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DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Elgar Parishad case: Books sent by families of Hany Babu, Gautam Farmer unions cancel Budget day march to Parliament, Navlakha returned by jail authorities, again but agitation against farm laws to continue Mumbai ASpecial Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi: As widening cracks in their leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Mumbai has refused to interfere with the As widening cracks in their ongoing agitation against the three farm laws Yadav, Darshan Pal, Medha Patkar and order of Taloja Central Jail officials, refusing after the violence during Tuesday’s tractor Gurnam Singh Chaduni, have been named to accept a courier with books for Elgar ongoing agitation against parade, farmer unions have now cancelled in an FIR in connection with the violence Parishad accused Hany Babu and Gautam the three farm laws after the their planned march to Parliament on during the tractor parade. Navlakha. February 1 when the Union Budget 2021-22 Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the Babu and Navlakha's families had told the violence during Tuesday’s would be presented.They, however, said on tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands court that they sent the parcel, which Wednesday that their agitation against the of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, contained books, to Taloja Central Prison, tractor parade, farmer farm laws will continue and public meetings clashed with police and entered the city but the parcel was returned with an unions have now cancelled and hunger strikes will be held across the from various points to lay siege to the Red endorsement 'Covid Suraksha'. country on January 30 on Mahatma Gandhi's Fort on the Republic Day.Farmers, mostly The court looked through a statement that was their planned march to death anniversary to emphasise on peace and from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar made by the advocate for Babu and non-violence.The decision by farmer unions Pradesh, have been camping at several Parliament on February 1 came a day after massive violence during that over two lakh tractors and lakhs of people Delhi border points, including Tikri, Singhu Navlakha, that she had approached the their tractor rally in the national capital that left superintendent of the jail for providing books participated in Tuesday's parade and "99.9 and Ghazipur, since November 28, demanding when the Union Budget nearly 400 police personnel injured, as the percent of the protesters were peaceful".Even a complete repeal of three farm laws and a legal to them. However, she was asked to bring a protesters deviated from the routes, clashed court order for the same. 2021-22 would be presented. as the farmer unions continued to allege that guarantee on minimum support price for their with the cops and laid siege to the Red Fort.The "anti-social" elements had perpetrated the crops. The court said that as the advocate said she had farmer leaders, however, alleged that there was violence to "torpedo" their peaceful agitation couriered the books and not taken the books They, however, said on "The conspiracy to defame a peaceful moveent of a conspiracy behind Tuesday's incidents and against the farm laws, Tuesday's incidents that the last seven months is now exposed in front of Wednesday that their demanded a probe."The tractor parade was hit have been widely condemned started taking a the public. Along with some individuals and agitation against the farm by a government conspiracy. Deep Sidhu is an toll with Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) and organizations, like Deep Sidhu and Kisan RSS man. Police let him go after he hoisted a All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Majdoor Sangarsh Committee led by S Satnam laws will continue and public religious flag at Red Fort," farmer leader Committee withdrawing from the protests on Singh Pannu, the government made this Darshan Pal, who has been accused by the the Delhi's borders.Swaraj India leader movement violent. We clarify again that we meetings and hunger strikes police of making inflammatory speeches, Yogendra Yadav, who has been supporting the dissociate ourselves from the violent actions alleged at a press conference. farmers' agitation, said, "We regret the Red which took place at Red Fort and other parts of will be held across the Sidhu is a former aide of actor and BJP MP Sunny Fort incident and accept its moral Delhi," Pal said at the press conference.He country on January 30 on Deol. Deol had distanced himself from Sidhu responsibility. The incident should be probed. alleged that the incident was "orchestrated". in December after he supported the farmers' There is a conspiracy behind it."Responding to "The parade of the farmers was predominantly Mahatma Gandhi's death agitation.We have cancelled our plan for a a question on farmer leaders being named in peaceful and on the agreed-upon route. We march to Parliament on budget day on February FIR, Yadav said, "FIR, jail and torture are strongly condemn the insult to national anniversary to emphasise on 1. But our agitation will continue and there will rewards of movements". "We have video symbols, but the farmers' movement cannot be herself, they have "taken a somersault and clippings and we will expose how a conspiracy came with the contention that the books were be public meetings and hunger strikes across painted as 'violent' as violence was done by a peace and non-violence. the country on January 30, " Pal said.Another was hatched to defame our movement," few anti-social elements, who are not sent to the prison, and they were refused to be farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal claimed Shivkumar Kakka said.As many as 37 farmer accepted".The special NIA judge, Dinesh E associated with us. Kothalikar, presiding over the court said, "It is worthy to be noted that the prison authority NRI posts derogatory comment is supposed to take care of the prison's security. Therefore, I do think that the prison India's vaccine diplomacy continues, now COVID- on FB photo of Kerala BJP chief authority has committed an unjust act by refusing to accept the parcel. with daughter, booked Sense of duty of local 19 vaccines dispatched to Bahrain, Sri Lanka Thiruvananthapuram Police have registered a case against an ex-pat, who abused Kerala BJP people, armed forces' New Delhi: India continues to provide COVID- Under Prime Minister president K Surendran's daughter on Facebook. 19 vaccines to its neighbouring countries and The case was registered against Ajnaz, a native of other nations that have reached out for Narendra Modi-led Kozhikode's Perambra, on a complaint that valour have reduced assistance in these trying times. Presently, India government's Vaccine Maitri "strong action be taken against people who dispatched COVID-19 vaccines to Bahrain and abuse and attack women on social media Naxalism to merely a Sri Lanka.Under Prime Minister Narendra initiative, India dispatched platforms".Surendran recently shared a picture Modi-led government's Vaccine Maitri COVID-19 vaccines to with his daughter on Facebook, with the caption: few districts now: PM initiative, Sri Lanka will be provided with a "My daughter. My pride #DeshKiBeti" on the consignment of 50,400 doses of vaccines while Bahrain and Sri Lanka. Sri National Girl Child Day (January 24). Modi at NCC rally Bahrain will receive 10,800 doses. Lanka will be provided with a Following this, Ajnaz, an expatriate in Qatar, Bahrain had approved Covishield to support its posted an abusive comment on the photo. efforts to vaccinate at risk members from consignment of 50,400 doses Later, BJP leaders protested against the police for developing COVID-19 complications. Institute of India and was approved for use by the of vaccines while Bahrain will delaying in registering a case, and state The Covishield vaccine consignment was loaded government's drug regulatory board spokesperson Sandeep Warrier criticised the at Mumbai airport which departed at 7:55 for recently.Amid the pandemic, India has been receive 10,800 doses. Earlier, police for "being lazy" and not taking any action. Manama while another consignment left for supplying medicines to many countries in the India has sent the vaccines to Following the controversy, many people, with Colombo at 9 am.Earlier, India has sent the region including Sri Lanka.In May 2020, India no political affiliation, vaccines to several countries including had sent 12.5 tons of medical supplies to the several countries including came out in support of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the country to deal with the pandemic. Under Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Surendran and his Maldives.The vaccine, Oxford-Astrazeneca’s mission sagar 1, supplies were sent onboard family on social media Covishield, has been manufactured by Serum Indian navy ships to 5 Indian ocean countries and the Maldives. platforms.Union including Sri Lanka. Minister of State for External Affairs V New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Muraleedharan said addressed an NCC rally at Cariappa Ground that the Indian Embassy in Delhi. During the rally, PM Modi talked Delhi Metro update: Lal Quila metro station in Qatar has started about the importance of NCC and its legal proceedings in the contribution to society.PM Modi said, "Be it incident. He condemned the incident in a the floods or any other calamity, NCC cadets still shut, exit gate at Jama Masjid open Facebook post on Tuesday. The minister also helped the people of this country last year. said that the comment which contained indecent During the Corona period, lakhs of cadets New Delhi The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation While Lal Quila metro station city as tens of thousands of protesters remarks was removed from the post. However, worked with the administration & society (DMRC) said on Thursday morning that broke through barriers, fought with the expatriate youth denied the allegation.Ajnaz across the country. It is commendable." entry gates of Lal Quila and Jama Masjid remains closed on Thursday, police, overturned vehicles and hoisted a said the comment was posted from his fake "The government has made efforts to see that metro stations on the violet line remain religious flag from the ramparts of the account, and claimed that he can prove that. He the role of NCC is further expanded. To closed.Commuters, however, can use the the exit gates of Jama Masjid iconic Red Fort.Following the violence, said he does not know anything about the strengthen the security network in the border exit gates of the Jama Masjid metro station, metro station in Delhi is open the Delhi Police closed the entry and exit incident. Ajnaz said he will lodge a complaint and coastal areas, the participation of NCC DMRC said.Commuters on Wednesday gates of at least 20 metro stations and with the Qatari police, cyber police and the is being boosted," he added. faced hardships in reaching their for commuters. stopped trains for over two hours at Tilak Indian embassy on the matter. destinations due to traffic restrictions on key Bridge railway station after protesters PM Modi also said that the sense of duty of Meanwhile, BJP activists marched towards routes in Delhi, a day after violence broke reached the ITO.The government had also Ajnaz's house in Kozhikode. A group of people local people, armed forces' valour have out during farmers' tractor parade in the city. near ITO, Mandi House and India Gate, ordered suspending Internet services in reduced Naxalism to merely a few districts which was affected due to restrictions, later commented on the Facebook page of the Qatari The Delhi Traffic Police on Twitter said on resumed.The tractor parade on Tuesday that parts of Delhi-NCR. It also snapped the Interior Ministry, demanding the arrest of the now.The new responsibilities allotted to Wednesday the traffic movement was heavy Internet in Delhi's Singhu, Ghazipur, Tikri, young man for making obscene remarks against NCC were also talked about during the rally. was to highlight the demands of the farmer due to closure of four lanes on Kalindi Kunj unions to repeal three new agri laws Mukarba Chowk, Nangloi and adjoining a woman. and Noida stretches. The traffic movement dissolved into anarchy on the streets of the areas, till Tuesday midnight. Home Minister Amit Shah meets cops injured during farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit breaching the agreement with police Shah on Tuesday mett Delhi Police personnel regarding the tractor rally. They have been on Tuesday mett Delhi Police who were injured in the violence during the asked to reply within 3 days, the Delhi Police personnel who were injured in farmers' tractor rally on January 26th. The said.Tens of thousands of farmers broke Home Minister met one of them at Tirath Ram barriers to storm the national capital on the violence during the farmers' Shah Hospital in Delhi and interacted with Tuesday, their tractor parade to highlight him.He is visiting the two Delhi hospitals - their demands dissolving into unprecedented tractor rally on January 26th. Shushrut Trauma Centre and Teerath Ram scenes of anarchy as they fought with police, The Home Minister met one of Hospital - where three police personnel overturned vehicles and delivered a national injured in the violence have been admitted in insult hoisting a religious flag from the them at Tirath Ram Shah north Delhi. He has inquired about the health ramparts of the Red Fort, a privilege reserved Hospital in Delhi and interacted of the injured police personnel. for India's tricolour. Both the hospitals are located in Civil Lines. From Rajpath to Red Fort, the day unfolded in with him. He is visiting the two Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the scenes of contrasts. One that Indians have tractor parade of the farmers who have been seen for seven decades and the other that Delhi hospitals - Shushrut protesting against three central farm laws at seared itself into collective memory with its Trauma Centre and Teerath Ram Delhi's borders since November. imagery of protesters demanding a repeal of The Delhi Police on Wednesday had alleged the three farm laws storming the Mughal era Hospital - where three police that farmer leaders made inflammatory monument, the centrepiece of India's speeches and were involved in the violence Independence Day celebrations. personnel injured in the during the tractor parade by agitating farmers Police Commissioner S N Srivastava said accused them of betrayal. Clashes broe out in multiple places, leading to violence have been admitted in that left 394 of its personnel injured, as it farmer unions did not follow conditions set Delhi Police has issued notices to at least 20 violence in well-known landmarks of Delhi warned that no culprit will be spared. for the parade that was supposed to be held farmer leaders including Yogendra Yadav, and its suburbs, amid waves of violence that north Delhi. Addressing a press conference here, Delhi from 12 pm to 5 pm with 5,000 tractors and Baldev Singh Sirsa, Balbir S Rajewal for ebbed and flowed through the day. 2 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES NEWS BOX 30k in Gurgaon to get jabs in 2nd phase Heliport on 2022 radar as Noida Gurgaon: Around 30,000 people are scheduled to get inoculated in the second phase of the vaccine drive, which is likely to be held in February. Frontline workers such as police personnel, revenue sees future demand for air taxis department employees, municipal workers, civil defence teams and NOIDA: The Jewar airport project has acted IGI Airport and Jewar airport,” said Noida Armymen will get jabs in this as a catalyst for Noida’s plans to build a Authority’s chief general manager Rajiv phase. heliport for air taxi services to IGI airport in Tyagi. All these departments will have to Delhi and other neighbouring cities. Other than Jewar airport, several other big prepare a list of recipients and The Noida Authority on Wednesday shared upload them on the Co-WIN app commercial infrastructure projects have before the next phase starts. “We with interested private players the heliport’s been commissioned in Greater Noida – have received a list from the concept document covering key aspects of among them the new Film City, a multi- revenue department. The list the project, including passenger modal logistics hub and a transport hub. contains names of around 500 projections. The expectation is that the business travel recipients and it would have to be Though it has set a June 2022 launch date for and tourist inflow will surge, creating uploaded on the Co-WIN app. We the heliport in Sector 151A, the helipad’s demand for air taxi services. will not upload data for other utility will be in the longer term than in the The concessionaire will have to invest Rs 43 departments. They will have to do immediate future, while its feasibility will crore, according to estimates prepared by it themselves,” said chief medical depend heavily on other large infrastructure RITES.The project cost includes a officer VirenderYadav. projects that have been commissioned in the passenger terminal building, an air traffic The first phase of the Covid vaccine drive is concentrating on region but are still in the planning control tower, a hangar, earthwork, healthcare workers and has a target stages.After taking in-principle approval pavement work and cost of equipment. of inoculating 37,000 of them. from the state government to allow The facility will have one helipad and four However, the health department commercial chopper operations, officials aprons large enough to park 10 helicopters said it needed to revise the target as said the the Authority is ready to offer 9.35 — preferably, Bell 412 and Mi-17 series the app was found to have a number acres of land to the interested player. To be helicopters that can fly with more than 10 of duplicate entries. It has been also given out on a 30-year lease, Noida passengers and are able to cover larger found that a number of recipients Authority will sign a concession agreement distances. The concept document also are no longer associated with the for the heliport. The concessionaire will envisages a parking space for 50 four- healthcare sector and their names offer revenue share per passenger and the wheelers.Experts said if the heliport is need to be struck off the list. “ land lease charges. planned in a way that it connects areas not But with economic activity slowing down and on the aviation map, the project can sustain After 24 days, business travel nosediving, sticking to the if initial support is provided.