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The unions In view of the nationwide cades deployed by the Delhi university developed and on Monday with leaders of claimed that more people protest, the Delhi Police also Police is being guarded by a s India gears up for Covid- Serum Institute of India man- around 32 farmer unions expected to join the ongoing enhanced security at city bor- team of the Rapid Action Force A19 vaccination drive, the ufactured ‘Covishield’ and observing a day-long hunger agitation, which entered the der points. Multi-layered along with paramilitary forces. Government has prepared an ‘Covaxin’ by Bharat Biotech strike from 8 am to 5 pm at third week. United Farmers’ cemented barriers, additional Continued on Page 4 extensive immunisation plan Limited, raising hopes of vac- Delhi’s Singhu border to protest according to which only 100 cination at the earliest. against the Centre’s farm laws. people per “session” are likely The document containing And as peasants claimed to be vaccinated against the vaccination guidelines talks that they are set to intensify virus and the process will be about aspects such as training their protest further to press similar to the election process. vaccine workers and keeping their demands, over 2,000 The number of people per logistics in place. The vaccines women from the families of session may go up as high as need cold storage units to keep protesting farmers at Singhu 200 people if logistics allow on them in usable condition. Border will join the ongoing the days as fixed by the States “One session for 100 ben- agitation in the coming days. and Union Territories, as per eficiaries. While most of the Even on Monday there was no the ‘Covid-19 Vaccines healthcare and frontline work- respite for Delhi as several Operational Guidelines’ which ers would be vaccinated at Delhi border points were was released by the Union fixed session sites, vaccination closed and police asked Health Ministry recently. of other high-risk population motorists to take alternative In the phase one of the vac- may require outreach session routes on Monday. cination drive, the Government sites, and mobile sites and Farmers from Rajasthan plans to vaccinate nearly 30 teams,” the document states. on Monday blocked the Delhi- crore people, including health- A vaccination team will Jaipur national highway at care & frontline workers, peo- comprise of five members — Shahjahanpur in Alwar district ple above 50 years of age and the main officer with four after police stopped them from those under 50 with comor- aides. The officer can be a doc- marching to the national bidities. tor, nurse, pharmacist or any- Capital. In Punjab too the “Anticipating that Covid- one legally qualified to give the protest is going on with farm- 19 vaccine may soon be avail- injection. The second will secu- # $ % ers holding protests at district & !P $ able, the Government is rity personnel to check user headquarters in the State and * + # % preparing for its introduction registration and guard the entry in the country so that it can be point at the vaccination session. expeditiously rolled out when The third officer will verify */# "0*+ !"" available. 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The The Government is also been hit by Covid-19 with 104 A spokesperson for the & New Delhi: As farmers’ protest NEGVAC guides on all aspects gearing up with 28,947 cold people, a majority of them institute said all departments against the three new agri laws of Covid-19 vaccine introduc- chain points with 85,643 pieces students, testing positive, Tamil and labs have been shut and #4$ 456+ continues, yet another delega- tion in India,” the Ministry of equipment across the coun- Nadu Health Secretary said. only about 700 students, most- suffered a revenue loss of about tion of farmers, led by All wrote in the 112 pages docu- try to store the vaccines. Radhakrishnan said ly research scholars were aking it clear that the #4$ 456+ 200 crore so far on account of India Kisan Coordination ment, calling the conduct of the Continued on Page 4 though the results showed a 20 accommodated in nine hostels. Mrecent farm laws — which farmers’ protest at toll plazas in Committee (AIKCC), met agri- vaccination process (will be) the farmers want to be he Centre has written to Punjab and Haryana since culture minister Narendra similar to the election process. "0*+ scrapped — were undertaken TPunjab and Haryana October 1. The protesting Singh Tomar on Monday to Union Minister Prakash 78 8/ /90 :8 19;7< 97 970 keeping the best interests of Governments to facilitate secu- farmers are not allowing toll extend their support to the con- Javadekar while speaking at farmers in mind, Defence rity at toll plazas following the collection. tentious legislations. 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I urge everyone to not let Addressing the annual Transport and Highways /#)+0 0+ 1/2 0 14(*5 / 6 their guard down before anti- $ 0 1/ 91; ; 7==: ;/ 7:0 convention of the Federation of (MoRTH) had to pitch in to #0 O0())*P2 )* 0#15 8*+ *0 "*/ 1 / 014 bodies are created and second =<29?2:>> ? / 1: =8; 7 89: / 7; :08 Indian Chambers of incur the losses to tune of dose of the vaccine adminis- @ ) 1 ;1 0/; 1 0001 ! #?$ was underway for the construc- tion of a 600-km-long express- hief Minister Yogi 2R ++ way for linking Meerut with Lucknow (PNS): Chief soon, but in the meantime state as it will help the gener- CAdityanath has urged the Prayagraj. Minister Yogi Adityanath has there should be no negligence al public a lot,” he said and Indians settled in the USA to Yogi Adityanath said directed officials to review the in treatment of the patients suf- added that during Covid invest in Uttar Pradesh and &+ industrial clusters were being works of all development fering from other diseases. unlock, life was becoming nor- contribute to the state’s target developed in each of the 75 dis- authorities, saying that the “The operation of OPDs mal but care should be taken of becoming a 1-trillion dollar tricts of the state while work on schemes should be time bound should be made smooth in all and people should not lower economy and India becoming 5>! #?$ construction of three airports and should ensure that citizens the medical institutions of the their guards. a 5-trillion dollar economy. — at Ayodhya, Jewar and are not disturbed or harassed. The chief minister was is impromptu road journey from Kushinagar — was underway The chief minister was addressing a ‘UP Investment HMoradabad to Ghaziabad enlightened and metro rail service was in reviewing the works of various and Tourism’ event organised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the operation in four big cities — departments at a high-level by UP Association of North ground realities and he ordered officers to trav- Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Noida meeting convened at his official America through video-confer- el by road to get first hand information about and Greater Noida. residence here on Monday. encing late Sunday night. the state of ongoing development projects. Besides, he said, the Delhi- Expressing commitment to the Yogi Adityanath said with “It was a spontaneous decision of the chief Meerut rapid rail and 12-lane interests of farmers, the chief the cooperation of the entre- minister to travel by road to Ghaziabad from Delhi-Meerut expressway were minister said that an effective preneurs and investors, UP Moradabad that left his security personnel a under construction. and hassle-free paddy pur- and India had achieved new worried lot. Ignoring security threat, the The chief minister said the chasing system should be heights in social, cultural and undeterred chief minister embarked on a road government had also ensured ensured at all procurement economic spheres. trip of about 150 kms during which he was well round-the-clock power sup- centres. He said the NRIs, through received by the people along the route,” a senior ply in rural and urban areas of “Effective procurement their grit and hard work, official said. the state. should be ensured so that had earned a new identity for The chief minister had gone to Moradabad On the health facilities, he farmers get the benefit of MSP themselves in the global on Saturday and from there he was to go to said the All India Institute of on time,” he said. arena and applauded their love Ghaziabad where he was supposed to dedicate information. Medical Sciences in Gorakhpur He also directed officials and devotion for the mother- the Kailash Mansarovar building to the pub- He took notes, some on I-pad and some would commence operation that all paddy purchasing cen- land. lic. But because of inclement weather the chop- mental, of his road travel and asked questions in March next year while work tres of the state should be The NRIs evinced interest per could not fly and the officials suggested that about some shortcomings he found in terms was on for the construction of reviewed and cautioned them in the pharmacy sector, entre- he should postpone his visit to Ghaziabad. of cleanliness and other civic amenities. a sports university in Meerut that some disruptive and anti- preneur development, software “He firmly told the staff to go ahead with “As it was not enough, on returning to the and a law university in development elements were park, solar park, energy, edu- the event and said he would travel by car state capital, he immediately asked the officials Prayagraj district. trying to disturb the smooth cation, entertainment, health instead,” the official said and added: “This, in about what he noticed during the visits,” the Yogi Adityanath also operation of the procurement and medical facilities. fact, was deliberate on his part as he wanted official said. informed the NRIs that work process. The chief minister pointed to take first hand stock of the ground realities “He also indicated that he would take such for setting up a film city and While instructing officials out that Uttar Pradesh, with a in terms of condition of roads, arrangements impromptu trips in future or even planned ones defence industrial corridor was to simplify ease of doing busi- population of 24 crore, was a of cleanliness and general amenities for the peo- to make on-the-spot inspection of the public also in progress. ness for industrial investment, huge market endowed with ple of the state.” amenities and facilities,” the official said. US-based investors Rakesh the chief minister said that rich natural resources and the On the route, he asked many questions Later, the chief minister asked officials to Agarwal, Akash Agarwal, there was need to deploy hard state government was working about roads, hospitals, cleanliness and schools take road trips to different parts of the state to Rajesh Kshetria, Dr Devendra working officers in Invest UP with sincere commitment for and interacted with a few to have hands-on see the status of ongoing development schemes. Shukl, Dr Anil Chopra and and development authorities. the development of the infra- Rajiv Agarwal participated in The chief minister also structure in the state. organisation of the Kumbh UP government, the chief min- work in tackling the novel the video conference. gave instructions to complete Yogi Adityanath said Mela at Prayagraj in 2019, say- ister said the state government coronavirus pandemic and it The NRIs appreciated the the process of inter-district tourism too had a huge poten- ing the mega event established in the last three years had was applauded by the World robust law and order in the transfer of teachers in the Basic tial. He said besides tourism, the image of UP at the global focused special attention on the Health Organisation. state. They said during the last Education department at the there was huge potential in level in terms of security, san- development of infrastructure About the achievements three years a congenial atmos- earliest. He said that all road- developing eco and heritage itation and public order. in the state. He said UP ranked in infrastructure development, phere for investment had been blocks in this regard had been tourism. Yogi Adityanath p ointed second at all-India level in the the chief minister said present- created in the state and the sorted. The chief minister said the out that law and order in UP Ease of Doing Business Index. ly four expressways were under NRIs were keen to make invest- “Smart City and Amrut temple city of Ayodhya would was a model for other states to The chief minister said construction in the state and ment in UP and were keen to Yojana of the state will be be developed as one of the most follow. despite the resource constraints Purvanchal Expressway would cooperate with the UP govern- reviewed soon along with the developed cities of the world. Listing the policies for dif- and limited health infrastruc- be thrown open for public in ment in social activities in the Union urban development He recalled the successful ferent sectors formulated by the ture, UP had done remarkable March next year. He said work state. minister. These tasks are relat- ed to public interest. These should be monitored continu- .&# ( " 189 &( ously. Officers should prioritise these projects and schemes,” ( A Yogi said. Two MoUs were signed on The chief minister called Lucknow (PNS): The pro- regard, an official commu- Monday between State Bank of India the newly-created Kailash posed greenfield Lucknow- niqué confirmed here on and NABARD for collaboration Mansarovar Bhawan an excel- Kanpur Expressway will be Monday. It may be mentioned towards providing banking support to lent gift for the people of the soon accorded the status of here that M/s Aegis (India) 10,000 joint liability groups (JLGs) in state. He said that this building National Highway (NH). Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. three years and financing SHGs under was dedicated to the devotees The National Highways was assigned the task of prepar- Project e- Shakti, and to jointly sup- of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, Authority of India (NHAI) ing the detailed project report port financing of economic activities Sindhu Darshan Yatra, had sought approval from the (DPR) of the 63-kilometre- in Watershed Development Project & Badrinath, Kedarnath, Uttar Pradesh government for long Kanpur-Lucknow Tribal Development Project areas in Gangotri and Yamunotri. the same. The proposal has Expressway. The alignment of the state. NABARD will be providing The chief minister gave been accepted by Uttar Pradesh the project has also been training and handholding support to instructions to improve the Chief Minister Yogi finalised. SBI officials. Chief general manager of system in all government med- Adityanath. After the construction of NABARD (UP) Shankar A Pande and ical institutions. He said that Soon a no-objection cer- this expressway, the travel time chief general manager of SBI Ajay now the state was entering a tificate will be sent by the state between Lucknow and Kanpur Kumar Khanna signed the MoUs. GM new phase of Covid unlock and government to the Nagar will be reduced to 45 (FIMM) Network Alok Kumar Sinha the process of COVID-19 vac- Government of India in this minutes, officials claimed. was also present on the occasion. cination was expected to start D' "
5>! #?$ “Yogi Adityanath brought a new law to directly recover he Samajwadi Party, (4 2 !8 money from those accused of Textending support to the being involved in any kind of one-day fast called by farmers Lucknow (PNS): Samajwadi farmers have launched a leader’s house without meeting violence that damaged public protesting against new farm Party president and local MP movement to demand their the party workers. or private properties and even laws, staged protests in the dis- Akhilesh Yadav on Monday rights but the government is Raising a question on the put their photographs at pub- tricts of Uttar Pradesh. claimed in Azamgarh that his not willing to concede them. modus operandi of the Centre lic places,” said Congress MLC The SP leaders were placed party would form the next The inflation is galloping and over the management of the Deepak Singh, alleging that the under house arrest in several government in Uttar Pradesh the prices of essential com- coronavirus pandemic, Yadav move was made without even districts and were also taken on its own strength after modities are rising continu- said that other countries had waiting for the alleged accused into custody by the police. the 2022 UP assembly ously. Black-marketing is at its made full preparations for to be convicted by a court of In Lucknow, Samajwadi elections. peak, the electricity tariff is vaccination but so far, there law. Singh was reacting to the NOTICE Party workers clashed with Yadav visited Azamgarh, also increasing,” he said. was no preparation in the state government’s move to police in Kaiserbagh. The SP his Lok Sabha constituency, for The SP chief said the gov- country. withdrawing cases of violence, workers were stopped from the first time after getting ernment was talking about “Things are being said in including damage to public I hereby declared that my going towards the district col- elected in May 2019. doubling the income of farm- the air. There is confusion property, involving the BJP ICSE Year 2009-10 Statement lectorate. A number of SP Yadav said that the ers but now it was retracting about the vaccine today,” he leaders. of Marks & Pass Certificate workers, including women Bharatiya Janata Party govern- from its promise. said. “Contrary to action taken Index No T/4210/110 of Dr. party workers, were also taken ments at the Centre and in the The SP workers, who were Responding to a question in violence now, the chief min- Virendra Swarup Memorial into custody by the police.. state had failed on all fronts very keen on meeting the about alliance, the SP chief ister is busy withdrawing all Public School, Kanpur has “Samajwadi Party supports and the Samajwadi Party was party president, broke the said that this time alliance those cases in which the BJP been lost somewhere MOHD. the demands of farmers and its standing with the farmers’ door of the Circuit House as would be with small parties. leaders indulged in violence, FAIZAN KHAN. sympathy is with the farmers. agitation with sincerity and they lost patience. The SP Reacting to a question damaged properties and in The Kisan Yatra was started by honesty. workers also had an altercation about Shiv Sena, he said that many cases that led to causal- the SP on December 7. On He alleged that the Centre with the policemen over the it was a personal matter and ties,” Singh alleged while high- December 14, the party work- and the state governments same matter. In view of the sit- would be solved after sitting lighting a recent case of ers staged a dharna at all the were anti-farmers. “Today, the uation, Yadav went to an SP together. Rampur in which the state district headquarters in the government withdrew case state. I have been arrested in Some workers were arrest- Showing their solidarity against the farm laws,” he said. against BJP leader claiming it Sandila (in Hardoi district), and ed near the Town Hall crossing with the protesting farmers, However claiming that the to be “politically motivated”. many party leaders are under and some were arrested from Congress leaders also staged situation was normal so far in It may be mentioned here house arrest,” said SP MLC Zila Parishad road in Prayagraj. demonstrations on Monday. the state, Kumar said that strict that a local court in Rampur Rajpal Kashyap. In Agra, police “Police and government Police also took action action would be taken against has allowed the government’s used mild force to disperse the are snatching our constitu- against the AAP leaders in the offenders breaking the law. application to withdraw a case protesting SP workers. The tional right to demonstrate different districts of the state He said to maintain law and in which policemen were police detained a huge number peacefully. They are registering when they tried to sit on dhar- order magistrates had been attacked and a police jeep was of SP leaders and workers, fake cases against us and are na in support of the farmers. positioned at the police station set on fire by protesters follow- including district president, in not letting us to protest,” Sahni Meanwhile, ADG (Law level while 140 companies of ing two road accidents involv- NOTICE Gorakhpur when they were said. SSP of Gorakhpur, and Order) Prashant Kumar PAC had been deployed to ing deaths of eight people in going to participate in a sit-in Jogendra Kumar, said, “Section said here on Monday that no control any untoward situation. Rampur in 2007. Among the 16 demonstration at Nagar Nigam 144 is already imposed in the legislator, MP or any other Besides nine range IGs have accused in the case are BJP campus on Monday. district and during the pan- leader would be allowed to take been rushed to the sensitive leader and former Milak Nagar Police started detaining SP demic it is also not safe to gath- law into his hand in the name districts to supervise the law panchayat chairman Deeksha workers in the morning and er at a place without social dis- of joining protests against the and order. Gangwar and her husband, arrested party district president tancing. They should first take farm laws. Narendra Singh Gangwar. Ram Nagina Sahni. permission for holding a “We have directed all the % Deeksha is vice-president of The police also detained demonstration from the district district police chiefs to check BJP’s state Mahila Morcha wing Samajwadi Party workers dur- magistrate.” the political leaders, including Congress accused Chief and had won the panchayat ing the protest in Prayagraj. In Muzaffarnagar, several legislators, MPs and others, Minister Yogi Adityanath of chairperson election in 2000 as District president Ziaul Islam SP and Rashtriya Lok Dal lead- from creating any kind of law adopting double standards over a Samajwadi Party (SP) candi- said they were prevented from ers were taken into custody and order problem or creating taking action against those date and in 2006 as an exercising their democratic ahead of their planned protest trouble for the common man in alleged to have indulged in vio- Independent. 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They also Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute New Education Policy (NEP) said they had an amazing expe- of Medical Sciences in the post-Covid times, Chief rience of studying at a univer- (SGPGIMS) to begin the gen- Minister Yogi Adityanath sity which brought the different- eral OPD and transplant pro- asked Dr Shakuntala Misra ly-abled students and others on grammes at the earliest because National Rehabilitation the same platform. being a premier institute, it can- University should take the new Rohit Srivastava won the not afford to lag behind. culture of traditional knowl- Chancellor’s gold medal, CM’s Commending the institute edge, innovation and start-ups gold medal and Vice- for its performance in Covid-19 to great heights and reap the Chancellor’s gold medal for times, the CM said it should benefits of the policy. getting the maximum marks in brace for the challenges ahead The chief minister was BTech. Rohit has specialised in with institutes like AIIMS open- speaking at the seventh convo- civil engineering. He also hap- ing in the state and posing cation of the rehabilitation pens to be a student of the first immense competition. university on Monday. He batch of the university’s engi- Yogi was speaking at the that the telemedicine facility is ted expert team of doctors and unveiled the statue of former neering course. Son of a railway 37th Foundation Day of the need of the hour to combat other healthcare workers to Prime Minister Atal Bihari employee, he said that studying SGPGIMS on Monday. “The this kind of pandemic. plan, manage and run it,” he Vajpayee on the occasion and with the differently-abled was a medical infrastructure of the Yogi said that at the start of pointed out. launched several development great experience. “They are state is improving and there are the pandemic, he had received “I take this opportunity to projects of the institution. Over more able than most of the peo- new hospitals opening across calls from the Central govern- thank them all for their enor- 122 students were awarded ple. In fact, I was trying to learn the state bringing competition, ment which expressed concern mous efforts. The department medals and degrees at the con- from them. Interacting with and every patient should leave because of the threat of large- of Microbiology can boast of vocation. them was challenging as well as the hospital satisfied with the scale spread due to huge pop- doing one of the highest num- Referring to the NEP, he interesting,” he said. services,” he said. ulation in UP. “We created a bers of diagnostic tests per day said it would help in making % ! $ - $.* % Aditya Rawat, who com- Acknowledging the superi- system for containment of the — up to 7,748 RT-PCR tests. India self-reliant. “There are pleted BTech in electrical engi- or work done by SGPGI in vir- virus and treatment and I held The department has processed three things of great impor- the entire world is battling the for all sections of the society, should be estimated. There neering grabbed the tual ICU monitoring during the meetings everyday. Even WHO over six lakh samples till date,” tance in this new era and pandemic, the university is questions are raised regarding have been several suggestions Chancellors silver medal, CM’s pandemic, he said the institute has also acknowledged the he added. based on knowledge and econ- celebrating its convocation and what is being done for the dif- given in the NEP but what is silver medal and Vice- has to change the mindset of health infrastructure of UP Director-general of ICMR omy — traditional knowledge, this effort needs to be appre- ferently-abled. “More than 10 important is how it will be Chancellor’s gold medal. He following AIIMS. The CM said which helped in fighting the (New Delhi) delivered the innovation in the area of tra- ciated. It also shows that if you lakh differently-abled were implemented. More focus said he is preparing for that although the SGPGI has pandemic,” he added. Foundation Day oration and ditional knowledge and start- want to progress, no challenge given pensions and a sum of Rs needs to be put on training of Graduate Aptitude Test in had 37 glorious years ahead, it SGPGIMS director Prof RK talked about how India rose to up culture in the country. The can stop you. Besides, the stat- 1,000 each was also deposited teachers. There is also a need Engineering (GATE). “My long- has a long way to go and work Dhiman welcomed the guests the Covid challenge in a scien- policy will help in creating a ue of former Prime Minister in their accounts. Efforts are for a change in the mindset of term goal is to have my own as per requirements of the and presented a progress report tific manner since February. good coordination between Atal Bihari Vajpayee has also also being made to increase people and learning material start-up,” he said. time. “The institute should of the institute. He said that Awards were also given all these three areas and pro- been unveiled on the occasion their strength in various ser- for training needs to be pre- Rawat, who is the son of a connect itself more with gov- within a month of his joining, away to the best residents and vide the path to progress and and university, as per its vices by the PM,” he said. pared.” farmer, said his success mantra ernment schemes such as Covid-19 was declared as glob- paramedical staff to acknowl- self-reliance,” Yogi said. anthem of moving ahead, has He added that it is a proud She said the universities was patience, hard work, dedi- Ayushman Yojana, which is a al pandemic by WHO. edge their contribution to the “In the post-Covid times, launched a number of infra- moment that the grand- have to work extensively to cation and accurate time man- facility for poor patients. Using “SGPGIMS was given the institute’s progress. universities have to form com- structural projects,” he said. daughter of Dr Shakuntala make changes in the courses agement. About the experience technology as a tool, the insti- responsibility of creating an The CM presented the mittees for successfully imple- “We should be grateful to Misra, founder of the univer- because 60 percent of the of studying with the different- tute needs to keep moving for- apex Covid care facility in the awards to Dr Akash Mathur mentation of the NEP. If the Prime Minister Narendra sity, secured the first PhD teaching under the new poli- ly-abled, he said it was great as ward because people have a lot shortest possible time, which (DM, Gastroenterology), Dr universities make efforts in this Modi who coined the term degree on this momentous cy will be carried out online. he learnt they they have a of expectations from this hos- was a huge challenge. Under the Vikram (MCH, Endocrine direction, we will be able to see ‘divyang’ for the handicapped, occasion. “We have to make exten- strong sense of perception. pital,” the CM said. guidance of the CM and uncon- Surgery) and Dr Shruti Pandey behavioural aspect of the aim thus inspiring the differently- Meanwhile, putting forth sive changes in the existing Akanksha Singh, who won Referring to the exchange ditional support from the gov- (MD, Pathology). Research day behind knowledge,” the CM abled to move ahead,” he her suggestions regarding NEP, courses,” she added. The gov- the gold medal for the highest of memorandum of under- ernment, Rajdhani Covid awards were presented to Dr said. added. Governor Anandiben Patel ernor urged the students to marks in BTech (computer sci- standing with UPPCL for cre- Hospital was set up. We creat- Anshu Srivastava, Dr Kirti He pointed out that the The CM said that in the said: “The policy has talked think in terms of what the ence), two bronze medals, said ating virtual ICUs in six med- ed a full-fledged state-of-the-art Naranje, Dr Shagun Mishra convocation is special for sev- Covid-19 times when welfare about skill orientation and the country wants in the next 25 he is working as a software ical colleges of the state, he said hospital and deputed a commit- and Dr Moinak Sen Sarma. eral reasons. “At a time when schemes are being announced skills of the differently-abled years. developer. " <=
