on last 24 hours. Maharashtra in the country’s internal af- Thursday, the Union health registered 5,182 new cases fairs. ministry said. on Thursday, while Delhi The Canadian diplomat Continuing with the trend recorded 3,734 new cases. was also told that such ac- of the last seven days, the In a span of 24 hours, 540 tions, if continued, would country has also reported case fatalities have been have a “seriously damag- more daily recoveries than reported. The ministry said ing” impact on the bilateral daily new cases in a span of that 77.78 per cent of them ties, the external affairs min- 24 hours, it said on Friday. are from 10 states and UTs. istry said. The trend of more daily Maharashtra reported 115 Trudeau, backing the agi- recoveries than daily cases deaths which was 21.29 per tating farmers in India, had comments by the Canadian brutalised in India”. has led to a continuous cent of the new fatalities. said that Canada will always leaders have encouraged “The reports of peaceful contraction of India’s ac- Delhi saw a fatality count be there to defend the rights “gatherings of extremist protesters being brutalized tive caseload which stands of 82, while West Bengal of peaceful protests, and activities” in front of the in India are very troubling. at 4,16,082 as on date, the reported 49 new deaths. expressed concern over the Indian High Commission Many of my constituents ministry said. While 36,595 When compared glob- situation. and Consulates in Canada, have family there and are persons in India were found ally, India has one of the “The Canadian High raising issues of safety and worried about the safety of to be infected with COV- lowest case fatalities per Commissioner was sum- security. their loved ones. Healthy ID-19 in a span of 24 hours, million population at 101. moned to the Ministry of “We expect the Canadian democracies allow peace- 42,916 new recoveries a day,” the ministry said. surged to 90,16,289 push- said. It said that 80.19 per India’s total coronavirus External Affairs today and government to ensure the ful protest. I urge those in- were registered during the India still continues to have ing the national recovery cent of the new recovered cases mounted to 95,71,559 informed that comments by fullest security of Indian volved to uphold this funda- same period, it said. “The one of the lowest cases per rate to 94.2 per cent as on cases were contributed by with 36,595 new infections the Canadian Prime Minis- diplomatic personnel and its mental right,” he tweeted on difference of 6,321 be- million population in the date. “The gap between 10 states and union ter- being reported in a day, ter, some Cabinet Ministers political leaders to refrain Sunday. Thousands of farm- tween new recoveries and world (6,936), much lower recoveries and active cas- ritories (UTs). Maha- while the death toll climbed and members of Parliament from pronouncements that ers from Punjab, Haryana new cases has led to a net than many other countries es is steadily increasing rashtra leads with 8,066 to 1,39,188 with 540 new on issues relating to Indian legitimize extremist activ- and several other states have decline of 6,861 cases from of the western hemisphere, and presently, stands at persons recovering from fatalities, ministry data up- farmers constitute an unac- ism,” the MEA said. been protesting for last nine the total active caseload in it said. The recoveries have 86,00,207,” the ministry COVID-19 while Kerala dated at 8 am showed. ceptable interference in our Canada’s Indian-origin days at the borders of Delhi internal affairs,” the MEA Defence Minister Harjit against three farm laws. said, adding a demarche was Sajjan too had expressed The farmers and the gov- made to the envoy. concerns over reports of the ernment are holding talks on Maha MLC polls Farmers’ stir on at Noida-Delhi The MEA said these “peaceful protesters being the matter. Cong wins Nagpur graduates’ border for fourth day Waqf Boards to be soon constituency PTI expressway and Kalindi Kunj -- witnessed ! ! ! ! ! - PTI registered ones, cast their Noida (UP), Dec 4: Scores of farmers op- ing peak morning hours on Friday. votes for this seat. Voting posing the Centre’s new farm laws stayed Farmers from western Uttar Pradesh established in J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi Nagpur, Dec 4: Congress was held in 322 polling put at the Noida-Delhi border for the fourth candidate Abhijit Wanjari districts like Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Firo- ! ! ' ! ! % booths spread across Ward- day on the trot on Friday, even as a key road zabad, Kasganj, Gautam Buddh Nagar and on Friday won the Nagpur ha, Bhandara, Gondia, state governments were connecting Uttar Pradesh and the national belonging to groups like Bharatiya Kisan asked to take strict action in division graduates’ con- Gadchiroli,Chandrapur capital remained partially shut due to the stituency election of the Union, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) and such cases, Naqvi said. and Nagpur. There were 19 stir. The protesters, including some wom- Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) are Maharashtra Legislative candidates in the fray and He said that a team of the en, are camping at one carriageway of the protesting at the border here. Central Waqf Council will Council by defeating BJP’s the main contenders were Delhi-Noida Link Road at the Chilla border, Sandip Joshi by a margin of Thousands of farmers are currently stay- visit these states in this re- the BJP and the Maha Vi- while some are demonstrating at the nearby ing put at Delhi’s borders with Haryana and 18,910 votes. This is a big kas Aghadi (MVA) candi- gard. Naqvi said that just Dalit Prerna Sthal near the Mahamaya Flyo- Uttar Pradesh in protest against the Farm- like in other parts of the setback to the BJP, as it had dates. Joshi is presently the ' % ! ! held the seat for the last 58 ers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promo- country, the central govern- Mayor of Nagpur city. “One carriageway of the Noida-Delhi tion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers years. Union minister Nitin Till now, Nagpur divi- ment will construct schools, road is closed while the other side, Delhi (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement colleges, ITIs, polytechnics, Gadkari had also repre- sion graduates’ constituen- to Noida, is open. The law and order situ- sented it for several years on Price Assurance and Farm Services girls hostels, hospitals, mul- cy was considered a strong- ation is under control and commuters have Act, 2020 and the Essential Commodities in the past. Wanjari defeat- hold of the BJP. Nagpur is ti-purpose community halls been advised to take alternative routes of the (Amendment) Act, 2020. ‘Sadbhav Mandap’, ‘Hunar ed his nearest rival Joshi the hometown of former DND and the Kalindi Kunj to travel to and by securing 61,701 votes, They have expressed apprehension that Hub’, common service cen- Maharashtra chief minister fro Delhi, Noida Deputy Commissioner of these laws would pave the way for the dis- while the latter bagged Devendra Fadnavis. Wan- tres, employment oriented Police Rajesh S told PTI. mantling of the minimum support price SP BUREAU of society. The central gov- skill development centres 42,791 votes. The count- jari was a senate member * ! ! " ! ! ing for the votes had begun system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big ernment will provide ad- and other basic infrastructure of Rashtrasant Tukadoji advisory on Thursday night, suggesting al- corporations. However, the government has on Thursday and contin- Maharaj Nagpur Univer- New Delhi, Dec 4: Waqf @ ! ! ! ! ! on