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DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2021, PUNE, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00, WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM HEARING IN SUPREMECOURT ON MONDAY DAY AFTER AZHAR WARRANT Noheadway,GovtwantsustogotoSCorform 15 years’jailfor panel:farmerunions;nextroundoftalksJan15 26/11planner Lakhvi, India Sought option other than repeal, courthearingdid come up during talks: Tomar to sit across the table again on who along with Food Minister tions to tryand resolve the im- points to FATF HARIKISHANSHARMA January15, alleyesare nowon Piyush Goyalhavebeennegoti- passe –farmer unions, the ma- &RAAKHIJAGGA the Supreme Courtwherehear- ating with the farmers, said ref- jorityfromPunjab,havebeen NEWDELHI,LUDHIANA,JAN8 ing on aclutchofpetitions is erence to the Supreme Court camping at the gatesofDelhi scheduledJanuary11. hearing on January11did come since November 26. Lashkar ops chief TALKSBETWEEN the Centreand Leaders of the unions up duringthe talks. Twodays ago, athree-judge sentencedin farmer unions opposedtothe claimedtheyweretold by the Lastmonth, the Supreme benchheadedbyChief Justice of newagriculturelawsfailedto government to go to the Court, while noting that the India SABobde postedthe mat- terror financecase makeheadway Fridayafter the Supreme Court or form acom- Centre’s talkswith farmer tertoJanuary11after Attorney unions insisted on repeal of the mittee with representativesof groups did notappear to be General KKVenugopal told the laws,onlytobetold by the gov- the twosides. yielding results, had said it courtthat “thereare chances of MZULQUERNAIN ernment to “suggestanalterna- AgricultureMinister would form acommitteecom- the parties coming to some sort LAHORE,JANUARY8 Farmer union leaders leave aftertheir meeting with the tive other thanrepeal”. NarendraSingh Tomar and prising representativesofthe of an understanding”. government,inNew Delhi on Friday. Prem Nath Pandey While the twosides agreed MinisterofState Som Prakash, Centreand farmers organisa- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 MUMBAI ATTACK mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi wassentencedto15years in jail FridaybyaPakistani anti- terrorism courthereinaterror fi- BUSINESSASUSUAL nancingcase,amidstgrowing in- ternationalpressureonIslamabad Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi BY UNNY to bringto justiceterroristsroam- afteracourtappearance in ing free in the country. Islamabad in Jan 2015. AP file UN proscribed terrorist Lakhvi, 61,who wasonbail since 2015 in the Mumbai attackcase, prisonment of six monthseach wasarrestedbythe Counter- on three counts. He has been Terrorism Department(CTD) of sent to prison to servethe sen- Punjab province lastSaturday. tences,” the officialsaid. “TheAnti-Terrorism Court (ENSreports from New (ATC)Lahoreconvicted Lakhvi Delhi: The MinistryofExternal forcommission of offences of Affairs, in itsremarks on terrorism financing in acase reg- Lakhvi’s sentencing,said:“The isteredbythe CTD for15years timing of theseactionsclearly under different sectionsofthe suggestthe intention of convey- Pune receives Anti-Terrorism Act1997,”acourt ingasense of compliance ahead official told PTI afterthe hearing. of the APJG (Asia-Pacific Joint EXPRESS NETWORK JudgeEjaz Ahmad Buttar Group) meeting, and the next recordrainfall sentencedLakhvi to five years of FATF (FinancialAction Task rigorous imprisonment eachon Force) plenary meeting in for January in PMTODISCUSS three countswith afine of PKR February2021. It has become VACCINEROLLOUT 100,000 (approximatelyUSD routine forPakistantocome up 73 years WITHCMS ONJAN11 620) eachonthree counts. with suchfarcical actions, prior PAGE 6 “In default of payment of fine, to important meetings.” he will have to undergo an im- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ANJALIMARAR PUNE,JANUARY8 ACROSS FARM COMMODITIES Aurangzeb not PUNE ON Fridaysurpassedthe Workers install heavy-duty security fencing around the US Capitoladayafter President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed city’s all time Januaryrainfall the building, in WashingtonDConThursday. Reuters secular, says recordof73years. With 32.5mm, Growth silver lining Pune city(Shivajinagar) brokethe Uddhav, spars all-timerainfall (24hours)record forthis month. Till now, the city’s As Democrats pushtoimpeach him, but food inflation wettestJanuaryday wasJanuary with Cong over 23, 1948 (22.3mm). Aurangabad The city’s highestJanuary Trump sayswon’tbeatinauguration may be dark cloud rainfall in 52 years (1969 -2019) was14.7mm recordedin1997, ac- cording to India Meteorological asked,Iwill notbegoingtothe 150years ago. Democrat Food and AgricultureOrganisation’s VISHWASWAGHMODE Department (IMD) rainfall data. PETERBAKER, Inauguration on January 20th,” Andrew Johnson sat out the food price indexhighest since 2014 MUMBAI,JANUARY8 Since the beginning of the MAGGIEHABERMAN, he said on Friday. 