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(PLA) troops tried to breach Sources said the injuries halfway and refrain from any General PK Menon while the Line of Actual Control were insignificant and minor in unilateral actions that may Major General Liu Lin led the medal, was conferred on five (LAC) in Sikkim leading to a nature and roughly about 20 exacerbate the border situation. Chinese team. other soldiers. All these sol- minor face-off when Indian PLA soldiers and four Indians The Chinese army mouth- The statement said the two diers had died with Babu, the Army intercepted the Chinese. were injured in the melee. The piece The Global Times termed countries also agreed to follow commanding officer of the Soldiers from both armies fracas took place when the the incident as fake news and the important consensus of 16 Bihar Regiment, in the were injured. The situation Chinese patrol tried to enter said there is no record of this their state leaders, maintain the bloody clashes on June 15 in was brought under control fol- Indian territory, they added. released here on Monday said incident had also taken place incident in the Chinese PLA good momentum of dialogue !"#!$%& Eastern Ladakh. lowing the intervention of local The Naku La is located at a the two sides had a candid and last year on May 9 at Naku La front line patrol logs. and negotiation, and hold the The Chinese used nailed commanders. height of more than 13,000 feet. in-depth exchange of views on when tension was building up In recent days, the focus of 10th round of the Corps olonel B Santosh Babu, batons and iron rods to attack China on Monday, howev- The latest stand-off disengagement along the LAC. at the LAC in Eastern Ladakh. the military’s top leaders on Commander-level meeting at Cwho along with 19 other the Indian Army team. More er, denied that such an incident took place at a time when the The two sides agreed that Mountain pass is known as La both sides has been on the an early date to jointly advance Army personnel, was mar- than 35 Chinese soldiers were ever took place. The Indian Corps Commanders of the two the ninth round of meeting was in the Tibetan language. Even ninth round of Corps de-escalation. tyred in a brawl with the also killed in the free for all. Army, on the other hand, con- armies were getting ready for positive, practical and con- then, the troops from both Commander-level talks, not a The two sides agreed to Chinese troops in the Galwan However, China is yet to firmed the incident and said, the talks on Sunday. The talks structive, which further sides exchanged blows after new border clash, and the two continue their effective efforts valley last year, will be award- announce the number of casu- “We have received several lasted more than 16 hours at enhanced mutual trust and jostling each other. The inter- sides have not been involved in in ensuring the restraint of the ed the Mahavir Chakra alties on its side. queries regarding a face-off the Chushul-Moldo border understanding. The two sides vention of local commanders such clashes mentioned by the frontline troops, stabilise and posthumously on the occasion The Veer Chakra awardees between Indian Army and PLA meeting point in Eastern agreed to push for an early dis- prevented the situation from Indian media, it said. control the situation along the of Republic Day this year. include Naib Subedar troops in the Sikkim sector. It Ladakh. However, there was no engagement of the frontline escalating. There have been minor LAC in the Western Sector of This medal is the second high- Nuduram Soren, Havaldar K is clarified that there was a tangible breakthrough in the troops. Chinese Foreign Ministry frictions between the frontline the China-India border, and est wartime gallantry medal. Palani, Havaldar Tejinder minor face-off at the Naku La parleys. Talking about the latest Spokesman Zhao Lijian told a forces of the two countries, but jointly maintain peace and Veer Chakra, the third Singh, Naik Deepak Singh area of North Sikkim on The joint statement face-off, an official said, such an daily briefing in Beijing on if there had been friction tranquility. highest wartime gallantry and Naik Gurtej Singh. % ! "# #' $% day on Monday. Post, the New York Times, ()(*(+' & The rally is planned to be which this protest has been been deployed by the Delhi & &' According to ground Toronto Star, Reuters, the moved into the city from the happening for two months police. 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Now ( ) farm laws said their parade will Union said. comprising border pickets, !"#!$%& Border — in the national they have set up their crew at not enter central Delhi and it To maintain vigil, around inner, middle and outer secu- Capital to cover the tractor Ghazipur and Tikri borders. !"#!$%& will start only after the official 6,000 security personnel have rity has been deployed. esides Indian media, a large rally. This is for the first time Farmers’ leaders have reported Republic Day parade con- Bnumber of foreign media since Independence the farm- to have approached a large anyukt Kisan Morcha on cludes. has also lined up to cover the ers will march in a unique kisan number of YouTube channels SMonday announced that “It will be big event in the “kisan parade” on January 26 in parade with National Flags. based in Canada, the USA, and they will march towards Indian democracy. We will cel- the national Capital. A large As thousands of farmers have the UK to cover their Parliament from different loca- ebrate Republic Day in its true number of YouTube channels started marching towards Delhi events. tions on February 1 when the sense tomorrow. The way the from the UK, the USA, and borders to participate in the Foreign media is covering annual Union Budget is sched- political leaders have played Canada are present to cover the tractor rally on Republic Day, farmers’ protests in a promi- uled to be presented. with the Constitution by con- tractor rally. agriculture organisations have nent way. Farmers’ protests “We will march towards stantly introducing amend- Farmers’ protests have decided to hold similar parades are making headlines across the !"#!$%& Parliament on foot from dif- ments that kept violating Kanjhawala Chowk, drawn attention from across at State and district headquar- world. Recently, a Pakistani ferent locations on the Budget human rights…we will con- Kutubgarh, Auchandi Border the world and foreign media ters across the country. singer Jawad Ahmed released day on February 1. As far as tinue to demand that they be n order to ensure smooth and Kharkhoda Toll has been highlighting the Foreign media, including an anthem inspired by the tomorrow’s tractor rally is con- rectified. It is the same Iflow of traffic movement Plaza. protests which entered its 61st BBC, Al Jazeera, Washington protests and dedicated to the cerned, it will give the Constitution in which they across Delhi on Republic Day, farmers in India. Titled Kisana, Government an idea of our have introduced these three the Delhi Traffic Police on the song which was released in strength and they will know the laws, which have created a Monday issued an advisory December 2020, has been agitation is not just limited to problem not just for the farm- regarding farmers’ tractors viewed thousands of times on Haryana or Punjab but it is an ers but also for the entire pop- rally. Police asked commuters YouTube. Several reaction agitation of the whole country,” ulation of the country, against to avoid routes where farmers videos on the song have also said Darshan Pal of the will conduct the parade. been released. The lyrics of the Krantikari Kisan Union. ! 