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‘URGE POLICE TO TAKE FIGHTING ECONOMIC RECOVERY MIKKELSEN TO PLAY STEPS AGAINST GUV TERRORISM WITH STRONGER THAN GRINDLEWALD IN FOR OBSTRUCTING NEW POLICY & EXPECTED, SAYS RBI ‘FANTASTIC INVESTIGATION’ PG2 PROCESS: PM PG5 GUV PG10 BEASTS 3’ PG12 DELHI CHALO MARCH All residents of Bengal will be covered Punjab farmers face water cannons, by ‘Swastha Sathi’ scheme: Mamata

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push through Haryana barricades KOLKATA: In a major announcement on Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Baner- jee said that the entire popula- Amarinder Singh, Khattar spar over farmers’ protest tion of the state, effective from December 1, 2020, will get cov- OUR CORRESPONDENT erage of the state government’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’ health scheme. The initiative is slated to CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: benefit at least 10 crore people Farmers from Punjab faced water can- for which the Bengal govern- nons and broke police barriers at the ment will spend Rs 2,000 crore state’s border with Haryana as they every year. People can easily pushed towards the national capital apply for the same when state Thursday on their Delhi Chalo march government officials will visit against the Centre’s farm laws. each block under the “duare By late evening, a large group of duare sarkar” initiative. them had reached the road toll plaza “We have already taken the at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. move of bringing 7.5 crore peo- Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) ple under the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ leader Gurnam Singh said the protest- scheme. Now I am announc- ers planned to spend the night there ing a major decision of our and will resume the march the next government that is to provide morning. ‘Swasthya Sathi’ digital cards There were traffic snarls during to every family in the state so Highlights the day at Delhi’s border with police that each and every resident checking vehicles coming in from gets the benefit of the scheme. »» The initiative is slated to benefit at least 10 crore people for which Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Metro Whether it is a woman, a child the Bengal government will spend Rs 2,000 crore every year services between Delhi and NCR areas or an aged person, everyone »» People can easily apply for the same when state government offi- were restricted. DMRC announced will come under the coverage of cials will visit each block under the “duare duare sarkar” initiative. that Metro services from neighbouring the scheme irrespective of their cities to the national capital will remain religion,” Banerjee said adding »» ‘We have already taken the move of bringing 7.5 crore people suspended on Friday. that another 2.5 crore will get under the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme, another 2.5 crore will get At the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Police personnel use water canons on farmers to stop them from crossing the Punjab-Haryana border during ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest added to the list of beneficiaries. added to the list of beneficiaries’ border, police and Punjab farmers in march against the new farm laws, near Ambala, on Thursday PTI The digital card that Baner- their tractor-trolleys were locked in a jee launched on Thursday will »» The digital card that Banerjee launched on Thursday will be issued confrontation for a couple of hours in non. By afternoon, several groups of Singh and his Haryana counterpart be issued in the name of the in the name of the woman head of the family the morning. Highlights protesters from Punjab and Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar exchanged words woman head of the family. “It is »» The scheme, officially launched by Banerjee in December 2016 is Police made announcements on »»As protesters tried to push were travelling towards Delhi on trac- over . also a step ahead towards con- a basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to Rs five loudspeakers asking the farmers assem- tor-trolleys. Police diverted private While Singh slammed Khattar solidating woman empower- lakh per annum per family and ensures cashless treatment bled on the Punjab side to disperse. through barricades, the Haryana vehicles and long lines of trucks were for stopping farmers from moving ment,” Banerjee said adding But as protesters tried to push Police used a water cannon and parked on the road. towards the national capital, terming that each family will be getting through barricades, the Haryana Police lobbed teargas shells It is condemnable that Haryana it as “totally undemocratic and uncon- health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per annum per family and ensures just considering that it will used a water cannon and lobbed tear- Police is using such measures to sup- stitutional”, the latter told the Punjab year under the scheme and the cashless treatment. benefit the people of Bengal. gas shells. Farmers chucked some »»Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, press an assembly of peaceful protest- chief minister to stop “inciting inno- state government is bearing the This comes when the Bengal The Centre is not clearing Rs steel barricades into the Ghaggar river and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, ers. We are protesting in a peaceful cent farmers”. entire cost of the project. government provided free-of- 8,500 crore GST compensa- from the bridge where they had been CPI(M) general secretary Sita- manner, but they want to prevent us “Why is @mlkhattar govt in Hary- The speciality of the card cost health services at all state- tion and has given only Rs 193 stopped. ram Yechury and Delhi Chief from using our democratic right to ana stopping the farmers from mov- is that its facility is available in run hospitals and health care crore when the state govern- Apart from this confrontation in Minister Arvind Kejriwal were protest, a Punjab farmer told report- ing to Delhi? The tyrannical use of private hospitals also. There centres. Banerjee said: “Free-of- ment has already spent more Ambala district, there were face-offs among the opposition leaders ers earlier at Shambhu. brute force against peacefully protest- are around 1,500 empanelled cost treatment is provided at all than Rs 4,000 crore for Covid between the protesters and police in Police used water cannons also ing farmers is totally undemocratic and hospitals under the scheme. state-run hospitals in the state. management.” Haryana’s Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Fate- who slammed the Haryana Police against protesters trying to enter Kai- unconstitutional,” said Singh in a tweet. One can also avail its facility Now, this is for the first time On Thursday, Banerjee also habad and Jind districts bordering action at Shambhu thal district, and at Khanauri border He said farmers have been peace- at AIIMS and CMC Vellore. across the globe when the entire announced a hike of Rs 1,000 Congress-run Punjab. where farmers were protesting under fully protesting in Punjab against the Costly treatment relating to life population of a state is being crore in the salary of ‘angan- Police had placed cement and steel tially managed to cross the barricades the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union farm laws for two months. threatening diseases like can- universally brought under wadi’ workers from December barricades and parked trucks on the on foot. Later, police eased the block- (Ekta-Ugarhan). “Why is Haryana govt provoking cer, kidney ailments and heart health insurance for which the onwards. The state government road to stop the farmers’ tractor-trol- ade, allowing the tractors to proceed on Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, them by resorting to force? Don’t the attack can also be undertaken state government will be pay- had earlier increased the salary leys, some of them laden with food for the road to Delhi, 200 km away. and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, CPI(M) farmers have the right to pass peace- against the ‘Swasthya Sathi’ ing the entire premium. None of Asha workers. the planned two-day protest, which But barricades were also set up at general secretary Sitaram Yechury and fully through a public highway,” Singh card, the Chief Minister said. of the beneficiaries have to pay Meanwhile, paying tribute many felt could extend further. other points on this Amritsar-Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- asked. The scheme, officially a single penny as premium to to B R Ambedkar on Consti- But a few hours later, at most highway that passes through BJP-run wal were among the opposition lead- The Punjab chief minister said it launched by Banerjee in avail the facility.” tution Day, the Chief Minis- border-points, the farmers were let Haryana. ers who slammed the Haryana Police was a “sad irony” that the constitutional December 2016 is a basic health The Chief Minister said: ter called for keeping the spirit through. At Karnal, there was another face- action at Shambhu. right of farmers were being “oppressed” cover for secondary and ter- “We have taken the move of secularism, democracy, jus- At Shambhu, a few protesters ini- off and police again used a water can- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder on Constitution Day. Continued on P4 tiary care up to Rs five lakh per despite financial constraints tice alive. At least 4 killed in International passenger flights India’s Coronavirus tally reaches Serum Institute Tamil Nadu, Andhra suspension extended till Dec 31 92.66L, recoveries surge to 86.79L says even with MUMBAI: India’s aviation safety OUR CORRESPONDENT cases from Wednesday, even being tested on Wednesday. lowest efficacy, regulator DGCA on Thursday though it remained below 5 lakh The 524 new fatalities include as Nivar crosses extended the suspension of NEW DELHI: India’s COVID- for the 16th consecutive day. 99 from Delhi, 65 from Maha- the Oxford vaccine scheduled international com- 19 caseload increased to 92.66 The active cases comprise rashtra, 51 from , mercial passenger flights to lakh with 44,489 new infections 4.88 per cent of the total casel- 42 from Haryana, 31 from Pun- coast near Pondy December 31. The restrictions, being reported in a day, while the oad, the data stated. jab, 29 from Uttar Pradesh and is viable for India however, will not apply on inter- recoveries surged to 86.79 lakh, The total number of peo- 26 from Kerala. CHENNAI: At least three people were killed national all-cargo operations and above regarding scheduled inter- the Union Health Ministry said ple who have recuperated from A total of 1,35,223 deaths NEW DELHLI/NEW YORK: in Tamil Nadu, over 1,000 trees uprooted and flights specifically approved by national commercial passenger on Thursday. the disease surged to 86,79,138, reported so far in the country Amid the media reports of some low-lying areas marooned due to water- the Directorate General of Civil services to/from India till 2359 The country’s Coronavi- pushing the national recovery includes 46,748 from Maharash- AstraZeneca Plc acknowledging logging following heavy rains on Thursday as Aviation (DGCA), an official cir- hours (IST) of December 31, rus tally mounted to 92,66,705, rate to 93.66 per cent, while the tra followed by 11,714 from Kar- an error in the vaccine dosage severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near cular said. 2020,” the DGCA said in the cir- while the death toll climbed to COVID-19 case fatality rate nataka, 11,655 from Tamil Nadu, received by some participants and Puducherry. Also, heavy to extremely heavy “In partial modification of cular. International scheduled 1,35,223 with 524 new fatali- stands at 1.46 per cent. 8,720 from Delhi, 8,172 from other irregularities and omissions, rainfall wrecked havoc to crops in thousands circular dated 26.6.2020, the flights, however, may be allowed ties, the ministry data updated According to ICMR, over West Bengal, 7,644 from Uttar Serum institute of India on Thurs- of acres in several districts of Andhra Pradesh competent authority has further on selected routes by the compe- at 8 am showed. The COVID- 13.59 crore samples have been Pradesh, 6,962 from Andhra day said that the AstraZeneca- and left one person dead, besides damaging the extended the validity of circu- tent authority on a case-to-case 19 active caseload has risen to tested for COVID-19 till Novem- Pradesh, 4,684 from Punjab and Oxford vaccine, even at the lowest road network. lar issued on the subject cited basis, the circular added. MPOST 4,52,344, an increase of 7,598 ber 25, with 10,90,238 samples 3,906 from Gujarat. efficacy of 60-70 per cent, was a Another farmer was feared washed away viable one against the COVID-19. while National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) THREE DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING BEGINS IN ARGENTINA “Even though the lowest effi- personnel rescued two others from a reservoir in cacy results are at 60-70%, it is a Chittoor district as parts of the state, including viable vaccine against the virus. districts bordering Tamil Nadu, were lashed by That said, varied age groups with heavy rains since Wednesday evening. World mourns Argentine football great Maradona’s death different dosage forms will result Subsequently, Nivar weakened into a cyclonic in slight variations and efficacy. storm and further into a deep depression, cen- We must be patient and not panic,” tered about 50 km west-southwest of Tirupati at BUENOS AIRES: The death of technical director for local team Rosada in the heart of Buenos the Serum institute of India said. 1430 hrs, the India Meteorological Department Argentine football great Diego Gimnasia y Esgrima. Aires. (IMD) officials said. According to IMD, it is to Maradona has sent the football “I can’t believe it,” one fan, Open visitation started at weaken into a depression during the next six world into mourning with trib- Francisco Salaverry, told a news 6:15 a.m. local time (0915 GMT) AstraZeneca hours. About 2.30 lakh people have been accom- utes pouring in from all over the agency. “It’s incredible. Everyone after a few hours of privacy for manufacturing error clouds modated in relief camps following the cyclone, globe. ends up being mortal. It feels like family and close friends. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said. Considered as one of the a bad dream.” Maradona’s wooden casket vaccine study results Earlier, heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu and greatest players, the 60-year-old Fans searching for a place was in the main lobby of the Puducherry as Nivar made landfall in the early legend who led his country to to grieve gravitated towards the presidential office, covered in “The AstraZeneca-Oxford hours,leading to inundation and uprooting of a World Cup title in 1986 died Obelisk landmark in the cen- an Argentine flag and a No. 10 vaccine is safe and effective. trees. Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, on Wednesday after suffering a tre of Buenos Aires. Hundreds shirt of the national team. Doz- The Indian trials are running “We are closely monitoring the situation in Tamil heart attack. wore the famous blue-and-white ens of other shirts of different smoothly, with strict adherence Nadu and Puducherry in the wake of Cyclone Three days of national national colours of Argentina. soccer teams were thrown in by to all the necessary processes and Nivar. Have spoken to CM Shri@EPSTamilN- mourning have begun in In the capital, “Gracias visitors who passed by in tears. protocols. So far, there are no con- adu and CM Shri @VNarayanasami and assured Argentina, where swarms of Diego” replaced train informa- Argentinian football super- cerns,” it added. all possible help from the centre. NDRF teams fans chanted Maradona’s name tion on digital signs while fans in star Leo Messi, widely seen as the AstraZeneca Plc and the already on ground to help people in need.” shortly after his death was the suburbs sang football songs. best active player in the world, University of Oxford are facing In Tamil Nadu, three people, including a announced. Impatient fans were con- said that this was a “very sad day questions about their COVID- woman, were killed in rain related incidents such In Argentina’s capital, Bue- fronting police as thousands for all Argentines and football”. 19 vaccine and whether regula- as tree and wall collapses here, nearby Ponneri nos Aires, where he has long lined up to say goodbye to Diego “He has left us but he will tors would quickly authorise its and Villupuram, authorities said. been worshipped as “El Dios”, Maradona at the Argentine pres- In this handout photo released by Argentina’s Presidency, President Alberto never leave us because Diego is emergency use after the pharma Officials said about 1,086 trees were uprooted the God, people began pour- idential mansion staging the Fernandez touches the coffin that contain the remains of Diego Maradona, eternal. I will keep all the beau- company acknowledged an error in Tamil Nadu and almost all of them have been ing onto the streets gathering in funeral of one of football’s great- while first lady Fabiola Yañez places a bouquet of roses on the casket tiful moments that I lived with in the vaccine dosage received by removed. In a few places, overhead electricity the San Andres neighbourhood est stars. adorned with his team jerseys, as they pay their final respects to Maradona, him and would like to send my some participants and other irreg- cables snapped as heavy trees fell over them and where he lived and also in La Fans threw bottles and metal inside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday AP/PTI condolences to all his family and ularities and omissions, according also some vehicles. Continued on P4 Plata where he had lately been fences at police near the Casa friends. RIP.” Continued on P4 to a media report. Continued on P4 2 mp city KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost City to get 50 more rapid AT LEAST 3,507 TEST POSITIVE IN A DAY 'Urge President & police to Corona testing centres About 3,537 Covid patients take steps against Guv for OUR CORRESPONDENT Health department. obstructing investigation' "It has been witnessed that KOLKATA: Bracing up for most respiratory illnesses like winter, Kolkata Municipal Cor- SARS, influenza, etc show a sea- recover in the past 24 hours OUR CORRESPONDENT poration (KMC) has decided to sonal variation, with cases spik- set up 50 more rapid Corona ing in winter months. Viruses KOLKATA: Kalyan Banerjee, testing centres at different loca- tend to survive longer in the OUR CORRESPONDENT Covid cases in the past 24 Trinamool Congress (TMC) tions in the city. cold and dry climate,”said a gen- hours while the total tally from MP has urged President Ram- The move comes after eral physician of a state govern- KOLKATA: As many as 3,537 the district reached 24,397. nath Kovind to take appropriate a section of health experts ment-run hospital in the city. Covid patients have been South 24-Parganas has regis- action against the state Gover- apprehended that the novel Furthermore, low humid- released from various hospi- tered 230 Covid cases in the nor Jagdeep Dhankhar for his Coronavirus may spread rap- ity promotes evaporation tals after they have recovered. past 24 hours. The total num- alleged attempt to coerce the idly during winter. of viral particles and aero- A total 4,37,604 patients have ber of Covid infected patients Kolkata and Bidhannagar police Presently, KMC has 72 sol formations, which can been cured and discharged in South 24-parganas has gone and obstruct the investigation health centres in the city where increase the spread of airborne from health establishments up 31,018. against three persons for their rapid antigen tests are being diseases. till Thursday. Darjeeling registered 129 alleged involvement in forgery conducted on a daily basis. The The Covid testing centres Bengal has so far car- new cases on Thursday and and multi-crore money laun- testing centres are equipped without air conditioning facili- ried out 56,99,237 Covid the total tally has gone up to dering cases. He also requested with air conditioning facilities ties can be run till February. sample tests till Thursday 14,961. the police to register a crimi- attached their property worth for proper functioning of the KMC is also using its 8 mobile out of which 44,713 samples Nadia has witnessed 247 nal case against him under sec- Rs 3.88 crore under the Pre- machines. laboratories for conducting have been tested in the past new cases in the past 24 hours tions 186 and 189 of the Indian vention of Money Laundering “We have a target to set up rapid tests. 