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FARMERS' PROTESTS AGAINST FARM LAW 3 DELHI Govt will reach a Delhi's air Unions reject Govt offer to setup solution after discussing quality their issues, Tomar says remains committee; talks remain inconclusive before meeting farmers New Delhi 'very poor' he government on n The meeting remained inconclusive and the government has called for another Tuesday expressed confidence that it UP­STATE round of discussions on Thursday, December 3, union leaders said 5 Twould reach a solu- New Delhi the issues and wanted the tion after discussing issues Rawat releases he government on farmer representatives to raised by protesting farm- dash board Tuesday offered to further consider the pro- ers, as a meeting got under prepared for set up a committee posal way between union minis- Tto look into issues Sources said the minis- ters and representatives of monitoring SDG raised by farmers protesting ters were of the view that it over 30 farmer organisa- against new farm laws, but was difficult to reach a deci- tions. it was rejected by represen- sion while interacting with For the meeting at Vi- tatives of 35 agitating or- such large groups and gyan Bhawan here, Union ganisations during their therefore they suggested Agriculture Minister marathon meeting with meeting with a smaller Narendra Singh Tomar was and Haryana, continued at three union ministers that group, but the farmer lead- accompanied by Railways the Singhu and Tikri bor- ended without any resolu- ers were firm that they and Commerce and Indus- ders with no untoward in- tion would meet collectively only try Minister Piyush Goyal cident reported after The meeting remained Union leaders said they and Minister of State for Friday's violence, while the inconclusive and the gov- feared the government Commerce Som Parkash, numbers of protestors ernment has called for an- might be trying to break also an MP from Punjab. swelled at the Ghazipur other round of discussions their unity and the momen- "We are ready for a dis- border on Monday. on Thursday, December 3, tum of their protest cussion to resolve their is- The opposition parties, union leaders said Heavy security arrange- sues. Let's see," Tomar told too, stepped up the pres- Government officials said leaving them at the mercy of MP from Punjab farmer organisations ments were in place around reporters as he arrived for sure, asking the Centre to the dialogue would continue big corporates After the meeting, Bharat "The farmer's organisa- the meeting venue the meeting. "respect the democratic 6 SPORTS and the next round of talks The government has Kisan Union (Ekta Ugra- tions rejected the govern- Hours before the meet- He said the government struggle" of the farmers have been scheduled for maintained that the new han) President Joginder ment's proposal to form a ing, Union ministers Raj- would arrive at a solution and repeal the laws. Motor racing- Thursday laws will bring farmers bet- Singh Ugrahan said it re- five-member committee to nath Singh, Amit Shah, after hearing the represen- The farmers have ex- Hamilton 'gutted' Sources said the farmer ter opportunities and usher mained inconclusive and look into the issues related Tomar and Goyal, along tatives of the farmer organ- pressed apprehension that representatives were unan- in new technologies in agri- the government has called to the new farm laws," with BJP chief J P Nadda, isations. the Centre's farm laws after positive imous in seeking repeal of culture for another meeting on De- Roopsingh Sanha, member had held marathon discus- Hours before the meet- would pave the way for the the three laws that they At the nearly three-hour- cember 3 of Bharat Kisan Union (Ekta sions over the farmers' ing, Union ministers Raj- dismantling of the mini- COVID-19 test have been terming as being long meeting at Vigyan "We are ready for a dis- Ugrahan), told protest against the Centre's nath Singh, Amit Shah, mum support price system, against the interest of the Bhawan here, Union Agri- cussion to resolve their is- It is one of the largest new agriculture reform laws Tomar and Goyal, along leaving them at the "mercy" BUSINESS farm community culture Minister Narendra sues. Let's see," Tomar had blocks of farmers who have Peaceful sit-ins by farmers, with BJP chief JP Nadda, of big corporates. 7 The protesting farmers Singh Tomar was accompa- told reporters before start of been protesting against the mostly from Punjab and held marathon discussions The government has have expressed apprehen- nied by Railways and Com- the meeting new laws Haryana, continued at the over the farmers' protest maintained that the new India will sion that the Centre's farm merce and Industry He further said the gov- The government side was, Singhu and Tikri borders with against the Centre's new laws will bring farmers bet- become top laws would pave the way for Minister Piyush Goyal and ernment will arrive at a so- however, firm in its stand no untoward incident re- agriculture reform laws. ter opportunities and usher the dismantling of the min- Minister of State for Com- lution after hearing the that a high-level committee ported after Friday's violence, Peaceful sit-ins by farm- in new technologies in agri- automobile imum support price system, merce Som Parkash, also an representatives of the must be formed to look into CONTD ON P-2 ers, mostly from Punjab culture. Agencies manufacturing hub : Gadkari Navy test‐fires naval Unwarranted, says MEA after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s version of BrahMos missile comments on farmers' stir New Delhi naval version of the BrahMos BrahMos super- Aerospace, an sonic cruise missile India­Russian joint Awas successfully MARKET test-fired by the Indian venture, produces Navy in the Bay of Bengal SENSEX NIFTY on Tuesday as part of a se- the supersonic 44149.72 12969.00 ries of trials being carried cruise missile that ­110.02 ­18.00 out by the three services, of- can be launched GOLD SILVER ficial sources said. A similar test firing of the from submarines, 47,919.0058,190.00 missile was conducted by ships, aircraft, or ­598.00 ­1,683.00 the Indian Navy in the Ara- US DOLLAR EURO bian sea six weeks back. from land plat­ 74.4150 88.3968 BrahMos Aerospace, an forms. 0.13 India-Russian joint venture, POUND 98.8124 produces the supersonic The Indian Air Force on cruise missile that can be October 30 test-fired the launched from submarines, air-launched version of the New Delhi "We have seen some ill­informed WEATHER ships, aircraft, or from land times the speed of sound. along the Line of Actual weapon from a Sukhoi he Ministry of Ex- Sunrise 6:57 AM platforms. The range of the new Control with China in fighter aircraft in the Bay of ternal Affairs comments by Canadian leaders relating to Sunset 5:24 PM The sources said the test- land-attack version of the Ladakh and Arunachal Bengal. (MEA) said on farmers in India. Such comments are unwar­ Moonrise 6:11 PM firing of the missile on missile has been extended Pradesh. The IAF is also integrat- TTuesday hit back at ranted, especially when pertaining to the in­ Moonset 8:31 AM Tuesday was "successful". to 400 km from the original In the last two-and-half ing the Brahmos supersonic Prime Minister Justin On November 24, the In- 290 km. months, India has test-fired cruise missile on over 40 Trudeau and some Cana- ternal affairs of a democratic country. It is Maximum Minimum dian Army had "success- India has already de- a number of missiles in- Sukhoi fighter jets which dian leaders over their re- also best that diplomatic conversations are 24oC 11oC fully" test-fired the ployed a sizeable number of cluding an anti-radiation are aimed at bolstering marks on the ongoing surface-to-surface BrahMos the original BrahMos mis- missile named Rudram-1 overall combat capability of farmers' protest at Delhi's not misrepresented for political purposes," Today’s Prediction missile that flies at a speed siles and other key assets in which is planned to be in- the force. border areas, saying they MRA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. 26oC11oC of 2.8 Mach or almost three several strategic locations ducted into service by 2022. Agencies were "ill-informed" and "unwarranted". (Gurpuruab) when he Canada, which has a In a response to the raised "concerns" regard- huge population from the media questions on the ing the situation. Sikh community and has India plans dam on Brahmaputra to Canadian leaders' remarks In an online interaction many important ministers on the ongoing farmers' ag- with Canadians from the in the Canadian cabinet, itation in the country, MEA Sikh community, Justin has been very vocal about offset Chinese construction upstream spokesperson Anurag Sri- Trudeau said, "I would be issues that relate to Punjab. vastava said it is India's in- remiss if I didn't start by Earlier Canadian De- New Delhi The river, building activities moved ternal matter and the recognising the news com- fence Minister Harjit Singh ndia is considering a also known as the closer to the Indian border. comments were "unwar- ing from India about the Sajjan had written on Twit- plan to build a 10 gi- "India is facing China's ter- ranted". protest by farmers. The sit- ter, "The reports of peace- gawatts (GW) hy- Yarlung Tsangbo in restrial aggression in the "We have seen some ill- uation is concerning. We ful protesters being Idropower project in a China, flows from Himalayas, maritime en- informed comments by are all very worried about brutalized in India are very remote eastern state, an In- Tibet into India's croachments on its back- Canadian leaders relating family and friends." troubling. Many of my con- dian official said on Tues- Arunachal Pradesh yard and, as the latest news to farmers in India. Such Justin Trudeau added stituents have family there day, following reports that is a reminder, even water comments are unwar- that Canada always stood and are worried about the China could construct dams state and down wars," Brahma Chellaney, a ranted, especially when for peaceful protests and safety of their loved ones. on a section of the Brahma- through Assam to specialist on India-China pertaining to the internal would continue to "defend" Healthy democracies allow putra river. Bangladesh. Indian ties, said in a tweet. affairs of a democratic the rights of peaceful pro- peaceful protest. I urge The river, also known as authorities are con­ On Monday, Chinese country. It is also best that testors in India. those involved to uphold the Yarlung Tsangbo in state media reported the diplomatic conversations "We know that's a reality this fundamental right." China, flows from Tibet into cerned Chinese proj­ country could build up to 60 are not misrepresented for for many of you. Let me re- NDP leader in Canada India's Arunachal Pradesh ects could trigger GW of hydropower capacity political purposes," MRA mind you, Canada will al- Jagmeet Singh tweeted, state and down through flash floods or create on a section of the Brahma- spokesperson Anurag Sri- ways be there to defend the “The violence perpetrated Assam to Bangladesh. In- water scarcity. putra, citing a senior execu- vastava said. rights of peaceful protesters. by the Indian govt against dian authorities are con- dam projects," T.S. Mehra, dian plan would create a tive. Yan Zhiyong, chairman Canadian Prime Minister We believe in the process of farmers peacefully protest- cerned Chinese projects a senior official in India's large water storage capacity western Himalayas for of state-owned Power Con- Justin Trudeau was the dialogue. We've reached out ing is appalling. I stand in could trigger flash floods or federal water ministry, told to offset the impact of Chi- months. struction Corporation of first international leader to through multiple means to solidarity with the farmers create water scarcity. "The Reuters. nese dams on flows. Diplo- Some analysts warned China, speaking at an in- comment on the farmers' the Indian authorities to from Punjab and across need of the hour is to have a "Our proposal is under matic relations between that damming the Brahma- dustry conference, said protest taking place in highlight our concerns. This India - and, I call on the In- big dam in Arunachal consideration at the highest India and China are at a putra could potentially de- plans to dam the river were India. He