Protesting Farmers Call for Bharat Bandh on Dec. 8
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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA CHENNAI I SATURDAY 5 I DECEMBER 2020 WEATHER STATE | 4 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE | 7 SPORT | 8 Max: 29OC Min: 25OC HC declines to scale down fees RBI ups growth Natarajan shines as Rainfall: 5 mm fixed by SRM for MBBS students forecast India beat Oz by 11 runs ASTROGUIDE Sarvari: Karthigai 20 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 250 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Panchami Star:Pusam/ Aayilyam Rahukalam: 35 cm rain floods Chidambaram temple 9 am to 10.30 am Protesting farmers call for Yamagandam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm PRAYERS Fajar: 5.00 am Bharat bandh on Dec. 8 Zohar: 12.03 pm Asar: 3.14 pm ANJAY KAW AND GG “More people will Maghrib: 5.40 pm BHASKAR HARI join our movement,” Isha: 6.55 pm SHARMA | DC Harinder Singh Lak- Talks today: Govt may NEW DELHI, DEC. 4 howal, a leader of CORONA Amid the stand-off with the one of the protesting government over the three groups, said present new formula new farm laws, leaders of 40- C UNT odd farmer unions on on December 8 in support of New Delhi, Dec. 4: The had assured 40 farmer Friday decided to intensify the farmers’ agitation. government and farmer union leaders that the CASES DEATHS their stir and called for The decision to call for the leaders are scheduled to government is open to ‘Bharat bandh’ on De- nationwide bandh was meet again on Saturday considering ways to (+35,002) (+473) cember 8. The farmers’ lead- taken by the leaders at a for their fifth round of strengthen APMC man- ers are adamant on their meeting held at the Delhi- talks to end the deadlock dis, create a level-playing 96,06,810 1,39,700 stand and want a complete Haryana border on Friday over the new farm laws. field with proposed pri- roll-back of the farm laws. to chalk out their future Agriculture minister vate markets, and pro- Due to heavy showers, the ancient Nataraja temple at Chidambaram witnesses To press for their demand, strategy. The announce- Narendra Singh Tomar, vide a provision for flooding of its inner corridors on Friday. I Reports on P4 — DC covid19india.org the protesting farmers, who ment came a day ahead of food minister Piyush approaching higher faced a brutal police crack- the crucial third round of Goyal and minister of courts for dispute resolu- STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS down in Haryana last week talks with the Central min- state for commerce and tion, while asserting that before being allowed to hold isters scheduled to be held industry Som Parkash, procurement at mini- Rains have city inundated; (+1,391 ) a peaceful protest, said they at Vigyan Bhawan on who will be present in the mum support price (MSP) will block all roads to the Saturday. At their second meeting, will deliberate will continue. TN: 7,87,554 11,762 capital, occupy all highway round of talks on Thursday, on the points that farmer But the other side stuck toll gates across the country the government had failed leaders had raised and to their demand of repeal- WORLD CONFIRMED CASES and not allow the govern- to end the deadlock over the offer possible solutions. ing the three “hastily- delta sees major crop loss ment to collect tolls as part contentious farm laws. According to sources, passed” farm laws, say- of the December 8 strike. “Yesterday, we told the the government has ing that the legislations DC CORRESPONDENT regions reported heavy to Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Ma- 6,59,21,383 “More people will join our government (at the meet- worked out possible solu- with several loopholes CHENNAI, DEC. 4 extremely heavy showers yiladuthurai, Pudukottai movement,” Harinder ing) that the farm laws tions to the provisions on and deficiencies cannot including Kollidam (36 cm, and Ariyalur falling under DEATHS Singh Lakhowal, a leader of should be withdrawn. We which farm leaders have be amended. Heavy rains continued to Nagapattinam district), Ch- the Cauvery delta zone. one of the protesting groups, have given a call for Bharat raised objections. It hopes Meanwhile, Bharatiya lash Tamil Nadu on Friday idambaram (34 cm, Cu- The IMD tweeted that the told a news conference. Bandh on December 8,” to break the deadlock on Kisan Union leader leading to inundation of cro- ddalore) while over two doz- deep depression over the 15,18,657 The All-India Motor Bharatiya Kisan Union Saturday so that the farm- Rakesh Tikait has threat- ps and waterlogging in ma- en areas received rain Gulf of Mannar remained COUNTRIES, Transport Congress, an (BKU-Lakhowal) general ers’ protest ends at the ened that the