67 8 Alambagh currently have the which were used for the first maximum cases. He said five time in Covid-19 vaccine pro- public experts have been iden- duction and how they signifi- 9 tified for the same. cantly cut down the time of On Monday, 184 persons vaccine availability to any pan- 5>! #?$ tested positive for coronavirus demic. “By using these strate- in Lucknow, taking the tally to gies, vaccine candidates were he Covid positivity rate in 75,210. Besides, 260 patients available within a record time TLucknow is hovering recovered and the number of of 4-5 months and were ready around three percent and the recoveries reached 71,186. The for the phase-1 of clinical tri- current rate is 2.9 percent. A death toll stands at 1,056 while als. He has also given a brief senior health official said that there are 2,968 active cases in account on the Covid-19 vac- in the areas with maximum the district. The fresh cases cines which have entered the coronavirus cases, the RTPCR included 16 from Gomtinagar, phase-III clinical trials. This positivity is five percent, which 14 from Chowk, 13 from Lucknow, Kanpur, Gautam Covid-19 vaccine worldwide. article also provides informa- is higher than the district aver- Alambagh, 12 each from Buddhnagar, Meerut, The article entitled ‘Prospects tion on how RNA, DNA vac- age. He pointed out that the Aliganj & Thakurganj, 11 from Lakhimpur Kheri, Pratapgarh, of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and cines and codon optimisation RT-PCR and Antigen ratio in Talkatora, and 10 each from Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Auraiyya their landscape’ was a review technology reduced the time the district is 50:50. Indiranagar and Rae Bareli & Baghpat taking the toll to on the different vaccines and taken to produce vaccines,” The official said that the road. Across the state, 1,229 8,083. As many as 1,972 their production platforms she said. total number of tests conduct- persons tested positive, includ- patients recovered, taking the under clinical trials. She added that Dr Sunil G ed in the district has been ing 54 in Kanpur, 69 in number of recoveries to Spokesperson Dr Rachna Babu emphasised on how the 12,57,566. Public health experts Ghaziabad, 89 in Gautam 5,66,728 while there are 18,918 Gangwar said that in this arti- knowledge obtained from early will soon be sent to areas hav- Buddhnagar, 56 in Varanasi active cases. cle, Dr Sunil G Babu has coronavirus outbreaks, that is ing maximum coronavirus and 67 in Meerut, taking the Meanwhile, Dr Sunil G described the different vac- SARS CoV and MERS CoV, cases to look into various UP tally to 5,66,728. There Babu from BBAU’s depart- cine production strategies, was helpful in making the vac- aspects. Certain pockets in were 14 deaths in the state, ment of Biotechnology, has including the new and cutting- cine leads for SARS CoV2 and Gomtinagar, Indiranagar, including two each in Prayagraj published a review article on edge platforms such as DNA, readiness of safe, effective ade- Chinhat, Aliganj and & Varanasi and one each in production strategies used for RNA and codon optimisation, noviral vectors. . ) ( ( + :
5>! #?$ Trauma Centre. He was attacked Sources said the police had ini- the police are yet to register a around 10 pm near his shop in tially tried to dispute the victim’s case in this connection. It has ucknow police failed to get Dashari village. claim and said he was trying to surfaced during probe that the La clue about the miscreants Jitendra, who was on a misguiding the cops. “However, victim, Zohaib of Kalyanpur in who had shot at a desi liquor bike, was waylaid by three the police teams have not found Gudamba, had pointed a knife shop-owner and looted Rs motorcycle-borne miscreants. anything fishy during investiga- at his mother on being denied 45,000 from him in Kakori on The miscreants first attacked tion into the case so far,” money. His father Naeem had Sunday night. After the incident, Jitendra with a stick and they said. snatched the knife from him Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow some of the senior officials attempted to snatch his bag. As Meanwhile, in the later. Zohaib later went inside metro claims to have made the reached the scene to oversee the Jitendra offered resistance, one Gudamba incident in which son the room and returned with his fastest ridership recovery in the investigation and later teams of them opened fire on him. of a retired police officer had father’s pistol. Seeing a pistol in country. UPMRC officials said were formed to nab the attack- Jitendra fell down and the mis- suffered firearm injuries during his hand, Naeem tried to over- the daily ridership of Lucknow ers. In the attack, the victim, creants looted his bag before a verbal spat between him and power him and the gun went metro has crossed the 31,000- identified as Jitendra Kumar fleeing the scene. his father, the police are waiting off. Zohaib suffered injuries in mark after lockdown. Jaiswal of Sitapur, suffered A spokesman said he was for the family to lodge a formal his stomach. His condition was “Lucknow metro continues firearm injuries in his stomach yet to get details from the police complaint to initiate legal action. said to be improving at the to be the safest mode of trans- and was admitted to KGMU teams working in the case. The spokesman said that hospital. portation. It is evident as the daily ridership has crossed the 31,000-mark. This figure is > about 50 percent of the earlier 4"( ridership,” a senior official said. He said since the resump- tion of service in Lucknow after lockdown on September 7, the figure of 31,000 is the highest 5>! #?$ ed a scene, claiming that the with the accused at a coach- Lucknow (PNS): Unaided as well as the fastest as com- accused had sexually assault- ing in Lucknow in 2017 and Private Schools’ Association pared to metro services in PCS allied services ed her and promised to marry they came close in due course decided that examinations for other cities. Aselectee was arrested by her later. She alleged that the of time. The accused promised students of classes 9 to 12 would “The ridership in other Ashiyana police on the accused had cheated on her to marry her and sexually be conducted offline. President cities, especially Delhi, has charges of sexual exploiting a and married another exploited her. He later dis- of the association Anil Agarwal been the highest in the coun- woman, who was once his woman. tanced himself from her and said the decision was taken as try, but their current ridership classmate in a city coaching. ADCP (East) Qasim Abdi married another woman. board examinations would also is around 16 lakh and they have As per reports, the accused said the youth was selected in The victim, who was be held offline. “More than 40 been able to achieve only 30- identified as Anurag Ranjan of PCS allied services in 2018 but keeping a tab on the accused members of the association took 35% of the previous ridership. Ruchi Khand in Ashiyana, was yet to join the service. “As since their separation, got to part in a meeting held today. It Similarly, almost all other met- got married to a woman on the woman accused him of know of his marriage and has been observed that stu- ros have been able to achieve December 12. sexual exploitation, a case reached his house. A team of dents undertaking online exams only 20-30 per cent of their ear- After the function con- was registered and the accused police later arrested the score considerably more than lier maximum ridership,” he cluded, another woman was arrested,” he said. As per accused and started further they do offline, because of lack pointed out. reached his house and creat- the victim’s claim, she studied investigation. of invigilation,” he said. ! "#$%&%& ". R ! " #!$%%&' 4 # & $ ( $ ! * 5>! #?$ 5>! #?$ showed them evidence against sleeping at that time. The man the boy, the SHO said, adding allegedly sexually harassed the 5>! #?$ a wedding ceremony near the Singh said that Shyam Lal (50), eclaring that training for he Maharajganj police that the situation was now girl. Her parents were in anoth- Dewan Mau village. a resident of Shukul Bazar of Dthe Covid vaccinators had Tclaimed to have solved the under control. er room at the time of the inci- n a tragic mishap, five per- Superintendent of Police Amethi, was returning home started from Monday, Chief kidnapping of a 6-year-old boy “During our probe, it came dent. Isons, including a police con- Surendra P Dwivedi, said, “The on Sunday evening when he Minister Yogi Adityanath said ! " when they arrested a 14-year- to light that the 6-year-old was Police said the victim’s stable, were killed on the spot family had gone to a wedding was hit by a motorcycle. Lal was that in order to provide best ! old boy, a Class IX student, for last spotted with the accused so family opposed the man but when the vehicle in which ceremony in a nearby village. seriously injured and was possible facilities to COVID-19 the crime. we brought him to the police violent clashes started as more they were travelling crashed They were on the way when the rushed to the community patients, it was necessary to The police said the accused station for interrogation. people gathered there. against a tree. The accident mishap took place. The cause health centre, where doctors continue with the existing effec- killed the boy soon after kid- During questioning, he con- The two groups pelted took place late Sunday night on of the accident is yet unknown. pronounced him dead. tive system of treatment and napping him and later buried fessed to the crime and gave us stones at each other, injuring at Pratapgarh-Patti road in Further investigations are In another mishap report- protection. The chief minister ! the body in a field nearby. the location of the body. Based least six people. The police Kandhari police circle. underway.” Speaking to the ed from Fatehpur, a dozen said that the training of the vac- The police have exhumed on his information, we dug a reached the spot and con- Additional Superintendent of media, a family member said, passengers of an Uttar Pradesh cinators should be in easy lan- a body and sent it for autopsy. field, which is around 100 trolled the situation. Police (East) Surendra Dwivedi “My family was going to attend Roadways bus were injured guage so that they understood equipped with adequate med- According to the police, the metres from the victim’s house, According to the local said on Monday that the driver the wedding ceremony of my when it was hit by a truck on the nuances easily. He also icines, medical equipment and victim and the alleged killer are and recovered a body… The SHO, V Shankar Tripathi, the lost control over the vehicle cousin. A total of seven people Sunday, police said on Monday. reminded the officials about oxygen. The chief minister said related and their houses are Class IX student had killed the police have registered a case leading to the accident. were in the vehicle. My moth- The accident occurred maintenance of cold chain for that people should be made located in the same neigh- six-year-old just 20 minutes against 30 people and named Condoling the deaths of er and I got out of the car to around 4:30 am at Pilkhani efficient storage of Covid vac- aware of the Covid protection bourhood. after kidnapping him,” the SHO 14 others. Apart from this, the victims, chief minister Yogi board another vehicle. Later we Morh and both the vehicles fell cines as per the instructions protocol and it should be prop- ‘The accused revealed that said. “He will be produced some people have also been Adityanath on Monday asked got to know that four of my on the roadside, SHO of already issued. Yogi directed all erly publicised through various he was unhappy with the vic- before a Juvenile Justice Board,’ detained. the local officials to ensure family members had been Kalyanpur police station medical institutions to further modes of communication, tim’s family as they used to the SHO added. He said that security has proper care of all those who killed in the mishap.” Anoop Singh said. improve the arrangements as including public address sys- make remarks on him and On Wednesday, the moth- been tightened in the village. were injured in the mishap. Meanwhile, in another “In this accident, 12 pas- quality health services to the tems. He said the Covid tests even called him a thief. To er of the six-year-old had filed In Hamirpur, a youth was The victims were identified mishap, a 50-year-old man rid- sengers of the bus were injured. people was always the top pri- should be continued in the teach them a lesson, he killed a complaint with the police, crushed to death by a tractor in as constable Sandeep Kumar ing a bicycle died after being hit All of them were admitted to a ority of the government. same effective manner and the six-year-old and buried stating that her son had gone Chikasi area over some dispute. Yadav, 29, Sandip Yadav, 26, by a motorcycle in Amethi dis- government hospital,” the Presiding over the unlock adequate number of RT-PCR the body,” the local SHO said. missing while playing outside Inspector (SHO) of Chikasi Akhilesh Yadav, 35, Rahul trict, police said on Monday. police officer said, adding that review meeting at his official and rapid antigen tests should The accused also confessed the house. Later that night, a police station, Vinod Kumar, Yadav, 28, and the driver of the The accident took place in the truck driver and his assis- residence here on Monday, the be done every day. He also of writing a letter for ransom in stone wrapped in a letter was said on Monday, “Motorcycle ill-fated vehicle, Pappu Yadav. Warisganj in the Jagdishpur tant escaped after the accident. chief minister said that doctors asked officials to run Integrated his handwriting and later thrown in the victim’s house. In rider Amit (21) was returning The accident happened police station area. Jagdishpur The bus and the truck have should take regular rounds and Command and Control Centres throwing it in the victim’s the letter, a demand of Rs 50 from Biligand village to Bilgaon when they were returning from police station SHO Rajesh been impounded. hospitals should remain ( ICCCs) actively. house. lakh was made for the safe Danda village after his cousin’s However, residents of the release of the boy. wedding on Sunday. He was area protested against the Meanwhile, in a separate crushed and killed on the spot. detention of the Class IX stu- incident, at least six people One more person on the pillion $/ dent, accusing police of fram- were injured in stone pelting was also injured. ing him. between two groups over sex- “Investigation found that The SHO said that the ual harassment of an 18-year- there was a fight between Amit 0 P accused had confessed to the old girl in a village in and Dhir Singh over something crime and based on his inputs, Muzaffarnagar district, police a few days ago.” Kumar said, >2+ Principal Secretary of the in his notice. He has urged the they had located the body of said on Monday. adding that a case had been Maharashtra Legislature said: Principal Secretary concerned the six-year-old. The clash took place on registered against Dhir Singh in n fresh trouble for controver- “On November 24, the ED to forward his notice/com- The locals withdrew their Sunday when a man entered this regard and efforts were Isial Bollywood actress raided my houses in Mumbai plaint to the Privilege protest only after the police the girl’s house. The girl was being made to nab him. Kangana Ranaut, senior Shiv and Thane and seized several Committee of Maharashtra Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik on documents. The ED called me Legislative Assembly so that an Monday filed a breach of priv- and my son for inquiry and we inquiry into the matter of Jhansi. The MoU was signed by ilege notice against some media are cooperating with the ED”. breach of privilege and neces- H# D' Power Grid Corporation of director (personnel) VK Singh outlets for running stories “On December 12 and 13, sary action can be taken against India Limited signed an MoU on behalf of POWERGRID allegedly based on a tweet put some selected news papers, Kangana. if the breach of priv- Lucknow (PNS): Taking a jibe no farmer was associated with Modi government was intro- with Sanjay Gandhi Post- and Prof RK Dhiman on behalf out by the actress that a electronic media and web por- ilege notice against the media at Samajwadi Party which is the Samajwadi Party, which ducing many schemes for Graduate Institute of Medical of SGPGIMS. Tele-ICU is tech- Pakistani credit card was found tals -- based on a tweet by outlets admitted by the State supporting the farmers protest- was agitating against the agri- increasing the income of the Sciences (SGPGIMS) in the nology-enabled care delivered during the recent raids con- Kangana – reported that a Legislature, Kangana -- apart ing against the agricultural cultural bills. farmers through which the presence of Chief Minister Yogi from off-site locations ducted by the Enforcement Pakistani credit card was found from the media houses -- may laws, BJP MP Prof Ram “New agriculture laws are economic condition of the Adityanath for establishing developed to address the Directorate (ED) on his hous- in my house during the raids. also asked to appear before the Shankar Katheria said that a boon for the farmers but the peasants could improve. POWERGRID-SGPGIMS tele- increasing complexity of ICU es. They published without any Privileges Committee to know Mulayam Singh Yadav was opposition are creating an “In view of these efforts, ICU in UP. As per the MoU, a patients and shortage of inten- Sarnaik, a three-time MLA proof. The only basis they had on what basis she put out the indeed the “son of the land atmosphere of confusion the government has brought command centre will be estab- sivists. Tele-ICU, as a means to and close aide of chief minis- was a false tweet put out by the “false” tweet which, Sarnaik has (dharti putra)” but today there among the farmers about the the new agricultural laws which lished at SGPGIMS and spoke negate the shortcomings in ter Uddhav Thackeray, in his actress. The news reports have alleged, has maligned his was no farmer left in his party. bill,” he said. are related to the farmers’ centres at Gorakhpur, Kanpur, current ICU care, is being breach of privilege notice filed defamed me and projected me image as an elected Prof Katheria on Monday The former Union minis- crops, opening up of markets Prayagraj, Agra, Meerut and actively sought after. against Kangana before the in a poor light,” Sarnaik stated representative. told journalists in Etawah that ter said that the Narendra etc.,” he added.
% @@@ Chilla (Delhi-Noida) border road SPVs under force majeure “At the vaccination site, Then crossing through the points for over two weeks to 9 political clauses and incurred only pre-registered beneficiaries 1." toll plaza, as one reaches the main demand a repeal of the farm loss in the range of Rs 650-700 will be vaccinated in accor- barricades, heavy police pres- laws enacted in September. crore. dance with the prioritisation, ence is witnessed. In a series of tweets, the Tractor2twitr -- has garnered 2.5 toilets are being arranged. The The NHAI has now made and there will be no provision Several borders of the nation- Delhi Traffic Police said, million impressions from across aim is to give them a safe and mandatory electronic toll col- for on the-spot registrations. al Capital remained closed on “Singhu, Auchandi, Piau the globe since November 28. comfortable environment to lection across India on its over The States have been asked to Monday due to the ongoing Maniyari, Sabholi & Mangesh “I had come to India in stay at the protest site, they said. 500 toll plazas while doubling allocate the vaccine from one protest. The Delhi Traffic Police borders are closed. Please take October-end to attend to some toll charges from the vehicles manufacturer to a district to took to Twitter to inform people alternate routes via Lampur, personal work, but then this @@@ entering FASTag lanes without avoid mixing of different vac- about road closures and advised Safiabad & Singhu school toll (farmers’ protest) happened Several groups of farmers’ the tag. In order to give prime cines in the field while all mea- them to take alternative routes to tax borders. Traffic has been and I stayed on,” Bhavjit Singh have been protesting against the importance to existing FASTag sures will be taken to avoid ?5 22 are other leaders and MLAs like avoid inconvenience. diverted from Mukarba & GTK says. He said his idea was to dis- new Central laws on farm sec- users, dissuade defaulters and exposing the vaccine carrier, Mihir Goswami who already Farmers from different States road. Pl avoid Outer Ring Rd seminate authentic informa- tors and have been demanding further encourage adoption of vaccine vials or ice packs to fter powerful Trinamool joined the BJP this month, Sil have been camping at Delhi’s ,GTK road, NH-44.” tion about the protest as a “lot these legislations be repealed. FASTags by national highway direct sunlight,” as per the doc- Asatrap Suvendu Adhikari Bhadra Dutta and a set of other Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and “Gazipur border is closed of people have been tweeting, Farmers had also resorted to commuters, vehicles without ument. and his erstwhile Cabinet col- MLAs who have openly revolt- for traffic coming from running a vilification campaign “rail roko” agitation earlier. FASTags entering the FASTag league Rajiv Banerjee it is now ed against the party. Jitendra Ghaziabad to Delhi due to against the movement”. The losses due to this protest lane are being charged double O @@@ the turn of senior party leader Tewari is only next in the line. farmers protests. People are His friend and a volunteer, have ranged to the tune of the toll fee, and last month over The bench also comprising and Asansol Mayor Jitendra Meanwhile the BJP has dis- advised to take alternate route Jaspreet Singh, says, “Paid and 30,000 crore on various stake- Rs 20 crore were collected Justices Dinesh Maheshwari Tewari to unfurl the banner of missed Trinamool Congress’ for coming to Delhi via Anand motivated users dominate and holders including industries. from 20 lakh vehicles encroach- and Hrishikesh Roy said that rebellion in the Trinamool fear that Chief Minister Mamata Vihar, DND, Chilla, Apsara & encroach up on the Twitter Earlier the NHAI reported- ing FASTag lanes across India. the court would be disinclined Congress. Banerjee might be murdered as Bhopra borders,” it tweeted. space. Our campaign is an ly suffered revenue losses of Rs to open all such aspects as there In a rather astounding let- “unfounded, manufactured and In Punjab and Haryana, effort to counter them.” 1,822 crore due to suspension @@@ may be some wrongs done to ter Tewari has charged the State politically designed to win sym- farmers raised slogans outside Protesting farmers at Delhi of toll collection on national The Minister said “there persons, but with the passage of Government with blocking cen- pathy” from voters. the offices of district commis- border points have expressed highways during the 40-day comes a point in a nation’s his- almost 45 years, it would not be tral funds. The letter written to Reacting to the remark of a sioners and took out protest apprehension that these laws lockdown, as per ICRA rating tory, every now and then, when appropriate to reopen all such State Urban Development possible assassination bid on the marches on Monday. The would pave the way for the dis- agency. While revenue loss for it needs to stand up for itself, tell issues. It asked the petitioner to Minister Firhad Hakim says Chief Minister by the BJP, Haryana Police closed the mantling of the minimum sup- the NHAI operated toll plazas that India can fight anyone, that amend her petition by how Asansol corporation had Bengal BJP president Dilip Ambala-Patiala highway after port price system, leaving them is estimated at Rs 821 crore, it’s capable of taking any chal- December 18 with respect to been perennially starved of Ghosh said “this is an old tactic protesters gathered at the at the “mercy” of big corpora- while the compensation to lenge, just to survive.” the prayer of declaration of funds whereas all the which Mamata Banerjee tries on Shambhu border point with tions. The Government has BOT Concessionaires under In Kolkata, Chief of emergency as unconstitution- Government allotments had the people of Bengal to garner adjoining Punjab. Hundreds of maintained that the new laws force majeure (political) event Defence Staff (CDS) General al. gone to Kolkata Municipal sympathy votes. She has done so farmers have stayed put at the will bring farmers better oppor- has been estimated at Rs 1,001 Bipin Rawat assured that the Corporation and the neigh- earlier also. But this time this will Haryana-Rajasthan border as tunities and usher in new tech- crore, as per ICRA. Centre armed forces are fully pre- @@@ bouring Rajarhat-Salt Lake not cut much ice with the elec- they were stopped from moving nologies in agriculture. In had suspended tolling at NHs pared for any eventuality that “It is desired that the municipal board. torate … the ploy will bomb in towards the national Capital. Rajasthan, farmers blocked the following the pandemic. they may face. knowledge of this technologi- A war of words soon ensued the electoral market…” “Tens of thousands of farm- Delhi-Jaipur highway in Alwar. “The total estimated loss to “We are in a standoff situ- cal marvel of the country, with Hakim blaming Tewari of Earlier senior Trinamool ers are moving towards Delhi With the police stopping NHAI due to lockdown is like- ation in Ladakh and based on encompassing the best practices being in touch with the BJP. A Congress leader and Panchayat from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar their march along the State’s ly to be Rs 1,822 crore. With that there is some development in engineering, design, plan- meeting had been lined up for Minister Subroto Mukherjee Pradesh, Rajasthan, border with Haryana, the farm- goods traffic (both inter and activity which has been ongo- ning, construction and project Tuesday to iron out the differ- told in a meeting that the BJP Uttarakhand and other States ers camping at Jaisinghpur- intrastate) allowed to ply from ing in Tibet Autonomous management be disseminated ences, inside sources said adding was planning to assassinate the and the numbers of protesting Khera border in Shahjahanpur April 20, 2020, onwards, in case Region of China. Every nation to students of engineering col- Hakim will meet Tewari in Chief Minister as she was the farmers at Delhi borders are under the leadership of Swaraj if the toll suspension is revoked will continue to prepare for leges who should be encour- Kolkata in the presence of elec- stumbling block between the saf- swelling,” a farmer leader Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav with effect from April 20, the ensuring its security based on aged to visit this tunnel to see, tion strategist Prashant Kishore fron party and power in Bengal. claimed. Multi-layered cement- and others went on a day-long loss could reduce to Rs 1,181 their strategic interest,” he said. appreciate and assimilate the who has been appointed by the “They (BJP) are hatching a ed barriers, additional police hunger strike, seeking the repeal crore,” the statement said. Rawat also confirmed that capabilities in tunnelling efforts party to prepare its electoral conspiracy to eliminate Mamata force and barbed wires formed of farm laws. There are around 570 oper- “high levels of preparation” are which now exist within the strategy for 2021. Tewari who Banerjee if it fails to come to the first layer of security at the With the Rashtriya ational toll plazas on the NHs underway on land, sea and air country,” he added. said that Asansol did not receive power in Bengal in the coming protest site at Singhu border. Swayamsevak Sangh affiliates across the country which as “China attempts to change The tunnel is built with central funds of Rupees 2,000 elections,” Mukherjee said The second layer of barricades Swadeshi Jagran Manch and includes both public-funded the status quo on the LAC ultra-modern specifications in crore due to state government adding however that the people deployed by the Delhi Police is Bharatiya Kisan Sangh too rais- (under NHAI) and projects along the northern border.” the Pir Panjal range of the which blocked its passage, also and the TMC cadres would being guarded by a team of ing the demand for a legal under build-operate-transfer Talking of technology, Himalayas at an altitude of denied Hakim’s allegations of shed their blood to protect Rapid Action Force along with guarantee on the MSP recently, (BOT) (Toll) and toll-operate- Rawat said time has come now 3,000 metres. The south portal being in touch with BJP. Banerjee who was the mother of personnel from the paramilitary Yadav dared RSS to clarify its transfer (TOT) mode. For the to look at the future of war of Atal Tunnel is located at a The letter reads written by crores of poor people in Bengal. forces. stands on the farm laws. BOT Toll and TOT projects, fighting imbibing technology distance of 25 km from Manali outgoing Asansol Mayor and “They (read BJP) are mak- Meanwhile, an IT profes- Over 2,000 women from under force majeure (political) into our systems. Asked about at an altitude of 3,060 metres, present Administrator “… due to ing secret plans to secretly assas- sional from Punjab’s Ludhiana, protesting farmers’ families to event, the revenue loss is com- unabated ceasefire violations while its north portal is locat- political reasons”, Asansol was sinate Mamata Banerjee … This who came to India from Sydney join in and arrangements are pensated in the form of exten- along the Line of Control ed near village Teling, Sissu, in deprived of Rs 2,000 crore under they can do even by hiring peo- in October, is running a Twitter being made. Farmer leaders sion in concession period. (LoC), Rawat cautioned that the Lahaul Valley at an altitude of the Government of India’s Smart ple for the purpose. But the peo- campaign to take on those said they are making arrange- In addition, 100 per cent of other side (Pakistan) should be 3,071 metres. City Mission project despite ple of Bengal will foil their spreading “fake news and run- ments to host the women mem- operations and maintenance “getting more concerned.” “We being selected by the Ministry of plans,” Mukherjee who also ning vilification campaigns” bers coming from various parts (O&M) and interest costs are are fully prepared,” he added. @@@ Urban Development. tagged with his speech an excuse against the ongoing farmers’ of Punjab -- tents are being put reimbursed for the BOT Toll “We are, however, always Earlier powerful TMC for the December 10 attack on protest. up, a separate langar is being projects for the affected period willing to listen to our farmer leader and former Minister and BJP president JP Nadda’s convoy The Twitter handle -- planned, and extra temporary and this amounted to 50-55 per @@@ brothers, allay their misgivings MP Suvendu Adhikari quit his said. Accusing the BJP of trying cent of loss of revenue incurred Covid Vaccine Intelligence and provide them with assur- ministerial post and returned the to gain sympathy he said “Our by these projects. Network (Co-WIN) system — ances we can provide. Our State police security cover before members, following an investi- Whereas for projects which a digitalised platform — will be Government is always open to snapping all the communication gation, have confirmed that the are public-funded (currently used to track enlisted beneficia- discussion and dialogue,” Singh channels with the party. BJP hired people to hurl stones being tolled by the NHAI ries for the vaccination and said. The Minister said agricul- He was followed by Forest at his vehicle so as to bring bad through toll contractors), the anti-coronavirus vaccines on a ture is one the sector that is able Minister Rajiv Banerjee who name to Bengal, humiliate suspension would result in a real-time basis while twelve to the cope with the adverse alleged only corrupt sidekicks Mamata Banerjee” and find out direct revenue loss for the photo-identity documents, effects of the Covid-19 pan- were given responsible assign- an excuse to impose Article 356 NHAI. The ICRA also recalled including Voter ID, Aadhaar demic and “come out the best”. ments in the party. He would not in the State.” that during de-monetisation card, driving license, passport He said, “Our produce and only not retract from his com- Erosion of public support is in November 2016, the 24-day and pension document will be procurement have been plen- ments but also said “aage aage making the TMC to talk non- period toll suspension NHAI required for self-registration tiful and our warehouses are dekho hota hai kya … (wait and sense BJP strongman and MP offered compensation to the toll on the Co-WIN website. full.” watch what unfolds next).” There Arjun Singh said. ! "#$%&%& # $) & & (
