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        ! "    670 579:         (  456748670 579: under our Anti-Harassment Sydney. “Look, I would like he Centre has prepared    Code, including lengthy bans, to point out something. This Tdetailed guidelines on steps ricket fans across the world further sanctions and referral is my fourth tour to Australia. to be taken by the States and  ( ,      made in providing universal Cwere aghast at the “ill- to NSW (New South Wales) Sydney, especially here, we Union Territories for identifi-       access, quality and equity in the treatment” of Indian crick- Police,” he added. have had a few experiences cation, admission and contin-        recent years. eters, including two speed- BCCI Secretary Jay Shah even in the past,” Ashwin ued education of out-of-school      “The States and UTs have sters, from the crowd for a sec- offered the first official said. children in the wake of Covid-  been advised to carry out prop- ond successive day in the third response from the Indian “I personally experienced it 19 outbreak. The Ministry of  7     er identification of out-of- Test against Australia in Board, saying “racism has no as well. They do tend to get Education has asked the States      school children for 6 to 18 years Sydney. The racist slurs from place in our great sport or in nasty. I don’t know why or for to conduct a door-to-door sur-          age group through a compre- the crowds especially to pacer any walk of society.” what reason,” he added and vey to identify out-of-school   $     hensive door-to-door survey Mohammed Siraj caused a “I’ve spoken to called for an iron fisted children and prepare an action        and prepare an action plan for brief halt in the fourth day’s @CricketAus and they have response to such diatribes. plan for their enrollment as    $   (=  their enrolment,” said Ministry play, expulsion of some spec- ensured strict action against the Australia coach Justin part of efforts to mitigate the       of Education official. tators from the ground and an offenders. @BCCI and Langer expressed his disgust impact of the Covid-19 pan-         The Ministry has also all-round condemnation of the Australia stand together. These too, calling racism one of his demic, especially on migrants,       issued guidelines for offering incidents. acts of discrimination will not greatest pet hates. according to officials.  $ &   support to students during the Siraj, still grieving the be tolerated,” he tweeted, tag- “I mean, I have hated it The Ministry has also rec-        closure of schools and when death of his father a little over   % "(' )*      ging BCCI president Sourav as a player, I have hated it ommended relaxing deten-     &  they reopen. a month ago, was called a   +    ,  # + )-  %  Ganguly, who is recovering as a coach, we have seen in tion norms to prevent ,      “To ensure that school- “Brown Dog” and “Big  $    .  $-  #  after undergoing an angio- different parts of the world, dropouts this year as well as a        going children have access to Monkey” from the SCG stands, plasty a few days back. it is really sad to see this hap- slew of measures to address education with quality and BCCI sources told PTI. This was after the bowler team and assure them we will In Dubai, the ICC also pen in Australia,” he said, learning loss due to the coro- cation said in order to mitigate equity and to minimise the The 26-year-old, on his and his senior pace partner prosecute the matter to its issued a statement, condemn- disappointed that racial navirus-induced shutdown of the impact of challenges impact of the pandemic on maiden tour Down Under, fol- were abused by fullest extent,” said Sean ing the turn of events and abuse has overshadowed the schools. thrown by the Covid-19 pan- school education across the lowed the protocol and a drunk man on Saturday. The Carroll, Cricket Australia’s seeking an action taken report engaging cricket that has been The move is particularly demic for out-of-school chil- country, the Ministry of promptly went up to his skip- BCCI has already complained Head of Integrity and Security, from the CA. Senior off- played in the match. Australia aimed at identification, admis- dren, it was felt necessary for Education has prepared and per Ajinkya Rahane and the about it to ICC match referee in a Press release affirming zero spinner Ravichandran Ashwin looked on course for a victo- sion and continued education every State/UT to devise a issued detailed guidelines on on-field umpires, who halted David Boon. tolerance to racism. articulated the Indian players’ ry after setting the visitors a of migrant children who have proper strategy for preventing steps to be taken by the States play for about 10 minutes and “As series hosts, we unre- “Once those responsible deep sense of hurt at the end- target of 407 on Sunday. At been affected during the pan- increased dropouts, lower and UTs during school closure called in the security, which servedly apologise to our are identified, the CA will take of-play Press conference, say- stumps, India were two down demic, they said. enrollments, loss of learning and when the schools reopen,” evicted six people. friends in the Indian cricket the strongest measures possible ing it wasn’t the first time in for 98. The Ministry in a notifi- and deterioration in the gains the official said. %$()* +%        

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A at the border.  670 579: phy”. stand-off is on there for the last “The PLA soldier was It also said the PLA noti- nine months. apparently moving from one hina has urged quick fied the Indian side about it the Incidentally, this is the sec- location to another on the Creturn of its soldier nabbed first time, hoping the Indian ond such incident since Chinese side of the LAC when by the Indian Army in Ladakh side could assist in search and October last year. Identified as he lost his way. and said he strayed across the rescue of the lost Chinese sol- Corporal Wang Ya Long, he “He was carrying a sleep- Line of Actual Control (LAC) dier. It said India confirmed was apprehended in Demchok ing bag, a storage device, his due to “darkness” and tough the capture of the Chinese ing instructions from the supe- area on October 19 and was military identity card, and terrain. The Indian Army said soldier nearly two hours after rior authority”. later handed over to the PLA. mobile with a charger. He was he was apprehended after he went missing. The news The news portal said India This area is also sensitive as released after a thorough inter- transgressing the LAC in the portal said India also said the should “promptly transfer” the armies from both sides are rogation and completion of south of Pangong Tso (lake) Chinese soldier would be soldier back to China and deployed in large numbers the necessary formalities,” offi- region near the Gurung hill in returned to China after “receiv- “jointly maintain peace and there since the stand-off began cials had said then. !"#                     $                  -   +     )/0     :,9+ %     dles, syringes etc., among others. tion.             !      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So far, the gov- district on Sunday, taking the received from the State Nadu (2,806 tonnes), Uttar  670 579:      Jharkhand, causing a fall in the at least eight of 24 districts did ernment has collected swab total number of such birds sus- Pollution Control Boards, since Pradesh (2,502 tonnes),      number of patients, figures not report even a single case of samples of 49.59 lakh people pected to have died of avian June 2020, all States and Union (2,471 tonnes), West Bengal compiled by the health depart- Covid-19 infection on the day. and tested 49.46 lakh of them. influenza to 4,235, officials ovid-19 biomedical waste is Territories have generated (2,095 tonnes) and  !"(  O & *+( ment highlighted. Jharkhand East Singhbhum reported 23 Around 12,000 samples were said. Each day, hundreds of Cadding country’s 32,994 tonnes of Covid-19- (2,026 tonnes).       ( , reported a spike in active cases cases, while Dhanbad and pending for tests. migratory birds were found “viral load”! Around 33,000 related biomedical. The waste -    .   of Covid-19 for three consec- Bokaro reported seven cases As per Government data, dead in the lake area since tonnes of Covid-19 biomedical is being collected, treated and *+,",-"% ",./      /   utive days until Sunday. each. Only and the Covid tally in Jharkhand December 29. waste was generated in the disposed of by 198 common   0 +   On Sunday, at least 145 East Singhbhum reported a was 1,16,187 and nearly 98 per Last Monday, the samples country in the last seven biomedical waste treatment / /'11"%"/%         people were found infected by double-digit-spike spike in cent of the patients have recov- tested positive for H5N1, they months with Maharashtra con- facilities (CBWTFs).     &    the lethal virus while 169 cases on the day. ered. As many as 1,14,302 said. Also, for the fourth day in tributing the maximum (3,587 Sources said while waste .""% !""%        patients recovered, bringing Meanwhile, two Covid patients have defeated Covid- a row, a large number of tonnes) to it, according to the generated from the hospitals is    1 &' New Delhi the number of active cases patients, one each from 19 virus in Jharkhand so far. dead poultry birds were Central Pollution Control being managed properly, it is : Delhi Health P   $  down at 1468, a bulletin Dhanbad and Palamu, died The growth rate of the virus found dumped by the side Board (CPCB) data. the waste from the Covid-19 Minister Satyendar Jain on  $ released by the National Health during treatment on Sunday, was 0.14 per cent in Jharkhand of the Chandigarh-Shimla Covid-19 biomedical waste patients under home quaran- Sunday said the city Mission (NHM) stated. taking the Covid toll in against the national average of highway in Solan could include PPE kits, masks, tine are posing problems, in Government has finalised 89 %& ''+& 2$2 Ranchi, which reported a Jharkhand up at 1047, govern- 0.15 per cent, highlighted the district. shoe covers, gloves, human tis- the absence of dedicated bins sites to roll out the Covid-19     3      triple-digit-spike in cases for ment data stated. So far, East NHM bulletin. As per the bul- The remains of the birds sues, items contaminated with in neighbourhoods, PPE suits, vaccination drive in the nation-         the past three days, registered Singhbhum has reported 355 of letin, it would take 500 days for were buried according to safe- blood, body fluids like dressings, gloves and masks are often al Capital from January 16. Jain    -  -  & 86 cases against 87 recoveries the over 1000 Covid fatalities in the cases to double in ty protocol and their samples plaster casts, cotton swabs, bed- dumped along with routine said 36 Government hospitals  , .     &  on Sunday. However, the num- the state, while Ranchi has Jharkhand. The doubling rate in sent to a disease diagnostic dings contaminated with blood garbage in municipal vans and 53 private hospitals will         ber of active cases here witnessed 223 Covid casualties. 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The State has TGovernment has reduced the Chief Guest at India’s products such as meat and On Saturday, the bird flu Prices of live bird also constituted RRT teams for the security cover of Leader of Republic Day parade on eggs have taken a beating over was confirmed in several dis- dropped by 20-30 per kg at emergency situation and also Opposition in the Assembly January 26. the past couple of days as con- tricts of and farm gate. “In just the last two sent the samples to designat- and his The Indian-Origin sumers have started shunning . In a State report, days, the sale per day has come ed laboratory. Further, reports family, former UP Governor Santokhi was also the Chief them amid scare of bird flu. the Ministry said bird flu con- down to 2,000 from 8,000,” of unusual mortality in ducks and MNS president Guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya According to poultry firmed in migratory birds were informed a chicken soup owner have also been received from Raj Thackeray, and withdrawn Divas Convention organised traders association, the farm reported in Shivpuri, Rajgarh, in Delhi. Sanjay lake, Delhi. Samples the security cover of state BJP earlier this week by the gate prices of chicken was 90 Shajapur, Agar, Vidisha district The industry, though, is have been sent to the desig- chief . Ministry of External Affairs. and 100 a kg till last week, it of Madhya Pradesh, Zoological confident of recovering from nated laboratory for testing. State BJP spokesman British Prime Minister is now being sold for 50-60 a Park, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Parbhani district of the setback within 8-10 days as Samples of dead crows have Keshav Upadhye termed it as Boris Johnson, who was to be kg. Even the consumption is and Pratapgarh and Dausa dis- Maharashtra. India has always succeeded in also been sent to NIHSAD “vendetta politics”, while former the Chief Guest at the R-Day down by 50 per cent. tricts of . Two poultry Poultry traders said the preventing any major outbreak from Mumbai, Thane, Dapoli, Chief Minister Fadnavis said celebration, cancelled his covery of a new strain of the In Delhi, egg dealers said of Panchkula district, daily consumption of chicken of bird flu. Parbhani and Beed districts of this would not impact his plans India visit to manage the virus. A former Dutch colony the sale of eggs has dropped also confirmed bird flu. At least in north India is 2.5 crore kg to “Reports of unusual mor- Maharashtra for confirmation to travel and meet people. alarming Covid-19 situation Suriname has a huge number from 200-300 trays per day to 900 hens have died at a poultry 3 crore kg. Egg prices in tality of birds have been of Avian Influenza,” the Detailed report on P5 in his country after the dis- of people of Indian descent. just 100-150 per day in the last farm in Murumba village in Mumbai have dropped to 5.45 received from State of Ministry said.     !          , -       #+, :75.;- * & ll India Sikh Students AFederation Eastern India Unit on Sunday organised   Kisaan Hunkaar Sabha at Sakchi in support of farmers who are protesting near Delhi  . Sindhu border in protest against new Agriculture Laws. Several political leaders, social  #+, :75.;- activists reached the Sakchi roundabout and raised their ith cases of thefts and voice in support of Wburglaries becoming a farmers. regular affair in the city, a del- missing was Rs 12,000 that Despite efforts, cases of Addressing the gathering, egation of Singhbhum 6 (:7 9+ ( @B Kumar had kept in the cash- thefts and burglaries have former MLA Arvind Singh Chamber of Commerce met box. become a regular affair in the said that the farmers of the SSP M Tamil Vanan and :A;- +9A67 OC, Sidhgora police station city. In the last 48 hours alone country cannot become a demanded an increase in night 7=7-+9 *+ 7 A1 Manoj Thakur confirmed the several cases of stealing and pawn. They have come to the vigil. The delegation led by (7+96/ +65 burglary at a photo studio in shoplifting have been reported streets to get their rights. It's president Ashok Bhalotia Baridih Market in the night. in the city. been 48 days they are on the demanded an increase in police :A.91(6/ :+=7 The OC, Sidhgora police Though shopping malls, streets. He assured the farmers patrolling. 776 -7.A-(75 6 station who had also gone to complexes and showrooms that the people of the whole On Thursday only, the the spot and inspected the have beefed up security country and the world are with purchase below MSP,” said the people of the country will population is based on agri- thieves had stolen 11 lakh 84 (:7 *(4 crime scene said they are try- arrangements at their premis- them. Satnam Singh Gambhir, pres- start and then the country will culture. thousand from the jaggery ing to establish clues to the es but still cases of thefts are on He has appealed to the cen- ident of All India Sikh have to stand in front of Ajay Singh, President of the shop of Parsudih Bazar Samiti In yet another case of theft criminals by taking footage of rise. The authorities of com- tral Government to shun arro- Students Federation Eastern America, Canada and Australia Congress Farmers and and two lakh cash stolen from in the city, unknown criminals the CCTV cameras installed in plexes have also appointed gant posture and listen to the India Unit. for food grains. Panchayat Cell, Jharkhand the galley by breaking the lock decamped with cameras and the marketplace. extra security personnel and farmers of the country. He Gambhir said that his He cautioned the Central Mukti Morcha leader Mahavir of Mango Dimna Road Bishnu cash worth over Rs 2 lakh Incidents of theft, burglary night guards as a part of pre- appealed to the President to organisation and the youth of Government that in view of the Murmu, Takht Sri Harmandir Bhandar. from a photo studio at Baridih and snatching are on the rise in ventive measures but thieves direct the Government that the country are standing with interest of the country and the Sahib Management Committee The theft activity was cap- Market under Sidhgora police the steel city. On Friday night are on the prowl. by convening a joint session of the farmers. Due to the Green farmer, the Prime Minister Vice President Inderjit Singh, tured in CCTV cameras station area in the wee hours on at about 9 pm, three bike-borne It may be noted that inci- Parliament, the amended Revolution and farmers, the himself should come forward Central Gurdwara installed in shops. The shop- Saturday. criminals snatched a smart- dents of thefts, burglary, loot Agricultural law be removed. country has become self-suffi- and withdraw the three laws Management Committee keepers also made the footage Owner of the studio, phone from a 40-year-old man and snatching have increased in “ If the government really cient in the matter of food and and call a joint session of Chairman Shailendra Singh, available to the police. Despite Dibakar Kumar was shocked to at Bistupur, but fortunately all the last few months. Only in wants the welfare of the farm- it does not have to spread its Parliament to guarantee the former Chairman Gurmukh this, the hands of the police are see the asbestos roof of the the three criminals were December, about 20 cases of ers, then it should give legal hand to the western countries. minimum support price. If the Singh Mukhe, Manjeet Anand, still empty. Meanwhile, a theft shop broken apart. On inspect- nabbed and the snatched gad- theft and burglary were report- implementation to the MSP If the farmers had to face the black laws are not withdrawn, former Principal Inder Singh took place in Sidhgora. The ing the shop, he found three get recovered due to the alacrity ed in and around the city. (Minimum Support Price). opposite situation, then the then there will be a side effect Inder, Gurdeep Singh Kake, thieves carried out the incident cameras, including two video of a section of the local resi- While in January about 10 Stringent legal action should be people of the country should in the coming years. Even Damanpreet Singh and others by cutting the shop shed. cameras were missing and also dents. cases have been reported. made against merchants who understand. The bad time for today, sixty percent of India's gave their views. !   P     2+    Q .  % 45/6   O P8  

