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I he high voltage tension like Kailash Vijaybargiya and Centre should put on hold the Farmers have been asking Modi said Opposition par- same thing “what his “In the new farm laws, the want to caution all those who Tbetween the Centre and Mukul three contentious farm laws the Modi Government to pro- ties are using you (farmers) to Government has dared to centre has only stated that are being misled and instigat- West Bengal Chief Minister Roy received injuries leading and open talks with the agitat- vide a written guarantee on the do politics to find relevance implement”. whether the farmer sells his ed in the name of these farm Mamata Banerjee escalated the Centre to question the ing farmers, Prime Minister continuation of the MSP, appre- today, since they have lost their Without taking any name, produce in the market or out- laws,” the Prime Minister said. with the Trinamool Congress law and order situation of the Narendra Modi on Friday hending that farm reforms political ground. “They fear the Prime Minister said side, it will be his will,” Modi It is the 20th day of protest Government on Friday decid- State. made another outreach to the which now allow trading, that Modi will get the credit for Opposition parties are trying to said, adding that not a single by farmers on the outskirts of ing to move the Supreme The Bengal Government farmers and said he is ready would gradually end the MSP reforms. Please take the cred- take mileage from farmers’ market has been closed after Delhi and agitators hope that Court after the Centre issued moved the Apex Court citing with folded hands to discuss and the mandi system. it, for me, the only thing that protests. the new laws were enacted. the Government would take a mandatory order to three the provisions under Article their concerns. concrete steps to resolve the Bengal cadre Indian Police 312 of Constitution according The PM emphasised that stand-off by walking the talk as Services (IPS) officers — to which the officers the system of Minimum the Government seeks farmers whom they had earlier could be taken on Central Support Price (MSP) will stay to not to press for scrapping the ordered on Central deputa- deputation only after getting and “talk about MSP ending new laws. tion — to report in Delhi by clearance from the respective after the new laws is the biggest Friday. State. lie ever”. Even as the State The law suit came hours “If anyone has any con- ++" !$,- Government refused to after Bengal Chief Minister cerns, then with our heads release the officers accusing called the Centre’s attitude as bowed and our hands folded, .!/"/ 01 2.3/ the BJP of violating federal “expansionist” and vowed not with humility, we are willing to norms — that made the to cow down before News discuss with them and assuage +324!-!, % State’s clearance necessary to Delhi. their fears,” Modi said, address- send Central services officers Interestingly retired IAS ing farmers in Madhya Pradesh !- 3"!/ on deputations — the officers, Bikram Sarkar and via video as part of the Ministry of Home Affairs IPS officer Gautam Government’s redoubled efforts  ,8823( (MHA) summoned the Chakrabarty referred to spe- to reach out to farmers. three IPS officers to report cial circumstances when the Modi said the Government nion Agriculture Minister to the Centre setting a report- Centre could lift officers from is ready to alley farmers’ fears UNarendra Singh Tomar — ing deadline of 5 pm on the State and “there is noth- and maintained that “they are who is leading the negotiation Friday. ing that the State can do being misled by Opposition with about 40 farmer unions The MHA had issued about this.” The Centre-State parties” who are supporting the along with Food Minister transfer letters to the three tussle went beyond the IPS protests to promote their own Piyush Goyal and Minister of officers — Rajeev Mishra transfer controversy with the agenda. State for Commerce Som (ADG, South Bengal); MHA once again summoning “Agar hamain MSP samapt Parkash — asserted the three Praveen Kumar Tripathi Bengal Chief Secretary Karin hoti to hum new farm laws are beneficial for (DIG, Presidency Range) and Alapan Bandopadhyay and Swaminathan Committee farmers and the Government is Bhola Nath Pandey (SP, DGP Virendra for meeting in report kyon lagu kartain”, h e ready to give a written assur- Diamond Harbour) — over Delhi which the officers said. ance that the MSP and mandi alleged lapses in security politely refused to comply Seeking to dispel farmers system will continue. arrangement to BJP chief JP with citing the ongoing apprehensions, Modi said, “It is He put the blame on Nadda during his December Covid-19 pandemic. six-month since the new farm Opposition parties for mis- 10 visit to Bengal. The two officials howev- laws have come into effect but leading the farmers and The convoy of Nadda was er proposed virtual meeting not a single mandi has been accused them of changing their attacked by an alleged crowd that the Centre had agreed to shut down.”   
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(FPOs) to set up direct links with West Asia, for supplying 210 its way to a market in Gujarat with- chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, includ- The Congress has moved a dis- aggregators and food processing tonnes of sweet potato for two out going through the hassles of ing the much-publicised Noida qualification petition against Aditi Lucknow (PNS): Trouble firms and form unique conver- cropping seasons (January and APMC route. International Airport and Ganga Singh in the state assembly and it is continued to mount for jailed gences to market their produce. June 2021). While sweet potato “Earlier inter-state trade was Expressway. still pending decision. Samajwadi Party Member of In two recent examples, the fetches Rs 20 per kg in the local hampered due to restrictions “The BJP as well as the previous SP The Congress MLA had earlier Parliament Mohammad Azam Maharajganj Vegetable Producer market, Tuber Foods would pay the imposed by the APMC system, regimes patted their backs for these pro- written to the Economic Offences Khan as the Rampur police Company Limited (MVPCL) in farmers Rs 25 per kg and lift the which have now been removed. It jects but everyone knows that these pro- Wing (EOW) and the chief minister lodged 11 more FIRs against eastern UP signed an agreement produce directly from their farms. is going to help both the farmers jects were initiated by the BSP. The BSP’s for a probe into financial irregulari- him, taking the total cases with Tuber Foods Private for the The produce would be used by and consumers. In the coming development model was carried forward ties and the functioning of Kamla investigate the financial irregularities against him to 100. supply of sweet potato, while Tuber Foods for preparing health- days, several farm products would first by the SP and now by the BJP gov- Nehru Trust, which has senior in the Kamla Nehru Trust as it never Azam Khan has been Mahalaxmi Producer Company ier burger-patties and chips than be traded directly to better markets ernment,” Mayawati claimed in a series Congress leaders as its members. served the purpose for which it was lodged in Sitapur jail for the last Limited (MPCL) in Deoria estab- those prepared from white potato. — inter-state as well as intrastate. of tweets on Friday. “The Rae Bareli district adminis- set up. The land was never used to ten months along with his lished a convergence between three The Union government had The department will continue to Mayawati further said that these tration forcibly removed hundreds of promote girls’ education as mentioned MLA wife Tazeen Fatma and government departments – recently advised the Uttar Pradesh facilitate many such tie-ups regimes had no idea of development and shopkeepers which is sad and I con- in bylaws of the Trust. Also, the con- disqualified MLA son Abdullah Agriculture, Education and Rural government to include mushroom through different channels,” the hence they were adopting the BSP demn it. However, I respect the order version of land into freehold is unlaw- Azam in connection with a fake Livelihood Mission – for the sup- as well as honey in Integrated Child official added. model which played a major role in UP’s of the High Court,” Singh said in a ful as there are around 150 shops birth certificate case. Besides, development after 2012. statement issued in Lucknow on which provide daily bread to 600 peo- they have also been named in She criticised the then Congress gov- Friday. ple,” Aditi Singh said, speaking on the cases of encroachment, land- . 0* * )%0      ernment at the Centre for creating hur- “I have written to the chief min- irregularities. grabbing, power theft, book dles in the name of environment due to ister, requesting him to reinstate the “People who question the trans- theft, idol theft, goat theft, Lucknow (PNS): Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party “They have nothing to do with the interests of the which these projects were inordinately evicted shopkeepers. I will also meet parency of the PM Cares Fund should buffalo theft and bullying. president Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday said that his farmers. What Arvind Kejriwal did was right. He delayed. the chief minister and request him to also reveal what they have done During the hearing party supported Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants that the lands of the farmers are not usurped The former chief minister made it help these shopkeepers who lost their through this society,” Singh said, tak- through video conferencing who tore down the copies of the three agricultural laws by the corporate houses,” Rajbhar said. clear that Metro Rail projects in livelihood,” Singh added. ing a dig at Congress leaders who on Thursday, the Rampur in the Delhi Assembly as these laws were against the different cities of UP and the Many families have been living on were members of the Kamla Nehru police told the Special interest of the farmers and were for serving the cor-      P  development of religious places of a land tract allotted in the name of Trust. MP/MLA Court that Azam porate. Attacking the agricultural laws brought by the Buoyed by its success in mobilising the cadre to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mathura, Kannauj Kamla Nehru Trust near Lucknow- Additional District Magistrate of Khan’s name was added to 11 Union government, Rajbhar said his party would sup- protest against the three agriculture laws, the and others were planned during her Prayagraj highway in Rae Bareli. The Rae Bareli, Ram Abhilash, who led the more FIRs. Earlier these cases port the initiative by the Aam Aadmi Party against Samajwadi Party will celebrate the 118th birth regime. Allahabad High Court ordered to drive for removing the encroachment, were registered against his the agriculture laws. Rajbhar was in Hardoi district anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary “We had also attached top priority vacate the land from the people as said, “On the High Court’s order, the close aides for illegal demoli- on Friday to take part in a meeting of people from Charan Singh on December 23 in a grand manner. to better law and order during the BSP they had illegally occupied it. For land was freed from illegal occupants tion of houses in Rampur. the Arkvanshi community in Sandila town. SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said here on regime due to which the people were decades, the administration was try- and legal action will be taken. Before Additional district govern- The SBSP chief said that those who talked about Friday that a grand programme to celebrate the birth assured of their safety and lived a ing to free the land, but did not suc- removing the encroachments, some ment counsel in the MP/MLA doubling the income of farmers were in reality ben- anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh would be peaceful life,” Mayawati tweeted in ceed. miscreants pelted stones at the police Court, Ramavatar Saini, said efiting the industrialists through the farm bills. organised at each district headquarters. Hindi. “I have written to the EOW to necessitating use of mild force.” that Azam Khan was not named in the FIR lodged by the  complainants but during inves- A Proposal for the mortgage residential Plot part    

 
 
     of Khasara No. 42 admeasuring 179.07 Sq. Meter tigation and on the statements situated at Mauza-Muglani Chak Shahari. Pargana & Tehsil-Sadar, Distt-Ghazipur, is of the accused, his name was pending befor L.I.C. Housing Finance Ltd. The original Sale-Deed is registered at the office of added. Lucknow (PNS): Highlighting Administration (MDA) rounds for iasis from the state and the country,” monary eosinophilia and could have the rounds in the presence of trained Sub-Registrar, Sadar. Distt-Ghazipur vide Book the importance of mass movement elimination of lymphatic filariasis he said. symptoms like passing of milky white health workers,” he said. No. 1, Zild No. 2578, on pages 81 to 106 at ser- ial No. 4121, dated 06.08.2010 executed by Director, Vector-borne Diseases, Dr (LF) in the state. Filariasis is a disabling disease that urine (Chyluria). Districts where the campaign Jagdish Prasad S/o Late Balrup R/o Moh- Badibag (Station Road City Ghazipur), Pargana, Ashok Paliwal, said that participation “Elimination of polio was possi- is transmitted by mosquitoes. Usually Joint Director, Medical and will be carried out are: Auraiya, Tehsil & Distt-Ghazipur in favour of Smt. Babita Singh W/o Sri Sudhir Kumar Singh R/o of masses was crucial in making any ble as it was converted into a mass acquired in childhood, the infection Health (Filaria) Dr VP Singh said that Etawah, Farrukhabad, Ghazipur, Village-Birbalpur, Post-Birbalpur Pargana- Pachotar, Tehsil & Distt-Ghazipur. It is informed public health programme a success movement with active support from damages the lymphatic system and if to start with, eight districts in UP Kannauj, Kaushambi, Rae Bareli and to us that the above noted original sale deed and therefore it was important to communities. If the media also dis- left untreated, causes abnormal would be undertaking the MDA Sultanpur. lost. If this original sale-deed is mortgage with any person(s), Financial lnstitution(s Bank(s) or break the cycle of transmission of seminates the right message, our enlargement of body parts such as from December 21. “Those suffering from medical any other one, may inform immediately to LIC Housing Finance Ltd. Area Office Mau Branch filariasis. fight against transmitted diseases hydrocele (abnormal swelling of scro- “Everyone except children below conditions like hypertension, dia- Contact No. 9695640872 or Sanjay Kumar Singh Advocate Mob No 9919972269 & Dr Paliwal was speaking during will become stronger. Campaign to tum) and lymphedema (swelling in two years of age, pregnant women and betes and arthritis must consume anti- 8765360669, othrwise the above noted propos- a virtual media sensitisation workshop have medicine once a year, for three the limbs). A few patients also devel- seriously ill people, must consume the filarial drugs, as they will not have any al shall be finalize immdeately after the expiry to spotlight the upcoming Mass Drug consecutive years, can eliminate filar- op chronic cough called tropical pul- prescribed anti-filarial drug during adverse reactions,” he said. of 15 days of this publication. /* )  -  Lucknow (PNS): In an (India) Limited had taken up small amount for the Kashi Hindu University, Institute attempt to make the Ganga the responsibility of making the changeover. Deputy General of Environment and Sustainable river pollution-free in Varanasi, Ganga river free of pollution Manager of GAIL (India) Development and Coordinator of the Uttar Pradesh government under Corporate Social Limited, Gauri Shankar Mahamana Malviya Ganga will replace the existing diesel Responsibility project. Mishra, said that 51 boats Research Centre, Kavita Shah, engine boats with CNG-run Pegged at Rs 34 crore, as would be fitted with CNG said that poisonous carbon boats soon. The upgrade will be many as 1,700 small and big engines at a cost of about Rs 1 monoxide, sulphur, particulate made at an estimated cost of Rs boats with CNG engines will be crore in the first phase for matter and heavy metal were 34 crore and will be the first in made operational. While a which Datar stations were released when a diesel-engine the world on such a large scale. small CNG engine-fitted boat being built on the river ghats. boat cruised but in case of low- Varanasi Divisional will cost around Rs 60,000 to Rs He said fuel dispensers had also density CNG engines, the envi- Commissioner Deepak 70,000, a big boat will come at been set up on the jetty and ronment was hardly affected as Agarwal told news persons in a cost of Rs 2 lakh. The boat- would become operational in a the compressed natural gas was Lucknow on Friday that GAIL men will have to shell out a fortnight. Former Director of less toxic.

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Jameel in ChandraBhushan Tiwari was ishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) workers will try, the Ram temple would actually take the favour of Mrs. Nirmala Devi Agarwal in respect of Plot part of Khasra No.511 Ka Min., admeasuring 37.174 serving in Indian Army's corps Vgo from door to door from January 15 to form of a Rashtra Mandir (Temple of the sq.mt., situated at Village-Madiaon, Ward-Jankipuram, Lucknow, which have been lost. It is informed to us of EME. I here by declare that collect donations for the construction of Ram Nation),” he said. that the above noted original sale-deed is mortgage with any person(s), Financial Institution(s), Bank(s) or date of birth of my son Raj temple in Ayodhya. Addressing press persons, Rai said that the any other one, may inform immediately to LIC Housing Gopalan Tiwari in my army This was stated by VHP vice-president and Hindu society struggled for five centuries to Finance Ltd. Area Office-Main, Lucknow, or Anoop Kumar Singh Advocate, LIC HFL, Mobile record is 15.09.1999 which is secretary general of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi protect the country’s honour by reclaiming the No.9455032691, 9554472272 otherwise the above noted proposal shall be finalize immediately after the wrong. His right date of birth is Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, in birthplace of Lord Ram. expiry of 15 days of this publication. 15.09.2002 which is registered Lucknow on Friday. “Finally, the Supreme Court accepted the in his school record, aadhar Announcing the launch of Shri Ram sentiments of the society and directed the gov- card, and family register. Janmabhoomi Mandir Nidhi Samarpan ernment to form a trust,” he said. 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      2+9,. and be motivated and encouraged to maintain social distancing and compulso- ,12 #,,3 ) hief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that rily use masks,” he said. Caction was being taken at the district Yogi also said that effective arrange- level for the COVID-19 vaccination and ments of COVID-19 treatment should be   2+9,. who were potential super- the virulence and infectivity of recovered. One more death all district officials had been instructed to maintained and testing should be conduct- spreaders. We did it just before the coronavirus has come took Lucknow’s toll to 1,073 arrange an effective cold chain and trans- ed with full capacity. ooking into the current the festive season and just down steadily. Another thing while there are 2,901 active portation for the vaccines. “Focus should also be on contact trac- Ltrend of cases across the before the wedding season,” he is that if a patient was infect- cases in the district. The fresh Chairing an unlock review meeting at ing and surveillance. It should also be state, particularly in Lucknow, added.Regarding the prepara- ing a lot many people earlier, cases included 18 from Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on Friday, the ensured that the Integrated Command and Uttar Pradesh is unlikely to tions for Covid immunisa- this rate has also come down Gomtinagar, 19 from chief minister also said that it was neces- Control Centres work with full capacity. witness a second Covid wave, tion, he said the points where in the last couple of months,” Indiranagar, 14 from sary to maintain vigilance against COVID- District magistrates and chief medical offi- a senior health official said on the vaccination will be carried he pointed out. Vikasnagar, 13 from Rae Bareli 19 as little carelessness could be harmful. cers should regularly hold meetings at Friday. out have been identified and He said though there is road, 12 from Hasanganj, 11 “People should be constantly made COVID-19 hospitals and the Integrated “The number of cases has the list of beneficiaries has not much change in the behav- from Jankipuram, and 10 each aware about prevention of the infection Command and Control Centres,” he said. been continuously going down been prepared while iour of people, the number of from Ashiyana, Cantt, Chowk and now that the vaccination trainings have already been infections is stagnant in some and Alambagh. drive is expected next year, completed. places or going down in most Across the state, 1,440 there will be further dip in “The district-level training of the places. “After recording persons tested positive, includ- cases and the second wave will also be completed within 98,000 cases on September ing 41 in Kanpur, 95 in under these circumstances is a week,” he said. 16, the day India achieved its Ghaziabad, 42 in Gautam very unlikely,” he said. Additional CMO and dis- peak, the cases have come Buddhnagar, 66 in Varanasi The officials said that tar- trict immunisation officer MK down has come down to less and 69 in Meerut, taking the geted sampling gave brought Singh said the vaccination than 30,000 per day even UP tally to 5,72,196. There good results and now they are will be carried out at 50 gov- though the number of tests has were 18 deaths in the state, carrying out focused sam- ernment hospitals in Lucknow. been unchanged. People are including three in Ayodhya, pling in areas with maximum Under the district-level train- also developing immunity two each in Mathura & cases for effective contain- ing which is underway, the dis- against the virus which is Varanasi, and one each in ment. He said the entire focus trict hospital training will take mutating to become weaker. In Kanpur, Prayagraj, Meerut, at the moment is on vaccina- place next week. some places, particularly in the Gorakhpur, Muzaffarnagar, tion but the surveillance and Secretary, People’s Health areas where there were large Sultanpur, Chandauli, Amethi containment activities will be Organisation, Dr Ishwara number of cases, people are & Mahoba taking the toll to continued as usual. Gilada also said that the sec- developing herd immunity,” he 8,154. Besides, 1,584 patients “This strategy has worked ond Covid wave is unlikely. “As added. recovered, taking the recovery for us. The targeting sam- a clinician and a practicing On Friday, 258 persons figures to 5,46,087. There are pling which we carried out was doctor, what I have noticed in tested positive for coronavirus still 17,955 active cases in the for the isolation of patients the last three months is that in Lucknow while 221 patients state.   !  #  % &' ( '& )!  ! 