“Connectivity Masani protest site launch timeline of the heliport is likely to be services. In the current business environment, confident of the long-term financial feasibility to towns that are far away from the a challenge.Aviation industry expert Pulak such projects need the support of the of the heliport. “Since the site where the existing airports in the hilly regions of vacated Sen said, “Commercial heliport operations government, at least for the first three to four heliport will be developed is strategically Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand or other Rewari: Nearly 3,000 farmers who have been established before in Delhi’s Rohini years.” located between Noida and Greater Noida, its parts of NCR can motivate some upper middle had been protesting at Dharuhera’s and on the Mumbai-Pune-Shirdi route. But But with two international airports in the catchment area (in terms of users) is going to class families to use the service. Hiring a taxi Masani since January 3 moved since chopper leasing charges are too high, vicinity – though the Jewar airport is still at be extremely wide. The annual air traffic will from the regional airport to their hometowns back to Jaisinghpur Khera on Wednesday.The farmers had been only a handful of people afford to use the least three years away – the NoidaAuthority is also grow in the region due to the presence of costs a lot of money anyway,” said Sen. camping at Jaisinghpur Khera on the Rajasthan-Haryana border since December 13 and later moved towards Delhi when police City buses add new stopped them near Sabi flyover at Masani. Since then, they had On Day 8, Covid vaccine stayed put.Masani villagers route, will go to organised a panchayat on Wednesday and it was decided that the farmers would be asked to Farrukhnagar vacate the area. Lala Ram, the turnout goes up to 85% sarpanch of Masani, who headed the panchayat sabha, said the Gurgaon: The city recorded an 85% turnout as 608 healthcare workers received the jabs Gurgaon: The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus villagers have been “severely on the eighth day of the vaccination drive on against 600 listed names. But the figure Limited (GMCBL) has introduced a new bus route, affected” due to the protest on the Wednesday, when 895 of the 1,050 listed dropped to 60% on the second day on 254C, connecting the Gurgaon bus stand with Delhi-Jaipur highway. recipients received the shots. While Monday. It jumped again to 80% on Farrukhnagar. Two buses will ply on this route. “Their work and employment have Covishield was administered to 829 people at Thursday and 91% on Friday. The turnout This is the 23rd bus route launched by GMCBL, which been hit due to the blockade and we 17 sites, Covaxin was given to 66 recipients dropped to 58% on Saturday and rose to will begin from the bus stand and end at demanded that the farmers shift Farrukhnagar via Kadipur, Hayatpur, Wazirpur, immediately. Local shops are shut at four centres. No adverse event was 80% on Monday (January 25). So far, the for the past 25 days, leading to reported in the city. health department has covered 20,449 Dhanwas and Patli. financial hardships for many,” he On Thursday, 1,650 healthcare workers are recipients and met 73% of its total target of Along with the new route, GMCBL has also altered said.After the panchayat, a group scheduled to get inoculated at 33 vaccine 37,000. two existing routes, 112A and 122. Route number of about 20 villagers met the centres. Both on Friday and Saturday, 21 Meanwhile, the tally of Covid-19 patients 112A earlier went from Krishna Chowk to Sector 56, farmers and asked them to leave the sites would be set up in the city. The Covid rose to 58,096 on Wednesday, when 20 whereas it will now go from Palam Vihar to Sector 56 area.We are here for our demands. through Udyog Vihar, Moulsari Avenue, Nathupur, Our aim is not to hurt anyone, vaccine drive would be halted for three days people tested positive. Officials said 27 especially those who belong to the after that as the health department would be patients had recovered on the day, taking the Sikanderpur and Nathupur chowk. In all, six buses farmer community. When the engaged in administering polio vaccine.“The total number of recoveries to 57,344. No will run on this route. villagers approached us and told us vaccine drive will continue till Saturday and one succumbed to the infection on -Officials said that they have also changed route they were farmers and they have will be on hold for three days after that. On Wednesday. So far, 352 people in the city number 122, which was earlier divided into two been facing issues due to the January 31, February 1 and 2, we will hold have died of Covid, of whom 271 had routes — one connecting Gurgaon bus stand with blockade, we decided to move back Sikanderpur and another connecting the bus stand to our old protest site at Jaisinghpur the polio vaccination drive,” said Dr comorbidities.Gurgaon has a total of 400 Khera,” said Malkeet Singh, a Virender Yadav, the chief medical officer of active cases, and 381 of the patients are in with Kendriya Vihar. “The two routes have now been farmer leader.Sanjay Madav, a Gurgaon.Turnouts have been erratic since On January 16 (Saturday), when the drive home isolation. The recovery rate stands at merged. Now, buses will go from the bus stand to member of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, the first day of the Covid vaccination drive. started, the city had recorded a 101% turnout 98% while the positivity rate is 0.6%. Kendriya Vihar through Sikanderpur,” said a and the state convenor of the All GMCBL official. A total of eight buses will ply on India Kisan Sangharsh this route. Coordination Committee in Rajasthan, said. The official further said that the changes in the existing Our morale is down, but the routes have been made keeping in mind the footfall on the routes and the feedback received from the Illegal shanties commuters. In all, GMCBL has 151 buses running near Sector 83 protest isn’t over yet’ on 23 different routes.When the city bus service was launched by the chief minister in 2018, it was society pose Ghaziabad: A day after the rampage in “The unions have not spoken to us yet and about the missing crowd at the protest site, announced that Gurgaon will have 200 buses by the Delhi, the mood at the UP Gate protest site till we get directions from our leaders, we one of them said many have gone for the summer of 2019. Officials said GMCBL has was sombre, with many farmers leaving the will stay put.At this age, I don’t have much last rites of the youth who died at ITO on received the remaining buses but they aren’t being safety risk: spot. The place, which had about 50,000 work in my village either.”A few others Tuesday. “Others have gone to their utilised as yet because the routes have not been people during the peak of the agitation, saw admitted that the morale was low. “It seems villages for a few days,” said the youth. finalised.The city needs 600 Gurugaman buses in the Residents the numbers dipping by about 70%. the government has succeeded in its According to the protesters, after FIRs were immediate future in contrast to the 151 buses that are Gurgaon: Residents of Emaar Local leaders, however, said the agitationdesign. They gave a bad name to our filed by the Delhi Police, many farmers are currently operational, according to the Gurugram Palm Gardens, located in Sectors will pick up pace soon and that many agitation, which was peaceful for two apprehensive.However, Jagtar Singh Metropolitan Development Authority’s (GMDA) 83, have raised concern about farmers have gone home for a few days to months. But the protest is not over yet. We Bajwa, a member of the UP Gate farmers’ comprehensive mobility plan. unauthorised construction of visit their families.Sixty-five-year-oldadmit that our morale is down. committee, sounded confident.“The shanties and sheds near their In all, the city needs a fleet of 2,700 buses by 2041, society. They alleged that these Jagtar Singh, a farmer from Moradabad, But I am sure, the agitation will pick up agitation will go on peacefully, as it was which means that it needs to add over 2,500 buses in illegal establishments have been who is among the few who did not leave the momentum soon,” he added.On earlier. We are not going back till our the next 20 years. If Gurugaman’s fleet is increased protest site, said: “Several farmers, Wednesday, several tents looked empty demands are met and soon, you will see a especially the younger lot, left after what and only a few turned up for langars.Near huge farmer presence here,” he to 600 soon, it will be able to meet the city’s demand happened in Delhi. Many left on Tuesday Khoda, a group o young farmers from added.Meanwhile, more police personnel till 2022. Thereafter, Gurugram Metropolitan City night itself. A few left early on Wednesday. Sambal, who were part of a tractor rally have been deployed at UP Gate.According Bus Limited (GMCBL) — the agency in charge of It is understandable after what happened in that went till the Red Fort on Tuesday, sat in to a senior police officer, at least 500 the city bus service — will need to add another 800 Delhi,” he said while smoking hookah a corner. additional policemen are at the spot now buses in Phase 2 for the period 2022-2031, 600 in inside a tent, along with a couple of None of them wished to be identified. Asked and more than 2,000 cops have been Phase 3 for the years 2026-31 and 700 buses in Phase others.Asked about his plans, Singh said: deployed to keep an eye on the city. 4 (2031-2041). Don’t charge buyers till homes completed, 3 developers told mushrooming on agricultural land and pose a threat to the safety and security of residents. Gurgaon: The department of town and country planning Sohna is around 58% complete, while in Renuka They pointed out that the land (DTCP) has directed three developers with incomplete Traders’s ImperiaAashiyara, only 20% work is complete. parcel was supposed to be part of affordable housing projects not to charge their At Raheja Krishna, the deadline to complete the project has a 24-metre-wide internal sector homebuyers instalments for now.The move comes after road but has now turned into a crossed, but the project is only halfway through and its scrapyard. Around four months the department received several complaints from the licence has not been renewed.In a series of meetings held ago, these sheds had been rented buyers of four such projects launched by Raheja with the developers, DTCP directed them to expedite out to scrap dealers, who Developers, Ocean Seven Buildtech (OSB) and Renuka construction work and not to seek instalments. “Renuka converted the area into a Traders.A senior DTCP official said when they reviewed Traders and OSB have submitted a scheduled action plan segregation zone and have been the progress of construction in affordable group housing for completing the project within a permissible time regularly burning waste, like projects in the Gurgaon circle, the status of four projects limit,” said an official.Welcoming the move, a plastic and wood, in the open. by Raheja, OSB and Renuka was found to be homebuyer said, “I was allotted a flat in Raheja Krishna Several complaints have been “unsatisfactory” as they weren’t completed on time. The made to the concerned in 2015 and have already paid around 90% of that authorities, but no action has developers were then directed to stop taking instalments amount, but the project is still incomplete even after been taken till date, residents from buyers till the time construction reached a certain nearly six years. The builder has cheated people and said.Sunil Sharma, a resident of stage of completion.The senior town planner Sanjeev defeated the purpose of the state government’s affordable the society, said, “Unauthorised Mann also wrote to the DTCP director in this regard on housing policy.” makeshift shanties have been Wednesday, and said the district town planner of Gurgaon Another homebuyer, who had invested in one of OSB’s built on the agricultural land has been requested to monitor the status of construction projects, said the builder has taken 40% of the flat’s price adjacent to our society. To add to and report its progress.OSB has two affordable housing but there has been no progress at the site. “We are facing a our troubles, all kinds of trash are projects — OSB Golf Heights and OSB Tower — where being segregated by scrap dealers tough time paying EMI as well as rent. We need the and burnt here, which is adding to construction is around 70% and 10% complete, government to intervene and help us to recover our hard- the pollution level. respectively. Meanwhile, Raheja Krishna in Sector 14 of earned money,” he said. 3 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 STATE THE SIKH TIMES

NAME CHANGE Mumbai Police bust fake I, Praween Kumar s/o Shiv NAME CHANGE Shankar Prasad Roy R/o 610 A- I, NO-14813745K HAV DINA- Block, Gali No.17, Mahavir BANDHU SARMA S/O LATE currency racket; accused made Enclave Part-2, New Delhi- DIBAKAR SARMA R/O VILL- 110059, have changed my name KHUDRA, MAKHIBAHA PO- to Parveen Kumar permanently . MAKHIBAHA, PS-TIHU, DIST- counterfeit notes at home NALBARI, ASSAM, declare that Mumbai Mumbai Police said that Mahendra is the get arrested in the same. The PUBLIC NOTICE is my service record my wife's(MANTI DEVI) date of birth crime branch has busted a main accused in the case. The cops have seized inks, scan- General Public is hereby informed that my client Pushpa has been written as 01/02/1982 gang who made fake Indian fake currency was printed at ners, printers, etc from the Rani W/o Mr. Shree Niwas, R/o which her incorrect date of birth currency and supplied it in his house.Acting on a tip-off, accused's house. House No. 41, Kanjimal, whereas in her Aadhaar card and local markets and amongst the crime branch officials laid Ghaziabad U.P., is theabsolute PAN card her date of birth has NAME CHANGE been written as 01/10/1984 which students."If a person gave Rs a trap to nab the accused. The owner of Freehold Plot No. 38, I, hitherto known as BEENA SAINI area measuring 28 Square is her correct date of birth cops nabbed two people alias BEENA PUSPAKER W/O SH. Yards, situated at Kanjimal, Tehsil and recovered 80,000 fake LALIT SAINI R/O JHUGGI NO & District Ghaziabadthrough a notes from them. The 129/22, SONIA CAMP, BG-6, Sale Deed Dated 17.11.2017, THE SIKH TIMES PASCHIM VIHAR, S.O. WEST Doc No. 10574. It is pertinent to name of main accused mention here thatthe original doc- DELHI, DELHI-110063 , have Edited, Printed, Published Mahendra was revealed changed my name and she shall uments prior to GPA Dated 15.04.2015, Doc No. 157 has hereafter be known as BEENA SAINI. Owned by Simmi Babbar after detailed question- been lost. An On-line Lost Report ing.The cops registered N - 31, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar has been lodged vide LR No. Delhi-110009 an FIR and immediately NAME CHANGE 79397/2021, P. S. Crime Branch Delhi on 28.01.2021.My client Printed at Qaumi Patrika Printing raided the house of I, REHAN JALIS S/O MEHBOOB Press, A-4/A-144, Tronica City ALI R/O 3034 MAIN BAZAR TURK- namely Pushpa Rani is going to Mahendra. Officials were take loan against property, the (Loni), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) MAN GATE DELHI -110006, HAVE 100, then the gang would give shocked to see how fake same is financed by M/s AU Corporate Office: CHANGE MY NAME TO NARGIS Small Finance Bank Ltd., Branch back Rs 200. This was the notes were being printed at FOR ALL FUTURE PURPOSES 5, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad. Press Area, ITO, New Delhi exchange rate for the fake his house. The cops seized If any objection against the said notes," said police.The cops fake currency worth over Rs NAME CHANGE property contact to undersigned Editor-in-Chief Gurcharan Singh Babbar have arrested Mahendra 32 lakh. The cops found dif- I, POOJA RASAILY D/O MANOJ or the said bank alongwith sup- KUMAR resident of H NO 149/9 porting documents within 7 days Mob : 9654077232, 9971359517 Khandaskar (50), Abdulla ferent denomination notes from the date of this publication. Website : www.thesikhtimes.in Khan (24), Farookh such as 100, 200, 500 and KISHAN GARH VASANT KUNJ NEW DELHI-110070 have Ashwani Kumar Email : [email protected] Choudhury (33) and Amin 2000. Advocate changed my name to POOJA for Tehsil Compound, Ghaziabad Shaikh (41). Police officials More accused are likely to all future purpose. RNI No. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 DELHI/NCR THE SIKH TIMES 4

NEWS BOX Low intensity earthquake in parts of How rumours around pandemic Delhi, no damage New Delhi An earthquake of 2.8 magnitude shook parts of Delhi on Thursday morning continue to confuse people but there were no reports of any damage due to the low-intensity tremor, officials Mumbai Phase 1 vaccination drive is already disease in the first year of the pandemic does Your blood group will determine your fate: said. underway in India but there is no controlling not mean you will be spared in the second A study from Harvard found that individuals As per the National Center for Seismology, rumours. Every fortnight, there are new year. Many individuals who thought that the with blood types B and AB who were Rh- an earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the unverified statements that go viral. From the worst was over and/or they had some unique positive were more likely to test positive for Richter scale occurred in West Delhi at 9.17 efficacy and safety of the vaccine to short protective mechanisms at play have paid the the virus, while those with blood type O am on Thursday.As per reports, the term and long-term effects. From who’s not price for letting their guard down. were less likely to test positive. A large earthquake had its epicentre 8 km at risk to what should be done post taking the I exercise and have a home-made concoction Danish study and a study from New York northwest of New Delhi, at a depth of 15 vaccine, the viral statements continue to daily, I don’t need mask or have the need to also reported a lower incidence among km.No reports of any damage due to the confuse people. The government has every avoid large crowd individuals with blood type O. However, earthquake have been reported so far. now and then appealed to the people not to The biggest challenge with Covid-19 has been these need to be further validated to believe in unverified statements. But the our inability to predict who will get infected, demonstrate that these findings were not by truth is that a vast majority either tends to and who will have worse outcomes. While smoked were more likely to be tested. There chance and that there is a physiological basis Poor visibility as believe in the unscientific statements or gets there are certain risk factors that have been is no evidence to suggest that the deliberate to the same.Leave alcohol for a month after dense fog covers confused. identified such as older age, cardiovascular consumption of nicotine in any form is likely vaccination or it will have no effect on you has compiled some of the statements that are disease, obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, to protect individuals from the infection. In There is no evidence to suggest that this may Delhi, air quality in being talked about in social media. Doctor there is a significant proportion of contrast, most studies have consistently be true. While alcoholism (an addictive Lancelot Pinto, Consultant Pulmonologist, individuals who do not fall in these found that when a person who smokes gets state) is an immunosuppressive condition, 'very poor' category P.D Hinduja Hospital & MRC clears the air categories, and yet get infected. It would be infected with SARS-CoV-2, she/he is more and binge drinking large amounts of alcohol on each one of them. careless to assume that home-made likely to have severe repercussions. may interfere with immunity, there is no New Delhi Delhi witnessed dense fog on You will become stronger if you go out in the concoctions and exercise would guarantee Being vegetarian will save you from getting reason to believe that consumption of Thursday morning with air quality in the Covid-19 'very poor' category. According to the crowdThis is not true for any infectious protection. alcohol socially will blunt the response to the System of Air Quality & Weather disease, although it gets repeated often Nicotine consumption will save you from There has been no indication from studies