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n Monday, the activists of Othe Samajwadi Party took to the road in support of agi- tated farmers over the new agricultural laws. The police have taken into custody all the party workers going to stage dharna in the district court’s pemises at Prayagraj and Pratapgarh as well as Kaushambi district headquar- ters. At Jhalwa, farmers union workers also demonstrated. So far, about 100 have been detained in Prayagraj and have been sent to Police Lines. At the same time, the officials and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party who were protesting were also detained. The workers of the Samajwadi Party was detained %- P 1 $ % during a demonstration outside the Collectorate office in Prayagraj. Barricades to Collectorate have been barred to stop protesters. At Pratapgarh, the SP workers (4 took out a procession from the old Malgodam Road in the city. One-and-a-half dozen SP activists, including SPs District (women district president), confusion of opposition. The Cabinet Minister said Vice-President Irshad Siddiqui, Sanjeev Mishra (district youth He said that after the fail- that Akhilesh, who is pretend- R Wasik Khan, Shanti Singh, president), Virendra Kushwaha ure of the bandh organised by ing to be the ultimate benefac- Sushma Pal, were detained by (District Farmer’s Cell presi- the opposition, satisfaction was tor of farmers, should be asked the police in front of MDPG dent), Sunaina (district women expressed that farmers also about the reason why maize A (2@2#2D+ raised several issues of the a memorandum in favour of protest. College towards Bhangwa vice-president), Sanjay Pandey understand politics. They do was not procured in the state in farmers including non-pay- their demands to be forward- The workers of Loktantrik Chungi. They have been kept Prachanda, RR Mishra (City not need to understand their 2016-17. With the arrival of n response to the call given ment of 180 crore of sugar- ed to the President of India. Janwadi Party and Purvanchal in Tilak College. Heavy force of Northern Assembly Speaker), own good and bad by others. Yogi Government, the first Iby agitating farmers, workers cane farmers of Moradabad, They termed the new farm bills Kisan Union also staged a police have been deployed in Ram Lakhan Chaurasia He is a provider, feeding every- focus was on payment of dues. of Samajwadi Party (SP) and taking no steps to check the as a conspiracy by the govern- protest to show their solidari- the whole city. (Western Speaker of the one. In such a situation, where During the three years, the Yogi many other organisations damages of crops by stray cat- ment to benefit a few capital- ty with the agitating farmers The police force also have Assembly), 13- Harendra are the farmers themselves and Government has paid sugar- staged protests at different tle and failure of the state gov- ists as the bills have o provision and demanded the repeal of ben deputed at Kaushambi dis- Pratap Singh (media incharge how are they, all the farmers are cane farmers of more than parts of the city here on ernment to check prevailing regarding the guarantee of the farm bills in the larger interest trict headquarters. The SP city unit president), Shubham also understanding this. 1.12 crore so far. Monday, expressing their soli- corruption. They also foodgrain to be purchased by of the farmers of the country. workers, who were going to Kesarwani (Southern SP President Akhilesh He said that it is a result of darity to the ongoing agitation expressed their concern over private companies on MSP. Indrajit Singh Patel, Yogi Raj give the memorandum to the Legislative Assembly treasurer), Yadav, who announced to make the Yogi Government’s com- near the borders of the nation- high rates of wheat seeds, irreg- They demanded the repeal of Patel, Vinod Patel, Vinod District Magistrate, stopped Mukesh Jaiswal, Mohammad a yatra in support of the peas- mitment to farmer interests al capital. A group of SP work- ularities in paddy purchasing new laws and said, the govern- Agrahari and Bhagvati them on the way. They were Akbar (general secretary ant movement, continued to that till now 277.29 lakh quin- ers led by its district president centers and others. Meanwhile, ment should stop the privatisa- Raghuvanshi mainly joined the then taken into custody. The SP Western Legislative Assembly). enjoy the dance of hero and tals of paddy have been pro- Sujit Yadav, the party workers the police did not allow some tion of public institutions. protest. The activists of Joint workers have been taken to Meanwhile, Cabinet min- heroine of Bollywood until he cured from farmers. staged a demonstration at senior SP leaders to come out The activists of Kisan Nyay Action Committee also staged Pipri police station. ister Siddharth Nath Singh was in power. The farmers This purchase is more than Shastri Ghat and they handed from their houses when they Morcha, UP also staged a a protest at BHU main entrance Among those who were strongly attacked the SP’s have never been his priority. one and a half times from last over their seven-point charter tried to join the protest at var- protest at the same venue and gate to show their solidarity to taken into police custody activism in the farmers’ move- Today, they are trying to year, Yogi Government has of demands to the district ious places as a precautionary blamed the government for agitating farmers. included Shimla Shri Tripathi, ment. He said that these days become advocates. The ensured the purchase of paddy administration for forwarding step. holding talks with agitating The police took a youth state secretary, Anjani Kumar Samajwadi Party is trying to Narendra Modi Government at six times more than the previ- the same to the governor. In Among those who joined farmers for nothing just to Praveen in their custody as he Mishra (state secretary), cultivate vote bank on the land the Centre and the Yogi ous government. Not only this, view of the call given by the agi- the protest were Pradeep misguide them. The nation was protesting the bills observ- Sarvesh Yadav (district gener- of the farmers’ movement. Government of the state are so far 3.52 thousand quintal tating farmers, elaborate secu- Jaiswal, Raju Yadav, Umesh will progress only after the ing silence in the water of al secretary), Jyoti Prakash During his stay in Prayagraj, he constantly working to get the maize has been purchased from rity arrangements have been Pradhan, Anand Maurya, farmers prosper, they said and river Ganga at Assi Ghat. He Chaubey (city unit president), urged everyone to give correct efforts of the farmers, and the farmers from 102 maize pur- made at the district headquar- Satish Sood and Rishi Narayan demanded, the government adopted this way to extend his Ramendra Pandey (district information to farmers. Efforts oppositions are engaged in chasing centers in the state, he ters. In the meantime, the Yadav. should give an ex-gratia of support to farmers’ leaders vice-president), Poonam Singh should also be made to avoid politics. added. police also did not allow some The activists of Uttar 50 lakh each to the farmers who observed fast near the senior SP leaders to come out Pradesh Kisan Sabha under the who passed away during agita- border of the national capital from their houses as a precau- banner of All India Kisan tion. Mahendra Prasad, Suresh in order to mount pressure on tionary measure. Sabha (AIKS) staged a protest Pal, Dr Ramsagar Patel, Ashok the government to repeal the In their memorandum, SP at Shastry Ghat and submitted Prajapati and others joined the bills. 3 <
ALLAHABAD (PNS): In a road accident point,’ police said. The accused stole gold one person died and three others sustained chains, rings, earrings, two bangles, a sil- >* " injuries when a Tavera coming from ver glass, three debit cards, Rs 31,000 and Lucknow side with newspapers, collided two mobile phones among other items head on with a speeding truck on before fleeing. A (2@2#2D+ number of patients who have samples collected was 4,90,225. detailed information regarding Mansoorabad by-pass under the GANGA PARIKRAMA YATRA TO been recovered so far is 19,323 Earlier, two males aged 75 and the treatment of the five seri- Nawabganj police station on Monday at 4 BEGIN TOMORROW: ‘Atulya Ganga’ is s many as 61 more new leaving 657 active cases. The 65 from Sagunaha and ous patients admitted there. am. The body was later identified as of a veterans’ initiative to synergise all efforts Apatients have been detect- recovery rate is 95.11 percent Pahadiya respectively suc- Prof Saurabh Singh apprised Man Bahadur, 43. The injured were rushed of the government, non-government, vol- ed in the district on Monday, while the mortality rate is 1.65 cumbed to Covid-19 at Sir the CMO of the displaying of to hospital for immediate treatment. unteers and common public for rejuvenat- increasing the total number to percent. Sundarlal Hospital, Banaras list of all serious patients on the The Tavera loaded some newspapers ing Ganga to its pristine glory. 20,316. The day also saw one Chief Medical Officer Hindu University (SSH BHU). general board so that every from Lucknow and accommodated some India’s longest and inaccessible more death, increasing the toll (CMO) Dr VB Singh has Meanwhile, the CMO vis- doctor and paramedical staff passengers to come to Prayagraj. In the Parikrama Yatra from Kumbhanagri to 336. During the day, the fol- informed that in the first report ited the Covid ward at Super may pay special attention foggy morning the driver could not see a Prayagraj will begin on December 16. This low-up negative reports includ- of the day, 25 positive patients Specialty Block in SSH BHU on towards such patients. CMO speeding truck coming from the opposite Ganga Parikrama is a unique initiative of ed 110 and all of them have were found out of 2,508 reports the instructions of District told the doctors to treat the direction, and collided head on with it on ‘Incredible Ganga’, an organisation formed been recovered from home received. Till then, the total test Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj patients as per the norms and Mansoorabad bypass at 4 am. This acci- by former officers of the Indian Armed isolation, increasing the num- reports received were 4,69,447 Sharma. Prof Saurabh Singh, maintain oxygen level apart dent claimed the life of Man Bahadur. Forces. This organisation formed by for- ber to 16,437. As no patient has and the results of 3,545 are in-charge of the hospital and from pay attention towards The police later removed the vehicle mer military officers Colonel Manoj been discharged from any of awaited. Out of them, 4,49,167 Dr N Chaudhary were present. cleanliness of wards and toilets somehow from the road to normalise traf- Keshwar, Lt Col. Hem Lohmi, Colonel the hospitals, the number were negative while 20,280 CMO inspected various Covid and arrangements of sufficient fic on that road which had witnessed a jam Gopal Sharma etc, reflects the strong and remained at 2,886. The total positive. The total number of wards and went through the life-saving medicines. after the accident. service spirit of the Indian Army. LOOTED: A group of three uniden- Inauguration of Ganga Parikrama tified men barged into an elderly couple’s Yatra will be done by the Governor (UP), home and made off with cash and jewellery Union Minister of Water & Power ; + * worth lakhs of rupees in Mumfordganj Gajendra Singh Shekwat and Union area on Sunday evening.. Police have Three different maids used to work for the Minister for Cultural and Tourism P Patel detained the couple’s domestic help among couple. The couple told the police that via video conference information about the A (2@2#2D+ According to him, he would lowed by a presentation of and recently, Dr Suryakant, others for interrogation. SP (city) Dinesh around 6.30am, Jyoti heard a knock on the main purpose of this journey will be review the progress of all such Kalavati. Finally, a presentation published an article on these Singh said that an FIR against unidenti- main door. ‘When she opened the door, given by the team of ‘Atulya Ganga’ at ttar Pradesh Minister of projects by holding a meeting of ‘Lagi Lagan…’, based on ‘martyred’ physicians in the fied persons has been registered. Police said three men in the verandah surrounded her the press conference to be held at 1 pm UState for Stamp and Court with concerned executive, Hans Dhvani, enthralled the IMA Journal. His initiative that Krishna Chandra Srivastava (80) and and dragged her inside. They then assault- on December 14 at Press Club of Registration Fee (Independent assistant and junior engineers audience. In the programme paid off as various institutions his wife Jyoti lived at their home alone. ed the couple and robbed them at gun- Prayagraj. Charge) Ravindra Jaiswal has soon. presentation, Kumar Sarang have come forward to help instructed the officers to launch DC INAUGURATES Chaudhary was on santoor, the family of the doctors a drive on a war footing to CULTURAL EVENING: A while Shanish Gyawali on flute, who sacrificed their lives complete the ongoing projects cultural evening was organised Anand Kumar on sitar and during the pandemic. At the in time maintaining their qual- under the auspices of Office of Lalit Kumar on tabla. In this online programme, tributes >5 4 ity of work. He was holding a Development Commissioner sequence, the group Kathak were paid to 12 doctors of UP meeting with the Divisional (Handicrafts), Union Ministry dance was performed by and Bihar. Commissioner (DC) Deepak of Textiles and Subeh-e- Sunidhi Pathak and her group. These doctors included A 2552622 whereas, 471 people are in should be deployed every two The court said that it should be Agarwal, District Magistrate Banaras in Pandit Deendayal The Kathak dance started with ACMO of Varanasi Dr Jung home isolation. A total of kilometers, which should ensured that the food items are (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma and Upadhyay Hastkala Sankul, Ganesh Vandana followed by Bahadur, Dr M Vakil Khan of he number of new corona 4,503 people were screened on make people wear masks sold in a closed packet. Municipal Commissioner popularly known as Trade traditional Kathak and finally. Prayagraj, Dr Mohammad Tinfections infected below Sunday. mandatory. The court has The bench has praised the (MC) Gaurang Rathi and oth- Facilitation Centre (TFC), at It mesmerised the audience by Asad of Azamgarh, Dr 50 for six consecutive days Meanwhile, the Allahabad asked to provide the list of efforts being made by the ers at the Circuit House on Bada Lalpur here on Sunday. presenting dance on ‘Chaap Mohibbul Haq of Mau, Dr rose within the last 24 hours on High Court has expressed dis- names of the policemen who Prayagraj police. Due to strict Sunday. MLA Saurabh Orchestral and group Kathak Tilak Sab Chhini…’. Rajinikant Srivastava of Sunday. It is because a total of satisfaction over the stop-gap have been posted. Additional adherence to the rule of wear- Srivastava and MLC Ashok dances were performed in the COVID-19: TRIBUTES Gorakhpur, Dr Rashim Dureja, 68 new infected were found, measures in the wake of rising Advocate General Manish ing masks, there has been a Dhawan were also present in programme. PAID TO DOCTORS: Rich Dr Suresh Sondhi, both of while two people died on the cases of corona infection in the Goyal said that corona testing significant decrease in the the meeting. The programme was inau- tributes were paid to all the Bareilly, Dr Kavaljeet Saluja, Dr same day. Dr Rishi Sahai, the four major cities of the state is being increased every day. number of infected people in The Minister also directed gurated by the Divisional doctors who lost their lives in Gyan Prabhakar, both of Nodal Officer of Corona con- capital, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, The court said that due to lack Prayagraj. the officers to ensure the pres- Commissioner (DC) Deepak their fight against global coro- Kanpur, Dr Raghunath Prasad firmed this. CMO Dr Gautam Budh Nagar and of proper tracking of corona The High Court was ence of departmental JEs, AEs Agrawal by lighting the lamp navirus pandemic at an online Mishra of Gonda, Dr Sunil Prabhakar Roy said that with Meerut. The court has said infected, there is no success in informed that many school and other concerned officers at and the function was also programme held on Sunday. Agarwal of Orai Jalaun (all of the findings of 68 new patients that although the police are preventing infection. colleges have been opened the work places. He said that attended by eminent social The chief guest of the pro- UP) and Dr Deepak Kumar of on Sunday, the total number of making a lot of efforts, the After hearing the affidavit since December 7. But there is the progress of construction worker Padmashree Rajinikant, gramme was the head of the Patna (Bihar). Rich tributes corona patients in the district infection is increasing, which submitted by Lucknow District no system to ensure teachers works should not be left com- Joint Commissioner Department of Respiratory were paid to all the doctors. has reached 27,285. suggests that much more Magistrate, a bench compris- and students follow the Covid pletely on the mercy of the con- (Industries) Umesh Singh, Medicine, King George’s Addressing the function, Of them, 26,364 people remains to be done. After ing Justice Siddharth Verma guide line. The court said that tractors. According to him, in Assistant Director Medical University (KGMU), Dr Suryakant demanded that have become infection-free. looking at the affidavits filed and Justice Ajit Kumar said there was every possibility of Varanasi district, huge pro- (Handicrafts) Gopesh Maurya, Lucknow and a member of the martyr status should be given On Sunday, 65 people became by the police and administra- that it is worrying to find more violation of the guideline by jects worth thousands of crores Secretary of Subeh-e-Banaras Corona Task Force, while it was to those doctors who had sac- infection-free. Out of this, 11 tive heads of these districts, the than 300 infected every day. young children. are underway and the timely Dr Ratnesh Verma and conducted by former National rificed their lives while fighting people were discharged from court said that complete infor- The rule of wearing masks can Therefore, regular moni- completion of these projects Museum Inchrage Ajay President of Indian Medical against pandemic in the same SRN, Beli and private hospital. mation has not been given in be followed only through toring and sanitisation of pri- would give a lot of benefits to Srivastava. The programme Association (IMA) Dr KK manner as the military person- Home isolation of 54 people them. The court has directed policing. Advocate vate and government schools the people. He has directed the was conducted by Ankita Agrawal. Around 800 doctors nel who sacrificed their lives has been completed. There to file the affidavit with better Commissioner said that should be done without dis- departmental officers and engi- Khatri. of the country have sacrificed while protecting the borders of are 89 people admitted to dif- information on the next date. despite the order of the court, crimination. The next hearing neers to supervise their respec- The instrument pro- their lives during their fight the country are given the sta- ferent hospitals including SRN, The court has said that on the food items are still being on the petition will be held on tive projects regularly. gramme started with Alap, fol- against COVID-19 pandemic tus of martyrs. Beli and private hospital every road, two constables sold and eaten in the open. December 17. !"#$%&%& $
" 2 . 0.. <&$ 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $, 1/#* at 09:25 hrs, from Kazipet at 07.55 hrs, from Tulsipur at 11.10 hrs and reach 08.35 hrs, from Jharkhandi at A 2#'>@ he railway administration Secunderabad at 13.40 hrs. On 08.59 hrs, from Balrampur at Tfor the convenience of the the other hand, the 02590 09.20 hrs, from Gonda at 10.35 A 2#'>@ > ( to be taken of the vaccine in anpur Nagar Nigam passengers is making changes Secunderabad-Gorakhpur hrs, from Barabanki at 12.50 transit and at the villages where KExecutive Engineer RK in the timings and days of run superfast weekly special train hrs, from Lucknow at 14.05 hrs, hief Medical Officer Dr AK electricity was a major problem. Singh said the municipal cor- of the following special trains. will depart from Secunderaba from Kanpur at 16.05 hrs, CMishra said a two-day spe- A 2#'>@ He said the WHO officials poration would produce diesel Therefore, the passengers are d at 21.35 hrs, from Kazipet at from Orai at 16.32 hrs, from cial training for COVID-19 along with UPSEF and UNDP from garbage and the initial requested that at the time of 22.23 hrs, from Ramagundam Jhansi at 20.00 hrs, from Bina vaccination began on Monday anpur Nagar reported 51 new coronavirus positive cases dur- officials would be giving online production would take off making reservation or before on second day at 00.35 hrs, at 22.55 hrs, from Vidisha at in which all chief medical offi- King the past 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to training to the officials. soon. travelling, they should get from Manchiryal at 00.50 hrs, 23.50 hrs, from Habibganj on cers, deputy chief medical offi- 31,519 on Monday evening. He said vaccination was to He said each day the KNN information about the revised from Sirpur Kagajnagar at second day at 00.50 hrs, from cers, additional chief medical Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil K Mishra said 11 COVID- be carried out with full care and would produce 2,000 litres of timetable of the trains. All 01.42 hrs, from Balharshah at Itarsi at 02.40 hrs, from Harda officers and other district level 19 patients were discharged during the past 24 hours. He said said they had to ensure that the diesel from polythene waste out coaches in these trains will be 03.20 hrs, from Chandrapur at at 03.34 hrs, from Khandwa at officials took part in a big way. no COVID-19 death was reported on Monday and the death- person who was vaccinated of which it would consume 700 of reserved category and pas- 03.40 hrs, from Sevagram at 05.40 hrs, from Bhusaval at The training is being toll stood at 801. The CMO said there were 710 active cases in waited at least 30 minutes to litres per day for its vehicles and sengers traveling in them will 05.20 hrs, from Nagpur at 07.30 hrs, from Nashik Road imparted to these master train- the district. He said 4,178 samples were sent for testing on Sunday. one hour at the place to mon- sell the remaining diesel at 5 have to follow the Covid-19 06.30 hrs, from Amla at 08.50 at 10.55 hrs, from Kalyan at ers on how to vaccinate a per- itor any reaction. He said spe- per cent reduced rate. prevention guidelines, Chief hrs, from Betul at 09.10 hrs, 13.45 hrs and reach Panvel at son and store the vaccine in cial arrangements had already He said the KNN would set Public Relations Officer from Ghor Dongri at 09.48 hrs, 14.50 hrs. During the return such a way that it remains effec- place to another without dis- organise training camps for the been made to ensure that the up its fuel station which would (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh from Itarsi at 11.55 hrs, from journey the 05066 Panvel- tive even during transit. turbing the cold chain. staff and paramedical staff to vaccine cold chain was strict- sell the excess diesel. said. Bhopal at 13.50 hrs, from Gorakhpur special train will The CMO said special con- He said the master trainers, impart training on how to vac- ly maintained. He said the He said this project was on GKP -SECUNDERABAD Lalitpur at 17.09 hrs, from from April 10, 2021, depart tainers would be prepared to after being trained, would visit cinate and maintain the cold training would be conducted PPP model and the KNN had SPECIAL: The 02589 Jhansi at 18.35 hrs, from Orai from Panvel at 15.50 hrs every carry the vaccine from one blocks, CHCs and PHCs and chain. He said special care was on Tuesday as well. signed a MoU with Bhopal- Gorakhpur-Secunderabad at 20.12 hrs, from Pokhrayan at Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, based firm Pavitra India Waste superfast weekly special train 21.00 hrs., from Kanpur Thursday and Friday (five Management Pvt Ltd. according to the revised Central at 23.10 hrs., from days a week), from Kalyan at He said the company timetable will from April 14, Unnao at 23.44 hrs, the third 16.20 hrs, from Nasik Road at would be provided land at 2021, every Wednesday depart day from Aishbagh at 00.58 hrs, 19.25 hrs, from Bhusaval at 1 $ * (< Bhaupur and also polythene from Gorakhpur at 06.35 hrs, from Badshahnagar at 01.20 22.55 hrs, from Khandwa on waste. from Khalilabad at 07.15 hrs, hrs, from Barabanki at 02.05 second day at 01.10 hrs, from He said every day 200 from Basti at 07.44 hrs, from hrs, from Gonda at 03.30 hrs, Harda at 02.26 hrs, from Itarsi A 2#'>@ tonnes of plastic waste was gen- Mankapur at 08.28 hrs, from from Mankapur at 03.54 hrs, at 03.40 hrs, from Habibganj at erated in the city and current- Gonda at 09.05 hrs, from from Basti at 04.43 hrs, from 05.05 hrs, from Vidisha at 06.00 ich tributes were paid to ly the KNN was preparing Barabanki at 10.27 hrs, Khalilabad at 05.12 hrs and will hrs, from Jhansi at 09.25 hrs, from RSanjay Gandhi on his 74th Refuse Derived Fuel RDF and Badshahnagar at 11.04 hrs, reach Gorakhpur at 06.25 hrs. In Orai at 11.05 hrs, from Kanpur birth anniversary by selling to cement companies. Aishbagh at 11.50 hrs, Unnao the special train a total of 22 Central at 13.50 hrs, from Congressmen at Tilak Hall on He said the diesel plant at 12.42 hrs, Kanpur Central at coaches, including two of Lucknow at 15.45 hrs, from Monday. would become operative by 13.22 hrs, Pokhrayan at 14.15 SLR/D, four of general second Barabanki at 16.55 hrs, from The partymen first gar- February 2021. hrs, Orai at 14.52 hrs, Jhansi at class, 11 of sleeper class, one of Gonda at 19.05 hrs, from landed Sanjay Gandhi’s portrait He said the KNN would 16.45 hrs, Lalitpur at 17.50 hrs, AC second class and four of AC Balrampur at 19.46 hrs, from and appealed to the youth to launch a drive to collect poly- Bhopal at 21.00 hrs, Itarsi at third class. Jharkhandi at 19.54 hrs, from emulate the great leader who thene waste from the city and 22.50 hrs, Ghora Dongri at GKP-PANVEL SPECIAL: Tulsipur at 20.18 hrs, from Barhni had given a vision to the youth carry it to the Bhaupur plant. 