  2+9,. Pharmacology. Harsh Shanishwara will receive Dr itin Bharti will receive the BR Agarwal Memorial gold NHewett gold medal for medal for MCh in Plastic securing the highest marks in Surgery.Adesh Hanumany the final professional MBBS Palyekar will receive Prof NC examination at the KGMU Mishra memorial gold medal convocation which will be held while Khandare Shubhada Om on December 21. A total of 46 Prakash Dr AM Kar centenary students will be awarded gold medal for the best perfor- medals on the occasion. Nitin mance in DM (Neurology) will receive 10 other gold examination for this year. medals, including the Haramohan Sahoo will Chancellor’s Medal for highest receive the Late Smt Suttee aggregate marks in MBBS, Nag gold medal for the best University Honours Medal for DM (Neurology) PG of DM maximum number of Honours (Neurology) examination. and Certificates in all MBBS Kaushal Kumar Gupta will professional examinations in receive the Prof TC Goel gold the batch. He will also receive medal for the best MCh a silver medal and certificate of (Urology) PG student pass- honour with distinction in ing MCh (Urology) examina- Pediatrics and certificate of tion in the first attempt for the honour in Surgery and a num- year 2020. Prashant Bafna will ber of book prizes. receive the Dr Siddharth Nitin said it was his dream Kumar Das gold medal for to get the Hewett gold medal.  )   obtaining the highest marks in Born and brought up in DM (Rheumatology) exami- Lucknow, he is the son of a standing, you must put your Besides, Akanksha will nation for the year 2020. retired IISR employee. “Being soul into it and try to correlate receive seven gold medals, in Lucknow, I had been read- it with the clinical cases that including Prof UC Chaturvedi ing about the Hewett gold you see. The studies have to be gold medal for second highest medal year after year and was done in a consistent manner aggregate marks in the final keen on securing it for myself. which I did,” he said. examinations, Sri Gaya Prasad I am also aware of the fact that He said he was not sure Tandon memorial gold medal the Hewett gold will be given which branch he would take for the highest percentage away to a male student after up after MBBS. “I have kept 2- among girl students in the three years,” he said. 3 options such as Radiology, final professional MBBS Nitin said he is not a book- Dermatology or MD examination held in January worm but actively takes part in Medicine, and I also want to earlier this year. skits and nukkad nataks and is go for higher studies in Anjali Singhal will receive also a painter. “There is no suc- Oncology,” Nitin said. He three gold medals, including cess mantra and there were no added that he wanted to join Prof Devendra Gupta gold specific hours for me to study. KGMU as a faculty member as medal, Prof Dinker Chand I have always believed that it would help him train young gold medal and gold medal duration of studies notwith- minds. with distinction in 67# #
  


  2+9,. move around wearing orna- ments as miscreants are on 36-year-old property the prowl in the area. He Adealer, identified as then asked me to take off the Tauqir Khan, was shot at by ornaments which I was wear- two unidentified miscreants ing. I took out three gold around 9 pm on Friday. rings, earrings, nose pin and Khan was attacked on Deva gold chain and he kept the Road when he, along with jewellery in a sachet and two others and driver, was handed it to me. When I returning home at Kamta in reached home, I was sur- Chinhat in his SUV. Police prised to find stones and said the bike-borne miscre- pebbles in the packet,” she ants were waiting for him to said. Her husband lodged a pass via the road. complaint in the evening. Khan was rushed to Meanwhile, an 18-year- Chandan Hospital where his old girl, who had gone miss- condition was said to be sta- ing from Central Hotel cross- ble. A native of Jaunpur dis- ing in Aminabad on trict, Khan is said to have November 30 evening, was been into the real estate recovered from Lakhimpur business for the past Kheri in the wee hours of 15 years. Friday. The police said the Meanwhile, a trickster girl left the house with her disguised as sub-inspector mother to a function hosted duped a woman of her orna- by her friend, who is a resi- ments on Friday afternoon. dent of Aminabad. The The victim was identified as woman dropped her daugh- Manju Singh (24), who is the ter at the crossing as she had wife of Ram Kamal Singh, a to go elsewhere. She told her resident of Nayak Nagar daughter to return home at under Madiaon police sta- the earliest. When she did tion. The police said she not come back, her parents was going to her house and other family members around 2:30 pm on Friday. started searching for her. A The police said the incident missing complaint was took place near Awadh lodged at Wazirganj police Lawns in Keshav Nagar. A station on December 2. The youth approached her and girl was recovered from introduced himself as a sub- Lakhimpur Kheri following inspector of the local intelli- a tip-off on Thursday gence unit. evening and was brought to “He asked me not to the state capital. &   #'     !  "#$%&%&

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 first modern Indian research     R school in chemistry and is   2+9,. Dr PK Shukla coordinated regarded as the father of chem- the training and visit pro- ical science in India. He also ushrooms are gaining gramme with adherence to  # stressed on the need of science Mpopularity in remote vil- Covid-19 protocols. The popularisation among the young lages and women are interest- women from Sandila were in   2+9,. minds for India to become a ed in producing mushrooms contact with CISH because self-reliant country in future. for their own family. Rural they require spawn (mush- wo members of a gang Dr Nautiyal also spoke women have basic material room seed) for seeding mush- Tengaged in lifting two- about various schemes and pro- available for growing mush- rooms. wheelers were arrested in the grammes of the Government of rooms and the simple training Dr Shukla has produced a wee hours of Friday. They were India and Department of and skill development has good amount of spawn. “A picked up for interrogation near Science and Technology for enabled them for producing one-day mushroom cultiva- Gol market under Mahanagar young researchers and innova- paddy mushrooms. tion training on various police station on the interven- tors. He said events like IISF will A one-day training on aspects helped them to devel- ing night of Thursday and provide an international plat- mushroom production was op confidence for indepen- Friday. The police grew suspi- form to discover new horizons organised at CISH in which 13 dently producing this pro- cious when the duo failed to in science and technology devel- women farmers from Sural tein-rich crop at household show any documents of the opment. During the pro- Marufpur, Sandila and Hardoi level. Learning by doing is one vehicle. They were identified as gramme, various short films participated. CISH director of the best methods to teach Vipin Kumar and Sujit Kumar. covering the laboratory tours Shailendra Rajan introduced women about the skills, espe- Five stolen two-wheelers and and services of IITR and NBRI, the mandate of the institute cially the mushroom growing. two dozen keys were found were also screened. and underlined the benefit of The women farmers were from their possession. They mushroom production, con- happy to note that they could said they used to lift two-wheel- sumption and demand in the get mushroom seed easily ers from different places across market. During the training, from the institute which is the state capital. knowledge about mushroom about mushroom production visited mango-based poultry near their village and a per- Meanwhile, police on production was given to the was also given to the farmers. farming at Amlauli village of son could collect it for all of Thursday claimed to have arrest- farmers. A hands-on training After the training, the farmers Mall block. Principal scientist them,” he said. ed two members of a gang of thieves. They were identified as Shafiq and Siraj, both carrying rewards of Rs 15,000 on their   -- .- / 0 ) arrest. Earlier on November 20, the police had earlier arrested   2+9,. Tax department for organising two other members of the gang, this kind of workshop. Sani alias Navin Rajput and ndira Gandhi National Open The chief guest on the Shubham Singh, and sent them IUniversity organised an occasion was joint commis- to jail. The gang members would awareness workshop on tax sioner, Income Tax (TDS), visit different localities posing as deduction at source (TDS) at Adita Singh, who appreciated vegetable sellers, rag-pickers the conference hall. The work- the efforts taken by IGNOU in and labourers to recce the areas shop was attended by the draw- the field of financial manage- and would raid the houses tak- ing and disbursing officers of ment. She also spoke in detail ing advantage of the dark. The the regional centre, coordina- about the provisions related to police said more members of the tors, counsellors of the study TDS. The guest of honour was gang would be arrested soon. centres, and students of BCom deputy commissioner, Income & MCom. Tax (TDS), Jyoti Verma, who Assistant regional director, inspired the officials to pay the IGNOU, Kirti Vikram Singh for financial management in to have adopted digital mode income tax on time as it pro- highlighted the objective of the their institutions. Regional for making payment to all its vides revenue to the govern- workshop which, he said, is director Manorama Singh said functionaries. She appreciated ment, which enables it to ini- useful for all those responsible IGNOU is the first university the efforts taken by the Income tiate developmental work. 8)),

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Posting a series unlawful acts against all estab- Rty tactics the Pakistani of tweets around the same time lished international norms, army Friday claimed Indian late Friday evening the twitter signify mal-intent of Indian army had deliberately targeted handle of Pakistan armed forces Army to target not only inno- a United Nations vehicle with spokesperson said, "Indian cent civilians residing along the two military observers on Army resorted to unprovoked Line of Control but UN board along the line of control. fire in Chirikot Sector of LOC. PeaceKeepers as well". Highly placed Indian army Indian troops deliberately tar- "This act only goes to show sources, however, denied these geted a United Nations vehicle Indian Army’s complete disre- claims while clarifying that with 2 Military Observers on gard to principles enshrined in these reports of targeting board, enroute to interact with the UN Charter. It is indeed a United Nations vehicles were CFV victims in Polas Village in new low for Indian not 'true'. In Jammu,Defence Chirikot Sector". Army. Pakistan Army stands in spokesman Lt-Col Devender The twitter handle also solidarity with #UNMOGIP Anand also issued a written claimed in a separate tweet, "It officials and appreciates the statement which said, "on must be noted that the UN selfless services rendered by all December 18, at about 5.40 p.m vehicles are clearly recognisable members of UNMOGIP in Pakistan initiated 'unprovoked' even from long distances due discharge of their UN mandat- ceasefire violation by firing to their distinct make and type ed duties" the twitter handle of with small arms and shelling and clearly visible markings. the DG ISPR tweeted.  *$'   #$$%   Guwahati:Assam Chief programmes, an official release remote areas. After receiving Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. a request from the department, on Friday said the state govern- Mentioning that he was the government has decided to ment will upgrade 50 border aware of the hardships faced by provide four motor cycles outposts (BOPs) with an out- people while manning BOPs in along with fuel and eight bicy- lay of Rs 100 crore in the first remote areas, the chief minis- cles to each of the 100 BOPs, phase of an infrastructure ter said, personnel entrusted the chief minister said. development scheme. with the responsibility of The officials were asked to Addressing a meeting of the ensuring security and peace in amicably solve all outstanding departments of Home and the inter-state boundary areas boundary issues with neigh- Border Protection and deserve good facilities. bouring states through dia- Development, the chief minis- Sonowal directed the Border logue and hold regular talks ter said, roads leading to the Protection and Development with their counterparts. BOPs should be made Department to chalk out an Sonowal also took stock of motorable for efficient man- action plan on an urgent basis the situation prevailing along agement of inter-state bound- for construction of good qual- the Indo-Bangla border that ary areas and successful imple- ity roads and bridges for pro- Assam shares with the neigh- mentation of development viding connectivity even to bouring country. PTI     !  "#$%&%&  #( .  "   52    0      &22&3&& increased to 365. He said that place in the city is crowded cases started coming up in Covid testing of 6,558 people but most people avoid wear- Prayagraj, which has stayed on he increasing number of was conducted in the district. ing masks on their faces. In less than hundred cases every  .2-   Tcorona infections has raised A special testing operation was this case, the coronavirus day since last month. But the Health department's con- conducted at the ECC and infection can again take a here people have started being cern. On Thursday, 98 new CRPF camps. dangerous form. The court careless again. Market, shop, of crop damages by the ani- cases of corona infection were After confirmation of has already ordered the police park or model shop for drink-      :&;&,&1( mals, Prof Shivraj Singh said reported late in the night. Covid infection in people to take action in this matter by ing, many people are reaching that today it is a very big prob- About 29 people defeated the with no symptoms at the ECC adopting a strict attitude on everywhere without wearing raising the government for lem and the government would infection. One infected died and CRPF camps, the Health not applying the masks by the masks. For this reason, the Pits commitment to provide take some steps in this direc- during treatment. According department decided to con- people. In view of this negli- police had to start checking in maximum employment to tion soon. to CMO Dr. Prabhakar Rai duct random checks at public gence of the people, on Friday, the city on Friday. farmers through agriculture, He said that for good farm with 98 new Covid positives in and crowded places. Samples on the orders of the officers, Khuldabad police checked President of Foundation for production, under the project the district the figure of the will be sent for the Covid test- the police cut off the challan near the Karbala booth and at Advancement of Agriculture we are making the farmers infected has reached 27,657. A ing by sending teams to offices at several places in the city for the railway station intersec- and Rural Development aware towards new techniques total of 29 people died of infec- with more than a hundred not wearing masks. tion and instructed the people (FAARD) Prof Panjab Singh of farming and ongoing gov- tion. Of these, 12 patients were employees. On Saturday and Police have been continu- to put on masks or else they said that three new farm laws ernment schemes. Former discharged from Covid hospi- Sunday, the CMO has decid- ously checking and fined since would infect their families are beneficial for the farmers Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, tals. Home isolation of 17 peo- ed to get Covid Protocol com- the coronavirus began to after being hit by Corona. The because the government IAS-BHU Prof RM Singh and ple completed. So far the num- pliance checked in private wreak havoc. People showed police also collected a hun- through these laws has made its many other senior agricultur- ber of those who beat Corona hospitals. understanding by following dred rupees during the city- efforts to provide good benefits al scientists also apprised the has increased to 26,529. CHALLAN FOR NOT the physical distance and wide checkup so that people to the farmers and help the lat- farmers of the main objectives The CMO said that the WEARING MASKS: With guidelines of applying the could come out of the house ter get good income of their  + 
 
