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" # tion drive against coronavirus will be provided to people in with a Government-appointed the national Capital for free $ panel of experts on Saturday once it arrives, and asserted % approving two vaccine candi- that the City Government has # dates for emergency use in the made all preparations for the country. vaccination drive. & The final call on approval ''() Interacting with reporters ' ( of these vaccines — the Serum during his visit to a facility in $ Institute of India’s coronavirus s India gears up to launch Daryaganj as part of a dry run vaccine Covishield and Bharat Aworld’s largest vaccination exercise held here to assess the ' Biotech’s Covaxin — for mass mutated strain of the coron- drive, select hospitals across the preparations for the vaccine use will be taken by the Drugs avirus, the Union Health country conducted an inocu- roll-out, Jain said the system ' Controller General of India Ministry said in a lation dry run on Saturday. “seems flawless” as of now. % (DCGI). statement. The nationwide rehearsal All preparations are being ) Union Health Minister “Grant of permission for was to understand the best way done, and 1,000 vaccine centres *+" , Harsh Vardhan announced that restricted use in emergency sit- to administer the vaccine and will be set up across the city, " - vaccination will be free across uation in public interest as an plug loopholes in logistics and the Health Minister said. % the country. abundant precaution, in clini- training, if any. ! " # $%& % “In 1st phase of #Covid19 cal trial mode, specially in the A key aspect of the massive ( )$+ $ vaccination, free vaccine shall context of infection by mutant exercise which came the day a ' be provided across the nation strains, to Bharat Biotech Government-appointed panel ple not to be misguided by As per the guidelines PPP - Q %/ ' to most prioritised beneficiaries International,” the Centre said of experts gave nod to two vac- rumours regarding the safety issued by the Union Health $% that include 1 crore healthcare in a statement. cine candidates for emergency and efficacy of the vaccine. Ministry, all States selected $/ & 2 crore frontline workers,” The Subject Expert use in the country, was to As per the Centre’s direc- their particular areas and dis- Lucknow: Samajwadi Party 0 % the Minister tweeted. Committee of the DCGI also decide how to manage any tive, Delhi, Punjab and tricts to hold the dry run exer- president Akhilesh Yadav on $ $1 2 However, he later on said recommended approval to possible adverse events fol- Haryana along with Andhra cise at various Government Saturday termed the '% that modalities to vaccinate 27 Cadila Healthcare for con- lowing immunisation. Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat medical college, hospitals, med- Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled % crore people will be worked out ducting the third phase trials of Union Health Minister Dr were among many States and ical centres and the communi- out in the country as “vaccine soon. its vaccine. Harsh Vardhan, who reviewed UTs which conducted a dry ty health centres. of the BJP” and said he would 'Q % Covaxin, which is still in The Serum Institute is the the process at GTB Hospital in run for Covid-19 vaccination. The United Nations not take the shot, drawing a % the clinical trial phase, was local maker of the vaccine Delhi, said the Government The dry run was Development Programme sharp retort from the ruling granted approval in “public developed by Oxford would not compromise on any aimed at testing the laid out (UNDP) and World Health party which accused him of interest as an abundant pre- University and pharmaceuticals protocol in approving a vac- mechanism for the vaccination Organization (WHO) sup- “insulting” the doctors and caution” in connection with the company AstraZeneca. cine. He also appealed to peo- roll-out. ported the drive. scientists. ' O $ 3 - # $0 4 ! " ) 2 0 $ $ ! " 6, ! % Q 'Q 0 !&! ''() " $ 5 6 ' % he farmers’ union on TSaturday delivered an ulti- "8) matum to the Centre and said New Delhi: As India-United ( 1 / ) / +2 % they will take out a tractor Kingdom flights resume par- & 2 )$3 ) parade towards Delhi on tially from January 8 with a , + January 26, when the country new set of SoP, the Ministry of " - will celebrate Republic Day, if Health and Family Welfare on % )0 - #2 their demands are not met in , + & ( Saturday said all passengers 9 - the next meeting scheduled for )$+ coming from the UK between ! -% January 4. January 8 and January 30 Q Addressing a Press confer- The Press conference was because the Republic Day rep- would be subjected to self-paid % ence at Press Club, the farmers’ addressed by Balbir Singh resents the supremacy of the Covid-19 tests on arrival. " ( leaders said that they intend to Rajewal, Darshanpal Singh, people and also because we Besides, they