    existence of Chinese herbal useful.     cure for intermittent fever that Significance of the research    t’s undeniable fact that cur- characterises malaria. She Historically Malaria has Irently China (people’s screened the Chinese medical wiped out many civilisations in   5:+6+5 *A6/-7 Republic of China) is second classics and scriptures exten- it’s checkered career and it was  /-5: abandoned well on Sunday only to USA in terms of GDP sively,visited practitioners of threatening such mass scale morning, before alerting the ongress leaders of 5 (-*( and is clearly ahead of power- traditional Chinese medicine genocide in 1970’s also during mutilated body of a ward deceased’s family and local CDhanbad district including .-7 576( 6/: ful Europian union States or all over China. She short list- Vietnam war where far more Amember was found in an police. On being informed, district president Brajendar Asian giant Japan but their ed 640 prescriptions and soldiers were dying of malar- abandoned well at Balak village Bagodar police reached the Prasad Singh and former +5 (:+( (:7 achievements in science is sur- brought out a notebook con- ia than war wounds . Story is under Bagodar police limits in spot and recovered the Minister Jaleshwar Mahto have .A9*7 +..7+- (A prisingly very nominal ! taining them. Her team had that it was Vietnamese leader district Sunday morn- body. expressed deep concern over China ’s first Nobel prize in finally looked into 200 herbs Ho Chi Minh who prevailed ing.The deceased person has A probe has been initiated the deteriorating law and order :+=7 1+975 6 science arguably a strong indi- and 2000 recipes only to locate upon friendly Chinese leader- been identified as Kalim Khan into the matter by Bagodar situation of Dhanbad. *A6(+66/ *-,7$ cator of the scientific culture of one effective extract from Sweet ship to urgently find solution to them into minute bombs filled (35), a resident of Alagdiha police and the body has been The two, while talking to the country , went to “Tu You Wormwood ( Artemisia annua curb the menace of resistance with toxic material which in panchayat,said Officer in- sent for post-mortem. media in Katras locality said, 7C(A-(A6 You “for physiology or medi- ) known as qinghaose or of malaria to the conventional turn gets lodged into blood ves- Charge Naveen Kumar Singh of The family of the deceased “The situation has deteriorat- cine only recently in 2015 and artemisinin which was used for drugs such as quinine and sels of all vital organs includ- Bagodar PS. suspects a murder. They allege ed despite the fact that the dis- 57,+65 4 Lasker -DeBakey award ( most intermittent fevers much like hydroxy chloroquine . ing Brain ,eventually leading to According to police offi- that someone has disposed off trict has three IPS officers to *-,6+9 + prestigious medical research present day malarial fever for Mao apparently created a multiple organ dysfunction cials, the youth had gone miss- the body in the well after mur- look after day to day law and award of the world ) as late as centuries in China . She could secret task force named P523 and death . ing since Saturday morning. dering Kalim Khan. order situation. 07-7 + A(:7- in 2011 ! locate a 1600 year old Chinese and picked up the young Tu With emerging loss of Some local residents first spot- The exact reason behind Mahto alleged that the 1-A, The saga of To You You text which contained a recipe You You to lead the secret sci- activity of Conventional drugs ted the body floating in the the act is yet to be ascertained. Hemant Government appears and her journey has many first which described the process of entific expedition which she it became imperative to look for to be playing in hands of BJP ; 67 ,76 6 to her name. The first woman herbal extraction from sweet successfully accomplished in alternate drugs which was not Baghmara MLA and thus it 5 (-*( from China who was neither a worm wood (Artemisia Annua trying circumstances . available despite searching has provided armed guards to medical doctor nor a PhD but ) . Proper extraction was most thousands of candidate mole- four of his supporters who had some training in modern crucial for drug development What is resistant malaria cules at that time though unfor- were booked for criminal inci- pharmacy as well as in ancient which she could do by follow- and how it kills people? tunately situation has not dents and were also jailed for police appears to have lost Chinese herbal medicine made ing yet another text written by Malaria fever is caused by changed much even now . those.” control on administration. her imminently suitable to Ge Hong in 340 AD where she a single cell organism known as Resistance to Artemisinin is The MLA and his hench- Singh said that soon a del- bring Chinese ancient medi- could discover the correct plasmodium of which fast emerging and is a cause of men are getting support of egation of Congress leaders cine to the modern world . Tu extraction method by not using Falciparum variety is the most increasing worries in medical Government, said Mahto. would meet senior state lead- has been known as a tough and conventional heat treatment dangerous which causes dead- fraternity world over and there- By this act the Government ers and apprise them with the hard working lady with great instead using cold method ly disease called’ malignant fore we are trying now to use is legitimizing the extortion scenario. desire to excel . She was picked which could preserve the use- malaria’ . It very quickly kills combination drugs with demands of the MLA and his Meanwhile, as providing up by no less than the then ful derivative of the plant within days by causing multi- Artemisinin compounds such henchmen, added Mahto. armed guards to four support- communist party supremo extract. It appears that Tu You ple vital organ dysfunction as to ward off the scary re Meanwhile, the Congress ers of Dhullu Mahto turned Mao De Jong to lead a secret You brought the ancient including brain damage leading emergence of resistance to even district president Singh said into controversy Dhanbad research team coded ‘P - 523 ‘to Chinese wisdom of herb to the to coma and death this novel drug called that the police appears to have deputy commissioner Uma find out an urgent time bound modern world which proved to As we know this disease is Artemisinin. failed in containing crime, Shankar Singh in a press release cure for murderous malaria in be panacea for the ailing spread by female anopheles extortion demands by crimi- clarified that the armed guards it’s drug resistant form which humanity . Later on it’s struc- mosquitoes whose skin bites The author is former nals as were as others from were given by office of SSP and was taking huge toll of soldiers ture she could ascertain and push plasmodium into human Professor and Head, Dept of businessmen in district. not on recommendation of and civilians alike during synthesised it’s much active host which quickly catch hold Medicine, RIMS. Ranchi and the Loot and murder have district level security commit- Vietnam war . Di hydro derivative in 1973 of circulating red blood cells in views expressed in the article are &'   &+         become daily way of life. and tee. Tu always believed in the making it several fold more large numbers and change his own !"& ! %  9  

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Among the states states, it would particularly ML (Liberation) leader Monday. The books, titled from the animal husbandry that have reported cases of impose a ban on entry of poul- Mahendra Prasad Singh who Dishom Guru Shibu Soren, department said on Sunday. bird flu, Uttar Pradesh is the try products from states that had represented Bagodar Tribal Hero Shibu Soren and “We are contemplating a nearest to Jharkhand. have confirmed cases of bird assembly constituency from Suno Baccho, Adivasi Nayak ban on the entry of poultry Jharkhand has sent samples flu. 1990 till his death in 2005 was                 $ +     Shibu Soren Ki Gaatha, will be products from other States and of more than 3000 birds for tests Last week, the animal hus- gunned down by suspected P   !  launched in Ranchi to remem- holding discussions regarding so far and no case of avian bandry department had issued CPI (Maoist) ultras in Giridih ber the Jharkhand Mukti it with higher officials and the influenza has been reported in an alert over bird flu in all the district on January 16, 2005. Modi.” Bihar by winning 12 of the 19 parties including CPI (ML) Morcha (JMM) patriarch’s State Government. A decision the state as of now, officials 24 districts of Jharkhand. The As Singh and CPI (ML) Singh said, “In Bagodar seats it contested in last year's strongly condemn the manner struggles and political contri- will be taken depending on the from the animal husbandry department has also issued area of influence is at Koderma area the human chain will be Bihar Assembly election. in which all parliamentary pro- butions. situation in the neighbouring department said on Sunday. guidelines to prevent the spread and Giridih area, the party will 30-35 km in length, while sim- Yadav said, “ The party cedures and norms have been Two of these books are in States,” said State animal hus- Mysterious death of some crows of the avian influenza. It has organise the human chain in ilar type of human chain will be MLAs will reach out to mass- thrown to the winds by BJP Hindi and one in English, a bandry director Nancy Sahay. in Jamshedpur and Dhanbad asked commoners not to go these two Lok Sabha areas. CPI formed at Dhanwar, Koderma, es explaining how the three government bringing three press communiqué from the Cases of H5N1 flu, which had triggered panic among close to the carcasses of birds (ML) MLA from Bagodar and Gandey, Giridih, Barkatha, farm laws—the Farmers’ farm bills which aim at snatch- Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) infects birds and could be locals, but officials have assert- that die mysteriously and son of late Mahendra Babu, Jamua and others.” Produce Trade and Commerce ing agriculture from hands of stated on Sunday. The books transmitted to humans, have ed that the virus has not made inform the concerned district Vinod Kumar Singh said, “Late Echoing the views of Singh, (Promotion and Facilitation) farmers and giving to big cor- also carry stories highlighting been confirmed in Uttar its entry in Jharkhand yet. officials if birds show symp- comrade Mahendra Prasad former Dhanwar MLA Raj Bill, 2020; The Farmers porate houses Ambani and the hardships Soren had to Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya “We do not have any con- toms of the avian influenza. Singh in his entire political Kumar Yadav said, “In support (Empowerment and Adani.” endure during his childhood Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, firmed case yet. Even in the The department has asked career raised the voice of farm- of CPI (ML) workers and vol- Protection) Agreement of Price The party protesting the and under what circumstances Rajasthan and Himachal recent years, cases of bird flu poultry farm and chicken shop ers, labourers and marginalized unteers, 12 party MLAs from Assurance and Farm Services farm bills will also reach out to he attended school and fought Pradesh so far. However, none were reported only in wild owners to keep a watch on sections of society. The biggest Bihar will also participate at the Bill, 2020 and The Essential 50,000 villages in these two con- the Mahajani system.The books of the states that share their birds in Jharkhand,” said Sahay. birds and report if they show tribute we can pay to him is by human chain programme in Commodities (Amendment) stituencies apart from collect- throw light on Shibu Soren’s borders with Jharkhand have Sources from the animal symptoms like runny nose, standing in support of farmers Koderma and Giridih Lok Bill, 2020 – were introduced in ing 500 quintal of paddy. The efforts in uniting the tribal reported cases of bird flu yet, husbandry department said dysentery, breathing problems, who are protesting against the Sabha constituencies.” the Parliament on September party has also organized 500 community against oppressing officials said. Jharkhand shares that if at all the government weakness and change in colour three agriculture bills brought The CPI (ML) registered its 14 are against the interest of gram sabhas in these two areas forces and encourage them to its borders with West Bengal, goes ahead with banning entry of claws. by Prime Minister Narendra highest tally in over 30 years in farmers.” Yadav said, “the Left protesting against farm bills. fight for their rights.

  $P  8        7R                '&0   -+6*:   !  -+6*: ho’s who of Jharkhand  -+6*: olice have started investi- Wpolitics paid floral trib- Pgating on the basis of infor- utes to Jharkhand Movement harkhand Pradesh Congress mation provided by the main veteran Justice LPN Shahdeo JCommittee (JPCC) Chief, accused in connection with on his 9th death anniversary in Rameshwar Oraon on Sunday the attack on Chief Minister, Ranchi on Sunday. participated in a function as ’s convoy. On the Former Chief Ministers chief guest organised by third day of prime accused Babulal Marandi and Raghubar Oraon tribal community of Bhairav Singh's remand on Das paid tributes to the great Oraon Pariha society in '       Sunday police interrogated him personality at LPN Shahdeo Jashpur to support Sarna ! =%  on some points and started Chowk in Ranchi. Dharma Code in Chhattisgarh   $   -$ investigation on information “The contribution of Justice on the occasion of 84th birth <+; %  provided by Singh. Shahdeo can never be forgotten. anniversary celebrations of !"       Ranchi City He had a special connection late Baba Bhikan Ram Bhagat ! %    Superintendent of Police, with Jharkhand and Jharkhandis and the release of Paraha Sourabh said that the police are -      ="  and was the pillar of Jharkhand     !+<   + + magazine. in the reconstruction of the investigating the case on the  " $ !      Movement,” said Das. '$ %'  ;2%   0  Speaking on the occasion Country from the indepen- basis of information provided Family members of Justice    $!< ! %    of the birth anniversary of dence movement of the by Singh during interrogation. gans against the failure of the tion in adjoining area along with Shahdeo organised a ceremo- Baba Bhikan Ram Bhagat, Country cannot be forgotten, During the interrogation the police and the increasing inci- Special Investigating Team (SIT) ny at LPN Shahdeo Chowk on Oraon said that to save lan- historians have surely reduced main accused in the case gave dents of crime against women. constituted to investigate the the day to remember him on    state”.Leaders from opposition guage, earth, religion and cul- its contribution. But wherever some information regarding After getting the informa- case. Every single place in the his birth anniversary. Besides    parties also turned up at the ture, it is necessary to educate the Congress government is the blocking of the convoy of tion that people had gathered vicinity was searched. In the for- the two former chief ministers, "   venue to pay tributes to the tribal society, only then the formed, the interests of the trib- Chief Minister, Hemant Soren at the spot to protest, the secu- est, dozens of police personnel Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth and Shahdeo on Sunday. Among community can develop. al are protected. and the subsequent stone-pelt- rity team of CM diverted the were deployed in the search of AJSU Party chief Sudesh Mahto "   those who paid tribute were Village self-Government works Oraon is went to Jashpur of ing, he added. route of the CM returning the woman's severed head. also paid tributes to Shahdeo  $   Congress spokesperson Alok in accordance with the demo- Chhattisgarh to attend a pub- Bhairav Singh, a resident of home from the State SSP, Ranchi, Surendra on the day.  % Dubey, Kishore Nath Shahdev, cratic and democratic system lic meeting in support of Sarna Kishoreganj and the prime Secretariat. He was taken home Kumar Jha said that the police The Ranchi MP assured "  & Dr. Rajesh Gupta. and its village head of the vil- Dharma Code. Many party accused in the case, had sur- via Sevaa Sadan, Upper Bazaar are continuously trying to solve that he will soon take steps for  '% MLA CP Singh, Kanke lage should also come under leaders belonging to the tribal rendered before a Ranchi court route. This incident is being the case. The amount of those beautification of the LPN MLA Samri Lal, BJP State the education system, he community gathered in Jashpur on Thursday. considered as a huge lapse in giving information about crim- Shahdeo Chowk. “LPN General Secretary Aditya Sahu, added. for the meeting. An irate mob attacked a the CM security. inals has also been increased. Shahdeo was a versatile per- Jharkhand’s first CM Ranchi Mayor Asha Lakra, Addressing the tribal com- The Jharkhand Legislative petrol escort vehicle of CM Ranchi Senior This amount has now increased sonality. He believed in bring- Babulal Marandi said, “LPN Deputy Mayor Sanjeev munity that gathered at the Assembly has passed a resolu- convoy at around 6.45 pm on Superintendent of Police (SSP) to 5 lakhs. The name and ing revolution through his Shahdeo gave a new direction to Vijayvargiya and other impor- border of Chhattisgarh and tion in favour of this demand January 4, at Kishoreganj Surendra Kumar Jha visited the address of those giving infor- writings but also took to the the Jharkhand movement. He tant personalities from the Jharkhand, JPCC Chief said and sent it to the Central Chowk in the State Capital. The spot to investigate the matter mation will be kept confiden- streets and staged protests united people of different ide- state capital paid tributes to that the contribution of tribal Government. protesters were shouting slo- and conducted a search opera- tial. when needed,” said Seth. ologies to fight for a separate Shahdeo on the day. ;4+   &  /      +          '    $ -+6*:      n North Office Para, Ranchi, Ithe walls of the Gauri  -+6*:   ,5 Shankar neighbourhood can be seen conveying various social ormer minister and MLA  -+6*: condition will continue for messages related to the ongo- FBhanu Pratap Shahi on three to four days then there ing pandemic. In brightly Sunday attacked the State he winter chill is disap- will be a drop in temperature coloured hues, the walls depict Government for ignoring Tpearing as the minimum in coming days. The scorching the importance of wearing sportspersons in State. Shahi, temperature in State Capital heat and rise in temperature masks, use of sanitisers, social addressing media person at hovers around 17.6 degree during winter has forced peo- distancing and also not treat- party office said that under the Celsius taking the sheen out of ple to stay away from woolen ing Covid patients as an out- leadership of winter. Ranchi on Sunday, clothes. At the same time, no cast. This is courtesy City based tenure, many efforts and ini- &';-&%    broke 40 year record as mini- major change in minimum artist Debraj Sengupta (37) arts from Rabindra Bharti tiatives were taken by    &'  ! mum temperature recorded temperature is expected during and his fleet of school going University Kolkata and also Government for promoting %  9   was 17.6 degree Celsius which the next 24 hours in the state children. holds a masters degree in sports in State. The present was 8 degree above the normal capital. “It was sometime in July applied arts from Utkal Government, instead of con- ernment failed to spend single minimum temperature during During the next three to when I decided to involve chil- University of Culture, tinuing with these schemes has rupee in these scheme. this time of the year. four days, there will be fog or dren from the locality and painted the walls of the JPSC of Dwarakanath Tagore at Bhubaneswar. He is presently put a brake on all such schemes. He also said that earlier gov- According to Abhishek mist in the southern and north- start this project. I initiated this building in an effort to make Tagore HILL, Ranchi and in working in Delhi Public The present Government’s apa- ernment launched sports talent Anand, scientist at the Indian ern parts of the state in the campaign not just to create Ranchi a cleaner city. 2018 at the Chhau Mask mak- School, Ranchi as an arts thy towards sports and programme. In 2016-17 around Meteorological Center, “The morning and the weather will awareness amongst the mass- “The walls were not paint- ing workshop at IIT Kharagpur. teacher since 2014 and is a res- sportsperson stand exposed. 4200 players participated in the minimum temperature in State be mostly dry. es but also to educate the ed on a particular theme but During his graduation days ident of the North Office Para Shahi said, the sports talent hunt event out of which Capital recorded was 17.6 Jharkhand especially young ones who had been showed the various aspects of the artist was also involved in locality. department is being held by 78 players were selected. In degree Celsius which is 8 Ranchi has been witnessing house bound for almost four nature. In 2016 also I had making illustrations for various His father Sudhir Sengupta Chief Minister who is over bur- 2017-18, around 18500 players degree Celsius above the nor- drop in minimum temperature months. It was also a way of painted umbrellas to create publishers for their books. now retired was employed with dened with many departments. participated out of which 100 mal due to western distur- in past one week. In past one giving wings to their creativi- awareness during the election “I wanted to work in the art the Durgapur Steel Plant while Had the government been seri- players were selected. bances.” According to weather week the minimum tempera- ty,” said Sengupta. urging people to exercise their direction department for tele- his mother Asha Senpgupta is ous about this department, In 2018-19, the number of experts at Ranchi’s Indian ture in Ranchi has risen by 7.5 Painted using bright acrylic right and cast their vote,” added vision serials and Bollywood a home maker. Chief Minister would have players participating at talent Meteorological Department degree. On Thursday, Ranchi’s colours, the graffiti covers an the artist. movies but decided to start “It was at the age of four assigned the department to hunt went up to 179000 out of (IMD) observatory there is night time temperature was area off about seven feet in Sengupta has also been teaching children and nurture when I my parents enrolled me other minister.He said, “The which 170 players were select- western disturbance active over 17.2 degree Celsius against the width and five feet in height. It involved in the art direction of young talent. My students are for a drawing class and since Raghubar government in past ed. The former health minister Jammu and Kashmir which is normal average of 9.7 degree took the artist and seven of his the popular television serial- present in various parts of the then there has been no looking launched various ambitious claimed that the present gov- obstructing the movement of Celsius in the first week of students about four days to Mahabharat aired on Start Plus country and have also won back. I used to take drawing schemes to enhance and explore ernment has put a brake on all north westerly winds into January. The Thursday day complete the art work. in 2010. He has also exhibited numerous competitions at tuitions for children in my the hidden talents in the villages, these schemes. Jharkhand. time temperature was 29.4 In 2015, Sengupta along his creativity at Birla Museum national and international neighbourhood and have been but the present government Shahi said that the main Western disturbance is degree Celsius which was 6.3 with team members of Kolkata, Academy of Fine Arts, level,” added Sengupta. teaching for over 20 years now. has ignored all these schemes.” thrust behind Raghubar Das active in the mountainous degree above the normal. Chotanagpur Arts Research Kolkata and Tribal Museum, Born and brought up in My parents have never stopped He said that Raghubar Das government launching the regions of North India, causing Similarly, Jamshedpur record- and Development Society Ranchi. Durgapur, West Bengal, me from following my dreams government had formed 4500 scheme was to provide a pool continuous snowfall in Jammu ed 17.4 degree Celsius which (CARDS) supported Prime In 2019 Sengupta was also Sengupta completed his school- and always supported me in all Lotus Club and tried to provide of talented players in state who and Kashmir, and was six notches higher than its Minister ’s invited as a guest to participate ing from Benachity High my endeavours,” said an emo- a platform to the hidden talents can bring gold medal for Himachal Pradesh. night time temperature of 10.3 Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and in the 150th birth anniversary School. He is a graduate in fine tional Sengupta. at village, but the present gov- Country in 2024 Olympics. The prevailing weather degree Celsius.     !    (  ()  ! !  ! ( +"  670 579: "R %     day before Prime Minister  >        ANarendra Modi is to hold  670 579: maximum positive change a meeting with Chief Ministers with an addition of 1,123 cases, on Monday in the run up to the ith less than 300 new whereas Rajasthan shows max-     .%  launch of the vaccination drive WCovid-19 deaths being imum negative change with a on January 16, the Centre on recorded in the country for the reduction of 672 cases.  670 579: acute brain dysfunction lasted somewhat by the boards,” she Sunday said Co-WIN, an last 16 days, India’s fatality rate Ten states and UTs con- for an average of 12 days. added. online platform for monitoring continues to witness a sus- tributed 79.12 per cent of the ovid-19 patients admitted “This is double what is seen in Analysing patient char- Covid-19 vaccine , shall tained decline, dropping to new recovered cases. Cto intensive care in the non-COVID ICU patients,” acteristics from electronic form the foundation for the 1.44 per cent. This, the Union Kerala saw 5,424 people early months of the pandemic said study co-author Brenda health records, and care prac- anti-coronavirus inoculation Health Ministry said on recovering from COVID-19 in experienced a higher burden of Pun from VUMC. tices and findings from clini- programme which shall be cit- Sunday could be possible due a day, followed by 2,401 in delirium and coma than is typ- The scientists believe cal assessments, the scientists izen-centric so that the vaccine to focused efforts of the Centre, Maharashtra and 1,167 in Uttar ically found in those hospi- Covid-19 could predispose found that about 90% of is available anytime and any- States and Union Territories on Pradesh. talised with acute respiratory patients to a higher burden of patients tracked in the study where. effective clinical management Also, 10 states and UTs failure, according to a largest acute brain dysfunction. were invasively mechanical The Prime Minister will of the hospitalised cases. and to save lives by providing per million population,” it have contributed 82.25 per study of its kind to date. However, they also noted that ventilated at some point dur- chair the meeting slated to Owing to effective con- quality clinical care to the crit- said. cent of the 18,645 new cases The research, published patient care factors, some of ing hospitalisation, and 67% begin at 4 pm. He will be tainment strategy, aggressive ical and severely diseased The total number of recorded in a day across India. in The Lancet Respiratory which are related to pressures on the day of ICU admission. apprised by the CMs on the testing and standardised clin- patients. recovered cases in the coun- Kerala reported 5,528 new Medicine journal, tracked the posed on health care by the Patients receiving benzo- roll-out of coronavirus vaccine ical management protocols Collaborative efforts of try has surged to 10,075,950 cases in the last 24 hours, fol- incidence of delirium and pandemic, also appear to have diazepine sedative infusions as well as the COVID-19 situ- based on holistic standard of the Centre, States and UTs and the national recovery rate lowed by Maharashtra 3,581 coma in over 2,000 Covid-19 played a significant role. were at 59% higher risk of ation in their respective states. care protocol across have resulted in strengthening has improved to 96.42 per and Chhattisgarh reported patients admitted before April With respect to Covid-19, developing delirium, they The digital meet would Government and private hos- of health facilities across the cent. 1,014. 28, 2020, to 69 adult intensive the scientists believe there added. In comparison, the be significant, coming ahead of pitals, the number of new country, the health ministry India’’s current active case- The ministry said that care units across 14 countries. has been widespread aban- patients who received family the roll-out of two COVID-19 deaths have dipped, it stated. said. load of 2,23,335 was just 2.14 73.63 per cent of the 201 fatal- According to the scientists, donment of newer clinical visitation were at 30% lower vaccines from January 16 and As part of the COVID-19 “India has one of the low- per cent of its total cases. ities reported in a span of 24 led by those at Vanderbilt protocols that are proven to risk of delirium, the study two dry- run of the vaccine management and response est deaths per million popu- Recovery of 19,299 patients in hours were from seven states University Medical help ward off the acute brain noted. pan India. policy, there has been a sharp lation (109). Countries like 24 hours has led a decline of and UTs. Maharashtra report- Center(VUMC) in the U.S., the dysfunction that usually “There’s no reason to It is the first interaction focus of the Centre on not Russia, Germany, Brazil, 855 cases from the total ed the maximum 57 deaths, choice of sedative medications affects many critically ill think that, since the close of between Modi and the CMs only containing the viral dis- France, the USA, the UK and COVID-19 active caseload. followed by 22 in Kerala and 20 and curbs on family visitation patients. “It is clear in our our study, the situation for after the Drug Controller ease but also to reduce deaths Italy have much higher deaths Maharashtra recorded the in West Bengal. played a role in increasing findings that many ICUs these patients has changed,” General of India (DCGI) gave acute brain dysfunction for reverted to sedation practices said study senior author, restricted, emergency-use these patients. that are not in line with best Pratik Pandharipande. “These approval to two vaccines - for the nationwide rollout of Covid-19. He stressed on the need for caution one needs to exercise They said ICU delirium is practice guidelines and we’re prolonged periods of acute Oxford Astrazeneca’s vaccine Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry Giving an overall view of flexibility without compro- to ensure there was ‘no proxy’ associated with higher medical left to speculate on the caus- brain dysfunction are largely ‘Covishield’, manufactured in on Sunday held a video con- the CoWIN software and the mising on quality and reiter- at all, while reiterating that the costs and greater risk of death es,” Pun said. “Early reports of avoidable. ICU teams need India by Pune’s Serum Institute ference with officials from principles that shall underpin ated that inclusivity, speed and beneficiaries of the vaccination and long-term ICU-related Covid-19 suggested that the above all to return to lighter of India, and Bharat Biotech’s states and Union Territories to the technology backup for the scalability have been kept in drive need to be uniquely and dementia. Nearly 82% of the lung dysfunction seen levels of sedation for these ‘Covaxin’. discuss feedback on the Co- vaccination exercise, he said mind while designing the dig- undeniably identified. patients in the study were required unique management patients, frequent awakening The Union Health WIN software and its opera- robust, dependable and agile ital platform with all its com- About the use of the comatose for a median of 10 techniques including deep and breathing trials, mobili- Ministry said that Co-WIN, an tional use gathered from the technology shall form both the ponents being portable, syn- Aadhaar platform, Sharma days, and 55% were delirious sedation. In the process, key sation and safe in-person or online platform for monitoring vaccination dry runs. foundation and the back-up for chronous without excessive advised the States to urge the for a median of three days. preventive measures against virtual visitation,” COVID-19 vaccine delivery, The meeting was chaired the country’s Covid-19 vacci- and unnecessary dependen- beneficiaries to seed their cur- The scientists noted that acute brain dysfunction went Pandharipande added. shall form the foundation for by Ram Sewak Sharma, the nation drive. cies. rent mobile number with the anti-coronavirus inocula- chairman of Empowered “The process should be cit- Underscoring the impor- Aadhaar for registration and a digital record on who gets workers and two crore front- the virus. tion drive which shall be citi- Group on Technology and izen-centric and built on an tance of capturing the vacci- consequent communication vaccinated by whom, when line workers would be inocu- PM-CARES ((Prime zen-centric so that the vaccine Data Management to combat approach that the vaccine shall nation data in real time, through SMS. and which one, Sharma lated in the first phase. The Minister’s Citizen Assistance is available anytime and any- Covid-19 and member of be available anytime and any- Sharma said, “This is non- It is extremely important stressed. Centre plans to also vaccinate and Relief in Emergency where. National Expert Group on where,” Sharma was quoted as negotiable.” to clearly identify a person who Under India’s vaccination 27 crore other persons who are Situations) Fund may be used As part of preparations Vaccine Administration of saying in a statement. He also highlighted the is getting vaccinated and keep drive, one crore healthcare at a greater risk of contracting to purchase the vaccines. 4  &    %    ?  %  &'P       P      P$+  < +     670 579:  670 579: observed that there is no arnataka Chief Minister he CBI has arrested two  670 579: improvement on the ground KBS Yediyurappa on Sunday Taccused persons in an regarding farmers’ protests, met Home Minister ongoing investigation of a case mid a deadlock in the was told by the Centre on the here to finalise the BJP’s can- related to alleged sale/purchase AGovernment’s negotia- last date of hearing that didates for the upcoming by- of child sexual abuse material tions with protesting farmer “healthy discussions” were polls in the State, the Cabinet over Instagram and other social unions, the Supreme Court is going on between the reshuffle-in-waiting and also to media platforms. scheduled to hear on Monday Government and the unions discuss the latest political situ- The two arrested accused a clutch of pleas challenging over all the issues and there ation in the State. are Neeraj Kumar Yadav the new farm laws as well as was good chance that both The Chief Minister was (named as accused in the FIR) the ones raising issues relat- sides may come to a conclu- meeting Shah soon after the and another person Kuljeet ed to the ongoing agitation at sion in the near future. BJP’s success in the ‘Gram Singh Makan. Yadav is a B.Tech. Delhi borders. The court had then Panchayat’poll in Karnataka. engineer. large volume of data, from Instagram and other social The eighth round of talks assured the government of an “I am going to discuss the Both the arrested accused another accused person, which media platforms. It was also between the Centre and the adjournment on January 11 political situation in were produced before the was stored over cloud-based alleged that he has gained farmer unions on January 7 provided it urges so saying Karnataka.Recently, we won Competent Court at Saket here websites containing objection- monetary benefits and was appeared heading nowhere that the settlement through the gram panchayat elections in and the duo was remanded to able material including the indulging in these activities as the Centre ruled out talks was a possibility. a very big way. Within a month, ) $  to check the spread of COVID- judicial custody till January 22. child pornography material since 2019, it added. repealing the “We understand the situ- we are going to face two par-    19 in the state, the karnataka The CBI registered a case and made payment to him A Special Unit “Online contentious laws while the ation and encourage the con- liamentary and an Assembly Chief Minister said, “In against Yadav, a private person, through Paytm for the same,” Child Sexual Abuse and farmer leaders said they are sultation. We can adjourn the by-polls. We have to finalise the      Karnataka, the COVID-19 sit- under provisions of the the CBI said. Exploitation Prevention/ ready to fight till death and matters on Monday (January candidates. We will discuss all uation is under control. We are Protection of Children from Thereafter, the accused Investigation (OCSAE)” has their ‘ghar waapsi’ will happen 11) if you submit the same these issues with Amit Shah and  &  taking all precautions.” Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allegedly published an adver- been created in CBI, New only after ‘law waapsi’. due to the ongoing consulta- other important leaders,” the   Earlier, he hinted that the 2012 and the Information tisement for sale of said mate- Delhi for probing offences The Monday hearing on tion process,” it had said. Chief Minister said before his cabinet expansion may also be Technology Act, 2000 on the rial over Instagram. On receipt relating to online child sexual the pleas by a bench headed After the eighth round of meeting the former party pres- &  $ on the table for discussion dur- allegations that the accused of payments via Paytm / abuse and exploitation. Apart by Chief Justice S A Bobde talks, Agriculture Minister ident. * ing his meeting with the party was advertising over Instagram Google Pay among others from from receiving various refer- assumes significance as the Narendra Singh The BJP leader said he will high command.The cabinet account for sale of objectionable the customers/ seekers, the ences/information, the unit is Centre and the farmer Tomar had said no decision also try to meet the party expansion in the state has been material including child porno- accused was allegedly sharing undertaking investigation of leaders are scheduled to hold could be reached as the national president J P Nadda. for a two-day visit on on the cards for over a year. graphic material, officials said. the said objectionable materi- various offences relating to their next meeting on January farmer leaders did not present Nadda who returned from Monday where he would also Yeddiurappa has been fac- “It was further alleged that al with them through online child sexual abuse and 15. alternatives to their demand his one-day West Bengal poll address a rally at Silchar. ing dissidence from within the the said accused had purchased WhatsApp, Telegram, exploitation. The top court, which had for the repeal of the laws. campaign tour is flying to Asked about the steps taken party for quite some time. -)$   *   '  % "   $    %  )&       '  +,  -     670 579: provisions of the Aadhaar  670 579: implemented from April 1 of the Union Cabinet. Act, the top court, however, this year. The document is expect- he Supreme Court is had held Aadhaar would be National Employment The implementation of ed to aid employment gener- Tscheduled to pronounce needed for availing facilities of APolicy (NEP) could these four labour codes would ation in the country to a great on Monday its verdict on welfare schemes and govern- become a reality by this year- provide a conducive legal extent, especially when the pleas seeking review of a ver- ment subsidies. end following the implemen- framework for universalisa- government is grappling with dict upholding the Centre’s Ruling that seeding of tation of four labour codes tion of social security and the issue of job loss especial- flagship Aadhaar scheme as Aadhaar would not be and completion of four major other safeguards for the entire ly due to the pandemic. constitutionally valid but required for opening bank surveys, including one on workforce of over 50 crore in Earlier last month, Labour striking down some of its accounts, availing mobile ser- migrant workers. the country. Minister Santosh Gangwar provisions, including its link- vices, by CBSE, NEET, JEE, The NEP, to be given But for job creation, a had also said that the four all ing with bank accounts, UGC and for admissions in shape by the Ministry of broad NEP would be required India surveys on migrant mobile phones and school schools and free education for Labour and Employment, will to exploit the potential of workers, domestic workers, admissions. children, the top court had draw a broad road map for each segment of different sec- employment generated by A five-judge bench, com- observed that Aadhaar had improving job opportunities tors of the economy. This professionals and transport prising Justices A M also become a household in the country, mainly by would require up-to-date data sector which will be launched Khanwilkar, D Y name and that its use has various initiatives like skill on employment across the by early March, 2020 and the Chandrachud, Ashok spread like a “wildfire”. development, bringing invest- sectors in the country. This results of these will be avail- Bhushan, S A Nazeer and B R It had struck down as  76/+9;-; Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri lar day, it had said in a state- ment in employment inten- gap would be bridged by the able by October 2021. Gavai, will take up in-cham- unconstitutional the portion tweeted, “Way to go girls! ment on the eve of the his- sive segments and other pol- four employment surveys to The Minister had opined bers a batch of review pleas of Section 57 of the Aadhaar n all-women cockpit Professional, qualified & con- toric flight. icy interventions. be conducted by the Labour that for any evidence-based challenging the September (Targeted Delivery of Acrew set out on a historic fident, the all women cockpit Members of the crew are: Last year, Parliament Bureau, a wing of the min- policy making for these work- 26, 2018 verdict. Financial and other Subsidies, journey, operating Air India’s crew takes off from San Captain Zoya Aggarwal, passed three labour codes on istry. ers, ‘’authentic data’’ on A five-judge Constitution Benefits and Services) Act, inaugural San Francisco- Francisco to Bengaluru on Captain Papagari Thanmai, Industrial Relations, Social Talking to PTI, Director employment in organised and bench headed by then Chief 2016 that permitted private Bengaluru flight, going over @airindiain’s flight to fly over Captain Akansha Sonaware Security and Occupational General, Labour Bureau, D S unorganised sector enterpris- Justice Dipak Misra held that entities like telecom compa- the North Pole and taking the the North Pole. Our Nari and Captain Shivani Manhas. Health Safety & Working Negi told PTI that the bureau es is highly called for. while Aadhaar would remain nies or other corporates to Atlantic route to reach the Shakti achieves a historic Air India too expressed Conditions (OSH). has begun spadework on the The minister had also mandatory for filing of avail of the biometric Aadhaar Karnataka capital at the other first.” its elation when it tweeted, The Code on Wages was four surveys and field work informed that the bureau will Income Tax Return and allot- data. end of the world. Air India has said this “Imagine this : -All Women approved by Parliament last would begin by March and soon launch an ‘’All India ment of permanent account Justice D Y Chandrachud, The flight number AI176 will be the longest commer- Cockpit Crew. -Longest flight year and its rules have been the results would be out by Quarterly Survey’’ on number (PAN), it would not who was part of the bench, left San Francisco on cial flight in the world to be into India. -Crossing the firmed up. But the imple- October-end this year only. Employment of Enterprises’’ be mandatory to link Aadhaar had given a dissenting judge- Saturday at 8.30 PM (local operated by it or any other North Pole It’s here & hap- mentation of the rules for He said the NEP would that will provide comprehen- number to bank accounts and ment in which he ruled the time) and would arrive in airline in India. pening! Records broken. Code on Wages was held back take a shape based on the data sive data on the employment telecom service providers can- Aadhaar Act should not have Bengaluru at 3.45 AM on The total flight time on History in the making by because the government inputs of these four surveys by numbers in both the orga- not seek its linking for mobile been passed as a Money Bill as Monday, according to Air this route will be more than AI176 from @flySFO to wanted to implement all four December this year only. nized and unorganized sec- connections. it amounts to fraud on the India sources. 17 hours depending on the @BLRAirport. AI 176 is labour codes in one go. These Thereafter, the NEP tors to address these data In a 4-1 verdict that also Constitution and is liable to be Union Minister for Civil wind speed on that particu- cruising at 30000 feet. four codes are likely to be would be sent for the approval needs. quashed some contentious struck down.     !    -