24 hours. Bengal registered whereas the total tally has gone Penal code. Act ( PMLA). testing centres at 122 places in The number of posi- 93.01 percent recovery rate on up to 17,530. These persons are Govind In another case, following the city. As the mercury level is tive cases in Kolkata till date, Thursday. The State government has Agarwal, Sudipta Roy Chowd- feedback from the CBI, Sudipta dropping, we will not require according to the health bulle- The number of total so far set up 200 ‘Safe Homes’. hury and Neeraj Singh, an IRS Roy Chowdhury was arrested. air conditioning facilities. So, tin, is over 1.02 lakhs with total infected patients in the state The number of home quar- officer of 1994 batch. Roy Chowdhury allegedly took the process of setting up of number of deaths at 2,541. is 4,70,498 out of which 3,507 antined people stands at Banerjee said that the Presi- Rs 2 crore from Rose Valley. ED the centres will speed up,” said The number of active cases have been infected in the 90,537 while 9,42,319 peo- dent should look into the tweets had registered an FIR against a senior official of KMC’s is 6,846. past 24 hours. The percent- ple have been released from made by the Governor in the him in Bidhannagar North age of positive cases out of the home quarantines. State matter and if the allegations police station. Banerjee alleged sample tested stands at 8.26 health department has so far are found to be true he should Roy Chowdhury is involved in per cent. addressed 14,40,958 general be removed from his post. He human trafficking, cow smug- At a glance44 Bengal has seen 52 Covid queries till November 25 while alleged that the Governor has gling and extortion. He had set deaths in the past 24 hours. COVID-19 STATS the total queries addressed in connection with the criminals up an extortion racket across the The total death toll so far in the last 24 hours stands at who receive backing from the state. “Both are cheaters and the Malda: Body found in lorry the state has reached 8,224. »»Number of deaths in past 24 hours 52 2,856. BJP and is now trying to obstruct police are investigating several Kolkata has witnessed 885 »»Total death toll so far 8,224 Total 4,81,762 people the ongoing investigations by the cases against both of them,” the new Covid cases in the past have received the benefits of Kolkata and Bidhannagar police leader claimed. pulled out of river 24 hours. As many as 12 peo- »»Tested COVID positive in the past 24 hours 3,507 the telemedicine consulta- against Agarwal, Roychowdhury Banerjee maintained that the ple died in the city in the past »»Total COVID positive cases so far 4,70,498 tion services extended by the and Singh. “He is acting as an Governor has clearly flouted the KOLKATA: Two days after eight lorries fell into the Ganga 24 hours. The total number of state government till Novem- agent of the BJP and I urge the Indian Constitution. “ The Gov- from a Roll On Roll Off (RORO) vessel while coming from infected patients in Kolkata »»Discharged from hospitals in past 24 hours 3,537 ber 25. The health department Kolkata Police to register a crimi- ernor is working to satisfy the Jharkhand to Bengal's Malda district, a team of rescuers has so far reached 1,03,388. »»Patients recovered so far 4,37,604 has been able to provide tele- nal case against him under sec- BJP. His target is Chief Minister on Wednesday pulled out one of the vehicles with a body North 24-parganas saw 851 psychological counselling to tions 186 and 189 of the Indian Mamata Banerjee. He should »»Total sample tested so far 56,99,237 trapped inside its cabin, an official said here. new infected patients in the 1,77,380 people till Novem- Penal code for directly or indi- read the Indian Constitution The deceased was the cleaner of the truck and a resident past 24 hours while the total ber 25. Around 3,184 people rectly obstructing the investiga- and read the Supreme Court of Rajmahal district in Jharkhand. number of cases in the district in the past 24 hours. out of which 182 have been have received tele-psycholog- tion,” he maintained. judgments on the functions of It is the first body which was found after the incident that so far reached 97,610. North has so far seen a affected in the past 24 hours. ical counselling in the past 24 Banerjee said Agarwal was the Governor,” the leader said, occurred on Monday evening, Additional District Magis- 24-Parganas has seen 12 deaths total 30,531 Covid cases so far Hooghly has witnessed 192 hours. arrested on November 21 by the citing the reference of the apex trate Arnab Chattopadhyay said. Kolkata Police. “In 2016 act- court’s observations in two cases Several people had swam to safety but at least two other ing on a tip-off, Kolkata Police from 2018 and 2016. In 2016, as persons are still missing, another official of the district said. HC expresses anxiety over delay had seized Rs1.40 crore from per Banerjee, the apex court had A crane was used to lift the lorry from the river bed Major power cut at an office on Mango Lane and observed that the governor must and the body was in the cabin. Another lorry was fished during investigation Agarwal not work as an employee of the out on Tuesday. in installing CCTV cameras in all was made the prime accused. Centre government or support Eight lorries slid into the Ganga river from the RORO Kolkata airport Police also found incriminating any political party. vessel, which carries vehicles along with passengers, after it police stations across state documents,” Banerjee said add- Meanwhile, Kalyan Banerjee, developed a snag while coming from Sahebganj to Manichak KOLKATA: A major power cut took place at the Netaji Sub- ing that during the investigation was appointed the chairman of in Malda district at around 7 pm on Monday. has Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata on the name of Niraj Singh, a 1994 the Bridge Com- OUR CORRESPONDENT not functional at the relevant Thursday evening leaving the terminal building in the dark for IRS officer surfaced. Later, the missioners (HRBC) on Thursday. point of time. almost four hours. However flight services were not disrupted as Enforcement Directorate (ED) A notification in this regard has PAYING HOMAGE KOLKATA: Expressing anxi- "We express our anxiety as to the power in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) building was active. registered cases against both been issued by the state Trans- ety over delay in installation the delay in the implementation The runway was also functioning normally as no disruption took Agarwal and Singh. ED also port department. of CCTV cameras in all police of the (Supreme Court) judge- place there. stations of Bengal, the Calcutta ment ... as it is imperative that According to the NSCBI Airport Director, Kaushik Bhat- High Court has observed that all police stations have CCTVs tacharjee, the power disruption took place after a CESC cable State's green cover increased a case of custodial death of a installed. line was accidentally cut off during construction of Bimanbandar minor boy has been complicated "In fact in the instant case, to metro project by the Rail Vikash Nigam Limited due to alleged malfunctioning the lack of CCTV footage due to (RVNL) around 6 pm on Thursday. Immediately CESC was to 21.30%, says Forest Min of the closed circuit tv camera alleged malfunctioning of CCTV informed. Within a short period of time, engineers from the at Mallarpur police station in has complicated the issue and CESC started restoration work. Around 9:30 pm, the power sup- OUR CORRESPONDENT Birbhum district. added to difficulties in ascer- ply was restored. Observing that it is a serious taining the truth," the division Sources informed that the matter will be discussed with the KOLKATA: Thanks to the series lapse and breach of a direction bench observed. metro authority as such an incident could have led to major ser- of government schemes imple- passed by the Supreme Court in The Birbhum Superintendent vices disruption. MPOST mented for making the state 2015, a division bench compris- of Police has informed the court greener in the past 10 years, the ing justices Harish Tandon and that departmental proceedings tree and forest cover in Bengal has Soumen Sen said on Wednesday have been initiated against the 4th edition of 'Tejaswani' witnessed a significant increase that it is essential that CCTV police officers, "as serious lapses during the Mamata Banerjee-led cameras should be functional in on their part cannot be ruled out". to be held in virtual mode government’s rule. all police stations across the state. Advocate General Kishore Dutta, The state Forest minister, Rajib The High Court on Novem- appearing for the state, submit- GOURAB NETO Avijit Mitra and his team will Banerjee on Thursday said the ber 12 had directed the West ted that if required, a CID inves- train the participants about the green cover in Bengal has reached 21.30 per cent of the total geo- Bengal home secretary to submit tigation may be initiated, besides KOLKATA: The fourth edition techniques of self defence in graphical land. Now, 18, 907 km area is under forest and tree cover. an affidavit providing the status the judicial inquiry which is in of Tejaswini, a workshop on self case they get attacked by mis- In 2011, the green cover was 17.27 per cent. By December, the of CCTV cameras in all police progress. The court was informed defence organised by the Kol- creants. This apart the Tejas- minister said, 5 crore mangrove saplings will be planted in Sun- stations of the state in connec- through an affidavit by the state kata Police for the women will wini’s can also help people in derbans—which was devastated by the super cyclone Amphan. tion with the custodial death of government that out of 71 police be conducted virtually in view distress as well. “Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had instructed the Forest depart- the boy last month. stations under Kolkata Police of the Covid pandemic. According to Kolkata Police ment to increase the tree cover in the Sunderbans. It was taken up The court noted that the commissionerate, 65 police According to police officials, in the pandemic situa- and the Forest department is on the threshold of planting 5 crore Birbhum Superintendent of stations have established child sources, apart from provid- tion, the process starting from mangrove saplings within December,” he added. Sujit Bose pays tribute to Argentine football legend Diego Police has admitted that CCTVs friendly corners with proper ing self defence techniques, registration will be conducted In the past 10 years, the state government has set up two wild- Maradona, who passed away on Wednesday, Maradona had at Mallarpur police station were infrastructure. WITH AGENCY INPUTS senior Kolkata Police officials online. Any women wishing life sanctuaries, namely, Pakhibitan in Gajoldoba in north Bengal unveiled the statue during his visit to the city on December 11, will take classes to make them to take part in the workshop and another at the Western part of Sunderbans in addition to the 2017, in Kolkata, on Thursday PIC/MPOST aware of cyber crimes and can register their name by log- existing ones. Home to 287 rhinoceros, Bengal is only second to Fire breaks out at a residential crimes through social media ging in to www.kpsgtinst.org or Assam when it comes to the animal’s population. The tiger popu- by the senior Kolkata Police can send a registration request lation has reached 96 while that of the elephants is now 68. A new officials. The participants will through Whatsapp on the Rhino sanctuary has been set up at Patlakhawa in Cooch Behar Manish Joshi becomes Assistant building in Purnadas Road also be made aware of their number 9748438165 between in addition to Jaldapara and Gorumara. Bengal is the first state in legal rights during the classes. 2 pm on December 2 and 5 pm the country to have successfully carried out vulture breeding. Six Superintendent of Police of Darjeeling KOLKATA: A fire broke out at the top floor of a residential build- The third edition Tejas- on December 4. vultures have already been released and one of them was traced in ing located on the Purnadas Road on Thursday evening. wini was conducted during The workshop will be con- Pakistan. Around 80 are being reared now and will be released in OUR CORRESPONDENT Around 7 pm, the fire broke out at a store room on the fourth March. It kicked off on March ducted from December 5 to batches. Teams have been set up to address man animal conflict. floor of a five storied building. Occupants of the building saw 4 and was concluded on March December 9, between 8 am So far, 434 next of kin of those killed by elephants have received KOLKATA: Posting of an IPS officer has been changed on some and evacuated the building. The power supply line was also 8 at the Police Athletic Club. and 10 am. After success- jobs. The Forest department has so far handed over cheques Thursday. Manish Joshi a 2018 batch IPS who was posted as the cut off. Five fire tenders were pressed into action. Around 9 pm, Around 200 women took part ful registrations, participants worth Rs 345 crore to the joint forest management committees. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Police Com- the fire was controlled. The cause of fire has not been ascertained. in the workshop. will be provided with a link to The minister said Bengal safari has attracted tourists from missionerate, has been made the Assistant Superintendent of Forensic experts may visit the spot to collect samples in order to In the fourth edition of join the workshop through a both the country and abroad and the forest tourism is progress- Police (ASP), Town in Darjeeling. examine and determine the cause of fire. MPOST Tejaswini, Matial Art expert selected online platform. ing in the state. HC refuses bail prayer of Apurba Saha National Constitution Day observed at Binshira

KOLKATA: Refusing a bail and Aniruddha Roy observed the bench observed in the order prising justices Sanjib Banerjee PINAK PANI CHOWDHURY January 26, 1950 marking the prayer by Apurba Kumar Saha, that it is hoped that the peti- passed on Monday. Saha's law- and Aniruddha Roy said. beginning of India as a republic. the promoter of Pailan Group, the tioners prayer may not be yers, seeking his bail, claimed "What the petitioner now BALURGHAT: District Legal Social worker Suraj Das, observed accepted unless cash security that the total amount involved refers to are the dud assets which Services authority at Binshira who also attended the pro- that the petitioner does not of at least 75 to 80 per cent of was about Rs 394 crore and com- may be encumbered many times in Hili area celebrated the 71th gramme, said: “The day aims at qualify to roam about freely the total amount involved is pany assets and properties have over," the bench observed. National Constitution Day on highlighting the significance of till he puts up adequate cash furnished. all been seized by the authori- The petitioner's lawyers Wednesday to commemorate the Indian Constitution and to security, considering that many "Considering that many mid- ties and such properties would moved the bail prayer claim- the adoption of the Constitu- spread the thoughts and ideas of middle-class families may have dle-class families may have been be worth in excess of the total ing that it was for the purpose tion of India by the Constitu- Dr BR Ambedkar. It also aims been wiped out because of wiped out because of the disin- amount involved. of ensuring that Saha had appro- ent Assembly. at creating awareness of Fun- the disingenuous schemes run genuous scheme run by the peti- The CBI counsels submit- priate medical attention in the Inaugurating the pro- damental Duties as enshrined by him. tioner, the petitioner does not ted before the court that the present Covid times. The CBI, gramme, the judge of District in the Constitution.” The court ordered that in qualify to roam about freely in amount involved was close to represented by Additional Solic- Judge Court and Secretary of Das said the Constitution view of the enormity of the fraud- society till such time the peti- Rs 600 crore. itor General Y J Dastoor and District Legal Services author- the Constitution of India was According to the judge, the Day makes everyone remember ulent scheme run by the peti- tioner puts up the amounts gar- "It will be open to the peti- Phiroze Edulji, reported that ity Kusumika Dey Mitra said: adopted. The Constitution of day has a unique historical sig- the values and the beliefs this tioner, the bail prayer is refused. nered by the petitioner or his tioner to offer cash security to the the petitioner is hale and hearty “Every year, Constitution Day India is the supreme rule book nificance as after adoption of nation stands for collectively as A division bench compris- instrumentalities from the mar- extent of Rs 450 crore or Rs 500 and that he has not contracted is celebrated on November 26 that applies to every citizen of the Constitution on November a democratic, republic, socialist ing justices Sanjib Banerjee ket in the form of cash security," crore," the division bench com- the disease. AGENCIES to commemorate the day when the country.” 26, 1949, it came into force on and secular country.

