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As per the data, 1,822 travellers to Punjab from the United Kingdom in the last one month landed at the Delhi international airport. As many as 1,604 travellers to Punjab and elsewhere landed at the Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, after November 25. Of a total of 3,426 returnees, near- he weather is set to turn ly 2,500 are still believed to be Tmurkier for the plains of in the state. northwest India next week as As many as 16 returnees forecasts suggest the possibili- from the United Kingdom, ndia registered 18,732 fresh ty of severe cold gripping the n an alarming development, where a new variant of coron- Icases of Covid-19, the lowest region. Ihundreds of passengers who avirus was detected recently, in nearly six months, while Several places in north recently returned from the have tested positive in RT PCR 97,61,538 people have recu- India, including Uttar Pradesh United Kingdom have not been tests conducted on their arrival perated so far from the disease and Punjab, recorded their traced across the country due in Maharashtra. Two more pushing the national recovery minimum temperature below to incorrect contact details fur- passengers tested positive in rate to 95.82 per cent, accord- the five-degree Celsius mark on nished by them. The State Telangana after landed from ing to the Union Health Sunday. The India administrations are finding it the United Kingdom. Ministry data updated on Meteorological Department difficult to locate a number of One United Kingdom Sunday. has forecast severe cold wave in these passengers as their con- returnee has tested positive in The death toll climbed to parts of the region later this degrees Celsius in the past two tact numbers are either Jalore in Madhya Pradesh. He 1,47,622 with the novel coron- week and warning of dense fog. years in the last week of switched off or not traceable. In had tested negative on avirus virus claiming 279 lives The IMD on Sunday said December. From 2015 to 2017, many cases, their addresses December 7 after arriving in in a span of 24 hours in the the “cold wave” to “severe cold the mercury levels never are also proving to be incorrect. Delhi. He along with two mem- country, the data updated at 8 wave” conditions are also likely dropped below five-degree For instance 279 returnees bers of his family has tested pos- am showed. A total of 18,732 over Punjab, Haryana, Celsius in December. This year, in Talangana, 151 in itive now. A Merchant Navy cap- daily new cases were recorded Chandigarh and Delhi on the prevailing strong La Niña Karnatakan, 15 in Gurugram tain, who returned from the in the past 24 hours. The num- December 28 and 29 and over conditions over the Pacific are untraceable so far. United States and the United ber of new daily cases last North Rajasthan on December Ocean are said to be the major Meanwhile, 22 more passen- Kingdom recently in Bareilly, has reported a dip on July 1 when 29 and 30 and also in isolated driver behind the ongoing gers (16 in Maharashtra, two in tested positive for Covid-19. 18,653 cases were pockets over Uttarakhand, colder-than-normal winter. Delhi, two in Telangana and Meanwhile, two more per- registered. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar For declaring the cold day one each in MP and UP) who sons who recently returned to The Covid-19 case fatality Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh or severe cold day, the IMD returned from the United Delhi from the United rate was registered at 1.44 per due to consequent strengthening considers the wind chill factor Kingdom have been tested Kongdom were found to be cent. There are 2,78,690 active of cold and dry northwesterly — the effective minimum tem- positive. Covid positive during a door- cases of coronavirus infection and northerly lower level winds. perature due to wind flow. According to director of to-door contact-tracing and in the country which compris- Delhi, whose minimum The cold wave conditions are Public Health G Srinivasa Rao, flyers, 92 untraceable passen- Bengaluru since December 7 two weeks, cannot be traced. testing exercise. With this, the es 2.73 per cent of the total temperature has been hovering associated with the fall of min- 1,216 people have arrived in gers are from Andhra Pradesh, but have gone missing. Additionally, seven travellers number of people testing pos- caseload, the data stated. around 4 to 5 degrees Celsius imum temperature much Telangana from the United Karnataka, and Kerala. These 151 people are yet to have refused to get themselves itive for the disease after return- According to the ICMR, a this week, is likely to witness below normal and are usually Kingdom since December 9 The Karnataka be traced as their phone num- tested for Covid-19. ing from the United Kongdom cumulative total of 16,81,02,657 mercury levels fall below 3 less than 10 degrees Celsius and and a total of 937 have been Government also is now on the bers are either switched off or In Uttar Pradesh one pas- has gone up to 21 in the nation- samples have been tested up to degrees Celsius by the end of the maximum temperature is identified and tested for Covid- lookout for the 151 untraceable not traceable. In Gurugram at senger has went missing after al capital. All of them returned December 26 with 9,43,368 December. In Delhi, December 4.5 degrees Celsius or 6.4 19 and 279 passengers are still United Kingdom returnees. All least 15 returnees from the returning from the United from the United Kongdom samples being tested on temperatures have fallen to degrees Celsius below untraceable. Of the total 279 of them have returned to United Kingdom, in the last Kingdom. after November. Saturday. the lowest low of around 2.5 normal. $%& '' () )2* in 2020,” said Modi in his address. Modi said in the drive the protesting farmers on ovid-19 cases in the State towards “self-reliance” quality Wednesday on the occasion of Ccame down in comparison should not be compromised. armers camping along National Farmers’ Day. to last few days on Sunday with “I call upon our manufac- FDelhi’s borders and protest- On Saturday, the protesting 122 people found to be infect- turers and industry leaders ing against the Central farmer unions decided to ed on the day, figures compiled that when people have taken Government’s new agricul- resume the dialogue with the by the state health department determined step forward & tureal laws on Sunday were Centre and proposed revealed. The number of peo- when the mantra of ‘Vocal for seen marching while striking December 29 as the date for the ple declared recovered and dis- rime Minister Narendra Local’ is resonating in every utensils and chanting slogans next round of talks, farmer charged from health institu- PModi on Sunday addressed house, it is time to ensure that during Prime Minister leader Rakesh Tikait said. So tions stood at 134 on the day. his 72nd and the last edition of our products are world-class”, Narendra Modi’s monthly far, five rounds of talks have Ranchi district reported at monthly radio programme he said. “Mann Ki Baat” radio address. already taken place between least 53 cases against 50 recov- “Mann ki Baat” for 2020 saying Modi said in May this year, Earlier this week, several farmers and the Government. eries, while East Singhbhum the people have learnt “new the Kashmiri saffron was given farmer leaders had appealed to district on Saturday reported 15 lessons in each crisis” and the Geographical Indication people to join them in boy- cases against 18 recoveries. developed “self-reliance” dur- esting news” of increase in the Tag or GI tag.” Through this, cotting Modi’s radio pro- The number of Covid-19 ing coronavirus pandemic population of lions, we want to make Kashmiri saf- gramme on December 27 by patients reached 763 in Ranchi when supply-chain got dis- tigers and leopards in the coun- fron a globally popular brand”, beating “thaalis”, in the same and 1586 in Jharkhand after rupted world-over. try. he said. way the PM had asked the Sunday's findings. In his year-end radio-talk, Modi’s radio-talk came at a The PM spoke about happy country to bang utensils during One person died of the PM remembered great sac- time when thousands of farm- increase in the population of the early days of the coron- ! COVID-19 on Sunday in rifices of Sikh Gurus and their ers are protesting on the out- lions and tigers in the country avirus-induced lockdown. Dhanbad district taking the family members. skirts of Delhi against new farm from 2014 to 2018 and attrib- “The common people too " total death toll in the State to ! ! “On this day, the sons of laws. The PM greeted coron- uted the success to the non- are with farmers in their agi- 1019. " Guru Gobind Singh, sahibzade avirus warriors saying people of governmental efforts, among tation against the farm laws,” Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Apart from Ranchi (53) Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh the country applauded their others, of the civil society and said a protester in Amritsar as Minister Amarinder Singh’s and East Singhbhum (15), on the day and more than one the national average of 95.80 were immured alive; our work and learn new lessons in other organisations. he beat a “thali” with a spoon appeal to protesting farmers to Bokaro reported six cases, per cent of them were found per cent. sahibzade showed amazing past several months and devel- “India has seen a rise in and raised “Jai Kisan” slogan. not damage telecom infra- while Chatra (2), Deoghar (3), infected. So far, the government The growth rate of the courage and determination oped spirit of self-reliance. population of lions, tigers as “From December 25 to 27 structure seems to have failed Dhanbad (6), Giridih (1), has collected swab samples of virus in Jharkhand was 0.13 per even at that tender age. It was “Every citizen has felt the well as a significant increase in all toll booths in Haryana will to deter new attacks, with more Godda (2), Gumla (3), 47.48 lakh people and tested cent against the national on this day itself that Guru changes triggered by the pan- forest cover. Main reason is that not be allowed by us to collect than 176 signal transmitting Hazaribag (4), Koderma (2), 47.37 lakh of them. Health growth rate of 0.19 per cent. As Gobind Singh’s mother — Mata demic. The supply chain was not only the Government but toll, we will halt them from sites being vandalised in the last Latehar (2), Palamu (6), workers on Saturday collected per figures with the NHM, it Gujari attained martyrdom; completely disrupted but peo- several other people, civil soci- doing so,” the Bharatiya Kisan 24 hours, sources said on Ramgarh (10), Sindega (1) and swab samples of only 7,239 would take 515.73 days for the about a week ago, it was the ple leant new lessons from eties and other organisations Union (BKU) leader told Sunday. West Singhbhum (6) reported people. cases to double in Jharkhand. Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh challenges. We saw a new spir- are contributing towards forest reporters. This has taken the total the new cases. As per government data, The doubling rate in India was Bahadur ji too”, he said. it among the people, we saw the and wildlife conversation,” He had also urged people number of telecom tower sites The government tested the Covid recovery rate in the 372.65 days. The PM provided “inter- spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat he said. to skip a meal in solidarity with damaged to 1,411, they said. swab samples of 10,849 people State was 97.72 per cent against

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Incidentally, this is the host. spread from one person to the the human body brought by same drug, which continues to Dr Campbell had a very other by skin bite much like blood sucking female black fly create a lot of flutter and debate simple plan of study. He infect- malaria . As it was present in ,as mass prophylaxis as well as in the treatment of dreaded ed experimental mice with the poorest of the poor habitat its treatment . Fortunately COVID 19 and why not? For worms and parasites to make of the world even WHO did this disease ‘River Blindness ‘is its range of usefulness and them sick and then treated not bother much until the then not found in our part of the ,2 .) part of my solo song ease of use it is appropriately them by above mentioned soil UN Secretary General Kofi world, therefore the profound is that even my par- nick named as “miracle drug “‘ bacteria introduced through its Annan , who himself hailed impact that this drug had ity-based merchant ents have appeared !Dr Omura , a microbiol- feed. To his utter surprise it from Ghana ,Africa ,created a made in the lives of millions of Cnavy officer Yashraj in the video. They ogist from Kitosato Institute resulted into killing of those fund for neglected tropical dis- people was not felt here and Singh has come up with are my constant Tokyo, a strong believer in parasites straight away and eases (NTD ). Much required therefore did not make much his first solo song titled ‘ source of encourage- esides Penicillin and nature , isolated a soil bacte- thus curing the animal of the attention towards scientific news it so much deserved . Pehli Pehli Vaar’. The ment and advice.” BAspirin there’s one more ria known as ‘Streptomyces aforementioned disease. This research and fund for such dis- However what we experi- song has been shot at a When questioned drug which arguably can be avermitilis ‘which was found simple but straight forward eases were released and it got enced here was Ivermectin’s NH 33 based resort. The about his passion for capped as an all time most typically around a golf course approach was extended to a much needed push. exceptional role in treatment of song has been penned by singing, he said that valuable drug specially for the in Japan . It’s interesting to note host of animal parasitic condi- In the mean time in 70s, a filariasis due to another micro the singer himself and the music is his first love poorest of mankind and yet has that till date this novel bacte- tions one by one and was leading Pharma company filaria of Bancroftian type music has been scored by and would remain its origin in the most modest of ria has not been found in any greeted with unqualified suc- MSD, saw some business sense ,known for disfiguring ,dis- young music director attached to it. all the resources - the ordinary other soil other than the soil of cess in all most all such trials. in putting money into it . Very abling swelling of limbs known Guneet. “I am really over- ‘soil ‘. the afore said Japanese golf Veterinarians had found an soon original molecule derived as elephantiasis and endemic Young talent Yash, whelmed with the This drug is known as “ course ! easy to use answer for many of from soil bacteria, Avermectin scrotal hydrocele requiring who is an engineer by kind of response I Ivermectin “ which is beneficial Omura was studying their nagging animal parasitic ‘s chemical structure was fig- surgery for innumerable peo- profession, said that the received with the in the treatment of varieties of microbes in the soil and came diseases but it had to be adapt- ured out and it’s much active ple . Now thanks to this drug, song has become a big hit release of my first simple yet socioeconomically across novel bacteria which ed to human conditions in derivative ‘Di -hydro bancroftian filariasis is at the as it is getting maximum song. I think the bud- devastating disease such as were entirely different in its course of time. Avermectin ‘known as ‘IVER- verge of its total elimination . number of likes on ding singers should onchocerciasis ( river blind- growth characteristics from FDA approved this drug MECTIN’ was synthesised . Ivermectin’s impactful role YouTube and other social make it a habit to ness) ,lymphatic filariasis , others which made it worth initially for animal use only. It’s use in river blindness, in curing lice and mites present media platforms. practice daily and ascariasis ( round worm ) and examining and pursuing for its However, in course of time the second most common on the skin surface and hair of “Being a navy officer show keenness to an array of very common skin antibiotic effects. He soon FDA found it fit for human use cause of blindness in the world poor people with low hygiene I remain in sea most of learn every bit conditions like pediculosis ( contacted Dr Campbell, an as oral drug with almost no after trachoma, which inflict- awareness in developing coun- the time. I face challenges of it.” lice) and scabies ( mite) which expert parasite pharmacolo- side effects in recommended ed millions of people in sub tries such as India has been no in my life with music, Talking about the is generally associated with gist from USA who was work- dosage of upto 170 micro Sahara Africa, central & South less than a boon. soulful songs inspire me changing face of the abject poverty and ignorance . ing for a pharmaceutical giant grams per kg body weight. America and parts of Arab Such a versatile drug with to sail the struggles of sea music industry, Yash It’s also known as a block MSD . Huge success awaited its peninsula for centuries was multiple modes of action can life. I have always dreamt said: “ Music today buster drug for veterinarians MECHANISM OF use in host of diseases helping designed and treated under still be the most sought after of coming up with a single and to listen to it. The response has has become like a fashion. treating a host of animal par- ACTION millions of people suffering WHO supervision. This drug drug for Covid 19 as some during lockdown I got time to been good, considering this is With passage of time it keeps asitic conditions. Ivermectin acts on gluta- from disease such as River thankfully brought total control research papers indicate but pen songs and one of my my first ever release,” said Yash. changing. The genre of music Little wonder that it’s dis- mate gated chloride ion chan- blindness ,a disease caused by of dreaded ‘River Blindness ‘ certainly we need a more favourite compositions has The young singing talent, may change but ‘riyaaz’ ( prac- covery was found eminently nels present in the nerves and a microbe called ‘onchocerca just by giving a single oral pill robust clinical trial to establish been released. I want to come who is also known for his tice) will always be the same. suitable for Nobel prize in muscles of many parasites by vulvulis ‘ transmitted through of ivermectin at six monthly its use in Covid 19 with cer- with acomplete album next,” skills in guitar said: “I want to Singers may come and go but Physiology or Medicine albeit hyper polarising them. This repeated bites of black fly intervals to the entire popula- tainty. said Yah. continue my passion in the an artist has to keep practicing quite late in the year 2015 and leads to paralysis of the larvae species called ‘simulium along tion .Within three to four years The writer is former “Within few minutes of its field of singing. to succeed. Carving a name for was awarded to Dr William C and such paralysed organisms the highly oxygenated water it interrupted the life cycle of Professor and Head of release the song started getting My parents are my greatest me is not a struggle it is the love . Campbell (USA) and Dr are subsequently eliminated bodies flowing in Africa and onchocerciasis by killing the Medicine, RIMS, Ranchi, several hits on YouTube. I support, and want me to take for music that helps me Satoshi Omura (Japan). by scavenging system of the central & South America microfilarial larvae present in Jharkhand. never expected so many people up music seriously. The best grow”. "$% # # ! "# &56!$(" 6) & the scheme youths will be provided 21;<2, year has gone and this university has of admissions to 100 now and hence 7 7 '& 8 &/$9 " employment oriented training in the not been able to appoint its candi- joining of the selected candidates here pursuit of economic self- reliance. he Nilamber Pitamber universi- dates for the B Ed department, said as faculty members is of great need. Under this scheme the BSF personnel, Tty is dragging the issue of sources. Principal said the admission is yet to 2@2) 2< their wards and the common man will appointment of faculty members for Sources said more than 100 days start. Vice Chancellor of the NPU be benefited by taking part in the its lone B Ed department of GLA col- have passed since the verification of Ram Lakhan Singh said, “The delay he Border Security Force of India scheme. lege Medininagar (read Daltonganj) the documents/ papers etc of the in appointment of faculty members Thas signed a Memorandum of He further said that youths from for months for reasons best known selected candidates for this B Ed in the B Ed department of GLA col- Understanding (MOU) with the Meru and the adjacent villages will be to it, said sources. department the appointment is in lege is surely inordinate. A long National Skill Development made skilled enabling them to earn The NPU issued a ‘notice’ declar- limbo. Sources said the silence of the time has passed.” Department of Government of India to livelihood, while country will have ing eight candidates as ‘selected’ for university over this appointment is Singh attributed ‘factors’ for this create the skill manpower in the coun- additional skilled hands. “We have the B Ed department of GLA college enigmatic and raises an eyebrow. inordinate delay saying, “ I did ask try. The BSF has given the name of the decided to train civil youths in 17 dif- here on 28.8.2020. Again the NPU Principal of the GLA college I J our university officials to work on it scheme as Prahari Kaushal Vikash ferent programmes of skilled enhance- started verification of papers/ docu- Khalkho said, “I have been pressing but they just did not do the needful. Yojana for the dependent and civil ment. We have consulted two NGOs for ments of its selected eight candidates the university to give us faculty I am to chase my officials for every youths. Under this scheme vocational, the training of youths. After the prop- on/from 18.9.2020. members for our B Ed department in work.” technical and skill development edu- er agreement with NGOs we will start The university has issued the this college. It is the university to do He said, “There took place a cation is being made available to the the training programmes. The willing employment notice for faculty mem- this.” change of registrar here. Our regis- youths. youths over 18 years of age can regis- "4 P bers of its B Ed department way back Khalkho further said there is an trar went to Kolhan university The Commandant of BSF Meru ter with BSF Meru camp for the pur- O P on 11.10.2019 itself. increase of 50 more seats in this B Ed Chaibasa and we got one from there camp IG, Ravi Gandhi, said that under pose. , " By this account more than one department taking the total number for our university.” +#

)2* OBC morcha chief Amardeep take them to the baric undemocratic action taken Yadav met the agitating police camp jail forcing on the youth, police home he State BJP delegation candidates at Khelgoan. them to sit on the guard candidates and demands Ttoday met agitating and Later, talking to media per- stadium floor in their immediate release. injured police candidates at sons, Verma said that the youth winter without food Meanwhile, the State BJP Khelgoan expressing solidarity of this State are facing problem and water.” today strongly opposed the fact and support to them. The agi- due to State Government’s Verma claimed that in the late evening on tating police candidates, who wrong policies and worst the that the BJP delega- Sunday police forcefully made were sitting on dharna in sup- Government is even snatching tion, which includ- protesting police aspirants fill port of their demands at their democratic right to protest. ed respected senior bonds and forcibly loaded them Morhabadi ground on Saturday The BJP general secretary public representa- into buses and sent them to dif- evening were evacuated from claimed that the Government tives was denied ferent districts. Hundreds of ground and when kept at came to power riding on false from meeting candidates were also forced to Khelgaon by police. Several promises made to youths of pro- injured and agitat- board the train from Ranchi police personnel were injured in viding five lakh jobs to youths ing youth. After a lot Railway station. BJP workers the incident after police report- within one year. He said, “The of pursuance, two led by State BJP spokesperson edly lathi-charged on agitating present government has not people were allowed Pratul Shahdeo staged a strong police candidates. even failed in providing five lakh to meet the police protest against this dictatorial A delegation headed by jobs to youth, but the govern- candidates under attitude of the government at State BJP general secretary ment is even snatching jobs police supervision. Ranchi Railway station and Pradeep Verma and comprising from youths. The police are act- Terming police strongly countered the govern- former minister and Ranchi ing on agitating police candi- action as a dark day ment's coercion. Protesting stu- MLA CP Singh, MLA Naveen dates as if they are terrorists.” 5" 6 # "7 in Jharkhand’s histo- dents are being vigorously sup- Jaiswal, former MLA and party Questioning police action, , !" , 45 " ry, Verma said that pressed by lathi sticks and the vice president Gangotri Kujur, Verma said, “How administra- the State BJP strong- BJP will make a strong coun- spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo, tion can arrest youth in night, " ly condemns the bar- terattack, he said.

