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BRIEF Farmer unions’ meet to ‘Netaji would have been proud reconsider govt proposal to put farm laws on hold to see India’s self-reliance’ New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Delhi cops give nod to Kolkata, Jan 23: PM pays floral tribute to Netaji A meeting of 32 Punjab farmers’ R-Day rally farmer unions opposed to New Delhi: Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's statue at the the Centre's farm laws is The Delhi Police Narendra Modi on National Library in Kolkata on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Modi went around seeing paintings by underway at the Singhu on Saturday gave permis- Saturday said Netaji around 100 artists on a 40-metre long canvas on the sprawling lawns of Belvedere House at the National border here, a major sion to protesting farmer Subhash Chandra Bose Library compound. The prime minister paid floral tributes at the feet of Netaji's statue on his arrival at protest site, to reconsider unions to hold their tractor would have been proud of the library. He was accompanied by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Modi interacted with the government's proposal parades on January 26 in India's self-reliance and some of the artists as he went around seeing the paintings and folk art of Bengal. The prime minister to put the contentious leg- the national capital, farmer Finance Minister Nirmala pleased to see it exporting also greeted participants in an international conference on "Revisiting the legacy of Netaji Subhas islations on hold. leaders claimed. The tractor Sitharaman along with Minister of coronavirus (Covid-19) Chandra Bose" at Belvedere House to mark his 125th birth anniversary. Modi was at the National Library This comes a day after parades will start from the State for Finance Anurag Singh vaccine to other nations. for 18 minutes, following which he left for Victoria Memorial to attend a programme. the government asked Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri Thakur during Halwa ceremony to Addressing a gathering farmer leaders to revert by border points of Delhi, but mark the commencement of final at Kolkata's Victoria Don’t insult after inviting: Mamata Saturday in case they details will be finalised stage of Union Budget 2021-22 , Memorial on the occasion agree to its proposal to sus- tonight, farmer leader in New Delhi, Saturday. of Subhash Chandra West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday declined to speak at an event to celebrate pend the legislations for 18 Abhimanyu Kohar said after Bose's 125th birth anniver- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary where "Jai Shri Ram" slogans were raised in the months. Later in the day, a attending a meeting Militant hideout sary,which the Centre said presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Banerjee had not started her speech when the slogan crucial meeting of the between the unions and the would be celebrated as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was raised by a section of the crowd at the Victoria Memorial event to celebrate the 125th birth Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, police. Kohar claimed that Jammu: The Border 'Parakram Divas' every during his visit to Netaji anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter. She said such "insult" was unacceptable. "This is a an umbrella body of the Delhi Police has given Security Force (BSF) year, the PM said, "A self- Bhavan to celebrate the 125th government programme and not a political programme. There has to be dignity. It doesn't behove around 40 farmer organi- its nod to the farmers' trac- Saturday busted a mili- reliant West Bengal will birth anniversary of Netaji anybody to invite people and insult. I won't speak. Jai Bangla, Jai Hind," she said, wrapping up. sations leading the tor parade on Republic Day tant hideout in the lead to a self-reliant India." Subhash Chandra Bose, in protests at several Delhi in the national capital. Poonch district of Jammu State chief minister Kolkata, Saturday. border points, will be held. and Kashmir and recov- Mamata Banerjee and "This is not a party pro- ple are part of this event. here. I refuse to speak at "The meeting of Punjab later in the day," said ered a large cache of Governor Jagdeep however, refused to speak gramme. This is an event The government should this event in protest. Jai farmer unions is going on. Lakhbir Singh, vice presi- arms and ammunition, a Dhankhar were also pres- at the event as she felt 'in- of the government. All have some dignity. Don't Hind, Jai Bangla," A meeting of Samyukta dent (Punjab) of All India spokesperson for the ent at the event. The CM, sulted'. political parties and peo- insult me after calling me Banerjee said. Kisan Morcha will be held Kisan Sabha. force said. The hideout was unearthed this after- noon during a search BSF detects 150-metre Avian Influenza in poultry operation in Doba Rahul Gandhi hits campaign trail in TN Mohalla forest area in birds confirmed in 9 states long tunnel at IB „ Targets PM Modi labourers and small and Hadiguda, 10 kms from medium business owners," New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Chhattisgarh, Himachal Mandi town, the „ Second within 10 days Hiranagar sector during Coimbatore, Jan 23 (PTI): Gandhi said. Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar spokesperson said. He the past 10 days, fourth in The Congress party's The Centre on Saturday Pradesh, Uttarakhand, said the search operation Jammu, Jan 23 (PTI): the past six months along Launching his party's ties with the DMK ap- said bird flu in poultry has Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu was launched by the BSF the International Border campaign for the Tamil peared strained after the been confirmed so far in and Kashmir and Punjab -- on specific intelligence The Border Security (IB) in Samba and Kathua Nadu Assembly elections, Dravidian party days ago nine states of Kerala, for crow/migratory/wild information. Force (BSF) on Saturday districts and 10th in the Congress leader Rahul said it had plans to contest Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, birds. "However, crow/pi- detected a second under- past decade. On January Gandhi on Saturday ac- all the 30 seats in neigh- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, geon samples submitted Flight services ground tunnel constructed 13, a 150-metre-long tunnel cused the AIADMK gov- bouring Puducherry as Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar from Rudraprayag, Gangtok: Direct flight by Pakistan in Jammu and was detected in Bobiyaan ernment of "compromis- part of efforts to strength- Pradesh and Punjab. Lansdowne Forest Range services between Delhi Kashmir's Kathua district village in the same sector. ing" with the Centre and en the party. The avian influenza has and Paudi Forest Range of and Sikkim commenced to facilitate the infiltration The spokesperson said alleged Prime Minister Also, DMK office-bear- been confirmed in 12 states Uttarakhand; pigeon sam- on Saturday with a of terrorists, a spokesper- the latest tunnel was un- Narendra Modi used agen- ers could not be seen in his for crow/migratory/wild ples from Sriganganagar Rahul Gandhi interacts with SpiceJet aircraft landing son of the border guarding earthed on a specific intel- cies like the CBI to get campaign here. Cadres of birds. "Till January 23, 2021, district of Rajasthan; crow representatives of MSME at at Pakyong airport in the force said. ligence input in the early what he wanted. alliance parties taking outbreaks of Avian and peacock samples from Suguna Auditorium in Himalayan state with 57 This is the second such hours of the day during Addressing people at part in the campaign of Influenza (Bird flu) have Fatehpur district of Uttar Coimbatore district, Saturday. passengers, officials said. structure found in 10 days. the anti-tunnelling drive. multiple locations from top leaders of the combine been confirmed in nine Pradesh have been found Commercial flight servic- The secret tunnel was "The tunnel is about 150 his campaign van, Gandhi had so far been a practice states (Kerala, Haryana, negative for Avian es to the tabletop airport detected during an anti- metres long and 30 feet targeted the Prime and a key contender for in the state. Madhya Pradesh, Influenza," the statement recommenced after near- tunnelling operation in deep with about three feet Minister in his first of the power in Tamil Nadu. Hitting out at the Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, said. The ministry said that ly one-and-half years the border outpost (BOP) diameter," he said, adding three-day campaign of In April or early May as- AIADMK government, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar the control and containment after the private airliner Pansar area of Hiranagar that the BSF had shot western Tamil Nadu. sembly elections are likely Gandhi said, "You have a Pradesh and Punjab) for operations (Cleaning and sector, opposite Abhiyal- down a Pakistani "I will work with the in Tamil Nadu and government today in poultry birds," Ministry of Disinfection) are going on in halted its operations Dogra and Kingre-de- Hexacopter carrying loads people of Tamil Nadu to AIADMK, a BJP partner, Tamil Nadu that is com- Fisheries, Animal the affected epicentres of between Kolkata and Kothe in Shakargarh, the of weapons and ammuni- help you get a government is in power since 2011. promised. Husbandry and Dairying Maharashtra, Madhya Pakyong in June 2019 due spokesperson said. tion in June 2020 in the that you deserve," he said "I want to help bring a Narendra Modi uses the said in a statement. Bird flu Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, to bad weather conditions This is the second un- same area besides foiling and refrained from men- government in Tamil CBI and Enforcement has been confirmed in 12 Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and technical problems. derground tunnel detected an infiltration bid by ter- tioning ally DMK, the rul- Nadu that truly respects Directorate to get what he States -- Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Commercial flight opera- by BSF personnel in rorists in November 2019. ing AIADMK's archrival poor people, farmers, wants." Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala. tions to the airport start- ed in October 2018. R-DAY FULL DRESS REHEARSAL Six dead Lalu’s condition stable, shifted to AIIMS Mumbai: At least six per- Ranchi, Jan 23 (PTI): Delhi. An eight-member sons, including five medical board is examin- women, were killed and Jailed RJD chief Lalu ing Prasad's health and he 18 others injured when Prasad will be shifted to is likely to be shifted to their vehicle fell into a AIIMS-Delhi after his AIIMS as soon as the ex- 400-feet deep gorge in health condition deterio- perts submit their report. Nandurbar district of rated while undergoing To send Prasad to Delhi, Maharashtra on Saturday, treatment at a hospital in the jail authorities will a police official said. The Ranchi, officials said on also have to seek approval accident took place Saturday. from the CBI court. around 10.30 am on the Prasad (72), convicted in On Friday, Prasad's wife hilly stretch of Khadki fodder scam cases, is un- Rabri Devi, daughter Misa ghat, located approxi- dergoing treatment at the Bharti, sons Tej Pratap mately 10 kms from Rajendra Institute of and Tejashwi reached Toranmal hill station, he Medical Science (RIMS) Ranchi on a special plane said. Around 24 persons, here for multiple ailments. after being informed of most of them labourers, "Lalu Prasad is having the veteran leader's deteri- RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav were going to Danduka in trouble breathing for the orating health. The family being shifted to AIIMS in New Ahmedabad from Khadki last two days. On Friday, met Prasad in the night. Delhi from Rajendra Institute of and neighbouring villages he was found to be having After meeting his father, Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital in Nandurbar in north pneumonia. Tejashwi told reporters after his health deteriorated, in Maharashtra in the ill- Considering his age, we that his condition was Ranchi, Saturday. fated Mahindra Max vehi- have decided to shift him worrisome. Tejashwi also cle, he said. to AIIMS- Delhi on the ad- met Chief Minister vice of doctors for better experts at AIIMS," he Hemant Soren at his resi- treatment," RIMS Director added. Dr Prasad further dence during the day to Arrested Dr Kameshwar Prasad said that the authorities seek cooperation of the Bulandshahr: Three told PTI. "He is likely to be and his family are arrang- state government in ar- Excise department per- Glimpses of Full Dress Rehearsal of Republic Day Parade 2021 near India Gate in New Delhi, Saturday. shifted to AIIMS today. We ing for an air ambulance ranging to take his father sonnel were arrested have already spoken to the to shift him to AIIMS- to Delhi. here for allegedly taking Rs 3 lakh from a liquor PITIABLE CONDITION OF GIRLS contractor on the pretext Govt to continue ban on Chinese Modi reaches out to indigenous Assamese of leaving his accom- plice, police said on apps including Tiktok bestowing on them land rights Saturday. Senior New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): comply with local laws and ‘42 % girls allowed access to mobile Superintendent of Police regulations and do our best „ Amid anti-CAA clamour tural traditions of the in- (SSP) Santosh Kumar The government has sent to address any concerns the phone for less than an hour a day’ digenous people. Singh said that on notices to Chinese apps, in- government may have. Sivasagar, Jan 23 (PTI): He also castigated the January 21 as per an cluding Tiktok, that the Ensuring the privacy and se- New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): in India. The survey, re- to state. Karnataka is where previous governments for information from Hapur order to block them will be curity of all our users re- leased ahead of the the maximum amount of Reaching out to the in- depriving them of their police, Bulandshahr and continued. mains to be our topmost pri- A new survey has found National Girl Child Day, adolescent girls enjoyed digenous people of elec- land rights for years since Hapur police conducted a The notice has been is- ority," a TikTok spokesper- that about 42 per cent ado- covered 4,100 respondents easy access to digital or mo- tion-bound Assam amid Independence. joint raid at liquor con- sued by the Ministry of son said. lescent girls are allowed ac- across four key stakeholder bile devices, with 65 per frequent anti-CAA "When the Sarbananda tractor Brahmpal's Electronics and IT after re- The government had cess to a mobile phone for groups adolescent girls, cent. "Boys have easier ac- protests, Prime Minister Sonowal government took 'dharamshala' in viewing replies of blocked blocked 59 Chinese apps in less than an hour in a day family members, teachers, cess. In Haryana, the gen- Narendra Modi on over the reins in Assam, Anupshahr area and apps, according to a source June and 118 more apps, in- with most parents feeling and representatives of com- der gap is the widest, while Saturday distributed land more than six lakh indige- seized 18 cartons of illicit who did not wish to be iden- cluding PUBG mobile game, that they are "unsafe" and munity organisations (like Telangana reported the ownership certificates to nous families had no legal liquor, and arrested his tified. When contacted, in September. The Ministry an "unhealthy distraction" NGOs) in ten states -- lowest difference between over one lakh such fami- rights over their land. In accomplice Vimal Tiktok confirmed to have re- of Information Technology for them. Assam, Haryana, the percentage of boys and lies, insisting the move will the last few years more Raghav. ceived a reply from the gov- had blocked the apps under Centre for Catalyzing Karnataka, Bihar, Madhya girls having digital access guarantee them "pride, than two lakh such fami- ernment. "We are evaluating section 69A of the Change (C3), a New Delhi- Pradesh, Maharashtra, (12 per cent)," it said. freedom and protection". lies have been allotted own- the notice and will respond Information Technology Act based NGO, in association Tamil Nadu, Telangana, The survey said family On his first physical visit ership certificates. Weather to it as appropriate. TikTok after learning that the apps with Digital Empowerment Uttar Pradesh and West attitudes and biases restrict outside the national capital "With more than one was among the first compa- are engaged in activities Foundation (DEF) conduct- Bengal. The survey found the time given to girls to ac- this year, Modi reaffirmed lakh families added today, nies to comply with the which are prejudicial to sov- ed the survey in 29 districts that there is a crisis of ac- cess a digital device 42 per the state and the central the government has shown High Low 32 14 Government of India direc- ereignty and integrity of of 10 states with 4,100 re- cess to digital devices for cent of girls are allowed ac- government's commitment its commitment to protect- tive issued on June 29, 2020. India, defence of India, secu- spondents to understand adolescent girls in India. cess to a mobile phone for to protecting the land ing the rights of the indige- We continually strive to rity of state and public order. digital access to young girls "Access differs from state less than an hour in a day. rights and the unique cul- nous people," Modi said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 Development of Chhattisgarh is going on under the CHHATTISGARH’S TABLEAU leadership of Chief Minister: Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahria continuously for the last Urban two years. Out of the 36 Administration promises made at the time Minister gives Rs of government formation, 24 promises have been ful- 6.13 crore for the filled. The proceedings to development of fulfill the remaining prom- Kasdol region ises are also in progress. Dr. Dahria said that the Central Chronicle News development of farmers is a top priority for our gov- Raipur, Jan 23: State ernment. We clearly be- Urban Administration and lieve that prosperity of Development and Labour and Daulatram Sharma loans to a dozen beneficiar- farmers is the key to the Minister Dr. Shivkumar Government College at Rs ies. development of the state Dahria has given a grant of 27 lakh. On the request of In a program organized and the country. He said Rs 6.13 crore to the Kasdol the MLA and local repre- in Guru Ghasidas that Chhattisgarh govern- Nagar Panchayat for five sentatives, Dr. Dahria has Government School prem- ment is buying paddy at development works at a announced approval for 20 ises, Minister Dr. Dahria the rate of Rs 2500 per function held in Kasdol. lakh for Teachers' House in said that the state is devel- quintal as promised. He also made a Bhoomi Kasdol, 10 lakh for Sinha oping better under the lead- Under the Rajiv Kisan Pujan for construction of Samaj Community ership of Chief Minister Nyaya Yojana, the differ- market and Rs. 51 lakh in Building and 10 lakh for Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. The ence from the support ward number one under Ghasidas Community state government is contin- price is being given as the the water storage scheme of Building. Under various uously working in the in- amount of respect. Three Rs. 4 crore 90 lakh and Rs. schemes of Urban terest of farmers and years ago, where only 15 25 lakh under Pauni Pasari Administration and labourers. He said that in lakh farmers used to come scheme. Inaugurated the Development Department, the field of urban sanita- to sell paddy in the society, Chhattisgarh’s tableau on “folk musical instruments of Chhattisgarh” today took part in a full-dress rehearsal of community building made Minister Dr. Dahria also tion, Chhattisgarh has re- today, 2.5 lakh farmers are Republic day parade 2021 at Rajpath. The tableau was greeted with a huge round of applause by the audience. from 20 lakh in ward 14 distributed cheque and ceived awards and honours buying paddy from them. E-Commerce policy and fresh Press Note will be released soon MATS University felicitated by CG Central Chronicle News rescued from the shackles Affairs also attended the profitable mode of busi- omy and at the time of any of vitiated atmosphere meeting. ness and easy access to crisis, the traders always Govt for serving corona patients Raipur, Jan 23: CAIT and an even level playing He said that consumers for good quali- rose to the occasion. The National Vice President field in e- commerce mar- Government stands com- ty of goods coupled with fabulous services rendered Central Chronicle News Raipur, Memento to the University Amar Parwani, State ket will be ensured to en- mitted to ensure that no consumer friendly servic- by traders in maintaining & Head of the Department and Working President courage more traders to one should dare to violate es. Goyal appreciated the supply of essential items Raipur, Jan 23: Chief Medical and Certificates of appreciation for the Magelal Maloo State adopt e-commerce as an Laws & Rules and if any suggestion of CAIT for ob- during COVID lick down is Health Office presented memento students were given. Working President additional mode of busi- one does so, they should be taining mandatory regis- ample testimony of this & certificates of appreciation to Shri Gokulananda Panda said Vikram Singh Deo, State ness. He informed CAIT prepared to face the conse- tration of each and every e fact. Shri Goyal also ap- MATS University. This honour is that MATS University has always General secretary delegation led by its quences . India is the land commerce entity engaged pealed the CAIT delega- given to the student of MATS remained conscious and active Jitendra Doshi , State Secretary General Mr of established laws and in online transactions of tion to work shoulder to School of Arts and Humanities – about its Institutional Social Working General secre- Praveen Khandelwal, every one concerned all goods & services shoulder with Psychology for providing free Responsibility and has many future tary Parmanand Jain, National Vice President should have to follow rules through any mode of on- Government in widening counseling to the patients of plans which shall show their posi- State Treasure Ajay Mr. Amar Parwani that both in letter & spirit. He line business. He asked the the tax base of generation Corona at a time when it was at its tive impact on the society when Agrawal has informed strenuous exercise is also said that hitherto the DPIIT officials present in of more revenue to the peak. This counseling was given to implemented. Dr. Shaista Ansari that Union Commerce being underway to bring a laws were followed on let- the meeting to examine Government. On sugges- those patients who were identified expressed her heartiest gratitude Minister Shri Piyush robust e-commerce policy ter and the element of the suggestion. Mr Goyal tion of CAIT to simplify by the doctors as prone to suc- to the Chief Medical and Health Goyal in a video conferenc- and a fresh Press Note 3 sprit was missing. In view said that Government is the GST taxation system , cumbing to the depression crept Officer Raipur for providing MATS ing meeting with a delega- under FDI policy will be of such precarious situa- very sensitive towards is- Mr Goyal assured that he into them because of suffering mental condition they were falling this opportunity of serving the so- tion of Confederation of released soon by plugging tion , the Government has sues of the traders and the will certainly speak to from this deadly disease. into. This splendid work of the stu- ciety and reiterated that MATS All India Traders (CAIT) all escape routes of Press given a serious thought Government is committed Union Finance Minister The students under the guid- dents of MATS was immensely ap- shall always remain committed to held yesterday evening as- Note No 2 . About a dozen and accordingly the steps to provide ease of doing Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman ance and supervision of Head of plauded by the Chhattisgarh the cause of Social Welfare and sured that the e- commerce senior officials of DPIIT & will be taken to make e- business as the traders are and advised CAIT to make their Department, Dr. Shaista Government. In a felicitation pro- would be proud to be associated to business in India will be Ministry of Consumer commerce a lucrative and the real back bone of econ- representation to her. Ansari successfully dragged these gram organized in the Office of the such programs of the government patients out from the precarious Chief Medical & Health Officer in future. Trial run of five goods trains ‘The Yoga Institute’ for E-Epic to be launch today on better health from Feb 01 connected together successful Central Chronicle News the occasion of Voters’ Day Central Chronicle News Raipur, Jan 23: A branch of The loaded by completing the Yoga Institute, one of the oldest Downloading Epic KYC process by visiting Raipur/Bilaspur, Jan 23: institutes in the world (estd. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Besides card at home the KYC link www.KYC. South East Central Railway 1918), is scheduled to open in asanas, pranayama, kriyas, and became very easy ICI. in. Such voters will (SECR) created history by Raipur on February 1, 2021. The meditation, the Yoga Institute be able to download their first successful trial of institute, which has branches all lays a lot of emphasis on the Central Chronicle News e-Epic from January 25 to Vasuki, five goods trains over the world, teaches `Yoga need to cultivate a philosophical 31, 2021, who recently connected together to form for the Householder’. Yogendra- outlook to life, which further Raipur, Jan 23: added a new name to the one train here on Friday. ji, the founder, was of the view helps an individual to live harmo- Electronic Voter Photo voter list by giving their Vasuki was operated with that yoga cannot be the exclu- niously with oneself, with one’s Identity Card (e-Epic) is unique mobile number 300 wagons and total length sive preserve of sadhus and mys- family and in society. It also being launched by during special brief revi- of train was 3.5 kilometres. tics, and it should benefit the teaches its students the yogic Election Commission of sion 2021. From DRM Shyam Sunder Vasuki during trial run. (Inset) Shyam Sunder Gupta. common man. His efforts to have lifestyle including the impor- India on National Voters February 01, 2021, all the Gupta informed that the yoga touch the lives of the mass- tance of diet, recreation, rou- Day 5 January 25, 2021. It remaining voters will be historic trial was per- train by interconnecting Railway required five loco es have been successful; the in- tines, mind management en- will be available on the able to download the formed on early morning three loaded goods trains. pilots, five assistant loco pi- stitute was awarded the presti- abling the practitioner to live a format of a digital PDF, EPIC. With this, people between Bhilai-D cabin of As next level on January lots and five guards. Total gious PM’s award for the promo- full and rewarding life. which the voter can will be able to get Epic Raipur Railway Division 22 the successful trial of of 15 staff duty was carried tion and development of yoga in In Raipur, the institute will download and use at any Card sitting at home easi- and Korba Railway station Vasuki was performed by out by three members. 2018-19. conduct regular yoga classes, time according to his tered. An OTP will be re- ly.There will be no fear of of Bilaspur Railway the Railway officials. The By the operation of forth Most people mistakenly be- ideal if one wishes to practise need. From 25 January ceived on the registered missing etc. The voter Division. Train has been distance between Bhilai-D long haul rake less crew lieve that yoga is just asanas, but every day, and will also conduct 2021, NVSP. in or mobile number. E-Epic can store it on his mobile named as Vasuki. The idea and Korba was covered in staff was required and rail- there is much more to it. The a 21-day Better Living program, Voterportal.eci.gov. in or can be downloaded via and can be uploaded on was to reduce the operation less than seven hours. Only way tracks were utilised Yoga Institute promotes tradi- which is an introduction to the Voter helpline can be OTP. D.G. Locker. It can be timing of freight train with one loco pilot, one assistant and bulk delivery was re- tional Ashtanga Yoga, the eight- various other deeper aspects of downloaded through mo- If someone's mobile printed and laminated. limited crew members. loco pilot and one goods ceived by the client of fold path, which is a holistic view yoga that aid in knowing oneself bile application. For this, number is not linked The Commission's theme Railways earlier on June guard were required in the Railways. The step would of yoga and promotes the devel- better. A certificate will be the voter will first have to with EPIC card then KYC e-voter card has been dig- 29, 2020 successfully operat- train. While if single five prove to be fruitful for opment of body, mind and soul. awarded to participants in the register on the portal. will be required. For this, ital and clicked on the ed super Anaconda goods goods trains are operated Indian Railways. Its teachings are based on 21-day Better Living Course. Epic number must be en- the e-EPIC can be down- campaign. Netaji and tryst with destiny-II Congress criticizes BJP’s protest