 , of the project. number of deaths due to Covid the Coronavirus infection is mask, which resulted in coro- only after applying the masks produce. He was addressing the Dr Umesh Singh said that infection on Thursday during being lesser people started na infection being reduced to and ending the coronavirus farmers through virtual plat- the project is to provide max- Agricultural Sciences, Banaras under the Biotech Farmer treatment of an infected has being careless. Every public a great extent. Four hundred infection. form while FAARD team, imum benefit to the farmers by Hindu University (IAS-BHU) Project, there is a provision of along with Indian Council of distributing new technology Prof Shivraj Singh. He was fellowship to the farmers in the Agricultural Research (ICAR), and seeds to farmers. He also accompanied by Dr Neeraj selected four districts. and Indian Institute of stressed the need for covering Singh of IIVR, Project Co- In this, fellowship will be Vegetable Research (IIVR) rep- more and more farmers under Investigator of BHU Dr provided to progressive farm- /.R  0#     resentatives under ongoing the project. The team members Santosh Kumar Singh, FAARD ers especially women farmers Biotech-Farmer Project being visited four villages of Varanasi Trustee Dr Umesh Singh, in each district under which run in four districts of the district during the days to Public Relations Officer (PRO) they will be given an award of   # #  region which is sponsored by study the progress made under of BHU Dr Rajesh Singh,  10,000. the Department of Bio-tech- the projects at ground level. Secretary of Rajeshwari On this occasion, Surendra nology, Government of India, Apart from Bhikharipur and Research Foundation Dr Singh of FPO Jaya Seeds      &22&3&& and 28.98% respectively as and increased transportation other agricultural related reached Bhikharipur and Bengalipur, they also inspect- Vinod Kumar Singh and many Producer Company, Madhukar compared to the same period of foodgrains and other agri- goods at Prayagraj division, Bengalipur villages on Friday. ed Jayapur and Jogapur under others. Patel, Adarsh Kumar, Tushar egardless of the COVID-19 of October 2019. cultural goods through rail- after a gap of about 6 years, 2 Prof Panjab Singh further the leadership of former During the inspection Kant, Amit Biswas and others Rpandemic, the Prayagraj About 4,29,564 tonnes of ways, an important develop- rakes of foodgrains were said that the main objective of Director of Institute of when a woman raised the issue were also present. division of North Central goods loaded in November ment in agriculture and allied loaded from Iradatganj to the Railway (NCR) is making con- 2020 with an income of  sectors. tune of 73 lakh, about 522 tinuous efforts in the field of 45.82 crore, which is 8.11% Prayagraj division has from Naini in the last 2 improving goods loading. As a and 12.57% respectively as taken several steps to improve months. Income of  5.78 result of the efforts being made compared to the same period the loading of foodgrains and crore by loading of wagon of 2, #)  -  in the field of increasing the of November 2019. In the other items including finalisa- foodgrains, loading of food- goods loading, Prayagraj divi- same sequence, the revenue tion of Station to Station (STS) grains under new traffic from sion has made 4,47,816 tonnes from goods loading has been proposals for improvement Sonbhadra to 336 wagons,      :&;&,&1( number of patients who have samples collected was 5,02,381. Manduadih railway but all 55 of goods in September 2020 23.8 crore as on December in Goods Shed, provision of loading of 400 tractors in 4 been recovered so far is 19,706, Earlier, a female aged 72 from and 41 tests conducted there and has earned income of  17, 2020, which is 13.5% high- additional foodgrains and up NMG rakes from ICD Dadri s many as 82 new patients leaving 509 active cases. The Cantt succumbed to COVID- respectively have been found 41.99 crore, which is 21.93% er than the same period of the to 30% exemption for new to Bangladesh and loading of Ahave been detected in the recovery rate is 95.86 per cent 19 at Medwin Hospital. With negative. Besides, one out of and 5.92% respectively as com- previous financial year. traffic streams. New tractor 150 tractors in 1 NMG rake district on Friday, increasing while the mortality rate is 1.65 the addition of three new red 212 tests has been detected pos- pared to the same period of Transportation of goods loading traffic at ICD Dadri; for Tiruchirappalli , 2 mini the total number to 20,556. The per cent. zones, the total number of itive at Shree Shiv Prasad Gupta September 2019, in October through railways is safer, Obtaining new traffic through rakes from Fatehpur and 194 day also saw two more deaths, Chief Medical Officer hotspots has increased to 2,591 (SSPG) Hospital, Kabirchaura 2020. 4,55,793 tonnes of goods faster, environmentally friend- loading of foodgrains etc. wagons from Pankidham increasing the toll to 341. (CMO) Dr VB Singh has including 207 red zones. One while one out of 28 at CHC loading has an income of  ly and more cost effective Some achievements of include loading of foodgrains During the day, the follow-up informed that in the first report green zone has been convert- Shivpur. However, all the 112 46.91 crore which is 24.73% than other modes of transport loading of foodgrains and etc. under new traffic. negative reports included 116 of the day, 43 positive patients ed into a red zone again. There tests at LBS Hospital Ramnagar, and all of them have been were found out of 2,627 reports are 2,384 green zones with 13 125 at Government Women’s recovered from home isolation, received. Till then, the total test new ones. On the instructions Hospital, 42 at Swami increasing the number to reports received were 4,81,208 of the District Magistrate (DM) Vivekanand Hospital, Bhelupur 16,816. As no patient has been and the results of 3,065 are Kaushal Raj Sharma, mass/ and 105 at Sir Sundarlal 8.     discharged from any hospital, awaited. Out of them, 4,60,691 group antigen tests continued Hospital, Banaras Hindu the number of patients were negative, while 20,517 to be conducted at Varanasi University (SSH BHU) have remained at 2,890. The total positive. The total number of Junction (Cantt.) and been found negative.      &22&3&& by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Development Authority, sup- Farhan is at present in jail. Minister Yogi Adityanath. ported by heavy police force He had made an escape when riday came as a black A close associate of Atique deployment, had been raised was being taken from FJumma for Farhan Ahmad, Ahmed and brother of Abid on a huge plot grabbed illegal- Kaushambi to Prayagraj court, sharp shooter of mafia don Pradhan, Farhan is a sharp ly by Farhan When the police but realising that he may be 6+ )   # ) Atique Ahmed when three shooter and he himself force and the officials of the eliminated in an encounter, he bulldozers roared at his involved in over a dozen mur- PDA reached Dhoomanganj surrendered before the court Bamrauli residence under the ders, including that of BSP police station on Friday morn- to be safe within the bound-      :&;&,&1( House which was inaugurated al offices. APEDA's persistent efforts will Dhoomanganj police station, MLA Raju Pal, besides scores ing, people started enquiring aries of a jail. on Thursday by APEDA The DC personally took move towards fulfilling the and his palatial building was of other crimes. as to who will be the target. He is under top-10 crim- eeing the potential to Chairman Dr M Angamuthu. special interest in opening of mission of the Prime Minister razed to earth within a couple This hardcore criminal The officials kept mum and inals of Dhoomanganj. Over Sincrease the farm exports The function was also this APEDA office in the city. to double the farmer's income of hours. The Prayagraj has his history sheet in a proceeded towards the two dozen cases are pending from the Varanasi region, attended by Divisional The opening of APEDA office and increase exports. Development Authority initiat- number of police stations of palatial house of Farhan with against him related to serious Agricultural and Processed Commissioner (DC) Deepak in Varanasi is an opportunity Meanwhile, APEDA ed action against this unautho- Prayagraj and Kaushambi. three bulldozers, and finished nature of crime including Food Products Export Agrawal, District Magistrate for farmers and agricultural Chairman visited Ramnagar rised construction under The property which has been their assigned work within murder of the BSP MLA Raju Development Authority (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma, entrepreneurs to send their to see the farming of brinjal `Operation Mafia’ launched pulled down by the Prayagraj hours. Pal. (APEDA), Union Ministry of Secretary APEDA Dr produce to the global markets. and rice in trans-Ganga Commerce and Industry, is Sudhanshu, AGM Dr CB Singh During the COVID-19 pan- Ramnagar area. He also talked making efforts to set up an and other senior officers of demic, with the efforts of to Geographical Identification Agro Export Hub as it has suc- Horticulture and Agriculture APEDA and local administra- (GI) expert Padmashree Dr ceeded in exporting fruits, veg- departments were present on tion, local farmers had man- Rajnikant, who told the former -

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 etables and rice to the global the occasion. aged to send various consign- that the process for getting GI markets recently. To accelerate As APEDA did not have an ments to different parts of the registration to Ramnagar brin- its activities further, APEDA office in North India, the world. A couple of days ago, jal, Adamchini rice and Paan has opened its project office in exporters of UP were doing APEDA stored 532 metric tons leaves from this region of the Horticulture Complex their exports with APEDA of rice from the Varanasi region Purvanchal (eastern UP) has 
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     &22&3&& Prayagraj Seva Samiti will Abhiyan will run in Magh the prevention of corona also campaign against the Mela. infection. Cultural Minister uring the month long Corona pandemic with Tirtharaj Pandey said that Vishnu Dayal Srivastava said   0 #   #  Dannual Magh Mela, devo- Sangam World Heritage Maha according to the guidelines of that every time many cultur- tees will also be made aware of Abhiyan at the upcoming Corona pandemic, detailed al events were organised by the world heritage along with Magh Mela. A meeting of information has not been the institution in which      :&;&,&1( the driver Rajesh into their cus- On being informed, the local when he was on way in bathing and worshiping at the Prayagraj Seva Samiti was made available by the admin- Shankh Samrat and Choti tody. The driver claimed that he police reached the site and the Khardahan village, a tractor Sangam. Special preparations held under the chairmanship istration. Samrat and street plays etc anic took place at Cantt rail- failed in controlling the steer- body was identified as of trolley hit the two-wheeler and are going on for devotees to of the president of the organ- Therefore, the decision of used to be done but this year, Pway station in the morning ing of the vehicle because its Rajkumar Rajbhar of he came under its wheels. He learn discipline and rituals in isation, Pandit Dharmaraj cultural programme ‘Ek Sham all these types of play will not on Friday when a car ran over brake had failed. The condition Goithahan village. The body died on the spot. Seeing this, Prayagraj. Along with this, the Pandey, in the context of the Prayagraj Ke Naam’ and hon- happen due to Corona infec- about half-a-dozen persons of two injured Divya and rick- was half-naked and his head the villagers rushed to the spot importance of Sangam will upcoming Magh Mela. In our ceremony held in tion. who were standing in the Sun shaw puller Mangru was stat- was badly damaged with some and blocked the road demand- also be told to them. The which the members gave sug- Tirtharaj Prayag is yet to be Senior members KC in the circulating area of the ed to be critical. Jamuna Prasad heavy object and there were ing the arrest of the tractor dri- Sangam is not only water for gestions and ideas, District decided, but a campaign of Pandey, Bhakta Raj Pandey, station. The injured were of Kotwa in Chiraigaon, whose severe wound marks around ver who managed to escape bathing, but is a global heritage, Convenor of Sangam World propagating the need of wear Surendra Srivastava, Shakti admitted to the divisional gov- family members received the neck. from the scene with the vehi- this information will also be Heritage Maha Abhiyan and mask with slogan ‘Do gaj ki Raj Pandey, Pushparaj Pandey, ernment hospital where the injuries, informed that he had It was said that the cle after the accident. On get- given to the devotees who BJP's Cultural Cell and duri mask hai jaruri’ between Yograj Shastri, Raviraj, condition of two was stated to come to his native village in deceased was a labourer at a ting information, the police come here from across the Secretary of Prayagraj Seva the kalpvasis and pilgrims Prabhuraj, Katyayani Pandey, be critical. The police took the Kotwan to attend a marriage shop of building materials. reached the site and sent the globe during the month long Samiti, Tirtharaj Pandey coming from out of station. Durgesh Nandini Pandey, driver into their custody. party and he along with fami- After completing his work he body for the postmortem Magh mela, an awareness cam- ‘Bacha Bhaiya’ said that like Mahila Morcha president Akash Nishad, Annu Gupta, According to the informa- ly members was to go to left the shop late evening on examination by pacifying the paign will be organised for it. last 14 years, this year also the Anupama Pandey said that Hariom Chaurasia, Ashok tion, the driver Rajesh Yadav Mumbai by Pawan Covid Thursday last and was seen at agitated villagers and family Prayagraj Seva Samiti will play Jan Jagran Magh Mela of elderly women in the camp of etc were present on the occa- was trying to start the car at a Special Train but missed a liquor shop late night last members of the deceased. the leading role in this regard. Sangam World Heritage Maha Kalpas will be informed about sion. pre-paid taxi stand in the cir- because of the change in its time. On Friday morning, the MUSIC ALBUM culating area of the station on time table. family members received infor- LAUNCHED: Holy ghats of Friday morning around 10.30 The police lodged a com- mation about his body behind Ganga attract the Bollywood am but failed in the same. He plaint against the driver and the above mentioned vegetable musicians to shoot their music (   )& 47 80  took the help of some to push started the investigation into market. They along with the and in this order, the songs of the vehicle to start it. And when the matter. villagers blocked the road keep- music album "Faqir Hui" was some persons were pushing the BODY OF YOUTH ing the body on the road. They on Friday shot at Chet Singh      &22&3&& 31. vehicle, the car suddenly start- FOUND: Sensation prevailed were demanding the arrest of Fort and Guleria Kothi, situat- In addition, 100 daily win- ed but Rajesh, who held the at the wholesale vegetable mar- killers. The police succeeded in ed on the bank of the river. The he country has become ners will get  100 each as extra steering, lost his control over it ket in Lamahi, under the pacifying them and sent the album was also launched after Teconomically weak during reward points. While 25 week- and hit a biker Vikash Nand Lalpur-Pandeypur police sta- body for the postmortem the shooting. The music lovers the Corona pandemic. In order ly winners will get  5,000. Mandey (35) of Lohta. tion when the body of a youth examination. will have full entertainment to overcome the economic cri- Also, there will be 16 bikes Thereafter, the four-wheel- was found behind it on Friday Land dispute was said to be with the beautiful scenes the sis, the Indian Oil Corporation and four lucky winners if er broke the rallying of main morning. The family members cause behind the murder. holy ghats in the song of this Limited has launched the selected at the end of the final building of the station and blocked the road keeping the KILLED: A middleman music album, the musician of Bharo Tel Jeeto Car Yojana draw. dashed against the main build- body on the road. They blamed was killed in a road accident the album Ajay Jaiswal said throughout the year at Kapil On this occasion, Chief ing after running over a rick- the youth was lynched to death that occurred at Khardahan vil- informing, the music album Dev Vyas Filing centre at General Manager Subrata Kar shaw-puller Mangru (50) and and demanded the arrest of lage, under the Cholapur has been launched on the Thornhill Road in Prayagraj. Nagendra Singh, Deputy four of same family Meera killers. After the assurance by police station on Friday morn- YouTube channel of Zee Music. On this occasion, Dr Utti General Manager Tanay Kumar (40), Asha (40), Divya (21), the police, they ended the road ing. The police sent the body Ms India -2018 Stefi Patel, Bhattacharya, Executive Atul Kumar Neeraj Tripathi etc Lucky (10) who were standing blockade and thereafter, the for the postmortem examina- Yukti Kapoor and Krishabh Director and Head of State, among others were present. in the Sun. It led to panic there police sent the body for autop- tion. The deceased identified as Jaiswal will be seen performing Uttar Pradesh State Office, told In order to fulfill its objec- and other passengers rushed to sy. Ramesh Yadav (48), resident of acting in the music album, he reporters that a customer can tive, two-wheelers will now be the spot. The RPF and GRP According to the informa- Singhpur village was engaged informed adding, the title song win an SUV car and bike by able to convert oil or mobil personnel also reached the tion, the passersby saw the in the work of supplying mate- has been sung by singer Jyotika getting oil worth  400 or through modern technology, spot and rushed the injured to body of a youth behind the rial to the bakery. It was said Tangri. Rashi Maheshwari is it's more. For this, they have to quick lube oil change. On this the divisional government hos- wholesale vegetable market in that he was going to purchase lyrist and Uday Rao is execu- send the code bill number of occasion, he also inaugurated pital in Kabirchaura. Lamahi on Friday morning some goods by his two-wheel- tive producer, while Swapnil that dealer and an SMS of the said mobile number December 4, the scheme will the Servo Shop and Petrol Bhi The GRP personnel took and it led to a sensation there. er on Friday morning and Jaiswal directed it. amount of oil to be sent to the 9052155555. Starting from remain in effect till December Health Bhi Yojana.    ! "#$%&%&  #)