was speaking on is a moment for all of us to dian govt to engage in Pradesh to mitigate the ad- level in the government," nadir, with troops locked in velop into another a "historic opportunity". the occasion of the birth pull together," Justin peaceful dialogue rather verse impact of the Chinese Mehra said, adding the In- a border face-off in the flashpoint, as Beijing's dam CONTD ON P-2 anniversary of Guru Nanak Trudeau said. than violence.” Agencies 2 NATIONAL TOP STORY, DELHI, WEDNESDAY, 02 DECEMBER, 2020 Unions reject 62 pc voter Govt offer to Ex-HC judge moves SC against Andhra Pradesh turnout in setup committee; third phase of talks remain HC order for probe into his phone conversation Rajasthan's zila inconclusive New Delhi Amaravati land scam. The plea said that the tran- the high court including the parishad, FROM PAGE-1 former Andhra The former judge said the script of the alleged conver- stay on probe into the FIR while the numbers of pro- Pradesh High Court high court''s order was made sation, provided by Ramakr- in the matter. panchayat testors swelled at the judge has moved on the basis of an application ishna, was inaccurate and The apex court passed the samiti polls Ghazipur border on Monday Athe Supreme Court for “reopening and in- hence, misleading with re- order while hearing an appeal The opposition parties too against an order of the High tervention filed by the sus- spect to various aspects of filed by Andhra Pradesh gov- Jaipur stepped up the pressure, ask- Court directing a probe into pended District Munsif Mag- the talk. ernment against the Septem- Around 62 per cent voter ing the Centre to "respect the an alleged phone conversa- istrate (S Ramakrishna) in It said in the conversation ber 15 order of high court turnout was recorded in the democratic struggle" of the tion between him and a sus- an unrelated PIL” seek- there was a reference of an staying the SIT probe and third phase of zila parishad farmers and repeal the laws pended trial court magis- ing implementation of the enquiry by the cabinet sub- gagging the reportage of the and panchayat samiti elec- An earlier meeting on No- trate. COVID guidelines in the commitee regarding dubious case. tions in Rajasthan on Tues- vember 13 had failed to give Justice (retd) V Eswaraiah court building and premis- property transactions for un- The Y S Jagan Mohan Red- day. The polling began in the any breakthrough and the in his petition alleged that es. lawful gain during the pre- dy government had earlier morning amid tight security next one was originally the incident was a “seri- The order for the enquiry vious regime in Andhra constituted the 10-member arrangements at 7,964 scheduled for December 3, ousconspiracy” against into the conversation was Pradesh. SIT, headed by a Deputy In- polling booths in 52 pan- but it got advanced due to the judiciary. made by the high court on Recently, the apex court, spector General of Police- chayat samitis of 21 districts. the ongoing protests on The plea sought a stay of the basis of the intervention in a separate matter, had rank IPS officer, on February According to the state Delhi borders. the high court''s order for and without even issuing no- stayed the Andhra Pradesh 21 to conduct a comprehen- election commission, 61.57 the enquiry on the ground tice to the former judge, the High Court direction re- sive investigation into various per cent of 57.91 lakh voters India plans dam that it was “unwarranted appeal said. straining the media from alleged irregularities, partic- voted till 5 pm in the elec- and illegal” and has been The petition filed through publishing news regarding ularly the land deals in the tions. The highest voting of on Brahmaputra passed without a notice to lawyer Prashant Bhushan an FIR lodged on alleged ir- Amaravati Capital Region, 84 per cent was recorded in to offset Chinese Justice Eswaraiah and has said that the special leave regularities in land transac- during the previous Chan- Pipalkhunt panchayat samiti caused “undueharass- petition has been filed against tions in Amaravati. drababu Naidu regime.  in Pratapgarh district. The construction ment” to him. the August 13 order of the It had said that the high The report of a Cabinet elections were held in Ajmer, upstream The high court, in its order, Andhra Pradesh High Court court shall not decide till Sub-Committee on the pro- Banswara, Barmer, had requested former ordering an investigation into January last week the pend- cedural, legal and financial Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, FROM PAGE-1 Supreme Court judge Justice a private phone conversation close a ''serious conspiracy'' highcourt judge, in the al- ing matter which relates to irregularities and fraudulent Chittorgarh, Churu, Dun- "Formally, we are telling them R V Raveendran to inquire between the petitioner and against the Chief Justice of leged phone conversation, the alleged illegal land trans- transactions concerned with garpur, Hanumangarh, (the Chinese) that any project into the matter. a suspended District Munsif the Andhra Pradesh, a senior had merely mentioned his actions during shifting of the various projects, including Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, you undertake, should not The phone conversation, Magistrate of Andhra sitting judge of the Supreme knowledge about allegations state capital to Amaravati. the issues related to land in Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Pali, cause an adverse impact on according to the plea pur- Pradesh. Court and thereby to desta- of misconduct and terming The top court, however, the CRDA region will form Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, India. They have given an as- portedly pertained to the cor- The appeal said "the con- bilize the judiciary.” such a conversation to be a had refused to stay at this the basis for the SIT probe, Sikar, Tonk and Udaipur dis- surance, but we don't know ruption allegations in the tents of the conversation dis- The plea said the former kind of conspiracy. stage the other directions of the government had said. tricts. how long their assurance will last," Mehra said. Hydro proj- 'Dhankhar trying to disturb Cong to oppose ects on Asia's great rivers have been a growing source peace in Bengal': TMC Gujarat BJP MP Abhay Bharadwaj anti-cow of regional tensions in recent slaughter bill years. In Southeast Asia, Chi- demands Guv's removal na has faced accusations a dies of multi organ failure to save series of dams it has built on Kolkata the Mekong have worsened Senior Trinamool Congress Ahmedabad / Chennai tor said. Prime Minister livelihoods: drought in downstream coun- leader Kakoli Ghosh Dasti- BJP MP from Gujarat Narendra Modi expressed tries, which Beijing denies. dar on Tuesday demanded Abhay Bharadwaj, admitted grief over the demise of the Siddaramaiah India would be concerned immediate removal of to a hospital in Chennai for MP from his home state. Bengaluru if the Chinese built a dam Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post COVID-19 severe pneu- "Rajya Sabha MP from The Congress party will op- around a so-called "great post of the governor of West monia care, died on Tuesday Gujarat, Shri Abhay pose the anti-cow slaughter bend", where the Yarlung Bengal, alleging that he was due to multi-organ failure Bharadwaj Ji was a distin- bill here for the sake of those curves southward before en- trying to disturb the peace in and his lungs were com- guished lawyer and re- who depend on beef for their tering India and where the the state. Addressing a press pletely destroyed due to the mained at the forefront of livelihood, according to Sid- river gains substantial vol- conference at the party infection, the hospital said. serving society. It is sad we daramaiah, leader of the Op- ume of water, said headquarters, Dastidar said Bharadwaj (66) was a have lost a bright and in- position in the Karnataka Sayanangshu Modak, a re- that Dhankhar was behav- prominent lawyer and was sightful mind, passionate Legislative Assembly on searcher at the New-Delhi ing like a "BJP leader". holding significant amounts elected to the Rajya Sabha in about national develop- Tuesday. "Congress has to based Observer Research "Governor is like the head owed to the states. The Cen- June this year. ment. Condolences to his oppose the anti-cow slaugh- Foundation think-tank. This of the family. Instead of tak- tre owes Bengal Rs 85,000 MGM Healthcare said family and friends. Om ter bill here. All the people region, however, is also geo- ing everybody along, he is crores, she said. Dastidar that Bharadwaj, admitted to Shanti," Modi tweeted. who depend on beef for their logically unstable, making trying to disturb the peace also hit out at the BJP over the hospital "for post Covid Former Gujarat Congress living will lose their jobs if potential dam construction and stability of the state. He atrocities against Dalits. severe pneumonia since Oc- chief Arjun Modhwadia also this bill is passed. A lot of challenging, he said. is behaving like a BJP "Before every election, we tober 9, was on total life sup- expressed anguish over the people will face problems. In Bangladesh, Sheikh leader. We think, for the see nice photoshoots with port and his lungs were death of Bharadwaj. "Con- They (BJP) will introduce Rokon, secretary general of betterment of the state, he BJP leaders taking food completely destroyed due to ment. Gujarat Deputy Chief to the government-run dolences to grieving family whatever bill has been pre- environment campaigners should be immediately re- packed from five-star hotels Covid." In a further setback, Minister Nitin Patel had COVID hospital in Rajkot of recently elected RS MP pared by the RSS," Siddara- Riverine People, said multi- moved," said Dastidar, a and pretending to eat with despite maximal life sup- said that the MP died today and put on artificial lung from Gujarat Shri Abhay maiah told reporters here. lateral discussion should be three-time Lok Sabha MP. Dalit families. After the port, he "developed multi- while undergoing treatment support. Bharadwaj ji @Bharadwa- This comes as the BJP held before China builds any She also attacked the Centre polls, Dalit women are organ failure and with for COVID-19 at a hospital A team of senior doctors jAbhay It is indeed unfortu- government in Karnataka is dams. "China's downstream over the PM-Cares fund, al- abused, raped, their bodies profound grief, we regret to in Chennai. later flew to Rajkot and on nate for people of Gujarat to reportedly set to introduce a neighbours have a legitimate leging that the money in it is are burnt. This is the truth inform that he passed away Bharadwaj tested positive their suggestion, Bharadwaj have lost another voice and bill against cow slaughter cause for concern. Water unaccounted for. of BJP," she said in an ap- at 4.35 PM," the hospital's for COVID-19 in August was put on extraporeal representation in the Rajya during the upcoming legisla- flow will be disrupted," he "The Centre is misusing parent reference to the Assistant Director of Med- after attending party meet- membrane oxygenation Sabha. May the departed tive session. said. the powers granted to it by Hathras incident in Uttar ical Services Dr Anuradha ings and a roadshow in Ra- therapy to improve his oxy- soul find peace in Almighty's Constitution. They are with- Pradesh. Baskaran said in a state- jkot. He was first admitted gen saturation levels, a doc- Heaven," he tweeted. Cong to oppose lkoZtfud lqpuk Kerala Assembly Punjab: loZ lk/kkj.k dks lwfpr fd;k tkrk gS anti-cow Let us focus on peace, harmony fd esjs eqfoDdyksa lat; dqekj iq= Jh slaughter bill Rupnagar eulk jke ,oa Jherh lqeu iRuh Jh Speaker gives nod for lat; dqekj fu;klhx.k vkjtsM& 86ch] to save MLA Amarjit in Arunachal Pradesh: CM yksds'k ikdZ] utQt<+] ubZ fnYyh&110043 dh cM+h iq=h eqLdku us livelihoods: vigilance probe against Itanagar esjs eqfoDdyksa ds lkFk nqO;Zogkj] nqjkpkj Singh Sandoa Arunachal Pradesh Chief djus ,oa mudh lgefr ds fo:) 'kknh Siddaramaiah Minister Pema Khandu on opposition leader djus ds dkj.k esjs eqfoDdyksa us viuh Bengaluru returns to AAP Tuesday asserted that cM+h iq=h eqLdku ds lkFk vius lHkh The Congress party will op- Chandigarh India is a democratic and Ramesh Chennithala laca/k foPNsV dj fy, gS vkSj mls pose the anti-cow slaughter Rupnagar legislator Amar- secular