1869 inauguration afterhewas year,parts of western LUKEBROADWATER The announcement marks replacedbyRepublican Ulysses S RULINGALLIES ShivSena and Maharashtra, including Pune, &GLENNTHRUSH another break with tradition that Grant;beforethat, John Adams FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX Congress sparred Fridayoverthe had experiencedsultryand WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 undermines the ceremonial and his sonJohn QuincyAdams name of Aurangabad, where overcastweatherconditions, demonstration of acoredemo- skippedthe inaugurations of (2014-2016=100) civicpolls areslated to be held whichare unusualfor the ongo- AFTER BEGRUDGINGLYconced- cratic value that Trumphas viru- 1801 and 1829 respectively. 120 this year,with Chief Minister 107.5 ing winter season. ingdefeatlessthantwo weeksbe- lentlydisregardedsince the elec- Meanwhile, the Trumpad- 110 93.3 102.5 Uddhav Thackeray continuing to In addition,Fridayremained fore he is due to leave office, US tion —the peaceful transfer of ministration plunged deeper 91.0 refertothe city as Sambhaji dominated by cloudyskies President Donald Trumpan- powerbetween administrations. intocrisis as moreofficials re- 100 Nagarand saying that while the whichlater gave waytomoder- nouncedonTwitterthathewould Onlythree presidentsinUS Avideo grab of President signedinprotest,prominent 90 coalition’s agendaadheres to aterains. Within three hours in notbeattending President-elect history have skippedtheir suc- Donald Trump’s address. Republicans brokewith the 80 secularism, Mughal Emperor the afternoon, the Lohegaon sta- Joe Biden’sinauguration. cessor’s swearing-in —the last Twitter via Reuters President, and Democratic Aurangzeb “does notfit intoit”. 19 20 20 tion recorded25mm, while “Toall of those who have time it happenedwas more than CONTINUEDONPAGE2 20 Responding to theCongress’s Oct-19 Dec-19 Nov-19 Apr- Oct- Jan-20 Feb-20 Dec- Nov-20 Mar-20 Shivajinagar station received32.5 Aug-20 objection to him referring to July-20 Sept- May-20 Sept-20 mm rain (8.30 am to 8.30 pm). June-20 Aurangabad as The cloudy weather is pre- THE EDITORIAL PAGE Sambhaji dominantlydue to active east- US tweaks H1B visa rules again, firm onething: The extentof neg- Nagartohon- erly windsleading to an upsurge HARISHDAMODARAN ative growth inducedbyCovid- our the in the moisturecontent over the ONCEUPONA NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 19 andthe lockdownhasn’t been Maratha ruler, region, resulting in thunder- higher wage is key factornow FAILEDCOUP as muchaswas initiallyfeared. Thackeray told storm and rainfall over western BY ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY FIRST, IT wasthe Reserve Bank of TheNSO’s firstadvance esti- reporters: Maharashtra, moreso, over H-1B applicantsfor the newfis- PAGE 8 India (RBI) that, on December 4, mates suggestthat the Indian “Aurangzeb Pune, Nashik and Sataradistricts. AASHISHARYAN ED Indian,US cal year starting April 1. reviseddownwards itsGDP de- economymay even register a wasnot asec- “Thereisatrough located off NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 firmstobe According to theamended growth projection for2020-21 small 0.3% year-on-year growth ular person. Uddhav Gujarat coastand north PLAIN affected rules releasedby the Department WORLD from 9.5% to 7.5%. On Thursday, in the second half (October- While our Thackeray EX E Karnataka.Due to themoisture ABOUT Afortnight before its ● of Homeland Security(DHS), US the National Statistical Office March), aftercontracting minus agenda has the in the atmosphereand the east- term ends, US President Donald Citizenship and Immigration U.S. TRANSPORT, (NSO) peggedthe current fiscal’s 14.9% in the firsthalf (April- word secular erlies, therewill be rainfall of Trump’s administration has IT COULD impact US tech Services (USCIS) will firstselect EDUCATION SECYS GDP growth at minus 7.7%. The September) of 2020-21. in it, aperson likeAurangazeb light to moderateintensity till once again amendedits H-1B companies looking to registrations wherethe “prof- figurewas even better,atminus But this relative optimism on does notfit intoit.” Sunday,”said Anupam Kashyapi, visa regimetogivepriority to hirefromthe poolofH- feredwageequals or exceeds” QUIT IN STAFF 7.2%, afternettingout taxesand growth —economic activity Thackeray’s remarksassume head of weather forecasting divi- higher wagesand skills instead 1B visa workers as they the prevailing levelinthat area of EXODUS subsidies on products. seems inchingtowards itspre- significance with the ShivSena sion, at IMD, Pune. of the prevailing lotterysystem areskilledand available employment. JUSTICEDEPT These official estimates — pandemic levels —istempered takingadifferent stance on secu- Mahabaleshwar,too, forselection of candidates look- forlower salaries.Indian “Theproffered wage is the