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   cerned with procurement that Chilh police station on her house at night, her family they get the fund from their Thursday. As per the reports members became anxious and  / '  headquarters in advance and received here, Rani , daughter then launched a search for but ensure payment of the farmers of Premchand, had gone to all their attempts ended in   *  )       9&,%+; within the stipulated time- sleep on Wednesday night with vain. They came to about it frame. Moreover the SE, Jal her family members. During when she reached home weep- woman employee of a Nigam, was taken to task by the the wee hours her brother was ing on Thursday. Following an      9&,%+; ed in principle to set up one bus Shekhar directed District The divisional commis- Anursing home in Kidwai DC for not providing the infor- taken aback on seeing his sis- application given by the father stand at every national highway Magistrate Alok Tiwari and the sioner said the district admin- Nagar has accused its doctors mation related to the AMRUT ter hanging from the ceiling. of the victim a case has been anpur Divisional entry point to decongest the ADM (FR) to identify suitable istration had identified around of dragging her with malin- scheme. The DC directed the On hearing his cries the entire registered against the 20-year- KCommissioner Raj city. land measuring between three five acre land of gram sabha for tention. officials concerned with the family got up and brought her old accused and the matter was Shekhar said in Friday the Shekhar pointed out that at to five acre in the next 30 days a bus station on the Prayagraj The victim has lodged a ambitious scheme, including down. On getting information being investigated. No arrest local administration had present around 1,200 buses juxtaposed to other national highway in village Sarsaul near complaint with the police. the working agency, to ensure about the matter, the police had been made yet, last reports worked out special plans to entered the city on daily basis highways in proximity with the Tiwaripur. A woman of Juhi Bara the speedy progress on each reached the spot and took the received here said. resolve the traffic snarls prob- at various bus stations situated proposed outer ring road for He said this land was on Devi is employed in the pathol- lem of the city on priority in the inside the city area. bus stations, especially for the national highway and was ogy of a nursing home in H coming times. He said if these buses were buses plying on that particular suitable to ply 400-500 buses on Block of Kidwai Nagar. She is He admitted that Kanpur run from the bus stations out- route. a daily basis towards Prayagraj. engaged in sample collection 0  
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According to information Ainto a marbles shop located in irector General Medical The DGMH said in the available at the centres it would The MHRB was set up her family members about the received here, a dumper was going from Kanpur to Daudpur Deoria bypass under the Cantt DHealth Dr DS Negi has first phase there would be be administered to the patient under that Mental Health Care misappropriation of Rs.2.50 Kabrai collided with another one loaded with stone and police station and decamped with cash, allayed all apprehensions 1,500 vaccination centres and if the need arose. Act, 2017. lakh and collected a cheque of was coming from Kabrai in the morning hours. As a mobile phone and other valuables. The regarding the COVID-19 vac- their number would be Dr Mishra said District Rs 58,000 from her mother. She result driver Jeetu Kumar (26), a resident of Nibia Kheda theft has been captured in the closed-cir- cines. raised to 2,000 in the      and Sessions Judge Rampal alleged that after getting the village under the Sajeti police station in Kanpur dis- cuit television (CCTV) camera installed Addressing a virtual meet- second phase and finally to      Singh was the chairman of the signature of her brother on a trict, who was going to Kabrai for loading ballast died in the shop. On getting information the ing, he said the government 3,000 in the third phase across Meanwhile, Chief Medical MHRB, the CMO its con- plain paper, an agreement on the spot. Besides the helper in the vehicle, Puttan police reached the spot, carried out nec- had taken all possible precau- the state. Officer Dr AK Mishra said that venor-member and SDM, HoD showing her confession for the Singh (35), a resident of Duda Dev in Kanpur Nagar, essary investigations and launched a tions and proper care for the Dr Negi said anaphylaxis the Mental Health Review Psychiatry Dr Vipul Singh, Dr theft was prepared and there- who was seriously injured in the accident had been sent search for nabbing the thieves involved vaccination drive that would be was a severe allergic reaction to Board had been set up and Manish Kumar of Medicine after she was freed from the to Kanpur where his condition was stated to be criti- in the incident. According to report launched in a big way. venom, food or medication issues related to mental health department, Ursula Hospital its hospital around 11:30 pm. cal, last reports received here said. The body of the received here, Manish Pandey, a resident Dr Negi said there was no and in most cases it was caused would be successfully dealt by members. He said the MHRB The woman alleged a deceased had been for post-mortem examination after of Daudpur locality, Pandeyvati Deoria doubt that the new vaccine by a bee sting or eating foods it. has two members from non- police outpost incharge and a filling the panchnama. Meanwhile half-a-dozen persons bypass trijunction, in an application could raise some issues of drug known to cause allergies, such He said the MHRB would governmental organisations — constable mounted pressure were injured in separate road accidents. According to submitted to the police stated a marbles reaction but the government as peanuts or tree nuts. take care of the family and one from Swaraj Vriddha on her on behalf of the hospi- a report, Bablu, a resident of Muskra village, was going showroom and godown was situated in was well prepared for handling He said anaphylaxis caused social problems of the mental- Ashram and other from Shifa tal director and lab incharge. along with his companion, Dharmendra, from Rath to his house. Yogendra Yadav, one of his such a situation. He said all the a series of symptoms, including ly ill patients and also the Eye Care Centre. Station House Officer Dhanesh Gundela village on a motorcycle. When they reached employees, lived above the godown. He Prasad said the inquiry report near Gahra outpost on the Rath-Hamirpur road they said that at 11:35 pm on Wednesday two was sent to the SSP office. suddenly fell down from the motorcycle as it went out to three thieves entered the shop, stole SUCCUMBED: A labour- of control. As a result both of them were injured. 12,000 cash of the employee, his mobile er, who was knocked down by Similarly, Brijgopal, a resident of Chhatarpur (MP), phone along with three sacks of hardware :. )(9  #   ((49%  a speeding truck on Santosh, a resident of Ambe Palace, Rath, Kuldeep and items. On being told about the theft in Wednesday, succumbed to his Sunil, a resident of Dhanauri under the Kotwali police the morning, he immediately informed      9&,%+; injuries during treatment on station were injured when they fell down from motor- the police on No 112 about it. The theft Friday morning. Sughar Singh cycle and got injured. Later the injured were admitted has been captured in the CCTV camera he Uttar Pradesh Metro (48) of Dheeupur, Vidhnu, a to the community health centre (CHC) for treatment. installed in the shop. TRail Corporation daily wager, was going to buy (UPMRC) erected the first I- vegetables when a speeding girder near IIT-Kanpur Metro truck hit him near Harha vil- .  -,
  station. lage. He was admitted to LLR The erection of four I- Hospital from where he was QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  * )+, various divisions of Indian girders has been accomplished taken to a private hospital in Railways. In Varanasi division between pillars nine and 10 Raipurwa. During treatment, s a result of effective leader- till now the deliveries of 11 near IIT-K Metro station. he succumbed to his injuries on Aship and compliance of lots out of 21 have been dis- Basically, I-girder is an Friday morning. directives of Divisional Railway posed of and further work is arrangement that is adopted in Manager (DRM), Varanasi, Vijay being done at a rapid pace to place of U-girder on elevated Kumar Panjiar, on the Indian make Varanasi division a zero corridor for creating scope for Q ) R Railways e-procurement system scrap one, Public Relations track crossing or platform portal through e-auction the Officer (PRO) Ashok Kumar switching for metro trains.      M N4  %   1 *## Stores department of Varanasi said. It may be pointed out According to UPMRC division in the financial year here that in the financial year public relations officer, 178 I- 2020-21 after sale of scrap so far the revenue of Railways girders will be placed on the 9- ment of four I-girders. dire strait and thus the annual and they engender the need for KANPUR (PNS): Additional received railway revenue of increased significantly due to kilometre-long elevated pri- The I-girder is shaped like convention of the association drawing attention. Chief Secretary (Infrastructure 13.97 crore which is notable in the sale of scrap. mary section of Kanpur Metro. the English alphabet ‘I’ and had been summoned on He said the convention and Industrial Development) The terminal metro sta- these are pre-cast in the cast- Saturday at KDMA School and would be a platform to send Alok Kumar said discussions tions art IIT-K and Motijheel, ing yard. it would be attended by 200 across a clear message that were on for the setting up a #935 )  # and the depot line or With the help of cranes, members. “Unity is Strength” and it was ‘Plastic Park’ in Kanpur Nagar Polytechnic metro depot are they are placed at the fixed spot He said the convention the last resort. through Uttar Pradesh State QDPI@@S I@XT T@SWD8@  * )+, Ministries of Health and Conservation Week-2020 at the three designated spots on the corridor, and after that would be graced by National He said during this period, Industrial Development Railways. Along with it aware- the Technical Training Centre where the I-girders are to be the slabs are prepared on them Independent School Alliance the schools had maintained a Authority. he Banaras Rail ness campaigns are also being of BLW on Thursdat. In the placed in the primary section while the U-girders are the president Kulbhushan Sharma, link between the studies and He said a proposal in this TLocomotive Works (BLW) organised in the BLW from written quiz competition ques- of the project. complete structures along with Confederation of Independent normal conduct of schools and regard was to be forwarded to administration is striving for time to time. Posters and ban- tions related to energy conser- Approximately 27-metre- the base and side walls. Schools, Meerut, chief Rahul worked very hard for a better the Central government and the best care of the health of its ners have also been put in the vation and its importance were long I-girders will be placed at As there is no wall or Kesarwani and Global education. the ‘Plastic Park’ could be set up employees, officers and their entire premises, including asked. Its purpose was to make the three designated spots and boundary between I-girders, Education Training School Singh said that many chal- in Dibiyapur (Auraiya). families. In order to check the office and workshop, for pro- people aware about maximum the width of one I-girder is the train can easily move from founder Sunita Gandhi. lenges were faced by the private The additional chief secre- spread of the Covid-19 infec- tection against Covid-19. energy conservation and moti- about one metre and its weight one track to another. Singh said the OVID-19 schools and the problems tary said a police outpost had tion a camp was set up in the Besides all personnel are being vate them for it. around 58 ton. pandemic had dangerously which had plagued in success- been sanctioned for the ‘Plastic premises of the BLW adminis- motivated to ensure proper The BLW officials and For the arrangement of     jeopardised education, espe- fully running schools would be Park’ which would be devel- trative building on Thursday. use of face masks, washing of employees participated enthu- cross-over or track change on   * cially the primary and sec- taken up in the convention to oped on 360 acre land out of At the camp testing of as many their hands frequently and to siastically in the competition. It the elevated corridor, the I-   ondary, and it was reflecting work out a concrete solution to which 275 acre would be used as 96 BLW personnel was done maintain physical distancing. may be pointed out here that girder is used instead of U- General secretary of dangerously on the schools this vexed problem. He said, for industries while on 85 acre and all of them were found the Energy Conservation Week girder and two U-girders can Kanpur Private Schools and the teachers and this was “The school runs smoothly by an residential complex would negative. It may be pointed out > ?    was inaugurated by General be placed above the pier cap Association and coordinator of a major cause of concern. the holy troika — management, be developed. He said till date here that the BLW administra- Manager Anjali Goyal on between two piers or pillars CBSE, Balwinder Singh, said He said there were several teachers and students — but in sanctions had been given to 77 tion for protection from Covid- A written quiz competition December 14 through a video while in the same space, there that in the current times of major issues which were being view of the pandemic this has industrial and 109 residential 19 was fully following the for officers and employees was demonstration to save domes- is an arrangement for the place- COVID-19, schools were in a ignored by the government been hit adversely.” and one two more areas. instructions issued by the organised under the Energy tic and industrial energy.    ! "#$%&%&   #*

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Cherukuri Sridhar, Additional Prime Minister’s Office He expressed confidence Directors Rayapati Sambasiva (PMO) from the Central Vista that to meet the twin chal- Rao and Akkineni Satish, Redevelopment project, after lenges, the Government will unknown public servants   ,8823( India and Vistara carried 6.56 cent respectively, according to the CPWD did not mention ensure there is no shortage of besides unknown others on a lakh, 5.77 lakh, 4.21 lakh and the DGCA. India resumed the same in its new proposal resources, he said. monitoring and surveillance by conference. “As times change, complaint from Canara Bank. s many as 63.54 (6.35 mil- 3.97 lakh passengers respec- domestic passenger flights on before an expert panel of the Meanwhile, apparently automatically detecting the the nature of threats and wars “It was alleged that the pri- Alion) lakh domestic pas- tively in November, the data May 25 after a gap of two Ministry of Environment and referring to the impact of intrusions in harsh high-alti- is also changing. In the future, vate firm based at Hyderabad sengers travelled by air in showed. The occupancy rate or months due to the coronavirus Forest. The Central Public social media in conflicts tude sub-zero temperature other security-related issues and its directors had availed November as compared to load factor of six major Indian pandemic. Indian airlines are Works Department (CPWD), between nations, Rajnath said areas with remote operation may come before us.” He credit facilities on multiple bank- 52.71 lakh in October and airlines was between 66.3 and allowed to operate a maxi- which is executing the project, the reach of the mobile phone capability,” the Defence added that conflicts are grad- ing arrangements. The consor- 39.43 lakh in September. 77.7 per cent in November, it mum of 80 per cent of their has revised the estimated cost now was bigger than that of a Ministry said in a statement. ually becoming “comprehen- tium was formed with other According to the Directorate stated. pre-COVID-19 domestic from 11,794 crore to 13,450 missile. “Covid-19 has adverse- The system is being produced sive” in the manner never banks, led by Canara Bank. It General of Civil Aviation “The passenger load factor flights. crore. ly impacted our economy and by Bharat Electronics Limited imagined earlier. was further alleged that the (DGCA), the number of pas- in the month of Nov 2020 has The DGCA data showed The Prime Minister’s new we need to pay special attention (BEL), Machlipatnam. Possibly alluding to the accused had involved in falsifi- sengers travelled in November shown some recovery due to that in November, IndiGo had residence will be built on a for efficient utilisation of our The IMSAS is state-of-the- power of social media and cation / fabrication of books of is less than 51 pe rcent as com- increased demand after the the best on-time performance 15-acre plot and it will have budget,” the Minister said art, fully indigenous, high per- mobile apps, he said, “Today accounts, fudging of stock state- pared to the corresponding opening of Lockdown and of 97.5 per cent at four metro 10 buildings and they will addressing scientists of the formance intelligent software the range (marak Kshamta) of ments, tampering of balance period last year. onset of festive season” it said. airports—Bengaluru, Delhi, have ground plus three floors, Defence Research and system that provides global a mobile has crossed even the sheets, round tripping of funds The DGCA data showed The occupancy rate at SpiceJet Hyderabad and the CPWD said in its pro- Development Organisation maritime situational picture, reach of a missile,” he said. etc,” the CBI said in a statement. that IndiGo carried 34.23 lakh was 77.7 per cent in November. Mumbai.AirAsia India and posal. (DRDO) at the annual awards marine planning tools and He added that the enemy It was also alleged that the passengers in November, a Meanwhile, the occupancy Vistara were at number two Permissible ground cov- ceremony. analytical capabilities to Indian can now reach people even accused misappropriated bank’s 53.9 per cent share of the total rate for other major airlines and three at these four airports erage at the prime minister’s Stating that the armed Navy. The system provides without crossing any borders, funds and diverted the loan domestic market, SpiceJet flew IndiGo, Vistara, GoAir, Air in November with 95.6 per cent new residence would be forces will be facing many new masritime operational picture and urged everyone to play the amount sanctioned by the banks 8.4 lakh passengers, which is India and AirAsia India was 74 and 94.8 per cent on-time per- 30,351 square metre, it stated, challenges and security threats from Naval headquarters to role of a soldier. and caused loss of 7,926.01 13.2 per cent share of the mar- per cent, 70.8 per cent, 70.8 per formance, respectively, the adding that a building for the in the days to come and tech- each individual ship in sea to “We should remain alive crore to Canara Bank and other ket. Air India, GoAir, AirAsia cent, 69.6 per cent and 66.3 per DGCA said. Special Protection Group will nology can be used positively, enable naval command and to these dangers and save our- member banks. The account come up on a 2.50-acre plot. Rajnath said in such a situation control, it added. selves from wrong and mis- had become NPA and the fraud The Central Vista while carrying out a realistic Addressing the scientists, leading information and save was reported. &% & 11 ( !&& & Redevelopment project also assessment, there is need to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) others too, and festivals like Searches were conducted includes the new Vice develop our capabilities quick- General Bipin Rawat said the this can play a key role in this,” at the premises of private com- President’s Enclave which will ly, according to our needs. private industry is also moti- he said, urging literary figures pany/other accused at  .&  '+-- 0 be built on 15-acre land and At the ceremony, he hand- vated and need the scientists to make use of their talent to Hyderabad and Guntur, which will have five-storey buildings ed over the DRDO made support. “I feel that in case of the full for this. led to recovery of incriminating with a maximum height of 15 Indian Maritime Situational war in future, we will win it The defence Minister did documents, it said. metres, the CPWD said in its Awareness System (IMSAS) to through indigenous weapons,” not specifically refer to China. The Second case was regis- proposal.The VP Enclave will Navy chief Admiral Karambir he said. But in recent months, since the tered against a private company have 32 buildings. Singh and the Border Addressing the annual standoff between the two sides based at Chennai Agnite Reacting to the CPWD’s Surveillance System (BOSS) to Military Literature Festival in began at the LAC , India has Education Ltd. and others move to drop the proposed Army Chief General M M Chandigarh, Rajnath warned banned several Chinese including its Chairman K new Prime Minister’s Office Naravane. that different kinds of securi- mobile apps, citing concerns Balasubramaniam, Director K in its latest proposal, Kanchi “The system (BOSS) has ty threats may emerge in the related to national security Padmanabhan, unknown pub- Kohli, legal researcher, Centre been deployed at Ladakh bor- future. “This event is impor- and privacy. These included lic servants and private persons for Policy Research, said that der area for day and night sur- tant from another point of the popular TikTok and on a complaint from State Bank the documents submitted to veillance. The system facilitates view,” he said through video WeChat of India. the Environment Ministry do not give any justification on why some plots or offices have been excluded or why   '' -  :" the costs have increased despite such exclusions.   ,8823( charge as the next president of desire not to continue as inter- Anand Sharma. “But equally important is the Congress. im Congress chief and asked Former Madhya Pradesh the CPWD’s answer to he Congress on Friday said Electoral College of the party to start the process to chief minister Kamal Nath, whether any alternatives to Tthe party will soon start the Congress, AICC members, elect a new party chief. who lost power in the state, the present proposal were procedure to elect a new pres- Congress workers & members The party’s recent poor after his bete noire Jyotiraditya considered is a No. ident and indicated that Rahul will choose who’s best suited, performances in the state Scindia quit the party and The study of such alter- Gandhi may be back in the sad- Surjewala said at AICC Press assembly elections of Bihar joined the BJP along with sev- natives is required to be done dles again, saying that majori- conference. and Maharashtra have turned eral MLAs, is also slated to   ,8823( 
 Cold day to severe cold day before seeking ty of Congressmen want that he While Rahul Gandhi early several of its eminent leaders meet Sonia and discuss the fall-       conditions would occur in environment clearance,” Kohli be again chosen as full-time this week during a meeting into dissenters. out of the recently-concluded s winter chill grips the   some to many pockets over said. party chief. with few senior leaders reiter- Sonia is expected to hold bypolls in the state, in which Aplains, the India Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh The CPWD’s proposal for The grand old party is ated his stand that he will not talks with her confidants about the Congress failed to make a Meteorological Department    and Delhi, north Rajasthan terms of reference, which is a likely to hold the AICC session wear the chief’s mantle again the new Congress chief and mark. (IMD)on Friday said night  ! 
 and northwest Uttar Pradesh step before the environment in January to elect the new which he relinquished last year revive the party in states going This is the first time that temperatures would continue  ,  during next two days and abate clearance, was discussed by president, for which the party after the dismal performance of to poll in 2021. Sonia Gandhi will be meeting to be below normal in north thereafter, it said. A cold wave the Environment Ministry leadership will discuss and the party in Lok Sabha elec- AICC sources said Sonia her party leaders in person after India over the next week and a   -  has swept the north Indian expert appraisal committee chalk out the plans. tions. will also meet some of the the pandemic. So far she has slight relief can be expected .    plains since last week with day (EAC) on Thursday. AICC chief spokesman and Incidentally, , AICC prominent members of the been holding virtual meetings only a week later. /   and night temperatures dipping The EAC had approved party General Secretary sources said incumbent chief “letter-writers group”, who had including the crucial CWC In its forecast from below normal. the CPWD’s proposal to con- Randeep Surjewala said that Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to been demanding an overhaul meet in which party leaders December 17-24 and from   During the second week, struct a new Parliament Congress will soon start the meet party dissenters and other of the party. Among them are discussed the “letter” by the December 24-30, the IMD said   - there would be slight rise in Building earlier this year. procedure to elect a new party top leaders soon to discuss the Leader of Opposition in the group of 23 leaders demanding the minimum temperatures  minimum temperatures as The redevelopment pro- president, adding that 99.9 per- “key” issues concerning the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi a change in the leadership and would be below normal by 2- compared to the first ject of Central Vista — the cent of people, including him- grand old party. Azad and the deputy leader of an overhaul of the party orga- 6 degrees Celsius over most week.However, the minimum nation’s power corridor — self, want Rahul Gandhi to take Sonia has expressed her the party in the Upper House, nizational structure. parts of northwest, central and wave conditions would occur temperatures would be below also envisages a new triangu- east India. Near normal or in some pockets over Punjab, normal by 2-4 degrees Celsius lar Parliament building, a slightly above normal temper- Haryana and Chandigarh, west over most parts of northwest, common central secretariat atures are likely over remaining Uttar Pradesh and north central and east India, and and revamping of the three- )'   : parts of the country during the Rajasthan during the first half near normal or slightly above km-long Rajpath, from first week. of the first week and decrease normal over remaining parts of Rashtrapati Bhavan to India “Cold wave to severe cold thereafter,” the IMD said. the country, the IMD added. Gate.  ,8823( serious consequences. “The information and The vice-president said Speaking at the 6th M V reports generated by the print while journalism by nature is ice President M Venkaiah Kamat Memorial Endowment media at substantial cost is supposed to be critical of the 4-.  &" &    VNaidu on Friday said there Lecture on ‘Journalism: being hijacked by the social order of the times based on was need to ensure “sanity” in Past, Present and Future’, he media giants. This is unfair. facts and supported by evi- the use of the rapidly expand- said the disruption caused by Some countries are taking mea- dence, “this should not slip into      ing social media platforms, technology has resulted in a sures to ensure revenue sharing complete negativity”.      given the implications for social serious crisis for the media and by the social media giants with “I am not suggesting that harmony, common good, peace appropriate revenue sharing the print media. We too need media is completely cynical.  4 0  and national security. models need to be evolved for to take a serious look at this We have opted for parliamen-  "
    He said the freedom of the survival of traditional problem and come out with tary democracy for negotiated  ,8823( noted that the report of the expression does not mean media. effective guidelines or laws to socio-economic transforma- expert committee constituted  ,8823( action be taken by the State,” unfettered outburst of anger “Technology giants have enable print media get their tion and nation building. he National Green Tribunal by the MoEF has not been filed said the bench, also comprising and hate against each other emerged as the algorithmic share from the huge revenues As a bridge between the Thas directed the Ministry of even though almost one year he Supreme Court Friday Justices R S Reddy and M R that may lead to chaos in soci- gate keepers of information and of the technology giants,” Naidu people and the Governments, Environment and Forests has lapsed. Tdirected all the States to Shah. ety. the web has emerged as the said. media need to focus on the (MoEF) to submit a report on The tribunal was hearing a constitute a committee in each The top court directed that Journalism by nature, the main vehicle of distribution of Over a period of time, development taking place on the issue whether Environment plea filed by Bharat district to conduct fire audit of all states and Union Territories Vice President said, is supposed information and news. We are media in our country has various fronts. Impact Assessment is necessary Jhunjhunwala and others on Covid-19 hospitals at least once should appoint one nodal offi- to be critical of the order of the witnessing the consequences,” acquired a certain orientation “Governments are the for inland waterway projects in whether EIA is necessary for a month, inform the manage- cer for each COVID hospital, times based on facts and the vice president said. which is broadly termed by the principal catalysts of this Ganga river in the stretch from navigation infrastructure in ment of medical establishment if not already appointed, who supported by evidence. But According to the the text of commentators as “left leaning change for the better. Varanasi to Haldia also known the River Ganga in the stretch about any deficiency and report shall be made responsible for he emphasised that this should his speech made available by and liberal”, Naidu said. Development journalism does as the National Waterway 1. from Varanasi to Haldia also to the Government for taking ensuring compliance of all fire not slip into “complete nega- his office, Naidu said while the “Nobody can make an issue out not mean beating the trumpet The Jal Marg Vikas Project known as the National follow up action. safety measures. tivity”. democratisation and decen- of this. But the problem arises of the Governments. It is about (JMVP) is being implemented Waterway 1 (NW1) undertak- A bench headed by Justice “In each district, state gov- Media should use a stan- tralisation that followed the if the media is keen to stick to examining and reporting on on the Varanasi-Haldia stretch en by Inland Waterways Ashok Bhushan said that ernment should constitute a dard set of reporting and ana- rapid expansion of social media the perspectives acquired ear- the triggers of change, part- of National Waterway-1 (NW- Authority of India. COVID-19 hospitals,which committeeto carry fire audit of lytical tools that captures the enabling freedom of expression lier and stayed with them for nerships built and participation 1) with the technical assis- The project envisages have not obtained no objection each COVID hospital at least changing narrative without is welcome, the world is wit- long and refuses to acknowl- of people and other stakehold- tance and investment support developmental activities such certificate from the concerned once in a monthand inform the imposing respective positions, nessing the downside of it in edge the changing narrative,” he ers, challenges faces and the of the World Bank, at an esti- as river terminal, jetties and fire department, should be deficiency to the management and should not be seen by the the absence of self-regulation said. way they were overcome this mated cost of Rs 5,369.18 locks and barrages and multi- asked to immediately apply of the hospital and report to the public as discrediting the and protocols. “I am not suggesting media kind of positivity reinforces the crores (USD 800 million) on a modal river water terminals for NOC and after carrying government for taking follow changes taking place, the vice In this era of saturated to be like a chameleon. Media trust of the people in the insti- 50:50 sharing basis between along with necessary dredging. necessary inspection, decision up action,” the bench said in its president said. information and over abun- should use a standard set of tutions of our body polity,” he Government of India and the The applicant referred to shall be taken in this regard. order. Pointing out that adver- dance of news, the very news reporting and analytical tools said. World Bank, according to the Entry 7(e) of Schedule to the “Those COVID hospitals The apex court had last tisement revenue is key to the is getting devalued, he felt. that captures the change with- Till the advent of modern Ministry of Shipping. EIA Notification to state that who have not renewed their month taken cognisance of viability of any media organi- While the traditional print out imposing respective posi- media, print media played an Out of the USD 800 mil- “ports, harbours, back waters NOC should immediately take the fire incident at a COVID sation, Naidu said with the media is “sincerely endeav- tions. Media should not be seen important role in furthering the lion, USD 375 is IBRD (The and dredging” require clear- steps for renewal on which hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot in mushrooming of media outlets ouring” to adapt to the tech- by the public as discrediting cause of independence by pro- International Bank for ance. appropriate inspection be taken which five patients had died. It and the shrinking revenue pie, nological disruption by going the change that is happening moting the spirit of nationalism Reconstruction and However, the entry further and decision be taken. In event, had also taken note of similar the traditional norms and prin- online, it is struggling to come since such a change is contrary and nation building through Development) loan. mentions that maintenance COVID hospital is found not incidents which had happened ciples of journalism are being out with viable revenue mod- to their long held positions,” he socio-economic transforma- A bench headed by NGT dredging is exempted, in the having NOC or not having earlier in other COVID hospi- forced to be compromised with els, he pointed out. noted. tion subsequently, he said. Chairperson justice A K Goel manner mentioned therein. obtained renewal, appropriate tals.    ! "#$%&%&    #1 2'&/  2! (  # BC A$ %  # BCB ;21+8+), 
 