will also be ' be peaceful and they have told Gurnam Singh Chadhuni, would complete on the day two required to carry a negative test +,) from Gumla, 3 from # long ago to the Government Ashok Dhawale, Jagjit Singh months of peaceful demon- report which should be done Hazaribagh, 1 from Khunti, 2 % - during their talks that it has Dallewal, Abhimanyu Kohad stration at Delhi’s borders in 72-hour prior to their journey. ew COVID-19 cases in from Koderma, 1 from Latehar, :3; < only two options — either and Yogendra Yadav. extreme weather conditions The Ministry has come up Nthe State came down to 1 from Lohardaga, 6 from repeal the three Central “The time has come for with our resolve to get our with a new standard operating 151 on the second day of the Palamu, 15 from Ramgarh, 3 ' -Q farm Acts or use force to evict decisive action here, and we demands met,” said the farmer procedure (SOP) for travelers New Year, figures compiled by from Saraikela and 1 person us. have chosen January 26 leaders. arriving from the UK. PNS the state health department from West Singhbhum were ' revealed. The number of peo- found positive on the day. :35 ple declared recovered and dis- The government tested % /!* charged from health institu- swab samples of 12,822 people ' / %$0 tions stood at 205 on the day. on the day and more than one Ranchi district reported at per cent of them were found % , 2 least 71 cases against 105 recov- infected. So far, the government % separate state of Jharkhand. eries, while East Singhbhum has collected swab samples of % & Ushering warm wishes district on Saturday reported 20 48.34 lakh people and tested 1 # Q for the New Year, Hemant cases against 22 recoveries. 48.26 lakh of them. Health ' Soren said that despite battling The number of Covid-19 workers on Saturday collected Covid-19 the government patients reached 804 in Ranchi swab samples of only 9,726 ' * )' + would try its best to take the and 1624 in Jharkhand after people. state on path of development Saturday's findings. As per government data, 0$ % ' hief Minister Hemant and appealed to the masses to Four persons died of the Covid recovery rate in the 1 CSoren on Friday promised be careful and follow protocols COVID-19 on Thursday in State was 97.69 per cent against ' that the Government would of Covid-19 laid out by the gov- the State –the deaths were the national average of 96.10 Q *2 < & make every effort in tracing out ernment. Answering to queries reported from Dhanbad, per cent. The growth rate of the * ' martyrs and their kin and on delay in completion of the garhwa, Palamu and Ramgarh virus in Jharkhand was 0.14 per $ ensure their felicitation and 500-bed hospital at Amda in districts, taking the total death cent against the national 2 4 %% ' provide jobs to them. Soren Kharsawan, the Chief Minister toll in the State to 1034. growth rate of 0.16 per cent. As -# $$4 reiterated to fulfil the promise said that the government is Apart from Ranchi (71) per figures with the NHM, it / made during the Assembly looking at early completion of and East Singhbhum (20), 11 would take 495.68 days for the 8$< polls in 2019. ( - all pending projects. from Bokaro, 1 from Chatra, 6 cases to double in Jharkhand. -# Addressing the gathering - %. , + The Chief Minister, com- from Deoghar, 7 from The doubling rate in India was % after paying floral tributes at menting on the deteriorating Dhanbad, 1 from Garhwa, 1 424.00 days. Shahid Sthal in memory of the of those who have sacrificed such revolutionaries. law and order, claimed that the # martyrs of the Kharsawan fir- their life for separate statehood “We want to recognise government has never tried to ' &$ ing incident, which took place agitation and felicitate them martyrs who fought for sepa- hide any crime and tried to in 1948, the CM said that it was properly,” informed Soren. rate statehood. We do not want probe into each incident with ' - % % their government, which had It was during the short to miss out on any one of them transparency and bring the ) traced out martyrs and their tenure of the Hemant Soren and want to reach out to all culprits to book. -# relatives of the Gua firing inci- government between 2013 such fighters and their depen- Soren was flanked by State dent and arranged to give them and14 that Gua firing incident dents and an action plan has transport minister Champai government jobs. martyrs dependents were given already been made in this Soren, social welfare Minister = “We are aware of our government jobs. direction by the state govern- Joba Manjhi, hosts of MLAs promises made during the time He also said that a com- ment,” said Soren. including Kharswan MLA Q of election and as we did for mission has been set up to The CM also expressed Dasrath Gagrai, Chaibasa MLA - dependents of those who sac- identify the revolutionaries commitment of the govern- Deepak Birua, Chakradharpur - rificed their life in the Gua fir- (freedom fighters for separate ment to make a State as per the MLA Sukhram Oraon and 1 ing incident by giving them job statehood) but there are prob- dreams of the martyrs who Ichagarh MLA Sabita 4 56 7 we will honour for dependents lems as there is a long list of gave their life for creation of a Mahato. / %3 ) ( + " +, -.-/
