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  remains a source of inspiration Ratnakar" appeared in 1892. "Utha Bandhuno (Should they be called   ) for every concerned citizen. In terms of thematic Atishudrano, Jaage Houni Engreji Maooli Todte humans? Born in Naigaon village in design and polished expres- Utha, Pashutv Devoid of Knowledge and Awanish Somkuwar Satara district of Maharashtra sions, they surpass many vol- Paramparechi Gulamgiri Deii Manushyatv Learning      '+3!.2 The Indian Navy is a well on 3rd of January 1831, she umes. The simple reason is Hi Todne Sathi Utha, Shudraloka. No concern to earn them, balanced and cohesive three- ll my efforts failed to find stands as symbol of India's that her poetry finds a moral Bandhuno, Siknyasathi (Mother English, Gives Not using their own intel- film depicting the lives of dimensional force, capable of Aout copies of two mile- educational awakening. She force from her affirmative Utha. True Knowledge, lect Anavy engineers 'A Man operating above, on and under stone anthologies of Savitribai was married to great social action. Her poetry has a pur- (Arise, O deprived, Rewards the untouchables Are they humans? ) Close to Ship's Heart' was the surface of the oceans effi- Phule in public libraries of reformer Jyoti Rao Phule in pose and is deliberate. A pro- untouchables. Arise and dignified life. And also affec- She further writes - screened at Shaurya Smarak ciently safeguarding the nation- Bhopal. Indeed, a matter of 1840. found socio economic con- Awake. tion. Dusnyat Madat Nahi here on Saturday. al interests. deep concern for everyone. sciousness coupled with agony Arise to free yourselves It offers waters to them, as Seva Tyag Daya Maya The film deals with the It is to be noted that the India is celebrating 191st birth Radical Poetry runs through her poetry. It is from the serfdom of traditions. Mother does. Naahi training of Marine Engineers at film featured about the engi- anniversary of radical poetess Savitribai Phule will ever not for a joy. It is a call. Arise to be educated. ) English destroys beastli- Jyapashi Sadgun Nahi the MarineEngineering neers who work for the coun- today. be remembered as the pioneer Savitribai advocated lean- ness and awards kind-heart- Tayas Manav Mhanane Colourlege at Calcutta. It also try in seas and oceans. The film Savitribai Phule should of the Marathi poetry. She Therefore, she says- ing English language. She edness.) Ka? brings to the screen theem- features about the advanced not remain unknown. She is used the medium of poetry for "Vidya Hech Dhan Aahe believed that English language Savitribai not only ser- (Those not helping the ployment opportunities open technologies used by the Navy modern India's first lady embitterment of those, who Re, opens gateway to newer hori- monizes but also raises ques- needy to the Indian youth in this field. even in submarines and people teacher who opened a school were victim of discrimina- Shresht Sanya Dhanahun zons of knowledge and the tion on the life of a humans if Devoid of Service, The film was screened work for it i.e. the engineers. for girls way back in 1848 at tion. She was no doubt India's Ticha Satha Jayapashi' deprived sections must expose they do not use reason despite Sacrifice, Mercy, Affection under the regular film screen- The same water surface is Bhide's Wada in Pune when first lady teacher but it is Gyani To Maanti Jan." themseves to emerging knowl- being gifted with and fail to Those bereft of virtues ings held at Shaurya Smarak equipped with veneer, fatal educating girls was a taboo. equally true that she was also This simply means - edge driven society. She is learn despite chances to learn. Are they humans? ) every day. The movies screened warheads equipped with dead- She opened another the first Marathi poetess of Knowledge is the only pre- not shy of describing English In a lengthy poem she elabo- Let us hope that the here are based on Indian Army, ly weapons. Modern missiles to school for adults and farm protest and awakening. She cious capital of all. The rich- as Deity. Thus, she was far rates - upcoming generation knows Navy and other armed forces. combat the problem of air in labourers at Usman Sheikh has only two anthologies to est are those who possess it. ahead of her time. She says- Tayas Manav Mhanane this great woman, who did Produced by Films Division, the air above the surface sur- Wada. Far ahead of her time, her credit. The first antholo- She aggressively exhorts Engreji Maooli, Deii Satya Ka? what we can never imagine. this film A Man Close to the face, the combatants. Savitribai Phule started Home gy "Kavyaphule" was pub- the oppressed to arise, awake Gyan Gyan Nahi, Vidya Nahi Ship's Heart is produced by B. There are also the capabil- for Protection of Infanticide in lished in 1854, when she was and liberate. Education is Shudrala Jeevan, Te Ghene Chi Godi Nahi (The writer is Deputy N. Mehra and directed by IN ities of the aircrafts to be there her home where widows of only 23. This includes 41 mandatory to bring down the Deii.Prem Buddhi Asun Hi Chalat Director in Publicity Engineer. on the ships. upper castes could have safe poems on nature, social issues chairs of dangerous dogmatic Engreji Maooli, Nahi Department) #       3
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Addressing ministers and fixed time frame without hav- Technology Challenge-India Development and Housing These are being constructed senior officials through video ing to to run around offices (GHTC-India) at six locations O.P.S. Bhadoria, MP Shankar under GHTC-India, which conferencing in Mantralaya, and without any give and take. in six States including Indore in Lalwani, MLA Shri Tulsiram envisages creating a holistic Chief Minister Chouhan, told The sixth sutra is to free Madhya Pradesh through video Silavat, Akash Vijayvargiya and environment for adoption of about the sources and priorities the state from mafia. Intense conferencing. Prime Minister Mahendra Hardia took part in innovative technologies in of the government. He also campaign will continue in the Shri Modi also announced the the programme. Housing and the field of housing con- wished everyone a happy new state against drug mafia, adul- winners under the Affordable Urban Affairs Minister struction. These projects will year. teration mafia, land mafia, Sustainable Housing Hardeep Singh Puri also took be completed much faster Stating the 12 key points of sand mafia etc. Also, full care Accelerators-India (ASHA- part in the program virtually. than the conventional style of administration, Chief Minister will be taken to ensure that the India) and also gave annual Addressing the pro- brick and concrete construc- Chouhan said, that our first common man does not face awards for the year 2019 for gramme, Prime Minister tion. Apart from this, these Sutra is that the public is our any problem. No innocent excellence in implementation Narendra Modi congratulated houses will also be economi- God. No one should harbour person should be implicated in of Pradhan Mantri Awas Madhya Pradesh on receiving cal and durable with high ego and should work for the a false case. Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) the above award. He said that quality. service and betterment of the The seventh sutra is - to Mission. Madhya Pradesh was the use of new technology has Modi said that under this people. complete projects on time. For ranked second for remarkable been started in building hous- project, houses will be con- The second sutra is - the this, I will review big schemes work. Chief Minister Shivraj es for the homeless in the structed through poor have the first right over every week, ministers should Singh Chouhan received this country. This will create qual- Prefabricated Sandwich Panel Madhya Pradeshs treasury. also review regularly. Officers   ;+. ).4+A"3. made by a farmer and his fam- severe cold on the Delhi bor- award virtually by joining the ity housing in less cost and less System at Indore, Monolithic Top priority should be given to should ensure quality of work. ily that food reaches our homes, ders for over last one month; programme organised in time. Various innovations to Concrete Construction using the welfare of the poor. Projects should be completed he Aam Aadmi Party our plates, and we are able to eat while the ruthlessly insensitive Indore. use new technologies are being Tunnel Formwork in LHP Development of farmers without cost over time. T(AAP) on Saturday extend- to our heart’s content. If some- Modi-led central government January 1, 2021, the first made. Rajkot, Precast Concrete ed legal assistance to the one abuses an honest farmer, it was unmoved by the pitiable day of the new year was a day He informed that the Construction System, in the aggrieved farmers, who want to is similar to that of abusing plight of the farming fraterni- full of achievements for the Light House Project is also a project of Chennai, 3D 9*")  move courts against the BJP Mother India,” he added. ty. “It is evident that the entire state under the Pradhan Mantri part of this. 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imachal Chief Minister Jai contain the spread of the virus. Aam Aadmi Party, notices were to tell the BJP that our farmers ed farmers who reached out to HRam Thakur on Saturday He said the Him Surksha issued to Union Minister have had enough. They are the Aam Aadmi Party, told as  .        said the pre fabricated Covid campaign being run in the state Giriraj Singh, Gujarat Deputy done with being maligned and to how relentless efforts were hospital would soon be com- would continue till 4th January CM Nitin Patel and BJP’s abused. They now want to made to tarnish them and pleted in Nerchowk Medical and 10 lakh persons have been National General Secretary, knock at the doors of justice, and their honest movement. “AAP / Cafe, Aaganwadi worker. college, which would enhance screened in District Mandi. He Ram Madhav. we truly believe that victory vows to stand with the farmers      '+3!.2 After acceptance of the bed capacity for patients, adding said that information of diseases Addressing the mediaper- would be theirs,” said Chadha. of this country in their fight till " "+ case under the scheme, a cer- that beds, oxygen cylinders and such as TB, leprosy, diabetes and sons during a press conference He said it was unfortunate the BJP leaders are punished. he Ladli Laxmi Yojana was    tificate of 1lakh 18 thousand drugs kits for Covid are available blood pressure were also being in Moga, on Saturday, Chadha that the ‘annadatas’ who fed Right from filing a case, to Timplemented in April 2007 is provided to the beneficiary in adequate numbers. collected under the campaign. said that this was the farmer who people of the country was fighting in court, the party will with the objective of develop- %- 0" girl and an amount of 6,000 Presiding over a review had given his blood, his sweat, fighting for their survival, with work with the farmers and for ing a positive outlook among each (total 30,000) is trans- meeting related to Covid-19, he HIMACHAL REGISTERS his entire life to tilling his land. mothers, elders and small chil- the farmers, helping them the people towards birth of the &  ferred to the Madhya Pradesh said that a decline in cases of 25% GROWTH IN “It is because of the sacrifices dren, who had been in the every step of the way,” he said. girl child, improving sex ratio,    Ladli Laxmi Fund for 5 con- coronavirus has been observed REVENUE IN DECEMBER improving the educational level 1%!  secutive years in the name of in the district but it is impor- and health situation of girls in the girl child. The Women and tant to be vigilant and sensitive Chief Minister Jai Ram  
