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https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle Raipur, Monday, December 28, 2020 I Pages 12 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF ‘Substitute foreign products with made in items’ PM pays tributes said. He said many shop- keepers have been selling to Sikh saints products like toys with the emphasis that they are New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): made in India and cus- tomers are also demand- An effigy of the year 2020 Prime Minister Narendra ing them. "Indeed, this is a depicting coronasur at Modi on Sunday urged big transformation in Worli in Mumbai, Sunday. people to substitute for- mindset. A huge change eign-made products they has begun in the minds of Driverless train use with items produced our countrymen, that too in India, and said they within a year," he said. In New Delhi: Prime ‘Mann Ki Baat’ should make this resolu- this context, he also made Minister Narendra Modi tion for the country in the products meet global stan- mention of Kashmiri saf- will flag off the country's new year. dards," he said, sharing fron and said that his gov- first ever fully-automated In his last 'Mann Ki feedback from people ernment is working to driverless train service on Baat' radio broadcast of about the campaign. make it a "globally popular the Magenta Line of the the year, he said people Urging people to prepare a brand". The GI tag has Delhi Metro on Monday have supported the 'vocal list of items they use and given it a unique identity, that will herald a new era for local' campaign started find out those which were he said. Noting that the of enhanced mobility by his government as part manufactured abroad, he issue of single-use plastic driven by cutting-edge of its 'Aatmanirbhar said they should substi- could not be discussed technology. With the Bharat' programme and tute them with 'made in much due to the COVID-19 commencement of these asked manufacturers and India' products. "Let us pandemic this year, he as- new-generation trains, industry leaders to ensure find out their substitutes serted that ridding the the DMRC will enter the that world-class products made in India and decide country of single-use plas- of "seven per are made in the country. that henceforth we shall tic is one of the resolves cent of world's Metro The outgoing year saw the use products made with for the new year. During networks" which can spirit of 'Aatmanirbhar the hard work and sweat of his address, he also paid operate services without Bharat' echo in society, he the people of India. You tributes to several revered drivers, the Delhi Metro said. "The call of 'vocal for make New Year resolu- Sikh personalities, includ- said on Sunday. local' is reverberating in tions every year. This time ing sons of Guru Gobind each and every household one has to certainly make Singh, saying their sacri- Mishap In such a scenario, it is a resolution for the coun- fices helped keep our cul- Dhubri: Seven people time to ensure that our try," the prime minister ture safe. were killed and 20 others injured after a passenger 61 Assembly staff, bus collided head-on with Farmers beat ‘thalis’ during a truck on National 5 MLAs test Highway-17 in Assam's COVID-19 positive Kokrajhar district on PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Sunday, police said. The Chandigarh, Dec 27 (PTI): On eve of session accident happened at Chataguri near Panbari Farmers on Sunday beat Bhopal, Dec 27 (PTI): On area under the jurisdic- "thalis" at a few places in the eve of the three-day tion of Bogribari police Punjab and Haryana during session of the Madhya station. "Local people and Prime Minister Narendra Pradesh Assembly, 61 em- a police team rescued the Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio ployees and officials of the programme as part of their Assembly secretariat and passengers from the protest against the Centre's five MLAs have tested mangled vehicles and new agri laws. While address- coronavirus positive. sent them to hospitals. ing a press conference on Protem Speaker of MP We have got reports that December 20 at Delhi's Singhu ‘Appeal with folded hands to Assembly Rameshwar seven people lost their border, farmer leaders had Centre to repeal farm laws’ Sharma told this to re- lives," a senior police asked people protesting against porters on Sunday. officer said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal the laws to beat utensils during on Sunday appealed to the Centre "As many as 61 employ- the programme, the same way to repeal the new farm laws and ees and officials of the Terror plot the prime minister had asked said farmers are protesting for state Assembly secretariat Jammu: The Jammu and them in March to beat 'thalis' their survival. In his second visit to have tested coronavirus Kashmir Police Sunday (steel plates). Modi had asked the Singhu border, where thou- positive so far. said it has arrested three people to express gratitude to- sands of farmers are protesting Besides, five MLAs were Pakistan-linked militant wards those at the forefront of against the laws since November also found infected as per associates and recovered combating the coronavirus and last week, Kejriwal said, "I chal- the reports received till lenge any Union minister to have an six grenades from them, extending essential services by now," he said, after taking open debate with the farmers and giving a five-minute standing stock of the preparation foiling a terror plot to it will be clear how beneficial or ovation by clapping, beating for the session that begins attack a temple in the harmful these laws are." border district of Poonch plates or ringing bells. from Monday. and disturb communal harmony. Poonch Senior VORA’S ASHES IMMERSED Superintendent of Police ‘PM ended era of Ramesh Kumar Angral insurgency to bring said the arrested persons were planning to carry flood of development’ out a grenade attack on a temple at the behest of Imphal, Dec 27 (PTI): their Pakistani handler to disturb peace and com- Prime Minister Narendra munal amity in the dis- Modi has the North East in trict. The officer told his heart and so brought a reporters in Poonch that flood of development in the the ploy was revealed region ending era of insur- gency, bandhs and road after Special Operations Union Home blockades, Union Home Group (SOG) of the local Minister Amit Minister Amit Shah said on police along with troops Shah delivers a Sunday. The BJP govern- of the 49 Rashtriya Rifles speech during the ment under Modi has given detained two brothers -- foundation stone a new identity to the region Mustafa Iqbal Khan and laying ceremony of which is now experiencing Murtaza Iqbal of Galhuta several major proj- a new thrust in develop- village -- from their vehi- ects, in Imphal, ment, Shah said at the inau- cle near Basooni in Sunday. Mendhar sector at around guration and foundation 8 pm on Saturday. laying programme of several projects at Hapta Arun Vora, son of late veteran Kangjeibung here. Earlier, Manipur was known Congress leader , for insurgency, bandhs, and road blockades, but Eclipses immerses his ashes in Ganga river, at now most militant organisations have joined the Indore: There will four Sangam in Prayagraj, Sunday. mainstream and those left would also do so fol- eclipses in 2021, including lowing efforts of the BJP government, he said. one total solar eclipse and one total lunar eclipse, but RELIEF TO COMMON PEOPLE only two will be visible from India, Ujjain-based Jiwaji Observatory's Govt extends validity of motor vehicle documents Superintendent Dr Rajendraprakash Gupt said and Central Motor Vehicle The latest advisory says, on Sunday. He told PTI that  Till March 31 Rules, 1989. "The Union "Taking into consideration the first of these events will New Delhi, Mar 27 (PTI): Ministry of Road Transport the need to prevent the be on May 26, and will be and Highways has extended spread of COVID-19, it is seen in parts of West The union transport min- the validity of vehicular further advised that the va- Bengal, coastal Odisha and istry on Sunday extended documents like DLs, RCs, lidity of all of the above re- in the north-eastern states, the validity of motor vehi- permits etc till March 31, ferred documents may be except Sikkim, as the moon cle documents like driving 2021 in the light of need to treated to be valid till March is visible earlier in these licence (DL), registration prevent spread of COVID- 31, 2021. This covers all doc- places than other parts of certificate (RC) and permits 19. Ministry has today is- uments whose validity has the country. "The earth will till March 31, 2021, in view sued a directory to the expired since 1st February, cover the moon by 101.6 per of the ongoing COVID-19 states and Union Territory 2020 or would expire by cent during this astronomi- pandemic. administrations in the re- March 31, 2021." cal event," he said. The Ministry of Road gard," a MoRTH statement Enforcement authorities Transport and Highways said. Earlier through vari- are advised to treat such (MoRTH) had earlier issued ous notifications, it was ad- documents valid till March advisories dated March 30, vised that the validity of fit- 31, 2021, the MoRTH said, Weather 2020, June 9, 2020 and ness, permit (all types), li- adding that "this will help August 24, 2020 in connec- cence, registration or any out citizens in availing High 29Low 12 tion with extension of valid- other concerned docu- transport related services, ity of documents related to ment(s) may be treated to be while maintaining social Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 valid till December 31, 2020. distancing". 02 CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

Residents welcome Priority of government is to make overall opening of English Massive demonstration held in Medium School Nandini Ahiwara, Dec front of Reliance Petrol Pump 27: State Government development: Guru Rudrakumar has sanctioned eight allotted Rs 1 lac crore to English Medium schools help private investments in Central Chronicle News Rudrakumar also distrib- for Durg district and out agriculture while farmers uted vermicompost pre- of that one includes have been demanding Govt Raipur, Dec 27: State pared by women self-help Ahiwara Government investments in irrigation, Public Health Engineering group at Gauthan in School. The parents, supply of machinery, im- and Village Industries Potiya under the ambi- teachers and residents of provement of Mandis, Minister Guru Rudra tious scheme Narva Ahiwara town thanked input subsidies, MSP, pro- Kumar handed over devel- Garwa Ghurwa Bari of Municipal Council presi- curement, etc. Mahapatra opment works to the resi- the state government. dent Natwar Tamrakar reiterated that the first and dents of Potia and Pahra During the program, for his efforts and at- doremost demand of the in Durg district. Minister Ahivara Municipality tempt in this direction farmers of India is repeal of Guru Rudrakumar inau- President Natwar which ensured sanction 3 Farm Acts and the EB gurated the new Jaitkham Tamarkar congratulated of one English Medium 2020, every other demand in village Pahra and con- the minister Guru school in the town. This only follows this. He said gratulated the villagers on Rudrakumar on comple- school will be a boon for that campaign for boycott the occasion of Baba Guru tion of 2 years of govern- the people of rural areas of Ambani and Adani prod- Ghasidas Jayanti. On this ment formation. and poor families who ucts and services has been occasion, he duly wor- In his address, he cannot afford to send launched all over the coun- shiped Jaitkham and an- thanked Minister Guru their children to English Central Chronicle News claims to rally the ignorant, try. B Sanyal,.Dharmraj nounced the construction Rudra Kumar for opening Medium schools. create doubts on justified Mahapatra, S C of Western Pachari and the English medium Municipal Council presi- Raipur, Dec 27: CPM and demands of farmers. Bhattacharya, Pradip CC Road at Dhobin Ghat standing by the people for constructed sheds in school in Municipal dent Natwar Tamrakar CITU and other mass or- He added, GOI allotted Gabhne, Rakesh Sahu, and Sheetla Mata Talab on who have expressed their Muktidham, road con- Corporation Ahiwara. A said, it was his dream to ganizations on Sunday Rs 1 lac crore to aid private Rajesh Swasthy, social ac- the demand of the vil- faith in the government. struction from Potia to large number of villagers get sanctioned one staged a massive demon- investors in agriculture, tivist Harjit Juneja, Navin lagers. Public Health On this occasion, Deorajhal under were present on this occa- English Medium school stration in front of Reliance but refuses to do so itself. Gupta, Pradip Mishra, Engineering and Village Minister Guru Mukhyamantri Gram sion including President in the area and he is Petrol pump in support of The Prime Minister for Surendra Sharma, Industries Minister also Rudrakumar inaugurated Sadak Yojana, pond beau- of Dhamdha Janpad happy that finally state the farmers’ struggle. spending more than Rs 500 Vasudeva Shukla, Shahid participated in the local the new community build- tification work from DMF Panchayat, Mrs. Saraswati government gave its According to CITU state crores in propaganda of his Raja, Mohmmad Rabbani, program organized in vil- ing costing Rs 6.50 lakh, fund, community building Ratre, District Panchayat sanction. He thanked the secretary Dharmraj pro-farmer measures, large- Manoj Dewangan, Ajay lage Potiya as part of their new fair price shop cost- for Satnami society, instal- Member Mrs. state government for ho- Mahapatra, Prime Minister ly a model of failure with Kannoje, Anusuiya Thakur, scheduled tour program. ing Rs 10 lakh and lation of hand pumps in Chandrakala Manhar, Mr. nouring his request and is making false claims of high pilferage and imple- A R Khan , sameer Moghe, On this occasion, Minister Kalamanch at a cost of Rs ward number 10 and water Bhupendra Sahu, opening English Medium helping the farmers. mented with high handed Sudhakar Dighe, Manohar Guru Rudrakumar said 3 lakh at Sahu Para in vil- augmentation scheme. Chairman Dhamadha school in Ahiwara town. Speaking at the demon- governance, he added. Sahu, Rajesh Bagh, that overall development lage Potiya. On the de- Under the scheme, every Janpad Panchayat, Mr. He added, that he is duty- stration B Sanyal , State While turning a blind eye Mayank Lautre and others is the top priority of the mand of the Potia vil- house has to provide water Hiralal Verma, Mr. Vinay bound to serve the people President of CITU said that to the demand of farmers to also participated in the state government. We are lagers, he gave approval from tap. Minister Guru Trivedi. of Ahiwara. PM repeating absurd repeal the Acts, the GOI has demonstration. Farmers stage satyagraha in Beneficiaries wait for funds sanctioned Father kills innocent for toilet construction child, arrested support of agitating farmers

Anwari, Dec 27: The ben- thorities. The beneficiar- Ill-fated mother. eficiaries who are sup- ies are in trouble after in- husband and father-in- posed to get funds under vesting the amount from Three arrested for killing of child. law snatched one month ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ their own pocket as there Central Chronicle News Sahu of the same area. old baby from the lap of for the construction of toi- is a provision to get Rs Few months back the their daughter-in-law and lets at their place still wait 18,000 from the govern- Surjapur, Dec 27: In a couple was blessed with a threw her on the ground. Ramanujnagar, Dec 27: Surajpur for about 3 people are sad and unhap- for this amount even one ment for the construction heart rendering incident, girl child. But as both The child immediately In support of the agitating hours. Those who partici- py with the government. year after the construction of toilet. The beneficiaries father himself snatched married of their own died. After the matter farmers at Delhi border pated in the satyagraha al- The prominent among at their place. The benefi- alleged that they had paid his own child from moth- choice, in-laws started was informed Jhilmili who are demanding repeal leged Modi government is those present were ciaries are forced to visit the entire amount to the er’s lap and killed her. torturing their daughter- police arrested the hus- of three farm laws, local deceiving the farmers and Bhagwati Rajwade, K K Nagar Panchayat office for contractor for the con- According to police, in-law for dowry. On band, father-in-law and farmers and social organi- even after six years, gov- Agrawal, Ashwini Singh, this amount but they do struction of toilet but gov- Patrepara resident Wednesday night there mother-in-law of the girl sations on Wednesday ernment has not come up Sunil Agrawal, not get a satisfactory reply ernment has turned a nel- Rajendra Sahu’s daugh- was a dispute between and are investigating the staged ‘Kisan Satyagraha’ with any public welfare Ramkrishna Ojha and oth- from Nagar Panchayat son’s eye from the pay- ter married Santosh the couple and in haste matter. at Agrasen Chowk schemes. They added that ers. Bhakhara Bhatheli au- ment to them. Person committing suicide by hanging from DEMOLITION WORK tree saved by another person Central Chronicle News tree, but by the time he Person attempting suicide could reach the person, Takhatpur, Dec 27: ‘It is 16-year-old boy had already put the knot said that one who is saving belongs to Kawardha cut the rope around his neck and is more great than one Person committing suicide The person who had hanged to commit suicide. who he is killing’. This is Shiv Singh Marawi(30), already attempted suicide The villager showed his saying came true in reality resident of police station by hanging from the tree presence of mind and im- when one person who had Kurdur, district Kawardha was saved by a 16-year-old mediately cut the rope already made an attempt and is a shepherd by pro- boy Sampat Sharma, stu- with a sickle and in this to commit suicide by hang- fession. If onlookers are to dent of Class XII and resi- process the person who ing from a tree, was saved be believed that when they dent of village Belsari. This was hanging immediately from ending his life due to were requesting the person boy with his dare devil act came down and fell on the presence of mind of the to come down he was cut open the loop of rope tractor. He was immediate- villagers and police. The shouting again and again with which the person was ly taken to CHC and there- person was not only saved that he had been sold to the hanging and saved his life. after referred to CIMS but after primary treat- owners of goats and sheep. Bilaspur, where his condi- ment he was referred to a Youth hanging from the tree. tion is out of danger. hospital in Bilaspur and tempt to save the person. A Along with police station his condition is now stated people saw that about 10:30 mation was given to the tractor passing by the road in-charge, Ravi Sheevas, to be out of danger. am one people was trying police. Police station in- at that time was stopped Gulshan Yadav, Sharad On Wednesday there to commit suicide by hang- charge Paras Patel after and a policeman climbed Sahu, Sandeep Kashyap, was a ruckus at Takhatpur ing from a tree. Within no getting information came the tree to reach that per- scribe Ravi Kashyap and Some demolition of boundary wall area on the back side area of Hatkeshwarnath Ward no 14, Belsari Chowk time people started collect- to the spot along with his son. A villager showing others joined together in Mandir in Mahadev Ghat is going on for some beautification work. Bilaspur main road when ing near the tree and infor- team and started his at- his daring a climbed the saving the person. GoI lauds the achievements of Ch’garh and Baghel’s govt Raipur, Dec 27: Chhattisgarh Zameen, Mor Makaan’- the of ODF plus villages. parency, skillfulness and of Kanker District was selected awarded the Krishi Karman Government’s efforts for devel- inclusive model of Chattisgarh Mukhyamantri Darpan accountability in works of pan- for Gram Panchayat Award by Prime Minister Shri opment of the state and under Prime Minister Housing Website and Mobile App devel- chayats and utilize ICT for the Development Scheme Award Narendra Modi for the highest achievements in various sec- Scheme (Urban). In addition, oped for monitoring of same. by Union Ministry of production of food grains. tors under the leadership of Dongargarh has been Chhattisgarh Government’s The Panchayati Raj Ministry Panchayati Raj. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh was awarded Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh announced to be the best per- ambitious scheme Suraji Gaon of Government of India select- School Education Department 22 awards for outstanding Baghel have been recognized forming municipal council in Yojana and other flagship ed three Gram Panchayats of was awarded the e-Governance work under MNREGA, and awarded at national-level the country and would be schemes was awarded ‘Elites Chhattisgarh for the National Award by Computer Society of Aajeevika Mission, Housing in past two years. Chhattisgarh awarded soon. Earlier, Bilaspur Excellence Awards-2020’ at Award for outstanding work in India. Bemetara district Scheme and PMGSY. The state has bagged awards for provid- was selected to be awarded for national-level. Chhattisgarh different fields. Kanhabhaira received Swachhta Darpan was awarded nine awards ing housing facility to under- renovation of river-rivulets, was given this award by presti- Gram Panchayat of Kawardha Award at the beginning of year under different categories of privileged, rain harvesting, and Surajpur district was gious IT organization of the Development Block in 2020. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana groundwater conservation, selected for National Water country Elites Technomedia, Kabirdham district was select- The award was conferred (Rural), seven under MNREGA empowerment of panchayats, Award 2019 for water conser- New Delhi under ‘Digital India ed for the Bal Mitra Panchayat upon by the Government of ( National innovation in education sector, vation works. Initiative’. Chhattisgarh was Award for best implementation India, Ministry of Water Power, Rural Employment Guarantee hygiene and sanitation, malnu- and other achievements in var- Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in Chhattisgarh was awarded nominated for E-Panchayat of schemes and programs Department of Drinking Water Scheme), five under National trition eradication, rapid devel- ious sectors. Recently, a virtual programme. In this as the ‘Cleanest State’ of the Award by Government of related to children. For effec- and Sanitation, Swachh Bharat Rural Livelihood Mission opment of backward areas, Government of India appreciat- way, Chhattisgarh has been country under Cleanliness India’s Panchayati Raj Ministry tive organizing and empower- Mission (Rural), New Delhi. In (NRLM) and one award for best highest production of food- ed the Chhattisgarh model of awarded more than two dozens Survey 2020 organized by for effective implementation of ment of Gram Sabha, the month of January 2020 performance under Pradhan grains, employment under Prime Minister Housing of awards in last two years by Government of India’s Housing ICT- Information & Banacharoda Panchayat of itself, Dantewada (out of 115 Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana. MNREGA and Livelihood Scheme (City) i.e. ‘Mor Central Government and other and Urban Affairs Ministry. Communication Technology to Aarang Development Block of aspirational districts of the These include 13 awards to be Mission, effective implementa- Zameen, Mor Makaan’ and has organizations. Likewise, Union Minister for empower panchayats and suc- Raipur District was awarded country) was awarded the given at the state level, three tion of children-related decided to award Chhattisgarh Government of India has Hydropower awarded cessfully execute departmental the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriy Silver Scotch Award for to be given at the district level, schemes, implementation of state for them. congratulated Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh the second prize schemes. Chhattisgarh Gaurav Gram Sabha Award, remarkable achievement in one to the development block Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, encour- This award will be conferred Government for effective under Clean India Campaign secured second position in the while Bhilai Panchayat of conducting the campaign for and four to the gram panchay- aging girl education in state upon at hands of Prime implementation of ‘Mor for having maximum number country for maintaining trans- Charama Development Block nutrition. Chhattisgarh was ats. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 Paddy procurement system can be improved if SPEED BOATING Centre allows delivery of rice to FCI early: Baghel