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  )   ,;,+ president and chief minister previous government, we used Naik-Nimbalkar will now get removed...I have no issues nor  , # Uddhav Thackeray’s cousin to adopt this policy. However, Y-plus with escort, Relief and have any complaints. But, if n a development that Raj Thackeray from Z to Y-Plus this government is giving more Rehabilitation minister Vijay anything happens to me, then Iunnerved the Opposition, with escort. security to people who do not Wadettiwar will get Y-plus with the state government will be     link early Sunday morning. According to a police the Uddhav Thackeray-led The other BJP leaders, face any threats,” he said. escort while in Mumbai, Shiv responsible for it”. #+,,; Initially, local residents in the spokesman, “based on credible MVA Government on Sunday whose security cover has been “I had never taken securi- Sena legislator Vaibhav Naik Slamming the BJP for mak- area had raised an alarm after input regarding presence of ter- slashed the security of several withdrawn arte Minister of ty in the past. After I became who had defeated Narayan ing an issue of slashing securi- major tragedy was averted spotting some suspicious mate- rorists of proscribed terror BJP leaders including leader of State Ministry of Consumer the chief minister, I was given Rane in Assembly polls gets X- ty of its leaders, State Congress Aalong the Line of Control rial lying on the roadside in the outfit LeT in a hideout con- Opposition in the Assembly Affairs, Food and Public security cover. After the exe- security cover. spokesperson Sachin Sawant in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch on area. Soon after the different structed in a particular house Devendra Fadnavis, and MNS Distribution Raosaheb Patil- cution of Yakub Memon in July Justifying the changes said” “The BJP leaders should Sunday after security forces teams of security forces includ- in village Chandhara Pampore, President Raj Thackeray, as Danve, former Chief Minister 2015 and drive against Maoists made in the security covers shout and scream if their secu- timely detected and defused an ing the members of the Bomb Awantipora Police along with part of what it called the annu- Narayan Rane, former Finance in eastern Maharashtra, my given to the Opposition lead- rity cover is reduced or improvised explosive device Disposal squad of the Indian 50 RR and 110 Bn CRPF al review of the State VVIP Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, security was enhanced and ers, Maharashtra Home removed considering the possibly planted by the over army were rushed to the area to launched a search operation security. former Congressman this was done based on the Minister Anil Deshmukh said reduced threat perceptions to ground workers of terror out- neutralise the explosive mate- today early morning. During While the Maharashtra Kripashankar Singh, close directives by the Centre,” the that the state government had them”. fits desperately trying to revive rial. The vehicular movement search one large hideout of LeT government downgraded Fadnavis aide and MLC Prasad former chief minister said. made the changes based on the “Though the Gandhi fam- militancy in the region. was also suspended in the area outfit was found in the cow- Fadnavis’ security from Z-plus Lad, BJP MLA and spokesper- Former minister senior recommendations of a five- ily and ex-Prime Minister The IED was detected close to prevent any collateral dam- shed and was destroyed subse- to Y-plus with escort, it also son Ram Kadam and state BJP BJP leader Sudhir member committee of officers Manmohan Singh face threats, on the heels of recovery of sev- age. After conducting thor- quently. “One terrorist associ- reduced the security of his Vice President Madhav Mungantiwar, whose security that reviewed the security and the BJP acted vindictively and eral cache of arms and ammu- ough reece and mandatory ate identified as Adil Ahmad banker-wife Amruta and Bhandari. has been withdrawn, had a dig came out with a new recom- reduced their security after nition in the frontier district in searches in the close vicinity the Shah resident of Chandhara daughter Divija who have now Similarly, the security cover at the Uddhav Thackeray gov- mendation. which the BJP people had the last few days. Terrorist members of the Bomb dispos- Pampore of proscribed terror been given X-security from of Uttar Pradesh’s former ernment: “I was given securi- Maharashtra’s former chief rejoiced But the MVA govern- handlers sitting across the line al squad defused the IED by outfit LeT was also arrested” the earlier Y-plus with escort. Governor Ram Naik has been ty because I come from a minister Narayan Rane, whose ment doesn’t have such vin- of control had earlier directed detonating the same. during the operation.. The state government with- reduced from Y-Plus to Y, Maoist-hit district. It has been security has been withdrawn dictive attitude,” Sawant their OGW's to disturb peace in Meanwhile, in Kashmir “Incriminating material drew the security cover of while the security covers of withdrawn, so it appears that said: “My security has been said. the region by targeting religious valley security forces unearthed and cache of ammunition Fadnavis’ aunt Shobhatai Deepak Kesarkar and Ashish Maoist activities are over. But places. a well carved out hideout in including 26 rounds of AK-47 Fadnavis’s security. Shelar had been slashed from the (government) must ensure According to official the cowshed of a house locat- were recovered from the bust- Similarly, the state gov- Y-Plus to Y and that of security for the common mass-   ". /   sources, an IED was detected ed in Chandhara village of ed hideout”, the spokesman ernment slashed the security of Suryakant Shinde from Y-Plus es”. near Gohlad-Mendhar road Pampore, Awantipora. added. leader of the Opposition in the to X. However, the state gov-   %    State Legislative Council Pravin Reacting to the develop- ernment has upgraded some Darekar of the BJP, while it ment, Fadnavis said: “I have no others. While senior lawyer  ,;,+ and asked me to reduce his withdrew the security of several complaints (about the reduc- Ujjwal Nikam’s Y-plus with security”. “Till four years ago, others, including that of State tion of my security cover). Just escort cover has been upgrad- mid the Opposition BJP’s Pawar saheb never had an BJP President Chandrakant because the state government ed to Z, film actor and Acriticism of the MVA escort, or a pilot, even when Patil. has slashed my security does Congress leader Shatrughan Government’s move to slash Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Upset by the move, the not mean that I will reduce my Sinha’s Y-plus cover has been the security covers of its lead- Pawar was holding no post Opposition BJP dubbed the travel. Hence the state govern- upgraded to Y-plus with escort. ers, NCP chief Sharad Pawar for five years, he had no move to either reduce or with- ment’s decision will have no Deputy Chief Minister and has asked Maharashtra Home security. There is absolutely draw security covers of its bearing on me,” Fadnavis NCP leader Ajit Pawar's wife Minister Anil Deshmukh to no politics in the whole thing. leaders as “politically motivat- said. Sunetra has been accorded X- reduce his security. The security is given to peo- ed”. “Giving security or other- category cover. Talking to media per- ple by the government on the The state government wise to the Opposition is based Chairman of state sons, Deshmukh disclosed: basis of threat perceptions,” reduced the security of MNS on threat perceptions. In our Legislative Council Ramraje “Pawarsaheb had called me Deshmukh said. 5 !   66C    %%   1&    )   ,;,+ As 2302 patients were dis- Pune district, which con- Bareilly: A 15-year-old rape pregnant on December 6. charged from the hospitals tinued to be the worst-affected survivor who was seven months He alleged that she was n a marked dip in the num- across the state after full recov- city-district in Maharashtra, pregnant died of pregnancy- raped by a 30-year-old man in Iber of Covid-19 deaths and ery, the total number of people saw the total number of cases related complications here at the a sugarcane field in June last infections, the daily death tally discharged from the hospitals increase from 3,77,904 to district hospital, officials said on year, when she had gone out of plummeted to 34, while the since the second week of 3,78,539 while the total num- Sunday. Additional Director the house for some work. new infected cases dropped to March this year went up to ber of deaths in Pune went up and Superintendent in-charge of The accused had threat- 3,558 in Maharashtra on 18,63,702. from 7821 to 7828. the hospital, Subodh Sharma ened to kill her family members Sunday. The recovery rate in the Thane district remained said the girl was brought to the if she revealed the incident to A day after the Covid-19 state dropped marginally in the third spot --after Pune hospital in a serious condition them. The accused was arrest- toll in the state crossed 50,000 from 94.70 per cent to 94.65 and Mumbai – after the total last week and her health deteri- ed on December 6 after the fam- mark, the number of deaths per cent. number of infections rose from orated further. ily filed a complaint at Fatehganj dropped from Saturday’s tally With five deaths, the 2,61,425 to 2,61,867 while the Senior Superintendent of West police station. Station of 57 to 34, while the Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose total deaths climbed from 5631 Police, Bareilly, Rohit Singh House Officer Ashwani Kumar infections came down from from 11,181 to 11,186 while the to 5638.    2 + %  # Sajwan said: “The post-mortem said a charge sheet has been filed 3,581 on Saturday to 3558 on infected cases went up by 657 Of the 1,34, 01,170 samples report said that the cause behind in connection with the case. Sunday. to trigger a jump in the infec- sent to laboratories, 19,69,114 the death was due to infection. The girl's father had sought With 34 new deaths, the tions from 2,98,235 to 2,98,892. have tested positive (14.69 per 51  The viscera of the victim have permission from the district total number deaths rose from Meanwhile, the number of cent) for COVID-19 until 5* /    been preserved.” administration to abort her 50,027 to 50,061. Similarly “active cases” total cases in the Sunday. The father of the girl, who baby but this was denied as as with 3,558 fresh infections, state rose from 52,960 to Currently, 2,34,845 peo-   was mentally unsound, said the the doctors cited that the preg- the total number of infected 54,179. The fatality rate in the ple are in home quarantine    family came to know about nancy was in an advanced cases jumped from 19,65,556 to state dropped from 2.55 per while 2435 people are in insti-    <  +9/+-: their daughter being six months stage. IANS 19,69,114. cent to 2.54 per cent. tutional quarantine.

olice are on the lookout for    Pthe attackers after the shooting of the AMU student  Q      !" Q    )   ,;,+ around 1.45 pm. “The four- close to Zubair, who was asso- some entered the shop and ciated with Munir gang, was t least three persons were engaged the counter sales staff shot late on Saturday night. In )$   Subramaniam had held the because of the failure of the pol- seven States. The NAF team could be understood from these Ainjured when a four-mem- in small talk and asked to be this case, the police have also *:766+ portfolio of food and agriculture icy makers by the 1990s as he tests the soil and advise farmers studies,” said R Kalpana, NAF’s ber gang of desperadoes shown some jewellery for pur- taken into custody two suspects during the most critical phase of saw thousands of farmers com- which crop would be ideal for soil scientist. opened fire and attacked the chase. and they are being questioned. ore than three lakh farm- India, 1962-67, a period known mitting suicide because of crop their farms while their man- “It is the farmers who nego- owner and staff at a jewellery Later, a couple of gangsters The student was on his way Mers spread across the States as “days of ship to mouth exis- failure, high debts and poor agement team facilitates the tiate and fix the prices of their shop at Ambernath in the whipped out revolvers, point- home on Scooty at the time of of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, tence”. If the ships laden with returns. farmers to sell their crops direct- crops with the buyers. They neighbouring Thane district ed them towards the owners the incident. The attackers tar- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, wheat from USA fail to turn up In the year 2000, on his 90th ly to buyers. know at the time of sowing with choppers, and decamped and staffers at the shop and geted him a lane before the Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and at Indian ports, the country’s birthday, Subramaniam, who Scientists and managers of itself what they would get as with gold ornaments worth grabbed the jewellery. When house. The killed student was Maharashtra are in cloud nine population would starve as was leading a retired life at NAF tour the villages like mis- prices,” said S S Rajasekhar, Rs 12.77 lakh on Sunday after- the shop owners and staffers jailed in 2018 for killing a thanks to an initiative by late C domestic food production was Chennai, launched the National sionaries and evangelize the NAF’s trustee and son of late noon. resisted the attempt, the gang- young man. The police believe Subramaniam, the Bharat Ratna at its lowest ebb thanks to the Agro Foundation, an institution villagers about selection of Subramaniam. In an incident that sent sters opened seven rounds of that the incident is going on in awardee and former Union socialist-permit raj. The grain which he hoped would play a crops, how and when to start the Amritraj of Endathur vil- shockwaves through fire and also assaulted them his counterpart. Minister of Food and production in the country was small role in helping farmers in farming operations and how to lage in Kancheepuram, a farmer Ambernath township, four with choppers. Victim was a BA honors Agriculture. Subramaniam a mere 80 million tonnes which the State rejuvenate their farms nourish the crops.”We study soil who cultivates watermelon and gangsters -- who came on two The injured -- identified as final year student could integrate the services of made India to move around in and supplement their income. fertility of each location and Reghu, a farmhand who made motorbikes – fired seven Vasan Singh (26), Laxman Atif Khan, the 25-year-old farmers and buyers without international market with a This correspondent was a wit- analyze the local climate before profit through muskmelon rounds and attacked the owner Singh (30), both owners and son of Mohammad Jamil any hassles through his initiative begging bowl. ness to the small function held asking the farmers which crop farming owe their prosperity to and staff members of the staff Bhairav Singh (25) – were Ahmed, a resident of Zakir National Agro Foundation Subramaniam along with at his residence where the leg- to select. All our efforts have NAF. All these happen In Tamil with choppers. rushed to the Ulhasnagar Nagar street No 5, was a BA (NAF). farm scientists like M S endary Nani Palkhivala and been fruitful,” said M R Nadu where politicians and Ulhasnagar’s Deputy Central Hospital. Honors Final Year student at There were and there are no Swaminathan had launched the APJ Abdul Kalam (then the sci- Ramasubramanianm, CEO, farmers complain of water Commissioner of Police While Laxman suffered AMU. On Saturday night at Mandis or APMC in Tamil Green Revolution by introduc- entific advisor to Government NAF. shortage and wasteland. Prashant Mohite said that the bullet wounds, the other two around 10:30, he was coming Nadu even now! Farmers in ing advanced rice and wheat of India) were present. The soil is tested in the “There is no wasteland or gangsters decamped with suffered injuries during the home on Scooty to Zacharia Cauvery Delta (the rice pro- varieties so that farmers could The NAF, with the help of state-of-the-art chemical labo- dryland. They are all under- 250gms of jewellery worth Rs. chopper attack on them. Market leaving friend Zaid. Just ducing districts of the State) and get more yield per hectare. It farm scientists like M ratory to find out the soil fer- utilised land,” said Rajasekhar. 12.77 lakh. “We have formed four then, the four attackers already elsewhere complain about the helped the nation tide over the Ramasubramaniam and tility. “By analyzing the soil, we He said he was indebted to cor- “Of the persons injured, the teams to look out for the four standing there stopped him elusive Minimum Support food crisis, though temporarily. Kalpana Rajesh has emerged as can also find out the ideal crop porate houses and trade bodies condition of the two is serious,” gangsters. We have enforced a and fired sharply at him, tar- Prices announced by the The man who saved Indian a silent but powerful establish- which could be grown in the which help NAF to sustain he said. Naka bandi in the entire geting Atif. Atif had two shots Governments. But the NAF agriculture with “out of the ment that has revolutionised the area. Details like shortage of itself as part of their corporate The incident took place at region,” the DCP said. in his back and shoulder. compensates for it. box” ideas, was disappointed lives of three lakh farmers in the nutrients and micro-nutrients social responsibility.        B&

New Delhi: Union Culture ago to join the program of the ernment provides the land, and Tourism Minister Prahlad Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor then his ministry can do a lot Singh Patel strongly criticised Mahasangh. Since then, there of work here in the field of art. the Mamta Banerjee has been no improvement in He said that the culture of Government regarding the law the condition of the people of Bengal is very rich but there is and order. He attacked the the tea gardens. He criticized no such academy through wage board of the workers of the state government saying which the artists of this place the tea gardens and the Bengal that the problem of people of can know about the culture of Government for their lease tea gardens has remained the the place, and can further problems. Patel accused the same for years, people have not improve it. State Government of indiffer- even got the lease of the land. Mr. Patel said that when ence for cultural activities in He told that the Central tourists from India and abroad Darjeeling. He was talking to Government has implemented come to any area, they do not the media during his stay in a minimum wage board for the just want to see the beauty, but Darjeeling. plantation employees, which also want to know about the There is no improvement will be implemented soon. cultural heritage, which has no in the status of tea garden This time 200 times system here. He said that workers Mr. Patel said that our research scholars in 3 days, till will happen. Government of when his party comes to power Union Culture and manifesto is our resolution let- then there was no question of Bengal should pay attention to in Bengal, a lot of work will be Tourism Minister Prahlad ter. None of our work goes out elections. Mr. Patel said that culture, said Patel done here. Singh Patel alleged that the of tenure. Whatever promises many types of taxes are col- Union Culture and Earlier, Shri Patel offered government of Bengal has we make, we fulfill within lected here since the time of the Tourism Minister Prahlad prayers at Mahakal Temple nothing to do with social con- tenure. He said that we will British, but facilities are not Singh Patel said that there is no and paid tribute to the martyrs cerns. He said that nature has find a permanent political solu- available. He alleged that anti- platform for conducting cul- by going to the War Memorial. given everything to Darjeeling, tion to the Gorkha case. On MPs in Bengal cannot spend tural activities in Darjeeling. During this time, Darjeeling but this area has been the vic- the answer of a question, he their MP funds in the interest Mr. Patten demanded that the MP and Bharatiya tim of neglect of the state gov- said that on the request of the of the people here. He said that state government provide a national spokesperson Raju ernment. He told that he had MP here, we gave the money this is the reason that the peo- place like Tagore Culture Space Bisht was also present with -$     - %D $  +$    come to Siliguri about 10 years for his scholarship to Nepalese ple of Bengal want change that and said that if the state gov- him. %  #     !  &   0 # #   &' 8   >(5 .    ' 8  8 ,, ) ,  " #  9    1 &    !     !        #:      #     67 ( /            .,      7$    #                                       &   &       $  = E                   That would be a disaster as the P# Q ,    $     ( farmers’ networks are very                 strong and they are aware of such tactics. 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At least the farmer orders for the eviction of farm- and the “Khalistani” discourse With demonetisation, our cash #     #                ( at the protesting farmers stand leaders don’t think so. ers and removal of blockades, in public. It will boost the was taken away; with GST, the discredited. With time, the The Government’s advo- the orders can be carried out nation’s confidence and build incomes of our small and         #      # S      protest has grown to become sort cates may carp that the farm- only by the police, paramilitary trust between the Government medium businesses eroded;    !                 of a revolution, greater than the ers are blocking essential roads or finally the army (God for- and farmers. and finally, with the new farm     C                 Arab Spring. In fact, it is arguably and causing public nuisance. bid it comes to that). Rakesh If things do go awry, it’s laws, each morsel of food will #                    the largest “occupy” movement But this is not true. The block- Tikait has already issued a Catch-22 for Modi. The only be under corporate control, in the history of human race. Yet ades at all points are allowing statement that if the police way he can remove the farm- our farmers will become                        the target of the American “occu- vehicular traffic to pass and, in came down to evicting them, ers without repealing the laws indentured labour in their            @       +  py” movement and farmers’ rev- fact, the police are obstructing “We (the farmers) are ready to is if he uses the State’s might on own fields and the urban pop-  (% !                 