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5 " " #5 R " 1"# * 7 N "! ate the speed of housing con- and poor people from rural houses is going on. The CM said O struction with the vision and areas in Jharkhand move to that the government is paying foresight that the poor-labour- cities to work. In these, many special attention to the imple- +,) ers and homeless people living laborers travel from village to mentation of housing-related in cities will benefit. city every day, then live in schemes in rural areas as well as hief Minister Hemant The CM said that 1008 many cities. They do not have cities. He said that electricity- CSoren has urged Prime houses are to be built under the accommodation. Therefore, the water and gas connections are Minister Narendra Modi to Light House Project in Ranchi. government should prepare an also being provided by the gov- increase Central Government’s “Beneficiaries also have to share action plan to provide housing ernment in the houses allotted share in the Light House the financial burden with the to the labourers and the poor to the beneficiaries. Project, which was inaugurat- Central government and State coming from rural areas for On this occasion, MP ed in six cities of country government in this project. employment in the cities, so that Sanjay Seth, MLA Naveen including Ranchi on January But, Jharkhand is a backward they can be helped. Jaiswal, Deputy Mayor of 01. The CM, during the inau- state. There is a large population Soren said that the State Ranchi Municipal Corporation ( 1 ( 7 guration congratulated the PM of poor and labourers here. government is working with the Sanjeev Vijayvargiya, Secretary, ( ) , + on the occasion of New Year Their income is less. In such a goal of providing housing to all. Urban Development and and strating the housing project situation, it is not very easy for ( + & He said that the government is Housing Department Vinay being built with modern tech- the poor-labourers to give the 8 +$ %) 9 running many schemes to pro- Kumar Choubey, Director of nology and innovative process- share that has been fixed in the ,+ vide housing to the poor and State Urban Development + ( 3 + 4, 4 ) 54 6 es. scheme. Seeing the economic needy. Till now, the key of Agency Amit Kumar and The CM expressed hope condition of the poor and government's share in this den,” he said. housing has been given to mil- Director of Urban that the Prime Minister has labourers, I urge the Prime scheme, so that they do not have The Chief Minister said lions of homeless and poor and Administration Directorate started this scheme to acceler- Minister to increase the Central to bear much economic bur- that a large number of laborers construction work of many Vijaya Jadhav was present. ( @! = ( 3 (
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)" " < 66 ( 3 ( 36( 7 6 466( ?@ 3 ,8 9" " ''() enior Congress leader and O P0+ Sformer Union Minister Buta 7 Singh died at Delhi’s AIIMS ''() early on Saturday morning. ''() He was 86 years old. He was in rime Minister Narendra coma since October last year he Central Bureau of PModi on Saturday urged the after he suffered a brain haem- TInvestigation on Saturday students of Indian Institutes of orrhage. conducted searches against Management (IIMs) to work President Ram Nath Delhi-based Shakti Bhog towards turning local into glob- isters Ramesh Pokhriyal Kovind and Prime Minister Foods Ltd for allegedly cheat- al and to come up with ways to Nishank, Dharmendra Narendra Modi led the coun- ing a consortium of banks, led this end. 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- ''() 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 Q ed to the development of new that the changing work styles Tributes also poured in ister, senior Congress leader premises of the borrower multinational corporations in are impacting demands on from Vice President M and former MP from company/other accused, India. Today’s startups are management skills and top- Venkaiah Naidu, Congress Rajasthan, Shri Buta Singh ji. which led to recovery of tomorrow’s MNCs. These are down or top-heavy manage- president Sonia Gandhi, Chief My heartfelt condolences to his incriminating documents, it P Q largely growing in Tier 2 and ment skills are being replaced Ministers Ashok Gehlot and family members in this diffi- added. Tier 3 cities. These startups by collaborative, innovative Amarinder Singh besides cult time, may God give them Besides Shakti Bhog Foods "# $ % % "# “PM @narendramodi ji’s need able managers and those and transformative manage- many others including Defence strength to