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All districts will "$#" +" # Mohababadi Ground in Ranchi the function, seating chairs etc. be connected with the State $' today and took stock of the Officials present on the level programme live and insti- preparations for the grand func- occasion apprised the CM that tutions, which have done bet- /. tion to be held on December 29 the State level function would ter work during the Corona 1 #" to mark the first anniversary of be held on December 29 from period, will be felicitated. ) $* " the government. The CM, on 12:30 pm. In view of the Corona In the ceremony, the CM =# -= / the occasion, obtained complete infection, following the social will inaugurate 19 schemes $ AB information regarding prepa- distancing, total arrangement of worth Rs 1458.95 crore, lay the $+$ rations point-wise from the about three thousand people is foundation stone of 11 schemes officials and gave necessary being arranged in the venue. 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' ##4 " - /*+1 ; * .+, -" - .+# " $ " # ' $ $ ". # < $ " #. 2$ ,$ < ' ,2 .) reached the steel city. #" $" He said though all the returnees who test- $ 76' " "" ix residents of the east Singhbhum district, ed negative in both the tests tested negative, they Swho returned from the United Kingdom have been asked to remain in home isolation for $ recently, tested negative. The office of the inte- the next one week. 'D 6CFA #"D grated disease surveillance programme (IDSP) Of those who returned from England, one AA' " $$ ## of the East Singhbhum district had conducted is from Bistupur, one from Mango, one from "7F $ *+1 ; * rapid antigen test and Reverse Transcription Rahargora in the Parsudih area, one from Agrico .+ +, . # Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test on and two from Sonari. The woman returnee is a $ "" "" ' the England returnees' swab at Tata Main resident of Sonari. Hospital. The district health department was worried Amid the detection of coronavirus strain in about these residents as Jamshedpur does not the UK, which is said to be more infectious than have a facility to conduct strain tests for Covid- <"$ * the existing one, the move of conducting 19. Covid-19 tests on the returnees has been start- “We are now relaxed as none of the six per- " ed. sons tested coronavirus positive. If any one of An official said while reports of all the rapid them tested positive, then we would have to find Ranchi: Chief Minister East Singhbhum will be inau- antigen tests done came late on Saturday out exactly how we could put the infected per- Hemant Soren led State gurated. evening tested Covid-19 negative, not all the son for a test in the line of Covid-19 Strain in Government will facilitate In the ceremony, the CM reports done under RT-PCR test have not come absence of any such facility here in the city,” he Corona Warriors' during the will inaugurate 19 schemes yet. said. first anniversary celebration worth Rs 1458.95 crore, lay the “We are happy to share the results. Allreports In view of the New Year and the threat of a on December 29 for their foundation stone of 11 schemes done under RT-PCR test have come yet, but fresh wave of Covid-19, the administration has exemplary performance during of 1091.92 crore and launch 15 )2* 5 " !! " hopefully the report of the remaining tests will also decided to increase the number of teams the transition period. The schemes. During this time, 8 !! also come negative as there were no symptoms conducting Covid-19 tests at picnic spots. The grand ceremony is set to be assets will also be distributed he JMM, Congress alliance % , 4 # ! of the Covid-19 in them,” said the official. team strength at Dimna lake will be increased organised at Capital City’s among 5.33 lakh beneficiaries. Theaded by Chief Minister " He said beside the six persons which from two to four in view of the heavy rush of Morabadi ground on the first All schemes are to be imple- Hemant Soren on completion include a woman, the integrated disease sur- picnickers while in other picnic spots two-two anniversary of the State mented under several depart- of one year of Government is launched. The government tion in the State has dropped veillance programme officials had conducted teams will be deployed. Government. ments. going to launch several welfare from next month January will but in the past few months the both the rapid antigen test and RT PCR on 34 Revealing about the steps, a police official The government will gift peo- Under the Urban schemes. State Finance and provide ration at subsidized situation is improving. Oraon others who had come in contact with the said special squads of cops are carrying out ple of Jharkhand with schemes Development and Housing Public Distribution Minister rate to green ration card hold- cited various measures under England returnees during the period of patrolling the city roads after the dusk and con- worth Rs 2500 crore on the department Giridih Urban Rameshwar Oraon said that the ers. which revenue collection has December 11 to December 20 when they ducting surprise inspection of hotels and clubs. occasion. Water Supply Scheme, green ration card scheme will The department of food, gone up due to professional law, Some of the prominent Chakulia Urban Water Supply be launched for PDS benefi- public distribution and con- revenue collection has also schemes, whose foundation Scheme, Ranchi Municipal ciaries under which people liv- sumer affairs on the occasion gone up due to various initia- will be laid during the even Corporation Building, ing below poverty line (BPL) is also going to roll out the Sona tives taken by forest depart- include Renovation and Command Control and will get one rupee per kg of Sobran Dhoti Saree scheme ments. Oraon said, “Due to Beautification of Nehru Park in Communication Center, food grains. under which one saree, dhoti professional tax and revenue Dhurwa, Ranchi, Ranchi Jupami Bhavan will be inau- Families living below the (or lungi) will be provided to from forest department the Urban Water Supply Scheme gurated, while under the poverty line in the State will be 57.10 lakh families in State government has earned rev- Phase II, , Pharma Park in Industry department given a green ration card by the twice a year at a subsidized rate enue of Rs 530 crore.” Bijupada, Leather Park in Electronics Manufacturing State Government. Five kg of of Rs 10 a piece. The finance minister on Nirsa, Dhanbad, Rimi Mahani Cluster in Adityapur will be grains per unit (person) will be The Jharkhand Cabinet in the occasion also highlighted Producer Company Limited inaugurated. given by the green card. Under October this year has already various initiatives and steps at Kudu, Lohardaga under Under the Drinking Water the Jharkhand State Food given its nod for the scheme. taken by government during SFURTI scheme, Baidik Lah and Sanitation department Security Scheme, only poor The Soren government is going corona pandemic such as Foundation at Bundu in Ranchi Digital Inauguration of 38 families deprived of ration to launch the scheme for the bringing migrant workers and Swavlambi Cooperative Rural Water Supply Schemes cards will get the benefit of this second time. through flight, starting Dadi Society at Lari, Ramgarh, Eco will be held, while under the scheme, for this fresh applica- The scheme was first kitchen for migrant workers, Tourism Circuit Building Construction depart- tion is to be given. introduced by the UPA gov- setting up Daal Bhat Kendras Under the Agricultural ment inauguration of newly Rameshwar Oraon said ernment headed by then Chief on highways for migrant work- Animal Husbandry and constructed building of that under the scheme 15 lakh Minister Hemant Soren in ers. Cooperation department Dairy Collectorate Hazaribagh, families will be benefitted as the 2014, but when the BJP gov- The Finance minister on plant in Sarath of Deoghar, Subdivision Court at Chandil State Government will pro- ernment headed by Raghubar the occasion also highlighted newly constructed Cooperative and Seraikela Kharsawan, vide ration at subsidized rate to Das came to power the scheme various initiatives taken by the Management / Training Quarter for Chandil and people. On December 29, when was discontinued. health department such as RT- Institute building at Khunti's Seraikela Kharsawan the Hemant Soren Finance minister Oraon PCR test for corona patients, Fudi will be held, while under Subdivision Court, Upkara in Government completes one claimed that due to the corona setting up isolation wards and the Energy department Grid Barhi Subdivision of year the scheme will be pandemic, the revenue collec- other medical facilities. 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$ Apart from this, the cur- tains of prematurely born " "< newborns were also treated, who were suffering from a )2* ( D fatal disease called Retinopathy of he office bearers and the mem- Prematurity. Tbers of the State unit of Integrated )2* Dr. Nidhi Gadkar Para Teachers Sangharsh Morcha Kashyap, who was also felic- gathered at Prabhat Tara Ground on anchi MP Sanjay Seth hon- itated by the MP, holds an Sunday in the State Capital to chalk Roured the Corona warrior doc- international degree of out strategy for their future plan. tors at the IMA Auditorium in cornea transplant specialist The State Level Jharkhand State Ranchi on Sunday. About 125 from FRCS, ICO. She saved Para Teachers Union, President, leading doctors of all the hospitals the eyesight of many such Sanjay Dubey informed that if the in the Capital city were honoured children who injured them- Government will not declare their in the programme, two doctors selves by playing with bow regularisation of job on 1st anniver- from Ranchi who died of corona, and arrow after watching sary celebration day on December, 29 Dr. S K Paul and Dr. Suresh the serial characters in the then the Union will hold statewide Prasad, were first paid floral trib- lockdown. Dr. Nidhi then movement. During the meeting it was utes and a 2-minute silence was performed a complex oper- decided that the Union will sit on observed for peace to their souls. "# & ation of the damaged dharna on January 17 at the resi- The event was chaired by Dr. , " cornea and saved their eye- dences of ruling legislators, on & "$ GD Banerjee, President of IMA, sight. January 24, they will sit on dharna at " $ " and the guests were welcomed by The young doctor of Kashyap ity of Covid 19 test. Without wait- On this occasion, the Ranchi the residence of all Ministers of the Dr. Sambhu Singh, Secretary, IMA, Memorial Eye Hospital, Dr. Bibhuti ing for the test he performed the MP said that the readiness with State Government and on February untrained, NC marked Para teachers, Members of the state unit, all dis- Jharkhand. Seth honoured all the Kashyap, who was felicitated by the operations and saved the eyesight which Dr, nurse, medical staff, the union will hold 'Fulfill Promise' it should be paid at its earliest. trict heads and district secretaries doctors by offering roses and MP, maintained the emergency ser- of all the patients by risking his life. working in this corona epidemic agitation in front of the Chief Outstanding honorarium payments were present in the meeting. Those shawls. vice of the hospital 24 hours a day If those patients were sent to the saved the lives of the people, irre- Minister residence. for the last financial year including 69 who were present on the occasion The doctors were from vari- during the epidemic. government hospital for examina- spective of their lives, their debt can For the preparation of the agita- Para teachers West SinghbhuM dis- were Binod Bihari Mahato, ous hospitals including RIMS, He not only saw the patients tion of Covid 19, they might have never be repaid. “In reality the doc- tion, all 264 block committees will trict at the same time payment Hrishikesh Pathak, Pradyuman Sadar Hospital, NRHM Namkum, but also operated on the children, lost their vision due to delay in tor on earth is another form of meet on January 3 and all 24 district should be paid to Para teachers from Kumar Singh Pramod Kumar and Medanta Hospital, Medica youth and elderly who came for surgery. God, who is going to give new life committees will meet on January 10 other districts also. members of the union. Hospital, Alam Nursing Home, emergency service from far flung Dr. Bibhuti Kashyap is trained to the people on earth. to prepare a plan regarding the agi- During the meeting it was decid- It may be mentioned here that Paras Hospital, Rampyari Hospital, areas of the entire Jharkhand and in AIIMS, New Delhi and holds an I also salute your parents who tation. ed to intensify the movement regard- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital, returned light to their eyes. If they international degree of FRCS and made you Doctors to serve the During the meeting a condem- ing payment of discrepancy hono- made a promise through mentioning Samford Hospital, Orchid Hospital, were not treated at the right time, ICO in vitro retina and cataract people. Today the people of India nation motion was passed on the viral rarium of TET passed mercury teach- in its election manifesto to regularise Centevita Hospital, Seva Sadan their eyesight would have gone for- surgeon. He saved the light of the are safe from this epidemic. It is audio of Congress MLA Irfan Ansari ers. It was also decided to elect the the job of Para Teachers. Now JMM Hospital, Dev Kamal Hospital, ever. eyes of those who suffered injury because of all you. Your service from Jamtara. Unified Front state unit for which a leads a coalition government in the Guru Nanak Hospital, Raj At this time the private patho- in lockdown whose lens was dam- debt can never be repaid, but my Payment of honorarium has not 21-member Election Steering State so that the Para teachers decid- Hospital, Gandhinagar Hospital. logical labs did not have the facil- aged and moved from its place. duty is to honour you,” he said. been since the last 19 months of Committee will be formed. ed to remind its pre poll promise. !! + / &' 6F+G7A$ H. $ $ $ (NIA) over allegations of leak- the removal of the then CBI and active cases, that is steadi- ing information about the chief Alok Verma. ly increasing, is nearing 95 lakh he race for the CBI chief arrest of Indian Mujahideen Uttar Pradesh police chief ndia reported its lowest daily and presently stands at Tpost hots up with the operative Yasin Bhatkal. Awasthi, an IPS officer of 1985 Ispike in Covid infections 94,82,848, it said. names of Gujarat cadre IPS Asthana is currently the batch, may emerge as a dark since June at 18,732 new cases Maharashtra has 59,223 officer Rakesh Asthana, Kerala Director General of the Border horse for the top post in the on Sunday. The Union health active cases while Kerala has cadre IPS official Loknath Security Force (BSF) and also CBI given his 12-years of expe- ministry termed this a “land- 63,927 active Covid-19 cases. Behera and Director General of heads the Narcotics Control rience in the Central anti-cor- mark peak in country’s infec- 72.37% of the new recovered Police of Uttar Pradesh HC Bureau (NCB). Behera is cur- ruption agency. He also head- tion trajectory”. cases were concentrated in ten Awasthi doing the rounds in rently the police chief of Kerala. ed the vigilance department This is the second time in States/UTs with Kerala report- bureaucratic circles. While Asthana is consid- of the State police and also the week that the daily cases ing the maximum number of The CBI Director RK ered close to the top political enjoys proximity to UP CM, number has dropped below single day recoveries at 3,782 Shukla is scheduled to retire on executive at the Centre, Behera the sources said. 20,000, said the Health newly recovered cases. 1,861 February 1 after completion of is a Kerala cadre Indian Police The posting of the CBI Ministry adding that of the 1.01 people recovered in West the fixed two-year tenure in the Service (IPS) officer. National chief is cleared by a three- crore cases, active infections Bengal followed by 1,764 in agency. Security Advisor Ajit Doval is member panel headed by the stand at 2.78 lakh. Chhattisgarh. While Asthana, a 1984- also from the same cadre. Both Prime Minister. The Chief “This is the lowest after 170 Meanwhile, a total of batch IPS officer, was removed Asthana and Behera have expe- Justice of India and the Leader days. The total active cases were “Landmark peak in India’s istry tweeted. positive cases,” it said adding 16,81,02,657 samples were test- from the post of Special rience of postings in the CBI. of Opposition in the Lok Sabha 2,76,682 on 10th July, 2020. The Covid-19 trajectory as daily It also said that India has that the total recovered cases ed for Covid-19 up to Director in the CBI following The possibility of granting being are two other members. toll has remained below 300 new cases drop to 18,732 after reported a trend of sustained stand at 97,61,538, with 21,430 December 26. Of these, an ugly spat with the then an extension of service to the Once appointed, the officer level in the second consecutive 6 months. India’s total active decrease in the number of new discharges in the last 24 9,43,368 samples were tested agency chief Alok Verma, outgoing CBI boss cannot be gets a fixed two-year tenure of day while India’s Covid-19 tally caseload has fallen to 2.78 lakh active cases. “India’s present hours, according to health min- yesterday, according to the Behera, a 1985-batch IPS offi- ruled out given his handling of service unless the government of cases climbed to 1,01,87,850 (2,78,690) today. This is the active caseload consists of just istry tally. Indian Council of Medical cer, was shunted out from the the agency in a non-contro- extends the service of an offi- on Sunday,”’ said the Ministry. lowest after 170 days, the min- 2.74 per cent of India’s total The gap between recovered Research (ICMR) National Investigation Agency versial manner, especially after cial. *# I) + "" # 7 9/: $AB" *&6C"$ lead study author Andrew smokers switching to e-ciga- O"I $ Stokes, assistant professor of rettes specifically because of Muzaffarnagar: The son of a hose who used e-cigarettes global health at Boston existing health issues (rather local BJP leader in Tor vaping in the past are 21 University’s School of Public than the vaping itself causing Muzaffarnagar in Uttar per cent more likely to devel- Health. these issues), the researchers mid the farmer agitation Pradesh has died due to op a respiratory disease while Evidence of the health only included people in the Aand impending organisa- COVID-19, according to his those who currently use them effects of vaping, from this and study who reported having no tional elections of the party, for- family. Thirty-two-year-old has a 43 per cent increased