country, where viuh vftZr leLr py ; vpy bill here for the sake of those Thiruvan earlier hit out against the jit Singh Sandoa on Tues- every religion and faith is lEifÙk ls csn[ky dj fn;k gSA orZeku who depend on beef for their In a jolt to the Congress in move,saying it was politi- day returned to his parent equal. Speaking at the In- livelihood, according to Sid- Kerala, Assembly Speaker P cally motivated. Biju party AAP, one-and-a- digenous Faith Day here, ,oa Hkfo"; esa mlds fdlh Hkh O;ogkj] daramaiah, leader of the Op- Sreeramakrishnan on Tues- Ramesh, a liquor baron, half-year after defecting to Khandu observed that ear- dk;Zdyki] ysu&nsu esa esjs eqfoDdyksa position in the Karnataka day gave permission to the had recently reiterated his the ruling Congress in lier all tribes and commu- ,oa muds ifjokj ds fdlh Hkh lnL; Legislative Assembly on state government to launch allegations that he had Punjab. Sandoa had joined nities followed their dh dksbZ ftEesnkjh ugh gksxhA tks Hkh Tuesday. "Congress has to a vigilance probe against two paid bribes to Chen- the Congress in May last respective indigenous muls laca/k j[ksxk ;k iSlksa dk dksbZ Hkh oppose the anti-cow slaugh- opposition legislators in- nithala, then KPCC presi- year and had said he felt faiths, which, pushed by ysu&nsu djsxk rks og mldk Lo;a ter bill here. All the people cluding Leader of Opposi- dent, and K Babu and V S "disenchanted" with the modernity and democratic ftEesnkj gksxkA who depend on beef for their tion Ramesh Chennithala. Sivakumar, former excise AamAadmi Party (AAP) process, changed with living will lose their jobs if The Left government had and health ministers re- due to the top leadership's time. euh’k xqIrk this bill is passed. A lot of sought permission from the spectively, during the "high-handed" approach "What we should never ,MoksdsV people will face problems. Speaker to launch a vigi- tenure of the previous towards Punjab. forget is that we are all pSEcj ua- 761] }kjdk dksVZ] They (BJP) will introduce lance probe against Chen- UDF government. On Tuesday, he returned from the same origin. So ubZ fnYyh&110075 whatever bill has been pre- nithala in the backdrop of Following the allega- to the AAP uncondition- let us respect each other Qksu ua- 9212330228 pared by the RSS," Siddara- recent allegations in the tions, vigilance had con- ally, a party release issued and focus on peace, har- tural Society of Arunachal ferring to Article 371(H) of maiah told reporters here. Bar Bribery case. ducted a 'quick here said. "I tender my mony, and development of Pradesh (IFCSAP) for the Constitution (Special PUBLIC NOTICE This comes as the BJP gov- "The Speaker has verification' and sent the sincere apologies to the our state," he said. The In- tirelessly working through provision with respect to Be it Known to all concerned that ernment in Karnataka is re- granted permission for in- file relating to further in- party high command and digenous Faith Day is cel- its various tribe-based the state of Arunachal my clients Ms Harvinder Kaur W/O portedly set to introduce a bill vestigation against vestigation to the chief the state leadership, who ebrated to preserve, branches to promote, pre- Pradesh notwithstanding Late Santokh Singh R/0 H. No 2089, against cow slaughter during Ramesh Chennithala in minister. Chennithala has were devastated by my de- promote, and protect the serve and propagate in- anything in the Constitu- Gali No. 19, Prem Nagar, Patel the upcoming legislative ses- the bar scam case and K M saidthe opposition was cision to quit the AAP. I traditional faith and prac- digenous faiths and tion), the chief minister Nagar, Central Delhi­110008 Mob sion. Earlier, the issue was dis- Shaji in the disproportion- being targeted as the gov- undertake to work for the tices of tribal communi- cultural traditions. The said that feedbacks from No. 8860558913 have severed all cussed at a cabinet meeting ateassets case," the ernment is on the backfoot party like a tireless volun- ties. chief minister said that community-based organi- their relations with their son Shri held in Bengaluru. Earlier, Sid- Speaker's office sources over the various allega- teer without any ambition "I appeal to the elders to the department of Indige- zations have been received Gurucharan Singh his wife Gurpal daramaiah had targeted the told PTI. The sources also tions raised by the UDF for a party post of posi- teach their young ones nous Affairs (DIA), estab- and he will be calling on Kaur D/0 Gurdeep Singh and his son Manmeet Singh from their movable BJP for trying to divert public confirmed that the and investigations by the tion," the release quoting their native language and lished in 2017 for the the Prime Minister soon and immovable properties as they attention from their "failures" Speaker has asked the vig- central agencies. Sandoa as saying. urge them to speak in preservation and promo- to discuss the matter. have become disobedient, disloyal by bringing in laws against cow ilance to provide more de- Biju Ramesh, former Sandoa said, “Switching their native language at tion of the indigenous cul- Khandu said, as people and disrespectful to my clients and slaughter and "love jihad", tails with regard to the working president of the sides to the Congress had least at home. If any of our ture of the state, will were not educated and have been acting against their inter­ which he said are the party's cases against Congress Kerala state Bar Hotel been the biggest blunder of languages dies, the con- henceforth have an advi- aware of their tribal rights est. Anybody dealing with said Gu­ gimmicks to win elections. MLAs V D Satheeshan and Owners Association, al- my life and I am ashamed nection to our cultural sory council, replacing the vis-a-vis Constitutional rucharan Singh, Gurpal Kaur and Commenting on the ongo- Anwar Sadath. leged he had handed over of the decision, which identity will die," the chief present posts of chairman provisions when Manmeet Singh shall be doing so at ing farmers' protest in the Reacting to the develop- crores of rupees to the seems to have been taken minister said. Khandu ap- and vice-chairman. Arunachal Pradesh was his/her own risk, cost and responsi­ bility and my client shall not held re­ national capital, the former ment, Chennithala told re- UDF leaders. He also al- in a tearing hurry." He al- preciated the efforts of a Members will be ap- conferred statehood in sponsible in any manner Chief Minister and senior porters that he will face leged that Jose K Mani, leged that Chief Minister few community-based or- pointed to the advisory 1987, constitutional pro- whatsoever for any of their acts. Congress leader said that the the case legally and politi- leader of a Kerala Con- Amarinder Singh has done ganizations for conducting council on a rotation basis tection of tribal rights in party completely supports cally. "The speaker will act gress (M) faction, had of- nothing for the people of folklore and folksong from each community of the state had "missed the Abhishek Kumar Singh the farmers. After the sup- only as per the directions fered money for the state. He also alleged competitions on social the state, who will in coor- bus". He expressed opti- Advocate porters of corporate parties of Chief Minister Pinarayi withdrawing the bribery that all the sections were media platforms during dination with departmen- mism that the central gov- office: 154, Near Library, come into existence, there Vijayan," Chennithala told allegations against his “bearing the brunt of the the lockdown. tal officials chalk out plans ernment under Prime PS Rathee Block, will be no MSP system, ac- reporters here. later father and KC(M) CM's anti-people stance”. He also praised the In- and policies to guide the Minister Narendra Modi Tis Hazari Court, Delhi­110054 cording to him. The Congress party had leader K M Mani. Agencies digenous Faith and Cul- minister concerned. Re- will resolve the issue. M.9910720812

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TOP STORY , D eLHI , W eDNeSDay , 02 D eceMBeR 2020 Delhi's air quality elHI Jilted lover shoots woman DPCC chief to dead, injured daughter remains 'very poor' Dattacked on in Delhi's Mansarovar Park New Delhi AAP govt on elhi's air quality remained very poor on Tuesday farm issue and is predicted to turn "severe" this week Ddue to unfavourable me - Staff Reporter teorological conditions. New Delhi 3 The city's air quality in - President of the Delhi Con - dex (AQI) was 346 at 9 gress Ch. Anil Kumar has am. The 24-hour average accused the Aam Aadmi AQI was 318 on Monday Party of indulging in dou - and 268 on Sunday. blespeak with regard to Staff Reporter An AQI between zero farmers’ issue, alleging the New Delhi The crime occurred and 50 is considered AAP was shedding croco - A 45-year-old woman was around 7.30 pm on "good", 51 and 100 "satis - dile on the farmers’ issue. shot dead and her daughter factory", 101 and 200 Its real support was for injured in Mansarovar Park Monday when a "moderate", 201 and 300 the anti-farmer bills passed area of Shahdara in Delhi man identified as "poor", 301 and 400 "very by the Modi government, by a man alleged to be a jilt - poor", and 401 and 500 Kumar alleged saying the ed lover of the young Bilal barged into "severe". Arvind government’s inten - woman, police said on the rented flat of The maximum wind tion was clearly evident from Tuesday. speed is expected to be 8 the notification issued by it The crime occurred Shama Parveen, kmph on Tuesday, ac - on 23 November, 2020 that around 7.30 pm on Mon - who resided there cording to the India Me - it would implement the bills day when a man identified teorological Department. when they are enforced. as Bilal barged into the with her three The minimum tempera - He said that chief min - rented flat of Shama daughters. ture was 8.1 degrees Cel - ister Arvind Kejriwal should Parveen, who resided there sius on Tuesday and the demand immediate with - with her three daughters. was an alleged jilted lover of maximum is expected to drawal of the anti-farmer Police said Bilal had a Meher and had gone to her settle around 26 degrees burning in Delhi's pollu - bills, else he would be in - heated argument with house to settle scores with Celsius, the weather de - The city's air quality index (AQI) was 346 at 9 am. The 24-hour tion has reduced as the dulging double-talk. Meher, a daughter of Meher and her mother partment said. average AQI was 318 on Monday and 268 on Sunday. harvesting season has Kumar on Tuesday also Shama Parveen, before Shama. Calm winds and low ended. visited the Burari ground. shooting her in the face. "Meher was admitted in temperatures trap pollu - remain in the upper end of The city's ventilation in - days with calm wind The contribution of When some Aam Aadmi When Shama tried to save Safadarjung Hospital while tants close to the ground, the "very poor" category dex -- a product of mixing speed. stubble burning in neigh - Party workers questioned her daughter, she was shot her mother succumbed to while favourable wind due to unfavourable me - depth and average wind A ventilation index low - bouring states to Delhi's Kumar’s presence at Burari, too. Shama succumbed to her injuries. The accused is speed helps in their dis - teorological conditions. speed will be around er than 6,000 sqm/sec - PM2.5 levels was 7 per - he replied that he was there her injuries. at large and multiple teams persion. There is a possibility of 2,000 m2/s on Tuesday. ond, with the average cent on Monday and 6 to extend the party’s support Police said Bilal was a have been formed to ar - The central govern - the air quality reaching Mixing depth is the ver - wind speed less than 10 percent on Sunday, ac - to the farmers’ cause, as the resident of Nand Nagri. rest him," said Sanjay Ku - ment's Air Quality Early the "severe" category be - tical height in which pol - kmph, is unfavourable for cording to the Ministry of Congress has setup a com - Shama's family also resided mar Sain, Additional DCP, Warning System for Delhi tween December 4 and lutants are suspended in dispersal of pollutants. Earth Sciences' air quali - munity kitchen there to in Nand Nagri earlier. Bilal Shahdara. said air quality is likely to December 7, it said. the air. It reduces on cold The share of stubble ty monitor, SAFAR. serve meals to the farmers.