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CENTRE’S ANTI-FARMER POLICIES HAVE FORCED RISE IN PRICES OF POTATOES, ONIONS YEAR-LONG PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED ‘Netaji has been neglected for long, We will not allow Bengal to turn attempts being made to change history’ into a riot-torn Gujarat: CM OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: Iterating that Net- aji Subhas Chandra Bose and OUR CORRESPONDENT his contributions to the coun- try’s freedom movement has KOLKATA: Claiming that the long been “neglected”, Chief BJP is a party of outsiders which Minister Mamata Banerjee on has no place in the state, Chief Thursday said attempts were Minister Mamata Banerjee on being made to change his- Thursday said: “We will not allow tory by painting people who Bengal to be turned into a riot- were against the Independence torn Gujarat”. struggle in “political colours”. She also termed BJP as a The Bengal government “rotten jungle party”. In the will be organising a state-wide same breath she attacked the year-long programme to mark BJP leader saying that she had the 125th birth anniversary of never seen such a govern- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. ment in which Union Home A committee headed Chief Minister Amit Shah is so Minister Mamata Banerjee has Different programmes will be organised busy with a mere municipal been set up for the same. election without giving impor- Banerjee, who recently across the state for a year from January tance to the security at the coun- wrote to Prime Minister Nar- 23 in 2021 to mark the 125th birth try’s border. endra Modi to declare Netaji’s “The situation is such that birthday as national holiday, anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra the country’s economy is nose- on Thursday said: “Different Bose. A committee has been set up to diving, but no one is bothered programmes will be organised about it,” the Chief Minister across the state for a year from chalk out a detailed plan on the year- said. January 23 in 2021 to mark long programme “The people who have set- the 125th birth anniversary of tled here after coming from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. A other states are our friends. But committee has been set up to Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor Dwivedi, Finance secretary there are some outsiders who chalk out a detailed plan on the of Prof. Manoj Pant, principal secre- come just before the elections year-long programme.” Suranjan Das, Vice Chancellor tary of the school education to disturb the peace here. We Chief Secretary Alapan of Presidency University Prof. department and higher educa- will not allow such outsiders Bandyopadhyay later read out Anuradha Lohia, Vice-Chan- tion department Manish Jain, in Bengal,” she said. the names of the committee cellor of Netaji Subhas Open secretary of Information and Banerjee said after extend- members following instruction University Prof. Suvo Shankar Cultural Affairs department ing her support to the farmers ing the Modi government for of corruption is one percent and spirit of our Constitution alive of the Chief Minister. Sarkar, Archbishop of Kolkata Santanu Basu, Director Gen- who were not being allowed to ‘Let us keep amendment in the Essential immediate steps are taken even - Sovereignty, Socialism, Secu- He said that the Chief Thomas D’Souza, Bachchan eral of Police Virendera, SSA enter Delhi to protest against the spirit of our Commodities Act that took away in connection with these cases.” larist, Democratic, Republic, Minister is the chairperson Singh Saral, Vivek Gupta and Surojit Kar Purkayastha and the farm Bills. She assured them the right of the farmers. She also took a dig at the Justice, Liberty, Fraternity, and of the committee along with Nadimul Haque are the mem- ADG (law and Order) Gyan- of going to Delhi if called to Constitution alive She further said that BJP is Centre over the issue of Covid Equality,” the CM posted on her other members including bers of the committee. Minis- want Singh are also in the stand beside them in their protest - Sovereignty, saying that they will convert vaccine saying that no one knows official twitter handle. Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya ters including the state Finance committee. march. Bengal into Gujarat. when the vaccine will arrive. But On November 26, 1949, the Sen, Nobel laureate Dr Abhi- minister Amit Mitra, the state The committee will begin “The Bill is illegal as it has Socialism, “I would like to say that it they keep showing their faces Constituent Assembly of India jit Vinayak Banerjee, Prof. Education minister Partha its work at the earliest as the taken away the rights of farmers Secularist, is not possible to turn Bengal on television everyday making adopted the Constitution of Sugata Basu, Prof. Sumantra Chatterjee, the state Urban year-long programme will and allowed hoarders to control into Gujarat as our state car- false claims that it will arrive India, and it came into effect Bose, Sankha Ghosh, Sirsendu Development and Municipal begin from January 23. the market. As a result prices of Democratic, ries the rich heritage of peace soon. on January 26, 1950. Mukhopadhyay, Rudra Prasad Affairs minister Firhad Hakim, Banerjee said: “When Rajib onion and potato are skyrocket- Republic, Justice, and harmony. We do not want Paying tribute to B R Ambed- The day November 26 is cel- Sengupta, Jogen Chowdhury, the state panchayat Minister Gandhi was Prime Minister it ing,” Banerjee said. riots here. Then why do they kar on Constitution Day, the ebrated as ‘Constitution Day’ or Suvaprasanna Bhattacharya, Subrata Mukherjee and the was me who took initiative and “They have to keep in mind Liberty, Fraternity, want to turn our Bengal into Chief Minister called for keeping ‘Samvidhan Diwas’. Ambedkar, Joy Goswami, Subodh Sarkar, state Science and Technology ensured that the Kolkata Air- that the state government is and Equality’ a riot-torn place like Gujarat?” the spirit of secularism, democ- called the Architect of Indian Nirsingha Prasad Bhaduri, and Bio-Technology minister port to be named after Netaji elected by the people and it is Banerjee said. racy, justice alive. Constitution, was appointed Abul Basar, Sadhya Mukho- Bratya Basu are also the mem- Subhas Chandra Bose”. the implementing authority at In connection with corrup- “On #ConstitutionDay, hom- as the Union Law Minister and padhyay, Mamata Shankar, bers of the committee. She once again demanded the grassroot level. I have writ- scheme and we will distribute it tion, she said: “Just take a look at age to Dr BR Ambedkar & the Chairman of the Constitution Arpita Ghosh, Manoj Mitra, The Chief Minister also disclosure of all files with the ten letter to the Prime Minis- among farmers the day next we the situation in Uttar Pradesh, Constituent Assembly who gave Drafting Committee, which had Manoranjan Byapari, Vice- announced the names of Chief Centre to let people know the ter Narendra Modi to give us receive the same from the Cen- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and shape to the democratic frame- been entrusted the task of draft- Chancellor of Calcutta Uni- Secretary Alapan Bandyo- correct facts about the disap- the fund Kisan Samman Nidhi tre,” Banerjee said after attack- Uttarakhand. In Bengal the rate work of India. Let us keep the ing the Constitution. versity Sonali Chakraborty padhyay, Home Secretary HK pearance of Netaji. Issues behind the strike genuine but we do not support ‘bandh’ culture: Mamata

OUR CORRESPONDENT the Barasat Chapadali bus terminus were strike supporters to withdraw the blockade forced to deboard and the strike support- as they were getting late for work. KOLKATA: Extending support on the ers locked the bus. When few bus owners Police across the state had detained sev- issues on which the all India strike was protested a minor clash took place. eral strike supporters. In Kolkata around called, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Suburban train services were partially 140 strike supporters were arrested for said that her government continues to disrupted in the Eastern Railway’s Seal- allegedly trying to obstruct normal move- stand against bandh. dah Division after bandh supporters put ment of vehicles. Meanwhile, the state “It was since 2011 we are taking steps to up banana leaves on the overhead wires Transport department ran 300 additional ensure that bandh becomes a matter of the on Thursday. A ticket counter at the How- buses to ensure commuters are not incon- past in the state. But yes the issues behind rah station was also vandalized as bandh venienced due to bandh on Thursday. the strike are genuine as the Centre is sell- supporters tried to enforce the strike. At According to sources, the West Bengal ing out everything starting from railways Madhyamgram railway station strike sup- Transport Department operated more than to PSUs,” Banerjee said. porters pelted stones at a suburban train 1,500 buses across the city. On a normal Except for a few stray incidents, the while it was passing through the area. At day, the corporation runs over 1,200 buses. nationwide strike called by the central Dum Dum, Chandi Chowk and Central South Bengal State Transport Corpo- trade unions has passed of peacefully on metro station, people in favour of the strike ration (SBSTC) and North Bengal State Thursday. All then state government offices demonstrated. Though the demonstrators Transport Corporation (NBSTC) plied were seen functioning normally as per the tried to enter the metro railway stations, 1,500 buses. services oper- Covid protocols. On Thursday a group of police ensured that no one other than pas- ated as usual. “Some groups were dem- SFI activists put up a blockade in front sengers enter the premises. onstrating outside Dumdum, Chandni of Jadavpur University. A group of strike In New Town, strike supporters burnt Chowk and Central stations but were not supporters obstructed traffic movement at tyres and put up a blockade early on Thurs- allowed to enter the metro premises. There Moulali crossing as well. Congress workers day morning. Though ferry services func- have been no disruptions in Metro ser- and supporters put up a blockade at Raja- tioned normally, number of passengers vices anywhere,” said Indrani Banerjee, bazar crossing on APC Road as well. In the was a bit less on Thursday. In Baruipur, chief public relations officer of Kolkata afternoon, passengers of a bus parked at passengers of a local train compelled the Metro Railway. ‘Centre’s apathetic attitude led to delay in completing Majerhat Bridge’

OUR CORRESPONDENT Details Application Clearance date Number of Aroop Biswas said that there was date days taken nine months delay just because KOLKATA: Making a scath- General Arrange- December 20, November 25, 67 of lackadaisical attitude of the ing attack on BJP for staging ment drawing 2018 2019 railways to give different clear- “drama” in the name of agita- ances. Again no work was being tion demanding fast opening Super Structure March 12, 2019 August 19, 2019 160 carried out for three months of Majerhat Bridge just to gain due to Covid. The railway had Sub structure March 12, 2019 September 26, 199 political mileage, Chief Minister 2019 taken 142 days to dismantle 70 Mamata Banerjee held the Cen- metre stretch of the previous tre responsible for the delay by at Foundation March 12, 2019 October 9, 2019 221 structure that delayed in initi- least nine months as the railways drawing ating the construction. did not give necessary clearances At the same time, the state to undertake the work on time. Launching October 15, February 29, 137 government has paid Rs 33.29 scheme 2019 2020 The city witnessed hooli- crore for different purposes ganism of “outsiders” allegedly Chief Minister had to write twice (on November 22 in 2019 related to the construction of “hired” by BJP during the protest and January 24 in 2020) to the Centre for clearance of the the bridge. “We have paid Rs rally led by the party’s national launching scheme. 6.43 crore as rent for railway general secretary Kailash Vijay- land for 10 years just for tak- vargiya. Tension broke out as south Kolkata mainly Behala back to Kolkata to supervise ing up the project of construct- the BJP workers began pelting better than us and that is the the rescue operation. ing of the new bridge replacing stones at the police when they reason behind leaving no stone “Where was BJP when rail- the collapsed one. Rs 10.1 crore were stopped at Taratala cross- unturned in ensuring fast com- way was delaying in giving for dismantling the structure, ing. Police resorted to lathich- pletion of the construction of clearances?” Banerjee raised Rs 7.30 crore as supervision arge to disperse the mob as the the new Majerhat Bridge. But the question. She further said charge on the portion under latter broke the security barri- it is the Centre for whom the that they are creating ruckus just railway’s jurisdiction, Rs 70 lakh cades to move ahead towards project got delayed by around to show off. “They have asked for checking 20 bearings and Rs the construction site of Majerhat nine months. The railway is yet the police to arrest them just 7.14 crore as charges when the Bridge. The situation was brought to give the final clearance and for photographs to prove that temporary bailey bridge was under control with deployment it would take another seven to they have agitated,” she said. constructed,” Biswas said adding of a large contingent of police eight days for the same to final- Trinamool Congress led by the that the final clearances should led by senior officers. Around ise the date for its inauguration,” party’s secretary general Partha have been given immediately in 80 people were arrested in this Banerjee said recollecting that Chatterjee held a rally at the such circumstances. He said that connection. she was in Darjeeling when the same spot in the evening pro- outsiders were being brought “No one understands the bridge had collapsed in Septem- testing against BJP’s hooligan- to create unnecessary tension pain of the people residing in ber 2018 and she had rushed ism. The state PWD minister at Taratala. 4 mp nation KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost IN A SPAN OF 24 HOURS From next academic year, technical courses to be offered Six states/UTs contributed to 60.72% of in regional languages: Govt NEW DELHI: From the education boards. next academic year, technical The NTA, which conducts courses, including engineering the JEE(Main) and NEET-UG 44,489 new Covid cases: Health Ministry programmes, will be offered in among others, will come out regional languages, according with the syllabus for competitive to Education Ministry officials. examinations, it was decided in OUR CORRESPONDENT ministry said. Delhi has 29,169 COVID-19 The decision was taken at the meeting. India’s present active COVID-19 cases per million followed by Kerala a high-level review meeting “The University Grants NEW DELHI: The Union health caseload at 4,52,344 is 4.88 per cent with 16,201 cases, Maharashtra with chaired by Union Education Commission has also been ministry on Thursday said 60.72 per of the total coronavirus cases, and 14,584 and Haryana with 7,959 cases Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on directed to ensure all scholar- cent of the 44,489 fresh COVID- has been sustained below the 5 per per million population. Thursday. “A seminal decision ships, fellowships are disbursed 19 cases registered in a span of 24 cent mark. Their cases per million figures are was made to start technical edu- in time and to start a helpline for hours have been contributed by six According to the ministry, 65 higher as compared to the national cation, especially engineering the same and address all griev- states and UTs, with Kerala leading per cent of the active cases are in average of 6,715. courses, imparting education ances of the students immedi- the tally followed by Maharashtra, eight states and UTs which have con- The total COVID-19 recovered in mother tongue (and this) will ately, the official said. Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan and tributed to the maximum daily new cases in India are nearing 87 lakh be opened from next academic The NTA had last month Uttar Pradesh. cases and deaths. (86,79,138) and the national recov- year. A few IIT and NIT are announced its decision to con- It said 60.50 per cent of the 524 It said 61 per cent of the total ery rate stands at 93.66 per cent. A being short listed for the same, duct the JEE (Main) in nine latest fatalities are concentrated in six COVID-19 deaths are concentrated total of 36,367 recoveries have been a senior ministry official said. regional languages, apart from states and Union territories-- Delhi, in these eight states/UTs. registered in a span of 24 hours in the In the meeting, it was also Hindi and English from 2021. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, The case fatality rates of Punjab country, the ministry said. decided that the National Test- However, the IITs are yet Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. (3.16 per cent), Maharashtra (2.60 Fifteen states and UTs have a ing Agency (NTA) will come out to take up the matter so far on Kerala leads the tally with 6,491 per cent), West Bengal (1.75 per recovery rate more than the national with the syllabus for competi- whether the JEE (Advanced) new COVID-19 cases registered in cent) and Delhi (1.60 per cent) are average, it said. tive examinations after assessing will also be offered in regional a span of 24 hours, while Maharash- higher than the national average of India’s COVID-19 caseload the existing scenario of school language. AGENCIES tra has reported 6,159 new cases fol- 1.46 per cent, the ministry said. increased to 92.66 lakh with 44,489 lowed by Delhi with 5,246 new cases. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajas- new infections being reported in a Delhi with 99 deaths reported the than and Kerala have a case fatality day, while the death toll climbed to Bandh fails to evoke any maximum new fatalities. Maharash- rate of 1.43 per cent, 1.02 per cent, 1,35,223 with 524 new fatalities, the tra saw a fatality count of 65 followed 0.87 per cent and 0.37 per cent, ministry data updated at 8 am on by West Bengal with 51 deaths, the respectively. Thursday showed. response in the Hills SAY FREEZE! AMITAVA BANERJEE were closed. We had too man- Farmers standing resolutely in face age with tea and instant noodles DARJEELING: The bandh that the hotel provided. Today call by Left and Congress trade we did not face any problem at of Modi govt’s cruelty: Rahul Gandhi unions failed to evoke any all“ stated Debesh Ganguly, a response in the Hills. In the tourist from Kolkata. plains of North Bengal response In the plains of the Darjeel- OUR CORRESPONDENT the voice of farmers protest- was mixed. ing district, the bandh evoked ing against the laws that snatch In the hills of Darjeel- a mixed response. In the Terai NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the minimum support price ing and Kalimpong district, belt some of the tea gardens the government led by Prime from them, the BJP govern- the bandh had no effect at all. remained closed. Minister Narendra Modi over ment attacks them with water Offices, banks and post offices In Cooch Behar bandh sup- excesses of Haryana Police in this cold.” remained open. Vehicles plied porters vandalized State Gov- on farmers, Congress leader “Everything is being taken as normal. Hill tea gardens func- ernment-run buses. Bandh Rahul Gandhi said on Thurs- away from farmers and banks, tioned normally. supporters pelted stones and day that the country’s farmers loan waivers, airports, railway With the process of unlock vandalized an NBSTC bus ply- are standing resolutely in the stations are being distributed after the lockdown tourists have ing to Balurghat. Another bus face of Modi government’s cru- used water cannons and teargas to the capitalists,” she alleged started to trickle back to the hill was vandalized at Suniti road. elty against them. to disperse hundreds of farmers in her tweet in Hindi. station. “Though we support the A number of trucks were van- As farmers marched from Punjab who broke bar- Hitting out at the Centre issues for which the bandh has dalized in Mathabhanga. 