risk, keted as a less harmful alter- other studies, “highlights the respiratory issues when they mer Congress chief Rahul Vinit Tyagi, the son of former a study has said. native to smoking traditional importance of standardizing entered PATH, adjusting for a Gandhi left for Milan on BJP district president Devert It warned that because of cigarettes, it has been difficult documentation of e-cigarette comprehensive set of health Sunday. His absence from India Tyagi, died at a Ghaziabad vaping, there might be an to tell whether the association product use in electronic health conditions. comes also at a critical juncture hospital Saturday evening. He increase in respiratory disease between vaping and disease is records,” said co-author The researchers found, for Congress and its Central was cremated here on Sunday. as youth and young adults age just a matter of smokers switch- Hasmeena Kathuria, a overall, that former e-cigarette Election Authority (CEA) Tewari had slammed Rahul the USA. Rahul had accompa- Union minister Sanjeev Balyan, into midlife, including asthma, ing to vaping when they start Pulmonary Center faculty use was associated with a 21% which is preparing for party's for holidaying in Shimla dur- nied her. Uttar Pradesh minister Kapil COPD, and other respiratory experiencing health issues, member. increase in the risk of respira- presidential elections. ing the Bihar election campaign Rahul had chosen to go Dev Aggarwal and several BJP conditions. pointed out the researchers. For this study, researchers tory disease, while current e- His departure Italy comes and held him responsible e for abroad when Congress had leaders expressed their condo- The new study is one of the Further, because e-ciga- used data on 21,618 healthy cigarette use was associated a day before Congress’ foun- the Grand alliance narrow been exchanging barbs with the lences over Vinit Tyagi's first to look at vaping in a large rettes are relatively new to the adult participants from the with a 43% increase. dation Day. defeat at the hands in NDA. BJP over the farm laws. Punjab death.Meanwhile, number of otherwise healthy scene, until recently it hasn’t first four waves (2013-2018) of More specifically, current Several senior Congress After facing criticism Congress leaders have been Muzaffarnagar recorded 26 people over time, examining been possible for researchers to the nationally representative e-cigarette use was associated leaders have questioned the fre- Rahul had to cancel a two day providing logistical support to more COVID-19 infections on the effects of e-cigarette use conduct long-term studies Population Assessment of with a 33% increase in chron- quent vacations by Rahul vacation in Jaisalmer. the protesting Punjab farmers. Sunday, taking the number of independently from other tracking how vaping impacts Tobacco and Health (PATH), ic bronchitis risk, 69% increase Gandhi and his sister party Both Rahul and party Rahul Gandhi had recent- active cases in the district to tobacco product use. The find- health, they said. the most comprehensive in emphysema risk, 57% general secretary Priyanka Chief Sonia Gandhi had also ly met President Ram Nath 369. According to District ings have appeared in journal “This provides some of national survey of tobacco and increase in chronic obstructive Gandhi Vadra and urged them missed the parliamentary Kovind as part of two separate Magistrate Selva Kumari J, four JAMA Network Open. the very first longitudinal evi- e-cigarette use to date. pulmonary disease (COPD) to spare time and effort for the debate on the three farm laws Opposition delegations, inmates of the district jail were Because using e-cigarettes dence on the harms associated To make sure their findings risk, and 31% increase in asth- revival of the party. due to Sonia Gandhi's ill- demanding the repeal of the among those found infected or (“vaping”) has been mar- with e-cigarette products,” said weren’t accounting for cigarette ma risk. RJD leader Shivanand health- necessitating her visit to three controversial farm laws. with the virus on Sunday. PTI " & 4%! % 7 / # & 6 Q$$ $ *1 # New Delhi: The Indian It is being executed and mon- been completed out of 2,479 # Government's initiative to itored by the Ministry of Home km. n keeping with the changed reality carry out development works Affairs. The government had said New Delhi: Covid-19, in the early monia. The patient was put on a venti- Iin Covid times, the National Skill in Left Wing Extremism-affect- This state of affairs was dis- that it believes that through a months of the pandemic, was consid- lator. However, when his health did not Development Corporation (NSDC) ed states face hurdles as road closed in a report of the holistic approach focussing on ered as a disease affecting the lungs and improve, he was flown to Apollo via air has joined hands with online educa- construction in these areas is Parliamentary Standing development and security- circulatory system. However, with time, ambulance," said Dr Rajesh Chawla, tional portal DigiVidyapeeth to for- "abysymally slow". Committee on Home Affairs, related interventions, the LWE evidence has started to accumulate Senior Consultant, Pulmonology & mulate e-curriculum for skills upgrade The government has sanc- headed by Congress Deputy problem can be successfully where it is found to be causing rare and Respiratory Disease at Apollo told IANS. for both professionals and students. tioned construction of 9,338 Leader in Rajya Sabha, Anand tackled. unsuspected diseases in its patients. One The doctors here continued to In this regard, the Media and km of roads but of these only Sharma, on the Demands for It has also stated that the such disease is Acute Hemorrhagic keep him on the ventilator. Meanwhile, Entertainment Skills Council (MSEC), 1,796 km length of roads are Grants of Ministry of Home extremists do not want root Leukoencephalitis (AHL), whose link they administered him sedatives and a setup of the NSDC, has inked a pact Soni said that DigiVidyapeeth has the complete, a parliamentary Affairs placed in Parliament on causes like underdevelopment to Covid has been reported in a few muscle relaxants for appropriate ven- with DigiVidyapeeth, under which capacity to give shape to the future panel has said. December 21. to be addressed in a meaning- cases outside India and doctors have tilation. Chawla said that the condition the portal will develop online courses career of youth. The e-platform It has been observed that The committee noted that ful manner since they resort to started calling it as Covid Encephalitis. of the patient's lungs improved within keeping with industry needs and the engaged in providing online profes- there is delay in construction of of 9,338 km sanctioned roads targeting school buildings, One such case was reported in a few days after which, he was removed former will accord recognition to sional certificate courses, has developed roads in the most sensitive under Road Connectivity roads, railways, bridges, health Indraprastha Apollo Hospital where the from anaesthetic drugs. them. solutions to the new challenges which LWE areas like Telangana and Project for LWE Affected Areas infrastructure, communication patient suffered this disease after con- However, the patient did not respond The agreement was signed recent- will be faced by students in the chang- Chhattisgarh and this is slow- (RCPLWE), only 1,796 km facilities etc in a major way. tracting the Covid-19. even after hours of removal from the ly by MSEC CEO Mohit Soni and ing post Covid scenarios, he said. ing down the inclusion and length of roads have been com- They wish to keep the pop- A 55-year-old man, with co-mor- sedatives, and was later discovered to have DigiVidyapeeth MD Pradeep Khatri Khatri added that the pact aims to give development processes of these pleted. ulation in their areas of influ- bidities, had contracted Covid-19 with gone into a deep state of coma. The later here.. a boost to the Skill India Mission and regions and negatively affecting The panel has asked the ence marginalised to perpetu- mild symptoms and isolated himself at investigation revealed that he had devel- To begin with, DigiVidyapeeth Digital India Mission launched by the the capability of Central Armed Ministry of Home Affairs for ate their outdated and failed his home in Jammu. oped AHL in his brain, Dr Vinit Suri, has developed courses in the field of Government. Police Forces and state police in the reasons regarding "abysy- ideology. Consequently, the "Being a diabetic and patient of Senior Consultant, Neurosciences at digital media marketing and mobile The Narendra Modi Government tackling the menace. mally slow progress" in com- process of development has hypertension, his condition started dete- Apollo told IANS. Generally, patients journalism to enhance the skills of pro- has set up a target of skill development The government is carry- pletion of these roads especially been set back by decades in riorating within days. Blood oxygen sat- wake up within a few hours after remov- fessionals and will train them in line through MSEC to over 12 lakh people ing out development works in with respect to Telangana many parts of the country uration levels plummeted and he was ing sedatives. However, when this patient with latest technological advances. till 2022. However, due to the covid cri- LWE areas under Security where 147 km has been com- under Left Wing Extremists' admitted in a local hospital where doc- did not move his limbs even after sever- Later, new courses will be developed sis, it is pushing its skill development Related Expenditure (SRE) and pleted out of 705 km and influence, the government tors found his lungs infected with pneu- al hours, it alarmed us. IANS for other sectors too. On the occasion, programs through digital mediums. Special Infrastructure Scheme. Chhattisgarh where 319 km has added. IANS N ' + , : & &&$ *&6C "# O (& Amaravati: Six returnees from the samples for testing. Four of the con- One person succumbed to the # $% ) *+*+ UK to Andhra Pradesh and four of tacts have tested positive. While virus during the last 24 hours. With Kolkata: Organisers of the their contacts have so far tested pos- three are from Guntur district, one this, the death toll rose to 7,094. ArrayImphal:Prime Minister previously, Manipur was International Kolkata Book Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S itive for Covid-19, health officials person is from Nellore. According to state command Narendra Modi has kept the known for terrorism, block- Fair have finally decided to Yediyurappa on Sunday flagged off Aditya said on Sunday. The samples of those tested control room, 422 people recovered northeast in his heart and thus ades, shutdown, agitations, but postpone the annual event for Mehta Foundation's (AMF) ongoing Infinity In all 1,216 people from the UK positive were sent to National from the virus during the last 24 showered the region with a at present, most terrorist out- several months till there is an Ride-2020 here as the country's first- ever para returned to Andhra Pradesh and of Institute of Virology, Pune and hours ending 10 a.m. on Sunday. huge amount of central funds, fits have shun their violent improvement in the Covid-19 cyclist and his team members resumed their them 1,187 were traced. Efforts Centre for Cellular and Molecular The cumulative recoveries mount- tamed the decades-old terror- activities and joined the main- situation, an official said on journey to raise awareness about para sports were on to trace the remaining 29. Biology (CCMB) for genome ed to 8,70,342. ism and established peace, stream. Sunday. The Publishers and among people. A team of 30 cyclists, part of A total of 1,162 returnees were in sequencing to find out if they are The number of active cases Union Home Minister Amit "Those extremists Booksellers Guild had initial- Infinity Ride 2020, which has covered 31 cities quarantine. Six of the returnees found infected by the new strain of the virus dropped further to 3,625. Shah said on Sunday. remained off the track, they ly decided to postpone the during their challenging 3842 km-long journey infected by coronavirus. They include found in the UK. "We have not yet During the last 24 hours, 46,386 "Development of north- would also do so following 45th edition of the book fair to from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, arrived in the two from Guntur district and one received the reports," said an official. tests were conducted. With this, the east region is the mantra efforts of the BJP government," a later date, the official said. city on Saturday. each from East Godavari, Krishna, Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh total number of tests conducted so (vision) of Modi ji, hence he the Union Minister said. The book fair was originally The Infinity Ride aims to spread aware- Anantapur and Nellore districts. on Sunday reported 349 new Covid far rose to 1,16,20,503. Tests per mil- (Prime Minister) and the gov- Criticising the Congress, scheduled to be held from ness about para sports and scout talent to train Officials also traced 3,282 con- cases, pushing the state's tally to lion ratio in the state increased to ernment led by him excelled which ruled the northeastern January 27 to February 7. and nurture them at Asia's first-ever Infinity Para tacts of UK returnees and sent their 8,81,061. 2,17,612. IANS all-round development of the state until 2017, Shah said that The fair will be held once Sports Academy and Rehabilitation Centre in region -- connectivity to infra- it failed to solve the numerous there is an improvement in the order to groom the talent and prepare them to win structure and economic uplift- problems of Manipur. pandemic situation and the medals for the country at the international O $ ment of all sections of people," "During the past three threat of infection lessens, he stage. Shah said after laying the foun- years, under the BJP led gov- said. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief New Delhi: Days after the gating agency arraigning them, but the pattern aged from representing dation stone of various devel- ernment under Chief Minister "With normal international Minister said, "I appreciate the support Aditya Special Cell of Delhi Police lawyers as accused in emerging from all such their clients in these cases," opment projects. N. Biren Singh, the state is flight movement yet to begin Mehta Foundation is giving to para athletes and raided the office of advo- criminal cases. instances, where lawyers the letter said. Addressing a gathering at moving ahead on the path of and with the school, college people with disabilities to get them into sports." cate Mehmood Pracha, "We write to you as a are being targeted, is hard The letter also said the Hapta Kangjeibung ground progress. campuses closed, we cannot "I wish them all the best in their journey and one of the defence coun- group of lawyers who are to ignore. that this is also a larger here, he said: "Prime Minister Doing justice for Manipur, put the health safety of lakhs of future endeavors. May they continue to organ- sels in the northeast Delhi deeply concerned about "Raids in the office of issue that goes beyond Narendra Modi has visited all Prime Minister Narendra Modi people at risk," Guild president ise such rides in the coming future." Earlier riots case, the Delhi High the recent instances where Mr Mahmood Pracha, the riots case, wherein the states of the region around had given the biggest gift to the Tridib Chatterjee told after arriving in the city, the riders visited Mitti Court Women Lawyers the investigating agency advocate is the latest lawyers who are vocal 40 times so far. The BJP gov- people of the state by promul- reporters.Regulating the entry Cafea chain of inclusive cafes entirely run by spe- Forum has written to the has been arraigning example of such intimi- about defending civil lib- ernment led by Modi ji has gating the Inner Line Permit of people in a book fair of this cially-abled people, and shared their own life President of the Delhi lawyers as accused in dation by the Delhi Police. erties are being systemat- given a fresh identity to the into Manipur as the people of magnitude, and not giving changing experiences with the specially-abled High Court Bar criminal cases," the letter Mr Pracha is representing ically targeted. region. the state had been agitating for book lovers access to over 700 cafe employees. Association read. several accused persons in "This is clearly an act "After the BJP led NDA the ILP for many stalls on the fairground will not The cyclists highlighted the fact that sports (DHCBA). The letter further said the recent riot cases in of vindictiveness on part government came to power, the years." be feasible, Chatterjee not only empowered them, but as sportsperson In its letter written to that though the proceed- Delhi. of the investigating agen- northeastern region has given The ILP was enforced in said. representing India has given a purpose to each DHCBA President Mohit ings initiated against such The recent trend indi- cies whose actions are the priority in development." the entire state of Manipur on "It is more advisable to wait of their lives. Aditya Mehta expressed his grat- Mathur, the women lawyers are ostensibly cates that there are other preventing lawyers from The Home Minister, who December 11, 2019 for the for some more time till the sit- itude to Yediyurappa for flagging off the ride and lawyers expressed deep independent of the mat- lawyers too who are being carrying their out profes- came here from Guwahati on protection of the indigenous uation improves," he said. PTI motivating them. PTI concerns over the investi- ters being handled by intimidated and discour- sional duties," it said.IANS Sunday on a day's visit, said that people. IANS !! - "