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Session and force it to repeal Parliamentary floor leaders In a communication to the safety and efficacy of these in the national Capital, sources reduce pollution by phasing out Hybrids, electric vehicles, the farm laws. Sources said will meet to deliberate upon a Chief Secretaries of all States vaccines. said on Monday. unfit and polluting vehicles. and those using cleaner fuels leaders of various political par- strategy for the session on and UTs, Union Home “Such kind of rumour One district in Delhi has While commercial vehi- like CNG, ethanol, LPG will be ties, including the erstwhile Thursday. A bigger convention Secretary Ajay Bhalla also immunogenic. mongering, particularly by shown sero positivity of over 60 cles older than eight years exempted from green tax. NDA partner SAD, have got in of Opposition parties may also emphasised that the National The Central Government, vested interests, can create per cent, according to the 5th could be charged Green Tax at Similarly, vehicles used in farm- touch to make a joint effort to take place thereafter. Regulatory Authority in the in close collaboration with the unwarranted doubts among sero survey. the time of renewal of fitness ing, such as tractor, harvestor, repeal the three laws in the The SAD walked out of country has found that the two State Governments and UT people at large, and there is, Experts say herd immu- certificate at the rate of 10 to 25 tiller too will be exempted. forthcoming Budget Session NDA in protest against the vaccines — Covishield, manu- administrations, has launched therefore, a need to check all nity is said to have been devel- per cent of road tax, personal Public transport vehicles beginning on January 29. farm laws and its Lok Sabha factured by the Serum Institute the inoculation drive of Covid- such kinds of unfounded scare oped in a population segment vehicles may be charged Green will be charged lower green tax, The main aim of the MP Harsimrat Kaur resigned of India, and Covaxin, devel- 19 vaccination from January 16 mongering relating to the safe- if 50-60 per cent of those are Tax at the time of renewal of and higher green tax (50% of Opposition parties is to force from Prime Minister Narendra oped and manufactured by the across the country with the two ty and immunogenicity of the found to have the presence of Registration Certification after Road Tax) will be slapped on the Government to repeal the Modi’s Council of Bharat Biotech vaccines. vaccines,” the communication antibodies in a sero-preva- 15 years. The proposal vehicles registered in highly law as it cannot be suspended Ministers. Limited — were safe and “I would like to strongly said. lence survey. approved by Union Minister polluted cities. !

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y educating over 30,000 Billiterates within five months under Padho Doon Badho Doon campaign, the Dehradun has became the first district in Uttarakhand to achieve the 100 percent literacy rate. Dehradun District Magistrate Ashish Kumar Srivastava disclosed this at an event organised by district administration on Sunday to felicitate those who contributed to the Padho Doon Badho Doon campaign including counsellors, education officers and representatives of volunteer organisations. Referring to the campaign, DM said that the administration started this campaign to provide basic education so that every person can at least read, count numbers and write or sign their name and nobody remains 'Anguthachap'. He pointed out that the administration started this campaign at the time during Covid-19 pandemic when it was difficult to convince people to study but it was made possible with the teamwork of various departments and organisations. The chief development officer (CDO) Nitika Khandelwal who was heading this campaign stated that local residents from over six years to over 85 years old were educated under the campaign while adding that the enthusiasm of senior citizens towards getting the education was very inspiring and appre- ciable. Informing about the campaign, Khandelwal said that a total 35,261 people were registered as illiterates through the survey conducted by Anganwadi workers out of which, 30,207 locals have been educated while the remaining 5,054 locals could not receive any education. These remaining locals include those who are indisposed, dead, migrated to other locations, mentally unstable and those, whose names got registered twice during the survey. Meanwhile, DM said that though the district has a 100 percent literacy rate excluding those who couldn't get educated under the campaign, the administration will conduct a third-party audit too to verify the level of education received by the 30,207 locals and will rectify any shortcomings found along the way. On the basis of this audit, the administration will declare Dehradun as a fully literate district of Uttarakhand, said officials. However, the officials also stated that volunteer organisations will not stop teaching students if students wish to continue their education. DM said that it is a continuous process and such people who do not live currently in the district but will return in future will be educated too through such organisations. The DM also stated that after achieving the target of 100 percent literacy rate in the district, the administration now aims to eradicate malnutrition from Dehradun for which the planning will be commenced very soon. ! " # $ % S ' " (