23.50 hrs, from Betul on second The 05065 Gorakhpur-Panvel at 21.05 hrs, from Shohratgarh at at his time. day at 00.32 hrs, from Amla at special train, according to the 21.29 hrs, from Siddharthnagar The party leaders later 00.54 hrs, from Nagpur at revised timetable, will from at 21.51 hrs, from Anandnagar spoke on Sanjay Gandhi’s polit- 04.00 hrs, from Sevagram at April 10, 2021, depart from at 22.17 hrs and reach ical contributions to the coun- ! + 05.00 hrs, from Chandrapur Gorakhpur at 05.30 hrs, every Gorakhpur at 00.20 hrs. A total try. at 06.35 hrs, from Balharshah Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, of 23 coaches, including two of Addressing the gathering, at 07.45 hrs, from Sirpur Thursday and Friday (five days SLR/D, eight of general second veteran Congressman, SD Kagaznagar at 08.30 hrs, a week), from Anandnagar at class, nine of sleeper class, three Mishra said Sanjay Gandhi from Bellampalli at 09.00 06.20 hrs, from Siddharthnagar of AC third class and one of AC although did not hold any - hrs, from Manchiryal at at 06.47 hrs, from Shohratgarh second class will be attached political designation yet he 09.25 hrs, from Ramagundam at 07.08 hrs, from Barhani at in the train. made major contributions and A 2#'>@ tried to uplift the nation. He said Sanjay Gandhi was ash and jewellery worth 2 a visionary and wanted to place ! + $ % Caround Rs 2.50 lakh were India with the developed coun- stolen from the locked house of tries of the world and had He said it was Sanjay had implemented family plan- was the person who intro- a cosmetic shop owner in 8PSS@TQPI9@IU '( )#* ing that he along with his friend had enticed his introduced a five-point charter Gandhi who had introduced a ning with an iron hand and was duced adult education and it Jarauli Phase-I in Barra police 18-year-old daughter. The accused then devel- during his time which was massive tree plantation drive all of the opinion that India’s pop- was strongly against dowry station area on Sunday night. he City Kotwali police arrested an accused oped physical relationship with her as a result meant to uproot social evil and over the country which had ulation had to be controlled if and caste system and had made Ram Kumar Gupta runs a Talong with 120 gms of intoxicating powder of she became pregnant, he stated further. After factors which retarded the pace improved the green areas of the the nation had to progress. every effort to eliminate these cosmetic shop in Barra-8 and on Sunday. As per the reports, Ravikant Mishra, registering a case the police arrested the main of the country’s progress. country. He said Sanjay Gandhi Besides, Sanjay Gandhi two evils from society. lives with wife Sunita and son incharge Vasliganj police outpost, was on rou- accused and launched a search for his accom- Sumit (10). tine patrolling when he intercepted a suspect at plice, last reports received here said. The marriage of Gupta’s GIC ground. On frisking him the police recov- On the other hand, following a complaint niece Gujaini was fixed for ered 120 gms bn of the intoxicating powder. a case of molestation and under SC/ST Act was December 15 and to attend After recovering the powder the police registered registered against Pushparaj at Halia police sta- pre-marriage rituals, he had a case under relevant sections of NDPS Act and tion on Sunday. The victim had submitted an 9 gone there with family mem- sent the accused Amrit Lal, a resident of application to CO Lalganj Bhanu Prakash. On bers on Sunday and stayed Mahuaria under City Kotwali police station to his intervention the case was registered at the there overnight. jail. Halia police station. A 2#'>@ deferred due to non-availabil- On returning home on NABBED: The City Kotwali police on PROJECT MILAN: Under Project Milan 15 ity of original case diary. Monday, he found the locks of Sunday arrested one person who was accused couples got reunited through the meeting of he plaintiff of the famous After his death, the case the main gate broken and the of raping a woman. As per the reports, a 44-year- Parivar Paramarsh Kendra held at Police Lines TBehmai case of Kanpur would be contested by the state centre lock intact. After open- old woman had lodged an FIR through the court Dehat, Rajaram (85), breathed government without affecting ing the centre lock and enter- that Arvind Gupta, a resident of Civil Lines, had his last on Sunday after a pro- the trial hearings. ing the house, he found the raped her at knife point. After registering the longed illness without hearing DGC Raju Porwal said almirah open and household case the police arrested him from Bisundarpur. the verdict of the case. “the case will not be affected by goods ransacked. After completing the legal formalities the The trial of the case has the death of the plaintiff as the He said when the robbers accused was sent to jail. Meanwhile the Chunar been pending in the court for testimony has already been failed to open the centre lock, police have arrested one person who was the past 39 years and the deci- completed”. Initially, there were they broke into the house accused of physically exploiting a girl. As per the sion was deferred at the last 43 witnesses in the trial, of through the balcony and police, the accused, Umashankar Sahni, a resi- minutes in January. which 28 have died so far. escaped with cash amounting dent of Raipuriya village, had developed a phys- on Sunday. Through the counselling by the Since then, the ailing Out of the 36 dacoits, to Rs 40,000, jewellery worth ical relationship with a girl and promised to members of the centre the married couples agreed Rajaram was awaiting the ver- including Phoolan Devi, Rs.2 lakh and other valuables. marry her. When she became pregnant she to live together. They were residing separately due dict. against whom the case was reg- exerted pressure on him to marry her he not only to some misunderstanding. In a amicable atmos- His son Ramkesh Singh istered, only four are alive. refused to do so but manhandled her too. Her phere the 15 couples reunited and set out for their said that Rajaram was suffering Posa (75) of Pata, Churkhi, father lodged an FIR against the accused alleg- residences thanking the members. from liver disease and died at District . Jalaun is in jail since %7 P home on Sunday. 1981 while Bhikha (65) of the It may be recalled that on same village, Vishwanath (54) - =& February 14, 1981, bandit % 7 * + 58965 6 of Maheshpur, Sikandra queen Phoolan Devi and her :7 ;% # 5 6:% : (Kanpur Dehat), who was 15- 8PSS@TQPI9@IU $, 1/#* was hit by a car while he was his body for the post-mortem gang had shot 20 persons in year-old at the time of the inci- A 2#'>@ going to Campierganj on a examination. Meanwhile some Behmai village of Kanpur dacoits, including Phoolan was appearing for the case in dent, and Shyambabu (70) of ne person was killed and motorcycle in connection with car-borne miscreants kid- Dehat. Rajaram of the village Devi. the court. On January 6, the Sada Panna village, Auraiya, are enior IPS officer Amitabh Othree others were injured some work. In another incident napped an elderly man, had lodged a report against 36 For the past 39 years, he decision of the court was out on bail. SThakur has sought imme- in separate road accidents a cyclist was seriously injured Ramdhari, a resident of Amwa diate registration of an FIR and under Campierganj police sta- when he was hit by an village under the Chiluatal strong legal action in the tion on Sunday. The condition unknown vehicle on Sonauli police station, and looted alleged leakage of database of of the injured was critical, last highway near the Campierganj 50,000. After the loot they Class 10 and 12 students of the reports received here said. It is petrol pump. On getting infor- escaped leaving him in the Q" R UP Board of Secondary learnt that two persons were mation the police took the Bhathat area and threatened to Education to a private compa- injured in an accident near injured to the CHC in uncon- kill him if he reported the mat- ny. In his complaint sent to the Mahavankhor intersection at scious state where the doctors ter to the police. The victim Kanpur Nagar district police 10 am on Sunday. Besides on duty declared him dead. later reported the incident to R chief and others, Amitabh Amit Kumar (24), son of The deceased was identified as the police and the outpost Thakur said that as per his Ramvilas, a resident of Madha Chedi Beldar, a resident of incharge also inspected the information, a private compa- under the Peepeeganj police Bajaha village under spot. According to police, the ny, Indees, situated in Raipurwa station,was injured when he Campierganj. The police sent incident is being investigated. KANPUR (PNS): Mahila rights compulsory obtainable was not as good as that of men. crimes against women in India area, was selling database of Mahavidyalaya Principal Dr by every human for being a She said women had to face were increasing day by day and Class 10 and 12 students of the BR Agarwal while addressing member of global human discrimination, injustice and as per the data of the National UP Board at Rs 1,000 for one the Human Rights Day at the community regardless of gen- dishonour based on gender in Crime Record Bureau PIN code, Rs 3,500 for one city D college said this year’s Human der, ethnicity, language, race, every walk of life. (NCRB), there was a sharp and Rs 6,500 for the state. Rights Day focused on the religion, nationality or any She said however, the increase in rape, cruelty by hus- As per the company, it has 8PSS@TQPI9@IU +,-./0 devastating fallout of COVID- other ground. Indian Constitution provided band and relatives, kidnap- database of 3,46,505 Class 10 19 pandemic on the under- She added that the some special provisions to ping, modesty outrage, cyber students and 2,27,984 of Class special dialogue on safety privileged people, particularly Constitution of India also women only for their empow- crime related to women and 12 students of Uttar Pradesh. Awas organised at NTPC children, especially women. recognised these rights in form erment and overall develop- POCSO . She said the perti- This database includes Rihand station. Executive She said this engendered of various fundamental rights ment. She said the legislature nent question that arose was as name of the students, their Director (Rihand) Balaji the need to build back better by and guaranteed equal rights to and policy framers of India had to how this human rights shield fathers’ name, email addresses Iyengar who was the chief ensuring human rights which both men and women without made multiple laws, rules and provided to women under con- and mobile phone numbers. guest at the event said safety is were central to recovery efforts. any discrimination, yet the regulations ensuring rights of stitutional provisions and var- Amitabh Thakur said that our top priority. He said it is She said this year the actual condition of the women’s women but they were proving ious legislation could be made procuring this database prima our collective responsibility to theme was ‘Recover Better — human rights in India could ineffective because all were beneficial to them. facie seems to be a serious ensure that every worker work- Stand Up For Human Rights/. not be said satisfactory. limited in form of ‘Act’ instead She said there were various criminal act. He said this data- ing who entered the premises She said every year Human She added that there exist- of ‘action’ and that was the rea- legislation in India which base was the sole property of returned safely. While stating Rights Day was observed on ed a huge gap between de son why Indian women were recognised women’s human the UP Board of Secondary that regular pep talk and tool December 10 with an objective facto and de jure condition due mistreated, harassed physical- rights in form of their legal Education which had the box talk were important he laid 4 # 5* 67 + to create equal opportunities to the present structure of ly and mentally. rights and provided protection responsibility of keeping the emphasis on organising them for all and to address the issues Indian society and practices Others present on the to them. She said these laws database safe. “Hence leak of regularly. Apart from them mobile phones at the earliest programme was attended by of inequality, exclusion and prevalent in it. occasion were Dr Mamta Dixit were important for the overall this database to a private com- every personnel should be and use it. Talking about the General Manager (Maintenance) discrimination. Addressing the gathering, and several others. The girls empowerment of women. She pany is a serious matter. It is given training and work guide- subject, he said the more we S Sri Krishna, GM (Operations) She said the Indian culture Dr Saba Yunus said India had presented a short skit on HR. said the right to live with also serious violation of priva- lines in easy language from register unsafe activities and A Kumar Chattopadhyay, GM hinged on the promotion of the a patriarchal society where The first price in painting dignity given under article 51 cy of these students,” he said, time to time. Earlier the ED conditions and take action on (Maintenance Plan) Kailash principle of Vasudhaiva male dominated and were contest was bagged by Anjali (A) (e) and it was a funda- adding that an FIR should be while speaking in detail about them on time the faster we will Chandra Tripathi, the heads of Katumbakam (the world is a always treated as superior in Shukla. In a similar function mental duty of every citizen of immediately registered and the new safety app 2.0 launched move towards a better and safer departments and NTPC per- family) and added that HR comparison to their female organised by the Sakhi Kendra, India to renounce the practices strongest legal action should be by Chairman and Managing work culture. Manager (Safety) sonnel. The programme con- could be defined as the mini- counterparts, and that was why Shyamnagar, its general secre- derogatory to the dignity of taken against the persons con- Director NTPC Limited, urged Mukesh Kumar conducted the cluded with a vote of thanks mum equal and inalienable the condition of Indian women tary Neelam Chaturvedi said women. cerned. everyone to load it in their programme on the occasion. The being proposed by Kumar. !"#$%&%& %
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The farmers and the “poor” are Patra here at a press confer- names of BJP workers”, he centre will provide weather- #4$ 456+ ers and farmer unions’ leaders. standing with the party, Prime ence. said, “Rahul is spreading con- related services specially for the Our wish is that they come for Minister Narendra Modi and Counting the results of fusion among farmers”. farmers and tribes residing t least 10 organisations rep- clause-by-clause discussion. If the new farm laws and hit-out Goa ‘Zila Panchayat’ results “Farm agitation has there. Aresenting farmers from they are ready to express their at the Congress and AAP for where he said BJP was inch- turned into a fight of politi- According to the India Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil views clause by clause, we are allegedly “misleading” farmers ing towards majority mark cal parties..Punjab CM Meteorological Department Nadu, Telangana, Bihar and ready for discussion,” he said. for “achieving” their “own (already winning 27 out of 48 Attacking Delhi CM..they (IMD) Director General tains, including the Himalayas said. Haryana and associated with Tomar also met Home Minister political ends”. seats vis-a-vis three of the have forgotten farmers”, said Mrutunjay Mohapatra the and all other hill ranges play a Himansh, the country’s the All India Kisan Amit Shah and discussed the As the stand-off with the Congress). Patra said without BJP leader. work for establishing such a significant role, Mohapatra remote and high altitude Coordination Committee way forward to end the dead- Central government and agi- the support of “‘gaon, garib Pointing out that AAP, centre has already begun and stressed. Being a data sparse research centre, established in (AIKCC) on Monday met lock. tating farmers calling for the aur kisan”, who form the spine which also contested in Goa talks are also on with the region, the relative observa- 2016, will also undertake Union agriculture Minister Led by its General Secretary roll-back of three new farm of this country, the BJP would local body polls and scored a World Meteorological tional network is limited as weather research activities in Narendra Singh Tomar to lend Gunavath Patil Hangergekar, laws is nearing three weeks , not have won all these elec- duck, Patra quipped “ Organisation (WMO). China is compared to the plain ranges of the Himalayas. Mohapatra said their support to the three farm the AIKCC, which has presence the BJP has stepped up its tions. Lashing out at Congress Kejriwal Goa main Zero hain, also building a similar region- the country, Mohapatra natural calamities in laws and advised to allow the in 28 States, submitted a repre- efforts to collect support for and AAP leader and Delhi yahan hero hain..”. al climate centre on its side of observed. He said there is a Himalayas like the earthquakes existing mandi system under sentation to the Agriculture the Government even as it also CM Arvind Kejriwal for “ He said it was Kejriwal the Himalayas. scope to improve further the are well-recognised — the the control of State Government Minister seeking continuation attacks the opposition for its creating confusion among who had said that if his party Addressing a webinar on physical understanding of var- heavy rainfall leading to cloud in Punjab and other States of the three farm laws, though alleged attempts to exploit farmers” and “misleading” were to be in power in ‘Weather and Climate Services ious processes occurring in bursts and also many other which were opposing it. This is with some amendments. farmers’ protest on the out- them, Punjab, “he would remove over Mountains Region’, these mountains regions, their phenomena that affect the the fifth group of farmers who The farmers unions have skirts of Delhi. BJP spokesperson said middle-men and reform Mohapatra said India has the modelling and hence the fore- local agriculture, local indus- have extended support to the urged the Government to “ Since the notification of both the opposition parties APMC. “You notified farm eastern ghats, western ghats casting and warning services. try, local bio-system, local laws in the last one week. encourage those States who are new farm laws, BJP has won all tried to “lay siege to Prime bill in Delhi and are now sit- along the east and the west “At the same time, we have lives. Mohapatra said a lot of After the meeting, the agri- ready to implement the agri elections be it Bihar Assembly Minister Modi on four issues ting on hunger strike,,: the coast and the Myanmar hills in to develop the climate appli- initiatives have been taken by culture Minister said that the reforms. They also demanded to polls or local bodies elections of Coronavirus, economic BJP leader said condemning the northeast. Considering cations scenarios, especially the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government is engaging with abolish the essential commodi- in Hyderabad (Telangana), crisis, migrant labourers and the “double-faced stand” of the size of Himalayas and its with respect to water sector, and IMD for augmentation of farmers’ leaders to decide on the ties Act. Rajasthan, Assam, Arunachal new farm laws but badly lost AAP. role in India’s hydrology, mete- industries, tourism, agricul- observational network with next date of talks. “The On Sunday, a delegation of orology, disaster management, ture, specifically in these deployment of doppler radars Government is ready for dis- more than 100 farmers from legislations and threatened to the farm laws passed by sation of 116 farmer-owned ecosystem and many other mountains regions.”We are and automated weather sta- cussion anytime. The farmer Uttarakhand had extended stage a protest if those are Parliament in September and agricultural enterprises known activities, the world has cor- planning to establish a region- tions and with the develop- leaders have to ‘decide and their support to the laws. repealed. The delegation, led by demanded the Government to as farmer producer organisa- rectly recognised it as the ‘third al climate centre for the moun- ment of region specific numer- convey’ when they are ready for Before that, a delegation of 29 Bharatiya Kisan Union’s continue with these tions, met the agriculture pole of the world’, he noted. tains region and it will be ical models and application the next meeting,” Tomar farmers from Haryana met (Mann) Haryana State leader legislations. minister and asked for a sepa- As a part of the ecosystem, providing advices not only to activities with improvement in added. Tomar on Saturday to extend Guni Prakash, submitted a Last week, farmers, repre- rate meeting with him with as a part of the land, ocean, India but also to the entire forecast activities and warning “We tried to convince farm- their support to the new “letter of support” to Tomar on senting Har Kisan, an organi- more members. atmosphere system, the moun- region in the Himalayas,” he services. ! $ ! P ! 1 . 1 ! P #$ > $#
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The case under Indian Although the participants “We also found that effec- Penal Code Sections relating of the study were adults from tively treating high blood to criminal conspiracy, crim- Brazil, the findings are applic- pressure at any age in adult- inal breach of trust by public able to India too where hyper- hood could reduce or prevent servant and cheating under tension is the most important this acceleration. Collectively, Indian Penal Code and crim- risk factor for chronic disease the findings suggest hyper- inal misconduct under & to Bank of India to the tune burden. Studies from various tension needs to be prevent- Prevention of Corruption Act /01& !! ! of Rs 12.12 crore (as on the parts of India have reported ed, diagnosed and effectively was registered on a complaint date of the Non Performing high prevalence of hyperten- treated in adults of any age to from Bank of India. .. " Asset i.e. 31.05.2011),” reads sion. To make the matter preserve cognitive function.” #4$ 456+ ernment is readying a com- relating to air pollution in Besides the firm, five , the FIR. worse, hypertension is Barreto and colleagues prehensive affidavit to be filed Delhi-National Capital Region individuals including pro- & ! Soni Ispat had intention- increasing and there is low analyzed findings from an he Supreme Court on in the apex court in the mat- (NCR), was told that the moter/directors have been , "! . ally misappropriated Letter of awareness and control in existing study that included TMonday asked the Centre ter. Commission has not done named as accused in the case. 232 Credit transactions for India. blood pressure and cognitive to apprise it about the steps “You file your affidavit,” anything. The fraud, according to siphoning of bank funds to Blood pressure of 120 health information for more taken so far by the said the bench, also compris- “The committee has 14 the FIR, was allegedly com- clear payments towards the mmHg - 129 mmHg systolic than 7,000 adults in Brazil, Commission for Air Quality ing Justices A S Bopanna and members but they have not mitted by siphoning and 2$34 " devolved Letters of Credit of (the top number in a reading) whose average age was about Management (CAQM) in the V Ramasubramanian. done anything. They should diversion of funds, causing . the shell companies and the or higher is considered ele- 59 years old at the study’s start. National Capital Region and The top court said the file some affidavit,” senior loss of public money to the account became overdue due vated. Systolic pressure above The study participants were Adjoining Areas to tackle air affidavit should have details of advocate Vikas Singh, tune of Rs 12.12 crore and to non servicing of interest 130 mmHg, or diastolic pres- followed for an average of pollution. what steps have been taken till appearing for petitioner uncharged interest of Rs 16.83 and in pursuance thereof have /principal which rendered the sure (the bottom number) of nearly 4 years; testing includ- A bench headed by Chief now by the Commission. Aditya Dubey who has crore by the accused firm. fraudulently obtained credit loan account to become NPA. 80 mmHg or higher is con- ed analysis of memory, verbal Justice S A Bobde was told by During the proceedings raised the issue of pollution “Soni Ispat Ltd during facilities from Bank of India, The bank has declared the sidered hypertension. fluency and executive func- Additional Solicitor General conducted through video- caused due to stubble burn- the year 2008-11 entered into and siphoned off/diverted the loan account as fraud on June “We initially anticipated tion, which includes attention, Aishwarya Bhati, appearing conferencing, the apex court, ing in neighbouring states of criminal conspiracy with loan amount and thereby 16 this year and reported to that the negative effects of concentration and other fac- for the Centre, that the gov- which was hearing the matters Delhi, said unknown public servants to caused wrongful gain to the Reserve Bank of India on hypertension on cognitive tors associated with thinking commit fraud upon the Bank themselves and wrongful loss July 6 this year. function would be more crit- and reasoning. !"#$%&%& , 4 ,!$ % ,- . 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This will ease the amendment with the support # / self into the Government’s shoes the post-COVID times. The education fee deduction Government’s burden of sup- of States, let the entire proceeds $ $ S and suggest possible avenues for However, this does not call for was set up many decades ago at porting companies through fis- of such collections devolve ' + # 8'+#9 ! raising revenues while also offer- reverting permanently to the 200 per child. Today it will not cal allocation. upon States as quid pro quo. , ! ! ing relief, where necessary. days of wealth tax and estate cover the cost of even a textbook. The Government may con- This will also reduce the devo- The Organisation for duty as that would amount to This needs reinstatement to tribute Viability Gap Funding lution commitment of the / Economic Cooperation and unfair and double taxation. realistic levels. A deduction of (VGF) as equity in holdcos Union. The sense of inequitable '+# Development (OECD) estimates Indians who have made it to 25,000 for formal education which, in turn, invests the treatment will be addressed ! that for each month of contain- the world’s richest lists must be from pre-primary to graduation same as equity in infrastructure that emanates from this sector ment, there is a need to factor in taxed progressively higher than level or its equivalent and projects. The repayment of getting the largesse of farm loan ( $ ' two per cent loss of annual GDP. a normal HNI. Super-HNIs, 50,000 for Post- debt of holdcos could be from incentives without tax obliga- + # 8'+#9 < The IMF advises that during according to the IIFL Wealth Graduation/professional cours- dividend income and/or sale of tions. Taxing income of ! periods of hardship, Governments Hurun India Rich List 2019, es per child annually for a max- investment. Holdco structure arhatiyas needs to be intro- must go slow in restoring public have an average net worth of imum of two children should be would allow timing of disin- duced given high income lev- ( $ ! finances as raising taxes must be 5,000 crore among the 953 allowed. This will help achieve vestment instead of fire-sale. els. As per the Panjabi commensurate with resumption richest Indians. Their combined Sustainable Development Goals Besides, consolidation of land University, Patiala, report of " '+# $ of economic activity. net worth is a quarter of India’s as set by the UN and adopted by holdings of subsidiaries could 2016, in Punjab alone around As India entered the crisis with GDP. Levying even a one-time, India. help achieve affordable housing 1,400 crore was outstanding as ! weak balance sheets in banks, say a four per cent, WT on them Special WFH Allowance: targets as well. loan from arhatiyas at 12 per shadow banks and corporates, can yield much-needed addi- People have had to Also, nations will be in a cent to 18 per cent interest. , their current state of recovery or tional resources. Such provisions redesign their homes for creat- wait-and-watch mode before Lowering of stamp duty, as indebtedness cannot be deter- should be one-off in nature, ing work space and have recalibrating their domestic poli- Maharashtra and Gujarat have mined till the next fiscal year due applicable for just one fiscal year. incurred expenses to that effect. cies depending on whether the done, will increase construction @ to moratoriums and the ‘standstill Other prospective avenues A special allowance of Joe Biden administration retains activity and bring in more rev- " < 82 # 9 clause’ in operation to avoid the for raising revenue are: 1,00,000 must be allowed for status quo on Donald Trump enue through economic activ- NPA tag on COVID-hit companies Introduce Leave Travel & FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. era’s taxation which lowered ity. Lowering stamp duty in # < + 4545 that have gone in for restructuring Stay Allowance (LTSA): The actual expense incurred to corporate rates to 25 per cent. conjunction with low interest + #'7 + loans. Should some sectors have While high-frequency data redesign, repair, purchase PCs, Future avenues for rates is a big incentive for " gotten further singed in the last points to a firm recovery in con- laptops, internet devices and so State taxation: home buyers. The case for nine months, two risks get com- sumption, manufacturing, retail, on should be allowed. The ratio of States’ debt to lowering stamp duty varies pounded: The systemic risks of housing and consumer durables, Special levy on fliers: GDP is poised to rise to a between 2 per cent to 7 per < 2 increased NPAs; and the increased the losses in the contact-inten- The Government may decadal high of 36 per cent this cent. This reduction will boost 7 8 9 4545 number of retail loans coming sive services sectors of aviation, impose a special COVID levy of fiscal, according to a CRISIL real estate transactions, encour- under pressure due to debt servic- tourism and hospitality have suf- 500 on the economy class and report. Given the massive tax age price transparency and ing limitations of borrowers whose fered irrecoverable losses. 