Jain, when asked about New Delhi across all the areas of health - possibility of night cur - The Delhi High Court on A division bench of care facilities. few in Delhi, had last week Tuesday asked the counsel Chief Justice DN However, the enforcement Delhi govt unlikely toto lgd roep ofrtoersr th at the gov - for the Delhi government to Patel and Justice Pra - of the same has been com - ernment was keeping a take instructions on a plea teek Jalan, after pletely ignored by the re - close eye on the trend of seeking directions to follow spondents as evident by the night curfew as COViInDfect-io1n. 9 stringent measures for the going through the actions of the medical staff at "We are watching what - safe disposal of swabs used petition and submis - the office of the District Mag - positivity rate declining, seavery s tesp ois uto rbec teaks en. for Rapid Antigen Testing of sions, asked the istrate, southeast Delhi in We will see if it (positivi - Covid-19. counsel of the Delhi Lajpat Nagar, and by medical ty rate) declines or re - A dDivisione benlchh of Chiie f HC seeks govt’s stand onstaff acsrosas thef coeuntry, the verses," he had said. Justice DN Patel and Justice government to take plea said. According to the Delhi Prateek Jalan, after going the instructions and Such negligence on the government''s health bul - through the petition and sub - apprise the court parts of the respondents letin on Tuesday evening, dmissiionss, aspked tohe cosunseal l of swabs used for Coviamdoun tst to ethe vsiolattions of a total of 4,006 fresh cas - of the Delhi government to about the same and the fundamental right to life es of coronavirus infec - take the instructions and ap - listed the matter for as guaranteed under Article tion was recorded in a day prise the court about the December 3. 21 of the Constitution of In - New Delhi government had informed while the positivity rate same and listed the matter centers across the national Nagar. dia and as such, demands the The Delhi government is the High Court that it may further dipped to 6.85 per for December 3. capital. “Upon complaining about and get tested,” the plea said. intervention of the court, it unlikely to go for a night decide in three to four cent. The public interest litiga - The PIL alleged that the the risk of widespread infec - The plea mentioned that added. curfew as the COVID-19 days whether to impose tion, filed by advocate Pankaj used swabs were being tion and the irregularity be - the Ministry of Health and The plea said the Supreme case positivity rate in the night curfew in the na - PUBLIC NOTICE Mehta, sought directions to thrown out in public and hind the disposal of the Family Welfare has via a Court, in a catena of judg - city has been showing a tional capital to contain It is for general public that my form specific guidelines on tests were being carried out swabs in this manner, the Clinical Management Pro - ments in recent months, had declining trend for the last the spread of COVID-19. clients Karnal S/o Ram Das and the waste disposal in the over a pile of used swabs for concerned doctor at the tocol Notification dated July held that appropriate meas - few weeks, sources said "The government''s de - Suman W/o Kamal both resident testing of the novel coron - Covid-19 testing at the office counter said the swabs are of 3, 2020, laid emphasis on ures to contain the spread of on Tuesday. cision to decide about cur - of H. No.781. G-Block, Mangol avirus, and to carry out safe - of the District Magistrate, negative patients and thus it safe waste management and Covid-19 should be put in Earlier in the day, Delhi few was tied to positivity Puri, North West Delhi, Delhi- 110083, have disowned/ debarred ty audits at Covid-19 testing South East Delhi in Lajpat is safe to stand over them cleaning of the environment place. Health Minister Satyen - rate. Since positivity rate and severed all their relations with dar Jain said in a media has declined considerably their son Vishal @ Vishnu @ Lucky briefing that Delhi''s pos - meaning decreased infec - @ Bhola S/o Kamal from inheri - itivity rate has fallen by a tion, it is unlikely that the tance his moveable and immov - margin of nearly 55 per government will favour able property due to his bad be - cent since early November night curfew," a source in haviour, conduct and character. Whoever deals with him, will be and it should reduce fur - the government said. doing so at their own risk and sit New Delhi These fresh cases came ment. ther in the next two weeks. The Ministry of Home above named client would not be Delhi recorded 4,006 out of the 58,456 COVID- The active COVID-19 "Positivity rate in Delhi Affairs in its guidelines responsible for the same in any New Delhi fresh COVID-19 cases on 19 tests conducted the pre - case count stood at has decreased to 7.35 per issued on November 25 manner. The Delhi government has Tuesday, taking the infec - vious day, including 31,769 in Delhi on Tues - cent from 15.26 per cent had said that the states R.K. LAMBA ADVOCATE notified one of the three cen - tion tally in the national 30,297 RT-PCR tests, day, it said. on November 7. There and union territories DELHI HIGH COURT tral farmD laewsl ahnd iis egxaom -vt notifies capital to over 5.74 lakh, while the positivity rate The bulletin said the were 3,726 new cases in based on their assessment CHAMBER NO.833, DWARKA DIS - ining the remaining two, of - wChilOe 8V6 IneDw -fa1tal9itie s Dsetolohd ait 6r.8e5 cpeor rcednt, s t4ota l0 n0um6be rn ofe nw ovel Delhi yesterday with a can impose local restric - TIRCT COURT, ficials said on Tuesday. pushed the toll from the according to the latest cor onavirus cases has positivity rate of 7.35 per tions like night curfew to SECTOR-10, DWARKA, NEW DEL - The Farmoersn'' Pero dfuace rm law, disceaase stoe 9,2s6 08, au6th odri - ebaultlehtins isrsuaedi sbye t hte olcllim tbeod t o9 5,7 42,3860 i0 n the cent," he said. check the spread of HI-110075 Trade and Commerce (Pro - ties said. Delhi Health Depart - national capital. Last week, the Delhi COVID-19. MOB: 9899328383 emoxtioan amnd Fiacnilitiatniong) O rt- he other two dinance, 2020 was notified on November 23, said a sen - ior Delhi government official. also demanded withdraw - "The remaining two laws ing of the laws in a protest by are under examination by AAP at Jantar Mantar last the development department month. New Delhi video(s)… The applicant can - mob have to be identified of the Delhi government," he Officials said that vegeta - A Delhi court has granted not be made to languish in and arrested in the matter,” said. bles and fruits were deregu - bail to a man in a case relat - jail in the present matter the court said in its order The ruling AAP said the lated in 2014 enabling trad - ed to north east Delhi riots, merely on account of the passed on November 28. notification allows farmers to ing beyond agricultural pro - saying the accused cannot be fact that he is a ''bad charac - With regard to the alleged sell their crop anywhere, in - duce marketing committee made to languish in jail ter'' of the area. identification of Nizam by in - cluding outside mandis. Sell - managed mandis. The noti - merely on account of the “Needless to say, the in - jured/complainant Prince ing of fruits and vegetables fied law adds foodgrains and fact tDhat ehe wlahs ai “b ard cihoar -ts: Court granvestigsati obn ina thie lm atttoer i s mBaansanl, t,h es coaurty sas id the was already de-regulated in poultry to the list, they said. acter” of the area. complete; charge sheet has witness in his initial state - Delhi many years ago; now Opposition BJP and Con - cAaddnition'a'lt Se slsioansn Judgge uisThhe co uirtn sai dj Naaziml h afs oarlso beeen filend; gtria l bin tahe dm cenht daid rnoat ncamtee anr d this holds for grains too, it gress attacked the AAP for its Vinod Yadav granted the re - neither been named in the matter is likely to take long identify the accused and said. support to farmers agitation lief to Nazim on furnishing a FIR nor are there any specific time; applicant cannot b e thereafter all of a sudden The party has openly sup - while notifying the farm law. bail bond of Rs 20,000 with allegations against him. made to incarcerate in jail for after about two months of ported the farmers demands "The notification exposes one surety of like amount in “Admittedly, the applicant infinity merely on account of the incident, he identified to scrap the laws. Chief Min - duplicacy of AAP and the the case related to rioting in (Nazim) is neither visible in the fact that other persons Nizam through the photo - ister Arvind Kejriwal had Kejriwal government. Dayalpur area. any CCTV footage(s)/viral who were part of the riotous graphs. Page-6_Layout 1 01-12-2020 17:48 Page 1 4 TOP STORY , D ELHI , W EDNESDAY , 02 D ECEMBER , 2020 Breaking Time O Sudoku What to do Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digit 1 to 9. Every puzzle has only The government The bankers took cue from assertions of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-Deputy Governor Viral correct solution. is under WTO Acharya that the RBI proposal to allow business houses into banking is fraught with risk for financial system. ndian farmers and est of the nation. It is not pressure to rush bankers have put up a only the farmers, bankers through the strong challenge to and the Opposition which the move of privatisa - are protesting but even or - changes and tion, corporatisation of the ganisations like Swadeshi bankers and eIconomy and curtailment Jagaran Manch or BKS, of labour rights. part of the sangh parivar farmers simulta - The government is under are opposing the move. neously orpgan i- nWiTOo pren ssure to rush It is being perceived as through the changes and changing the pattern of ised Bharat bankers and farmers si - labour, banking and agri - multaneously organised culture in the country. bandh to op - Bharat bandh to oppose These bodies fear that re - pose privastisa - privastisation of banks and laxations being given would farmers’ march to Delhi make it much easier for tion of banks against the recently enact - corporate to control the and farmers’ ed farm-produce marketing pricing of farmers’ prod - laws and draconian Elec - ucts, may control the entire march to Delhi tricity Bill 2020. farm market, banking and Solution, Sudoku against the re - In a way the two simul - weaken the public sector taneous protests by the causing immense social cently enacted most influential sections and economic problems. farm-produce of the society are causing a Across the board appre - Wakechurn ingu. The Apll India call to govt? hensions are being ex - marketing laws Bank Employees Associa - Acharya and to free the hi, even as UP farmers’ Agarwal says Shanta Ku - pressed of the country suc - and draconian tion (AIBEA)-sponsored public money in the then block roads, as the Centre mar report, Niti Aayog cumbing to corporate and strike supported by AIBOA, private banks for access by climbed down after tear- draft paper on farmers’ sus - WTO pressures to further Electricity Bill BEFI, INBE, AIRBEA, the people. The nation - gassing and pressing water tainable income, Com - aggravate the problems al - 2020. AIRBWF, unions in rural alised banks have made canon on them at borders merce Ministry report on ready ruined by lockdown, (RRB) banks and coopera - significant contribution with Haryana around the agriculture export, and severe production thaw - tive banks opposes bank through democratisation national Capital. three farm laws indicate ing, job losses and critical privatisation, allowing cor - of the lending process. Surprisingly enough the government keenness reduction of money flow porate to open banks, out - Many banks in 1960s were Bharatiya Kisan Sangh for handing over domestic as India is stated to be the sourcing, contract system stated to have been on the (BKS) led by Dinesh Kulka - food market to select big slowest-growing economy and demands increase in verge of collapse for si - rni lent its support to the retailers. “This will break among 24 countries in the rate of interest on bank phoning of funds by cor - farmers’ causes and Delhi’s the spine of unorganised July-September quarter to deposits and reduction in porate owners. Recent lax - Kejriwal government re - wholesale food market and a decline of 12.7 per cent as service charges. ity of the regulator, since fused to allow police to use small-marginal farmers estimated by NCAER and The bankers took cue 2009, has also led to severe stadia to detain protesters. will turn to mere labourers 7.5 per cent by National THE WISDOM TREE from assertions of former NPA crisis and even some It is said to have changed if land lease bill comes Statistical Office. By Suveen Kumar RBI Governor Raghuram of the latest reports suggest the stance of the Centre without upper cap on land The perception of view - Rajan and ex-Deputy Gov - it aggravating. and restrained the police. aggregator”. ing MSP as subsidy is not ernor Viral Acharya that The AIBEA says, “The May be it has brought the The moves of the farmers correct. It only decides a the RBI proposal to allow Lok Sabha in its recently concept of federal polity at and the bankers have wider floor. It should be agreed business houses into bank - held session has passed the centre of national Cap - support. The government’s and ensured by law. Simi - There are problems in life reason we fail to see this like ing is fraught with risk for three new labour enact - ital. move to go into a collision larly, despite inflation gal - that not solved even when others do because we are not financial system. They ar - ments by dismantling ex - The farmers are also de - course with the farmers loping, keeping interest they are solved. There are others. It is not only others gue that the corporate are isting 27 enactments in the manding scrapping of the has caused consternation rates at a low of less than 5 some pains that can never be who are right about our lives, the largest borrowers, and name of ‘Ease of Business’, Electricity Act 2020 that among its affiliates, who per cent convolutes the ba - cured because they are not we too, are right about it. the economic (and politi - which are purely in the in - does away with subsidised also have been struggling to sic principles, causes se - diseases they are our karma. Though we know our lives the cal) power would be con - terest of corporate. In the farm tariff. The All India restore MSP within and vere economic woes as val - A good heart suffers even most but not importantly we centrated in certain busi - process, 75 per cent of Kisan Sabha says that re - outside APMC mandis. The ue of deposits crashes and mUoreN becSauOse iLt neVverE waDnts PkRnowO hoBw tLo uEse MthemS the ness houses and in-house workers are being pushed placing the subsidy with talks are natural process markets cringe. It is also a to be what it becomes every best. Our power lies in our or connected lending is in - out of the orbits of labour transfer of benefit to their and it should not have been fact that the country cannot day. A good heart is weak be - routines. It is very hard to variably disastrous. They laws depriving them of le - bank account was not a so - forced by political rival be left to the mercy of cor - cause it feels more than it progress without a routine. have even raised questions gal protection”. lution and would aggra - AAP government, which is porate. should. Sometimes it is Routine looks tough but it on the capacity of the reg - Economic problems in vate their problems. The supposed to have taken The situation needs dia - not the lack of knowl - is the only thing that ulators to remain inde - the farm and banking sec - overall aim of the law is to credit of being pro-farmer. logue and the Centre has edge that causes suf - makes us useful. Any - pendent and are appre - tors, curtailing of labour reduce subsidies in the It may impact future agreed to one though the fering, but it is the one can question hensive that it can suc - rights through three new power sector and push for electoral courses or not but date remains in suspense. lack of something your overall per - cumb to the political pres - labour laws dismantling 27 privatisation, especially in it has certainly brought to It is prudent to listen to the that you are sonality over a sure. enactments are turning distribution. People in UP the fore that rushing farmers, bankers and work - never able to small mistake It may be recalled that into a political crisis as are up in arms against the through legislations against ers. The government figure out. because that banks were nationalised in tens of thousands of farm - whimsical functioning of workers and farmers in should relent on its rigid One day way they 1969 for the reasons now ers from Punjab and the power companies. favour of corporate and stance to the drastic all of feel good enumerated by Rajan and Haryana crashed into Del - A BKS ideologue Rajay MNCs are not in the inter - changes it made into farm, sud - about den