4 two Kashmiri youth were also rial were recovered. ,2 . apprehended after a long chase On further enquiry, it was ;, 6# in Narwal area of Jammu along found that the group is associ- joint team of security with weapons and ammuni- ated with banned terror orga- Aforces on Sunday appre- tion. nization JEM and were oper- 4 ;77"<!$!=7 "< roots democracy in Jammu hended terrorists with explo- Sharing details of the operating in the area with the ,2 . &5'7!&!' !$" $"<! and Kashmir. sive material near Galuthi area ation launched in Mendhar intention to carry out some $"!7<$".!@" “It is now time for the of Mendhar in Poonch district. tehsil of Poonch, a Jammu subversive activities. senior Army officer head- 9'5 6)!7 76$7 elected representatives to work Meanwhile, in Kashmir based Defence PRO Lt-Col The two terrorist associates Aing Srinagar based 15 ! "011@0A1!77$7&!& for the people and for the peo- valley a Special police officer Devender Anand said, “The apprehended in Jammu were corps headquarters on Sunday !"<;$7!7!'7" 57$&& ple to seek delivery in terms of (SPO) who had decamped with terrorists apprehended possibly identified as Raees Ahmad said in order to divert the );;7"! '"5= )&!$ development activity,” he said. service weapons was also belong to a terror outfit ‘Jammu Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan attention of its people from ";!7 !"&)!") " On winter posturing along apprehended along with three and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force’”. Dar of Churath, Qazigund and internal issues, Pakistan may the LoC wherein infiltration is other associates by the police. He said, the apprehended ter- Subzar Ahmad Sheikh, son of try to escalate tensions along !77!$7 more likely through lower According to police rorists were likely to carry out Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh of the border by pushing in ter- the Indian territory.The fron- heights, he said there are con- records, the SPO identified as a blast in Rajouri district and Earlier, on December 13, search, one vehicle tried to flee Ashmuji, Kulgam. One AK rorists even during peak of tier districts of Rajouri and tinued reports of 200-250 ter- Altaf Hussain had earlier were probably attempting to two foreign terrorists possibly from the cordon which was rifle, one pistol, two magazines winter or resorting to ceasefire Poonch this season have rorists in launch pads in PoK decamped with two AK 47 disrupt the communal harmo- belonging to Jammu and stopped tactfully, the occu- and some rounds have been violations. already witnessed a spike in the looking for a chance to infil- rifles along with one Jahangir ny prevailing in the region. Kashmir Ghaznavi Force were pants tried to resist who were recovered from their posses- In both eventualities, we number of ceasefire violations trate. who was later on arrested by Defence PRO said, “with the also killed in an encounter at overpowered by the security sion. are ready and will give a befit- and infiltration bids under the “They will try to exploit the security forces in a cordon arrest of these terrorists, the Dogrian (Poonch) on old forces. According to police ting response to any such mis- garb of cover firing by the for- bad weather to infiltrate, but and search operation. security forces have unearthed Mughal Road. He said, their Out of them one was iden- records, Raees Ahmad Dar adventure,” Lt-Gen BS Raju ward posts across the line of the security forces are focusing This is the third incident of a nexus involving local terror- connection to Pak handlers is tified as Deserter SPO turned had a previous history of said in Srinagar. control. on both direct infiltration into weapon recovery in the last 48 ists which were involved in fer- also being probed. terrorist Altaf Hussain. The involvement in terror activities Referring to the prevailing Sharing his assessment Kashmir through the LoC and hours and has alerted Jammu rying war like stores and nar- In Srinagar, a police other 3 have been identified as having four cases registered security situation along the about the recently concluded those attempted through the and Kashmir police to uncov- cotics”. He said a thorough spokesman said, in a joint Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Jamsheed against him. Initial investiga- LoC in the region, Lt-Gen DDC polls in Jammu and south of Pir Panjal. er the nexus between the local search operation was still operation Budgam police along Magray, and Zahid Dar all res- tion revealed that he is work- Raju claimed there are more Kashmir the senior army com- The deployment on the conduits and terrorist han- going on to recover more arms with 53RR and 181 Bn CRPF idents of Pulwama. On their ing for terrorists. The role of his than 200-250 terrorists waiting mander said these polls were LoC is robust and supported by dlers sitting across the border. or explosive material from launched a CASO at search, arms & ammunition associate is also being ascer- for their turn across different held peacefully and the people layers of surveillance devices,” Earlier on Friday evening their hideouts. Hayatpora, Chadoora. During and other incriminating mate- tained. launch pads to infiltrate inside got to vote to invigorate grass- he added. ,(- 2 - " $ . < " ;212 yet visited the Eden Gardens… taken in his interest. BJP and joined that party to * " He once told me that… so I “It is a party of extortion- save their skins … today they hile the last Sunday of the went to invite him for a visit to ists the led by the Bhaipo,” he call the Bhaipo an extortionist . # # # Wyear saw BJP leader the stadium,” Ganguli said say- said adding how the villages but I want to remind you that Suvendu Adhikari and ing “please do not spin stories were being ignored by the top this was the man whose name Aligarh: The State Government Chennai: On 26th his presidential Trinamool Congress MP about the visit.” TMC brass in the interest of a appears in Narada, Sharada, has sought a Covid report of December 2020 the address requested Abhishek Banerjee trading vol- Dhankhar later tweeted handful people in South Rose Valley and other scams … travelers returning from the UK Annual the Central leys of fire from two public ral- “Had interaction with ‘Dada’ Kolkata. This was the man who was from all districts. In this, 3 trav- Convocation and State lies a silent development with @SGanguly99 President “Most ministries are seen collecting cash rapped in elers returned to Meerut from Ceremony of VIT Governments to suspected political ramifica- @BCCI at Raj Bhawan today at enjoyed by a handful of people towel in Narada videos and the UK have been found coro- Chennai was con- spend more on tions took place at Raj Bhavan 4.30 PM on varied issues. living in South Kolkata and the now they call me an extor- na positive while, 2 passengers ducted virtually to higher education where BCCI president Sourav Accepted his offer for a visit to districts and villages are made tionist… these people are the in Ghaziabad and 3 in Gautam confer degrees on and stated, “devel- Ganguli met Governor Jagdeep Eden Gardens, oldest cricket to serve only … I hate that real extortionists… I am not Budh Nagar have been found 2.039 graduands opment of a coun- Dhankhar for about two hours ground in the country estab- party in which I was there for afraid of the CBI or ED because corona positive. The Covid who have success- try depends on before exiting as quietly as he lished in 1864.” the past 21 years and saw there is no proof of extortion report of these travelers will be fully completed the development came. Though the Raj Bhavan things taking shape personal- against me.” sent to Delhi's Institute of their respective of higher educa- Moments after the former sources too said that there was ly,” Adhikari said asking the He said “If they can prove Genomics and Integrative courses : Ph.D., MS tion and higher India southpaw’s exit the nothing much to be read into people to “gift Bengal to that I am corrupt then they will Biology to investigate the new (By Research), education is not Governor tweeted about his the discussion stories did the Narendra Modi if you really need no CBI or ED … I will go Covid strain. MBA, MCA, M.Tech. Software grandeur for academic qualification meeting with “Dada” and BCCI rounds that the BJP wanted one want to save Bengal from the to the gallows myself,” won- Because of the new corona Engineering (Integrated), M.S She called upon the grad- alone; it increases employment president saying he “accepted of India’s most successful cap- hands of “tolabaz” (extortion- dering why Adhikari was ask- strain, a Covid test is being Software Engineering uands, “Realise your responsi- opportunities, economic pro- the invitation” extended to him tains to begin a new innings in ists).” ing Bengal to be handed over conducted for all the passen- (Integrated), M.Tech., B.Tech., bility as the youth of this great ductivity and growth.” to visit Eden Gardens. politics while the star cricketer There was a dire need for to Modi. gers coming from the UK to B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.), and nation; keep upskilling, keep Scholarships have been offered While the former India had not given his words regard- the State to be in the hands of “Is Bengal a commodity Aligarh. Corona test of 22 peo- B.B.A.,LL.B.(Hons.). contributing towards more pro- to more than 6000 students so captain before entering the ing the issue. a party that rules the Centre. like onion, potato or tomato ple has been done and the The Chief Guest, Hon’ble ductivity and efficiency; inno- far by VIT through the Higher Governor’s house said that his Meanwhile, Adhikari a for- “Then only an all round devel- that it can be handed over …” reports of all came negative. Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan, vate and learn to relearn for education trust and was a “courtesy call” the mer Bengal Minister and close opment can come.. Continuous he asked saying “till Mamata Test of 2 more people has been Judge, High Court of Madras, sustenance; solve the contem- “Higher education can stop Governor said that a lot of Mamata Banerjee aide who anti-Centre stance will lead us Banerjee is there no one can done and their report will in her the Convocation porary, real world complex child marriages”, he opined. issues were discussed with him left that party early this month to nowhere,” he said telling a defeat TMC.” come. The Aligarh adminis- Address congratulated the problems.” She recalled the Professor Rambabu Kodali, adding it was a great experience launched a scathing attack on massive audience at Danton in Asking the “traitors” to tration is alert to the new graduands; applauded the clarion call of Swami Vice Chancellor welcomed the talking to him. the TMC leadership, particu- West Midnapore that “the State quit the TMC in bigger num- strain of Corona. For this, achievements of VIT and Vivekananda, “Arise, awake, gathering and briefed about the But none would dwell on larly Chief Minister Mamata must be protected from the bers he said “Go out in as many sampling of 13 people who appreciated the pioneering and stop not till the goal is achievements of VIT at the reasons behind an unusu- Banerjee’s nephew and hands of extortionists.” numbers as you want because returned from the UK was efforts taken to complete the reached.” National and International ally long discussion in a cour- Diamond Harbour MP Reacting sharply to his Mamata Banerjee is like Sachin done on Friday. The report also courses in online mode with- Dr. G. Viswanathan, level. Vice Presidents tesy call limited to extending Abhishek Banerjee saying every attacks Banerjee told an equal- Tendulkar … till the time she came negative in RTPCR. out any disruption and con- Founder and Chancellor, Mr.Sankar Viswanathan, invitation to visit the Eden leaf turned in the TMC at the ly big rally at Diamond is batting there is no tension Before that also, the RTPCR ducting the convocation cere- Vellore Institute of Technology Dr.Sekar Viswanathan, Mr. Gardens. “Ever since he came instance of the Bhaipo (read the Harbour that “some people even if the 9 wickets have report of 9 people came mony virtually in all its (Deemed to be University) in G.V.Selvam and Asst. to Bengal last July he has not nephew) and every step was have sold their spines to the fallen.” negative. PNS 5< " $(

4 ,2 . ,K $"$ # : 2 <2) building the gaushalas. Along with the urban bodies, a large head of the New Year cele- or the protection of the number of gaushalas have been Abrations fresh spells of snow- # 2 ""$+A Fcow, CM Yogi Adityanath built in the cities and the vil- fall in different parts of Jammu had built gaushalas from the lages. So far 161 Gaushalas have and Kashmir brought cheer on 4 ,2 . and staged the encounter”. cities to the villages. These been established by the Animal the faces of those linked with the “They deliberately and purposefully gaushalas are now facing the Husbandry Department in the tourism and winter sports activ- fter the Jammu and Kashmir police on chose not to follow SOPs, they planted ille- problem of budget shortage. district having about 19000 ity as more tourists are expected ASaturday submitted a 1,400 page gally acquired weapons and material on their Most of the gaushalas in the cows. to arrive here to usher in the new chargesheet against the accused Army cap- dead bodies after stripping them of their district have not received gov- The Animal Husbandry year 2021. tain and others in the Amshipora encounter, identities and tagged them as hardcore ter- ernment grants in the last four Department demands a budget The cave shrine of Mata in which three labourers from Rajouri were rorists in possession of war-like stores and months resulted in a shortage in the financial year. In April, Vaishno Devi also witnessed the killed on July 18, 2020, in the local court in deliberately providing false information to of fodder and straw. 11 crores were demanded for season's first snowfall late Sunday Shopian, the Chief Judicial Magistrate has colleagues/senior”, police spokesman said. Currently, the gaushalas the financial year 2020-21 but evening. Pilgrims present at the issued a fresh order asking the Army author- As per SOPs Army informed the police have a debt of 3.98 crores. In now 9 months have been cave shrine welcomed the snow- ities under relevant sections of law to give for registration of FIR. During investigation this financial year, only 4.55 passed and only 4.55 crores fall amid religious chants. their opinion whether the accused Captain of above said FIR, sections 307 IPC, 7/27 crore has been paid while the have been released. Chief Executive Officer, Shri Bhoopendra Singh @ Major Basheer Khan Arms Act, 16 ULA(P) Act against the slain department sent a demand of This amount has been paid Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board of 62 RR be tried by the Criminal Court of youth were dropped and the offences under 11 crores to the government. till August-September. Since ,Ramesh Kumar also posted a ordinary jurisdiction or by the Court section 302, 364, 201, 436, 120-B, 182 IPC In 2017, CM Yogi then no money has been video clip saying pilgrims at the way remained disrupted follow- Several passenger vehicles Martial. and section 7/25 IA Act against accused Adityanath has emphasized received for gaushalas. cave shrine enjoying snowfall. ing fresh landslides at several remained stranded at different According to a statement issued by the Captain Bhoopendra Singh @ Major Basheer cow protection and opened Gaushalas owe 3.98 crores till Meanwhile, traffic on the places between Udhampur and locations due to suspension of spokesman of the Jammu and Kashmir Khan of 62 RR, accused Tabish Nazir S/O the treasury of the budget for December. Jammu-Srinagar National high- Ramban. traffic. police late Sunday evening, “a 1400 page Nazir Ahmed Malik R/O Chowgam and Bilal chargesheet was presented before the CJM, Ahmed Lone S/O Ghulam Nabi Lone R/O Court Shopian against the accused Captain Arabal Nikas Pulwama was established and *B@ @ Bhoopendra Singh @ Major Basheer Khan therefore incorporated in the instant Case. of 62 RR and Tabish Nazir S/O Nazir During the course of investigation, the Ahmed Malik R/O Chowgam, for commis- disclosure of accused persons led the SIT to sion of offences u/s recreate all the scenes of crime which 7 P ;5" 302,364,201,436,120B,182 IPC r/w 7/25 IA includes routes used after meeting the vic- Act”. tims and the place where the victims were . 2 the State Government must be free from Maharashtra and was kept in abeyance till mer chief minister said. During the investigation, a statement of murdered. During further investigation all the vice of arbitrariness and must con- the next cabinet meeting. It was brought “Every cabinet agenda is to be kept 49 witnesses was recorded under relevant the circumstantial evidence which includes harging that the Maharashtra gov- form to Article 14 of the Constitution of to my notice that when only a few pro- secret until a decision is taken but to my sections of law and a total of 75 witnesses two Vehicles, service rifle of Captain Cernment policies aimed at helping India,” Fadnavis said. jects of selected five developers were surprise the entire cabinet agenda with were listed under the list of witnesses . Bhoopendra Singh of 62 RR etc. were real estate sector to mitigate Covid effect Fadnavis said that he always sup- analysed to capture its effect, it was found note and draft GR is in circulation and According to a police spokesman, “inves- seized. were being “implemented selectively” to ported steps taken to boost the demand out that this will lead to a windfall gain available with all developers and on social tigations revealed a conspiracy was hatched During investigation, accused Bilal provide “windfall gains”, former chief during pandemic and decisions like of more than 2000 crores,” he said. media and if rumours are to be believed by accused Captain Bhoopendra Singh @ Ahmed Lone S/o Ghulam Nabi Lone R/o minister and senior BJP leader Devendra rationalisation of stamp duty rates. Fadnavis went onto add: “Total some people are also doing some resource Major Basheer Khan of 62 RR, Tabish Arabal Nikas Pulwama has become approver Fadnavis charged that the windfall gains “Ready reckoner rates and Premiums are Windfall gain in one big premium land collection,” he said. Nazir S/oNazir Ahmed Malik R/o Chowgam under relevant Section of law and his state- made by a developer in just one big pre- a necessary step. However, under the garb parcel is Rs 1185 crores + Rs 620 crores He urged the state to “take correc- and Bilal Ahmed Lone S/o Ghulam Nabi ment has been recorded before the Court of mium land parcel amounted to Rs 1805 of reduction for rationalisation, = Rs 1805 crores to one developer own- tive action” and not to allow the state Lone R/o Arabal Nikas Pulwama to abduct CJM, Shopian. crore. windfall gains cannot be allowed to a ing 2 lakh metres of land parcel in west- resources to be exploited and squandered In a letter written to Maharashtra handful few.” “There seems to be a sys- ern suburb. This is just one example and for private gains “especially when day in chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, tematic method devised to give windfall there are many such cases which are and day out the government expresses its Fadnavis threatened that “in case no cor- benefit to said real estate developers by brought to my knowledge”. worry about its financial position”. ! 