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Giving has been laid in the state under lems of farmers, youths and ing Kumbh in Haridwar, the forming to the Covid appro- examples of Amarnath Yatra, the PMGSY.” traders. The Covid-19 pan- union ministry of health and priate behaviour. “In any Kanwar Yatra and Jagannath Referring to other efforts of demic was faced strongly in a family welfare department has instance of a large number of Rath Yatra, the union secretary the state government, the CM planned manner with the sup- now asked the Uttarakhand people gathering at one place said that the state government said that a total of 190 model port of the public, he added. government to put up a cap on for a significantly long duration should also examine curtailing the number of devotees and of time, enforcing physical dis- the duration of Kumbh suggested that the duration of tancing, wearing of masks etc Mela. - / Kumbh Mela should be cur- itself will be an issue. 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In a letter directed to on each day,’’ he said. agement of the Covid-19 pan- the chief secretary of The union secretary has demic. “Now we must ensure %/- %) * + n his book Balraj, the author Uttarakhand Om Prakash, the said that the state government that the infection does not IManoj Jain has remained Union secretary Rajesh should fix an upper limit on spread and create a spike that #!%5#7 by State and Central activists, adding that Republic true to his promise of it being Bhushan has warned that the number of pilgrims on the will again challenge the public Governments for the overall Day is a celebration of the cre- a faithful recounting of events current low incidence of the basis of the carrying capacity of health systems,’’ the letter reads. he Governor Baby Rani development of Uttarakhand. It ation of the constitution. that took place in essence and TMaurya and chief minister is necessary for the prosperity Stating that the day reminds all spirit. The book records the Trivendra Singh Rawat have of State that equal opportuni- of the sacrifice of freedom author’s overview of Balraj and greeted the people on the occa- ties be provided for the devel- fighters, the CM said that this he characteristically builds * 56575 + sion of Republic Day. In her opment of the women, youth, is an opportunity for all to reit- Balraj up throughout the story, message to the public, the gov- farmers, traders and all the erate the commitment to fulfil with personal narratives and #!%5#7 to the bank accounts of the Uttarakhand in digitally trans- ernor said that this is the day classes and communities. the dreams of patriots and associating him to his sur- Panchayats would help in ferring the grants to when we reiterate our deter- Employment and health achieve our targets. He said that roundings and it blends well he Chief Minister timely completion of the Panchayats. He added that mination towards justice, free- schemes should be imple- under the guidance of Prime together. The book emphasis- TTrivendra Singh Rawat development works. The sec- the joint secretary Khushwant dom, equality and brother- mented for the economic Minister Narendra Modi, the es one of the most fundamen- digitally transferred a sum of retary Panchayati Raj, H C Singh Sethi has appealed to the hood. Referring to the chal- growth and overall welfare of state is developing consistent- tal questions one must face in Rs 93.3153 Crores to the bank Semwal said that Rs 28.9536 states to follow the example of lenging situation caused by the women. Stating that ly, adding that the state gov- life. It introduces Inder, a 47- accounts of three tier Crores was digitally trans- Uttarakhand and start digital the Covid-19 pandemic, she women are the backbone of the ernment has focused on devel- year-old man, who suspends Panchayati Raj bodies of ferred to village panchayats, Rs transfer of grants. It is perti- said that an extraordinary con- social-economic development opment and transparent gov- his lifestyle, everything he transcends the usual, conven- Uttarakhand on Monday. The 21.7134 Crore to the Chhetriya nent to mention here that all fidence and determination was of the state, she said that their ernance. Rawat said, “Our gov- knows and loves and begins to tional, and typical of him. The amount pertains to the month- Panchayats and Rs 42.6483 7791 Panchayats in the state shown by the entire country good health, nutritious food for ernment has worked on the walk towards; aspiring for a plot will probe its readers to ly grants of October, Crores to District Panchayats are linked with the PFMS including Uttarakhand against them and their family, their motto of less talk, more work. greater purpose in life. The look within themselves, and in November and December by CM Rawat through Public platform of online transfer of the pandemic. Stating that economical empowerment are From making Gairsain the premise of the story intro- many ways, and we may look 2020 under the allocation Finance Management System funds. The Panchayats would Covid cases have decreased in priorities of the government. summer capital, the Dobra duces Inder as stern, success- for a Balraj inside our Inder. made by the fourth finance (PFMS). He said that the min- use the amount for various Uttarakhand too, she stressed In his message to the pub- Chanthi bridge, Janaki bridge ful, and conventional. And The personification of one’s commission to the Panchayati istry of Panchayati Raj, gov- development and other pro- on the need for observing all lic, CM Rawat paid tribute to and various other basic facili- then, the series of events build alter-ego is the central theme of raj bodies. CM Rawat said that ernment of India has appreci- jects in the rural areas of the precautions. Maurya said that freedom fighters, makers of the ties have been inaugurated. up as to how he will encompass the narrative and Balraj is how the digital transfer of the grant ated the initiative taken by state. various schemes are being run constitution and Statehood Conducive policies were made more meaning in his life that Inder transacts with himself. "7"8 . 0P.

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total of 14546 health Aworkers of Uttarakhand have so far received the first dose of the Covishield, the vaccine of Covid-19. On Monday, 58 vaccine sessions were held in different parts of the state and in them 4032 health workers were vaccinated. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the state Covid-19 control room, Dr Abhishek Tripathi said that 229 vaccine sessions have so far been held in the state. On Monday 857 workers were vaccinated in Dehradun, 507 in Haridwar, 488 in Nainital, 359 in Rudraprayag, 178 in Almora, 149 in Bageshwar, 272 in Chamoli, 195 in Champawat, 167 in Pauri, 230 in Pithoragarh, 192 in Tehri, 218 in Udham Singh Nagar and 220 in Uttarkashi on

Monday. Meanwhile the death toll from the novel Coronavirus increased to 1635 in Uttarakhand with the state health department reporting four deaths from the disease on Monday. The department reported 62 new cases of the disease on Monday. The state now has 95702 patients of the disease. The recovery per- centage is at 95.32 percent. Two patients of the disease died at Mahant Indiresh hospital Dehradun while one patient each was reported dead at JLN district hospital Rudrapur and Medicity Rudrapur on Monday. Dehradun reported 28 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday while Nainital reported 13, Haridwar 10, Udham Singh Nagar 6, Chamoli 2 and Rudraprayag, Tehri and Pithoragarh one case of the disease each. No patient of the disease was reported from Almora, Bageshwar, Pauri and Uttarkashi districts on the day. The state now has only 1523 active cases of the Covid- 19 with Dehradun leading the table with 349 cases. Nainital is at second position with 282 cases, Haridwar has 200, Almora 136, Bageshwar 128, Udham Singh Nagar 106, Pithoragarh 72, Tehri 69, Pauri 50, Rudraprayag 30 and Chamoli 29 active patients of the disease. With only eight active cases of the disease Champawat is at the bottom of the table of active patients of Covid-19 in Uttarakhand. !