t is said that the measure of a its encyclopaedic knowledge as dangerous and his detractors I man’s greatness is how much about second world war in South always fall back on his liasions Says BJP insults his enemies fear him. It is telling Asia. The authors write that while with Nazi Germany to pull him farmers that after Netaji’s escape to Indian National Army was militari- down. Yet the truth about Afghanistan when he was under ly insignificant it made most Holocaust did not start coming out Central Chronicle News house arrest; a shoot at sight impact after the war, and Indian till Jan 1945. The full horrors came order was sent out. For some one and American scholars generally be to be known by May-June 1945. who had not taken up armed accept that it led to independence Romain Hayes in his recent book Konta, Jan 23: The BJP leaders of struggle yet this of Burma, Singapore, Malaya. acknowledges that Netaji could the state do not believe in the was unusual. Further use of British Indian army not have known the full extent of farmer laws of the central gov- More over his in Vietnam and Indonesia also lead Nazi atrocities. ernment. Neither did any BJP nephew who had to wide spread resentment in Netaji Bose to Indians is the leader sell paddy in the private of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jagannath Raju Sahu said that helped him British Indian army. This resent- shining sword forever unsheathed market. Neither did they sell in dharna demonstration collec- the situation has been created by Dwijendra Nath ment was also due rising national- to protect his motherland. His and other states. The prominent BJP torate Gherao Jail Bharo move- the BJP towards the farmers in Bose spend next istic feeling within British Indian INA’s role in hastening full inde- leaders of 28 districts are releas- ment. the country. Everyone knows Arpana Garg six years in jail army after hearing about Red Fort pendence to India and other coun- till independence. The harsh sen- British historians and writers have Even after the alleged plane crash Trials. The imperial Britain realized tries in South Asia will be written ing the details of the paddy sale. During this time, Congress that. The farmers are constantly tence that Dwijendra was met out, written reams to denigrate Netaji’s in 1945 the spectre of Netaji Bose that it could no longer hold on to in golden words in Indian hearts Challenging BJP in-charge D. leaders have always been oppos- sitting on the streets taking their crippled him for the rest of his life. work, cutting a man to size is only continued to haunt the British and South Asia and gave independence and minds. (Concluded) Purandeshwari, the Congress ing the anti-farmer policies of pains. Netaji’s brother Sarat Chandra required when he is a danger. they were actively looking for him in succession to South Asian coun- Author said that the farmers in the BJP- the Modi government. The Farmers from all over the American historian Peter Fay in 1946-47, writes historian Sugata was in jail at the time of alleged tries. Undeniably the Red Fort Aparna Garg is a Computer ruled states should buy paddy Congress Party will always work country are upset with the BJP. comes to the same conclusion he Bose. Till twenty years after inde- plane crash in 1945 and continued Trials fired back on the British, Scientist and co-founder of an AI says the British depiction of pendence IB agents were placed and make the prices public. towards strengthening and And the BJP leader of to be in jail till independence. hitherto they had stopped the based start-up. She has a PhD in Subhash Chandra Bose is “cloudy outside his house and reports The Congress asked the BJP strengthening the economic con- Chhattisgarh performing gim- Indeed till 1941 Netaji had spent news of fighting in Imphal and Computer Science from University and inverted”. He goes on to say were shared with MI5 in Britain. leaders of Chhattisgarh to sell dition of the farmers. micks like demonstrations and half of his adult life almost 11 Kohima from spreading in India in of Manchester and MTech from IIT they could not and cannot manage Netaji Bose was one enemy years in jail under harsh imprison- 1943-45. But once the Red Fort tri- Kharagpur. She currently makes the Chhattisgarh regime. Paddy Addressing the press confer- agitations. Fifteen years should him. According to the veterans of that British feared. INA not only ment so much so that it ruined his als spread the news of INA’s val- her home in UK. She writes on sold leaders have no right to join ence, District President of the be accounted for by the BJP. British army the fiercest battle of helped in hastening full independ- health. Many times, he was sent to our, the Indians in British Indian impact of technology on social the protest movements. On the Congress Committee, City President Sheikh Sajjar Second world war was fought in ence in India it put paid to prison without trial. Colonel Hugh army as well as Navy mutinied. development in economically previous day, the Congress con- Maheshwari Baghel, former Block Potla Bojjaiya MLA Kohima and Burma. This is a testi- British’s plans in South Asia. Toye who was in charge of track- Most western historians have developing countries. She has mony to the leadership of Netaji Forgotten armies a book by ducted a press conference under District President Karan Singh Representative Kapil Singh ing Bose later said "He was a very characterized Netaji Bose as very written articles for Central- Bose as a Military General who Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper the leadership of the District Dev Pradesh Youth Congress Thakur Rajesh Nara along with clever man and a good bloke. I intelligent, charismatic and fasci- Chronicle newspaper published in President of the Congress General Secretary Durgesh Rai the said top leaders were pres- had a lot of time for him." While had never trained in armed forces. is well respected by historians for nating man. To them he was seen India. Committee at Sukma Press Club Sukma Municipality President ent during the press conference. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

All India Under-14 Championship CORONA WARRIORS HONOURED Chh’garh receives 5 Covaxin Series from Monday Raipur, Jan 23: All India said that sign-in for the boxes for vaccination drive Championship Series tournament would be held Tennis tournament Under on Sunday afternoon at welcomed the vaccine 14 is being organized Union Club whereas the Q Earlier two with a gesture of Water under the aegis of matches would begin from consignment Cannon Salute as per the Chhattisgarh State Tennis Monday onwards. He fur- of Covishield traditional warm wel- Association (CSTA) from ther informed that the come. January 25 to 27 at Union under 14 years players was provided Health Department offi- Club and Chhattisgarh from neighbouring cials have kept the vaccine Club. Providing the above Maharashtra, Madhya Central Chronicle News boxes at the Vaccine Store information in a state- Pradesh, Gujarat and established at Raipur. It is ment issued here, the Andhra Pradesh would be Raipur, Jan 23: learnt that nearly 37 thou- Tournament Referee participating in the above Chhattisgarh government Chhattisgarh had success- sand dose of Covaxin has Rupendra Singh Chouhan tournament. on Saturday received 5 fully received two consign- been received whereas boxes of Covaxin of ment separately which more Covishield vaccine Two arrested under Excise Act Bharat Biotech which is were of Covishield vac- would be dispatched by the second vaccine ap- cine of Serium Institute of Centre soon. It is notable Raipur: Nawapara police on Saturday arrested two persons proved by Government of India. that the health workers under Excise Act from separate places. The first one, identi- India for the vaccination Officials informed that have been provided the fied as Samir Uike, was arrested from outside a dhaba on the against Corona Virus. the third tranche of vac- vaccine jab in the first outskirts of village Chhata after he was nabbed possessing 24 Health officials received cine arrived on 6E2291 phase under which nearly bottles of country liquor. The next one, identified as Dinesh the Covaxin vaccine from Hyderabad on 2.35 lakh health workers Nishad, was arrested from Nawapara after he was nabbed Corona warriors were honoured at a programme in Station Road here on birth which is the third consign- Saturday afternoon. would be benefitted from possessing 20 bottles of country liquor. Both the accused were anniversary of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. ment of vaccine after Airport Authority officials the above facility. later separately booked under Section 34-1 of Excise Act. Two ganja peddlers CM names State Police Academy after Netaji BJP seeks compensation arrested Raipur: Devendra Nagar police on Friday night arrested two against farmers suicide ganja peddlers from Pandri bus stand after they were nabbed regime, the Congress Q Congress should possessing 23.400 kg ganja in a leaders too have been sell- plastic sack. Both the accused also be prompt to ing their paddy through were immediately brought to disclose amount the co-operative societies. the police station where they received by them He said that the BJP gov- were identified as Srinivas through paddy ernment had previously Dhurva and Jagbandhu Bate. provided even bonus to Both the accused were later procurement: Sai the farmers against booked under Section 20B of paddy procurement NDPS Act and were produced Central Chronicle News whereas the Congress in the court on Saturday from government has failed to where they have been sent to Raipur, Jan 23: After suc- deliver the promise to the jail. Preliminary investigation cessfully holding demon- said that the farmers have farmers to provide paddy has revealed that the arrested stration against the state been at the receiving end bonus to them. duo are natives of Odisha and government to protest under the Congress Sai further stated that were attempting to smuggle Central Chronicle News Subhash Chandra Bose Academy would be in- Minister for Planning, against the mismanage- regime which has result- Congress leaders should the contraband to Uttar and paying him tribute. spired to follow the ideals Economic and Statistics. ment in the paddy pro- ed in several of the farm- also disclose the names Pradesh. Raipur, Jan 23: Chief We will remember Netaji of Netaji. Director Advisers to the Chief curement process, the ers committing suicide. and the amount received Minister Bhupesh Baghel Subhash Chandra Bose General of Police DM Minister, Pradeep Bharatiya Janata Party He raised demand for pro- by them through paddy Bike lifted named the State Police throughout the year on his Awasthi said that a life- Sharma, Vinod Verma, (BJP) on Saturday raised viding compensation to procurement instead of Raipur: Unidentified lifter Training Academy at 125th birth anniversary. size statue of Netaji Ruchir Garg and Rajesh demand for providing the family members. being prompt make dis- escaped with a Hero Splendor Chandkuri after Netaji Netaji Subhash Subhash Chandra Bose Tiwari, Deputy Chairman compensation to the fami- Replying to a question closure of paddy sold by bike CG09-J-8665 from outside Subhash Chandra Bose Chandra Bose took the would be set up by the of State Planning ly members over the re- on the claims of state gov- the BJP leaders. owner Tekchand Bhaskar’s today, on the occasion of path of armed struggle for Chief of the State Police Commission Mr. Ajay ported suicide committed ernment over record Regarding the demon- house in Rajendra Nagar locali- his 125th birth anniver- the independence of the Academy. Singh, Commissioner of by farmers against the al- paddy procurement and stration, he said that they ty. The lifting was later com- sary , at a function held at country. On this occasion, Agricultural Production leged faulty policies of paddy sold by the BJP would continue to hold plained in Civil Lines police sta- his residence office. On the He travelled across the trainee officers of Police and Secretary Dr M Geeta, Congress government. leaders, he said that the demonstration to fight for tion where an offence has occasion, Chief Minister world and founded Azad Academy also joined the Vice Chancellor of Indira Addressing a press con- BJP leaders are also farm- the farmers as they have since been registered against said that today the entire Hind Fauj. Baghel said program online. The pro- Gandhi Agricultural ference here on Saturday ers who have right to sell been the victim of faulty unidentified lifter under nation is commemorating that the trainee police offi- gram was chaired by University, Dr SK Patil afternoon, the State BJP their produce and added policies of Congress gov- Section 379 IPC and further the contributions of Netaji cers in the Police Amarjeet Bhagat, was also present. President Vishnu Deo Sai that during the previous ernment. investigation is now underway. Strive to become capable, success will automatically CM inaugurates incubation centres for agri startups follow: DGP in webinar with NIT students Central Chronicle News technical and business net- working guidance, the offi- students to make Netaji Raipur, Jan 23: Chief cial said. Netaji Subhash as their idol who had Minister Bhupesh Baghel Startups related to agri- Chandra Bose birth never run away from any on Saturday inaugurated biotech, healthcare biotech anniversary form adversaries all two incubation centres at and food processing will be through his life. Striving Indira Gandhi Krishi given preference there, he Also urged students for country’s freedom, Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) said. not to take up drug Netaji had even resigned Raipur to promote start- In the second phase of from his budding career ups and innovators in agri- the project, a ‘business en- abuse of being an Indian Civil culture and allied sectors, terprises zone’ will be de- Services officer,he added. a government official here veloped on 9.59 hectare Central Chronicle News Coming back to the said. land in Mungi village in topic of drug abuse While virtually inaugu- Arang area of Raipur dis- Raipur, Jan 23: On the amongst students, the rating Biotech Incubation trict, where 23 companies occasion of the birth an- automatically lead to suc- DGP said that the best Centre and Agri-Business will be provided research, niversary of legendry cess following them. way to escape loneliness Incubation and Production technical and infrastruc- freedom fighter Netaji Speaking further, the is to have a chat with par- Centre to mark the birth ture facilities, he said. Subhash Chandra Bose, DGP said that in recent ents and other family anniversary of freedom Similarly, in the agri- Director General of times students tend to get members and they are fighter Netaji Subhas tional institutions should sector, a public relations of- pleted in two phases, the business and incubation Police (DGP) DM Awasthi much tensed for achiev- then best persons to help Chandra Bose, Baghel said work towards developing ficer of the IGKV said. official said. centre, young entrepre- on Saturday interacted ing success in a very a student come out de- every university in the entrepreneurial skills in The chief minister also In the first phase, the neurs will be given train- with the students of short span and this des- pression and loneliness. state should establish incu- youth. laid the foundation stone new building of the incu- ing and the opportunity to Raipur NIT and shared peration many a times Before concluding, the bation and manufacturing The incubation centres for a new building of the bation centre will be set up launch their startups, the with them valuable tips lead them seeking shelter DGP also exhorted upon hubs to promote new busi- will provide infrastruc- biotech incubation centre, at a cost of Rs 30 crore in PRO said. At present, 94 for obtaining success in in drug abuse. Such an parents to be more con- ness ideas. Underlining the ture, technology, financial which is a part of the the university campus in entrepreneurs are being life. act not only ruin their siderate to the sentiments role of youth in state’s and business networking biotechnology park, a joint the next two years, where trained at the agri-busi- Addressing the stu- budding career but also of their children and ‘Gadhbo Nava assistance to budding in- project of IGKV Raipur 23 companies will be pro- ness incubation centre, dents through a webinar, shatters their later life, he should give them ample Chhattisgarh’ (create a novators and entrepre- and state Agriculture de- vided facilities for their of- while 24 companies have the DGP told them to be- added. time to succeed in their new Chhattisgarh) cam- neurs in the agri-biotech- partment, he said. fices and labs, he said. already set up offices come capable and it will He further urged the career. paign, he said all educa- nology and agriculture The project will be com- They will also be given there, he added. DKS Superintendent Dr Shipra, HoD Dr Manju get vaccinated against COVID Youth rapes young woman as your family. A corona vaccine that you have got can help reduce the spread two years ago, now kills her of coronavirus into the community’, said Dr Shipra Sharma after get- and 1-yr-old child ting her vaccinated against COVID. Raipur, Jan 23: In an ut- lodged a complaint against Hoping that the accused Dr Manju Singh, Head terly shocking incident re- him with police. Following will heed to her request for of Department of Surgery, ported in Telibandha po- her complaint, Sukhiram marriage, the woman says: Vaccines are as im- lice station late on Friday was arrested and sent to agreed to withdraw her po- portant to your overall night, a rape accused first jail from where he succeed- lice complaint. Following health as diet. There is no murdered a young woman ed in availing bail after this, the accused called the side effect of this vaccine by slitting her throat with some time. woman to village Jora on which protects against co- a knife and later threw her Since his coming out of Friday night and started rona. She said that after one-and-half-year old the jail, the woman was forcing her to immediately being 30-minute observa- daughter in the railway pressurising him to marry take back the police com- tion following Corona vac- track near Mandir Hasaud her. Taking advantage of plaint. cination she visited hospi- leading to a train running her desperation, the ac- Suspecting his inten- tal and attended the pa- over the hapless child. cused kept exploiting her tions, the woman refused tients. According to her Police, meanwhile, have sexually on false promise to comply with his de- Central Chronicle News health care workers to faith in public minds by Department of Surgery at there is no side effect of arrested the accused and is of marrying her soon and mand. This enraged the ac- build trust in the minds of eagerly coming to get Ambedkar Hospital, got this vaccine; rather it now investigating the mat- this relationship led to the cused and he instantly slit Raipur, Jan 23: Doctors people regarding vaccina- themselves vaccinated themselves vaccinated helps keep body healthy. ter further. woman giving birth to a her throat with a knife he who played crucial role in tion. against COVID. against COVID today. COVID vaccination is a According to police, ar- daughter. Despite this fact, was already carrying and war against COVID by With the launch of the Dr Shipra Sharma, ‘When you are sick your very safe and effective rested accused Sukhiram the accused kept on refus- then took the child from treating patients with em- Corona vaccination drive Medical Superintendent entire family comes under method for building im- Yadav had raped the vic- ing to marry her unless her and threw her on the phasis on COVID appro- on January 16 last week, of DKS Post Graduate risk. By getting yourself mune system against co- tim woman about two she withdrew her police railway tracks leading to priate behaviour are once senior doctors set a new Research Institute and Dr vaccinated you ensure rona in the body, she years after which she had complaint against him. her death as well. again proving their role as example of courage and Manju Singh, Head of safety of yourself as well added. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 Reservation of Wards Cannabis smuggler arrested conducted for Municipal polls

Central Chronicle News Corporation; Ward No 1 Unreserved (woman); served; Ward 03 is Ward 10 is unreserved; has been declared Ward 22 is OBC; Ward 23 is Unreserved (woman); Ward 11 is OBC; Ward 12 is Bhilai, Jan 23: The Unreserved (female); Ward Unreserved; Ward 24 is Ward 04 is unreserved; reserved for ST; Ward 13 is process of reservation of 02 is unreserved, Ward 03 Unreserved; Ward 25 is Ward 05 - UR; Ward 06 - SC; unreserved (woman); wards has been conducted will be reserved for OBC OBC; Ward 26 is Ward 07 - UR (woman); Ward 14 for ST (woman); in the district for the up- (female); Ward 04 will be Unreserved; Ward 27 is Ward 08 - UR; Ward 09 - UR Ward 15 is reserved for coming municipal elec- reserved for OBC (female); OBC; Ward 28 is (woman); Ward 10 - OBC OBC; Ward 16 for OBC tions in Risali, Bhilai- Ward 05 will be reserved Unreserved; Ward 29 will (woman); Ward 11 - UR; (woman); Ward 17 is unre- Charoda and Jamul civic for OBC (female); Ward 06 be unreserved; Ward 30 is Ward 12 - UR; Ward 13 - served; Ward 18 is OBC; bodies. Ward reservation will be unreserved (fe- unreserved; Ward 31 is OBC; Ward 14 - UR; Ward Ward 19 - OBC; Ward 20 - was done through chit sys- male); Ward 07 will be re- Unreserved; Ward 32 will 15 - UR; Ward 16 - UR; Ward Unreserved (woman); tem in the presence of served for Scheduled be reserved for Scheduled 17 - UR (woman); Ward 18 - Ward 21 - Unreserved; Collector and District Tribe; Ward for Scheduled Caste; Ward 33 for SC; OBC; Ward 19 - UR Ward 22 - OBC (woman); Election Officer Dr Tribe; Ward 9 will be unre- Ward 34 for SC; Ward 35 for (woman); and Ward 20 is Ward 23 - Unreserved; Central Chronicle News smuggling and trade of police recovered four kilo- Sarveshwar Narendra served (female); Ward 10 OBC; Ward 36 for OBC; reserved for SC (woman). Ward 24 - OBC; Ward 25 - narcotics and banned in- grams of cannabis from his Bhure and public repre- for ST (woman); Ward 11 is Ward 37 for SC; Ward 38 for In Bhilai Charoda Unreserved; Ward 26 - UR; Bhilai, Jan 23: Police have toxicants. possession. A Honda sentatives in the unreserved; Ward 12 is SC (woman); Ward 39 for Municipal Corporation; Ward 27 - UR; Ward 28 - UR arrested a 24-year-old per- The network of inform- Activa scooter bearing reg- Collectorate Auditorium. OBC; Ward 13 is SC; and Ward 40 has been Ward 01 is reserved for (woman); Ward 29 - UR; son on charges of smug- ers has also been activated istration number CG07-BR- During this process, Risali Unreserved; Ward 14 will reserved for SC (woman). OBC (Woman); Ward 02 - Ward 30 - UR; Ward 31 - SC gling of narcotics. The ac- for the purpose. In this se- 8870 was also seized from Municipal Corporation be Unreserved (woman); Earlier on Friday, reser- UR; Ward 03 - UR (woman); Ward 32 - UR; cused was carrying four quel, police received a tip the accused identified as Commissioner Prakash Ward 15 is unreserved; vation of wards of Bhilai (woman); Ward 04 - UR; Ward 33- SC; Ward 34 - SC kilograms of cannabis on a off regarding a suspect Rohit Kannojia (24) son of Sarve, Assistant Collector Ward 16 is Unreserved; Charoda Municipal Ward 05 is SC; Ward 06 is (woman); Ward 35 - SC; scooter. SDOP (Patan) who was smuggling Nand Kumar Kannojia a Jitendra Yadav, Deputy Ward 17 is unreserved Corporation and Jamul unreserved (woman); Ward 36 - UR (woman); Akash Rao Girepunje in- cannabis on a scooter. resident of Ruabandha Collector Arun Verma and (woman); ward 18 is Municipal Council was Ward 07 is unreserved; Ward 37 - UR; Ward 38 - formed that they are con- Team of Anda Police Basti, Bhilai. He was pro- Deputy Collector Divya Unreserved (woman); held. In Jamul; Ward 01 is Ward 08 is reserved for UR; Ward 39 - OBC; and ducting special drive Station swung into action duced before the court from Vaishnav were present. Ward 19 is OBC; Ward 20 is reserved for OBC OBC; Ward 09 is ward 40 has been reserved against the people involved and the suspect was taken where he has been sent to In the Risali Municipal Unreserved; Ward 21 is (woman); Ward 02 is unre- Unreserved (woman); for Scheduled Caste. in illegal activities of in custody. On searching, jail on judicial remand. Corporator XI defeats CMO XI to win inaugural match Officials pull up socks to eliminate GVP points Central Chronicle News is also taking feedback of In ward level cricket tournament being organised by Block Congress Committee Kumhari cleanliness related works Central Chronicle News Bhilai, Jan 23: Bhilai and is issuing necessary Municipal Corporation of- guidelines to the officers. Bhilai, Jan 23: The ward ficials have pulled up socks Nocturnal cleaning is being level Cricket Tournament to eliminate the Garbage done regularly in various being organised under the Vulnerable Points (GVPs) market areas and road aegis of Block Congress in the city. The concerned sweeping is done in the Committee Kumhari was officials are conducting morning before opening of inaugurated on Saturday. regular monitoring of the market. In addition to night In the first match of the city sanitation operations cleaning, garbage collection tournament held at the as per the instructions of is also being done at a fast Cricket Ground in Ward BMC Commissioner pace so that the market 08 of Kumahari Rituraj Raghuvanshi for areas look clean. Municipal Council, eliminating the GVPs. To Cleaning works are Corproator XI defeated avoid garbage accumula- being conducted in markets CMO XI by 9 wickets to tion, sweeping and drain and commercial areas of win the match. cleaning is being conduct- dustbin and put the wet respective areas in the Nehru Nagar, Supela Bazar, CMO XI won the toss He contributed valuable Chief Municipal Officer were Vice President Ravi ed during day hours and and dry waste separately. morning in order to carry Dakshin Gangotri, Uttar and elected to bat first. In 20 runs for his team and Jitendra Kushwaha. Kumar, Janaki Dhruv, the night as well. On direc- In view of Swachh out the work as per the Gangotri, Gol Market, the stipulated 08 overs, the also took 2 wickets. Among councilors who Sati Yadav,Lata Khairwar, tions of BMC Survekshan, BMC guidelines of the Swachh Circular Market, Jawahar team managed to score 50 Municipal Council contributed to the score of Kumari Bai Nishad, Commissioner, Zone Commissioner has in- Survekshan. Road clean- Market, Grain Road, Link runs at the loss of just 3 President Rajeshwar the team were Thanesh Reena Sahu, Ujendra Commissioners are moni- structed the departmental ing, garbage collection, Road, Subhash Market, wickets. Chasing the tar- Sonkar captained the cor- Patel, Pramod Rajput, Sahu, Neetu Rawte, toring the city sanitation officials to enhance night- drains cleaning, lifting of Ward 38 Ravi Shankar get, Corproator XI at- porator XI team, while Sudhakar Tripathi. Alderman Pawan works in their respective to-day cleaning in major waste and debris from res- Shukla Market, Akash tained the target of 51 Manish Banchhor, OSD to Tikendra Patel and Nizam Agarwal, Lalit Rajput, zones. market areas and door-to- idential and open areas, Ganga Supela, Dakshin runs on the loss of one Chief Minister and were match Umpires and Sheesh Bansal. Health Department offi- door garbage collection in better arrangement of toi- Gangotri Supela, Chudi wicket in 7 overs. The Chaitanya Baghel (son of Bhupendra Patel was the Information on this ac- cials are asking the residential areas. lets, timely attendance of Line, Nehru Bhawan Road, councilor from Ward Chief Minister), scored a scorer while Lekhram count was given by event traders and shopkeepers The Commissioners of sanitation workers and ef- Fish Market, Ward No 3 number 19 Lokesh Sahu, lot of runs with their bat Gendre the commentator. organizer Omprakash for not throwing the waste all the zones have been di- forts to make city banned Nehru Nagar Complex an all rounder won the for the team. Among the special Yadav and Akash in an uncontrolled man- rected to conduct continu- plastic free are being Complex, etc. Man of the Match award. The CMO XI was led by guests present at the event Dewangan. ner and essentially keep ous inspections in their done. BMC Commissioners Ruffian held with illicit liquor BMC Commissioner issues order to hold Jandarshan