345 rective action” was taken in the matter, fragmented & prejudiced reduction of “If the policy of 50% reduction “ It is surprising that on one hand we he would be compelled to move the ready reckoner of some of their self- comes into effect the midsize developers are not able to help our farmers and ‘bara Bombay High Court. owned & interest plots to the extent of of Mumbai who undertake standalone balutedars’ and on other hand we are &" 64 5 Alleging that the recommendations 70% of the existing ready reckoners’ rates. redevelopment projects and SR Schemes allowing windfall gains to private people,” made by an expert committee appoint- The said reduction leads to reduction of would lose the competitive edge. Slum he said. Thiruvananthapuram: "There are 44 healthcare test positivity rate was 10.64 ed under the chairmanship of co-founder payments to be made to the competent rehabilitation schemes won’t be finan- “I reiterate that I am not against the Kerala registered 4,905 New workers among those infect- per cent. of HDFC Ltd Deepak Parekh to seek steps authorities,” he said. cially viable. This would militate against rationalisation of govt charges to boost Covid-19 cases and 25 related. At the same time, 3,463 A total of 76.95 lakh samples to revive the real estate selector which “Following the success of this Modus the topmost priority of the government the demand, but my worry and concern ed deaths on Sunday, taking patients have recovered from have so far been sent for test- is ailing because of Coronma pandem- operandi, it is now proposed using the of Maharashtra which should ideally be is about the blatant misuse of power the total number of those the disease. Of those diag- ing. The district-wise figures ic were being “implemented selectively” Deepak Parekh committee report to fur- to have a slum free Mumbai<’ he said. under the garb of reforms. I am therefore affected in the state to 7.40 nosed with the disease, 83 for those who tested positive , Fadnavis said: “It seems that certain ther halve the statutory payments levied “The cabinet proposal also says that purposefully writing this letter to you in lakh. Health Minister K K have travelled to the state today for coronavirus are vested interests have colluded for the pur- by the Corporations & State in lieu of the 50% rate cut, the develop- English because in case no corrective Shailaja said out of the total from outside," the Minister Ernakulam 605, Kozhikode pose of extending benefits to a few Government,” the former chief minister ers will have to bear the stamp duty on action is taken by you despite being made positive cases, 4,307 were of said in a release. 579, Malappuram 517, handful parties at the expense of State said. selling of an apartment. Looking at the aware, I will be compelled to file a PIL local transmission and the The Minister noted that Kottayam 509, Kollam 501, exchequer” “The same was proposed in the last windfall gain any developer stands to in the Bombay High court at Mumbai,” contact source of infection 46,116 samples were tested Thiruvananthapuram 322, “I must state here that the actions of cabinet meeting of the Government of receive, he will happily do that, the for- Fadnavis said. for 471 was not traceable. in the last 24 hours and the Kannur 289. PTI !! . / /# " $'$ 4 31 # '$ 4 4 !"#$$%& 2" 7 R & 6 0 +S *O6P& &$ $ # 0 S 9 /DE0(*@ $" # $" + "$ F S D )= + / ( F / /DE0(*@ * # /DE0(*@ $012,%* + + . here is a parable which is P + Q - < D popular in the corridors 1-= )= ens, cattle and other farm animals. One night while the " ( ( Bedouin was asleep, a chicken # was stolen from his farm. The *33 " " next morning, the Bedouin woke up to find the chicken missing B3 and turned the whole farm upside down. 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This is espe- merely be a pyrrhic victory for Enforcement Directorate (ED), interest litigation filed in 1996 cially tragic because India is in us to celebrate while the “chick- 6$ $ / ' R $ National Investigation Agency by two distinguished former desperate need of police en thief” is still at large. (NIA) and other similar agencies, Director Generals of Police, reforms. Firstly, because of the (The author is a former IPS $ $ $ in addition to police stations Prakash Singh and NK Singh sheer miniscule size of the officer and member of the across the country. — passed directions and laid existing police force — as per Congress party. 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KQ The greatest learning is that our current eco- , J P# Q nomic models do not benefit everyone equally. This J P# K is particularly true for rural societies. To combat this we will have to contend with the almost universal KQ suspicion of our grand political schemes. While we , J P- # do need plans and systems, we also need mutual Q 1; accountability. Before we have the entire apparatus >; ;) J P- - in place — the economic plumbing — we must KQ understand more concretely what such a strategy *. > , J P# Q means to the people it is meant to serve, who know ; * 1; J P# KQ best their own problems and also have relevant and .)121 , J P- # S sustainable solutions for them. ).)2 Q Tackling the problems of the disprivileged >; 1 J P- - requires a fundamentally-different approach: One 2;* 2=+ that starts with the people themselves and encour- locals. We have to constantly navigate climate change, infusion of toxic elements aging of crop inputs. They will use their KQ *;; *2= ages initiative, creativity and drive from below. This 2 existing unjust, broken systems while at into the food chain from chemical residue own experience or knowledge acquired , J P- # principle must be at the core of any strategy that the same time reimagining them applied in the crop field leading to decline through experimentation rather than Q > ); 12= hopes to transform their lives; only then it can be .12 2 ' Since local entrepreneurs know the in human health and livelihood and the relying on hearsay or advertising, when J P- 0 D, lasting and meaningful. community dynamics and power relation- erosion of agricultural expertise. buying inputs (for example seeds and fer- N KQ Approaches to rural development that respect *. >).)2 ships, they are well-attuned to handling Formerly, societies might have depend tiliseers). , J P- Q the inherent capabilities of the people who live in 1)2:;) 21 ; the actors in the local ecosystem. Their upon 200 to 300 crops for food and health The pandemic has already underlined J P- KQ rural areas and systematically build on their expe- *2 ); ;1 potential to drive change is tremendous, security but gradually we have come to the the need for them to come up with con- , J P# ( rience, have a reasonable chance of improving their 1);.< but they often lack opportunities for train- stage of four or five important crops: text-specific solutions for ecologically # Q lives. This can include enhancing their capacities to ; &*1) ing and education and are unable to access wheat, corn, rice and soybean. This sustainable agriculture. We hope farmers J P- # Q mobilise and manage resources effectively. If peo- >; 1 networks and finance. Yet they are an homogenisation increases profitability will apply their own knowledge of ecolo- ple can be given the support they need to build their essential part of society and often don’t for a handful of owners, to the detriment gy, soil fertility management, seed preser- # * own democracies in their own ways, they can do the : * 2) receive the credit they deserve as policy of everyone else. vation and pest management which they ( I.9 rest themselves. In doing so, they will not only move drivers and implementers in India’s chal- The cultivation of indigenous and her- used to rely on before the advent of con- J *; 2<1 their own communities, they will also take the world ;:1 ); lenging developmental space. itage crops has the potential to make agri- ventional agriculture. # ( . + with them. There has also been a failure of agriculture genetically diverse, sustainable and There are many lessons to be brought < . 0 This is because local leadership is critical to dri- >; 1+ cultural strategy which needs reappraisal. resilient to climate variability. Indigenous to the table from field experience. We need 1 2 R ving ownership of social programmes. We need to 2)1 * 21 < Food crops have gradually been aban- landraces have evolved in the region over to understand the existing human condi- S hire individuals with the entrepreneurialism and < <+ doned in favour of cash crops which are thousands of years of agrarian practice and tions rather than hastily proposing tem- # S drive to create change on the ground. You can’t solve * ;& 2 < more profitable but are also highly water have relied on fungicides, organic fertilis- plates that serve the interests of the own- P 6 the problems of the “last mile” from the headquar- 2Q*.1 ;;: intensive. The high yielding variety (HYV) ers and pesticides prepared from locally ers. Experts need to combine their knowl- ters. It takes local entrepreneurs, empowered to adapt 1 );* seeds which entered Indian fields during available materials. The Green Revolution edge with grassroots action and a wider easily to the nuances of local cultures to succeed. This the Green Revolution were less resistant introduced newer methods of cultivation; community of practice. The incredibly " S Q approach has to be guided by local wisdom and must to droughts and floods and needed deli- brought in new strains of seeds generat- evolving and complicated ecosystem 0 0 0 show a deep appreciation of ground realities. cate management of water, insecticides, ed through modern methods of plant requires better collaboration and partner- )= We need to develop more inclusive policies to pesticides and chemical fertilisers. breeding which gave high yields; intensi- ships for understanding, analysing, design- M 5 N ensure that rural development is made socially, eco- These crops also attract more pests, fied the use of fossil fuel fertilisers; ing solutions and for undertaking impact I / nomically and environmentally sustainable. Inclusive forcing farmers to apply chemical pesti- increased acreage through double crop- studies to contribute to the wider knowl- - $ $ . rural transformation can be promoted through peo- cides to save them. So, every year the ping; used pesticides and mechanical edge pool within. We have to usher a cul- 5 ( ple-centered development in which beneficiaries farmer had to spend more to grow such equipment extensively and massively; ture where farmers can apply their own ( become agents of their own development, partici- crops. Typically the commercial seeds had and drilled into groundwater reserves knowledge and skills rather than being /DE0(*@ - P( pating in designing, decision-making and execution to be purchased year after year, and farm- through deep borewells. expected to follow what the external agen- Q $ # / of the processes. Moreover, the strategies for inclu- ers could not reuse seeds from their crop, Native heirloom seeds adapted to local cies are prescribing. sive transformation have to be context-specific, with seed manufacturing giants filing law- diets and conditions were replaced by There is need for integration of an building on local solutions which best address local suits against small farmers who did so. It expensive corporate-produced hybrids, entire gamut of resources, ranging from I O < % challenges. became a perpetual treadmill. Families often dumped in India after having failed financial and human to markets and enti- PQ PQ Such solutions may require adaptation over time. faced crippling healthcare costs, crop fail- elsewhere. Although the new high-per- tlements. When we address these issues D P Q PQ People will not actively and emotionally participate ures, loss of income and debt, all direct- formance varieties guaranteed high yields, empathetically, we can move ahead with P Q P Q P Q PQ in an intervention unless it has relevance to their lives ly related to pesticides. The overuse of they degraded soil quality, harmed biodi- a more self-assured, robust and proactive P Q P Q PQ PI Q and their strengths. When communities take charge chemical fertilisers for augmenting yields versity, polluted the environment and irre- engagement towards inclusive growth 1 $ 2 PQ PQ P Q of projects, they also contribute through their labour in the short term led to physical and chem- versibly damaged human health. and livelihood development. What we PQ and commitment and engage actively with the sys- ical degradation of the soil by altering the The pandemic will hopefully help essentially need is a community-based, P Q S P Q # tem to ensure that projects are completed on time. natural microflora and increasing soil farmers to take conscious decisions and businesslike approach encompassing I P Q We need to invest in developing local leaders salinity and alkalinity. Higher yields and shift gradually to sustainable practices, grassroots action, policy advocacy and 5 # PQ P; Q who are typically under-acknowledged and under- profits in the short-term have come at a rather than changing things hurriedly by everything in between. supported so we are able to effectively engage with huge socio-ecological cost such as biodi- following the instruction given by seed or (The writer is a well-known develop- 1 S ! R # $ popular movements, community-based organisa- versity loss, environmental pollution, pesticide companies through extension ment professional of international repute. % &'!(S# ) & (2 tions and grassroots activist groups that are close to land degradation, increased damage from workers, dealers, or the labels on the pack- The views expressed are personal.) +9!R E

leadership. Plus, Independents turned This was on hold due to those welfare schemes to them, the corrupt adopted an ambitious road map of cation period. Tourism has always a huge economic boost with flourish- out to be key players during these elec- who had converted the region into politicians misled the people and peace and progress, ushering in a new been the lifeline of Kashmir’s econo- ing religious tourism and start-ups in tions, registering their win on 50 seats. their political fiefdom in their nefar- kept the citizens impoverished. era of inclusive development and my and the enhanced infrastructure businesses like wood grain work, In Kashmir, the BJP has won three ious pursuit to exploit the innocent Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the transparent governance in the entire is proving to be a key to its success by mills, basmati rice trade, rice mills, car- seats, contrary to the expectations of people and resources meant for the cit- founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, region. The Central Government has promoting exports from the Valley as pets, electronic items and electric the Gupkar Alliance and has polled a izens. sacrificed his life spearheading a adopted an integrated approach to well. goods. good number of votes in all. The party Over the years, corrupt politicians nationwide non-violent agitation build state-of-the-art infrastructure The Road Transport and Similarly, Ladakh is witnessing an contested on 115 seats. In Jammu looted the Valley’s resources to fill their demanding complete integration of and unleashed a slew of fast track Highways Ministry, with its arms like unprecedented boost to infrastructure region, it fought on 129 seats, won 72 own coffers and kept dancing to the J&K into the Indian Union. On May social welfare and employment-gen- the National Highways Authority of development with all-weather roads $%6(%600# seats and lost 57. The BJP’s overall vote tune of divisive forces. It was the dar- 10,1953, he courted arrest chanting the eration schemes and programmes. India and the National Highways and highway networks coming up in percentage is 24.64 per cent as coming decision and vision of Modi, slogan that there can’t be two This is especially true for Medium, and Infrastructure Development a big way in difficult terrains and at he Union Territory (UT) of pared to 22.92 per cent polled by the which ensured the complete integra- Constitutions, two Prime Ministers Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) Corporation, in concert with the strategic locations. Domestic and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is PAGD. Independent candidates polled tion of the Valley into India. and two flags in one nation. He was including cottage, handicraft, hand- Border Roads Organisation and the international tourism promotion has Tset to chart the course of devel- 28.36 per cent votes, while the Even though the Gupkar Alliance taken to Srinagar jail where he died loom and horticulture enterprises as State Public Works Department are been given a big push in Ladakh. opment and social inclusion. The Congress got around 14 per cent. has won, but the fact that the BJP has under mysterious circumstances on the schemes are aimed at comprehen- currently engaged in completing a The sky seems to be the limit, with Valley is no longer the political fiefdom The performance of the emerged as the single-largest party, has June 23, 1953. sive growth and the socio-economic series of projects which will give central financial packages to Ladakh of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Independents and the BJP points to made the people’s intent clear. They are By revoking Article 370 on August emancipation of the marginalised impetus to growth and help entrepre- resulting in a phenomenal growth in Declaration (PAGD) or Gupkar the people’s disenchantment with the strongly aligned to the Constitution, 5, 2019, the Central Government has and underprivileged sections of soci- neurs establish producer companies its economy through enhanced agri- Alliance. Its members were expecting Gupkar Alliance, which has just reg- democracy and India. enabled the people of the region to ety in all three regions. with focus on further development of culture and livestock activities. The an absolute majority of the people to istered the proverbial Pyrrhic victory. Had the Gupkar Alliance mem- access all Central Government pro- Good quality, all-weather roads sericulture, cold water fisheries, wood- Centre and the State administration vote in their favour in the District In the DDC elections the real winner bers fought the election individually, grammes and laws including the right and national highways enhancing the work, cricket bats, saffron, handicraft must join hands and ensure all round Development Council (DDC) polls. is India, Indian ethos, values and the they would have been decimated. to reservation for the disempowered, hitherto lacking inter and intra-region and horticulture produce. development of the region. However, a large number of the peo- decision of the Union Government to Instead of working hard to mitigate the right to education and right to infor- connectivity have gone a long way in Jammu, with a rapidly-growing (The writer is deputy in-charge of ple of the Valley have put their faith completely integrate J&K with the woes and hardships of the people of mation, besides other facilities. promoting and creating fresh employ- rail and road connectivity, including BJP for J&K. The views expressed are in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nation. the Valley and taking the benefits of The UTs of J&K and Ladakh have ment opportunities in the post-bifur- the Jammu Ring Road, is witnessing personal.) !! 6