62 per- towards Delhi to protest the ricades, throwing some into and Haryana governments, been called, we cannot afford sons were arrested in the Cooch Centre’s farm laws, Haryana the river, determined to enter Congress’ chief spokesper- a bandh. After suffering great Behar district. Police used water cannons and the state as part of their “Delhi son Randeep Surjewala asked economic losses for so many In Raigunj the CPIM and teargas to disperse hundreds Chalo” march. what message does Prime Min- months owing to the lockdown, Congress supporters picketed of farmers from Punjab. Hary- Former Congress presi- ister Narendra Modi and Chief we cannot afford losing busi- separately. The bandh sup- ana has completely sealed its dent has also shared a video Minister ML Khattar want to ness for a single day also” stated porters stopped goods train borders with Punjab to prevent of the incident and a verse in give by pitting soldiers in front Vishal Rai, a taxi driver. plying to , 200 m farmers from entering the state. Hindi lauding the courage of of farmers. The tourists were also happy away from Raigunj. “Later the Multi-level barricading has also the farmers protesting the farm “They are conspiring to that it was like any other day Railway police force intervened been put in many places. laws. push the country into civil war in the Hills. “I was caught in a and the train continued its Tension spiralled at the Congress general secretary and that too on the occasion bandh in the Hills while visit- journey to Bangladesh,” stated Shambhu interstate border in Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on of Constitution Day,” Surjew- A bus covered in snow following fresh snowfall in Manali, on Thursday PTI ing a few years ago. We did not Raju Kumar, Station Manager, Haryana on Thursday as police Twitter, “Instead of listening to ala alleged in a tweet in Hindi. get food as all the restaurants Raigunj. After Covid massive spike, Central ED arrests Cox & Serum Institute TRIFED scales Kings promoter says even with... Health Ministry team in Shimla up finalisation of Kerkar in money OUR CORRESPONDENT and the number of fresh cases laundering case From Page 1 results were arrived at and have also increased to 500 on Goa tribal plan AstraZeneca and the Uni- reported by the companies has SHIMLA: With COVID situa- an average. NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The versity of Oxford announced led to pointed questions from tion turning grim in Himachal “Month of November has Enforcement Directorate (ED) this week that their inexpensive, experts. Pradesh, the Union Health been the worst in Himachal OUR CORRESPONDENT on Thursday arrested Cox & easy-to-produce coronavirus The partial resultsMinistry team reached Shimla Pradesh as the people turned Kings promoter Peter Kerkar in vaccine appeared effective, with announced on Monday are from to hold meetings with state careless and did not follow the NEW DELHI: With Van Dhan a money laundering case linked the average efficacy of about 70 large ongoing studies in the UK government officials, includ- social distancing norms. The gaining traction on Mann ki to the alleged loan default at the per cent. A statement describing and Brazil designed to deter- ing state’s Chief secretary Anil winter conditions (now even Baat and changing tribal lives Yes Bank, officials said. the error on Wednesday came mine the optimal dose of vac- Khachi and Secretary (Health) snowfall) is going to create all over the country, TRIFED is Kerkar alias Ajay Ajit Peter days after the company and the cine, as well as examine safety Amitabh Awasthi — who are Amicus Curiae Bipin Negi more problems. Yet, the gov- taking several initiatives aimed was arrested in Mumbai under university described the shots as and effectiveness. Multiple com- in the forefront of corona man- appearing before the bench ernment is taking fresh tough at empowerment of tribal to the various sections of the Preven- “highly effective” and made no binations and doses were tried agement efforts. headed by Chief Justice L. measures like night curfew in next level by drawing up plans tion of Money Laundering Act mention of why some study par- in the volunteers. They were Most hospitals are run- Narayana Swamy accused the the four districts — Shimla, to launch 200 TRIFOOD Proj- (PMLA) and will be produced ticipants didn’t receive as much compared to others who were ning full, having no scope for state government of failing in Mandi, Kullu and Kangra,” says ects, 3000 Van Dhan clusters to before a court there on Friday. vaccine in the first of two shots given a meningitis vaccine or a admissions to Covid care wards its constitutional duty to pro- Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. get almost 25 lakh tribals on the of 25 Van Dhan Vikas Kend- The case relates to ED’s as expected. saline shot. for fresh patients, the govern- vide proper health care to the Additional DC Shimla road to entrepreneurship. ras, one Tribal food park and money laundering probe in In a surprise, the group of Along with the error, scien- ment is in a tight spot to han- people facing coronavirus Aproov Devgan has also With the objective to two showrooms in North and which the central probe agency volunteers that got a lower dose tists and industry experts said dle the situation. The reports infection, and the situation ris- ordered that all markets in streamline new projects, a South Goa under the Tribal had said that Yes Bank had a seemed to be much better pro- a series of other irregularities about shortage of the oxygen ing – out of the Covid spread. Shimla will remain closed on virtual meeting was held on Development Plan for Goa. total outstanding of Rs 3,642 tected than the volunteers who and omissions in the manner in and a high number of deaths The state government, Sunday except those providing Thursday to finalise the Goa As per the TRIFED MD, the crore against Cox & Kings got two full doses. which AstraZeneca initially dis- in the hospitals has already sent early this week, involved essential goods. Tribal Development Plan. The proposed activities included in Group of Companies (CKG). In the low-dose group, closed the data have also eroded alarms. measures to curb the spread Meanwhile, the central virtual meeting was chaired the development plan includes The role of Kerkar is under AstraZeneca said, the vaccine confidence in the reliability of Himachal Pradesh High of the infection due to large team has held meetings with by Goa’s chief secretary Pari- the setting up of 25 VDVKs in probe with regard to alleged appeared to be 90 per cent effec- their results. As it came to light Court, on Wednesday, had gatherings,wedding functions, the Secretary (Health) and also mal Rai and it was attended Goa, setting up of 25 procure- loan defaults with a number of tive. In the group that got two that the vaccine’s most promis- asked the state government night DJs and social gatherings discussed measures for vaccine by Tribal principal secretary ment centres-cum-godowns, banks including the Yes Bank, full doses, the vaccine appeared ing results did not reflect data to provide details as to how it in the towns and villages but storage and distribution. Reddy, PCCF Subhash Chan- two tertiary processing units official sources said. to be 62 per cent effective. Com- from older people, it appears was going to meet the growing has not yet been able to miti- The state government has dra, TRIFED MD Pravir (mega food parks/ tribal enter- The agency had raided a bined, the drugmakers said the difficult that regulators in the demand of the oxygen cylin- gate sufferings, or improve the proposed setting up a cold Krishna and senior officials of prises) and two flagship retail number to former executives vaccine appeared to be 70 per US and elsewhere will quickly ders and other healthcare needs conditions in the hospitals. chain and three storage cen- the TRIFED. outlets across the state as the of the beleaguered tours and cent effective. authorise the emergency use of of the people infected by the There have been reports tres at Mandi, Shimla and At the meeting, it was dis- target is to identify 20 minor travel services firm along with But the way in which the the AstraZeneca vaccine. virus. of 11 to 19 deaths every day Dharamshala. cussed about the establishment forest produces per VDVK. Kerkar in June as part of mul- tiple searches conducted by it Court grants bail in Mumbai. Punjab farmers face water cannons, It has also arrested its ex- At least 4 killed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra chief financial officer Anil to 53 accused Khandelwal and internal auditor Naresh Jain in October in this in Palghar mob push through Haryana barricades as Nivar crosses coast near Pondy case. The company at present is undergoing corporate insol- lynching case From Page 1 inciting innocent farmers,” denied permission to the From Page 1 Rescue personnel fer- inundation in some parts, there vency resolution process. Let them pass @mlkhat- Khattar tweeted. farmer organisations plan- Palaniswami visited ried cooked food to the peo- were no reports of loss of life The ED had alleged Khan- THANE: A special court tar ji, don’t push them to the He accused Singh of “only ning to protest in the capital cyclone-affected areas and took ple using inflatable boats and due to the cyclone. delwal and Jain had “purchased here on Thursday granted brink. Let them take their voice tweeting” and “running away on November 26 and 27. stock of the damage. while some chose to shift to the Chief Minister V Narayana- various immovable properties bail to 53 persons arrested in to Delhi peacefully,” Singh said. from talks” with him on the Police were also deployed Later, he told reporters that homes of their relatives, oth- samy said there were no reports from the funds diverted from the Palghar mob lynching He also appealed to the issue. on Delhi’s border with Farid- due to adequate precuationary ers continued to stay put bat- of loss of lives adding whether Cox & Kings Group (CKG).” case, in which two sadhus and BJP to direct the Khattar-led Shiromani Akali Dal leader abad and Gurgaon. measures taken by the govern- tling odds. boats and nets were damaged “CKG forged its consoli- their driver were killed at a vil- government not to indulge in Sukhbir Singh Badal too crit- Punjab farmers, represent- ment, there has been no major In city areas, civic workers or not would be known only dated financials by manipulating lage in Maharashtra’s Palghar “strong arm tactics” against the icised attempts to thwart the ing over 30 farm bodies, had damage caused by Nivar. pumped out stagnanat waters later. the balance sheets of overseas district. District judge P P Jad- farmers. Shortly after Singh protest. Today is Punjab’s announced they will go to While 4,233 relief camps from several locations. The estimated loss to agri- subsidiaries. In addition, some hav in his order granted the lambasted him, Khattar sternly 26/11. We are witnessing the Delhi through several routes were ready to accommodate Meanwhile, the discharge culture and other sectors due board resolutions submitted to accused bail with a surety of Rs told the Punjab chief minis- end of the right to democratic -- Lalru, Shambhu, Patiala- about 13 lakh people, “right from Chembarambakkam to cyclone Nivar has been ten- banks for sanctioning the loans 15,000 each. ter to stop “inciting innocent protest, he tweeted. Pehowa, Patran-Khanauri, now, about 2.30 lakh of them lake in the city was reduced to tatively put at Rs 400 crore and were also found to be forged,” Earlier this month, the court farmers”. The Haryana Police said Moonak-Tohana, Ratia-Fate- are in 2,999 camps,” he said. about 1,500 cusecs from the a full assessment is being made, the ED had claimed. had granted bail to four per- Khattar asked Singh to they acted with restraint and habad and Talwandi-Sirsa. The extent of the damage 5,000 cusecs on Wednesday, he said, adding, the territorial Probe revealed that the loan sons, including a man and his desist from misleading farm- nobody was seriously hurt Farmer bodies said they could not be quantified now when its level stood at 22 feet administration would seek an sanction from Yes bank was two sons, in the case. ers, highlighting that he has during the day. No farmer was will hold a dharna wherever since the assessment “has just as against the total 24 ft. interim relief of Rs 50 crore driven by the then CMD Rana On April 16, 2020, a mob already pledged to quit politics arrested, they said. they are stopped from moving started,” he added. The quantum of discharge from the Centre. Kapoor and was given “bypass- lynched two sadhus — Chikne if the Minimum Support Price Ahead of the protest, Hary- towards the national capital. Low lying neighbour- is likely to be brought further In view of the cyclone, a ing” the norms, it said. Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70) mechanism is ever dismantled. ana had announced sealing its BKU (Ekta-Ugarhan) gen- hoods in Chennai, including down to 500 cusecs to maintain prohibitory order that was in “ED gathered the evidences and Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) — “@Capt Amarinder Ji, I’ve borders with Punjab to prevent eral secretary Sukhdev Singh those in suburban Irumbuli- the water level in the lake at 22 force in the union territory regarding clear instruction of and their driver Nilesh Tel- said it earlier and I’m saying farmers from entering the state Kokrikalan had claimed 25,000 yur, Mudichur and Urapakkam feet as against its full level of 24 since November 24 to pre- Rana Kapoor to the concerned gade (30) at Gadchinchale in it again, I’ll leave politics if on their way to Delhi. women will participate and witnessed flooding and water feet, officials said. vent movement of people and bank officials to get the said loan Palghar district, 140 km north there’ll be any trouble on the The Delhi Police had also over 4,000 tractor-trailers were entered the houses of many In neighbouring Puduch- also gathering was lifted on continued and not to take efforts of Mumbai. AGENCIES MSP — therefore, please stop made clear that they had arranged for the protest. residents. erry, which saw heavy rains and Thursday. to recover it,” it alleged. AGENCIES millenniumpost|KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020 mp nation 5 ANOTHER 26/11 ON INDIAN SOIL NOW ‘ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE’, SAYS RAJNATH Stan Swamy’s wait for India fighting terrorism with new policy straw and sipper gets longer; also seeks bail & process: PM on Mumbai attack anniv MUMBAI: A court here on Thursday once again sought a reply from the National Inves- OUR CORRESPONDENT victims. I pay my homage to “Will keep the global spot- tigation Agency (NIA) on all. I bow down to the security light firmly on the menace of 83-year-old tribal rights activ- KEVADIA (GUJ)/NEW personnel who lost their lives cross-border terrorism against ist Father Stan Swamy’s request DELHI: Prime Minister Nar- in the attack. India. And on the epicentre of that he be provided a straw and endra Modi on Thursday said He also lauded India’s secu- global terrorism,” he said in a sipper in jail. India is fighting terrorism with rity forces fighting terrorism by tweet. Swamy, arrested in the a new policy and a new process foiling terror plans. Vice President Venkaiah alleged Elgar Parishad-Maoist as he asserted the country can “I bow down to our security Naidu and Union Home Min- links case, on Thursday also never forget the wounds of the establishment involved in foil- ister Amit Shah also paid trib- filed a bail plea in the special the applications and posted 2008 Mumbai attack that left ing big terror strikes like the utes to all those who lost their NIA court, citing health issues them for hearing on December 166 people dead and over 300 26/11 Mumbai attack. They are lives in the carnage. including Parkinson’s diesease. 4. In his bail plea, Swamy said others injured. giving a befitting reply to terror On November 26, 2008, Arrested on October 8, he he suffers from several ailments As leaders paid tributes to and are involved in securing our 10 Pakistani terrorists belong- has been lodged at the Taloja including Parkinson’s and hear- the martyrs of the Mumbai ter- borders,” he said. ing to the LeT arrived by sea prison near Mumbai. ing loss. He has undergone two ror strike on its 12th anniver- Referring to the 26/11 attack, route and opened fire, killing The court, earlier in the day, hernia operations and still suf- sary, Defence Minister Rajnath Rajnath Singh said India is no 166 people, including 18 secu- rejected his previous applica- fers from abdominal pain, he Singh said another attack like more a soft target for terror- rity personnel, and injuring over tion seeking a direction to the claimed. 26/11 on Indian soil is now ism due to variety of measures 300 during the 60-hour siege in NIA to return the straw and He was shifted to the prison “almost impossible” as the in the last few years, and added Mumbai. sipper allegedly seized from hospital soon after his arrest national security architecture that Pakistan has been exposed The Chhatrapati Shivaji him during his arrest. and two other inmates are tak- has been significantly bolstered as a “nursery of terrorism” fol- Maharaj Terminus, the Oberoi He needs a straw and sip- ing care of him at hospital, he in the last few years. lowing diplomatic outreach by Trident, the Taj Mahal Hotel, per as he has trouble eating said. As per the NIA, Swamy External Affairs Minister S A policeman pays tribute to martyrs at Police Memorial during the 12th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai New Delhi. Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital and drinking because his hands was involved in the activities of Jaishankar for his part said India terror attacks in Mumbai, on Thursday PTI “We can assure all the coun- and the Nariman House Jew- shake due to Parkinson’s dis- the banned CPI (Maoist), and will keep the global spotlight trymen that now India has ish community centre, now ease, he had said. had received funds through an “firmly” on cross-border terror- The US said it stands with will never be forgotten. Tata rorism with a new policy and strengthened its internal and renamed Nariman Light House, The NIA had then sought associate for furthering Mao- ism and on the epicentre of the India and remains resolute in posted his tributes in a social a new process. external security cycle so much were some of the places targeted 20 days to file a reply. ist agenda. global menace, in an apparent the fight against terrorism, and media post.. “Today’s date is associated that it is now almost impossible by terrorists. On Thursday, the agency He was also the convenor reference to Pakistan. is committed to hold the perpe- In his valedictory address with the biggest terror attack to execute another 26/11 attack Nine terrorists were later denied that it had confiscated of the Persecuted Prisoners Pakistan has placed 19 mem- trators accountable to ensure at the 80th All India Presiding on the country. On this date on Indian soil,” Singh said in his killed by the security forces, his straw and sipper. Swamy’s Solidarity Committee (PPSC), bers of the banned Lashkar-e- justice for the victims. Officers’ Conference in Kevadia in 2008, terrorists sent from address at the Hindustan Times including the National Security lawyer Sharif Shaikh then filed a frontal organisation of the Taiba (LeT) in a list of the “Most Veteran industrialist Ratan in Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi Pakistan had attacked Mum- Leadership Summit. Guard, the country’s elite com- a fresh application to obtain CPI(Maoist), the NIA claimed. Wanted Terrorists” for their role Tata, who headed the Tata group remembered the 26/11 martyrs. bai, Modi said in his address Minister Jaishankar mando force. these things, besides winter Swamy in his bail plea in the carnage, but it has not ini- whose iconic hotel in Mumbai “India cannot forget the via video-conference. applauded the courage of Ajmal Kasab was the only clothing. denied the allegations and said tiated any serious efforts to nab was one of the sites of the attack, wounds of the Mumbai terror “Many people died in that India’s security forces for con- terrorist who was captured alive. Special NIA Judge D E that the prosecution had failed them and also punish seven oth- also penned a heartfelt tribute, attack”, he said. terror attack, and people of tinuing to defend the country He was hanged four years later Kothalikar directed the prison to bring on record any evi- ers who are facing trial. saying the wanton destruction “India is now fighting ter- many nationalities were the “so resolutely”. on November 21, 2012. authorities to respond to both dence. AGENCIES FIR against Lalu by BJP Centre to states: Form advisory Thousands join Gogoi’s Woman killed in firing MLA in call from jail case boards for welfare of Divyangs funeral procession during ‘tilak’