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In an inter- for the country, urging them to ery. “During the COVID-19 According to an official action with the ‘Pradhan think of what they can do as the lockdown, she traversed 1,200 statement, the portrait of Mantri Rashtriya Bal nation approaches the 75th kms from Sikandarpur in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Puraskar’awardees via video year of its Independence. The Haryana to Darbhanga in Bihar was unveiled at the conferencing, Modi praised Prime Minister also asked them to reach home,” the citation ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan’ to mark the winners and said they to read biographies and said it issued for her by the Women the beginning of year-long should never stop working and will keep inspiring them. Union and Child Development celebrations to commemorate stay humble all the time. Minister Smriti Irani also inter- Ministry said. his 125th birth anniversary. !"#!$%& The President said the path The Government has to reforms in the initial stages decided to observe January 23 resident Ram Nath Kovind may cause misapprehensions, !"#!$%& rate the freedom fighter’s as “Parakram Divas” to com- Pon Monday paid tributes to but the government is devoted 93: ) ;+ P 125th birth anniversary. memorate the birth anniver- farmers saying every Indian is to farmers’ welfare. he Centre on Monday TMC MP Mahua Moitra, sary of Bose, who was born on grateful to them for ensuring “Economic reforms have Trefuted the claim that the however, claimed on Twitter this day in 1897. food security in our vast and continued apace and have been portrait of Netaji Subhas that there was a mix-up and BJP sources said the photo populous country, and gave the supplemented by long-pending Chandra Bose unveiled by that the portrait unveiled by was provided by Netaji’s fam- assurance that the Government reforms in the areas of labour !"#!$%& on the bus and Lal, it said. Andaman Nicobar and President Ram Nath Kovind in the President was not of Netaji ily to famous Padma Shri is devoted to farmers’ welfare. and agriculture through legis- The Central Reserve Police Mizoram police, National ‘Rashtrapati Bhawan’ was “fake” but of actor Prosenjit. award-winning artist Paresh “Every Indian salutes our lation. The path to reform at RPF Assistant Sub Force (CRPF), the lead force for Human Rights Commission and that of Bengali actor Actor Prosenjit played Maity, who painted the por- farmers, who have made our the initial stages may cause CInspector (ASI) Mohan Lal anti-Naxal operations and (NHRC) and the Central Prosenjit Chatterjee, who had Bose in a 2019 Bengali film trait. “The photo does not vast and populous country misapprehensions. who “chased and fired” at an counter-terrorist operations in Bureau of Investigation (CBI). played the role of Bose in a Gumnaami, which deals with resemble Prosenjit at all. It is self-reliant in food-grains and However, it is beyond explosives-laden car that Jammu and Kashmir, also led In February, 2018, he was film. the freedom fighter’s death an unnecessary controversy,” dairy products. Despite adver- doubt that the government rammed into a force bus in the gallantry medals tally with deputed in the CBI on the This is yet another contro- mystery. the sources said. sities of nature, numerous other remains singularly devoted to Pulwama killing him and 39 a total 69 medals (1 PPMG and direction of Supreme Court to versy over which BJP and TMC The ‘Gumnami Baba’, who Chandra Kumar Bose, challenges and the COVID-19 farmers’ welfare,” he said. troops onboard in 2019 has 68 PMG) followed by 52 associate with the investigation have clashed with each other as lived in an out-house of ‘Ram- Netaji’s grand-nephew and a pandemic, our farmers sus- Kovind said the country’s been decorated with the high- earned by the JK Police, 20 by of alleged extra judicial killings the latter charged the former Bhawan” at Faizabad, UP, member of the BJP, also post- tained the agricultural pro- farmers, soldiers and scientists est police medal for gallantry the Border Security Force, 17 and human rights violations by with showing disrespect to since 1983, died in 1985, ed on the micro-blogging site duction,” he said in his address deserve special appreciation on the eve of the Republic Day by the Delhi Police and 13 by security forces in Manipur. ‘Netaji’. without anyone, outside his that the portrait was based on on the eve of the 72nd Republic and the entire nation is grate- on Monday. A total of 207 Maharashtra Police and others. BSF’s Assistant Terming the debate as close followers, ever seeing the leader’s original photo- Day. ful to them. police bravery medals were Two personnel of the Indo- Commandant Gajender Singh, “fake”, the Central him. graph. “A grateful nation is fully “From space to the farms, declared by the Government Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) ASI Braj Kishore Yadav, Government clarified that the It is claimed by some that In fact, Prosenjit also him- committed to the welfare of our from educational institutions to apart from 89 President’s police force, tasked to guard the Line Constables Amresh Kumar portrait of Netaji in he was Netaji himself living in self tweeted to put the con- farmers. Just as our hardwork- hospitals, the community of medals for distinguished ser- of Actual Control with China, and Abhijit Nandy were ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan’ is based anonymity. After his death, troversy to rest: “Would like to ing farmers ensure food secu- scientists has enriched our life vice and 650 police medals for have also been given the police awarded gallantry awards on an original photo of the bundles of The Pioneer daily, congratulate Paresh Maity for rity for the country, the brave and work. Our scientists have meritorious service, as per a list medal for gallantry. posthumously. Gallantry freedom fighter. “Shows how besides other things, were the wonderful piece of art in soldiers of the armed forces been working day and night for published by the Union Home Deputy Commandant awards were given to DIG the entire debate is fake and also reportedly recovered remembrance of our National ensure security of our nation- decoding the Coronavirus and Ministry. Rajesh Kumar Luthra has been Surjeet Singh Guleria, DIG based on poor research,” the from his mysterious dwelling. hero Netaji Subhas Chandra al boundaries amid severest they have succeeded in devel- Only two police personnel decorated for displaying Hari Lal and Assistant Government said. The TMC MP not only Bose. As an Actor, I’m elated conditions,” Kovind said. oping the vaccine in record have been decorated with the courage and presence of mind Commandants Raman Gupta President Kovind on attacked the Central govern- that people thought, that the The comments by the time. With this accomplish- top category President’s Police to defuse a faceoff with and Prateek Vashishth. Medals January 23 unveiled a portrait ment over the alleged faux pas painting resembles my char- President come against the ment, our scientists have added Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) Chinese troops at Ladakh in for distinguished service were of Bose at the Rashtrapati but also had a dig at the acter in Gumnami.” backdrop of the ongoing agi- a glorious chapter of contribu- this time, CRPF’s Lal and late July, 2019 while another offi- awarded to DIGs Umesh Bhavan to mark the beginning President. The TMC MP TMC MP Moitra has since tation by farmers against three tion to the well-being of Jharkhand Police ASI Banua cer of the border guarding Kumar Nayal, Surjit Singh, of celebrations to commemo- tweeted, “After donating 5 deleted her tweet. new farm laws. humanity. Oraon. As many as 205 per- force, Assistant Commandant Dharmendra Pareek, Ajit sonnel have been decorated Anurag Kumar Singh, has Kumar Tete and Ranveer with the second-highest police been given a gallantry medal Singh Shaktawat. * P . medal for gallantry or the for the second time for under- Officers and personnel of PMG. 50-year-old ASI Lal was taking a counter-terrorist National Disaster Response the picket commander of the operation in Jammu and Force (NDRF) have been = CRPF road opening party Kashmir in 2017. awarded with the prestigious 89> . deployed on February 14, 2019 The other recipients from ‘Police Medal for Meritorious !"