Waqf land in Jammu and ternative routes instead of the Chilla road maintained that the new laws will bring Boards will soon be estab- to construct infrastructure Kashmir and Ladakh under ued till Friday afternoon. sity for several years. His for hassle-free commutation, even as the A total of 1,32,923 voters, farmers better opportunities and usher in lished in the Union Territo- for socio-economic and edu- the PMJVK. father late Govindrao Wan- alternative routes -- Delhi-Noida Direct new technologies in agriculture. out of more than two lakh jari was a Congress MLA. ries of Jammu and Kashmir cational activities on Waqf These basic infrastructure and Ladakh, and the process properties in the Union Ter- will ensure quality education for it has already started, ritories under the ‘Pradhan for the needy and employ- 14 booked under new anti-conversion law in UP’s Mau Minority Affairs Minister Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram ment opportunities to the SP BUREAU at the Chiraiyakot Police ter a man complained that Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said (PMJVK)’, Naqvi said. youths, he said. Station in Mau district fol- someone was harassing his on Friday. After chairing a There are thousands Naqvi said that while only Mau (UP), Dec 4: Fourteen lowing a compliant by a daughter in a bid to change Central Waqf Council meet- of Waqf properties in the 90 districts of the country had people have been booked resident of Molnaganj vil- her religion. Uttar Pradesh ing here, Naqvi in a state- Jammu-Kashmir and the + under the new anti-conver- lage, ASP, Tribhuvan Nath Governor Anandiben Patel ment said that Waqf Boards Leh-Kargil areas, and the communities’ development sion law here, police said on Tripathi said. According to on November 28 had given will be established in the process has been started to earlier, the Modi government Friday. the complainant, Khan, who assent to the Uttar Pradesh Jammu-Kashmir and the register them, he said in the has expanded development Shabab Khan aka Ra- is married, allegedly abduct- Prohibition of Unlawful ! ! ! statement. Digitisation, geo- programmes for minorities hul (38) and 13 of his ac- ed his 27-year-old daughter Conversion of Religion Or- time since Independence. tagging or GPS mapping in 308 districts, 870 blocks, quaintances were booked along with his associates on dinance, 2020, against for- It has become possible to of these Waqf properties 331 towns and thousands of under relevant sections of the eve of her wedding on cible or fraudulent religious do so only after the revoca- has also been initiated and the villages. The minority af- UGC extends time for MPhil, PhD the Indian Penal Code and November 30 with the in- conversions. tion of Article 370, he said the work will be completed fairs minister said that about Uttar Pradesh Prohibition tent to change her religion, The law provides for im- and added that the Waqf soon, the minister said. 6,64,000 registered Waqf students for thesis submission of Unlawful Conversion of police said. The state police prisonment of up to 10 years Boards in Jammu and Kash- In Friday’s meeting, while properties are there across Religion Ordinance, 2020, ! ! ! - ! ! ! & mir and Ladakh will ensure taking serious note of bun- the country and digitisation SP BUREAU months was conveyed for police said. The FIR was der the new anti-conversion 50,000 under different cat- proper utilisation of Waqf gling and encroachment of of all the state Waqf boards MPhil and PhD students lodged on Thursday night law in Bareilly, days af- egories. properties for the welfare Waqf properties by “Waqf has been completed. New Delhi, Dec 4: The Uni- who were to submit their versity Grants Commission dissertation or thesis. (UGC) has granted a six “In view of the above and month extension for sub- in the larger interest of the mission of thesis to MPhil research scholars, a further and Phd students in wake extension of six months for Plea in SC seeking appointment of govt of prolonged closure of uni- terminal MPhil and PhD versities due to the COV- students, who were sup- ID-19 pandemic. Earlier, posed to submit their thesis the students were granted by December 31, may be nominee to Ayodhya mosque trust dismissed extension till December 31. granted by the universities However, the same has been till June 30. “Extension of SP BUREAU headed by Justice R F Nari- malpractices take place and extended till June 30 now six months, as mentioned man which rejected the plea the funds are not mis-uti- but the tenure of fellow- above, may also be granted New Delhi, Dec 4: The + ! lised or misappropriated by ship for PhD and MPhil will for submitting evidence of Supreme Court on Friday The petition had said that any trust, it had said. remain the same--5 years. publication and presentation dismissed a plea which had apart from private individu- Issue direction in the na- “Due to COVID-19 pan- in two conferences. Howev- sought directions for nomi- als and members of state ture of mandamus directing demic, the universities have er, the tenure of fellowship nating central and state gov- Sunni Board, the presence the Central Government to remained closed for the past of MPhil and PhD will be ernment representatives to of central and state govern- create a Trust making provi- several months. Therefore, the same (5 years),” he add- the ‘Indo Islamic Cultural ment representatives was sion for representation of the the students have not been ed. Universities were closed Foundation’ trust for build- essential to ensure proper nominees of the Central and able to conduct their re- in March in order to contain ing a mosque in Ayodhya. management of the funds. state government belonging search or experiments in the spread of novel coronavirus. The apex court on No- According to the plea, the to Sunni Muslims in Indo university laboratories nor A nationwide lockdown was vember 9 last year had Sunni Waqf Board on July Islamic Cultural Foundation they were able to access li- announced later. The Centre paved the way for the con- 29, 2020 declared creating a Trust which may carry out brary services that are criti- has permitted phase wise struction of a Ram Temple trust under the title of ‘Indo construction work and man- cal for completion of the- reopening of varsities and by a trust at the disputed Islamic Cultural Founda- age the affairs over 5 Acres sis,” UGC Secretary Rajnish colleges for research schol- Ram Janambhoomi-Babri tion’ for building a mosque, land allotted in Dhannipur Jain said. ! ! ! ! Masjid site at Ayodhya, and cultural and research centre Village, District Ayodhya, The UGC had on April while majority teaching directed the Centre to allot and public utility facili- UP to Sunni Central Waqf 29 issued guidelines on ex- learning activities continue ! ! ! ' ' ! ties including a community Board, the plea had said. amination and academic to be done online. to the Sunni Waqf Board for kitchen, a hospital and a li- created by the central gov- foreign countries, the plea the Central Government and The Babri Masjid was de- calendar for the universities The decision about reo- building a new mosque at brary within 5 acres land al- ernment. It is expected that had said, adding that there the State Government may molished in December 1992 in view of the COVID-19 pening of varsities and high- a “prominent” place in the lotted to it. It had said there hundreds of people will visit should be proper manage- have all relevant informa- by “kar sevaks” who claimed pandemic and subsequent er educational institutions town in Uttar Pradesh. was no provision for nomi- the ‘Islamic Trust’ site and it ment of the funds and the tion about the working of that the mosque in Ayodhya lockdown. As per these has been left to state govern- The matter came up for ! ! will get contributions from property vested in the trust. the trust to maintain public was built on the site of an guidelines, extension of six ments. hearing before a bench government, like the trust within India as also from It is in public interest that order and to ensure that no ancient Ram temple. 