Speaking further the to scheduled caste and  CM attends Guru Chief Minister said that scheduled tribe. He said Ghasidas Jayanti his government started that Guru Ghasidas programme held providing Rs 10 acre per Museum and Shod-Peeth acre under would be set up in Naya in Pamgarh Nyay Yojana with a view Raipur to preserve the cul- to strengthen financial ture and promote ideals of Central Chronicle News condition of the farmers. Baba Guru Ghasidas. He Farmers are happy to get said that diagnostic cen- Raipur, Dec 27: Chief the amount in three in- tres would be set up on Minister stallments, he said. He also block level in the name of said that it would become said that Chhattisgarh be- Mini Mata for better easy to improve arrange- came first state in the healthcare facilities. The ments for paddy procure- country to be serving centres would be equipped ment on support price in tained from traders. Focus cluding followers of Baba Goumata (cows) by intro- with blood and urine test, Chhattisgarh if centre al- is being laid to avoid in- Guru Ghasidas, the Chief ducing Godhan Nyay x-ray examination and lowed delivery of rice to convenience to the farm- Minister said that Guru Yojana for procurement of other health check-up fa- FCI early. Early approval ers in selling paddy on Ghasidas gave message of cow dung at Rs 2 with cilities, he said adding that of rice delivery to FCI support price, he said, social unity and inspired opening of Gothans (cow common people would be would help ensure lifting while addressing Guru for brotherhood and peace. sheds) in villages. able to avail these facilities of paddy for milling be- Ghasidas Jayanti Baba Ghasidas paved way Farmers after harvesting at free of cost. sides making available Samaroh held in Pamgarh for social unity by giving a of paddy can donate paddy Urban Administration space for paddy in pro- Gram Panchayat of slogan ‘Mankhe-Mankhe straw to Gothans to serve Minister Dr Shivkumar curement centres, he said Janjgir-Champa district Ek Saman’, Baghel said. cows, he said. According Dahria, Public Health and added that sufficient today. He also announced The programme began to him burning of paddy Engineering and gunny bags were being to name Pamgarh Chowk with recital of song ‘Arpa straw destroys soil fertili- Gramodyog Minister arranged to ensure after Bahurik Lal Pairi Ke Dhar’. The Chief ty besides harming the en- Guru Rudra Kumar, Rajya smooth paddy procure- Suryavanshi, the first Minister worshipped Baba vironment. Gou Seva Ayog chairman ment. Gunny bags are MLA from Pamgarh as- Guru Ghasidas and The Chief Minister also Mahant Rajeshri Ram being obtained from PDS, sembly seat. Jaitkhambh and prayed said that his government Sunder Das and Pamgarh Denizens of city are enjoying a boat ride in speed-boat in Budhatalab which is new he said. He said that Addressing the huge for happiness and prosper- took several steps for up- MLA Indu Banjare also ad- centre of attraction these days. gunny bags were also ob- gathering of people in- ity of people of the state. liftment of people belong dressed the gathering. Fire breaks out in incense sticks factory, no casualties Digvijay targets MP CM Shivraj on breaking out in the facto- More than 50 ry could not be known and rounds of fire-fight- it is only on gaining of ing vehicles used control that something several issues, lauds Bhupesh govt will be found out. Since to bring it under there was emergency fire- Central Chronicle News Commenting over differ- on the issues of central control fighting plan available in ences between state govern- agriculture laws and farm- the factory therefore the Raipur, Dec 27: Reacting to ments and governors of non ers’ agitation, he said that Fire started in the fire could not be con- Madhya Pradesh Chief BJP ruled states, Mr Singh all such issues pertained to factory in Bhanpuri trolled on time and it took Minister Shivraj Singh said that even during his the farmers in the country since Saturday late lot of time to gain control Chouhan’s statement of tenure the erstwhile gover- but BJP had always been in at night on fire. burying the mafias in the nor had not signed private favor of market economy. ASI of fire-brigade de- ground former Chief university bill for three This government at the cen- partment Deepak Minister of Madhya years and eventually he had tre brings laws against the Central Chronicle News Kaushik informed that it Pradesh and senior to raise complaint before poor and farmers of the took them many rounds of Congress leader Digvijay the then President and country,he alleged. Raipur, Dec 27: Fire fire-fighting vehicle to Singh said that those mak- Prime Minister. On comple- Mr Singh today reached broke out in incense-stick gain control on the fire ing such statements should tion of the 2-year tenure of Durg to attend a pro- factory in Bhanpuri on and by afternoon it was be prosecuted and strict ac- the Bhupesh government, gramme organised to pay Saturday late at night and 70% and went on till the tion should be taken against Digvijay Singh said that the tribute to late Motilal Vora. the fire-brigade team ternoon hours. Since it was informed and they evening hours. The wood, them. On the issue of Love also asked whether this law Congress government in After attending this pro- could gain control over it broke out in the night reached on time. oil used in preparing of Jihad law enacted by will also apply to BJP leader Chhattisgarh was working gramme Mr Digvijay Singh till 2:00 in the afternoon there were no casualties Fire broke out in the incense stick made the Madhya Pradesh Shahnawaz Hussain and well by following ideas of reached Pahuna Guest today. A total of five fire- and by Sunday evening it raw material of preparing fire turned into inferno in Government, Digvijay Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. On Mahatma Gandhi. House in Raipur along with brigade vehicles were could not brought under incense sticks and since it short time and by evening Singh said that this law the differences between the According to him this Health Minister TS pressed into service to complete control. is highly inflammable it hours he informed that by would not provide employ- non-BJP ruled state govern- rule should be changed as it Singhdeo and met senior gain control over the fire The fire-brigade vehi- caught fire immediately removing debris from the ment to the youth in the ments and the governors, is a violation of democratic leaders and workers of and the fire-fighting em- cles were showering water and turned aggressive in factory they are trying to country and would not Digvijay Singh said that process. Mr Singh said that Congress. He subsequently ployees who were working on the hot-debris and fire no time and destroyed en- gain control on materials boost country’s economy ei- even during his three years the bill passed by the assem- visited Namaste Chowk in the night changed their emitting from the factory tire campus of the factory. already in hot-lava form ther. the private university bill bly should not be stopped. If where he too tea along with shift in the morning and on & off and this incident There are reports of loss and it is on gaining of con- With this law, if a Hindu was not signed by the then there is any objection, the Congress MLAs then 50 another round of took place when no one worth lakhs in the factory trol on fire that they will boy marries a Muslim girl, governor, when we com- Governor should write it Satyanarayan Sharma, fire-fighting vehicles were was there in the factory.In due to this. find out the reasons be- what action will be taken plained to the President and down and the government Kuldeep Junjena and other used to control fire till af- the night the fire –brigade The reason behind fire hind this fire. against him? he asked. He the Prime Minister. will resolve it. Commenting leaders. Farmers protest PM’s Thieves ran Assimilation of Ghasidas ideal away with ‘mann-ki-baat’ beating the drums goods worth essential for human welfare: Baghel Central Chronicle News  Near dharna venue Rs 2 lakh at Budhatalab Raipur, Dec 27: A Raipur, Dec 27: Chief widow went out to Minister Bhupesh Baghel Central Chronicle News buy a sweater for her today attended Guru daughter on Saturday Ghasidas Jayanti Raipur, Dec 27: The farm- evening and the Samaroh organised at ers of Chhattisgarh in capi- thieves broke open the Pamgarh development tal city also protested PM main door of her block. He reached Narendra Modi’s ‘mann-ki- that PM Modi always talks tors present charged that house and ran away Jaitkham at Pamgarh and baat’ programme on radio about himself in the ‘maan- the BJP-led government at with goods worth Rs 2 worshipped Baba Guru by beating the ‘drums’ and ki-baat’ programme and has the Centre is trying to mis- lakh, including cash Ghasidas by garlanding ‘thalis’ at city’s Budhatalab never done anything for the guide and fool the farmers of Rs 20000, one laptop his portrait. Holding white and raised slogans in farmers till date. Terming and they are not at all ready and few gold and sil- flag (Palo), Mr Baghel re- protest in line with farmers the new agriculture laws as to hear anything from their ver jewelleries. volved around Jaitkham. in Delhi and other parts of black-law, the farmers said side. As per police infor- He than raised the flag on country over three new that the farmers all over the The central government mation the thieves Jaitkham, wishing the farm bills/ laws against the country are demanding is purely one in favour of broke into house of people of the state for hap- farmers. only one thing to withdraw corporate and it is more in this widow in Mowa piness and prosperity. Ghasidas. ests of the all sections of state government is chalk- Farmers in large number the new agriculture laws. favour of Adani and area on Saturday Urban Administration The Chief Minister said society without any dis- ing out programmes keep- gathered at city’s They said that during this Ambani. The farmers said evening and this case Minister Dr Shiv Kumar that assimilation of the crimination by consider- ing in mind the interests Budhatalab dharna venue movement of farmer, more that they all strongly protest filed in Mowa Thana Dahria, Public Health ideal “Mankhe Mankhe ing all human beings as of all the sections. on Sunday morning and than 40 farmers have lost against PM’s ‘mann-ki-baat’ on Sunday. The police Engineering and Rural Ek Saman” of Baba equal. The state govern- Addressing the gathering raised slogans in protest their lives and despite this and they would continue to has filed a case and Industries Minister Guru Ghasidas was necessary ment has successfully in Pamgarh, Mr Baghel against new agriculture PM Modi is speaking in raised protest till the cen- taken the matter Rudrakumar also attended for human welfare. He completed two years in of- called upon people to par- laws against the farmers’ ‘maan-ki-baat’. tral government withdraws under investigation. the Puja Archana pro- said that his government fice by following Baba ji’s ticipate in the develop- interest. Farmers charged The farmers and protes- the new agriculture laws. gramme of Baba Guru was working in the inter- ideals, he said adding that ment of state and country. INC to celebrate 136th Three arrested with fake Indian One arrested for misbehaving with 8 year old girl Central Chronicle News POSCO Act and section 8, foundation day today currency worth Rs 4.32 lakhs 10 of IPC has been filed Raipur, Dec 27: Once against the accused and he Central Chronicle News part in country’s  Manikpuri, Avinash Phule again a shameful incident was produced in the Court Independence and shap- From Pithora thana area and all three are from of misbehaving with an 8- and sent to jail. Raipur, Dec 27: On oc- ing India’s future there- Raipur. By printing this year old girl took place in It is notable here that as casion of 136th founda- after. Pithora, Dec 27: The po- fake Indian currency, they Avanti Vihar area. per orders from DGP for tion year of Indian On this foundation lice nabbed 3 persons with wants to consume it in Khamardih thana in- firm action against inci- National Congress day, Congress will cele- fake Indian currency Gadhbela on NH-53 and it Charge informed that the dent of crime against (INC), PCC Chief Mohan brate it with great en- worth Rs 4,32,860 from was here that the police family members of the girl women and girls, prompt Markam will hoist the thusiasm and fervor at Pithora Thana area here nabbed them and foil their came to Khamardih thana action is being taken and it flag at party’s head office district, block and urban on Sunday morning. The attempt. and filed complaint in this is being ensured that safe in Rajiv Bhavan here on level. police recovered Indian The police has recov- regard on Sunday. body in an indecent man- and secure atmosphere Dec 28 at 10:00am. On On this occasion semi- notes in the denomination ered HP Colour Printer, The police informed ner. On this the FIR was can be provided to mem- this day INC wil be en- nar, discussions and of Rs 2000, Rs 500, Rs 200, scissor, bond paper; 3 piece that one Shiva Rao (27), filed against the accused bers of fairer sex. The po- tering 136th year. rally and other will be Rs 100 and Rs 20 in large learnt how to make fake mobiles and other items S/o Bapani Rao, R/o and he was taken into ar- lice has formed special cell Congress is one of the organised on party’s ide- number. Indian currency using and -filed a case under sec- Aman Nagar, Avanti rest immediately. in thanas for crime biggest and oldest politi- ology, history, present As per information in Youtube. The three youths tion 489 (A), (B), (C) and Vihar, physically misbe- TI Khamardih thana against women and the cal party in Indian achievements and future this regard all three arrested are – Tejeshwar (D) and taken the matter haved with this 8 year old Sharma informed that a complaints are being democracy which took of the party. youths are well-read and Manikpuri, Yogendra under investigation. girl and tried to touch her case under section 354 of speedily attended. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 Former CM Digvijay Singh visits Health Minister TS Singh Deo residence of Late Motilal Vora pays tributes to Late Vora Central Chronicle News ers at Circuit House in Durg. While talking to Bhilai, Dec 27: On media persons, Former Sunday, former Madhya Chief Minister of Pradesh Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh Digvijay and Rajya Sabha Member Singh appreciated the Digvijay Singh visited Bhupesh Baghel govern- the residence of former ment for its achievements Chief Minister of and innovative schemes. Madhya Pradesh Late He condemned the Motilal Vora at union government for Padmanabhapur in Durg dealing with the farmers and met the bereaved in an insensitive manner. family members. He paid He said that the farmers floral tributes to the late are protesting at the bor- Motilal Vora. ders of Delhi for the last On the occasion, thirty five days but the Digvijay Singh recalled government is adamant the moments spent with on its stance. the late Motilal Vora. He When asked about the shared his memory with TMC leaders joining BJP, Central Chronicle News the bereaved family mem- Minister became emotion- family members and said Digvijay Singh said that bers. He offered floral trib- al while sharing the mem- that he had a close rela- BJP is spending black Bhilai, Dec 27: utes at the portrait of Late ories of Late Vora. tionship with Late Vora. tions. Singh consoled Vora's Durg through train on money for purchasing the Chhattisgarh Health Motilal Vora. He met Singhdeo said that Late He said that Late Motilal He has been the archi- grief stricken son MLA Sunday morning. TMC leaders. He stated Minister TS Singh Deo, on Vora's family members Motilal Vora has always Vora was a patron for all tect of the development of Arun Vora and other fam- Congress party workers that earlier the animals Sunday, visited the resi- and recollected the memo- guided and blessed him. of us. He had great pas- undivided Madhya ily members. accorded him a warm were sold in the markets dence of former Chief ries of the time he spent His life and works will sion even at this age with Pradesh while being the Earlier on the day, welcome. Then he met the and today the MLAs are Minister and Governor with Late Motilal Vora. continue to inspire the a strong sense for his ac- Chief Minister. Digvijay Digvijay Singh reached party leaders and work- available for sale. Late Motilal Vora to meet For some time, Health people in the days to come. Baghel releases poster of Home Minister performs Bhoomi Pujan for development works in Risali Women’s Cricket Championship Central Chronicle News