bear this loss. May Ltd., others named in the FIR ''() & % popularity not only rises passing out of these institutions ment. With bots and algo- Minister Rajnath Singh and his soul rest in peace,” are promoters/directors Kewal unabated across all demo- will lead the way” Modi said. rithms in picture, technologi- West Bengal Chief Minister Rajasthan Chief Minister Krishan Kumar, Siddarth ointing that Prime Minister ' P $$ graphic groups & geographic Odisha Chief Minister cal management is equally Mamata Banerjee. Ashok Gehlot wrote about the Kumar, Sunanda Kumar, PNarendra Modi has scored ) ) regions of the country and he Naveen Patnaik, Governor important as human manage- “The country has lost a former four-time MP from unknown public servants and the ‘highest rating’ (55 per % % % also gets a thumbs up globally Ganeshi Lal and Union min- ment. true public servant and a loyal State’s Jalore. unknown others. cent ) in a survey conducted by for his dedication to his coun- a US data firm, Union Minister * % try. PM Modi ranks Number 1 + 7 and senior BJP leader Prakash among all global leaders in this Javedkar claimed on Saturday also cited Modi’s approval rat- (these) challenging times,” he %( that it was a vote for Modi’s ing among world leaders in the said. “farsighted leadership”. survey saying this is a testi- Ever since the Modi-led While complimenting the mony to his able leadership and government came to power, Prime Minister for an a matter of pride for all Indians. people’s trust in the govern- “increase” in his popularity American firm Morning ment and the faith that the within the country and outside, Consult, which regularly tracks nation is progressing in the Javadekar hoped that the farm- approval ratings of world lead- right direction have risen dras- ''() ers’ agitation will be resolved by ers, said over 75 per cent peo- tically, he added. January 4 and “all will return ple approve of Modi while 20 “This rating is testimony of PIL seeking a direction to home..we are hopeful”. He was per cent disapprove, putting his his able leadership and hard Athe Centre and States to addressing a press conference. net approval rating at 55 per work and is a thing of pride for publish draft legislations The minister said Modi cent. all Indians,” Nadda said. prominently on Government leads by 29 percent from the This is higher than any According to Morning websites and in the public leader (Mexican President) other world leader the firm Consult’s survey, German domain at least 60 days before placed in the second position tracks. Referring to the survey, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s they are introduced in by the survey. “In six years, Nadda tweeted that Modi has approval rating was 24 per Parliament and State Modi’s popularity has not yet again emerged as the most cent while it was in the nega- Assemblies has been filed in the diminished..It is increasing.. popular head of government tive for UK Prime Minister Supreme Court. normally it doesn’t happen so”, for his efficient handling of var- Boris Johnson as more people The plea filed by BJP leader he said. ious issues and management of disapprove of his work than and advocate Ashwini Kumar BJP president J P Nadda the COVID-19 crisis. those who approve. Upadhyay has also sought a direction to the Centre to ensure that all the draft and final legislations are put in the 3 public domain in all regional languages. “In today’s democratic process, with the advent of % advanced media and technol- ogy, it is no longer appropriate ''() for Governments, both Central and State, to suddenly pass laws oon, persons below 21 years overnight with scarcely any Sof age would not be able to legislative debate and no wider sell or buy cigarettes and other consultation at all, the plea, tobacco products as a bill to filed through advocate raise the age bar from the cur- Ashwani Kumar Dubey, said. rent 18 years is in the offing. Protests against the farm Sources in the Union reforms show how the message Health Ministry said that the of a law is lost in the legal jar- Cigarettes and Other Tobacco gon and the consequences of Products (Prohibition of lack of such a discussion prior Advertisement and Regulation to the bills being tabled in the of Trade and Commerce, legislature, it said. Production, Supply and The petition said any draft Distribution) Amendment Act, legislation, except those relat- 2020 has been drafted in this ed to national security, must be regard to be put up for seeking published on government web- comments and objections from sites at least 60 days before they the stakeholders. rettes or any other tobacco Sale of illicit products will are introduced in Parliament or The provision for raising product shall be in sealed, lead to punishment of impris- state legislature. 