6 BUSINESS KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY Gadkari inaugurates national Franklin Templeton MF to issue notice to seek consent of highway projects in Nagaland unitholders shortly SP BUREAU Highways & Infrastructure De- SP BUREAU velopment Corp Ltd) has taken up New Delhi, Dec 4: Union Minis- New Delhi, Dec 4: Frank- two-laning of Kohima-Mao road in lin Templeton Mutual Fund ter Nitin Gadkari on Friday inau- Nagaland, and the civil work has al- gurated a major national highway has said it will seek the con- ready been awarded on September sent of unitholders shortly project in Nagaland and laid the 30, 2020. “Chief Minister Nephiu foundation stone for 14 others en- for the winding up of six of Rio requested the Union Minister its debt schemes. The fund tailing a total cost of about Rs 4,127 to consider development of foot- crore, the government said. The house also assured investors hill roads in the State. Gadkari in- that voting for an orderly Road, Transport, Highways and formed that the same is under con- MSMEs Minister said 55 highway winding up does not mean sideration. The CM also raised the a lengthy wait for return projects worth Rs 11,711 cr were issue of Dimapur-Kohima Road, approved for the state in the last of money. The announce- called as the lifeline of Nagaland. ment comes after Supreme six years.”Union Minister for Road “Gadkari responded that work Transport, Highways and MSMEs Court on Thursday asked is in progress, and 70-80 per cent Franklin Templeton MF Nitin Gadkari virtually inaugurated work on this road has been com- and laid foundation stones for 15 to initiate steps within one pleted. NHIDCL has undertaken week for calling a meeting National Highways projects in Na- rigorous efforts to bring the pro- an orderly liquidation of as- sure you, that voting for an galand today...These NH Projects of unit holders to seek their sets and distribution of in- orderly winding up does not jects on track and expedite the pro- consent for closure of six has (have) a length of about 266 km gress of work. Regular meetings at vestment proceeds,” Sapre mean a lengthy wait for re- involving cost of about Rs 4,127 mutual fund scheme. The said. turn of monies,” Sapre said. the highest level have been taken to apex court also said that for crore,” Ministry of Road Transport expedite the progress of work on The six schemes are “Once we receive a majority and Highways said in a statement. the time being, there will be Franklin India Low Dura- ‘Yes’ vote in favour of the ground,” the statement said. stay of redemption payment Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiph- against National average of 39.90 are in tendering stage, the minister Gadkari also urged the CM to tion Fund, Franklin India orderly winding up of the iu Rio and Minister of State for km/1,000 sq km. The population said adding that 11 works of 178 to the unit holders. Ultra Short Bond Fund, schemes, we will immedi- further review the NH works to “We will issue the no- Road Transport and Highways VK wise density of NH network in km length costing Rs 2,127 crore resolve the issue. Speaking about Franklin India Short Term ately proceed with a second Singh were present on the occasion the State is 77.73km/lakh popula- are to be approved during 2020-21 tice for seeking consent of Income Plan, Franklin India vote to seek approval of the 26.25 km Kohima-Mao road for unitholders shortly,” said besides MPs, MLAs and senior of- tion against national average of with enhanced sanction ceiling. which the foundation stone was laid Credit Risk Fund, Frank- unitholders as required un- ! ! ! } 10.80 km /lakh population,” as per Five works of 524 km costing Sanjay Sapre, President, lin India Dynamic Accrual der... Sebi (Mutual Fund) on Friday, Gadkari informed that Franklin Templeton As- committed to the development of the statement. Gadkari further in- over Rs 6,000 crore are in DPR (de- this stretch is also an important part Fund and Franklin India In- Regulation... to authorise NorthEast and Nagaland and in- formed that for development and tailed project report) stage. The Un- set Management (India), in come Opportunities Fund. the trustee, or any other of Asian Highway (AH-1) connect- a letter to the investors on formed that 667 km were added to improvement of National High- ion Minister added that under CRF ing to Myanmar as it will greatly Franklin Templeton MF person, to proceed with the the NH network in Nagaland during ways, 55 projects of total length of (central road fund), total sanction Thursday. In order to ensure closed these six debt mutual winding up of the schemes,” improve connectivity of Kohima maximum participation, the last six years, which depicts a 1,063.41 km and total cost of Rs till now from 2002 is Rs 1,334.3 city to Manipur border. fund schemes on April 23, he added. growth of nearly 76 per cent. 11,711 crore have been approved in crore, of which Rs 487.14 crore has Sapre said the process of citing redemption pressure He, further, said person It is also important for socio- seeking unitholders’ consent The NH network in the state to- last six years. been released. He announced that economic progress of Nagaland, and lack of liquidity in the authorised under the norms day has been extended to 1,547 km These include improvement of a sum of Rs 45 crore is being re- will be through an “elec- bond market. would then be able to dis- he said and added that better roads tronic vote” followed by a up from 880.68 km till 2014. The Dimapur City, largest city of Naga- leased for Nagaland soon. will help improve growth of indus- From April 24 to Novem- tribute the cash already minister said almost all districts in land, project at a total cost of about Gadkari requested the chief min- meeting through video con- ber 27, the schemes under available in the schemes try and trade & marketing of local ference. Nagaland now have been connect- Rs 1,598 crore. Sixteen projects ister to urgently send the estimates products from various resources winding up have received and make further payments ed except a few, to a robust network of length 690 Km amounting to for Land and Damage Compen- He further said, details over Rs 11,576 crore from at regular intervals as the like bamboo etc. VK Singh hoped and modalities of the same of National Highways. Rs 7,955 crore are in progress, he sation in respect of Kohima By- that the new NH projects will at- maturities, pre-payments, schemes monetise assets “He said, the NH network den- added. Another seven works of 105 pass, the statement said. He also will be shared soon. Con- and coupons. Out of this, the ! ' ! \ ! ' ! sent will be sought from the sity now is 93.30 km/ 1,000 sq km km amounting to Rs 966.75 crore informed that NHIDCL (National state. schemes have received Rs October 24, the Karnataka unitholders for each scheme 2,836 crore in the month of High Court had said that separately. “The objective of November itself. The cash the decision of the Franklin the voting exercise is to seek available stands at Rs 7, Templeton Trustee Services Tata Power gets LOI consent, by ‘simple major- 226 crore as of November Private Limited to wind up Sensex rallies 447 pts to breach ity’, to implement the deci- 27 for the four cash positive six schemes cannot be im- sion taken by the trustee to schemes, subject to fund plemented unless the con- running expenses. sent of the unit holders is for 2 Odisha discoms 45,000-mark for 1st time schemes and thereby enable “I would also like to as- obtained. 