olution in India is the same — traffic as seen in the media. face the bullets on our chest them; he can say goodbye to ulace would have to pay one per cent. Even if the SC issues an order, but we won’t leave until the politics if he does that. through the nose each time the                   7  Mussolini defined fascism as what will be the basis for it? laws are repealed.” There is also a third prob- price of dal hits 200/kg. The     %      (   N+C -       the marriage between a corpora- Judging from its earlier But the moot point is if the ability, even more ghastly: middle class and the poor        +   7          ( tion and the State (political statements, the apex court will Government can afford to be What if the troops are called in stand to lose the most. power). But in just a little over a also act with caution. Even one violent or fire at the peaceful but they refuse to fire on the If the common citizens     #    #   "  O @     month, the farmers have exposed wrong word could go a long and unarmed farmers. In mod- farmers? Will there be court- think that they are unconnect-           (          ( the robber-barons and their way in eroding its own credi- ern times, even if one farmer martials or a coup d’etat? Do ed to this farmers’ revolution,                         political pawns. Neo-con elite bility and integrity. If any is killed by a police bullet keep in mind that most uni- one urges them to think again: and lazy economists may think complicity is seen between funded by the tax-payer, the formed personnel, especially in This movement is not only   P           E        that there is still hope for Modi the courts and the country might erupt in anger the Delhi Police, have propin- about the farm laws, it is a lit-         #         and that the farmers will be rout- Government, it shall only spur and Modi — forget about quity with farmers. Is the mus test for Indian democra- E       ,            ed, but people with ears on the revolution. If the courts being remembered like Shivaji Indian Government ready to cy. It is farmers for now; in the Chilla or Singhu borders know remain impartial, the farmers or Dadabhai Naoroji — will go forsake the Constitution for the next round of “reforms” we               S   the tide has turned. have nothing to fear. down in history as “General sake of three laws? An astute could be targeted and then Nevertheless, let’s contem- We must also remember Dyer 2.0” and Delhi’s borders politician wouldn’t do it. The there will be no one to remon- plate the Government’s strategy that the world community is will resemble Jallianwala Bagh. kisan and the jawan are strate for us. to tackle the crisis on hand. closely watching every devel- While the Government must entwined; the Government The Government needs to From the farmers’ side, the opment as India is only just be very cautious against using must not pit one against the logically analyse the situation -# demand for repealing the laws breaking in her shoes at the even a single bullet, the farm- other. This will not only result and keep ego out of it. To end remains unchanged; the United Nations Security ers should ensure that their in an egregious crime but also the stalemate, the Government Government is again stressing on Council. There could be seri- protest remains peaceful and seed the rot within our food needs to repeal the new laws. ; 5    <     ! considering amendments but ous questions and political disciplined. and military systems. The farmers are relentless and,              saying an emphatic “no” to ramification at any sign of The next point to ponder One might feel that troops in the coming days, their rolling back the laws. So, we have any collusion by the is that at what stage would the from the South or Northeast resolve will only grow. They   )*)*       a deadlock. The Government Government. Canada’s PM Delhiites sympathetic to the could be mobilised but if that refuse to be Hitler’s Jews.             ( understandably prefers the Justin Trudeau has twice farmers start protesting? Is the is done, the Modi Government If farmers win, we all win; # option of getting the matter already signalled the mood of Modi Government ready to will use the exact same tactics if they lose, democracy dies in              ( heard by the Supreme Court. But the international community have farmers protesting at as employed by the East India India!  #             the farmer leaders, without chal- to Modi. The Government Delhi’s borders and citizens on Company to quell the 1857 (The writer is Director,      +      S  ( lenging the apex court, would should be very careful and the streets? To prevent this Revolution. The Government Policy and Outreach, National rather have the Government ensure that a strict and prop- from happening, the should not call any additional Seed Association of India. The                 ( deal with the issue. Even if the er judicial process is followed. 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The religion’s first cen- or may belong to a different faith. their faith and its history. overall construct of Enlightenment enrolled at the famous London School ought to), or they may begin to follow tury was dominated by Arabs who They believe that even if they Interestingly, according to the philosophies, producing modernity. of Economics. But he soon dropped out their religion in a more overt manner. lived in garrison cities, away from the acculturate themselves with this dom- British academic Jonathan Israel, in the Muslim modernists have often and travelled to a war-torn Bosnia in To Crone, the acculturated non- natives they had conquered. But the inant sect, they will not be able to anthology The Secular State and Islam reiterated this narrative, pointing out the early 1990s. This is when Sheikh European native’s anger, triggered by natives could enter the garrison cities achieve the kind of success or position in Europe, Muslims who had adopted that, by adopting Western modernity, threw himself completely into becom- his inability to achieve prestige and suc- and enjoy all of its perks and power by that those who were born into this modernity were actually integrating Muslims were simply acculturating ing a radical Islamist. cess despite adopting the ethos of a adopting Islam. denomination can. They are thus ideas that were originally inspired by themselves with an Islamic past that According to Crone, acculturated dominant western culture, is a rebel- The acculturated native, in this more likely to walk out and leave the ancient Muslim rationalists. This was had been repressed by conservatives. natives embrace cultural norms of their lion against modernity. On the other context, did not face any hindrances to idea of nationhood based on this also often pointed out by 19th centu- Sir Syed understood this as a battle  %((. 2 adopted societies. They do so to hand, according to Crone, it is also a progress or in his rise to a position of strand vulnerable to contraction. And ry Muslim modernists such as Sir Syed between aqal (reason and logic) and advance their status in these societies. failure of Western modernity. The fail- power. According to Crone, this is why it has been contracting. Ahmad Khan and Muhammad naqal (copying tradition and rituals). n a 2012 lecture at the Institute of These natives may be living in regions ure in this respect is its inability to hold the native retained his acculturated self From the 18th onwards, Abduh. According to the 20th century Advanced Studies, the late Danish- where they do not have roots, or in on to non-Europeans who had willing- and did not walk out or rebel against Islam as an imperial power began to Israel writes that: “As the seeds of Islamic modernist and scholar the late IAmerican historian Patricia Crone their ancestral regions that have been ly adopted modernity but then walked it, despite his dislike of Arab hegemo- stagnate. Its nemesis was the Muslim the Enlightenment were being sown in Fazal-ur-Rehman Malik, Islam’s ratio- described Omer Saeed Sheikh as an colonised by foreign powers. But out to rebel against it. ny. He may have rebelled against the community’s slide into myopia. It was Europe, there were European thinkers nal past does not fit the world view of “acculturated native” who had rebelled when, despite integrating the foreign Crone says this is because of a fear Arabs but not the idea that he had con- eventually overwhelmed by European who were challenging monarchism and “fundamentalists” and radicals who, to against his adopted cultural mores. cultural ethos, they feel that their within the purveyors of modernity that verted to. colonialism, powered by economic, the Church by debunking their hostile challenge modernity, have construct- Sheikh is a British citizen who was progress is being restricted by the pro- their positions of power might be Indeed, the huge influx of non- militarist, political and social moder- perceptions of Islam, and informing ed a largely romanticised past to tout arrested in Pakistan for his role in the ducers of these ethea, they walk out usurped by those who had adopted Arab natives into the fold of Islam con- nity based on the principles of the ‘Age their audiences that Islam was a ratio- their disposition as being “authentic.” kidnapping and murder of American from their acculturated selves, rebel their ideas but were not from its race sequently overthrew the hegemony of of Enlightenment’ i.e. rationalism, sci- nal and inclusive faith.” In other words, those who reject- journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. Sheikh against it and adopt their ancestral cul- of origin. To Crone this is not an irra- its original purveyors (the Arabs) — ence, democracy, secularism and cap- According to Israel, not all purvey- ed acculturation (to modernity) by was born in London to Pakistani par- ture. tional fear, but one that the West needs especially after the Abbasid Revolution italism. ors of the Enlightenment agreed. But claiming it was alien, were rejecting a ents who had migrated to England in However, what they believe is to let go of if modernity is to retain con- in 750 CE. But the faith continued to This saw vast sections of colonised 18th century Enlightenment philoso- repressed Islamic tradition that had 1968. They quickly adopted British cul- their authentic, ancestral culture is verts and grow. In her 2014 book, The grow. In Pakistan, however, from the Muslims acculturating themselves to phers such as Pierre Bayle, Henri de inspired this modernity and falling tural norms and established a success- often a romanticised concoction, or Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran, mid-1970s onwards, certain political this modernity, so that they were not Boulainvilliers and Denis Diderot pre- back on a mythical understanding of ful clothing business there. Sheikh was even an unintentional caricature. In Crone writes that one of the main rea- and constitutional developments have left behind. But because of reasons sented Islam as a rational and tolerant the faith’s history to justify their rebel- enrolled at a prestigious private school their rebellion against their former sons behind the rapid growth of Islam led to the growth of a particular non- pointed out by Crone, many walked out faith. Israel writes that these men were lion. in London and was then sent to acculturated selves, they may begin to was the fact that its purveyors had inclusive strand of Islam, alienating of it, giving birth to radical Islamist inspired by certain ancient Muslim (The views expressed are Lahore’s equally prestigious Aitchison dress in the manner they believe peo- made it extremely simple to convert to those who may follow a different one ideas based on romanticised notions of thinkers and their ideas seeped into the personal. Courtesy: Dawn)     !    8 "# #  #%# 

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Since his November leadership we have changed the dency — and without a trace of electoral undoing — will be of George Floyd this year. accept more immigrants from brought it to the fore. was his refusal to apologize for loss to President-elect Joe political map forever and irony — to have done more for largely shaped by rhetoric Instead, his initial response Haiti and “shithole countries” He mainstreamed certain harsh comments in 1989 about Biden, he has made unsub- Republicans have a road map Black Americans than anyone aimed at stirring significant was a series of tepid tweets and in Africa rather than from assumptions about race that five Black and Latino men stantiated allegations of voter on how to be competitive and with the “possible exception” of swaths of his white base that video messages in which he places such as Norway. Trump were driving our politics any- who as teenagers were wrong- fraud in large urban centers victorious in nontraditional Abraham Lincoln. tugged at the long-frayed asked his violent loyalists to “go even wrote in a tweet that way.” Human rights activists say ly convicted in a jogger's bru- such as Detroit, Milwaukee communities,” RNC He boasted that the African strands of race relations in home in peace,” let them know appeared to be intended for a that the Capitol siege was the tal rape in New York City's and Philadelphia — all areas spokesman Paris Dennard said American unemployment rate America. His strategy of divi- he felt their “pain” and told group of then-first-term law- macabre ending of a presiden- Central Park. with big African American in a statement. dropped to record lows under siveness was on display this them he loved them. makers — progressive cy that embraced white Trump paid for newspaper electorates — that proved crit- The Rev. Marshall Hatch, a his watch before the coron- past week as he urged sup- Trump was frequently Democrats and women of color supremacist groups and advertisements back then call- ical to Trump's defeat. civil rights activist in Chicago, avirus pandemic ravaged the porters, mostly white men, to explicit in using race as a cud- — to “go back and help fix the extremists and fanned the ing for New York state to adopt There has been no evi- said that Trump's defeat at the economy. descend on the U.S. Capitol in gel. totally broken and crime infest- flames of chaos and violence the death penalty after the dence of the massive fraud or polls brought a moment of Trump heralded his the name of his baseless claims He claimed without evi- ed places from which they “This is a moment of reckon- attack. Early in his real estate gross error that Trump and his relief. administration's criminal jus- of election fraud. dence that Barack Obama, the came.” “Since the Black civil ing for the United States,” said career, Trump and his father team alleged in scores of law- But Hatch said his joy quick- tice overhaul for shortening After the pro-Trump mob nation's first Black president, rights movement of the mid- Bob Goodfellow, interim exec- were sued by the Justice suits that judges, whether ly was eclipsed by the recogni- mandatory minimum sen- stormed the hallowed halls of wasn't born in the United 20th century, there has been utive director of Amnesty Department for violating fair appointed by Republicans, tion that some 74 million tences for nonviolent drug Congress, Trump did not States, has said Mexican immi- this kind of tacit agreement in International USA. “President housing laws by discriminating Democrats or Trump himself, Americans were OK voting for offenses and leading to the immediately condemn the vio- grants were “bringing crime” the American political conver- Trump has repeatedly encour- against Black applicants. The systematically dismissed. Trump even though he repeat- release of thousands of incar- lence. He did not denigrate the and were “rapists” and argued sation that one could appeal to aged violence and disorder by Trumps ultimately entered a Still, the Republican edly has played down white cerated people, mostly Black rioters as “THUGS” or warn there were “very fine people on racial animus, but you had to his supporters. These are not consent decree but did not National Committee, in the supremacy, vilified women of Americans. Trump also rel- that he was prepared to greet both sides” after violence at a do so in a particular sort of the actions of a leader, but an admit guilt. aftermath of Trump's loss, has color and tried to diminish the ished that he increased funding them with “vicious dogs” and white supremacist rally in way,” said Eddie Glaude, Jr., instigator.” The New York real Trump's 2016 White House tried to cast the Trump era as issue of racial injustice in for historically black colleges “ominous weapons” as he had Charlottesville, Virginia, left chairman of Princeton estate tycoon rose to the pres- win over Democrat Hillary one in which the GOP loos- American policing. AP 1    $  *    &  9   9  % 1 $5.   .    (               9 Washington: President Donald Trump is expected to Beijing: China's state media cowardly act of   22   travel to the US-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight Washington: The US has lift- In a statement on Saturday, ner, Pompeo, a staunch critic lashed out at the latest move on sabotage” of the next US his administration's work on the border wall, the White ed the “self-imposed restric- Pompeo said, “for several of China, added that the US Taiwan by the departing administration. Jakarta: Two landslides triggered by House said Saturday. tions” on contacts between decades the State Department executive branch agencies Trump administration, accus- “The Trump administra- heavy rain in Indonesia left at least 11 Trump will travel to the town of Alamo, Texas. He American and Taiwanese has created complex internal should consider “contact ing US Secretary of State Mike tion, in its continuing efforts dead and 18 injured, officials said will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and diplomats and officials, restrictions to regulate our guidelines” regarding relations Pompeo of “seeking to mali- to burn the house down before Sunday. The second landslide in his administration's efforts to reform what the White Secretary of State Mike diplomats, service members, with Taiwan previously issued ciously inflict a long-lasting leaving office, has crossed a Cihanjuang village in the Sumedang dis- House described as the nation's broken immigration sys- Pompeo has announced, end- and other officials' interac- by the State Department to be scar on China-US ties.” dangerous red line with China trict of West Java province occurred as tem. Trump's campaign for the presidency in 2016 ing a long-standing policy to tions with their Taiwanese “null and void.” A writer for the official days before incoming rescuers were still evacuating people fol- focused extensively on the president's desire to construct “appease” China. counterparts.” “The United States gov- Xinhua News Agency said in President Joe Biden takes lowing the first disaster on Saturday, said a border wall. He also promised that Mexico would pay The move on Taiwan is The US has maintained ernment took these actions a commentary on Sunday that office,” the commentary read National Disaster Mitigation Agency for the wall, but it has been paid for by US taxpayers. likely to anger China and close ties with Taiwan since it unilaterally, in an attempt to the lifting of longstanding in part. spokesman Raditya Jati. While most of the wall went up in areas that had increase tensions between split from mainland China in appease the Communist restrictions on US govern- Biden takes office on Rescuers were among the victims, smaller barriers, the government has built hundreds of Washington and Beijing as the 1949 after the end of a civil war. regime in Beijing. No more,” he ment contacts with Taiwanese January 20. he said. The rain stopped on Saturday miles of fencing as high as 30 feet (9 meters) in a short Trump administration enters But until recently said. counterparts proves that There was no immediate night. A bridge and roads were blocked amount of time — most of it this year. its final days ahead of the Washington has avoided major “Today I am announcing Pompeo “is only interested in comment from the Chinese by the landslides as authorities struggled The administration prioritized areas where the wall inauguration of Joe Biden as displays of friendship so as to that I am lifting all of these self- stoking unwarranted con- government on Pompeo's to bring in heavy equipment to clear the could be built more quickly, and crews have blasted hills president on January 20. not antagonise Beijing, which imposed restrictions,” the US frontations, and has no inter- decision to end State debris. Seasonal rains and high tide in and bulldozed sensitive habitats in national wildlife China regards Taiwan as a continues to view the self- top diplomat said. T h e est in world peace.” Department restrictions on recent days have caused dozens of refuges and on American Indian land to do it. breakaway province that must governing democracy of United States government A commentary posted how US officials can interact landslides and widespread flooding The visit will likely be the president's first public be reunified with the main- around 24 million people as an maintains relationships with online by CGTN, the English- with Taiwan, which he said across much of Indonesia, a chain of appearance since he addressed supporters on Wednesday land, even by force. But inseparable part of its territo- unofficial partners around language channel of state had been implemented to 17,000 islands where millions of people riling up a crowd that later staged a violent siege of the Taiwan's leaders assert that it ry. Referring to Taiwan as a the world, and Taiwan is no broadcaster CCTV, called appease the Communist live in mountainous areas or near fer- U.S. Capitol. He is anxious to highlight accomplishments is a sovereign state. “reliable” and “unofficial” part- exception, he said. PTI Pompeo's announcement “a regime in Beijing. AP tile flood plains close to rivers. AP as his presidency winds down. AP A K -  & &   !" !"