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XXIIII IISSUESSUE NNO.O. 3399 PPAGES.AGES. 88+8+8 ` //-- 4 EENGLISHNGLISH DDAILYAILY THE1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER,SOUTH 2020 PUBLISHED FROM: HYDERABAD, CHENNAI INDIA & BANGALORE EDITOR INTIMES CHIEF: BUCHI BABU VUPPALA www.thesouthindiatimes.com /facebook/thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in / thesouthindiatimes.yahoo.in KEJRIWAL’S SOLUTION WILL YOU SHUT UP, MAN: YEDIYURAPPA HAILS TO STUBBLE BURNING FOR PERSONAL ATTACKS RULE 1ST ACQUITTAL OF ACCUSED IN DELHI FARMERS TRUMP-BIDEN DEBATE BABRI VERDICT SHORT TAKES Keep some posts vacant in BJP central executive, Forcible cremation likely to be filled after Bihar elections : Nadda New agriculture legislations shameful move of UP govt, says Rahul New Delhi, September 30 the time the BJP was not : BJP president JP Nadda’s in power and needed men new team of office-bearers and women with a mind reflects the current posi- and standing of their own. to benefit farmers: Governor tion of the saffron party in Now with PM Modi as the the national polity. While face and Amit Shah its THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES BUREAU a serious profession. She the selections, made on chief strategist, the party SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT said the farmers continued Saturday, showed just needs people to imple- to toil to produce food for the BJP’s focus areas ment,” they add. While the Hyderabad, September us during the lockdown (West Bengal, Bi- post of vice-president 30: Governor Dr Tamilisai and added that agriculture New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Con- har, Uttar Pradesh, is generally con- Soundararajan stated that is the lifeline of our nation. gress leader Rahul Gandhi on Delhi, Maharashtra, sidered ceremonial the new agricultural leg- The panelists include Y K Wednesday dubbed the “forc- Madhya Pradesh and some Madhya Pradesh leader (though the party gave islations enacted by the Rao (NABARD), Dr Mahesh- ible cremation” of the Hathras outhern states), it was gen- Kailash Vijayvarghia (with election responsibilities to Central government would wari of Central Research In- gang-rape victim by police as erally perceived as a team established credentials of some holding the position immensely benefit the pov- stitute for Dryland Agricul- a “shameful” move of the Ut- designed to promote and ground support), a major- in the outgoing team), it erty-stricken farming com- ture (CRIDA), Ch Srinivasa tar Pradesh government. “It is augment the policies and ity of the new general sec- is the general secretaries munity in the country by produce, and limited options (MSP) and procurement Rao of the National Academy a shameful move of the state programmes of the govern- retaries are those who have who have real power, serv- economically empowering to sell their produce. continuation by the govern- of Agricultural Research, Dr government to oppress the ment headed by its biggest neither won elections nor ing as a link between states them and making agricul- “The three historic legis- ment, she said, “The Central Radhika Rani of National In- Dalits and show them their star Prime Minister Nar- have any mass appeal of and the central leadership. ture profitable. lations will go a long way in government made it very stitute of Rural Development place in society,” he tweeted endra Modi. Sources say their own. That is besides Nadda has retained three The Governor convened empowering the farmers by clear that the MSP and pro- and Panchayati Raj, and Dr in Hindi, tagging a news re- some more names could be four-time Karnataka leg- general secretaries from a webinar on “Agricultural promoting greater market- curement will continue as Anil Kumar and Dr Laxmi of port on the cremation of the added after the Bihar elec- islator CT Ravi and Assam the team of former presi- Legislations and Impact on ing options, remunerative usual and there is no discon- the Directorate of Market- 19-year-old woman. “Our tions and a possible reshuf- MP Dilip Saikia. Unlike dent and Home Minister Farmers” with experts and price for their produce, tech- tinuation as being propagat- ing and Inspections. Echoing fight is against this despicable fle of the Cabinet by the powerful general secretar- Amit Amit Shah--Yadav, those working in agriculture- nology to explore national ed by some sections.” the views of the Governor, thinking,” the Congress leader Prime Minister. However, ies of yore. Vijayvardhia and Arun related wings on Wednesday. and international markets, As the farming might be- the panelists termed the ag- added. Earlier, the party had the fact remains that apart , late Arun Jaitley, Sushma Singh. Political observers Addressing the webinar, she and safeguards to farmers come more remunerative riculture reforms as historic demanded Chief Minister Yogi from some leaders like Swaraj and Pramod Ma- say the man to watch out said that the farming