Bhilai, Dec 27: On Sunday, Home, PWD Minister and local MLA Tamradhwaj Sahu per- formed bhoomipujan for several developmental works worth Rs 2.21 crore to be undertaken in Station Maroda and Maroda tank area under Risali Municipal Corporation area. Bhilai, Dec 27: With the objectives of promoting While development women empowerment, "Udaan Ek Manzil" organization work worth Rs 64.47 lakhs Here it needs a mention Corporation area very youth, women, disabled performing the function, also present at the func- is organizing women's cricket championship on will be taken up in Station that since the establish- soon. On the subject of persons and economically he reached the nearby tion. Also present were January 10, 2021 at High School Ground in Sector 7. Maroda area by the funds ment of Risali Municipal employment, the Home weaker people of the soci- Durga Temple and former councilors of all Member of Parliament Vijay Baghel released the poster through Public Works Corporation till date, the Minister said that the ety for small business to Shitala temple and wards, Aldermen, of this championship on Sunday.Udaan President Anju Department and Rs 41.89 Home Minister has sanc- Godhan Nyaya Yojana be done from home. For prayed for the peace and Congress ward presi- Sahu informed that it will be a first of its kind event in lakh worth work from the tioned funds to the tune of has generated employ- this, he said he expected prosperity of the people dents, public representa- Steel City. More than 50 women, who have never played Corporation head and Rs 35 crores from the gov- ment and other sources of cooperation from public of the area. tives, party workers, and cricket, are going to participate. MP Vijay Baghel will Rs131.41 lakh from his ernment for development income in the state. representatives. The program was Additional Collector and inaugurate this event. Mayor and MLA Devendra Yadav fund under the Public of wards. Many people who did He urged the former presided over by Block Commissioner of Risali will be the chief guest of closing ceremony. PCC Works Department and In his address given in not have any job are sell- councilors, aldermen and Congress Committee Corporation Prakash General Secretary Jitendra Sahu, MiC Member another Rs 10 lakh from Chhattisgarhi language, ing dung and earning public representatives President and former cor- Kumar Surve, Nodal Laxmipati Raju and MiC member Neeraj Pal will be the infrastructure fund the Home Minister spoke profit along with getting present in the program to porator Mukund Bhau. Officer of the corporation present as special guests of the closing function. for development work in of building a very mod- employment. He said that stop the illegal occupa- The PCC general secre- Ramakant Sahu, a large Maroda Tank area. ern hospital in Risali he would provide funds to tion in the area. Prior to tary Jitendra Sahu was number ofpeople. Two held for abducting and raping minor girl YMCA celebrates Christmas with underprivileged Central Chronicle News Prashant Thakur, ASP Central Chronicle News (Rural and IUCAW) Bhilai, Dec 27: Police Praggya Meshram and Bhilai, Dec 27: YMCA, have arrested two ruffians DSP (Head Quarters) Bhilai celebrated the joy of on charges of abducting Shaukat Ali directed the Christmas by sharing food and raping a minor girl. Bori Police team to trace packets to those people The incidence occurred at the accused as early as who make their living by village Sukhrikala of possible. Police team begging and collecting and Bori Police Station limits. swung into action and the selling materials from Within few hours of re- accused were arrested. garbage. The YMCA ceiving the complaint, The motorcycle and the Bhilai Unit used this op- Police rounded up the knife used in the crime portunity to show them prime accused and his ac- were seized from their compassion and distrib- complice. possession. uted food packets to them. According to informa- The accused identified TK Joseph, President of tion, the 14-year-old vic- as Mordhwaj Verma alias Bhilai YMCA said that dis- tim was abducted by two Golu (24) son of Chhattar tributing of food was not a bike-borne youth from Verma a resident of vil- publicity stunt but just a Rajan George, secretary Hence, this initiative of near her house at around dence. bike to a lonely spot. The basis of victim's state- lage Sukhrikala and his step to make people aware of Bhilai YMCA said that distribution was to serve 21:00 hrs on December 24. Next morning, the vic- accused Mordhwaj raped ment, Bori Police lodged a compliance Keval Verma that they must take turns every year YMCA family the needy in a way and ac- Later, the accused tim family lodged a com- her on knife - point. complaint under section (20) son of Lala Ram and help the needy who celebrates Christmas by complish the objective of dropped the girl at around plaint at Bori Police Then he dropped the 363, 376 (3), 506 (B) of IPC Verma a residence of vil- are hungry and helpless. getting together and have YMCA. 22:00 hrs on the same day. Station. The victim com- victim to her home and and sections 4, 5 (L) of lage Sukhrikala were pro- Joseph also appealed to carol service. Due to Present on the occasion On returning back, the plained that the accused threatened to kill her if POCSO Act. duced before the court people to stay home and COVID, the celebrations were Anil Mathews, Shibu girl informed her family Mordhwaj and his friend she disclosed the inci- Taking the matter into and have been sent to jail observe the government are limited to staying safe Mathew, Shaji Samuel and members about the inci- forcefully took her on the dence to anybody. On the serious cognizance, SP on judicial remand. guidelines during COVID. and confined to homes. treasurer Rinu V Koshy. Leftists bang thalis during telecast of Modi's ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Projects introduced as per public expectation: Devendra Yadav Central Chronicle News Bhilai, Dec 27: On Sunday, Bhilai MLA and Mayor Devendra Yadav performed bhoomipujan for vari- ous development works in Ward 64, Sector 10. He performed the religious rituals to launch the construction works on ten differ- ent projects that have been Committee, and Chhattisgarh those who protest against the The leaders further said that sanctioned in view of the public Central Chronicle News Mukti Morcha participated in government are declared to be the Modi government had spo- demands. Neeta Lodhi, Vice Bhilai, Dec 27: Responding to the demonstration. leftists. Taking a jibe, the lead- ken about doubling the income President of Antyavasayi the call of the All India Farmers' The leaders said that the BJP ers said that every worker or of farmers by 2022, but doubling Cooperative and Finance 47, cementation work in the itate the locals. Construction of port of common people encour- Organizations, the leftist, pop- government had kept aside the peasant who participates in a the income of farmers from the Development Corporation was streets of various places, RCC pathways and paver blocks will ages better working. Devendra ulist secular parties and mass issues which were promised in movement is truly a leftist be- bills that the government has especially present. construction work in Streets 39 ensure clean and beautiful added that he is constantly in organizations of the city staged the manifesto. Now, for the last cause leftist thinking is only imposed on farmers is far from Mayor performed bhoomipu- and 40, pathway construction roads. demonstration at JP Square on touch with common people to six years, the Prime Minister has against the exploitation of reality. In such a situation, the jan for pathway construction work in street 18 and 19 and The locals will be able to do Sunday. They banged thalis dur- explore their problems and make been broadcasting the scripts human by human. Leftists have union government should clarify work in open ground near Street Pathway construction work in Morning and Evening Walk. He ing the telecast of PM's Mann Ki efforts to solve the problems. based on current affairs which always advocated for exploita- how the income of the farmers 27, A Market; RCC drain con- Street 9. Mayor Yadav said that further said that the work of From sports to social develop- Baat between 11:00 hrs to 11:30 have nothing to do with the tion free society and this task is going to double. As the farm- struction work between Streets in view of the requirements in clean and beautiful city is being ment and education, every such hrs. Activists of CPI, CPI (ML) basic subjects of the general can be completed only with the ers' movement intensified, in- 33 and 38, Work of laying paver Sector 10, works are being done done as per the expectations of work which is necessary, is Liberation, CITU, AITUC, AICC- public. The leaders stated that unity of labours and farmers. stead of listening to the de- blocks between Streets 33 and as per the demand of the resi- locals. Every sector of township being done in Bhilai. Subhadra TU, SFI, Loktantrik Ispat Prime Minister should stop Even after being openly chal- mands of those farmers, the 38, laying paver blocks in the dents. There was a great need to is being developed. Devendra Singh, member of Mayor in Engineering Mazdoor Union, telling "Mann Ki Baat" and must lenged by the farmers, the stub- central government has pressed middle of streets 15 and 16, lay- construct drains in some places asked the officials to complete Council and in-charge of estab- Hum Bharat Ke Log Manch, hear the voice of toiling peas- born attitude of the government its spokespersons to discredit ing of paver block on the sides of as drainage system is very im- the work on time. lishment department, Ankush Bharat Bachao Samvidhan ants and laborers. They further has made it clear that the cen- the movement. The leaders said A-market road, pathway con- portant in the rainy season. The Addressing the people, he Pillay and other dignitaries were Bachao Committee, Buddhist said that it has been seen in the tral government is acting at the that the government should struction work in streets 42 to road construction work will facil- said that the affection and sup- present. Mahasabha, Karbala past some time that the people behest of the bourgeoisie. stop defaming the farmers. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 Villagers oppose 2 BSF camps set up on ‘sacred land’

Central Chronicle News ident said the movement would continue till the re- Bhanupratappur, Dec moval of the BSF camp 27: Thousands of vil- unless written in the fifth lagers of 103 villages have schedule area, without the started indefinite dharna permission of the Gram in Pakhanjur headquar- Sabha BSF camp has ters since last 5 days to been opened, the govern- protest against the open- ment is making a gover- ing of BSF camp in nance project in Kinar Koyaliibeda area of temple, so that outsiders Kanker district. All these will have to come, this will people had earlier agitated insult the deities. for five days in Karkaghat Bhoomkal gram sabha and Tumraghat, and now was organized at the dhar- an indefinite dharna na site under the chair- demonstration has started manship of Manjhi in Pakhanjur. The vil- Mahesh Kometi of Manda lagers here have sat on in- pargana. 103 gram pan- definite dharna with ra- chayat people of 7 par- tion and bed with them. ganas participated in this Today is the second day of Kanker since December and Tumirghat (near public representatives till today, there is no deci- roads and bridges, camps to accept this gram sabha in the meet- picket demonstration in 23 demanding that the Kamteda) on the bank of also made their presence sion of the government should be removed. In the Sarva Aadivasi Samaj ing. The proposal to take Pakhanjur. Border BSF camps be shifted, Medhki river, where peo- present and 60 sarpanches and administration on in- same way as like other president who is leading action against the officials Security Force (BSF) sarpanch Lachhuram ple from 35 villages per- of Koyelebeda Block have definite strike for the re- camps these camps will be the movement, Siyaram, responsible for it has been camp has been opened in Gavde of Siksod said. form rituals for our given a collective response moval of the BSF camp. removed, but the rural Shobha Nizami Laxman considered, Chairman of Karkaghat and "At least 46 sarpanches, deities every year,he said. Sunday is the fifth day The police said that people's representative sit- Mandavi Sahdev usandi , Sarva Adivasi Samaj, Tumraghat, which the vil- seven Janpad panchayat "This area is under the of the indefinite sit-in after the construction of ting on strike is not ready Devli Naretti,Janpad pres- Siyaram former lagers are telling about, members, one deputy Fifth Schedule of the strike by the Sarva Samaj spokesperson Laxman and they allege that this sarpanch and one zila pan- Constitution and permis- to protest against the BSF Mandavi said that the camp has been opened chayat member submitted sion from the local gram camp set up at KarkaGhat What officials said strike will continue fur- only to benefit the indus- their resignations on sabha is mandatory for and TumriGhat in District Collector Kanker that "prima facie, it seems sites are chosen. ther and the next strategy trialists without the per- Saturday via two letters to undertaking works. The Pakhanjur Koyilibeda Chandan Kumar has said that the villagers have been stag------will be considered only mission of the Gram the Pakhanjore sub divi- administration should block. Sarpanch, Janpad the administration is in con- ing protest under pressure Pakhanjur Tehsildar Shashi after the resolution is Panchayat. sional magistrate," he have consulted us before Panchayat member and stant contact with the agita- from violent forces. Shekhar Mishra said that the passed in the Gram Sabha. The camps have been added. selecting the location of Zilla Panchayat member tors and after discussing with ------government does not plan to The representative of set up near Katgaon and "We are not against the the camps," said Sohan reached Pakhanjur SDM them will take appropriate Bastar Range Inspector construct any project in Nar Bang Samaj had also Kamteda villages, some BSF camps. We are op- Hichami, a Janpad pan- office to collectively resign. decisions as far as the General of Police Sundarraj P, Gudi, the same SDOP reached the protest site, 127 kilometres from here, posed to the acquisition of chayat member from the Angry public representa- removal of the camps is con- however, said the two camps Pakhanjur Mayank Tiwari they supported the move- on the strategically impor- land where we have been area. tives took the decision to cerned, the camps have been are among the 16 recently set said that BSF camp has been ment from the platform, tant Partapur-Koyalibeda performing rituals for sev- More than 60 public resign as the government set up due to security rea- up in Bastar, and these have set up for the protection of President of Nagar route to provide security eral years now. They even representatives gave did not remove the camp. sons. The administration also rattled the Naxals who are the under-construction Panchayat Pakhanjur to road work underway chopped off a tree that we collective support Mass resignation by understands that all roads, forcing people to oppose the bridge at Koylibeda-Partapur Bappa Ganguly said that there, an official said. worship, and this is disre- In the indefinite strike more than 120 public bridges and other develop- presence of security forces. Road, after the construction today every problem and Thousands of people spect to our gods and god- by the Sarva Adivasi representatives ment are required. He added that all local senti- of these bridges in the next demand of tribal society from over 100 villages desses," he said. The Samaj against the BSF The reason for the col- He said, the issue would be ments are given proper 14 months camps will be is our problem also Bang have been staging a camps have been set up at camp at Pakhanjur in lective resignation is writ- resolved soon and claimed respect when such camp removed from here. Samaj will stand with protest in Pakhanjore in Karkaghat (near Katgaon) Kanker district, now the ten that from 12 December tribal society. Iron thieves active in Variety of porg marks X’mas celebrations Tiger seen in Tilaibhath of Khairagarh Central Chronicle News Haldibari colliery Q In Blessings BCM due to corona pandemic, Church Bijapur no combined prayers Khairagarh, Dec 27: In the village Tilaibhath under Administration fails to keep check were held and despite all Vicharpur panchayat Central Chronicle News this by maintaining so- on Saturday morning cial distancing and wear- villagers came across Bijapur, Dec 27: Variety ing masks, the prayers tiger sleeping in their of programmes and cele- were offered. On this oc- field when they had brations mark the birth casion the people donated gone their to start of Lord Jesus Christ at woolen clothes, sarees for water. As informed, at Blessing BCM Church women, clothes for chil- around 6 am, five vil- Bijapur here on Friday. dren and the building of lagers visited their Bishop of Blessing BCM the Church for prayers fields to start water Church John Morla in- was also dedicated. and begin daily activi- formed that the people In this programme the ties. One of the Central Chronicle News If sources are to be be- from Christian communi- Choir Group from farmer's Nohar lieved, a senior leader in ty prayed for peace and Jharkhand, Odisha, Verma(30) found that Chirmiri, Dec 27: The ille- Haldibari is a junk dealer prosperity of all in the Maharashtra presented in the nearby field one gal trade of junk items are but officials distance them- state and country on oc- wonderful programmes tiger sleeping in be- at its peak in the area and selves from taking any ac- casion of Lord Jesus Christ birth. Morla informed that in the Church. tween the 'arhar' crop. those involved without any tion as this leader has con- He informed his other Footmarks of tiger confirmed fear form groups of 20-25 tacts at higher level. These associates and all of presence of tiger. members in the night and thieves are active in all the them gathering from the closed mines in eight mines. courage reached close to the tiger. When they were about Chirmiri area cut the iron What official says Tigress moving with cubs in Kutru area 20 feet from the tiger it got alert and made a roar on see- and in the morning load " It cannot be ruled out of ing the villagers. Hearing the roar villagers ran for safe- them in vehicles to take it theft incidents in closed Central Chronicle News Q Villagers in terror were seen in the proximi- D K Mehar said, as this is ty and all of them climbed the tree. Meawhile tiger fled outside the mines. The mat- mines. As we get the infor- ty of village. Although the an area of tiger reserve from the area, villagers called other villagers over mo- ter has come to the knowl- mation action is taken and Bijapur, Dec 27: In the seen moving with her two tigress has not attacked the movement of animals bile and people gathered the place with sticks and fire- edge of SECL Chirmiri we are duty bound to take Katru area which falls cubs. Godnupur resident any domestic animal but is common. To a question crackers. As the matter came to the knowledge of forest management and police of- strong action on getting the under core area of Budhri Palloo and others still the villagers are in on tracking on animals, department and police they reached the spot and started ficials but no action has information." Indravati National Tiger said, in the last week ti- fear. Indravati Tiger new and old techniques their search with the help of its footprints. SDO Forest A been taken to put an effec- Ashwani Kumar Project, tigress has been gress along with her cubs Reserve Deputy Director are in use for tracking. L Khunte said, tiger has moved towards Gopalpur area tive curb on this trade. TI Chirmiri but exact location could not be traced. BJP Mungeli Mandal observe ‘Sushashan Diwas’ Effect of ‘Manva Bijapur’ campaign now in rural areas Central Chronicle News On occasion of Atalji's birth anniv Bijapur, Dec 27: Getting Central Chronicle News motivation from 'Pahal Campaign' at 'Manva Mungeli, Dec 27: BJP ob- Bijapur', the public repre- served the birth anniver- sentatives, members of sary of former PM Atal voluntary organisations, Bihari Vajpayee as 'Good WSHGs are carrying Governance' day. On this cleaning and sanitation in day the Prime Minister their respective areas by Narendra Modi addressed forming different groups the nation and added that using spade, broom and a total of Rs 18 crore others. worth of funds have been 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. In Girish Shukla, Shailesh In this series, cleaning transferred to 9 crore this discussions were held Pathak, Dwarika Jaiswal, is being done near farmers all over country on 'neem' coated urea, Vikram Mohale, Prem Bhairagarh New Bus at the rate of Rs 2000 each. crop insurance scheme, Arya, Mohan Bhojwani, Stand, Chowks, Triangles, The party workers from health card, hike in MSP Loknath Singh, Vinay public places and it is BJP Mungeli Mandal ob- rate, PM Irrigation Pandey, Yashwant Lal being made more organ- served the live address by Scheme, Kissan Rail, in- Sonkar, Mohan Mallah, ised. Similarly campaign PM Narendra Modi on vestment of Rs 1 lakh to Sunil Pathak, Ranapratap is being launched on as well. So it is just in few So this positive initiative is leading to cleanliness large screen. Prior to this, 10000 FPOs and other is- Singh, Shankar Singh and National Highway, Bus days only that 'Manva of 'Pahal campaign' is and sanitation in urban big senior BJP leaders sues. other party workers were Stand, near Cultural Bijapur' campaign has being automatically and rural areas by its own made an address from At the district office present. Bhavan in Bhopalpatnam gained lot of popularity. adopted by people and this people. 297 bags of paddy seized from four persons Trains with revised schedule due to safety-related modernization work Q In South Central Q On charges of illegally cles from two shopkeepers of It is notable here that Inspector was formed and Railway Dhanbad - Alappuzha spe- Alappuzha daily at storing the region here on Friday. paddy purchase in state has they are constantly keeping cial express train will leave 06.00hrs with the effect As per information in this started from Dec 1 and so far track of illegal storage and Central Chronicle News Dhanbad daily at 11.40hrs from 11th January-2021 *( Central Chronicle News regard, 35 bags of paddy 142 cases of illegal trans- transportation of paddy in with effect from 8th instead of 4th January- from Daulat Dubey, R/o portation of paddy have the district. Check-posts Sambalpur, Dec 27: In January-2021( instead of 2021 as announced earlier) Mahasamund, Dec 27: It Gram Aamgaon under been registered. In this 7799 have been formed in villages view of safety-related mod- 1st January-2021 as an- and will reach the destina- was based upon instructions Tehsil Bagbahra and12 bags bags of paddy i:e 3119.6 quin- near Odisha border in order ernization work in South nounced earlier) and will tion Dhanbad at 10.20hrs from Collector Katrikey from Meghnath Diwan from tal paddy has been seized to stop illegal transportation Central Railway, the intro- reach destination on the third day of its jour- Goyal, the Revenue and Food Gram Lamkeni were seized. and this includes total 9 vehi- of paddy from neighbouring duction of 03351/03352 Alappuzha at 15.25 hrs on ney. Department officers seized In the same way 125 bags cles. It was under guidance state as well and here the of- Dhanbad-Alappuzha- the third day of its journey. The stoppages, timings 297 bags i:e 118.8 quintal of from Basna Tehsil were also of District Collector ficers are keeping constant Dhanbad special express The train No.03352 and composition will re- paddy illegally being trans- seized, totalling 250 bags in Kartikay Goyal, a combined vigil to avoid illegal trans- revised as detailed below: Alappuzha- Dhanbad spe- main the same as an- ported in two Mazda vehi- two Swaraj Mazda vehicles. squad of Tehsildar, TI, Food portation of paddy. The train No. 03351 cial express train will leave nounced earlier. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