Central Chronicle News Q will be able to share their Deputy Commissioner Acknowledgment of the Nodal Officers problems and complaints. Tarun Pal Lehre has been application received will Bhilai, Jan 23: Police appointed for The authorities will make entrusted the responsibili- be provided to the appli- have arrested a ruffian speedy disposal efforts for speedy disposal ty of Jandarshan at Head cant. Applicant's name, and have recovered large of the problems and com- Office; Zone full address and mobile quantity of illicit liquor Central Chronicle News plaints. BMC Commissioner Sunil number will also be from his possession. Commissioner Rituraj Agrahari for Zone recorded so that if re- Under the directions of SP Bhilai, Jan 23: As the Raghuvanshi has also ap- Number 1, Zone quired, information or Prashant Thakur and ASP term of Mayor, Speaker pointed nodal officers to Commissioner Pooja Pillai any document related to (Rural) Praggya Meshram, and Ward Councilors of establish better coordina- for Zone Number 2, Zone the grievance can be a special drive is being Bhilai Municipal tion with public and re- Commissioner Preety sought from the applicant. conducted against the Corporation has expired, dress the grievances at its Singh for Zone Number 3, Information about the trade of narcotics and il- the BMC Commissioner earliest. Orders in this re- will be held on the first Zone Commissioner applications and disposal licit liquor. In this sequel, has made arrangements to gard have been issued by Saturday and last Amitabh Sharma for Zone status will be uploaded in team of Litiya Chowki led facilitate the common peo- the Corporation Saturday of the month in Number 4 and Executive Google Sheets which will by Sub Inspector Somesh ple approach the authori- Commissioner on Friday. the Main Office. Engineer BK Dewangan be reviewed by Singh Baghel rounded up ties with their problems Jandarshan will be held Raghuvanshi has instruct- has been appointed as Commissioner a person who was carry- and get them resolved. on Mondays at BMC Zone ed the nodal officers to en- Nodal Officer for Zone Raghuvanshi. He instruct- ing illicit liquor on a scoot- Under the new arrange- 01 Office in Nehru Nagar, sure qualitative and early Number 5. Jandarshans ed all the concerned offi- er. The accused is identi- ment, Jandarshan will be Zone 02 Office in Vaishali redressal of the public will be held during 11:00 cers / employees to re- fied as Anant Dubey (20) his possession. A Honda booked under the provi- held on Mondays at the Nagar, Zone 03 Office in grievances. hrs to 13:30 hrs. main present in the son of Gyanendra Dubey a Activa Scooter bearing sions mentioned in section BMC Head Quarters as Mother Teresa Nagar, Deputy Commissioner Citizens can reach the Jandarshan. Preparations resident of Radhika registration number 34 (2) of Excise Act and well as all the Zone Offices. Zone 04 Office in Shivaji Ashok Dwivedi has been BMC offices with their are being made in all the Nagar, Bhilai. 65 quarters CG04-KA-2492 worth Rs was produced before the The first Jandarshan Nagar, Khursipar and appointed as the Nodal complaints / problems zone offices for the first of country liquor worth 30000 was also seized from court from where he has will be held on January 25 Zone 05 Office. Officer for the complete re- during this timing on the Jandarshan scheduled to Rs 5200 was seized from his possession. He was been sent to jail. where the common people Further, Jandarshan view of Jandarshan; fixed days. be held on January 25. Virtual Sports Meet Tributes paid to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose concludes in VJV Saryupariya Brahmin Samaj to Central Chronicle News lands of Andaman and Nicobar. Nitesh Mishra said organise ‘Samajik Mahotsav 2021’ Bhilai, Jan 23: On the oc- that with malice intentions, casion of 125th birth an- a conspiracy was spun by Central Chronicle News same to zone in-charge or niversary of Netaji some people to cover-up the through email for talent felici- Subhash Chandra Bose, flo- contributions of Netaji in Bhilai, Jan 23: An important tation. The last date for filling ral tributes were paid at his the freedom movement. He meeting of the working com- the forms is March 15, 2021. statue situated in thanked the Prime Minister mittee of Saryupariya Brahmin The meeting also discussed Priyadarshini Parisar, Narendra Modi, whose gov- Bhilai, Jan 23: The twelve-day virtu- Samaj, Bhilai-Durg was organ- the flag hoisting programme to Supela. BJYM activists led ernment decided to cele- al sports meet organised at ised in Smriti Nagar. Former bedone at the building of the by Nitesh Mishra garland- brate Netaji's Birth Vichakshan Jain Vidyapeeth con- MLA Pradeep Chaubey was society on Republic day. ed Netaji's statue and re- Anniversary as Parakram cluded here on Saturday. More than specially present at the meet- Among those present at the membered the sacrifices Divas. Vijay Shukla pro- two hundred students from classes I to X demonstrated their sporting ing. In his welcome address, meeting were Vice President made by him for the nation. posed the vote of thanks. talent in eight types of sports. The the Senior Vice President of Prabhu Nath Mishra, General Anil Mishra said that it was Deepak Gautam, Bijender students from Kids category also Saryupariya Brahmin Samaj tee unanimously decided to or- Marriageable youth will Secretary Ram Lakhan Mishra, Netaji who formed the Chauhan, Mahesh, Anurag, took part in the sports meet. The (SBS) Prabhu Nath Mishra ex- ganise a one-day "Samajik have to fill in application forms Vice President Umesh Pandey, Government of India by Abhishek Naidu, Bhavesh Sports Teacher Arun Mishra ex- tended his greetings for Mahotsav-2021" on April 04, in prescribed format and give Raj Narayan Tiwari, Umesh constituting the Azad Hind Soni, Raju, Kishan Chauhan plained that all the sports selected "Makar Sankranti" to all the 2021. At the day long festival it to their zone in-charge or Shukla, Treasurer Anil Mishra, Fauj and capturing the is- and others were present. were indoor events including yoga. working committee members the prestigious annual maga- send it through e-mail. Office Secretary Mahesh A virtual certificate was also dis- as well as the life members zine "Brahma Prakash" will be Similarly, all such students, Tiwari, Secretary and Media tributed after the conclusion of the present. released, introduction pro- who have passed board exams Incharge Tribhuvan Pandey, event. The inauguration and closing ceremony of the event was attend- Ex-MLA Pradeep Choubey, gramme for marriageable boys scoring above 80% marks in Secretary Shiv Shankar Tiwari, ed by the General Secretary of the in his address gave many im- and girls, Talent felicitation this academic year as well as Chandrasekhar Pandey and managing committee Prakash portant suggestions on keep- ceremony will also be held. All selected for the engineering, Pradeep Pandey, Dinesh Chand Malu, Trustee Sampat ing the community united and the zone in-charges of the medical college, or participat- Mishra, Sunil Mishra, Ram Jhabak, Director Dr Virendra Nahar, recollected the past as well as community have been given ed in district, state or national Vilas Mishra and working com- Principal Director VS Kalpana, spoke about the present situa- necessary guidelines for the level sports, dance, music fes- mittee members. Information Principal Nandini Chaturvedi, Vice tion of Saryupariya Brahmin preparation of this one-day tival would have to fill pre- on this account was givne by Principal KG Mini Kurup. Samaj. The working commit- "Samajik Mahotsav -2021". scribed form and submit the Tribhuvan Pandey. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 Traffic awareness chariot Farmer warns to commit suicide reaches Keralapal on denial of selling his paddy Central Chronicle News Q As his father's name got deleted from registration Version: list and he was not given any intimation Fingeshwar, Jan 23: A In this case Manager farmer Hariram Q Farmer questions deletion of his father's name Primary Krishi Shaakh Dewangan form Gram Sahakari Samiti Sendar has warned the without seeing death certificate Fingeshwari Manoj Sahu local administration of Krishi Saakh Sahakari name added in the list and when contacted started committing suicide in case Samiti Fingeshwar and for taking action against giving vague answers and if he is deprived of selling went to talk to Manager carelessness on part of offi- said that the father of Non-aided School employees his paddy. The case is that Manoj Sahu, he informed cers and employees. farmer Hariram Dewangan of Primary Krishi Shaakh that on death of his father, The farmer is having viz.Latel Dewangan died Sahkari Samiti his name has been deleted three dependents in his during the registration peri- submits memo to BEO Fingeshwar. Here the from the registration list. family and this refusal to od and when the operator Central Chronicle News Q Raise demand for Q Awareness drive in traffic rules through loud- farmer Hariram of Gram On hearing this the accept his paddy has in- got information in this providing informa- weekly market speakers to the villagers Sendar informed that his farmer was taken aback creased concern about regard he immediately Ramanujnagar, Jan 23: and drivers who came father sold around 85 quin- and he charged the earning livelihood for them deleted the name of The employees of non- tion on time Central Chronicle News from far-off places in the tal paddy at Fingeshwar Manager with serious and he is very much under Hariram's father from the government school in Apart from this the em- weekly market, and the Societiy through 'Rin- charges that it is without debts. Due to carelessness list. Apart from this the sur- Ramanujnagar block ployees of non-govern- Konta, Jan 23: On two-wheeler drivers were Pustika' for 2.60 hect land seeing his father's death and denial on part of vivor son of the farmer have formed a Samiti and ment school too demand January 22, Traffic advised to wear helmets. in 2019-20. Hariram in- certificate and without in- Samiti to sell his hard could not get the receipt along with this submitted information and that Awareness Rath reached The four wheeler driv- formed that last month his forming him that his fa- earned paddy,the farmer is during the registration peri- memorandum to BEO should also be provided to Keralpal under National ers were given informa- father died and when he ther's name was deleted now planning to commit od and therefore his data Rajaram Singh. them on time. Road Safety Month 2021 tion about following the reached to sell his paddy at from the list and he is now suicide and issued warning got deleted. Through this memo- Among those who sub- run by Traffic Police traffic rules, holding the PPC Fingeshwar he was being deprived of selling in this regard. With hardly On the other hand, randum they raised de- mitted memorandum in- Sukma under the leader- seat belts, driving, etc., it taken aback. paddy. 10 days left for paddy pur- Tehsildar Rajim OP Verma mand to provided infor- cluded President of ship of Superintendent of was explained and traffic Name of farmer delet- Made to wander in of- chase, there is no chance of taking the matter seriously mation about the depart- Sangh Manoj Kumar, V-P Police, District Sukma KL awareness pamphlets ed without any notice or fices, warns of suicide: new registration and paddy has sent information to ment. The members of Deepak Rao Khakse, Dhruv. were distributed. Along info: Being deprived of selling purchase by this farmer, local government authori- Sangh said that they Secretary SK Netam, In the weekly market, with this, publicity was Victimised farmer paddy, the farmer is now unless some officer take ties for the action to be failed to get information Asst. Secy. Jaishankar, the traffic police Sukma spread through the Hariram informed that made to wander the offices cognizance and provide so- taken in such cases. from the department on Treasurer Jagat Pak, and and police station person- awareness chariot in when he reached Primary with demand to get his lution for it. time and therefore they other office bearers of nel informed about the Keralapal. face lots of problems. Samiti and members. Awareness created among officers, employees Special train between Puri Q About road safety and in loaded or unloaded rules & regulations conditions. Awareness and Yog Nagari Rishikesh was also created through Q During ongoing Road street-shows and this was Central Chronicle News Safety week in JSPL done in each department of the Plant. In addition Bhubaneswar, Jan 22: It Central Chronicle News to this an online quiz has been decided to run competition was also or- special train between Puri Raigarh, Jan 23: Under ganised among the offi- & Yog Nagari Rishikesh the ongoing National cers and employees on during Mahakumbh Mela Road Safety Week, variety road safety. at Haridwar. of programmes were held The participants secur- 08477/08478 Puri-Yog at Jindal Steel and Power ing more than 60% marks Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Limited (JSPL) Raigarh. in the quiz were issued Special will leave from During this awarness certificates online so as Puri at 2045hrs from 27th about road safety was cre- to motivate them. Among Jan' to 30th April, 2021 and ated among all the offi- awareness programme The vehicle riders were and park the vehicle only the organisers included will leave from Rishikesh cers and employees of the was organised taking all asked to drive in average in the parking area. The Head of Industrial at 0535hrs from 30th Jan' to Company and residents of safety precautions. It was speed and the pollution cycle riders were also in- Health and Safety 3rd May,2021. the colony. in the Company's premis- emission level in vehicles cluded in the drive and ra- Department Atun This train will provide JSPL observes Road es only, a poster exhibi- was also checked. The rid- dium strips were pasted Chatterjee, Dr SK stoppage at Khurda Road, Chakradharpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Safety week every year in tion was organised and by ers were asked not to use in their cycles. Namdev, Dr Aakash , Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Manoharpur, Rourkela, Cant, Mathura, Hazrat Raigarh on large scale. launching special cam- mobile while driving By organising separate Kumar Ranjan, Rupendra Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Rajgangpur between Puri Nizamuddin, Meerut City But in view of Covid-19 paign all two-four wheel- under any conditions. camps for heavy and com- Sahu, Seemanchal Panda, Bhadrak, Soro, Balasore, and Jharsuguda and im- and Haridwar between pandemic and adhering er riders were given infor- Similarly two-wheeler mercial vehicles, they DH Man Singh, RK Hijli, Chakulia, Ghatsila, portant stations like Raigarh and Yog Nagari to the instructions and di- mation about road safety riders were asked to put were asked to take special Singh, Vishwaranjan and Tatanagar, Sini, Champa, Bilaspur, Rishikesh from both the rectives, this year the tips. on helmet while driving precutions while driving all heads of the teams. Rajkharsuan, Anuppur, Katni Marwara, directions. District Panchayat Railways cautions against Awareness among people created Korba meeting on Jan 29 unscrupulous callers through slogan writing Central Chronicle News Korba, Jan 23: The gener- Central Chronicle News Q On Traffic rules, safety by al body meeting of District volunteers of GMVPGC, Red Cross Panchayat Korba will be Bhubaneswar, Jan 23: It held on Jan 29 under chair- has brought into the notice Central Chronicle News manship of Chairperson of Railway District Panchayat Administration that some Birkoni, Jan 23: The volunteers of Govt Shivkala Kanwar at complaints have reported Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya PG College District Panchayat meet- to have been contacted by (GMVPGC) NSS unit under guidance of ing hall at 12:00 noon. In some unscrupulous callers Officer in-Charge of Red Cross Society or- this meeting all the mem- posing as Railway Officials ganised slogan writing competition bers of District Panchayat asking for details of their Q Asking for details of among villagers under ongoing Road should follow Covid-19 pro- Debit/Credit Card to effect Debit/Credit Card to Safety Month in order to create aware- tocol and attend the meet- Cleanliness drive on birth anniv the transfer of refund ness among people related to road safety ing. All CEOs of Janpad amount. Railways have ad- effect the transfer of and rules & regulations. Panchayats will take part vised its valuable customers refund amount Under this people are asked to write in the meeting through of Subhash Chandra Bose or rail users not to disclose slogans 'follow traffic rules seriously', 're- video-conferencing. CEO Central Chronicle News their Debit/Credit Card details to anybody.Indian Railways, spect traffic rules' and others. The volun- Bhupendra Sahu, Virendra Sahu created District Panchayat IRCTC for Railway employees never ask for any personal teer also informed the public about the awareness among people through slogan Kundan Kumar informed Konta, Jan 23: To bring awareness about cleanliness on banking information, including details like Debit/Credit harmful effects of not following the traf- writing. Along with this Gajendra Patel, that in the meeting the the birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose, Card Number, OTP, ATM PIN, CVV Number, PAN Number fic rules and were asked to follow traffic Varsha Sinha, Meghraj Sahu, Suraj works of Agriculture, Municipal President Raju Sahu himself took a broom in and Date of Birth at PRS/Booking Counters/Waiting Halls. rules without fail. Prakash Verma, Vandana Sen, Rohit Forest, Women and Child the bus stand and cleaned the surrounding premises and East Coast Railway has also advised its valuable customers, In this programme, in Gram Bhoring, Dheemar, Rahul Vishwakarma, Bharti Development Department, made people aware of cleanliness. Congress is making rail users and passengers not to disclose their banking infor- Kukaradih, it was under leadership of Sahu, Dhaleshwari Sahu, Barkha Tiwari Cooperative Department, people aware of cleanliness today on the birth anniver- mation or secret numbers to anybody and also advised to in- the team's leader Prakashmani Sahu, also created awareness among people in PWD and PHE department sary of Subhash Chandra Bose During this time form Railway Vigilance accordingly. Tilakchand Sahu, Rooplal Sahu, their respective villages. will be reviewed. Congress workers including Hussain, Ramesh Rathi, Dharmendra Chauhan, Gyanvati Bhadauria, Lavi Suna, Sveta Tripathi, Hemsingh Baghel, Mahadev New Toll Plaza at Mandir Hasoud to start soon Mandavi were present. Q Charges for car is Rs 50 Raipur, but it is outside the at the toll plaza on GE Chowk to Rasani cost and for trucks/buses is limits of capital city. Road before Mandir around Rs 800 crore to the Both Sunder Nagar and Hasoud. The main reason Company and it has to be Rs 180 Rasani Toll Plaza were con- behind it is that on start- recovered. At Rasani Toll Q Rasani Naka merged structed at the same time ing from Raipur prior to Plaza tax is being charged and Rasani Toll Naka is this 'Naka', there is a tri- for last 5 yrs and in other with Mandir Hasoud functional since then, as angle at Raipur Ring words from Mandir Toll Plaza the distance from Mandir Road-3. It is just at half-a- Hasoud Toll Plaza the tax Hasoud to Rasani is about km distance from this from Rasani will be recov- Central Chronicle News 14 kms and therefore this 'Naka', there is a busy ered for another 10 years. 'Naka' has been closed and crossing of Mandir One of the 'Naka's' Arang, Jan 23: A person merged with Nava Raipur/ Hasoud. Apart from this closed: travelling from Raipur to Mandir Hasoud 'naka', so there is a railway cross- After hearing into one Mahasamund, Arang or that people will not have to ing and railway sidingi as of the public petitions in Odisha will now have to wait at two toll nakas at well and here the rakes of case of two 'nakas' within pay toll tax before Mandir short distance. So this is rice and foodgrains are 30 kms distance on the Hasoud near Nava Raipur. the new system of toll tax unloaded. The traffic po- highway going to The toll tax for car will be recovery which hs been de- lice is also suspecting Rajnandgaon the High Rs 50 and for bus and truck veloped. The officers from chances of traffic jam Court has objected con- it will be Rs 180 and it is NHAI and Road due to the same reasons. struction of two nakas just two times the earlier Construction Company Tax to be reduced within 30 kms distance cost. Express-way informed that after 10 yrs: and sought clarification Actually the toll plaza at consent has been reached The construction com- in this regard from NHAI Rasani, which is about 25 Hasoud. So the charges of Toll Naka in Mandir from residents, it was shift on this new system. pany at Mandir Hasoud authorities. Seeing firm kms from Arang is to be this Rasani Toll Naka is Hasoud, it was constructed to outskirts of the city and Chances of traffic- Toll Tax will be recover- stand of HC, the closed down after start of also being included into on Ring Road No. 1, near therefore it was finalised at jam at new 'Naka': ing charges for next 15 Company and NHAI de- this new Toll Plaza at Nava the Nava Raipur Toll Sunder Nagar in 2016. But Mandir Hasoud. Even There are chances of yrs. The construction of cided to close down one of Raipur near Mandir Naka. Prior to start of this meeting with stiff protest though it is close to Nava traffic-jam on daily basis road from Tatibandh the naka's. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