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 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 Tobacco Products (Prohibition distribute cigarettes or any about the draft Bill. least 60 days prior to their of Advertisement and other tobacco products unless The fine on manufacture introduction in Parliament so Regulation of Trade and every package of cigarettes or of illicit cigarettes is impris- that citizens have a complete Commerce, Production, any other tobacco products onment of 2 years and fine of Referring to the protests Supply and Distribution) Act, produced, supplied or distrib- Rs 1 lakh. The penalty for against the new farm laws, the 2003. uted by him is having mini- smoking at restricted areas is PIL stated Under the amendments mum quantity as may be pre- being increased from 200 to that farmers have been proposed in the bill, “No per- scribed.” 2,000. misguided by politicians as son shall sell, offer for sale, or Contravention of this The amendment on adver- the draft laws were not pub- permit sale of, cigarette or any Section 7 will lead to impris- tising says, “No person shall lished for wide consultation other tobacco product - (a) to onment of two years or fine directly or indirectly advertise and feedback before being or by any person who is under going up to 1 lakh and second cigarettes or any other tobac- introduced in Parliament. twenty-one years of age, and in conviction leading to prison co products through any medi- This has led to a lot of mis- an area within a radius of one for 5 years or fine going up to um and no person shall take information and protest hundred meters of any educa- 5 lakh. part in any advertisement that among the farmers and people tional institution.” The Bill also has a provi- directly or indirectly promotes with vested interests are using Section 7 is being amend- sion for coming down on man- the use or consumption of this chaos to advance their ed to say, “Provided that the ufacture and sale of illicit cig- cigarettes or any other tobac- cause, using the farmers as a trade and commerce in ciga- arettes and tobacco products. co products,” as per the official. front, it said. % , " +, -.-/
) R )" :* . )/0 )" QQ # % R 5$ ,-<=" * 1%23/42 > $ 3( +>4 )? try, Modi said, they need pro- is as important as human man- ''() cent at USD 42.6 billion. In fessional managers, and the agement,” he said, adding the 3' * “China opposes the February 2020, it had registered 3 he Indian start-ups of today youth require to be prepared country has been able to build Americans from abusing ontracting for the third a rise of 2.48 per cent. 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. Chinese military. last few weeks in office. ed a positive growth of 7.6 per December 2019-20. (SCBs), September 2020. -. &%& , O ! ,,- / % ) % ! ! 010! & 2%& : !M =+ ''() During the month, rev- ''() had exhausted their quotas by enues from import of goods 2QFY21.”On December 16, the ST collections touched a were 27 per cent higher and the he Centre’s continued focus Cabinet Committee on Grecord high of over 1.15 revenues from domestic trans- Ton ethanol is a positive for Economic Affairs (CCEA) he Department of Pension lakh crore in December, reflect- action (including import of the sugar industry as exports announced the long-awaited T& Pensioners’ Welfare ing festive demand and reflat- services) are 8 per cent higher are likely to reduce in SS21 export subsidy for SS21, reduc- (DoPPW), vide its order dated, ing economy. than the revenues from these (sugar season 2021), India ing the amount to Rs 5.8 per kg December 14, 2020 had The gross GST revenue sources during the same month Ratings and Research (Ind- possibly due to the stretched instructed all the collected in the month of last year. Ra) said in a report. government finances and an Ministries/Departments of December 2020 is 1,15,174 In line with the recent As per the report, record increase in international prices. Government of India to crore and is the highest since trend of recovery in the GST exports and a resilient domes- Besides, Ind-Ra expects appoint nodal officers and con- ."- &4,A 6 % %% .-B8/$( the introduction of Goods and revenues, the mop-up in tic demand made sugar one of sugar exports to moderate from duct nation-wide Pension &4,A7 Services Tax from July 1, 2017, December crossed Rs 1 lakh the few sectors to witness the SS20 historical high. Adalats in the last week of . the Finance Ministry said in a crore mark for the third month strong revenue growth in the “India exported 5.7 million December 2020 and first week statement. in a row and was 12 per cent Covid-19 affected in 1HFY21. tonnes (mnt) of sugar in SS20 of January, 2021. “This is the highest growth higher than over Rs 1.03 lakh “The growth was also sup- and reports indicate an export All India Pension Adalats ( in monthly revenues for the last crore collected in December ported by an increase in the of another 0.2-0.3mnt during are being organised every year %.5 21 months. This has been due 2019. distillery revenue. 