OUR CORRESPONDENT Other matters deliberated ceremony upon in the meeting included NEW DELHI: The Central issues in the disability sector DHANBAD: A woman Advisory Board on Disability like implementation of the was killed and a youth was on Thursday asked states and RPwD Act, 2016, Accessible injured in firing during cel- Union Territories to submit a India Campaign and Unique ebrations at a ‘tilak’ (engage- report on affirmative actions Disability ID Project. ment) ceremony at Nundih taken by them for the welfare Early intervention and colony in this coal town, of differently-abled people rehabilitation of children with police said on Thursday. during the Covid-19 pandemic drive to fill up backlog vacan- disabilities, measures taken The incident took place and urged them to appoint cies, if any. by the states/UTs for protec- on Wednesday night and commissioners and constitute The board advised all the tion and welfare of people angry family members, state advisory boards at the central ministries/depart- with disabilities (PwD) dur- relatives and neighbours earliest. ments to take effective steps ing the COVID-19 pandemic, of the woman blocked the In the fourth meeting of the to implement the Accessi- ensuring distribution of aids busy Dhanbad-Sindri road board under the chairmanship ble India Campaign on mis- and assistive devices among when the news of her death of Social Justice and Empow- sion mode and finalise the differently-abled people and GUWAHATI: The mortal establishments at several places at Patliputra Medical College OUR CORRESPONDENT victed in fodder scam cases, erment Minister Thaawarch- accessible standards in respect implementation of the provi- remains of former Assam chief in Guwahati and other parts and Hospital here reached was undergoing treatment in and Gehlot, the states/UTs of their sector(s) in consul- sion of reservation for persons minister Tarun Gogoi who was of the state pulled their shut- her home in the colony, the NEW DELHI: A day before the Rajendra Institute of Medi- were advised to create an tation with the chief com- with benchmark disabilities a “secular leader in theory and ters down as a mark of respect. police said. the hearing on bail plea of cal Science (RIMS) for multiple online mechanism for main- missioner for persons with were also discussed, the state- practice” were on Thursday The state government had When police came to Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fod- ailments. taining data related to vacan- disabilities within six months ment said. taken to a church, namghar, announced a half-day holiday the spot, they brickabatted der scam, the imprisoned RJD “Lalu Prasad Yadav was cies reserved for persons with and submit it to the Depart- At the meeting, MoS Social mosque, temple and a Bihu from 1 pm on Thursday. the police and injured two president was shifted from the shifted from the bungalow of the benchmark disabilities in a ment of Empowerment of Justice Krishan Pal Gurjar and function field, as per his last The Congress stalwart died policemen. director’s bungalow of a Ranchi director to room number A-11 transparent manner and also Persons with Disabilities for vice-chairman of the Board wish, before it was consigned here on November 23 while Dhanbad superintendent hospital to its paying ward on of the paying ward today,” said conduct special recruitment notification, the statement said. were also present. to flames. undergoing treatment for post- of police (city) R Ramku- Thursday following his alleged Dr Waghmare Krishna Prasad, It was an emotional jour- COVID-19 complications at mar, who rushed to the spot, phone call to Bihar BJP MLA Additional Director of RIMS EXECUTIVES FEARED TO HAVE FLED COUNTRY ney, rarely seen in Assam, the age of 84 years. said the incident occured at Lalan Paswan seeking his help and Joint Health Secretary of with scores of admirers “Gogoi sir was truly a sec- around 6.30 pm on Wednes- in defeating the NDA candi- Jharkhand. and onlookers stopping the ular leader in theory and prac- day when a person in the date for assembly Speaker’s post. The leaked audio clip of the flower- bedecked truck at sev- tice. There are many leaders pre-wedding ceremony fired Meanwhile, an FIR has also telephonic conversation has CBI books rice export firm eral places, bowing their heads who preach secularism, but from his pistol and injured been lodged in Patna against created more troubles for Lalu before the huge cut-outs of never follow it. Gogoi sir even the 38-year-old woman, who Prasad on Thursday by the BJP Prasad just ahead of Novem- Gogoi on the vehicle, and offer- allowed his son Gaurav to was invited by the bride’s MLA Lalal Paswan whom he ber 27 hearing in another fod- for Rs 1,200 cr bank fraud ing floral tributes. marry a Christian girl from family, and the youth in had allegedly called while in der scam case which is related There was a sea of human- the UK. So, he encouraged cul- his foot. Both of them were custody and offered a ministe- to withdrawal of funds from OUR CORRESPONDENT company engaged in the export and other key persons, they said. ity everywhere with footpaths, tural assimilation also,” Con- rushed to hospital, where the rial berth in exchange for help- Dumka treasury. of basmati and non-basmati It said Amira India is the dividers, vehicle tops and roofs gress spokesperson Rhituporna woman died during treat- ing the opposition in defeating BJP’s Anuranjan Ashok has NEW DELHI: The CBI has rice came to notice in a forensic subsidiary of Amira Mauritius of buildings occupied by men Konwar said. ment, he said. Ramkumar the NDAs candidate for assem- separately filed a writ petition booked Delhi-based Amira audit on May 22, 2019. which is wholly held by Amira and women along the nearly Earlier at 7:30 am, the for- said the video footage of the bly Speakers post. in the Jharkhand High Court Pure Foods Pvt Ltd and its top It has also been learnt that Nature Foods Ltd registered in 25-km-long procession route. mer chief minister’s glass cof- ceremony is being checked The FIR has been lodged over violation of jail manual executives including promoter the directors of the company British Virgin Islands and head- The crowd thickened as the fin, wrapped in flowers, was to identify who had fired. under Section 8 (a) of the Pre- seeking a CBI probe into the Karan Chanana and Managing were not available when the CBI quartered in Dubai. day advanced. taken out from Srimanta San- He said members of the vention of Corruption Act in entire episode. Director Rajesh Arora for alleg- conducted searches on Wednes- Chanana, who resides out- Cutting across age groups, kardeva Kalakshetra, where bride’s family and relatives Patna’s Vigilance Police Station. Notably, the Jharkhand edly cheating a consortium of day. In fact, the company’s cred- side India, is the main promoter people were seen weeping, his body was kept for the pub- who had come from Bhoj- Prasad, the former Bihar government has also ordered a a dozen banks led by Canara itors have also approached the of the company and guides the while hundreds were taking lic to pay their respect, to his pur district in Bihar, includ- chief minister who was con- probe into the incident. Bank to the tune of over Rs 1,200 NCLT, which had issued non- operations while the Indian pictures and videos of the last official residence at Dispur. At ing the bride’s father were crore, officials said Thursday. bailable warrants. operations are handled by Man- journey of their beloved leader. the residence, his family mem- detained near Dhanbad- The CBI after filing the FIR The forensic reportaging Director Arora who lives Traditional drums and bers completed rituals and his Giridih border in Jharkhand on the basis of a complaint alleged that the accused falsi- in Janakpuri in West Delhi. cymbals were played, and wife Dolly, daughter Chan- while they were fleeing in a NATION BRIEFS from Canara Bank carried out fied the account, and forged “All the directors of the conch shells were blown along drima, daughter-in-law Eliz- bus after the incident and are a search operation at eight loca- and fabricated the documents company were involved in the the entire route. abeth and grandchildren bid being interrogated. tions in Delhi and NCR at the in order to gain unlawfully at conspiracy to cheat the banks The city came to a standstill, adieu to him. Congress general The bride’s father has FOUR DEAD IN ROAD CRASH premises of the accused named the cost of bank funds, the offi- and thereby diverted the funds especially along the arterial secretary Jitendra Singh and denied the involvement of FIROZABAD: Three women and a child died and in the FIR, they said. cials said. among themselves by various Guwahati-Shillong Road, RGB many other prominent leaders any member from his side another person was injured in an accident involving a The FIR has named Arora, The report red-flagged “glar- acts, omission and commis- Road, MD Road, GNB Road, paid their last respects to the had fired, the SP said. Directors Karan A Cha- ing irregularities” including sion and siphoned off the pub- Lamb Road, and other places departed leader at his house. The woman’s family, rela- truck and an auto-rickshaw on the Firozabad-Fariha nana, Aparna Puri and Jawa- cheating, fraud, misappropri- lic exchequer,” it said. like Rukminigaon, Ganeshguri, Among the pall bearers who tives and neighbours also road here Thursday morning, police said. The crash har Kapoor, former Director ation of funds, stock manipu- In its complaint, the bank Zoo gate, Commerce College carried his body up to the vehi- stormed the house of the took place near the Bhooteshwar temple in the Narkhi Anita Diang and Finance Head lation, diversion of funds and specifically mentioned that the point, Chandmari and Guwa- cle were his son Gaurav Gogoi, groom’s father and vandal- police station area, Assistant Superintendent of Police Akshay Srivastava as accused. criminal conspiracy committed role of Finance Head Srivastava hati Club point. Congress state unit chief Ripun ised it, the police said. PTI (City) Mukesh Chandra Misra said. He said the three- The fraud in the 27-year-old by its Directors and promoters needs to be probed. Shops and commercial Bora and other leaders. AGENCIES wheeler had to be pulled out from under the truck with the help of a crane. The bodies have been sent to a hospital, the ASP said, adding the driver of the Ahmed Patel laid to rest; Rahul Gandhi attends funeral truck fled the scene leaving the vehicle behind. BHARUCH: Senior Congress dar Patel Hospital at Anklesh- Patel was laid to rest after NCB PROBE: KSHITIJ PRASAD AND leader Ahmed Patel was laid to war town of Bharuch district. the final ‘namaz’ was offered. rest at his native village Pira- After landing at Surat air- As per Patel’s wishes, he was DRUG PEDDLER GET BAIL man in Gujarat’s Bharuch dis- port on Thursday morning, buried next to the graves of his MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Thursday granted bail trict on Thursday. Gandhi reached Piraman by parents. to Kshitij Ravi Prasad, a former Dharmatic Entertain- Congress leader Rahul road and met the grieving Gujarat Congress pres- ment executive producer, and a suspected drug ped- Gandhi attended the funeral family members of the former ident Amit Chavda, Con- dler arrested by the NCB in connection with its probe of the party’s key strategist and Congress MP at their ances- gress in- charge for Gujarat troubleshooter, who died on tral home. Rajeev Satav, leader of Con- into the alleged use of drugs in Bollywood. However, Wednesday. When Gandhi reached gress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ran- Prasad will not come out of jail today as he has also Patel’s mortal remains there, hundreds of locals and jan Chowdhury, and former been implicated in another case, the bail plea of reached Piraman from Vado- Congress workers were present chief ministers Kamal Nath which will be heard on December 3, his lawyer Satish dara and he was laid to rest at to pay tributes to Patel. and Shankersinh Vaghela were Maneshinde said. Prasad was arrested on September a Muslim cemetery in the pres- Paying his last respects, among those who attended the 26 under provisions of the NDPS Act after questioning ence of hundreds of locals and Rahul Gandhi threw some soil funeral. in the drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Congress leaders. on Patel’s mortal remains. Con- Patel (71) died in a Guru- The mortal remains reached gress leader Sonia Gandhi sent gram hospital on Wednesday Singh Rajput’s death. Vadodara airport Wednesday flowers to pay her last respects following complications related night and were kept at the Sar- to the former colleague. to COVID- 19. AGENCIES 6 mp nation KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost Nationwide strike affects 'Constitution balances liberty and conditions normal life in Kerala, Odisha, other states OUR CORRESPONDENT strike, including at BALCO, on which states can deny freedom of speech' the statement said. NEW DELHI: Kerala, Puduch- Normal life was affected in erry, Odisha, Assam and Telan- West Bengal and Tripura, and The statement came from the CJI during the celebration of Constitution Day, organised by the SCBA gana witnessed complete shut sporadic incidents of clashes down on Thursday and nor- were reported in West Bengal, OUR CORRESPONDENT duty is to uphold the vision of CJI said that the courts had the CJI said that this brought mal life was partially affected according to reports. the document called the Con- to encounter a web of prob- out many significant handicaps in many other states as more Indian National Trade NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of stitution of India, which has lems, one interconnected with ranging from courts not being than 25 crore workers partici- Union Congress (INTUC), India S A Bobde on Thursday been handed down to us by the other and I do not wish to equipped with video confer- pated in the nationwide strike, All India Trade Union Con- said that nothing is conferred our forefathers to preserve the go into anymore into negative encing facilities, to lawyers not according to central trade gress (AITUC), Hind Maz- as right of freedom of speech liberties of the citizens against facts but today as we speak and having access to such equip- unions. door Sabha (HMS), Centre of in "absolute and untrammelled the states demand for law and celebrate the constitution day, I ment, he said. The day-long countrywide Indian Trade Unions (CITU), terms" and the framers of the order. must tell you that the Corona- Those who did not have strike has been called by a joint All India United Trade Union Constitution have struck a The framers of the consti- virus has hit the hardest blow to access to technology did not platform of ten central trade Centre (AIUTUC), Trade resilient balance between lib- tution have struck a resilient the court and its staffs . have access to the system of unions to protest against the Union Co-ordination Centre erty and the rights and condi- balance between the liberty He said that it is some justice itself. To bridge the central government's new farm (TUCC) and Self-Employed tions on which the states can and the rights and conditions sets of achievement that the gap that existed, the Supreme and labour laws, among other Women's Association (SEWA) deny it. on which the states can deny Supreme Court of India was Court identified places in dis- workers-related issues, as well are part of the joint platform. The judiciary has been the freedom of speech and not locked down even for a day tricts and setup kiosks and as to raise various demands. Others are All India Cen- entrusted with the balancing the restrictions on it are in the during the pandemic and this is mobile vans for lawyers and Various independent fed- tral Council of Trade Unions of the interest of the state and interest of the reputation of particularly important because litigants, mobile van carry- erations and associations are (AICCTU), Labour Progres- freedom granted by the Con- individuals and institutions. a huge percentage of matters ing Wifi for lawyers and liti- also part of the joint platform. sive Federation (LPF) and stitution to the people, the CJI Nothing is conferred as a right which cannot be severed, he ciary as an institution is the involve fundamental rights gants who did not have video "The states of Kerala, United Trade Union Con- said adding that It has to the of freedom of speech in abso- said. respect for the shared con- and the protection of more conferencing facility, so that Puducherry, Odisha, Assam gress (UTUC). BJP-aligned large extent operated on the lute and untrammelled terms, He said that many schol- cern of upholding the rule of vulnerable members of the they can go to these identified and Telangana have reported Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh wisdom of the old saying while he said. ars have referred to this as law. The judiciary has been community. places and appear virtually, he complete shut down. Tamil (BMS) is not participating balancing rights that your right The CJI said that the fram- resilience in its thickest sense entrusted with the balancing The CJI, however, pointed said. Nadu reported complete shut in the strike. Hind Mazdoor to swing your arms end where ers of the Constitution envis- because the Constitution not of the interest of