#    +     Jakarta: Authorities said they mine the cause of the crash.” caused it to crash. There was no one name, said by phone. Kabul: A roadside bomb et attacks in December target- determined the location of the Earlier Sunday, search and res- sign of survivors. “It was raining heavily and exploded in Afghanistan's cap- ing the major U.S. Base in crash site and black boxes of a cue operations resulted in parts “I represent the govern- the weather was so bad, so it ital on Sunday, killing at least Afghanistan. There were no Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a of the plane being found in the ment and all Indonesians in was difficult to see around three people in a vehicle, the casualties. day after the aircraft crashed sea at a depth of 23 meters (75 expressing my deep condo- clearly,” Solihin said. “But we latest attack to take place even Taliban militants have into the Java Sea with 62 peo- feet), leading rescuers to con- lences for this tragedy,” saw the splash and a big wave as government negotiators are meanwhile continued their ple on board shortly after tak- tinue searching the area. Indonesian President Joko after the loud sound. We were in Qatar to resume peace talks insurgency against government ing off from Indonesia's capi- “We received reports from Widodo said. very shocked and saw the plane with the Taliban. forces while keeping their tal. the diver team that the visibil- “We are doing our best to debris and the fuel around our Tariq Arian, spokesman promise not to attack U.S. And The head of Indonesia's ity in the water is good and save the victims. We pray boat.” Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n for the interior minister, said a NATO troops. National Search and Rescue clear, allowing the discovery of together so that the victims can Minister Budi Karya Sumadi spokesman for the ministry's Sunday's attack comes as Agency, Bagus Puruhito, said some parts of the plane,” be found,” he said, adding that said the flight was delayed for public protection forces — a Afghan negotiators are to officials believe they identified Tjahjanto said in a statement. he had asked the National an hour before it took off at security force — was one of the resume talks with the Taliban the location of the flight data “We are sure that is the Transport Safety Committee to 2:36 p.M. It disappeared from three killed in the attack. One aimed at finding an end to recorder and cockpit voice point where the plane crashed.” conduct an investigation. radar four minutes later, after other person was wounded he decades of relentless conflict. recorder — the so-called black He said the objects found Fishermen in the area the pilot contacted air traffic said. Frustration and fear have boxes — because emergency included broken pieces of fuse-   2         between Lancang and Laki control to ascend to an altitude No one immediately grown over a spike in violence signals transmitted by the lage with aircraft registration  %  "-  "     islands, part of an archipelago of 29,000 feet (8,839 meters), he claimed responsibility for the that has combatants on both devices were detected by a parts. '$  %  -E# around Thousand Islands said. attack. The Islamic State sides blaming the other. navy ship's sonar system. Earlier, rescuers pulled out north of Jakarta's coast, report- There were 62 people on group has claimed responsi- The stop-and-go talks “We have determined the body parts, pieces of children's from the aircraft at a location from Jakarta to Pontianak, the ed hearing an explosion around board, all of them Indonesian bility for multiple attacks in the between the Taliban and the position of the plane's black clothing and scraps of metal that fit the coordinates from the capital of West Kalimantan 2:30 p.M. Saturday. nationals, including three capital in recent months, government come amid grow- boxes from two signals emitted from the surface. last contact made by the pilots province on Indonesia's Borneo “We heard something babies and seven other chil- including on educational insti- ing doubt over a U.S.-Taliban by the devices,” military chief The break in the search for before the plane disappeared island, on a flight that was explode — we thought it was a dren. The plane was carrying tutions that killed 50 people, peace deal brokered by the Hadi Tjahjanto said. Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 came Saturday afternoon, Tjahjanto expected to take around 90 bomb or a tsunami since after 50 passengers, six working most of them students. IS has administration of outgoing “Hopefully we can lift the black after the navy ship's sonar said. minutes. that we saw a big splash from crew members and six other claimed responsibility for rock- President Donald Trump. AP boxes in short time to deter- equipment detected a signal The plane was en route It was still unclear what the water,” Solihin, who goes by crew for another flight. AP $     .          1 1,  Islamabad: Several cities and towns Sindh province.  -! ,!   across Pakistan plunged into darkness “It had what we call a ‘cascading !  /  overnight following a major techni- effect' and shut down the power sys- cal fault in the country's power gen- tem, choking about 10,320 megawatt Canberra: The Foreign Ministers of The Chinese and Hong Kong gov- Jerusalem: Thousands of square near Netanyahus official and breach of trust connected eration and distribution system, the of electricity,” he said, adding that it Australia, the United States, Great Britain ernments say the law is needed to restore Israelis renewed weekly residence comes as Israel is in to three long-running investi- energy minister said on Sunday. was the precise amount of energy and Canada issued a joint statement on order in a city that was rocked in 2019 by demonstrations against Prime the midst of its third national gations. He has denied any The power outage was reported needed for the entire country during Sunday expressing “serious concern” months of often violent anti-government Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lockdown, which was recently wrongdoing and says he is the shortly before midnight almost simul- the winter nights. about the arrest of 55 democracy activists protests demanding greater democracy. calling for the long-serving tightened to shutter schools, victim of a “witch hunt” by hos- taneously in many cities. Residents of The minister said that the power and supporters in Hong Kong last week. Most of those arrested last week had leader to resign over corruption and as the country presses for- tile media, law enforcement Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, plant's safety systems started shutting The arrests were by far the largest such taken part in an unofficial primary for a charges against him and his ward with a world-leading vac- and judicial officials. Protesters Islamabad, Multan and others faced off automatically soon after it devel- action taken under a national security law legislative election that was later post- alleged mishandling of the cination drive. Netanyahus trial argue that Netanyahu cannot the blackout. oped a fault, the Express Tribune that China imposed on the semi- poned. Authorities allege the primary was coronavirus crisis. was set to resume this week, but properly lead the country while Pakistan Energy Minister Omar reported. Khan said that Prime autonomous territory a little more than six part of a plot to take control of the legis- Protesters on Saturday held was postponed indefinitely under indictment. Ayub Khan, along with Information Minister Imran Khan has been months ago. lature in order to paralyze government and signs reading “Go,” and “Bibi, amid the tighter Israel has seen a recent Minister Shibli Faraz, told reporters informed of the entire situation, the “It is clear that the National Security force the city's leader to resign. let my people go,” referring to restrictions. surge in cases despite unleash- that the power supply snapped at report said.He said that technical Law is being used to eliminate dissent and The 55 have not been charged, and all Netanyahu by his nickname. Netanyahu has been indict- ing one of the worlds fastest 11:41 pm on Saturday after a techni- teams were working to fully restore opposing political views,” the four foreign but three have been released on bail pend- The protest in a Jerusalem ed on charges of bribery, fraud vaccination campaigns. AP cal fault at Guddu power plant in the power supply. PTI ministers said. ing further investigation. AP >     )/0 ; H   9    +             *2F   London: The UK on Sunday nation centres that will be up Moscow: Voters in Kyrgyzstan The unrest marked the announced a major expansion and running from Monday. Lviv (Ukraine): A medical col- cast ballots on Sunday in an third time in 15 years when a of Covid-19 tests being made “With more than 1,000 lege in western Ukraine has early presidential election that leader of the 6.5-million nation available more widely to vaccination sites across the been transformed into a tem- will also determine how much on the border with China was asymptomatic people as part of country, including seven new porary hospital as the coron- power the next president has. forced out by a popular upris- efforts to control the rapid mass vaccination centres, we avirus inundates the Eastern The vote follows the ouster ing. spread of a new coronavirus will help protect hundreds of European country. of the previous president in Like the previous uprisings variant, which has led to Britain thousands of vulnerable people The foyer of the college in October. that toppled presidents in 2005 hitting the grim milestone of over the coming weeks as we the city of Lviv holds 50 beds The ex-Soviet Central and 2010, the latest turmoil was 80,000 deaths from the virus. accelerate towards offering 12 for COVID-19 patients, and Asian nation sank into turmoil driven by clan rivalries that The community testing million people the jab in 300 more are placed in lecture after a parliamentary election shape the country's politics. regime, until now available to England by the middle of halls and auditoriums to that was swept by pro-govern- Zhaparov, who had been in those displaying symptoms, February,” said British Prime accommodate the overflow of ment parties. Opposition sup- prison since 2017 on a kid- has been expanded to cover Minister Boris Johnson. people seeking care at a porters accused authorities of napping conviction, became anyone unable to work from “Our plan is to vaccinate as packed emergency hospital rigging the vote and forced the country's interim leader, home to access the rapid later- many people as possible across nearby. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov but he renounced that position al flow tests that give results in the entire United Kingdom as The head of the hospital's to step down on October 15. to be able to run for president 30 minutes. quickly as we can… There are therapy division, Marta Sayko, Sadyr Zhaparov, a 52-year- as required by law. The move comes as hun- deeply challenging weeks said the college space has dou- old politician who was freed But despite that he has dreds of thousands of people ahead, but today signals anoth- bled treatment capacity. She from jail by protesters and continued to call the shots, rely- aged 80 and over were sent let- er significant step forward in hopes a broad lockdown then spearheaded Jeenbekov's ing on his allies in parliament ters to book a coronavirus vac- the race to protect the public, ordered Friday will reduce the removal from office, is widely and is broadly expected to win cination at new National and defeat the virus,” he burden on the Ukrainian expected to win the presiden- the race against 16 other con- $ %%G    % %  -E# Health Service (NHS) vacci- said. PTI health care system. AP cy. tenders. AP     !   9

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The etail fuel prices across the recovery in 2021 with the infrastructure development in exposed to our weaknesses of AAA 2 Innovate Private Ltd record low interest rates glob- Rfour metro cities remained return of consumer confi- the country, market players and gaps during the pandem- was of the view that 2021 is ally would help businesses, as unchanged for the third con- dence, robust financial mar- feel. ic,” Jain said.Lancy Barboza, ought to see more digital trans- also witnessed in rising com- secutive day. kets, an uptick in manufac- With the country emerging MD of Flomic Global Logistics formation to facilitate the new modity prices, it looks like In the national capital, turing and exporters braving it out of the pandemic, and tech- noted that logistics and freight normal, be it small and medi- 2021 will bring in strong pos- petrol was sold at the record out in the global market with nology taking a whole new forwarding segment saw a dip um enterprises or large enter- itivity and economic growth,” high of 84.20 per litre, reached never-say-die spirit, Assocham meaning in this post-Covid in business volumes during prises.He also noted the pivotal Choksi said.Naman Vijay, CEO on Thursday (January 7). said on Sunday. The industry world, they feel, automation the month of April 2020, main- role likely to be played by the and Co-founder of ClickPost, In Mumbai, Chennai and chamber said it expects with approvals of the two vac- growth of seven per cent in will be the next big thing in ly due to the pandemic spread logistics sector in the distribu- emphasised impact of the e- Kolkata, the fuel was priced at immense accruals of econom- cines, the accruals of the eco- GST collection; even as the logistics. out followed by the nationwide tion and transportation of commerce business on the 90.83, 86.96 and 85.68 per ic benefits from the COVID- nomic benefits would be sig- total GST mop-up was up 12 “Multinationals and glob- lockdown, but once the restric- Covid-19 vaccines. logistics sector. litre, respectively. 19 vaccination programme nificant, especially to sectors per cent year-on-year,” Sood al supply chains in the reviving tions on the movement of Noting that several coun- “E-commerce sector has Petrol and diesel prices about to be rolled out. such as hospitality, transporta- said. times are finding India an goods were eased, it picked up tries are banking on India in seen unprecedented adoption had increased on two succes- “The high-frequency data tion, entertainment, which He said the Budget for attractive location to establish steadily.He was of the view that terms of supply of vaccines, he of technology during the pan- sive days last Wednesday and is a strong pointer to a V- were hit hard during the pan- 2021-22 would be a major cat- their manufacturing base the year 2020 has taught many said: “However, due to the demic and we see three major Thursday taking gasoline to shaped recovery in 2021 with demic,” Sood said. alyst. “Great focus on health- which will certainly prove lessons to entrepreneurs and supply chain challenges like trends that will dominate logis- record high levels in Delhi the seeds bursting into green According to Assocham, care, agriculture and revival of instrumental for our econom- business leaders who would capacity crunch and shooting tics in 2021. Firstly, online while keeping its prices very shoots over the last two months the most definitive of the data demand would be imperatives ic growth and will have direct implement these lessons in up of air freight prices coupled retailers will prefer working close to record high levels in of 2020 itself,” Assocham is the record collection of Rs in Finance Minister Nirmala impact on the growth of logis- their business strategy for 2021 with the container shortage with multiple courier partners other metro cities.The rise Secretary General Deepak 1.15 lakh crore in the Goods Sitharaman’s Budget”. tics industry,” said Pawan Jain, and beyond. scenario for ocean freight, to increase reach and reduce came amid rising crude oil Sood said. India’s GDP is esti- and Services Tax (GST) during The entire healthcare value Founder & Chairman, “One learning will be to India seems like losing the shipping costs,” Vijay said. prices. Currently, Brent crude mated to contract by a record December. chain from hospitals to medical Safexpress. adopt digitalisation of transac- opportunity and lagging in the Secondly, the online shop- price is high near the $56-per- 7.7 per cent during 2020-21 as “The state-wise collection education, primary health cen- He added that government tions. May it be banking trans- competition.”In 2021, accord- pers will expect real-time ship- barrel mark.Diesel price also the COVID-19 pandemic showed the fightback spirit in tres, scientific laboratories and initiatives like ‘Atmanirbhar actions, foreign exchange ing to Soham Chokshi, CEO ment tracking for their orders, was the same for the third con- severely hit the key manufac- consumer confidence. further to the pharmaceutical Bharat’, setting up of logistics remittances, or even the inter- and Co-founder at Shipsy, the and thirdly, e-commerce com- secutive day across the metros. turing and services segments, Illustratively, the largest con- industry along with the logis- corridors, giving infrastruc- nal working in the organisation major themes which will dom- panies will invest significantly In Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai as per government projections sumption state of Maharashtra, tics is most likely to receive a ture status to the industry which till Covid was heavily inate will be vaccine procure- in automating logistics process- and Kolkata, diesel was priced released on Thursday. which was amongst the severe- booster shot of support from among others are driving eco- paper-oriented. The paperless, ment and distribution along es to improve long-term prof- at  74.38, 81.07, 79.72 and “With India about to roll ly affected by the COVID-19 the forthcoming Budget, Sood nomic growth of the country. faceless initiative introduced by with supply catching up with itability, the ClickPost CEO 77.97, all unchanged levels out its vaccination programme pandemic, has posted a healthy added. “Resilient and adaptive sys- Indian Customs will be a game- the demand as economic activ- said. since Thursday. 1,*/        ! !&   -   %            )    "$9     !"  !$%&'!$($ + %&               !  ) ! ! *$ =   670 579: gence to check tax evasion  670 579: nature.  670 579: done by various methods.A When asked about the   670 579: special unit has been cre- total of 69 existing posts in the onsumers may have to shell price hike, Shah said: “It will be   ,;,+ “The focus of the Indian he Reserve Bank of India Aated by the Government in tax department were “diverted” Cout more money for their across products as edible oil is markets have currently shifted T(RBI) has expressed some elecom major Bharti Airtel the countrywide investigation by the Central Board of Direct daily use products as FMCG being used in all products. It acro-economic data to third quarter earnings. concerns over zero-coupon Ton Sunday announced the wings of the Income Tax Taxes in Nov last for the cre- firms, which are facing infla- would be at least 4 to 5 per Mpoints along with expec- Healthy business figures bonds for the recapitalisation of appointment of Pradipt Kapoor department for focussed probe ation of this unit after approval tionary pressure on their key cent.” tations of healthy quarterly reported by banking and auto public sector banks (PSBs) and as its Chief Information Officer in cases of undisclosed assets from Union Finance Minister raw material inputs, are con- Dabur India CFO Lalit results and developments sur- sectors have led to a better discussion is on between the (CIO). held by Indians abroad and , a senior sidering marginal hike on their Malik said the recent months rounding the rollout of anti- quarterly outlook which is like- central bank and Finance In his new role, Kapoor will possession of black money in officer told PTI.The CBDT products price to offset it. have seen inflation inching up Covid vaccine are expected to ly to continue in the coming Ministry to find a solution, drive Airtel’s overall engineer- foreign shores, officials said. frames policy for the Income Some FMCG companies for some key raw materials like give further imputes to the cur- week keeping the sectors in the according to sources. ing strategy and be a key play- The Foreign Asset Investigation Tax department.”The FAIUs like Marico and others have amla and gold. rent market rally. limelight,” said Vinod Nair, The Government resorted er in helping realise the com- Units have been recently cre- have been created as new wings already gone for price hike, “Going forward too, we However, observers cited Head of Research at Geogit to recapitalisation bonds with pany’s digital vision, Bharti ated in all the 14 investigation within the various investigation while some which include expect some inflationary pres- that even volatility on account Financial Services. a coupon rate for capital infu- Airtel said in a statement. directorates of the tax depart- directorates of the tax depart- Dabur, Parle and Patanjali are sure in key commodities. Our of profit booking will likely Apart from the healthy Q3 sion into PSBs during 2017-18 He will be member of the ment located in various parts of ment to bring focus on cases of closely monitoring the situa- efforts will be to absorb the raw trigger in bottom fishing, there- results, the Central Statistics and interest payment to banks Airtel Management Board and the country that are primarily undisclosed assets held abroad tion. material price increase through by reigniting the up move. Office (CSO) is slated to release for holding such bonds started report to Gopal Vittal, MD & tasked to undertake raids and by Indians and black money FMCG players have been our synergies and cost effi- “The results season began the macro-economic data from the next financial year. CEO, Bharti Airtel. seizures, and develop intelli- stashed abroad. trying to absorb the price ciencies, and undertake only on Friday with TCS coming out points of Index of Industrial To save interest burden increase of raw material inputs selective and judicious price with excellent Q3FY21 num- Production (IIP), Consumer and ease the fiscal pressure, the such as coconut oil, edible oil hikes, which will also depend bers. As more companies come Price Index (CPI) on January government has decided to and palm oil, but they are on the competitive scenario in out with their numbers, the 12. issue zero-coupon bonds for %!  % I# unlikely to hold the prices of the market,” said Malik. focus could shift from index to Besides, investors will look meeting the capital needs of the their commodities for a long While for Haridwar-based individual stocks and peer forward to the macro-eco- banks. time as that will impact their Patanjali Ayurveda, it’s still a stocks,” said Deepak Jasani, nomic data points of WPI The first test case of the    % #  gross margins. ‘wait and watch’ situation and Head of Retail Research at (Wholesale Price Index) and new mechanism was a capital “We have seen a significant yet to take a final call on this HDFC Securities. India’s trade figures. infusion of Rs 5,500 crore into Chennai:SRM Institute of of students who later rise in input cost and especial- but hinted that it is also mov- “There is still no reversal “Next week a lot of macro Punjab & Sind Bank by issuing Science & Technology, a promi- move on to pursue high- ly edible oil in the last three to ing in that directions. signal for the index. Another data will be out including zero-coupon bonds of six dif- nent Indian higher education er education. To encour- four months and that is putting “We always try to absorb two odd weeks of gains seem India’s Inflation, loan growth ferent maturities last year. institution, recently announced age students to pursue the pressures on our margins and the market oscillation but if plausible though not at the and Industrial output,” said These special securities with an exclusive partnership with best possible educational costs. As of now, we have not compelled by the market fac- same pace.” Siddhartha Khemka, Head - tenure of 10-15 years are non- iSchoolConnect Technologies options both in-country taken any price hike but we are tors, we would take a final deci- The week ahead will be Retail Research, Motilal Oswal interest bearing and valued at Pvt. Ltd., a USA and India- and abroad, SRM closely monitoring it and if it sion on that,” said Patanjali heavily influenced by Q3FY21 Financial Services. par. based company that uses AI Institute of Science & goes like this then probably, we spokesperson S K Tijarawala. corporate earnings as compa- “As the long term market However, the RBI has technology to provide study Technology has several may go for a price hike,” Parle Marico, which own brands nies like HCL Tech, PVR, structure remains positive, we raised some issues with regard abroad assistance. programs in place. Some Products Senior Category Head as Saffola and Parachute, has HDFC Bank, Wipro and would advise investors to adopt to calculation of an effective This unique partnership of those international objectives Technology, and his team. Mayank Shah told PTI. faced inflationary pressure and Infosys are expected to Buying on Dips strategy to capital infusion made in any will benefit all study abroad include their Semester Abroad When asked about their According to him, these had to go for an effective price announce their quarterly accumulate quality stocks.” bank through this instrument aspirants at SRM Institute of programs, Dual degree pro- motive for partnering with commodities are cyclic in hike. results. issued at par, the sources said. Science & Technology. It will gram, and alike. To broaden iSchoolConnect, Mr. Singh provide them access to expert their sphere of international states, “Going overseas for high- consultations and unique AI education assistance, the part- er studies is a growing ambition tools which will empower them nership with iSchoolConnect for many of our students, to gain *(!*()$*! +$, !"#  in pursuing their higher edu- came into existence. On the new knowledge, experience dif- cation abroad. Institute’s behalf, this initiative ferent cultures, position them- -)$.$!!*/1*$ Regarded as one of the top is being led by Mr. Kartar selves for the new age compe- educational institutions in Singh, the Director of tences and skills of a dynamic  6 India, SRM Institute of Science International Relations at SRM work environment and to chart  670 579: “Non-inclusion of natur- Uttar Pradesh and Andhra & Technology hosts thousands Institute of Science & out their careers. al gas under GST regime is hav- Pradesh, 15 per cent in Gujarat, he Government should ing adverse impact on its prices 14 per cent in Madhya Pradesh.     Tbring natural gas under due to stranding of taxes in the “Since gas-based industries the Goods and Services Tax hands of gas producers/sup- do not get the benefit of tax   670 579: sharing and AI along with !H<- $ (GST) regime to realise Prime pliers and is also impacting nat- credit of VAT paid on pur- BAFTA tool enabled the GST Minister Narendra Modi’s ural gas-based industries due to chases of natural gas, it is s many as 215 persons ecosystem and intelligence     vision for a gas-based economy stranding of legacy taxes paid resulting in an increase in cost Ahave been arrested in the authorities to identify layer-by- and raising the share of the on it,” the Federation of Indian of production of such industrial last two months across the layer activities of these fake environment-friendly fuel in Petroleum Industry (FIPI) said. consumers and would have an country in a drive against fake entities and pinpoint the fraud- & +  India’s energy basket, the indus- In a pre-Budget memo- inflationary effect on the econ- GST invoice fraud cases per- sters with precise input. try has said. randum to the Finance omy,” it said. petrated through fake entities To further tackle the men-    Natural gas is currently Ministry, FIPI, which boasts of Inclusion of natural gas and fly-by-night operators who ace of fake invoice frauds and outside the ambit of GST, and members from across the oil under the GST ambit will have fraudulently availed input tax misutilisation of ITC, the New Delhi:Realtors’ apex body existing legacy taxes -- central and gas spectrum, said the a positive impact on gas-based credit (ITC) in multi-layered Union government has acted CREDAI has suggested the excise duty, state VAT, central value-added tax (VAT) rate on industries, promote usage of scams. on the recommendations of Government to increase tax sales tax -- continue to be natural gas is very high in dif- the fuel and avoid stranding of Those arrested by the Law Committee of GST exemptions in the upcoming applicable on the fuel. ferent states -- 14.5 per cent in taxes, it said. Directorate General of GST Council and placed qualified Budget to boost housing Intelligence (DGGI) and the restrictions of 1 per cent on the demand and enhance limit of CGST Commissionerates use of ITC for tax liability in a deduction under section 80C of include six Chartered manner that does not impact income tax for principal repay-      )$   Accountants and one Company ease-of-doing business for gen- ment on home loans. It also Secretary, sources said. uine taxpayers. said that there should be a sep- Others arrested include 71 DGGI sources said that in arate exemption for principal  +  . & & masterminds, 81 proprietors, the last two days, 17 arrests repayment on home loans. 36 Directors or Managing have been made in fake invoice The Budget for financial Raipur: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said this region, Education, Health and Sports will Directors, 15 partners, three frauds and further investiga- year 2021-22 will be presented that the minimum support price of Kodo-Kutki also be promoted with highest priority. CEOs, and one each broker and tions are on. So far, a maximum on February 1. The will also be declared from this year. The He said that there is no shortage of talent GST practitioner, the sources of 23 arrests have been made in Confederation of Real Estate announcement was made by the Chief Minister in Bastar and the talents needs to be given oppor- added. Mumbai zone. Developers’ Associations of in Bijapur. He announced Kutru and Gangalur tunity. The government is committed to pro- GST intelligence authori- In the last two days, India , which has around as tehsils in Bijapur district. He sanctioned funds vide opportunities for the betterment of Bastar ties have also registered around Ahmedabad Zonal Unit offi- 20,000 members from across for deepening and beautification of 12 ponds of people. He said that forest rights community and 2,200 cases and unearthed cials have registered 14 cases the country, also recommend- the district including development work being individual pattas are being given by the gov- more than 6,600 fake GSTIN and initiated actions against ed tax incentives to boost carried out in Bijapur for upgrading and beau- ernment. entities. Authorities have also AK Impex, Mannat Impex, investment in Real Estate tification of Loha Dongri, Mahadev Talab and The government is giving the right to land seized more than Rs 700 crore Roselabs Bioscience, among Investment Trusts (REITs). development of 10 roads in the district and bus to the landless people in Bastar. He said that from these fraudsters. others. “Real estate sector has stand in Bhairamgarh, Awapalli and Mander. power has become a part of the basic needs of The sources said that those At least eight companies been under stress for more than Chief Minister approved setting up of pro- the people in today's era. The work of provid- arrested included operators of were found non-existent but 2 years. Economic uncertainty curement centers for paddy procurement at ing electricity in this area is going on a war foot- fake entities and end- benefi- had availed or utilised ITC of enforced by COVID-19 pan- Tongpali and Bhadrakali. On the occasion, Chief ing. Closed schools have been restarted by the ciaries who connived with more than Rs 113 crore demic has only made sit worse Minister Mr. Baghel said that there will be no government. Local youth are being given these frauds in running the through fake invoices in gar- for the sector. After battling for shortage of funds for development works in employment opportunities. The amount of business of fake invoices on ments, copper waste, medi- survival, the sector is slowly Bastar division. He said that along with the pro- DMF is being used for education, health and commission basis. cines, ferrous waste, cement moving towards revival,” motion of culture and civilization of people of livelihood. Use of data analytics, data- and coal, the sources said. CREDAI said.  +     ! 

add to the challenges that the health care delivery system already faces. So organ- isations will need to ensure that work- spaces do not just get cramped with desk but also provide for employees to have food safely. This will be a key driver of consumption behaviours and there- fore, food service providers will now be @   required to ensure the water that they use in cooking is safe because most  <   + infections in India came to be water- borne and in a post-pandemic world, +          any infection is going to create panic.   &     2$  The last driver is going to be around         the agriculture commodity supply chain.    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These are going to be the K #  challenges which only technology will    be able to solve because, without scale, ,  $  no technology solution has the capabil- 3  +   ity of being viable.    Corporate cafeterias are going to see $ & a lot of digitalisation and automation. Where we will see automation is more  "$ "$ "   in the areas of payment and order pro- + 3  $ 6 3   9;-$ 7 > cessing through digital solutions. The =  5  ' reason being is a wider requirement of bringing down contact points in food- service delivery. The automation areas O) & will be limited to a few production and   dispensation points because essential- ly the key area of improvement in QHSE    is around limiting the contact points      288# between the cooking of the food and its  1  consumption. Organisations are going to invest in '    0     backend automation but this will only  % & be of relevance to those cafeterias      where the kitchen is in-house and        hence, restricted to large corporations  %';    1     who have a significant employee base      < which allows for onsite infrastructure his year will be characterised by drivers for the adoption of new technol- food served at work is safe. triumphs over health but in the post- development for food services. However,     1 two phases. The early part of ogy solutions in ensuring the safety of There is going to be another criti- pandemic world health will triumph there is a contra trend where the high  1   Twhich will be a continuation of the food which is served in the work- cal role that technology will play which over taste, a key driver of that will be the cost of real estate is forcing corporations 2020 where employees will refrain from place. will be at the back end. Increasing use use of safe ingredients in cooking. This to avoid allocating real estate for food  '    %  coming to work and organisations will The first one will be the need for of technology-driven solutions to is going to be the single biggest change services. There could be a reversal of <      still be somewhat lackadaisical in call- digital platforms to crack the behaviours enhance the nutritive value of the food in the post-pandemic world. this trend with the post-pandemic %< ; 1 <   ing back people. However, as the vac- which are needed in the post-pandem- and to monitor the calorific intake of Before the pandemic, employees in world, what that would mean is that cine programme rolls out and by the ic world eyeing to continue for allow- employees. Digital platforms will help large cities were very comfortable con- production processes in the kitchen of       first half of the year if it has been estab- ing social distancing to take place, track consumption behaviours at an suming unhealthy food. For example, in the corporate cafeteria will need to see    && lished that the vaccine has helped in ensuring there isn’t crowding in the cafe- individual level and therefore, provide the city of Mumbai, you could see scores more automation so that there are controlling the pandemic then people teria and lastly to minimise contact in granular data to organisations on food of people consuming food from the food higher production efficiency and out-  < ;P would start coming back to work the delivery of food. This can only be consumption trends at the workplace. carts lying alongside the roads. These put but lesser utilisation of space. L  $  around July. The new norm, as people facilitated through digital platforms This will help in recipe development for food carts typically use water from the All of this, of course, can be signif- start coming back to work, is going to which have algorithms that can track the boosting immunity through natural toilet on the ground floor of the offices icantly optimised with the digital solu- be around the role that technology will flow of traffic in office cafeterias. means, as also enhancing the sensitiv- in front of which they park their carts. tion as an overlay on the automation + )  play in enhancing the safety standards Hence, most of the organisations will be ity of employees towards consuming Such behaviours are going to be cata- platforms.  )     of food at work. As people begin com- looking for foodservice providers who healthy food. One of the biggest chal- strophic in the post-pandemic world as (The writer, Sanjay Kumar, is the &      ing back to work, there will be three key can use technology in ensuring that the lenges in India has been that taste always the spread of infection of any kind will CEO and MD of Elior India.)      $ A 4   , &  $      We all get stereotyped                L         as actors: Arshad      K      &   , &  ctor Arshad Warsi feels debut in 1996 with Tere Mere H $       Ait is easy to get stereo- Sapne, which was a box typed as an actor, and very office success.     $  difficult to break away from Over the years, he has   $     it. The actor says he has impressed the audience and     3  3 managed to evade the image critics alike with varied char-      H    ' (    trap despite his overwhelm- acters in films like the ing popularity in comic roles Munna Bhai series, the Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-     &   $M only because his serious roles Ishqiya films, the Golmaal crowned king Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted con-   ;  ' were equally loved. series, Dhamaal, Jolly LLB fidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilar- “It is difficult (to break and Seher. ious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their away from stereotypes). We Last year, he made his great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York all get stereotyped — all of us digital debut with psycho- — where it all began. It releases on March 5 on Amazon     do, every actor does. That’s logical thriller Asur. He was Prime Video. %  ? how it is. You do a certain also seen in the role of a role or you do something politician in film Durgamati:      that people enjoy, and then The Myth, which ditched that is what you keep getting traditional route of release     E     because that is ringing the and premiered digitally on   .  ' box office,” Arshad said. Amazon Prime Video.         “It becomes difficult to Asked how his life   .  H   get out of it. Fortunately for changed in the COVID-19       me, I’ve managed to do that era, he said, “It hasn’t, but purely because people have I’m glad it has changed the   &   enjoyed my serious acting as lives of the world. I have ' :     well as my comedy,” he lived like this even when      added. there was no pandemic. I    The actor continued, stay in my room, I do my L(   & “Usually, when somebody films, I come back home, I does comedy, a lot of like hanging out with my          (his/her) serious roles don’t kids. So I enjoy doing that.   work because you can’t get I got to do that at a large Determined to master their enchanting powers, a     that person out of the head.” scale with the kids at home. group of teens navigate rivalry, romance and supernatural studies at Alfea, a magical boarding     Opening up about his It was really nice. So, my life way of doing it, Arshad said, has been like that.” school. Starring Abigail Cowen, Hannah Van Der     “I tend to get into the char- “I’m glad that the rest of Westhuysen and Precious Mustapha, it releases on   acter so much that I make the world got a chance to January 22 on Netflix. &  &  you forget who I am. I make experience the whole feeling    you forget what my previous of not being in a rush to live $M   one was, and that works for your life, to sit down and me. In Asur, people just relax and not do anything.   &  accepted me in such a seri- It’s nice to do that. It’s real-  &  ous role as a forensic scien- ly nice to just sit down and &   tist. And then Durgamati: not let life just pass you by  .  $ The Myth was on the same and enjoy it a little bit,” he       lines, I got to do something added. completely different from Arshad is currently , -& ' what I’m usually offered, shooting for Bachchan (    which is a breath of fresh air Pandey along with Akshay   E  and it feels wonderful.” Kumar, Kriti Sanon and    Before entering Jacqueline Fernandez in         Bollywood as an actor, Jaisalmer. Shoot will contin- In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone Arshad worked as an assis- ue till March. The team is finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on    tant director and choreo- expected to shoot at places    a mission to stop a nuclear attack. Starring Anthony graphed a song for the 1993 like the Gadisar Lake and Mackie, Damson Idris and Emily Beecham, it releases film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Jaisalkot. on January 15 on Netflix. Raja. He made his acting L-2%   #  ++     !  &' 09 9+;; '         *""*+'( ow exciting to think outdoors and let them wait of a full-size tree out the winter naturally, but Hlocked up within each then they face hazards like " * ) &. seed still clinging to the squirrels, birds, flooding and branches of sugar maples, more. (   $    hornbeams, oaks, sycamores It is cool, not cold, and other trees at the end of temperatures that awaken a         summer. seed from sleep. 