1,000 on business class on shortfall due to higher spend- encourage fuller declaration . ! income growth is uncertain. Every rupee spent on international travel. A special ing on health and relief mea- of capital gains. " Central avenues for taxation: tourism has a threefold impact levy of 100 may be imposed on sures, States must look to Lastly, it is time to dispense Ideally, how should countries on the economy. Tourism creates domestic air travellers. By enhance their own tax base with an aggressive, adversari- S tax after the pandemic? maximum employment across imposing a small amount, the through the avenues still with- al and target-oriented tax #- $ As nations compete for the economic classes of labour. travel is not rendered uneco- in their purview, like agricul- department for encouraging investment and jobs, taxation is One way to boost tourism is to nomical. The Government may ture and land by: compliance and reducing liti- one of the competitive levers to announce a relief package direct- make a revenue of 3,500 crore Affluent farmers’ net gation. The taxpayer must be $ attract FDI as well as to encour- ly impacting the expenditure from seven crore international income above 1 crore must treated as partner in nation # age domestic consumption and budget of the Government. The travellers and 3,000 crore from come under the tax net by tak- building. For building a #'7 < Capex expansion. other is to announce benefits to 30 crore domestic travellers. ing a three-year average of stronger India, it is imperative But most likely, new taxes on the masses. The existing Leave Creation of strategic holding earnings (permitting them this for the policy-makers to bal- ! the “super profits” of digital inter- Travel Allowance scheme is rid- companies for banks, PSUs benefit due to climate varia- ance welfare with growth; lay- * # " net companies will be the key dled with several strictures. and infrastructure: tions). In 1969, the KN Raj ing out a red carpet that facil- , avenue for raising revenue. We, The Government may The Government should Committee had first initiated itates FDI but also handholds therefore, must think of applying introduce LTSA as deductible transfer its holdings in all banks, the suggestion to tax farm all sections of the domestic " # a higher corporate tax rate on large income for FY22 and FY23 PSUs and special institutions income. But it has never been industry. 8#9 S corporations in ‘oligopolised sec- provided it is spent only in such as NABARD, NHAI, PFC acted upon as political consid- (Dalmia is a columnist and 3 , , tors’ with excess rates of return, just India, allow hotel and stay and REC to a sector-specific erations have outweighed eco- Chairperson NCFIL at Niti for a limited one-year period. expenses and multiple vaca- holdco. This holdco should nomic considerations. There is Aayog and Joshi is Founder & Second, though wealth tax tions be allowed. The receive funding from the no economic rationale for CEO Oyster Capital and ex- + / was abolished in 2015-16, the Government may recover the Government which can be lever- excluding such large earners MD&CEO India Ratings) , < $ 6 8 ) 90 S ! S $ 2 ? + $ > 2 $ % # $ D )@ " R 4@ 7;<1 5*#4((* #1#0 * %P/ 0" * #51 #1#0 * 4* 8 1/#1 *#5#1 1/#1 "4 " / 44" 3 (/ ( ? #& K# D K2 2 K@ ' K @ S (S ! " " ( 1 6 7 )061 " , The site evaluators must think hard about the required prey base, , ! Sir — The Opposition and many water availability, climate and " ( trade bodies are opportunistical- # 2 KL' M topography before shortlisting/ " ! ( )K " ! ! ly supporting the farmer agitation, finalising the sites. Also, for the reminiscent of when a moribund L '# K longevity of this project, a suitable 2 3 BJP revived itself by jumping onto budget must be allocated for anti- ( ! the Anna Hazare-led India Against + K<0+ 1=1= poaching squads, CCTVs, drones ! 5 4545 " ! Corruption bandwagon. and other paraphernalia. From Now the boot is on the other environmental bio-diversity to 6 . ( # foot. The ruling party is trying to ("' ' sustainable tourism, all points of ( discredit farmer leaders and 2 ' view seem to merge into what 1=19 " 7 ( attempting to drive a wedge among looks like a win-win situation. their groupings. There is genuine D Sunil Chilwal ! . " fear that APMCs may collapse as a 5 6 L >6 % " Haldwani ( ! ( ! result of these laws and farmers will + 9: 0==L . 2 $ then be at the mercy of corporates. M + When procurement through MSP 1= === Sir — The Madhya Pradesh 8 ( 9 1 is delayed or denied, farmers under $ K M+ ;/" K Government has launched ‘Pashu ( (! ! duress will fall into the clutches of " ) + ' K ? N Dhan Bima Yojana’ under which ( S corporations run by oligarchs. + ! an insurance cover would be The unsolved question, there- E ) offered to indigenous cattle owned 4:5 #' ( " fore, is how to ensure that the by farmers. This will help them ! " ( reforms do not lead to monopoly + Ganapathi Bhat mitigate the losses they suffer due ; 8 9 or cartelisation? Equally important ' " Akola to the death of their cattle. " ! " ( 2 is the issue of federalism, as agricul- The scheme has been imple- ture is a State subject. The States play fear to extract money from the aspect of healthcare and have a mented across the State. It is a wel- < ! a critical role in the sector but they people in the form of treatment medical team with them. come step and one hopes that the # ! have scarcely been involved in the Sir — Lakhs of farmers are and facilities by doctors, hospitals, Bhagwan Thadani scheme will benefit the maxi- passing of farm laws. If the protesting against the three farm testing laboratories and chemists. Mumbai mum number of farmers and Government admits that no one laws for the past 20 days but not This has resulted in some encourage them to adopt animal (# ! has a magic formula for societal and a single Coronavirus case has been people not reporting COVID husbandry as a livelihood option. * + ! economic problems, it will open up reported from the huge gather- symptoms and taking home treat- Sir — After 70 long years, cheetah Amit Singh Kushwaha *+ ( 7 2 avenues for dialogue and lead to ings. It leads one to wonder ment to avoid being cheated by is going to be reintroduced on Satna faster and amicable solutions. whether the figures and data health professionals who are loot- Indian soil. The apex wildlife body ( ! " ! Shovanlal Chakraborty released by the Government are ing patients. However, the farm- of India has started evaluating sites - Kolkata bogus and aimed only at creating ers are well organised in the for the big cat’s reintroduction. *0)#1 *D5+#@4+ !"#$%&%& ! : ,!$ % ,- . /0168 .$& 2 06812 0 A % A $ 3 -$ A A 2 , A % @ -@ % P @ + L L% O " CR :,)$-
4 766 ?< (+ + :, )$4 + 7,A(0!BC S . + @? (+ (+ " ! @ ! 7,A(0 $ ; " DE (S $ 0 # 8$0#9 # ; ( he Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (Dipam) has come out ! Twith a circular requiring Central Public ! Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to pay interim div- " idend every quarter or half-yearly, depending on whether it is a relatively higher dividend (100 per 8uhtr v vr hvr) " cent or 10 on a share of 10) or less. Even those - which can’t pay the prescribed “minimum” must give an interim dividend. Further, at least ! 90 per cent of the projected annual dividend should be paid as interim. Even as the bureau- " ! crats justify this in terms of easing cash flow and 8-709 ! improving the investment sentiment, the reali- (S -70 FB ty is that the Government is squeezing CPSEs to ! lessen its fiscal woes. However, there are better and potent ways to do this; for instance, by plug- ging leakages in direct and indirect tax collec- ! tions. The Centre should collect money from where it is due, instead of squeezing CPSEs for bridging its fiscal gaps. ! The CPSEs have also been asked to pay the final dividend of the last financial year (FY) Uvr ruvx ur urhyuph r h puvrp r) " (April-March) soon after the Annual General ! Meeting (AGM) is over (normally, it is held in 7,A(0!BC September of the FY) in cases where the inter- im dividend has not been paid out fully during six months after the end of the FY. This payouts in February-March may com- pay? This looks even more anomalous # the last FY and there is a balance to be paid out ?$@+ 54 means that the regular dividend can’t pete with their cash availability for year- when seen in juxtaposition with the ! as final dividend. ?>?%2 be declared till that time (or end payments to suppliers, as well as Government goading these very CPSEs !! A shareholder is eligible to receive dividend + 6%+D!25 September). Having to wait that long towards advance tax. They also aver that to undertake spending on a massive on the share capital held by him/her in a com- can make the shareholders jittery. The this will improve investment sentiment scale (to make up for the substantial pany if it makes profit in a year. The profit made D+>2+?# 64 idea of declaring interim dividend — by assuring investors of regular and cer- decline in investment by the private sec- " ! ! is the revenue generated from its operations (sale ?(4@#4# normally done towards the end or tain dividend receipt during the year. tor and, during the current year, by the ( of products or services or any other income +D ?2 +# February/March of the concerned FY The argument is untenable. Government too). How can the latter source) minus expenses (on raw materials/other 64D4'>5+! — is to put some cash in their hands. When to make payments to the spend on projects and, at the same time, + inputs, wages and salaries, interest payments and 4#4@'@+D4D This practice is fairly logical as at the suppliers and discharge other liabilities fill the coffers of the Centre? E5555 so on). While this is pre-tax profit, the surplus ? +'+#? time of declaring the interim dividend, is purely a commercial matter and the To wriggle out of a tight fiscal sit- 455 ' left after payment of tax or Profit After-Tax (PAT) 64+@ the FY is almost over and the manage- company management is best equipped uation, the Government is goading ! is normally used for building resources such as 2!!>>524 ment has got a broad idea of the to ensure that these are met satisfacto- these public enterprises to dip into their 7 capital reserves (to offset capital losses), securi- @4D4@(4D profit/loss the company is expected to rily, without causing any cash flow accumulated reserves on the one hand ! ties premium reserve (used for buyback of ?#64?#462# make. But to stretch it to a point where- problem. As regards investment senti- and take recourse to borrowings on the " shares), general reserves (used for working cap- by the CPSE is asked to give “interim ment, the investor sees the fundamen- other. True, this way they will be able ital) and so on. 2# 2 4 dividend” at the end of each of the four tals of an enterprise and its ability to to fund capital spending. But this will After appropriation to the reserves, the left- @4!?>@D4 quarters or half-yearly (as contemplat- ensure a reasonable return on invest- make the enterprises over-leveraged. " over amount is surplus cash, which can be used ??@@?$+# D ed in the Dipam circular) during the FY, ment on a sustained basis — not by how Surely, this is not a sustainable way of for paying the dividend. Therefore, the amount ?#64?64@ is appalling. frequently the dividend payment is financing investment. available for distributing the dividend is a @>4 6+D$2E The performance of a company can made. The real reason behind issuing The Government can’t have the Uur p hr yq rrq hqh) 7 derived figure through a complex process that 64E$+554 never be consistent throughout the year. the obnoxious guidelines lies else- cake and eat it too. It can’t keep on has to keep in mind the overarching interest of 254?%># If it has made “X” amount of profit dur- where. denuding the CPSEs and yet expect " running the enterprise in a robust and sustain- !2'+25 ing the first quarter (April-June) of the The Union Government gets a them to remain healthy and contribute able manner. This has to come from the compa- D'4# +# > FY, it does not necessarily follow that good portion of its non-tax revenue as to capital formation. To meet the ris- ( S ! ny management. Unfortunately, in the case of 6+D$+552 4 in the remaining quarters, it will sus- dividend receipts from CPSEs — sur- ing expenditure and keep fiscal deficit CPSEs, leveraging its majority ownership and tain this trend. The profit could be less plus transfer from the Reserve Bank of within the prescribed ceiling, no doubt control, the Government follows a top down 644#4@'@+D4D or there could even be loss during sub- India (RBI) and telecom spectrum it needs to raise resources. But there are ' approach, issuing directions from time to time. ?(4@"54(4@2 4 sequent quarters. In such a scenario, if receipts being the other major compo- better ways. For instance, during 2019- ! As a general principle, the guidelines issued D>@45E 6+D+D interim dividend is paid in the first nents. In recent years, these receipts 20 (then the impact of the Coronavirus 7 ! by the Dipam require the CPSEs to pay a mini- #?2 quarter, it will spell financial trouble for have declined (courtesy, reduction in its was not there), there was a shortfall of ! mum annual dividend of 30 per cent of PAT or D>D2+#254 the enterprise even as payment once shareholding in many profitable enter- about 2,00,000 crore in tax collections five per cent of the net worth, whichever is high- $2E?% made can’t be reversed after financials prises via disinvestment). For the cur- vis-à-vis even revised estimates. Under 7 ! er. This is seriously flawed. Given its financial %+#2#!+# are finalised for the whole year. rent year, the situation has worsened. the Goods and Services Tax, there are position, the enterprise may not be able to afford +#(4D4# Furthermore, directions such as Against the Budget estimate of close to fraudulent claims of input tax credit of the dividend as per this diktat of the Government. forcing companies which can’t pay 66,000 crore, it has so far received only close to 1,00,000 crore since its launch 2 ! Yet, being forced to give can result in derailment dividend as per the prescribed “mini- 10,000 crore. from July 1, 2017. From the ‘Vivad se " of its business plans and impact its viability. mum,” to pay interim dividend and that This, together with a substantial Vishwas’ initiative launched in the This was bad enough. Now, the Dipam has too at the end of the first half of the FY decline in tax revenue (during April- Budget for 2020-21 on direct tax ! come out with excruciating directions on the (during October/November) or pay- September, this was only 4,60,000 demand of about 10,00,000 crore ' “interim dividend.” This is a dividend payment ment of at least 90 per cent of the pro- crore. This is a reduction of about 33 under dispute, the expected recovery is " made before a company’s Annual General jected annual dividend, in one or more per cent over the corresponding peri- about 70,000 crore — a meagre seven ( Meeting (AGM) and the release of final finan- installments as interim dividend, are od last year) and the surge in expendi- per cent. The list is unending. cial statements (audited accounts and the balance completely devoid of any logic. ture due to COVID-19 has made the The message is loud and clear. The sheet). Its declaration is normally accompanied By nature, an interim dividend can Government desperate. No wonder, it Government should collect money ! . ! by release of the company’s interim financial only be a small portion of the regular is making highly unrealistic demands. from all those who owe it instead of ! statements. What is the need for interim divi- dividend. Yet, if 90 per cent is given as Shockingly, the directive has come squeezing CPSEs for bridging its fiscal ! dend? interim, it tantamounts to demeaning at a time when the profits of CPSEs have gaps. This is in no way healthy for the ( ! For any given FY (say, 2019-20 ending March the very concept itself. plunged due to the pandemic. If their economy in the long run, nor is it sus- 31), it takes time to prepare, process and finalise Bureaucrats have sought to justify financials don’t justify payment of div- tainable for the CPSEs. S ! the financial statements, get these audited and quarterly/half-yearly payments citing idend (at the rate desired by the (The writer is a New Delhi-based 8 9 approved in the AGM, which normally happens that bunching of interim dividend Centre), how does one expect them to policy analyst) / ++ R ! "#$ %%"#&"!' !## (%)! #%* +##( !" ! " ,!% -+ -+ +#$(%). . &+/+"%&! +! /( !0
of the Jawaharlal Nehru era, as the first two first month in office in June 1964 indicated Minister in March 1966 was food aid. aid. Once, as soon as she hung up after talk- to pay off its debts and loaning it to food- Five-Year Plans did not pay adequate atten- a policy shift from heavy to light industry Though Johnson was bowled over by her ing to Johnson, Indira Gandhi is reported to deficit countries, too. tion to agriculture. In 1949 the Indian food and towards consumer goods and agricul- charm he made it clear that the two prima- have said angrily, “I don’t ever want us to have Over the decades, successive govern- situation was difficult and the foreign ture. Shastri asked his Agriculture Minister ry conditions for the US’ aid — self-help and to beg for food again.” ments have thrown sops at farmers, includ- exchange position was worse. In November Chidambaram Subramaniam to chalk out a more focus on agriculture — were necessary. She hit back at Johnson and signed a ing large subsidies on power and fuel, but 1949 Nehru made his first visit to the US and new strategy to increase production. By giv- Things began to change for the better as declaration calling for an end to “imperial- there has been little sustained or strategic during his talks with US President Harry ing the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” Shastri India ushered in an era of expansion in the ist aggression” against the Vietnamese peo- effort to modernise the sector. The Modi Truman he mentioned the scarcity of food inspired both, farmers as well as farm sci- farm sector, which started with the introduc- ple. Lyndon Johnson’s response was swift and Government, too, came up with several in India. Truman’s response was positive, but entists, to sow the seeds of the Green tion of high-yielding varieties of wheat in the food grain shipments to India slowed down. schemes for growers and is now talking of 40 78<1 bureaucratic hurdles, resistance in the US Revolution. late 1960s. With all the push for agriculture, But later, once Johnson was satisfied that the an ‘Evergreen Revolution’ in the farming sec- Congress, red-tapism and other difficulties, Meanwhile, within a few months of his coupled with the efforts of leading scientists Green Revolution in India was on track, he tor. including the US’ bid to barter wheat for second term in office, Lyndon Johnson like Dr MS Swaminathan, slowly India began became liberal and tried to get the support However, the new farm laws seem to he continuing protests by the farming strategic materials, ensured that there was no decided to take a tougher approach to food to see improved yields and got closer to solv- of other countries to share the burden with have created apprehensions among the community for the last 20 days might pact in the end. grain supply to India and Pakistan. Johnson ing the chronic food shortages in the coun- the US. farmers, who have been protesting on Tbe one of the biggest challenges of the As a result of the continued food short- told his puzzled officials, “I will take care of try. The World Bank, too, started a consor- Delhi’s borders since November 26. Though Narendra Modi-led Government. Though ages in some of the States, India witnessed the problem.” He always waited till the last Indira Gandhi made the Green tium for food supply. Today, India has the Government has held six rounds of talks the Centre is seized of the issue, the con- riots. It was then that the country resorted minute before personally authorising the Revolution a priority of her Government and achieved self-sufficiency as food production with farmers’ organisations, there seems to frontation still continues. Perhaps it is time to PL480 food grains as part of the US’ pol- shipments. Then American Ambassador to along with new hybrid seeds, initiated State has gone up from less than 50 million tonnes be a trust deficit and the Opposition parties, to look back and see how India went from icy of ‘Food for Peace.’ However, soon, India India, Chester Bowles, called the supply the subsidies and ensured the provision of (MT) in 1947 to 292 MT in 2019-20. too, have joined hands with the growers to being one of the largest food grain importers faced a crisis in the supply of food grains “ship to mouth” programme as it never went electricity, water, fertilisers and credit to farm- Meanwhile, Government investment attack the Government. The Centre as well after Independence, to achieving self-suffi- from the US, as President Lyndon Johnson’s through the warehouses. ers. Agricultural income was not taxable. in agriculture rose sharply, too. Apart from as farmers should resolve the issue rather ciency. food politics was a puzzle even to his admin- After Indira Gandhi took over as the The result was that India became self- that, institutional credit, remunerative prices than prolonging it. This would be beneficial Former Prime Ministers Lal Bahadur istration. However, it had a happy ending Prime Minister in January 1966 she contin- sufficient in food. This was something that and the availability of new technology at low for the entire country. No one wants to see Shastri and his successor Indira Gandhi were because, by the time Johnson left office, India ued the focus on agriculture. One of the first Indira Gandhi wanted to achieve with all her prices were facilitated. By the 1980s not only the nation’s “annadata” suffering in the fields responsible for the Green Revolution in experienced a Green Revolution. things Indira Gandhi sought from Johnson heart, particularly given her frustration had India become self-sufficient in food grain and on the streets, too. India. The food crisis began in the last year Prime Minister Shastri had in his very during her first visit to Washington as Prime with Johnson’s erratic and conditional food production, it was exporting farm produce (The writer is a senior journalist) !"#$%&%& . 2 1 Q R .
#4$ 456+ Public Asset Management tributing at least Rs 1 lakh, hold potential suitors to decide how ding for Air India based on -? -- (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin 51 per cent in the bidding con- much of the airline’s debt they enterprise value, which includes alt-to-software conglomer- Kanta Pandey tweeted. sortium. The remaining 49 per want to take on as part of the market capitalisation of a com- >2+ of sectoral indices traded in Sate Tata Group and US- He, however, did not reveal cent is with Interups. transaction. Previously, the bid- pany, short-term and long-term positive range. Notably, volatil- based fund Interups Inc were either the identity of the bidders An official said the trans- ders were required to take over debt as well as any cash on the quity benchmarks darted ity index shot up sharply today among “multiple” entities that or the number of bids received action advisor will inform bid- the entire Rs 60,074 crore debt. company’s balance sheet. Eup to fresh all-time highs on indicating unease about cur- on Monday put in preliminary for buying the national carrier. ders before January 6, if their Tatas operate two airlines - Sale of stake in Air India is Monday as investors accumu- rent valuations of the market. bids for buying loss-making Sources said Tata Sons, the bids have been qualified. airports, as well as 900 slots at full-service carrier Vistara in part of the government’s target lated energy, infra and banking “Positive data flows along carrier Air India. holding company of the Tata Qualified bidders will then airports overseas. partnership with Singapore to raise a record Rs 2.10 lakh stocks amid supportive macro- with persistent FPI flows have A group of 219 Air India Group, has put in an EoI and so be asked to submit financial bids. Besides, the bidder would Airlines, and budget airline crore from disinvestment pro- economic cues. A strengthen- been quite supportive for the employees submitted an expres- did Interups, whose chairman The government is selling also get 100 per cent of the low- AirAsia India in alliance with ceeds. The target includes Rs ing rupee and robust foreign markets. Further, better than sion of interest (EoI) for the car- Laxmi Prasad had in the run- its entire 100 per cent stake in cost arm Air India Express Malaysia’s AirAsia Group. 1.20 lakh crore from the sale of fund inflows further buoyed expected IIP data for Oct ’20 rier in partnership with up to the disinvestment made Air India that has been in loss- and 50 per cent of AISATS, The DIPAM secretary had shares of central public sector sentiment, traders said. along with sharp jump in elec- Interups at the close of the his intentions clear to bid for es ever since its 2007 merger which provides cargo and earlier said that potential enterprises and Rs 90,000 crore After touching its record tricity suggests that industrial deadline on Monday. Air India. with domestic operator Indian ground handling services at investors in Air India have given from a share sale in public sec- intra-day peak of 46,373.34, the activities are back on growth “Multiple expressions of It was not, however, imme- Airlines.The airline, which major Indian airports. feedback that due to the uncer- tor banks and financial institu- 30-share BSE Sensex ended track, which bodes well for interest have been received for diately clear if Tatas have bid started as a mail carrier in With previous attempts tainty created by COVID in the tions, including the listing of 154.45 points or 0.34% higher equities. However, rich valua- strategic disinvestment of Air alone or through its budget air- 1932, will give a successful bid- since 2017 failing to get any sig- aviation sector the debt should insurance behemoth LIC. at 46,253.46, its new closing tions of market do not offer India. The Transaction will line AirAsia India. der control of 4,400 domestic nificant interest, the govern- not be fixed at the EoI stage. So far this fiscal, Rs 6,138 record. Similarly, the broader much comfort and any threat to now move to the second stage,” A group of 219 Air India and 1,800 international landing ment had this time sweetened Hence, the government late crore has been mopped up NSE Nifty rose 44.30 points or earnings recovery may lead to a Department of Investment and Ltd employees, each one con- and parking slots at domestic the deal by giving freedom to in October decided to do bid- through CPSE stake sale. 0.33% to finish at a record reversal and broad-based rally 13,558.15. It hit a lifetime high will be difficult to sustain,” said of 13,597.50 during the session. Binod Modi, Head-Strategy at ONGC was the top gainer Reliance Securities. 1 + 9@!D " + + in the Sensex pack, rallying India’s industrial production 4.91%, followed by L&T, rose to an eight-month high of NTPC, ICICI Bank, Sun 3.6 per cent in October on the #4$ 456+ Inflation in the ‘cereals and prod- policy rates, has been mandated by the ical for sustained revival of demand,” range in the fourth quarter of the fis- Pharma, HCL Tech, Titan and back of recovery in manufac- ucts’ category reduced to 2.32 per cent government to keep inflation at 4 per he added. cal due to the cooling-off of food Asian Paints. On the other turing, consumer goods and oftening prices of food items like from 3.39 per cent in October. cent (+, - 2 per cent). Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal prices. hand, M&M, Bajaj Auto, Tech power sectors, official data Scereals, fruits and milk pulled The rate of price rise in ‘meat and The central bank had maintained economist, India Ratings and The NSO data further revealed Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC released after market hours on down retail inflation to 6.93 per cent fish’ segment was 16.67 per cent in status quo in the policy rate earlier this Research, said retail inflation at is still that retail inflation was 7.2 per cent Bank and Reliance Industries Friday showed. The wholesale in November, though it remained November, as compared to 18.7 per month due to high inflation. outside the comfort zone of the RBI. in rural India and 6.73 per cent in were among the main laggards, price-based inflation rose to a above the comfort level of the Reserve cent in the previous month. Similarly, Commenting on the data, Sachin However, core inflation (non- urban areas, taking the combined dropping up to 1.98%. nine-month high of 1.55 per Bank of India. inflation in vegetables was lower at Chhabra, Founder of B2B grocery food and non-energy) and core-core CPI-based inflation to 6.93 per cent. Global markets were on a cent in November as manufac- Retail inflation based on the 15.63 per cent from 22.51 per cent. business Peel-Works, said it was inflation (non-food, non-energy and Aditi Nayar, principal economist, firm footing as a last-minute tured products turned costlier, Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at Inflation in fruits and ‘milk and heartening to note that the inflation transport and communication) are ICRA said, extension to Britain-EU talks while food prices eased, as per 7.61 per cent in October and 7.27 per products’ was also lower over October. subsided in November, riding pri- broadly stable in the range of 5 per “The headline CPI inflation for calmed fears over a no-deal data released on Monday. cent in September. The rate of price rise in the ‘fuel and marily on softer food prices. cent to 5.79 per cent and 4.72 per cent November 2020 printed appreciably Brexit. Sector-wise, BSE capital According to data released by the light’ segment too moderated to 1.9 “We expect inflationary pressure to 4.95 per cent, respectively, since lower than our expectations, benefit- “Domestic equities goods, oil and gas, industrials, National Statistical Office on Monday, per cent as against 2.28 per cent in to subside even further in Q4 of the May 2020, he said. ing from stable vegetable prices at the remained firm and witnessed utilities, metal, basic materials inflation in the food basket was 9.43 October. current fiscal. This will provide India Ratings and Research (Ind- retail level. While this provides wel- fresh record highs mainly sup- and bankex rose up to 2.10%, per cent in November, down from 11 The RBI, which mainly factors in elbow room to RBI to continue its Ra) expects the retail inflation to come relief, it is unlikely to prove ade- ported by continued rebound in while auto, realty and telecom per cent in the previous month. retail inflation while arriving at key accommodative stance, which is crit- decline to 5.5 per cent to 6 per cent quate for any imminent rate easing.” PSU banks. Barring auto, most indices closed with losses.
BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 13571.45 13597.50 13472.45 13558.15 44.30 Script Open High Low LTP PVR 1480.00 1481.00 1447.45 1473.30 RCF 54.40 56.95 53.90 56.00 UJJIVAN 282.15 287.80 282.00 283.55 ERIS 549.00 549.00 536.60 537.55 ONGC 98.25 102.55 97.45 102.55 5.75 HDFC 2305.00 2315.35 2270.80 2300.50 ULTRACEMCO 5030.00 5080.00 4994.95 5073.35 DCBBANK 117.90 124.55 117.25 123.30 ARVINDFASN 160.95 160.95 150.00 154.05 SWSOLAR 266.45 266.45 258.00 261.45 LT 1198.10 1263.90 1198.10 1245.40 51.10 IDEA 10.30 10.39 9.92 10.06 ADANIPORTS 478.00 478.00 463.30 467.00 SOUTHBANK 9.95 9.95 9.51 9.59 SANOFI 7930.00 8030.00 7870.00 7998.30 PRSMJOHNSN 88.45 94.50 87.60 90.65 IRCTC 1422.00 1508.40 1422.00 1478.65 L&TFH 90.55 91.75 90.35 90.55 LINDEINDIA 911.10 968.40 909.10 946.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3064.00 3104.00 3051.20 3062.75 FINCABLES 361.00 364.40 353.45 358.50 CIPLA 778.30 793.30 776.35 786.90 31.05 ICICIBANK 517.25 527.90 517.25 525.85 WIPRO 353.00 354.55 347.10 349.30 ITI 128.00 135.00 127.35 132.90 SUNDRMFAST 542.90 561.20 542.90 557.55 SPARC 189.00 190.40 185.25 186.10 COALINDIA 139.65 144.20 139.10 143.75 5.50 LT 1197.00 1263.60 1197.00 1249.35 PETRONET 263.10 267.95 261.90 266.80 MINDTREE 1430.00 1444.25 1429.00 1437.55 NESCO 545.15 554.40 515.00 540.35 HIMATSEIDE 147.95 147.95 142.20 143.40 IOC 95.00 96.80 94.60 96.30 2.45 TATAMOTORS 181.00 181.00 176.80 177.60 M&MFIN 174.00 174.90 165.00 172.30 JUSTDIAL 607.60 632.00 607.60 617.50 FORCEMOT 1423.00 1437.75 1390.50 1395.25 SKFINDIA 1670.00 1675.15 1652.80 1658.85 NTPC 103.45 105.35 103.00 104.70 2.30 CIPLA 772.00 792.80 772.00 789.25 LUPIN 942.25 949.80 937.75 941.25 NBVENTURES 55.80 59.55 55.70 58.70 KAJARIACER 672.00 679.00 660.00 676.50 SUPREMEIND 1710.00 1748.00 1710.00 1739.60 ICICIBANK 518.10 527.80 518.10 526.00 10.55 TATASTEEL 625.35 638.70 620.30 626.70 JSWSTEEL 364.80 364.80 356.45 357.35 OIL 110.85 118.55 110.65 116.70 MEGH 81.55 82.35 80.30 81.65 FINEORG 2490.00 2527.95 2481.25 2486.70 BPCL 401.50 406.00 398.60 405.35 7.95 ONGC 98.10 102.50 97.50 101.55 CUMMINSIND 580.00 610.00 580.00 607.95 AMARAJABAT 931.00 938.95 925.25 935.45 IRB 115.00 115.80 112.55 113.20 GMM 3746.00 3786.65 3740.40 3745.40 UPL 433.00 443.90 431.80 441.75 6.75 RELIANCE 2013.00 2015.25 1987.05 1991.15 JUBLFOOD 2678.00 2678.00 2592.40 2632.70 MANAPPURAM 171.60 172.80 169.50 172.55 IEX 220.00 220.05 211.65 213.15 CARERATING 540.00 542.70 521.00 525.15 SUNPHARMA 568.35 578.65 568.35 576.40 8.30 HDFCBANK 1382.00 1387.85 1367.75 1369.80 DLF 218.75 218.75 212.40 213.50 TRIDENT 10.13 10.18 9.90 9.95 NAVINFLUOR 2540.00 2556.75 2501.00 2504.30 GESHIP 291.00 291.00 283.00 285.15 HCLTECH 866.10 875.65 858.10 873.70 11.45 INDUSINDBK 926.00 935.00 918.30 920.65 ADANIENT 451.90 461.95 447.25 455.15 RAIN 136.45 137.85 131.40 135.00 JKLAKSHMI 347.00 347.50 340.00 340.65 EIDPARRY 345.00 345.90 338.10 338.90 TITAN 1451.00 1469.50 1445.00 1461.50 19.10 SBIN 273.40 276.30 272.45 274.25 NCC 57.15 58.55 56.95 57.65 INDIACEM 152.00 154.90 149.15 152.15 TATACOFFEE 110.50 111.00 108.20 108.45 GODREJIND 452.30 454.55 448.00 452.00 GRASIM 906.65 924.00 906.30 914.05 11.80 COALINDIA 140.00 144.20 139.00 143.40 APOLLOTYRE 193.75 194.45 187.70 188.40 PAGEIND 23660.00 24120.00 23620.0024001.95 KPITTECH 113.00 114.10 110.20 110.85 GSPL 236.00 236.00 228.55 232.95 KOTAKBANK 1934.00 1946.90 1899.00 1943.35 22.95 HINDPETRO* 219.75 229.80 218.40 228.90 ZEEL 213.15 217.70 213.15 215.45 TATAMTRDVR 74.70 76.65 74.70 75.75 EIHOTEL 100.00 102.50 99.55 101.50 HONAUT 31200.00 31997.50 31200.0031823.15 ULTRACEMCO 5015.00 5080.00 4995.70 5068.00 53.00 AXISBANK 614.25 623.50 612.35 615.90 TATACHEM 510.00 513.05 506.20 509.50 AARTIDRUGS 790.00 800.00 776.10 779.95 TATAINVEST 999.05 1050.00 999.05 1024.45 COCHINSHIP 362.00 362.85 357.35 360.00 BAJFINANCE 4857.50 4914.70 4848.00 4894.90 51.05 INFY 1167.95 1171.60 1148.50 1164.55 NAUKRI 4530.00 4693.00 4481.35 4676.00 JSLHISAR 133.00 137.40 131.75 132.60 NLCINDIA 57.00 58.30 57.00 57.40 ZYDUSWELL 1874.00 1890.50 1865.00 1876.95 BRITANNIA 3745.00 3792.00 3737.05 3770.00 37.25 SAIL 57.75 60.20 57.75 58.55 POWERGRID 195.65 196.85 192.90 194.40 FORTIS 153.70 158.00 150.20 155.25 ABB 1180.00 1180.00 1153.65 1160.65 VGUARD 186.00 190.90 186.00 190.10 TATASTEEL 626.75 638.90 625.30 627.70 6.00 BAJFINANCE 4850.00 4913.35 4850.00 4898.25 JSWENERGY 68.10 68.60 66.90 67.90 ECLERX 822.00 840.00 811.05 814.80 KPRMILL 889.85 889.85 848.30 874.35 UCOBANK 13.53 13.66 13.30 13.38 NESTLEIND 18354.70 18679.00 18300.00 18561.95 160.85 ITC 218.00 218.50 214.95 215.90 STAR 794.00 811.00 790.00 794.80 MINDACORP 89.80 93.95 88.05 93.20 JBCHEPHARM 1007.00 1070.00 1000.55 1021.50 ITDC 275.00 288.55 275.00 281.90 ASIANPAINT 2530.00 2553.90 2521.00 2541.90 20.95 FEDERALBNK 66.50 69.10 66.50 68.45 INDIGO 1717.05 1729.50 1698.00 1714.45 HAVELLS 828.30 830.25 822.50 826.70 CSBBANK 224.00 225.95 219.50 220.65 CRISIL 1930.00 1930.00 1907.25 1918.40 POWERGRID 196.00 197.00 192.80 194.60 1.50 BANKBARODA 66.40 67.50 66.15 66.95 IDFCFIRSTB 37.65 38.00 37.50 37.75 LAURUSLABS 329.80 332.00 326.55 328.35 ADVENZYMES 340.55 345.25 338.00 339.95 PNCINFRA 182.00 182.00 177.10 178.00 HINDALCO 245.95 248.15 244.05 245.45 1.80 BEL 116.00 119.15 115.20 118.55 ICICIGI 1465.50 1493.70 1461.10 1489.85 APLLTD 1090.10 1096.50 1061.55 1087.15 ALLCARGO 142.30 142.90 136.70 138.20 FINOLEXIND 650.00 650.00 635.00 639.95 HDFCAMC 2842.00 2850.00 2802.10 2841.50 ISEC 472.00 472.95 464.00 465.50 SHREECEM 23992.35 23992.35 23680.9523725.05 JSL 68.60 70.10 66.70 66.85 SBIN 274.00 276.15 272.35 274.25 1.80 AVANTI 546.25 564.00 544.95 547.70 ADANITRANS 427.00 433.15 418.65 425.65 TATAMETALI 586.40 609.00 585.40 602.00 MAHLOG 432.00 432.00 406.20 408.10 TCS 2802.00 2804.00 2756.25 2796.55 12.95 GRAPHITE 280.00 297.55 279.90 288.30 GODREJPROP 1312.80 1314.55 1281.55 1290.50 BLUEDART 3852.00 3854.05 3770.00 3793.55 AXISBANK 616.00 623.80 612.40 616.00 2.75 AUROPHARMA 899.95 905.65 888.00 889.05 RITES 265.00 271.20 257.15 259.90 CENTURYPLY 225.00 225.80 215.50 224.85 HDFC 2306.70 2315.65 2270.55 2300.55 4.65 CADILAHC 468.50 473.20 466.70 469.85 TVSSRICHAK 2012.00 2074.75 1963.45 1989.35 KNRCON 300.00 300.00 295.25 296.40 DRREDDY 4952.00 5054.00 4952.00 5024.00 7.05 DIVISLAB 3641.50 3669.45 3587.10 3599.95 TORNTPHARM 2655.00 2709.90 2650.80 2702.20 MHRIL 210.25 213.75 205.00 206.80 ADANIPORTS 468.60 472.45 463.10 466.90 0.60 RECLTD 133.35 140.60 133.35 139.60 GODREJCP 732.15 732.95 722.30 723.30 AJANTPHARM 1683.00 1704.55 1671.00 1681.20 GAIL 127.00 128.20 125.10 126.00 0.15 DISHTV 14.00 15.24 13.80 14.72 LEMONTREE 44.65 45.30 43.30 44.10 AEGISLOG 250.05 254.05 246.75 247.95 SBILIFE 855.00 858.30 848.05 850.20 0.50 BIOCON 459.90 460.65 450.75 453.70 JUBILANT 796.50 832.00 796.50 809.40 DALBHARAT 1067.40 1078.00 1057.00 1067.55 INFY 1169.40 1172.60 1148.20 1163.50 0.30 GEPIL 299.00 306.35 294.20 306.35 EXIDEIND 195.25 196.70 192.15 193.60 CARBORUNIV 379.00 379.00 372.70 374.35 SHREECEM 23810.00 23986.70 23652.00 23750.00 -55.00 SIEMENS 1536.00 1554.00 1525.95 1544.30 METROPOLIS 1992.40 1998.00 1941.00 1947.50 THYROCARE 1028.50 1039.20 1009.00 1014.40 INDUSINDBK 927.00 935.00 918.05 920.65 -3.10 DIXON 12689.20 13400.00 12689.2012907.55 VOLTAS 805.00 813.85 804.40 808.00 RAJESHEXPO 479.80 486.65 479.60 481.65 BHARTIARTL 507.00 512.00 501.15 502.70 -1.70 ALOKTEXT 24.35 24.35 22.75 23.60 PIDILITIND 1645.25 1652.05 1624.40 1627.90 TIINDIA 864.50 868.15 837.45 843.55 ITC 217.95 218.60 215.00 215.55 -0.75 TECHM 924.00 924.00 905.95 908.55 VENKYS 1724.00 1748.00 1701.25 1710.25 FDC 340.90 352.40 340.90 347.15 HINDUNILVR 2380.95 2391.40 2356.15 2365.00 -9.75 WABAG 199.45 217.90 199.45 214.85 CHENNPETRO 105.50 111.70 104.55 111.05 PNBHOUSING 381.00 381.10 373.10 375.20 JSWSTEEL 363.95 364.90 356.30 358.00 -1.65 PFIZER 5388.00 5539.00 5250.00 5299.60 PERSISTENT 1305.40 1339.00 1264.95 1279.30 JTEKTINDIA 83.80 88.65 83.80 86.35 TATAMOTORS 181.00 181.50 176.70 177.90 -0.95 MARICO 417.00 420.50 412.35 414.20 ADANIGAS 362.50 362.50 354.55 358.70 KANSAINER 552.75 556.75 542.00 548.05 RELIANCE 2007.95 2015.00 1986.35 1993.50 -12.30 CUB 176.90 186.80 172.55 185.00 GODREJAGRO 525.15 536.00 525.10 528.10 GLAXO 1556.35 1558.00 1548.00 1548.70 MARUTI 7810.00 7825.00 7655.00 7684.00 -49.55 VAKRANGEE 49.00 52.20 49.00 50.55 KTKBANK 57.55 60.40 57.55 58.95 SHRIRAMCIT 1055.00 1080.00 1050.50 1068.35 BAJAJFINSV 9066.80 9066.80 8895.15 8914.90 -80.15 INDIANB 87.70 97.75 85.15 95.90 ASTRAL 1469.00 1495.00 1467.60 1475.55 IRCON 91.25 91.65 89.80 90.55 NH 395.95 396.00 385.70 394.50 HDFCBANK 1383.00 1388.00 1368.00 1369.40 -13.40 NATIONALUM 43.00 43.45 42.40 43.05 PIIND 2311.95 2363.80 2304.45 2335.60 LALPATHLAB 2200.00 2200.00 2132.00 2141.55 HEIDELBERG 210.30 210.90 205.95 207.45 AMBUJACEM 247.00 248.85 245.00 246.30 BEML 780.00 786.65 771.50 782.20 VMART 2337.10 2462.90 2313.00 2423.10 CERA 3102.20 3234.15 3102.20 3201.60 DIVISLAB 3650.00 3669.75 3584.60 3606.00 -36.10 ACC 1615.00 1629.60 1609.40 1615.15 ESABINDIA 1569.95 1781.45 1562.25 1724.20 GRSE 197.90 201.30 194.05 196.50 MAHSEAMLES 311.45 317.20 310.10 311.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 3327.65 3334.55 3265.00 3288.00 -39.65 CHOLAFIN 371.00 374.45 366.75 371.65 CANFINHOME 497.60 513.00 482.70 488.05 SJVN 25.90 26.30 25.85 25.90 CEATLTD 1179.00 1179.00 1155.70 1164.35 WIPRO 353.50 354.55 347.10 349.30 -4.20 PFC 118.00 122.55 117.90 121.35 TV18BRDCST 31.15 32.00 31.10 31.60 IBREALEST 68.05 69.90 68.05 68.60 OMAXE 86.10 91.05 85.00 87.85 TECHM 924.00 924.25 906.05 908.40 -11.00 GRANULES 386.10 397.00 379.50 380.45 CASTROLIND 130.30 131.50 127.75 127.90 AMBER 2359.95 2359.95 2304.05 2320.05 TIMETECHNO 48.50 48.95 45.75 46.70 HDFCLIFE 667.45 668.00 653.25 655.35 -9.15 IOC 94.55 96.80 94.55 96.30 GRASIM 904.15 923.80 904.15 911.10 DEEPAKFERT 165.00 166.80 162.00 162.65 UJJIVANSFB 38.95 39.50 38.85 39.05 3MINDIA 22426.15 23000.00 22355.9522892.70 M&M 731.65 737.40 710.00 712.75 -14.80 BANDHANBNK 425.00 428.60 408.60 410.60 MMTC 22.40 26.20 21.55 25.95 WESTLIFE 445.00 450.00 422.65 425.35 PHOENIXLTD 775.00 783.55 761.60 771.35 SUPRAJIT 203.65 204.00 198.10 199.40 HEROMOTOCO 3214.00 3214.00 3105.00 3114.00 -71.30 KOTAKBANK 1930.10 1947.80 1898.40 1940.15 SBICARD 825.00 834.90 812.45 814.75 BSOFT 200.15 202.25 196.00 197.20 SOBHA 321.40 327.25 318.20 319.55 VSTIND 3963.00 4048.30 3893.00 3905.75 EICHERMOT 2465.00 2465.00 2392.30 2408.60 -62.20 JMFINANCIL 84.00 84.50 82.20 83.25 ENGINERSIN 76.40 79.50 76.00 78.90 HSCL 42.00 43.40 42.00 43.05 SONATSOFTW 361.00 361.00 350.00 351.25 ASTERDM 162.00 163.75 160.00 161.50 BATAINDIA 1570.00 1635.45 1552.15 1626.80 DBL 392.00 397.20 384.80 387.50 HINDZINC 241.25 247.05 241.25 242.20 ZENSARTECH 255.00 256.60 243.35 247.40 REDINGTON 129.70 134.75 127.60 134.25 NTPC 103.25 105.30 103.00 104.60 CYIENT 499.90 551.00 499.90 533.85 SIS 442.20 458.55 441.25 453.00 AARTIIND 1225.00 1247.35 1216.15 1226.40 KEI 422.50 424.65 416.00 420.95 UPL 434.80 443.90 432.05 442.00 BAJAJ-AUTO 3340.00 3340.00 3266.00 3289.15 EMAMILTD 428.60 432.70 423.35 427.60 GUJALKALI 353.75 357.00 349.70 351.95 ORIENTCEM 78.90 79.80 76.95 77.90 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BPCL 400.50 406.85 398.80 405.75 SCI 83.95 87.00 81.10 84.20 ICICIPRULI 498.60 499.45 487.00 490.60 BAJAJELEC 602.00 610.85 595.00 597.60 NAVNETEDUL 87.50 88.00 85.60 86.35 NIFTY NEXT 50 32066.55 32142.10 31986.15 32043.45 114.65 SUNTV 473.00 496.00 473.00 492.95 BIRLACORPN 747.45 751.50 735.65 740.75 WELCORP 135.50 136.05 129.55 129.85 LAXMIMACH 4370.00 4638.45 4370.00 4590.80 INDOSTAR 367.95 367.95 315.05 317.25 NMDC 112.50 117.75 112.50 116.75 5.90 MARUTI 7835.00 7835.00 7655.30 7693.60 IFBIND 1061.05 1217.15 1061.05 1163.35 SWANENERGY 129.00 133.45 129.00 131.25 MAHABANK 14.85 14.85 14.18 14.33 CESC 621.00 628.90 620.00 627.10 HINDPETRO 219.40 229.75 218.05 228.55 11.20 HCLTECH 869.95 875.90 858.65 873.50 BDL 349.90 349.90 335.45 338.65 GNFC 243.00 251.15 241.00 247.90 MOIL 147.00 147.00 142.65 145.60 NETWORK18 37.60 37.60 36.30 36.75 NAUKRI 4560.00 4695.00 4481.00 4680.00 158.65 VEDL 147.60 152.60 145.85 146.65 DEEPAKNI 861.40 890.00 847.05 881.95 FCONSUMER 8.95 9.06 8.83 8.91 SOMANYCERA 298.45 333.00 298.45 325.35 PGHH 11333.00 11446.50 11292.3011408.90 PFC 118.10 122.60 117.70 121.30 3.95 PNB 41.00 41.50 40.75 41.25 HFCL 23.70 23.70 21.75 22.60 JKCEMENT 1969.80 1969.80 1923.05 1936.35 TATACOMM 1040.00 1049.95 1028.00 1030.35 AIAENG 1975.10 2006.25 1930.00 1943.20 IGL 486.20 499.00 483.50 498.20 15.95 BHEL 36.40 37.25 35.85 36.85 ASHOKA 97.20 98.40 94.40 94.90 BALRAMCHIN 172.75 177.95 172.75 176.50 GSFC 78.45 78.45 75.60 76.35 GULFOILLUB 764.55 770.95 756.75 765.55 COLPAL 1581.00 1630.00 1575.25 1616.60 42.30 NMDC 113.00 117.65 112.60 116.70 TATAELXSI 1639.90 1639.90 1589.00 1599.35 ASTRAZEN 4535.00 4535.00 4465.00 4479.50 EQUITAS 70.00 70.70 69.50 70.15 SCHNEIDER 87.95 90.10 87.85 89.70 BANKBARODA 66.35 67.50 66.15 67.20 1.75 LICHSGFIN 356.00 366.25 355.45 363.85 AUBANK 862.65 932.00 862.65 929.65 PARAGMILK 120.20 122.50 115.20 115.70 COFORGE 2513.95 2515.35 2488.85 2503.05 WABCOINDIA 5829.95 5829.95 5672.00 5682.85 ABBOTINDIA 16250.00 16699.90 16201.00 16500.00 412.45 BHARTIARTL 507.05 511.80 501.20 502.95 UNIONBANK 33.55 34.45 33.55 33.85 GODFRYPHLP 1028.90 1034.00 1005.10 1008.35 GHCL 193.65 198.00 193.65 195.55 FLUOROCHEM 579.70 582.80 566.80 577.30 TORNTPHARM 2643.70 2710.95 2641.35 2704.50 57.80 BAJAJFINSV 9020.00 9060.00 8902.90 8930.80 CHAMBLFERT 243.00 243.00 225.65 229.75 POWERINDIA 1320.00 1370.00 1312.05 1358.45 IOB 11.55 11.70 11.37 11.53 MINDAIND 390.00 391.55 382.30 383.50 MOTHERSUMI 155.80 158.95 154.60 157.60 3.30 RBLBANK 236.60 239.20 234.25 234.85 PCJEWELLER 25.15 25.75 23.10 23.20 VINATIORGA 1120.55 1137.50 1111.00 1115.40 NAM-INDIA 307.90 308.05 303.80 304.90 VTL 990.00 1007.00 980.20 984.50 PETRONET 263.65 268.00 262.00 267.00 5.40 ASHOKLEY 94.50 95.50 93.80 95.05 HDFCLIFE 666.00 668.05 653.30 655.65 RELAXO 741.00 746.30 717.60 728.65 UFLEX 384.35 387.45 377.65 379.10 MAHSCOOTER 3624.45 3645.90 3601.00 3611.25 PNB 41.00 41.50 40.70 41.25 0.75 IGL 480.15 498.90 480.15 495.35 TVSMOTOR 484.00 489.25 477.20 487.55 EDELWEISS 75.25 78.35 74.50 77.85 MIDHANI 200.50 204.20 197.55 200.40 VARROC 413.75 413.75 406.50 407.80 ICICIGI 1479.70 1493.90 1469.00 1489.00 22.45 GAIL 127.90 128.20 125.10 125.50 SBILIFE 852.00 857.90 848.80 849.85 IDBI 40.95 41.90 40.55 41.10 JKTYRE 84.00 84.00 78.80 80.15 REPCOHOME 257.00 260.65 252.05 253.20 MUTHOOTFIN 1173.00 1198.50 1173.00 1190.00 17.00 TCS 2800.10 2806.20 2757.00 2796.50 FSL 75.00 79.50 75.00 78.70 RAYMOND 338.00 338.00 329.75 331.65 SUMICHEM 314.00 314.00 299.25 301.60 ENDURANCE 1166.90 1177.95 1152.05 1161.30 ALKEM 2897.00 2940.00 2896.25 2936.00 39.85 NESTLEIND 18420.00 18679.20 18303.7518585.40 TORNTPOWER 323.60 336.70 323.60 335.55 SHILPAMED 475.40 487.80 471.55 479.80 KALPATPOWR 325.35 326.15 317.30 319.80 GALAXYSURF 1901.05 1909.80 1880.95 1886.65 CONCOR 402.70 408.10 401.20 404.70 3.85 MUTHOOTFIN 1180.00 1198.00 1175.20 1191.15 BLISSGVS 175.75 179.50 173.20 176.20 JINDALSAW 76.95 77.65 74.00 76.95 ALKYLAMINE 3890.00 3967.20 3838.85 3874.05 DCMSHRIRAM 385.90 389.00 385.00 386.75 CADILAHC 469.00 473.70 466.55 470.50 3.85 ASIANPAINT 2524.80 2553.30 2522.65 2549.40 IFCI 10.90 10.90 9.89 10.27 NATCOPHARM 954.00 967.05 938.60 955.75 GPPL 91.10 94.65 90.80 91.10 BRIGADE 235.25 240.60 231.90 237.00 PGHH 11206.00 11456.10 11206.00 11400.00 66.10 CANBK 127.05 128.00 125.50 127.40 AFFLE 3700.00 3712.45 3542.55 3690.25 RALLIS 289.95 292.00 285.45 290.05 BBTC 1350.00 1368.30 1333.55 1341.50 DBCORP 91.50 91.50 86.85 87.35 ACC 1619.85 1630.00 1610.00 1618.00 9.25 TITAN 1450.00 1469.35 1445.00 1463.40 SUZLON 4.13 4.13 4.13 4.13 IPCALAB 2262.90 2262.90 2218.55 2226.95 SHOPERSTOP 213.00 216.85 208.30 209.60 TEAMLEASE 2731.00 2743.95 2651.00 2661.70 MCDOWELL-N 596.90 603.00 592.50 595.95 2.55 HEROMOTOCO 3205.00 3230.00 3105.00 3113.35 MCX 1690.00 1709.40 1662.30 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Washington: Presidential elec- tors are meeting across the % R &(/< & United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as + ( the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by New York: A former aide to continued. Boylan, 36, worked law for the meeting of the New York Guv Andrew for the Cuomo administration Electoral College. In reality, Cuomo who is now running from March 2015 to October electors meet in all 50 states for Manhattan borough pres- 2018, serving first as executive and the District of Columbia to ident accused him of sexual vice president of Empire State cast their ballots. harassment in a series of tweets Development, and then as a The results will be sent to on Sunday, saying he made special adviser to Cuomo for Washington and tallied in a inappropriate comments about economic development. January 6 joint session of her appearance. She did not provide details Congress over which Vice Supreme Court last week to set The Electoral College was Lindsey Boylan tweeted of the alleged harassment and President Mike Pence will pre- aside 62 electoral votes for the product of compromise that the Democratic governor didn’t immediately respond side. Biden in four states, which during the drafting of the “sexually harassed me for to messages from The The electors’ votes have might have thrown the out- Constitution between those years. Many saw it, and Associated Press. Boylan later drawn more attention than come into doubt. who favored electing the pres- watched.” “I could never antic- tweeted, “To be clear: I have no usual this year because The justices rejected the ident by popular vote and ipate what to expect: would I interest in talking to journal- President Donald Trump has effort on Friday. those who opposed giving the be grilled on my work (which ists. refused to concede the election Biden won 306 electoral people the power to choose was very good) or harassed The Associated Press ear- and continued to make baseless votes to 232 votes for Trump. their leader. about my looks. Or would it be lier reported that Joe Biden allegations of fraud. It takes 270 votes to be elected. Each state gets a number of % P 7 both in the same conversation? might consider Coumo for the Biden is planning to In 32 states and the District electors equal to their total $ % This was the way for years,” she job of Attorney General. AP address the nation Monday of Columbia, laws require elec- number of seats in Congress: night, after the electors have tors to vote for the popular-vote two senators plus however voted. Trump, meanwhile, is winner. The Supreme Court many members the state has in clinging to his false claims that unanimously upheld this the House of Representatives. 4 he won the election, but also arrangement in July. Washington, D.C., has undermining Biden’s presi- Electors almost always vote three votes, under a constitu- dency even before it begins. for the state winner anyway tional amendment that was Atlanta: What could be the for voters to request and send win in the runoff.” No one ing before the general election. want to go get the new iPhone “No, I worry about the because they generally are ratified in 1961. With the main event in Georgia’s twin US back ballots by mail, as the two expects turnout to be as high in Gabriel Sterling, election system at the Apple store. They’re going country having an illegitimate devoted to their political party. exception of Maine and Senate runoffs — early in-per- races decide which party will the Warnock-Loeffler contest or implementation manager for to stand in line for a while.” president, that’s what I worry There’s no reason to expect any Nebraska, states award all their son voting — begins on control the US Senate. the race between US Senator the Georgia Secretary of State, One question is how many about. A president that lost and defections this year. Among Electoral College votes to the Monday. “It’s very important,” David Perdue and Democrat Jon said he expects a surge of peo- mail-in ballots will be cast in the lost badly,” Trump said in a Fox prominent electors are winner of the popular vote in More than half of the record Democrat Raphael Warnock, Ossoff. But Bernard Fraga, an ple on Monday. Some Atlanta- election. By Friday, 1.2 million News interview that was taped Democrat Stacey Abrams of their state. 5 million votes in the November who is challenging Republican Emory University professor who area early voting sites in October mail-in ballots had been request- Saturday. Georgia and Republican Gov. The bargain struck by the 3 general election were cast US Senator Kelly Loeffler in one studies voting, said overall and November saw people fre- ed and 200,000 returned. In the Following weeks of Kristi Noem of South Dakota. nation’s founders has produced during the two-week early vot- of the races, said Friday after a turnout could rise as high as four quently lined up for hours. general election, Democrat Joe Republican legal challenges The voting is decidedly five elections in which the ing period. Early in-person vot- speech to labor union can- million. “As always, on the first day Biden won 65 per cent of the 1.3 that were easily dismissed by low tech, by paper ballot. president did not win the pop- ing could be even more impor- vassers. More than 125,000 people of early voting, it’s kind of like million absentee ballots that judges, Trump and Republican Electors cast one vote each for ular vote. Trump was the most tant in the January 5 runoffs “It’s how we won in the gen- cast ballots in October on the when the iPhone comes out,” were returned, a record fueled by allies tried to persuade the president and vice president. recent example in 2016. AP because of the short time frame eral and it’s how we’re going to first day of early in-person vot- Sterling said last week. “People the coronavirus pandemic. AP ( 3!R 3 ) ( :( 4 3 B>C** 1 4 !2+@? published in the Federal 02 4. $2D6+# ?# were killed. But the “Court cannot find Register. Pakistani-American LeT that he has negated the risk of he US Embassy in It said the 45-day congres- Singapore: Singapore has & + US court has denied the terrorist Headley was involved flight” and as such granted the TKhartoum said on Monday sional notification period has approved the Covid-19 vaccine Abail plea of Pakistani-ori- in plotting the 2008 Mumbai request of the US government that President Donald Trump’s lapsed. developed by American phar- gin Canadian businessman terror attack. He was made an to the continued detention of administration has removed The designation of Sudan maceutical giant Pfizer and Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Tahawwur Rana, a key accused approver in the case, and is cur- Rana. Sudan from the US List of state as a state sponsor of terrorism German firm BioNTech and Rouhani on Monday claimed in the 2008 Mumbai terror rently serving a 35-year prison Meanwhile, the US gov- sponsors of terrorism, a move dates back to the 1990s, when the first shipment will arrive by that Israel was behind the attack and declared a fugitive term in the US for his role in ernment in the court has sup- that could help the African Sudan briefly hosted al-Qaida the end of this month, Prime killing of a scientist who found- by India, asserting that he has the attack. ported India’s request that the country get international loans leader Osama bin Laden and Minister Lee Hsien Loong ed the Islamic Republic’s mili- not negated the “risk of flight”. Magistrate Judge documents submitted by it in to revive its battered economy other wanted militants. Sudan announced on Monday. tary nuclear program in the Rana, 59, a childhood Jacqueline Chooljian, the US support of extradition of Rana and end its pariah status. was also believed to have Lee, in a televised address 2000s in an effort to start a war friend of David Coleman District Court of Los Angeles, be not made public. The US Embassy in served as a pipeline for Iran to on Singapore’s Covid-19 situa- in the last days of President gramme, which Israel and the Headley, was rearrested on in his order on December 10 The extradition documents Khartoum said in a Facebook supply weapons to Palestinian tion, said the Health Sciences Trump’s administration. West have alleged was a military June 10 in Los Angeles on an said that Rana “presented a presented by India apparently post that the removal of Sudan militants in the Gaza Strip. Authority (HSA) approved the Rouhani’s comments in a operation looking at the feasi- extradition request by India for robust bail package” and include information about was effective as of Monday, and Delisting Sudan is also a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after news conference marked the bility of building a nuclear his involvement in the Mumbai offered conditions that signif- Rana’s involvement in the that a notification to that effect, key incentive for the govern- studying the scientific evidence first time he has directly weapon. terror attack in which 166 peo- icantly mitigate the risk of Mumbai terrorist attack that signed by U.S. Secretary of ment in Khartoum to nor- and clinical trial data. accused the Jewish state of car- The International Atomic ple, including six Americans, flight. would be shared with him. State Mike Pompeo, would be malise relations with Israel. He said other vaccines are rying out the killing of Mohsen Energy Agency says that “struc- also expected to arrive in the Fakhrizadeh late last month. tured program” ended in 2003. coming months, and the coun- Israel, long suspected of US intelligence agencies con- try “will have enough vaccines killing Iranian nuclear scientists curred with that assessment in 2 for everyone” by the third over the last decade, has repeat- a 2007 report. quarter of next year if all goes edly declined to comment on After the killing of according to plan, the Channel the attack. “Waging instability Fakhrizadeh , a top Iranian . 