49 per cent equity stake in the company. SP BUREAU The licence enables Tata Power to serve the con- Mumbai, Dec 4: Equity benchmark sumers of western part Sensex rallied 447 points to close above IKEA to open second Indian (WESCO) and southern :%[[[ ' ! % part (SOUTHCO) of Odisha ! + ! - with geographical spread cial stocks after RBI’s policy outcome. Ear- of more than 47,000 sq km lier in the day, the Reserve Bank of India store on Dec 18 each and will manage net- (RBI) left interest rates unchanged for the PTI istration on its website, by will be women,” Betzel work of more than 100,000 third straight time amid persistently high in- which customers will be al- said. “IKEA’s further ex- ckt. kms. each. \! % + ! ! ! - New Delhi, Dec 4: World’s lotted a day and time slot to pansion with its Navi Mum- The licence period for ing fast and would return to positive growth leading home furnishings visit the store. bai store will create a posi- the two distribution utili- in the current quarter itself. retailer IKEA will open its “We are very excited, as tive impact in many ways ties shall be 25 years. Tata After touching a record intra-day peak impact of COVID-19 while ensuring that in- second store in the country Mumbai is one of our pri- growing the home furnish- Power is committed to im- of 45,148.28, the 30-share BSE index \! ! ! - at Navi Mumbai on Decem- ority markets in India. We ings retail and manufactur- proving and modernising ended 446.90 points or 1 per cent higher at ward,” he added. According to Gaurav Dua, + 7J ' ' ! @ have been present online in ing sector, creating more SP BUREAU the distribution system in 45,079.55. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty SVP, Head - Capital Market Strategy and ft store would be the second Mumbai since early 2019 jobs, skill development and Western and Southern Odi- touched a new high of 13,280.05 during the Investments, at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, store for IKEA in India af- and soon the many people logistical development in New Delhi, Dec 4: Tata sha, it added. % + 7; ?: growth remains high on the priority of RBI. ter Hyderabad, where it had of Mumbai will be able to the state. The local commu- Power on Friday said that it The priority of the compa- 0.95 per cent higher at 13,258.55 -- its re- “The commentary is dovish in spite of the - shop at our fantastic IKEA + has received letter of intent ny is to improve reliability, cord closing high. '! ' \! ! = - gust 2018. store,” IKEA India CEO & IKEA’s presence. Welcome (LOI) for Odisha’s WESCO reduce AT&C (aggregate &! ' +! % ! ! % ! sentially means the liquidity situation would In a bid to provide a safe } $ ! !+ to Maharashtra,” Maharash- and SOUTHCO power dis- technical and commercial) and auto stocks rallied after the policy an- be comfortable and interest rates likely to shopping experience during Peter Betzel said. tra Industry Minister Sub- tribution utilities (discoms). losses and offer excellent nouncement. ICICI Bank was the top gainer remain soft in the near term. However, we COVID times, the Swedish The store in Navi Mum- hash Desai added. Tata Power has received the customer service. The com- in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 per cent, see limited scope for further easing of inter- retailer is taking extra pre- bai will be employing close IKEA India, part of Ingka Letter of Intent from the Od- pany will retain all the exist- followed by UltraTech Cement, Sun Phar- est rates by banks to borrowers given the ta- cautions for its new store lo- to 1,200 coworkers out of ! isha Electricity Regulatory ing employees of WESCO ma, Bharti Airtel, HUL, SBI, L&T, Axis pering of growth in retail deposits and rising cated on the Thane-Belapur which 50 per cent are wom- store in Hyderabad in Au- Commission (OERC) for the and SOUTHCO and their Bank and IndusInd Bank. credit demand in the economy,” he noted. Road, a company statement en. 40 per cent of their staff gust 2018, followed by on- distribution and retail sup- service conditions shall con- On the other hand, Reliance Industries, Overall, the policy outcome is supportive said. is from the Navi Mumbai line stores in Mumbai, Hy- ply of electricity in Odisha’s tinue as per their existing Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech and HDFC were for equity markets in general and interest IKEA said it is taking a area and 70 per cent of its derabad and Pune in 2019 ' $} ! policy structure, it said. among the laggards. The RBI’s Monetary rate sensitive sectors and economic recov- number of extra precautions support staff mainly house- as part of its multichannel six circles of SOUTHCO, a With the addition of both Policy Committee (MPC) “decided to con- ery plays in particular, he added. Elsewhere from its global best practices keeping and security are approach. Ingka Group is company statement said. the discoms, Tata Power’s tinue with the accommodative stance of in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and relevant learnings from from in and around Turbhe a strategic partner in the As per conditions of bid consumer base will reach monetary policy as long as necessary - at and Seoul ended on a positive note, while its Hyderabad operations. and Ghansoli, the statement IKEA franchise system, op- documentation, Tata Power 10 million consumers from ! ! ! ! ! Tokyo was in the red. Stock exchanges in Moreover, to ensure good added. erating 378 IKEA stores in will hold 51 per cent equity the present base of 5.7 mil- into the next year,” Governor Shaktikanta Europe were trading with gains in early social distancing, IKEA “With our long-term com- 30 countries. Ingka Group with management control lion across Mumbai, Delhi, Das said. deals. Meanwhile, the global oil benchmark will initially have a cap on mitment to Maharashtra we has three business areas: and the state-owned GRID- Central part of Odisha and The central bank’s stance is “to revive Brent crude futures advanced 1.81 per cent the number of visitors to will create 6000+ jobs by IKEA Retail, Ingka Invest- CO will have the remaining Ajmer. growth on a durable basis, and mitigate the to USD 49.59 per barrel. the store through prior reg- 2030 of which 50 per cent ments and Ingka Centres. Virohan sees 2-fold increase CCI to conduct market study on in enrolments SP BUREAU private equity investments New Delhi, Dec 4: Health- ! ! ! PTI practice, organised by industry body Gupta said quality, access and on Friday said it has wit- CII. The CCI chief said the study affordability of medicines are the nessed over two-fold in- New Delhi, Dec 4: Fair trade regu- will aim to gauge the common PE key determinants for the overall crease in student enrolments lator CCI will shortly commence a investors’ underlying incentives and quality of public health. However, ! study on private equity (PE) invest- motivation behind such investments owing to the inherited information amid the coronavirus pan- ments in the country to look at vari- as it is important to look at the rights asymmetry in consumers and sup- demic. The Gurgaon-based ous aspects, including whether PE they get to protect their legitimate pliers for medicines, markets by ! ' ;%?[[ investors’ rights in invested compa- ! ! ! - themselves may not deliver optimal enrolments for the current nies could lead to decisions that can holdings. It also needs to be looked outcomes in terms of these param- ! ! ! ! ! impact competition. at whether these rights can translate eters, he pointed out. The CCI study with 1,100 students in the While mentioning about the pro- !