" the state and laying the foun- -,2#   Child Development towards efforts being made to Thakur said that Himachal dation for their good future. Department pays 2,000 to eli- control the virus. Pradesh registered 25 percent About 37 lakh 63 thousand 735 
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 the scheme till December 2020. VI, 4,000 on admission in State Government, pointing out receipts under all heads of the About 2 lakh 28 thousand 283   34/+  3 Class IX, 6,000 on admission that effective steps have been Excise and Taxation depart-   ;+. ).4+ and Family Welfare (MOHFW) cal data,” he added. girls have been registered under /5  35/ in Class XI and Rs 6000 on taken to contain the spread of ment vis-a-vis the revenue in Haryana on January 2, 2021. Besides this, to ensure suc- the Ladli Laxmi Yojana in the admission in Class XII through the virus, as a result of which a receipts of December 2019. He aking steps to ensure imple- The primary aim to conduct the cessful implementation of financial year 2020-21. e-payment. decline in the graph of Covid said that total revenue receipts Tmentation of Covid-19 vac- dry run was to exercise end to Covid-19 vaccine roll out a dry In this academic year, pay- money given to each girl child, The girl child will receive e- cases has not only been wit- during the month of December cine roll out in the State, Haryana end testing of Covid-19 vacci- run has been planned across the ment of Rs. 39.06 crore has been so that the benefits provided to payment of Re one lakh on nessed in District Mandi but 2020 are Rs. 772 crores against Health Department on Saturday nation rollout so as to identify state of Haryana on January 7, made to total one lakh 53 thou- the girl child becomes perma- completion of 21 years of age, also in the state. Rs. 619 crores during the same conducted a dry run in the the challenges which will as well. sand 917 girls who have taken nent. Considering the increas- on the condition that the girl Thakur said action plan period of last year. This con- Panchkula district as planned by further help in formulating Arora said three session admission in Class-VI, Class-IX ing number of cases and pro- does not get married before the has been chalked out for vacci- tinues the positive trend of the the Ministry of Health and detailed plans for actual imple- sites will be selected on January and Class-XI. cedural problems in the scheme, age of 18 and has appeared in nation process on availability of last four months. The revenue Family Welfare (MOHFW). mentation of the vaccine roll out 7 in each district. Elaborating It may be noted that the scheme has been re-visited Class XII examination. The Covid vaccine, adding that if the receipts of the department grew Additional Chief Secretary, and also to provide confidence on the sites where dry run was Madhya Pradesh Ladli Laxmi and given the form of e-Ladli amount is deposited in the situation of coronavirus remains at 15 percent in August 2020, 10 Health, Rajeev Arora, said, “To to programme managers at var- conducted in Panchkula dis- (Girl Incentive) Act, 2018 has since May 2015. Under this, public account of the state gov- in control in the district, then percent in September 2020, 37 ensure the smooth implemen- ious levels. The dry run will also trict on Saturday, he said the been implemented by the state online application can be made ernment in the form of Madhya OPD would be started in percent in October 2020 and tation of the Covid-19 Vaccine help to monitor and review the dry run was conducted at 4 government, which provides by the Project Office through Pradesh Ladli Laxmi Yojana Nerchowk medical College to nine percent in November, roll out, dry run had been preparedness at the district and identified sites with 2 sites in guarantee for the amount of Public Service Centre, Internet Fund. facilitate people of the area. He 2020. planned by Ministry of Health block levels and gather empiri- urban and rural settings each.     " +, -.-/  1

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Laying the foundation Pradhan and Pratap Chandra try in offering condolences to by the State Bank of India stone of the permanent campus Sarangi also graced the occa- Singh, who was a member of (SBI), to the tune of 3,269.42 of IIM Sambalpur, Modi said sion. the Shiromani Akali Dal before crore. that the talent pool of IIMs “Education in Odisha is joining the Congress in the leader with the death of Sardar The searches followed the could help in turning India witnessing a rapid transition. I 1960s. Buta Singh Ji. He devoted his registration of a case under ‘atmanirbhar’. am happy that our state con- His demise was entire life to service of the various Indian Penal Code “To turn local into global, tinues its dominance in edu- announced by his son country and people’s well- Sections relating to criminal students of IIM need to come cation sector and has emerged Arvinder Singh Lovely Sidhu being. For this, he will always conspiracy, forgery of valuable up with new ways. The coun- as the education hub of Eastern on Facebook. “My father, Buta be remembered. My condo- security, forgery for cheating, try had 13 IIMs in 2014. Now India,” said Patnaik at the vir- Singh, passed away today lences to his family members using forged documents as it has 20 IIMs. This huge talent tual event. morning. May Waheguru bless during this difficult time,” genuine and relevant provi-   1/12+) The country put in place a used by the scientists of ICMR- pool will help the vision for a Earlier the Prime Minister his soul,” read the post in Rahul tweeted. sions of the Prevention of pro-active and preventive strat- NIV to culture the UK-variant self-reliant India,” Modi said said that the permanent cam- Hindi. Born in 1934 in Punjab’s Corruption Act for falsifica- ndia has become the first egy to detect and contain the of the virus. after laying the foundation pus of the IIM Sambalpur will Kovind said: “In the pass- Jalandhar, Buta Singh joined tion of accounts. The agency Icountry to successfully cul- variant. So far, the new variant The new UK Variant has stone for IIM-Sambalpur in not only showcase the culture ing of Shri Buta Singh, the the Congress under Jawaharlal registered the case on ture the new viral strain orig- has been detected in 29 UK already been reported by Odisha. and resources of Odisha but country has lost one of the Nehru’s leadership and was Thursday on a complaint from inating from the UK even as returnees through genome Denmark, Netherlands, Modi also asked the stu- will also give Odisha a global longest serving parliamentar- close to Indira Gandhi and SBI against the private com- more cases of the new Covid- sequencing. Australia, Italy, Sweden, dent to research the way Covid recognition in the field of ians with rich administrative Rajiv Gandhi, both. pany (borrower company) 19 variant, which is more “India successfully cul- France, Spain, Switzerland, crisis was handled in India management. experience. He championed Singh was first elected to based at Delhi and others infectious, are trickling in. tures the new viral strain on Germany, Canada, Japan, with innovation and collabo- The Prime Minister talked the cause of the oppressed the Parliament in 1962. Over including its MD/Guarantor; Within five days of tracing the horizon (UK variant of Lebanon, and Singapore. ration at such a big scale. He about the new management and marginalized. the years, he served as the Directors and unknown pub- first case of the new coron- SARS-COV-2). UK-variant of From November 25 to asked them to study how challenges in the light of new Condolences to his family and Home Minister in the Rajiv lic servants/others for causing avirus variant, India has now the virus, with all signature December 23 midnight, about capacity and capability was technologies like additive supporters.” Gandhi government from 1986 an alleged loss of 3,269.42 29 people infected with the dis- changes, is now successfully 33,000 passengers had disem- expanded in such a short time. printing, changing production Prime Minister Narendra to 1989, National President of crore to the SBI and other con- ease even as the ICMR on isolated and cultured at the barked at various Indian air- He expressed happiness that techniques, logistics, and sup- Modi described him as an Scheduled Caste Commission, sortium member banks. Saturday said it has successfully National Institute of Virology ports from the UK. All these the country is coming out of ply chain management. “experienced administrator”, governor for West Bengal and “It was alleged in the com- isolated and cultured the new from the clinical specimens passengers are being tracked the short-term approach of These technologies cou- and Congress leader Rahul Bihar, and Union minister for plaint that the said accused strain on the horizon. collected from UK-returnees,” and subjected by States and problem solving and how the pled with digital connectivity, Gandhi said he was a loyal Agriculture, Railways, had cheated the State Bank of The UK Government had the apex research council UTs to RT-PCR tests to track focus now is on long term solu- and work from anywhere con- leader who devoted himself for Commerce and Sports, among India led consortium banks by recently announced that the tweeted. down the mutant coronavirus