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TOP STORY, DELHI, WEDNESDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2020 5 SHORT STORIES BJP will not tolerate Assam DGP SIT recommends ED probe into Pakistan’s ‘policy of reviews security bloodshed’ in J‐K: Raina arrangements Rs 150 cr property of Vikas Dubey Jammu: Shehla termed her father''s ahead of BTC polls Stern action will be taken statement “absolutely Lucknow: ranging from severe to mild, SIT probe pointed to a nexus against leaders who have disgusting and baseless†Kokrajhar: Special Investiga- for remaining in constant between Dubey and the po- "bled" Jammu and Kashmir and said this was his reaction Assam Director General of tion Team set up by touch with Dubey and help- lice. at the behest of Pakistan, after a court barred him en- Police Bhaskarjyoti Ma- the Uttar Pradesh ing him, the SIT, headed Ad- The SIT was constituted af- Jammu and Kashmir BJP try into their Srinagar house hanta on Tuesday reviewed Agovernment has rec- ditional Chief Secretary San- ter eight policemen were am- president Ravinder Raina on November 17 in response law and order situation in ommended an Enforcement jay Bhoosreddy, said in its bushed in Bikru village in said on Tuesday. to a complaint filed by the the Bodoland Territorial Re- Directorate investigation into 3,100 page report. Chaubeypur area of Kanpur We will not tolerate Pak- family against him for al- gion (BTR) ahead of the property worth Rs 150 crore The report, which was sub- as they headed there to arrest istan''s policy of blood- leged domestic violence. Bodo Territorial Council amassed by gangster Vikas mitted in October this year Dubey shortly after midnight shed…. Anyone whether a Raina alleged, “Hur- (BTC) polls. Dubey, shot dead by police in and accepted by the govern- on July 2. They were mowed terrorist, separatist, politician riyat Conference, Tukde Elections to the BTC will July this year, and his ac- ment recently, said the offi- down by bullets fired from or Tukde Tukde gang leaders Tukde gang''s Shehla Rashid, take place in two phases on countant, officials said on cials did not attend to com- the rooftops. like Shehla Rashid will be (former MLA) Engineer December 7 and 10, and Tuesday. plaints against the criminal Eight days later, on July 10, dealt with sternly,†Raina Rashid and (businessman) votes will be counted on The three-member SIT, set and were also involved in is- Dubey was shot dead by po- said in a statement. Zahoor Watali and some December 12, election offi- up to probe the July 2 mas- suing weapons, SIM cards lice when he was allegedly The BJP leader''s remarks other political leaders have cials said. sacre of eight policemen by and passports to him and his trying to escape from police came a day after Abdul been running their ''shop of Mahanta told reporters Dubey in Kanpur as well as gang on the basis of false custody while being brought Rashid Shora, the estranged death'' in Jammu and Kash- after assessing the situation his past, has also recom- documents. back to Kanpur after his ar- father of student activist mir over the past 30 years. that adequate security mended action against 90 Strict action should be tak- rest in Ujjain. Shehla Rashid, levelled seri- "They have bled Kashmir arrangements have been officials from the police, rural en against officials who had The SIT was initially asked ous allegations against her, at the behest of Pakistan made in the BTR to conduct development, food and rev- helped the gang procure li- to submit its report by July 31 demanding that a probe be from whom they are taking free, fair and peaceful enue departments for their al- censed weapons and ammu- probe the ‘ill-gotten’ ficials who had helped Dubey after looking into all angles, initiated into her NGOs and money and their hand is be- polling with 30 companies leged involvement in helping nition and allowed them to property worth Rs 150 crore and his gang. studying related documents also accused her of having hind the killing of innocent of paramilitary forces al- the gangster build his empire, amass it illegally, the report owned by the gangster and The Uttar Pradesh gov- and conducting inspections taken a huge amount of people.†He said they are ready deployed in the re- they said. said. his accountant, the report ernment in November sus- in Kanpur. The deadline was money for joining politics not leaders or well-wishers of gion. These officials should be While recommending that added that FIRs should be pended then Kanpur police later extended by the gov- in Kashmir, a charge denied the people of Jammu and Additional companies of subjected to punishment, the ED should thoroughly registered against all those of- chief Anant Dev after the ernment. by her. Kashmir. security forces would be sent, if necessary, he said. Stray incidents are re- portedly taking place in Conspiracy to grab land of Rawat releases dash board some remote areas and there will be zero tolerance towards violation of law and farmers: Akhilesh Yadav order by political parties prepared for monitoring SDG parties or individuals, the Lucknow: DGP said. Samajwadi Party President Mohan Bhulani district magistrates that the He also urged people of Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday Dehradun: work being done on the indi- this region to cooperate with attacked the BJP over the is- Uttarakhand Chief Minister cators given in the 17 areas se- the administration so that sue of farm laws, charging Trivendra Singh Rawat here lected for the SDG should be polling remained peaceful. that under its guise there is on Tuesday released the dash reviewed on regular basis. Altogether 72 candidates a"conspiracy" to grab lands of board prepared for monitor- The chief minister said are in the fray for the 40- farmers. ing the Sustainable Devel- that all the districts in the member council whose term The former UP chief min- opment Goal (SDG) in col- dashboard will upload their ended on April 27. ister also accused the gov- laboration with the UNDP achievements from time to The BTC polls were de- ernment of giving false prom- and Centre for Public Policy time and will take necessary ferred on March 20 by the ises of doubling income of and Good Governance, Plan- steps to achieve the targets. Assam State Election Com- farmers. ning Department. Additional chief secre- mission due to the COVID- "We, who do agriculture, Speaking on the occasion tary planning, Manisha Pan- 19 pandemic. clearly understand the con- chief minister Rawat said war, said that Uttarakhand The elections are being spiracy of grabbing lands of that the efforts taken to meet Vision 2030 was created in held after a fresh Bodo Ac- farmers under the guise of Haryana, are holding protests The Centre has invited ag- the target set for sustainable 2018 to implement the Sus- cord was signed in New Del- farm laws by giving ''jumla'' at the Singhu, Tikri and itating farmer unions for talks development by 2030 need to tainable Development Goal in hi on January 27 by leaders (false promise) of doubling the Ghazipur borders of the na- on Tuesday. The stir by farm- be expedited. In rural areas, is being spent for self-em- The chief minister of the state which is providing of all the four factions of the income. We are struggling as tional capital against the Cen- ers appeared to intensify de- water connection is being ployment. Work is being Uttarakhand further said roadmap to achieve the glob- NDFB, then All Bodo Stu- usual with our farmer broth- tre''s new agri-marketing laws. spite a strong defence of the given in just one rupee. In ur- done towards branding the that regular monitoring al goals in 17 areas. The NITI dents Union (ABSU) chief ers, so that the structure pro- Expressing his support to legislation by the govern- ban areas too, water connec- local products of Uttarak- should also be done to fulfil Aayog has selected 371 indi- Pramod Boro, then BTC tecting the MSP, market and farmers, Yadav had earlier ment and Prime Minister tion will soon be given at hand. Bharat Net 2 will in- whatever plans have been cators on the guidelines of the chief Hagrama Mohilary agriculture remains intact. said that if farmers were left Narendra Modi, who has ac- cheaper rates. All these efforts crease networking and con- made on the basis of goals. Vi- government of India, which and Chief Minister Sar- BJP is over now!," Yadav said to the market and the big cused the opposition of play- will yield good results in the nectivity, it will also have a sion 2030 outlines the future includes national indicators bananda Sonowal. in a tweet in Hindi.Farmers, players, then they would nev- ing tricks on farmers again coming time. 40 percent of positive impact on people's and economic development and indicators according to Agencies mostly from Punjab and er benefit. through misinformation. the budget of the district plan livelihood. of the state. He asked all the the relevance of the hill state. CHANDIGARH Work on Rs 650‐crore Budha BJP ally in Nullah rejuvenation project to Amarinder hits out AAP over shocking Haryana suggests giving start soon : Punjab Minister written Chandigarh While speaking on the double standards on farmers’ protests Punjab Food, Civil Supplies occasion, Mr Bharat assurance & Consumer Affairs Minister Bhushan Ashu said that Jag Mohan Thaken government in Delhi did Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu cleaning of around 14-kilo- Chandigarh not even accept the farmers’ on MSP today informed that work meter long stretch of Budha unjab Chief Minis- demand for a protest site at Chandigarh: order related to the Rs 650- Nullah is one of the foremost ter Captain Ram Lila ground or Jantar The BJP’s ruling coalition crore Budha Nullah rejuve- projects in his priority. He Amarinder Singh on Mantar, Captain Amarinder partner in Haryana, the Jan- nation project have been is- said that this project would PTuesday hit out at asked why they had been nayak Janata Party, on sued after the completion of start soon and once it starts, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) toeing the BJP line in this Tuesday suggested that the tendering process. He said no person would be allowed over their shocking double whole affair. Centre should give a written that the work would start to pollute the Budha Nullah. standards on the farmers’ Captain Amarinder also assurance to farmers that shortly and very soon, the He informed that he, along protests, saying the party lambasted AAP for befooling the minimum support price Budha Nullah would present with Ludhiana MP Mr had completely exposed itself the farmers with its ill-con- system will continue. The re- a neat and clean look with Ravneet Singh Bittu and oth- by shamelessly implementing ceived suggestion that the mark by JJP president Ajay clean water and beautifica- ers have also held a meeting the draconian Farm Laws in Punjab government should Chautala comes on the day tion of embankments. in this regard with the Union the midst of the crisis while pass a Bill in the state As- independent MLA Sombir Mr Ashu said this during Jal Shakti Minister. pretending to be standing sembly to make MSP a Sangwan withdrew support the public interaction or- He assured the residents with the farmers. statutory right for farmers in to the BJP-led government ganised regarding this proj- that the work related to Rs Even as AAP was claiming the state. “It is obvious that in the state, also expressing ect at Guru Nanak Dev 650-crore Budha Nullah re- to be supporting the agitating AAP either does not under- support for the farmers Bhawan, Ludhiana today. juvenation project would be farmers, the Arvind Kejriw- stand the problems of farm- against the new farm laws. This interaction was also carried out in a transparent al government in Delhi had ers or simply does not care,” The farmer unions say attended by Namdhari Sect manner and not even a sin- brazenly executed the black he said, asking that “even if the three agri-marketing head Satguru Uday Singh, gle penny of the public funds laws through a gazette noti- the state has the money to laws enacted by the BJP-led MLAs Mr Rakesh Pandey to be used for this project fication on November 23, would spell the death-knell in Punjab. And now they preparing to pull the rug buy all the foodgrain, which government at the Centre in and Mr Sanjay Talwar, May- would be misused at any 2020, the Chief Minister for the `annadattas’ in the have gone so far as to offi- under the feet of the farm- it simply does not, where September will lead to the or Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu, cost. He thanked Chief Min- pointed out, adding that the national capital. cially notify the agricultural ers, who had been braving would it sell the same?” In dismantling of the MSP sys- several MC Councillors, Prin- ister Capt Amarinder Singh party was clearly indulging in “Do they have no shame?” legislations in Delhi, where all kinds of atrocities by the any case, he pointed out tem. While the Centre has cipal Secretary Local Gov- for taking special interest in political games to further its asked Captain Amarinder, AAP is in power. The party’s Haryana government in that MSP and other issues said the MSP system will ernment Mr AK Sinha, CEO this project and requesting electoral agenda. slamming AAP for mislead- true intent and affiliation their quest for justice. “Not raised by the farmers did not continue, many protesting PMIDC Mr Ajoy Sharma, Satguru Uday Singh to lead Quite clearly, AAP had ing the Kisan Unions by pre- has been utterly exposed,” once did AAP criticise the relate to Punjab alone but farmers are seeking an as- Deputy Commissioner Mr the task force set up for this been working behind the tending to be supporting Captain Amarinder noted. brutality inflicted on farm- farmers of the whole