BRIEF Knife attack EU nations eagerly kick off J Beijing: At least seven people were killed and another seven injured in a knife attack in mass COVID-19 vaccinations northeastern China, state media reported Rome, Dec 27 (AP): Only later would north- on Sunday.The attack ern Lombardy become the in the city of Kaiyuan European Union na- epicentre of the outbreak in Liaoning province tions kicked off a coordi- in Europe. Italy now has was carried out out- nated effort on Sunday to the continent's worst con- side a sauna and bath- give COVID-19 vaccina- firmed virus death toll at house. The suspect, tions to the most vulnera- nearly 72,000. identified by the media ble among the bloc's near- This day is a beautiful, by his surname Yang, ly 450 million people, symbolic day: All the citi- was arrested while the marking a moment of zens of Europe together motive for the attack hope in the continent's are starting to get their A man cast his ballot at a polling station in Niamey on December 27, 2020 during remains unknown. battle against the worst vaccinations, the first ray Niger's presidential and legislatives elections. Chinese law restricts public health crisis in a of light after a long night," the sale and possession century. Arcuri told reporters out- of firearms. Health care workers, side the hospital. Niger stages historic elections despite jihadist attacks the elderly and leading But he cautioned: We all Hospital fire politicians got some of the have to continue to be pru- Niamey, Dec 27 (AFP): Around 7.4 million people truck driver, said he want- first shots across the 27- 101-year-old Gertrud Haase, center, is vaccinated against dent, cautious and respon- are registered to vote for ed change. J Cairo: A fire killed at nation bloc to reassure the the Corona virus at the Agaplesion Bethanien sible. We still have a long The first voters in the the ballot for presidency, "Niger is not moving for- least seven people public that the vaccina- Sophienhaus nursing home in Berlin, Germany on Sunday. road ahead, but finally we Sahel state of Niger went to which coincides with leg- ward. Our country must and injured several tions are safe and repre- see a bit of light." the polls on Sunday for an islative elections. rise," he said, brandishing others at a private sent the best chance to at the Spallanzani infec- February. There is no rea- In the Los Olmos nurs- election that could seal the In Dar-es-Salam, a popu- his thumb stained with ink hospital that was emerge from the pandem- tious diseases hospital to son to be concerned." ing home in the Spanish country's first-ever peaceful lar district of Niamey, vot- to show he had cast his bal- treating coronavirus ic. It didn't hurt at all," receive their doses. Italian virus czar city of Guadalajara, handover between elected ing began about an hour lot. President Mahamadou patients on the out- said Mihaela Anghel, a The message is one of Domenico Arcuri said it northeast of Madrid, a 96- presidents, despite a bloody later than scheduled. Issoufou, who was elected skirts of the Egyptian nurse at the Matei Bals hope, trust and an invita- was significant that Italy's year-old resident and a jihadist insurgency. "I expect the Nigerien in 2011 after the country's capital Cairo, local Institute in Bucharest tion to share this choice," first vaccine doses were caregiver were the first The West African coun- president to put security, last coup in 2010, is volun- sources and media who was the first person said one of the recipients, administered at Spaniards to receive the try has been chronically health, progress and tarily stepping down after said. The fire broke to get the vaccine in Dr Maria Rosaria Spallanzani, where a vaccine. Let's see if we can unstable since gaining in- democracy first," two five-year terms. out at Misr Al Amal Romania. Open your eyes Capobianchi, who heads Chinese couple visiting all behave and make this dependence from France 60 Aboubakar Saleh, a 37- The frontrunner in the Hospital in El Obour, and take the vaccine. the virology laboratory at from Wuhan tested posi- virus go away,said Araceli years ago, and is ranked the year-old launderer, told 30-strong field is his desig- some 30 km (19 miles) In Rome, five doctors Spallanzani and was part tive in January and be- Hidalgo, the elderly resi- world's poorest country ac- AFP without revealing who nated successor, Mohamed northeast of central and nurses wearing white of the team that isolated came Italy's first con- dent, after receiving her cording to the UN's Human he voted for. Issaka Bazoum, 60, a former inte- Cairo, and according scrubs sat in a semi-circle the virus in early firmed cases. injection. Development Index. Soumana, a 52-year-old rior and foreign minister. to initial investiga- tions was caused by an electrical fault. Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages DESTRUCTION ASSESSED Tremors felt Miami, Dec 27 (AP): COVID relief checks to most Americans — insisting it J Istanbul: An earth- Unemployment benefits should be $2,000. House quake with a 5.3 magni- for millions of Americans Republicans swiftly rejected tude shook Elazig struggling to make ends that idea during a rare province in eastern meet lapsed overnight as Christmas Eve session. But Turkey on Sunday. President Donald Trump re- Trump has not been swayed Turkey's Interior fused to signed an end-of- in spite of the nation being Minister Suleyman year COVID relief and in the grip of a pandemic. Soylu tweeted there spending bill that had been President-elect Joe Biden were no immediate re- considered a done deal be- called on Trump to sign the ports of casualties or fore his sudden objections. bill immediately as the dead- damage. The quake The fate of the bipartisan Donald Trump line neared for two federal struck at 09:37 am, package remained in limbo programs providing unem- Turkey's Disaster and Sunday as Trump continued her $129 weekly jobless ben- ployment aid. Emergency to demand larger COVID re- efit unless Trump signed the 'It is the day after Management lief checks and complained package into law or succeed- Christmas, and millions of Directorate said. It was about 'pork' spending. ed in his improbable quest families don't know if they'll felt in several neigh- Without the widespread for changes. be able to make ends meet bouring provinces. funding provided by the Washington has been reel- because of President Turkey is crisscrossed massive measure, a govern- ing since Trump turned on Donald Trump's refusal to by major fault lines ment shutdown would occur the deal after it had won sign an economic relief bill with frequent earth- when money runs out sweeping approval in both approved by Congress with quakes. Tuesday. 'It's a chess game houses of Congress and an overwhelming and bipar- and we are pawns,' said after the White House had tisan majority,' Biden said in Chopper crash Lanetris Haines, a self-em- assured Republican leaders a statement. He accused ployed single mother of that Trump would support Trump of an 'abdication of View of damages caused after the Cacahualpa river overflow due to the passage of Hurricanes Eta and Iota J Multan: A Pakistani three in South Bend, it. Instead, he assailed the responsibility' that has 'dev- in Petoa municipality, Santa Barbara department, Honduras. army helicopter on a Indiana, who stood to lose bill's plan to provide $600 astating consequences.' rescue mission crashed, killing all four aboard, the mili- Australian lobster sector claws back trade after China ban Nashville explosion investigation tary said on Sunday. The military said the Sydney, Dec 27 (AFP): tomers and markets helicopter was trans- overnight to avoid red ink, prompts FBI to search home porting the body of a Even in the scorching job cuts or bankruptcy. soldier who died after Australian summer sun, Some barley farmers Nashville, Dec 27 (AP): getting trapped in an long queues of customers have planted other grains avalanche when it snake around Fremantle or re-routed shipments to Federal agents converged crashed in the north- harbour -- a soothing sight the Middle East, and wine- on the home of a possible per- ern Minimarg area of for beleaguered local fisher- makers have focused on son of interest in the explo- Astore district due to men trying to replace lost selling more in Japan. sion that rocked downtown technical reasons. The business with China. But the lobster industry Nashville as investigators dead included the Australia's rock lobster is looking closer to home. scoured hundreds of tips and pilot, co-pilot and two exports are worth half a In a bid to help the rav- leads in the blast that dam- soldiers. billion US dollars a year -- aged sector, local authori- aged dozens of buildings. and in normal times, 94 ties recently changed legis- More than 24 hours after Three dead percent of them go to lation to allow commercial the explosion, a motive re- China. rock lobster fishers to sell mained elusive as investiga- J Rockford: A gunman But all that changed a Lobster fishing boat preparing to dock in Fremantle in large quantities from the tors worked round-the-clock opened fire inside an few weeks ago, when Western Australia. back of their boats during to resolve unanswered ques- Illinois bowling alley, Beijing imposed a near- December and January. tions about a recreational ve- killing three people total import ban on lobster, this year, with China hit- ly badly hit. Exporters So far the Australian hicle that blew up on a mostly Law enforcement officers investigate the house be- and injuring three oth- part of a broader politically ting out at a list of issues in- stand to lose as much as public has responded en- deserted street on a sleepy longing to Anthony Quinn Warner in Nashville, ers in what authorities charged "shadow trade cluding Australia's call for US$2-4 billion worth of thusiastically, offering a holiday and was prefaced by a Tennessee, US. believe was a random war". an inquiry into the origins sales. So far, the broader much-needed lifeline to recorded warning advising attack. A person of in- "It has affected us drasti- of Covid-19 and a ban on Australian economy has Camarda and his fellow those nearby to evacuate. The federal and local law enforce- ficial, who was not author- terest was taken into cally," third-generation fish- Huawei's participation in weathered the storm. The vendors. attack, which damaged an ment agencies were at a ized to discuss an ongoing in- custody after the shoot- erman Fedele Camarda the nation's 5G network. economy returned to Before the Covid-19 pan- AT&T building, continued to home in Antioch, in subur- vestigation and spoke to The ing at Don Carter told AFP. "Our income has The row has seen more growth in the last quarter, demic, prices topped US$80 wreak havoc on cellphone ban Nashville, after receiving Associated Press on condi- Lanes, Rockford Police been reduced consider- than a dozen Australian exiting a Covid-induced re- a kilogram (US$36 a pound) service and police and hospi- information relevant to the tion of anonymity,said inves- Chief Dan O'Shea said ably." Relations between sectors hit with import cession. But individual in Western Australia and tal communications in sever- investigation, said FBI tigators regard a person asso- during a news confer- Canberra and Beijing have levies, with the barley and businesses have been usually averaged around al Southern states. Special Agent Jason Pack. ciated with the property as a ence. O'Shea did not been in free-fall for most of wine industries particular- forced to find new cus- US$53 per kilo. Investigators from multiple Another law enforcement of- person of interest. immediately release additional information about the person of in- Sudan taking control of land on border with Ethiopia terest or the victims. Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts Khartoum, Dec 27 (Reuters): ister, Faisal Salih, told Ethiopian farmers are Tightens ban in escalating recruitment war Reuters. 'But our army will looted, their camps are Sudan has taken control do its duty to take back all vandalized, and they are J Tokyo: Japan's gov- New York, Dec 27 (AP): courteous and kind' — has terly meritless.' of most of the land it ac- our land. Currently our also hampered from har- ernment will tem- unfairly recruited girls The Boy Scouts pointed cuses Ethiopians of en- army has taken back be- vesting their own farms. A porarily ban entry of The Girl Scouts are in a lately, according to claims to legal arguments in croaching upon near the tween 60% and 70% of number of civilians have all nonresident foreign 'highly damaging' recruit- in legal briefs filed on be- which it blames the Girl border between the two Sudanese land.' Sudanese been murdered and nationals as a precau- ment war with the Boy half of the Girl Scouts of Scouts for reacting to its ex- countries, the Sudanese in- forces had acted defensive- wounded,' he said. tion against a new and Scouts after the latter the United States of pansion plans with 'anger formation minister said ly, and clashes had sub- Ethiopian Prime potentially more con- opened its core services to America. and alarm' and said the Tensions in the border sided in the past two days, Minister Abiy Ahmed tagious coronavirus girls, leading to market- The lawyers filed papers Girl Scouts launched a region have flared since Salih said. 'Sudanese intel- blamed 'parties with hid- variant that has spread place confusion and some in Manhattan federal court 'ground war' to spoil plans the outbreak of conflict in Faisal Salih ligence reports confirmed den motives to create hos- across Britain. Japan girls unwittingly joining Thursday to repel an effort by the Boy Scouts to in- Ethiopia's northern Tigray that the organisation, tility and suspicion be- banned entry of non- the Boy Scouts, lawyers for by the Boy Scouts to toss clude more girls. region in early November There have been armed training and arming of the tween peoples' for the vio- resident foreigners the century-old Girl Scouts out before trial a trade- In a statement, the Boy and the arrival of more clashes between Sudanese forces that attacked were lence, in a statement is- from Britain and organization claim in court mark infringement lawsuit Scouts said it expanded than 50,000 mainly and Ethiopian forces in re- not militias but regular sued on Thursday. South Africa last week, papers. the Girl Scouts filed in 2018. program offerings for girls Tigrayan refugees in east- cent weeks, with both sides forces,' he added. Sudanese officials say but is further stepping The competition, more Last month, lawyers for 'after years of requests ern Sudan. accusing the other of insti- Ahead of the talks this the border was demarcat- up border control after conjecture than reality two the Boy Scouts asked a from families' who wanted Disputes have been con- gating the violence. The week, Ethiopia's foreign ed in the first years of the confirming the new years ago, has intensified judge to reject claims that their boys and girls both centrated on agricultural two countries held talks minister, Ato Demeke 20th century, and that ne- variant in seven people as the Boy Scouts of the Boy Scouts cannot use participating in its charac- land in al-Fashqa, which this week in Khartoum Mekonnen said the gotiations are limited to over the last two days America organization — 'scouts' and 'scouting' in its ter and leadership pro- falls within Sudan's inter- over the issue. Sudanese military had car- talks over placing addi- five returnees from which insists recruits recruitment of girls with- grams or for other reasons, national boundaries but 'We believe in dialogue ried out attacks beginning tional markers on the land Britain. pledge to be 'trustworthy, out infringing trademarks. including a desire to be- has long been settled by to solve any problem,' on Nov.9. at 2km rather than 10km loyal, helpful, friendly, They called the lawsuit 'ut- come an Eagle Scout. Ethiopian farmers. Sudan's information min- 'Agricultural products of intervals. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