the state and out that due to the loss of cases, Referring to instances of down in 13 districts, while the Sabha (HMS) General Secre- my nose begins". aged that if it has to survive for only survived major attacks freedom granted by the Con- and thereby loss of income due past, where judges have deliv- industrial strike continues in tary Harbhajan Singh Sidhu He said that the restrictions long years to come, the basic and challenges but also remains stitution to the people, the CJI to the pandemic,some mem- ered justice sitting in verand- the rest of the districts. Pun- said that the number of work- on freedom of speech are in the structure doctrine as developed true to its central mandate and said adding that It has to the bers of the bar in Orisssa and has and advocates carrying jab and Haryana have reported ers who joined the natiow- interest of reputation of indi- in the famous case of Keshva- values, thereby maintaining its large extent operated on the Mumbai even took to odd jobs out their practices sitting on that the state road transport ide agitation on Thursday viduals and institutions. nand Bharti needs to be upheld. essence as the country trav- wisdom of the old saying while like selling vegetables to sustain wooden boxes, the CJI recalled buses have not left their depots exceeded the expected num- Speaking on the Constitu- It is not only required that els through troubled waters balancing rights that your right themselves financially. This is that a sessions judge who had in the morning," a joint state- ber of 25 crore. He also said tion Day celebration organised the constitution survives but and indeed it has travelled to swing your arms ends where something that has never hap- cases of powerful offenders ment issued by the trade that coal mine workers along virtually by the Supreme Court the constitution also thrives through troubled waters over my nose begins . pened before in the profession belonging to organized crime unions said. with those from defence, rail- Bar Association (SCBA), the and functions with all of its years. Referring to the Corona- of law . on his board, had no choice but Jharkhand and Chhattis- ways and other public sectors CJI said, as courts its highest essential features and values The respect for the judi- virus pandemic situation, the To counter the problems, to travel by a local train. garh reported 100 per cent are also supported the strike. CBI files FIR against ex-J&K Closing shops on Sundays shouldn't be REVERENCE minister for alleged forest confused with weekend lockdown: U'Khand DEHRADUN: The Uttara- land grab under Roshni Act khand government on Thurs- day clarified that there will No holy dip in Ganga on NEW DELHI: The CBI has Kashmir Union Territory which be no weekend lockdown in booked former Jammu and is now part of the FIR, they said. the state capital but only clo- Kartik Purnima due to virus Kashmir Minister Taj Mohi- The then Tehsildar Shop- sure of market places, barring uddin in connection with ian had processed and placed shops selling essentials, on Sun- HARIDWAR: People will not ritual bath in the river on the alleged illegal regularisation of 190 cases of vesting of own- days for sanitisation purposes be allowed to take a holy dip occasion every year. encroached forest land in his ership rights to the occupants in the wake of the COVID-19 in the Ganga river here on However, in compliance name under the Roshni Act, of state land before a commit- pandemic. the occasion of Kartik Purn- with the Centre's guidelines officials said Thursday. tee chaired by Thakur on June The Dehradun district ima on November 30 in view in view of COVID-19, it has Along with Mohiuddin, a 16, 2007. administration has issued of the COVID-19 pandemic, been decided to stop people former Congress minister in The committee approved an order for strict closure of the district administration said from taking a bath in the river the erstwhile state, the agency only 17 of them including over market places on Sundays in on Thursday. Lakhs of devo- on Kartik Purnima this year has also booked Mohammaed 13 kanals of land which was the state capital for sanitisa- tees from different parts of as it will lead to crowding on Ramzan Thakur, former Dep- allegedly illegally encroached tion purposes, an official at the the country including Delhi, the ghats which may cause uty Commissioner Shopian, upon by Mohiuddin. It is alleged Chief Minister's Office said Haryana, Punjab and Him- spread of the virus, Haridwar Mohammed Yousuf Zargar, the that the land encroached upon making it clear that the word achal Pradesh converge on the District Magistrate C Ravis- then Additional Deputy Com- by Mohiuddin belonged to the closure should not be confused banks of the Ganga here for a hankar said. MPOST missioner, Hafizullah Shah, the forest department which had with lockdown which is techni- then Assistant Commissioner raised objections to its regula- cally different. Sunday closure so that people poses in the state capital was Revenue and Ghulam Hassan risation under the Jammu and However, shops selling are not inconvenienced, the issued on Wednesday by Deh- Rather, the then Tehsildar. Kashmir State Lands (Vesting essentials like fruits and veg- official said. radun District Magistrate Ash- The CBI received a com- of Ownership to Occupants) etables and medicines, petrol The order for strict com- ish Shrivastava as a step to View of a sand sculpture as a tribute to legendary football player Deigo Maradona, who passed away on plaint from the Anti-Corrup- Act also known as the Roshni pumps and LPG agencies will pliance of closure of shops on break the chain of transmis- Wednesday due to a heart attack, in Puri PIC/PTI tion Bureau of Jammu and Act. AGENCIES remain out of the ambit of the Sundays for sanitisation pur- sion of COVID-19. MPOST Money laundering: 2 soldiers killed in militant attack on Haryana sets up 3-member drafting ED arrests alleged army Quick Reaction Team in J&K committee to frame law on 'love jihad' associate of Shiv Sena MLA OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDIGARH: Haryana's law on love jihad in Haryana anyone can fall in love with Home Minister Anil Vij on will be made up of state Home anyone. But if there is a con- NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The SRINAGAR: Two soldiers Thursday said the state govern- Secretary T L Satyaprakash, spiracy for changing religion Enforcement Directorate (ED) were killed in a militant attack ment has set up a three-mem- Additional Director General by trapping someone in love, has arrested Amit Chandole, an on an army Quick Reaction ber committee to draft a law of Police Navdeep Singh Virk then it is very important to stop alleged associate of Shiv Sena Team (QRT) at Parimpora against love jihad , a term used and Additional Advocate Gen- that conspiracy. We will take MLA Pratap Sarnaik, in con- in the outskirts of the city on by BJP leaders to describe reli- eral Deepak Manchanda. whatever steps are required," nection with its money laun- Thursday, police said. gious conversions in the guise Earlier this month, Vij had he had said. dering case against a security They said the Quick Reac- of marriage. told the Haryana Assembly that Recently, he also praised the service provider company and tion Team came under indis- The minister's statement the state government is consid- Yogi Adityanath-led BJP gov- others, official sources said on criminate firing by two-three comes days after the Uttar ering a law against "love jihad" ernment in Uttar Pradesh for Thursday. , who were travelling Pradesh government cleared a and has sought information approving a draft ordinance to They said Chandole has in a van, this afternoon at a draft ordinance against conver- from Himachal Pradesh. deal with religious conversion been arrested late Wednesday crowded area in Khushipora sion through force or fraudu- The Himachal Pradesh for the sake of marriage, which under the Prevention of Money of Parimpora. lent means. But even before the Assembly had passed a bill could land violators in jail for Laundering Act (PMLA) and is Police said the two soldiers UP ordinance was cleared, Vij last year against conversion by up to 10 years if the woman is expected to be produced before were critically injured in the had announced that a commit- force, inducement or through a minor. a local court for custody. attack and were rushed to a tee was being set up in Haryana a marriage solemnised for the Vij has also told reporters He was questioned by the military facility in the nearby Army soldiers arrive at the spot of a militant attack at Khushipora area, on the outskirts of Srinagar where to frame a new law. "sole purpose" of adopting a earlier that with the enactment ED on Wednesday. The agency, Shariefabad camp where they two soldiers were killed in a militant attack on an army Quick Reaction Team PIC/PTI The Haryana committee new religion. The minister was of the Haryana law, strict action they said, is probing Chandole's succumbed. will also study laws enacted by then replying to a calling atten- will be taken against anyone role and alleged suspect deal- A defence spokesperson ever, they have succumbed to launched a search operation troops exercised restraint to other states on the issue, Vij tion motion in the House on indulging in religious conver- ings with Sarnaik, Tops Grup added, "They (the injured sol- their injuries. to track down the assailants, avoid any civilian casualty and said. the murder of a young woman sion through pressure, by lur- security providing service and diers) were evacuated to the The security forces have he said. collateral damage," the spokes- He tweeted that the draft- in Ballabhgarh. ing someone or in the name of its promoter Rahul Nanda, they nearest medical facility. How- cordoned off the area and "Being a crowded area, our man said. ing committee formed to frame "Anyone can marry anyone, love. AGENCIES said. AGENCIES Ladakh gets largest J&K gears up for 1st polls post Article 370 abrogation solar project at Leh NATION BRIEFS OUR CORRESPONDENT mir for the poll process. on Friday. Union minister IAF station "We have made elaborate Anurag Thakur has been on MP: 3 KILLED AS MAN SETS FIRE SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Prep- security arrangements for campaign trail in Jammu and LEH: The Union Territory of arations are on in full swing polls and candidates besides BJP general secretary Tarun Ladakh has got the largest solar TO KIN'S HOUSE, ENDS LIFE for the first elections in Jammu the campaigning process," a Chug has addressed rallies in power project setup under the ANUPPUR: A 46-year-old man, his wife and daugh- and Kashmir post abrogation senior police officer said, add- Samba and Kathua districts Centre's 'Make In India' ini- ter died after his step-brother allegedly set their of Article 370 and reorganisa- ing security is being reviewed during the past few days. tiative at Leh IAF station to house on fire over a property dispute in Madhya tion of the erstwhile state with as per requirements. According to the JK BJP, provide sustainable energy Pradesh's Anuppur district in the wee hours of Thurs- political parties making the last While campaigning in var- leaders like Smriti Irani, Kris- alternative to fossil fuel and day, police said. After committing the crime, the ac- last-ditch efforts to woo voters. ious constituencies in districts han Pal Gujjar, Ramesh Pokhri- traditional methods of energy cused, Deepak Vishwakarma (32), allegedly hanged The first-ever district devel- of Jammu division has gathered yal 'Nishank' and Rajya Sabha generation. opment council (DDC) elec- momentum with roadshows, member Zafar Islam are The project namely 'Pro- himself to death, Jaithari police station's inspector K K tions will be held in eight door-to-door meetings and expected to join the campaign. vision of Solar Photo Voltaic Tripathi said. phases to elect 280 members in panchayat polls in 2018, have notifications for the elections public rallies being witnessed, The BJP has made the issue Powerplant 1.5 MW' has been 20 districts from November 28 plunged into the electoral bat- to the DDCs, panchayats and in Kashmir, it is a low key affair of alleged land encroachments completed within 12 months MP: 1 DEAD, 45 HURT AS BUS CARRY- to December 22. In the absence tleground under the banner of ULBs. "The notifications have due to security reasons. by former chief ministers well before the completion ING MARRIAGE PARTY OVERTURNS of an elected government in the the People's Alliance for Gup- been issued for the DCC and BJP has deployed Union Farooq Abdullah and Omar deadline of March 31, 2021, a UMARIA: An elderly woman was killed and at least union territory, these councils kar Declaration (PAGD). other elections. Preparations ministers Mukhtar Abbas Abdullah and other leaders of defence spokesman said. 45 others members of a marriage party were injured are set to become a new unit of The BJP and the Congress have been made for holding Naqvi, Jitendra Singh and the Gupkar alliance a major "The largest solar project governance in the region. are also campaigning in vari- free and fair polls," a elec- Anurag Thakur besidespoll plank while reaching out to at a high altitude in the entire when their bus overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Along with the DDC polls, ous constituencies of Jammu tion officer said. The process national general secretary certain communities including Leh in the Union Territory of Umaria district on Thursday morning, police said. The eight-phased polling will be and Kashmir. While the BJP of deployment of staff, train- Tarun Chug and national Muslims and Gujjars. Ladakh has been established at accident took place at Marhai turn, about 55 km from held for by-elections to 230 has deployed union ministers ing and other requirements is spokesperson Shahnawaz Hus- The BJP has planned dig- IAF Station Leh," he said. the district headquarters, when the victims, belonging urban local bodies (ULB) and and central leaders as its star almost complete. sain. Union minister Mukhtar ital rallies and door-to-door The spokesman said the to Shadhol, were returning along with the bride from 12000 panchayat seats. campaigners, only local Con- Police say elaborate security Abbas Naqvi addressed an campaigning as well as social project was conceptualised Satna, they said. The driver of the speeding bus ap- Major regional parties gress leaders are campaigning. measures have been done for election meeting in Kupwara media campaigns by employ- under Make In India, and exe- National Conference (NC) The state election commis- incident-free polls and more on November 19 while BJP ing around 800 IT people in cuted to provide sustainable parently lost control over the wheels following which it and Peoples Democratic Party sion (SEC) and chief electoral security companies are being national spokesperson Shahn- most of the districts, a party energy alternative to fossil fuel toppled, a police official said. (PDP), which boycotted the officer (CEO) have issued all brought to Jammu and Kash- awaz Hussain visited Srinagar leader said. and traditional methods. MPOST millenniumpost|KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020 mp editorial 7 EDITORIAL ‘Build back greener’ Irrefutable signs It remains to be seen whether Boris Johnson’s government is prepared to spend enough or

here is a rising consensus across the world on the attract private investment to realise its ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 nature of climate change. A 2020 national survey by the Pew Foundation in the US showed that two- he 10-point plan by wind by 2030 would sup- thirds of the people surveyed atleast thought that United Kingdom ply half of the UK’s current Ttheir government should do more in regards to climate change. SHAZNEEN CYRUS GAZDAR Prime Minister Boris demand. However, there would This in no means indicates that climate change scepticism is Johnson promises be big challenges to meet- actually on the decline. It is, however, an indication that cli- Tto “build back greener”, pro- ing this target, including the mate change across the world is reaching an effective tip- vide 250,000 new jobs, mobil- massive ramp-up in the rate ping point where it is starting to make significant and visible ise new investments worth of commissioning 4 GW per changes to our world and our lives. 12 billion, including four bil- year between 2025 and 2030. The most significant sign of this looming crisis is how the lion pounds of new money The 10-point plan outlines nature of climate disaster is now shifting. Even communities and potentially thrice as much an investment of 500 million that have lived in historically vulnerable locations are now from private investments by pounds, of which 250 pounds being shaken to the core by the erratic and more frequent 2030. would go into the production nature of these disasters, be it floods, forest fires or, in this Johnson believes the ‘Green of new hydrogen production case, tropical cyclones. Industrial Revolution’ would facilities aimed at producing 5 Tropical cyclones are regarded as a likely candidate for the “allow the UK to forge ahead GW of it by 2030. descriptor of the most destructive disasters in terms of cost. with eradicating its contri- The focus is currently on There is good indication now that our own activities have been bution to climate change by ‘blue’ instead of ‘green’ hydro- making tropical cyclones more destructive and frequent than 2050”. gen. An implementing strategy usual. While there is no clear consensus on just how much It is considered particu- (the UK’s Hydrogen Strat- human-made climate change affects tropical cyclones, few dis- larly crucial to the run-up to egy) will be released in the agree that there is indeed some correlation between the two. The plan aims to the 26th session of the Con- first quarter of 2021. The plan Climate change as a whole suffers from this uncertainty that ference of the Parties (CoP 26) also targets installing 600,000 is largely a result of their simply not being enough research ban petrol and to the United Nations Frame- heat pumps per year by 2028, on the matter. It must be remembered that the proper scien- diesel vehicles work Convention on Climate another way of heating homes tific study of weather systems and such was only enabled by Change summit in Glasgow without fossil fuels. technological advancements of the 20th century. An indi- by 2030, provide in 2021. Boris Johnson’s plan adds 200 million pounds to the existing 800 million, bringing the funding back to 1 The current rate stands at cation of the difficulty in identifying patterns in such cases 40-gigawatt This is, however, not billion pounds as promised by the UK government back in 2010 26,000, resulting in a 23-time can be observed from the fact that until 2019, many experts a policy document, but a increase. However, the CCC thought that cyclonic activity in the Indian Ocean was actu- offshore wind white paper that is still due this brought the total reduc- tions expect just a 10 per cent port is the single-largest con- recommends 1.5 million heat ally decreasing as a result of man-made climate change. Then energy to power to go through the legisla- tion to 29 per cent over the past cut based on current policies. tributor to the UK’s carbon pump installations per year by 2019 came by and so did a record number of cyclones. Now tive process to make the plan decade since 2010, even as the But there has been a histor- emissions, yet little to no prog- 2030. in 2020 Cyclone Amphan has already caused