4 ) ) ) 6 ! = 4 $ West Palm Beach: Unemployment benefits for Rome: European Union 21 2. embattled Prime Minister K P millions of Americans strug- nations kicked off a coordi- Sharma Oli, known for his gling to make ends meet lapsed nated effort on Sunday to give high-level Chinese delega- pro-Beijing leanings, in a sur- overnight as President Donald Covid-19 vaccinations to the Ation led by a vice minister prise move, recommended dis- Trump refused to signed an most vulnerable among the of the Chinese Communist solving the 275-member end-of-year Covid relief and bloc’s nearly 450 million peo- Party arrived in Kathmandu on House, amidst a tussle for spending bill that had been ple, marking a moment of Sunday to “take stock” of power with former prime min- considered a done deal before hope in the continent’s battle Nepal’s political situation after ister Pushpa Kamal Dahal his sudden objections. against the worst public health the dissolution of Parliament ‘Prachanda’. The fate of the bipartisan crisis in a century. and subsequent split in the rul- Acting on the prime min- package remained in limbo Health care workers, the ing Nepal Communist Party, ister’s recommendation, Sunday as Trump continued to elderly and leading politicians according to a media report. President Bidya Devi Bhandari demand larger Covid relief got some of the first shots Although no specific dissolved the House the same checks and complained about across the 27-nation bloc to details about the agenda of the day and announced fresh elec- “pork” spending. Without the reassure the public that the vac- visit are available, the four- tions on April 30 and May 10, widespread funding provided bill’s plan to provide $600 two federal programs provid- cinations are safe and represent # ! 6.+ member delegation, led by sparking protests from a large by the massive measure, a gov- Covid relief checks to most ing unemployment aid. the best chance to emerge from ! " Vice Minister of the section of the NCP led by ernment shutdown would Americans — insisting it “It is the day after the pandemic. International Department of Prachanda, also a co-chair of occur when money runs out at should be $2,000. House Christmas, and millions of fam- “It didn’t hurt at all,” said Spallanzani and was part of the “Today is a beautiful, sym- the Communist Party of China the ruling party. 12:01 a.M. Tuesday. Republicans swiftly rejected ilies don’t know if they’ll be able Mihaela Anghel, a nurse at the team that isolated the virus in bolic day: All the citizens of (CPC) Guo Yezhou, will hold Meanwhile, the Chinese “It’s a chess game and we that idea during a rare to make ends meet because of Matei Bals Institute in early February. “There is no Europe together are starting to high-level talks during its stay embassy in Kathmandu and the are pawns,” said Lanetris Christmas Eve session. But President Donald Trump’s Bucharest who was the first reason to be concerned.” get their vaccinations, the first in Kathmandu, My Republica Ministry of Foreign Affairs are Haines, a self-employed single Trump has not been swayed in refusal to sign an economic person to get the vaccine in Italian virus czar Domenico ray of light after a long night,” newspaper reported, citing tight-lipped about Guo’s visit, mother of three in South Bend, spite of the nation being in the relief bill approved by Congress Romania. “Open your eyes Arcuri said it was significant that Arcuri told reporters outside the senior NCP leaders. the report said. Indiana, who stood to lose her grip of a pandemic. with an overwhelming and and take the vaccine.” Italy’s first vaccine doses were hospital. But he cautioned: “We Quoting a diplomatic Earlier this week, Chinese $129 weekly jobless benefit “I simply want to get our bipartisan majority,” Biden said In Rome, five doctors and administered at Spallanzani, all have to continue to be pru- source, it said the visit is aimed Ambassador to Nepal, Hou unless Trump signed the pack- great people $2000, rather than in a statement. He accused nurses wearing white scrubs sat where a Chinese couple visiting dent, cautious and responsible. at “taking stock of Nepal’s Yanqi, had communicated age into law or succeeded in his the measly $600 that is now in Trump of an “abdication of in a semi-circle at the from Wuhan tested positive in We still have a long road ahead, evolving political situation after about the visit of Guo to improbable quest for changes. the bill,” Trump tweeted responsibility” that has “devas- Spallanzani infectious diseases January and became Italy’s first but finally we see a bit of light.” the dissolution of the House of Kathmandu during her meet- Washington has been reel- Saturday from Palm Beach, tating consequences.” “I’ve been hospital to receive their doses. confirmed cases. The vaccines, developed Representatives and subse- ings with senior NCP leaders of ing since Trump turned on the Florida, where he is spending talking to people who are scared “The message is one of Only later would northern by Germany’s BioNTech and quent split in the ruling Nepal both the Prachanda- and Oli- deal after it had won sweeping the holiday. “Also, stop the bil- they’re going to be kicked out hope, trust and an invitation to Lombardy become the epicen- American drugmaker Pfizer, Communist Party amid led factions. approval in both houses of lions of dollars in ‘pork.’” from their homes, during the share this choice,” said one of tre of the outbreak in Europe. started arriving in super-cold already-deepened intra-party Vice Minister Guo is Congress and after the White President-elect Joe Biden called Christmas holidays, and still the recipients, Dr Maria Italy now has the continent’s containers at EU hospitals on rift”. scheduled to hold meetings House had assured Republican on Trump to sign the bill might be if we don’t sign this Rosaria Capobianchi, who worst confirmed virus death Friday from a factory in Nepal plunged into a polit- with the leaders of both the leaders that Trump would sup- immediately as the midnight bill,’’ said Rep. Debbie Dingell, heads the virology laboratory at toll at nearly 72,000. Belgium. AP ical crisis last Sunday after factions. port it. Instead, he assailed the Saturday deadline neared for a Michigan Democrat. AP ( -" " ($ 5 3 ? ) Islamabad: At least seven and escape routes blocked to said that he was “saddened” over . 6 1 # R Pakistani soldiers were killed in apprehend the fleeing militants, the loss of lives. a terrorist attack in the country’s while a large-scale search and “My heartfelt condolences =2;. restive Balochistan province, clearance operation was under- & prayers go to their families,” Beirut: More than 300 Syrian Islamabad: Pakistan’s Sindh has not been specifically the Army said on Sunday. way. he said. refugees were forced to flee an ore than 37 people are province Government has recalled. The militants fire-raided a “Such cowardly acts by The attack followed the informal camp in northern Mdead and 18 others seri- decided not to release British- “The SHC in its December Frontier Corps (FC) outpost in inimical elements backed by killing of 10 terrorists by the Lebanon as a blaze raged ously injured after a bus crash born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed 24 order also clarified that Harnai region of the province anti-state forces will not be security forces five days ago in through and burnt tents to the in Cameroon’s western village Omar Saeed Sheikh and his accused should not be released late last night, it said. allowed to sabotage hard earned the province. ground, UN and Lebanese of Nemale, officials said. three aides, accused of kid- if there is a Supreme Court During the intense peace and prosperity in The terrorists affiliated with officials said on Sunday. A 70-seater bus was on its napping and murdering US restraining order regarding exchange of fire, seven soldiers Balochistan,” the Army said. the Baloch nationalist outfits The fire late Saturday raged way to the capital, Yaounde, journalist Daniel Pearl, in view their detention,” he added. The were killed, it said. Commenting on the attack, regularly attack the security for four hours as firefighters mal settlement that was locat- from the western town of of a Supreme Court order, sources said the Sindh govern- The area was cordoned off Prime Minister Imran Khan forces in the province. PTI tried to put it out, the Lebanese ed on a plot of rented land. He Foumban when it crashed into according to a media report. ment will also challenge the civil defense said. said the entire camp was burnt a truck while trying to avoid a In a surprise move, a two- SHC’s December 24 order in The fire ensued following to the ground. crowd of people on the road judge bench of the Sindh High the apex court on Monday. a fight between a Lebanese Kabbara said four people around 2 a.M. Sunday, said Court on Thursday directed In April, a two-judge Sindh family in al-Miniyeh in the were injured in the fire and Absalom Monono Woloa, a security agencies not to keep High Court bench commuted countrys north and Syrians hospitalized with minor senior government official in Sheikh and other accused under the death sentence of 46-year- living in the camp, according to injuries. He said some residents the area. “any sort of detention” and old Sheikh to seven years impris- Lebanese media reports. of the camp returned Sunday to “Most of the travelers were declared all notifications of the onment. The court also acquit- A Lebanese official said the see if anything could be sal- either going to spend New Sindh government related to ted his three aides who were army is investigating the cause vaged from the fire. Year’s Day with their families, their detention “null and void”. serving life terms in the case — of the fire and conducting Most of the refugees have returning from Christmas Day The court observed that the four almost two decades after they raids to round up those respon- sought refuge in other nearby festivities or were business men’s detention was “illegal”. were found guilty and jailed. sible for the altercation. The informal settlements. Some people supplying gifts for New The court, however, had However, the Sindh gov- official spoke on condition of from the local community have Year’s feasts,” he said. clarified that the accused ernment refused to release anonymity because an official also offered shelter, Kabbara Village residents ran to the should not be released if there them and kept them in deten- statement has not yet been said. road to help the more than 60 is a Supreme Court restraining tion under the Maintenance of released. Kabbara said altercations commuters who were on the order regarding their detention. Public Order. Their continuous Khaled Kabbara, a UN between residents and Syrian bus, he said. Citing its sources, the detention was challenged in the Refugee Agency spokesman in refugees often “catastrophical- The death toll will likely Express Tribune newspaper Sindh High Court, which northern Lebanon, said some ly impact the community as a rise as rescue workers dig said that the provincial gov- ordered their release on 375 people lived in the infor- whole”. AP through the wreckage, he said. ernment will not release these Thursday. men in view of the Supreme On Friday, the United Court’s September 28 order. States expressed “deep con- The Pakistan People’s cern” over the order to release ) 7 " Party-led Sindh government Sheikh and his aides and said believes that the apex court’s it will continue to monitor , ) ) September 28 order in the case any developments in the case. ! " is still in the field, the sources “We are deeply concerned told the daily. by the reports of the December A three-judge apex court 24 ruling of Sindh High Court Niamey: Niger began voting Issoufou, who has served bench headed by Justice to release multiple terrorists # & Beijing: At least seven people Sunday in presidential and leg- two terms, is stepping down, Mushir Alam on September 28 responsible for the murder of were killed in a knife attack in islative elections that could see paving the way for the first noted that till the next date of Daniel Pearl. We have been China’s northeast Liaoning the West African country’s first peaceful transfer of power hearing, the accused shall not assured that the accused have / province, officials said on democratic transition of power between two elected presidents be released. not been released at this time,” Sunday. since independence amid a since Niger became indepen- A senior government offi- the US State Department said The suspect has been arrest- growing threat from jihadists in dent from France in 1960. cial said the apex court order in a tweet. PTI Bangui: Voting has begun in ing continues. Many residents of the town ed by the police, state-run the region. Niger has seen four coups Central African Republics pres- Three peacekeepers from of Bangassou in the nations CGTN reported. The incident in Polls opened with a good since then. idential and legislative elections Burundi were killed and two southeast were fleeing because Kaiyuan city also left seven turnout. A peaceful transfer would after a campaign period others wounded Friday by of the fighting, residents said. people injured, including a “Equipment was well be significant not only in Niger marked by violence between armed combatants. The U.N. “I am in the town of police officer who was involved installed and the first voter was but also in West Africa, where rebels and government forces. Secretary-General Antonio Bangassou but my wife and in the arrest of the suspect. able to vote,” just after 8 a.M. leaders recently have held on Despite calls from the Guterres condemned the children crossed to the other The officials confirmed the At the Diori school in Niamey, for disputed third terms in opposition to delay the vote attacks in the Dekoua and side of the bank towards Congo death of seven people in the according to the head of the Guinea and Ivory Coast. amid the insecurity, the Bakouma areas ahead of the because of the violence,” said attack. The injured have been polling station there, Khadija Niger’s next president will Constitutional Court rejected a elections, calling for swift jus- Christian Kombro a teacher taken to hospital, but their con- Hassan. have to deal with major prob- postponement. tice and saying they may con- from the town. dition was not immediately “Everything has been going lems including extremism, President Faustin- stitute war crimes. The government blames known. Violent crimes are rare normally.” poverty, displacement and cor- Archange Touadera, seeking a The U.N. Retook the town the unrest on former President in China as compared to many Other voting centers in ruption. Attacks by Islamic second term, has tried to reas- of Bambari last week from Francois Bozize, who returned other countries, but there has the capital reported successful extremists has affected local sure candidates and voters that rebels. Rebel groups have also from exile a year ago and has been a series of knife and axe openings as well, with COVID- elections for weeks. In the most the voting will be secure. This seized several towns near the been blocked from running in attacks in recent years. 19 restrictions in place. recent incident, the Nigeria- is the central African country’s capital, Bangui. the election. He has been Knife attacks by disgruntled Some 7.4 million Nigeriens based Boko Haram fighters first election since a peace deal Voters went to the polls in accused of joining up with people have been reported from are voting to elect legislators killed more than 28 people in was signed between the gov- the capital Sunday, though oth- armed groups to destabilize the different parts of the country in and the successor to President Toumour in the Diffa region, ernment and 14 rebel groups in ers had fled the violence over country and launch a coup. He the past few years. PTI Mahamadou Issoufou. the day before the vote. AP February 2019, although fight- the holiday weekend. has denied it. AP