tions. cept have turned the world into the service of the country. other departments. ways of criminal conspiracy, newly identified strain of the Notably, no country has strain. “It is our responsibility to a global village. India has “Shri Buta Singh Ji was an Singh’s last political assign- cheating, forgery of valuable virus found in their population yet reported successful isola- Those found infected with get ‘brand India’ global recog- undertaken rapid reforms in experienced administrator and ment was a two-year term as security, forgery for the pur- is up to 70 percent more trans- tion and culture of the UK- the new variants are being nition. Those who will be part recent months and has tried effective voice for the welfare the Governor of Bihar in 2004, pose of cheating, using forged missible, following which India variant of SARS-CoV-2. In kept in isolated for treatment of this institution need to not only to keep pace with the of the poor as well as down- after which he only held organ- documents as genuine etc.,” sprung into action. India, Vero cell lines were as per their need. encourage development and changes but also tried to antic- trodden. Saddened by his pass- isational posts within the the agency said in a statement. focus on inclusivity of all,” ipate and surpass them, Modi ing away. My condolences to Congress. Searches were conducted Modi added. added. his family and supporters,” Sad to learn about the at eight locations in Delhi at “This decade will be devot- The Prime Minister said PM Modi tweeted. demise of former Union min- the official and residential $

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   Javadekar hoped that the farm- approval ratings of world lead- right direction have risen dras-   1/12+) with national security chal- ers’ agitation will be resolved by ers, said over 75 per cent peo- tically, he added. hief of Defence Staff Gen lenges.   1/12+) January 4 and “all will return ple approve of Modi while 20 “This rating is testimony of PIL seeking a direction to CBipin Rawat on Saturday A key mandate of the home..we are hopeful”. He was per cent disapprove, putting his his able leadership and hard Athe Centre and States to visited several frontline air CDS was also to facilitate elhi Metro’s journey may addressing a press conference. net approval rating at 55 per work and is a thing of pride for publish draft legislations bases in forward areas near restructuring of military com- Dhave been halted for over The minister said Modi cent. all Indians,” Nadda said. prominently on Government the Line of Actual Control in mands for optimal utilisation five months due to the COVID- leads by 29 percent from the This is higher than any According to Morning websites and in the public Arunachal Pradesh and of resources by bringing about 19 pandemic in the year gone leader (Mexican President) other world leader the firm Consult’s survey, German domain at least 60 days before undertook a detailed review of Air Force (IAF) have signifi- jointness in operations, by, but the urban transporter is placed in the second position tracks. Referring to the survey, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s they are introduced in India’s overall military pre- cantly bolstered their combat including through establish- zooming into 2021 riding on by the survey. “In six years, Nadda tweeted that Modi has approval rating was 24 per Parliament and State paredness in the region amid readiness in all the key for- ment of theatre commands. next-generation driverless Modi’s popularity has not yet again emerged as the most cent while it was in the nega- Assemblies has been filed in the the nearly eight-month-long mations along the LAC In the last one year, Gen trains, while accomplishing a diminished..It is increasing.. popular head of government tive for UK Prime Minister Supreme Court. Sino-India standoff in eastern including in Arunachal Rawat along with the top major technological feat for the normally it doesn’t happen so”, for his efficient handling of var- Boris Johnson as more people The plea filed by BJP leader Ladakh. Pradesh and Sikkim in view of brass of the three services country. he said. ious issues and management of disapprove of his work than and advocate Ashwini Kumar Official sources said Gen the border standoff with carried out ground work to The first case of novel coro- BJP president J P Nadda the COVID-19 crisis. those who approve. Upadhyay has also sought a Rawat interacted with per- China in eastern Ladakh. establish an air defence com- navirus in Delhi was reported direction to the Centre to sonnel of the Special Frontier In November, Chief of mand and a Peninsula com- on March 1 and soon the daily ensure that all the draft and Force (SFF), the Army and Army Staff Gen MM mand initially. The IAF will cases began to multiply and final legislations are put in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Naravane paid a three-day helm the air defence com- number of containment zones 1     public domain in all regional (ITBP) deployed in the “for- visit to various formations mand and all-long range mis- grew rapidly. Flight ser- languages. ward most” posts in Dibang under the Army’s Eastern siles as well as air defence vices were soon suspended to “In today’s democratic valley and Lohit sector of Command and reviewed their assets will come under it. check the spread of the virus. process, with the advent of Arunachal Pradesh and com- overall operational prepared- The CDS has been part of Metro services in Delhi-   %    advanced media and technol- plimented them for main- ness. The Kolkata-headquar- the top military brass framing NCR were stopped on March 22 ogy, it is no longer appropriate taining effective surveillance tered Eastern Command is strategies to enhance India’s to contain the spread of the pan-   1/12+) for Governments, both Central and operational readiness in responsible for guarding the military prowess in view of the demic and the ensuing nation- and State, to suddenly pass laws the region. LAC in Arunachal Pradesh as eastern Ladakh row. wide lockdown from March 25 oon, persons below 21 years overnight with scarcely any “Nothing can deter the well as the Sikkim sectors. Nearly 50,000 troops of meant the services remained Sof age would not be able to legislative debate and no wider Indian Armed Forces from The sources said the CDS the Indian Army are deployed suspended in that period. sell or buy cigarettes and other consultation at all, the plea, remaining steadfast in their complimented the soldiers for in a high state of combat The raging virus that has tobacco products as a bill to filed through advocate call for duty,” a source quoted the innovative measures readiness in various moun- claimed over 10,000 lives in the raise the age bar from the cur- Ashwani Kumar Dubey, said. the Chief of Defence Staff adopted to maintain effective tainous locations in eastern national capital in 2020 alone, rent 18 years is in the offing. Protests against the farm (CDS) as saying during one of surveillance and enhanced Ladakh as multiple rounds of wreaked havoc in June when the Sources in the Union reforms show how the message the interactions. operational readiness. talks between the two sides city witnessed the first major Health Ministry said that the of a law is lost in the legal jar- The sources said Gen He said only Indian sol- have not yielded concrete wave of the pandemic, followed Cigarettes and Other Tobacco gon and the consequences of Rawat will visit several other diers could remain vigilant outcome to resolve the stand- by two more lethal waves in Products (Prohibition of lack of such a discussion prior key bases in Arunachal under such “challenging situ- off. mid-September and November. Advertisement and Regulation to the bills being tabled in the Pradesh on Sunday as well to ations” and ever willing to go China has also deployed Following guidelines issued of Trade and Commerce, legislature, it said. gain first-hand experience of well beyond the call of duty to an equal number of troops, by the Ministry of Home Production, Supply and The petition said any draft the security scenario. safeguard the borders, accord- according to officials. Affairs, the Delhi Metro Distribution) Amendment Act, legislation, except those relat- Most of the forward loca- ing to the sources. The eighth and last round resumed operations in a grad- 2020 has been drafted in this ed to national security, must be tions along the Line of Actual On Friday, Gen Rawat of military talks had taken ed manner on September 7, regard to be put up for seeking published on government web- Control (LAC) are currently completed one year as India’s place on November 6 during after a hiatus of 169 days, even comments and objections from sites at least 60 days before they under the grip severe cold- first CDS, a post which was which both sides broadly dis- as both the DMRC and com- the stakeholders. rettes or any other tobacco Sale of illicit products will are introduced in Parliament or wave with temperatures drop- created to bring in conver- cussed disengagement of muters trod with caution amid The provision for raising product shall be in sealed, lead to punishment of impris- state legislature. ping to sub-zero level. gence in functioning of the troops from specific friction the new normal in the rapid the age limit to 21 years is part intact and original packag- onment of 1 year and a fine of As far as central laws are The Army and the Indian Army, the Navy and the points. transport system. of the new Bill being piloted by ing.”  50,000 and a second convic- concerned, it said, the pro- the Union Health Ministry. It also adds a provision, tion of imprisonment of 2 posed legislations should be The bill seeks to amend further “No person shall, directly or years and 1 lakh, said a senior translated into regional lan- the Cigarettes and other indirectly, produce, supply or official from the Ministry guages and published online at -     ;  3