billions worth every home, make implementable. A ‘Hydro- economy grew by a fifth. ical policy gap between where ress has been made to reduce The UK government wants in damages and has displaced hundreds of thousands when five gigawatts gen Strategy’ has also been Emissions from land use the UK is heading versus where transport emissions since 1990. four clusters by 2030 to capture it impacted India and Bangladesh. While indications of its promised. and forestry, however, are it needs to be on climate due to Banning the sale of new cumulative 10MtCO2 equat- approach were plentiful and preparations were made before it of hydrogen The plan aims to ban pet- assumed to remain at the a lack of a credible attempt at a fossil fuel cars by 2030 would ing to 1-2MtCO2/year in 2030 made landfall, what shocked was the magnitude. Amphan had and produce the rol and diesel vehicles by 2030, same level as in 2018. Car- plan for years. mean that two-thirds of the regarding Carbon Capture and beaten all reasonable scientific predictions and impacted as a provide 40-gigawatt offshore bon emissions from coal fell This can be attributed to miles travelled by car in the Storage (CCS). full-on super cyclone that had appeared to suddenly intensify. first hydrogen- wind energy to power every by 80 per cent over the past the Brexit referendum and UK would be in polluting pas- CCC recommends CCS It was speculated later on that this random intensification was powered town. home, make five gigawatts of decade, while those from gas consequent policy chaos. This senger vehicles, rather than the as a necessity to meet their likely the result of a marine heatwave raising seawater surface It also targets hydrogen and produce the first were down 20 per cent and oil does not reflect well as hosts even split between electric and net-zero emission targets at temperatures in the Bay of Bengal. Now, yet another cyclone hydrogen-powered town. by 6 per cent. of CoP 26. fossil fuel “car miles” needed to 75-150MtCO2/year in 2050, has unexpectedly intensified before making landfall in India. to remove 10 The new plan also targets The UK’s CO2 emissions The latest government pro- meet the government’s interim which would require a major It was noted that Cyclone Nivar also unexpectedly and swiftly megatonnes of to remove 10 megatonnes of in 2019 stood at an estimated jections showed the gap grew climate targets. CO2 transport and storage turned into a severe cyclonic storm As of now, Tamil Nadu carbon dioxide via carbon 354 million tonnes of CO2 larger; the current 2030 target This would be because the infrastructure servicing. has reported three dead and lakhs displaced and sheltered. carbon dioxide capture and storage, as well as (MtCO2), 41 per cent below was set on a path to cut 80 per ban would still leave 21 mil- The plan adds 200 million The Tamil Nadu Government has indicated that the situation via carbon capture plant 30,000 hectares of trees the 1990 levels. cent greenhouse gases by 2050 lion polluting passenger vehi- pounds to the existing 800 mil- is still under control as ample preparations were already in every year. Also, it aims to The UK’s per-capita CO2 rather than 100 per cent. cles on the road by the end of lion, bringing the funding back place. Now, even as the cyclone is apparently weakening, it has and storage, as provide financial help for the emissions in 2019, at 5.3tCO2, The Committee on Climate the decade, compared with 31 to 1 billion pounds as prom- caused torrential rains in Andhra Pradesh. A clear picture is well as plant next generation of small and were above the global average Change (CCC), the UK gov- million today. ised by the UK government yet to emerge over the final toll but there is enough evidence large nuclear reactors, there- (4.8 in 2018) and India (2.0), ernment’s official climate advi- Additionally, the CCC sug- back in 2010. to indicate the magnitude and urgency of the larger crisis. As 30,000 hectares of fore advancing nuclear power but below the European Union sory body, said the country’s gested the 2030 ban should be In conclusion, it remains research has indicated, the Indian Ocean is a significant cli- trees every year as a clean energy source. average (7.0) and China (7.2) targets over the next decade paired with a rising mandate to be seen whether the gov- mate change hotspot. While it only represents 13 per cent of But is this enough to attain or the United States (16.6). were likely to be insufficient for carmakers to sell zero- ernment is prepared to spend the global ocean surface, it accounts for a significant 25 per net-zero emissions by 2050? However, to meet the UK’s given the increased goal of emission vehicles. The plan enough or attract private cent of the induced oceanic heat uptake for the world’s oceans. There is some good news: carbon budgets, CO2 emis- reaching net-zero emissions does not currently address this. investment to realise its ambi- It is clear at this stage that disaster preparation methods The UK’s CO2 emissions fell by sions would need to fall by by 2050. It also allows selling of hybrids tious goal of net-zero carbon and mitigation strategies will not be enough . 3.9 per cent in 2019. According another 31 per cent by 2030, According to the think tank until 2035. emissions by 2050. DTE While our communities do over time adjust to the dangers to an analysis by Carbon Brief, whereas government projec- New Automotive, road trans- The 40 GW of offshore Views expressed are personal of natural disasters, this is far from business as usual. To pre- vent the apocalypse of our own making, there is a need for India and the world to realistically move towards upholding a 1.5-degree global warming threshold while remembering that time is definitely not on our side. The communal virus DANGEROUS Dear FORAY Editor In the upcoming elections, the politics of West Bengal must continue to eschew

The recent recommendations of an Internal Working Group the propagation and use of communalism for securing vote banks (IWG) of the RBI to allow big corporations to promote commercial banks is not prudent and judgemental. It will do amata Baner- thi-udbastu’, which assumes more harm than expected goods. Our existing banking system- jee’s quip on the form of the painful mem- comprising mostly of nationalised banks and few other private PRASENJIT BISWAS those who do ory of displaced Bengali Hin- banks having quintessential integrity, worthwhile and relevant not know any- dus from who took prolonged experience-is more or less safe, secure and reliable. Mthing of Bengali culture and refuge in Bengal. The concern ethos is the punchline that for re-victimisation runs deep It had stayed afloat so far irrespective of the onslaught of makes chaperon campaigners through Motuas alluding to recession, NPA and overall gloom in the economy. The Indian of opposition BJP edgy. The ‘soronarthi-udbastu’ as the banking sector, after nationalisation, has played a crucial role erstwhile leading opposition marker of their vulnerability. to safeguard the societal and national economy, finance and front of the Left and the Con- In the electoral marketplace, development. By manipulating people’s savings, government’s gress also made similar com- such a narrative of vulnerabil- backup and RBI’s rare financial stimulus these banks have ments. On its part, BJP refutes ity becomes a staple for blam- served themselves as well as the country’s interest. Of late it has this ‘outsider’ label as a ploy ing the demography of Bengali proved its mettle, competence and acumen to run financial by its rivals to deflect atten- religious minorities of present institutions successfully. On the other hand, corporations — tion from TMC’s corruption, Bengal, even though most of going to be allowed to enter the banking sector by the IWG( anti-incumbency and political the Motuas are already vot- under the aegis of government)at the very behest of corporates violence as well as from UPA’s ers in Bengal, have MLAs and themselves — will always serve the interest of themselves The concern is dynastic rule. While TMC MPs from among them, yet and their cronies depending on people’s deposits and savings. to keep Bengal raises a battle cry of Bengal’s the fear of being displaced Initially, they can offer attractive facilities, returns and inclusive and accommodative again returns with a radical guarantees to hold sway in the banking business and thus can out of this culture of accepting non-Ben- penchant. monopolise the sector in the long run. But sooner their hidden mutual response galis, the punch on ‘outsider’ The pre-existing discourse agenda for exclusive profiteering will get exposed. In fact, they and its impact on the elector- of refugeehood is now weap- will transform the banking sector into an unscrupulous cartel and counter- ate aim at those who have no onised into a fearful othering to extract as much as possible. Shifting of people’s savings response between love lost for Bengal’s syncretic as persecutors get a new trig- to corporates will pave the way for accumulation of huge cultural identities and its hal- ger in the much-debated CAA funds to very few lucky fellows without taking due diligence, communal forces lowed intellectual tradition of that pricks up a stigma of being responsibility and accountability. This would be shifting of as there is a tolerance and humanism. a refugee and displaced in not capitals from national entities to corporates — presently substantive silent The outsider pitch is sup- TMC continues to push social security programmes as a possible method for vaccinating against communalism so a distant past. In such an nationalised banks and few other private banks and hence plemented by a deep cultural atmosphere, it becomes quite the government in a roundabout way have had the sole majority from narrative of Bengal’s parti- ity appeasement. This is how the pseudo-secular face of the assembly election. The concern easy to devise electoral ploys discretion to operate on this mammoth investment — will lead both communities tion and its protagonists from attempts to tickle the dilettante parties like Left, Congress and is to keep Bengal out of this to consolidate a religious to a transition of financial prowess from the government to both the ‘Right’ and the ‘Left’ on religious lines that Bengal’s the TMC who never speak mutual response and counter- majority vote bank from cer- unpredictable private players. It will no way be helpful for the who would not as a matter of great historical literati finds as ‘copy and paste’ against a particular religious response between communal tain sections of Bengal’s large nation’s progress and development. We can’t follow blindly the subscribe to significance. While the BJP from the anti-minority brand group. forces as there is a substantive underprivileged populace. western model of opening up the banking sector to corporates credits Shri Shyama Prasad of electoral politics is worked The campaign painting silent majority from both com- Incidents like rioting in notwithstanding our existing different gamut of frameworks such forces Mukherjee for purging out out. The sly nature of tongue- the minority as the root of all munities who would not sub- Bhatpara and Tikiapara have in society. One size fits all should not be our motto rather it Muslim dominated East Ben- wagging between political victimisation of the major- scribe to such forces. directly brought the bad taste should be a continuance of most trusted and suitable recourse. gal into Pakistan, the TMC rivals to making each other ity resulted TMC’s plank of reaching of communal polarisation In this backdrop ex-governor and deputy of RBI’s, Raghu only sees red in this attempt. move away as electoral blocs in distancing of the minori- out to the grassroots with its with the non-Bengali work- Ram Rajan and Viral Acharya, alarm bells on corporates’ The TMC along with the Left goes deep down into trigger- ties from the parties they socially productive cash ben- ing class from outside Bengal. participation must have to be given due importance. Above and Congress plead for shun- ing a divisive and debasing would traditionally support. efit transfer for various sec- Incidents like Bengali speak- all, most experts — albeit single individual one — in IWG ning of religious division and chasm within Bengal’s splen- As such distancing did not at tions of weaker and poor is ing people harassed by non- itself of RBI have expressed their concerns and reservations do celebrate the emergence didly tolerant public culture all reduce toxic campaign in largely able to thwart the ini- also cuts into the on opening up banking frontier to corporates. Instead of of a subcontinental diaspora of religions. Bengal’s legacy of religious lines, the religious tial moves made by divi- divide. In such a contested doing mockery with the country’s economy and finance the of Bengali identity in what enlightenment, educational minority Bengali Muslims sive forces. As TMC remains context, ensuing Bengal elec- government should have indulged vociferously in augmenting Mamata Banerjee named as and cultural refinement and are engaged in a community insurmountable under the tion will see polarisation in the soundness and well being of the existing Indian banking ‘Biswa Banga”, the world Ben- well-meaning public morality introspection to find a way leadership of Mamata Baner- terms of insider/outsider to sector. No way the hard-earned stability, trustworthiness and gali. In opposition to such of liberal tolerance suffers both out of being maligned in this jee, opponents look for chink which religious divide is going reliability — all through those past years — can be squandered unity pitch, Dilip Ghosh’s cryp- the majoritarian and minori- generalised story of victimi- in her armour by construct- to be a pastry-icing. The sav- away at the stroke of an imprudent decision. Government tic response on TMC’s outsider tarian vitriol that entirely sation. For majority Bengali ing issues of victimisation of ing grace is TMC’s elaborate of the day must be concerned enough to the above reality charge points to Shahrukh banks on the deployment of Hindus, especially for the gen- the majority by an apparently social security programmes and stay put at financial well beings of peoples rather than Khan, the brand ambassador carefully selected stereotypes try of bhadraloks, who love aggressive religious minority that can partly vaccinate the of Bengal, in whose case, TMC that can offend the sentiments to wait and watch such com- in Bengal’s backyard. Such an free-floating communal virus. corporates by abandoning the latter’s go-ahead permission did not think of him as an out- of each other. munal muckrake think-aloud aggravated apprehension can To what extent the communal altogether in the banking sector. sider only because of Shah- Both the Left and the TMC ways and means of keeping be compounded anytime by virus shall dent TMC can only ...CHANCHAL NANDY (WEST BENGAL) via email rukh’s religion, as per Ghosh’s play to the gallery by remain- Bengal’s political culture free a pre-ordained narrative of be known after the elections. mock. Triggering small doses ing checkmated by toxic pro- of the communal virus. In displacement of Namasudra Until then the communal virus millenniumpost.in of aversion in the minds of paganda that is churned out small talks, popularly known Motua community commonly slogs through a foot-in-the- ordinary voters is a scheme of in the media and give a run to as ‘addas’, there is a shared stereotyped as “refugees” door strategy. Log on to write letters to the editor or send them to the foot-in-the-door policy of the opposition for their pie in concern about the arrival of and/or “displaced from their The writer is a philosopher [email protected]. You can also send your comments to The Editor, veiled reference to a soft target this slippery slope of othering. forces like Owaisi led AIMIM land”. Both these put together and political analyst Millennium Post, Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 religious group by connect- In turn, the BJP does not miss and a host of saffron outfits construct a perpetually vic- based in Shillong. Views ing it to TMC’s alleged minor- out on the humour of exposing just before the all-important timised identity of ‘soronar- expressed are personal 8 mp world KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost With frozen food We're at war with the virus, not each clampdown, China points other: Biden in Thanksgiving address overseas as source of virus SHANGHAI: As global COVID-19 infections surge, China is pushing a narrative The president-elect vowed that the Coronavirus pandemic would be eroded Supreme Court via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was WASHINGTON DC: US holidays, and spoke about the our the results. rules against NY discovered late last year in the President-elect Joe Biden has pain he has felt after members The former US vice pres- central city of Wuhan, where it reminded Americans that they of his own family passed away ident won the November 3 virus restrictions was traced to a seafood market. were at war with the Coronavi- too soon. election over Trump, who is Chinese state media have rus and not against each other, The president-elect vowed continuing his legal efforts to WASHINGTON DC: As cited the presence of the Coro- as he called for an end to the that the pandemic would be upend Biden's victory. Coronavirus cases surge again navirus on imported frozen "grim season of division" in the beaten. Trump has allowed the offi- nationwide, the Supreme Court food packaging, as well as sci- country. "I believe this grim season of cial start of Biden's transition to late Wednesday temporarily entific papers claiming that the ing is a known transmission In a Thanksgiving address division... is going to give way to power this week but has not yet barred New York from enforc- Coronavirus was circulating route. ahead of the holiday, he urged a year of light and unity." conceded defeat. ing certain attendance limits at in Europe earlier than previ- The Global Times, a nation- fellow Americans to forgo high- He said he knows that this However, election officials houses of worship in areas des- ously believed, as evidence that alist tabloid published by the risk holiday traditions, as cases time of year can be especially in key battleground states have ignated as hard hit by the virus. China may not have been its People’s Daily, has also pro- of the virus continue to surge difficult. declared Biden the winner, giv- The court's action won't origin. moted the theory that COVID- in the US, the worst-hit nation "Believe me, I know," Biden ing him an unofficial 306-232 have any immediate impact “#COVID19 did not start in 19 originated outside China. with over 262,100 deaths. said. edge in the Electoral College since the two groups that central China’s Wuhan but may “When and where did the "I know the country's grown "I remember that first that determines the outcome of sued as a result of the restric- come through imported frozen virus start circulating? Trac- weary of the fight. But we need Thanksgiving. The empty chair, US presidential contests. tions, the Catholic church and food and packaging: experts,” ing the virus cannot answer all to remember, we're at war with the silence. Takes your breath President-elect Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak Meanwhile, President Orthodox Jewish synagogues, said a Wednesday Facebook questions, but it is very likely the virus, not with one another. away," he said, apparently refer- at The Queen theater