vaccine. Given the fact that the vaccine Forecasting & Research (SAFAR), the enough. Being exposed to infectious Covid-19 infection reported to date that being a vegetarian is could cause fever, muscle aches, body ache overallAQI was recorded to be 321. diseases does not make you strong, it only While individuals who smoke do tend to have likely to protect you from the virus. There is and malaise in some individuals, it would According to the India Meteorological makes you more vulnerable. a lower incidence of testing positive for a hypothesis that vitamin K and vitamin D only be prudent to avoid consuming alcohol Department (IMD), Palam and Safdarjung Did not get exposed to Covid-19 till now, there Covid-19, several factors could bias this may have a role in protecting from a severe in the few days’ post-vaccination. However, recorded 7.6 and 5.4-degree celcius is no chance I will get it nowThe second and association. Studies that found this infection, and foods rich in vitamin K could the 45-day window being suggested by some temperatures respectively. Visibility less third waves occurring in countries across the association were not population-based and be protective, but these are based on does not have scientific evidence to support than 50 meters was seen in Noida world are testimonials to how not getting the could reflect the fact that individuals who association studies and are speculative. it. and the temperature was recorded to be 8 degrees Celsius."Due to low visibility and Srinagar records other operational reasons, 17 trains are Odisha: Cyber fraud gang from UP arrested; running late on January 28," said Chief minus 5.6°C as Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northern Railway, Delhi.India Meteorological cold wave Department (IMD) has predicted a accused impersonated as Jio employee minimum temperature of 4°C and a intensifies in maximum temperature of 21°C for today. Odisha Police has arrested a gang of five cybercriminals involved in the Kashmir online duping of senior citizens in Odisha’s Kalahandi from Uttar Pradesh. Srinagar The cold wave 11-year-old son behind continues to sweep across the BhubaneshwarAgang of five cybercriminals and submitted his wife Saralabala Kashmir valley. With the Rs 10-crore extortion involved in the online duping of senior Prusti’s bank account details with the minimum temperature falling citizens in Odisha’s Kalahandi have been caller over phone. Within seconds, Rs below minus 5.6 Celsius on call to Ghaziabad man, arrested from Uttar Pradesh.The accused 2.65 lakh was debited from their Thursday in Srinagar, the have been identified as Abhilash Singh, accounts in installments. condition seems to have learnt hacking on Parvez Ahmed, Wahid Khan, Saharuk Khan As soon as Gangadhar realized he has intensified again. YouTube and Juned Ahamad. However, another been cheated by cybercriminals, he The meteorological department accused is still at large. An amount of Rs immediately informed Kalahandi SP based in Srinagar said that Ghaziabad man was last week asked to pay 52,388 in cash was also recovered from Dr Sarvana Vivek M and lodged a Srinagar recorded a minimum up Rs 10 crore who threatened to circulate them. complaint of cyber fraud.Kalahandi of minus 5.6°C against minus his obscene pictures and his family's Notably, Gangadhar Subudhi had lost Rs 2.65 Police swung into action; A special 2.0°C the previous night. With personal details online if the demand is lakh to an online fraud on January 16 squad under the charge of SI Sibji brief exceptions of a few days, not met. following which he had lodged a complaint Panda was formed by SP Kalahandi. the minimum temperatures has Shocking details have now emerged with with the Bhawanipatna police station. The team proceeded to Hamirpur (UP) consistently remained far police saying that Ghaziabad man’s 11- The prime accused Avilash Singh of Village and apprehended all the above below normal this season. year-old son was behind the extortion Bighena from Hamirpur district of Uttar sent to his mobile phone, asking the victim to accused persons there. Another On January 14, Srinagar call.The revelation was made when Pradesh had called Gangadhar from his cell share the ID number to claim the Reward. accused Sohel Ahmed of Hamirpur is witnessed the season’s coldest during investigation police found that the phone (918630108491) introducing himself as a Accordingly, the complainant sent the ID absconding.Kalahandi Police have also seized night at minus 8.4°C, which email was sent from the Internet Protocol customer care executive of JIO and convinced number to the accused.The fraudster then sent at least 14 mobile handsets from the accused, was the coldest one in more (IP) address of the house of the victim. him that he won Rs 20,000 and one Vivo Mobile an app link to his mobile phone and asked Further investigation is underway informed than 25 years. In 1991, Last week, the Ghaziabad resident phone from Jio company and a message will be Subudhi to download it.Believing the accused, Kalahandi Police SP Dr Sarvana Vivek M told Srinagar witnessed a low of approached the police and alleged that he the complainant downloaded the app ‘anydesk’ minus 11.8°C while the lowest was being threatened to pay Rs 10 crore ever temperature was recorded by a group of hackers who hacked his on January 31, 1893, when the email and claimed to circulate his obscene Broken gates, ticket counter damaged: mercury had gone down to pictures if their demands are not met. minus 14.4 degrees Celsius. The hackers allegedly threatened the man Meanwhile, the mercury settled at minus 12.3°C in Pahalgam that if he does not pay up the large sum of Aftermath of vandalism at Red Fort in photos against minus 7.7°C on the money, his obscene pictures and his previous night. family's personal details will be released After violence New Delhi Shattered glass, metal detector gate and security area surveillance camera and police caps. online, the man claimed. vandalised ticket counter, mangled vandalised, computers and CCTV Here are some latest photos from the As per the MeT department, CISF gypsy and broken security Qazigund, the gateway town of According to the victim, his email ID was erupted in the Red cameras broken. A staff member at Red Fort complex: cameras. Horrific visuals from the the Red Fort told India Today that Red Fort to remain shut for visitors till J&K, recorded a low of minus hacked by cybercriminals on January 1. Red Fort premises give an insight on the cash box was also broken. 10.5°C against 4.4°C on the He said the hackers changed his email Fort premises on Jan 31The Red Fort will remain the scale of damage as protesters On one side, the barricades were closed for visitors from January 27 previous night while Kokernag ID's password and mobile number by stormed the iconic monument n recorded a minimum of minus resetting the number. He was then sent a January 26, the ASI to January 31, according to an January 26 after breaking barricades order issued by the Archaeological 10.7°C against 8.3°C the night mail and threatened to pay Rs 10 crore. has decided to keep and clashing with security forces. Survey of India (ASI). before. The famous ski resort The complainant stated that the hackers Union Culture and Tourism Minister While the order does not mention the Gulmarg recorded a low of were keeping a watch on the activities of the gates shut to Prahlad Patel on Wednesday visited reason behind the closure, it refers minus 13.4°C against 12.0°C the family and continuously harassing the Red Fort to take stock of the to earlier orders of January 6 and earlier night. them.A case was later registered under take stock of the damage caused by a section of January 18 whereby the iconic The mercury settled at minus various sections of the IPC, including protesters who stormed the monument was closed from 2.2°C in Kupwara against criminal intimidation, insulting modesty damages. A visit to monument and hoisted the Nishan January 19 to January 22 due to a minus 2.0°C the previous of a woman and intentional insult to Sahib, the Sikh religious flag, after bird flu alert.The monument was night, the official said. provoke breach of peace, and section 66D the iconic complex deviating from the rally route during also shut from January 22 to Kashmir is in the middle Chillai- of the IT Act in Ghaziabad.When the their tractor parade. January 26 due to the Republic Kalan, the 40-day winter cyber cell started the probe, officials showed vandalised Vandalised metal detector gate and overturned from where a viral video Day celebrations. However, it was period which commenced on ticket counter, and shards of glass of the security forces falling into a supposed to be open for visitors on December 21 and ends on found that the IP address was of the gorge around the Red Fort after complainant's house, which meant that gates and ticket were seen on the premises of the Red January 27, but it did not, sources January 31. The period is Fort during the visit by the minister coming under attack went viral on said. considered the harshest of the threat email was sent from the house of counter, and broken social media. This gorge was at least the Ghaziabad man. who was accompanied by the Sources said after the violence that winter season when the secretary of culture ministry and the 20-ft deep.Remnants of the R-Day erupted in the Red Fort premises on chances of snowfall are most Police then questioned the son of the shards of glass at ASI Director-General. violence remain can still be found in complainant who confessed that he was January 26, the ASI has taken a frequent and maximum. Pictures and videos show sections of the gorge --bloodied handkerchief, decision to keep the gates shut to the one who sent extortion email. the premises. the Red Fort complex, including boots of security personnel, Aadhaar cards, broken walkie-talkies, a take stock of the damages. Bengal government moves resolution against farm laws amid Married man offers to marry 16-year-old ruckus in assembly Kolkata The Trinamool Congress Mumbai girl he impregnated, gets bail government in West Bengal moved a resolution on Thursday demanding withdrawal of the contentious farm laws amid ruckus in the state Assembly. The onths after he was arrested for raping and impregnating a minor girl, a 25-year-old man resolution, tabled by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee, termed has been granted bail after he told the court that he was willing to marry the 16-year-old. the three reform laws "anti-farmer" and favourable to corporates. A25-year-old man who was arrested for application for the second time as his plea lodged an FIR. The ccused was The resolution said the laws would create a raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl to be set free was earlier rejected by the arrested on October 23.“No need to situation where the government would be was on Wednesday granted bail by a special court.Police, meanwhile, opposed the bail keep the accused behind bars’: What forced to stop purchase of farm produce, leading to collapse of the public Protection of Children from Sexual plea and said there was no evidence to Did The Court Say? distribution system and uptick in hoarding Offences (POCSO) Act court in Mumbai show that the man's first wife had While passing the order, the judge and black marketing.As soon as the after he told the court that he was willing to consented to his second marriage. Police heard arguments from both sides resolution was tabled, BJP MLAs rushed to marry the minor.The accused was granted alleged that the man had entrapped the and said, “It cannot be said the first the Well of the House to protest and later bail after the court found that the minor who was unable to understand the marriage of the accused was not walked out of the Assembly chanting 'Jai relationship between the man, who is consequences and now wanted to take within their knowledge. As it is Shri Ram'.Speaking in the Assembly, Chief already married, and the minor girl was undue advantage of the situation by submitted that the minor intends to Minister Mamata Banerjee said the BJP 'consensual’ and noted that the man was offering to marry her.Seeking the release marry him and the accused is also pushed the farm laws in the Parliament ‘willing’ to marry the minor after two years of the 25-year-old, his lawyer told the willing to marry her once she turns using "brute force" and urged the Centre to when she is an adult. court that a man was allowed to marry he threatened her not to reveal his identity 18 and that the matter is arising out repeal the legislations."BJP always The mother of the minor, who had initially more than once in the community of the of the affair and it is the case of a consensual maligns every agitation as terrorist activity. as the father of her unborn child.It was only lodged an FIR, submitted an affidavit in the accused.The case of the prosecution is that after her mother noticed body changes that relationship, to me, there is no need to keep The laws are totally anti farmer. They the accused is an acquaintance of the girl's pushed it (in Parliament) using brute force. court supporting his release. The mother she suspected that her daughter was the accused behind bars.”The court further We will not accept farmers being branded told the court that she wanted the accused to father and the girl had kept her pregnancy a pregnant. By then, her pregnancy had said with the investigations over and as traitors," she said amid protest by BJP marry her daughter who has given birth to secret.It was alleged that when the minor advanced. The family found out the chargesheet filed, there was “nothing” to MLAs. their child.The accused had filed a bail girl told the accused about her pregnancy, accused, following which the mother reject the bail application of the accused. New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

NEWS BOX Union Budget Will Favour Corporates, Not Patient welfare being ignored at Mumbai's Farmers: Kerala Agriculture Minister KEM hospital ,say resident doctors Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Agriculture Minister VS Sunil Kumar on Wednesday said that the upcoming union budget will KEM resident doctors said that they have been posted for favour corporates and will have nothing for farmers."It will be a budget which will outside hospital duties since the beginning of the pandemic. favour corporates. There is no chance to get any favour from the central government for Mumbai Resident doctors at BMC run KEM Citing the example of mismanagement at a patients at outside hospitals are the downtrodden masses, especially (King Edward Memorial) hospital say that COVID-19 centre, KEM MARD said that reduced to locally manageable and farmers," Mr Kumar told ANI. the patient welfare at the hospital is being on January 28, only 6 patients are admitted workload of KEM hospital has "They are trying to implement this anti- compromised owing to the mismanagement at NESCO Hospital but 24 doctors are increased. Due to this, we are not able farmer act. The central government is still in the distribution of doctors for Covid-19 posted from KEM hospital. to perform our basic educational sticking to its stand then how can the duties at various centres. The resident Around 50 doctors from the hospital are activities which is the main purpose of problem be solved?" he added. doctors assert that they have been raising this placed for outside centre duty. “Around 25 our PG Course. We request you to issue at various levels for over a month now kindly help and relieve us from outside He further said, "They may try to dilute the are sent at Seven Hills and NESCO each in but the hospital management hasn’t paid batches. Doctors from departments like hospital duties as soon as possible. If agitation through some declarations for heed to their genuine concerns.The KEM the pandemic situation worsens farmers and farming sector. It will be fake. I surgery, anaesthesia, skin, etc are sent, thus resident doctors further say that they have creating a shortage at the hospital,” said anytime, we will again feel proud to do not believe that the budget will favour been posted for outside hospital duties since work as per your instructions. society."Mr Kumar further attacked the Ghule. the beginning of the pandemic but now that Doctors further say that uneven distribution is gives a green signal for the change,” said Talking to India Today TV KEM Dean union government for spoiling centre-state the cases across the centres have relations.The central government is trying causing a severe shortage of manpower at KEM MARD. Anil Deshmukh refused the allegations of considerably decreased, the distribution KEM hospital which is affecting the general the shortage of doctors in the hospital. He to spoil the relations between the centre and needs a relook. In a letter written to Director Medical the states. The powers of the central and population which needs attention. Education and Research, the doctors said- said, “This arrangement has been going on state governments are clearly demarcated in “The workload of KEM hospital has increased When asked about the reaction of the hospital “We the resident doctors of Seth GS Medical for a long time now. The various Covid-19 the constitution. They are trying to make to the pre-pandemic situation and the administration, the resident doctors allege College and KEM hospital are working on facilities were created for the general many enactments against centre-state number of Covid patients at outside that the hospital administration shares their Covid duties at various outside hospitals as population considering the surge in cases relations which will reflect in the budget hospitals too have reduced to a locally concerns but offers no solution.This issue is per instructions since the start of the and hence the facilities remain. Even if the also," he said.The budget session will start manageable level. There is no need for the being raised by KEM Mard at all pandemic. Until now, we worked together cases are coming down, the preparedness of on January 29 and the first part of the additional staff, still, we are being sent administrative levels but they are not with the administration without any the government remains untill there is a session will continue till February 15. The there," said Doctor Arun Ghule, President responding to it. They say they will only take complaints considering the need during the substantial change and consequent further second part of the session will be held from KEM MARD. a call once the Municipal commissioner pandemic situation. But, now the number of orders are passed.” March 8 to April 8.Rajya Sabha will function from 9 am to 2 pm and Lok Sabha from 4 pm to 9 pm with Zero Hour and Patna woman Question Hour. Matter Of Great Concern": Top Court On stabs mother-in- Opposition To Boycott law in the head, President's Parliament Centre's Delay On Judge Picks gouges out eyes Address, 2nd Time In A The top court said that as on date 189 proposals on appointment of judges are over incessant Row pending and sought an update on the latest position from the government. taunts New Delhi: Opposition parties led by the Patna Awoman in Patna killed Congress have decided to stay away from New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday hearing after two weeks.The observations took strong note of the delay on the part of her 55-year-old mother-in- parliament when President Ram Nath came on a transfer plea of PLR Projects Pvt law by stabbing her in the Kovind addresses both houses of the Central government in acting on the Ltd originating in 2019 from Odisha, head and gouging out