in India in contractual farming,” she with the recent reforms and landmark and expressed Adityanath’s resignation for Rajya Sabha MP Bhupen- hahan, they are gener- here (apart from young and was in distress and the farm- added. Calling for the cre- brought by the govern- confidence that they would “not acting in time”. dra Yadav (known for his ally ones seen as names fiery advocate of Hindutva ers were facing a plethora of ation of greater awareness ment, Dr Tamilisai said empower the farmers and he 19-year-old Dalit woman organisational skills and in the vast organisational ‘plank’ Tejasvi Surya who is challenges like exploitation among the farmers to clear that the younger genera- transform the agriculture from Hathras was cremated understanding of govern- network of the party, say now president of the youth by middlemen, climatic con- their apprehensions about tion would also get moti- into a profitable and vibrant early Wednesday in her native ment matters) and senior observers. “But that was wing) is Yadav. ditions, low price for their the Minimum Support Price vated to take up farming as activity. village amid tight security. India successfully India shoots down China's demand of going Indian Navy exercises with test-fires BrahMos missile back to 1959 version of LAC Russia, 'Quad' countries New Delhi Sep 30: India on ally defined 1959 Line of Actual Tuesday categorically rejected Control. New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The China’’s “so-called unilater- This position has been con- Indian Navy has conducted ex- ally defined” Line of Actual sistent and well known, in- ercises with Russia and 'Quad' Control(LAC) of 1959, and cluding to the Chinese side,” countries - an informal secu- asked the neighbouring coun- MEA Spokesperson Anurag rity forum comprising India, try to refrain from advancing Srivastava said in response to a the US, Japan and Australia - in an “untenable” interpretation question by the media on China a message to China on getting a of the de-facto border. The In- insisting that it takes the 1959 wider footprint in the Indo-Pa- dian government also reminded line on perception of the LAC. cific region. The Indo-Pacific re- China that its insistence there Srivastava further said the two gion is seen from the west coast Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 is only “one LAC” is contrary to to comments by a Chinese for- nearly five-month-long tense sides had engaged in an exer- of India to the US. (UNI) India on Wednes- the solemn commitments made eign ministry spokesperson that border standoff in eastern La- cise to “clarify and confirm” the The Indian Navy carried out day successfully test- by Beijing in previous bilateral China continues to follow its dakh with both sides deploying LAC up to 2003, but the process a three-day bilateral maritime fired an extended- range agreements, and expected it 1959 stand on the perception of thousands of troops as well as could not proceed further as exercise with Japan in the north copter carrier of Japan JS Kaga The exercise, aimed at en- supersonic cruise mis- will “sincerely” abide by them the LAC. The sharp exchange of heavy weapons like tanks and the Chinese side did not show Arabian Sea from September 26, took part in the recent exercise. hancing interoperability, im- sile BrahMos with an in- in their entirety. The asser- words between the two coun- missiles in the mountainous a willingness to pursue it. The 2020 to September 28, 2020. It The Kaga and its sister ship the proving understanding and digenous booster from a tion by the Ministry of External tries on the perception of the region. “India has never ac- spokesperson’s comments was the fourth edition of India- Izumo are being converted into imbibing best practices from test facility off the Odi- Affairs(MEA) came in response LAC came in the midst of their cepted the so-called unilater- came after the Chinese Foreign Japan Maritime bilateral exer- aircraft carriers that will carry each other, involved advanced sha coast. The missile cise JIMEX, which is conducted US-built maritime planes, the surface and anti-air exercises was launched around biennially. The last edition of JI- F35-B. India, Japan, China and including weapon firings, sea- 10.30 am from a mobile MEX was conducted in October South Korea are the countries manship exercises, naval ma- launcher at the Integrat- India not giving accurate Covid death 2018 off Visakhapatnam in In- now involved in what is seen noeuvres and cross deck flying ed Test Range (ITR) in dia. Naval cooperation between in strategic circles as the Asian operations. To boost mutual Balasore district, sources count, dirtying environment: Trump India and Japan has increased carrier race. The Australian confidence and cooperation, a said. It is the second time in scope and complexity over Navy and Indian Navy carried bilateral maritime exercise be- that the extended-range New York, Sep 30 not follow his environ- the years.