coun- surance “in writing”, if not a Varinder Kumar Sharma, project. farmers’ backs all these days, their cause while all this time, Responding to AAP’s crit- ers,” he pointed out, adding try. “Can’t you see that farm- repeal of the new laws. Some MC Commissioner Mr On this occasion, PMIDC said the Chief Minister, ex- Kejriwal’s party was merely icism of his handling of the that, instead, Arvind Kejri- ers from all agricultural are suggesting an amend- Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal, CEO Mr Ajoy Sharma gave a pressing shock at the fact indulging in political the- situation and for taking on wal’s party had failed to states are marching to Del- ment to the laws, adding ADC (D) Mr Sandeep Ku- detailed presentation re- that even before the farmers atrics. Haryana CM ML Khattar, even condemn the Akalis hi to fight the Farm Laws? the assurance. mar, senior congress leaders garding this project and also had embarked on their ‘Del- “First they failed to pass the Chief Minister remarked for their role in the legisla- Or is that you simply cannot Chautala said the assur- Mr Kamaljit Singh Karwal answered queries of resi- hi Chalo’ march, the Kejriw- any amendment laws in the that while he was busy tion of the agricultural or- see beyond your own petty ance on the MSP has been and Mrs Satwinder Kaur Bit- dents, NGOs, industrialists al government had actually Delhi Assembly to negate fighting for the rights of his dinances. political interests,” he asked repeatedly made by the Cen- ti, besides several others. etc regarding this project. issued the notification which the central laws, as was done farmers, Kejriwal was Observing that the AAP AAP leaders. tre, including by Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. “So Haryana State AIDS Control Society observed World AIDS day what is the harm in adding Chandigarh Sargun Mehta, Actress cum theme was conducted on the ent scenario of HIV/AIDS munity and NGO Rotary ers, NGO’s and Government and writing that line,” the Haryana State AIDS Control Model, Punjabi Film Indus- theme “Global Solidarity, programme in Haryana and Chandigarh Mid Town also to achieve the goal of pre- former MP told reporters in Society under the Chairper- try, the Chief Guest of the Shared Responsibility”. The the steps taken to create participated in the event. vention and awareness Sirsa, shortly before the talks sonship of Dr. Veena Singh, function attended the func- event was conducted on vir- awareness. Dr. Vanita, PD Both the Project Directors about AIDS. between farmers and the Project Director Haryana tion from virtual platform tual platform and physical- Chandigarh SACS praised also walked on the ramp to World AIDS Day is an op- Centre began in Delhi. State AIDS Control Society and addressed the partici- ly 25 participants with pre- Haryana SACS for imple- motivate the participants portunity to show solidarity “The Centre has invited cum Director Health Serv- pants on unique initiative of caution were present in the menting the Elimination of and shared awareness mes- with millions of people living farmers for talks and we ices Haryana in collabora- awareness for ending AIDS event. Mother to Child Programme sages with placards in their with HIV Worldwide and want that there should be a tion with Chandigarh State epidemic especially during He said that Dr. S.B. Kam- successfully. hands. Besides this, District raise awareness about the solution to this at the earli- AIDS Control Society today CORONA times. She sug- boj, Director-General Health The spokesman further Governor, Mr. Ramesh Ba- deadly infection and red rib- est. We have requested those observed World AIDS day. gested that such events con- Services and all directors of informed that a ramp walk jaj congratulated the organ- bon is its Global symbol. It is in the government that a Sharing more details nect people to health aware- Health Department Haryana on the theme of “Walk Red, izers for a wonderful event the first-ever global health solution to the farmers’ about the same, an official ness and should be observed were present on the occa- Talk Red” was organized. and amazing effort in en- day declared by United Na- problems should be found,” spokesman said that Ms. daily. The World AIDS Day sion. Dr. Veena Singh, Proj- ect Director shared the pres- The members from Com- gaging the community lead- tions, said the spokesman. Ajay Singh Chautala said. 6 TOP STORY , D ELHI , W EDNESDAY , 02 D ECEMBER , 2020

Motor racing-Hamilton 'gutted'

Barcelona Cadiz as Barca hope to rise up the La Lionel Messi will be rested for the sec - Liga standings following a poor start. ond Champions League game in a row "I understand that it's not normal for after positive COVID-19 test in missing Bar - Messi to rest but in this schedule there ca's trip to were only two moments where Mes - Bahrain call. Hamilton has stayed in his mo - Hungarian si could rest, the game in Kyiv and to - even-times Formula One world torhome at most circuits, with races con - Soccer-Mesidse sFie r r- emsortroew'sd gam ae," gKoaemiann tol df ao newr s champion Lewis Hamilton said fined to Europe before the final Middle encvaros but conference. he was devastated after testing Eastern triple-header, and returning to will not sit out "We have to give opportunities to positive for COVID-19 and be - Monaco afterwards where physio Angela Barca gamaen ay to tFhere plrayersn andc Svatuardary'so gas me is ing ruled out of Sunday's penultimate Cullen forms part of his protective 'bub - very impor - rSace of the season in Bahrain. It will be ble'. tant. We the first time the 35-year-old Mercedes He posted video on Instagram on need to driver has missed a race in an F1 career Nov. 22, a week after winning the title, win. that started with McLaren in 2007. of himself playing tennis with father There The sport's most successful driver of Anthony, however. Formula One were all time, with a record 95 wins and 98 has seen a clutch of high-profile only two pole positions, said on social media COVID-19 cases, with Red Bull opportuni - that he had tested negative three times sporting director Jonathan ties to rest him in the past week but woke up on Mon - Wheatley testing posi - but after tomorrow he won't rest any day with mild symptoms. The Briton tive last week and more." First-choice goalkeeper Marc- said he then requested another test Williams acting Andre ter Stegen and record sign - which came back positive and he im - team principal Si - ing Philippe Coutinho were also mediately started a 10-day self-isolation, mon Roberts absent from the squad although ruling out the Sakhir Grand Prix and missing the more Frenkie de Jong, who was left raising doubts about the Abu Dhabi fi - positive." said they would announce a replacement Turkish Grand games at home last week alongside nale on the following weekend. The Briton wrapped up his record- driver for Sakhir in due course. Prix. after Messi, was included. "I'm gutted not to be able to race this equalling seventh title in Turkey last Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne, who races Both Racing Point driv - that, Barca have won all four weekend but my priority is to follow the month and picked up his 11th win of the for the Mercedes Formula E team and ers, Sergio Perez and Lance coach Champions League games but protocols and advice to protect others," season in Bahrain on Sunday. Mer - had been scheduled to fly to Bahrain Stroll, and team owner Lawrence Ronald may need to beat Ferencvaros he said. "I'm really lucky that I feel OK cedes have already won the constructors' even before Hamilton's positive result, Stroll tested positive earlier in the year. Koeman and avoid defeat in their final with only mild symptoms and will do my title for an unprecedented seventh year and Mexican Esteban Gutierrez are the Formula One started a shortened 17- said on game at home to Juventus, who best to stay fit and healthy." in a row. team's reserve drivers. Briton George race season in July after the Aus - Tuesday. trail them by three points, to Hamilton said he and his team had Hamilton will not now be able to Russell, who races for Mercedes-pow - tralian opener in March was can - Barca's clinch top spot in Group G taken all possible precautions and fol - match the record for the most wins in a ered Williams, is also on their books. celled when a McLaren employee test - captain and be seeded for the last-16 lowed all regulations to stay safe since single season. Michael Schumacher Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said ed positive. had played draw. "The most important the season started. Mercedes said he and Sebastian Vettel share that mark in October that every precaution was be - The sport has strict rules in place to in every match thing was to qualify and tested negative at the circuit on Sunday with 13. Hamilton was also on a record ing taken to shield Hamilton and team try to keep the novel coronavirus at of the season we've done that already afternoon but he had been informed on run of 48 successive points finishes mate Valtteri Bottas from the pandem - bay. Personnel cannot access the pad - plus four but when you're at Barca Monday that "a contact prior to arrival and has started 265 races in a row. ic, with internal debriefs and engineer - dock without a negative re sult and are World you need to win every in Bahrain had subsequently tested REPLACEMENT DRIVER Mercedes ing meetings taking place via video tested every five days. Cup qual - game and play well too," ifiers he added. with French defender Clement Ar - Lenglet was named in the squad af - gentina be - ter limping off in Saturday's 4-0 fore being rest - win over Osasuna, along with 21- ed for last week's 4- year-old Oscar Mingueza who Christchurch 0 win in Dynamo Kyiv and has made his league debut in the The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket also been left out of the squad for game. Koeman said it was team is still not allowed to train as the Wednesday's game. too early to risk Ronald Health Ministry of New Zealand on With the Catalans already qualified Araujo and Samuel Umti - Cricket-IPL's Tuesday confirmed that there may be for the knockout stage, Koeman said ti but said the two centre three more cases of COVID-19 within it was more important that Messi was backs were not far from Knight Riders the touring contingent. "The team is feeling fresh for Saturday's trip to returning. nPot aallowked tpo trlaian uyntile thre Csan tesr -till not allowed to train in NZ buy stake in bury DHB medical officer of health de - termainses tmhey aere dsatisfcieda thla t oany fficers check on COVID cases U.S.-based Major training activities are unlikely to trans - mit COVID-19," said New Zealand's League Cricket Health Ministry in an official state - ment. New Zealand's Health Ministry also confirmed that in the fresh round of Melbourne Mumbai testing, a total of 46 members of the Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Indian Premier League team Kolkata Pakistan unit were tested for COVID- HocklCey Aon Ttuehsdaayn slakmmse d' fbroaid e- nds at BCCI' for Knight Riders, co-owned by popular 19. The results which have come out, cast partner Channel 7 for raking up a Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, has show that 42 people have tested neg - dispute on the telecast of the ongoing picked up a stake in the city-based Ma - ative for COVID-19, while three are un - sheroiesm agaein sst eInrdiia eansd athmankeid d COVID-19, slams jor League Cricket in the United States, der investigation to determine whether "friends at the BCCI" for assisting the the Twenty20 league has said. The in - they are historical cases while one re - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO ers. conCduhct aof tnhen higeh-lp ro7fil ef seoriers atmaid lking game down augural season of MLC, featuring six sult is pending. Wasim Khan had then told the team "It's not easy. But this is a matter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The dispute franchises, is expected to commence in "Day 6 swabs were taken yesterday that the New Zealand government the nation's respect and credibility. Ob - between CA and Channel 7 has inten - 2022. It will the third T20 league to see from the 46 members of the Pakistan has given them a "final warning" after serve these 14 days and then you'll have sified with the broadcaster lodging "an tralian cricket, it is disappointing that the involvement of the Knight Riders cricket squad in Christchurch who to the side breached quarantine proto - the freedom to go to restaurants and affidavit with the court here in a pre-dis - Seven West Media has again chosen to Group, which also owns the Trinbago date have returned negative test results cols. Khan warned his players that roam about freely. They have told me covery action," attempting "to prove its use the media to talk our wonderful Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier for COVID-19. Of those, 42 have sub - "they'll send us home" if the team in clear terms that if we commit one contention that CA breached its con - game down," Hockley responded in a League. sequently returned a further negative commits one more breach. "Boys, I more breach, they'll send us home," he tract with a raft of scheduling changes statement posted on cricketworld.com. The Trinbago Knight Riders won test result. Three are under investiga - spoke to the New Zealand govern - added. The squad led by Pakistan's all- this summer" in order to cater to the "CA has maintained all along our their fourth CPL title in the last six sea - tion to determine whether they are his - ment and they told us there were format captain Babar Azam was under BCCI's interests. commitment to delivering a thrilling sons during an unbeaten champi - torical cases, and one test result is three or four breaches of protocols. a mandatory 14-day quarantine peri - The media company said CA is "ter - summer of cricket ... I'm proud to say onship in 2020, while KKR have won pending," the Health Ministry said. On They have a zero-tolerance policy and od as per COVID-19 protocol. Pakistan rified" of the BCCI and sought access to we are doing just that. We remain two IPL titles. "For several years now, November 28, a seventh member of they've given us a final warning. We are slated to play three T20Is on De - communication between the two confident in our contractual position. we have been expanding the Knight the Pakistan touring squad had tested understand that this is a difficult time cember 18, 20, and 22, and the ICC boards, as well as executives at Foxtel, "In the most challenging environment Riders brand globally and closely positive for coronavirus days after six for you, and you went through similar World Test Championship fixtures domestic broadcast partner, and state sport has faced, with the support of our watching the potential for T20 cricket members reported positive, New conditions in England," ESPN Cricin - will be held in Mount Maunganui and governments regarding finalising of friends at the BCCI, CA has ensured in the USA," Khan said in a state - Zealand's Ministry of Health had con - fo had quoted Khan as saying in a Christchurch on December 26-30 and the fixtures for the marquee tour. that the much-anticipated series with ment. firmed. Whatsapp voice message to the play - January 3-7, respectively. "With so much positivity around Aus - India can go ahead safely."