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They will con-  -S    )   '   "  "-4 - +  7 tribute towards determining the        1  ,      0     2'# Minimum Support Prices (MSP),         !    4 7 4  which the Government currently         + 2  + "   4       offers on 24 agri products, includ- ing rice, wheat and coarse grains.   + S        0            / For several years now, the          C9!   Commission of Agricultural Cost -                  !! and Prices (CACP) has gone without two unofficial members       2'#        ,     -    on its panel. Is that really news                )       under this Government where  +  <  @       -S        many institutions have gone head- less for years on end or held as                        ! additional charge by senior Services Tax (GST) was institu- improving the terms of trade Development Services (ICDS) Yamuna Link has been lying       2'#S      =98;  +       bureaucrats? This writer recent- tionalised through a GST with industry and so on. The scheme and Mid-Day Meal for defunct for the past 40 years. +            / -     ly found out through an applica- Council comprising the Finance Government could have gener- long. These three are statutori- However, Punjab virtually tion under the RTI Act, 2005, that Ministers of various States. ated a trust surplus rather than ly guaranteed under the exports a huge quantity of 2  ,#+    4                a position under Article 350-B of Though agriculture marketing deficit as at present. It could National Food Security Act water in every grain of rice it         2            the Constitution of India viz. is indeed in dire need of reforms have made the farmers an ally (NFSA), 2013. The TDPS alone produces, meant largely for       P   Q         -      Commissioner for Linguistic but everything cannot be a sur- in its mission. However, at pre- reaches out to 80 crore people consumption by people outside Minorities has been vacant since gical strike. Pulling rabbits out sent, the Government is shy of through 24 lakh ration cards. the State. That Punjab’s wheat             +  4  "       February 2016. The Commission of the hat might not be the best quoting from its flagship com- Without the Government being and rice contain the highest        !                resultantly has not been able to way to pursue reforms. Having mission report. The 14-Volume sincere about TDPS, it would concentration of chemicals is  + +            ! file a single annual report of its failed to drum up support from Report of the Committee on not have implemented the ‘One also a cause for concern. The activities before Parliament in the the States on the Model Doubling Farmers’ Income Nation, One Ration Card’ pro- Government could promote      7    +  "       2'#     past four years. These two adver- Agriculture Produce and (2017-2018) chaired by Ashok ject. Thus as long as the FCI crop diversification, like culti-     =98;          8B>   =;B   tised positions are meant to fill Livestock Marketing (APLM) Dalwai, IAS, is nowhere in the Act, 1964, and the NFSA, 2013, vation of pulses and oilseeds,   :          +         vacancies in the CACP. The farm- Act, 2017, and also the Model Government’s discourse. This are in currency, the farmers which is likely to fetch higher ers had flagged this vacancy issue Agriculture Produce and begs for an explanation. have little to fear about the profits through the MSP route.  2'#S            2 S 7    8AC way back in February 2018. 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A good way  546   )   4<  5) 46         credit, has substantially increased It cannot be gainsaid that Even the CACP, the commis- has become the bane of Punjab to defuse the farmers’ agitation  "       2'#             the MSP on most of the agri pro- the Modi Government initiat- sion which recommends the despite contributing to its would be to follow the repeal duces since taking office. However, ed several welfare measures for MSP every marketing season, material prosperity. Punjab is and re-enact principle. Merely   ,                   it perhaps felt that appointing the farmers. It would be sad to is not a statutory body. reluctant to diversify its agricul- repealing the three new farm     "-4          +        two unofficial members, represent- see them drowned in the din of However, it is the Siamese twin ture. With 75 per cent of its laws — particularly the                +  $        ing the farming community, into the agitation. However, if only of co-born Food Corporation population relying on farming Farmers’ Produce Trade and the CACP was redundant. This the Government had gone into of India (FCI), a statutory as a source of livelihood direct- Commerce (Promotion and  7S  !        mindset, one is afraid, is dis- consultative mode rather ear- body. The FCI, being estab- ly or indirectly (as per Punjab’s Facilitation) Act, 2020, and cernible in the formulation of the lier, it could have linked certain lished under the Food Agriculture Department’s web- the Farmers (Empowerment three agricultural laws as well. national agricultural goals with Corporation of India Act, 1964, site), which is far above the and Protection) Agreement on They were introduced through the the issue of remunerative pric- on the same day as the CACP national average, the progress Price Assurance and Farm  ;< Ordinance route on June 5. There ing. These goals could be iden- (January 1, 1965), should be of industrialisation has been Services Act, 2020 — might is no evidence of any consultation tified as crop diversification, considered guarantee enough. stymied. The introduction of appease the agitating farmers. 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Two days later, his tone create confusion among the farm- launch an inquiry against the IIM resolve the impasse. changed when Tomar wrote in an ers about its justification. Board. Such an interventionist                     ! But the growers are bent Sir — I am unable to understand eight-page open letter that those A convenient argument that if attitude by the Government is     !           "    ! upon protesting until the why Union Agriculture Minister stopping trains carrying supplies there’s a blockade around Delhi, the unfortunate and cannot aid the                    Government repeals all the three Narendra Singh Tomar suddenly to soldiers at the borders, especial- supply chains of our forces at the growth and development of aca- laws. It is time that the Supreme changed his stance? Hardly two ly at a time when the situation in borders will suffer. But have these demic institutions.           2  34      3*-    ! Court puts a stay on the three days ago, he sounded egoistic in Ladakh was “challenging”, cannot farmers become a threat to nation- Shovanlal Chakraborty                       laws and their implementation till an interview while saying: “Our be farmers. It’s nothing but a ploy al security? Shame on the Centre Kolkata    "             2   " the issue is completely resolved. (BJP) 303-seat mandate was given to kill two birds with one stone: for such poor preparedness! Bhagwan Thadani to the Government not just to stay Creating anger among the public Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee &' - : )                34  ? Mumbai in power but to effect change.” against the roadblock; and to Faridabad 22/ 23+3,/@-"!;43"    ! "#$%&%&    #6 2'&/  2! ( 74/2385 ' / %  352/         *          (&
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Given that the latter group      5+-6  H>     =98A ! has already assigned the choicest of adjectives to    H;     =98=         Modi that establish his limitless power and            =9=C   =98= :  /     absolute control over the Indian body politic, they ,             3    cannot deny a mere post-modernist tag to him. 40*,7!8;                 That said, Modi’s supposed post-modernity   !                may evoke surprise and even derision from the intellectual class who, for the first time, see them-            ) @ selves as powerless and realise that the cliché /  + !C 5)@/+!C6          “speaking truth to power” is just an honourable             88   8A trope. For them, the very idea of yoking Modi +           8B     with post-modernity is an act of violence and may    8H +  0         be a cruel joke that compromises the emancipa-                  tory promise of post-modernity and complete-               " ly de-intellectualises the concept.             =C>C99 ! In fact, they could imagine this proposition      8==99         as a game plan to control knowledge. Having been          88CH999   forced to cede political space to Modi, they had -&,&2 retired to their comfort zones of universities and ment, even by demolishing many his modernist development agenda reservation and can be the site of a    CFH99      "     NGOs. The possibility of Modi’s post-moderni- %.2($(13& Hindu temples in Gujarat’s Capital but by working around it and mediat- counter-OBC formation.       8A!=>         ty may appear to them another strategy to rob %.2($((18 Gandhinagar. ing the universal development through He also worked around the creamy " $  7  #  5$7#6    ,    them of their safe spaces and legitimise him intel- &'8 Modi took upon himself the particularist identities. layer among the OBCs (mostly the F8     =98A B=     =98;  8;       lectually. .-(,&,$ responsibility of creating a new polit- The mistake many intellectuals salaried and middle-class) who are usu- @      S       9A Modernisation first: Let me assure them I &1$81# ical culture where nationalism is no make is imagining that Modi and his ally vocal about rights. He knew that      !-  =9=9!=9=8 #          have no such objective and that the present -.((1$&9(,@ longer a bad word and development is party as intellectually challenged. They their exclusion from the OBC umbrel-           4   engagement comes from within the same think- ($$.($1 the master legitimator of contemporary too, imagined the strategy of fragmen- la would dilute the narrative of OBC     9>      CC       "   ing class. I would much rather identify the shift 2.@(&2 politics. His rationalisation of develop- tation as the bulwark against Modi’s jug- assertion. So far as Dalit votes are con-  =99;   , =98A         ! in Modi’s politics that makes his post-moderni- .,2+1(., ment as the new mantra may be dis- gernaut (that depended on universals cerned, every State has a few dominant    ,   >C8           ! ty an eminently believable idea. Before Modi E;8&9(,@ missed as reflective of a post-World such as nationalism and development) castes (Jatavs, Mahars, Madigas became the phenomenon that he is today, he was $38-.,.2($3# War mentality but the fact that India and highlighted difference, fragmenta- depending on the region) who are heav-            A=    +  a moderniser. After an accidental ascension to continues to be underdeveloped is the tion, particularism and so on. If Modi ily politicised to the extent of hijacking         =9           ! the Chief Minister’s chair, he capitalised on the 1(-(2&;2E reason behind Modi’s success as a spoke of Hindutva, the post-modern the Dalit movement away from margin-         )        - entrepreneurial community of Gujaratis and $381(,@28 moderniser. His promotion of women’s impulse was to highlight caste differ- al Dalit communities.  4                channelised their success to a pan-Indian aspi- :.$(,@2.9 empowerment (through the ‘Beti ence; if he spoke of nationalism, the Now Modi and the BJP are active-                  ration, to be known as the “Gujarat model”, .'&2($1(1 Bachao, Beti Padhao’ initiative), more post-modern impulse was to offer ly working with these marginalised #                  though critics would still find many contradic- .:8;&, seats for women candidates in IITs and regional and religious challenge; if castes and are integrating their practices       "         tions within that claim. %.2($((&,1&, the ‘Ujjwala Yojana’ for rural women, development promised equal opportu- in the Hindu cultural sphere. They are                In terms of Hindu consolidation against an (,$8228$+&21 among others, created development as nity, the post-modern alternative was also actively empowering them through      2            aggressive Mandalisation of politics and the divi- &,,.$ the new universal and legitimated to highlight development’s religious and mobilisation at the grassroots level.                sion of Hindu society along caste lines, BJP vet- .-%2&(, development as the new catch-all cat- caste blindness. Modi used their tool of Conclusion: Mandal politics had eran leader LK Advani had already sought to egory of Indian politics. So much so fragmentation to fragment further. politicised a few dominant castes.              "   ! &@&(,1$ unify Hindus through the Ram Mandir agitation. that all parties reimagined themselves Most politicians and intellectuals Modi is taking it to its logical conclu-                  Modi took this unification strategy from Advani 1.-8$3(,@ as development-oriented ones. were convinced that particulars such as sion by breaking the monolith.    +             and gave it a developmental idiom. Whether it $3&$$38E The post-modern turn: The Dalit or Muslim or Other Backward Similarly, the single voting block of         was intended to arrest the fragmentation of $38-182:81 Opposition had understood that to Classes (OBC) can never be another Dalits is over and politicians and intel- 1          40*,7!8;   Hindus for cultural or political reasons is any- 3&-%(.,8 keep their hopes alive they had to universal, but Modi knew better. He lectuals cannot complain against some-              ! body’s guess, but what we can agree on is the fact reclaim Backward communities from criminalised triple talaq and broke the thing that they themselves championed.   "            ! that Modi went beyond Hindu unity and creat- Modi and bring them to make common Muslim universal and its inherent On top of that, Modi’s introduction of  !              ! ed a developmental unity. cause with minorities. The fact that patriarchy, something that had been the Economically Weaker Section quota                ! As a modernist he was both, disruptive in non-BJP parties had benefitted heavi- avoided by most political parties. was a masterstroke that brought class                terms of breaking away from traditional politics ly from this so-called Backward-Dalit- The Mandalisation of politics had rather than caste into distributive pol-   , ,      4 ! and constructive, as in ushering in a new type Muslim unity, something which devel- created the greatest monolith of OBCs itics, something Indian communists of politics that was the beginning of development. opment started eroding steadily, made but Modi knew that OBC is a political had chosen to ignore. 2  -     -       4  His modernity was palpable when he invested his them jittery. construct and so can be refashioned. Intellectuals and politicians did not         3          political future in the idea of development as uni- Theirs was a post-modern chal- More than 50 per cent of the country’s have the foresight to see the vulnera-                versal with the hope of neutralising particular- lenge that survived on dissociating population cannot be a monolith and bility of their position. In their enthu-     40*,7!8;          ist assertions. Dalits, OBCs, women, Muslims from that it cannot be a cohesive unit. In siasm, they had forgotten that though              If secularism was the master code of the pre- the modernist project of development. 2018, the Rohini Commission recom- the minority/Dalit/OBC difference can                 ! Modi era, his counter master narrative was devel- Modi needed a new strategy to reinvent mended splitting of the OBC quota of threaten the universal nation, the for-          "    opment. The slogan “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, himself and he found one, to beat his 27 per cent because about 25 per cent mer is equally vulnerable to contradic- 40*,7!8;                Sabka Vishwas’’ articulated a new India’s resolve critics in their own game. His mod- of the 27 per cent OBC quota is usual- tions within. Modi beat them in their                   for the 21st century. This is not to gloss over ernist thrust had created a catch-all and ly gobbled up by around 10 dominant post-modern game.      alleged incidents of atrocities against minorities all-encompassing category such as castes and the remaining 1,000 castes (The writer is Professor, Faculty of after his rise as Prime Minister, though they are development that appeared to have are largely left out. Modi instinctively Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT 5             ! not unique to his era. As Chief Minister, Modi replaced politics. Now began Modi’s understood that these silent groups can Madras and a cultural critic. 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and at current prices it turns out to much direct fiscal support, the RBI conduct of its monetary policy and RBI pegged CPI inflation at 6.8 per optimistic about the scenario one be only four per cent. did most of the heavy lifting by debt management. One of the uncon- cent for Q3 of 2020-21 and to 5.8 per year ahead as reflected by the Future Reviewing the macroeconomic reducing rates by a cumulative 115 ventional monetary policy tools to be cent for Q4. These projections were Expectations Index. Hence, manag- and financial developments of the basis points this year and pumping adopted by the RBI was the owing to the likely persistence of food ing inflation is critical to sustaining domestic and global economy as well ample liquidity into the system. ‘Operation Twist.’ This refers to the prices at elevated levels and cost-push the growth stimulus spurred by the as the evolving outlook for the The RBI’s flexible inflation target- purchase of Government securities of pressures on core inflation. policy stimuli of the Government and Indian economy, the Monetary Policy ing will be up for review after March longer maturities and selling of an Apart from some cheer coming the Central bank. Committee (MPC) decided to keep 2021 and some economists think that equal amount of securities of short- in with the Q2 GDP figures, there is Till now, the RBI’s efforts for liq- ,88.'$38 the repo rate unchanged at four per the Central bank should keep a er maturities under Open Market a fear about the uncertainty of the uidity injection as a response to the 3.+;(,+9  #  :;2 cent, the Bank Rate and Marginal watch on overheating rather than try- Operations (OMO). The procedure macroeconomic conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic and to support Standing Facility Rate (MSF) ing to keep inflation within a target- is designed to exert downward pres- fact that the current upturn may be the Government’s fiscal responsibil- 1 CC    unchanged at 4.25 per cent and the ed range. The US Federal Reserve, sure on longer term interest rates by only due to the pent-up demand, the ity, have achieved their purpose, as    he National Statistical Office’s reverse repo rate at three per cent. too, has indicated that it would lowering long-term yields. Besides, festival season and initial easing of assessed by the it. estimates for the second quar- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) actively seek and tolerate higher measures to enhance liquidity sup- the supply chain. Liquidity influx with Foreign 4 P 4 Tter (Q2) (July-September) of inflation at 7.6 per cent in October inflation in America. port to targeted sectors, it has been The results of the Consumer Portfolio Investment and Foreign       2020-21 came as a relief to all, rais- is higher than the mandated two-six Reviewing the inflation target for taking initiatives to deepen the finan- Confidence Survey by the RBI also Direct Investment has been high and    ing hopes of the much-talked about per cent inflation target. The man- the RBI may give it the much-need- cial markets, conserve capital among showed that consumer confidence the RBI has been sterilising them    V-shaped recovery. The Gross date set in 2016 requires the Central ed leverage as pressure builds on it banks and NBFCs through regulato- remained very low in November as with reverse repo operations. Going  
    Domestic Product (GDP) at constant bank to keep the headline inflation to do more to revive the economy. ry support, strengthen supervision compared to a year ago. However, it forward, the Central bank needs to (2011-12) prices in the Q2 of 2020- at the mid-point of its range at four The RBI has rendered support through strengthening audit func- showed marginal improvement from adopt a cautious approach as far as     21 is estimated at 33.14 lakh crore, per cent. For most of the year, retail through its monetary policy and used tion, ease external trade and expand its all-time low recorded in the pre- monitoring inflation and pushing for  C  as against 35.84 lakh crore in the Q2 inflation has been outside the Reserve a host of unconventional monetary financial inclusion. vious cycle (September). growth are concerned. It should be  #(    of 2019-20, showing a contraction of Bank of India’s (RBIs) tolerance policy tools to support the Going forward, the primary chal- Low consumer confidence is ready to do the balancing act. 

