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Farmers to Intensify Stir, Call for Bharat Bandh on Dec 8 Page-1- 2_Layout 1 04-12-2020 23:00 Page 1 TOPDELHI, UP www.topstory.online STORYwww.topstorypaper.com www.facebook.com/topstorypaper DELHI, SATURDAY 05 DECEMBER 2020 VOL-07, ISSUE - 238, PAGES - 8, PRICE RS 2.00 Yami Gautam Enjoys US intelligence director Wrestler Narsingh Yadav Himachal Bliss At says China is top clears COVID­19 test, set Bhoot Police Outdoors threat to America for World Cup in Serbia FILM PAGE­8 WORLD PAGE-7 SPORTS PAGE­6 3 DELHI Farmers to intensify stir, call After Malabar, Amarinder Singh behaving India holds exercise like BJP CM, says Manish with Russia for Bharat Bandh on Dec 8 HIGHLIGHTS Sisodia n n n India kick started a two­day Farmer leaders reiterated their demands that the Cen‑ Delhi’s border points remained choked as thousands naval exercise with Russia in 5 UP­STATE tre call a special session of Parliament to repeal the new of farmers from Haryana, Punjab, and other states held eastern Indian Ocean, two farm laws, adding that the protestors did not want demonstrations for the ninth consecutive day, after weeks after it conducted the INLD to join any Malabar wargames with the amendments to the news laws but their scrapping. talks with the government failed to yield any resolution US, Australia and Japan. SAD-led outfit to New Delhi: amendments to the news n The Russian Navy has de­ further farmers’ ardening their laws but their scrapping. New Delhi: ployed its guided missile causes: Abhay position ahead of Delhi''s border points re- ndia on Friday kick cruiser Varyag, large anti­sub­ the fifth round of mained choked as thou- started a two-day marine ship Admiral Pan­ Chautala Htalks with the sands of farmers from naval exercise with teleyev and medium ocean government, agitating Haryana, Punjab, and other IRussia in eastern In- tanker Pechenga for the "pas­ farmers on Friday an- states held demonstrations dian Ocean, two weeks sage exercise nounced a ''Bharat Bandh'' for the ninth consecutive after it conducted the Mal- on December 8 and threat- day, after talks with the gov- abar wargames with the helicopter operations," In- ened to occupy toll plazas ernment failed to yield any US, Australia and Japan. dian Navy spokesperson on that day. resolution on Thursday. The Russian Navy has Commander Vivek Mad- Addressing a press con- Rajasthan farmer leader deployed its guided missile hwal said. ference, farmer leader Gur- Ranjeet Singh Raju said that cruiser Varyag, large anti- "The passage exercises nam Singh Chadoni said if this ongoing agitation be- submarine ship Admiral are conducted regularly by the Centre does not accept longs to all farmers of the Panteleyev and medium the Indian Navy with units their demands during Sat- country and added that the ocean tanker Pechenga for of friendly foreign navies urday''s talks, they will in- government will be entirely the "passage exercise", offi- while visiting each other's 6 SPORTS tensify their agitation responsible if it does not cials said. ports or during a ren- against the new farm laws. sense public sentiments The Indian Navy has dezvous at sea," he said. ISL 7: Robbie "In our meeting today, we over the issue and anything been represented by in- He said the ongoing ex- have decided to give a happens due to this. digenously constructed ercise reflects the strong Fowler plots ''Bharat Bandh'' call on De- The farmer community guided missile frigate Shiva- long-term strategic rela- East Bengal's cember 8 during which we has expressed apprehension lik and anti-submarine tionship between the two will also occupy all toll that the new laws are "anti- corvette Kadmatt along with countries. revival against plazas," said Harinder farmer", and would pave the their integral helicopters. "This exercise is being NorthEast Singh Lakhwal, general sec- way for dismantling of the "The exercise is aimed at conducted on the occasion retary of Bharatiya Kisan minimum support price enhancing interoperability, of 'Navy Day' which em- Union. government and the corpo- not divulge the names and harashtra, Rajsthan and system, leaving them at the improving understanding phasises the strong bonds BUSINESS "We have planned to rate houses and burn their number of sportspersons other states. "mercy" of big corporations. and imbibing best practices of friendship shared be- 7 block all roads leading to effigies on December 5, who would be returning Farmer leaders reiterated However, the govern- between both the friendly tween the two friendly mil- Delhi in the coming days if adding that on December 7, their medals. their demands that the Cen- ment has maintained that navies. It would involve ad- itaries. It would be another Gadkari new farm laws are not sportspersons will return During the press confer- tre