#!$%& But after India earned its free- is an instrument which has P at milestone number 272 near ITBP include Inspector Service’ on the occasion of dom, anyone of 21 years of age given power to nearly all the the BSNL Tower in Lethpora, General (IG) Deepam Seth, Republic Day-2021. The Police resident Ram Nath Kovind and above were allowed to political formations of India in % % Pulwama on the Jammu- awarded the meritorious ser- Medal for Meritorious Service Pon Monday termed the suc- vote which was later reduced to different parts, in varying Srinagar highway when the vice medal, and Deputy IG is awarded to the personnel of cessful conduct of elections 18, he said. “We should always degree,” he asked. Opposition New Delhi: Foreign invaders dastardly terror attack was car- (veterinary) Sudhakar Central police and security during pandemic an extraor- respect the valuable right to leaders including Jairam chose Ram temple for demo- ried out by the Jaish-e- Natarajan who has been organization who have com- dinary achievement of our vote. The right to vote is not a Ramesh of Congress and Derek lition because they knew that Mohammad terrorist outfit. bestowed the distinguished pleted a minimum service of 18 democracy and said that the simple right. People around the O’Brien of the Trinamool the soul of India resides there, The attack car was being service medal. Seth, a 1995- years. The medal is awarded to right to vote must be respect- world have struggled a lot for Congress were present when said Union Minister Prakash driven by suicide bomber Adil batch Indian Police Service personnel for their commend- ed, noting that people around this. Since Independence, our Prasad made these remarks. Javadekar on Sunday. Ahmed Dar with about 200 kgs officer of Uttarakhand cadre, able work whether operational the world have struggled a lot Constitution has given equal Some parties have on mul- Speaking at a felicitation of explosives inside. The CRPF is heading the ITBP northwest or administrative. Love Kumar, to earn this right. voting rights to all citizens tiple occasions questioned the event for donors of Shri Ram said Lal, after passing of few frontier formation based in Second-in-Command, Addressing through vir- without any discrimination on reliability of the EVMs. The Janam Bhoomi Mandir Nidhi vehicles of the cavalcade, Ladakh since mid-2019. Surendra Kumar, Assistant tual mode an event to celebrate the basis of merit, religion, race, Election Commission has all !"#!$%& Samarpan Abhiyan in Delhi, noticed this car “running Delhi Police officer Commandant, Inspector the 11th National Voters’ Day, caste,” Kovind said. along maintained that the the Union Minister said that alongside the convoy and try- Mahesh Bhardwaj, deputed as Ramakant Singh and Assistant Kovind said even in America, For his part, Law Minister machines are tamper-proof. he Congress on Monday a “historical mistake” was ing to enter between the con- Senior Superintendent of Sub-Inspector Moenuddin one of the leading democracies Ravi Shankar Prasad defended Prasad also launched the e- Tlashed out at Prime Minister corrected on voy vehicles.” The brave official Police in the CBI to probe Khan have been awarded with in the world, people had to the Electronic Voting Machine, EPIC programme and distrib- Narendra Modi stating that his December 6, 1992, with the “signalled and chased the car to extrajudicial killings in the ‘Police Medal for undertake decades of struggle describing it as an instrument uted e-EPICs and Elector alleged silence over the Chinese demolition of Babri Mosque stop but could not match its Manipur, has been awarded Meritorious Service’ in recog- to get this right. In Britain, designed to empower the ordi- Photo Identity Cards to five encroachment in the country’s in Ayodhya. speed”. “Ultimately, finding no the President’ Police Medal for nition to their outstanding ser- women got the right to vote nary Indian. “We can have new voters. Three publica- border, was increasing the When foreign invaders other option, he fired towards Distinguished Service on the vices. So far 10 NDRF after a long fight, he said. difference of opinion on the use tions were also launched by enemy’s spirits. like Babur came to India, the suspicious car to stop but occasion of Republic Day. Officers/personnel have been The condition was similar of electronic voting machine. Prasad. Taking to Twitter, former why did they choose the Ram the car rammed into a nearby Bhardwaj, who joined Delhi awarded with President’s Police in India before Independence. But can we deny that the EVM The electronic version of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi temple for demolition because running CRPF bus and a huge Police as Assistant Medal for Distinguished Service the voters’ photo identity card stated that China is expanding they knew that the soul of the blast took place,” the force Commissioner in the year and 74 personnel with Police can be stored on mobile phones its occupation into the Indian country resides in Ram tem- said. The massive blast killed a 1993, has worked extensively Medal for Meritorious Service, and downloaded on personal territory, while the Prime ple. total of 40 CRPF personnel, 39 with United Nations Police, said NDRF in statement. computers. Minister has not said the word Chief Election ‘China’ for months. Slamming Commissioner Sunil Arora said PM Modi, the Congress leader that the mock trials for remote said, “Mr 56-inch,” who had = -) > P+* voting facility for electors promised to never compromise would begin soon. A research the border security, could start project on remote voting using by saying the word ‘China’. ( ) + @) cutting-edge technology has Congress chief spokesper- already begun, he revealed. son Randeep Surjewala also attacked the Prime Minister, !"#!$%& Abe and noted archeologist former Chairman of Minorties stating that his alleged silence B.B.Lal who headed excavation Commission, spiritual leader over the Chinese encroach- resident Ram Nath Kovind of Ayodhya. Others are famous late Kalbe Sadiq, noted singer ment in the country’s border, Pon Monday awarded doctor BM Hegde, spiritual K.S. Chitra, Chandrasekhar was increasing the enemy’s spir- Padma Vibhushan awards to leader Maulana Wahinduddin Kambara, writer from its. He called on the government seven eminent persons includ- Khan, artist Sudarshan Sahoo Karnataka and industrialist RD to come to clear the situation ing late singer SP and US based scientist late Shroff. along the border and to take the Balasubramanian and Japan’s Narinder Singh Kapany. 102 persons are awarded nation in confidence. former Prime Minister Shinzo 10 persons were awarded Padma Shri. “This year the Padma Bhushan including late President has approved con- Chief Ministers of Gujarat and ferment of 119 Padma Awards Assam Keshubhai Patel and including 1 duo case (in a duo Tarun Gogoi and former Union case, the Award is counted as Minister late Ram Vilas one) as per list below. The list Paswan. Former Lok Sabha comprises 7 Padma Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Vibhushan, 10 Padma category of Nripendra Misra, former Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Principal Secretary of Prime Awards. 29 of the awardees are Posthumous awardees and 1 Minister. Other who got Padma women and the list also transgender awardee,” said Bhushan are Tarlochan Singh, includes 10 persons from the Government in a statement. !