her parliament tomorrow. It is a constitutional collegium's recommendations clearing where lawyers were then observing strike eyes. The woman later tried to requirement for the President to address names for appointment of judges in higher in several districts demanding circuit kill herself. judiciary, saying "it is a matter of great benches of high court in other parts of the both houses of parliament. In the address, The incident took place in Parsa the President usually outlines the concern". state.Earlier, the Centre had told the bench that on an average the government takes Bazaar village in Bihar on government's agenda, achievements and The top court said that as on date 189 proposals Tuesday morning when 33- plan for the coming year. on appointment of judges are pending and 127 days for clearing the recommendations sent to it during the process of appointment year-old Lalita Devi killed her The budget session of parliament will be sought an update on the latest position from mother-in-law Dharmashila the government. judges in higher judiciary, whereas the top conducted in two parts. The first phase of court Collegium takes 119 days to deal with Devi by stabbing her multiple the session will begin tomorrow with A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde times in the head. She also asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to itVenugopal, on February 17, last year, had President Kovind's address and end on told a bench that high courts across the gouged out one eye after February 15. The second phase will run apprise it as to how much time would be murdering her. needed for the Ministry of Law in country have not even recommended the from March 8 to April 8.The Union budget reiterate. But if you do not give comments for names for appointment of judges for 199 The husband of the deceased will be presented in parliament on responding to the collegium's recommendations and her son were not present at fr appointment of judges in high courts."If you five months on collegium recommendations out of 396 vacancies.The top court had then February 1.This will be the second time in then it is matter of great concern," the bench asked the registrars general of all high courts to home when the incident took a row when the opposition will stay away do not give comments for five months on place.After eliminating her collegium recommendations, it is a matter of remarked.It said in some cases, the Centre has explain the current vacancy position and also from the Presidential address. Last year, taken more than a year in responding to the the vacancies which would arise in the mother-in-law, Lalita Devi the opposition parties, barring Mayawati's great concern," said the bench, which also tried to self-immolate and kill comprised justices S K Kaul and Surya Kant. recommendations and usually refer to their future.Prior to this, the bench had said that Bahujan Samaj Party, had staged their own pendency with the intelligence bureau or with appointments must be made within six months herself, however, she was programme in front of the Ambedkar "We need the update on pending names as on rescued after locals from the January 29 and suppose you have reservation state governments."We need to put the house in of a person's name being cleared by the statue, reading from the constitution and order," the bench said and posted the matter for Collegium and the government. village came to know about preamble in support of those opposing the and you send back names and then we can the incident.Lalitha Devi has citizenship law.This year, the opposition suffered 40% burns and is parties, who are divided and fighting each undergoing treatment at Patna other in states, will make a joint statement Poet Varavara Rao Is Stable, Reject Bail Medical College and in solidarity with farmers protesting the Hospital. The local police controversial new agricultural laws and came to know about the other issues to boycott the Presidential Plea: Probe Agency To High Court incident and found address , Trinamool Congress leader and Dharmashila Devi lying in a Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency plea on medical grounds filed by Mr Rao. pool of blood with one eye said.Opposition parties will not be holding (NIA) on Wednesday urged the Bombay The third one is a writ petition filed by Mr gouged out.The police a symbolic protest as they have to High Court to reject the plea for bail on Rao's wife Hemlatha alleging a breach of recovered a blood-stained maintain social distancing during the medical grounds filed by poet-activist his fundamental rights.Hemlatha, too, had knife and the eye from the pandemic. Apart from this, many Varavara Rao, arrested in the Elgar- sought in her plea that Mr Rao be let out of crime scene. opposition party MPs, such as those from Parishad-Maoist links case, arguing that his prison and be permitted to go back to his According to police sources, the present health condition is stable.Additional family in Hyderabad.The poet-activist, relationship between Lalita the DMK and the Trinamool, are Solicitor General Anil Singh, who appeared lodged in the Taloja prison as an undertrial, preoccupied with state elections and their Devi and her mother-in-law for the NIA, reminded the court that Mr is currently admitted to the Nanavati was not cordial for the past physical presence will be difficult. It was Rao's medical reports from the Nanavati hospital in Mumbai.Following the NIA's decided then in order to maintain the few months. Local reports Hospital, from earlier this month, stated that submission, the court, however, pointed have said Lalitha Devi was not sanctity of the Presidential address , they he was stable and fit to be discharged. out that as per the medical reports, Mr Rao would not resort to shouting of slogans able to conceive because of He pointed out that the Maharashtra was being given over 20 pills a day."Just which she was facing regular and holding up posters, and instead, government had made a statement before see the list of medicines being given to him taunts from her mother-in- simply boycott the President's address. the HC last week, saying once discharged every day. He is sustaining on these medicines. So, he's continuously on law.The police believe that the from the private hospital, Mr Rao (81) will accused woman was fed up not be sent back to the Taloja prison in Navi said."Therefore, the question of granting him medical support," HC said.ASG Singh, Comedian Munawar however, said most of these pills were "age- with constant taunts from her Mumbai, but instead, he will be admitted to the bail arises only if the court doesn't have faith in mother-in-law, prompting her prison ward of state-run JJ Hospital here and the care that the JJ Hospital will be able to related."The High Court has directed the Faruqui's bail plea given requisite medical care."His medical Nanavati hospital to submit a fresh medical to take the drastic step. The provide," Mr Singh told a bench of Justices SS deceased's husband Ram reports, his present health condition is stable, Shinde and Manish Pitale.The bench was report with Mr Rao's latest health condition on rejected by Madhya and the state's statement takes care of all the Thursday morning and will continue hearing Kumar has lodged an FIR hearing three petitions -- a writ petition seeking against his daughter-in-law. Pradesh High Court prayers made in these pleas," Mr Singh Mr Rao's complete medical records and a bail the arguments in the afternoon. New Delhi The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Thursday rejected the bail application of comedian Munawar Faruqui and Indore resident Nalin Yadav, No Bail For Comic Munawar Faruqui, who were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments earlier this month.Dismissing the bail applications, the HC said it was the "constitutional duty of every citizen to promote brotherhood Arrested For "Insulting" Hindu Gods and harmony". The HC had deferred the bail hearing after the Tukojiganj police failed to present the case diary in the court The son of a BJP MLA had filed a complaint accusing Munawar Faruqui of passing indecent remarks on January 15 and had reserved its order on Monday. about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show. Munawar Farugui was arrested along with four others on January 2 on charges of Bhopal: Stand-up comic Munawar were made by the applicant," said the public domain," said Justice RohitArya. deliberately and maliciously trying to Faruqui, in jail for "hurting religious court order. The High Court noted allegations in the outrage religious feelings during a show. sentiments" during a show, will not be Munawar Faruqui's lawyer had argued complaint that Faruqui and the other comics The charges were made by local BJP MLA released on bail, the Madhya Pradesh that he had been invited by the were "allegedly making outraging filthy Malini Gaur's son Eklavya, who had High Court ruled today, saying there organizers of the comedy show and jokes in social media deliberately against reportedly submitted video evidence to was no evidence so far that he had not was present but had not made any Hindu Gods, Lord Shriram and Goddess the police while lodging the complaint. committed the crime. The court also statement as was alleged. Seeta hurting religious sentiments of Hindus According to the complainant, indecent said investigations were on and more But the court rejected it, saying the for the last 18 months despite protest on statements were made at the show against incriminating evidence could show up, possibility of more "incriminating various social media platforms". There was Hindu deities, Union Home Minister Amit rejecting the comedian's argument that material" could not be ruled out as "nothing on record to the contrary", the Shah and the 2002 Godhra incident. he had not uttered any comment in the investigations were still on. It also judge said.Justice Arya has also highlighted The SHO of Tukojiganj police station show. referred to a similar case filed against a "constitutional duty on every citizen and Kamlesh Sharma had told India Today that Munawar Faruqui and five other the comic in Uttar Pradesh and his the state" to promote harmony and the spirit the police did not find any evidence comedians were arrested on January 2 social media posts."In the light of the of common brotherhood irrespective of against Faruqui in the videos initially for alleged insult to Hindu gods and statements of the complainant and the religious, linguistic, sectional and regional given by the complainant. indecent comments on Home Minister Amit "The evidence/material collected so far, witnesses referred above, the seized articles, diversities.The charges against the five Faruqui has been booked under IPC Shah. suggest that in an organized public show video footage of the show and the seizure include "deliberate and malicious acts Sections 295A (outraging religious Munawar Faruqui, Nalin Yadav, Edvin under the garb of standup comedy at a public memos detailed above, at this stage it is intended to outrage religious feelings", feelings) and 269 (unlawful or negligent Anthony, Prakhar Vyas, and Priyam Vyas place on commercial lines, prima facie; difficult to countenance to the submissions "deliberate intent to wound the religious act likely to spread the infection of any were arrested on a complaint by Eklavya scurrilous, disparaging utterances, of the learned counsel for the applicant as feelings", "negligent act likely to spread disease dangerous to life) among other Singh Gaur, the son of local BJP MLA and outraging religious feelings of a class of complacency of the applicant cannot be disease" and "disobedience to order duly charges. ex-Indore mayor Malini Gaur. citizens of India with deliberate intendment, ruled out, besides vulnerability of his acts in promulgated by public servant". New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Get your dose of Omega 3 with Pallbearers of ‘cow science’ The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), constituted radiation count from a radioactive source in February 2019, has always been in the news for Pseudoscientific claims are made by gets halved when you introduce a cow dung these six plant- the wrong reasons. The RKA’s website has posts chip between the source and the Geiger- with numerous pseudoscientific claims about Muller counter. The experiment lacks cows. In October 2020, its chairperson, Dr. pliant researchers, supported by the comparisons with control. The researchers based sources Vallabhbhai Kathiria, claimed that scientific did not test if the same effect is seen if the experiments have proven that a “chip made of cow state and believed by a section of cow dung is replaced by any other substance dung” will block harmful radiation from mobile such as wet mud. Without such comparison, phones. Recently, the RKA announced plans to society they are not in position to claim that cow hold a free online examination on “cow science”. It dung possesses any special property; still published a 54-page supposed they do. They have written that cow syllabus/preparation notes for this exam. dung chips of different shapes and sizes Through all this, RKA has firmly have yielded nearly the same fall in the established its reputation as an radiation count, yet they are keen to organisation which has no connection to accord significance to minor variations real science. they observe within the readings. This The blame for these foolhardy is a classic example of what happens statements/decisions lies squarely at the when researchers decide the leadership of the RKA. The RKA’s anti- conclusions first and then start science stance should have been apparent designing experiments to cherry-pick to any well-trained medical professional. the data and justify the conclusions. The fact that the leadership still chooses Bending intellectual honesty to believe in these fantasies makes their This is just the tip of the iceberg. If you positions untenable and problematic. dig deeper, you will unearth many more It is extremely essential to take good care of Strategic silence of their ilk, including a few from the one’s health by consuming nutritious food In any other modern country, if a best Indian research institutes, who are and exercising daily. Among the many government commission consistently happy to bend their intellectual honesty things the body requires for its functioning indulged in such nonsense, the and produce carefully crafted research is Omega -3, which according to diabetes government would be obliged to put that papers which are all but declarations of educator Rashi Chowdhary is needed “to commission on notice. However, in this subjection to the ruling ideology. Why? maintain your heart, skin and brain health.” case, despite repeated pseudoscientific It is true that some of these academics While fish happens to be the best source of statements by RKA heads, the parent are ideologically driven and their Omega-3, if you are someone who follows Ministry of this commission as well as religious bias clouds their scientific a plant-based diet, she has suggested some higher functionaries of the government judgment. Unfortunately, some of them sources to help you get ample amounts of have been turning a blind eye to the RKA are truly unaware how cheesy their this fatty acid. or egging it on with their strategic silence. research appears to the wider scientific “Plant-based omega-3s come n the form of These two horsemen of the apocalypse are community. At the other end of the alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is the preponderant, but their existence is spectrum, there are also many who see only essential omega-3 fatty acid. Since hardly surprising. It is an open secret that publication of trashy but docile our bodies cannot synthesize it, we need to in our education system, one can score research as a short-cut to power and consume ALA through our diets. The body well in exams and obtain higher money. In our university sector, where naturally converts ALA into longer chain education degrees through rote learning, all appointments are politicised and omega-3 fatty acids, such as and all those graduates have no real understanding of The pseudoscientific rhetoric of the RKA is trussed by research grants are extremely hard to come by, this docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), super the discipline they are supposed to be trained in. shoddy research by pliant academics. Take the short-cut appears even more attractive. important for brain health — and Similarly, each political dispensation has its own share example of the “cow dung chip”. To prove its claim, Last, some blame must fall on those who believe such eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), best for of whims and fancies — sometimes based on twisted the RKA has produced a letter from the Department of claims. If the majority of the educated class makes its reducing inflammation,” she wrote in an interpretations of religion, sometimes on unhealthy Physics of Saurashtra University which talks about an displeasure towards anti-science rhetoric clear, there Instagram post.She added, “So, fish loyalty to the top leadership, and sometimes on experiment conducted in its lab. This study is not will be corrective measures from the government. Or contains both DHA and EPA. But, that extreme views of economic principles. published in any research journal, but on the RKA’s have we descended to the level where the party matters request, the head of the department has issued a letter doesn’t mean you are losing on anything if The third pallbearer, however, is more disconcerting. more than truth? I hope not. you take a plant-based omega-3. There’s detailing the experiment. According to the letter, significant research that people who follow vegan diets actually had more long-chain omega-3 fats in their blood, compared with Taxing clunkers: On raising tax on older vehicles fish-eaters and meat-eaters! This is probably because a lot of us still haven’t The Centre’s proposed policy to raise road tax on with no cash-for-trade-in arrangement. For this capacities in the organised sector to manage the started to eat or still don’t have access to Z vehicles of a certain age from April 1 next year approach to work efficiently, the additional tax task of efficient materials recovery. Provisions organic meats.” Raising has the potential to renew a big part of India’s proposed should exceed the resale value of the will have to be built in to see that the sudden Below, check out her top six for plant-based tax on vehicular fleet, reducing air pollution, raising polluting motor, making its disposal more demand stimulus available to the auto industry Omega-3 sources with their contents: fuel efficiency, and improving safety attractive, with enough safeguards to ensure does not disadvantage consumers, particularly * Just 3 whole walnuts have 515 mg older standards. It has taken the government years to that it is indeed scrapped and recycled under a those selling junk vehicles. The vehicle finalise a “tax on clunkers” proposal, under monitored system. Equity features can be built registration database for all States also requires * 1 tsp of flaxseed has 515 mg vehicles which commercial transport vehicles will have into the scheme, offering a discount to income- updating, to reflect true numbers of old * 1 tbsp pumpkin has 650 mg will help to pay 10%-25% extra on road tax after eight vetted marginal operators such as autorickshaw vehicles on the road, eliminating those * 1 tap of chia seeds has over 700 mg years when renewing the fitness certificate, drivers, on the lines