+ \ - intends to focus on the distribution year-ago session, Virohan posed study, Competition Commis- % @ - segment of the pharmaceutical mar- said in a statement. training of the trainees. “We skills and build a career in sion of India (CCI) Chairperson pacting competition, or whether the ket in India with a view to under- Established in 2018, the envision to make Virohan the healthcare industry,” Ashok Kumar Gupta, on Friday, investor and the company holding stand discounts, margins, policies start-up caters to students the largest healthcare pro- Dudeja added. Currently, said that in the current year, PE in- minority shareholding will classify at wholesale and retail levels of of ages 18-24, providing fessional training platform there is a demand for 65 vestments have surpassed strategic ! % them as passive investors, Gupta the distribution system, the role of diploma for various courses in the world to provide best lakh allied healthcare practi- investments in the country due to leading to product-market overlaps, said. He also emphasised that the trade association vis-a-vis various like operation theatre tech- quality training for allied tioners in India, whereas the the prevailing coronavirus pandem- the issue of common ownership by study would help the regulator in aspects of the distribution business, nician, medical lab techni- healthcare practitioners, available workforce is 4.5 ic situation. According to Gupta, a ! ! identifying the kind of shareholding impact of e-commerce on price and cian, radiology technician, which is affordable and ac- lakh. This gap is slated to new trend has emerged where FDI and its impact on competition needs rights available to common share- competition, among others. Accord- hospital administration, cessible to the middle-class widen with the expansion of and other foreign investments have to be understood, Gupta said. % \ ing to Gupta, the study also aims to emergency medical tech- and the lower-middle-class Ayushman Bharat and need been overtaken by PE investments. “In order to understand the trends rights provide and the available safe- investigate the extent of proliferation nician, among others. The masses,” Virohan CEO and for mass vaccination against The regulator has been examin- and patterns of common ownership guard in a company’s policies for of branded generic drugs in India, ! ! ! co-founder Kunal Dudeja COVID-19, the statement ing sub-10 per cent investments by PE investors across sectors in In- mitigating competition concerns, if its implications for competition and the NSDC (National Skill said. said. The start-up aims to in target enterprises by PE inves- dia, the Commission is shortly go- any. Separately, the CCI is conduct- to assess potential hurdles, if any, in Development Corporation), “We work with a pas- bridge this gap by training tors where they even have a board ing to conduct a market study,” he ing a market study of pharmaceuti- entry of bio-equivalent or biosimilar which assures the skill de- sion to build a generation of allied healthcare practitioner seat in the target enterprises. Since said. He was speaking at the annual cal sector in the country. The study drugs. The CCI keeps a tab on anti- velopment and behavioural learners who can grow their aspirants, Virohan said. many of these PE investments are in conference on competition law and was started in October. competitive practices across sectors. 7 KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY INTERNATIONAL China’s spacecraft takes off from moon Meeks elected as first Black K J M VARMA collected and sealed, the ascender of Chang’e-5 took Beijing, Dec 4: A Chinese off from the lunar surface on spacecraft carrying the Thursday at 11:10 pm (Bei- ! ! jing Time), state-run Xinhua House foreign affairs chairman has started its return journey news agency reported, quot- from the moon, according ing an announcement from LALIT K JHA European allies, but we will also need Surgeon gets to the country’s space au- the China National Space to build new multilateral relationships thority. China’s Chang’e-5 Administration. It repre- Washington, Dec 4: Democratic Con- in the Western Hemisphere and Africa. 15-year jail probe, comprising an or- ' } gressman Gregory Meeks, a strong We can only address the systemic chal- SP BUREAU biter, a lander, an ascender, spacecraft to take off from supporter of the India-US relation- lenges posed by Moscow and Beijing and a returner, was launched ker in Oceanus Procellarum, an extra-terrestrial body. An ship, was on Thursday elected as the with the help of like-minded friends,” Lyon, Dec 4: A French on November 24, and its also known as the Ocean of engine, after working for next chairman of the powerful House the Congressman said. lander-ascender combina- Storms, on the near side of about six minutes, pushed Foreign Affairs Committee, becoming retired surgeon accused of Meanwhile, White House Commu- sexually abusing over 300 tion touched down on the the moon on December 1. the ascender to present lunar ! ! ! nications Director Alyssa Farah has north of the Mons Rum- After the samples were orbit. Congressional committee that plays an young children over dec- resigned from her post after serving ades - primarily his patients \ ! ! over three years in the Donald Trump policy of the US. in their hospital rooms - has administration. been sentenced Thursday Meeks, 67, would replace fellow Farah’s resignation was announced Pulitzer winning novelist Democratic New Yorker Congress- to 15 years in prison in the on Thursday, less than 50 days before ! ! ! + man Eliott Engel as the Chair of the the President-elect Joe Biden’s admin- House Foreign Affairs Committee in the largest-ever paedophilia istration is set to take over after win- case in the country. The trial Alison Lurie dies at 94 the 117th Congress next year. that has felt the marked absence of US ning the November 3 polls. SP BUREAU Q % ! ! \ ! + this week in the western global leadership, but we must also re- In another development, the top US city of Saintes concerned at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the think traditional approaches to foreign ! ! ! ! } ! New York, Dec 4: Alison Gandhi Plaza on October 2, is also a four people allegedly tar- policy,” Meeks said. is the “greatest threat to democracy and geted by Joel Le Scouarnec, Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize- powerful member of the Black Caucus. “This will not be a return to normal, freedom” since World War II. Writing winning novelist whose sa- “The committee under the next Con- 70, including two of his but a leap towards a new way of doing in the Wall St Journal, John Ratcliffe nieces, a young female tirical and cerebral tales of gress will preside over an historic shift business. We will broaden our scope said China was growing its power by love and academia included in US foreign policy, and there is no neighbour, and a child who and outreach to parts of the world stealing US secrets and then replacing was hospitalized at age 4 in the marital saga “The War shortage of work ahead of us. Not only we’ve historically overlooked. $ ! } ! ! Between the Tates” and will we need to re-engage with a world the establishment where he “We will return as partners to our yet responded to the allegations. practiced. Le Scouarnec has the comedy of Americans been found guilty of “rapes” abroad “Foreign Affairs,” and “sexual abuses,” died Thursday at age 94. Francesca Satta, the lawyer Lurie, a professor emerita US files lawsuit against Facebook for the neighbor’s fam- at Cornell