Chandigarh BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Tues - London day inspected the facilities at Pun - Fans will return to English Football BarceBlaorcenloana rests jab Cricket Association's upcoming League grounds on Wednesday with Barcelona will be without Lionel cricket stadium in Mullanpur on the several clubs opening their doors to lim - MLeisosi,n Mearlc -MAnderés tseri S ategean aind outskirts of the city. Shah was ac - ited numbers, but the match-day ex - Philippe Coutinho for the Cham - BcomCpaCnieId bsy ePCcA ypr esJidaenyt R Sa - hah visits PCA's perience will be far from what they are pionsi nLe aCguhe maamtch pat iFoernenscváros jinder Gupta and secretary Puneet used to. They will be greeted by one-way on Wednesday. The players will be Bali dnureingw his vsisitt tao tdhe iinutermna - at Mullanpur sySstemos, ctemcpeeraturre -chFecksa, strnict esn - return to English grounds, rested by cLoaecha gRounae ld Koeman. tional cricket stadium in Punjab, a try times and minimal catering facilities Barcelona secured a spot in the last 20-minute drive from the existing while goal celebrations must be re - 16 after winning its first four stadium in Mohali. sbtraiunedt. told not to celebrate goals too much matches in Group G. "Mr Shah spent some time at the Championship (second tier) clubs Lu - Messi had already been rested for new facility, which he inspected," ton Town and Wycombe Wanderers the match against Dynamo Kyiv in Bali told said. Bali said that the will signal the end of England's national the previous round. Midfielder ground at Mullanpur is ready and lockdown as they host Norwich City and Frenkie de Jong also had been left playable while other infrastructure Stoke City respectively. Apart from a few out of that match in Kyiv. will be ready in next few months. pilot test events at some EFL fixtures in routine of meeting with a bunch of ence will be very different to what you Barcelona has a three-point lead Shah had visited Sector 16 Crick - September, allowing 1,000 fans, Eng - mates for a pint and meal, then dash - are used to pre-Covid," the club said in over Juventus, which hosts Dy - et stadium in Chandigarh on Mon - Association of Uttarakhand. "They land's soccer stadiums have sat silent ing into the ground five minutes before a message to fans. namo. Barcelona and Juventus day evening. This stadium is under have made significant progress in since the COVID-19 pandemic took kickoff will be impossible under strict Seats will be allocated by the club to play at the Camp Nou in the final the Chandigarh Union Territory developing world class infrastruc - hold in March. guidelines. ensure social distancing; health ques - round. Sports Department. On Tuesday, ture. Dehradun stadium & Mus - Luton and Wycombe are both in Luton have limited their attendance tionnaires and temperature checks Other Barcelona players will be Shah also visited another cricket soorie academy will be breeding Tier 2 areas of the country, which un - to 1,000 'ambassadors' selected from must be completed and fans must ad - absent on Wednesday because of ground under UTCA in Chandi - ground for youngsters. I'm sure der government guidelines means at - season ticket holders of at least 10 here to selected arrival times. Face injuries, including Gerard Piqué, garh. they will go from strength to tendances of up to 2,000 are allowed at years. "As with everything in our daily coverings will be mandatory while at the Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and A few days ago, Shah had in - strength with BCCI guidance," Shah outdoor sporting events. While it is a lives during 2020, all Hatters should final whistle, fans will exit one row at a Samuel Umtiti.. spected the facilities under Cricket had later said in a tweet. step towards sporting normality, the old understand that the matchday experi - time. WORLD-BUSINESS TOP STORY, DELHI, WEDNESDAY 02, DECEMBER 2020 7 Republicans Biden expresses sense oppose China says Delhi SCO Heads of of urgency in nomination of advancing climate goal Neera Tanden Govt meet sent many ‘positive signals’ Washington: Climate Change, a decision Joe Biden has expressed a originally announced three as Director Beijing: Earlier this month, Chi- velopment. clear sense of urgency in ad- years ago. hina said on Tues- nese President Xi Jinping "With uncertainties and vancing climate goals as the The Paris accord commit- of OMB day that the virtu- and Prime Minister Naren- destabilising factors grow- US President-elect discussed ted the US and 187 other al meeting of the dra Modi participated in ing in the region, we need to his decision to rejoin the his- countries to keeping rising CCouncil of Heads the SCO Council of Heads of work together to uphold re- toric Paris Agreement on his global temperatures below of Government of the State (SCO-CHS), the high- gional peace and stability,” first day in office during a 2C above pre-industrial lev- Shanghai Cooperation Or- est forum of SCO, meeting he said. meeting on climate policy. els and attempting to limit ganisation (SCO) hosted by hosted by Russia in a virtu- "Joint counter-terrorism In the virtual meeting with them even more, to a 1.5C India has sent "many posi- al format. exercises must continue to national security and climate rise. Biden has pledged that tive signals" with leaders "Many consensuses were be held in order to fore- policy staff on Monday, Biden his administration would re- reaching consensus on sev- reached. The leaders also stall sabotages by terrorist, reiterated his intention to join the historic Paris Agree- eral issues. released a joint commu- separatist and extremist ensure climate change is a ment on climate change. Chinese Premier Li Ke- nique as ratified many co- forces exploiting the pan- core national security prior- Climate change is among qiang on Monday attended operation documents. There demic," Li said. ity, according to a readout is- the top four priorities of the virtual meeting of the are many positive signals,” The SCO is an economic sued by the Office of the Biden. "President-elect Biden eight-member bloc which Hua said, while talking and security bloc in which President-elect. is leading the world to ad- was also addressed by Vice about Monday’s meeting. India and Pakistan were He expressed a clear sense dress the climate emergency President Venkaiah Naidu. Parties spoke highly of admitted as full members in of urgency in advancing his and leading through the pow- Asked how China viewed the SCO countries’ joint ef- 2017. Its founding mem- climate goals, it said. er of example,” said a policy Washington: the outcome of the SCO forts to fight COVID-19. bers included China, Russia, Biden was joined by Vice paper issued by his transition. US President-elect Joe heads of the government They all expressed readi- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, President-elect Kamala Har- “Biden knows how to stand Biden nominating Indian- meeting, Foreign Ministry ness to uphold Shanghai advance our cooperation she said. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. ris during the meeting to dis- with America’s allies, stand American Neera Tanden as spokesperson Hua Chuny- spirit and continue to fight agenda, build a safe and In his address at the Biden expresses sense of cuss ways to meet the presi- up to adversaries, and level his Director for Office of ing told a media briefing the virus, she said. stable development envi- meeting, Premier Li made a urgency in advancing cli- dent-elect's wide-ranging and with any world leader about Management and Budget here that the meeting was "They are opposed to stig- ronment and consolidate strong pitch for greater mate goal ambitious international cli- what must be done. He will has run into trouble with about implementing the matising the virus and they the basis for integrated de- counter-terrorism coopera- Washington: Joe Biden mate commitments. not only recommit the Unit- some of the top Republican outcomes reached at the all support the WHO’s role velopment and promote in- tion among the SCO coun- has expressed a clear sense The discussions included ed States to the Paris Agree- Senators openly opposing recently concluded SCO in upholding regional and novation-driven develop- tries to foster a secure and of urgency in advancing cli- his decision to rejoin the ment on climate change -- he the pick due to her "com- Summit and discuss meas- international global public ment,” she said. stable environment for de- mate goals as the US Pres- Paris Agreement on his first will go much further than bative and insulting com- ures to enhance cooperation health security,” she said. China will launch a trade velopment. ident-elect discussed his day in office, the readout that. He is working to lead an ments" about many mem- in areas such as the fight "They believe in taking a index for the SCO coun- Li said members of the decision to rejoin the his- stated. On November 4, the effort to get every major bers of the Senate. Tanden, against COVID-19, trade, host of measures to boost tries and deepen coopera- SCO grouping should ac- toric Paris Agreement on Trump administration for- country to ramp up the am- 50, if confirmed by the Sen- investment and culture sec- economic recovery. China tion in agriculture, poverty tively foster a secure and his first day in office during mally withdrew from the bition of their domestic cli- ate, would be the first tors. pointed out that we need to alleviation and other areas, stable environment for de- a meeting on climate policy. 2015 Paris Agreement on mate targets,” it said. woman of colour and first Indian-American to lead the Office of Management Nirav Modi's remand extended in UK final hearings in 2021 and Budget (OMB). The OMB serves the Pres- London: Magistrates’ Court, where Goozee is scheduled to hear Vijay Mallya. barrister Helen Malcolm. ident of the United States in Nirav Modi, wanted in con- Chief Magistrate Emma Ar- closing arguments from both The Crown Prosecution That Mallya has a case to overseeing the implemen- nection with the estimated buthnot extended his remand sides before he hands down Service (CPS), arguing on answer in India in his fraud tation of his vision across USD 2-billion Punjab Na- for another 28 days until De- his judgment a few weeks behalf of the Indian author- and money laundering case the Executive Branch. tional Bank (PNB) scam case, cember 29. later. ities, had stressed that the ev- has cleared various levels of Specifically, OMB’s mission was further remanded in cus- “It will be another short At the last hearing in the idence, including witness the UK judicial system and is is to assist the President in tody on Tuesday by a court in videolink call-over hearing case on November 3, Judge statements under Section 161 currently undergoing a “con- meeting his policy, budget, London hearing India's ex- and then there is just over a Goozee heard the arguments of the Indian Code of Crim- fidential” legal issue before management and regula- tradition request for the dia- week before closing submis- for and against the admissi- inal Procedure (CrPC), meets UK Home Secretary Priti Pa- tory objectives and to fulfill mond merchant sions in the case,” she told bility of certain witness state- the required threshold for tel can consider signing off on the agency’s statutory re- The 49-year-old appeared Modi, who spoke only to con- ments provided by the Cen- the UK court to determine his extradition. sponsibilities. Tanden's ca- on Tuesday via videolink firm his name and date of tral Bureau of Investigation whether Modi has a case to Modi’s barrister, Clare reer has focused on