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’ ": @! 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 6 7 $8 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. Q R temic changes introduced 27,050 crore collected on witness a moderation in market as the country extend- Approximately 64 New Delhi:Booking a cooking recently, which have led to import of goods) and Cess is Rs 3QFY21 with a significant ed its preferential lower import Departments/Organisations of 3 The case pertains to 2007. gas LPG refill cylinder is just a improved compliance,” the 8,579 crore (including Rs 971 reduction in exports due to the duty to Indian sugar amid a Govt. of India are engaged in It also observed that missed call away for Indane Finance Ministry said in a crore collected on import of delay in announcement of decline in sugar production in this exercise as per preliminary he Securities and Exchange Mukesh Ambani being the Gas consumers. Indian Oil statement. goods). The government has export subsidy mid-December Thailand. 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. " +, -.-/ 3
7 +* () < 3% 12 7 E 9 which he had issued such a countries like India and China. restriction have not changed. They would now have Dubai: Iran said on Saturday it only abated with the 2015 The continuation of the to wait at least till the end plans to enrich uranium up to atomic deal. A resumption of restrictions, which comes with of March before approaching Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary 20 per cent at its underground 20 per cent enrichment could just 20 days left in the US diplomatic missions to Guards chief Hossein Salami Fordo nuclear facility “as soon see that brinksmanship return. the Republican President’s get stamping. 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 ) 4 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. , -. 3 1% 9 R 4 P( 2 London: WikiLeaks founder partner and the mother of his Julian Assange will find out two sons, has appealed to U.S. Washington: The US Congress 322-87 to override Trump’s Ramallah (West Bank): The evacuating “an illegal building” Monday whether he can be President Donald Trump via London: Britain will allow “Every effort should be has overwhelmingly overturned veto. The President had vetoed Palestinian Health Ministry said in the At-Tuwani village. 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 2) Janasanyog /CF/3656/20 : , 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 " .+, -.-/ ! " # @ ''() After regular captain Virat “There was never an iota of Kohli went on paternity leave doubt about who will be India’s enior opener Rohit Sharma after the first Test in Adelaide, vice-captain once Virat takes a $ Swas appointed the vice-cap- Pujara was named Ajinkya break and Ajinkya is elevated. It tain of the Indian Test team for Rahane's deputy for the second was always going to be Rohit the first time in his career, match. However, it is learnt that and Pujara was just a stop-gap replacing Cheteshwar Pujara, the team management was arrangement till the former Jay Shah stated in a media who was entrusted with the always clear that once Rohit is joined the squad,” a senior offi- release. responsibility for the Boxing fit and able to join the squad, he cial privy to the development “The All-India Senior Day Test in Melbourne. will be Rahane’s deputy. told PTI. Selection Committee has named T Natarajan as Yadav’s replacement. Ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test squad as Mohd. Shami's replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a hairline frac- ture in his right forearm,” the release added. Both Shami and Umesh '(34 +' Yadav will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru amil Nadu’s yorker sensa- for further rehabilitation of Ttion Thangarasu Natarajan their injuries. on Friday replaced injured The 29-year-old Natarajan pacer Umesh Yadav in the had started off as a net bowler Indian Test team for the during the series and then sub- remaining two games against sequently made it to the T20 Australia, continuing his and ODI squads. He snared remarkable rise in internation- eight wickets (two ODI and six al cricket. T20) during his four limited- Earlier, Shardul Thakur overs appearances in national had replaced an injured colours. Mohammed Shami in the He has played 20 first- squad before the second Test. class games for Tamil Nadu and “Umesh Yadav sustained a will now be in contention for a strain in his left calf muscle on slot in traditional format. Day 3 of the second Border- Earlier, fit-again top bats- Gavaskar Test in man Rohit Sharma completed Melbourne...The fast bowler his quarantine and joined the will not recover completely team in Melbourne. The series ahead of the remaining two Test is locked 1-1 right now with the matches and has been ruled out third Test starting in Sydney of the series,” BCCI Secretary from January 7. 3 3,, ":+ N !