call a special session of the new laws will bring vanced surface and anti- step towards strengthening inaugurates scrapped," he also said. their medals in solidarity ence, there were also farmer Parliament to repeal the farmers better opportuni- submarine warfare Indo-Russian defence rela- He said that farmers will with the farmers. leaders from Rajasthan, new farm laws, adding that ties and usher in new tech- exercises, weapon firings, tions," Commander Mad- national highway protest against the central However, Lakhwal did Telangana, Rajasthan, Ma- the protestors did not want nologies in agriculture. seamanship exercises and hwal said. CONTD ON P-2 projects in Nagaland Covid vaccination drive 24X7 RTGS from Dec 14; Rs 5,000 new after scientists' nod: PM limit for contactless card transactions Mumbai: HIGHLIGHTS New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS n a bid to give a push n The RBI has also decided to rime Minister n to digital payments, Narendra Modi on Modi said healthcare work­ the Reserve Bank on grant licence to entities oper­ Friday said that ex- ers involved in treating Friday announced a ating payments systems on a COVID­19 patients, frontline I perpetual basis, and permit­ perts believe that slew of measures including P workers, who include police ted companies to reapply for the wait for a COVID-19 enhancing the limit for con- MARKET vaccine will not be long and personnel and municipal staff, tactless card transactions to licence after one year of re­ it may be ready in a few and old people suffering from Rs 5,000 and making RTGS jection of their application or SENSEX NIFTY weeks, asserting the vacci- serious conditions would be transaction facility available revocation of their licence. 45079.55 13258.50 nation drive in India will inoculated on priority. round the clock from De- n The RTGS System is used 446.90 124.60 begin as soon as scientists n Modi said nearly eight vac­ cember 14. for high value transactions. GOLD SILVER give the nod. cine candidates are at differ­ The RBI has also decided The NEFT System of pay­ In his remarks here at an to grant licence to entities 49,150.0063,690.00 ent stages of trial with their ments is already available all-party meeting held vir- operating payments sys- ­152.00 60.00 manufacturing assured in round the clock. tually, Modi said healthcare India and added that three tems on a perpetual basis, US DOLLAR EURO workers involved in treating from India are also at differ­ and permitted companies to (RTGS) System, the RBI of-day' and 'start-of-day' thentication (AFA) relax- 74.1000 90.1800 COVID-19 patients, front- fully involved. ent stages of trial. reapply for licence after one said it had been decided "to processes, whose timings ation for contactless card ­0.19 0.01 line workers, who include In his concluding address year of rejection of their ap- make RTGS available round would be duly broadcast transactions will be in- POUND 99.4710 police personnel and mu- at the meeting called by the This is the second all- plication or revocation of the clock on all days of the through the RTGS system. creased. nicipal staff, and old people Union government to dis- party meeting called by the their licence. year with effect from 00:30 The RBI also decided to "Accordingly, given the suffering from serious con- cuss the pandemic situa- government to discuss the These were part of the an- hours on December 14, increase the limit for con- sufficient protection avail- WEATHER ditions would be inoculated tion, Modi sought to COVID-19 situation since nouncements made by RBI 2020". tactless card transactions to able to users, it has been Sunrise 7:00 AM on priority. address most burning as- the outbreak of the pan- Governor Shaktikant Das The RTGS System is used Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,000 at decided to increase the per Sunset 5:25 PM Noting that there have pects of the issue, ranging demic. earlier in the day after the for high value transactions. Point of Sale (PoS) termi- transaction limit to Rs Moonrise 9:50 PM been questions about the from India''s vaccine readi- Modi said nearly eight meeting of the central The NEFT System of pay- nals from January 1, 2021 in 5,000," read one of the cir- Moonset 11:47 AM price of the COVID-19 vac- ness to its pricing, and reit- vaccine candidates are at bank's rate setting panel – ments is already available view of the COVID-19 pan- culars, adding that all other cine, the prime minister erated that the country has different stages of trial with Monetary Policy Commit- round the clock. demic and feedback from requirements, including the Maximum Minimum said it is natural to have done better than even some their manufacturing as- tee. Now the central bank The RTGS will be avail- stakeholders.
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