01 .' #/ 1 1 ()(*$+,"()--,./ "$%&' -* ** ( % R , * ! $ 7 5 #1S # S ' & % S ormer United States * B/ ! President Donald 1 ( ( Trump’s blatant disre- ( 2 gard for all norms of !( 70 civilised behaviour, his Fovert racism combined with an C > outsized ego and the propensi- $ A > 4 ty to lie — 21 per day during his term as per The Washington Post 3=-1 — are well known. Yet, despite this, or the 400,000 pandemic > 1 S deaths directly attributable to his !( DE7/ DE7F DEGG lack of leadership, or his futile , 3=-1 and rather ludicrous attempts to ! > overturn the election results, he still continues to enjoy the support of approximately 34 per , :1 % ; ! 2 cent of the population as per the # ! latest Gallup Poll. 2 This is indeed intriguing, and while much of it can be attributed ( ( to racism, bigotry and illiteracy, it ( H was his sophisticated use of the D55 EG # S media, especially social media, ( that was probably the game- changer. Unfortunately, while his sion”. It is derived from the its deep roots stretching back more circumspect and less I /7000 brash and uncouth ways may have experiment conducted in 1997 244 years, has survived a direct colourful — has been just as D/7 made him a laughing stock inter- by Nathan Zohner, a 14-year- assault on its very foundation damaging for our democracy. # + # J nationally, it also made for a very old student, who gathered by Trump and his acolytes by Our secular traditions are in tat- 1 = * J dangerous and unstable world, in petitions to ban “DHMO”, or a hair’s breadth. Thanks, in no ters, empathetic behaviour for- which America had abdicated its Dihydrogen Monoxide, as the small measure, to the strength gotten and democratic institu- S ( role as the beacon of democratic basis of his science project, of its democratic institutions tions have all but crumbled, S 2 J norms and human decency. titled “How Gullible Are We?” and the upstanding character of lacking even a shred of credi- > ) ( ! Worse, he became the poster boy The experiment involved call- the people who run these. An bility. A vast majority of our 1 D// for a cohort of other tinpot dic- ing water by an unfamiliar sci- outstanding example, but not media have become willing tators and autocrats globally, sud- entific name and listing some the only one, being that of for- handmaidens of the > 2 !( ! denly free to do as they pleased, of its effects in a particularly mer Vice-President Mike Government. The military is 1 with little fear of retribution. alarming manner, such as Pence, who did not let his being incrementally politicised # , “If you tell a lie big enough causing burns when in a ;!'%8/!/& : unswerving support and loyal- and even our final bulwark, the 1S and keep repeating it, people will gaseous form, accelerating cor- ty to President Trump get in the judiciary, especially the apex eventually come to believe it,” said rosion and causing suffocation! !'! 5$56'! way of doing the right thing, court, is perceived to be func- 1 + $ S ! # Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister Incidentally, Zohner con- 5$$"!%5 ( O /0( ( * , of elections. 28<&#+I % 1 The ruling party leaders are trying to ! & , fool the people but the voters of West Bengal are wise enough not to fall into N 0 0 0& '0 2 + , 3 ! their trap. The people have realised that ' OD (3E > : % 3 4 /5 % 3 /006 the BJP leaders can go up to any extent just 2 > !6$ $&#&$" , , S for the sake of winning the elections. The : K9: ' 8 K ( State can even be plunged into widespread violence for the sake of politics. The BJP : 9 /: &0 will gain votes by creating a law and order 2 & 0 , situation. It is high time that the BJP con- K centrated on the real issues confronting the 9 N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru , & 700 State and its people rather than showing off its bogus image. West Bengal is grap- 0 # that a decision to retreat after accepting the zones. It will take some more time for all & pling with poverty, unemployment, illit- 0 ) ( ( eracy and several other problems besides offer could prove costly for them eventu- the countries to recover from the unwel- COVID. Both the Centre and the State ally. come guest’s impact. At this juncture, the $$$"6#$ ( , An argument advanced against giv- decision to supply millions of COVID-19 K/0G' 8 P* : ) ; ( * Government must focus on the real issues troubling the people and not on poll gim- ing legal status to the Minimum Support vaccines free of cost from India to multi- 1 ( 1 Price (MSP) is that it would put a heavy ple countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, ' ! micks. Q Bhagwan Thadani| Mumbai burden on the national exchequer. It runs Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius, Brazil, counter to the repeated assertions that Morocco and so on is really laudable. The = farmers are free to sell their produce any- UK, Dominica, South Africa, Kenya, , S where in the country. Here, wouldn’t the Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are & Sir — India is all set to witness a majestic &/0 J' 1 march past at the Rajpath and a mammoth envisioned higher prices for agricultural some other countries interested in produce in the market — being ‘opened COVID-19 vaccines from India as these &/$ tractor rally by the farmers in Delhi on the Republic Day. The farmers’ rally will up’ now — reduce the dependence on the vaccines are safe and cost-effective with- > ? @S MSP and lessen the burden on the Budget? out compromising on safety standards. $ "6!68# " # attract wide attention. The farmers have reiterated that repeal of the laws is the only Farmers have deciphered the intentions India is clearly upstaging China in the K / @ acceptable proposition for withdrawal of and the arguments. COVID vaccines’ supply. India is planning Haridasan Rajan | Kozhikode to vaccinate its 300 million people, almost ' ( the agitation. In fact, the offer of the # 5 the population of the US. Indians should Government to put the laws on hold for 9 G % ( dismiss all their apprehensions in taking # 18 months itself is illogical as the Supreme Court has already stayed their implemen- Sir — In 2020, all the countries includ- vaccine jabs. We must come forward to 3 A # ( tation until further orders. However, the ing India faced an unprecedented chal- make the inoculation drive successful. $ S court can withdraw the stay soon, and the lenge in the form of the COVID-19 pan- V Nagendra Kumar | Hyderabad $ 9 G demic. In some countries like the UK and ( ( laws will come into force immediately. Faced with such vagueness, farmers fear the US, Coronavirus is still rearing its ugly ( ). ##" * 7 % S = head and hospitals are looking like war ## #$4!$5 !(6$ K !