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Tare the Multinational for the massive opportunities substantial capacity over the hina said Saturday that it national security by listing Cstraight month, India’s “India is thus a net ank credit growth on a Corporations of tomorrow that that lie ahead. last decade which was evident Cwould take necessary Chinese companies into the so- exports slipped marginally by importer in December 2020, Byear-on-year basis stood at can go a long way in achieving “In this new decade, we all in the handling of the COVID- countermeasures in response to called ‘’Communist China 0.8 per cent in December 2020 with a trade deficit of USD 5.4 per cent in September quar- the goal of ‘Atmanirbhar are accountable to give a new 19 crisis. the New York Stock Exchange’’s Military Companies’’ list and even as the trade deficit 15.71 billion, as compared to a ter of the current fiscal year Bharat’, Prime Minister image to brand India globally,” Modi said the new campus announcement that would will take the necessary coun- widened to USD 15.71 billion trade deficit of USD 12.49 bil- compared to 5.7 per cent Narendra Modi said on he said, asking young managers of IIM Sambalpur will give delist three major Chinese tele- termeasures to resolutely safe- due to the rise in imports. lion, widened by 25.78 per growth in the previous quarter, Saturday. to align their career goals to the Odisha a new identity in the coms, in the latest flare-up of guard the legitimate rights and Exports in December 2020 cent,” the ministry said in a RBI data showed. The last few decades saw aspirations of the country. world of management educa- tensions between Beijing and interests of Chinese compa- stood at USD 26.89 billion, as statement.The trade deficit (the Credit growth for metro- Multinational Corporations The country had 13 IIMs tion with proper recognition of Washington.The stock nies,” a spokesperson for the compared to USD 27.11 in the difference between imports politan branches, which have from abroad do business and in 2014 and 20 now, and this the state’s great culture and exchange said Thursday that Chinese Commerce Ministry same month of 2019, according and exports) at USD 15.71 bil- major share in bank credit, prosper in India but this decade talent pool can expand the resources. China Telecom Corp. Ltd., said in a statement. The actions to the preliminary data released lion was highest since July decelerated to 3.3 per cent will belong to the Indian scope and boost the mission of Management experts, who China Mobile Ltd. and China will also “greatly weaken all by the commerce ministry on 2020. The country had wit- year-on-year in September MNCs, he said, after after lay- creating a self-reliant India, he are coming out with new expe- Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. would parties’’ confidence in the US Saturday. nessed trade surplus in June 2020 quarter as compared to ing the foundation stone for the said.”Innovation, integrity and riences in fresh areas, will play be delisted from the exchange, capital market,” the statement The rate of contraction in 2020.In April-December 2020- 4.7 per cent in April-June. permanent campus of IIM- inclusion have emerged as the a big role in taking India to new with trading of the companies said. the country’s outbound ship- 21, the country’s merchandise It however improved for Sambalpur in Odisha through key mantras in the field of heights, Modi said, underlining to be suspended sometime The ministry did not offer ments has improved against a exports contracted by 15.8 per the bank branches in rural, video conference. management which are impor- that despite the COVID-19 between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11. details on what the measures decline of 8.74 per cent in cent to USD 200.55 billion, as semi-urban and urban areas, “Today’s start-ups can tant for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ crisis the country has given The move stems from an might be. Under Trump, the November, mainly due to the compared to USD 238.27 bil- according to the data released become tomorrow’s MNCs as mission. The goal of a self- more unicorns this year than executive order President U.S. has stepped up economic increase in shipments of certain lion in the same period last fis- by the Reserve Bank of India India seeks to make its start-up reliant India will also be the previous years.A unicorn is Donald Trump issued on Nov. sanctions and travel bans sectors such as gems and jew- cal.Imports during the nine (RBI). RBI on Friday released ecosystem inclusive to ensure achieved with the help of col- a term used in the venture cap- 12 barring investment in pub- against Chinese companies, ellery, engineering and chem- months of the current fiscal Quarterly Basic Statistical speedy development,” he said. laborative, innovative and ital industry to describe a pri- licly traded companies that government officials and icals. declined by 29.08 per cent to Returns (BSR)-1: Noting that start-ups are transformative concepts in vately held start-up company the US government says are Communist Party members, After a gap of nine months, USD 258.29 billion. It was Outstanding Credit of mostly coming up in Tier-II management,” Modi said. with a value of over USD 1 bil- owned or controlled by the especially recently in Trump’’s imports in December record- USD 364.18 billion in April- Scheduled Commercial Banks and Tier-III cities in the coun- “Technology management lion. 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The aggre- October-December 2020, thus since 2017 by the Department to combined effect of the rapid During December Central gate revenue of major sector almost achieving the entire of Pensions & Pensioners’  B  economic recovery post-pan- GST mop-up is Rs 21,365 entities grew 30 per cent YoY MAEQ target of 6mnt for the Welfare, under the aegis of Dr % )  $4 demic and the nation-wide crore, State GST is Rs 27,804 in 1HFY21...,” the report said. season.””The increase in Jitendra Singh, Minister of   drive against GST evaders and crore, Integrated GST is Rs “However, the growth in exports is mainly attributable to State, Ministry of Personnel, fake bills along with many sys- 57,426 crore (including Rs the sugar segment is likely to the opening up of Indonesian PG & Pensions. 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Besides, imports to reports 1800 cases shall be TBoard of India (SEBI) has Chairman & Managing LPG customers anywhere in The total number of GSTR- settled Rs 23,276 crore to CGST 2020. While the government Iran increased to at least a 15- taken up in these Adalats. imposed a penalty of Rs 25 Director of RIL, was responsi- the country can use a single 3B Returns filed for the month and Rs 17,681 crore to SGST has extended the period of sub- year high, with Iran and Another unique feature of the crore and Rs 15 crore respec- ble for its day-to-day affairs and missed call number -- of November up to 31st from IGST as regular settle- sidy by three months to Indonesia together importing Adalats, as per the directions of tively on Reliance Industries thereby, liable for the “manip- 8454955555 -- for refill book- December 2020 is 87 lakh. ment. December, most large mills 1.7mnt of sugar in SS20.” DoPPW, shall be to leverage (RIL) and its Chairman ulative trading” done by RIL. ing, an official statement said technology and conduct the Mukesh Ambani for manipu- The order noted that Navi on Friday. Booking refills via proceedings online through lative trading. Mumbai SEZ Pvt Ltd and missed calls is a faster way to video conferencing so that The SEBI order observed Mumbai SEZ Ltd have alleged- book with customers not hav- Pensioners or their represen- that RIL had entered into a ly aided and abetted RIL by ing to hold calls for a long time. tatives can participate from well-planned operation with its providing funds to one of the Also, no call charges are levied the comfort of their homes. All agents to corner the open inter- agents appointed by RIL, who to customers as compared to stake-holders of a grievance est in the RPL (Reliance in turn provided funds to other IVRS calls where normal call shall meet on a single platform Petroleum) futures and to earn 11 agents for making the mar- rates are applicable. This facil- and give a resolution on-the- undue profits from the sale of gin payments for the short ity will be of immense help to spot. RPL shares in both cash and positions in RPL November people who are not adept with It is expected that priority futures segments and to dump Futures. IVRS or old age customers as shall be given to Family large number of RPL shares in The capital market regula- well as those in rural areas, the Pension matters and chronic the cash segment during the tor imposed penalties of Rs 20 statement said. cases which have been pending last ten minutes of trading on crore and Rs 10 crore on Navi Oil Minister Dharmendra for long. the settlement day resulting in Mumbai SEZ and Mumbai Pradhan launched the missed a fall in the settlement price. SEZ respectively. call facility for LPG consumers at an event in Bhubaneshwar.     " +, -.-/  2

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It would also vowed on Saturday to respond as possible,” pushing its pro- Even Ali Akbar Salehi, the term, is the latest effort to impact a large number of to any “action the enemy gramme a technical step away US-educated head of the civil- bar the entry of immigrants to Indian IT professionals who are takes,” in a visit to a strategic from weapons-grade levels as it ian Atomic Energy   /.