 7.5 per cent as compared to 4.4 per limit, mainly due to supply-side Government’s fiscal measures. It has lenge for the Central bank is going reflective of the people’s insecurities (The writer is Joint Director, the C  CC   cent growth in the Q2 of 2019-20. pressures owing to the lockdowns. made efforts to ensure liquidity in to be dealing with sticky inflation regarding the job scenario, employ- National Institute of Labour This contraction of 7.4 per cent as The sticky CPI inflation has sectors with multiplier effects, while its eye is firmly set on the ment levels, household incomes and Economics Research and  CC #    against a contraction of 23.9 per cent prevented the RBI from announcing nudged the bond markets to respond recovery of the economy. In the economic recovery in the country. Development, Niti Aayog. The views     +9# in Q1 is a tremendous improvement further rate cuts. In the absence of to the signals from the RBI in the December 3 Monetary Policy, the However, the households remain expressed are personal.) /   0    ! "#$%&%&  <#

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Sensex rallied 861.68 points or economic situation in the back- and diversify product portfolio After opening at its life- 1.86 per cent, while the Nifty Mumbai:The rupee appreci- drop of global and domestic with less dependency on the time intra-day high of surged 246.70 points or 1.82 ated by 3 paise to close at challenges. central subsidy. 47,026.02, the 30-share BSE per cent. 73.56 against the US dollar on The Central Board met It also noted the change in Addressing the 86th annu- Sensex succumbed to selling Continuing their buying Friday amid sustained foreign under the chairmanship of the central bank’s financial al general meeting (AGM) of as other bye-products to boost stress” on the government’s pressure but rebounded in fag- spree, foreign portfolio fund inflows and positive Governor Shaktikanta Das year from July-June to April- industry body ISMA, Goyal, their income. subsidy. On the government’s end trade to finish at a record investors (FPIs) purchased domestic equities. Traders through video conferencing. It March and the changes in the who is also the railway and “Let’s be practical about it. decision to give a subsidy of Rs 46,960.69, up 70.35 points or shares worth a net Rs 2,355.25 said weakness in the was the 586th meeting of the unit of presentation from mil- commerce minister, said the We cannot reduce the FRP. It’s 3,500 crore to sugar mills for 0.15 per cent. crore on Thursday, according American currency in the Central Board. lions / billions to lakhs / crores. government’s decision to pro- an institutional mechanism the export of 60 lakh tonnes of Similarly, the broader NSE to provisional exchange data. overseas market supported “The Board reviewed the Besides the deputy gover- vide Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for going on for several years,” he the sweetener during the ongo- Nifty rose 19.85 points or 0.14 FPIs have been net buyers the domestic unit. At the current economic situation in nors, directors of the board N exports of 60 lakh tonnes of said.Goyal also expressed con- ing marketing year 2020-21, the per cent to 13,760.55 -- its new in the domestic capital markets interbank forex market, the the backdrop of global and Chandrasekaran, Ashok Gulati, sugar in the current marketing cern about some mills being minister said this will “give closing record. in each session this month so local unit opened at 73.55 domestic challenges and vari- Manish Sabharwal, Prasanna year 2020-21 (October- profitable and others in bad some comfort to industry in IT stocks hogged the lime- far, following record inflows of against the greenback and ous areas of operations of the Kumar Mohanty, Dilip S September) will help in liqui- shape and asked the Indian disposing surplus sugar stocks”. light as better-than-expected Rs 60,358 crore in November. witnessed an intra-day high Reserve Bank including the Shanghvi, Satish K Marathe, S dating surplus sugar stocks. Sugar Mills Association He said the sugar output is results from Accenture Plc “Domestic equities recov- of 73.49 and a low of 73.57. customer education initiatives Gurumurthy and Revathy Iyer On the industry’s demand (ISMA) to undertake a gap expected to rise 20 per cent in enthused investors. ered from today’s low in tan- It finally ended at 73.56 and resolution of customer attended the meeting. that the sugarcane purchase study to make mills efficient the current marketing year. Infosys was the top gain- dem with recovery in banking against the American cur- complaints,” it said in a state- Tarun Bajaj, secretary, price be linked with sugar and competitive. He said a Goyal said the food min- er in the Sensex pack, jumping stocks. IT index was top per- rency, registering a rise of 3 ment. Department of Economic price realisation, he said it is holistic assessment should be istry will also soon clear the 2.64 per cent, followed by Bajaj former today with strong buy- paise over its previous close. The Central Board also Affairs and Debasish Panda, not practical to reduce the fair made to find a sustainable subsidy worth Rs 5,361 crore of Auto, SBI, ICICI Bank, HCL ing in many IT counters due to On Thursday, the rupee set- discussed the draft report on secretary, Department of and remunerative price (FRP) solution, which is workable previous marketing year, to Tech, Titan, Asian Paints and strong performance and upbeat tled flat at 73.59 against US trend and progress of banking Financial Services, also attend- and told the industry leaders to and make industry efficient as mills pertaining to exports and TCS. commentary from Accenture. dollar. in India, 2019-20. ed the meeting. produce more ethanol as well well as profitable with “least ethanol programme.   P

