c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I THURSDAY I 21 JANUARY 2021 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 20 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Max: 32.2OC Min: 17.2OC RH: 33% Centre offers to Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Partly cloudy sky. Misty morning. Max/Min temp. 30/17ºC freeze farm laws COVID-19 Farmer leaders to respond to the offer on C UNT Friday after their internal consultations CASES DEATHS SANJAY KAW | DC (+14,366) (+143) NEW DELHI, JAN. 20 1,06,10,473 1,52,743 The Centre on Wednesday SC won’t restrain proposed to suspend the STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS three contentious farm laws for one or one-and-a- (+267) (+2) half years and set up a kisan tractor rally joint committee to discuss TS: 2,92,395 1,583 the laws to end the stale- PARMOD KUMAR | DC not allowing the rally, mate, but the farmers NEW DELHI, JAN. 20 Chief Justice Sharad A. (+173) (+0) leaders did not immediate- Bobde, heading a three- ly accept the proposal and The Supreme Court on judge bench that included AP: 8,86,418 7,142 said they will respond Wednesday refused to Justices A.S. Bopanna and only after they hold inter- entertain the Centre’s plea V. Ramasubramanian, CASES AROUND THE WORLD nal consultations, possibly seeking to restrain the agi- asked them to withdraw on Thursday. The two tating farmers from tak- the application the seek- 9,68,87,732 sides will meet again on ing out a kisan tractor ing restraint order, which Friday for the eleventh rally on the Republic Day they did. DEATHS Joe Biden is sworn in as US President by US Supreme becoming the first woman, the first woman of Indian ori- round of negotiations. in Delhi and regretted that The court also turned Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his inauguration gin and the first person of colour to occupy the second- The government made the “reputation” of the down a plea by the attor- 20,73,167 on the West Front of the US Capitol on Wednesday in most important position in the US. Prime Minister this offer during the tenth four members of the exp- ney-general and solicitor- COUNTRIES, Washington. Biden took the oath of office by placing his Narendra Modi congratulated Biden and Harris and said round of talks with the ert committee set up by it general to keep the appli- AREAS WITH 219 left hand on his large 127-year-old family Bible, which he was committed to working with them to take the representatives of 41 farm- to end the deadlock was cation pending and con- CASES was held by his wife Jill. Kamala Harris (who looks on at India-US partnership to greater heights. — AFP ers’ unions at Vigyan being “torn to shreds”. sider it on January 25 worldometers.info/ Biden on the right) was sworn in as Vice-President, ■ More reports on Page 10 Bhavan here. After the However, it issued depending on the situa- coronavirus meeting, agriculture min- notice on the Bharatiya tion. ister Narendra Singh Kisan Union (Lokshakti) “No, no. This is not a Tomar said: “During the plea for reconstitution of matter for the court to ASTROGUIDE discussions, we said the the expert committee decide. You have the pow- Sarvari; Uttarayana government was ready to formed to hear all parties ers under the law”, CJI put on hold the farm laws to the dispute and submit Bobde said, reiterating: Tithi: Pushya Shuddha Ashtami for one year or one and a a report with its recom- “We have told you it is for till 3.50 pm It’s a new day in America half years. I am happy the mendations. the police to decide. We Star: Ashwini till 3.35 pm farmers’ unions have tak- Telling attorney-general won’t pass orders. We will Varjyam: 11.06 am to 12.54 pm; Biden to end country cap on H1B visas with his first orders en this very seriously and K.K. Venugopal and solici- allow you to withdraw 2.24 am to 4.13 am (Friday) said they would consider tor-general Tushar Mehta this application. You are Durmuhurtam: 10.36 am to Washington, Jan. 20: In ● ments, addresses the root green cards for individu- it tomorrow (Thursday) that it was for the police to the authority. You 11.20 am; 3.03 pm to 3.47 pm THE NEW BILL his first hours as US Pres- provides an immediate causes of migration from als who meet certain crite- and convey their decision take a call on allowing or decide.” Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm ident, Joe Biden will aim Central America, and also ria as they were dreamers on January 22.” HIJRI CALENDAR to strike at the heart of pathway to green ensures that the US or have been recipients of Ahead of the meeting President Donald Trump's cards for individuals remains a refuge for those the Tempo-rary Protected which lasted for over five agriculture ministry offi- three farm laws. While Jamadi- ul- Akhir 7,1442 AH who meet certain crite- PRAYERS policy legacy, signing a fleeing persecution, said Status, or are farm work- hours, Mr Tomar along cials and advised them to staying the three farm series of executive actions ria as they were the official, who spoke on ers and meet certain crite- with commerce minister put the three laws on hold laws, the Supreme Court Fajar: 5.47 am that will reverse his prede- dreamers or have been condition of anonymity. ria. They can apply for cit- Piyush Goyal met Union till the matter was sorted appointed a four-member Zohar: 12.37 pm cessor's orders on immi- recipients of the Describing this as a com- izenship three years later. home minister Amit Shah. out between the two sides. panel to talk to farmers to Asar: 4.29 pm gration, climate change Temporary Protected mon-sense approach to For those who don’t meet Even Prime Minister The Supreme Court has end the stalemate. But the Maghrib: 6.11 pm and handling of the coron- Status and meet solving immigration chal- those qualifications, there Narendra Modi recently already put on hold till farmers union objected to Isha: 7.22 pm avirus pandemic. certain criteria. lenges, focusing on what will be another path to cit- called a meeting of top further orders all the the make-up of the panel. SUNSET TODAY 6.05 PM Biden, who began his day works, the US Citizenship izenship, where they SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.49 AM by tweeting, “It’s a new Act 2021 creates a roadmap would be in an interim sta- day in America”, will send Called the US Citizen- to citizenship for a popula- tus for five years. After- MOONRISE TODAY 12.19 PM a comprehensive immigra- ship Act of 2021, the legis- tion that lives and works wards they would be eligi- TS RETAINS ITS MOONSET TOMORROW 12.21 AM tion Bill to Congress lation modernises the in the United States. ble to apply for citizenship Man dies after jab, which among other things immigration system, January 1, 2021 is the cut- within three years after proposes to eliminate the according to an incoming off date for those undocu- becoming green card hold- TOP 4 SLOT FOR COUNTER POINT per country cap for White House official. mented workers. Two- ers. employment-based green It prioritises keeping thirds of undocumented According to the incom- INNOVATION cards, a move that would families together, grows immigrants have been in ing White House official, state says no link benefit hundreds and the country’s economy, the US for 10 years or the Bill reforms the fami- New Delhi, Jan. 20: thousands of Indian IT responsibly manages the longer. It provides an ly-based immigration sys- DC CORRESPONDENTS ● PRELIMINARY Telangana retained its professionals in the US. border with smart invest- immediate pathway to tem. — PTI HYDERABAD/NIRMAL, JAN. findings suggest that fourth place in terms of 20 the death seems to innovation in Niti Aayog’s second Innova- Telangana state recorded be unrelated to tion Index released here its first death from among vaccination, said Dr G. on Wednesday. Karnat- ASSAM POLLS TO the recipients of the Srinivasa Rao, director aka topped the list and BJP chief may take a rath Covid-19 vaccine on of public health Maharashtra moved past BE HELD AFTER Wednesday. The govern- Tamil Nadu to reach the ment, however, has said around 5.30 am,” Director second place. Kerala BIHU, SAYS CEC that the death was not of Public Health Dr G. entered the top 5 by dis- for West Bengal elections caused by the vaccine. Srinivasa Rao said in a placing Haryana. Guwahati, Jan. 20: A 42-year-old healthcare statement on the death. Andhra Pradesh, Guja- Giving a clue into the DC CORRESPONDENT Amit Shah scheduled to spiral. Mr Nadda also held worker from Nirmal dis- “Preliminary findings,” rat, Uttar Pradesh and thinking of the poll panel NEW DELHI, JAN. 20 launch a similar “parivar- a meeting of the party’s trict, a 108 ambulance dri- he said, “suggest that the Punjab completed the top with regard to state elec- tan rath yatra” on Febr- general secretaries at the ver, died less than 18 death seems to be unrelat- 10 states. tion dates, Chief Election BJP president J.P. Nadda uary 10. These raths will BJP headquarters to revi- hours after receiving the ed to vaccination.” The index, released by Commissioner Sunil is likely to launch a rath cover all the 294 Assembly ew various issues, includ- vaccine.