'(34 +' they are also not supposed to avail any public transport. ive India Test players, They are, however, allowed a including vice-captain walk around the cities where FRohit Sharma, opener they are playing. Shubman Gill and wicket- Cricket Australia’s state- keeper-batsman Rishabh ment doesn't specify any Pant, have been placed in time-frame for the investiga- isolation and an investigation tion but it has been learnt that launched into a possible the Indian team is not amused breach of the COVID-19 bio- by the turn of events. security protocol by them, India and Australia are Cricket Australia said on engaged in a four-Test series Saturday. right now and the third match This was after a fan put is due to start on January 7 in out a video of the players sit- Sydney. ting inside an indoor restau- “The players were stand- rant on Twitter on Friday. He ing outside the restaurant claimed to have been seated and due to drizzle, they had close to them and also talked gotten inside. If this is a way about getting a hug from of trying to unsettle the team Pant after he paid for the play- before the third Test, it's a bad ers’ meal. He later retracted ploy by Cricket Australia,” a the claim about the hug after senior BCCI official told PTI. it raised serious questions on Rohit had recently com- a breach of protocol. pleted 14 days of hard quar- The BCCI brass had ini- antine in Sydney and started tially ruled out any investiga- training in Melbourne only a tion after reports of a possi- couple of days back. ble breach first appeared in The players will be per- the media here, but Cricket mitted to train in accordance Australia's late statement said with the protocols that have a joint probe is on. been put in place. “The Board of Control for Asked if Cricket Australia Cricket in India (BCCI) and could disallow the three play- Cricket Australia (CA) were ers (Rohit, Pant and Gill) today alerted to a video post from taking part in the next on social media that pur- Test, the official said: “Firstly, ported to show Rohit Sharma, they are allowed to train. Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Secondly, I don’t think it will Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep come to that as then there Saini eating at an indoor could be adverse implica- venue in Melbourne on New tions.” Year’s Day,” CA said in a Earlier, a senior Indian statement. cricket board official told PTI It has been learnt that the that the visiting contingent is Indian Cricket board will "well aware" of the COVID-19 back its players as the gener- protocols and had not violat- al consensus is that there ed any of them. hasn't been any deliberate “No, there has been no breach. There is a feeling that breach in bio-security proto- Indian team might just come cols. Everyone associated with together like 2007-08 the Indian team is well aware 'Monkey Gate' controversy of the protocols,” the senior when Andrew Symonds had BCCI official had said in the claimed that Harbhajan Singh morning. had abused him racially. “We can only term it as a As per protocol, players malicious spin by a section of are allowed to eat out in out- Australian media and this door settings, following social has started after their humil- distancing norms. iating defeat,” he added. India “The BCCI and CA are crushed Australia by eight investigating the matter and wickets in the second Test in seeking to determine whether Melbourne, making an the outing constitutes a incredible comeback days breach of bio-security proto- after the debacle in the four- cols.” match series opener in The isolation protocols Adelaide. were put in place after con- The bio-security bubbles sulting with medical teams. have been put in place to “...On the advice of the ensure that the players are not Australian and Indian med- affected by the COVID-19 ical teams, the aforemen- pandemic that has gripped tioned players have been the world for months now, placed in isolation as a pre- with parts of Australia report- caution. ing fresh outbreaks in recent “This will include sepa- times. rating the group of players This had also put the from the broader Indian and future of the third Test in Australian squads when trav- Sydney in doubt before CA elling and at the training clarified that it would not be venue,” CA further stated. shifted to Melbourne. It is understood that as The match will begin on per bio-security protocols January 7 and the two teams provided by Cricket Australia, will arrive in Sydney a couple players are not just barred of days before the scheduled from indoor restaurants but start. ! 9 :3:
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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? 4 large extent. It is indeed a matter of grave concern 7 Despite the current scenario, sincere for the country. It is true that a lot many 6 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 42+')E' the help given to the Government by the media, this issue a lot and very carefully and 3''3(' 42 7 both electronic and print, in spreading aware- improved upon it. '+(6-/<<=-/F< ness and putting out the importance of this issue Two, after a road accident, immediate 3(,54 % in the public domain. It has received good medical help is required. On this front, )'+' (( response, too. we have tried to provide medical vans ( 4234 8<<< immediately and saved several lives. Now 3(,54 4 Sir, you just spoke on need for better road we are trying to build helipads on road- )' 4( safely education. Due to the pandemic, shared sides (based on suggestions that this mobility services like Uber and Ola have been ) )6 hit and various new drivers and aggregators would expedite the help extended to the 43'2 7' 4 injured), so they can be shifted quickly have emerged. How do you plan to educate +4E' )4'' these people? Even in schools, do you think to the hospitals and more lives can be )E' ' 4 saved. Emergency services certainly is driving training should be given and included the second most important aspect for 4( , ';(% in the syllabus? How do you get the new dri- us. (42C<<< vers to follow it? The third “issue” (if I may call it ,+4+')3'' There is a shortage of about 22 lakh drivers that) is that of education (or lack of +4E'36 in our country. The Ministry of Skill it). It is important that proper edu- 'E'(4 ' 35 Development and Entrepreneurship has also cation be imparted on the rules of 4 )'+ made some plans and policies, but there still the road. For this, beginning with C<<<,+4+') remains a vast shortage of drivers. I have decid- the primary classes, we are trying 3'' + '36 ed that I will not allow driverless cars to enter to inculcate a sense of discipline )'4+(35 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 66 )'4(66 4 5' ''4 42,) ' 4 ( ' 4 4E' ) siycerrat *4 )',' K( ! 9 :3:
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he last question about road tance of 250 km would be covered in In our country, insurance econo- Tsafety is that recently there was two hours straight. my, pension economy and share econ- a 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- 4 +E (( ' 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 +6) 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 +4E'+42B<<<< 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 ,+4+' 4 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 6'+' 4 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. ,+'' 4 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 F(5),+4+'%24+ 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 ) ')E' 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- ' 2 '', 4+ 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 44(+44 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, ',)4(4 6 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. ,' +'' 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 4E 424+ 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- 5 (('4+5'+ 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 ' % 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 3'( 'E' ) )' 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 ,4 ' ) 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. ', 4+ ((3',4 ' besides maintaining a good bank and being educated in this aspect. When travellers would be able to book a seat To move on to MSMEs, now that We have created 11 crore jobs in the GST record, we will rate them and all the stakeholders make positive for themselves just as they do for air- Aatmanirbhar Bharat being our big past five years and we are attempting )'3,534'42 when they go to the capital market, attempts, only then will we get posi- lines. This would fetch the Govern- slogan, what plans or policies have to create 5 crore new jobs. 'E'(4 ' they will be awarded with 15 per cent tive, foreign-like results. ment good revenue and cut down on been made to benefit the MSMEs in Our village industry has a by the Indian Government. That is our losses, and people would be able bringing in and conducting busi- turnover of 80,000 crore and, in two our policy and work has already start- Interview by Kushan Mitra & to travel more comfortably. The dis- nesses? years, we aim to increase it to 5 lakh ed on this front. Navneet Mendiratta
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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 )# ";< 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 !" ;;< martyr General Soleimani and drive was also beneficial for India’s ! # ><# Arabaeen or Chehellom (40 days fol- national interests. 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As ceremony. foreign-backed takfiri outfits raised Martyr Professor Mohsen their heads in 2014, the late com- Fakhrizadeh had also an outstand- These dastardly acts are com- terrorists and that the US definition giving a severe blow to the foundation international community and dedi- mander emerged as a key strategist ing role in different peaceful scien- mitted against Iran which itself has of terrorism is defined by its self- of Daesh, more recruitments for this cating an annual International and ingenious commander leading tific projects in Iran, the most recent so far been at the forefront of the interests and is rooted on double terrorist group from other countries Martyr Soleimani Award to the Iranian military advisers assisting example of which is the development fight against terrorism in order to standards. were also prevented. heroes of fighting with terror. 486A/A&6 Syrian and Iraqi troops in battles of the first indigenous Covid-19 test establish and contribute to peace and It goes without saying that had it To honour the memory of mar- Last but not least, it is hoped that against terrorists. kit and vaccine, which is a great con- stability in the region and the world not been for martyr Soleimani’s valu- tyr General Soleimani and pay trib- 2021 may be a year of peace, tran- He assisted the Baghdad tribution to Iran’s national efforts in and such acts are a flagrant violation able efforts, Daesh would have spread ute to all scarifying their lives for the quility, health, prosperity and devel- Government in operations to retake curbing the Covid-19 pandemic and of international rules and humani- its rule of terror throughout a wider peace and tranquility in the region opment for the people of our region the strategic oil-rich city of Tikrit production of its vaccine at a time tarian principles. The US’ criminal part of the region. Curbing of Daesh and beyond, the Islamic Republic of and the entire world. from Daesh in 2015. General when Iran is under the inhumane, move to target General Soleimani has also prevented the takfiri terrorists Iran proposes the following: desig- Soleimani was on the front line of unjust and unilaterally imposed once again proved to the people of from causing terror in other parts of nation of January 3 as “World (The writer is the Ambassador of anti-terrorism operations, from Iraq’s sanctions by the United States. the world who is really backing the the world, including South Asia. By Counter-Terrorism Day” by the Iran to India)
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