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This was pri- which after adjusting for repa- firms’ wholly-owned sub- (FDI) by domestic companies lion outward FDI during April- ments and the balance USD total FDI inflows rose to USD marily driven by the string of triation of around USD18 bil- orporate India has invest- sidiaries in the US, Singapore was USD 13 billion, while FDI November this fiscal, the actu- 5.90 billion was in the form of 35.73 billion, the highest-ever deals that Reliance Industries lion, meant USD 56 billion of Ced USD 12.25 billion over- or the Netherlands, according inflows had hit a record USD al outflow was USD 6.35 bil- guarantees, the agency said for the period, and 13 per cent clinched for its telecom and foreign direct investment, seas during the first eight to data collated by Care 76 billion, according to the rat- lion, of which USD 2.97 billion quoting RBI data. As against higher than same period in retail arms. For the full FY20, which was the highest achieved months of the current fiscal, Ratings. In the whole of FY20, ings agency. was through equities and USD this, during the first five FY20 when it stood at USD inflows stood at USD 76 billion, on record.   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421.15 425 NESCO 538 546.95 533.55 539.1 WIPRO 358.95 365.8 357.5 363 6.1 ICICIPRULI 482 487.55 475.95 482.35 PIIND 2280 2360.35 2247 2296.1 SUNTECK 324.6 338 319.85 330.6 UJJIVAN 290.55 291.8 283 286.3 AIAENG 2023.3 2061 1990 2028.6 CIPLA 784.25 796 781.5 795.15 11.95 INDUSINDBK 935.9 937.8 888 905.05 HINDCOPPER 64.6 67.3 61.4 63.85 RAIN 131.6 132.25 126.15 127.35 KEI 487 492.4 468.1 482.45 FINOLEXIND 623 639.25 621 633.75 HINDALCO 246.7 251.4 245.2 249.3 3.45 IDEA 9.89 10.11 9.71 9.84 MUTHOOTFIN 1216 1227.4 1199.95 1210.05 ADANIGAS 364.8 364.8 353.4 361.8 CENTURYPLY 231.45 238.7 229.7 233.45 RAMCOCEM 841 848.05 835.8 837.5 SBIN 267.7 271.95 265 271.35 3.65 BAJFINANCE 5275 5285 5166.35 5252.05 SPICEJET 103.1 105.1 101.15 101.6 CGCL 295 295.15 288.75 292.55 JMFINANCIL 89.5 89.7 86.5 87 JINDALSAW 77.35 77.35 74.65 76.15 TITAN 1,502.00 1,525.00 1,497.10 1,522.00 20.05 IOC 95.5 95.9 93.3 93.95 EICHERMOT 2470 2484.8 2425.55 2478.35 MPHASIS 1358 1397 1343 1363.8 ALKEM 2936.7 2965.4 2907.65 2963 NAVNETEDUL 86.7 87.05 83.5 84 HCLTECH 894.75 905 886.65 890.35 11 DRREDDY 5074.95 5262.3 5074.95 5230.15 HINDPETRO* 226 226.6 222.4 223.9 ABBOTINDIA 16200 16273.05 15925 16166 FRETAIL 78.9 79 77.55 77.8 VIPIND 364.8 364.95 356.95 360.7 UPL 456 462 454 460.6 5.2 PIDILITIND 1637.7 1743 1637.7 1731 HEROMOTOCO 3121 3145 3105.05 3136.8 ENGINERSIN 76.8 77.65 74.6 77.1 BBTC 1324 1332.75 1291.75 1296.75 TVSSRICHAK 1961.35 2001.95 1910.25 1923.75 ICICIBANK 514 518.25 509.15 515.95 5.55 MFSL 651.15 663.05 643.8 647.4 MRF 77950 78219.6 76622.95 77610 IDFC 40.05 40.4 38.75 39.25 SOMANYCERA 319 347 319 329.9 LAXMIMACH 4843 4884 4750 4801 GAIL 124.5 125.5 121.2 125.2 1.3 TCS 2861 2898 2847 2862.6 BANDHANBNK 405 413.8 404.3 409.05 INDIANB 90.5 91.45 86.5 87.4 PGHL 6900 7030 6789.3 6806.25 VINATIORGA 1180 1180 1134.65 1169.1 HEROMOTOCO 3,101.00 3,144.00 3,101.00 3,139.35 26.7 TATASTEEL 638.9 640.9 628 631.4 JSWSTEEL 368.65 368.65 357.75 363.55 RVNL 24.1 24.4 23.25 23.7 APLAPOLLO 791.85 791.9 750 769.8 UCOBANK 13.05 13.05 12.61 12.77 ASIANPAINT 2,577.00 2,636.00 2,575.55 2,596.95 21.9 ICICIBANK 514.7 518.2 509.35 517.05 IDFCFIRSTB 37.45 37.5 36.2 36.95 TV18BRDCST 32.6 32.6 31.05 32.15 KTKBANK 58 58.2 56.15 56.8 IOB 11.1 11.2 10.84 11.01 ITC 213.1 215.95 209.75 214.75 1.7 RELIANCE 1983 2005 1965 1992.25 LUPIN 972 977 955.9 972 ITDC 303.5 308.4 265.8 284.55 WABAG 210 213.35 202.5 206.3 CREDITACC 818 822 804.7 808.25 SBILIFE 859 864 852.8 863 6.65 HCLTECH 893.95 904.85 887 891.05 SRF 5577 5610.1 5485 5529.45 CONCOR 413 413 398.45 405.25 GMDCLTD 55.4 55.4 52.6 53.95 CARERATING 535.1 535.5 521.5 523 HINDUNILVR 2,322.00 2,343.90 2,312.00 2,332.00 16.7 LTTS 1976 2343 1976 2204 DEEPAKNI 940.2 943.85 909.55 922.85 SYNGENE 618 618.2 606.05 609 HEIDELBERG 217 217 203.8 206 SHOPERSTOP 225 225 209.15 210 RELIANCE 1,980.10 2,004.90 1,965.00 1,998.10 12.5 HDFC 2484 2489 2432 2478.95 M&MFIN 177.7 178 173.5 175.95 TVSMOTOR 492 494.5 483.15 489.8 CANFINHOME 487.7 493.2 481.4 490.6 CARBORUNIV 384.15 387.5 377.8 380 EICHERMOT 2,459.00 2,490.00 2,425.20 2,481.25 14.65 HINDALCO 246 251.3 245.2 249.85 SUNTV 500.75 500.75 478.55 483.5 APLLTD 1127.25 1150 1098 1107 SANOFI 7971.3 8006.55 7925 7987.1 TATAINVEST 1010 1012.65 995.1 1000.3 SHREECEM 24,500.00 24,732.05 24,301.80 24,648.95 138.55 HDFCBANK 1435 1438.7 1405.65 1411.25 IPCALAB 2180 2246 2144.4 2232.5 NBCC 31.3 31.3 29.75 30.4 NIACL 131.75 133.7 127.9 133.1 VENKYS 1689 1689 1671.1 1679.25 AXISBANK 604.4 611 596.5 608.6 3.2 AXISBANK 605.4 611 596.55 609.45 PVR 1404 1440 1385.65 1434 SHREECEM 24485.65 24721.65 24368.1524571.55 OFSS 3159.35 3190.6 3110 3171.95 MASFIN 1005 1010 980.65 991.1 TCS 2,868.00 2,898.00 2,846.20 2,851.95 13.75 MARUTI 7710 7726.7 7545 7559.8 NESTLEIND 18394 18600 1819018347.25 INDIACEM 149.5 150.1 143 148 SUDARSCHEM 483 489.65 475.05 484.5 STARCEMENT 91.95 92 89.65 90.75 LT 1287 1301 1270.45 1283.15 UPL 455 461.95 454.1 460.3 EMAMILTD 424 426.7 411 419.1 AJANTPHARM 1688 1688 1631.8 1646.05 LUXIND 1601.35 1632 1590.25 1621.6 M&M 726.1 737.95 722.55 734 3.35 BSOFT 197.5 217.4 197 207.55 COFORGE 2528 2623.2 2528 2556.55 SOUTHBANK 9.1 9.14 8.7 8.96 ARVINDFASN 160 162 155.1 156.75 ORIENTELEC 230.05 232.5 225.4 230.6 SUNPHARMA 574 576.9 568 573.8 2.45 ADANIENT 461.8 464.45 451 455.3 NOCIL 150.5 150.5 144.3 147.05 ASHOKA 91.25 91.75 88.35 89.9 KEC 371 374.95 366.05 370.1 TECHM 935 947 928.3 932 1.9 DMART 2579.8 2650.05 2555.5 2638.6 UBL 1137 1162.5 1123.8 1135.45 PRESTIGE 272.35 279.9 272.35 276.4 KALPATPOWR 320.35 320.35 311.6 313.7 POWERGRID 193.3 194.8 192.05 193.5 0.2 DABUR 511.55 513.6 503.2 509.15 METROPOLIS 1901 1950 1866.5 1875.95 SPARC 187.4 187.55 182.75 186.15 CESC 617 617 603.6 609 HDFCLIFE 656.3 656.3 640 655.2 0.65 VAKRANGEE 55.65 57.85 54.6 57.3 SJVN 25.75 26.8 25.45 26.3 SUVENPHAR 419.65 427 402.8 413.1 JAGRAN 44.35 44.75 42.7 43.15 DIVISLAB 3,837.30 3,859.00 3,782.00 3,820.00 -4.7 ULTRACEMCO 5178 5213.5 5117.05 5141.95 ABCAPITAL 89.65 90.15 87.45 89 AAVAS 1700 1719 1608 1657.3 MAHSCOOTER 3899.85 3899.85 3800.55 3841.2 NESTLEIND 18,395.00 18,599.00 18,158.00 18,238.30 -67.05 NTPC 104.7 104.95 102.85 103.7 KAJARIACER 693.8 705.3 693.8 700 EQUITAS 69.4 70.65 67.35 70.25 DEEPAKFERT 164.95 164.95 161.5 163 LT 1,283.95 1,301.00 1,270.00 1,273.00 -5.8 NAUKRI 4600 4670 4560.15 4645.15 POLYCAB 1049 1054.85 1031.85 1039.5 JKCEMENT 1950 1950 1856 1879.5 KRBL 247.5 249.1 245.55 249 GRASIM 912 916.75 902 908.45 -4.25 GRANULES 378.2 379.95 368.2 369.55 ICICIGI 1460 1486.6 1448.05 1463.75 SUPREMEIND 1725 1747 1702.5 1735.95 SIS 478 478 453.3 464.85 BPCL 398 399 389.25 393.5 -1.9 HEG 900 929.7 885.2 922.85 HSCL 46.05 46.55 44.25 44.85 VARROC 365.55 391.8 365.55 377 GALAXYSURF 2002.95 2009.45 1953.65 1970.1 ULTRACEMCO 5,140.00 5,214.00 5,115.00 5,136.35 -35.45 RAYMOND 362.3 362.3 345 353.6 WOCKPHARMA 518.3 521.35 506.85 509.25 SYMPHONY 930.55 957.4 912.85 937.1 SPANDANA 727.3 730.6 705.6 720.9 TATAMOTORS 180.9 181.5 176.65 180.4 -1.3 CUMMINSIND 589.25 615.75 584.85 612.1 THYROCARE 980 983.3 955 960 VBL 998 998 952.5 967.65 CSBBANK 221.95 226 218 223.6 NTPC 104.55 104.8 102.85 103.6 -0.85 DCBBANK 122.7 124.35 113.95 119.45 GODFRYPHLP 1000 1004.7 985 990.25 FINEORG 2499.95 2519.65 2471.75 2495.25 SFL 1710 1710 1611.1 1618.6 JSWSTEEL 368.3 368.95 357.7 363.2 -3 TATACONSUM 579.7 582.2 567.45 572.4 ITI 130.2 133.5 128.95 131.1 NETWORK18 38.05 38.5 36.8 37.9 VTL 1013.6 1038 992.05 1033.8 BAJAJFINSV 9,249.90 9,315.00 9,125.00 9,216.80 -77.3 ADANIPOWER 46.8 47.6 45.1 47.35 TATAMTRDVR 76.35 76.35 74.05 75.65 TCIEXP 900.05 945.15 899 944.3 GDL 123 124 117.05 122 TATASTEEL 638.25 640.85 628 629.8 -5.5 APOLLOHOSP 2424 2425.5 2367.4 2387.15 DISHTV 14 14.7 13.23 14.15 ZENSARTECH 234.5 246 234.5 237.8 MINDAIND 384 398 378.6 398 HDFC 2,482.00 2,489.00 2,431.00 2,472.80 -21.8 VOLTAS 830 836.7 819.25 828.5 GMM 3700 3737 3672.75 3715.2 ZYDUSWELL 1951.7 1969.95 1899 1935.05 BLUEDART 3850.05 3920 3815.1 3868 BHARTIARTL 513.9 514.9 505.05 510 -5.1 MANAPPURAM 175.1 175.45 170.8 174.15 BAJAJELEC 608.25 637.5 597.3 632.75 PNBHOUSING 372.3 375.4 363.2 366 INDOCO 273.3 273.35 265.5 271.4 BRITANNIA 3,738.00 3,759.80 3,690.00 3,692.95 -36.8 LAURUSLABS 344.5 355.5 334.9 354.05 RITES 277 278.55 269.7 270.95 SONATSOFTW 370 372.95 359 369.1 JYOTHYLAB 145.5 145.5 141.4 143.05 BAJFINANCE 5,250.00 5,284.95 5,165.00 5,229.95 -56.75 ACC 1644.4 1654.55 1626 1650.3 TORNTPOWER 325.5 330.4 323 329.4 GSFC 76.2 76.5 73.8 74.7 REPCOHOME 253.2 253.2 246.05 249.25 BERGEPAINT 713.95 719.95 704.7 708.3 BALMLAWRIE 119 123.25 116.1 120.25 WESTLIFE 426.55 444.7 421.45 429.9 ECLERX 815.1 815.9 793.8 797.4 COALINDIA 143.45 143.65 139.45 141.85 -1.6 BATAINDIA 1592 1600 1576.95 1583.2 WELCORP 135.95 136.1 129.75 131.4 TCNSBRANDS 496.9 510.3 468.9 483.15 DBL 396 401 387.6 398.45 ADANIPORTS 467.75 472.95 458.5 462 -5.75 INDIAMART 5880 6151 5817.6 6095.05 AMBER 2353 2377.1 2307.9 2355.9 J&KBANK 23.99 23.99 22.62 23.38 BRIGADE 249.95 254 236 240.35 KOTAKBANK 1,963.80 1,963.80 1,921.35 1,941.10 -24.35 NMDC 115.6 116 113.25 115.5 NHPC 23 23.2 22.5 22.6 BALRAMCHIN 179 179 173 173.75 TIMETECHNO 47.2 49.1 47.2 48 IOC 95.4 95.75 93.3 94.1 -1.3 SCI 85.2 87.15 82.55 86.55 INDHOTEL 129.4 129.95 126.85 127.85 RALLIS 288.7 290 282 283.7 NH 418 425.45 410 417.15 MARUTI 7,714.00 7,727.00 7,541.75 7,560.00 -134 JKPAPER 108.8 112 105.15 110.55 IFBIND 1065.05 1125.85 1045.3 1086.55 SOBHA 340.5 340.5 326.5 334.15 CCL 269.95 269.95 263.25 266.25 ONGC 101.5 102.3 98.15 99.5 -2 AUROPHARMA 874.35 888.7 863 886.9 PERSISTENT 1310.05 1342.2 1287.1 1299.75 THERMAX 974.95 974.95 912.7 919.4 PHOENIXLTD 769.15 775.65 761.2 761.2 HDFCBANK 1,435.00 1,439.70 1,406.30 1,408.95 -32.85 DIXON 13850 13906.95 13285.8 13345.6 MEGH 80.8 82.25 78.55 81.05 3MINDIA 22675 22856.7 21800.621953.75 DHANUKA 740.1 745 732.95 745 INDUSINDBK 935.8 937.5 887.55 906.75 -29.05 ONGC 101.35 102.2 98.15 98.95 MGL 1036 1056.2 1026.5 1042.5 ALLCARGO 133.85 142.9 131 140.75 BAYERCROP 5337.5 5381.95 5219.65 5257.45 AEGISLOG 244.9 246.8 237.5 245.6 ZEEL 227 230.65 216.8 225.3 NAVINFLUOR 2561 2625 2511.2 2620.85 JSL 71.4 72.6 68.55 71 PARAGMILK 118.7 118.95 115.15 116.25 KSB 636 636.85 616.95 633.85     TATAMOTORS 181.1 181.45 176.7 180.5 GUJALKALI 350.5 374.75 341.35 368.3 GLAXO 1600 1617.35 1589.4 1612 VGUARD 194.65 195.3 190.25 193.55 SUPRAJIT 199.35 200.85 196.6 197.55 SBIN 267.7 271.9 264.9 271.4 KNRCON 320.5 346.95 317.1 326.3 EPL 262.7 270.15 259 260.75 ABFRL 165.3 165.3 159.1 159.75 GPPL 91.7 94.1 90.25 93.5 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE IBULHSGFIN 205.15 209.7 197.55 203.55 RECLTD 136.95 138.85 134.85 137 SBILIFE 865.95 865.95 853.5 858.35 CHENNPETRO 115.35 115.35 106.7 109.05 VAIBHAVGBL 2184.45 2184.45 2135 2168 NIFTY NEXT 50 32,110.15 32,211.55 31,791.00 32,082.75 51 HINDUNILVR 2321.15 2344 2313 2331.7 GRAPHITE 300 307.85 294.25 304.3 GESHIP 281.75 283.15 265.1 268.1 ALKYLAMINE 3826 3872 3800 3852.95 DBCORP 87 87.2 85.5 85.8 PIDILITIND 1,634.50 1,742.95 1,634.50 1,729.95 100.3 PNB 37.2 37.2 35.7 36.55 HDFCAMC 2857.05 2899 2838.6 2861.55 SWANENERGY 134.35 135.7 129.6 130.8 MAHABANK 13.5 13.72 13 13.38 REDINGTON 134.15 135.05 132.5 133.9 DMART 2,574.00 2,650.00 2,555.00 2,640.40 84.35 JUBLFOOD 2834 2879.65 2740.95 2757.45 AARTIDRUGS 752.5 769.5 740 741.85 SHILPAMED 468.65 482 455 457.4 MRPL 36 36 34.75 35 HERITGFOOD 308.5 314.2 304 305 BIOCON 461.4 473.15 460.2 471 10.1 CANBK 125.25 126 118.55 121.7 PETRONET 259.5 261.9 255.3 257.45 CYIENT 545 545 524.5 526.2 ESABINDIA 1850 1975 1790 1903.2 ASTERDM 167 171.5 163.25 167.45 AUROPHARMA 875.1 888.55 862.65 886.9 14.9 BEL 121.85 122.65 118.55 121.2 TRIDENT 9.7 9.75 9.19 9.4 GUJGAS 363 369 361.65 365.05 KPRMILL 915.05 942.3 911.4 925 BASF 1647.75 1657 1621 1630.8 AMBUJACEM 247.05 252.2 246.5 250.9 4.15 TECHM 933 947 929 933.35 HDFCLIFE 657 657.1 639.9 654.05 GNFC 242.8 243.7 235.8 240.7 FORCEMOT 1418.75 1420.95 1370.7 1396 CRISIL 1903.45 1910 1891.5 1910 NAUKRI 4,599.95 4,672.60 4,557.65 4,636.15 75.4 CIPLA 785 795.7 781.5 793.9 NCC 57.6 57.6 56.05 56.45 TATACOMM 1043.7 1043.7 990 999.05 IRCON 90.2 90.2 87.55 88 LTI 3,325.00 3,400.00 3,316.15 3,348.00 42 ITC 212.9 215.95 209.75 214.5 BALKRISIND 1637.15 1650.8 1606.05 1613.2 ISEC 463 463 442.5 452 JCHAC 2221 2237.75 2080 2191.95 OFSS 3,139.35 3,192.35 3,106.40 3,167.00 32.65 KOTAKBANK 1965 1965 1921.85 1949.05 AMARAJABAT 940 959.45 937.75 955.45 SHK 112 118 108 116 CHAMBLFERT 228.5 231.35 221 221 HDFCAMC 2,879.00 2,899.00 2,838.00 2,865.00 26.75 TATAPOWER 75.25 76.45 73.6 76.15 AARTIIND 1229 1268.4 1205.25 1217.7 HUDCO 41.9 41.95 40.45 40.85 UFLEX 397 399 384.55 385 MCDOWELL-N 585 592 579.45 588.9 5.35 IRCTC 1428.95 1455.8 1410 1424.35 TORNTPHARM 2761 2814 2719.85 2775.3 CHALET 195.1 197.25 190.05 195 STLTECH 167.85 167.85 160.7 162.2 HAVELLS 907.6 928.5 906 918.35 7.3 RBLBANK 236.9 237.05 226 227.45 GLENMARK 521.4 522.8 506.9 516.05 OBEROIRLTY 557.05 557.05 533 536.65 MMTC 25.1 25.4 23.9 24.2 ALKEM 2,937.00 2,967.25 2,905.00 2,958.95 21.95 SAIL 57.6 58.35 56.4 57.8 CADILAHC 478 479.25 470 476.35 COCHINSHIP 368 374 362.15 369.35 EIDPARRY 340.9 341.9 335.85 337.9 ACC 1,647.00 1,654.75 1,625.00 1,649.95 10.65 VEDL 147 150.05 143 147.35 KPITTECH 111.6 121.4 110.5 119.55 BDL 346.05 347.25 340.1 341.8 MOIL 147 148 142.4 144.25 SIEMENS 1,526.30 1,557.00 1,522.55 1,536.00 9.7 PAGEIND 27298 28420.9 26960.528119.95 SBICARD 847 849.2 834.25 841.5 FSL 78.75 79.6 77.1 77.45 NLCINDIA 57 57.05 54.8 55.55 ABBOTINDIA 16,200.00 16,268.00 15,910.00 16,180.05 83.8 BAJAJFINSV 9250 9309.2 9128.95 9212.95 GRASIM 920 920 902.3 910 IFCI 9.43 9.43 8.85 8.98 ERIS 574.9 574.9 550 567 TORNTPHARM 2,760.00 2,815.00 2,719.35 2,773.00 12.45 TITAN 1515 1525.3 1497.4 1520.6 ATUL 6159 6300 6100 6287 BANKINDIA 50.5 50.6 48.95 49.65 GILLETTE 5998.95 5998.95 5785 5791.1 BANDHANBNK 405.8 414.2 404.05 407.85 1.5 BHEL 35.85 36.15 34.55 35.85 PFC 117.25 119.4 115.7 117.3 MIDHANI 211.6 212 205.5 206.9 FLUOROCHEM 585.6 595 579 589.8 INDIGO 1,637.00 1,684.55 1,626.80 1,648.30 5.75 BEML 901.8 945.3 885.6 910 BLISSGVS 178 178 172.2 175.75 GODREJAGRO 560 565.85 552.05 557.45 SUMICHEM 312 312 300.25 304.45 CADILAHC 475.4 479.45 470 476.5 1.45 AFFLE 3972.95 3999.95 3761.3 3780.25 BOMDYEING 80.95 80.95 77.55 78.9 LALPATHLAB 2186.75 2195 2155.55 2180.1 SCHNEIDER 87.5 88.9 85 86.55 LUPIN 972.95 977 955.55 973.45 2.95 WIPRO 359.65 365.6 357.7 363.5 TATAELXSI 1633 1662.7 1630 1634.4 GSPL 226.35 226.6 215 217.9 HATHWAY 33.2 33.75 31.25 32.3 GODREJCP 721 725 714.25 720.2 1 MINDTREE 1460 1484.9 1437.7 1471.8 ADANIGREEN 1040.05 1058 1002 1016.15 GREAVESCOT 85.5 86.7 84.1 85.75 VRLLOG 208 208 197 199.75 PEL 1,442.20 1,463.00 1,418.00 1,442.80 1.2 BAJAJ-AUTO 3266 3363.45 3266 3348.65 ALOKTEXT 23 23.35 22.55 22.65 TATAMETALI 609 618.4 602.65 609.5 GODREJIND 468.1 473.3 440 448.45 INDOSTAR 338 338.6 327.65 337.25 ICICIPRULI 482.8 487.5 475.65 482.4 0.25 BANKBARODA 63.85 64.3 62 63.1 BRITANNIA 3759 3759.2 3691.55 3722.3 TNPL 120 125.5 118.25 124.35 GHCL 204.6 204.6 198.1 198.95 TVTODAY 220 228.9 213.1 224 NMDC 115.65 116.2 113.25 115.6 0 JINDALSTEL 279.7 280.95 270.45 272 GODREJPROP 1365 1380.95 1343 1371.7 RAJESHEXPO 490 494 477.4 489 GEPIL 305.45 307.75 290 295.8 MOTILALOFS 636 638.75 626 630.45 SBICARD 844.55 850 834.1 840.1 -0.2 COALINDIA 143.45 144.95 139.5 141.7 BIRLACORPN 724 729.7 713 723.55 HIMATSEIDE 143.5 151.3 138.4 144.2 ENDURANCE 1234 1234 1192 1203.5 QUESS 482 482.05 476 478 BERGEPAINT 713.15 719.95 704 709 -0.65 PFIZER 5268.15 5268.15 5175 5200.6 EXIDEIND 191.75 192.75 187.95 190.25 WELSPUNIND 76.35 76.35 72.5 73.35 JAMNAAUTO 58.9 58.9 54.75 56.75 PRSMJOHNSN 92.1 92.1 88.45 88.85 DABUR 513.15 513.4 503.05 510 -1.5 SUNPHARMA 577.35 577.35 568 575.25 SIEMENS 1523.5 1556.45 1522.8 1538 FORTIS 155.15 161.6 153.2 158.55 SOLARINDS 1115 1115 1057.45 1063.45 MAHLOG 406.4 420.95 405.15 414 IGL 480 482.75 471.6 477.95 -1.85 DLF 234.4 234.4 228.45 231.35 CROMPTON 375 387.05 361.55 375 OIL 114.5 114.5 108.1 109.1 HONAUT 32418 32949.75 32078 32900 TEAMLEASE 2578.4 2578.4 2516.05 2545.4 HINDZINC 242.6 244.5 239.55 240.95 -1.1 NATIONALUM 43.5 43.9 42.15 43.7 DELTACORP 166.65 166.65 160.2 163.05 RCF 56.05 56.4 54.35 55.15 JBCHEPHARM 1075 1075 1050 1064.5 AKZOINDIA 2280 2286.7 2234.55 2256 UBL 1,144.00 1,163.00 1,123.70 1,137.00 -7.2 BPCL 398.95 399 389.5 394 IGL 480.1 481.7 471.7 477.05 EIHOTEL 100 100 95.4 96.55 IRB 113.4 113.5 107.6 110.55 NILKAMAL 1423.8 1450 1415.5 1435.6 TATACONSUM 578 581.9 567.5 573.5 -3.8 APOLLOTYRE 197.55 198.4 189.7 191.45 DCMSHRIRAM 388 440.9 382.1 426 JSWENERGY 68.5 70.4 66.5 68.95 BLUESTARCO 783.8 787.95 774.2 775 SKFINDIA 1664.05 1679.6 1662.6 1678 ADANITRANS 427 429 420.75 425.9 -3.45 ASHOKLEY 99.5 99.9 96.8 98.2 MARICO 414 418.5 407.2 408.95 GODREJCP 722 724.95 714 719.75 JKLAKSHMI 346.5 346.5 339.35 340.3 TIINDIA 824.8 824.8 805.2 815.15 COLPAL 1,609.00 1,624.50 1,586.00 1,589.00 -13.65 SUZLON 4.95 4.95 4.53 4.9 HAL 870 878.6 855.6 864.1 FCONSUMER 8.6 8.69 8.45 8.6 TIMKEN 1094.75 1154.7 1092 1153.8 GULFOILLUB 751.95 756.65 742.55 747.15 PFC 118.45 119.4 115.65 117.4 -1.05 MOTHERSUMI 158.95 159.2 153 157.45 RADICO 463.6 475 453.4 457.25 ASTRAL 1460 1510 1459.85 1501.15 ADVENZYMES 348.65 348.65 337.8 341.25 MAHLIFE 343 344.6 335.2 336.05 MUTHOOTFIN 1,219.00 1,228.30 1,200.50 1,207.25 -11.25 TATACHEM 491 498.7 487.5 489.7 CHOLAFIN 377 377.6 362.8 375.35 CUB 184.25 185.65 179 180.25 LAOPALA 236.95 238.65 228.75 234.2 PGHH 11172 11172 10995.4 10995.4 PETRONET 261.2 261.95 255.2 256.95 -2.4 BHARTIARTL 514.9 514.9 505.3 510.6 DCAL 147 153.85 147 150.15 COROMANDEL 805 805 774.85 782.5 PNCINFRA 174 176.65 170.55 170.95 RATNAMANI 1590 1590 1549.25 1558.25 CONCOR 408.75 409.8 398.35 404.65 -4.1 AMBUJACEM 246.7 252.15 246.3 251 IBREALEST 75 75.75 72 73.05 NATCOPHARM 954.7 954.7 918.6 945.8 JSLHISAR 133.2 141 133.2 139.4 MAHSEAMLES 315.6 319.95 305.85 316.45 HINDPETRO 226 227 222.3 223.7 -2.25 DIVISLAB 3843.95 3857.7 3781.35 3830.85 POWERGRID 193.35 194.85 192.2 193.15 JAICORPLTD 97.5 97.5 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Ain northern France on and a moment of silence out- The boys were abducted one week adviser to President-elect Joe President-elect Biden under- Beijing: A citizen journalist including the strict lockdown Friday to pay homage to a side the entrance to the Fenelon ago from the all-boys Government Science Secondary School in Biden, has tested positive for went PCR testing for detained in China after report- of millions of people. transgender student who killed High School in Lille as school Kankara in Katsina state village. the coronavirus, according COVID-19 today and ing from the Covid-19 ground Zhang was detained in herself this week after facing started Friday, expressing their Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist rebels claimed responsibility to the transition team. COVID-19 was not detected,” zero of Wuhan will face trial May and is accused of “picking tensions with school officials anger and distress at the suicide for the abduction, saying they attacked the school because it He developed symptoms Bedingfield said. On later this month, her lawyer quarrels and provoking trou- around her gender identity. of their classmate Fouad. believes Western education is un-Islamic, factional leader on Wednesday and took a December 15, Richmond said Friday, as fears grow for ble”, according to a court notice Abubakar Shekau said in a video earlier this week. rapid test which came out travelled to Georgia for a her health. seen by AFP — a charge rou- More than 800 students were at the school at the time of the positive, Transition campaign event with the The coronavirus first tinely used to suppress dissi- $ >   '   attack. Hundreds escaped, but it was believed that more than 330 Spokeswoman Kate Ossoff and Warnock cam- emerged in central China late dents, with a maximum prison were abducted by the attackers. Bedingfield said on Thursday. paigns. Neither the candi- last year, and Beijing has faced sentence of five years.  $?@@   The boys met Friday with Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Richmond, 47, has been dates nor any member of the accusations that it covered up The 37-year-old’s lawyers Masari, who said late Thursday that the kidnappers had named as the White House Ossoff or Warnock campaign the initial outbreak and received notice earlier this Little Rock (US): One in very 10th month — and as the first released 344 students and turned them over to security offi- Senior Adviser and Director teams were in close contact silenced early whistleblowers. week that the hearing will take five state and federal prisoners Americans begin to receive a cials. The government had said it was negotiating with the of the Office of Public with Richmond, nor were Zhang Zhan, a former place in a Shanghai court on in the United States has tested long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine attackers. The governor told The Associated Press that no Engagement in the incoming Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in December 28. positive for the coronavirus, a — at least 2,75,000 prisoners money was paid for the boys’ release, though it wasn’t clear Biden administration. Stacey Abrams or Nikema February and livestreamed her Zhang began a hunger rate more than four times have been infected, more than if other negotiations were made. The boys will have physi- “Richmond was not in Williams, who also attended experiences on social media. strike in June, her lawyers said, higher than the general popu- 1,700 have died and the spread cal examinations before being reunited with their families, close contact, as defined by the Tuesday event, she said. She also wrote essays critical of and has been force-fed via a lation. of the virus behind bars shows he said. AP the CDC (Centers for Disease PTI the government’s response — nasal tube. AFP As the pandemic enters its no sign of slowing. AP 7/38;< &7-)   ) # )    -+-&( Incidentally, the plot of land “The bullet train terminus is also considering moving the &,.$38;F.2$$.$- Both sides agreed to maintain patients have recovered from the where the Uddhav Thackeray that is coming up there is going Supreme Court against the high .,8-.;8-2& close consultations at the diplomatic disease. Meanwhile, 23 deaths in the fresh war of words broke out dispensation is considering to re- to be three levels under the court’s order, it is now trying to and military level. They agreed that last few days were confirmed, taking Abetween the Opposition BJP locate the Mumbai Metro-III ground. Above the ground, an arm twist the Centre into having ;81(@,1'.;F% the next (9th) round of Senior the death toll in the state to 2,757. and the Maha Vikas Aghadi car shed is a state-owned land international business centre is its way. Commanders meeting should be held Maharashtra's coronavirus tally (MVA) government on Friday unlike the Kanjurmarg land coming up. When it was decid- It may be recalled that dur- Even as a video showing Mandal at an early date so that both sides can has reached 18,88,767 after 3,994 peo- over the latter’s proposal to shift which is trapped in litigation. ed to build the bullet train ter- ing the end of October this year, holding a closed-door parley with work towards early and complete ple tested positive for the infection in the Mumbai Metro III car shed Maharashtra’s Urban minus, we realised it would cost the BJP-led NDA government Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh disengagement of troops along the the last 24 hours. With the death of from Kanjurmarg to a location Development Minister Eknath Rs 5,000 to 6000 crore. If we had opposed the re-location of went viral, the Marxist outfit prompt- LAC in accordance with the existing 75 patients, the fatality count went up earmarked for the proposed Shinde also confirmed that the decide to locate the metro car the Mumbai Metro-III car shed ly expelled her from the party where bilateral agreements and protocols, to 48,574. A total of 4,467 patients Bullet terminus at Bandra-Kurla state government was consider- shed, which currently costs Rs project at Kanjurmarg in nortjh- after she said, “It had become impos- and fully restore peace and tranquil- were discharged after recuperating, Complex (BKC) in north-central ing the BKC plot for relocating 500 crore, it would cost Rs 5 to east Mumbai. sible to work with the CPI(M) and so ity. taking the recovery count to Mumbai. The Shiv Sena, which the car shed project. “We are 6,000 crore if we decide to locate Nearly three weeks after the I am leaving the party.” Airing more or less same views, 17,78,722. Mumbai division, which heads the three-party govern- studying the Bombay High Court it underground. Plus, the annu- Maharashtra scrapped the previ- She too is likely to join the BJP in the official Chinese communiqué comprises Mumbai city and its satel- ment in Maharashtra, lent cre- order. At the sqme time,we have al maintenance cost would go up ous BJP-led government’s deci- presence of Shah on Saturday. also said the two sides had candid and lite towns, reported 1,250 new cases, dence to the reports in a sections asked officials to the land at the five to six folds. Hence it is not sion to locate Metro phase-III car When contacted CPI(M) legisla- in-depth exchange of views on the sit- taking its total to 6,46,756. As many of the media that in the wake of BKC as an alternative for the car feasible to locate the metro car shed at Aarey colony at Goregaon tive party leader Sujan Chakrabarty uation along the LAC. as 18,809 people have died so far in the Bombay High Court’s stay on shed project”. shed project at BKC,” Fadnavis and moved the project to said, “She must have done what she The two delegations agreed to the region due to the infection, the the Mumbai Metro-III car shed The BJP -- which had said. Kanjurmarg, the Centre’s has done either out of some pressure earnestly implement the five-point official said. Mumbai city reported project at Kanjurmarg, Chief opposed the the Uddhav Another BJP leader Asish Department of Promotion of or some lure … no it is for her to consensus reached between the for- 642 new cases, which pushed its Minister Uddhav Thackeray had Thackeray dispensation’s decision Shelar was equally critical of the Industry & Internal Trade explain her stance to the people and eign ministers of both countries at the overall count to 2,85,632, while its asked the senior officials to to shift the car shed project Uddhav Thackeray government (DPIIT) had shot off a letter to not the party… currently the TMC Moscow meeting. The talks also death toll rose to 10,970 as nine explore if the car shed project from Aarey colony at Goregaon for its move to re-locate the the state government opposing and BJP are engaged in a dirty game focused on the disengagement of patients succumbed to the infection could be re-located at BKC. in north Mumbai to Kanjurmarg project at BKC. “Just because the the location of car shed project at of leader swapping that may not go front-line troops and take concrete during the day. Shiv Sena spokesperson and in north-east Mumbai – has not metro car shed project has run Kanjurmarg would be “against down well with the people of the measures to deal with the issues on West Bengal has reported 2,239 MP Sanjay Raut ticked off the taken kindly to the Maharashtra into rough weather because of the the interest of the Government of State.” the ground to further deescalate the fresh cases , taking the total tally to BJP – which in the wake of the government’s move to re-locate high court’s ruling, the MVA gov- India''. The DPIIT also claimed Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress border situation. The two delegations 5,32,695. With 42 deaths, the total high court’s ruling felt vindicat- the project at BKC, as it feels that ernment is now spokes into the ownership of the 102-acres land top brass on Friday met at the also reiterated their commitment to fatalities rose to 9,277. ed over its earlier stand on the the car shed project would jeop- Bullet train project by choosing there. Kalighat residence of Mamata appar- continue dialogue at the military With 1,418 fresh COVID-19 cases Mumbai Metro-III car shed pro- ardise the terminus location the same venue for metro car Lodging a protest with the ently to weigh up the present politi- and diplomatic level. and 37 deaths in the last 24 hours, the ject – when he confirmed that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shed project. state government against the cal situation in Bengal against the India on Thursday had stressed number of total cases has touched reports that the plot at BKC for pet Bullet Train project. The latest exchange of barbs move to relocate the car shed backdrop of frequent desertion by the need for further discussions with 6,14,775 and death toll rose to re-locating the Mumbai Metro- Former chief minister and between the Ma government project at Kanjurmarg, DPIIT party leaders. China for a mutually acceptable solu- 10,219 in Delhi. II was being considered. senior BJP leader Devendra and BJP comes in the wake of Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra The meeting that started late in tion for complete disengagement at Karnataka reported 1,222 new Talking to media persons Fadnavis hit back at the Shiv Wednesday’s order of the said: “The improper and uni- the evening was had battle plans for the LAC. cases in a single day, 1,039 discharges here, Raut said: “(In the wake of Sena-led MVA government Bombay High Court’s further lateral action of the Mumbai the 2021 elections prime on its agen- and 8 deaths, taking the total tally to the high court’s stay on the high describing the move as “ridicu- staying implementation of a Suburban District Collector and da said sources, adding efforts would .:(4!6&181 9,07,123 active cases and 11,989 court’s stay on the Mumbai lous” since it would involve exor- Mumbai collector’s land allot- Mumbai Metropolitan Region also be taken to assuage the ruffled deaths so far. Metro-III car shed project at bitant costs. “Whoever is advis- ment order dated October 1, Development Authority has feelings in the party. ;.11!4;-&;9 Tamil Nadu has reported 1,134 Kanjurmarg), the Opposition ing the state government is doing transferring the Kanjurmarg land caused severe loss” to the DPIIT new COVID19 cases, 1,170 dis- need not get worried about the a bad job. The advisor is out to to the state-run Mumbai and the Government of India”. 2& %&;28E1 Meanwhile, ICMR DG (Prof) charges, and 12 deaths in the last 24 location of the car shed project. deplete the state exchequer. This Metropolitan Region The latest move by the Sena- Balram Bhargava has tested positive hours. The total number of coron- Today reports have been pub- is because the BKC plot is a price Development Authority led MVA government to relocate (,.,2+1(:8+$ for COVID-19 and been admitted to avirus cases rose to 8,04,650 in the lished that the state government land. In all, the car shed project (MMRDA) for the project. The the Mumbai Metro III at BKC is .$3&@;88., AIIMS trauma centre on Friday. state. is considering re-locating the needs 25 hectare land. Going by high court has put a stop to all being seen a tit-for-tat act against The Covid-19 cases in India are car shed at BKC. Yes. We are the current land rates there, the construction activities at the the Centre for its earlier opposi- (18,@&@8-8,$ steadily coming down while the case- .:(+;1-+1$ examining that venue for re-loca- land itself would cost as much as Kanjurmarg site. Though the tion to the relocation of the car load of infection in many parts of the tion”. Rs 1000 crore” Shiv Sena-led state government shed project at Kanjurmarg. The two sides agreed that based world is experiencing a second or 8&,,.+,8 on the guidance provided by senior even a third peak. The global tally of (,&:&,8G1 leaders and the agreements reached coronavirus cases stands at - / -3+3451 -!- -+ &&67 between the two Foreign Ministers 75,456,940. While 53,012,389have “One must be transparent in and Special Representatives, they recovered, 1,671,822 have lost their number of testing and declaring the   -+-&( With 3994 fresh infections, ginally from 94.14 per cent to state stood at 2.57 per cent would continue to work towards lives. Meanwhile, the US continues to facts and figures of the persons who the total infections in the state 94.17 per cent. Pune district, which contin- ensuring complete disengagement in be the worst-hit country with are Corona positive. Otherwise, the n a marginal increase in the climbed from 18,84,773 to With 10 new deaths, the ued to be the worst-affected all friction points along the LAC in 17,628,578 cases. people will be misled and they will be ICovid-19 infection and fatali- 18,88.767. Similarly, with 75 new Covid-19 toll in Mumbai came city-district in Maharashtra, saw the Western Sector at the earliest. According to the health min- under impression that everything is ty tallies, as many as 3994 peo- deaths, the Covid-19 toll in down from 11,013 to 10907 the total number of cases increase The two sides noted that the 7th istry’s data, the five most affected all right and they will become negli- ple tested positive for Maharashtra rose from 48,499 to because of reconciliation of death from 3,65,101 to 3,65,652, while and 8th rounds of Senior states by total cases are Maharashtra gent,” the bench noted. Coronavirus while 75 more peo- 48,574. As 4467 patients were dis- figures, while the infected cases the total number of deaths in Commanders meetings held on (1888767), Karnataka (9,07,123), “Another issue is the fatigue of the ple died of the pandemic in var- charged from the hospitals across went up by 642 to trigger a jump Pune increased from 7654 to October 12 and November 6 respec- Andhra Pradesh (8,77,806),Tamil frontline healthcare officials. They are ious parts of Maharashtra on the state after full recovery, the in the infections from 2,84,990 to 7667. Thane district remained in tively had in-depth discussions in this Nadu (8,04,650), and Kerala (693866). already exhausted physically and Friday. A day after it logged 3880 total number of people dis- 2,85,632. the third spot --after Pune and regard and that these discussions had Kerala has reported 5,456 fresh mentally due to tireless work for eight fresh Covid-19 infections and 65 charged from the hospitals since Meanwhile, the number of Mumbai – after the total number also contributed to ensuring stabili- case in the last 24 hours, highest in months. Some mechanism may be deaths, Maharashtra witnessed the second week of March this “active cases” total cases in the of infections rose from 2,48,979 ty on the ground. the country, taking the total number required to give them intermittent 3994 new infected cases and 75 year rose to 17,78,722. The recov- state dropped from 60,905 to to 2,49,436 while the total deaths cases to 6,93,866; even as 4,701 rest,” the apex court said. deaths. ery rate in the state rose mar- 60,352. The fatality rate in the climbed from 5424 to 5475.