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No seeds, like the seeds of many Some seeds have a hard one, however high or mighty, other trees native to cold coating which must be made can escape the result of his or her climates, need pre-treatment permeable to water before actions. Of course, every action before they will germinate or the seed is stratified. One takes its own time to ripen, yet grow well. I was lucky the way to let water into redbud, no action remains totally barren seed germinated at all! juniper, hornbeam and other for life. Moreover, one may Since then, I’ve learned hard-coated seeds is to nick escape the clutches of law for the tricks of growing trees them with a small file. some time or the government of from seeds. Dank warmth will the day may favour a person and wishers are mere spectators accomplish the same thing as may leave him/her without tak- who could not save him from   nicking with a file. Pack the ing any action against him/her this steep fall. He does not dare If an apple or maple seed seeds into plastic bags, as but the law of action, or what is stand and look at his kith and grew as soon as it touched directed above, but leave called the ‘principle of Karma’ is kin because he has guilty con- ground in late summer or them in a warm room for inviolable and no government, science and thinks that he had early fall, the life of the two or three months before however unwilling and mighty, been hiding his true picture even tender young seedlings stratification. can stand in its way. It will take from them and had been pro- would be short indeed, Sycamore and catalpa are its course and punish an evil- jecting himself as a great figure. snuffed out with the first among the few fall-ripening doer, ultimately. Thus, he wishes that the earth frost. So most tree seeds that seeds that don’t need There is no iota of doubt opens up and makes way for ripen in fall are able to stay stratification. Perhaps this is that the people involved in the him to lie deep under it rather dormant until they’re because they hang on the case of the security scam were than go back to the society, convinced that winter is trees late enough into winter very influential. They had con- where he has now been declared over. so that, by the time they tacts with those who occupied a criminal. You can fool such seeds drop to moist ground, the seats of power. They them- And the outcome of the into growing sooner by temperatures are too cold for selves had the power of money. scam, what happened? We all keeping them cool and moist germination. Or else it is They had friends and well- know that a promising entrepre- for a couple of months. Pack spring, and just the right wishers who held great positions neur, who introduced the term the seeds into plastic bags time for germination. in society. Also, no one suspect- ‘scam’ to India, spent much of with moist potting soil, then ed these people to be doing such his time in earning by sinful put the bag in the  )  crimes and anti-social activities ways, against his conscience. He refrigerator or garage. This  until the scam was out in open. tried hard to hide this money process is called Stratified seeds usually But we all have seen that a time from the watchful eyes of the tax “stratification” because sprout as soon as they have apple, two to three months. roots. Once seeds sprout, go to the trouble of planting grow plants. Not to mention came when the situations authority. He lost his peace of the nursery growers used to do it accumulated the number of Keep an eye on either pot them up or keep these seemingly delicate seeds the satisfaction you’ll get years became such that even their best day to earn and his sleep of by alternating layers of seeds chilling hours they need. For stratifying seeds, because them cool enough to hold when you can just buy a sturdy from now as you look up into friends could not help them and nights to the fear of being with layers of soil in boxes. sugar maple, that means one week they’ll be asleep back growth until it’s time to young tree at a nursery? Hey, the branches of a tall tree you their power of money, which caught. For a while, he got Of course, you could also three to four months; for and a week later — bingo! — plant them outdoors. you’re reading this, aren’t you? planted from seed. they had considered as a great some make-believe respect from just sow seeds directly dogwood, four months; for they’re sprouting fat, white You might wonder, why You’re a gardener; you like to L- boon. Money eventually turned those whom he had befooled. into a deep curse for them as Even this respect was not rel- they had earned it through ished by him because, deep in new study has revealed criminal or sinful methods. his mind, he knew that he was Athat religious people are They had thought that they not an honourable man. And, making use of some of the      had been able to fool the govern- then, at the end of all his endeav- same tools that psychologists ment, hoodwink the people in ours, he stood humiliated, reject- have systematically identified authority, escape the attention of ed, dejected and utterly disap- as effective in increasing well- +             the invigilators and gag those pointed. being and protecting against who were expected to raise Alas, the man understood distress, anxiety and depres-   $     voice. However, in fact, they had the inexorable law of Karma well sion. been leading themselves nearer and in time. The multitude of Religious people look for and nearer to a situation of great mankind does not even bother positive ways of thinking about horror and severe retribution to understand it. Some, who hardship, a practice known to and punishment. Thus, they have a cursory knowledge of it, psychologists as “cognitive felt shocked when they discov- do not act according to this reappraisal.” ered that they had landed them- knowledge. Others lay the pal- They also tend to have selves in trouble of great and try knowledge of this aside confidence in their ability to unimaginable magnitude. when they act. And a vast cope with difficulty, a trait Most of us do not realise majority of men and women called “coping self-efficacy.” To reach this conclusion, the relationship between reli- that evil actions cloud a person’s internally violate this law Both have been shown to the researchers recruited 203 gious coping and lower anxiety, intellect and judging abilities. It because they think that others reduce symptoms of anxiety participants with no clinical we don’t know exactly which deludes a person’s mind. Instead also are doing it or because they and depression, said the team diagnoses of depression or strategy is facilitating this pos- of feeling shameful about their think that no one knows that from University of Illinois anxiety. itive outcome,” said study co- acts, one looks at it as a proud they have done something Urbana-Champaign in the US. Fifty-seven of the study author Sanda Dolco. or a successful moment — as if wrong. Still others think that “This suggests that sci- subjects also answered ques- “The mediation analysis one is rising high on the ladder they are doing a sinful action for ence and religion are on the tions about their level of reli- helps us determine whether of social positions and gaining a noble cause. Thus, man is same page when it comes to giosity or spirituality. religious people are using reap- economic power. Ultimately, deceiving himself in many ways coping with hardship,” said The researchers asked par- praisal as an effective way of sooner or later, a day arrives and is thus sowing the seeds of Florin Dolcos, a professor of ticipants to select from a series lessening their distress.” when the ladder suddenly sorrows and sufferings. May psychology at the University of of options describing their atti- The study should be of breaks under one’s weight and he the scam and many such events Illinois Urbana-Champaign. tudes and practices. interest to clinical psychologists falls down from “great heights.” serve as another powerful The research was prompt- The researchers also eval- working with religious clients. And the result is certainly griev- reminder for the humankind ed in part by earlier studies uated participants’ confidence “I hope this is an example ous. He bleeds with pain and that a good act is inherently demonstrating that people who in their ability to cope and of where religion and science shock. His honour gets badly good and is a precious attain- are religious tend to use a cop- body dies, a religious person least they are not suffering any- the situation in a more positive asked them questions designed can work together to maintain fractured. His face gets smeared ment and a bad act is a loss and ing strategy that closely resem- may say, ‘OK, now they are more’. light, said Dolcos in a paper to measure their symptoms of and increase well-being,” Florin with dust. He feels humiliation, a punishment from the time it bles cognitive reappraisal. with God,’ while someone who In both cases, the individ- published in the Journal of depression and anxiety. said. which is worse than death. 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Ashwin (2/95 in 25 overs) can Sabuse from the crowd at the  1"   Melbourne weren’t as bad but like I said & , ,  ,   The three cover drives off take solace in the fact that he Sydney Cricket Ground is not new this has been a continuous thing at   ''( O      Rohit’s blade and a cross-bat- denied Smith a hundred with and needs to be dealt with an iron fist  45674 and pay their money and think that Sydney. I personally experienced it as       ted straight drive of Gill were a successful review, he would after some spectators were asked to they can abuse or so whatever they well. They do tend to get nasty. I don’t '':     II out of top drawer. be the first to admit that he leave for targetting Indian players ustralia coach Justin Langer on like. know why or for what reason.” *+  -. Rohit, for good mea- was well below his best during the ongoing third Test against ASunday called it a shame and “I mean, I have hated it as a Ashwin was surprised that the L2 2$* 1*/2 sure, pulled Cameron during the match. Australia here. one of his greatest “pet hates” after player, I have hated it as a coach, security personnel didn’t round up the Green over mid- Green, the 6 feet 7 Speaking at the end of the fourth some spectators directed racial we have seen in different parts of perpetrators at the first instance and let * O   $      for a six and they both inch gentle giant, was day’s play, Ashwin said the Indian play- abuse at Indian players during the the world, it is really sad to see this it linger for a long time. & ' (       & looked comfortable while cautious but didn’t let ers have faced racism in Sydney earli- third Test and were expelled from happen in Australia,” he said. “Unless people don’t find the &  7=7-4A67   negotiating the the loose deliveries er too and “disappointment” will be a the Sydney Cricket Ground for Langer said it is especially necessity to look at it in a different &' *+)) / .'' / Australian attack. get away and the six “mild word” to describe how they are their behaviour. frustrating when the cricket itself way, in fact I was surprised that a sec-          It was after 53 off Siraj (1/90 in 25 feeling after young pacer Mohammed Reacting to the two episodes of has been nothing less than exciting tion in crowd continuously did and        years that an Indian overs) over widish Siraj was subjected to racial slurs on racism against the visiting team in so far. they were not made to surround or   $  ' opening pair had mid-on gave a two consecutive days. as many days, Langer said it was a “I think our series so far has pulled up for it. L21@2 *47 struck two 50 plus glimpse of his qual- “Look, I would like to point out shame that such a hard-fought been played in such great spirit, it “They needed to be dealt with and partnerships ity. something. This is my fourth tour to series was tarnished by incidents has been incredible cricket, it has yes, disappointing is actually a very ,   EO      in the same As if to show Australia. Sydney, especially here, like these. been brilliant to watch on field, it’s mild word, I must say,” he said    6 & '  E Test Down that he can do it we have had a few experiences even “Sorry, it is upsetting and it is been really played in good spirit Ashwin then went on to narrate          Under. repeatedly, he in the past,” Ashwin said at the vir- disappointing,” he asserted. between both the teams. some of his own experiences on pre-   &     ( Last time muscled tual press conference to a query as to “...It is one of my greatest pet “It’s a shame to see (the series) vious tours. &   5 ' +    also it was in another one how the team is looking at the hates in life, that people can think getting marred by incidents like “If I take myself back to the first   $    &  Sydney where off the unsavoury incident. they can come to a sporting event, that we are hearing about today and tour of 2011-12, I had no clue about        Farokh same Local media reported that six whether it is cricket or any kind last night.” racial abuse and how you were made     &    Engineer and bowler in people were expelled from the ground to feel small in front of so many peo- */' *+  -. Syed Abid Ali the same region by the security during the nearly 10- es,” the senior member of the team said. “It is not acceptable in this day ple and people actually laugh at you L" *4 / had a decent out- and then again minute halt in the on-ground proceed- Ashwin said that both umpires and age when we have seen a lot,” and another set of people who laugh ing albeit in a lost into the Cow ings during the fourth day of the ongo- Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson have said Ashwin. along when these things happen. I had “So when Siraj brought it up, cause. Corner for fun. ing Test. On Saturday, the BCCI told them to report any incident of He said in no unequivocal terms no idea at all what this was,” he said. Ajinkya, Rohit and myself, we all got It took a The final ses- lodged a complaint with the ICC after racism immediately. that this needs to be dealt with an “When you stood at the boundary together and reported the matter to the peach of a deliv- sion was marginal- Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were abused. “Like we already mentioned, we iron fist. line, you wanted to come in 10 yards umpires. A new boy like Siraj knows, ery from Josh ly better for India but “They have been quite nasty and have lodged an official complaint yes- “This roots back to upbringing and inside to avoid all these things. As this is a line someone cannot over-step. Hazlewood (1/11 it's still a long way to go have been hurling abuses as well. But terday and umpires also mentioned the way one sees, this needs to be def- things have moved on and we have We were quite happy that these peo- in 8 overs), coming before Rahane will be this is the time when they have gone we must bring it to their notice as and initely dealt with iron fists. We must toured more and more, this has defi- ple were evicted,” the eloquent Chennai for his second spell, able to heave a sigh of one step ahead and used racial abus- when it happens. make sure it doesn’t happen again.” nitely been not acceptable,” he said. man said. which straightened relief. + ?%  45674 ustralian head coach Justin & Q /  1" ALanger on Sunday said the dismissal of India opener Rohit   1&R  Sharma late on day four was a huge wicket for the hosts and         2 K +  +9;- 00$   hoped that off-spinner Nathon Lyon will help them take a 2-1  45674 the third Test and score to not lose a wicket. These uresh Raina’s half-century   series lead on day five of the another 309 runs with Pujara two gentlemen out in the Sand a three-wicket effort third Test here. avichandran Ashwin and Rahane aiming to save middle have proven through from Bhuvneshwar Kumar New Delhi: The BCCI on “It was a bit of a relief for us Rreckons that the 22-yard the match by batting out the their career how good they went in vain as Punjab defend- Sunday decided to increase to see out there in strip at the SCG has eased whole day. are playing this format of the ed a modest 134 against Uttar the hosting fee of the six state the end, that’s a huge wicket for considerably and backed two The first session on day game and playing many good Pradesh in their opening match associations staging the Syed us because we know he’s a world of India’s finest exponents of five will be crucial and knocks for us. of the Mushtaq Ali Trophy from class player. We know he’s one of Test match batting — Ashwin has full faith in “Ajinkya has got a hun- here on Sunday. 2.5 lakh to 3.5 lakh besides the all-time great one-day play- Ajinkya Rahane and Pujara and Rahane’s abilities. dred at MCG and Puji Punjab posted 134 for hiking the participation fee ers so if he was out there, he’s Cheteswar Pujara — to once “It is very very important (Pujara’s team nickname) has seven in a Group A game with of teams from 50,000 to going to keep scoring quickly,” again come good in a pres- that we play a good first ses- got a fifty in the first innings. opener and wicketkeeper 75,000. The tourney is Langer said at the virtual post- sure situation. sion tomorrow,” Ashwin said. We are all very hopeful that Simran Singh scoring 43 off 41 played across six cities and in day press conference. India will need to bat 90 “A very very ideal and they will put in a good per- balls. Anmolpreet Singh (35 off a bio-bubble, which increas- The former Australia open- plus overs on the final day of good first session would be formance.” 27) was another batsman who es the cost for the host asso- er hoped that the surface would made a valuable contribution. ciation. “After receiving the start spinning more on day five Bhuvneshwar, who had to feedback from the staging to make their task easier.    +   ! % - on the final day. his unit. Lyon (and) have a young kid pull out of the IPL with a thigh associations at the recently “There’s very little in this “...I thought he bowled par- “When you’ve got a bowling called Cameron Green who can muscle injury, was impressive in held AGM in Ahmedabad wicket, we’ve seen that through- hopefully the ball will start spin- tle bit of variable bounce, hope- ticularly well in the first innings attack like we’ve got at the play a real role for us now and his comeback game, returning and the subsequent discus- out the whole Test match. Great ning a bit more again tomorrow fully that plays a part for us without luck, he might get a lit- moment, I’m actually in awe of into the future. with figures of three for 22 in sions with my colleagues at credit to the bowlers but we’re for Nathan Lyon. tomorrow as well,” said Langer. tle bit more luck in the second it. To see the way our fast “I’m in awe of our attack. four overs. the BCCI, I am pleased to going to have to squeeze really “And we’ll just keep doing According to the head dig. He’ll play a big part,” he said. bowlers are going about their Let’s hope they get the job done However, UP fell short of announce an increase in the hard, keep the pressure on and what we’re doing. There’s a lit- coach, Lyon’s role will be crucial Langer was also all praise for business and to have Nathan tomorrow,” he added. the target and ended at 123 for hosting fee for Syed Mushtaq five in 20 overs to lose by 11 Ali T20 tournament for runs. 2020-21 season from the Raina, playing his first existing 250,000 to 5 3    ? Jadeja out of first 2 Eng Tests competitive game in over 18 350,000,” wrote BCCI sec- months, made an unbeaten 56 retary Jay Shah to the six  +-*79A6+ games on the road and won all when he drove a free kick Sydney: Senior India all- off 40 balls but it wasn’t enough hosting associations. PTI three,” Koeman said. under two players who jumped rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who to take his team over the line. irst it was Pedro ‘Pedri’ “We are more focused in the defensive barrier. It was dislocated his left thumb on In other Group A matches, six in his 57-ball 77 run knock, FGonzález shining with his from the start of the games his first goal from a free kick day three of the third Test Karnataka beat Jammu & while Kunal Chandela, who assists. Then the injury-prone now, and when we are focused this season. against Australia on Saturday, Kashmir by 43 runs, while came in at number seven, stuck Dembele Ousmane earned a and move the ball with pace, Griezmann rounded off has been ruled out of the first Railways chase 170 run against a 26-ball 48 but the two could spot in the attack. Now the oft- there are few teams that can the big win in the 64th when two games in the upcoming to win by six . not take their side home. maligned Antoine Griezmann control us.” he beat goalkeeper Rui Silva series against England. In same group match at is back to scoring goals. Second-placed Real from a tight angle after Jadeja was not able to CAPTAIN KRUNAL STARS Motibaug Ground Gujarat won All in all, Barcelona is Madrid was one point behind Dembele played him clear with bowl in Australia’s second Vadodara: ’s all- by 29 runs against Maharashtra. slowly showing signs this sea- Atlético after being held at a lobbed pass. innings after a short ball from round show helped Baroda son might not be a wash after Osasuna to 0-0 in a match It was Griezmann’s first Mitchell Starc hit him on the beat Uttarakhand by five runs. TN TROUNCE JHARKHAND all. played in steady snowfall and multi-goal game in nearly a gloves, requiring immediate Put into bat in a Group C Kolkata: Host Bengal began Griezmann scored a brace with barely any scoring chances year. medical attention. game, hosts Baroda first rode their campaign with a thump- and set up Lionel Messi for one for either side. “They weren’t going in “Ravindra Jadeja is out of on Pandya’s blazing 76 to post ing nine-wicket win against of the Argentine’s two goals on Griezmann got Barcelona for me, and now they are. I first two Tests against a competitive 168/7 on the Odisha in an Elite Group B Saturday to lead Barcelona to started with his first goal in hope they keep coming,” England. He will need 4-6 innings might take a painkiller board before the bowlers held match. a 4-0 win at Granada. nearly a month in the 12th Griezmann said. weeks minimum to recuperate injection and come out to bat their nerves to restrict In another match in the Barcelona’s first three- minute when a pass by Sergio Granada played the last and complete rehab which on the final day of the game Uttarakhand to 163/6 despite a group, Tamil Nadu posted a match winning run in the Busquets was deflected to him 12 minutes minus Jesús rules him out of first 2 tests,” at SCG as India seek to save fighting 77 by Dikshanshu Negi. crushing 66-run win over league under Ronald Koeman by a Granada defender. Vallejo, who was sent off for a BCCI source said. the Test. Krunal, who is Baroda’s Jharkhand, courtesy opener C put it four points behind leader and made transit almost Griezmann set up Messi to fouling Martin Braithwaite The four-Test series “He might bat if needed captain, also contributed with Hari Nishanth’s unbeaten 92- Atlético Madrid, whose home impossible through much of double the lead with a left-foot- with only Silva to beat. against England starts with a with injection to save the the ball handsomely to return run knock and an all-round game scheduled for Saturday central Spain. ed shot from the edge of the Braithwaite had gone on in double header in Chennai Test,” the source added. with figures of 2/33. effort by the bowlers. Debutant against Athletic Bilbao was “Our situation is still com- area in the 36th. the 65th to give Messi a rare from February 5. Rishabh Pant, who suf- For Uttarakhand, right- medium-pacer R Sonu Yadav postponed due to a blizzard plicated, but the team is betting Messi got his league-lead- bit of rest with the game well The left-handed cricketer, fered an elbow bruise will handed batsman Negi ham- picked up three for 31 to star in that has shut down the capital better. We have had three ing 11th goal in the 42nd in hand for the visitors. who made a valuable 28 and bat, confirmed senior player mered nine boundaries and the winning start. took four wickets in the first Ravichandran Ashwin.