+) 3 the US. seeking renewal of their H-1B Gulf island, amid rising ten- increases pressure on the West Organization of Iran, offered a Restricting immigration visas. sions with the US. over the tattered atomic deal. military analogy to describe his S President Donald Trump has been a focus of the Trump President Trump said that Salami was speaking on the The move comes amid agency’s readiness to take the Uhas extended the freeze administration since its first the effects of COVID-19 on the eve of the first anniversary of heightened tensions between next step. on the most sought-after days when it issued the travel US labour market and the the US killing of top Iranian Iran and the US in the waning “We are like soldiers and H-1B visas by Indian IT pro- ban on seven Muslim-majori- health of American communi- military commander Qasem days of the administration of our fingers are on the triggers,” fessionals, along with other ty countries, and it has contin- ties are a matter of ongoing Soleimani in a Baghdad drone President Donald Trump, who Salehi told Iranian state televi- types of foreign work visas and ued into Trump’s final year in national concern, and the con- strike on January 3, 2020. unilaterally withdrew America sion. “The commander should green cards through March 31 office as the White House uses siderations present in the two “We are here today to eval- from Tehrans nuclear deal in command and we shoot. We to protect American workers, the coronavirus pandemic as previous proclamations have uate and be assured of our 2018. are ready for this and will pro- saying that the reasons for cover. not been eliminated. powerful capabilities at sea blow to whatever action the ing up in the run-up to the That set in motion an duce (20 per cent enriched ura- which he had imposed such US President-elect Joe “The 2019 Novel and against enemies who enemy would take against us,” anniversary of Soleimani’s escalating series of incidents nium) as soon as possible.” restrictions amidst the pan- Biden has promised to lift the Coronavirus (COVID-19) sometimes boast... and threat- Salami warned. killing, with two American B- capped by a US drone strike Iran’s decision comes after demic have not changed. suspension on H-1B visas, say- continues to significantly dis- en,” Salami said according to Abu Musa and the Greater 52 bombers recently flying that killed a top Iranian general its parliament passed a bill, The freeze on various cat- ing Trump’s immigration poli- rupt Americans’ livelihoods. the Guards’ official website and Lesser Tunb islands are over the region. in Baghdad a year ago, an later approved by a constitu- egories of work visas was cies are cruel. While the November overall Sepahnews. located in the Gulf near the Iran’s Foreign Minister anniversary coming Sunday tional watchdog, aimed at hik- ordered by Trump through The H-1B visa is a non- unemployment rate in the Salami inspected the entrance to the strategic Strait Mohammad Javad Zarif on that has American officials ing enrichment to pressure two proclamations on April 22 immigrant visa that allows US United States of 6.7 per cent troops stationed on Abu Musa of Hormuz, through which a Thursday accused outgoing now worried about possible Europe into providing sanc- and June 22 last year. companies to employ foreign reflects a marked decline from island, accompanied by the fifth of world oil output passes. US President Donald Trump of retaliation by Iran. tions relief. It also serves as Hours before the freeze workers in specialty occupa- its April high, there were still Revolutionary Guard Corps The islands are under aiming to fabricate a “pretext Iran’s decision to begin pressure ahead of the inaugu- was set to expire on December tions that require theoretical or 9,834,000 fewer seasonally navy commander Rear Iranian control but are also for war” after Trump blamed enriching to 20 per cent a ration of US President-elect Joe 31, Trump issued another technical expertise. The tech- adjusted nonfarm jobs in Admiral Alireza Tangsiri. claimed by the United Arab Tehran for a rocket strike on decade ago nearly brought an Biden, who has said he is will- proclamation on Thursday to nology companies depend on November than in February of “We would respond with a Emirates. the US embassy in Baghdad on Israeli strike targeting its ing to re-enter the nuclear extend it until March 31. it to hire tens of thousands of 2020,” Trump said in his reciprocal, decisive and strong Tensions have been build- December 20. AFP nuclear facilities, tensions that deal. AP He said that the reasons for employees each year from proclamation. 5      0/      #
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The extradited from the UK To the Twitter to grant a pardon to people to be given shots of dif- made to give them the same Donald Trump’s veto of the the NDAA 2021 arguing that on Saturday a youth is suffering military said Palestinians US To face espionage charges Assange before he leaves office ferent Covid-19 vaccines on vaccine, but where this is not annual $740 billion defence certain provisions of the bill from paralysis a day after he was attacked the forces with “massive over the publication of secret on Jan. 20. rare occasions, despite a lack of possible it is better to give a policy bill, delivering a resound- impacted national security. He shot in the neck by Israeli forces amount of rocks.” “We are aware American military documents. And even if Trump doesn’t, evidence about the extent of second dose of another vaccine ing bipartisan rebuke to the also disagreed with provisions in the occupied West Bank. of a report regarding a District Judge Vanessa there’s speculation that his suc- immunity offered by mixing than not at all,” she said. President in his final days in the to rename military installa- The man, Haron Abu Palestinian who was injured by Baraitser is due to deliver her cessor, Joe Biden, may take a doses. Covid-19 has killed more White House. tions bearing the names of Aram, 24, was left quadripleg- live fire during the incident. The decision at London’s Old Bailey more lenient approach to In a departure from other 74,000 people in Britain - the The overriding of the Confederate generals. ic, the ministry said. incident is being investigated,” courthouse at 10 am. Monday. Assange’s extradition process. strategies globally, the govern- second-highest deaths in Congressional veto — the first Trump, who is set to be Witnesses said the incident the Israeli military told The If she grants the request, then US Prosecutors indicted ment said people could be Europe, and health officials of his administration — is seen succeeded by President-elect was triggered when Israeli forces Associated Press on Saturday. Britain’s home secretary, Priti the 49-year-old Assange on 17 given a mix-and-match of two are racing to deliver doses to as a stinging rebuke to President Joe Biden on January 20, tried to stop Palestinians build- Video showed a group of Patel, would make the final espionage charges and one Covid-19 shots, for example if help end the pandemic as fears Trump given that the Senate, responded on Twitter hours ing a house in a village in south- Palestinians trying to recover the decision. charge of computer misuse the same vaccine dose was out grow that the health service which is controlled by his after the first veto override of ern Hebron and seized an elec- generators from the hands of the Whichever side loses is that carry a maximum sentence of stock, according to guidelines could be overwhelmed. Republican Party, voted 81-13 his presidency, saying, “Our tricity generator belonging to soldiers before a gunshot is expected to appeal, which of 175 years in prison. published on New Year’s Eve. Earlier this week, the gov- against his veto of the National Republican Senate just missed Abu Aram. heard and Abu Aram appears on could lead to years more legal Lawyers acting on behalf “(If) the same vaccine is ernment reactivated emergency Defence Authorisation Act the opportunity to get rid of Israel prevents Palestinians the ground. wrangling. of the U.S. Government said in not available, or if the first hospitals built at the start of the (NDAA) 2021. Section 230, which gives unlim- from building houses on areas In 2020, Israeli has demol- However, there’s a possi- their closing arguments after product received is unknown, outbreak as wards fill up with Early this week, the House ited power to Big Tech compa- under its control in the West ished the homes of more than bility that outside forces may the four-week hearing in the it is reasonable to offer one Covid-19 patients.Britain has of Representatives had voted nies. Pathetic!!!” PTI Bank without hard-to-obtain 900 Palestinians in the West come into play that could fall that Assange’s defense dose of the locally available been at the forefront of approv- building permits. The Israeli Bank and east Jerusalem, instantly end the decade-long team had raised issues that product to complete the sched- ing the new coronavirus vac- military said “a violent riot” was according to the Israeli rights saga. were neither relevant nor ule,” according to the guide- cines, becoming the first coun- instigated when the troops were group BTselem. AP Stella Moris, Assanges admissible. AP lines. try to give emergency authori- Mary Ramsay, head of sation to the Pfizer/BioNTech immunisations at Public Health and the   England, said this would only AstraZeneca/University of happen on extremely rare occa- Oxford vaccines last month. sions, and that the government Both vaccines are meant to was not recommending the be administered as two shots,         

  mixing of vaccines, which given several weeks apart, but require at least two doses given they were not designed to be Rennes, France: Hundreds of and a nationwide 8:00 pm cur- leaving the site before dawn. Emmanuel Berthier, said 800 several weeks apart. mixed together. revellers were booked for break- few -- which was not lifted for By 10:15 am it was under people had been booked specif- ing coronavirus restrictions as New Year -- has been in force the control of police, the local ically for coronavirus-related an illegal rave in northwestern across the country. prefecture said. offences such as failing to France ended on Saturday after Techno music blared out Interior Minister Gerald respect the curfew restrictions more than two days of partying during the night from the ware- Darmanin said in a tweet that or wear masks, or for partici- that saw clashes with police. houses, which had been trans- police had booked more than pating in an illegal assembly. Police had failed to stop the formed into illegal nightclubs 1,200 people and seized a truck, Police fined several hun- underground event, whicfh for partygoers who had flocked sound equipment and genera- dred others for use of narcotics, drew around 2,500 people from to the site from across France tors from the site of the “illegal he told reporters. Thursday night in two disused and even from abroad. rave party.” Police on access roads were warehouses in Lieuron, south of The local prefecture said The large police presence at checking all those leaving the the city of Rennes in Brittany. Saturday the music had been the site had led to the break-up site, on foot or in vehicles, using Such mass gatherings are switched off and sound systems of the event “without violence”, torches to check their eyes for banned across France to pre- dismantled after two nights, he added. signs of drugs use, an AFP pho- vent the spread of Covid-19, and the first revellers began The regional prefect, tographer said. AFP ':        Janasanyog /CF/3656/20 +    5   Peshawar: Pakistani police Search is underway to have arrested 10 more people arrest the others accused in overnight raids for their named in the FIR. alleged involvement in the van- The temple which also had dalisation of a Hindu temple by a samadhi of a Hindu religious a mob led by members of a rad- leader was attacked by the ical party in Khyber mob after members of the Pakhtunkhwa province. Hindu community received With the latest arrests, the permission from local author- number of accused arrested in ities to renovate its decades-old the case has risen to 55. Over building. 350 people have been named in The mob, led by some the FIR after the temple in Terri local clerics and supporters of village in Khyber Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district (Fazal ur Rehman group), was vandalised and set on fire demolished the newly con- on Wednesday by a mob structed work alongside the old protesting against its expansion structure. AFP work. :     " +, -.-/ >         ';;)  4 &! & & &R