2 News Asia reported. PTI and war in the final days of the security official, Ali Shamkhani, Trump administration was the accused Israel of using “elec- Kathmandu: Nepal’s main Opposition party Nepali Congress main aim of the Zionist regime tronic devices” to remotely kill on Monday accused the KP Sharma Oli Government of tacit- $ in the assassination,” Rouhani the scientist. ly supporting pro-monarchy rallies that have recently surfaced said. Israel insists Iran still main- in different parts of the country, demanding reinstatement of < ! Rouhani vowed to avenge tains the ambition of develop- constitutional monarchy and re-establishing the country as a the killing but said his country ing nuclear weapons, pointing Hindu state. 8@ will not allow Israel to decide to Tehran’s ballistic missile pro- Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, address- the “time or venue” of any gram and research into other ing a massive anti-government demonstration in Hetauda in cen- retaliatory action. He said Iran technologies. Iran long has tral Nepal, alleged that “Prime Minister Oli seems to have been London: John le Carre, the will not allow instability in the maintained that its nuclear pro- standing behind those who are staging demonstrations.” spy-turned-novelist whose ele- region. Fakhrizadeh headed gramme is for peaceful pur- “Otherwise, how come they are taking to the streets freely gant and intricate narratives Iran’s so-called AMAD pro- poses. AP at the moment?” Deuba questioned. defined the Cold War espi- Former prime minister Deuba, however, onage thriller and brought ruled out the possibility of revival of monarchy acclaim to a genre critics had at present. once ignored, has died. He was &: “There should not be any illusion at all 89. about reinstatement of monarchy in the coun- Le Carre’s literary agency, try,” he said. Curtis Brown, said on Sunday Deuaba was pointing to the recently held 2 % $ % he died in Cornwall, southwest &:0:! demonstrations by loyalists of ex-King England on Saturday after a Gyanendra in different parts of the country, short illness. The agency said Brussels: European Union chief nego- by EU restrictions, especially if those including capital city Kathmandu that demand- F his death was not related to tiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still restrictions would have to be progres- ed the government to declare Nepal a Hindu COVID-19. His family said he has the firm belief that a Brexit trade sively adapted to mainland standards in state and restoration of monarchy. PTI Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): country’s history. found the drugs on a recre- died of pneumonia agreement is possible, and whittled the the future. Malaysian authorities have The Malaysian Maritime ational boat that was behaving In classics such as The Spy outstanding disputes to be settled ahead On fisheries, Barnier demanded “an seized more than two tons of Enforcement Agency said over strangely. Methamphetamine Who Came in from the Cold, of the New Year to just two. agreement that guarantees a reciprocal, crystal methamphetamine the weekend that it made the is illicitly smuggled across Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Barnier said that the nine-month I insist, reciprocal access to markets and (2 9 worth more than $26 million seizure on December 9 off the much of Southeast Asia, China The Honourable Schoolboy, Le negotiations had come down to finding waters.” It highlighted that just as EU fish- aboard a small boat off the coast of Penang. and Australia, part of a multi- Carre combined terse but lyri- settlements on fair-competition rules and ermen crave to continue working in country’s western coast, the The agency said in a state- billion dollar illegal trade in the cal prose with the kind of fishing rights, no longer mentioning the British waters, the U.K. seafood industry largest ever such haul in the ment that a maritime patrol drug. AP complexity expected in literary issue of legal mechanisms for resolving is extremely dependent on exports into fiction. future disputes that also long dogged the the 27-nation bloc. Johnson has made His books grappled with negotiations. fisheries and U.K. control over its waters betrayal, moral compromise “Two conditions are not met yet,” he a key demand in the long saga of leav- / and the psychological toll of a said as he entered a meeting to brief the ing the EU. It has been four-and-a-half secret life. In the quiet, watch- 27 EU nations on progress in the talks. years since Britons voted narrowly to ful spymaster George Smiley, He is expected to continue negotiations leave the EU and — in the words of the London: Some bacteria can travel from one con- 0 he created one of 20th-centu- with his U.K. counterpart David Frost Brexiteers’ slogan — “take back control” tinent to another ‘hidden’ in atmospheric dust, ry fiction’s iconic characters — later on Monday. “This deal, it is still pos- of the UK’s borders and laws. according to a new study which says these London: Britain’s capital will be and hospitality venues directed “Cases have been identified a decent man at the heart of a sible,” he added. Johnson said over the weekend that microbes may not only affect human and ani- placed under the highest level of to shut except for takeaways and in nearly 60 different local web of deceit. Both sides are teetering on the brink the “most likely” outcome was that the mal health, but also impact climate and ecosys- coronavirus restrictions from deliveries. authority areas and numbers are “John le Carre has passed of a no-deal Brexit departure, but have two sides wouldn’t reach a deal and would tems. Wednesday amid a “very sharp” “A new variant of coron- increasing rapidly. Similar vari- at the age of 89. This terrible committed to a final push ahead of Jan. trade on World Trade Organization The research, published in the journal spike in COVID-19 cases in avirus has been identified in the ants have been identified in year has claimed a literary 1, when a transitional period following terms, with the tariffs and barriers that Atmospheric Research, deciphered the mystery London and its surrounding UK, which may be associated other countries over the last few giant and a humanitarian spir- Britain’s Jan. 31 departure from the bloc would bring. Exporters and importers face of the transport of microorganisms across con- areas and a new variant of coro- with the fastest spread in the months,” he said, adding that the it,” tweeted novelist Stephen is to end. On Sunday, British Prime customs declarations, goods checks and tinents via ‘giant’ atmospheric particles called navirus being identified as southeast of England,” said World Health Organisation has King. Margaret Atwood said: Minister Boris Johnson and EU other obstacles. EU citizens will no iberulites that could be inhaled by humans. responsible for the “faster Hancock. been notified about the variant “Very sorry to hear this. His Commission President Ursula von der longer be able to live and work in Britain According to scientists, including those from spread”, the UK government “We do not know the extent and that it is unlikely to cause Smiley novels are key to under- Leyen ditched a self-imposed deadline without a visa — though that doesn’t apply the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain, these announced in Parliament on to which this is because of the more serious disease than other standing the mid-20th centu- and promised to “go the extra mile” to to the more than 3 million already there aerosols act like a “launch vehicle” for bacteria, Monday. new variant but no matter its variants of the coronavirus. He ry.” clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that — and Britons can no longer automati- and may pose risk of disease transmission across Health Secretary Matt cause, we have to take swift and stressed that mobile testing and For le Carre, the world of would avert New Year’s chaos and costs cally work or retire in the EU. continents. Hancock told MPs in the House decisive action which unfortu- community testing are also espionage was a “metaphor for cross-border commerce. Without a deal, the disruption would They explained that iberulites are giant of Commons that “swift and nately is absolutely essential to being expanded, with another 67 for the human condition.” “I’m Barnier is willing to accept British be far greater. The U.K. government has atmospheric bioaerosols made of multiple min- decisive action” was needed as control this deadly disease while local authorities getting com- not part of the literary bureau- trade with no tariffs or quotas, but only acknowledged a chaotic exit is likely to erals, measuring on average one hundred the doubling rate of the deadly the vaccine is rolled out… We munity testing this week to help cracy if you like that catego- if they respect the rules and regulations bring gridlock at Britain’s ports, tempo- microns approximately. virus has hit just seven days in must act now to shift the areas “move down tiers” and rizes everybody: Romantic, that have made the EU’s single market of rary shortages of some goods and price While these bioaerosols were discovered in many of these areas. curve… because when the virus return closer to normal life. Thriller, Serious,” le Carre told almost 500 million consumers so suc- increases for staple foods. Tariffs will be 2008, the scientists said the mechanism by which Tier-3 restrictions, the high- moves quickly, we must move In reference to the The Associated Press in 2008. cessful. “Free and fair competition, fair applied to many U.K. goods, including 10 bacteria are involved in the formation of atmos- est level in England’s three-tier quickly too,” he said. Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine rollout “I just go with what I want to and free, equitable and open, the two go per cent on cars and more than 40 per pheric iberulites remained unknown. system, mean a near-complete The minister said that currently underway, Hancock write about and the characters. together,” Barnier said. cent on lamb, hurting the U.K. economy In the current study, the researchers analysed lockdown, with people allowed experts had identified over 1,000 said that thanks to science “help I don’t announce this to myself Johnson, however, says he does not as it struggles to rebound from the impact atmospheric dust deposits in the city of Granada to meet those they do not live cases with the variant, predom- is on its way”, but “this isn’t over as a thriller or an entertain- want British business to be hemmed in of the coronavirus pandemic. AP in Spain. PTI with only in outdoor settings inantly in the south of England. yet”. PTI ment. 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Social skills and interaction are one of 83: the hardest for these children and no out- 83: door exposure has added to the struggle. ndia is considered to be the fifth most polluted country in the Professional in-person therapy has seen a Iworld. We can witness the thick layer of hazy air which caus- drastic decline as therapy centres have es difficulties in breathing for not only the working people but ;:1 &&7;:1 &&7 ;D;D remained closed for months and even also for the children and aged people. With the increasing now as they are gradually reopening, par- instances of global warming, the situation is getting worse. This ents are choosing to continue with virtual is the time for us to take initiative for our health by having healthy therapy sessions in fear of contracting the food and take precautions. Here are some vitamins which help 4 6 virus. to fight the effects of air pollution. However, the world has adapted to the Vitamin A: Vitamin A enriched food items especially leafy " new norms and soon will the children, with green vegetables like spinach, lettuce, radish leaves and root veg- their parent’s support and active involve- etables like beetroot, carrot etc help to fight the inflammation !?(+ "7; >D262D6+ ment in helping them adjust to the current caused by air pollution. The beta carotene in these food items circumstances. The best pedagogy in such help to boost the overall immune system. Vitamin A also pro- difficult times is to adapt and implement a tects eyes and skin from the harmful particles in the air. t’s a no-brainer that the root toms, including abdominal pain, Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Celiac model where the parent become the child’s Vitamin B: Regular consumption of vitamin B helps to pro- cause of all our problems is in diarrhoea and vomiting. Disease and their link to other co-therapist and keep them engaged as tect the respiratory system. There are various tiny particles in our gut. A happy gut means a “Also, the most common chronic conditions, including much as possible to encourage skill devel- the outside air. Vitamin B prevents them from enterting into the happy and healthy body. In a symptom is anorexia. Almost 80 autoimmune disorders and dis- opment. body. Even if they enter, it reduces their negative impact on body. timeI when immunity has taken the per cent of patients are complain- eases, explained that the reason It’s time we go digital: Digital has Vitamin B is called the diverse vitamin as it is divided into six driver's seat and anything and ing of this symptom. It has also behind having more bad bacteria become the reality of the world during the forms such as B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12. It has a wide range everything that claims to be immu- been observed that people with GI in the gut is because of eating pandemic. Enabling the child with digital of functions from producing different hormones, healthy cho- nity booster is running out of the symptoms present with more %?55?$64625% wrong and unhealthy food. practices and actively getting involved lesterol, helping in the replication of DNA to the maintenance shelves at lightning speed. severe form of COVID and of “All we tell people is to aim for with them can improve their condition of the nerve cell, synthesizing But what if we tell you for a course a prolonged course of ill- '524@>54 %+55 a healthy gut. If you have arthritis immensely. These online therapy sessions - . carbohydrates and fats in order stronger immune system, all you ness. Moreover, the susceptible >'625%?%E?>@ or weak immune system, just build not only help children but also help parents to produce energy and produc- need is to take good care of your group, including the elderly, '524$+6 a healthy gut. It is the ultimate to learn and work with the children them- . ing RBC’s. Vitamin B deficien- gut. Would you mind believing it? Diabetics and patients with heart solution. For this, we recommend selves. , !! ! cy can cause severe diseases like If one has to go by the experts’ diseases, have some problem of the (4 4254D?% a rainbow diet, which comprise of Focusing on mildly challenging activ- "! megaloblastic anemia, demen- words COVID-19 is definitely gut. So, definitely it has to be linked +%%4@4# different types of fruits and vegeta- ities: These times have already put a lot of tia, paranoia, fatigue, nausea, related to our gut and several with COVID,” Verma explained. bles,” he said. burden on children. Losing on social ! ( , & depression, dermatitis etc. studies have proven it. 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From activities as sim- ,!! meat, poultry, oily fishes, milk, Dr Neerja Hajela, Head, health, it is impossible to miss the 62(+# 25564 ders. These are probiotic rich and ple as sorting, matching, pattern building cheese etc. Science, Yakult Danone India use of pre and probiotics. “The bal- !?5?>@D+#2 2E are extremely good for the gut,” to complex cognitive tasks, depending on Vitamin C: This is a mirac- Private Ltd, explained that there is ance of good and bad bacteria is Kapoor said. the potential of the child, something should ulous anti-oxidant vitamin which is capable to slow down the a connection between the gut and important in the gut. Probiotics K+D6+ 6?D52 For those who wonder, what is definitely be included in the child’s daily aging process. It eradicates the free radicals from the body. the lungs. “Before one is tested pos- mean for life . They go into the gut #>@++?#+D 2>6?@ the right amount of fruits and veg- intervention plan in some way or the other. Vitamin C helps to heal injuries and produces collagen that plays itive for COVID, there are always alive unlike other gut friendly O4#@4'@4#4>@ etables that one has to have daily, Build on already developed strengths: a major role in boosting the immunity. It prepares the body to some GI symptoms,” Hajela said. supplements and balance the bac- Khosla had a piece of advice for A parent should also focus on coping bet- fight the harmful gases outside. It forms iron in the body, an Dr Pankaj Verma, Consultant terial growth. They improve gut them. “Follow the half plate rule, ter with their own stress and continuing to important component to distribute the oxygen to different body Physician & Head of Department, health and build gut flora and fill up half of your plate with veg- build the strengths of their child. This will parts. It helps to maintain healthy lungs. Vitamin C deficiency Integrative Medicine, Mahavir thereby helps in building immuni- etables of different colours and not only help them get better while staying causes diseases like fatigue, scurvy, depression, internal bleed- Jaipuria Rajasthan Hospital, agreed ty,” Hajela said. then everything else, including at home but will also make sure there is not ing, delayed wound healing, gingivitis, internal bleeding so on with Hajela and added that almost Dr Tom O’Bryan, a world- rice and chapatis, on the other side. too much pressure on the child when they and so forth. We can get vitamin C from citrus fruits like orange, 30 to 50 per cent COVID patients renowned expert in the field of Make sure you are having all the get back to regular therapy. kiwi, strawberries, sweet potatoes, Brussels, red and green pep- experience some kind of GI symp- gluten-related disorders, Non- colours in a day,” she advised. ! # $ P7 pers, spinach, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, sprouts, leafy vegetables, squash etc. Vitamin E: This anti-oxidant enriched vitamin is responsi- ble for a better defense and prevents the skin damage caused by air pollution. It also helps in repairing muscle cells and boost- C he UK’s leading sports and ing the effectiveness of vitamin K. The deficiency of vitamin E Many people suffer from dry nutrition brand has now causes Crohn’s disease, poor skin, cuticles; cystic fibrosis along Tmade its entry to India and with some generic diseases like ataxia etc. Vitamin E is present cough at night. 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scaring me. Not one person is the people in the video are too wearing a mask, no social dis- engrossed to care about the pan- tancing. Is COVID over in Goa?” demic. “Lovely! But why none of D5>! E25+O Another wrote, “So many people the people in the audience are are retweeting the Lucky Ali wearing masks and what about L video, no one is asking questions social distancing? Why are they about not one person is wearing sitting so close? Am I the only A 2 a mask. Is this from 2020 or an one left with this consciousness video of Indipop singer crowd is seen wearing masks or old video? Or did everyone in now?,” another user questioned. ! ! *! ALucky Ali recently went following the distancing proto- Goa already got the vaccine?” Last month, a video of the viral, in which he can be seen col, owing to the COVID-19 Taking a dig at scene, a singer crooning this hit and 2 performing his hit number, O pandemic. Twitter user retweeted with com- playing it on the guitar had Sanam, in front of a small crowd Nafisa, who is currently ment, “Goa is now post-COVID, gone viral. In the video, the in Arambol, Goa. Shared by residing in Goa, shared the video it seems!” singer stops at a line where " Twitter user and actor Nafisa Ali in which the singer is seen treat- “Lovely song, lovely setting there is a mention of the word Sodhi, the video features a group ing his fans with another soulful and all, yes, but why no masks on ‘death’, drawing widespread emo- of people sitting close to each rendition of the song. She wrote, the crowd completes by singing hood memories are filled with anyone? This video is really tional response from fans. > " other. While netizens seemed to “Lucky Ali’s live and impromp- “toh bhool na jaana” in unison. each and every song of his,” pissing me off. Some of us Well, this makes it evident + be in awe of the singer giving an tu performance at Arambol. At “Love... Please tell him I’m shared another user. One user haven’t met loved ones in months how precautionary measures impromtu performance, soon, the Garden of Dreams @official- his biggest fan,” wrote a user, wrote, “The crowd must have because there’s a pandemic on keeping in mind the COVID sit- comments questioning the social luckyali #goa.” The 62-year-old while another user shared, “O gone crazy and one is in awe of and we are too scared of what uation have taken to our con- distancing norms started to pour singer is dressed in casuals as he Lucky, how wonderfully you Lucky’s magical voice.” might happen if we are even the sciousness and are being priori- LD " in. During his performance, plays the tunes on his guitar. sang! Straight from the heart.” One user commented, tiniest bit careless,” commented tised over a social gathering which seems like a very intimate When he pauses after singing, “So good to see him. I am a die- “Lucky Ali always such a delight another user on Twitter. that looks less preferable now. " affair in the video, nobody in the “nazron se ab na humko giraana”, hard fan of Lucky sir. My child- to hear. But that latest video is The cases are still rising but LC 1=17 M s the world gears up to welcome the New Year with hope, opti- mism and renewed vigour, one D A in every three Indian is planning to travel and take a holiday during the " forthcoming Christmas and New Year H season. A recent survey conducted by L! H a travel company, Goibibo indicates that 60 per cent respondents are will- 3 $ 3 ! % 3 $ 5 3 $3 3 ! !$ 5 % $& 3 & % " ing to travel during the winter holiday season and spend the vacationing in $ $-$3 3 $ Q5 $53 !$ 5 $5 6 the hills or by the beach. Among the " surveyed, more than 70 per cent are The survey conducted among 2000+ a variety of local delicacies allowing hoping to relax and celebrate this sea- respondents between November 15 to travellers to indulge in local delicacies son with their family or partner while December 5 further indicates some of the destination. the rest are looking to end the year trends: travelling with friends and long-not- Prioritise safety K met colleagues. Long distance leisure travel As safety remains paramount, survey )MM While travellers are equally split makes a comeback responders gave highest preference to sani- between beaches and mountains as hol- The trends indicate that the season tisation, hygiene and safety certification in iday destination choice in India, they will witness leisure travellers booking their order of priority while choosing their O0 . ,! concur that the destination has to bring a trip for two or more days. Among stay option. 