University, died ily, told the AP. His name of natural causes, according foreign workers in special- The positions that were the Eric S Dreiband of the Civil will also be added to the to her husband and partner, ity occupations that require subject of Facebook’s al- Rights Division. database of sex offenders, Edward Hower. theoretical or technical ex- leged discrimination against “This lawsuit follows a she said. During the trial, Praised by The New York pertise. Most of the nearly US workers offered an aver- nearly two-year investiga- Le Scouarnec admitted he Times as one of the country’s 600,000 H-1B visa holders age salary of approximately tion into Facebook’s practic- had raped his nieces. Other “most able and witty novel- are from India and China. USD 156,000. es and a ‘reasonable cause’ legal complaints against the ists,” Lurie broke through Fred Turner, who takes up Fred. “The War Between the ! % According to the lawsuit, determination by the Justice doctor have piled up since commercially in 1974 with with the impulsive British Tates” became a 1977 TV Thursday by the Justice De- which followed a nearly Department’s Civil Rights the original investigation “The War Between the Ta- actress Rosemary Radley as production featuring Eliza- partment, alleges that Fa- two-year investigation by Division. Our message to wrapped up. Le Scouar- tes” and received her high- his marriage falls apart back beth Ashley and Richard cebook refused to recruit, the Justice Department, Fa- workers is clear: if com- nec has been charged in est acclaim for “Foreign home. Crenna. @ ! cebook intentionally created panies deny employment October on accusations of Affairs,” winner of the 1985 “Before he met Rose- Academics and artists and available US workers a hiring system in which it opportunities by illegally sexually abusing a total of Pulitzer. Set in London, Lu- mary, Fred didn’t really ex- were often featured in her for over 2,600 positions and @ ! $ preferring temporary visa 312 people - mostly chil- rie’s novel was consciously ist for anyone here except a work, which combined sto- LALIT K JHA instead, reserved for tem- a fair opportunity to learn holders, the Department of dren at the time - between based on old-fashioned nar- few other academic ghosts,” rytelling with social and porary visa holders it spon- about and apply for jobs that Justice will hold them ac- 1986 and 2014 in several ratives of manners and cus- Lurie wrote. “Now the city intellectual commentary. Washington, Dec 4: The sored for permanent work the company instead sought countable,” he said. establishments were he toms, with one character im- is alive for him and he alive + % ' ! $ ' ! ! authorisation (or “green to channel to temporary visa According to the com- used to work. Prosecutors agining himself trapped in a in it. Everything pulses with Friendship,” centered on lawsuit against Facebook, cards”) in connection with holders. “The Department of plaint, between January 1, said they include almost Henry James story. meaning, with history and a professor’s wife in New accusing the social media ! !+ - Justice’s lawsuit alleges that 2018 and September 18, as many female as male, The protagonists were possibility, and Rosemary England who has an intense giant of “intentional and cation process (PERM). Facebook engaged in inten- 2019, Facebook employed with an average age of 11. Corinth University professor most of all. When he is with affair with a school musi- widespread” violations of The PERM process re- tional and widespread viola- tactics that discriminated + [ Virginia “Vinnie” Martin, her he feels he holds all of cian. In “The War Between the laws to discriminate @ ! tions of the law, by setting against US workers and cases could not be brought an Anglophile and middle- England, the best of Eng- the Tates,” a Corinth profes- against American work- demonstrate that there are no aside positions for tempo- routinely preferred tempo- to court, mostly because the aged scholar of children’s land, in his arms.” Lurie’s sor’s adultery upends his ers and favour H-1B visa @ ! ! !'! !+ $ rary visa holders instead of rary visa holders, includ- alleged facts occurred too literature so self-contained novel was adapted into a marriage and scatters hus- holders. H-1B is a non- workers for the position that considering interested and ing H-1B visa holders, for long ago to prosecute. No that her closest companion 1993 television movie star- band and wife into the cul- immigrant visa that allows the employer plans to offer @ ! $ % ! jobs in connection with the date for a second trial has is an invisible dog, and her ring Joanne Woodward as tural upheavals of the late US companies to employ to the temporary visa holder. Assistant Attorney General PERM process. been set yet. wayward young colleague, Vinnie and Eric Stoltz as 1960s. POTPOURRI Entire ’21 film slate will debut We are a hit couple: Tabu on on HBO Max and in theatres PTI director Mira Nair In an unprecedented move, Warner Bros YOSHITA SINGH Award-winning actor said has announced that it will be releasing its she is “happy” that Nair is ! ! ;[;7 + Actor Tabu says her a part of her life and she theatrically and on streamer HBO Max. In a creative partnership with considers her partnership statement on Thursday, the studio said that ! Q ! *! ! ! ' its “unique, consumer-focused distribution them a “hit couple” and special”. model” was created as a strategic response she believes that they are “I’m happy to have this to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus on a hat-trick, post their association. It’s very special pandemic, particularly in the US. Subscrib- critically-lauded work on for an actor and director to ers usually have to wait for at least 90 days ;[[? *! - have that kind of synergy. , the period that studios have long given 2017 blockbuster “Wonder Woman”, will sake” and the drama series “These things come in ! ! ' % + ! debut on the streaming service HBO Max “A Suitable Boy”. patches in your career and ! ! ' as well as movie theatres on Christmas. The actor and the direc- in your life -- these associa- But with Warner Bros’ move, HBO Max Like “Wonder Woman 1984”, the 17 tions, collaborations that subscribers will receive instant access to ! ! / ! ! screen adaptation of author really impact you and im- big-budget tentpoles such as Denis Vil- 2021 will be available to HBO Max sub- Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel “The pact things around you. So leneuve’s “Dune”, “The Suicide Squad”, scribers for 31 days. After the one-month Namesake”. In the movie, I just feel so lucky to have monster movie “Godzilla vs Kong”, and ! % ! ! Tabu featured opposite the found that with Mira,” the Keanu Reeves-starrer “The Matrix 4”. Oth- Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO of Warner- likes of Irrfan Khan, Kal 49-year-old actor said. er movies that will landing at the streamer Media Studios and Networks Group, which Penn and Sahira nair. The “A Suitable Boy” charts simultaneously includes Lin-Manuel Mi- includes Warner Bros. Pictures, said the ! ' ! ! the fortunes of four large randa’s “In the Heights”, Clint Eastwood’s model is a “unique one-year plan”. “With for its appropriate depic- over an decade. The six-part Hindi movies that is the are a hit pair now. We have families in North India “Cry Macho”, the next “Conjuring” horror this unique one-year plan, we can support tion of an Indian immigrant drama aired on BBC One term used for hero and her- to do a hat-trick soon.’ I of 1951, a time when the % $ ! ! * ! % our partners in exhibition with a steady family in the US. in the UK and Ireland, and oine who are very lucky for hope she does it soon. I’m country was carving its own Smith-starrer “King Richard” and “The So- ! % ! “A Suitable Boy”, based was later made available each other - Dharmendra waiting,” Tabu said in an identity as an independent pranos” prequel, titled “The Many Saints of giving moviegoers who may not have ac- on author Vikram Seth’s * \ = ! and Hema Malini, Neetu exclusive interview with nation by planning to go to Newark”. The announcement weeks days cess to theatres or aren’t quite ready to go 1993 novel of the same, audiences. Singh and Rishi Kapoor. PTI. - after Warner Bros decided that Gal Gadot- back to the movies the chance to see our reunited Nair and Tabu after “We are a hit couple. In “So I told her, ‘Mira we The two-time National cratic general election. starrer “Wonder Woman 1984”, a sequel to ! ! ;[;7 % $! ! Akshay begins shooting for ‘Atrangi Re’ Hong Kong restaurant trains the disabled SP BUREAU “It’s important to help Hong Kong after the city’s PTI schedule. “The joy brought the disabled or the disad- government invited him to by those three magic words is Located smack in the middle vantaged people, because open a branch. The kitchen Bollywood superstar Akshay unmatched : Lights, Camera, of Hong Kong’s bustling they are at society’s bottom is expansive, modeled after ! % ! - Action. Begun shooting for Mong Kok neighbourhood, of the pyramid,” said the a food court in Singapore. ! ! ! #AtrangiRe by @aanandlrai. Dignity Kitchen offers an restaurant’s founder, Koh The drink stall is operated Rai’s upcoming “Atrangi Re” Need all your love and best array of mouthwatering Seng Choon, a sprightly by a deaf employee, and on Friday, says that the joy wishes,” the 53-year-old ac- Singaporean fare — from 61-year-old Singaporean printed diagrams at the stall of being on a movie set can tor wrote. piping-hot laksa (noodles in entrepreneur who launched encourage customers to learn ' + ! % % a spicy coconut milk broth) the restaurant in January. simple sign language when which also stars Dhanush and Dhanush and Rai after their to fragrant slices of chiffon “They are the people it comes to drink requests, or $! ! ! % \ 2013 critical hit “Raanjha- ! \!' - who need help. If we can even to sign “thank you.” in Varanasi in March but naa”, will feature Kumar in sence of pandan leaves. get them a job, they will be At the claypot rice stall, the shoot was halted when a “special role.” “Atrangi But what sets Dignity out of the poverty cycle.” an employee with autism — the coronavirus-induced na- Re” is written by the direc- Kitchen apart from other Ultimately, Dignity Kitchen who, according to Koh could tionwide lockdown was an- tor’s long time collaborator, restaurants in the city is aims to place its employees barely communicate with nounced. The second sched- Himanshu Sharma. It will that it is a social enterprise, in other jobs in the food and strangers before his training ule of “Atrangi Re” began in feature music by AR Rah- almost entirely staffed by beverage sector so it can — enthusiastically introduc- October with the “Simmba” man with lyrics penned by employees with physical then welcome and train new es the dish to customers who actor and Dhanush resuming Irshad Kamil. The project or mental disabilities. The groups of disabled people. ask about it.“We used to pre- the shoot. Taking to Twitter, is a joint production by restaurant trains disabled ! pare a script for him,” said Kumar shared a picture with Colour Yellow Productions, employees to prep food the concept in his home- Koh, smiling proudly. “But ! % ! - T-Series and Kumar’s Cape and cook, as well as serve town of Singapore, but later now, 8 months, 9 months nouncing the start of its latest Of Good Films. customers. decided to do the same in later, he can’t stop talking.” 8 SPORTS KOLKATA 5 DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY ‘Concussion Sub’ Chahal trumps Australia, Williamson’s 251 India win first T20 by 11 runs puts NZ on top in 1st PTI ibly angry. And to make matters got hit during the death overs. test vs West Indies worse, Chahal dimissed two Four days of rest had done SP BUREAU G S Sandhu offers to Canberra, Dec 4: Yuzvendra form men -- Aaron Finch (35) Starc a world of good as he Chahal turned out to be the per- and Steve Smith (12) -- in his found both his length and swing Hamilton, Dec 4: Captain Kane Williamson scored 251, his return Dronacharya fect concussion substitute after ' ! back at the start. At a scorching third double century and highest score, before making an as- in support of an injured Ravindra Jadeja did on its head. 145 clicks, he bowled one that sertive declaration at 519-7 Friday on the second day of the his part with the bat as the duo The Australians were not pre- shaped away from Shikhar Dha- # ! ! = agitating farmers played their roles to perfection pared for Chahal, who bowled wan starting on middle-stump Williamson waited for allrounder Kyle Jamieson to post PTI in India’s impressive 11-run vic- way better in his most preferred and knocking the off-stump his maiden half century before declaring with about d26 ' ! ! format, varying the pace of his +! # &! + ! ! overs left in the day’s play. At stumps the West Indies, hit New Delhi, Dec 4: Former T20 International here on Friday. ' ! \ a mis-hit off Hazlewood over by minor injuries to batsman Darren Bravo and wicketkeeper national boxing coach Gurbax While Jadeja smashed an un- good effect. third-man, followed by a cover Shane Dowrich, were 49 without loss. Singh Sandhu, during whose beaten 44 off 23 balls to propel Natarajan, whose nerves had drive off Zampa. Openers Kraigg Braithwaite (20) and John Campbell (22) tenure India secured its maiden India to 161 for 7, his head injury eased after a decent ODI debut, Another streaky boundary off batted doggedly through the late afternoon to ensure the tour- Olympic medal in the sport, on turned out to be a blessing in dis- was right on the money and got Sean Abbott was topped up by ists went to stumps without losing a wicket. Friday said he will return his guise with India unleashing Cha- one to straighten catching Glenn a regal pull-shot into the mid- The second day was dominated by Williamson’s superb in- Dronacharya award if demands hal (3/25 in 4 overs) on an Aus- Maxwell plumb in-front. riques (3/22 in 4 overs) were taking Indian to a par-score at the wicket stands. Inexperienced leg nings. He batted almost 10-1/2 hours, struck 34 fours and of the farmers protesting against tralian side caught completely If that wasn’t enough, Nata- brilliant between overs 11th and Manuka Oval. The Indians found spinner Mitchell Swepson (1/21 two sixes and eclipsed his previous-highest test score of 242 new agriculture laws are not off-guard. The hosts could man- rajan snuffed out a frustrated 15th, which shifted the momen- ! ! ! ! ! in 2 overs) repeatedly bowled against Sri Lanka at Wellington in 2015. addressed. Sandhu, who served age only 150 for 7 in 20 overs. D’arcy Short (34 off 38 balls) tum in favour of the home team he conceded only one boundary short but did snap a prized catch Williamson is only the third New Zealander after Brendon as India’s national men’s coach Credit was also due to the to make it 113 for 4 and India till Jadeja came into play with a while Henriques conceded just in rival skipper Virat Kohli (9) McCullum and Stephen Fleming to score three double cen- for over two decades before lion-hearted effort from debutant didn’t have to look back from 44 not out off 23 balls. During a six, cleverly varying the pace when a ball stopped on him and turies in tests. guiding women boxers for a Thangarasu Natarajan (3/30) and then on. Earlier, vice-captain KL 11th and 15th over, India scored of his deliveries with a good mix the result was a return catch off a He resumed Friday at 97 not out and reached his 22nd couple of years, said it is his off-spinner Washington Sundar Rahul continued his impressive 22 runs and lost three wickets in of cutters and seam-up stuff. Ra- leading edge. century from 224 balls. New Zealand’s commanding total way of showing support to the (0/16 in 4 overs), who bowled run in the shortest format with Sanju Samson (23 off 15 balls), % ' ! ! % But Rahul punished him and mounted as he passed 150, then 200 from 369 deliveries. farmers, who are protesting well in Powerplay. ! + # ! - Manish Pandey (2 off 8 balls) along with Samson and the dan- so did Samson, who rocked back Williamson had a lucky break on 221 when he was caught in “bitter cold without any ICC match referee David {! + ! +! # \ and Rahul. However, Jadeja gerous Hardik Pandya (16 off 15 to hit him for a six. Rahul’s half behind by stand-in wicketkeeper Shamarh Brooks from consideration for their own Boon allowed the visitors a “like !