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  "12'3%4 1 Melbourne...The fast bowler   "12'3%4 1 will not recover completely amil Nadu’s yorker sensation ahead of the remaining two Test ustralian batsman Marnus TThangarasu Natarajan on matches and has been ruled out ALabuschagne is looking for- Friday replaced injured pacer of the series,” BCCI Secretary Jay ward to the return of David Umesh Yadav in the Indian Shah stated in a media release. Warner for the third Test against Test team for the remaining two “The All-India Senior India in Sydney as he feels the games against Australia, contin- Selection Committee has named the hosts will benefit not just uing his remarkable rise in T Natarajan as Yadav’s replace- from his batting but also the international cricket. ment. Ahead of the Boxing Day “terrific energy” he will bring to Earlier, Shardul Thakur had Test, Shardul Thakur was added the field. replaced an injured Mohammed to the Test squad as Mohd. Warner, who missed out a Shami in the squad before the Shami's replacement after the major chunk of the India assign- second Test. senior fast bowler suffered a ment due to a groin injury, was “Umesh Yadav sustained a hairline fracture in his right fore- brought back into the squad for strain in his left calf muscle on arm,” the release added. the last two Tests with the series Day 3 of the second Border- Both Shami and Umesh locked at 1-1. The third Test Gavaskar Test in Yadav will head to the National begins January 7. Cricket Academy in Bengaluru “He’s a big inclusion for us for further rehabilitation of their if he does come back in,” injuries. Labuschagne told reporters in the Sydney Test after a fresh The 29-year-old Natarajan an online interaction. “He’s COVID-19 outbreak in the had started off as a net bowler someone with over 7000 Test northern beaches in the city. during the series and then sub- runs and averaging near-on 50, However, Cricket Australia sequently made it to the T20 and he’s a superb player. has decided to retain the Sydney ODI squads. He snared eight “He’s in that top calibre of Cricket Ground as the venue of wickets (two ODI and six T20) player and his energy around the Pink Test. during his four limited-overs the group and in the field will Labuschagne, who notched appearances in national colours. be terrific. It will be great to have up his highest Test score of 215 He has played 20 first-class him,” he added. against New Zealand at the games for Tamil Nadu and will In the absence of Warner, SCG last January, said it will be now be in contention for a slot Australia's batting has failed “hard work” putting runs on the in traditional format. miserably in the first two match- board with two world-class Earlier, fit-again top bats- es. bowling attacks. man Rohit Sharma complet- Only Matthew Wade “It’s a beautiful venue to bat ed his quarantine and joined (27.75), Labuschagne (32.25) at and it has been, at times, quite the team in Melbourne. and captain Tim Paine (43.50) batting-friendly,” Labuschagne The series is locked 1- are averaging more than 23 for said. “But with two world-class 1 right now with the third the series. bowling attacks it’s always hard Test starting in Sydney There had been a lot of work, it doesn't matter what the from January 7. uncertainty around the venue of wicket’s like,” he added.  )*  )   

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n India, over 1,50,000 people died on about three per cent of the nation’s gross domes- the roads in 2019. While the number tic product (GDP). And this is no small number. was less in 2020, owing largely to the With help from the World Bank, Tamil Coronavirus pandemic, what, in your Nadu’s incumbent Government has done com- view, are the main reasons for such a mendable work in this area and reduced the Ihigh number of road deaths? Would you number of accidents and casualties by 25 per say that with the Motor Vehicles  cent. However, one thing stands true: Due to Amendment Act, the situation has Covid-19, the on-road traffic was light and, nat- improved of late? Are people driving -   urally, the number of accidents has reduced to a better? 
   large extent. It is indeed a matter of grave concern   .   Despite the current scenario, sincere for the country. It is true that a lot many   5 attempts have been made in this direction by the people die in India due to road acci- Tamil Nadu and other State Governments in dents. In my view, there are four rea- which the National Highways, state highways, sons for such high road deaths: district roads and city highways are under the The first is poor road engineer- scanner. We have started working on various ing — primarily wrong designs. We projects at different levels to increase awareness. have identified these as “black Recently, a road safety council was also set up. spots”. So far, we have been able We are working on this very seriously. to fix nearly 1,200-1,250 black We had set our sights on reducing accidents spots. There is still a list of about and deaths by 50 per cent in the next 30 years. I 3,000 black spots on the National made this declaration in Stockholm, asserting Highways waiting to be fixed, and India’s commitment to make our roads safer and to improve those, we have made accident-free. We will definitely reduce accidents two policies/plans. A plan of and deaths by 50 per cent before 2024. This is 7,000 crore has been approved my belief. We and all other stakeholders are by Asian Development Bank and working very seriously and speedily to achieve another 7,000 crore has been this end. granted by the World Bank. Also, due to the new Act, the control over In this, the Indian rule violators has increased. The punishments Government will contribute 50 per have become more severe, the amount of fines cent. All of this money would be used has increased and automobile engineering has to fix the black spots or the accident spots. also seen a lot of improvement. I have asked the For the new roads, care has been taken to automobile manufacturers to put in airbags even incorporate the best road engineering, one in economy models. Overall, I feel that the that includes a lot of preventive measures. results in the forthcoming years will be good Underpasses, bridges and signals have been and we are sensitive towards this issue. designed keeping in account multiple One of the best things to have happened is cross-sections of roads. We have studied 3*.4&/1+.F1 the help given to the Government by the media, this issue a lot and very carefully and '11 .'213*)> both electronic and print, in spreading aware- improved upon it. 1.42?&977&97 ness and putting out the importance of this issue Two, after a road accident, immediate '2.;=!3 in the public domain. It has received good medical help is required. On this front, +141))22. response, too. we have tried to provide medical vans 2)3*.'3%5&777 immediately and saved several lives. Now '2.;=!33 Sir, you just spoke on need for better road we are trying to build helipads on road- +1 .)3 .2 safely education. Due to the pandemic, shared sides (based on suggestions that this +)+/.?/.))  mobility services like Uber and Ola have been would expedite the help extended to the 3'1*)>1&. 3 hit and various new drivers and aggregators injured), so they can be shifted quickly )"!43F1+31&/1 have emerged. How do you plan to educate to the hospitals and more lives can be +.F1".1/3 these people? Even in schools, do you think saved. Emergency services certainly is driving training should be given and included the second most important aspect for !32);)1A!2. . in the syllabus? How do you get the new dri- us. !2. 3*8&777 vers to follow it? The third “issue” (if I may call it ;4341+.'11 There is a shortage of about 22 lakh drivers that) is that of education (or lack of .!!43F1'?.). in our country. The Ministry of Skill it). It is important that proper edu- 1F123!"1 '. = Development and Entrepreneurship has also cation be imparted on the rules of . . 3+14 made some plans and policies, but there still the road. For this, beginning with 8&777;4341+. remains a vast shortage of drivers. I have decid- the primary classes, we are trying '11 4. 1'? ed that I will not allow driverless cars to enter to inculcate a sense of discipline +1/342'. = India because our country is poor and driving and respect for the rules of the provides a source of employment. road in the younger generation. While on this issue, let me tell you that our Earlier, such messages were plans were stayed by the Tamil Nadu High Court put across to people by way of so we couldn’t go ahead. There are about 100- inculcating fear of the law rather 150 driving schools in our country, whereas we than respect for it. We have in the need about 2,000 driving schools. These driving recent past roped in Bollywood celebrities schools have to come up primarily not in big such as Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar, cities like Mumbai, Delhi or Pune but in to share the message of road safety and impor- tribal/backward areas where the socially and tance of following road rules. These campaigns economically backward people live; places which were carried out on big platforms in order to are poor and aspiring districts, where there is no widen their outreach and create more awareness employment... among the masses. I am happy to announce that we now have a The fourth aspect is enforcement. As you might new plan. In this plan, there is provision for dri- be aware, for the first time, we studied the vehicle ving training schools. During my tenure, I aim rules of seven-eight countries across the globe (with to open at least 1,000 driving training schools the help of the World Bank) and came up with a mod- across the country. We have already prepared a ern Act (which has since been ratified by Parliament). scheme for this. We will not only back every Owing to this, rigorous implementation of the laws and such school, we would also help set up new rules is being carried out, and we have incorporated an institutes, which would also provide the fitness intelligent traffic system for road safety. For example, if a and pollution certificates. To achieve that certain car crosses a red signal, the camera will immediately machines are also being procured. This is being capture a photo and the fine slip would be sent directly done to lower the pollution levels on the one to your house. hand and to generate new employment even in So while we are consistently working on all four the private sector, on the other. This is the aspects, I must share that much more is being thought of attempt we are making and now the new rules and planned at the Government level to make the roads will hasten the process. safer for our public. We all are very sensitive to this issue. The number of fatalities in the age group of 18-35 is more than 60 per cent. By way of such accidents, we lose :: 