01 .' #/ 1 1 FIRSTCOLUMN " +)*()/& -*"*.00** ) ' 2 N O& 8 2"2 * , 2 *) ,* , * * he Indian Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950 and the Constituent TAssembly first met on December 9, 1946 to draft it in the Constitution Hall, now known as the Central Hall of the Parliament. The Constituent Assembly firmly resolved to mould the dreams and % DFG( aspirations of Indians after the freedom struggle.

( 3 $ ? @ ? # Historical background: Since the beginning, @ " 3 the Constitution makers were transparent and knew # their purpose and direction. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru while moving the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly said: “Laws are made of words but this Resolution is something higher than 3 " 2 the law.” He urged the members of the Assembly /F 3 J to treat the Objectives Resolution as a declaration, = ! , % H an undertaking and a pledge to achieve what they , 3 3 A promised the people of India and the yet unborn , % citizens: A Constitution to call their own. The Objective Resolution declared India as an P Q , independent, sovereign, republic. Pandit Nehru said: 3 @ 3 :3@3; “India is bound to be sovereign, it is bound to be S # , independent, and it is bound to be a republic.” S Clearly, the Constituent Assembly’s intention was 3@3 R to end the monarchical system. The debates and S % # A(( deliberations in the House led to the Objective Resolution taking the form of the Preamble of the Constitution. However, the ‘Mountbatten plan’ 3 ( divided India into two new dominions on June 3, 2 1947, causing political changes to the Constituent 65'! &'; 4 , Assembly. Thus, the Resolution needed amendment 3 ! % >4$ to factor in the changed political context. 7'9! a trinity and not as separate and Minister’s National Relief Fund cited social, economic and political justice !! & 1 3 On August 29, 1947, the Constituent Assembly mutually exclusive items. They must the explanation given by Ambedkar for all who live in India, we would not formed the Drafting Committee, of which BR '%!$5"5 # be seen as enforcing elements that on Fraternity. The court said that have achieved human dignity for our @ ! 52'! ' " Ambedkar was the convenor. The Drafting cannot be divorced from each other. “fraternity means a sense of common citizens, nor would we be able to pro- Committee rendered meaning and form to the 9;/5$&5! ' He said: “They form a union of trin- brotherhood of all Indians. In a coun- mote fraternity among groups of , Preamble and incorporated other matters in the 5 #'%! ity in the sense that to divorce one try like ours with disruptive forces of them. Policies that run counter to that ! $ % - body of the Constitution. It took two years, 11 $!:&$5'7! from the other is to defeat the very regionalism, communalism and lin- essential truth destroy national unity + $ % months and 17 days to complete the historic task 65'! &'; purpose of democracy. Liberty can- guism, it is necessary to emphasise and integrity.” The court said that the S of drafting the Constitution of India. 7'/!28$5'! not be divorced from equality, equal- and re-emphasise that the unity and Constitution casts a positive obliga- Preamble: Ambedkar’s new preamble defined & '8/!8/$!O ity cannot be divorced from liberty. integrity of India can be preserved tion on the State to take necessary the essential features of the Indian State and its socio- $&

ow when the Union tion of the Gross Domestic More allocation must for Responsibility funds for devel- ture and capacity for collecting Budget 2021-22 is Product (GDP). The gap is so infrastructure and skill development of healthcare infra- and analysing data. 257!5 # Naround the corner, in the large and the population so opment: It is another key area structure and capacity building. Need to expand the ambit 65&$!#5$$&! midst of one of the worst pub- underserved that this would that the Government should Expansion of digital of medical insurance: The lic health emergencies faced by have to be done for several years prioritise. India has less than a healthcare must be the focus of annual financial statement 2021 2 humanity in recent memory, it in succession to alleviate the sit- bed and a doctor per 1,000 pop- the Union Budget: The coun- also needs to ensure that med- /0 is high time for the healthcare uation. ulation, far lower than the try needs connected health- ical insurance is extended as industry to articulate its con- The forthcoming financial World Health Organisation’s care — a digital ecosystem much as possible to drive the cerns and expectations. Only a statement should focus on sig- (WHO’s) standards. We need to where real-time data from top idea of universal healthcare in O well-formulated and balanced nificantly higher allocations for invest in setting up an increased Government and private hospi- the country. Treatments like annual financial statement with Research & Development number of medical colleges tals and diagnostic centres flows dental procedures, mental adequate allocation and focus (R&D) in biotechnology, epi- with requisite infrastructure into a data centre that tracks, healthcare and homecare for the on all critical segments, as well demiology and pharmaceuticals while giving due importance to monitors and predicts changes sick need to be included as part as on secondary aspects, can including vaccines and in build- key departments which play a improvement in overall out- in disease patterns, so that time- of health insurance policies. prepare the country to improve ing healthcare infrastructure. significant role in preventing comes. If the Centre truly seeks ly action can be initiated to obvi- Therefore, the Union G its health services and meet the The writer is president, The ongoing pandemic reiter- infections in hospital environ- to involve private capital it must ate the expensive follow-on Budget must be a well-thought challenges of inoculating such a ates the need for increased pub- ments, apart from the operating relax unrealistic price restric- treatment. In this context, the out document from the health- Council of Healthcare 0 ' large population as ours. and Pharma, lic spending on healthcare rooms and Intensive Care Units tions and do away with outdat- National Digital Health Mission care sector’s perspective and the Need to address poor and founder Reva which is still in the range of 1.3 (ICUs). There is also a pressing ed rules. One initiative that can is a step in the right direction. allocation of 1.6 per cent of the spending on healthcare: There Pharma. per cent of the GDP, far lower need to contain the problem of be taken is to ask the medical It needs to be strengthened GDP in the previous Budget 0 The views expressed is an urgent need to raise the are personal. than what has been stated and antibiotic and antimicrobial and pharmaceutical companies and investments are required to must be improved under all cir- D E allocation on health as a propor- promised. resistance for getting the desired to direct their Corporate Social be made to create the infrastruc- cumstances. 8 !