of the 2009 stimulus given scrapped; a significant number, more than 15 * 1tsp of hemp seeds has 800 mg shift to and, similarly, personal vehicles after 15 years; under the JNNURM scheme for buses. This years old, still run. Such data will help target * 1 cup of edamame has 1000 mg public transport is given concessions, while should ideally be part of a green post-pandemic scrappage policy benefits better. Moreover, “Please note this is all in the form of ALA cleaner hybrids, electrics and farm vehicles are recovery plan, with an emphasis on electric many transport vehicles are operated by small and will go into your body and then convert ones, but exempt.A higher tax in the most polluted cities, vehicles. entrepreneurs who lack the resources to to usable forms like EPA and DHA which and on diesel engines is also on the cards. When the scrappage policy was on the drawing transition to newer ones and need help as loans are readily available in fish. So if you really some States, which enforce motor vehicles law, now board last year, Road Transport Minister Nitin and grants. India’s policy to eliminate polluting want to tackle inflammation head-on, I sections have to weigh in on the proposed changes. Gadkari envisioned a reduction in automobile fuel guzzlers has had a long gestation, and would also highly recommend an Algal oil Unlike similar programmes, such as the post- prices of 20% to 30%, driven by recovery of States should see the value of operationalising supplement to actually get the optimal will need 2008 recession CARS rebate plan in the U.S., scrap steel, aluminium and plastic, all of which it as planned. New vehicles and cleaner fuels amounts we need. It’s going to be hard to India’s scheme relies on penal taxation to would be recycled. Now that he has a better- should help clear the toxic air in cities and get it only through foods,” she added. help persuade owners to scrap their old vehicles, scoped plan, the focus must be on building towns and make roads safer. We’re not all in the same boat One of the most incisive and hard-hitting comments on the the lockdown and by 90% since 2009. This is despite real import of the COVID-19 crisis came from none the fact that most of India has faced a loss of other than the United Nations Secretary General, livelihood and the economy has dipped into recession. Antonio Guterres. He said: “COVID-19 has been The increase in the wealth of the top 11 billionaires likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile during the pandemic can easily sustain the Mahatma skeleton of the societies we have built. It is exposing Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free Scheme or the Health Ministry for the next 10 years. markets can deliver healthcare for all; the fiction that We have read astonishing stories of how Mukesh unpaid care work is not work; the delusion that we live in Ambani was making ?90 crore per hour during the a post-racist world; the myth that we are all in the same lockdown when 24% of the population was earning boat. While we are all floating on the same sea, it’s clear under ?3,000 per month. According to the that some are in super yachts, while others are clinging to International Labour Organization, with almost 90% the drifting debris.” working in the informal economy in India, about 40 Oxfam International’s annual report on inequality for crore workers in the informal economy are at risk of 2021, aptly titled The Inequality Virus, puts the falling deeper into poverty.The Oxfam report uncomfortable but imperative spotlight on the obscene undertook a survey of 295 economists from 79 inequality between the few in “super yachts” and the countries. They included leading global economists overwhelming majority “clinging to the drifting debris”. such as Jayati Ghosh, Jeffrey Sachs and Gabriel The report was published on the opening day of the Zucman. Of the respondents, 87% expected that World Economic Forum’s ‘Davos Dialogues’. income inequality in their country was going to Over the decades, India has faced mammoth challenges significantly increase as a result of the pandemic. including wars and hunger. But the COVID-19 These levels of inequality are not viable and will have pandemic, which resulted in a migrant crisis, a deeply harmful impact. This concern is shared by the lockdowns, and serious contraction of the economy, and International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, highlighted a crumbling health system, is an and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and unprecedented test of the republic. This is the moment to Development. The IMF Managing Director, use the ‘COVID x-ray’ to recognise the deep fissures lost, while recovery for the world’s poorest people a race dimension. In Brazil, for example, people of Afro- Kristalina Georgieva, said, “The impact will be caused by the growing inequality in the country; and for according to most estimates could take over a decade. descent have been 40% more likely to die of COVID-19 profound […] with increased inequality leading to post-pandemic recovery, resolve to plan a fundamentally The pandemic, which is the greatest economic shock since than white people. The virus has also led to an explosion economic and social upheaval.” different economic model for ensuring an equal, just and the Great Depression, saw hundreds of millions of in the amount of underpaid and unpaid care work, done Fighting inequality sustainable future for all. people lose their jobs and face destitution and hunger. predominantly by women, and in particular women from India just celebrated its 72nd Republic Day. We must Uncomfortable truths This shock is set to reverse the decline in global poverty groups facing racial and ethnic marginalisation. recognise that a radical and sustained reduction in The Oxfam report highlights deeply uncomfortable truths we have witnessed over the past two decades. It is The rich and poor in India inequality is the indispensable foundation for a just of how the virus has exposed, fed off, and increased estimated that the total number of people living in Sadly, India is a case in point. The country introduced one India, as envisioned in the Constitution. The government existing inequalities of wealth, gender and race. Over poverty could have increased by between 200 million of the earliest and most stringent lockdowns in the face of must set concrete, time-bound targets to reduce two million people have died, and hundreds of millions and 500 million in 2020. the pandemic, whose enforcement brought its economy inequality. We must move beyond the focus on GDP and of people are being forced into poverty while many of the Globally, women are over-represented in the sectors of the to a standstill triggering unemployment, hunger, distress start to value what really matters. Fighting inequality richest, both individuals and corporations, are thriving. economy that are hardest hit by the pandemic. If women migration and untold hardship. must be at the heart of economic rescue and recovery Worldwide, billionaires saw their wealth increase by a were represented at the same rate as men in those sectors, The rich have been able to escape the pandemic’s worst efforts. This must include gender and caste equality. staggering $3.9 trillion between March 18 and December 112 million women would no longer be at high risk of impact. White-collar workers have easily isolated Countries like South Korea, Sierra Leone and New 31, 2020. Within nine months, the top 1,000 billionaires, losing their incomes or jobs. The unequal impact of the themselves and have been working from home. The Zealand have committed to reducing inequality as a mainly white men, had recovered all the wealth they had pandemic, in addition to this gender dimension, also has wealth of Indian billionaires increased by 35% during national priority, showing what can be done. New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 7

NEWS BOX Modi govt to give Rs 3800/month to citizens Sensex slips over 550 points in early between 18- 50 years of age under PM unemployed allowance scheme? Here is the trade, Nifty dips below 13,800-mark

truth The S&P BSE Sensex fell Global marketAsian shares slid on Thursday while the safe-haven dollar rallied as a New Delhi: These days a lot of misinformation 588.72 points (1.24 per cent) sudden sell-off on Wall Street and delays is floating in the social media and it is very to 46,821.21 during the with coronavirus vaccines served as an important to know the truth behind it, excuse to book profits on recent hefty ignoring which may make you a target for opening trade while the Nifty financial frauds.Lately, a viral post is doing gains. rounds on social media platforms stating that 50 declined 173.30 points MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific the Modi government will give Rs 3800 per shares outside Japan skidded 1.8 per cent, month to Indian citizens between the age of (1.24 per cent) to hit an with valuations looking stretched given 18- 50 years under the Prime Minister intraday low of 13,794.20. the index had risen more than 6 per cent Unemployed Allowance scheme. The viral just this month. message contains a link, asking users to click Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.3 per cent, its sharpest on it to get register to collect this payment. New Delhi. The frontline equity indices on drop since October, and Chinese blue Busting the truth beind the viral post, Press the BSE and National Stock Exchange chips lost 2.4 per cent as liquidity Information Bureau (PIB) has stated that the (NSE) opened over 1 per cent lower on tightened before the Lunar New Year government has not made any such Thursday ahead of the expiry of January- holidays.South Korea eased 1.7 per cent announcement wherein it will deposit the series futures and options (F&O) contracts led by losses in Samsung after it reported above mentioned amount in the bank account later today and weakness in the broader earnings. of people. This news is a fake news that is Asian markets. Even the tech darlings were not immune going around in the social media.Modern The S&P BSE Sensex fell 588.72 points HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), on a net basis on Wednesday, according to with Facebook down despite reporting technology and its vices go hand in hand. (1.24 per cent) to 46,821.21 during the Kotak Mahindra Bank and Infosys were provisional exchange data.Among earnings well above expectations. Apple With the advent of new age technology, you opening trade while the Nifty 50 declined the top contributors to Sensex’s fall in the sectoral indices on the NSE, the Nifty PSU Inc also handily beat forecasts, yet its will find that information is floating on all 173.30 points (1.24 per cent) to hit an early trade.According to traders, recent Bank was down around 2 per cent weighed shares lost 3 per cent after the bell. online platforms. However it is very intraday low of 13,794.20. foreign fund outflows from the domestic by the shares of Bank of Baroda, Punjab There was a hint of resilience as US stock important to know and differentiate between On Wednesday, the BSE benchmark had capital markets also had an impact on National Bank and Canara Bank. The futures pared steep early losses, leaving correct and incorrect information. fallen 937.66 points (1.94 per cent) to end investor sentiment. Nifty Financial Services index too was Eminis for the S&P 500 off 0.2 per cent at 47,409.93 and the broader Nifty slipped Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained trading over 1 per cent lower dragged by and NASDAQ futures 0.3 per cent. Bank holiday February 271.40 points (1.91 per cent) to settle net sellers in the capital market as they HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and EUROSTOXX 50 futures dipped 0.3 per offloaded shares worth Rs 1,688.22 crore Piramal Enterprises. 2021: Banks will remain below the 14,000-mark at 13,967.50. cent and FTSE futures 0.7 per cent. closed for 6 days in Budget 2021: Centre total, all you should Indian Railways install smart windows in train for better plans higher levy on some know passenger experience, maintain privacy –Details here goods to cut imports New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) NEW DELHI: India is has mentioned some days when the banking New Delhi: Indian Railways has been Ready-to-eat meals to Indian Railway considering a proposal to raise operations will remain closed in the month consistently providing many facilities in passengers soon levies on a range of imported of February 2021. trains to improve the passenger experience. Meanwhile, in other news, in the goods, with a view to boosting However, it must be noted that the bank Latest in the list of convenient feature for upcoming Union Budget 2021-22, the local manufacturing in line with holidays vary in various states as well not passenger is the smart train window. As an Ministry of Railways may propose the government’s focus on self- observed by all the banking companies. experiment project, have installed smart some measure that may refurbish reliance, people with knowledge Banking holidays also depend on the window in New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani IRCTC's revenue manifold. The of the matter said. festivals being observed in specific states or train. The smart window ensures privacy of tourism and catering wing of Indian Refrigerator, washing machines, notification of specific occasions in those passengers during the journey. For the Railways is planning to take a novel cloth dryers, aluminum and states.In total, banks would be closed for 6 moment, the smart windows have been step to increase its revenues. electrical goods are among days. Reserve Bank of India places its installed in the AC1 coach of the New Under the new scheme, it may introduce products likely to see an increase Holidays under three brackets --Holiday Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani train. ready-to-eat meals on the pattern of in customs duty, the people said under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday The smart windows provide a high level of airline services. IRCTC has joined asking not to be identified citing under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real optical quality, privacy, and reliability. hands with companies like Haldiram, rules. The move may be Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ When the rail passenger on board the train ITC, MTR, Wagh Bakri, and other big announced as part of the Closing of Accounts. turns on the light, the smart window will the privacy of the passenger during rail journey. food brands to implement this plan. government’s annual budget to Here is an elaborate list of bank holidays become 'opaque' in color which in turn thwarts The smart windows will also protect passengers After its implementation, the trains with the be presented on February 1. falling in the month of February 2021. Check glare from outside. The 'opaque' feature of the from unwanted lights and give them safety pantry system will cease the contract and hand Union Budget 2021-22: Complete out the list.Holidays of the mentioned days window will it impossible for people outside from harsh UV rays. The windows provide over the responsibility to IRCTC to serve coverage will be observed in various regions the train to peep inside the coach, thus ensuring better comfort and travelling experience. ready-to-eat meals to the travellers. Boosting local manufacturing is according to the state declared holidays, key for Prime Minister Narendra however for the gazetted holidays, banks Modi’s government to create jobs will be closed all over the country.If you lost because of measures to stem keep a track of these holidays, you would be Petrol price at an all-time high, the pandemic. While India’s able to plan bank transaction activities in a current account -- the broadest better way. For long weekends, you can even measure of trade -- flipped to a plan your holidays well. crosses Rs 100 in this Rajasthan city rare surplus last year due to a slump in consumption, Maruti Suzuki India The price of premium-grade Regular fuel has a lower octane sustaining the trend will require number, while premium fuel India to substitute non-essential quarterly profit rises on petrol has crossed Rs 100 generally gets a 91 octane rating. imports with home-made goods. It may be noted that the octane Import duties on some raw festive sales per litre in a Rajasthan city. number is the measure of the materials used for making export ignition quality of fuel.Diesel goods may also be pared, the BENGALURU: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Normal petrol has also rates have also climbed to record on Thursday reported a rise in third- highs across the country. In people said. Items such as copper quarter profit, as more consumers bought crossed the Rs 90-mark in Delhi, a litre of diesel now costs cathodes and copper waste and scrap -- used in air-conditioning vehicles during the festive season and the state due to high local Rs 76.23, while in Mumbai it has crossed Rs 83.Among all states, and electronics, besides coal tar customers returned to showrooms after pitch, and certain raw materials lockdowns eased across the country. taxes on fuel. Here is all you Rajasthan also has the highest rates for diesel in the country. In for making furniture may also see Indians typically are seen making big-ticket need to know: Jaipur, a litre of diesel now costs levies slashed, they said. purchases during the festive season, Rs 85.60. In Sriganganagar, the A call made to a finance ministry which was in mid-November.Maruti, New Delhi Fuel prices are hitting fresh record price of diesel is just 32 paise spokesman during business which sells every second car in India, saw highs in the country every day as global crude It may be noted that fuel prices vary from state short of touching Rs 90 per litre. hours was not immediately demand for small cars as buyers turned to oil prices continue to climb. After the fresh rate to state in the country, depending on local sales Taxes behind India's high fuel rates answered. tax and VAT. personal mobility in the aftermath of the hike by oil marketing companies (OMC) on Citizens in the country have started feeling the Modi has made self-reliance In Rajasthan’s Sriganganar, the price of premium Covid-19 pandemic.In the third quarter, Wednesday, the price of branded or premium pinch of higher fuel prices as OMCs continue to central to his government’s plan petrol has crossed Rs 100 per litre in a Rajasthan petrol has now crossed Rs 101 per litre, while domestic unit sales of India's top hike rates due to a surge in international oil to shake-off the economic fallout city.On Wednesday, petrol and diesel prices normal petrol costs Rs 98.40. The rate for prices.State-owned fuel retailers including of the pandemic. Lockdowns to were increased by 25 paise per litre each across branded petrol in Delhi is Rs 89.10, while it is Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat check the viru’s spread disrupted the country, according to a notification from the Rs 95.61 in Mumbai. Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), economic activity and pushed OMCs. Meanwhile, petrol prices are also rising fast in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited India -- which not long ago held The price of a litre of petrol in Delhi now costs Rs major cities and soon likely to touch Rs 90 per (HPCL) had resumed daily price revision on the title of the world’s fastest 86.30, while it is nearing Rs 93 in Mumbai. It litre if OMCs continue upward revision in January 6 after nearly a month-long hiatus. growing major economy -- has crossed Rs 93 in most cities in Rajasthan, prices.The key difference between regular and Since then, the price of petrol has increased by premium fuel grades is the octane number. toward the biggest annual which has the highest rate of state taxes on fuel. Rs 2.5, while diesel prices went up by Rs 2.6. contraction on record this year. Income tax benefit up to Rs 1 lakh in health insurance plans: How much can you get? carmaker rose 13.4% year-on-year to New Delhi The outbreak of the Coronavirus Tax Act, 1961. The maximum tax benefit is cancer, etc as specified in the policy 495,897 vehicles. pandemic has brought the importance of capped at Rs 25,000 or Rs 50,000, however, document. They differ from medical Passenger vehicle sales in December surged health insurance to the forefront like never the actual tax benefit will depend on your insurance plans which are indemnity-based 13.6% from a year earlier, India's trade before. With the cost of hospitalization due age. If you are below 60 years and buying plans in which the hospitalization cost is re- body said earlier this month, but warned to Covid-19 running into a few lakh, the health cover for yourself or for any family reimbursed by the insurer up to the sum of rising costs.The pandemic worsened health insurance policy has proven to be a member who is also below 60 years, the insured. boon to those who hold them. And, not just maximum deduction allowed is Rs 25,000 in Finally, buying adequate coverage is the most problems for Indian carmakers, who were Covid-19, a health cover ensures you don’t a financial year. Similarly, if you are of age crucial step. Get an estimate of how much already witnessing tepid demand and an have to dip into your savings to meet the 60 years or above, the maximum tax benefit coverage will be required before buying inventory pile-up. The companies are rising medical costs because of any illness.A is allowed up to Rs 50,000.It means if you are both these health covers, after all, you would now also facing a global shortage of health insurance plan with adequate 60 years or above and want to buy a health not want to pay out-of-pocket even after microprocessor chips and shipping coverage is, therefore, a must-have for not insurance plan for yourself and also for your individually. As not all members may get buying them. Health covers are available in containers.Earlier this month, Maruti just the eldest member but for the entire parent, the total tax benefit can be availed up hospitalized at the same time, Family Floater various forms such as riders (optional plans) family. An illness or an accident leading to to Rs 1 lakh. The premium paid will bring plans help to maintain adequate coverage for or regular plans with any standalone health joined several carmakers in India to raise hospitalization may occur with anyone, your gross total income by an equal amount all members yet pay a lower premium insurance company, general insurance prices of some car models to tackle the anytime.Besides providing health insurance thus lowering your tax liability. compared to individual plans. Over time, company, or even life insurance company. impact of rising raw material costs. coverage, the premium paid also helps you to While buying a health insurance plan, there are buying an individual health insurance plan or Both, the medical insurance plan and critical Net profit for the three months ended cut your tax outgo. Although tax benefit in a several varieties of plans to choose from. medical insurance plan is recommended as it illness plan are equally important and should December 31 came in at Rs 1,941 crore health policy is a fringe benefit, it gives you a Ideally, buy an individual health plan for helps to build a good claim history of the have a place in your health insurance ($265.46 million) for the three months way to minimize your tax liability and enjoy yourself and family members but if you have individual. portfolio to take on risks from all fronts. health insurance benefits as well. ended December 31, 2020, compared a small family with kids, you may opt for a Further, there are Critical Illness plans which Even if Covid-19 has been a reason to buy The tax benefit that you can avail on the Family Floater plan. In a Family Floater are benefit-based plans. In these plans, the health cover, consider it the best financial with a profit of Rs 1,565 crore last year. premium paid towards health insurance plan, the sum insured (coverage) is common entire sum insured is paid on the occurrence decision to get freedom from hospital bills policy falls under section 80D of the Income to all family members and not set of ailments such as heart attack, paralysis, and saving of taxes. New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 8 Don’t say nothing is wrong there, tactically Tim Paine missed few tricks: Michale Clarke questions selectors New Delhi Selectors announced Australian that he needs help, whether it is extra /Trevor Hohns had Test squad for the upcoming South Africa leadership on the field or extra people Series on Wednesday and retained under-fire around him to help him get better. If you said that Paine's Tim Paine as the captain. National selector keep doing the same thing you will keep leadership skills Trevor Hohns after the announcement of the getting the same results.Is Trevor Hohns squad said that Tim Paine's leadership was saying they thought the tactics were fine and were never in never in question and that the panel did not we’ll be right and do the same thing in South question while waste any time pondering on it during the Africa but get a different result? If that is the meeting. case, I said they missed a few tricks selecting squad for The comments have not gone well with former throughout the summer.“There’s nothing South Africa Tests Australia captain Michael Clarke. He has wrong with sticking with Painey. I like him, / questioned the stance of selectors regarding that’s great, stick with your captain if you Michael Clarke said Tim Paine and said, "“Don’t say nothing’s think he is the right man for the job. that Paine definitely wrong there. Tactically he missed a few tricks "Still help him get better. This is my point and his keeping was nowhere near as good as about Painey. I’m not saying it is time to go. needs help with his what I’ve seen from Painey." Stick with the captain, I love that. But give captaincy The 39-year-old said he was having no problem him some help. Allow him to get better in with Paine continuing as the captain but he the areas he needs to get better.“What /Tim Paine has been definitely needs more people to help him with changes are we making for South Africa to criticised for his it. Further, Clarke stated that selectors should help Painey call it tactically? What are we not stay in an illusion and think that tactics doing different? We go to South Africa and leadership and which did not work against India will all of a win and everything is different? That is not sudden work during the South Africa tour. how you win the Ashes," Michael Clarke wicketkeeping said.Tim Paine's captaincy and his wicket- “Obviously you have to make the team first but players, so many people - the fans of the game - player or support staff member to the squad to keeping standards have been criticised ever blunders against then the captaincy, it would have been spoken have questioned Painey’s tactics throughout the help him with his tactics. since India thrashed Australia 2-1 in the about,” he said on Sky Sports’ Big Sports series. So, you haven’t questioned his captaincy “How does he get better? How does he go to South India recently-concluded Test series. Breakfast.“My question is - so many past and you haven’t added anyone, whether it is a Africa to improve? It seems like that is an area Ravi Shastri shouts in the dressing room if Manchester United stunned by Sheffield United, Olympic chief someone concedes 2 Chelsea play draw under new manager Tuchel Thomas Bach calls boundaries: Bharat Arun New Delhi In an action-packed manager Thomas Tuchel. The India bowling coach has revealed what goes Wednesday, Manchester United lost 47-year-old, the first German for 'patience' over the golden opportunity to dethrone coach of Chelsea, replaced the inside the dressing room when Team India is Manchester City from the top of club's record goalscorer from the on the field. During his interview with off- Premier League standings as they position on Tuesday. Tokyo Games spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Bharat Arun suffered a shock defeat against Tuchel's opening game in the LAUSANNE: Olympic chief Thomas Bach called said that head coach Ravi Shastri is someone Sheffield United at the Old Stamford Bridge rain with on Wednesday for "patience" over the Tokyo who absolutely hates when a bowler concedes Trafford.After Kean Bryan's goal, Chelsea racking up nearly 900 Games, the holding of which this summer are in boundaries.The 58-year-old added that Harry Maguire scored the equaliser passes, but offering little goal continued doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic. in the 64th minute but Oliver Burke, Shastri shouts at him as well when someone threat until late on when Mason The Tokyo Olympics were originally to have taken on the field gives an easy boundary to the 10 minutes later netted to help Mount, Tammy Abraham and Sheffield complete a 2-1 win over place last year but were postponed in the face of opposition batsmen. Notably, Ravi Shastri Christian Pulisic, all dropped to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Manchester United. the bench, came on. had called Bharat Arun months before the becoming the first Games in peacetime to suffer Australia tour and communicated his plan to Prior to the match, Ole Gunnar Tuchel expressed himself satisfied Solskjaer's Manchester United were that fate.The IOC and the Japanese organisers dry up runs for the Australians. For Sheffield boss Chris Wilder it was a rare with what he had seen but now rescheduled the Games for July 23 to August 8 this "He will follow the match from the dressing on a 13-match unbeaten league run, night of joy in a miserable campaign, knows the job he has to get eighth-placed including 10 wins. Sheffield United, on the Chelsea back into the mix for the top four. year.But several media reports have claimed that room. But he absolutely hates it when a although they still remain 10 points behind the Games cannot go ahead, something an other hand, had only won once all 17th-placed Brighton and Hove lbion. "From now on I don't see too many bowler concedes a boundary. He doesn’t want season."Disappointed, we couldn't get to exasperated Bach was quick to play down after a bowlers to concede a run. "We have got it right tonight, Manchester weaknesses, I will focus on our strength the heights of the last few months' football and the amazing mix in our team of meeting of the International Olympic Committee “That’s what he wants. When we bowl, we City away on Saturday... that's what the (IOC) executive board."We're not losing time or we played," Solskjaer said."That little league is all about," he said."They got the experienced players and young and should keep on taking wickets. And when they spark, that edge, we didn't have that job done and I am delighted with them."In hungry talent," he said. energy on speculation... about whether the Games are bowling, we should keep on scoring runs. creativity, imagination, the X factor -- it's some on-field actions for Chelsea, the "I want to create a special energy and are taking place," IOC president Bach said. If someone concedes two boundaries, he will happened, we look at it, agree it's not good team played a draw against atmosphere to have the possibility to win "We're working on how the Games will take place. shout. If someone concedes a boundary, I enough and go again." Wolverhampton Wanderers under new every three days in a league like this. "Our task is to organise Olympic Games, not to know that I am going to be shouted at," Bharat cancel Olympic Games... and that is why we will Arun said on Ashwin'sYouTube channel. not add fuel to this speculation."Bach said while the complexity of organising the Games had increased as a result of the virus, "we just have to Lionel Messi marks return with goal as Barca ask for patience and understanding, is the main message"."I think it is too early to decide anything else," he added.After the last executive board meeting, the IOC released a statement on come from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano December 12, the same day the Pfizer vaccine was approved in the United States, expressing its "full MADRID: Lionel Messi marked his return Jong flicked a finish onto the crossbar and commitment" to staging the Games.Since then, from suspension with a goal in the Copa del Puig struck the post after Trincao's shot the emergence of more infectious virus strains has Rey on Wednesday as Barcelona survived a spilled out.Messi was collecting the ball sparked debate on whether the Games can take scare against Rayo Vallecano to reach the from deep and driving through midfield but place and whether it is morally justifiable that On difference between the captaincy of Kohli quarter-finals.With Real Madrid and both he and the weaving Puig were often competitors be prioritised for vaccination."We and RahaneFurther, Bharat Arun also talked Atletico Madrid already out, another upset frustrated by a committed and aggressive always have made it clear that we are not in favour looked on the cards when Fran Garcia gave Rayo defence.Rayo rode their luck too, about the difference in captaincy style of Virat of athletes jumping the queue," Bach stressed.The Rayo a surprise lead at Vallecas early in the another effort grazing the crossbar early in German said the IOC was constantly Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane under second half.But Messi tapped in Antoine the second half, this time from Messi, who whom India won the Test series in Australia. accumulating knowledge on how to organise such Griezmann's pass to equalise before opted to curl a free-kick towards the top a huge event in exceptional circumstances."There Arun said that Rahane is calm and that is why turning creator, sending Jordi Alba corner from wide on the right.But Rayo the bowlers are not scared even after making is no blueprint, we're learning every day," Bach through, with Frenkie de Jong at the back survived and when their first chance came, said.ow people living under lockdown and mistakes. However, with Kohli it's the post to seal a 2-1 victory. they took it. Breaking at speed, the ball was complete opposite.According to Bharat Arun had sat out the previous two games perhaps unable to even visit a restaurant because Rayo sit fourth in Segunda, Spain's second played wide to Alvaro Garcia, who stopped of Covid-19 restrictions found it hard to envisage bowlers might think Kohli could get angry tier, after being relegated from the top suspended after being sent off in the and then went again, leaving Clement Spainsh Super Cup final defeat by Athletic Lenglet for dead.His fired cross was the Games going ahead."The responsibility of the after two bad balls but in reality that is just his flight in 2019, with their fans and players at (Japanese) government and the IOC is to look on-field energy.When it comes to Ajinkya, he loggerheads with the club's president Raul Bilbao but looked refreshed and ultimately fumbled by Neto, with Fran Garcia in the made the difference again.There were less right place for a tap-in.Koeman responded beyond this situation," Bach added.And, citing the is a calm person. Rahane might look calm Martin Presa amid the club's dramatic ongoing world handball championships in Egypt - decline.A victory over Barcelona, 30-time positive outings for Riqui Puig, Francisco by throwing Jordi Alba, Pedri and from the outside but there is a steely nerve in - a country he said was deemed high-risk for virus him. winners of the competition and now strong Trincao and Junior Firpo, who all missed Ousmane Dembele on for Puig, Firpo and favourites to make it 31, would have an opportunity to impress Koeman, who Trincao.Alba pulled back for Pedri and infections -- Bach said it was right for the IOC to delivered a brief boost to morale, even if promptly whisked all three off after Rayo then De Jong threaded through Griezmann, continue looking to hold the Games."We are able Chelsea start Thomas this compelling cup tie never had the took the lead.n the last eight, Barca join who looked up and gave Messi an open and in a position to offer relevant counter- Tuchel era with 0-0 draw tension it deserved without the ground's Sevilla, who had earlier made light work of goal at the back post.The substitutes took measures," he said."If we would think it wasn't usually raucous fans.Still, Barcelona coach struggling Valencia.Valencia were beaten Barca to a different gear and 10 minutes responsible, or the Games could not be safe, we against Wolves Ronald Koeman will be relieved to have 3-0, their focus now on avoiding relegation later, the comeback was complete as Messi would not go for it."Bach also announced the made it to the quarter-finals and to see from La Liga.Real Betis, Villarreal and clipped a spinning ball over the top for Alba release of the first version of a "playbook" LONDON: Thomas Tuchel was unable to spark Messi on target again, the Argentinian Levante also progressed on Tuesday.Barca to run onto and he slid a pass for De Jong to explaining the "many measures we can imagine to an immediate improvement at troubled taking his tally for the season to 15.Messi hit the woodwork twice in the first half. De score his fourth goal in seven games. be applied in July and August in Tokyo". Chelsea as Wolves held on for a 0-0 draw in the German's first match in charge of the Blues on Wednesday.Tuchel's side delivered a laboured display that bore many of the hallmarks of the dismal defeats that prompted Frank Lampard's India vs England: India a more confident nation now, will be sacking on Monday.Chelsea controlled possession but could not find enough rhythm to break down stubborn Wolves at a rain- lashed Stamford Bridge. It was an inauspicious start to the Tuchel era in tougher for England to beat them - Andy Flower west London, but the former Paris Saint- Germain and Borussia Dortmund boss will New Delhi Andy Flower, the former about their standing in world cricket. believe he can reverse Chelsea's fortunes Zimbabwe cricketer and coach of the "Joe should be the rock around which we can given time.Chelsea have won just two of their England team which won a Test series in build big innings, like Cook was in our last nine league matches and sit in eighth India back in 2012, has reckoned that Joe team,’ said the former England coach. ‘He’s place, five points adrift of the top four. Root's men will find it tougher to beat India our most skilful player of spin and can Tuchel only took training with Chelsea's players in the upcoming 4-match series. combine a really nice, soft defence with the for the first time on Tuesday evening after The 52-year-old said that India are motivated alternating of strike and occasionally being appointed earlier in the day.The 47- after their 2-1 triumph in Australia and also jumping out of his bubble and scoring year-old has signed an 18-month contract to become the 11th full-time manager appointed they are more confident about their stature in boundaries."Then we need guys like Jos by Roman Abramovich since he bought world cricket. Further, he stated that Joe Buttler and Ben Stokes to come to the party Chelsea in 2003.Whether