BRIEF POLITICAL PROTEST Hostage taker Hong Kongers locked down J Beijing: Police in the Chinese city of Kunming shot dead a to contain COVID-19 knife-wielding man who axed seven peo- Central Chronicle News ple outside a middle school before holding Hong Kong, Jan 23 (AP): a boy hostage. One of Thousands of Hong Kong resi- injured died late. The dents were locked down on 56-year-old man, sur- Saturday in an unprecedented named Wang axed move to contain a worsening out- seven people outside break in the city, authorities said. the gate of a middle Hong Kong has been grappling school before taking to contain a fresh wave of the the boy hostage in coronavirus since November. Wuhua district's Over 4,300 cases have been Kunming city.It was recorded in the last two months, not clear if all the vic- making up nearly 40 per cent of tims were students. the city's total. Man was shot in the Coronavirus cases in Hong head by a sniper as he Kong's Yau Tsim Mong district a A man is detained after confronting a police officer as held. working-class neighbourhood he wants to enter the closed area in Jordan area of with old buildings and subdivided Hong Kong, Saturday. Italy order flats made up about half of the in- fections in the past week. 16 buildings in Yau Tsim Mong undergone testing and the test J Milan: Italy's data Sewage testing in the area will be locked down until all resi- results are mostly ascertained, protection authority picked up more concentrated dents have undergone tests. the government said in a state- said it was imposing traces of the COVID-19 virus, Residents will not be allowed to ment. an immediate block prompting concerns that poorly leave their homes until they have Hong Kong has previously on Tik Tok's access to built plumbing systems and a received their test results to pre- avoided lockdowns in the city data for any user lack of ventilation in subdivided vent cross-infection. during the pandemic, with leader whose age has not units may present a possible path Persons subject to compulsory Carrie Lam stating in July last been verified. The au- Man prepares to hit a pinata depicting Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez during in a protest in for the virus to spread. testing are required to stay in year that authorities will avoid thority said it was act- demand of his resignation in Tegucigalpa. Authorities said in a statement their premises until all such per- taking such extreme measures ing with urgency fol- Saturday that an area comprising sons identified in the area have unless it had no other choice. lowing the death of a 10-year-old girl in Sicily,who died while participating in a so- Biden Govt launches inter-agency Russia wages online battle against TikTok and YouTube called blackout chal- lenge while using the Moscow, Jan 23 (AFP): ism and protecting minors. Chinese-owned video- review of domestic extremism In 2019, Russia passed a law sharing social net- "I'm an American!" a young for the development of work. Washington, Jan 23 (PTI): Russian under the user- "sovereign internet" aimed name Neurolera exclaims at isolating the Runet from Belgium bans The Biden administra- in English on the popular the worldwide web, a move tion has announced an video-sharing app TikTok activists fear will tighten J Brussels: Belgium is inter-agency review of as she explains how to im- government control of cy- banning all leisure domestic extremism in personate a tourist to avoid berspace and stifle free travel abroad for its the wake of the January 6 arrest at a street demon- speech. Russia's media citizens as of next Capitol Hill attack by stration. watchdog Roskomnadzor week and until March, supporters of former Her video published this week reacted to a wave in an effort to contain president Donald Trump. ahead of rallies planned in of calls for protests in sup- the spread of COVID- "The January 6 assault support of jailed Kremlin port of Navalny by threat- 19 and its virulent on the Capitol and the critic Alexei Navalny has A Russian man watching video on internet. ening social media net- variants. Prime tragic deaths and de- Members of the National Guard visit the US Capitol ro- been viewed more than works with fines if they do Minister Alexander struction that occurred tunda during a tour in Washington, DC. 500,000 times while videos seen as a threat. YouTube palace on the Black Sea al- not delete content inciting De Croo said that underscored what we demanding Navalny's re- has become the primary legedly belonging to minors to participate in the when people travel, have long known: The threat with the necessary scrutiny for their prepa- lease garnered hundreds of source of news for many Russian President demonstrations. the virus travels with rise of domestic violent resources and resolve, rations for January 6. millions of views on the young Russians. The Vladimir Putin. The video On the eve of the rallies, them." He said visitors extremism is a serious she said. We are committed to platform. videos of web star Yuri has been viewed more than Roskomnadzor said from Britain, South and growing national se- The Capitol Hill riot, developing policies and In Russia, where state- Dud, known for his inter- 65 million times on TikTok "deleted 38 percent Africa and South curity threat, White which temporarily halted strategies based on facts, controlled media outlets views with celebrities, or YouTube since its publica- of information inciting mi- America will have to House Press Secretary the counting of Electoral on objective and rigorous co-exist in stark contrast anti-graft campaigner tion. Russian authorities nors to dangerous illegal quarantine for ten Jen Psaki told reporters College votes, left five analysis, and on a respect with online platforms pop- Navalny are enjoying more have in recent years start- actions", adding that other days to make sure they at her daily news confer- people dead and led to for constitutionally pro- ular among the opposition, and more success. Soon ed tightening the "Runet" social networks including don't bring dangerous ence. Trump's second impeach- tected free speech and po- authorities have ramped after Navalny's arrest, his the Russian segment of the Instagram and YouTube variants into Belgium. The Biden administra- ment. Law enforcement litical activities," Psaki up efforts to contain and team published a two-hour Internet in the name of also removed content on its tion will confront this agencies are under said. even replace sites that are investigation into a lavish fighting extremism, terror- request. Patients battle covid ‘enemy’ Diplomats contact Canadian held for over two years in China in Nigeria second wave Beijing, Jan 23 (AP): sular access to Kovrig. The remains deeply concerned by fighting deportation to the US intelligence, and Spavor on ministry said it was unable to the arbitrary detention by where she faces fraud charges. suspicion of spying for a for- Canada said its officials have release further details. Chinese authorities of Michael Beijing says the detention of eign entity and illegally provid- met online with former diplo- Kovrig and businessman Kovrig and Michael Spavor Meng, who is under house ar- ing state secrets. It's not pub- mat Michael Kovrig, who has Michael Spavor have been con- since December 2018 and con- rest at a luxury mansion she licly known where they are been held in China for more fined since December 10, 2018, tinues to call for their immedi- owns in Vancouver, is political- being held or under what con- than two years in a case relat- just days after Canada de- ate release, the ministry said. ly motivated and has demand- ditions. ed to an executive of Chinese tained Huawei executive Meng China says the pair are ed her immediate and uncon- Canadian diplomats had telecoms giant Huawei. Wanzhou, who is also the being held on suspicion of en- ditional release. been denied all access to the Canada's Foreign Ministry daughter of the founder of the dangering national security, Chinese prosecutors an- two men from January to said officials led by Chinese telecommunications but has also drawn clear links nounced last year that Kovrig October because of coron- Ambassador Dominic Barton equipment giant. Michael Kovrig between their detention and had been charged on suspicion avirus precautions cited by the were given on-site virtual con- The Canadian government the case against Meng, who is of spying for state secrets and Chinese side.

A new oxygen plant which produce 60 cylinders in 24 hours is seen at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Yaba, Lagos.

Lagos, Jan 23 (AFP): When he first experienced symptoms a few days previ- "Attention, isolation zone," ously,Isaac thought he was warns a bright orange no- suffering from another tice at the entrance to the bout of malaria, never main coronavirus treat- imagining that he too ment centre in Lagos, could be struck down by Africa's most populous city. the virus that has afflicted Huge black gates separate millions worldwide. the centre at the Yaba Nigeria, with nearly 200 Mainland Hospital, which million people, has regis- takes 20 seriously ill pa- tered more than 116,000 tients every day, from the cases including 1,485 hustle and bustle of the deaths. city, Nigeria's economic Around half of these capital. The gates are not cases have been in Lagos, just an entrance, they sym- which registered the first bolise the gulf between the infection in sub-Saharan sick and those still un- Africa in March. touched by the second The figures, however, are wave of this devastating believed to be underesti- pandemic. mates while the number of On one side, hundreds of tests carried out remains people crowd into the mar- far lower than in Europe. kets, many apparently Likewise, the number of oblivious to the virus' dan- oxygen tanks needed to gers, without masks and treat patients has gone failing to observe social from 70 a day a few weeks distancing. ago to 500 a day at the peak Inside, the atmosphere before coming back down could not be more differ- to 350 a day, said Lagos ent. Around 100 gravely ill Health Commissioner patients struggle to Akin Abayomi. breathe, bedridden and re- "We have never not had liant on oxygen tanks. enough oxygen. We've been "I would never believe close to not having enough that Covid-19 (could) hap- and we've been stretched, pen to me," says Idoja Isaac, but we've never been in a 57, a former Nigerian Navy situation when we had pa- officer who was admitted a tients who needed oxygen, day earlier with a fever and and there's no oxygen," he breathing difficulties. said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 , 2021

BRIEF VOTER AWARENESS Man held Chargesheet against firm, directors J Jammu: Police ar- rested a man for al- legedly impersonat- ing a revenue officer and duping the youth who duped lakhs of investors on the pretext of pro- viding them govern- New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): borne by the persons at the ment jobs in Jammu base of the pyramid. and Kashmir’s The Enforcement The ED’s money launder- Rajouri district. A Directorate Saturday said a ing case against the accused complaint was re- money laundering was filed after taking cong- ceived from one chargesheet has been filed nisance of multiple Iftikhar Khan of against a Haryana-based Haryana and Telangana po- Tarkasi Kotranka company and its directors crore . According to an ED lice FIRs registered against who alleged that one accused of cheating about statement Radhe Shyam the accused for cheating Altaf Hussain of 31 lakh investors by way of and Bansi Lal, both resi- lakhs of investors . Rehan Kotranka pro- a Ponzi or fraud multi-level dents of Haryana, floated The Haryana Police had jected himself as marketing scheme. companies in the name of slapped charges of cheating naib tehsildar and It said a prosecution com- Future Maker Life Care Pvt and conspiracy under vari- asked him to pay Rs 5 plaint or chargesheet has Ltd and FMLC Global mar- ous sections of the IPC and five lakh for a job in been filed against Hisar- keting Pvt Ltd. those under the prize chit the finance depart- based Future Maker Through these compa- and money circulation ban- ment. Lifecare Pvt Ltd and its two nies they have duped inno- ning Act of 1978 read with directors Radhe Shyam and cent persons in guise of a Haryana protection of in- Security conclave Bansi Lal under various multi-level marketing terest of deposits in sections of the Prevention (MLM) scheme that promot- Financial Establishment J New Delhi: India of Money Laundering Act ed various Ponzi schemes in Act of 2013 against the ac- will host the defence (PMLA). The chargesheet many parts of the country, cused, the central probe ministers of the has been filed before a spe- the Enforcement agency said. countries of the cial PMLA court in Directorate alleged in the The ED said its probe Indian Ocean Region Panchkula with a prayer for statement issued here. An found that around 31 lakh at a conclave during awarding punishment to MLM scheme works in a py- investors lost their money the upcoming Aero the accused persons and ramidal structure where by making investments in District Collector M. Aravind (C), DRO R. Revathi (2L) and Corporation Commissioner Asha Ajith (R) partici- India in Bengaluru. confiscation of attached as- the persons at the top gain the schemes floated by the pate in an awareness program ahead of the National Voters Day, in Kanyakumari, Saturday. India is organising sets to the tune of Rs 261.35 at the behest of the loss accused . the conclave in the backdrop of growing Chinese military as- Kerala Assembly passeed 109 laws in this term sertiveness in the SEC issues notification for gram Indian Ocean Region Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (PTI): (Registration and (IOR). Defence Regulation) Act, and so on. panchayat elections in AP Minister Rajnath From the much-awaited Recalling the important Singh is hosting the Malayalam Language Bill to events during the sessions, Amaravati, Jan 23 (PTI): ference, the SEC said it IOR defence minis- the path-breaking Christian the Speaker said the House, was the responsibility of ters’ conclave on Cemeteries (Right to Burial on May 25, 2017, had passed The State Election the state government to February 4. It will be of Corpse) Bill, Kerala a resolution calling for the Commission on Saturday ensure that the elections held during the Aero Assembly has passed 109 repeal of the Kerala issued the notification for were conducted in a India 2021. significant legislations, in Maritime Board Bill 2014, conduct of elections to smooth manner. the last four and half years which was returned by the gram panchayats in “Ultimately the govern- Two held of the LDF government, be- Governor. Andhra Pradesh, the first ment will have to face the fore adjourning sine die. The Governor denying phase of which will be consequences if anything J Thane: Two fruit The 14th Assembly con- nod for the Kerala held here in February 5. doesn’t go well,” he ob- sellers were arrested vened for 232 days in 22 ses- Kerala Legislative Assembly Professional Colleges In the first phase, gram served. early on Saturday at sions after the Pinarayi (Regularisation of of panchayats under 146 rev- Kumar said he had ap- Bhiwandi in Vijayan government came 22 finance and appropria- the House during these Admission in Medical enue mandals in 11 dis- Ramesh Kumar prised the Governor of the Maharashtra’s Thane to power in 2016. tion bills. days,” he said. Colleges) Bill, passed by the tricts will go to polls, ac- election process. It is of prevailing situation. district for allegedly The next assembly elec- With this, the House had Some among the signifi- Assembly in 2018, had also cording to the notification course, a major challenge “I will continue to keep killing another ven- tion is expected to be held in made a remarkable step in cant laws passed by the 14th become a significant issued by State Election for the commission to con- reporting to the Governor dor over a financial the southern state in April- the area of law making, Assembly include episode in the state’s leg- Commissioner duct the polls against the on the dispute, police said. May months. Speaker P Infrastructure Investment islative history,he added. Nimmagadda Ramesh odds,” Ramesh Kumar re- poll process. If required, “The 35-year-old vic- Amidst the eventful pro- Sreeramakrishnan said. Fund (Amendment) Bill, Former Governor P Kumar. marked. I will submit a report to tim, Nizamuddin ceedings, the House wit- “The sessions of the 14th Kerala Goods and Services Sathasivam addressed the The SEC called the gram Panchayat elections are the Supreme Court as Hazrathdin Rain, nessed the publishing of 275 Assembly were quite fruit- Tax Bill, Maritime Board 14th Kerala Assembly four panchayat elections ‘his- not being held in the first well,” he said, referring to used to buy fruits Bills on divergent topics ful and creative. Many is- Bill, Metropolitan times and delivered the gov- toric’, given the circum- phase in Vizianagaram defiant stance being adopt- from the two accused during the period. sues which may have direct Transport Authority Bill, ernment’s policy address stances under which they and Prakasam districts. ed by the Jagan Mohan for sale and pay them Of this, 109 legislations or indirect implications in Farmers’ Welfare Fund while the present Governor were being held. The elections will be Reddy government over for it. have been passed includ- the Kerala society have Bill, Clinical Arif Mohammad Khan “People are very enthu- held on apolitical basis. the elections under ing87 government bills and come for consideration of Establishments twice. siastic to take part in the Addressing a press con- Kumar’s helm. Unsafe food J Chandigarh: Milk, Yash and Pranali decked up milk products and ed- Somnath Bharti to gets two years 32nd National Road Safety ible oil have been found unsafe for con- in costumes of 1940’s era in jail for assaulting security staff Month gets underway sumption at some shortlist the site loca- places in Haryana. tions in areas of Punjab New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): public servant from dis- groups on healthy road prac- Twenty-eight of the and patterned the other charge of his duty) and tices. Learner license appli- 417 samples of milk, design elements, that is A court here on 147 (rioting). cants & traffic rule violators edible oil and milk costume, lighting in Saturday sentenced AAP It also held the AAP will learn about traffic rules products, which were order to create a cohesive MLA Somnath Bharti to MLA guilty under section & road discipline through taken by the authori- overall feel depicting the two years in jail for as- 3 (mischief causing dam- classroom training sessions ties from different Pre-Independence era of saulting the AIIMS securi- age to public property) of at Honda’s Safety Driving places in Haryana re- 1947. ty staff in a case regis- the Prevention of Damage New Delhi, Jan 22: Education Centers (SDECs) cently,have been Now, a new behind-the tered in 2016. to Public Property Act. in 6 cities. At the same time, found unsafe. Some Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI): scenes candid still has Additional Chief The offences carry a Road safety awareness ini- Honda’s 12 traffic training samples were also emerged from the shoot. Metropolitan Magistrate maximum punishment of tiative for the 32nd National parks across 11 cities will dig- found to be sub-stan- Period or historical dra- It showcases Yash Tonk Ravindra Kumar Pandey Somnath Bharti five years in jail. Road Safety Month (NRSM) itally harness the Power of 7 dard. State-level com- mas are unlike other gen- and Pranali Rathod also imposed a fine of Rs The court, however, ac- under the ‘Sadak Suraksha to citizens in collaboration mittee was formed to res. They require utmost decked up in costumes of one lakh on the Aam with a JCB operator. quitted Bharti’s associates Jeevan Raksha’ theme set by with various State take appropriate ac- precision to create a visu- the 1940’s era. Yash Tonk Aadmi Party (AAP) leader. “The court is of the con- and co-accused — Jagat Ministry of Road Transport Governments, schools, col- tion in this regard. al aesthetic that brings who essays the character Bharti, however, was sidered view that the pros- Saini, Dileep Jha, and Highways (MoRTH) was leges and corporates across conviction on screen. of Lala Brij Kishore in granted bail to enable him ecution has duly proved Sandeep Sonu and Rakesh announced by Honda India. Speaking on the occa- Authority given From the costumes of the the show is seen pulling to file an appeal before the its case beyond all reason- Pandey — citing a lack of Motorcycle & Scooter India sion, Prabhu Nagaraj – show to the props and the off a mighty moustache high court against his con- able doubt against ac- evidence against them. Pvt. Ltd. Aiming for a colli- Senior Vice President, Brand J Dehradun: The set design, it needs to be along with printed blaz- viction in the case and jail cused Somnath Bharti,” The case was lodged on sion-free society with Safety & Communication, Honda Uttarakhand govern- authentic and accurate. ers topped with a hat. term. the magistrate said. the basis of a complaint for All on the road, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India ment authorised the Otherwise, it throws the Along with this, Pranali According to the prose- The court convicted from R S Rawat, Chief will accelerate its efforts to Pvt. Ltd. said, “For 20 years, Garhwal audience completely out who plays the role of cution, on September 9, Bharti for various of- Security Officer,AIIMS. educate citizens; both digital- Honda has been aggressively Commissioner and the of perspective. Radha is seen adorning a 2016, Bharti, along with fences under the Indian Bharti had told the ly through its unique Honda working towards its vision of Kumbh Mela official to Keeping this in mind, stunning blue ethnic nearly 300 others, brought Penal Code (IPC), includ- court that police officials Road Safety e-Gurukul and ‘Safety for Everyone’ on allocate works up to the makers of Sony TV’s Punjabi outfit with a down the fence of a ing under sections 323 and other witnesses had via its offline trainings across roads. Every year, the worth Rs 5 crore and upcoming show Kyun pallu and heavy old boundary wall at the All (voluntarily causing deposed against him in India. National Road Safety Week is Rs 2 crore respectively Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye did charm jewellery to go India Institute of Medical hurt), 353 (assault or use of order to falsely implicate Honda’s 360-degree aware- observed in India with an aim to speed up prepara- an extensive Reece to with it. Sciences (AIIMS) here criminal force to deter him in the case. ness drive will educate all age to make India roads safer.” tions for the forthcom- ing Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.The mela of- ficial has also been au- RERA a game changer for the real estate sector - I thorised to increase the amount to be spent Within one and half years the Regulatory Authority, tempts made to derail this ingless and actually detri- which had quietly enacted enact RERA. For political over sanctioned works of assuming office, the putting to an end the prac- legislation and the shame- mental to the interests of its own law in the gains, prior to the General by 50 per cent if neces- Modi Government enacted tice of selling on the basis less efforts to make it still home buyers. Assembly in 2012 took Elections, the UPA dan- sary and split works of RERA in March 2016, of deceitful advertise- born be catalogued. After the formation of Presidential assent under gled an incomplete and in- lengthy nature into which had been in the ments. After years of delibera- the Modi Government in Article 254 of the coherent law, while ap- two parts. works for more than a Promoters are required tions, this Bill was intro- 2014, a holistic review was Constitution in February proving under Article 254 decade. to maintain ‘project based duced in the Rajya Sabha carried out along with 2014, just 2 months prior to of the Constitution, its Manual approved RERA has infused gov- separate bank accounts’ to during the UPA in 2013. It multiple stakeholder con- the 2014 General Elections. own party’s state Bill, ernance in a sector hither- prevent fund diversion. is essential to highlight sultations and thereafter In Maharashtra, RERA, which would have caused J Jammu: The admin- to unregulated. Along The mandatory disclosure the stark differences be- both ‘ongoing projects’ therefore, would not have permanent damage to the istrative council, with demonetization and of unit sizes based on ‘car- tween the 2013 Bill and the and ‘commercial projects’ applied. home buyers of which met here Hardeep S Puri the Goods and Services pet area’ strikes at the root 2016 Act. This would help were included in the Bill. The irony of the actions Maharashtra. under the chairman- Tax laws, it has, to a large of unfair trade practices. in understanding the com- The thresholds for regis- of the Congress at the The Modi Government ship of Lieutenant The history of urban extent, cleansed the real The provision for payment mitment of the Modi tration of projects was Centre and in corrected this anomaly by Governor Manoj India and the real estate estate sector of black of ‘equal rate of interest’ Government in protecting also reduced to bring max- Maharashtra were not lost repealing the state Act Sinha, approved the sector will always be re- money. to be paid by the promoter the interests of home buy- imum projects under the on anyone and constitutes vide section 92 of RERA. adoption of engineer- membered in two phases - RERA has transforma- or the buyer in case of de- ers of the country. ambit of the law. Without a stinging indictment on This was done by invoking ing manual 2020 by ‘Pre RERA’ and ‘Post tional provisions, consci- fault reinforces equity. The 2013 Bill covered the steadfastness and res- the governance practices the proviso under the the public works de- RERA’. entiously addressing those These and many other pro- neither ‘ongoing projects’ oluteness of the Prime of the then UPA same Article 254 of the partment to provide Consumer protection is which have been a con- visions under the law have nor ‘commercial real es- Minister, Shri Narendra Government at the Centre. Constitution which pro- uniform code of prac- an article of faith for the stant bane for the real es- empowered the consumers tate’. The thresholds for Modi Ji RERA would The suspicion is further vides for powers of repeal. tice for bringing more Modi Government. tate sector. The Act stipu- rectifying the power asym- registration of projects never have seen the light heightened when one sees This was done in-spite of transparency and ac- Consumers provide the lates that no project can be metry prevalent in the sec- were so high that most of day. that the state law was cer- the fact that there was a countability in its op- fulcrum of any industry, sold without project plans tor. The negotiating histo- projects would have es- While the 2013 Bill was tainly not consumer change of Government in erations in Jammu the protection of whose in- being approved by the ry of this legislation de- caped coverage under the pending in Parliament, the friendly. This is because Maharashtra in October and Kashmir. terests is central to its competent authority and mands that at some appro- law. These exclusions Congress Government in there was never really a se- 2014 which was now BJP growth and development. the project registered with priate time, all the at- made the 2013 Bill mean- the state of Maharashtra rious desire by the UPA to led. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