& $ . %-, 7 3 3 L 9 & 9 3337 6 2 L 5 L2 # # 2 9 # - 939 2 :0 5 2 !"#!$%& high of 3,345.25 during the !"#!$%& 795& day. 97 : 77'3 3 ountry’s largest software Shares of RIL declined 5.36 he Government may tweak he Reserve Bank of India !42 5 0: : Cexporter Tata Consultancy per cent to close at 1,939.70 on Tcustoms duties in the T(RBI) on Monday refuted Services (TCS) on Monday the BSE after its earnings failed Budget next week on several reports of withdrawal of old 0 ' D E/(*(* surpassed Reliance Industries to cheer investors. goods, including furniture raw series of 100, 10 and 5 cur- ' Ltd to become the country’s In March last year also, materials, copper scrap, certain rency notes. most valued firm by market TCS had reclaimed the status chemicals, telecom equipment “With regard to reports in " capitalisation. of the country’s most valued and rubber products, to pro- certain sections of media on 5 In another milestone, TCS firm by market valuation. mote domestic manufacturing withdrawal of old series of also emerged as the most val- So far this month, TCS and exports, sources said. 100, 10 & 5 banknotes 5 ued IT company in the world shares have gained nearly 13 They said that while from circulation in near future, " as its market valuation went per cent on the BSE. import duties could be tweaked it is clarified that such reports : /(*(*2 O past that of Accenture. Multinational tech firm on over 20 products such as cut are incorrect,” the RBI said in " During the close of trade, Accenture’s market capitalisa- and polished diamonds, rubber a tweet. the market valuation of TCS tion was at USD 168.44 billion goods, leather garments, tele- While announcing the 77 7 was at 12,34,609.62 crore as of Friday close on the NYSE. com equipment and carpet, the issuance of new 100 denom- ' ' #(*(+0 while that of Reliance As of Monday, TCS valuation customs duties could be ination banknotes with base # ' ' Industries Ltd (RIL) stood at in dollar terms was at USD removed on select raw materi- colour Lavender in July 2018, 2 : 2 12,29,661.32 crore on the BSE. 169.26 billion. Tech giant SAP’s als (like wood in rough, swan RBI had said banknotes in the # ' ': TCS dipped 0.40 per cent market valuation was at USD wood and hard board) used for denomination of 100 issued 2 3*0 ' 90 to close at 3,290.20 after gain- 155.50 billion and that of IBM furniture manufacturing and by it in the earlier series will 6 ing 1.26 per cent to its one-year was at USD 105.69 billion. copper concentrate. continue to be legal tender. 2 !"$ , A %& ' %(' %! , New Delhi: With an aim to cel- 795& index to the session’s lowest 7 ebrate and encourage deserving point at 48,274.92. institutions to continue to he benchmark Sensex The broader NSE Nifty 5 !"#!$%& The move comes just days enhance outreach to the poor Tdived nearly 531 points to plunged 133 points or 0.93 per after the Future-RIL deal by way of motivating manage- close at 48,348 on Monday, cent to end the session at :96" S online retail giant received nod from market reg- ment and staff through recog- extending its losses to the third 14,238.90. Mumbai:The rupee rose by UAmazon has moved Delhi ulator SEBI and bourses. nition to their painstaking straight session due to massive Over the last three ses- 3 paise to settle at 72.94 High Court to block partner In its latest petition, efforts and enhancing credi- selling in energy and IT stocks. sions, the BSE Sensex has lost against the US dollar on Future Group from selling Amazon has said the interim bility of the institution, the After swinging nearly 1,444.53 points or 2.90 per cent Monday, extending its gains retail assets to Reliance injunctions granted by the Inclusive Finance India Awards 1,000 points during the session, and the NSE Nifty has shed for the fifth straight session Industries that had received a Emergency Arbitrator (EA) were constituted by ACCESS the BSE benchmark settled 405.80 points or 2.77 per cent. despite heavy selling in the nod from market regulator are enforceable under the Development Services in part- with a loss of 530.95 points or “Domestic equities were domestic equity market. At SEBI and stock exchanges. Indian laws under the nership with HSBC India 1.09 per cent at 48,347.59. quite volatile today and gave up the interbank forex market, The e-commerce giant is Arbitration and Conciliation recently in Delhi. The winners The 30-share index all early hours’ gains. the rupee opened at 72.95 seeking enforcement of the Act as the order is deemed to were felicitated by Union opened over 375 points high- Investors continued to against the American cur- Singapore arbitrator’s interim be an order of the Court and is Minister of State for Finance er and hit the day’s high of prefer in taking profits off the rency, and hit an intra-day order to stall 24,713-crore enforceable under the Code of Anurag Singh Thakur and 49,263.15 before succumbing to table ahead of union budget high of 72.89 and a low of Future-Reliance Industries Ltd Civil Procedure. NABARD Chairman GR selling pressure that took the and F&O expiry. 72.96 in day trade. (RIL) deal. Chintala.