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he last question about road tance of 250 km would be covered in In our country, insurance econo- safety is that recently there was two hours straight. my, pension economy and share econ- Ta lot of controversy about the The Metro will stop at every sta- omy is fairly lagging in comparison to Global NCAP test in which various tion for about a minute and then the world, so if we go into stock mar- popular cars failed but India’s own quickly gain speed. This technology is ket, it will really benefit the MSMEs. manufactures — Mahindra and Tata also in place and we have worked a lot Besides, if the various MSMEs, which — performed very well. As Bharat on it. Basically, public transport on are earning profits and exporting NCAP is set to start from this year, electricity is much more beneficial for material, go into the capital market, do you think the cars will now people from the perspectives of pollu- public money will definitely be become safer and would you want to tion, ticket cost and safety. involved. A very good aspect in all of say anything about the Global NCAP I would also like to share that it is that, now when we deposit money results? recently, we made a jalmarg on River in the banks we get low interest, but Here, I’d like to share that India’s Ganga — from Varanasi to Haldia and we will slowly ask people to invest in public transport system definitely from Prayagraj to Varanasi. And now MSME shares so that the share value needs to be strengthened. In our we have given a proposal to the World increases along with the return value. country, more than 18 crore vehicles Bank for a similar project on River With all these attempts, I am hopeful have been registered. Given the grow- Yamuna from Delhi to Mathura, that a positive impact will be seen ing number of cars owned per family, Mathura to Agra, Agra to Etawah and within a year. parking issues are increasingly grow- from Etawah to Prayagraj. So if we go ing, especially in the big cities. on water, decidedly public transport A bit about the FASTag system that So, we are trying to encourage and waterways are the cheapest. comes into place soon... people to switch to public transport by Here, I must share that I have ful- Till now, the FASTag system is offering great connectivity (for filled my promise as the Transport about 75 per cent complete and from instance, from Mumbai to Pune and Minister to make airplanes land on February 15, 2021, FASTag would be Mumbai to Nashik). We also plan to water. An amphibious aircraft service mandatory for all. Everyone would introduce double-decker AC buses, has been launched in Gujarat which have to go through FASTag only, so with economy class at the lower level touches down both on water and land. there will be seamless traffic. In time, and executive class at the upper. Just The day is not far when such amphibi- you won’t even see toll booths, there as in flights, food and beverages will ous aircraft will start operating widely will only be cameras which will scan be provided on board and these buses in our country. your vehicle details when you enter. A will run on bio-fuel. Not just cars, scooters and buses, photo will be clicked at the point of In some of the hill regions, besides but new innovations have been exit and that amount of toll will be ropeways and cable cars, funicular devised comprising electric buses, deducted from your bank account. railways are being planned. These take trolley buses, double-decker buses, This entire system would be seamless less time to build and cause much less public transport running on electrici- and will be operative in the country in pollution. We are also making the E- ty, Broad Gauge Metro, amphibious about two-three years. Soon, there will highways electric. The Mumbai-Delhi planes and suchlike to bring about a be no need to stop at the toll plazas. highway is being built at a cost of 1 transport revolution. I am working lakh crore and 30-40 per cent work hard with my team to bring about all There is a similar system in place in has already been accomplished. This the changes in the transport sector. Portugal…that there is no stoppage, highway will be completed in about Hundred new airports are being cur- there is only a card reader, no need two years and people will be able to rently constructed; naturally dams will to pay so through this, will the effi- travel from one metro to the other in become water ports and rivers will be ciency also increase on the high- about 12 hours. A pilot project for this used to build a new network which ways? is in the works. will reduce accidents, pollution and Our toll income has been 24,000 We are trying to introduce various expenditure while being sustainable crore as of now. In spite of Covid-19 innovative technologies. For instance, and comfortable. travel restrictions and other hiccups, for the very first time in our country, our estimate is that it will go up to we have initiated a project in Nagpur You have recently announced high- 34,000 crore. 10,000 crore would which has received approval from rail- way projects specific to the North- increase owing to the reduction in ways, the Maharashtra Government east. Can you tell us a bit more thefts and when this system will be and the Urban Affairs Ministry. It is about that connect in the remote The idea of Aatmanirbhar Bharat crore. For this we have identified sec- 100 per cent operative in the next five called Broad Gauge Metro. As against areas? is that India must be turned into a tors, tool rooms, technology centres, years, the NH toll income will be 350 crore per km that is being spent to In the Northeast, we are currently happy, prosperous, strong and No. 1 new innovations for skilled workers more than 1 lakh crore. So this is a build a Metro line, the Broad Gauge working on projects worth about 1 global economy, and to do this we and designs. I believe that in the com- major positive change due to the digi- Metro would cost only 5 crore per km lakh crore. We are building six bridges have to reduce our imports and ing times, this sector will become the tised system; all thefts and loopholes to build. We have made use of the exist- on the Brahmaputra river and, in many increase our exports. We have to backbone of development and econo- will be eliminated and there will be a ing broad gauge and made an eight- places of Arunachal Pradesh, Megha- upgrade our technologies and our pri- 3%4F)22.1 my. And our attempts, including the lot of benefits. boxed Broad Gauge Metro which will laya and Tripura, we have put in a lot of mary aim should be to prepare and packages handed out by the Prime run from Gondia to Nagpur, Nagpur to work to create good road network. produce in India whatever things we ) %4?+.. Minister, will be used. I feel that posi- You spoke of intelligent traffic sys- Amravati, Amravati to Narkhed and India is changing and so is the North- import today. Without compromising %4 3F143*,7&777 tive results will be seen in the next tem among other things... What do from Narkhed to Nagpur, then from east. Even in Jammu & Kashmir, we are on the quality, we have to reduce the two years. you think would really improve Nagpur to Chandrapur to Ramtek. building tunnels at a cost of 11,000 production costs, power costs, labour ;4341. &) /3 In the interim, our GDP had fallen through better technology, traffic This entire 850-900 km broad crore. Work on Zoji La has started and costs and logistic costs. These factors ?1.4&/1.)"3 for a while but there has been a signif- behaviour and management? gauge line is being used to replace the the road to Mansarovar is almost 85 per make for the basis of our work in sec- icant rise in this quarter and slowly Technology has the power to standard gauge with eight-boxed cent complete. tor. ) ;41.1)3 there will be a rise in every quarter. impact a lot of lives. What we do need broad gauge double-decker in which There have been some issues The best example for this is that 2.=+;4341*34 Currently, due to Covid-19, we are in to do is change people’s mindset and passengers can sit on both the upper regarding the Char Dham project fol- our automobile sector is in talks for a lot of trouble, even our economy has behaviour. There has to be fear as well and lower levels. It will have an AC lowing the Supreme Court verdict electric cars, electric buses, electric +)&/1+.F1 faced a lot of challenges but soon we as respect towards the law and the law first class chair car and a second class which I feel will be resolved soon. In two-wheelers, electric trucks, so slow- )1 )*)11;34& will defeat the virus and will be a must be followed. For this, education chair car. In addition, there will be the Northeast, we are making a num- ly ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, bio developing economy going forward. not just in schools but also public one box for milk, fruits and vegetables ber of bridges on the Brahmaputra CNG, electric, hydrogen fuels are 332433"& education, is very important in which and one box for restaurants. It will river and several roads are coming up coming into India and, through these, 1;+ 323? You have been talking about FDI the road safety council would include work just like an airline. This Broad in the backward areas. a major change is underway in the which has also been affected by the NGOs, educational institutes, univer- Gauge Metro will travel at the speed I am greatly inspired by a quote by MSME sector. ;1 41& 1/ pandemic. So is there a plan or poli- sities, newspaper organizations and of about 160km/hr as compared to American President John F Kennedy I believe that in the future, we will ) 3F.)3 *34 cy in place to fix this? the media. our passenger car which has the speed which states: “American roads are not definitely become a large exporting On a large scale, we are trying to With the help of all these, public of about 40km/hr and express which good because America is rich, but economy. The sector currently con- =)221/34=14 take MSMEs towards the stock mar- campaigns will be launched to make goes at 60km/hr. America is rich because American tributes 30 per cent to our GDP but . 