BRIEF AWARENESS RALLY Man killed Punjab CM’s appeal fails to stop  New Delhi: A man was shot dead and some others were in- damages to telecom towers jured when two groups clashed with Chandigarh, Dec 27 (PTI): slapped and abused for each other after a trying to persuade protes- shop employee was Punjab Chief Minister tors from damaging beaten up. Kasim and ’s appeal sites,” he said. Shahid, belonging to to protesting farmers to The second source said one group, and the not damage telecom infra- the telecom towers dam- other faction led by structure seems to have aged belong to Jio and Mannan clashed over failed to deter new at- common access infra- the issue of beating tacks, with more than 150 structure of telecom in- up of a shop employ- signal transmitting sites dustry. ee, a senior police of- being vandalised Amarinder Singh The attacks have im- ficer said. Two per- overnight, sources said on pacted telecom services sons got injured dur- Sunday. many as 151 towers have and operators are strug- ing the firing. Shahid While firms belonging been damaged, two gling to maintain services succumbed to in- to billionaires Mukesh sources with direct in absence of action by juries. Ambani and Gautam knowledge of the matter law enforcement agen- Adani do not procure said. This has taken the cies, the source said. Toy bank foodgrains from farmers, total number of telecom The Punjab chief min- the narrative that new tower sites damaged to ister had appealed protest-  New Delhi: The South farm laws are to benefit 1,338, they said. ing farmers to not incon- Delhi Municipal them has made them easy Incidents of snapping venience the general pub- Corporation opened a targets, with protesting of power lines to attempts lic with such actions and first-of-its-kind toy farmers in different to axe the towers have to continue to exercise the bank in Najafgarh places in Punjab having been reported from differ- same restraint as they zone for children who vandalised and damaged ent parts of Punjab, one of had shown over the past Young skaters take part in Pickating, an awareness rally on cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation under can’t afford them. Reliance Jio towers, snap- the sources said. several months of their Swachh Survekshan-2020, in Bhopal, Sunday. South Delhi mayor ping connectivity. As “Site managers are agitation. Anamika said the ‘khilona bank’ has been opened keeping Lingaraj Temple reopens for devotees after nine months ‘CBI should tell if Sushant’s death in view of Swachh Survekshan-2021 Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (PTI): will only be allowed to where people can do- enter the temple. was murder or suicide’ nate old toys instead of Shree Lingaraj Temple The BMC has put up throwing them away. here reopened for devo- temporary test camps Nagpur, Dec 27 (PTI): Mumbai’s Bandra on tees on Sunday after re- near the temple to enable June 14 this year. Elephants electrocuted maining closed for almost the devotees to get their Maharashtra Home Earlier, the Mumbai nine months due to COVID-19 tests before get- Minister Anil Police had filed an acci-  Guwahati: Two ele- COVID-19 pandemic, offi- ting entry into the shrine. Deshmukh on Sunday dental death report and phants were electro- cials said. The authorities have urged the Central they were investigating cuted to death after Servitors and their fam- also put up barricades Bureau of Investigation the matter. coming in contact ily members were al- outside the temple to en- (CBI) to reveal if On August 19, the with electric fences lowed entry into the old- sure smooth darshan and Bollywood actor Supreme Court had up- in Assam’s Sivasagar est shrine of the state cap- proper implementation of Sushant Singh Rajput’s held the transfer of an district. The female ital on the first day. the COVID-19 norms. death was a suicide or FIR, lodged by Rajput’s elephants, aged 23 They will be allowed to Meanwhile, the Puri murder. father at Patna against and 26, came in con- pray inside the temple till district administration He said the CBI should the actor’s girlfriend tact with the electric December 31, while the announced its decision to bring out its probe re- Rhea Chakraborty and fences erected by res- general public from out- allow the people who live port into the case as others for allegedly abet- idents of Dighal side the state capital will in the pilgrim town, to soon as possible. Anil Deshmukh ting his suicide, to the Dariali village to pro- be allowed from enter Lord Jagannath “The people of CBI. tect their crops, January 6. Temple on December 31. Maharashtra and the ence. The central agency Sivasagar Assistant The residents of Shree Lingaraj Temple Puri District country are eagerly “Five to six months had then taken over the Conservator of Bhubaneswar can have Magistrate-cum-Collector waiting for the CBI’s re- have passed since the probe from Bihar Police. Forests Champak the darshan of the Lord The officials said the Year. Balwant Singh said the port on its investigation case was handed over to In October, the med- Deka said. The post- from January 3. temple was sanitised a The Bhubaneswar special arrangements will into Sushant Singh the CBI. Hence, the ical board of the New mortem reports have The 11th century Shree day before allowing the Municipal Corporation, be made for the purpose Rajput’s death case. agency should make Delhi-based All India confirmed that they Lingaraj temple is a devotees to offer prayer in which has made arrange- of allowing the local peo- People ask me about the public its report as soon Institute of Medical died due to electrocu- unique place in India the shine. The temple will ment for adherence of the ple to enter the 12th cen- status of the case...I re- as possible to clear Sciences (AIIMS) had tion, he said. where both Lord Shiva remain closed for devo- COVID-19 guidelines, has tury shrine. quest the CBI to reveal whether it was suicide ruled out murder in the and Lord Vishnu are wor- tees on January 1 and 2 meanwhile, clarified that Shree Jagannath tem- whether it was a suicide or murder,”he added. death of Rajput, terming Two killed shipped together, making due to possible big con- the devotees having ple was opened for devo- or murder,” Deshmukh Rajput was found dead it “a case of hanging and it a “Hari-Har” peeth. gregation due to the New COVID-19 negative report tees on December 23. said in a press confer- in his apartment in death by suicide”.  Nashik: A speeding tanker a group of Sai Baba devotees carry- ing a palanquin in Over 750 volunteers get Covaxin ‘People started learning the real value Igatpuri taluka of Nashik, leaving two first dose in phase-III trial of Yoga during the pandemic’ of them dead and three injured. The in- Ahmedabad, Dec 27 (PTI): vaccine by the end of this Mumbai, Dec 27: cident took place month. We have also begun near Ghoti on Over 750 volunteers have giving the second booster Minister for Ayush, Mumbai-Agra na- been administered the first dose to the volunteers who Shripad Y Naik, has said tional highway when dose of Bharat Biotech’s have completed 28 days of that during the COVID pan- the group was carry- COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ the first dose. We have cov- demic, Yoga, India’s gift to ing the palanquin as part of its phase-3 trials ered 15 volunteers so far,” the world, has helped people from Kandivali in at a city hospital, and none he said. manage not only their physi- Mumbai to Shirdi in of them have experienced For the second booster cal but also their mental Ahmednagar,some any side effects so far, a sen- dose, those who completed health, and praised The 90 kilometres from ior doctor said on Sunday. 28 days, are being called by Yoga Institute Mumbai for Minister for Ayush, Shripad Y Naik, and Dr Hansaji J Yogendra, Director of The Yoga Institute, here. The deceased Bharat Biotech is devel- the hospital. The volun- both, its COVID-led initia- have been identified oping Covaxin in collabora- teers were also given a tives during the pandemic, Mumbai, at the virtual event to celebrate the completion of 102 years of the institute in the as Rajkumar Patel tion with the Indian diary with the details of and also for 102 years of ded- service of householder Yoga for millions of people across India and the world. and Ashok Gupta. Council of Medical their schedule, Dr Rami ication to serve people and Research (ICMR)-National said. society. Naik was Chief Institute on completing 102 India’s gift to the world, and tal and emotional wellbe- Gold seized Institute of Virology (NIV). The first dose of the vac- Guest at a virtual meet or- years of excellence and serv- The Yoga Institute has done ing.” Minister Naik also The phase-III trials of the phase-3 trial began on cine is given after the ganized to celebrate the com- ice to the humans of the a beautiful job of carefully praised The Yoga Institute’s  Hyderabad: Gold vaccine are being conduct- November 25. None of the mandatory RT-PCR test. pletion of 102 years of The world. Your dedication, hon- delivering it to the people.” COVID-led initiatives, say- bars weighing 1.4 kg ed at Sola Civil Hospital volunteers have experi- However, for the second Yoga Institute, where he also esty and integrity are help- Minister Naik said that ing, “Right from serving free and valued at over Rs here. enced any kind of side ef- booster dose, no such test is introduced and soft- ing to preserve the valuable through the difficult times of meals to supporting the 67 lakh were seized at “Over 750 volunteers, in- fects so far,” Dr Kiran required when the vaccine launched the TYI Meditation Indian traditions of Yoga the COVID pandemic, “peo- frontline warriors with the airport here from cluding around 50 health Rami, head of the hospi- is administered. App, Nispanda, and lauded and changing the lives of ple starting learning about Annam Brahma movement, a woman, who ar- workers like doctors, nurs- tal’s TB and chest depart- But the volunteers will TYI’s several COVID-led ini- millions of people around the real value of Yoga. Yoga The Yoga Institute went rived from Dubai, ing staff, para-medics, have ment, told PTI. have to undergo RT-PCR tiatives. Minister Naik said, the world every single day. helped people to manage not above and beyond its call of customs officials been administered the first “A total 1,000 volunteers test every month for ten “I would like to congratulate You … are the contributors only their physical health duty to touch as many lives said. The passenger dose of Covaxinsince its will be administered the months, he said. the entire team at The Yoga to world peace. Yoga is and immunity, but also men- as they could.” was intercepted dur- ing a routine customs check and was found to have concealed five Elderly being abandoned by kin ITBP starts online liquor gold bars and jew- ellery of 22 carats in her baggage, an offi- distribution system for troops cial release said. at hospital is worrisome trend New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): that includes the CRPF, recently launched the Man convicted Aurangabad, Dec 27 (PTI): shelter homes. However,as roping in NGOs,” he BSF, CISF and SSB and CLMS whose link is avail- per our experience, many added. The authorities, A first-of-its kind other central forces like able at the official website  Jalna: A 50-year-old The authorities of the of them escape from the however, do not have the Internet-based liquor dis- the NDRF and the NSG. of the mountain-warfare man sentenced to life Government Medical shelter homes,” GMCH su- exact number of such peo- tribution system has been “There was a long-stand- trained force. The portal imprisonment for College and Hospital perintendent Dr Suresh ple. Dr Harbade said that launched for the serving ing demand of the ITBP link allows a serving or re- murder was held (GMCH) in Aurangabad Harbade said. patients are admitted to and retired personnel of personnel that good quali- tired official to create an nine years after he said they have been ob- Many of the abandoned the hospital even if they the Indo-Tibetan Border ty liquor should be made account, choose the unit jumped parole, Jalna serving an increasing people then start living on are not accompanied by Police (ITBP) force guard- available to them in the nearest to their home base police in trend of elderly persons the hospital campus, foot- their family members. ing the LAC with China. vicinity of their native and check the inventory of Maharashtra said. being abandoned at the fa- paths or areas around the “Our staff and social The paramilitary force places.” brands and varieties of Kashiram Lahane, a cility by their kin after facility.They prefer to stay workers take care of such launched the centralised “Till now, the system al- liquor for purchase on resident of they are brought for treat- at such places as they easi- people. But if we try to liquor management sys- lowed jawans and officers payment. “The new facili- Ghansawangi tehsil, ment. Government Medical ly get food and other basic contact their family mem- tem (CLMS) sometime to purchase authorised ty is a fully transparent was convicted for The GMCH-Aurangabad College and Hospital things from the passers-by. bers, the latter do not give back as a solution to the liquor only from canteens and is a centralised digital murdering man over is one of the biggest health Aurangabad. Which is why, they don’t a positive response. It has problem of non-availabili- of the formations/units system. This system also a land dispute, and he facilities in the want to stay at shelter been observed in many ty of the desired liquor where they are posted and enables jawans to easily jumped parole in 2011 Marathwada region of ing. “The number of such homes and such facilities, cases,” he said. brands to its personnel there was no system view the online approved after being released Maharashtra. People from abandoned old people had he said. During the previous and veterans residing in which could enable them selling price of any vari- from Aurangabad across the eight districts gone up in the initial “After the initial drive, drive, the hospital authori- remote locations. to take the liquor from the ety of liquor or brands, Central Jail, said in the region come to the phase of the coronavirus- the number of abandoned ties had contacted the Paramilitary forces like canteens of other units of and their personalised Crime Branch offi- hospital for treatment, one triggered lockdown. persons decreased. local governing bodies the ITBP are authorised to the force even if that was prior purchase history,” cial Subhash of its senior officials said. But we carried out a However, such cases have from where these old peo- get liquor under govern- based near their native the officer said. “With this Bhujang. He kept He said the number of campaign with the started going up of late. ple come, he said, adding, ment rules and this is the place or home town,” a system, availability of moving from one elderly persons being left Aurangabad Municipal Therefore, we are plan- “We sent some of them first time such an online senior officer of the force quality liquor is being en- place to another. at the hospital by their Corporation (AMC) and ning to undertake a simi- back to their native places system has been intro- explained. sured to the force person- family members is grow- sent many of them to local lar exercise once again by under this initiative.” duced among these forces ITBP chief SS Deswal nel,” the officer added. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