pursu- from Wandsworth Prison in birth. (CBI) and Enforcement Di- answer before the Indian ju- Montgomery, who was also ing policies designed to sup- south-west London, dressed The final hearings in the rectorate (ED) and ruled that dicial system. the defence counsel in port working families, foster in a maroon sweater and extradition case are sched- the evidence to establish a “The argument that this is Mallya’s case, however, dis- broad-based economic sporting a full beard, for his uled over two days, on Janu- prima facie case of fraud and broadly admissible. the previous UK court rulings a very specific case, distin- puted that the Section 161 growth, and curb rampant regular 28-day “call-over ary 7 and 8 next year, when money laundering against He concluded that he con- in the extradition case of for- guishable from Mallya is witness statements qualify inequality. hearing” at Westminster District Judge Samuel the fugitive diamantaire is sidered himself “bound” by mer Kingfisher Airlines chief frankly nonsense,” said CPS as similar. BUSINESS States’ Yes Bank aims to disburse indebtedness India will become top automobile Rs 10K cr retail, MSME may soar manufacturing hub: Nitin Gadkari loans in Dec quarter 36 pc to New Delhi: New Delhi: and Medium Enterprises, nomic signals are encourag- Yes Bank aims to disburse Rs 68 lakh cr "In the coming years, India said, “Compared to China, ing, we do need to acknowl- retail and small business will become top automobile India has got huge potential. edge the unknown risks from loans worth Rs 10,000 crore manufacturing hub in the The availability of young tal- a potential second wave of in the current quarter of the world" Nitin Gadkari at 2020 ented manpower, raw mate- COVID infection, as seen in financial year and plans to Horasis Asia Meeting New rial and favorable Policy of most countries in Europe, expand the portfolio to over Delhi. Central and State Govern- and also the impact from 60 per cent of its loan book On the deposit front, he said He was speaking on the ment is making India a fa- dislocations in supply chains, by 2023, a top official said on the bank has seen a consis- global visions community, vorite destination for in- labour market, as well as Tuesday. "By 2023, we aim tent growth in the first two Horasis in association with vestors.” “Our target is to consumer behaviour on ac- to double the retail and quarters of the current fi- New Delhi: IMC Chamber of Commerce take the MSME contribu- count of the lockdown im- MSME assets as well as lia- nancial year with substantial The pandemic-hit states are and Industry, Mumbai or- tion to the economic growth pact,” Rajiv Podar, Managing bility book. Following the contribution coming from staring at a record 36 per ganized the first-ever Virtu- from 30% to 40% and also Director, Podar Enterprise, road map to become a truly both retail as well as corpo- cent jump in their indebt- al Horasis Asia Meeting increase the MSME export India. “As countries com- digital retail bank, we are in- rates. edness to Rs 68 lakh crore, 2020. Minister of Road from 48% to 60%. Govt is pete for investment and jobs, novating constantly to meet Yes Bank aims to open up which will be a decadal high Transport & Highways, Ship- also planning to create 5 taxation is one of the com- these evolving needs of our to 1 lakh fresh accounts every this fiscal year as their rev- ping and of Micro, Small and crore more jobs from MSME petitive levers to attract in- retail customers and MSME month by leveraging tech- enue is seen plunging 15 Medium Enterprises, Nitin sectors only,” he added. “Ho- dustry. But most likely, new clients across the spectrum," nology, he said adding that it per cent, according to a re- Gadkari graced the meeting rasis hosted the Horasis Asia taxes on the “super- profits” Rajan Pental, global head expects this trend to contin- port. This will have their with many other prominent Meeting at a pivotal time for of internet companies will (retail banking) at Yes Bank, ue in the coming quarters. economic output shrinking political leaders of Asia and Asia and the world. The be the key avenue for raising said during a virtual confer- The improved numbers are by at least 2-4 per cent this business delegates across the meeting was a great success able,” said Frank Jürgen The same is in other sectors revenue. We therefore must ence. a clear reflection of the trust fiscal year, Crisil said in the globe. His session was fo- - 400 speakers including Richter, Chairman of Hora- like solar panel and PPE kits. think of applying a higher He added that guided by and confidence that the cus- report on Tuesday. cused on Reboot, Reform Ministers from India, Philip- sis. India should look at the corporate tax rate on large the aim to grow its retail tomers have placed with the This is mainly attributable and Resurge the Indian pines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Attending the session, Di- ASEAN region to expand its corporations in oligopolies and MSME business, the bank throughout this jour- to the falling goods and serv- Economy where Dinesh Thailand and Hong Kong as nesh Joshi, Chairman and trade which can reach $300 sectors with excess rates of bank disbursed loans worth ney, he said. "By 2023, we ices tax (GST) collections Joshi, Chairman and Man- well as many leading captains Managing Director, Satya- billion soon. We are the only return. Though GOI abol- Rs 6,800 crore to retail and aim to increase our retail and sticky revenue expen- aging Director, SatyaGiri of industry attended. Partic- Giri Ventures, India said, major Asian economy that ished Wealth Tax in 2015-16, MSME segments in the sec- and MSME book to 60 per diture of the states that has Ventures, India, Rajiv Po- ipants agreed to join hands “India has transformed from grew its export share from the scope for raising just one- ond quarter ended Septem- cent of the total loan book gone up massively after the dar, Managing Director, Po- and to cooperate – in the an import-based economy 1.58% in 4th quarter 2017 to time revenues through this ber 30. "We are targeting a from the current 45 per lockdowns, which began in dar Enterprise, India, Bindu spirit of true multilateralism to a global manufacturing 1.71% in first quarter of avenue cannot be underesti- fresh disbursal of around Rs cent," Pental added. Yes late-March, the report said. Dalmia, National Chairper- and public-private partner- hub which has grown its ex- 2019.” “Policy interventions mated in post-Covid times. 10,000 crore in the current Bank also re-energised Yes The report is based on the son, Committee for Financial ship. Asia as a region is mak- port share. The best example triggered under the At- We must not revert to the quarter." Pental also said Premia, unveiling a premium state of finances of the top- Inclusion, NITI Aayog and ing impressive progress in is the defense sector. This sec- manirbhar Bharat Abhiyan days of Wealth tax and Estate this loan disbursal of Rs banking program that offers 18 states, including Goa and Anant Singhania, CEO JK containing COVID-19, and tor was fully dependent on have been complemented by duty, as it amounts to unfair 10,000 crore is a sizeable personalized solutions fo- excluding Delhi, which ac- Enterprises were also pres- at the same time is using the import but now we export de- other announcements by as- and double taxation,” Bindu growth in the overall busi- cused on the particular needs count for 90 per cent of the ent. Speaking at the meet, pandemic as a means for fense equipment’s to 42 sociated policymakers en- Dalmia, National Chairper- ness and "interestingly, high- of key consumer segments - aggregate gross state do- Nitin Gadkari, Minister of transformation – to make countries. Our exports grew compassing the four Ls, viz. son, Committee for Financial er than our lifetime numbers from small business own- mestic product (GSDP). Road Transport & Highways, their respective economies by 700% from 1521 Cr. in Land, Labour, Liquidity, and Inclusion, NITI Aayog. in the best of the times the ers to salaried professionals The states are set to face a Shipping and of Micro, Small more resilient and sustain- 2016-17 to 10745 Cr. in 18-19. Legal Framework. While eco- "India is gearing up to bank has seen in the past". and senior citizens. revenue deficit of 6 per cent this fiscal, up from 1.5 per h cent last year, it said. Capi- Volkswagen faces leadership crisis as CEO demands confidence vote o tal outlay will fall to 2.7 per in cent from 3.8 per cent, in- London: 2023, sources said. German labour leaders block- the day that Tesla's CEO Elon politicians have a 20% voting "There should be no illu- fi creasing their gross fiscal Volkswagen, the world's Volkswagen Chairman ing cost cuts. Musk is due to receive the stake, allowing them to vote sion, this transformation will a deficit to 8.7 per cent from largest vehicle maker by sales, Hans Dieter Poetsch is seek- The supervisory board's Axel Springer award in Berlin down significant strategic re- always trigger conflicts. it 5.3 per cent in 2019-20 and risked a leadership crisis on ing to avert a clash between Executive Committee, which for his achievements in en- form proposals. "The com- Whether there is a new CEO total debt to Rs 68 lakh Tuesday after Chief Executive labour leaders and Diess by is headed by Poetsch, and in- gineering, after the electric pany has some of the most or not, the questions will re- a crore from Rs 58 lakh crore Herbert Diess forced a vote of postponing discussions about cludes Wolfgang Porsche and carmaker decided to build a amazing and most global main the same, and any VW a in 2019-20. The indebted- confidence in his reform ef- a contract extension, a person Hans Michel Piech, mem- factory on the outskirts of the brands, it has the scale to de- CEO will need the full back- B ness of the states is going to forts by asking for an early familiar with the matter said. bers of the carmaker's own- German capital. ploy any technology and the ing from VW's largest share- hit a decadal high this fiscal contract extension. The mul- Diess, who defected from ing families, as well as labour Analysts said the Volk- innovation power to be an holders, the Porsche fami- fi year, rising at least by a ti-brand car and truck mak- BMW in 2015, and helped boss Bernd Osterloh, is due to swagen committee meeting early mover. What it appears lies." Volkswagen is worth o hefty 36 per cent or Rs 10 er is convening its Executive Volkswagen to reform after meet on Tuesday, the three for Porsche Automobil Hold- highlighted the difficulties to be lacking is the right cor- 77.2 billion euros ($92.4 bil- a lakh crore to Rs 68 lakh Committee to discuss Diess's its diesel scandal with a 73 sources told Reuters. Volk- ing SE, the company which in reforming a carmaker porate governance," Bern- lion), far below rival Toy- a crore by the end of this fi- demand for the contract ex- billion euro ($87 billion) elec- swagen declined to comment. holds a majority voting stake where labour representatives stein autos analyst Arndt ota's market value of $155.7 fa nancial year, CRISIL said in tension, long before his cur- tric vehicle investment plan, "The families continue to in Volkswagen said on Tues- control half the seats on the Ellinghorst said in a note billion and Tesla's $555 bil- the report. rent term comes to an end in has grown frustrated with support Diess," a spokesman day. The meeting comes on board of directors and local late on Monday. lion. o FILM TOP STORY , D ELHI , WEDNESDAY , 02 D ECEMBER , 2020 8 Jacqueline Fernandez Joins The Cast Of

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