1) ) ket. We have done funding of 20,000 people aware of both technology and To put it in straightforward terms, roads are good.” Roads bring prosperi- we will soon increase that to about 40 '12)1F1+.) +1 crore and the MSMEs which have a changing people’s mindset and behav- this Broad Gauge Metro will replace ty and now Arunachal, Meghalaya, per cent. Our country’s total export good turnover, which file income tax ior. Even students and children — passenger cars on Delhi to Chandi- Tripura, Manipur, all have good roads. owing to MSMEs is 48 per cent and ;3") )"1&+) returns and have a good track record, basically all future citizens — are also garh and Delhi to Jaipur route and the we plan to increase that to 60 per cent. 1;34/)22'1;3"1 besides maintaining a good bank and being educated in this aspect. 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he year 2020 had just begun. Mosul to Syria’s Aleppo. The General TWhile people were engaged in also took personal command the New Year’s celebrations, on of the battle against takfiri militants January 3, the sad news of the assas- in the Syrian city of Bukamal, locat- sination of Major General Qasem ed in Dayr al-Zawr Province, in Soleimani, the great commander of November 2017. anti-terrorism forces, shocked the Finally, in November 2017, he world. US President Donald Trump’s declared the end of Daesh’s territo- admission of this act of terror added rial rule in a letter addressed to the &4"(*"3(;*- to the global bewilderment. leader of the Islamic Revolution, Now, ahead of the first anniver- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. >&-"-*>&(P# sary of the dastardly assassination of The late General’s anti-terror
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he United Kingdom (UK) sional services in the EU mem- run from 2021 to 2027, cover- Thas finally left the ber nations and the UK. ing a proposed budget of 100 European Union (EU). The lat- Besides, the new deal has billion Euros. The participation est Brexit withdrawal agree- nowhere mentioned anything of the scientific community ment is officially titled the related to foreign policy coop- from Britain in this signature “Agreement on the Withdrawal eration between the EU and the research project would have of the United Kingdom of UK. It seems the current British opened much more space for Great Britain and Northern Government has hardly paid collaboration, innovation and Island from the European any attention to building a trust building in future for an Union and the European more robust foreign policy dia- immediate help, on the event of Atomic Energy Community”. logue with the EU in the near any crisis situation. "(*4<(4#*(* This historic treaty was con- future. It has mentioned some Again, the British student ""&>*-#"&+# cluded between the EU, the provisions about domestic community will also be European Atomic Energy security but the experts feel that dropped from the much- " @;*-&-4) Community (EAEC or Britain will probably have not acclaimed student exchange "*2"&(&(=*
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Once such a single market and to the hard bargaining accompanied warrant is issued, it demands Customs Union. Many experts -"*(#*( by high-level diplomatic and other members to arrest and opine that the customs and bor- political negotiations since June transfer a criminal or an offend- der checkpoints on the Irish Sea 23, 2016. The UK officially left er to the issuing nation so that are going to become future the trading bloc on January 31, the detainee can be put on trial. bone of contention between 2020, despite the EU being the Such a system of arrest helps Britain and Northern Ireland. nearest and largest trading fast-tracking the legal process Are we all going to experi- partner. What the UK claims is and enhances mutual under- ence a “Global Britain”? that decades of tension with the London after receiving the sig- on the island of Ireland. Thus ited Delhi as early in November The provisions relating to trade standing and trust among the Succinctly, Boris Johnson will neighbouring EU member- nature of EU Commission it has been able to preserve the 2016. In 2016, the UK was the in the historic deal are almost EU member countries. Now, of find it too tough to craft a new nations has been resolved ami- chief Ursula von der Leyen in four freedoms of its cherished fifth largest export partner of entirely devoted to goods. This course, the UK will not have role for Britain. It is better for cably with a deal. Johnson Brussels. “single market” which are free India behind the US, the UAE, further implies that the agree- unhindered rights on this par- him to sustain first as his said, “Having taken back the The lawmakers in the movement of goods, services, Hong Kong and China. ment has hardly left any space ticular front. country is badly affected by the control of our money, our bor- House of Commons voted 521- capital and people. The UK gets However, it accounted for for services which, in fact, Clearly, what comes into Covid-19. Today Britain’s econ- ders, our laws and our waters 73 in favour of the agreement its zero tariffs, zero quota only 3.3 per cent of total consists of more than 80 per the immediate picture is the loss omy is seriously paralysed. He -0-&((-505- by leaving the European Union sealed between the UK and the goods trade with the EU that exports, valued at USD 8.66. cent of Britain’s economy. And of free movement of the British must try bringing the country’s by January 31, we now seize EU a day before the Christmas finally prevents the European Whereas India’s exports to interestingly, this is the fastest citizens across the EU member economic powerhouse back this moment to forge a fantas- eve. Court of Justice in settling any other European countries were growing area of global exports. nations. This deal will bring on track. Besides, a pandemic, tic relationship with our However, the pro- trade disputes. On fisheries, the almost 16 per cent in the year The major concern is that home some travel and work accompanied by a looming European neighbours, based Europeans have lamented the EU has agreed to give up 25 per the Brexit referendum took the EU is yet to deliver an restrictions in the EU nations trade war between the US and on free trade and friendly departure of the UK from the cent of its existing quotas in the place. And in the import zone, equivalence ruling for financial and the existing facilities in China is disturbing the global cooperation”. Further he reit- EU. For them, this divorce will UK waters for a transition the UK is not a potential coun- services regulation. Even if regard to health insurance and power calculus. And it’s going erated that “at the heart of this be too expensive and it might period of five and a half years try for Indian goods. But the such regulation is declared, it car insurance regime are likely to continue. bill is one of the biggest free herald a doom for the country. after which annual renegotia- pragmatists say that much can be withdrawn within a to be over now. “The destiny of this great trade agreements in the world”. It is bringing an end to the tion will be initiated. However, more than the formal export- short span of 30 days notice Though some kinds of sci- country now resides firmly in Now only time will tell seamless trade and decades of the free movement of people import relations, overall bond period. The global and the entific and research collabora- our hands,’’ Johnson said whether the implementation of partnership with the EU. But will be hit the hardest ever. between the two nations European economic experts tions will continue, what hits moments after the post-Brexit the deal has been fruitful, and the vast majority of the MPs in How is Brexit affecting depends on investment from say that what is more urgently hard Britain is its immediate trade deal received the Royal what the UK could achieve the British Parliament voice India’s relations with the UK as both the countries into each required is an EU data ade- exclusion from the Galileo Assent on December 31. It from the dissociation from the that despite having all the odds well as the EU? En route to other and the level of shared quacy decision to allow free Satellite Positioning Network. now depends on how the team trading bloc. ahead the post-Brexit, the cur- realise the vision of “Global innovation and research pro- flow of data, which is there at Even the uncertainties hovering Boris takes the UK forward. For Johnson, signing the rent deal is much better than a Britain”, the relationship jects carried out by various the centre of cross-country or over the participation in the And as the UK started its long agreement after the lawmakers chaotic rupture from the EU. between the UK and India is entities in either of the nations. cross-border trade regimes “Horizon Europe” research solitary journey on January 1, from across the board gave The EU claims it has turning to be more complex. By the end of the big deal across the globalised world. programme is bringing more 2021, the future of the UK lies their approval on the trade pact respected the major red lines Considering the growing signed between the EU and the Another sticky area which disillusionment to the scientif- in the hands of the Britons. is a historic moment. It’s a between both the signatories of change in the traditional UK- UK, the bigger concern is is missing in the deal is the ic fraternity of Britain. EU’s next hard-fought 1,200 pages doc- the agreement. The EU has India ties, then UK Prime whether it will end the special mutual recognition of qualifi- funding programme for (The writer is an expert ument which landed in finally avoided the hard border Minister Theresa May had vis- relationship between the two. cations demanded for profes- research and innovation will on international affairs) 
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