SHOPPING AHEAD OF LOCKDOWN ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Post-Brexit Chronicle trade deal Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 85 While the UK is no longer part of the European Union’s customs union and single Precaution remains market, trade won't flow as smoothly as before. In fact, our best guard UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade etting the Covid-19 vaccine administered is an impor- deal will leave businesses fac- G tant step in our fight against this virus that has disrupt- ing more barriers to trade ed life as we knew it. In popular imagination, a dose of vac- than they did while Britain cine for everyone should bring this pandemic to an end. But was a member of the that might not be the case, yet. It is difficult to say if Covid- European Union. As for busi- 19 vaccine will offer a single-shot cure. In the absence of it, nesses, the trade deal brings we should be prepared for incremental shots that can get us relief but it won’t serve as an through this pandemic. In the popular imagination, a Covid- adequate substitute for mem- 19 vaccine will eventually bring a decisive end to the pan- bership of the bloc. As the demic, and yet the news of the new variant of Sars-Cov-2 is UK is no longer a part of the leading to apprehensions among people on the efficacy of EU’s customs union and single the two vaccines approved by the US regulators. So far, the market, trade won’t flow as authorities have shown no doubt on this front, but it is only smoothly as before. natural for governments to impose fresh restrictions and take Companies will have to file precautionary measures to protect public health. The UK has new paperwork and their re-imposed movement and travel restrictions and several products could be held up at countries have banned flights from the UK until the new year. the border. Firms exporting It is sure to spoil holiday plans of many this festive season. to the EU will have to file But that has been the case for much of this year. There could customs declarations. Truckers be anger and denial among people, who were looking for- who cross to EU will need ward to celebrating festive joy in the company of their loved government- issued permit ones, but adhering with Covid-19 measures could help deal showing that they have the with the situation better. Viruses accumulate mutations as right paperwork. Border de- they spread; it is the usual nature of a virus. This is also the lays will adversely affect reason why we are advised to take flu vaccines every year to firms and manufacturers. protect ourselves against any mutations. Sars-Cov-2, which Israelis, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shop in the central market of Israel's coastal city of Food could get rotted in the causes Covid-19, has transmuted more than 20 times since it Netanya on December 27, 2020, ahead of a thrid lockdown. trucks lined up at the border. was first detected in Wuhan, China, last year. But what has The new trade deal will badly caught the attention of virologists now is the number of mu- affect trade in animal prod- tations that are packed in this one strain altogether. The ucts. Designated border in- strain, B.1.1.7, also called VUI-202012/01 (for being the first spection posts and need of ‘variant under investigation’ in December 2020), seems to Relevancy of Farmers’ Movement export health certificates will have acquired more than a dozen mutations all at one. Even have an impact on trade in though the strain is not deadlier, its swift transmission rate is sold below MSP. Obviously, private The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) animal products. Sectors that reason enough to up the guard. This new variant was detect- SATISH SINGH buyers would avoid entering govern- scheme was started by the Reserve make up 80% of Britain’s ed in September this year in Kent, UK, but it is only this ment mandis in such a system. The Bank of India in the year 1998. Under economy such as auditing, ar- analysis of the data also shows that this loan, farmers fulfil their produc- month that scientists identified it as a super spreader, sug- chitecture and consulting will even though the MSP is visible at the tion needs such as cash and pur- be badly affected by the new gesting the variant could be spreading the infection at 70 per core of the peasant movement, the chase of agricultural products. KCC cent faster pace than before. It is worth deliberating and re- reason is different, as some states is the most popular among all agri- trade deal. In order to get searching what enabled the B.1.1.7 mutation to emerge. Is it are supporting the peasant move- cultural loans, as it presents solu- the benefit of zero-tariff just in the UK, or has it already evolved in a similar fashion in ment fearing the closure of mandi tions to the economic problems of trade, companies will have to other places too? There have been very few cure-all vaccines taxes. Currently there is a 6 percent the farmers. produce documents proving for viral diseases. Eradication of polio has been one of the mandi tax and 2.5 percent tax is re- To make universal access to con- the origin of their goods. biggest successes of modern medicine, and at the same time lated to the management of procure- cessional institutional credit accessi- Companies will have to con- we have yearly shots for flu. It is difficult to say if Covid-19 ment process. Thus, some states ble, government of India has asked form to two separate product vaccine will offer a single-shot cure. In the absence of it, we may suffer 8.5 percent revenue loss banks to provide KCC to all 11.39 standards. In order to sell the should be prepared for incremental shots that can get us from the new agricultural bills. For crore PM-Kisan beneficiaries. In this products in both markets they through this pandemic. Meanwhile, it will pay to keep pre- few months ago, the govern- chase of Kharif crop on MSP, while it example, Punjab is earning about Rs context, promoting agricultural need approvals from UK and cautions: wearing a mask, maintaining social distance and A ment passed 3 bills in the agri- was zero in West Bengal and 8 per- 3,500 crore annually from these start-ups can accelerate the market- EU bodies. There are restric- personal hygiene. They are still the strong pillars of prevent- culture sector, which aims to im- cent in Uttar Pradesh. However, taxes. ing of agricultural produce, as this tions on visiting EU from ing the transmission.Now we must follow the lead of modern prove the existing system of market- Punjab ranks third among the paddy Small and marginal farmers will strengthen the supply chain. The Britain and for staying in the medicine and allow our bodies to build immunity. The fight to ing, sale and storage of agricultural producing states in the country, should not be ignored during making cumulative capital outflow to this re- EU for a long time. The new end this pandemic can only be won through concerted efforts produce across the country. These while West Bengal is at first and agricultural policy, but small and gion till 2019 was Rs 15,000 crore, trade deal has an impact on by the governments and the people. bills will increase the availability of Uttar Pradesh at second place. marginal farmers are not getting which is still at the same level due to immigration as well. Free buyers for farmers' produce and Andhra Pradesh ranks fourth in the MSP right now. Through new agri- the Corona epidemic. movement between UK and cultural bills, the government has Increasing the yield of crops is allow competition to trade freely country in paddy production, but EU will end. Duty-free shop- tried to remove the existing anom- one aspect of the farmers' problem without licenses or storage limits, farmers of Andhra Pradesh 1 percent ping in ports and airports will Israel Politics thereby increasing competition purchase on MSP. Farmers of Punjab alies. With the new agricultural bills, and saving it from ruin is another as- small and marginal farmers will be pect. After production, agricultural be allowed to British trav- ine months ago, when Benny Gantz and Gabi among traders, forcing them to pay and Haryana account for nearly 70 ellers visiting the EU . better prices to farmers. per cent of purchases at MSP. In able to sell their produce outside produce passes through several Ashkenazi flung themselves into Benjamin Netanyahu's Unlimited quantities of alcohol N Farmers are agitating against the such a case, the justification for op- APMC mandi at a reasonable price stages to consumers. In this journey, arms, crashing Blue and White and separating from Yesh Atid new agricultural bills, the concentra- posing the agricultural bill by West and can also store their produce a large part of the agricultural pro- and tobacco cannot be so they could help form a government like no other that has tion of which is limited to some Bengal and Delhi is beyond compre- when needed, as the new agricultur- duce is wasted due to lack of proper brought back from the EU. existed in the history of modern democracy, Even as it ce- states. Some opposition political hension. Paddy is not even produced al bill restrict contracts farming. The handling and storage of the produce, Venu G. S., Kollam ments ties with a swathe of the Arab world, Israel faces polit- parties are also involved in this. in Delhi. bills also propose to abolish the ECA which causes loss to the farmers as UK flights ical uncertainty once again with a dispute over the national Farmer leaders are talking about en- Analysis of the data also shows Act, which restrict private invest- well as shortage of food grains in the budget forcing the country to embark on a fourth parliamen- actment of minimum support price that in the last years only 25 to 35 ment in post-harvest storage country. The temporary suspension of tary election inside two years. The snap election has been (MSP) so that private traders are percent of wheat procurement was The practice of contract farming It can be said that even guarantee all flights connecting the UK called for March and follows irreconcilable differences within also forced to buy the produce of done on MSP, of which Punjab and in India is not prevalent in most of MSP is not a solution to the prob- and our country in the wake of a the ruling coalition on passing a budget by December 22. farmers on MSP. It is notable that Haryana had the largest share. It is states. However, it is popular lem of farmers in any way, because rapidly spreading new strain of While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted the budg- every year, the government; an- noteworthy that most of the govern- abroad, such as Malaysia and the benefit of this is largely to the COVID-19 in Britain, is timely. It et to cover the current year, his coalition partner, Defence nounces MSP for 23 crops, but all ment procurement centres in Thailand. The Federal Land farmers of Punjab and Haryana only. will go a long way in checking Minister Benny Gantz wanted one for 2020 and 2021, arguing crops are never procured due to lim- Punjab, Haryana and some other Development Authority (FELDA) has That too not for all crops. Today, the entry of the mutated virus been established to pursue contract more important than MSP for farm- that the country needed stability in fiscal policy in these diffi- ited resources & other reasons. states are located within the into our country. The new vari- Leaders of the peasant movement Agricultural Produce Marketing farming in Malaysia. ers is to save crops from disaster like ant, which has been named by cult times. Under a power-sharing deal reached between The suicide committed by the drought, flood etc., to provide timely Netanyahu's Likud party and Gantz's Blue and White party, say that the new agricultural bills Committee (APMC) mandis. the UK scientists as VUI- will eliminate the MSP. They are Farmers fear that by encouraging farmers is directly related to the self- financial assistance to farmers. Also, 2020.12/01, may contribute to the two were to occupy office as Prime Minister for 18 reliance of farmers. According to the there is a need to strengthen APMC adamant on withdrawing all the tax-free private trade outside the increased transmission. COVID- months each. Netanyahu opposed a budget for 2021, a politi- National Crime Records Bureau market infrastructure, promote con- three bills. Even though MSP is at APMC mandis, the current notified 19 has already wreaked havoc cal tactic his critics say was aimed at ensuring the coalition's the heart of the farmer movement, markets will become unstable, lead- (NCRB) data, farmers and agricul- tract farming and make KCC norms instability so that he could pull the rug from under Gantz's tural laborers in Maharashtra and more flexible and distribute more in India. Therefore, not only the this system is not available in all the ing to a reduction in government government has to remain alert, feet just when it was time for him to rule. A bitter Gantz has states and where there is also no procurement. Farmers are also de- Karnataka are committing 13 times KCC loans among farmers. blamed the Prime Minister of forcing an election to ensure purchase on the MSP. Thus, not all manding that MSPs be universalized and 6 times more suicides than Satish Singh is currently working as we also should be taking all that legal proceedings pending against him get quashed. farmers in the country are benefiting within and outside the mandis, so Punjab respectively. The income of the Chief Manager in the necessary precautions. Taking to social media, he said, "Netanyahu is taking us to an from the MSP. that all buyers, government or pri- farmers in Punjab is also 2.3 times Department of Economic Research Complacency can prove costly. election for the sole purpose of not going to jail.' In many re- Till December 11, 2020 Punjab ac- vate; treat these rates as minimum higher than the farmers of at the Corporate Centre of State Chandan Kumar Nath, viaemail spects, Mr Netanyahu is gambling both for his political sur- counted for 55 percent of the pur- prices, i.e. the produce should not be Maharashtra and Karnataka. Bank of India, Mumbai. vival as well as to evade prosecution on serious criminal charges. Already, he faces widespread condemnation for his handling of the coronavirus epidemic with thousands of Israelis having taken to the streets in protests that have even reached his residence in Jerusalem. Tacitly acknowledging WHAT THEY TWEET! the public anger, Netanyahu said in a television address on Tuesday that his government had arranged for millions of doses of vaccine to be delivered to the country. A March elec- Erik Solheim@ Tedros Adhanom ErikSolheim tion is seen in many respects as a last roll of the dice for it will Ghebreyesus@DrTedros be held at a time that Netanyahu faces strong headwinds, Well done India!India has Today is the first ever designated its 42nd principally on account of the fact that he will be forced to International Day of Wetland of International campaign even as his trial on charges of bribery, fraud and Epidemic Preparedness. Importance (Ramsar Site). breach of trust gets underway. In addition, the Israeli leader In the past 12 months, Tso Kar Wetland Complex has in the past profited from the strong support he received lives and livelihoods have is at 4,500 metres in from US President Donald Trump, a factor that will not be in been turned upside down Ladakh. The lakes attract play with a change of guard in Washington. Finally, he will by #COVID19. biodiversity in a biological- face a formidable challenge from influential right-winger ly sparse region including Gideon Saar who recently broke away from Likud to form his snow leopards. own party. An opinion poll conducted by Israel's public televi- sion network shows Saar drawing level with Mr Netanyahu in Gautam gambhir@GautamGambhir popularity. Gantz, too, is none too fortuitously placed with his Feed someone hungry No more relaxation than that.#JanRasoi in service of Delhi! Blue and White party having splintered over his decision to Harsh Goenka@hvgoenka enter a coalition. Polls suggest the party may win only a Aishwarya Ananthkumar handful of seats.It is a hope that President Reuven Rivlin Hindus standing in queue to buy would be impartial in deciding who forms the next govern- cakes from a Jewish bakery Aishwarya Ananthkumar @ (Nahoum's), made by Muslim chefs, ment when he grants the mandate to form a government Aishwarya_ A_K A day at the to celebrate a Christian festival.This farm with family and friends. after the March 23 election. is my Kolkata. This is my India.