he lasts the duration Root will have to do what former England with a more pro-active game, a bit like of that deal -- Lampard only just made it to 18 captain Alastair Cook did during the 2012 Kevin Pietersen did in 2012. Where Root months in charge -- remains to be seen.There tour -- "Be the rock around which big might be playing at a certain tempo, those is no doubting the size of the task facing innings can be built". guys can up it and really put pressure on the Tuchel, who was sacked by PSG in December "It’s one thing going to Australia and trying to opposition spinners," Andy Flower told after losing a power struggle with the French win but a four-match series in India is Daily Mail.Alastair Cook and Kevin club's sporting director Leonardo.Describing challenging in a very different way and I Pietersen had scored 562 and 338 runs his last 48 hours as "surreal", Tuchel said he think it’s going to be tougher for England respectively during the 2012-13 tour as the wanted to install a "winning mentality" to now than it was for us. India will be more Three Lions sealed the Test series 2-1 in banish the tension currently engulfing Chelsea confident after that win in Australia and their favour. A young Joe Root had made his because they "are not in the place they should they’re also a more confident nation now debut in the last Test at Nagpur. be". New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 9 NEWS BOX UK AstraZeneca vaccine plant says Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them as WHO visits Wuhan Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead Their highly watched probe into the virus origins production on Wednesday said Chinese authorities have is due to start on Thursday, under tight security. deleted their social media group and are Another family member, a retiree who says her unaffected by pressuring them to keep quiet while a World adult daughter died of the virus last January, Health Organization team is in the city to told AFP she was summoned last week by suspect package investigate the pandemic's origins. authorities and warned not to "speak to media Wales Asuspicious package at an Scores of relatives have banded together online or be used by others".Authorities came to her AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a shared quest for accountability from door on Tuesday "and sang the same old tune plant in Wales which forced a Wuhan officials who they blame for and gave me 5,000 yuan ($775) in a temporary suspension of mishandling the outbreak that tore through the 'condolence payment'", she added, requesting manufacturing has been made safe city one year ago. anonymity. and production schedules of the The effort has thus far been thwarted by official The Communist Party government smothers shots have not been affected, the obstruction, monitoring of social media groups anything that reflects its governance in a poor company Wockhardt UK said on and intimidation, say next-of-kin. But pressure light, and the early days of the outbreak remain Wednesday.The Wockhardt plant has escalated in recent days, apparently to among the most sensitive topics in China in Wrexham provides so-called fill- muzzle any criticism and avoid embarrassment today.Several Wuhan relatives have tried to and-finish capacity for during the highly sensitive WHO file lawsuits seeking compensation and AstraZeneca’s UK supply chain, investigation. punishment of officials, but say courts have which is the final manufacturing A group on social media platform WeChat used refused to accept them. The Wuhan step of putting vaccines into vials by 80 to 100 family members over the past year government has repeatedly failed to reply to or syringes and packaging was suddenly deleted without explanation AFP queries regarding the families and their them.Wockhardt said there had about 10 days ago, said Zhang Hai, a group demands.Zhang called on the WHO experts to been a partial evacuation of its site member and a vocal critic of the outbreak's "bravely" meet with next-of-kin, saying the after it received package on handling."This shows that (Chinese deletion. WeChat is operated by Chinese digital the scarcity of testing in the outbreak's chaotic investigators are likely to be misled or Wednesday morning, and that authorities) are very nervous. They are afraid giant Tencent.Popular platforms routinely early days meant many are likely to have died obstructed by Chinese authorities. He said the manufacturing was paused while that these families will get in touch with the censor content deemed objecionable by the without being confirmed as having the disease. families' hard-earned knowledge of how the the package was investigated. WHO experts," said Zhang, 51, whose father government.Relatives accuse the Wuhan and More than two million people have died so far virus played out could aid the investigation, “We can now confirm that the died early in the pandemic of suspected Covid- Hubei provincial governments of allowing globally.While China has broadly controlled though he acknowledges such a meeting is package was made safe and staff 19. Covid-19 to explode out of control by trying to the pandemic on its soil, it has frustrated highly unlikely. are now being allowed back into The WHO experts arrived in Wuhan on January conceal the outbreak when it first emerged in The virus is believed to have emerged from bats the facility,” Wockhardt UK said in independent attempts to trace its origins. 14 and are due to emerge from a 14-day the city in December 2019, then failing to alert Instead, it has sought to deflect blame for the and to have initially spread from a wet market in a statement. “This temporary quarantine on Thursday. the public and bungling the response. Wuhan where wild animals were sold as food. suspension of manufacturing has in horrific worldwide human and economic toll by "When the WHO arrived in Wuhan, (authorities) According to official Chinese figures, it killed suggesting, without proof, that it emerged But little else is known. no way affected our production Another theory, amplified by former US schedule.”Police, who called out forcibly demolished (the group). As a result we nearly 3,900 in Wuhan, accounting for the vast elsewhere. the bomb disposal squad to the have lost contact with many members," Zhang majority of the 4,636 dead China has reported. A team of WHO virus experts were finally President Donald Trump, is that it leaked from a incident, did not clarify whether the added.Other next-of-kin confirmed the group's Many next-of-kin distrust those numbers, saying allowed into Wuhan a fortnight ago. laboratory in Wuhan where researchers were package had posed a threat but said studying coronaviruses the contents would be analysed and there would be an investigation Explainer: Why Trump's post- into the circumstances. Doomsday Clock' stuck at 100 seconds to midnight “There are no wider concerns for public safety,” a police statement presidency perks, like a said.Last week, there was flooding the US, China and other big countries near the Wockhardt site but its The "Doomsday Clock" will must get serious about cutting lethal manufacturing of the vaccine was remain at 100 seconds to carbon emissions - now," Brown pension and office, are safe unaffected. said.Susan Solomon, professor of AstraZeneca has agreed to supply midnight this year amid the environmental studies at the for the rest of his life Britain with 100 million doses of Massachusetts Institute of Technology the COVID vaccine it developed threats of the coronavirus (MIT), said "the pandemic-related Washington The impeachment proceeding against with Oxford University, with the pandemic, nuclear war and economic slowdown temporarily reduced Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 shots forming the central plank of the carbon dioxide emissions that cause attack on the U.S. Capitol has fueled speculation its mass vaccination programme. climate change. global warming. online that he could lose some of the benefits AstraZeneca is currently in a dispute "But over the coming decade fossil fuel use extended to former presidents.But according to with the European Union after it Washington The "Doomsday Clock" needs to decline precipitously if the worst legal experts, under the laws currently in effect, cut vaccine supplies to the bloc due illustrating the perils facing the planet and effects of climate change are to be Trump will retain perks including a pension, office to production issues at its Belgian mankind will remain at 100 seconds to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which was avoided," Solomon said.Former Liberian space and security detail even in the unlikely event factory. midnight this year amid the threats of the founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the that he is convicted by the Senate in its coronavirus pandemic, nuclear war and University of Chicago scientists who helped Covid-19 pandemic "is a terrible warning impeachment trial. US authorities climate change."The hands of the Doomsday develop the world's first atomic weapons. against complacency in the face of global Trump can thank a relatively obscure law, the Former Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight, as The board members include 13 Nobel laureates. threats to all human life."It is only through Presidents Act. warn of terrorism close to midnight as ever," Rachel Bronson, Created in 1947, the clock moved to 100 collective action and responsible leadership WHAT IS THE FORMER PRESIDENTS ACT? president of the Bulletin of the Atomic seconds to midnight in January of last year -- that we can secure a peaceful and habitable It is a law, enacted in 1958, that provides lifetime threat from Scientists, said in a statement."The lethal and the closest to midnight it has been in its history. planet for future generations," she said.The benefits to former presidents. The benefits include fear-inspiring Covid-19 pandemic serves as a It was originally set at seven minutes to Bulletin members recommended that the a “suitable office space,” Secret Service protection, 'ideologically historic 'wake-up call,' a vivid illustration that midnight. The furthest it has ever been from United States and Russia extend the New around $100,000 per year to help cover the cost of a national governments and international midnight is 17 minutes, following the end of START nuclear treaty and that the US return to staff and a pension currently worth around motivated organizations are unprepared to manage the the Cold War in 1991. Former California the nuclear deal with Iran.They also urged $220,000 per year.The law was enacted to provide truly civilization-ending threats of nuclear governor Jerry Brown, executive chair of the governments, technology giants and media financial relief to former President Harry Truman, extremists' weapons and climate change," Bronson Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said it's organizations to cooperate on finding who left office in 1953 facing debts from unsuccessful business ventures that predated his Washington The US Department of said.The decision on setting the hands of the "time to eliminate nuclear weapons, not build "practical and ethical ways to combat internet- clock is taken by board members from the more of them."Likewise, with climate change: enabled misinformation and disinformation." time in office.For Trump, the annual value of these Homeland Security issued a benefits will likely exceed $1 million. Each year, national terrorism bulletin U.S. taxpayers spend about $4 million to provide Wednesday warning of the perks to the four living former presidents, potential for lingering violence according to a report by the National Taxpayers from people motivated by anti- Empty seas: Oceanic shark Union Foundation, a government spending government sentiment after watchdog.The most valuable perk is the office President Joe Biden’s election. space. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. The department did not cite a populations dropped 71% since 1970 Bush and Barack Obama each had more than specific threat but pointed to “a $500,000 in office rent covered by taxpayers in heightened threat environment Washington When marine biologist Stuart dramatically worldwide populations have they generally take several years to reach 2020, according to the report.Yes, but only if they across the United States” that it Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he's collapsed in the past half-century. sexual maturity, and they produce fewer are removed from office during their presidency, believes “will persist” in the weeks describing Jedis of the ocean. "They are Globally, the abundance of oceanic sharks and offspring. said Brian Kalt, a law professor at Michigan State since Biden took office. DHS said terrific predators, fast swimmers and they rays dropped more than 70% between 1970 "In terms of timing, they reproduce more like University. Being impeached by the House of it consulted with law enforcement have amazing senses - they can detect any Representatives does not impact the benefits.Many and intelligence agencies before and 2018, according to a study published mammals - and that makes them especially lawmakers and public figures called for Trump’s issuing the alert about the potential disturbance in the ocean from great distance," Wednesday in the journal Nature. vulnerable," said Pacoureau. "Their removal from office during the final days of his for homegrown violent such as smells or tiny changes in water And 24 of the 31 species of sharks and rays are populations cannot replenish as quickly as presidency, but he avoided this fate, so the benefits extremism. currents.Their ability to quickly sense threatened with extinction, while three many other kinds of fish."The number of are safe.There is one caveat: the law could always anything outside the norm in their species - oceanic whitetip sharks, scalloped fishing vessels trolling the open ocean has change. Some advocates say the Former Presidents environment helps them find prey in the hammerhead sharks and great hammerhead risen steeply since the 1950s, as engine power Act is an unnecessary cost, arguing that modern- vastness of the open ocean. But it also makes sharks - are considered critically endangered. expanded ships' range. And while climate day presidents have lucrative opportunities and do them especially vulnerable in the face of "The last 50 years have been pretty devastating change and pollution also imperil shark not need the public’s help after stepping down. increased international fishing pressure, as for global shark populations," said Nathan survival, increased fishing pressure is the In 2016, congressional Republicans pushed a bill that global fishing fleets have doubled since 1950. Pacoureau, a biologist at Simon Fraser greatest threat for every oceanic shark would have put limits on the budgets of former "You drop a fishing line in the open ocean, and University in Canada and a co-author of the species. presidents. Obama, who was wrapping up a second often it's sharks that are there first - whether or study.Sometimes sharks are intentionally "When you remove top predators of the ocean, term, vetoed it. He said he agreed that reform was not they're the primary target," said Sandin, needed, but the legislation as drafted would have caught by fishing fleets, but more often they it impacts every part of the marine food web," placed “onerous and unreasonable burdens” on the who works at the Scripps Institution of are reeled in incidentally as " bycatch," in the said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke offices of former presidents.If Congress does Oceanography.Scientists have known for course of fishing for other species such as University, who was not involved in the reform the Former Presidents Act, it should do so in decades that individual shark species are tuna and swordfish.Sharks and rays are both study. "Sharks are like the lions, tigers and a way that does not single out Trump, Kalt said. “Information suggests that some declining, but a new study drawing on 57 fish with skeletons made of cartilage, not bears of the ocean world, and they help keep Such a move could be seen as an unlawful “bill of ideologically-motivated violent global datasets underscores just how bone. In contrast to most other kinds of fish, the rest of the ecosystem in balance." attainder,” or a legislative act condemning a extremists with objections to the particular person, he said. exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to Lockdown in England set to last until at least mobilize to incite or commit violence, the bulletin said. With the warning, the Biden administration is effectively March, UK PM Boris Johnson indicates stepping into the politically charged debate over how to London UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson February.Johnson told parliament he hoped send home people who had no valid reason for describe or characterize acts indicated on Wednesday the Covid-19 that would allow schools to begin reopening travel."People should simply not be motivated by political ideology, lockdown in England would last until March 8 the following month."We hope it will therefore travelling," she told parliament, citing cases suggesting that it sees violence when schools could start to reopen as the be safe to begin the reopening of schools from of people turning up at a London train station aimed at overturning the election as akin to terrorism. government announced new measures to clamp Monday the 8th of March, with other with skis."That is clearly not acceptable. We down on travel to and from Britain.A highly economic and social restrictions being see plenty of influencers on social media The alert comes at a tense time after contagious new variant of the virus, which removed (then or) thereafter, as and when the showing off about which parts of the world the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by emerged in southeast England at the end of last data permits," he said.Britain has banned that they are in, mainly in sunny parts of the supporters of then-President year, has led to a soaring number of infections travellers from 22 high-risk nations, where world. Going on holiday is not an Donald Trump who were seeking across Britain with cases and deaths reaching new coronavirus variants have emerged, such exemption."Airlines and the travel industry, to overturn the presidential record levels.On Tuesday, Britain's Covid-19 as South Africa and some in South America, or which are struggling after eleven months of election. Some domestic violent death toll surpassed 100,000, the first European extremists “may be emboldened” may be present, like Portugal.The government the pandemic, called for urgent support in the by that siege, according to the state to reach that figure, leading to questions said new measures would mean travellers to wake of the measures and for a clear roadmap bulletin.DHS also notes violent about Johnson's handling of a crisis that has also Britain from those countries who could not be out of the restrictions.Britain has the world's riots in “recent days,” an apparent battered the economy.England has been in refused entry would now have to quarantine fifth highest toll from Covid-19, reaching reference to events in Portland, lockdown since the start of January with for 10 days in government-provided 101,887 by Wednesday, and the highest Oregon, linked to anarchist schools, pubs and restaurants closed and people accommodation.e, has pledged not to make a deaths per 100,000 people. Johnson has said groups. told to stay home as much as possible. Scotland, profit on