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-"R -(; P6R 2) 7'' " " ' : % 1 ( 1)$76( . 2 now in CY2020. near zero across the globe, P/E flows and India is one such Besides foreign funds, the ratios could keep expanding to country, especially given the ;212 in India,” GST DOST president individual taxpayers said that he Covid-19 virus not only domestic lockdown, the biggest levels not seen in the past,” said slew of reforms undertaken in Vikas Dhanania told PTI. they have done it already ear- Ttriggered a worldwide pan- in the world, flooded the stock Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail 2020,” said LKP Securities’ ith the government grad- E-invoicing is currently s the deadline for filing of lier this year, and 18 per cent demic, but also opened the markets with over 60 lakh new Research at HDFC Securities. Head of Research, S. Wually Bringing small mandated for businesses with AIncome Tax Returns (ITR) said they have done it in the last floodgates for investments in retail investors. In terms of purchase, FPIs Ranganathan. businesses under Goods and an annual turnover over Rs 500 nears, around 41 per cent small couple of months, while 8 per the countrys equity market. Additionally, a consider- initially preferred large cap “Having said that, it cannot Services Tax chain, it has crore.The government has noti- businesses think that it is cent believed that it would All in all, not only did the able number enrolled through stocks till October. Later on, be denied that lakhs of young become a boon for service fied the mandatory require- impossible to file their returns take significant effort doing it overall capitalisation of India’s various schemes via the MF they enlarged their purchases first time equity investors have providers, a tax startup has ment of e-invoicing for B2B by December 31 and want an before the deadline.A domestic market increased, the segment. Market watchers con- to include the mid and small opened DEMAT accounts dur- claimed. transactions for businesses with extension to the deadline, LocalCircles statement noted country’s key indices emerged tend that these newbie cap segments. ing 2020 and have invested into The startup, GST Dost, a turnover of over Rs 100 crore according to a survey by that small businesses have had among the best performing investors saw the value in Sectorally, IT, pharma, direct equities which is also a estimates the total value of with effect from January 1, LocalCircles.The survey a highly challenging 2020 due emerging markets (EMs). stocks beyond the pandemic banks, FMCG, metals, realty reflection of financialisation GST and related services to be 2021.For the government it showed that 30 per cent of the to the Covid-19 pandemic and Initially, the lockdown induced slowdown and became and oil & gas stocks were of savings,” Ranganathan over Rs 12,000 crore. will lead to reduction in fraud respondents already filed their the lockdowns.It was only after induced crash led to attractive the real beneficiaries of the up bought the most by FPIs in this added. “The introduction of e- cases in tax evasion, he said. returns while around 18 per September when signs of pick valuations along with a global move.Till now in 2020, Indian year.Apart from very high FPI According to Gaurav Garg, invoicing for companies of Rs “With the government cent have not filed yet and will up in business activity emerged flood of liquidity and near markets witnessed FPI inflows inflows in 2020, large number Head of Research at CapitalVia 100 crore and above will open expanding the GST ambit to comfortably do before the and for many small business- zero interest rates in foreign of $22,281 million, which is 55 of new investor registrations Global Research: “Moving for- new business opportunity for small businesses, we are aiming deadline, while 11 per cent es it has been about recovering markets. As a result, return on per cent higher than the flows due to the Covid-19 pandem- ward, FPIs may continue to us. There are approximately at a multi-fold rise in our rev- believed that it will take sig- some of the accumulated loss- investment from several asset in the entire 2019 in USD ic has also contributed to the concentrate in the Indian mar- 13,500 businesses having enue over the next 2-3 years,” nificant effort doing it before es from March-August this classes except equities vapor- terms. uprun in the market. ket for another 1-2 quarters. turnover of over Rs 100 crore he said. the month end. year.It also said that for many ised. However, the domestic MF “The huge stimulus rolled “The factors like low Among the individual tax- small businesses, there is Investors jumped from one houses pulled out over Rs out by central banks across the Covid-19 case count, expected payers surveyed, 34 per cent of dependency on GST returns assets class to the other, till the 33,000 crore till November developed world to tackle the vaccine in the first half of the respondents have not filed and business returns are typi- time even the US dollar became 2020. pandemic in 2020 has certain- 2021, fear of valuations may go their returns yet, and 13 per cally more complicated than unviable due to the massive “Valuations are at 2SD ly led to abundant liquidity. even higher and economic cent said that they want an individual returns and many of stimulus package. Accordingly, (standard deviation) over the While it was expected that return to the growth trajecto- extension of the deadline as it them require several sittings the funnelling of such funds 10 year average, hence there is EMs would see strong FPI ry are expected to potentially would be impossible for them and information exchange with into the emerging markets led some caution on this front. flows in 2020, the fact remains fuel more development in the to file ITR by the end of their accounting professionals to a net investment of over $22 However as long as interest that only few emerging emerging markets such as December. which have become difficult billion into India’s market till rates continue to be zero or economies have seen such India.” Around 48 per cent of due to the pandemic. &'' , $ % " .:$ : #$ A #$ $ New Delhi:The Government’s ers,” said one of the sources Doing Business in any manner,” CII has suggested that the limit CII has suggested the lay- decision on mandatory pay- quoted above. said Finance Ministry prescribed under section ing down of general principles ment of at least 1 per cent of Apart from turnover based sources.With regard to 6'A$I"7&P II has suggested the gov- 36(1)(viia)(a) for provision for to guide the import tariff struc- GST tax liability in cash will exemption, the cash payment turnover based exemption, the Cernment to bring about bad and doubtful debts for the ture along with a roadmap to only apply to establishments rule will also not apply in the finance ministry has clarified . 2 the next three years that will clarity in the taxation laws, sim- Indian banks should be encourage and calibrate having an annual turnover of cases the registered person only those businesses which take its total space to 1 crore sq plification of procedures and increased from the existing domestic manufacturing in Rs 6 crore and the new rule will deposited more than Rs 1 lakh have turnover more than Rs 6 hird party logistics compa- ft, he said, adding that it could reduction of litigation in the limit of 8.5 per cent to 15 per alignment with global trade not apply to micro and small as Income Tax in each of the Crore and pay more than 99 Tny FM Logistic plans to add another 20 lakh sq ft. upcoming Union Budget. cent. trends. It said that such a move businesses, and composition last two years and where such per cent of its tax through ITC double its warehousing space to He said the company has It noted that the taxation It told the Finance Ministry would strengthen India’s man- dealers, finance ministry person has received a refund of (input tax credit) and yet pay 1.2 crore sq ft in three to four added a total of 10 lakh sq ft laws should facilitate business that banks operating in India ufacturing capacities and boost sources said on Sunday. more than Rs 1 lakh in the pre- less than Rs 1 lakh income tax years from 60 lakh sq ft at pre- space in the last six months, all transitions and make doing facilitate foreign investment its export competitiveness as Based on the recommen- ceding financial year on in a year - will fall in the risky sent as it expects demand for for multi-customers facilities, business easier for the industry. by Foreign Portfolio per shifting global value chains dations of the GST Law account of export or inverted category under this rule.The such facilities to increase in the including omni channel, phar- In a statement, the indus- Investments (FPI) by acting as in the next three to five years. Committee, the government tax structure. Also, the cash new rule is expected to control aftermath of the pandemic, its ma, e-groceries, FMCG, food, try body noted that Section custodians (cash and securities) It has also suggested a has notified new indirect tax rule is not applicable to gov- fake invoices fraudsters who MD and CEO Alexandre industrial, among others. 80JJAA provides for deduction for the FPIs investing in India. graded roadmap towards com- rules that makes cash pay- ernment department, PSU and avail and pass on ITC by Amine Soufiani said. FM Logistic plans to have of 30 per cent on emoluments “Specific clarification petitive import tariffs over the ment of 1 per cent of GST tax local authority. dummy, fake and dormant Soufiani expects sales to multi-customer facilities in paid to new employees, which should be provided so that next three years, with lowest or liability mandatory for busi- Explaining the reason for entities which show high return to pre-COVID levels by Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, can be claimed for three years. banking and broking service 0-2.5 per cent for inputs or raw nesses whose taxable supply introducing this rule, a highly turnovers, but have no finan- March 2021 as 90 per cent of Hyderabad and Chennai in This is available up to an emol- providers are not held as rep- materials, highest slab of 5-7.5 value exceeds Rs 50 lakh in a placed Finance Ministry source cial credibility and flee after the business has already recov- the next 2-3 years. ument of Rs 25,000 per month. resentative assessees of their per cent for final products and month. This change will come said that a legitimate business issuing fake invoices and mis- ered by December. According to Soufiani, Stressing on the need to clients,” it said. 2.5 to 5 per cent for interme- into effect from January 1, runs for profit and a minimum using ITC. With its plans to set up A the company is expected to give a boost to employment at Over the years, RBI has diates. This will help Indian 2021.The new rules stoked value addition is expected from The seriousness of this grade facilities in all metro soon commence operations at higher levels, CII has suggest- lowered the limit for recogniz- industry integrate into the fears that the mandatory cash them. It is only where a lot of menace to GST ecosystem may cities and “dynamic economic its Bhiwandi facility in ed raising the cap to Rs 50,000 ing an account as NPA from six global value chain while payment will adversely affect fake credit is used that no tax even be understood by the areas”, especially multi-cus- Maharashtra, which is spread per month to encourage months to 90 days. According becoming competitive with its small businesses and will payment in cash is made. fact that in the recent nation- tomer units, and focus on in 4 lakh sq ft space with a part employment in higher skilled to CII’s budget recommenda- goods and services in the world increase their working capital Further, dummy companies wide drive against GST fake urban logistics, FM Logistic of it dedicated for pharma jobs as well. tions, Rule 6EA should be markets. requirement. which generate fake ITC or are invoice frauds that was looks to attain leadership posi- clients.The upcoming state-of- It further said over the last amended to provide that in As per the industry body “Contrary to what is being used to be a layer in multi-layer launched in the second week of tion in the sector, Soufiani the art warehousing facility at few years, in order to enhance case of banks, the interest on these initiatives would go a long fed, the new rule will only help fake credit flow pays no tax in November and still going on, said. Grade A warehouses are Jhajjar in Haryana will also be the financial strength of banks, NPA which has become over- way in bringing growth back to to curb the menace of of fake cash. has resulted in the arrest of categorised on the basis of operational in the second quar- and for the stability of the due for more than 90 days the economy and moving one ITC availment and impact only “This provision is a very more than 175 fraudsters and construction quality, available ter of 2021, he said. financial sector, RBI has man- should be excluded from the step ahead towards a taxpayer risky and suspicious dealers or smart rule against fraudster and more than 1,800 cases are space, location, amenities and Earlier this month, FM dated that banks should aug- total income and be taxed only friendly regime. fly-by-night operators. It will in would not affect any genuine booked against 8,000 fake enti- clients, among others Logistic had signed a strategic ment their NPA provisioning. on receipt basis. no way disturb honest taxpay- business entities or Ease of ties in just 40/45 days. IANS In March 2019, FM partnership with Welspun Logistic had outlined its plans Logistic Park to develop 9 lakh to invest USD 150 million over sq feet space in Bhiwandi in the : $ the next five years to set up new next 3 years. “We could realise !"#$ ,) !!$$!!*!#!$ + 89' warehouses in India, with focus a quarter of our 40 (lakh sq ft). on multi-client warehouses. There is another 10 lakh sq feet $ # /!!#$"$! “When we acquired Spear of space that we have also ! #" $# ! 3. Logistics in 2016, there was signed for which 4 lakh (sq ft) $ only 20 lakh sq ft space and we are going to get this month, 0#$# four warehousing units. Today another 4 lakh sq ft we will be '()*+" we have 60 lakh sq ft in four getting in April/May next year,” years and we want to double he said. The omni-channel on these projects till November this to take it to 1.20 crore sq strategy has now become a cen- 2020 is nearly Rs 11.94 lakh ir India Employees Union :; '<'<$' ft under our operations in the tral strategy for most of the s many as 442 infrastruc- crore, which is 46.71 per cent il marketing companies Ahas asked for a meeting next 3-4 years,” Soufiani told companies which are into retail, Ature projects have report- of the anticipated cost of the O(OMC) continued to hold with Civil Aviation Minister New Delhi:The Income Tax PTI in an interaction. FMCG, groceries and pharma, ed a cost overrun of more projects. It said that of the over- the pause button on petrol Hardeep Puri seeking exten- Department has said that over The company has already among others, and has given a than Rs 4.34 lakh crore as of all 1,671 Central sector infra- and diesel prices across the four sion of the medical scheme, 4.2 crore income tax returns announced its plans to add 40 big opportunity to third part- December 1, according to the structure projects costing Rs metros on Sunday.In the leave encashment and provi- ment of Air India,” the union (ITR) have been filed so far for lakh sq ft warehousing space in ly logistics providers. data from the Ministry of 150 crore and above, nine pro- national capital, petrol was dent fund benefits in the event said. the assessment year (AY) 2020- Statistics and Programme jects are ahead of the schedule, sold for 83.71 per litre. of privatisation of Air India. On leave encashment, 21.A tweet by the IT Implementation. 184 are on schedule, 536 are Similarly, in the other key cities In a letter to Puri, the AIEU said there is a practice of Department said that as of A report by the Ministry delayed, 442 projects reported of Mumbai, Chennai and AIEU said that the existing availing the benefit of leave December 26, more than 4.15 showed that 536 Central sector cost overrun and 212 projects Kolkata, the fuel was priced at medical scheme in Air India encashment at the time of crore ITRs were filed, com- projects are delayed from their reported both time and cost unchanged levels of 90.34, should be continued as it is for retirement. pared to over 4.14 crore as of original schedules. overrun with respect to their 86.51 and 85.19 respective- the serving and retired employ- “Several employees depend August 26, 2019 for the assess- “Total original cost of original project implementa- ly.The prices have been the ees. on this benefit to lead a decent ment year 2019-20.Another implementation of the 1,671 tion schedules. However, it same since they were last On provident fund, the retired life. We fear this bene- tweet by the department said: projects was 21,21,383.82 crore said the number of delayed revised on Dec 7.The OMCs union said that there are two fit may be discontinued in “5,64,541 ITRs have been filed and their anticipated comple- projects decreases to 412 if have gone on a pause mode at separate Provident Fund trusts case of privatisation of Air upto 1800 hrs today & 67,965 tion cost is likely to be delay is calculated on the basis a time when expectations of in erstwhile Air India and erst- India and employees will suf- ITRs filed in the last 1hr.”The 25,55,957.52 crore, which of latest schedule of comple- vaccines to counter the pan- while Indian Airlines which are fer huge financial losses. number of return filings has reflects overall cost overruns of tion.Further, for 942 projects demic and that of a major pick- governed by the 1925 PF Trust Therefore, AIEU would like to been high in the current year 4,34,573.70 crore (20.49 per neither the year of commis- up in the demand have kept Act. propose that the employees despite the pandemic as the cent of original cost),” said the sioning nor the tentative ges- crude oil on the boil with the “We would like these trusts should be paid leave encash- government has extended the report. tation period has been report- prices breaching $50 a barrel to be continued as it is in the ment allowance till March 31, deadline for return filing till The expenditure incurred ed. mark. case of privatisation/disinvest- 2021,” the letter said. 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month’s figures are estimates $ that may be revised with next ndia registered a growth of month’s production update,” attract import duties of as high I3.5 per cent in crude steel worldsteel said. According to as 70 per cent, while that on production at 9.245 million the worldsteel data, China reg- he All India Rubber finished goods is much lower, tonne (MT) in November, istered 8 per cent year-on-year TIndustries Association which impacts the local rubber according to World Steel growth in steel output at 87.660 (AIRIA) has called for ratio- goods producing industry, and Association. MT during November 2020, nalisation of tax structure and stands as an obstacle towards The country had pro- compared to 81.191 MT in the said that the inverted duty the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar duced 8.933 MT crude steel same period last year. structure impacts the local Bharat’. during the same month last The US production stood industry. “Some of the products year, the global industry body at 6.120 MT, down 13.7 per It also said that the gov- which used to come from said in its latest report. cent from 7.088 MT. ernment should consider pro- China are being routed through “Crude steel production for the Japan’s output slipped 5.9 per as against 2.941 MT. rise of 11.2 per cent year-on- viding adequate support and Thailand and Vietnam at either 64 countries reporting to the cent to 7.264 MT from 7.716 Italy’s crude steel production year. With members handholding to the producers zero per cent duty or 5 per cent World Steel Association MT a year ago. South was 2.049 MT in November in every major steel-producing and should device ‘Phased duty. (worldsteel) was 158.261 MT in Korea’s steel production fell 2.4 2020, up 3.2 per cent from country, Brussels-based world- Manufacturing Programme’ India should correct the November 2020, a 6.6 per cent per cent to 5.760 MT in the 1.986 MT a year ago. steel represents steel producers, for enhancing the localisa- customs duty for the sector. increase compared to 148.417 month under review, as com- France produced 1.149 MT of national and regional steel tion in the rubber sector of The Indian rubber industry MT in November 2019. pared to 5.904 MT in the year- crude steel last month , 3.7 per industry associations, and steel India. uses more than 70 raw materi- “Due to the ongoing difficulties ago period. cent lower from the year-ago research institutes. Its members The industry body noted als and some of them also presented by the COVID-19 Germany’s crude steel output period, while Spain’s steel pro- represent around 85 per cent of that import of raw materials attract anti-dumping duty as pandemic, many of this rose 14.8 per cent to 3.376 MT duction stood at 1.113 MT, a global steel production. such as natural rubber and latex well,” AIRIA said. C !!