GIANT TURNIPS ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR

Farmer agitation This is clearly an attempt to dis- Chronicle credit the farmer agitation, if not Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 112 then why protesting farmer leaders on in an emergency press confer- ence, produced a youth, with his Market euphoria face covered in a handkerchief, who claimed that he was part of a plot to n many ways, it is as indelible an icon of Mumbai as the assassinate four farmer union lead- I Gateway of India. For decades, it has mirrored not only ers (has identified photos of them the fortunes of the nation but the dreams and aspirations of who were to be targeted by the millions of ordinary Indians toiling away today, in the hope of a group in some manner and was to be executed anytime after January better tomorrow. On Thursday, when the bellwether BSE 23) and that a conspiracy had been Sensitive Index – or the Sensex as it is universally known – hatched to create disturbance dur- breached the dizzying mark of 50,000 points, it marked yet an- ing their proposed tractor rally on other important milestone in the nation’s history, as well as January 26. If it’s true then it clear- the hope for a better future, not just for India, but for the ly indicates the people in power are world as well. The milestone was the national rollout of the not interested in unity of the nation Covid-19 vaccination programme, signifying light at the end of but to continue in power using lies, the long, dark pandemic tunnel. As it did every time when the hatred and violence. Moreover, without government support police nation has been threatened or Mumbai faced peril, the Sensex will not dare to do this. Though has offered a reason to hope. It has rallied after war, after nat- Delhi police already famed for its ural disaster and after terror attacks. This rally is as much a bad reputation, whether its Delhi symbolic thumbing of one’s nose at the coronavirus, as it is riots charge sheets, or JNU and about future expectations. There is, however, both a qualita- Jamia Milia cases. It’s due to tive and quantitative difference in the Sensex’s rise in the Centre’s hard stand the farm talks post-reform years and the post-Covid pole vault. The celebra- break down, instead it should not tions in Dalal Street and elsewhere are justified. It has been an be better if the farmers and the incredible comeback for what is arguably still the most government need to compromise and look for solutions. The farmers watched index of economic sentiment in the country. From the Palestinian farmer Atta Jaber carries giant turnips that he harvested from his land across from the israeli settlement of need to see this as an opportunity confidence-sapping lows touched immediately after India an- Kiryat Arba, in the West Bank town of Hebron, on January 23, 2021. to make things better than they are. nounced one of the world’s toughest lockdowns in March last The government needs to address year, the Sensex has logged an astonishing 90 per cent gain in their core concerns. Even then dur- under 10 months. From the depressing low of 25,639 points on ing the tractor rally by opening fire March 24 last year, the day India announced the world’s on Delhi for which there were 10 strictest lockdown, to an all-time high of 50,181 points on China becomes more belligerent towards india members in "the team", including January 21— it has been a phenomenal leap for Sensex. The the name 'Arunachal Pradesh' itself ment that it does not recognize two girls (who were asked to infil- T K NANDANAN trate the protests and incite vio- bull run is being attributed to Indian economy’s stronger-than- is derived from the Indian ethos. So, Arunachal Pradesh as well. How lence so that it would be easy to expected recovery, the rollout of Covid vaccines to finally China can never claim an inch of dare China speak like that though it brand the protesting farmers as tame the pandemic, and great expectations from the upcom- land belonging to Arunachal knows for sure the strained rela- wanting to incite violence, like had ing Budget. The lockdown was marked by saving and scrimp- Pradesh. Admittedly, China is a tions between China and India will a plan to get the national flag down ing, while the unlocking witnessed spending and calculated much more developed and power- again deteriorate from bad to to hurt the national sentiments and risk-taking as the pent-up demand was released, especially ful country than India, but the gov- worse? incite people), is not only painful during the festive season. The green shoots are prompting ernment of China is not democratic Undoubtedly, Indian armed but deserve an impartial enquiry to more and more people to invest in the stock markets rather and so the freedom we enjoy here is forces are alert on the entire 4,000 give exemplary punishment to such than in tried-and-tested fixed deposits and small saving not being enjoyed by the people km LAC from Ladakh in the west to heinous planner. Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, schemes. According to SEBI figures, around 63 lakh new there. Generally, under an iron Arunachal Pradesh in the east. The Faridabad Demat (dematerialised) accounts were opened between April hand, a government can bulldoze India-China military standoff in and September 2020 — a jump of 130 per cent on a year-on- its way towards development by Ladakh still continues and the sad May India wakes up year basis. The current euphoria, however, might just be a suppressing several humane values fact is that both these countries When Netaji was organising the flash in the pan. India's Buffett indicator — the total value of a in its achievement. Such develop- have not been able to reach a point Indian National Army in South-East stock market relative to the economy’s GDP — has reached a hina has once again proved to but competitive strategists who ment will be like a pyrrhic victory. of solution even though military Asia for its forward march to Delhi, a close associate of him advised disconcertingly high level of 98 per cent, leaving no cushion or C be treacherous in its dealings scheme things that pay them divi- Woefully, China lacks real individual and diplomatic talks were held sev- that instead of having separate margin for error in case the high-priced stocks don’t perform with India. While the ongoing talks dends. It may be worth noting that freedom from where the real devel- eral times. What worries the Indian prayer meetings for the Hindu, to perfection. The markets can undergo a major correction if to defuse tension at the Line of China had been building villages opment springs up. It may be re- Army at this point of time is the fact Muslim, Sikh and Christian soldiers; the Budget fails to live up to all the hype. And it will be naïve to Actual Control in Ladakh, China had along the LAC for some time now. called that the new village is a that China has used this time to a common prayer meeting can be bank on the short-lived buoyancy to propel all-round growth. been building a village of 120 Even in 2019, there were reports of Chinese military post and it was bring its forces nearer the LAC, po- arranged by incorporating the The RBI has promised a 'glorious summer' on the basis of re- homes 5 km inside India in the Chinese building around 20-25 first detected by satellites including sition heavy weaponry, build heli- educative and exemplary traits of cent high-frequency indicators such as GST collections, but Arunachal Pradesh. India has, how- model villages at several points Google Earth about ten years back. pads and air defence systems and all religions so as to forge absolute the recouping of massive job losses continues to be a chal- ever, taken note of the construction near the LAC and these villages The new pictures of November deploy missiles against India at new unity among the Indian fighters. lenge. As per the CMIE, about 1.5 crore jobs were lost in the along the border and has ramped were built in the most modern way clearly indicate the post is vastly positions. The quick-reaction sur- Netaji praised his associate for his well-intention, but also warned that manufacturing sector during the lockdown quarter (April-June its infrastructure development proj- incorporating all kinds of facilities. upgraded posing challenges to the face-to-air missile defence systems if religion gets used to bind all 2020) and the shortfall is still in excess of 1 crore. The services ects. Fresh construction detected It is true that Indian armed forces Indian security forces. of both Indian Army and the Indian Indian soldiers together by heart; sector also took a big hit and is nowhere near regaining pre- by satellite images by Planet Labs are alert on the entire 4,000 km LAC China recently said it did not rec- Air Force have been deployed in then this very religion itself can Covid levels. Agriculture, the most resilient sector of them all shows that China has built a new from Ladakh in the west to ognize the Union Territory of Ladakh to take on any aerial threat. also be exploited by the evil forces during the pandemic, is facing disruptions. Amid the Sensex village of about 120 homes and the Arunachal Pradesh in the east. Ladakh. Further infuriating India, So, literally, a little spark could trig- to create discord and disunity frenzy, investors need to brace themselves for market fluctua- village is about 5 km inside the The India-China military stand- China also said it did not recognize ger an explosive situation and such among the soldiers. So not the tions, even as the government should look beyond Dalal Street Indian territory. off in Ladakh is going to be com- Arunachal Pradesh as a part of a situation may further lead to full- thread of religion, which should fireworks and focus on long-term economic stability. While China, a vast nation, shar- pleted almost over seven months India. China's holier than thou atti- scale war between these two ideally remain confined to one's personal/private domain only ; but ing its boundaries with more than a by now and the sad fact is that both tude is truly annoying India as mighty nations. one and only the chord of patriot- dozen countries, it has started rein- these countries have not been able China always insists that other It may be pertinent to note that ism and undiluted love for the Israeli complexity forcing its boundaries with new vil- to reach a point of solution even countries should follow the 'One South China Sea has also become a motherland needs to be nurtured lages close to LAC in Arunachal though military and diplomatic China Policy'. It may be pertinent region of show of naval strength of and nourished so as to bind all t has often been remarked, arguably with mild satisfac- Pradesh. The satellite images talks were held several times. What to note that there are many issues India and its allies, and China has Indian soldiers psychologically and I tion, that there are no permanent enemies in politics. This shared by the independent open- worries the Indian Army at this in China and India does not meddle become more worried about grow- work towards common goal. What was reinforced on Wednesday with the "breaking news" on an source intelligence has indicated point of time is the fact that China in their internal matters. The Hong ing militarization of this area. It is a contrast to the present state of election-year turnabout from Jerusalem ~ Israel's Prime that China had already built villages has used this time to bring its Kong, Taiwan issues etc., are still true that Indian Navy deployed one affairs when religion has been Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is now openly courting the sup- within Bhutanese territory near the forces nearer the LAC, position bleeding China profusely and India of the frontline warships in this allowed to infiltrate even the social life and political sphere also in this port of the country's Arab minority segment prior to the fourth site of the Doklam standoff be- heavy weaponry, build helipads has never intervened in these mat- area soon after the June 15 clash heterogeneous Constitutionally election in less than two years. Quite a change for a head of tween India and China in 2017. and air defence systems and de- ters as we respect that country's with Chinese PLA troops in the secular nation leading to violence government who has often condemned the Arabs as a "poten- These villages were built to beef up ploy missiles against India at new internal matters. As a quid pro quo Galwan Valley in an apparent bid to and supreme intolerance towards tial fifth column", helmed by terrorist sympathisers. its defences and also to put pres- positions. And now top it all, the basis, China should have done the intimidate China. Sometime ago, the food habits, dignity, human Unmistakeable is the element of desperation in what has been sure on India in the disputed areas. constructions of new villages along same to India. But the wayward Defence Minister Rajnath Singh rights and safety of our very own called "Netanyahu's political somersault". It is pretty obvious Moreover, such move also promises the LAC. dragon has never learnt to behave met Chinese counterpart Wei fellow Indian brothers and sisters! too that electoral exigence has influenced his preference. The to offer China better border surveil- Interestingly, China knows well decently. Fenghe in Russia and asked him to Instead of merely garlanding his conflict between the Arabs and the Jews has defined the lance and patrols through a net- that the best defense is to be ag- Dragon has reasons to be bump- withdraw his forces from all friction statue or portrait on 23rd of January; it is high time India wakes Middle East narrative, indeed the fement, for as long as it has. work of herders. Apart from this, gressive and so, India has to opt to tious towards India as certain lead- points. However, Wei reiterated up to the secular values, ethics and The feelers have now been advanced by the Israeli Prime the development is significant as defend, which is a kind of mental ers from our own land began to sing China’s stand in the talks saying humanity propagated by Netaji so Minister and no less. As the head of a traditionally antagonis- the villages have come up at a time torture. Needlessly, this is just a paeans for China stabbing in the that China never wants to lose an as to unite the country in psychic tic government, he has distinctly deviated from the historically when India and China are involved strategy. Regarding the Chinese back of India. Will this happen in inch of its territory. Evidently, terms and thereby award due hon- core irritant of the region. There is speculation in Jerusalem in a major military stand-off in east- stand on Arunachal Pradesh, India their country? But this happens in China is a hard nut to crack, but our to this Patriot of Patriots that the relative absence of incitement against the community ern Ladakh. Undoubtedly, these vil- conveyed seriously to China that India evidently because the true with strategic move and orches- through practical deed, not mere and the potential break-up of an Arab party alliance could im- lages will also help China solidify its Arunachal Pradesh is its integral spirit of democracy is prevailing in trated pressure from other like- words or rhetoric. pinge on the turnout to Netanyahu's advantage. He may even claim over these disputed areas. part and parcel of India and there is India. However, what worries every minded countries, India can rein in Kajal Chatterjee, Kolkata garner just enough votes to effect a swing of the electoral China is not being led by morons no second thought on that. Further, Indian now is the Chinese state- the wayward dragon. pendulum. Should that happen, it will signify a watershed de- velopment in the Middle East. Indeed, Netanyahu’s overtures to Arab voters has astonished the community. The Joint List, an alliance of Arab parties that secured a record 15 seats in the 120-member Knesset last March, is wallowing in a dispute WHAT THEY TWEET! over whether or not it should work with Netanyahu's right- wing Likud party. And not the least because when the less ob- jectionable centreleft parties are in disarray. If Netanyahu’s Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley overture is reduced to a fizzle, the Arabs might have to make Jaai V@Jaai1234 Chief Justice Roberts is not do with a truncated representation in the Knesset. The chal- US leftists will literally expected to be present lenge for the next government could be forbidding given the write more about mittens because he only presides crime wave, persistent inequality, and ballooning umemploy- than they do about imperi- over the trial of a president. ment that is embedded in the coronavirus pandemic. But con- alism, wonder why anyone So the Senate will get some- sidering the complexities of Israel’s coalition system, a break- would look to them for one else. The question is guidance or understand- who is being tried. Trump is away Arab party could gain influence if it is willing to work ing. a private citizen to be with Netanyahu and/or other traditionally hostile politicians. removed from an office he The geopolitical trend was apparent last week when does not hold. Netanyahu visited Nazareth, the largest city in Israel with a predominantly Arab majority. In point of fact, it was his third visit to an Arab district in less than two weeks. Arabs consti- PRO GUWAHATI, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT OF INDIA @prodefgau tute 20 per cent of Israel's population. They face widespread Shefali Vaidya.@ShefVaidya Glimpses of cultural programmes presented by artistes from different states participating in the Republic Day discrimination and even blame the seemingly lax lawenforce- Every region of India has such beauti- Parade 2021. Ðesi Thug ©@desi_thug1 ment in Israel for the rising crime graph and violence within ful festivals! Weavers of #Odisha cele- Siberian devotees carved out huge their community. They have close familial ties with brate a 2 day festival called vigrah of Jagannath prabhu complete- Palestinians and largely identify with their cause. Further, they #GhodaNabami. Horse images of ly out of ice and worshipped on a straw are made and worshipped. Next siberian hill covered with ice at a tem- are said to be sympathetic towards Israel's enemies. day, children carry these images perature of -23 degrees centigrade. Netanyahu is arguably brewing a complex cocktail. around the village and people offer them gifts. Central Chronicle welcomes, articles, write ups, comments on different issues for editorial page (800-900 words), Letter to editor for this page. It can be sent by Rajeev Mantri@RMantri e-mail at: [email protected] Aashish Chandorkar@c_aashish The letters can be edited or rewritten for clarity of thoughts. In fact the unfortunate thing in the Single issue protestors are never farm law liberalization has been the interested in solving that issue. shift of most of the media and intel- Printed and Published by Sameer Maheshwari on behalf of Their entire existence & relevance lectuals, who initially welcomed the depends on the dragging of the issue Ramgopal Investments Pvt. Ltd. at Navbharat Press, change as an important reform but Navbharat Bhawan, Press Complex, Raipur. in public imagery. Solution would then changed their stance as politi- Editor in Chief - Sameer Maheshwari. delegitimize their politics. Anti farm Editor: Sameer Shukla (Responsible for selection of news under PRB Act.) law protests are battle of attrition, cal pressure was mounted by the Phone: (0771) 4257700 Fax : (0771) 4257703 not a communication problem. interest groups. Postal Regn. No. C.G./RYPD.N./62/2019-21 Regd. No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

BRIEF ‘HUNAR HAAT’ LUCKNOW Wins order Telcos want Govt to clarify onus of

J New Delhi: Tata Power Solar on security breach post NSD rollout Saturday announced that it has bagged an order worth Rs 1,200 New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): competitiveness among ven- crore from state-run dors in case equipment from power giant NTPC for Telcos have asked the gov- China are barred from the setting up of 320 MW ernment to clarify about the networks. ground mounted solar entity that will be held liable "It was suggested that the project. Tata Power if there is security breach in price competitiveness can Solar,India's largest in- the network post implemen- be maintained by way of re- tegrated solar compa- tation of National Security ducing import duties. Nokia ny and a wholly-owned Directive (NSD) on the tele- and Ericsson have told gov- subsidiary of Tata com sector, according to in- ernment officials that the Power,has received a dustry sources aware of the prices of their telecom gears "Letter of Award development. will come down as they are (LoA)" to build 320 MW The telecom operators manufacturing in India and of ground mounted have given their input to the saving on import duty," the Solar PV project for government in a meeting representative said. NTPC, a company called by the National attended the meeting and private operator official told In a bid to tighten security statement said. The Security Council gave their inputs. Telcos PTI. Under the current of communications net- order value of the proj- Secretariat (NSCS) about wanted the government to rules, telecom operators are work, the government on ect is approximately one-and-a-half weeks back, come out with clear guide- held responsible if there is December 16 had an- Rs 1,200 crore ( USD 162 industry sources told PTI. lines on who will be respon- any security breach in their nounced the National million). The commer- "A meeting was called to sible for breach in the net- network. Another private Security Directive on cial operation date for work on road map for trust- work if the government is operator representative said Telecommunication Sector, this project is set for ed products by the NSCS. making a list of trusted that two private mobile serv- which will mandate service Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minority Affairs Minister May 2022. With this ad- Senior regulatory officials products that have to be de- ice providers want the gov- providers to purchase equip- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi during the inauguration of Hunar Haat, in Lucknow, Saturday. dition, the order of telecom service providers ployed in the network," a ernment to ensure price ment from trusted sources. pipeline of Tata Power Solar stands at approx- imately 4 GWp with Maruti Suzuki’s Swift India’s ‘best-selling’ car model in 2020 Volvo Car India opens online booking for All-New approximate value of Rs 12,000 crore. New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): S60 at an introductory price of Rs. 45.9 lakh Maruti Suzuki India on Mobilises funds Saturday said its hatchback New Delhi, Jan 23: J New Delhi: Stove Swift has emerged as the best Kraft Ltd, manufactur- selling car model in India in Volvo Car India has opened er of kitchen appli- 2020 with 1,60,700 units. advance online bookings for the ances, has raised a lit- In 2020, the model has also All-New S60 from today. It has tle over Rs 185 crore crossed the cumulative sales set an introductory price of Rs. from anchor investors milestone of 23 lakh units 45.9 lakh (ex-showroom) for a ahead of its initial since its launch in 2005. It limited number of bookings public offer,which will crossed the 5 lakh milestone made online. The company is open for subscription in 2010, 10 lakh in 2013 and 15 also offering complimentary on Monday.A total of lakh in 2016, the company membership to its exclusive 48,22,290 shares have said in a statement. Tre Kronor Experience pro- ized experiences such as a dedi- S60 is an exciting car and will been allotted to 32 an- Commenting on the mile- gram to the early buyers of the cated Volvo relationship man- attract people who like top-of- chor investors at Rs 385 stone, Maruti Suzuki India tomers are below the age of 35 feature mild-hybrid assis- luxury sedan. The bookings can ager, doorstep solutions for cer- the-line luxury and safety fea- apiece, which is the Executive Director (Marketing years, thus establishing the tance, but should offer more be made on the company web- tain services, complimentary tures in their ride. As we open upper end of the price & Sales) Shashank Srivastava model as "the 'coming of the fuel economy. site (www.volvocars.in). The de- pick up and drop of cars for the bookings for S60, we want to band. At this price, the claimed that "Swift has been age' car with its tech-savvy fea- Maruti Swift facelift could liveries of cars booked during service-related needs, benefits make sure the customers re- company raised Rs the best-selling premium tures, value-for-money offer- get a new 4.2-inch colour driv- January and February will for referring new customers main safe while retaining the 185.68 crore. 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Galle is a spin- 30th five-wicket haul. overcome any fear of fail- Joe Root kept England in ners paradise traditional- Three balls later, he had ure and do their best in the contention on day two of ly, but it was the England his best figures in Asia two-Test home series the second Test against Sri seamers who did the job. when Suranga Lakmal against South Africa begin- Lanka in Galle. While James Anderson edged one to gully where ning in Karachi on Anderson took 6-40 from took six, Mark Wood Zak Crawley completed Tuesday. Smarting from 29 overs - his 30th Test five- claimed three and Curran the catch. their 2-0 whitewash in New wicket haul - as England picked up the last wicket. Anderson bowled an ex- Zealand, Pakistan have in- bowled their hosts out for Niroshan Dickwella tended spell of six overs in cluded nine uncapped play- 381. looked all set to post his the afternoon session with ers in their 20-member He dismissed Angelo maiden hundred when a the hope of knocking off squad for the matches in Mathews for 110 but Sri lapse of concentration saw the tail but Sri Lanka was Karachi and Rawalpindi. Lanka eked out a good him being dismissed for not going to give it away "Obviously for a new score from 243-6, Niroshan his career-best 92. easily. player, it's a challenge to Dickwella making 92 and James Anderson set Earlier, England had un- handle pressure and then Dilruwan Perera 67. him up nicely placing two successfully reviewed a there are insecurities in England fell to 5-2 in extra covers and a wide leg before shout against our culture around what if reply before Root's enter- mid-off and constantly Perera when he was on 21. they are dropped," former prising 67 not out from 77 feeding him with deliver- Lasith Embuldeniya, captain Azhar told local balls led England to 98-2 at ies wide outside off stump. who was hit on the shoul- media on Friday. the close. Dickwella lost his patience der by Wood, added 32 "As a senior player, my He put on 93 with Jonny and drove upwardly and runs for the ninth wicket advice to them is to trust Bairstow, who is 24 not Leach at wide mid-off with Perera helping Sri their skills and stick with out, to steady England made a good catch. Lanka close to the 400-run that to do well because that after openers Dom Sibley The seventh wicket mark. is what is going to give (0) and Zak Crawley (5) England claimed the big wicket of Angelo Mathews after a review. stand between him and The 38-year-old Perera them the best chance to both fell, once again, to Perera was worth 89 runs. posted his seventh test perform. "If you think too left-arm spinner Lasith had earlier bowled 64 the oldest fast bowler to Sri Lanka's first-innings Sri Lanka in the morn- half-century with a nice much that will bring nega- Embuldeniya. wicketless overs. 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"Ajinkya league leaders crushed 10- sent off in the 19th more than Reims strik- bhaiya asked me If I would man Montpellier 4-0. minute for clattering into er Boulaye Dia. be able to bowl with the in- PSG moved three points Mbappe just outside the Pochettino had been jury, I just had to say yes," clear of second-place Lille, penalty area. Omlin was expected to be re- Saini, who was in the mid- which can move level on replaced by Dimitry placed by assistant dle when Rishabh Pant hit Melbourne, Jan 23 (AP): where, said he tested positive points by winning at fifth- Bertaud. coach Jesus Perez, who the winning runs at the for COVID-19 shortly before he place Rennes on Sunday Mbappe put PSG ahead stood in for him in last Gabba, told PTI. Having Five-time Australian Open was due to board a charter but has a vastly inferior in the 34th when he collect- Saturday's away win at taken four wickets in his finalist Andy Murray withdrew flight to Melbourne. goal difference. ed a pass from Angel Di Angers. debut game at Sydney,Saini from the year's first Grand "Gutted to share that I won't In an unexpected sight Maria and lifted the ball Unlike in previous suffered a groin strain in Slam tournament, saying be flying out to Australia to at Parc des Princes stadi- over Bertaud. But the goal PSG matches, how- Australia's first innings and Friday he could not figure out compete at the Australian um, Pochettino returned came with Montpellier ever, Pochettino New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): could bowl only 7.5 overs at a workable quarantine that Open. We've been in constant to coach PSG just one midfielder Florent Mollet wore a face mask the Gabba, increasing con- would allow him to compete dialogue with Tennis Australia week after testing positive out of action after limping throughout. A groin strain prevented cerns for an already injury- amid the coronavirus pandem- to try and find a solution for the coronavirus. off with an ankle in- In Saturday's games, India pacer Navdeep Saini hit India, who were forced ic. The announcement comes which would allow some form I feel better, Pochettino jury. fourth-place Monaco will from giving his best in the to go into the game with a a little more than a week after of workable quarantine, but told broadcaster Telefoot A flurry of action look to make it six games Brisbane Test but fearing bowling attack which had Murray, who has won three we couldn't make it work, before kickoff. I'm allowed saw Mbappe set up unbeaten when it hosts that he may not get to play the combined experience of Grand Slam singles titles else- Murray said. to be here tonight as long Neymar in the 59th, before sixth-place Marseille. on such a big a stage again, four games. Satwik-Chirag’s impressive run ends with semifinal defeat First defeat for Indian women’s