sales of the jab during theFebruary "for a population that is 5 percent of he feels deep sorrow about the loss of life, but Wales and Northern Ireland, whose pandemic.The company is working with added the government had done everything it The alert was issued by acting the world population", he noted.Those wishing Homeland Security Secretary governments decide on their own measures, are Oxford to develop a vaccine that specifically to leave Britain will need to explain why in a could.He has faced strong criticism from the David Pekoske. Biden’s nominee also under various restrictions. targets a more infectious Souurope," Soriotdeclaration checked before departure, with opposition, in the media and from many health for the Cabinet post, Alejandro Britain has begun a vaccination programme said.The target is to deliver 17 million doses by vacations not an acceptable reason, said Home experts for not locking down sooner, failures in Mayorkas, has not been confirmed aimed at delivering shots to 15 million people in February."Europe is on track to receive 17Secretary (interior minister) Priti Patel. More the testing and tracing system, and problems in by the Senate. priority groups by the middle of percent of AstraZeneca's global production in police will be on duty at ports and airports to providing protective equipment for medics. New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 HEALTH THE SIKH TIMES 10 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 HEALTH-1 THE SIKH TIMES 11 Build your immunity for WWinterinter eating stale, left-over items, deep fried body, watch comedy shows on TV, keep the foods, soft drinks, processed meats, company of witty friends, visit your baked products, and artificial sweeteners neighbours or do a good deed! All these will or refined sugars, since they excessively affect you positively and help strengthen load the system with extra and your immune system. unnecessary calories. They also dampen Get some sun the increased gastrointestinal digestive This is the best weather to go for sunshine fire thus having a negative impact on walks, since, in winter, the sun is not too immunity. harsh. A morning walk will ensure you get Add herbs and spices to your food natural Vitamin D, which is needed for Herbs and spices contain all the required better bone health. You can also indulge in components that help boost the immune simple exercises in the open like walking, system. Use ginger, garlic, black pepper, jogging or stretching exercises. turmeric, thyme, basil and cinnamon. (with inputs from weight management Avoid getting dehydrated expert Dr Amrapali Patil and nutritionist Dr Most of us don't feel very Monica Jacob.) thirsty in the cold weather, thus leading to dehydration. It is important to drink lots of water, so that it can spread to various parts of the body and increase blood circulation. Infuse your water with citrus fruits and sip Which foods are the best Even as you are enjoying the pleasant and seeds, apart from fresh fruits and on it throughout the day to get change in weather, the winter chill will vegetables. Keep your digestive system an extra dose of Vitamin C as and why? soon bring along with it ailments like cold, healthy to build up your immune system. well. flu and fever. The best way to prevent Add good bacteria to your diet in the Get adequate rest Cabbage: It helps the skin falling ill during this season is to boost form of fermented foods. Yogurt, kefir Getting proper sleep for around gain immunity against your immunity. As it is, one tends to feel and kimchi are some such foods which seven to eight hours every night hungrier than usual in winter, so it is should be included in your diet. will rejuvenate you. It also dryness and acne. important to indulge in the right kind of Opt for homemade meals takes care of putting your body Cauliflower:It has anti- food. You also need to follow a proper Foods that stimulate immunity are to proper rest before it starts exercise regime, so make lifestyle changes typically fresh, home-cooked foods, work again the next day. It inflammatory properties to ensure you get maximum benefits. which include milk, yogurt, green leafy increases the body's ability to and is rich in antioxidants. Eat a balanced diet vegetables, whole grains and clarified fight infections and keeps the During winter, the market gets a bounty of ghee (in moderation) and are strongly viruses at bay. Nuts:Nuts keep your fresh fruits and vegetables. So, your focus recommended by Ayurveda. It also De-stress yourself should be on getting as many nutrients encourages the consumption of foods Stress can increase your internal body temperature through proper food. A balance of with sweet, salty and sour tastes during chances of falling ill so manage warm and regulated and Vitamins A, C, D and E, minerals like the cold months of winter for the your anxiety levels. The cold selenium and zinc, antioxidants and required boost. At the same time, weather can make you prone to provide immunity against Omega 3 is required to support your remember to avoid cold drinks and cold depression so it is important to fever. immune system and they can be found in foods since these dampen the take steps to relax. Try meat, legumes, cereals, whole grains, nuts gastrointestinal digestive juices. Avoid meditation and yoga for the Is your shoe right for you? Marilyn Monroe has famously said, “Give a girl the right shoes, and Seven hacks to good she can conquer the world.” She may not be talking about workout shoes here but one can easily co-opt it for those. Because what you choose to wear on your feet for your next workout can make or break your body, say fitness experts. And it’s not just a ‘good’ shoe you are looking at but the ‘right’ shoe. “Shoes are the most important part of your workout gear. It’s what your entire body rests on and forms the base for all your workouts,” says Mumbai-based celebrity fitness trainer, Mustafa Ahmed. HealthHealth forfor mothersmothers There’s a reason why sports goods companies spend so much time and money on research on shoes. “Each sport or workout has a Eat well, stay hydrated and snack smart for good different movement and shoes are designed to adhere to that,” says health while balancing pregnancy with busy sports medicine expert Dr Pushpinder Bajaj. schedules, says an expert. If the shoe fits Poornima Shankar, Senior Research Scientist at Dr Bajaj says that every fitness need requires a different shoe. The Himalaya Drug Company, gives some tips Runners need something with more cushioning and bounce, tennis on how mothers and mothers-to-be can recharge players’ shoes should be able to handle the side-to-side movement their energy: and walkers need shoes with a stronger base. “The reason for wearing Striking the energy balance: Eating healthy the correct shoe is to minimise the impact on your foot and knees,” he food is important but ensuring that the energy says. For problem feet (like flat foot), you should follow expert intake is just as much as the energy you release, advice. is more important. If your food intake is greater Ahmed has seen people’s attitude towards their workout shoe than the energy spent, you will experience a change. Earlier, people would do double duty with their shoes – positive energy balance and gain weight. making it a case of one shoe fits all, they have now realised wrong Likewise, when the energy spent is higher than shoes can cause injury. “Serious gym-goers won’t go in for the energy intake, there is a negative energy ‘buzzwords’ like zigzag soles or butt-toning shoes now,” he says. The life of a shoe balance and results in weight loss and When looking for a shoe, Dr Bajaj says the safest bet is to pick an exhaustion. “upper-end brand”. His rationale: big brands do solid research before Tip: During pregnancy, eat healthy and stay putting a shoe out. Start with a budget of at least Rs 3,000 for a good active. Do not try to lose weight. Post- shoe. But even the best brands are not going to last you more than a pregnancy, continue to eat healthy and begin an year. “If you are a runner and run five times a week, change your shoe exercise routine that will help you lose weight every 6-9 months or 500 miles, whichever comes first,” he advises. and keep it off. For walkers, the life of a shoe is a year, not more. Rainbow on your plate: A balanced diet is all But follow some shoe-tiquette and don’t treat your workout shoe as about macronutrients and micronutrients. The outdoor shoes. “Always carry your shoes in a gym bag and change former provide energy in the form of while at the gym,” Ahmed advises. The point: treat your shoe well, carbohydrates, proteins and fat. The latter and it will return the favour. includes vitamins and minerals that help the 6 COMMON SHOE MISTAKESTOAVOID body function well. An expectant mom's diet Starting new workout with old shoes should contain a balance Don’t grab the old trainers and start a new workout. They may not of both micronutrients and have the same support as before and may not be suited to the activity. macronutrients for baby's Not all fats are bad: greasy snacks to avoid heartburn and gastric issues Wearing them everywhere healthy development. Healthy fats found mainly during and post-pregnancy. Nuts are rich in protein, Keep your workout shoes as workout shoes. Don’t wear them around Tip: Ensure your diet is in plant-based natural fibre, vitamin E and essential fatty acids or good fats. town. You will break down a good pair of shoes by running errands rich in proteins, good fats, liquid forms, like olive oil, Dairy products contain protein, calcium, Vitamins A and not exercising. sprouts, fish, fruits and are good for health as they and D, and essential fats. Eggs are a source of protein, Pick a cross-trainer for everything vegetables. reduce bad cholesterol and Vitamins A and D, and essential fats. Vegetables and Shoes are activity specific. A good cross-trainer can’t be a go-to shoe Relax and rejuvenate: It increase good cholesterol. fruit contain fibre, vitamins, minerals, and nutrients for all activities – they are best kept for gym workouts. Anything is important for every Intake of saturated fats like from plants. more intense requires a specialised shoe. mother to break out from butter or ghee, should be Tip: Eating often and having smaller portions should Not changing them often the daily routine and limited as they can raise be the mantra. The life of a workout shoe is not more than a year (and that’s rejuvenate in order to stay both mentally and bad cholesterol and reduce good cholesterol which, Cut on salt: Reduce salt intake as extra salt can raise stretching it). Experts recommend that runners replace their shoes physically strong. Something as simple as a long in turn, increase health risks. Consuming omega 3 blood pressure. In pregnant women, excessive salt every 500 miles. If you exercise five days a week, a year is the most and deep breath can double up as a break at fats is important for good skin health and overall intake can increase the risk of hypertension which can your shoe will serve you. Sticking to the same size times. A lot of mothers tend to worry about post- heart health. lead to further complications. Limit the addition of excessive table salt to food. Get your shoe size checked every year. It can change. It’s said that our pregnancy weight gain and other skin-related Tip: Include fatty fish and vegetarian sources like feet tend to grow bigger as we age. concerns. Such concerns do have an impact on flaxseeds and walnuts in your diet to make it rich in Tip: Avoid pickles, papad, and salted snacks. Stay hydrated: Last but not the least, it is very Buying at a department store their overall health. good fat. Don’t go to buy a shoe in a multi-brand department store looking for Tip: Regular deep breathing exercises and mild Snack smart: Pick nutrient and fibre-rich, low-to- important to keep yourself well hydrated all the time. Pregnant women and lactating mothers should drink a bargain. Shop for a shoe at a speciality athletic shoe store and ask yoga as per physician's advice will help mothers medium calorie munchies that keep you full for their in-house expert. Get a foot evaluation and discuss your specific relax. longer. Choose lighter snacks instead of heavy, plenty of fluids including water, milk, buttermilk, juices, ice and tender coconut water. need. 12 New Delhi, Friday, 29 January, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES Sana Khan is 'heartbroken' over a negative video highlighting her TaapseeTaapsee past and talking PannuPannu rubbish about it Richa Chadha, Swara and other celebs react to violence during farmer's tractor rally

n Republic Day, the peaceful protest of the farmers turned violent during the tractor rally when entered into the capital and hoisted their flags at Red Fort. They clashed Owith the police personnel in several parts of the national capital. After photographs and videos of protesting farmers went viral on social media, many Bollywood celebrities took to the internet to react to the situation in the country. ana Khan's latest Instagram post reveals that Swara Bhasker tweeted, "It is not right to hoist anything other than the tricolor on the Red Fort. somebody has been constantly making videos There is no religion. Those who will defend this act, what will they be able to say when Sagainst her, highlighting her past. The actress, someone flaunts another color flag here ?!" Sunny Deol also reacted and expressed his through her post revealed that she is very much disappointment on the same. On the other hand, Taapsee Pannu also reacted to the violence heartbroken to see so much filth is circulating around during farmer's tractor rally and wrote, "These 2 news items back to back on my timeline her, despite her having moved ahead in life. explains so much about the state of affairs in our country." Vishal Dadlani tweeted, "Does it Sana Khan, who has quit the glamour world wrote, make sense to you? Farmers who protested peacefully for so many months, even in the face of "Some people are making such negative videos on me police violence, suddenly turned violent today? Why? Just doesn't compute. Plus, we've seen those in power do this before. Typical play: Send violent stooges, discredit from so long but I have been patient. But now one movement."Ranvir Shorey said, "I would rather sit comfortably in my AC room then go person made a video highlighting my past and talking around rioting and vandalising the capital on Republic Day over laws legislated by an absolutely rubbish about it. Don't you know it's a sin elected govt. And if you don’t want tear gas, stick to the routes the police has to make that person realise about it when the person has done tauba?? I am so heartbroken right now." Alongside the post, Sana wrote, "I don’t wanna name the person coz I don’t wanna do what he has done to me but this is so evil. If you can’t support someone n be nice be quiet. Don’t put anyone in depression with such ruthless n hard comment making the person feel guilty about their past all over again. Sometimes u repent n move on but there are some like me who at times think I wish I could go back in time n change few things. Please be nice n let people change with time." For the unversed, Sana Khan was in a relationship with choreographer Melvin Louis. However, they had a very bitter breakup, and they washed their dirty linen in public. The actress made some accusations against Melvin and even went into depression. On Republic Day, the Sana Khan then immersed herself completely in her peaceful protest of religion, and bid adieu to the showbiz. She also found the farmers turned love again in Mufti Anas Sayied, and married the violent during the Gujarat-based businessman on November 20, 2020. tractor rally when Yeh Hai Mohabbatein entered into the capital and hoisted actor Abhishek Malik their flags at Red proposes to girlfriend Fort. After designated for protests. Thanks."Kangana Ranaut, who has been actively voicing out her opinion on farmer's protest sincxe the beginning, also shared photographs and Suhani Chaudhary; video multiple tweets about the situation. She also shared a video and said, "We have videos of protesting become a joke before the world today. We have no prestige left. We don't care if from his roka ceremony the Prime Minister of another nation is our guest, we can sit naked in front of farmers went viral them. If this goes on, there will be no progress in this country. Whoever supports on social media, this so-called farmers' protest should be jailed. They have reduced our nation, its government and Supreme Court into a joke."Several other celebrities also reacted many Bollywood to the incident condemning it. "Undesirable turn of events. I have supported this celebrities took to peaceful protest from day one, however this violent turn is condemnable. And, on this sacred day, only the Tricolour should fly aloft the Red Fort," tweeted Gul the internet to react Panag."Who are they farmers? Look at the dates they choose to create chaos , as they to the situation in know the whole world is watching us ,so their whole motive is to downgrade India and to defame the country ..!!" wrote Payal Ghosh. the country.

Bigg Boss 14: Devoleena Bhattacharjee reveals she’s taken as Rakhi Sawant tries to play cupid between Rahul Vaidya and her bhishek Malik, who was seen in shows like Yeh n the previous episode of Bigg Boss 14 (January 27), Hai Mohabbatein and Kahaan Hum Kahaan Devoleena Bhattacharjee makes an interesting ATum, is no more single. The actor is all set to Irevelation about her personal life. The Saath Nibhaana marry his girlfriend Suhani Chaudhary. Saathiya actress reveals on national TV that she is not Abhishek and Suhani had a roka ceremony and shared single and has a boyfriend. several pictures from the event held yesterday In the episode, Rakhi Sawant was praising Rahul Vaidya’s (January 26) in Delhi. Suhani happens to be a fashion voice and Devoleena says that he is a very good singer. and lifestyle blogger. Rakhi asks her that she also loves to sing and Devoleena The two had been dating each other for many months replies, “I love singing.” and finally made it official. Abhishek also posted a Suddenly, Rakhi asks if she is single. Devoleena nods her head video of proposing to his ladylove and he wrote, “I and says ‘No’ and adds she has a boyfriend outside. Rakhi love you, Fiancé! #rokafied” taunts her and asks, “And what about the one with whom she While Abhishek looked dapper in a black suit, Suhani sits in the house and sings.” Devoleena takes the hint that beamed in happiness in a blue gown.2021 has been a Rakhi is mentioning Rahul and she says, “He has a girlfriend joyous occasion for the actor personally and and I have a boyfriend.” professionally. He recently signed TV show ‘Pinjara Rakhi asks her if true love exists. Devoleena replies, “I don’t Khubsurti Ka’ as the new lead opposite Riya Sharma. know about that but I feel when someone takes care of you, The actor, who became a household name as Rishi values you, respects you… that is love. Love is like a habit.” Shekhawat in ‘Chhal - Sheh Aur Maat’, was last seen Rakhi says that then habit can be with anyone. Devoleena in ‘Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum’, which ended in March 2020. Abhishek returned to the small screen laughs and says, “So now you are playing the cupid.” after a gap of nine months. Soon, Rahul enters the bathroom area and Rakhi indirectly He was seen in the role of Rohan in Yeh Hai teases Devoleena. They both laugh with Rahul having no Mohabbatein and Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum. idea about their discussion.