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No. C.G./RYPD.N./62/2019-21 Regd. No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 BRIEF Prices of TV and appliances likely Cess reduction Divergences in rural, urban inflation to go up by around 10% from Jan New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): all products including TV, Washing Machine, refrig- do not persist for long Prices for LED TV and erator etc. There is an in- appliances such as refriger- crease in raw material Mumbai, Dec 27 (PTI): findings support the rele- flation till 2017-18, moved ator, washing machines are prices and metals as cop- vance of one inflation tar- above it during 2018-19 expected to go up by around per and aluminium. Rural-urban inflation get as the nominal anchor and 2019-20. Both food and 10 per cent from January Moreover, crude oil prices divergence does not per- at the national level for non-food inflation con- next year on account of rise have gone up, hence the  New Delhi: sist in the long run and both rural and urban tributed to the divergence in costs of key input mate- cost of plastic materials Mercedes-Benz has converges over time, and areas as well as all states”. between urban and rural rials like copper, alumini- have also gone up substan- sought reduction in both exhibit a long-term The RBI said the views inflation. um and steel and increase tially,” said LG Electronics cess on luxury vehi- equilibrium relationship, expressed in the article The authors said contri- in ocean and air freights “We expect the increase India VP-Home Appliances cles in India in order said an RBI article. are those of the authors butions of major groups charges. in commodity prices to im- Vijay Babu. to grow the premium This convergence of and do not represent the to annual inflation, how- Besides, prices of TV pact our product pricing in While for Sony India, it’s car segment in the rural-urban inflation sup- views of the central bank. ever, mask intra-year panels (Opencell) have also near future. I anticipate the still a ‘wait and watch’ situ- country,Mercedes- ports the relevance of one and fuel which do not per- The article noted that movements in inflation in gone up by over two-folds prices to go up by 6-7 per ation and yet to take a final Benz India MD and inflation target as nomi- sist long,” it said. headline Consumer Price the rural and urban areas, due to short supply by the cent in January itself and call on this but hinted that CEO Martin nal anchor at the national Empirical estimates, it Index (CPI) inflation wit- given significant differ- global vendors, while cost may go up to 10-11 per cent it is also moving in that di- Schwenk told PTI for level, said the article pre- said, revealed that the dif- nessed significant and ences in the composition of plastic has also gone up towards end of FY Q1,” said rections. On being asked India to become man- pared by Binod B. Bhoi, ferentials between rural sustained moderation of the CPI baskets. due to rise in crude oil Panasonic India President about the prices Sony India ufacturing hub, it is Himani Shekhar and and urban inflation are during 2012-13 to 2018-19, “It can be observed from prices, said manufacturers. & CEO Manish Sharma. Managing Director Sunil needed. Ipsita Padhi, Department transient and both exhibit before rising thereafter. monthly data that rural Terming it as imminent LG Electronics India is Nayyar said: “Not yet. It is of Economic and Policy a long-run equilibrium re- Both rural and urban in- and urban all groups infla- and unavoidable, manufac- also going to increase the a wait and watch. We are Crude steel Research, RBI. lationship, with a signifi- flation exhibited a similar tion have often diverged turers such as LG, price of a minimum of 7 to watching the supply side, “Rural urban inflation cant error correction in trend with the only differ- during 2012-2020, but the Panasonic and Thomson 8 per cent across its prod- which is changing day by  New Delhi: India dynamics in India reveals the short-run. ence that urban inflation divergence has not per- are going to increase the ucts in the appliances cate- day. Its blurry situation registered a growth close co-movement, with At the state level, urban started rising from 2018- sisted long, suggesting the prices from January, how- gory from January 1 next and we have not decided as of 3.5 per cent in episodic divergences driv- and rural inflation rates 19. Moreover, annual aver- existence of a long-run re- ever, Sony is still reviewing year. “From January, we how much... Tendency is crude steel produc- en by different compo- converge over time, the ar- age urban inflation which lationship between them,” the situation and is yet to are going to increase the moving towards that situa- tion at 9.245 million nents food, fuel or ex-food ticle said, adding, “these was ruling below rural in- the article said. take a call on this. price of 7-to 8 per cent on tion.” tonne (MT) in November,according to World Steel MSMEs, small dealers not to be Gold to continue glittering in 2021, Usha expands kitchen Association. The country had pro- duced 8.933 MT crude affected by mandatory 1% cash GST likely to touch Rs 63,000 per 10 grams appliances range steel during the same month last year,the turnover of over Rs 50 Mumbai, Dec 27 (PTI): lus expectations. New Delhi, Dec 27: modern day living. New global industry body lakh to pay at least 1 per “The dollar could weak- products are developed said in its latest re- cent of their GST liability Gold, always considered en on the back of more Usha International, based on consumer in- port. “Crude steel in cash. a safe haven for invest- stimulus and that could has launched a range of sights – emotional, cogni- production for the 64 Sources said the rule ment in uncertain times, help gold prices rise once 13 kitchen and home ap- tive, rational, and aes- countries reporting applies only to about is likely to glitter more again. Also, inflationary pliances this season. thetic – and also take into to the World Steel 45,000 taxpayers out of and even soar to Rs 63,000 expectations due to the Aimed at consumers consideration consumer Association (world- the GST taxpayer base of per 10 grams next year massive stimulus can be looking to buy best in experience. When the steel) was 158.261 MT 1.2 crore and genuine amid expectations of fresh seen as a positive factor class products that deliv- country went into lock- in November 2020. dealers and businesses stimulus measures and that could attract invest- er convenience and aid down with barely a few would not be impacted. weaker American dollar. ment buying once again in them in their work-from- hours of notice, people Retail points The new rule, they said, In 2020, the economic 2021,” he said. home phase and beyond, suddenly found them- New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): has been brought to check and social uncertainties gold) at Rs 39,100 (per 10 The political risk in the all the new offerings are selves working from use of fake invoices to triggered by the coron- grams) and USD 1,517 (an US due to a weak majority extremely compelling home and doing house- Small businesses and claim credit for tax paid avirus pandemic turned ounce). The knee jerk reac- in the Senate could make buys. hold chores alongside. dealers will not be impact- on non-existent or highly the spotlight on gold as a tion to the pandemic was things difficult for the in- The new launches in- This is where Usha appli- ed by the new government inflated input cost. safe haven. The price of short-lived as the domestic coming Joe Biden-led ad- clude 9 new mixer ances played a big role in rule of paying at least 1 The new rule restricts the yellow metal reached price hit a low of Rs 38,400 ministration to push re- grinders including the their lives as they re- per cent of GST liability in the use of input tax credit an all-time high of Rs from where it steadily rose forms and that could aid in powerful Trienergy Plus duced prep time in the cash as only entities with (ITC) for discharging GST 56,191 per 10 grams at all the way to Rs 56,191. the bullion’s upward Mixer Grinder, Maximus kitchen helping them annual turnover of Rs 6 liability to 99 per cent, ef- MCX and USD 2,075 an The stimulus provided movement, Thiagarajan Plus Mixer Grinder, and spend time on other im- crore and above are re- fective January 1, 2021. ounce in the international subsequently triggered a said. the Power Spin Mixer portant tasks. quired to follow the new The sources added that market in August. sharp rise in investment “The physical demand Grinder in the kitchen Speaking about the rule, Finance Ministry the rule would help to A sharp turn in global buying in the domestic (for gold) from India and appliances category, as new launches Saurabh  New Delhi: Asus is sources said. control use of fake invoic- monetary policies that led market,” Commtrendz China will take centre well as a range of steam Baishakhia, President - bullish on expanding After unearthing ram- es by fraudsters who avail to a low interest rate sce- Risk Management stage in 2021, which has irons in the fabric care Appliances, Usha its presence in offline pant use of fake invoices and pass on ITC to nario and unprecedented Services CEO Gnanasekar been weak for the past few category that includes International, said “Our retail. Asus India to evade goods and servic- dummy, fake and dor- liquidity, which began in Thiagarajan told PTI. years and could see a the Aqua Glow, Grand sales growth ever since Business Head es tax (GST), the Central mant entities which show mid-2019, gave a boost to He said the outlook for strong revival. We expect Jet, Helix Pro, and unlock began proves that Arnold Su told PTI Board of Indirect Taxes high turnovers, but have gold price in all major cur- gold remains strong de- prices to test Rs 60,000 or Mistello. consumers repose their plan to add about and Customs (CBIC) had no financial credibility, rencies, making the yellow spite coronavirus vaccine USD 2,200 at least in 2021, Usha’s constant en- trust in us as they are 1,000 retail points last week amended rules and flee after issuing fake metal attractive for in- prospects and economic provided the rupee re- deavor is to develop prod- confident we offer the over the next year as to make it mandatory for invoices and misusing vestors. revival post COVID-19, mains stable too,” he ucts that are in sync with best in class products and it witnesses continu- businesses with monthly ITC. “The year began (with mainly due to fresh stimu- opined. consumer needs and experiences. ous strong demand in the consumer and gaming segments . Six of top-10 most Banks brace for pandemic-hit corporates’ valued firms add Govt shells out Rs 22,087 cr as interest Trade prospects bad loan woes, muted credit growth Rs 60,198 cr in m-cap towards recap bonds for banks  New Delhi: The New Delhi, Dec 27 prospects for India- New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): part of the year. (PTI): Six of the top 10 New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): public sector bank which Taiwan bilateral trade, The legacy of rising most valued Indian needs capital. The said which was hit hard Tackling non-performing NPAs (non-performing as- firms together added The government has bank subscribe to the this year due to dis- assets will be a major chal- sets) continued to mar the Rs 60,198.67 crore in spent Rs 22,086.54 crore as paper against which the ruptions caused by the lenge for the banking sector banking sector and the first market valuation last interest payment towards government receives the COVID-19 pandemic, in the new year as many major shock came in March week, with IT majors the recapitalisation bonds money. Now the money re- look promising in companies, especially in with the Reserve Bank of Infosys and Tata for the public sector banks ceived goes as equity capi- 2021, according to the the MSME sector, may not India (RBI) imposing mora- Consultancy Services (PSB) in the last two finan- tal of the bank. So the gov- Taiwan External be able to withstand the torium on the then crisis- (TCS) emerging as the cial years. ernment don’t have to pay Trade Development heat of the coronavirus hit Yes Bank. biggest winners. During 2018-19, the gov- anything from its pocket. Council (TAITRA). pandemic which led to a Although the Indian By the time Yes Bank’s Reliance Industries Ltd ernment paid Rs 5,800.55 However, the money in- The overall restructur- historic contraction of the economy witnessed a sharp issue was resolved, the (RIL), TCS, Hindustan crore as interest on such vested by banks in recapi- ing of supply chains economy in the first half of recovery from 23.9 per cent country was in the grip of Unilever Ltd (HUL), bonds issued to public sec- introduced in 2017. Prior talisation bonds is classi- will give India a very the current fiscal. contraction in first quarter the outbreak of the COVID- Infosys, Kotak tor banks for pumping in to this, the capital infusion fied as an investment unique place and at- Besides, muted private to 7.5 per cent contraction 19 pandemic leading to na- Mahindra Bank and capital so that they could was done by the govern- which earns them an in- tract many Taiwanese investment impacting the in the second quarter, it is tionwide lockdown and Bharti Airtel were the meet the regulatory ment to a bank through terest. This helps the gov- companies to invest in corporate loan growth will yet to lift the sentiment of even the Budget session of six winners on the top- norms under the Basel-III cash outgo from the ernment in reining fiscal the country,TAITRA be another challenge that India Inc. For the past few Parliament had to be cur- 10 chart. On the other guidelines. Consolidated Fund of deficit as money for recap- chairman James CF banks will have to face in years, private investment tailed. hand, HDFC Bank, In the subsequent year, India resulting in fiscal italisation is not coming Huang said. the coming months. Despite has been low while public However, the government HDFC, ICICI Bank and according to official docu- burden. out from the exchequer. ample liquidity in the sys- spending has been doing did not postpone the Bajaj Finance wit- ment, the interest pay- To ease fiscal pressure, For holding such bonds, Hoping growth tem, demand from the cor- the heavy lifting for the process of merger of six nessed decline in their ment by the government the government in public sector banks would porate sector is very low economy. As far as the public sector banks into market valuation. The surged three times to Rs October 2017 devised an in- earn about Rs 25,200 crore and bankers hope that banking sector is con- four anchor lenders with a market capitalisation 16,285.99 crore to PSBs as novative way called recapi- as interest during the cur- faster than anticipated re- cerned, the outbreak of the view to create global-size in- of Infosys zoomed by they have been holding talisation bonds. rent fiscal. This year inter- covery could bring in the pandemic early in 2020 stitutions for achieving the Rs 19,849.41 crore to Rs these papers. Under this mechanism, est payment will be higher animal spirit as far as India largely shaped activities objective of USD 5 trillion 5,26,627.07 crore. The concept of recapi- the government issues re- than the combine of the Inc in concerned. and operations during most economy by March 2025. talisation bonds was first capitalisation bonds to a previous two years. Global trends to guide mkts this week; Mobile phone makers likely to miss  New Delhi: HMSI had the transition from the indices may witness volatility BS-IV to BS-VI so that production target under PLI scheme gives us a lower base of New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): European Union. However, fresh cases of the virus Q4 of FY20 versus Q4 emerging risk pertaining will remain in the lime- New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): and IT Secretary Ajay of FY21. HMSI SVP With no major domestic to new coronavirus strain light along with develop- Prakash Sawhney on Yadvinder Singh event lined up this week, in many parts of Europe ment on Brexit deal. Mobile phone manufac- December 24 that there Guleria told PTI, con- equity markets would look may limit upside. The Investors should stay fo- turers, including Samsung will be a shortfall in tar- sidering that we hope at global trends, updates monthly F&O expiry could cused on quality sectors and Apple’s vendors, are gets under the PLI scheme there could be a low over the new virus strain add to the volatility,” said and counters and also likely to miss the produc- due to shortage of chips single-digit kind of and progress on vaccina- Siddhartha Khemka, Head watch at the trend of FII in- tion target of the current coupled with supply con- growth in Q4 of FY21. tion to derive cues for fur- - Retail Research, Motilal flows, which is the main financial year under the straints posed by the ther movement, analysts Oswal Financial Services factor of the recent rally. production linked incen- COVID-19 pandemic. Cost overruns said. Equity markets may Ltd. No eventful data and an- tive (PLI) scheme and have “The PLI applicants are also witness volatility Britain clinched a his- nouncements are expected approached the govern- working very furiously  New Delhi: As many amid the monthly deriva- toric deal with the this week,” Vinod Nair, ment to roll over timelines and with everything possi- as 442 infrastructure tive expiry. “Going ahead, European Union on Head of Research at Geojit of the scheme. ble at their command to projects, each worth market is likely to main- Thursday as both sides Financial Services said. The government in facture mobile phones and Pegatron, apart from fulfil the targets. Many of Rs 150 crore or more, tain its positive momen- managed to thrash out a Satish Kumar, Research October had cleared 16 worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore Samsung and Rising Star. them will be able to com- have been hit by cost tum on the back of abun- post-Brexit free trade Analyst, Choice Broking proposals from domestic over the next five years. Mobile devices industry plete it but not before early overruns of over Rs dant liquidity,effective vac- agreement (FTA) just days said that investors should and international compa- The companies include body ICEA, whose mem- financial year (FY) 2021-22, 4.34 lakh crore, ac- cine rollout and Brexit before the December 31 keep a watch on the UK nies entailing investment iPhone maker Apple’s con- bers include Apple, and a handful will even be cording to a report. deal. The UK reached a his- deadline. “For the week virus situation and of Rs 11,000 crore under tract manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron, Lava able to complete by toric trade deal with the ahead, concerns regarding progress on vaccination. the PLI scheme to manu- Foxconn Hon Hai, Wistron etc, wrote to Electronics March 2021. YEARENDER CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

2020 IN PICTURES Coronavirus in India: How the deadly virus brought life to a standstill The novel coronavirus outbreak toppled the world in 2020, making it one of the worst years in history. With restrictions on the movement of people and shut- down of schools, parks, cinema hall etc, the deadly virus left empty spaces everywhere. Take a look at the situation in India through a compilation of pictures.

Migrant workers from Akola district of Maharashtra walk along Mumbai-Nashik highway to reach their native places, Jabalpur: Police personnel punish offenders for flouting the during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, in lockdown imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Thane, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Jabalpur, Thursday, April 2, 2020.

Municipality workers and family members wearing PPE kits Medics and family members perform burial of a person who cremate persons who died of COVID-19, during Unlock 3.0, in A combo of portrait shows people using different ways to mask themselves during a nationwide lockdown in the wake died of COVID-19, during the nationwide lockdown, at ITO in Karad, Saturday, Aug 8, 2020. of coronavirus pandemic, shot in the last three days across India. New Delhi, Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Migrants board a truck to reach their native places as others wait for a Migrants board a trailer of a truck at Gazipur on the Delhi-UP border means of transport, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, during their journey to reach their native places, in New Delhi, Friday, at Agra-Delhi National Highway in Mathura, Sunday, May 17, 2020. May 15, 2020.

Villagers travel in a crowded three-wheeled vehicle after collect- Nagrik Suraksha Sangathan volunteers paint a graffiti on a road to cre- ing essential items, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the A combo of 9 images released by PTI earlier showing deserted roads at 10am, a rare sight at Monday morning rush ate awareness among people in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, dur- spread of coronavirus, in Birbhum district, Friday, April 17, 2020. hour, during the nationwide lockdown imposed in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, Monday, April 6, 2020. ing the nationwide lockdown, in Lucknow, Wednesday. April 22, 2020.

A group of migrant workers walk to their native places amid the nationwide complete lockdown, on the NH24 near Delhi-UP border in New Delhi, Friday, March 27, 2020. 10 prominent Indian politicians who passed away due to COVID-19-related complications in 2020 The dreadful coronavirus pandemic has left the world reeling from its effects. In India, the deadly infection has affected over 1 crore while more than 1.47 lakh people have lost their lives. The COVID-19 infection did not even spare VVIPs in India as the country lost six sitting MLAs, three sitting MPs, several state ministers and even a former President to the deadly virus. With the year coming to an end, let's remember the prominent Indian politicians who passed away due to COVID-19 complications in 2020.

1. 2. Tarun Gogoi Ashok Gasti Chetan Chauhan The former President of India, The senior Congress leader, The 84-year-old longest The senior BJP leader had Chauhan, a UP minister and Pranab Mukherjee, passed who was known as 'party's serving Chief Minister of tested coronavirus positive former India cricketer, was away this year on September 1. trouble-shooter' had also Assam had also tested posi- and admitted to Manipal another important leader Mukherjee had tested coron- tested coronavirus positive tive for the deadly infection Hospital on the Old Airport who succumbed to COVID- avirus positive in August and this year. He was undergo- this year. He had recovered Road on September 2. 19 this year. After getting had undergone brain surgery at ing treatment in Gurugram from the infection but However, he failed to infected by COVID-19, Army's R&R Hospital in New but passed away November passed away on November recover from the infection Chauhan also developed a Delhi. However, his condition 25 after his health deterio- 23 after a four-month battle and ultimately passed kidney infection and passed deteriorated over the next few days and he ultimately passed away on September 1. rated due to COVID-19 complications. with COVID-19 and subsequent complications. away on September 17, 2020. away on August 15, 2020, in Gurugram.

Govardhan Dangi Balli Durga Prasad Rao Kamal Rani Varun P Namgyal Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Govardhan Dangi was a Balli Durga Prasad Rao Kamal Rani Varun was Senior Leh Congress Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, the Congress MLA from was a former MP from another UP Cabinet Minister leader and former Union former Union Minister who is Madhya Pradesh's from Tirupati who passed away who passed away due to Minister P Namgyal also credited for Mahatma Gandhi Biaora in Rajgarh. He at the age of 64. Rao had COVID-19 complication on passed away in June this National Rural Employment passed away on tested coronavirus positive August 2, 2020. Rani had year after contracting Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), September 15 in and was admitted to tested coronavirus positive COVID-19. The 83-year-old passed away on September 13, Gurugram's Medanta Chennai's Apollo Hospital on July 18 and was undergo- was a three-time Ladakhi 2020, due to post COVID-19 com- plications. The former RJD leader Hospital at the age of 54 where he succumbed to ing treatment at the SGPGI parliamentarian and had was admitted to AIIMS in Delhi due to the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 on September 16, 2020. Hospital in the state capital Lucknow. served in the Rajiv Gandhi Cabinet. where he succumbed to COVID-19 at the age of 74. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