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" Pandemic in History, which not dition of certain traumatic facets of about inept leadership and demon- For aficionados of whodun- only chronicles how the Spanish flu the human conditions such as pain isation of the ‘enemy’, Hari Kunzuru’s nits, two authors take them to # + of 1918-20 devastated a world and loss — both personal and pub- The Red Pill and the irrepressible places which were long ripe for the +L D already laid low by years of war, rev- lic — but also longing and self-real- Moni Mohsin’s The Impeccable genre - Mark McCrum in The olutions and other upheavals, but isation, while the Booker went to Integrity of Ruby R, but there was Festival Murders (literary festivals) # also shows how the political handling debutant Scottish-American writer much more. and Kiran Manral in The Kitty Party #' O is as important as the medical mea- Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain, a While it is virtually impossible Murder. For a rarely-invoked locale, sures. semi-autobiographical story of a to make a list of books that could there is Sujata C. Sabnis’ Blood on the ""'2# A contemporary look at this young boy maintaining a fraught even approach a representative sec- Sands, set in Kutch. # aspect can be found in legendary relationship with his alcoholic moth- tion let satisfy each palate, some sug- If Rick Riordan, whose finale to journalist Bob Woodward’s Rage, his er. gestions/recommendations in vari- Trials of Apollo series came out or A9P9 second book on the maverick pres- The world of literature was also ous genres can be attempted. even Roshani Chokshi’s Aru Shah ' # idency of Donald Trump. left poorer with a galaxy of veterans In non-fiction, there is astro- series (third out now) are not to your An Indian perspective is provid- bidding adieu including controver- physicist Janna Levin’s Black Hole taste, Anuja Chandramouli, who has "& ed by The Coronavirus: What you sial English philosopher and writer Survival Guide, which not only a penchant for a lyrical but contem- $ # K Need to Know about the Global Roger Scruton, 75, British academi- seeks to demystify one of most per- porary refashioning of Indian A heartbreaking home birth leaves a woman " Pandemic by Dr Swapneil Parikh and cian Christopher Tolkien, 95, the son plexing celestial objects, but also mythology, had Mohini:The grappling with the profound emotional fallout, isolated "'M Maherra Desai, and Till We Win: of the great fantasy novelist JRR shows the unflattering role of Enchantress. from her partner and family by a chasm of grief. 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ust like tiny saplings require proper sunlight, good soil and a healthy envi- Jronment in order to grow into big, strong trees, similarly, children need proper nutrition and nourishment for both, the body and mind to grow to become a wholesome individual. Yoga 4117 with its ancient and traditional knowledge is a powerful tool to mould the child from a primitive stage. With the help of yoga, you can impact a young mind positively. ,(8%192 It is a holistic tool through its various prac- tises of yoga asanas, pranayama, chanti- 1= + ng, meditation etc. It enhances physical health; improves mental well-being and $ # guides the child onto an upward path of goodness. # / #+ The dynamic process of yoga gives )2,=;< )2 2. 2) ., , you innumerable physical benefits. Asanas or postures are practised with awareness ajority of people across the globe cele- on breath. This boosts immunity, builds Mbrate new year with much fanfare hop- concentration, while making the body ing for a better world. With such high hopes strong and flexible. Postures stimulate the and dreams they exchange greetings, party central nervous system, endocrine system, hard and make resolutions to bring about a circulatory system, respiratory, cardiovas- positive change in their life. Interestingly, new cular and digestive system etc. Therefore, years resolutions also include things like treat- yoga plays a very strong role for the over- ing people better, making new friends, and all physical development of the child. paying off debts. It’s been so throughout his- Some of the flows that can be practised for tory. The Babylonians would return borrowed good physical health include Surya objects. Jews seek and offer forgiveness. The Namaskar, Chandra Namaskar, Vayu Scots go “first footing,” visiting neighbours to Namaskar, Jal Namaskar and Prithvi in front of your feet but slightly away from without bending your arms. wish them well. How does all this social Namaskar etc. them. “resolving” connect to survival? Well, we all Your fingers should point forward, are social animals. We have evolved to 4/ spread apart. Formation of the posture depend on others, literally, for our health and :/ Bend your elbows slightly and place your Begin in samasthithi. safety. Hence,treating people well is a good Meditation and pranayama tech- knees just below your armpits. Lift and place your right foot on your lift way to be treated niques have a calming effect on the Lean forward in such a way that all your inner thigh as close to your groin as pos- well. child’s brain. When yoga is performed reg- body weight shifts to your arms. sible. Over the years ularly it can eliminate stress. This in turn Find your balance and slowly lift both Balance here. New Year celebra- improves learning, and also increases the your feet off the ground. Bring your feet Join your palms in Pranam Mudra at tions have become ability to retain knowledge. Pranayama together. your heart chakra and slowly lift it up. more extravagant, channels energies towards positivity which Straighten your arms as much as possi- Repeat with the other leg. unruly and louder. increases a child’s academic and behav- ble. People spend a lot ioural performance. Bhastrika pranayama, Focus at a point and hold this asana for of money to partic- Anulom Vilom, Kapal Bhati, Brahmari a while. Formation of the posture ipate in singing, pranayama are some of the breathing tech- Begin in samasthithi. dancing, wining niques that can be done. 4 Exhale and gently drop your upper body and dining on New Yoga asanas are influenced by nature bending forward from the hips. Year’s Eve and Steps to do Brahmari Pranayama: making them easy to remember. Postures Keep your head, shoulders and neck often end up drunk Sit in any comfortable pose (such as have names such as dog, cat, cow, croco- relaxed. on the very first Sukhasana, Ardhapadmasana or dile, crane, crow, eagle, lion etc. There are Try to place the palms on either side of day of new year. Often these parties make the Padmasana). Mediation and even certain asanas also asanas to represent trees, lotus, war- your feet. youth indulge in misbehaviour, dangerous dri- Straighten your back and close your eyes. # can help children build their focus. For rior, soldier and many other interesting You can bend your knees initially to ving and even criminal activities. There’s a lot Place your palms on your knees facing Yoga leads to better class participa- example, Tratak meditation done on a concepts. make this possible. of hype and glamour around this time. There up (in Prapthi Mudra). tion and social skills. This is why it is used flame, sun, and moon or on a black dot Follow these simple and fun asanas With practise, slowly straighten your is a frenzy of selling and buying of cards, gifts Place your thumbs on the ‘Tragus’, the to manage and treat disabilities such as can be beneficial. It is recommended that and practise them at least thrice a week knees. and entertainment tickets. The news channels external flap outside on your ear. ADHD/ADD, developmental and cogni- children practise specific asanas such as for minimum 20-30 minutes each. Yoga can play an important role in a churn out yearly reviews and flashbacks, the Place your index finger on your forehead; tive delays, down syndrome and specific Bakasana, Chakrasana, Shirshasana, child’s overall development as it builds a fortune-tellers have a good time doling out your middle finger on the Medial Canthus learning disabilities such as dyslexia. It syn- Dhanurasana etc. healthy and positive dynamic for the child. predictions for the anticipatory minds that and ring finger on the corner of your nos- chronises brain waves between the differ- Here are a few yoga postures that are Formation of the posture It lays a strong foundation for children to believe in stars. tril. ent parts of the brain which induces relax- recommended to improve his/her concen- Lie on your stomach with your palms grow physically, mentally and spiritually. Basically, New Year means a lot of mem- Then inhale and fill your lungs with air. ation. This affects a child’s intelligence and tration. under your shoulders. Help your child start asanas, pranayama ories, dreams and business for different peo- As you exhale, slowly make a buzz sound creativity as it stimulates thinking capac- Inhale and lift up your body and keep and meditation from an early age as this ple in the world. If we think about it deeply, like that of a bee. ity and mental energy. your knees straight. ensures overall well-being. does the New Year bring any newness in our Keep your mouth closed the entire time Formation of the posture Bring your knees, pelvis and spine into (The writer Grand Master Akshar is a lives? We all are very much aware that the and feel the vibration of the sound dis- Begin with samasthithi. one straight line. yoga master, philanthropist, spiritual guru world we live in has become old, dilapidated seminate throughout your body. / Lean forward and place your palms flat Place your wrists below your shoulders and lifestyle coach.) and vicious as we have various problems that seem to have no lasting solution despite all efforts to improve our lives. With so much vio- / -A lence going on in the world do we really have any good reason to celebrate the onset of meal for one family, one terrace another year? Practically speaking, only when ) ) can be used to produce meals for we give up our old habits, attitudes and behav- a family throughout the year. iour and wear a new attitude of compassion, This would inculcate a farming co-operation, harmony and respect, can we "$" O +$ $ culture and will also the enhance expect a new era to begin. Before that really food quality. In metropolitan cities happens, how can anything be celebrated as ;= ## $ like Delhi, Mumbai and beyond, new in this old world? It doesn’t really make " # $ #$$ this could help reduce pollution sense. It is like selling old wine in a new bot- and the effect of soaring heat. tle because nothing can be truly new as all few days back, the visuals of What has forced them to As Booker T. Washington human souls and elements of nature have Ateenage girls pulling the resort to such extreme measures? said, “No race can prosper until it become old, impure, weak and destructive. On ploughs, were all over the internet Well, here are some reasons: learns there is as much dignity in the contrary, everything in the forthcoming and media. Being a teenager Many farmers fear that the tilling a field as in writing a New World will be brand new, wherein not myself, the visuals still reverber- removal of the APMCs will force poem.” only the traits of human souls will be renewed ate and haunt me. them to sell their crops to corpo- Finally, the book for the fort- but also the entire nature and its elements will The state of the children in a rates for prices far below. night: It would be Barack Obama’s be rejuvenated to its original pristine quali- country portrays the state of the Agitations of farmers over the A Promised Land. Altogether, an ty. There will be nothing of this old world in society they live in. It is important past few years, like rejected insur- excellently woven autobiography, golden age. Even the human bodies will be to address how national or inter- ance claims, droughts, underval- detailing his life and trials in his pure and pristine — free from any defect or national issues affect the lives of uation of crops, and corruption, journey as the President of disease. children and youth of a country. have piled up. America. It has a very friendly feel, Remember! the world becomes new only The new farm laws have The nerfing of the Minimum as though he’s there, talking to us when human souls become completely pure stirred up hotbeds of controversy, Support Price, so that the full MSP as the existing farmers. Farming should be a compulso- effective. in person, and inspiring the read- in the present by eliminating the vices and sin bringing up various issues across will not be paid was the final straw. I would like to propose three ry subject at a primitive level. The Awards should be instituted er that anyone could dream to within themselves. So, in the coming New the country. Laws meant to It is important for us to look policy ideas for the government to younger generations must learn from the national level to school become a global leader. Year, let us all take a determined step forward ‘improve’ farmers’ lives have ended at a farmer with the same digni- make farming a more attractive, about agriculture properly since level. (The writer is a teenage activist to change our negative attitudes and share only up causing them to protest. Across ty with which we see other profes- rewarding occupation. they are better equipped with Like the mandatory solar panel and founder of Voice of Kids. He is positive energy of peace, joy and love. Let each the country, we see farmers sion such as law, teaching, etc. To Farming and agricultural stud- technology. The combination of system, a terrace garden should be also a winner of international one of us make a promise to reflect our best marching to major cities to bring this about, we need to edu- ies should be added to the school novel technology with older, more made mandatory. If 10 square feet prizes in creative writing and in thoughts, words and actions because when protest. cate our newer generations as well curriculum. traditional methods could be of ground is enough to produce a English Olympiad.) we change the world will change. ) ! ! : ! > L *

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He’s still having some er and we’re hopeful he will come good.” Nathan Lyon while trying to against India due to the injury. trouble with his groin and we know how PTI sweep him from outside off- O stump after he had added 52 runs for the fourth wicket with ;.) his captain. In came Pant and despite jinkya Rahane played a the constant scrutiny around captain’s knock, a work- him, the wicketkeeper-bats- Amanlike century that man showed no nerves and steered India into a dominant confidently went about playing position and took the sting out his strokes. of Australia’s potent bowling If Rahane managed to attack in the second Test here blunt the opposition bowlers on Sunday. with his defensive approach Trailing 0-1 in the four- before opening up, Pant’s match series, India ended the aggression forced Australia to second day at 277 for five for change their attacking tactic. a handy 82-run lead after But just when Pant was bowling out Australia for 195 beginning to pose a treat to the at the Melbourne Cricket hosts, Starc forced an edge to Ground. bring the match back on even At stumps, which was keel. It was Paine’s 150th dis- brought early owing to rain, missal and wicket number 250 Rahane was going strong on for Starc. 104 and giving him company The second session saw was Ravindra Jadeja on 40, the India score 99 runs after they two having added what might managed just 54 in the first, prove to be a game-changing during which they also lost two 104-run partnership for the wickets in as many overs to the sixth wicket. relentless Cummins. This was Rahane’s 12th Resuming on 36 for one, Test hundred and his second at India started cautiously before the iconic venue, after a fine losing both their overnight 147 during the 2014 tour. batsmen — debutant Shubman A day after earning rich Gill and the seasoned praise for his tactical acumen Cheteshwar Pujara — in the while marshalling the bowlers, space of 11 balls to reach 90 for Rahane shone bright with the three at lunch. bat and was spot on with his The 21-year-old Gill reading of match situations & F # .* $ impressed on his debut with a during his stay in the middle. 5# *$ fluent 45 and played some He got a life when Steve ! " fine shots during his 65-ball Smith dropped him on 73 at knock at the Melbourne second slip in Australia’s first * -/7 : “It (the knock by Rahane) Cricket Ground. While Pujara over with the second new ball, 9& ;++ (%- was pretty good. 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Australian pacer said. regulation catch behind the That particular phase was To start with, Rahane was “He (Rahane) has batted stumps. crucial from both the team’s more watchful that he had really well there, he took his Australia were soon cele- point of view and by not los- ever been but as the day pro- chances and we probably could brating again as Cummins ing a wicket to the second new gressed, he went on to play have got him out three or four picked up the big wicket of ball, India ensured they fin- some sumptuous shots and or maybe five times before he Pujara after straightening him ished the day ahead of one of his day’s best was the got a hundred, but he’s run his up with a brilliant delivery that Australia, in terms of runs as classic off-drive against Pat luck there and scored a good angled in and moved just well as psychologically. Cummins. hundred. Well done to him.” enough to induce an edge. Rahane got another Australian speedster Earlier, Rishabh Pant (29) Paine complemented his reprieve when substitute field- Mitchell Starc rued the chances and Hanuma Vihari (21) frit- top fast bowler by completing er Travis Head put one down his team squandered. tered away promising starts a fine diving catch. % &!! 6

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