90 per cent respondents are ! them closer to nature and be scenic, them, 50 per cent are willing to opt for willing to spend more on safety, hygiene more than anything else. It is to note air travel signaling a boost in passen- and sanitisation facilities during their stay. !." ! that nearly 70 per cent respondents ger confidence and trust in hopping on Some of the parameters that travellers are want to spend time outdoors, soaking to a flight post-pandemic. With flight actively considering while booking a , in the sights or doing adventure activ- Limited, goibibo shared, “Pent-up entire travel and hospitality value holidays in equal consideration as hotel include availability of sanitised and ities like rafting, hiking, water sport or wanderlust is real and these survey chain to raise safety standards and help drive-through holidays, the prefer- trained staff with protective gears (46 per . just sightseeing. Only 20 per cent are findings reflect that Indians are find- customers make the journey from ence to air travel can also be attributed cent), regular deep cleaning and sanitisa- !.& looking to wrap the year at bars or par- ing new ways to fulfill their travel aspi- being homebound to being travellers to the mini-road trips undertaken by tion of rooms (46 per cent) and COVID ties. rations and are confidently stepping again. Bookings for the winter festive people since unlock was announced in free certified hotels (41 per cent) among Commenting on the travel trends, forward when assured of safe travel holiday season on our site indicate an July. others. Additionally, as people now spend , . Rajesh Magow, Co- choices. Over the past few months, we increase in travel to domestic leisure more time weighing various travel para- . !.3 Founder & Group have worked closely and destinations including Goa, Lonavala, Relax and unwind meters before firming up their travel plans CEO, MakeMyTrip creatively with the Mahabaleshwar, Pondicherry, Coorg, More than 80 per cent respondents they are looking for easy and flexible book- 7 Shimla, Manali and Darjeeling. As we are looking for on-premise engagement ing options with 86 per cent opting for fully , "! step into 2021, we are confident of a activities. Findings reveal that almost refundable air tickets and hotel vouchers continued upward travel trend that will 50 per cent of the surveyed are keen on for their next travel booking. find more force as mass vaccine roll- opting for properties that offer bonfire, It is the perfect time to get ready for , . out plan materialises.” barbeque options and a private party the post-pandemic blow. 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2 LP Q + + M# D " K D D ( , 3 $ $3 . 35 3 O"! + ""A 2 ? +/ <+ + 3 staGuru will showcase a The online auction is led by D Acomprehensive collection of Lot 28, a portrait of Victor Egan ) masterpieces and rare works in its by Amrita Sher-Gil, Circa 1939. forthcoming Modern Indian Art This rare Amrita Sher-Gil, oil on ' Auction. The auction catalogue canvas will be making its first + has been carefully curated and ever auction appearance. The includes iconic artworks of his- presented lot (Lot 28) is inter- " torical importance and those twined with the artist’s personal ) D that shine a spotlight on the pio- life and has emotional senti- neers of Indian modernism. It ments attached to it since it’s a " further presents an extraordinary portrait of her husband painted opportunity to acquire several by her. Amrita Sher-Gil created remarkable works from National the work as a parting gift to her 2 Treasure artworks to Indian husband, Victor Egan’s family. HL Masters. After they got married, Victor ) M Tushar Sethi, CEO, AstaGuru and Amrita lived in Hungary. ? said, “Our primary objective However, due to the looming war while compiling the Modern situation, they decided to shift to ' Indian Art catalogue was to India in the year 1939 to Amrita (Lot 20), a great artist, scholar, was where he had to be. His tude in the midst of elegance. The ist who was influenced by Tantric showcase the versatility that Sher-Gils’ parental home in Uttar writer and humanitarian. His colour compositions and vivid subdued colour composition symbolism and played with space Indian modernism has to offer. Pradesh, thereafter moving to legacy of works and inimitable imagery were all derivatives of a establishes his inclination and form like free verse. Also 6 Presenting a comprehensive cat- Lahore in 1941. Victor Egan was ideology till date awaits a prede- mind that perceived much more towards the triggers of light and making its auction debut is MF alogue is always a challenge a Hungarian Army doctor and cessor of stature. He was pre-emi- than what meets the eye. It is esti- shadow. The presented land- Husain’s Untitled Ganesha (Lot given the scarcity of important therefore, while executing this nently a symbolic painter, one mated between 5-7 crores. scape (Lot 13), composed with 7), from 1979, an acrylic on works by modern masters. work, she captured her husband, who’s hues of sapphire and clan- One of the key Lots debuting the aid of fragmented geometry, canvas, estimated at 30-40 lakh. $ However, our dedicated research clad in his Army uniform. They destine clouds of white will for- in this auction is SH Raza’s has a multi-facet imagery of Husain’s repertoire is rich in its & team makes it possible to procure shared a spiritual bond, which ever be etched as magnificent Sanshari (Lot 27) (150 x 150 cm), continuity. Jehangir Sabavala puts depiction of Hindu deities. Of D these rare works. Our forthcom- inspired her to capture his pres- representations of the Himalayan created in 1994. Raza experi- together the elements of these, the artist gives the ele- 4 ing sale offers several works of ence in glory. Estimated at 10- range. Nicolas Roerich’s associa- mented with a number of mod- despaired land surface only to phant-headed god Ganesha a historical importance of which 15 crores. Born in 1913 in tion with India began during his ernist styles, however, he is best redeem them with uninhibited special and prominent place. In " " many will be making their auc- Budapest, she was the first signif- childhood, when he came across known for his Bindu series. It is beauty and thus, proves his mas- particularly, Ganesha works are tion debut. I am confident that icant woman artist from India to a portrait of a majestic mountain estimated at 3-4 crores. tery in terms of colouring, texture very popular among collectors D the selected works will intrigue attain fame internationally in range that enthralled him. He Also making its debut will be and lighting. and highly sought after. ! K the imagination of art aficiona- the 1930s. eventually found out that it was Jehangir Sabavala’s Under the Next in the presented lot is (The auction will take place dos. We eagerly look forward to Appearing in the auction is a painting of Kanchenjunga in Shadow Of... II, (Lot 13). His art Prabhakar Barwe’s The Landscape online on www.astaguru.com on the auction.” Himalayas by Nicholas Roerich the Himalayas, and knew then it is defined by its attributes of soli- (Lot 8). He was an abstraction- December 19 and 20.) , 2 !"#$%&%& DE8 / A ( ) CE"?
5 5.. 5 #4$ 456+ - $- 3 -3" riddhiman Saha’s far .53$# 59 3$ - Wsuperior glovework may be given preference over Smarting from the Rishabh Pant’s blazing blade in series defeat to India at home India’s opening day/night Test two summers ago, Australian against Australia, starting at speed merchant Mitchell Starc is the Adelaide Oval from ready to make amends in the Thursday. upcoming four-match rubber One of the most hotly against one of their biggest debated topics going into the rivals, terming it a chance to first Test has been the Indian “rectify” that. team’s probable playing XI, Under Virat Kohli's captain- with the jury still out on cy, India humbled hosts whether the better keeper in Australia 2-1 in 2018-19 for their 36-year-old Saha pips the bet- first series win Down Under ter batsman that the 23-year- after seventy years of trying. old Pant is. “You never want to lose a There is a school of series and you certainly never thought in the team that Saha’s want to lose one in Australia,” superior glovework and also Starc told ESPN’s The Cricket safe batting should be valued Monthly. more at this point of time. “India were just better than Coach Ravi Shastri, cap- C us throughout the (2018-19) tain Virat Kohli, assistant 7!!A series with bat and ball. coaches Vikram Rathour, “Sure, we haven’t hidden Bharat Arun and travelling 92 catches and 11 stumpings. stumper would need to per- away from that. We needed to be selector Harvinder Singh will Still, even if Saha goes on form decently with the bat to better in all facets of the game be assessing both Pant and to play the first Test, it would- keep his younger competitor and this summer’s certainly a Saha’s performance based on n’t mean that Pant would be out of reckoning for a place in chance to rectify that,” the pace their individual contributions out of equation as the Bengal the first XI. ace added. PTI in match situations. DE #4E homework and ready to go. It’s Saha’s 54 came when 7 B & "" disappointing when you lose five-wicket hauls against India, India could have lost the game ; - njury-ravaged it might be but guys to injuries and we all Lyon loves the challenge of and he bailed the team out senior off-spinner Nathan know what quality of player attacking the defence of Indian while facing a top-quality ILyon feels that the current 6 B Warner is,” he added. batsmen for long periods of attack. The score read 143 for * Australian team is the “tightest He is happy that one of his time. nine and the team could have group” that he has been a part DE #4E close friends, Mitchell Starc, is “We have best bowling lost to Australia A, but he DE #4E give myself as much time as of and is certainly in a much bet- back in the mix for the first Test attack in the world, so we should guided a young Kartik Tyagi, possible and slowly I started to ter space than what it was two ll-rounder Moises and revealed how he intends to make sure that we do our stuff, scored his runs and saved the ndian wicketkeeper-bats- develop confidence,” Pant told years back, when India tri- AHenriques was on Monday trouble the Indian right-han- challenging the Indian (bat- game. Iman Rishabh Pant says the the BCCI’s official website. umphed 1-2 in Tests. added to Australia’s injury-hit ders. “Obviously, I will try to get ters’) defence for long periods of The attack that Saha faced hundred that he struck in the “This hundred has been a The veteran of 96 Test squad for the opening Test edges on both sides, catches time,” he said. had James Pattinson, Michael recently-concluded pink-ball big confidence-booster for matches is expected to play a key against India while pacer Sean around the bat. I love footmarks “For me, it’s not about my Neser and Cameron Green, warm-up game was just the me. It’s been a month, I am in role for Australia in the upcom- Abott was ruled out of the created by Starc. He (Starc) is success but about playing my which was international stan- confidence-booster he need- Australia but I didn’t get the ing four Tests against India, match due to a calf strain. pretty pumped up and not only role and helping in picking 20 dard. ed ahead of the Test series chance to play in the first starting with the Day-Night Henriques, who had missed a quality player but also a qual- wickets.” Compared to that, Pant against Australia starting practice match because of a game in Adelaide from the three-day second practice to be hit with injury,” a report in ity bloke,” said Lyon. Lyon is only 10 wickets came after India had already December 17. stiff neck. December 17. game due to a low-grade ham- cricket.com.au. Said. He is also not unduly wor- short of 400 Test scalps. He said taken control of the pink ball Pant, who struggled with “In the first innings here “We obviously know what string strain, cleared the fitness Abbott became the latest ried about Starc not having a lot he is quite chuffed about being dress rehearsal with leg-spin- fitness and form in this year’s I was unlucky as I felt the happened in the last series Test on Monday to return to the Australian player to join the of preparation due to the break just the second Australian spin- ner Mitchell Swepson and IPL in the UAE, created a LBW decision was wrong against India and how well they Test squad after a gap of four injury list after being picking up he got on compassionate ner after Shane Warne to get part-timer Nick Maddinson in happy selection dilemma for from the umpire. In the sec- played. We have spoken about years. the strain during the second ground due to an illness in the there. operation. the Indian team management ond innings, my focus was to that and come up with few dif- “All-rounder Moises warm-up game in Sydney which family. “From where I had started All the hard work was by smashing a 73-ball 103 in spend as much time as possi- ferent plans,” Lyon said during Henriques has been added to ended in a draw. He is, howev- “Mitch has played a lot of to where I am at present, it is done by Shubman Gill, the visitors’ second innings ble and the result is I got a a virtual media conference. Australia’s squad for the first er, expected to be available for cricket. He played three Shield pretty exciting. Hopefully, I can Mayank Agarwal and against Australia A in the good innings under my belt,” While Lyon didn’t reveal his Vodafone Test against India the second Test in Melbourne, games. I am not worried about create chances and get close to Hanuma Vihari before Pant second practice game. he said. gamelan but did mention that after the hosts’ camp continues which begins on December 26. lack of preparation and in fact 400 wicket mark,” he said. joined the proceedings. “When I went out to bat The 23-year-old left-han- the whole team is in a better he bowled with the pink ball at “In the last five years, my Saha averages 30 plus in a lot of overs were left, so der said the team's main focus head space even though it will Indians to read about but there ago. It’s exciting and the tightest the Sydney nets. We all know bowling has gone to an altogeth- 37 Tests with 1238 runs and (Hanuma) Vihari and I want- in the second practice game, be missing key players like is a great vibe in this Australian Aussie team that I have been a how good he is with the pink er new level. I love the challenge three hundreds in his kitty. ed to build a good partnership. as a batting unit, was to spend David Warner due to injury. team and we are in far better part of,” Lyon said. ball,” he said. of playing an attacking side like Besides, he has 103 dismissals We wanted to bat as much as time in the middle against the “I can’t reveal my plans for place than we were two years “We have done a bit of For someone with seven India.” behind the stumps, including possible. I was just trying to pink ball. $?3..-"%4/?4" ! ' ,R $455+# ?# didn’t take our opportunities 1 when they came. We were ew Zealand shot to the top good in patches but still not >@+# Nof the world Test rankings good enough,” he said. on Monday when they After losing the first Test in ristiano Ronaldo marked his 100th thrashed the West Indies by an New Zealand by an innings Cgame for Juventus with a pair of innings and 12 runs to wrap up and 134 runs, and being rolled penalties in a 3-1 success over Genoa an emphatic series win. for 131 in the first innings of on Sunday, as the champions closed the It lifted the Black Caps to the second Test, they saved gap on Serie A leaders AC Milan who 116 points, equal with their best for their final bat on 8. were held at home against Parma. Australia at the head of the tour, scoring 317 all out in their French defender Theo Hernandez’s rankings table, and also second innings. ; brace rescued a point at the death for extended their unbeaten home The tourists resumed the AC Milan who came from two goals run to 15 Tests. day at 244/6, needing a further , - Paris Saint-Germain surrendered top spot down to draw 2-2 in the San Siro. New Zealand also stayed 85 runs to make New Zealand in Ligue 1 after losing 1-0 at home to Lyon on Sunday Milan’s lead on second-placed in the hunt for the inaugural bat again and with Jason but potentially suffered a more devastating blow as Inter was cut to three points after World Test Championship Holder on 60 and Joshua da an anguished Neymar was stretchered off with an Antonio Conte’s side staged a 3-1 final as they overtook England Silva on 25. ankle injury. comeback win at Cagliari. Chasing a first league title since to move into third in the Holder added one to his Tino Kadewere’s first-half goal secured Lyon a Playing without injured top scor- 2011, Milan are unbeaten in the first 11 standings behind Australia overnight 60 before he was seventh win in eight matches as they moved level er Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Milan had matches of a Serie A season since the and India, who start a four-Test out on the eve of the second “It was great for our squad bowled by Tim Southee, who with Lille, who took over first place earlier in the day looked set for their first league defeat 2003/2004, when they also won the series this week. Test, Latham said the team that we do have depth where also had Alzarri Joseph caught following a 2-1 home victory over Bordeaux. this season. Scudetto. “It does sound pretty cool,” stepped up with Henry guys can come in and perform behind after an entertaining 24 PSG dropped to third after losing for the fourth Hakan Calhanoglu rattled the In Genoa, Juventus were boosted said Tom Latham, New Nicholls overcoming a form straight away,” Latham said. — all from boundaries. time in 14 games this season, but the far greater con- woodwork three times with Brahim after their 3-0 Champions League win Zealand’s stand-in captain slump to score 174 and lay the But it was a disappointing Da Silva marked his maid- cern will be the health of Neymar after his ankle Diaz also hitting the post for the hosts in Barcelona, with Paulo Dybala get- while Kane Williamson is on foundations of the victory. tour for the West Indies, with en Test with a half-century but appeared to twist awkwardly under a challenge from before Hernani put Parma ahead after ting his first goal this season. paternity leave. Kyle Jamieson, in only his both Tests ending on the on 57 he fell lbw to Neil Thiago Mendes in stoppage time. quarter of an hour. Stefano Sturaro levelled for the “I didn’t realise that until fourth Test, took five wickets fourth morning. They have Wagner, who also bowled The Lyon midfielder was sent off for the tack- The Brazilian midfielder then set hosts after an hour. this morning,” he said of the in the first innings and two in now lost four in a row since Shannon Gabriel without scor- le following a VAR review while a distraught Neymar, up Jasmin Kurtic for the second after But Nicolo Rovella’s foul on Juan rankings boost. “We have been the second to be man of the beating England in ing to leave Chemar Holder in considerable pain, was taken off on a stretcher hav- 56 minutes. Cuadrado allowed Ronaldo to slot in playing some good cricket as of series. Southampton in July. not out 13. ing immediately signalled for medical assistance. But two minutes later Hernandez his first penalty after 78 minutes with late in our conditions, and Tim Southee took seven in Captain Jason Holder said For New Zealand, Wagner Lyon’s first win away to PSG since October 2007, headed in off a Calhanoglu corner with the second coming a minute from time away for that matter, and it’s a the Test. New Zealand also they only had themselves to took three for 54 and Trent provided fresh hope of a genuine title race this term the French defender adding a second after goalkeeper Mattia Perin brought pretty cool thing.” won the first Test in Hamilton blame. Boult finished with three for with the top five teams separated by just three points. in injury time off a rebound. down Alvaro Morata. After Williamson pulled by an innings. “It’s just tough when we 96. 7 % !/ D $ 7 P - #E?# es in the round of 32. 5?# ?# United, having slipped into 2@!45?#2 arcelona’s clash against last Europa League after crashing rsenal’s season went from poor to Bseason’s runner-up Paris out of their group in the ionel Messi saved Barcelona from another Adreadful as captain Pierre-Emerick Saint-Germain headlines the Champions League, face high- Lembarrassing result by scoring the decisive Aubameyang scored an own-goal and Uefa Champions League round flying La Liga side Real goal in a 1-0 win over lowly Levante on Sunday. the Gunners were reduced to 10 men of 16 fixtures as the draw for the Sociedad. Messi struck with 14 minutes remaining of in a 1-0 loss to Burnley in the Premier first knockout round was com- Meanwhile Arsenal, who a lacklustre display from Barca at the Camp Nou League. pleted on Monday. are in crisis in the Premier which will do little to ease fan fears following their Aubameyang had been looking to Defending champions League but had a perfect record 3-0 hammering at the hands of Juventus. end his goal drought, but at the other Bayern Munich, who are yet to in Europe, take on Portuguese Ronald Koeman’s side are still way off the end of the field at Emirates Stadium on lose a match since the beginning giants Benfica. The latter are pace in the title race, nine points behind Sunday. But the striker headed the ball of the last season in the placed second in Portugal’s top Sociedad who reclaimed first place into his own net while defending a Champions League and beat flight while Arsenal are starting despite only drawing 1-1 with Eibar. Burnley corner in the 73rd minute. PSG in the 2020 final, face at a relegation battle in the Barcelona do however have Boos rang out from the home Italy’s Lazio in what will be the Premier League. two games in hand on the crowd with 2,000 fans allowed under first meeting between the two Tottenham face Austrian Basque outfit. coronavirus restrictions. sides in this event. side Wolfsberger and Leicester Atletico are level on 26 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is Frank Lampard’s Chelsea City will take on Slavia Prague, points with Sociedad and under increasing pressure with his him to the ground after a challenge on were handed a tough draw, fac- while Scottish Premiership lead- also have two games in hand team 15th in the 20-team division with another player. ing Atletico Madrid in the first ers Rangers play Belgian side while Real Madrid are now 13 points from 12 games — four points The Gunners were lucky not to be knockout round of Europe’s side Porto, winners in 2004, that finished first in their groups Royal Antwerp. just three points behind the more than Burnley which climbed out down to nine men after VAR deemed most coveted club competition. while the competition’s most will play the second leg at home. Winners of Europa League leaders having played one of the relegation zone. that Mohamed Elneny wasn’t guilty of English giants Manchester successful side Madrid take on get direct entry into next season’s less after beating their local Arsenal was already down a man violent conduct just before the corner City and Liverpool will both be last season’s surprise quarter- Champions League. rivals 2-0 on Saturday. after Granit Xhaka was sent off for vio- was taken that led to the goal. Replays facing Bundesliga clubs, taking finalists Atalanta. The first legs of the knock- Villarreal are four lent conduct in the 58th after a VAR showed Elneny appearing to push on Borussian Monchengladbach The round of 16 first legs are In Europa League, strug- out fixtures are scheduled for points off the lead in fourth check and a review by the referee on the defender James Tarkowski in the face. and RB Leipzig respectively. scheduled for 16/17/23/24 gling in the domestic league, Thursday 18 February, with the after drawing 1-1 at Real sidelines. He ended up with a yellow card instead. Cristiano Ronaldo and February, with the second legs Manchester United and Arsenal second legs on 25 February. Betis, who are one point Xhaka had grabbed Ashley The Gunners have now lost four Juventus will play Portuguese on 9/10/16/17 March. The teams have been handed tough match- Seeded teams are at home in the behind Barca in ninth. Westwood by the throat and pushed consecutive home league games.