farmers'' agi- ny rural and urban areas between 10 and 28 cm rain. stationary, about 40 km AREAS WITH umbrella body of goods’ secretary Harvinder Singh earliest. tation would intensify if while the deep depression Low-lying city residential southwest of Ramanatha- CASES 218 vehicles operators, had ear- Ladkhwal said at Singhu In the previous meeting the government fails to over the Gulf of Mannar areas in parts of Madi- puram. It would remain sta- worldometers.info lier given a call for a strike Border. I P5 on Thursday, Mr Tomar meet the demands. — PTI near Ramanathapuram is pakkam, Velachery, Palli- tionary over the same likely to weaken into a karanai and Kovilamb- region and weaken into a depression. akkam were also flooded. depression during the next Man electrocuted while While there was widespr- Crops including paddy 12 hours and then into a crossing road in city Comments will Contactless card ead rainfall covering many and sugarcane were inun- well-marked low pressure parts of the state, several dated in districts including area, it said. Chennai: A 40-year-old man was hit ties, India Vaccine only a few electrocuted in North Chennai’s payment limit is Tondiarpet on Friday. The incident tells Canada happened when the victim, who weeks away: Modi raised to `5,000 was not wearing footwear, was crossing the road when he came New Delhi, Dec. 4: India SANGEETHA G | FC in contact with a live electric wire. on Friday summoned New Delhi, Dec. 4: Prime should address this chal- CHENNAI, DEC. 4 According to police sources, the Canadian High Minister Narendra Modi lenge. deceased identified as Suresh was Commissioner Nadir on Friday said a Covid-19 The leader of opposition The Reserve Bank of electrocuted after he walked in Patel and told him that the vaccine may be ready in a in the Rajya Sabha, who is India (RBI) has decided rainwater, which was in contact comments made by Prime few weeks as he noted that a also a former Union to increase the limit on with a live wire on Vaidyanathan Minister Justin Trudeau experts believe the wait for health minister, said the contactless card transac- street in Tondiarpet. After a pre- and others in his cabinet it will not be long, and country should be well tions at point of sale liminary investigation, the police on the farmers’ protest asserted that the vaccina- placed to get vaccines at (PoS) terminals and e- said he was not electrocuted due constituted an “unaccept- tion drive in India will affordable prices and at an mandates for recurring to snapped wire and it appeared able interference” in the begin as soon as scientists early stage. transactions via cards the water must have come in con- country’s internal affairs give the nod. In his concluding address and UPI from `2,000 to tact with underground cables. and these actions, if con- In his remarks here at an at the meeting called by the `5,000 from January 1. Tondiarpet police have registered tinued, will have a “seri- all-party meeting held vir- Union government to dis- This will help cus- a case under Section 174 and ously damaging” impact tually to discuss India’s cuss the pandemic situa- tomers execute their begun an investigation. on the bilateral ties. Covid-19 vaccination strat- tion, Mr Modi sought to high ticket recurring Mr Trudeau, backing the egy, Mr Modi said health- address most burning payments like utility Nepal records 1,272 new agitating farmers in India, care workers involved in aspects of the issue, rang- bills, investments, two- had said that Canada will treating coronavirus patie- ing from India’s vaccine wheeler EMIs, consumer Covid-19 cases always be there to defend nts, frontline workers, who readiness to its pricing, durable EMIs etc. seam- the rights of peaceful include police personnel and reiterated that the lessly. Kathmandu: Nepal recorded protests, and had and municipal staff, and country has done better The RBI has also decid- 1,272 new coronavirus cases on expressed concern over old people suffering from than even some of the ed to make the Real Time Friday, taking the country's the situation. serious conditions would developed countries and Gross Settlement (RTGS) virus caseload to 238,861. The The MEA said these be inoculated on priority. those with better health transaction facility country's COVID-19 death toll comments have encour- Opposition leaders also infrastructure in tackling available round-the- stands at 1,567, including 16 aged “gatherings of expressed their views in the pandemic. clock from December 14. fatalities in the last 24 hours. In extremist activities" in the meeting with Congress On the price of vaccines, RTGS is used for high the same period, 1,575 virus front of the Indian High leader Ghulam Nabi Azad the Prime Minister said value transactions.