Melbourne, Dec 27 (PTI): diving forward from gully, but that was after he had got to the three-figure mark. Ajinkya Rahane played a To start with, Rahane was more watchful captain’s knock with a that he had ever been but as the day pro- Williamson century workmanlike century that gressed, he went on to play some sumptu- steered India into a ous shots and one of his day’s best was the dominant position and classic off-drive against Pat Cummins. took the sting out of Earlier, Rishabh Pant (29) and Hanuma boosts NZ on day 2 Australia’s potent bowl- Vihari (21) frittered away promising starts ing attack in the second after doing all the hard work, but Jadeja Mount Maunganui, Dec 27 (AP): Test here on Sunday. was determined not to do anything of that Trailing 0-1 in the four- sort. Kane Williamson’s tire- match series, India ended Vihari fell to off-spinner Nathan Lyon while less quest for runs continued the second day at 277 for five trying to sweep him from outside off-stump Sunday as he batted New for a handy 82-run lead after after he had added 52 runs for the fourth Zealand into a commanding bowling out Australia for 195 at wicket with his captain. position on the second day of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In came Pant and despite the constant the second cricket test At stumps, which was brought scrutiny around him, the wicketkeeper-bats- against Pakistan. early owing to rain, Rahane was man showed no nerves and confidently went Williamson made 129, his going strong on 104 and giving him about playing his strokes. 23rd test hundred, and shared century partnerships with Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls as New Zealand made 431 batting first after Rahane’s fighting ton losing the toss. At stumps Pakistan was 30-1 after 20 overs with Abid Ali 19 not out and night- headlines dominant watchman Mohammad Abbas 0. Shan Masood was out for 10 just before stumps, caught down the leg side by wicket- day for India keeper B.J. Watling from the bowling of Kyle Jamieson. company was Ravindra Jadeja on 40, the If Rahane managed to blunt the opposition In his last 10 tests in New two having added what might prove to be a bowlers with his defensive approach before Zealand Williamson has made two double centuries, game-changing 104-run partnership for the opening up, Pant’s aggression forced Sunday’s century and three sixth wicket. Australia to change their attacking tactic. half-centuries. His solidity This was Rahane’s 12th Test hundred and Rahane’s first real authoritative shot was a has been central to New his second at the iconic venue, after a fine cracking pull off Josh Hazlewood and there Zealand’s recent rise to join 147 during the 2014 tour. was also a sumptuous off-drive for a four. Australia on 116 points atop A day after earning rich praise for his tacti- Balls directed on Rahane’s pads were com- the official world test rank- cal acumen while marshalling the bowlers, fortably whipped through the mid-wicket or ings. Rahane shone bright with the bat and was square-leg region and he was equally good Williamson’s toughness, spot on with his reading of match situations while playing the drives and cuts. his concentration and tech- during his stay in the middle. At the other end, just when Pant was begin- nical excellence were evi- Rahane got a life when Steve Smith dropped ning to pose a treat to the hosts, Starc forced an edge to bring the match back on dent again in his perform- him on 73 at second slip in Australia’s first ance on the first two days of over with the second new ball, the unlucky even keel. It was Paine’s 150th dismissal and wicket number 250 for Starc. the current match in per- bowler being Mitchell Starc, who was taken haps the toughest conditions off the attack after just two overs with the The second session saw India score 99 runs after they managed just 54 in the first, dur- New Zealand has faced so far shining red cherry. this summer. That particular phase was crucial from both ing which they also lost two wickets in as many overs to the relentless Cummins. He came to the crease the team’s point of view and by not losing a when New Zealand lost wicket to the second new ball, India ensured Resuming on 36 for one, India started cau- tiously before losing both their overnight opener Tom Latham to only they finished the day ahead of Australia, in the fourth ball of its innings. batsmen — debutant Shubman Gill and the terms of runs as well as psychologically. Williamson batted for all of seasoned Cheteshwar Pujara — in the space Rahane got another reprieve when substi- the rest of the first day and of 11 balls to reach 90 for three at lunch. tute fielder Travis Head put one down after was 94 not out overnight. Man City eases to 2-0 win over Chennaiyin FC, East Bengal Strac rues missed chances for Newcastle in Premier League share honours in 2-2 draw Australia; praises Rahane’s knock Raheem Sterling to score Melbourne, Dec 27 (PTI): in consecutive home games in the league and Australian speedster put City ahead in the 14th Mitchell Starc rued the minute. chances his team squan- Torres, a winger, was dered on the second day of playing as the lone strik- the Boxing Day Test but er in the absence of also praised rival skipper Gabriel Jesus who has Ajinkya Rahane for his contracted the coron- pressure-absorbing centu- avirus and scored for the ry. second time in the league A dogged unbeaten 104 this season to make it 2-0. Vasco (Goa), Dec 27 (PTI): by Rahane put India in the He showed a striker’s driver’s seat after the sec- instinct to hold back as German striker Matti Steinmann struck twice to help ond day as they were com- Federico Fernandez SC East Bengal pull off a 2-2 draw against two-time fortably poised at 277 for blocked a cross from the champion Chennaiyin FC in an five. right and the ball arrived match here on Saturday. The fielders spilled a at the feet of Torres, who It was East Bengal’s third draw (to go with four de- few chances offered by stroked in a finish from feats) as victory eluded them again. Rahane as India took a 82- hundred. Well done to the day, (there were a) cou- eight meters in the 55th. Chennaiyin led 1-0 at half-time thanks to a 13th minute run lead by the day end. him, added the left-arm ple of really good partner- Bernardo Silva struck strike from Lallianzuala Chhangte before the 25-year old “It (the knock by pacer, who had figures of ships. the post as City threat- Steinmann equalised for East Bengal in the 59th minute. Rahane) was pretty good. 2/61. Starc admitted I thought there was real- ened more goals in the CFC went ahead in the 64th minute through Rahim He absorbed some pres- Australia endured a tough ly good stuff from us as pouring rain at Etihad Ali’s strike before East Bengal restored parity when sure there and sort of day. well, we couldn’t capi- Stadium, despite again Steinmann scored his second of the game. steadied the ship for them, “Pretty much that (frus- talise on some of the Newcastle United’s Brazilian striker Joelinton (L) is challenged by struggling to show the The scoreline remained 2-2 at the end of full-time and at (a time) when they were trating day for the chances we created, to fin- Manchester City’s Portuguese defender Ruben Dias during the free-flowing football of five minutes of added time despite the best effort of both still behind our score,” bowlers). The last ball ish in a better position. So, English Premier League football match between Manchester City previous years under Pep sides to find the elusive winning goal. Starc said at the virtual pretty much summed up just got to back up tomor- and Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Guardiola. Chennaiyin with two wins, two losses and three draws post-day press conference. the day, so again not our row and take five wickets north west England. That might be because moved up to seventh spot with nine points while East “He (Rahane) has batted best day, not our worst, we as quick as we can,” added Guardiola is playing a Bengal remained winless and in 10th place with just really well there, he took created a fair few chances Starc, summing up the Manchester, Dec 27 (AP): Gundogan and Ferran more defensive system three points. his chances and we proba- and unfortunately could day’s play. Torres to climb to fifth this season and it’s pro- After an action-packed first half during which bly could have got him out not hang onto to those half Starc also took his 250th Manchester City se- place in the Premier ducing more clean sheets. Changte’s strike enabled CFC gain a 1-0 lead, Steinmann three or four or maybe five ones or those changes we Test wicket during the day, cured a routine 2-0 win League. This was City’s fifth scored in the 59th minute to level things up. times before he got a hun- created,” he said. but said his focus on the over Newcastle thanks to Gundogan tucked shutout in its last six Rahim Ali slotted home for CFC in the 64th minute dred, but he’s run his luck “So Jinxy (Rahane) bat- third day would be to take goals from Ilkay home a cutback from league games. from close range. there and scored a good ted pretty well throughout more wickets. Sri Lanka posts 396 in 1st DhoniDhoni captaincaptain ofof ICC’sICC’s white-bwhite-ballall teamsteams ofof decade,decade, KKohliohli vvotedoted skipperskipper ofof TTestest sideside test, its best in South Africa Dubai, Dec 27 (PTI): compatriots in the T20I ODI team of the decade spinner Rashid Khan was team — Rohit, Kohli and with Australia (Warner also picked. the first day with an attack- The legendary Jasprit Bumrah. and Mitchell Starc) and Among women, ing brand of batting as Mahendra Singh Dhoni Besides being named South Africa (AB de Harmanpreet Kaur and Dasun Shanaka hit 66 not was on Sunday named captain of Test team, Villiers and Imran Tahir) Poonam Yadav made it to out for his maiden Test half- captain of ICC’s ODI and Kohli is the only player in having two each. the T20I team of the century. Shanaka’s innings T20 International teams the world to have been England is represented decade while Mithali Raj was peppered with five of the decade while Virat voted in the teams of the by Ben Stokes while New and Jhulan Goswami sixes and Sri Lanka added Kohli stamped his pre-em- decade in all formats. Zealand has fast bowler were picked for the ODI 56 rapid runs to its inence in world cricket The teams of the Trent Boult. Bangladesh team. overnight total of 340-6 be- after being voted the skip- decades were announced all-rounder Shakib al- The ICC Awards of the fore South Africa wrapped per of the Test team. by the ICC ahead of the Hasan and Sri Lankan Decade that recognise the up the tail. South Africa Indians dominated the Awards of the Decade cer- fast bowler Lasith best players across cricket was 45-0 at lunch in its reply limited-over teams by emony,to be held in virtu- Malinga are the other over the past 10 years in- and Sri Lanka’s bowling at- having three and four al mode on Monday. players. vited fans to vote for the Dasun tack was badly diminished players in the ODI and The top awards, includ- Indian also dominated first time. More than 1.5 Shanaka with the absence of spinner T20I respectively while ing ICC male cricketer as the T20I team of the million fans from across Dhananjaya de Silva and England have maximum well as female cricketer of decade with four players the globe participated, Centurion, Dec 27 (AP): fast bowler Kasun Rajitha. number of players — four the decade, men’s Test, and men’s T20I cricketer by Steve Smith and David in it. West Indies has two casting 5.3 million votes. De Silva made 79 with the — in the Test side. ODI and T20I cricketers of of the decade. Warner. in Chris Gayle and Kieron The nominees for each Sri Lanka charged to 396 bat on Saturday to help Sri The 39-year-old Dhoni, the decade, women’s ODI In the Test team of the New Zealand captain Pollard while Australia of the categories have all out in its first innings Lanka to its impressive who retired from interna- and T20I cricketers of the decade, senior spinner Kane Williamson, former also has the same number been determined by the and its highest Test,total in first-innings total but had to tional cricket earlier this decade, will also be an- Ravichandran Ashwin is Sri Lanka skipper Kumar of players in Aaron Finch Awards Nominations South Africa but also lost retire hurt during his in- year, was one of the three nounced on Monday. the other Indian while the Sangakkara and South and Glenn Maxwell. Committee according to two bowlers to injury to nings with a left thigh in- Indians in the ODI team Kohli is also in the run- four Englishmen are African fast bowler Dale South African legend on-field performances dampen its hopes in the jury.He has now been ruled of the decade, the others ning for four awards — Alastair Cook, Ben Steyn complete the Test de Villiers and Sri and overall achievements opening match of the series out for two weeks and will being Rohit Sharma and ICC male cricketer of the Stokes, Stuart Broad and team of the decade. Lankan Malinga also find for at least five years dur- on Sunday. likely miss the rest of the skipper Virat Kohli. decade, men’s Test crick- James Anderson. India has the maximum place in the shortest for- ing the period, the ICC The Sri Lankans contin- two-test series, the Sri Dhoni has three other eter, men’s ODI cricketer Australia are represented number of players in the mat while star Afghan said. ued where they left off on Lanka team said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020

Turkey says will POLICE REMAINS ALERT retaliate against ‘Pak may raise tensions any attack by Libyan rebels along LoC to divert attention Ankara, Dec 27 (AFP): Turkey's defence minis- ter said that any attack from internal issues’ by eastern Libyan Srinagar, Dec 27 (PTI): more likely through lower strongman Khalifa heights, he said there are Haftar on its personnel With the onset of winter, continued reports of 200- in the North African the likelihood of Pakistan 250 terrorists in launch country would be met making desperate attempts pads in PoK looking for a with force. "A war crimi- to raise tensions along the chance to infiltrate. nal, murderer Haftar Line of Control to divert at- "They will try to exploit and his supporters must tention from its internal is- bad weather to infiltrate, know that they will be sues can't be ruled out, ac- but the security forces are seen as a legitimate tar- cording to a top Army com- focusing on both direct in- get in case of any attack mander here. Lt Gen BS Raju filtration into Kashmir on Turkish forces" by his In an interaction, Lt Gen through the LoC and those troops, Hulusi Akar said BS Raju, who heads the Development Council elec- attempted through the in an address to Turkish strategically-located XV tions and said he was south of Pir Panjal. units in Tripoli and Corps of the Army that is happy that the polls were The deployment on the made available to media responsible for maintain- held peacefully and the LoC is robust and support- on Sunday. His com- ing vigil along the LoC and people got to vote to invig- ed by layers of surveil- ments come days after tackling militancy in the orate grassroots democra- lance devices," he said. In Haftar said his forces hinterland, said there are cy in Jammu and Kashmir. order to divert "the atten- would "prepare to drive continued reports of 200- "It is now time for the tion of its people from in- out the occupier by faith, 250 terrorists in launch elected representatives to ternal issues, Pakistan will and weapons," refer- pads in Pakistan-occupied work for the people and for may like to escalate ten- ring to Turkish troops Kashmir (PoK) looking for the people to seek delivery sions along the border by operating in support of a chance to infiltrate. in terms of development pushing in terrorists even Libya's Government of The top Army officer activity," he said. On win- during peak of winter or National Accord (GNA). also spoke about the just- ter posturing along the LoC resorting to ceasefire vio- Police officers walk on patrol along the Marina Bay promenade in Singapore on Sunday. concluded District wherein infiltration is lations. Thai hospital banned CII suggests graded Chinese delegation in Nepal to from offer to sell Assam's new police stations under road map towards COVID-19 vaccine competitive ‘take stock’ of political situation Bangkok, Dec 27 (Reuters): MOITRI scheme becoming role model import tariffs A private Thai hospital New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI): Kathmandu, Dec 27 (PTI): Minister K P Sharma Oli, was ordered on Sunday to Guwahati, Dec 27 (PTI): Industry body CII has suggest- known for his pro-Beijing stop advertising COVID- ed a graded road map towards A high-level Chinese del- leanings, in a surprise 19 vaccinations for sale in As many as 55 police sta- competitive import tariffs egation led by a vice min- move, recommended dis- advance on the grounds tions in Assam have been over three years, with lowest ister of the Chinese solving the 275-member that no vaccine is yet ap- reconstructed into swanky or nil slab between zero to 2.5 Communist Party arrived House, amidst a tussle for proved in Thailand. buildings, with a small per cent for raw materials, in Kathmandu on Sunday power with former prime Vibhavadi Hospital told creche, separate women highest of 5 to 7.5 per cent for to "take stock" of Nepal's minister Pushpa Kamal Reuters its online offer and juvenile corners, a finished goods and 2.5 to 5 per political situation after the Dahal 'Prachanda'. for 1,000 initial reserva- lounge with comfortable cent for intermediates, as part dissolution of Parliament Acting on the prime tions for the two-dose sofa, under a special citi- of its pre-Budget recommen- and subsequent split in the Chinese delegation led by minister's recommenda- Moderna vaccine had zen-friendly project. dations to the government. ruling Nepal Communist Guo Yezhou. tion, President Bidya Devi been the result of a mis- The Mission for Overall The Confederation of Indian Party, according to a Bhandari dissolved the understanding. With Improvement of Thana for Industry (CII) has proposed media report. leaders. Quoting a diplo- House the same day and reservations priced at Responsive Image the road map to encourage Although no specific de- matic source, it said the announced fresh elections 4,000 baht, the total cost of (MOITRI), a project first domestic manufacturing in tails about the agenda of visit is aimed at taking on April 30 and May 10, getting vaccinated would initiated by the Assam gov- alignment with global trade the visit are available, the stock of Nepal's evolving sparking protests from a have been 10,000 baht ernment in 2016, has be- trends that would boost four-member delegation, political situation after the ($330). come a model for construc- India's export competitive- large section of the NCP Police stations in Assam being made citizen friendly. led by Vice Minister of the dissolution of the House of led by Prachanda, also a As the first govern- tion or reconstruction of ness as per shifting global International Department Representatives and sub- co-chair of the ruling ments begin vaccine roll- police stations as all of ference system, separate Mahanta told PTI. Assam value chains in the next three of the Communist Party of sequent split in the ruling party. outs around the world, them are trying to promote women and children cell, has around 340 police sta- to five years. China (CPC) Guo Yezhou, Nepal Communist Party Meanwhile, the Chinese questions have been humane face of men and separate entry for them, tions and all of them will "This will help Indian indus- will hold high-level talks amid already-deepened embassy in Kathmandu raised over how the limit- women in 'Khaki'. "MOITRI toilets, adequate drinking be reconstructed in phases try integrate into the global during its stay in intra-party rift". and the Ministry of ed supplies are priori- has envisaged changing the water facility, boundary under the MOITRI scheme value chain while becoming Kathmandu, My Nepal plunged into a po- Foreign Affairs are tight- tised and whether people police stations with facili- wall, even a cr che," with the construction peri- competitive with its goods Republica newspaper re- litical crisis last Sunday lipped about Guo's visit, will be able to pay to jump ties such as reception and Director General of Assam od for each of them being and services in the world mar- ported, citing senior NCP after embattled Prime the report said. the queue. waiting lounge, video-con- Police Bhaskar Jyoti fixed at 12 months. kets," the industry body said. Making a case for the need to boost to employment at high- SCARY WAVES er levels, the CII suggested China to make vaccine raising the cap on emolu- ments to Rs 50,000 per month to encourage employment in similiar to Covishield higher skilled jobs. Hackers had attempted to steal Oxford vaccine tech Beijing, Dec 27 (Reuters):

China's Walvax Biotechnology Co has started work on a plant to manufacture an early- stage coronavirus vaccine candidate similar to AstraZeneca PLC's prod- uct, state-backed media said on Sunday. Earlier, there had been several re- ports of hackers trying to steal vaccine formula- Plant of Walvax Biotechnology. tions and trial data from from AstraZeneca and sponse against the virus final-stage large trials. Oxford University. that causes COVID-19, a AstraZeneca's late-stage Mass production for the technique adopted in the trials in Britain and Brazil proposed vaccine could Covishield candidate from last month found an effica- begin in mid-2021, with an AstraZeneca and Oxford cy of 62% for trial partici- estimated capacity of 200 University. The Chinese pants given two full doses million doses a year, said candidate, jointly devel- but 90% for a subgroup Health Times, a paper run oped by China's Tsinghua given a half, then a full by the People's Daily. The University and Tianjin dose. A Reuters investiga- treatment is based on a Medical University, has tion this week revealed Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on south coast of England as Storm Bella brings rain and high winds chimpanzee adenovirus to not been tested on hu- problems with the on Sunday. deliver materials that can mans. The AstraZeneca- Oxford/AstraZeneca vac- trigger an immune re- Oxford treatment is in cine study. ‘Akshay Kumar is the most disciplined star’ Hyderabad set to emerge as global Mumbai, Dec 27 : ways punctual on the sets and would “A keen sense of help complete the hub for COVID-19 vaccine discipline and film on time and this Hyderabad, Dec 27 (PTI): A recent visit of over 60 en- knowhow has kept was one of Kumar’s voys to vaccine manufactur- Akshay Kumar at the most valuable trait. As the world is set to ing facilities of Bharat Biotech top of his game in the Also, a keen sense of brace for a new year amid and BE establishes the fact industry” says Anang professionalism and the COVID-19 pandemic, the that the city will be in the Desai who is current- discipline, some- city is poised to emerge as a forefront in making and sup- ly seen in Sony thing which he car- 'saviour' from the killer plying vaccines for COVID-19 Entertainment ries with obvious virus, with as many as five which is rocking the world Television much pride even today de- vaccine manufacturing firms with over 77 million cases and loved show Mere Sai spite his huge box of- based here racing to bring nearly two million deaths as and essaying the fice success.” out an antidote. of now. character of He then goes on The vaccine development Udaya Bhaskar, director ‘Gajanan’. saying, that, “I really process by Bharat Biotech, general of Pharmexcil, a phar- This track is about a he wanted that love by enjoyed working with him Biological E Ltd and ma exports promotion body dedicated family man but force from Sai. as his energy on the set Aurobindo Pharma are cur- under the department of com- due to certain unfortu- Anang who was part of was infectious. He is full rently in various stages, while merce, said as there is no poli- nate incidents and cir- the movie Rustom along of life and leaves everyone Dr Reddy's and Hetero have A pharmaceutical plant in Hyderabad. cy in place with regard to cumstances he was alien- with Akshay Kumar, in splits with his amazing tie ups for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine exports to ated and turned away by shares his experience of sense of humour all the vaccine. Some of these com- the International Airport here is in talks with various stake- other countries, it can be as- the family. The love that working with him. He time. I feel that he is the panies have also drawn up has also stepped up the cold- holders towards meeting sumed that the centre may could not get from his said, “Akshay Kumar is extremely well-organized plans to scale up their vac- chain infrastructure for vac- specific requirements of ex- ensure that domestic require- family made him bitter the most disciplined star and the most fit actor in cine manufacturing capaci- cine transportation. GMR port and import of COVID-19 ment is fulfilled before allow- and aggressive and hence in Bollywood. He was al- today's time.” ties. Besides vaccine makers, Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC vaccines. ing vaccine makers to export.