Bangkok, Jan 23 (PTI): game, the Indian duo was up 3-1 but again the hockey team on tour of Argentina Tokyo Olympics medal Malaysians produced four contender Satwiksairaj straight points to move to Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (PTI): Argentina junior team. Rankireddy and Chirag 7-3. A precise serve and "Today we played against a Shetty's impressive run at then their rivals finding Indian women's hockey stronger Argentina squad the Toyota Thailand Open the net helped Satwik and team suffered its first de- consisting many of their Super 1000 ended with a Chirag to narrow the gap feat on the tour of senior players. close semifinal defeat here before drawing parity at 8- Argentina when it lost 1-2 "This was a perfect prac- on Saturday. 8. However, two smashes at to B side of the host, let- tice match for us ahead of The world number 10 the backcourt gave Aaron ting Agustina Gorzelany next week's schedule Indian pair, which won its and Soh a three-point ad- strike late in the match. where we play against the maiden super 500 title in vantage at the interval. Sol Pagella (11') put the Senior side. Unfortunately, Thailand and entered the India couldn't breach Argentina side ahead we conceded a PC goal finals of French open this is the first time it en- a 4-2 lead early on but the the gap and with Chirag while Indian forward minutes before the regula- super 750 event in 2019, tered the semifinals. Malaysians managed to hitting long, the Salima Tete (54') scored in tion time and this is what lost 18-21 18-21 to world Satwik and Chirag claw back and eke out a Malaysian grabbed six the final quarter. we need to manage better," number nine Malayasian couldn't bring their best to slender 11-10 lead at the match points. However, the Indian de- said chief coach Sjoerd combination of Aaron the fore as the Malaysian break. Satwik and Chirag The Indian pair man- fence let Gorzelany score Marijne. Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in were more alert on court stayed close till 15-16 when aged to save four match three minites after finding India began on a back- a 35-minute match. and also managed to dif- their rivals reeled off four points before Chirag once the equaliser. foot with Argentina 'B' The Indian pair had par- fuse any attack from the points on the trot to even- again found the net as the In the previous matches, playing tough, attacking ticipated in Super 1000 Indian pair to emerge vic- tually close out the open- Malaysians began cele- India drew 2-2 and 1-1 re- hockey right from the events in 2018 ad 2019 but tories. The Indian pair had ing game. In the second brating. spectively with the start. Young Australian cricketers still in primary school compared to Indian counterparts: Greg Chappell

Cameron Green are still in talent, we will be also-rans team of men is playing a bowlers in all the four tion are past, unless we Melbourne, Jan 23 (PTI): primary school in terms of in no time." Chappell said group of schoolboys." Tests. start producing a group of experience." "the skill level of Indian Chappell said India's "The biggest mistake batsmen who bat through Young Australian cricketers are still in Pointing out the huge youth teams would embar- "level of investment from was playing the same four 125 overs in the first in- difference in the amount rass some of our first-class grassroots up has left the bowlers in every Test. For nings. David Warner is "primary school" compared to their spent by the two boards, teams". rest of the cricket world in pacemen, playing four struggling and Steve Chappell said Cricket "Their ability to deal its wake" and "the havoc Tests in five weeks is akin Smith won't be around for Indian counterparts, feels former India Australia "cannot be mak- with pressure has been that COVID-19 has to running four marathons ever, so we need to find the coach Greg Chappell and has urged his ing 1960s Holdens in this cultivated in the cauldron wreaked on cricket coffers in as many weeks. There champions who are going "Our young cricketers age of electric cars." of hard-fought matches. around the world will only were signs in Sydney that to replace them - and country's cricket board to invest in tal- are weekend warriors "The BCCI is investing That level of intensity can- widen the gap between Mitchell Starc, in particu- soon." compared to their Indian millions of dollars in bud- not be replicated in nets or India and the have-nots." lar,was jaded," he wrote. He also backed Paine, ent to avoid becoming "also-rans" in no compatriots, who get chal- ding Indian cricketers. against lesser opponents. "For those of you who The former Australian who faced a lot of criticism time. An Injury-hit India sans their lenging matchplay from Cricket Australia, by com- The fact that India has 38 were surprised that India batsman blamed the bats- for his wicket-keeping and the Under-16 age group on- parison, spends $44m dol- first-class teams should could deal with all that men for the loss. captaincy. star players notched up an incredible 2- wards," Chappell wrote in lars on the Sheffield give you an idea of the was thrown at them in this "I don't blame Tim Paine "For those calling out for a column for 'Sydney Shield. The comparative depth of talent available," series, and could hold their and our bowlers for this heads to roll, especially 1 win over Australia in the four-Test Morning Herald'. spending gap isn't a gulf; it he wrote. nerve and win in such defeat. The culpability lies those seeking Tim Paine's series and Chappell believes it is the "By the time an Indian is the size of the Indian "What one sees when courageous fashion, I say: fairly and squarely with head on a pike, I say REAL- player reaches the nation- Ocean," he wrote. watching Indian youth and you better get used to it. the batsmen, who simply LY? Tim is one of only five robust domestic structure and efforts al XI, he has had an all- "If Cricket Australia A teams is the surprising "Don't worry about India didn't make enough runs players who can claim an round apprenticeship that doesn't realise what it degree of maturity and an becoming the best team - on friendly wickets." automatic place in this put in by BCCI which prepares its prepares him to walk into takes to be competitive in intuitive understanding of they are already capable of Chappell said Australia Australian team. Sure, he youngsters to take on the rigours of the Indian side with a rea- Test cricket and our entire all aspects of the game. It producing the best five will soon need to find re- didn't have his best Test se- sonable chance of success. cricket administration is as rare as it is stark. So teams in world cricket!" placements for David ries behind the stumps, international cricket. "I am afraid, in compari- does not change its atti- much so that one can be Chappell also felt it was Warner and Steve Smith. but he still averaged 40 son, Will Pucovski and tude on where to invest in forgiven for thinking a a mistake to play the same "Our days of domina- with the bat," he wrote. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

ALL SET FOR REPUBLIC DAY Shashi Tharoor to meet people, incorporate their WHO chief thanks PM Modi views in UDF manifesto for ‘continued support’ against COVID-19 Geneva, Jan 23 (PTI): India's vaccine production and delivery capacity will Shashi Tharoor WHO chief Tedros be used for the benefit of Adhanom Ghebreyesus on all humanity to fight the Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 Saturday thanked Prime COVID-19 pandemic. He (PTI): Congress MP Shashi Minister Narendra Modi said last week India was Tharoor has been given the cru- for his continued support ready to do everything pos- cial task of meeting people to the global COVID-19 re- sible for a healthy planet. from various walks of walksof sponse, saying acting to- On January 19, India an- life, including the youth, and in- gether, including sharing Tedros Adhanom nounced its grant assis- corporate their views while of knowledge, will help in Ghebreyesus tance of vaccines to the drawing up the "People's mani- combating the novel coro- neighbouring countries. A festo" of the UDF opposition in navirus. sync with its day after, 1.5 lakh doses of poll-bound Kerala. A decision in India this week an- "Neighbourhood First pol- vaccines were supplied to this regard was taken at the nounced that it will send icy. "Thank you, India and Bhutan and one lakh doses first meeting of theElection COVID-19 vaccines under Prime Minister Narendra to the Maldives as grant Management and Strategy grant assistance to Sri Modi for your continued assistance. Committee held here on Lanka and seven other support to global Covid-19 Over 2 million doses of Saturday. Tharoor, who is also a countries - Bhutan, the response. COVID-19 vaccines were member of the 10-member- Maldives, Bangladesh, Only if we act together, provided to Bangladesh committee, constituted by Nepal, Myanmar, including sharing of and 1 million doses to Congress President Sonia Seychelles, Afghanistan knowledge, can we stop Nepal. India, one of the Gandhi recently,will be meeting and Mauritius. this virus and save lives world's biggest drugmak- people inThiruvananthapuram, Nepal, Bangladesh, and livelihoods," tweeted ers, has already rolled out Kottayam, Ernakulam, Bhutan and the Maldives Ghebreyesus, the Director- a massive coronavirus Palakkad and Kozhikode dis- have already received General of World Health vaccination drive using Equipment and weapons of Indian Army on display during the rehearsals for Republic Day 2021 parade, near tricts, Committee Chairman India's COVID-19 vaccines Organization. Prime two vaccines, Covishield Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi. Oommen Chandy told reporters under grant assistance in Minister Modi has said and Covaxin. after the meeting. Entry to watch R-Day Saudi intercepts ‘hostile target’ over capital parade at Rajpath Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force only on production Riyadh, Jan 23 (AFP): Taipei, Jan 23 (Reuters): ity,' it said in a brief state- of invitation ment. There was no imme- Saudi Arabia intercept- New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Eight Chinese bomber diate comment from ed a "hostile target" over Ahead of the Republic Day planes and four fighter jets China. In the past China Riyadh on Saturday, said celebrations, the Delhi entered the southwestern has said it has been carry- state media in the king- Police has issued an advi- corner of Taiwan's air de- ing out exercises to defend dom which has come sory, saying people will be fence identification zone on the country's sovereignty under repeated attack allowed to watch the pa- Saturday, and Taiwan's air and security. from Yemen's Iran-backed rade at Rajpath strictly on force deployed missiles to Beijing has watched with Huthi rebels since 2015. the production of an invi- 'monitor' the incursion, the growing concern increas- An explosion was heard tation card or a ticket. island's Defence Ministry Air incursion by China. ing US support for demo- in the Saudi capital at The police also said that said. China, which claims cratic Taiwan, especially around 11:00 am (0800 Fragments of missile intercepted above Riyadh. those below 15 years of age Taiwan as its own territory, Taiwan said it was made though still well away from during Donald Trump's ad- GMT), AFP correspon- will not be allowed at the has conducted almost daily up of eight nuclear-capable mainland Taiwan. ministration which left of- dents reported. Huthis, said it had "inter- incident. event. "This year, Entry to flights over the waters be- H-6K bombers and four J- Taiwan's air force warned fice on Wednesday. Last "I heard a loud sound cepted and destroyed a Saudi Arabia has been RDC-2021 will be strictly tween the southern part of 16 fighter jets - is unusual. away the Chinese aircraft year during visits by senior and thought that some- hostile air target going to- repeatedly targeted by the through Invitation Taiwan and the Taiwan- A map provided by and deployed missiles to US officials to Taipei thing had fallen from the wards Riyadh", without Huthis since its interven- Card/Ticket only! All controlled Pratas Islands in Taiwan's Defence Ministry monitor them, the min- Chinese aircraft briefly sky," said one resident, elaborating, according to tion in the Yemen war in those, who don't have valid the South China Sea in re- showed that the Chinese istry added, using standard crossed the median line of who lives in the Al- state-run Al Ekhbariya tel- 2015. Invitation Card/Ticket are cent months. aircraft, which also includ- wording for how it re- the Taiwan Strait, which Sulaimaniyah district of evision station. It is rare, however, for advised to watch live pro- However they have gen- ed a Y-8 anti-submarine air- sponds to such activities. normally serves as an unof- Riyadh. "The whole house Riyadh's King Khaled drones and missiles gram at home. Children erally consisted of just one craft, flew over the same 'Airborne alert sorties ficial buffer. The flight by was shaking." International Airport said launched by the Huthis to below 15 years age are not or two reconnaissance air- waters where the most re- had been tasked, radio the Chinese bombers and The Saudi-led coalition, there were a number of reach the kingdom's capi- allowed to RDC-2021 at craft. The presence of so cent Chinese missions warnings issued and air fighters on Saturday came which backs Yemen's in- flight delays, but it was not tal -- about 700 kilometres Rajpath," the Delhi Police many Chinese combat air- have been taking place defence missile systems de- just days after Joe Biden as- ternationally recognised immediately clear if they (435 miles) from the said in a tweet. craft on this mission - near the Pratas Islands, ployed to monitor the activ- sumed the US presidency. government against the were linked to Saturday's Yemeni border. USED CLOTHING MARKET UK doctors seek Be inspired by Netaji, build review of twelve week gap between ‘New India’: VP to youth vaccine doses London, Jan 23 (AP): A Hyderabad, Jan 23 (PTI): major British doctors' group is says the UK gov- Vice-President M ernment should 'urgently Venkaiah Naidu on review' it's decision to give Saturday urged the youth people a second dose of the to derive inspiration from Pfizer-BioNTech coron- the life of Netaji Subhas avirus vaccine up to 12 Chandra Bose and lead weeks after the first, rather from the front in building than the shorter gap rec- a 'New India' - a happy and ommended by the manu- prosperous nation where facturer and the World every citizen gets equal Health Organization. The opportunities and where UK, which has Europe's there is no discrimina- deadliest coronavirus out- tion. break, adopted the policy Noting that about 65 per Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu paying tributes to Netaji in order to give as many cent of the population is Subhash Chandra bose on his birth anniversary, celebrat- people as possible a first below the age of 35, he ed as 'Parakram Diwas', in Hyderabad on Saturday. dose of vaccine quickly. So said it is time for the far almost 5.5 million peo- youth to be in the fore- Course at MCR HRD ing feature of Netajis per- ple have received a shot of front in eradicating pover- Institute here on the occa- sona, the Vice-President either a vaccine made by ty, illiteracy, social and sion of 125th birth an- lauded the governments US drugmaker Pfizer and gender discrimination, niversary of Bose which decision to celebrate Germany's BioNTech or casteism and communal- is being celebrated as Netaji's birthday as one developed by UK- ism. Naidu was address- 'Parakram Diwas.' 'Parakram Diwas' to in- Swedish pharmaceutical Life returns to the used clothing market in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday. ing the officer-trainees at- Terming 'Parakram' or spire people of the giant AstraZeneca and tending the Foundation courage as the most defin- country. Oxford University. Pandemic forces Dubai-based Indian student makes Jordanian children Inside world’s biggest vaccine factory in Pune

into labour market Pune, Jan 23 (AFP): alisation that anti-toxin special Modi portrait as R-Dat gift Amman, Jan 23 (AFP): serum extracted from the Omar's heart sinks when The tiny clinking vials animals could be used to Dubai, Jan 23 (PTI): he trudges past his closed supervised by silent PPE- make vaccines. school gates in the wearing technicians belie The Serum Institute A 14-year-old Indian stu- Jordanian capital the excitement inside the soon became a market dent in Dubai has made a Amman -- now part of his world's largest vaccine leader thanks to its cheap special portrait of Prime trip to work, to repair and manufacturer, the Serum and effective drugs, Minister Narendra Modi clean kerosene heaters. Institute of India, a major which were eagerly as a gift for the Republic The 14-year-old, who player in the fight against sought after by price-con- Day. The six-layered sten- dreams of becoming a coronavirus. scious governments and cil portrait made by Saran pilot, is one of many mi- The firm, founded in consumers, prompting Sasi Kumar from Kerala nors experts say have 1966 in the western city of the company to expand at was handed over to been forced prematurely Pune, is producing mil- a dizzying rate. Minister of State for into the labour market. lions of doses of the Adar Poonawalla, its External Affairs and Schools throughout Covishield vaccine, devel- 40-year-old CEO, has Parliamentary Affairs V Union minister V Muraleedharan gets portrait of PM Narendra Jordan have been closed oped by AstraZeneca and spent nearly a billion dol- Muraleedharan on the for nearly a year now, and Oxford University, for An assembly line for manufacturing vials of Covishield, lars in recent years en- Modi from Saran Sasi Kumar and his parents in Dubai. AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine is concluding day of his the economic fallout from India and much of the de- larging and improving pictured at India's Serum Institute in Pune. three-day visit to the UAE. wishes to him," (CISF). According to a the novel coronavirus veloping world. the sprawling Pune cam- "Happy to meet in Muraleedharan tweeted, Gulf News report, the por- pandemic has eaten into Unlike the rival Pfizer- for countries with poorer against diseases such as pus. #Dubai the talented young sharing a photograph of trait measures 90 cm by 60 breadwinners' ability to BioNTech vaccine, populations and rusty in- polio, mumps, meningitis As a result, when the artist Saran Sasi Kumar him accepting the portrait cm. It took around six feed their families. Covishield can be stored frastructure. and measles. coronavirus pandemic from Kerala, now a resi- from the boy and his par- hours to draw the picture "As school is shut, I and transported using Even before the pan- Its journey kicked off began to sweep across the dent in #UAE. He present- ents. In the portrait, Prime with layers of six colour help my family financial- standard refrigeration. demic, the Indian firm on a stud farm, where the world, the company, ed this beautiful portrait, a Minister Modi is seen shades, said Saran, who ly," said Omar, sporting a It is also significantly was a world leader in vac- firm's owners, the which recorded annual 6 layered stencil painting, saluting, wearing a wide- has drawn 92 portraits in- sweater and dirty jeans cheaper than the vac- cines, producing 1.5 bil- Poonawalla family, began revenues of over $800 mil- to our PM @narendramo- brimmed cavalry hat with cluding those of top UAE as he cleaned a heater cines developed by Pfizer lion doses a year and in- breeding horses in 1946, lion in 2019-20 and is debt- di ji as a Republic Day gift. the logo of the Central leaders during the COVID- with his blackened or the US firm Moderna, oculating two out of three before a conversation free, was in pole position Truly inspiring! My best Industrial Security Force 19 pandemic. hands. making it better suited children in 170 countries with a vet sparked the re- to reap the rewards. CENTRAL CC