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he dream of a space telescope took 20 years to realise. Now, 30 years on, Tcomes the incredible story of one of the most complex machines ever made. The Hubble space telescope has made more than 1.3 million observations and enabled over 15,000 scientific papers to be written. Its history has been dramatic. A triumphant launch that turned into disas- ter. Astronauts risking their lives to fix it. But ultimately, it’s an invention that opened up the universe in unimaginable ways. This anniversary film, Hubble: Wonders of Space Revealed, tells the whole story and meets the scientists and astronomers who use Hubble on a daily basis as well as astronauts from each of the missions that have serviced and updated it. We talk to Steve Crabtree, the executive producer of the film, to know more. Excerpts:

What prompted you to bring up a film like Hubble: Wonders of Space Revealed? The film was to celebrate Hubble’s 30th birthday, really. It coincided to mark the 30 years since the telescope was launched into space. So that was the simple reason. We thought to make a special shot, telling the whole story of Hubble, what is often referred to as the one of the most produc- tive scientific instruments that has ever been invented.

The film includes real astronauts who work on Hubble daily. How was the expe- this treatment, high-energy protons trav- rience of filming with them? el at two-thirds the speed of light through I’m the executive producer of the film. +.4( a patient’s body. It can transform treatment So this time round unfortunately, I didn’t for children with inoperable cancers. But get to meet the astronauts, the director bringing it to the UK needs a £250 mil- David Briggs met them. They were super lion investment, and one of the world’s friendly and helpful. I have interviewed best facilities. A nuclear bunker with six- astronauts before and what I love about metre-thick walls. Nearly 2,000 tonnes of them is their training means that they’re $("4.8 kit squeezed under the streets of London very precise and very accurate with any- and Manchester. Horizon goes behind the thing you ask them. They’re almost like scenes of a super-sized engineering chal- sorts of space journalists in a way. They’re $ 3 C   C   lenge. It’s an amazing piece of technolo- always amazing and way friendly. And, you gy and all of the engineering that goes into know, it’s a real feeling, a real privilege to !#>
 
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