# = ! ! ! | ' ! ! ~% - balls) were deceived by the pace century came off 37 deliveries. Roach’s bowling. The dismissal was annulled when the tel- well-being”. for like” replacement, as man- The Indian vice-captain hit fered from hamstring trouble, of pitch where driving on the up However, as has been Sam- evision umpire found Roach had over-stepped. “By doing this, I feel a huge dated by the rules, for Jadeja in 51 off 40 balls but leg-spinner launched into Josh Hazlewood wasn’t an easy job. son’s trait, he perished when Jamieson, whose previous highest score was 49, reached morale pressure is off me. I Chahal even though home team Adam Zampa (1/20 in 4 overs) ! Q $ ! ! Mitchell Starc (2/34) was also Henriques bowled an off-cutter ! ! ?; +! ' ! come from a family of farmers, coach Justin Langer looked vis- and all-rounder Moises Hen- two overs that yielded 34 runs quick and incisive at the start but and the uppish cover drive. sixes. their fears need to be addressed. If the ongoing talks do not yield a result satisfactory to the farmers, I will return the award,” Sergino Dest says ‘it is my time’ at Barcelona Sandhu told PTI from his home in Patiala. SP BUREAU week in an interview. olds Ansu Fatiati andand runsruns mademade byby JordiJordi AlbaAlba on the Messi has yet to recant his ed COVID-19 era is Konrad de la Sandhu was the national If I would be nervous, I Pedro Pedri Gonzalez,Gonzalez, left.left. Dest andand AlbaAlba mustmus stretch statement that he wants to leave Fuente, an American reserve team coach when Vijender Singh Barcelona, Dec 4: Amid the shouldn’t come to Bar a. For me it and 24-year-oldold Fren-Fren- defenses,defenses, whichwhich packpack theth middle the team. Messi, whose contract forward that Dest roomed with at + ! = ! + turmoil at Barcelona, United States is my time to show what I got, try kie de Jong. Q expires in June, will be free to ne- the 2019 under-20 World Cup. fetch an Olympic medal back in defender Sergino Dest has found to do my best and help the team Despite ann andand thethe otherother forwards.forw gotiate with other clubs next month. ! ! + 2008. It was during his tenure ! \ out. erratic Spanishsh AllAll thethe youngeryoun players I hear those things, too, but I the extra in-game coaching that that a then unprecedented eight The former Ajax player arrived Last year, Dest had the chance league cam- don’t know what is true or not, Koeman provides with stadiums = ! + @ ! in the aftermath of Barcelona’s to join Bayern. Instead, he signed paign, Barce-- lastlast couplecoup of games Dest said. in Spain void of fans because of 2012 Olympics in London. devastating 8-2 loss to Bayern Mu- for the team Bayern exposed as lona has wonn wewe got the spirit I hope I can play with him one pandemic-induced health restric- Sandhu won the Dronacharya nich in the Champions League in old and brittle in a historic rout en ! ' back,back Dest said. more year. But we will see. Every- tions. much before that in 1998. He August. After the club practically also served as the national route to winning the Champions Champions WeW played one wants to have him in this club, (You get) more details. That is gave away several older players League title. League well,w we had but it is his choice. the only positive part about that, women’s coach after his stint to jettison their heavy salaries, with the men came to an end. It was not easy, easy, but this matches good pos- Born in Almere, Netherlands, to Dest said. “This award means a lot to Dest landed at Camp Nou with the is my dream club. So that is why and has session. a Surinamese-American father and I have never played with fans in me but the plight of my fellow season underway. I chose Barca, Dest said about won its last WeW play as Dutch mother, Dest’s transition has a full stadium in Bar a yet. I’d like farmers means even more. It is Barcelona coach Ronald Koe- + ! ! three games a team,tea every- been made easier by the strong links to see that. painful for me to see them sitting man immediately put him to work to sign for Barcelona’s senior club across both com-com- bodybody is defend- Ajax has with Barcelona, including ! ! ! on roads in this cold. All that the { +! # in early October. petitions by a combinedcombined ing,ing, everybodye is Dutch great Johan Cruyff playing leadership problems besieging government needs to do is talk both sides of the team’s defense. I saw some chances. They had score of 11-0.0. attacking.attack I think for and coaching the Catalan team. Barcelona the debt-ridden club to them, clear their doubts and The 20-year-old Dest held up some new players for the team. Dest is noww on fulltimefulltime wewe arear on the While learning Spanish, Dest is holding snap elections for a assure them,” he said. on the steep learning curve, earned Koeman ... wanted me on Bar a, so duty at right backback after vet-vet- rightright pathpath now. is getting guidance from Dutch new president next month Dest is “If the situation is resolved to his spot in the starting lineup, and I thought they had a good plan with eran Sergi Robertooberto was ruledruled Dest, however,however, said that al- speakers Koeman and De Jong, focused on his job. their satisfaction, then I would ! # ! me. And right now I am playing, so out for severalal weeksweeks becausebecause thoughthough hehe sharessha a locker along with Danish teammate I just worry about the team, and not go ahead with it but if it is Barcelona to open a 4-0 win at I am happy. I had to take it because of a muscle injury.njury. room withwith Messi, Martin Braithwaite, who speaks making sure we win the league and not, I will return the award,” Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions you never know when the chance With his speedpeed andand footfoot he waswas inin the dark \ the Champions League, Dest said. he added. Sandhu joined League. (like this) happens again. work, Dest iss providingproviding alongalong withwi millions He lives alone but is often All the other things around the several former sportspersons in I was not nervous at all, it was Dest has become a key part of Barcelona withith more of othersothers regarding visited by his family. He said the club, for me, it’s not really my extending their support to the just I am ready and happy to play, the rebuilding project Koeman is \! # \! # thethe futurefuture of the only player he hangs out with away business. I just to have to make agitating farmers. Dest told The Associated Press this undertaking, along with 18-year- to balance outut the the deep deep club’sclub’s greatest grea player. from the club in the socially-limit- sure I perform on the pitch.
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