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BRIEF Farmer unions’ meet to ‘Netaji would have been proud reconsider govt proposal to put farm laws on hold to see India’s self-reliance’ New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Delhi cops give nod to Kolkata, Jan 23: PM pays floral tribute to Netaji A meeting of 32 Punjab farmers’ R-Day rally farmer unions opposed to New Delhi: Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's statue at the the Centre's farm laws is The Delhi Police Narendra Modi on National Library in Kolkata on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Modi went around seeing paintings by underway at the Singhu on Saturday gave permis- Saturday said Netaji around 100 artists on a 40-metre long canvas on the sprawling lawns of Belvedere House at the National border here, a major sion to protesting farmer Subhash Chandra Bose Library compound. The prime minister paid floral tributes at the feet of Netaji's statue on his arrival at protest site, to reconsider unions to hold their tractor would have been proud of the library. He was accompanied by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Modi interacted with the government's proposal parades on January 26 in India's self-reliance and some of the artists as he went around seeing the paintings and folk art of Bengal. The prime minister to put the contentious leg- the national capital, farmer Finance Minister Nirmala pleased to see it exporting also greeted participants in an international conference on "Revisiting the legacy of Netaji Subhas islations on hold. leaders claimed. The tractor Sitharaman along with Minister of coronavirus (Covid-19) Chandra Bose" at Belvedere House to mark his 125th birth anniversary. Modi was at the National Library This comes a day after parades will start from the State for Finance Anurag Singh vaccine to other nations. for 18 minutes, following which he left for Victoria Memorial to attend a programme. the government asked Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri Thakur during Halwa ceremony to Addressing a gathering farmer leaders to revert by border points of Delhi, but mark the commencement of final at Kolkata's Victoria Don’t insult after inviting: Mamata Saturday in case they details will be finalised stage of Union Budget 2021-22 , Memorial on the occasion agree to its proposal to sus- tonight, farmer leader in New Delhi, Saturday. of Subhash Chandra West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday declined to speak at an event to celebrate pend the legislations for 18 Abhimanyu Kohar said after Bose's 125th birth anniver- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary where "Jai Shri Ram" slogans were raised in the months. Later in the day, a attending a meeting Militant hideout sary,which the Centre said presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Banerjee had not started her speech when the slogan crucial meeting of the between the unions and the would be celebrated as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was raised by a section of the crowd at the Victoria Memorial event to celebrate the 125th birth Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, police. Kohar claimed that Jammu: The Border 'Parakram Divas' every during his visit to Netaji anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter. She said such "insult" was unacceptable. "This is a an umbrella body of the Delhi Police has given Security Force (BSF) year, the PM said, "A self- Bhavan to celebrate the 125th government programme and not a political programme. There has to be dignity. It doesn't behove around 40 farmer organi- its nod to the farmers' trac- Saturday busted a mili- reliant West Bengal will birth anniversary of Netaji anybody to invite people and insult. I won't speak. Jai Bangla, Jai Hind," she said, wrapping up. sations leading the tor parade on Republic Day tant hideout in the lead to a self-reliant India." Subhash Chandra Bose, in protests at several Delhi in the national capital. Poonch district of Jammu State chief minister Kolkata, Saturday. border points, will be held. and Kashmir and recov- Mamata Banerjee and "This is not a party pro- ple are part of this event. here. I refuse to speak at "The meeting of Punjab later in the day," said ered a large cache of Governor Jagdeep however, refused to speak gramme. This is an event The government should this event in protest. Jai farmer unions is going on. Lakhbir Singh, vice presi- arms and ammunition, a Dhankhar were also pres- at the event as she felt 'in- of the government. All have some dignity. Don't Hind, Jai Bangla," A meeting of Samyukta dent (Punjab) of All India spokesperson for the ent at the event. The CM, sulted'. political parties and peo- insult me after calling me Banerjee said. Kisan Morcha will be held Kisan Sabha. force said. The hideout was unearthed this after- noon during a search BSF detects 150-metre Avian Influenza in poultry operation in Doba Rahul Gandhi hits campaign trail in TN Mohalla forest area in birds confirmed in 9 states long tunnel at IB „ Targets PM Modi labourers and small and Hadiguda, 10 kms from medium business owners," New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Chhattisgarh, Himachal Mandi town, the „ Second within 10 days Hiranagar sector during Coimbatore, Jan 23 (PTI): Gandhi said. Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar spokesperson said. He the past 10 days, fourth in The Congress party's The Centre on Saturday Pradesh, Uttarakhand, said the search operation Jammu, Jan 23 (PTI): the past six months along Launching his party's ties with the DMK ap- said bird flu in poultry has Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu was launched by the BSF the International Border campaign for the Tamil peared strained after the been confirmed so far in and Kashmir and Punjab -- on specific intelligence The Border Security (IB) in Samba and Kathua Nadu Assembly elections, Dravidian party days ago nine states of Kerala, for crow/migratory/wild information. Force (BSF) on Saturday districts and 10th in the Congress leader Rahul said it had plans to contest Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, birds. "However, crow/pi- detected a second under- past decade. On January Gandhi on Saturday ac- all the 30 seats in neigh- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, geon samples submitted Flight services ground tunnel constructed 13, a 150-metre-long tunnel cused the AIADMK gov- bouring Puducherry as Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar from Rudraprayag, Gangtok: Direct flight by Pakistan in Jammu and was detected in Bobiyaan ernment of "compromis- part of efforts to strength- Pradesh and Punjab. Lansdowne Forest Range services between Delhi Kashmir's Kathua district village in the same sector. ing" with the Centre and en the party. The avian influenza has and Paudi Forest Range of and Sikkim commenced to facilitate the infiltration The spokesperson said alleged Prime Minister Also, DMK office-bear- been confirmed in 12 states Uttarakhand; pigeon sam- on Saturday with a of terrorists, a spokesper- the latest tunnel was un- Narendra Modi used agen- ers could not be seen in his for crow/migratory/wild ples from Sriganganagar Rahul Gandhi interacts with SpiceJet aircraft landing son of the border guarding earthed on a specific intel- cies like the CBI to get campaign here. Cadres of birds. "Till January 23, 2021, district of Rajasthan; crow representatives of MSME at at Pakyong airport in the force said. ligence input in the early what he wanted. alliance parties taking outbreaks of Avian and peacock samples from Suguna Auditorium in Himalayan state with 57 This is the second such hours of the day during Addressing people at part in the campaign of Influenza (Bird flu) have Fatehpur district of Uttar Coimbatore district, Saturday. passengers, officials said. structure found in 10 days. the anti-tunnelling drive. multiple locations from top leaders of the combine been confirmed in nine Pradesh have been found Commercial flight servic- The secret tunnel was "The tunnel is about 150 his campaign van, Gandhi had so far been a practice states (Kerala, Haryana, negative for Avian es to the tabletop airport detected during an anti- metres long and 30 feet targeted the Prime and a key contender for in the state. Madhya Pradesh, Influenza," the statement recommenced after near- tunnelling operation in deep with about three feet Minister in his first of the power in Tamil Nadu. Hitting out at the Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, said. The ministry said that ly one-and-half years the border outpost (BOP) diameter," he said, adding three-day campaign of In April or early May as- AIADMK government, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar the control and containment after the private airliner Pansar area of Hiranagar that the BSF had shot western Tamil Nadu. sembly elections are likely Gandhi said, "You have a Pradesh and Punjab) for operations (Cleaning and sector, opposite Abhiyal- down a Pakistani "I will work with the in Tamil Nadu and government today in poultry birds," Ministry of Disinfection) are going on in halted its operations Dogra and Kingre-de- Hexacopter carrying loads people of Tamil Nadu to AIADMK, a BJP partner, Tamil Nadu that is com- Fisheries, Animal the affected epicentres of between Kolkata and Kothe in Shakargarh, the of weapons and ammuni- help you get a government is in power since 2011. promised. Husbandry and Dairying Maharashtra, Madhya Pakyong in June 2019 due spokesperson said. tion in June 2020 in the that you deserve," he said "I want to help bring a Narendra Modi uses the said in a statement. Bird flu Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, to bad weather conditions This is the second un- same area besides foiling and refrained from men- government in Tamil CBI and Enforcement has been confirmed in 12 Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and technical problems. derground tunnel detected an infiltration bid by ter- tioning ally DMK, the rul- Nadu that truly respects Directorate to get what he States -- Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Commercial flight opera- by BSF personnel in rorists in November 2019. ing AIADMK's archrival poor people, farmers, wants." Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala. tions to the airport start- ed in October 2018. R-DAY FULL DRESS REHEARSAL Six dead Lalu’s condition stable, shifted to AIIMS Mumbai: At least six per- Ranchi, Jan 23 (PTI): Delhi. An eight-member sons, including five medical board is examin- women, were killed and Jailed RJD chief Lalu ing Prasad's health and he 18 others injured when Prasad will be shifted to is likely to be shifted to their vehicle fell into a AIIMS-Delhi after his AIIMS as soon as the ex- 400-feet deep gorge in health condition deterio- perts submit their report. Nandurbar district of rated while undergoing To send Prasad to Delhi, Maharashtra on Saturday, treatment at a hospital in the jail authorities will a police official said. The Ranchi, officials said on also have to seek approval accident took place Saturday. from the CBI court. around 10.30 am on the Prasad (72), convicted in On Friday, Prasad's wife hilly stretch of Khadki fodder scam cases, is un- Rabri Devi, daughter Misa ghat, located approxi- dergoing treatment at the Bharti, sons Tej Pratap mately 10 kms from Rajendra Institute of and Tejashwi reached Toranmal hill station, he Medical Science (RIMS) Ranchi on a special plane said. Around 24 persons, here for multiple ailments. after being informed of most of them labourers, "Lalu Prasad is having the veteran leader's deteri- RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav were going to Danduka in trouble breathing for the orating health. The family being shifted to AIIMS in New Ahmedabad from Khadki last two days. On Friday, met Prasad in the night. Delhi from Rajendra Institute of and neighbouring villages he was found to be having After meeting his father, Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital in Nandurbar in north pneumonia. Tejashwi told reporters after his health deteriorated, in Maharashtra in the ill- Considering his age, we that his condition was Ranchi, Saturday. fated Mahindra Max vehi- have decided to shift him worrisome. Tejashwi also cle, he said. to AIIMS- Delhi on the ad- met Chief Minister vice of doctors for better experts at AIIMS," he Hemant Soren at his resi- treatment," RIMS Director added. Dr Prasad further dence during the day to Arrested Dr Kameshwar Prasad said that the authorities seek cooperation of the Bulandshahr: Three told PTI. "He is likely to be and his family are arrang- state government in ar- Excise department per- Glimpses of Full Dress Rehearsal of Republic Day Parade 2021 near India Gate in New Delhi, Saturday. shifted to AIIMS today. We ing for an air ambulance ranging to take his father sonnel were arrested have already spoken to the to shift him to AIIMS- to Delhi. here for allegedly taking Rs 3 lakh from a liquor PITIABLE CONDITION OF GIRLS contractor on the pretext Govt to continue ban on Chinese Modi reaches out to indigenous Assamese of leaving his accom- plice, police said on apps including Tiktok bestowing on them land rights Saturday. Senior New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): comply with local laws and ‘42 % girls allowed access to mobile Superintendent of Police regulations and do our best „ Amid anti-CAA clamour tural traditions of the in- (SSP) Santosh Kumar The government has sent to address any concerns the phone for less than an hour a day’ digenous people. Singh said that on notices to Chinese apps, in- government may have. Sivasagar, Jan 23 (PTI): He also castigated the January 21 as per an cluding Tiktok, that the Ensuring the privacy and se- New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): in India. The survey, re- to state. Karnataka is where previous governments for information from Hapur order to block them will be curity of all our users re- leased ahead of the the maximum amount of Reaching out to the in- depriving them of their police, Bulandshahr and continued. mains to be our topmost pri- A new survey has found National Girl Child Day, adolescent girls enjoyed digenous people of elec- land rights for years since Hapur police conducted a The notice has been is- ority," a TikTok spokesper- that about 42 per cent ado- covered 4,100 respondents easy access to digital or mo- tion-bound Assam amid Independence. joint raid at liquor con- sued by the Ministry of son said. lescent girls are allowed ac- across four key stakeholder bile devices, with 65 per frequent anti-CAA "When the Sarbananda tractor Brahmpal's Electronics and IT after re- The government had cess to a mobile phone for groups adolescent girls, cent. "Boys have easier ac- protests, Prime Minister Sonowal government took 'dharamshala' in viewing replies of blocked blocked 59 Chinese apps in less than an hour in a day family members, teachers, cess. In Haryana, the gen- Narendra Modi on over the reins in Assam, Anupshahr area and apps, according to a source June and 118 more apps, in- with most parents feeling and representatives of com- der gap is the widest, while Saturday distributed land more than six lakh indige- seized 18 cartons of illicit who did not wish to be iden- cluding PUBG mobile game, that they are "unsafe" and munity organisations (like Telangana reported the ownership certificates to nous families had no legal liquor, and arrested his tified. When contacted, in September. The Ministry an "unhealthy distraction" NGOs) in ten states -- lowest difference between over one lakh such fami- rights over their land. In accomplice Vimal Tiktok confirmed to have re- of Information Technology for them. Assam, Haryana, the percentage of boys and lies, insisting the move will the last few years more Raghav. ceived a reply from the gov- had blocked the apps under Centre for Catalyzing Karnataka, Bihar, Madhya girls having digital access guarantee them "pride, than two lakh such fami- ernment. "We are evaluating section 69A of the Change (C3), a New Delhi- Pradesh, Maharashtra, (12 per cent)," it said. freedom and protection". lies have been allotted own- the notice and will respond Information Technology Act based NGO, in association Tamil Nadu, Telangana, The survey said family On his first physical visit ership certificates. Weather to it as appropriate. TikTok after learning that the apps with Digital Empowerment Uttar Pradesh and West attitudes and biases restrict outside the national capital "With more than one was among the first compa- are engaged in activities Foundation (DEF) conduct- Bengal. The survey found the time given to girls to ac- this year, Modi reaffirmed lakh families added today, nies to comply with the which are prejudicial to sov- ed the survey in 29 districts that there is a crisis of ac- cess a digital device 42 per the state and the central the government has shown High Low 32 14 Government of India direc- ereignty and integrity of of 10 states with 4,100 re- cess to digital devices for cent of girls are allowed ac- government's commitment its commitment to protect- tive issued on June 29, 2020. India, defence of India, secu- spondents to understand adolescent girls in India. cess to a mobile phone for to protecting the land ing the rights of the indige- We continually strive to rity of state and public order. digital access to young girls "Access differs from state less than an hour in a day. rights and the unique cul- nous people," Modi said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 Traffic awareness chariot Farmer warns to commit suicide reaches Keralapal on denial of selling his paddy Central Chronicle News Q As his father's name got deleted from registration Version: list and he was not given any intimation Fingeshwar, Jan 23: A In this case Manager farmer Hariram Q Farmer questions deletion of his father's name Primary Krishi Shaakh Dewangan form Gram Sahakari Samiti Sendar has warned the without seeing death certificate Fingeshwari Manoj Sahu local administration of Krishi Saakh Sahakari name added in the list and when contacted started committing suicide in case Samiti Fingeshwar and for taking action against giving vague answers and if he is deprived of selling went to talk to Manager carelessness on part of offi- said that the father of Non-aided School employees his paddy. The case is that Manoj Sahu, he informed cers and employees. farmer Hariram Dewangan of Primary Krishi Shaakh that on death of his father, The farmer is having viz.Latel Dewangan died Sahkari Samiti his name has been deleted three dependents in his during the registration peri- submits memo to BEO Fingeshwar. Here the from the registration list. family and this refusal to od and when the operator Central Chronicle News Q Raise demand for Q Awareness drive in traffic rules through loud- farmer Hariram of Gram On hearing this the accept his paddy has in- got information in this providing informa- weekly market speakers to the villagers Sendar informed that his farmer was taken aback creased concern about regard he immediately Ramanujnagar, Jan 23: and drivers who came father sold around 85 quin- and he charged the earning livelihood for them deleted the name of The employees of non- tion on time Central Chronicle News from far-off places in the tal paddy at Fingeshwar Manager with serious and he is very much under Hariram's father from the government school in Apart from this the em- weekly market, and the Societiy through 'Rin- charges that it is without debts. Due to carelessness list. Apart from this the sur- Ramanujnagar block ployees of non-govern- Konta, Jan 23: On two-wheeler drivers were Pustika' for 2.60 hect land seeing his father's death and denial on part of vivor son of the farmer have formed a Samiti and ment school too demand January 22, Traffic advised to wear helmets. in 2019-20. Hariram in- certificate and without in- Samiti to sell his hard could not get the receipt along with this submitted information and that Awareness Rath reached The four wheeler driv- formed that last month his forming him that his fa- earned paddy,the farmer is during the registration peri- memorandum to BEO should also be provided to Keralpal under National ers were given informa- father died and when he ther's name was deleted now planning to commit od and therefore his data Rajaram Singh. them on time. Road Safety Month 2021 tion about following the reached to sell his paddy at from the list and he is now suicide and issued warning got deleted. Through this memo- Among those who sub- run by Traffic Police traffic rules, holding the PPC Fingeshwar he was being deprived of selling in this regard. With hardly On the other hand, randum they raised de- mitted memorandum in- Sukma under the leader- seat belts, driving, etc., it taken aback. paddy. 10 days left for paddy pur- Tehsildar Rajim OP Verma mand to provided infor- cluded President of ship of Superintendent of was explained and traffic Name of farmer delet- Made to wander in of- chase, there is no chance of taking the matter seriously mation about the depart- Sangh Manoj Kumar, V-P Police, District Sukma KL awareness pamphlets ed without any notice or fices, warns of suicide: new registration and paddy has sent information to ment. The members of Deepak Rao Khakse, Dhruv. were distributed. Along info: Being deprived of selling purchase by this farmer, local government authori- Sangh said that they Secretary SK Netam, In the weekly market, with this, publicity was Victimised farmer paddy, the farmer is now unless some officer take ties for the action to be failed to get information Asst. Secy. Jaishankar, the traffic police Sukma spread through the Hariram informed that made to wander the offices cognizance and provide so- taken in such cases. from the department on Treasurer Jagat Pak, and and police station person- awareness chariot in when he reached Primary with demand to get his lution for it. time and therefore they other office bearers of nel informed about the Keralapal. face lots of problems. Samiti and members. Awareness created among officers, employees Special train between Puri Q About road safety and in loaded or unloaded rules & regulations conditions. Awareness and Yog Nagari Rishikesh was also created through Q During ongoing Road street-shows and this was Central Chronicle News Safety week in JSPL done in each department of the Plant. In addition Bhubaneswar, Jan 22: It Central Chronicle News to this an online quiz has been decided to run competition was also or- special train between Puri Raigarh, Jan 23: Under ganised among the offi- & Yog Nagari Rishikesh the ongoing National cers and employees on during Mahakumbh Mela Road Safety Week, variety road safety. at Haridwar. of programmes were held The participants secur- 08477/08478 Puri-Yog at Jindal Steel and Power ing more than 60% marks Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Limited (JSPL) Raigarh. in the quiz were issued Special will leave from During this awarness certificates online so as Puri at 2045hrs from 27th about road safety was cre- to motivate them. Among Jan' to 30th April, 2021 and ated among all the offi- awareness programme The vehicle riders were and park the vehicle only the organisers included will leave from Rishikesh cers and employees of the was organised taking all asked to drive in average in the parking area. The Head of Industrial at 0535hrs from 30th Jan' to Company and residents of safety precautions. It was speed and the pollution cycle riders were also in- Health and Safety 3rd May,2021. the colony. in the Company's premis- emission level in vehicles cluded in the drive and ra- Department Atun This train will provide JSPL observes Road es only, a poster exhibi- was also checked. The rid- dium strips were pasted Chatterjee, Dr SK stoppage at Khurda Road, Chakradharpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Safety week every year in tion was organised and by ers were asked not to use in their cycles. Namdev, Dr Aakash , Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Manoharpur, Rourkela, Cant, Mathura, Hazrat Raigarh on large scale. launching special cam- mobile while driving By organising separate Kumar Ranjan, Rupendra Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Rajgangpur between Puri Nizamuddin, Meerut City But in view of Covid-19 paign all two-four wheel- under any conditions. camps for heavy and com- Sahu, Seemanchal Panda, Bhadrak, Soro, Balasore, and Jharsuguda and im- and Haridwar between pandemic and adhering er riders were given infor- Similarly two-wheeler mercial vehicles, they DH Man Singh, RK Hijli, Chakulia, Ghatsila, portant stations like Raigarh and Yog Nagari to the instructions and di- mation about road safety riders were asked to put were asked to take special Singh, Vishwaranjan and Tatanagar, Sini, Champa, Bilaspur, Rishikesh from both the rectives, this year the tips. on helmet while driving precutions while driving all heads of the teams. Rajkharsuan, Anuppur, Katni Marwara, directions. Railways cautions against Awareness among people created Cleanliness drive on birth anniv of Subhash Chandra Bose unscrupulous callers through slogan writing Central Chronicle News Konta, Jan 23: To bring Central Chronicle News Q On Traffic rules, safety by awareness about cleanli- volunteers of GMVPGC, Red Cross ness on the birth anniver- Bhubaneswar, Jan 23: It sary of Subhash Chandra has brought into the notice Central Chronicle News Bose, Municipal President of Railway Raju Sahu himself took a Administration that some Birkoni, Jan 23: The volunteers of Govt broom in the bus stand complaints have reported Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya PG College and cleaned the surround- to have been contacted by (GMVPGC) NSS unit under guidance of ing premises and made some unscrupulous callers Officer in-Charge of Red Cross Society or- people aware of cleanli- posing as Railway Officials ganised slogan writing competition ness. asking for details of their Q Asking for details of among villagers under ongoing Road Congress is making Debit/Credit Card to effect Debit/Credit Card to Safety Month in order to create aware- people aware of clean- the transfer of refund ness among people related to road safety liness today on the amount. Railways have ad- effect the transfer of and rules & regulations. birth anniversary of vised its valuable customers refund amount Under this people are asked to write Subhash Chandra Bose or rail users not to disclose slogans 'follow traffic rules seriously', 're- During this time their Debit/Credit Card details to anybody.Indian Railways, spect traffic rules' and others. The volun- Bhupendra Sahu, Virendra Sahu created Congress workers in- IRCTC for Railway employees never ask for any personal teer also informed the public about the awareness among people through slogan cluding Hussain, banking information, including details like Debit/Credit harmful effects of not following the traf- writing. Along with this Gajendra Patel, Ramesh Rathi, Card Number, OTP, ATM PIN, CVV Number, PAN Number fic rules and were asked to follow traffic Varsha Sinha, Meghraj Sahu, Suraj Dharmendra Chauhan, and Date of Birth at PRS/Booking Counters/Waiting Halls. rules without fail. Prakash Verma, Vandana Sen, Rohit Gyanvati Bhadauria, East Coast Railway has also advised its valuable customers, In this programme, in Gram Bhoring, Dheemar, Rahul Vishwakarma, Bharti Lavi Suna, Sveta rail users and passengers not to disclose their banking infor- Kukaradih, it was under leadership of Sahu, Dhaleshwari Sahu, Barkha Tiwari Tripathi, Hemsingh mation or secret numbers to anybody and also advised to in- the team's leader Prakashmani Sahu, also created awareness among people in Baghel, Mahadev form Railway Vigilance accordingly. Tilakchand Sahu, Rooplal Sahu, their respective villages. Mandavi were present. New Toll Plaza at Mandir Hasoud to start soon Q Charges for car is Rs 50 people will not have to wait at Tax to be reduced after 10 and for trucks/buses is two toll nakas at short dis- yrs: Rs 180 tance. So this is the new sys- The construction company tem of toll tax recovery which at Mandir Hasoud Toll Tax will Q Rasani Naka merged hs been developed. The offi- be recovering charges for next cers from NHAI and Road 15 yrs. The construction of with Mandir Hasoud Construction Company road from Tatibandh Chowk to Toll Plaza Express-way informed that Rasani cost around Rs 800 Central Chronicle News consent has been reached on crore to the Company and it this new system. has to be recovered. At Rasani Arang, Jan 23: A person travel- Chances of traffic-jam at Toll Plaza tax is being charged ling from Raipur to new 'Naka': for last 5 yrs and in other Mahasamund, Arang or There are chances of traf- words from Mandir Hasoud Odisha will now have to pay fic-jam on daily basis at the Toll Plaza the tax from Rasani toll tax before Mandir Hasoud toll plaza on GE Road before will be recovered for another near Nava Raipur. The toll tax Mandir Hasoud. The main rea- 10 years. for car will be Rs 50 and for son behind it is that on start- One of the 'Naka's' closed: bus and truck it will be Rs 180 ing from Raipur prior to this After hearing into one of the and it is just two times the ear- 'Naka', there is a triangle at public petitions in case of two lier cost. Raipur Ring Road-3. It is just at 'nakas' within 30 kms distance Actually the toll plaza at half-a-km distance from this on the highway going to Rasani, which is about 25 kms 'Naka', there is a busy crossing Rajnandgaon the High Court from Arang is to be closed of Mandir Hasoud. Apart from has objected construction of down after start of this new in Mandir Hasoud, it was con- Hasoud. Even though it is Rasani Toll Naka is functional this there is a railway crossing two nakas within 30 kms dis- Toll Plaza at Nava Raipur near structed on Ring Road No. 1, close to Nava Raipur, but it is since then, as the distance and railway sidingi as well and tance and sought clarification Mandir Hasoud. So the near Sunder Nagar in 2016. outside the limits of capital from Mandir Hasoud to Rasani here the rakes of rice and in this regard from NHAI charges of this Rasani Toll But meeting with stiff protest city. is about 14 kms and therefore foodgrains are unloaded. The authorities. Seeing firm stand Naka is also being included from residents, it was shift to Both Sunder Nagar and this 'Naka' has been closed traffic police is also suspect- of HC, the Company and NHAI into the Nava Raipur Toll Naka. outskirts of the city and there- Rasani Toll Plaza were con- and merged with Nava Raipur/ ing chances of traffic jam due decided to close down one of Prior to start of this Toll Naka fore it was finalised at Mandir structed at the same time and Mandir Hasoud 'naka', so that to the same reasons. the naka's. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, BILASPUR, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

GIANT TURNIPS ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR

Farmer agitation This is clearly an attempt to dis- Chronicle credit the farmer agitation, if not Since 1974 Volume 8 No. 293 then why protesting farmer leaders on in an emergency press confer- ence, produced a youth, with his Market euphoria face covered in a handkerchief, who claimed that he was part of a plot to n many ways, it is as indelible an icon of Mumbai as the assassinate four farmer union lead- I Gateway of India. For decades, it has mirrored not only ers (has identified photos of them the fortunes of the nation but the dreams and aspirations of who were to be targeted by the millions of ordinary Indians toiling away today, in the hope of a group in some manner and was to be executed anytime after January better tomorrow. On Thursday, when the bellwether BSE 23) and that a conspiracy had been Sensitive Index – or the Sensex as it is universally known – hatched to create disturbance dur- breached the dizzying mark of 50,000 points, it marked yet an- ing their proposed tractor rally on other important milestone in the nation’s history, as well as January 26. If it’s true then it clear- the hope for a better future, not just for India, but for the ly indicates the people in power are world as well. The milestone was the national rollout of the not interested in unity of the nation Covid-19 vaccination programme, signifying light at the end of but to continue in power using lies, the long, dark pandemic tunnel. As it did every time when the hatred and violence. Moreover, without government support police nation has been threatened or Mumbai faced peril, the Sensex will not dare to do this. Though has offered a reason to hope. It has rallied after war, after nat- Delhi police already famed for its ural disaster and after terror attacks. This rally is as much a bad reputation, whether its Delhi symbolic thumbing of one’s nose at the coronavirus, as it is riots charge sheets, or JNU and about future expectations. There is, however, both a qualita- Jamia Milia cases. It’s due to tive and quantitative difference in the Sensex’s rise in the Centre’s hard stand the farm talks post-reform years and the post-Covid pole vault. The celebra- break down, instead it should not tions in Dalal Street and elsewhere are justified. It has been an be better if the farmers and the incredible comeback for what is arguably still the most government need to compromise and look for solutions. The farmers watched index of economic sentiment in the country. From the Palestinian farmer Atta Jaber carries giant turnips that he harvested from his land across from the israeli settlement of need to see this as an opportunity confidence-sapping lows touched immediately after India an- Kiryat Arba, in the West Bank town of Hebron, on January 23, 2021. to make things better than they are. nounced one of the world’s toughest lockdowns in March last The government needs to address year, the Sensex has logged an astonishing 90 per cent gain in their core concerns. Even then dur- under 10 months. From the depressing low of 25,639 points on ing the tractor rally by opening fire March 24 last year, the day India announced the world’s on Delhi for which there were 10 strictest lockdown, to an all-time high of 50,181 points on China becomes more belligerent towards india members in "the team", including January 21— it has been a phenomenal leap for Sensex. The the name 'Arunachal Pradesh' itself ment that it does not recognize two girls (who were asked to infil- T K NANDANAN trate the protests and incite vio- bull run is being attributed to Indian economy’s stronger-than- is derived from the Indian ethos. So, Arunachal Pradesh as well. How lence so that it would be easy to expected recovery, the rollout of Covid vaccines to finally China can never claim an inch of dare China speak like that though it brand the protesting farmers as tame the pandemic, and great expectations from the upcom- land belonging to Arunachal knows for sure the strained rela- wanting to incite violence, like had ing Budget. The lockdown was marked by saving and scrimp- Pradesh. Admittedly, China is a tions between China and India will a plan to get the national flag down ing, while the unlocking witnessed spending and calculated much more developed and power- again deteriorate from bad to to hurt the national sentiments and risk-taking as the pent-up demand was released, especially ful country than India, but the gov- worse? incite people), is not only painful during the festive season. The green shoots are prompting ernment of China is not democratic Undoubtedly, Indian armed but deserve an impartial enquiry to more and more people to invest in the stock markets rather and so the freedom we enjoy here is forces are alert on the entire 4,000 give exemplary punishment to such than in tried-and-tested fixed deposits and small saving not being enjoyed by the people km LAC from Ladakh in the west to heinous planner. Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, schemes. According to SEBI figures, around 63 lakh new there. Generally, under an iron Arunachal Pradesh in the east. The Faridabad Demat (dematerialised) accounts were opened between April hand, a government can bulldoze India-China military standoff in and September 2020 — a jump of 130 per cent on a year-on- its way towards development by Ladakh still continues and the sad May India wakes up year basis. The current euphoria, however, might just be a suppressing several humane values fact is that both these countries When Netaji was organising the flash in the pan. India's Buffett indicator — the total value of a in its achievement. Such develop- have not been able to reach a point Indian National Army in South-East stock market relative to the economy’s GDP — has reached a hina has once again proved to but competitive strategists who ment will be like a pyrrhic victory. of solution even though military Asia for its forward march to Delhi, a close associate of him advised disconcertingly high level of 98 per cent, leaving no cushion or C be treacherous in its dealings scheme things that pay them divi- Woefully, China lacks real individual and diplomatic talks were held sev- that instead of having separate margin for error in case the high-priced stocks don’t perform with India. While the ongoing talks dends. It may be worth noting that freedom from where the real devel- eral times. What worries the Indian prayer meetings for the Hindu, to perfection. The markets can undergo a major correction if to defuse tension at the Line of China had been building villages opment springs up. It may be re- Army at this point of time is the fact Muslim, Sikh and Christian soldiers; the Budget fails to live up to all the hype. And it will be naïve to Actual Control in Ladakh, China had along the LAC for some time now. called that the new village is a that China has used this time to a common prayer meeting can be bank on the short-lived buoyancy to propel all-round growth. been building a village of 120 Even in 2019, there were reports of Chinese military post and it was bring its forces nearer the LAC, po- arranged by incorporating the The RBI has promised a 'glorious summer' on the basis of re- homes 5 km inside India in the Chinese building around 20-25 first detected by satellites including sition heavy weaponry, build heli- educative and exemplary traits of cent high-frequency indicators such as GST collections, but Arunachal Pradesh. India has, how- model villages at several points Google Earth about ten years back. pads and air defence systems and all religions so as to forge absolute the recouping of massive job losses continues to be a chal- ever, taken note of the construction near the LAC and these villages The new pictures of November deploy missiles against India at new unity among the Indian fighters. lenge. As per the CMIE, about 1.5 crore jobs were lost in the along the border and has ramped were built in the most modern way clearly indicate the post is vastly positions. The quick-reaction sur- Netaji praised his associate for his well-intention, but also warned that manufacturing sector during the lockdown quarter (April-June its infrastructure development proj- incorporating all kinds of facilities. upgraded posing challenges to the face-to-air missile defence systems if religion gets used to bind all 2020) and the shortfall is still in excess of 1 crore. The services ects. Fresh construction detected It is true that Indian armed forces Indian security forces. of both Indian Army and the Indian Indian soldiers together by heart; sector also took a big hit and is nowhere near regaining pre- by satellite images by Planet Labs are alert on the entire 4,000 km LAC China recently said it did not rec- Air Force have been deployed in then this very religion itself can Covid levels. Agriculture, the most resilient sector of them all shows that China has built a new from Ladakh in the west to ognize the Union Territory of Ladakh to take on any aerial threat. also be exploited by the evil forces during the pandemic, is facing disruptions. Amid the Sensex village of about 120 homes and the Arunachal Pradesh in the east. Ladakh. Further infuriating India, So, literally, a little spark could trig- to create discord and disunity frenzy, investors need to brace themselves for market fluctua- village is about 5 km inside the The India-China military stand- China also said it did not recognize ger an explosive situation and such among the soldiers. So not the tions, even as the government should look beyond Dalal Street Indian territory. off in Ladakh is going to be com- Arunachal Pradesh as a part of a situation may further lead to full- thread of religion, which should fireworks and focus on long-term economic stability. While China, a vast nation, shar- pleted almost over seven months India. China's holier than thou atti- scale war between these two ideally remain confined to one's personal/private domain only ; but ing its boundaries with more than a by now and the sad fact is that both tude is truly annoying India as mighty nations. one and only the chord of patriot- dozen countries, it has started rein- these countries have not been able China always insists that other It may be pertinent to note that ism and undiluted love for the Israeli complexity forcing its boundaries with new vil- to reach a point of solution even countries should follow the 'One South China Sea has also become a motherland needs to be nurtured lages close to LAC in Arunachal though military and diplomatic China Policy'. It may be pertinent region of show of naval strength of and nourished so as to bind all t has often been remarked, arguably with mild satisfac- Pradesh. The satellite images talks were held several times. What to note that there are many issues India and its allies, and China has Indian soldiers psychologically and I tion, that there are no permanent enemies in politics. This shared by the independent open- worries the Indian Army at this in China and India does not meddle become more worried about grow- work towards common goal. What was reinforced on Wednesday with the "breaking news" on an source intelligence has indicated point of time is the fact that China in their internal matters. The Hong ing militarization of this area. It is a contrast to the present state of election-year turnabout from Jerusalem ~ Israel's Prime that China had already built villages has used this time to bring its Kong, Taiwan issues etc., are still true that Indian Navy deployed one affairs when religion has been Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is now openly courting the sup- within Bhutanese territory near the forces nearer the LAC, position bleeding China profusely and India of the frontline warships in this allowed to infiltrate even the social life and political sphere also in this port of the country's Arab minority segment prior to the fourth site of the Doklam standoff be- heavy weaponry, build helipads has never intervened in these mat- area soon after the June 15 clash heterogeneous Constitutionally election in less than two years. Quite a change for a head of tween India and China in 2017. and air defence systems and de- ters as we respect that country's with Chinese PLA troops in the secular nation leading to violence government who has often condemned the Arabs as a "poten- These villages were built to beef up ploy missiles against India at new internal matters. As a quid pro quo Galwan Valley in an apparent bid to and supreme intolerance towards tial fifth column", helmed by terrorist sympathisers. its defences and also to put pres- positions. And now top it all, the basis, China should have done the intimidate China. Sometime ago, the food habits, dignity, human Unmistakeable is the element of desperation in what has been sure on India in the disputed areas. constructions of new villages along same to India. But the wayward Defence Minister Rajnath Singh rights and safety of our very own called "Netanyahu's political somersault". It is pretty obvious Moreover, such move also promises the LAC. dragon has never learnt to behave met Chinese counterpart Wei fellow Indian brothers and sisters! too that electoral exigence has influenced his preference. The to offer China better border surveil- Interestingly, China knows well decently. Fenghe in Russia and asked him to Instead of merely garlanding his conflict between the Arabs and the Jews has defined the lance and patrols through a net- that the best defense is to be ag- Dragon has reasons to be bump- withdraw his forces from all friction statue or portrait on 23rd of January; it is high time India wakes Middle East narrative, indeed the fement, for as long as it has. work of herders. Apart from this, gressive and so, India has to opt to tious towards India as certain lead- points. However, Wei reiterated up to the secular values, ethics and The feelers have now been advanced by the Israeli Prime the development is significant as defend, which is a kind of mental ers from our own land began to sing China’s stand in the talks saying humanity propagated by Netaji so Minister and no less. As the head of a traditionally antagonis- the villages have come up at a time torture. Needlessly, this is just a paeans for China stabbing in the that China never wants to lose an as to unite the country in psychic tic government, he has distinctly deviated from the historically when India and China are involved strategy. Regarding the Chinese back of India. Will this happen in inch of its territory. Evidently, terms and thereby award due hon- core irritant of the region. There is speculation in Jerusalem in a major military stand-off in east- stand on Arunachal Pradesh, India their country? But this happens in China is a hard nut to crack, but our to this Patriot of Patriots that the relative absence of incitement against the community ern Ladakh. Undoubtedly, these vil- conveyed seriously to China that India evidently because the true with strategic move and orches- through practical deed, not mere and the potential break-up of an Arab party alliance could im- lages will also help China solidify its Arunachal Pradesh is its integral spirit of democracy is prevailing in trated pressure from other like- words or rhetoric. pinge on the turnout to Netanyahu's advantage. He may even claim over these disputed areas. part and parcel of India and there is India. However, what worries every minded countries, India can rein in Kajal Chatterjee, Kolkata garner just enough votes to effect a swing of the electoral China is not being led by morons no second thought on that. Further, Indian now is the Chinese state- the wayward dragon. pendulum. Should that happen, it will signify a watershed de- velopment in the Middle East. Indeed, Netanyahu’s overtures to Arab voters has astonished the community. The Joint List, an alliance of Arab parties that secured a record 15 seats in the 120-member Knesset last March, is wallowing in a dispute WHAT THEY TWEET! over whether or not it should work with Netanyahu's right- wing Likud party. And not the least because when the less ob- jectionable centreleft parties are in disarray. If Netanyahu’s Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley overture is reduced to a fizzle, the Arabs might have to make Jaai V@Jaai1234 Chief Justice Roberts is not do with a truncated representation in the Knesset. The chal- US leftists will literally expected to be present lenge for the next government could be forbidding given the write more about mittens because he only presides crime wave, persistent inequality, and ballooning umemploy- than they do about imperi- over the trial of a president. ment that is embedded in the coronavirus pandemic. But con- alism, wonder why anyone So the Senate will get some- sidering the complexities of Israel’s coalition system, a break- would look to them for one else. The question is guidance or understand- who is being tried. Trump is away Arab party could gain influence if it is willing to work ing. a private citizen to be with Netanyahu and/or other traditionally hostile politicians. removed from an office he The geopolitical trend was apparent last week when does not hold. Netanyahu visited Nazareth, the largest city in Israel with a predominantly Arab majority. In point of fact, it was his third visit to an Arab district in less than two weeks. Arabs consti- PRO GUWAHATI, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT OF INDIA @prodefgau tute 20 per cent of Israel's population. They face widespread Shefali Vaidya.@ShefVaidya Glimpses of cultural programmes presented by artistes from different states participating in the Republic Day discrimination and even blame the seemingly lax lawenforce- Every region of India has such beauti- Parade 2021. Ðesi Thug ©@desi_thug1 ment in Israel for the rising crime graph and violence within ful festivals! Weavers of #Odisha cele- Siberian devotees carved out huge their community. They have close familial ties with brate a 2 day festival called vigrah of Jagannath prabhu complete- Palestinians and largely identify with their cause. Further, they #GhodaNabami. Horse images of ly out of ice and worshipped on a straw are made and worshipped. Next siberian hill covered with ice at a tem- are said to be sympathetic towards Israel's enemies. day, children carry these images perature of -23 degrees centigrade. 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ALL SET FOR REPUBLIC DAY Shashi Tharoor to meet people, incorporate their WHO chief thanks PM Modi views in UDF manifesto for ‘continued support’ against COVID-19 Geneva, Jan 23 (PTI): India's vaccine production and delivery capacity will Shashi Tharoor WHO chief Tedros be used for the benefit of Adhanom Ghebreyesus on all humanity to fight the Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 Saturday thanked Prime COVID-19 pandemic. He (PTI): Congress MP Shashi Minister Narendra Modi said last week India was Tharoor has been given the cru- for his continued support ready to do everything pos- cial task of meeting people to the global COVID-19 re- sible for a healthy planet. from various walks of walksof sponse, saying acting to- On January 19, India an- life, including the youth, and in- gether, including sharing Tedros Adhanom nounced its grant assis- corporate their views while of knowledge, will help in Ghebreyesus tance of vaccines to the drawing up the "People's mani- combating the novel coro- neighbouring countries. A festo" of the UDF opposition in navirus. sync with its day after, 1.5 lakh doses of poll-bound Kerala. A decision in India this week an- "Neighbourhood First pol- vaccines were supplied to this regard was taken at the nounced that it will send icy. "Thank you, India and Bhutan and one lakh doses first meeting of theElection COVID-19 vaccines under Prime Minister Narendra to the Maldives as grant Management and Strategy grant assistance to Sri Modi for your continued assistance. Committee held here on Lanka and seven other support to global Covid-19 Over 2 million doses of Saturday. Tharoor, who is also a countries - Bhutan, the response. COVID-19 vaccines were member of the 10-member- Maldives, Bangladesh, Only if we act together, provided to Bangladesh committee, constituted by Nepal, Myanmar, including sharing of and 1 million doses to Congress President Sonia Seychelles, Afghanistan knowledge, can we stop Nepal. India, one of the Gandhi recently,will be meeting and Mauritius. this virus and save lives world's biggest drugmak- people inThiruvananthapuram, Nepal, Bangladesh, and livelihoods," tweeted ers, has already rolled out Kottayam, Ernakulam, Bhutan and the Maldives Ghebreyesus, the Director- a massive coronavirus Palakkad and Kozhikode dis- have already received General of World Health vaccination drive using Equipment and weapons of Indian Army on display during the rehearsals for Republic Day 2021 parade, near tricts, Committee Chairman India's COVID-19 vaccines Organization. Prime two vaccines, Covishield Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi. Oommen Chandy told reporters under grant assistance in Minister Modi has said and Covaxin. after the meeting. Entry to watch R-Day Saudi intercepts ‘hostile target’ over capital parade at Rajpath Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force only on production Riyadh, Jan 23 (AFP): Taipei, Jan 23 (Reuters): ity,' it said in a brief state- of invitation ment. There was no imme- Saudi Arabia intercept- New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): Eight Chinese bomber diate comment from ed a "hostile target" over Ahead of the Republic Day planes and four fighter jets China. In the past China Riyadh on Saturday, said celebrations, the Delhi entered the southwestern has said it has been carry- state media in the king- Police has issued an advi- corner of Taiwan's air de- ing out exercises to defend dom which has come sory, saying people will be fence identification zone on the country's sovereignty under repeated attack allowed to watch the pa- Saturday, and Taiwan's air and security. from Yemen's Iran-backed rade at Rajpath strictly on force deployed missiles to Beijing has watched with Huthi rebels since 2015. the production of an invi- 'monitor' the incursion, the growing concern increas- An explosion was heard tation card or a ticket. island's Defence Ministry Air incursion by China. ing US support for demo- in the Saudi capital at The police also said that said. China, which claims cratic Taiwan, especially around 11:00 am (0800 Fragments of missile intercepted above Riyadh. those below 15 years of age Taiwan as its own territory, Taiwan said it was made though still well away from during Donald Trump's ad- GMT), AFP correspon- will not be allowed at the has conducted almost daily up of eight nuclear-capable mainland Taiwan. ministration which left of- dents reported. Huthis, said it had "inter- incident. event. "This year, Entry to flights over the waters be- H-6K bombers and four J- Taiwan's air force warned fice on Wednesday. Last "I heard a loud sound cepted and destroyed a Saudi Arabia has been RDC-2021 will be strictly tween the southern part of 16 fighter jets - is unusual. away the Chinese aircraft year during visits by senior and thought that some- hostile air target going to- repeatedly targeted by the through Invitation Taiwan and the Taiwan- A map provided by and deployed missiles to US officials to Taipei thing had fallen from the wards Riyadh", without Huthis since its interven- Card/Ticket only! All controlled Pratas Islands in Taiwan's Defence Ministry monitor them, the min- Chinese aircraft briefly sky," said one resident, elaborating, according to tion in the Yemen war in those, who don't have valid the South China Sea in re- showed that the Chinese istry added, using standard crossed the median line of who lives in the Al- state-run Al Ekhbariya tel- 2015. Invitation Card/Ticket are cent months. aircraft, which also includ- wording for how it re- the Taiwan Strait, which Sulaimaniyah district of evision station. It is rare, however, for advised to watch live pro- However they have gen- ed a Y-8 anti-submarine air- sponds to such activities. normally serves as an unof- Riyadh. "The whole house Riyadh's King Khaled drones and missiles gram at home. Children erally consisted of just one craft, flew over the same 'Airborne alert sorties ficial buffer. The flight by was shaking." International Airport said launched by the Huthis to below 15 years age are not or two reconnaissance air- waters where the most re- had been tasked, radio the Chinese bombers and The Saudi-led coalition, there were a number of reach the kingdom's capi- allowed to RDC-2021 at craft. The presence of so cent Chinese missions warnings issued and air fighters on Saturday came which backs Yemen's in- flight delays, but it was not tal -- about 700 kilometres Rajpath," the Delhi Police many Chinese combat air- have been taking place defence missile systems de- just days after Joe Biden as- ternationally recognised immediately clear if they (435 miles) from the said in a tweet. craft on this mission - near the Pratas Islands, ployed to monitor the activ- sumed the US presidency. government against the were linked to Saturday's Yemeni border. USED CLOTHING MARKET UK doctors seek Be inspired by Netaji, build review of twelve week gap between ‘New India’: VP to youth vaccine doses London, Jan 23 (AP): A Hyderabad, Jan 23 (PTI): major British doctors' group is says the UK gov- Vice-President M ernment should 'urgently Venkaiah Naidu on review' it's decision to give Saturday urged the youth people a second dose of the to derive inspiration from Pfizer-BioNTech coron- the life of Netaji Subhas avirus vaccine up to 12 Chandra Bose and lead weeks after the first, rather from the front in building than the shorter gap rec- a 'New India' - a happy and ommended by the manu- prosperous nation where facturer and the World every citizen gets equal Health Organization. The opportunities and where UK, which has Europe's there is no discrimina- deadliest coronavirus out- tion. break, adopted the policy Noting that about 65 per Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu paying tributes to Netaji in order to give as many cent of the population is Subhash Chandra bose on his birth anniversary, celebrat- people as possible a first below the age of 35, he ed as 'Parakram Diwas', in Hyderabad on Saturday. dose of vaccine quickly. So said it is time for the far almost 5.5 million peo- youth to be in the fore- Course at MCR HRD ing feature of Netajis per- ple have received a shot of front in eradicating pover- Institute here on the occa- sona, the Vice-President either a vaccine made by ty, illiteracy, social and sion of 125th birth an- lauded the governments US drugmaker Pfizer and gender discrimination, niversary of Bose which decision to celebrate Germany's BioNTech or casteism and communal- is being celebrated as Netaji's birthday as one developed by UK- ism. Naidu was address- 'Parakram Diwas.' 'Parakram Diwas' to in- Swedish pharmaceutical Life returns to the used clothing market in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday. ing the officer-trainees at- Terming 'Parakram' or spire people of the giant AstraZeneca and tending the Foundation courage as the most defin- country. Oxford University. Pandemic forces Dubai-based Indian student makes Jordanian children Inside world’s biggest vaccine factory in Pune

into labour market Pune, Jan 23 (AFP): alisation that anti-toxin special Modi portrait as R-Dat gift Amman, Jan 23 (AFP): serum extracted from the Omar's heart sinks when The tiny clinking vials animals could be used to Dubai, Jan 23 (PTI): he trudges past his closed supervised by silent PPE- make vaccines. school gates in the wearing technicians belie The Serum Institute A 14-year-old Indian stu- Jordanian capital the excitement inside the soon became a market dent in Dubai has made a Amman -- now part of his world's largest vaccine leader thanks to its cheap special portrait of Prime trip to work, to repair and manufacturer, the Serum and effective drugs, Minister Narendra Modi clean kerosene heaters. Institute of India, a major which were eagerly as a gift for the Republic The 14-year-old, who player in the fight against sought after by price-con- Day. The six-layered sten- dreams of becoming a coronavirus. scious governments and cil portrait made by Saran pilot, is one of many mi- The firm, founded in consumers, prompting Sasi Kumar from Kerala nors experts say have 1966 in the western city of the company to expand at was handed over to been forced prematurely Pune, is producing mil- a dizzying rate. Minister of State for into the labour market. lions of doses of the Adar Poonawalla, its External Affairs and Schools throughout Covishield vaccine, devel- 40-year-old CEO, has Parliamentary Affairs V Union minister V Muraleedharan gets portrait of PM Narendra Jordan have been closed oped by AstraZeneca and spent nearly a billion dol- Muraleedharan on the for nearly a year now, and Oxford University, for An assembly line for manufacturing vials of Covishield, lars in recent years en- Modi from Saran Sasi Kumar and his parents in Dubai. AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine is concluding day of his the economic fallout from India and much of the de- larging and improving pictured at India's Serum Institute in Pune. three-day visit to the UAE. wishes to him," (CISF). According to a the novel coronavirus veloping world. the sprawling Pune cam- "Happy to meet in Muraleedharan tweeted, Gulf News report, the por- pandemic has eaten into Unlike the rival Pfizer- for countries with poorer against diseases such as pus. #Dubai the talented young sharing a photograph of trait measures 90 cm by 60 breadwinners' ability to BioNTech vaccine, populations and rusty in- polio, mumps, meningitis As a result, when the artist Saran Sasi Kumar him accepting the portrait cm. It took around six feed their families. Covishield can be stored frastructure. and measles. coronavirus pandemic from Kerala, now a resi- from the boy and his par- hours to draw the picture "As school is shut, I and transported using Even before the pan- Its journey kicked off began to sweep across the dent in #UAE. He present- ents. In the portrait, Prime with layers of six colour help my family financial- standard refrigeration. demic, the Indian firm on a stud farm, where the world, the company, ed this beautiful portrait, a Minister Modi is seen shades, said Saran, who ly," said Omar, sporting a It is also significantly was a world leader in vac- firm's owners, the which recorded annual 6 layered stencil painting, saluting, wearing a wide- has drawn 92 portraits in- sweater and dirty jeans cheaper than the vac- cines, producing 1.5 bil- Poonawalla family, began revenues of over $800 mil- to our PM @narendramo- brimmed cavalry hat with cluding those of top UAE as he cleaned a heater cines developed by Pfizer lion doses a year and in- breeding horses in 1946, lion in 2019-20 and is debt- di ji as a Republic Day gift. the logo of the Central leaders during the COVID- with his blackened or the US firm Moderna, oculating two out of three before a conversation free, was in pole position Truly inspiring! My best Industrial Security Force 19 pandemic. hands. making it better suited children in 170 countries with a vet sparked the re- to reap the rewards.