in Wilmington PTI Trump urged supporters to are no longer subject to them. post by the ruling Communist that the virus had co-existed Not with each other. ring to the personal tragedies in work to overturn the results of The groups had challenged Party’s official People’s Daily. in multiple places before being "This is the moment where his own life. this Thanksgiving." Americans should not travel the election. attendance limits in areas des- Unlike other countries, spotted in Wuhan,” Zeng we need to steel our spines, Biden's wife and infant The Thanksgiving holiday for Thanksgiving. Speaking via phone from ignated red and orange zones, China cites frozen food pack- Guang, former chief epidemi- redouble our efforts and recom- daughter were killed in a car comes as Coronavirus cases The country's top infectious the White House to an event but they are now in the less- aging as a risk of spreading ologist of China’s Center for mit ourselves to the fight," Biden accident at Christmas time in spike nationwide, bringing the disease doctor, Dr Anthony organised by Republican state restrictive yellow zones. COVID-19. Disease Control, said in Tues- said, speaking from his home- 1972, and his son Beau died of total of deaths in the US up to Fauci has also urged Ameri- legislators in Pennsylvania, The justices split 5-4, with It has stepped up inspec- day’s Global Times. town of Wilmington, Delaware. brain cancer in 2015. nearly 260,000 as of Wednesday, cans to keep their indoor holi- Trump repeated unsubstanti- new Justice Amy Coney Barrett tions and made a spate of The fact that it was detected "Let's remember: We're all in "It's really hard to care," and as a fresh wave of public day gatherings as "small as you ated claims about widespread in the majority, her first pub- announcements that the virus first in Wuhan was a testament this together," the 78-year-old Biden said. "It's hard to give health restrictions have been possibly can." electoral fraud. "We have to turn licly discernible vote as a jus- was found on chilled food to the strength of China’s infec- Democrat said on Wednesday. thanks. It's hard to even think put in place to control the spread Biden did not mention Pres- the election over," Trump said, tice. The court's three liberal packaging, prompting rejec- tious disease prevention sys- He offered condolences to of looking forward, and it's so of the virus. ident Donald Trump, a Repub- adding that it was "rigged". justices and Chief Justice John tions of goods and complaints tem, which was developed in those who have lost loved ones hard to hope. I understand. I'll The Centers for Disease lican, by name in his address, Trump's efforts to challenge Roberts dissented. from exporters, even though response to the SARS outbreak during the raging pandemic be thinking and praying for Control and Prevention rec- saying only, In America, we have the results in key states in courts The move is a shift for the the World Health Organization in 2002-2003, Zeng also said and are struggling around the each and every one of you at ommended last week that full, free elections. Then we hon- have so far failed. AGENCIES court. AGENCIES says neither food nor packag- last week. AGENCIES Pak fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT Malaysian PM gains Donald Trump pardons terrorists even 12 yrs after 26/11 attack political lifeline with former NSA Michael Flynn LAHORE: Twelve years after terrorist financing watchdog's wanted terrorists" involved in the 26/11 attack, Pakistan has recent decision to retain Paki- the deadly terror assault that budget approval WASHINGTON DC: US Pres- to an end the relentless, par- placed 19 members of the stan on its grey list till Febru- sent shockwaves across the ident Donald Trump has signed tisan pursuit of an innocent banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ary 2021. country and even brought KUALA LUMPUR: Malay- cluding speech Thursday in an executive order granting man," she said. in a list of the "Most Wanted The Financial Action Task India and Pakistan to the brink sia's Parliament approved the response to the complaints. He pardon to his former national "General Flynn should Terrorists" for their role in the Force made the decision after of a war. In November 2008, 10 government's proposed 2021 insisted that this is a COVID- security advisor Michael not require a pardon. He is an heinous assault, but it has not Islamabad failed to fulfill its LeT terrorists sailed into Mum- budget on Thursday, throwing 19 budget, a budget for sur- Flynn, who had been charged innocent man. Even the FBI initiated any serious efforts six key obligations, including bai from Karachi and carried a political lifeline to embat- vival and resilience." with making false statements agents who interviewed Gen- to nab them and also punish failure to take action against out coordinated attacks, killing tled Prime Minister Muhy- In the end, the budget was to the FBI over possible collu- eral Flynn did not think he seven others who are facing two of India's most wanted ter- 166 people and injuring over iddin Yassin amid strong approved despite the dissent- sion between the Trump cam- was lying. "Multiple investiga- trial here. rorists Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) 300. Nine of the attackers were resistance to his 9-month-old ing voices. paign and Russia during the tions have produced evidence The security agencies here chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish- killed by police while lone sur- leadership. A budget vote has always 2016 presidential polls. establishing that General Flynn are clueless about the where- e-Mohammed head Masood vivor Ajmal Kasab was caught Opposition lawmakers as been a de facto vote of con- Trump signed the executive was the victim of partisan gov- abouts of these 19 most wanted Azhar. The security agencies and hanged after trial in India. well as members of his gov- fidence or no-confidence in order on Wednesday. should never have been pros- ernment officials engaged in a terrorists. Some of them have have prepared a list of over On the 12th anniversary erning coalition had warned the government," said Ahmad "It is my Great Honor to ecuted. An independent review coordinated attempt to subvert been hiding in Pakistan and 1,200 most wanted/high profile of the Mumbai terror attack, during three weeks of debate Fauzi Abdul Hamid, a political announce that General Michael of General Flynn's case by the the election of 2016," McEnany others are believed to have fled terrorists in Pakistan to enable its mastermind Saeed is in jail that they would reject the bud- science professor at Malaysia's T. Flynn has been granted a Department of Justice con- said. the country. These terrorists more coordination among in Lahore, serving a collective get, citing insufficient funding University of Science. Full Pardon. Congratulations ducted by respected career These individuals sought to were either crew members of authorities to go after them, over 21-year sentence under to fight a surge in coronavirus Muhyiddin's government to Gen Flynn and his wonder- professionals supports this prevent Donald Trump from the boats used by the attack- officials from the Federal Inves- terror financing charges. cases and help those hit by the is temporarily secure but it ful family, I know you will now conclusion." being elected to the Presidency, ers or financiers of the 26/11 tigation Agency (FIA) told PTI. Saeed, a UN designated ter- pandemic. will continue to have to fight have a truly fantastic Thanks- In fact, the Department of to block him from assuming attack. The FIA, Pakistan's top rorist whom the US has placed Finance Minister Zafrul from bill to bill as it survives giving!" Trump said in a tweet. Justice has firmly concluded that office upon his election, The move to place 19 LeT investigating agency, has been a USD 10 million bounty on, Aziz made some minor revi- on a slender majority and on White House Press Secre- that the charges against Flynn to remove him from office terrorists in the list apparently probing the Mumbai terror was arrested on July 17 last sions to the 322.5 billion ring- the goodwill of bigger parties tary Kayleigh McEnany said, should be dropped, she said. after his inauguration, and to came following the Paris-based attack case since 2009 and year. Saeed-led JuD is the front git (USD 79 billion) budget, in the (governing) coalition," "The President has pardoned "This Full Pardon achieves undermine his administration global money laundering and is looking for the 19 "most organisation for the LeT. AGENCIES the biggest ever, in his con- he said. AGENCIES General Flynn because he that objective, finally bringing at every turn, she said. AGENCIES Africa CDC sees A third of England face toughest Pilots, civilians given life Covid vaccinations COVID-19 curbs, London spared for now terms over Turkey's 2016 coup in second

LONDON: More than 20 mil- The government’s response on ANKARA: A Turkish court led by US-based cleric Fethul- and commanders were also quarter of 2021 lion people across large swathes lockdown rules, procurement sentenced several military and lah Gulen, whom Ankara given life sentences, Anadolu of England will be forced to live and testing has been criticised civilian personnel at an air accuses of orchestrating the reported. Sentences for other NAIROBI: Vaccinations against under the toughest category of as disjointed, expensive and base to life prison sentences failed attempt. defendants were still being read COVID-19 in Africa might not COVID-19 restrictions when slow. “We must follow these on Thursday, proclaiming them Gulen, who was also named out. start until the second quarter of a national lockdown ends on new rules and make sure that guilty of involvement in a failed among the defendants, has The court ruled for Gulen, next year, the continent's top Dec. 2, while London was our actions today will save lives coup attempt in 2016, the state- denied involvement in the coup an alleged top operative in his public health official said on placed in the “high alert” sec- in future and help get our coun- run news agency reported. that resulted in around 220 movement, and four other Thursday, adding that it will ond-toughest tier. try through this,” Hancock said. A total of 475 defendants, deaths and injured thousands. defendants still wanted by the be extremely dangerous if more Health minister Matt Han- Thursday’s decision had including generals and fighter About 30 coup-plotters were Turkish authorities to be tried developed parts of the world cock on Thursday announced been keenly awaited by busi- jet pilots at the Akinci air base, also killed. The court convicted separately over the charges. vaccinate themselves and then final details of a regional system nesses across the country on the outskirts of the capital four men civilians accused of Prosecutors accused the restrict travel to people with set to take effect when blan- whose ability to trade in the Ankara, were on trial for the being the go-between Gulen's coup-plotters of using Akinci proof of a vaccination. ket restrictions on England’s 55 critical pre-Christmas period past three years, accused of movement and some military air base as their headquarters. The director of the Africa million population end after a will be affected. Hospitality is directing the coup and bomb- officers of crimes against the Turkey's then military chief, Centres for Disease Control and month-long lockdown - dic- one of the large sectors that will ing key government buildings, state, attempts to kill the pres- General Hulusi Akar, who is Prevention, John Nkengasong, tating the terms of daily life we must all dig deep. The end navirus in the coming months. suffer the most in higher tiers. including a section of the par- ident and murder, and sen- the current defence minister, told reporters that I have seen for the country’s citizens and is in sight, we mustn’t give up Britain has Europe’s high- Hancock said cases were liament building. tenced them to 79 separate life and other commanders were how Africa is neglected when businesses. now,” Hancock told parliament, est official death toll from the rising in parts of the capital and The massive trial was one sentences, the Anadolu Agency held captive for several hours drugs are available in the past. “Hope is on the horizon but alluding to growing prospects COVID-19 pandemic and has needed to be brought under of two main trials against sus- reported. at the base on the night of the And he warned that it's clear we still have further to go so for a vaccine against the Coro- been hit hard by a second wave. control. AGENCIES pected members of a network At least 21 defendants pilots coup. AGENCIES the second wave (of infections) is here on the continent of 1.3 millenniumpost.in billion people. Africa last week millenniumpo NO H ALFst TR U THS Germany's hotspot district surpassed 2 million confirmed Sitting for turkey? WHO Coronavirus infections. CHANGE OF NAME The Africa CDC is very, very encouraged by promising news I, Shahid Akhtar reminds all to get more active to launch COVID-19 from a handful of COVID-19 Quraishi S/o Samiullah vaccines in clinical trials, though Quraishi R/o Q532/C GENEVA: As the Coronavi- behavior building upon and the cold storage needed to roll Pakaria Talab, Metia rus leaves many people house- expanding recommendations mass tests for children out some of them in Africa will Bruz Kolkata-700024 bound and many Americans in the previous guidelines pub- be a major challenge, Nkengas- do hereby declare that sit to feast for Thanksgiving, lished a decade ago. BERLIN: The state premier The Hildburghausen dis- ong said. He cited such logistics S.A.Quraishi and Shahid the World Health Organiza- "Physical activity of any of Thuringia on Thursday trict of 63,000 inhabitants in his prediction for when vac- Akhtar Quraishi is the same tion says people need to get type and any duration can announced a first mass test for introduced a regional lock- cinations in Africa will begin. and one identical person more active, insisting that up improve health and well- children in the district of Hild- down that is stricter than the The Africa CDC has been vide affidavit sworn to 5 million deaths worldwide being, but more is always bet- burghausen, Germany’s Coro- one in force in the state of discussing vaccine options with before the Ist Class Judicial could be avoided each year if ter, said Dr. Ruediger Krech, navirus hotspot, to find out to Thuringia on Wednesday. Russia, China and others as it Magistrate Alipore Court people would run, walk and WHO's director of health what extent they contribute to a Unlike most of Germany, seeks not to be left behind in the on 17-11-2020. simply move more. promotion. rapid surge in infections. kindergartens and schools have race to obtain doses. Nkengas- The U.N. health agency, If you must spend a lot of The east German district been closed and people are only ong said the continent will need launching updated guidelines time sitting still, whether at saw a record 603 cases per allowed to leave their flats if about 1.5 billion doses, assum- on sedentary behaviour, is work or school, you should 100,000 people in the past they have a good reason. Vio- ing two per person, to reach the pointing to figures that one in do more physical activity to seven days, more than four lations can be punished with 60% coverage needed for herd four adults and four in five ado- counter the harmful effects of times Germany’s average inci- fines of up to 25,000 euros immunity. lescents don't get enough phys- sedentary behavior. Regular dence of 140, according to the ($29,775). The lockdown is in "The worst thing we want for ical activity, a situation that's physical activity is important Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for place until Dec. 13. the continent is for COVID to complicated by the COVID- costs of 54 billion per year, plus to help prevent heart disease, infectious diseases. Chancellor Angela Merkel become an endemic disease in 19 crisis that has shut up many another 14 billion in lost pro- diabetes and cancer while also “We will now conduct the agreed with leaders of the 16 Africa, he said. people indoors. ductivity, WHO said. reducing symptoms of depres- first mass test for children and federal states on Wednesday In one hopeful develop- It recommends at least The findings come as the sion and anxiety, and boost- young people, who can be night to extend and tighten ment, authorities have begun 2-1/2 hours of moderate to vig- Geneva-based agency, which ing brain health, WHO said tested for free, starting next national measures against distributing 2.7 million anti- orous aerobic activity for adults is coordinating the global in a statement. People aged Tuesday,” Bodo Ramelow told the Coronavirus until at least gen tests throughout the con- per week, and an hour per day response to the Coronavirus over 65 should focus on bal- broadcaster ARD. “Then we Dec. 20 but ease rules over tinent, which Nkengasong said for kids and teens. pandemic, released an update ance, coordination and muscle will know for the first time: the Christmas holidays to let is perhaps a game-changer that A lack of physical activ- on WHO Guidelines on phys- strength to help prevent falls, how safe are schools and families and friends celebrate allows for faster and easier ity leads to extra health care ical activity and sedentary it said. AGENCIES kindergartens?” together. AGENCIES testing. AGENCIES millenniumpost|KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020 mp business 9 Paytm announces ‘FMCG industry sees 0% fee on India to offer incentives for signs of recovery in Q2’ unlimited wallet payments for NEW DELHI: After an unprec- ness around health and wellness, edented decline of 19 per cent the ‘health and hygiene’ catego- merchants solar modules, says PM Modi in the January-March quarter, ries have become an integral the FMCG industry has dis- part of the new normal for con- NEW DELHI: India’s leading played signs of recovery in the sumers and continued to boom digital payments and technology There are huge renewable energy deployment plans for next decade,” he said, adding September quarter with a year- in the September quarter as well, platform, Paytm, has announced on-year growth of 1.6 per cent, Nielsen said in its Q3 snapshot. that merchants can now receive that these are likely to generate business prospects of the order of around $20 bn/year according to market insight firm “As COVID has prompted unlimited payments through Nielsen. consumers to re-frame their Paytm Wallet at 0% fee, along OUR CORRESPONDENT Global Renewable Energy in temperature below 2 degrees The growth witnessed in habits into health and hygiene, with UPI and Rupay Cards. Investment Meeting and Expo celsius. New technologies like the fast-moving consumer more new launches have been The move will benefit more NEW DELHI: Prime Minister (RE-Invest 2020) through video green hydrogen and green urea goods (FMCG) sector was also made in the health and hygiene than 17 million merchants Narendra Modi on Thursday conferencing. The summit is would help in electrifying other a reflection of positivity wit- basket, including categories like who will enjoy a 0% fee on all said India will offer production- being organised by the Ministry major sectors of the country. nessed in the overall macroeco- hand sanitisers, floor cleaners, their digital payments with linked incentives for high-effi- of New and Renewable Energy, Dan Joergenson, Minister nomic scenario amid opening toilet cleaners, antiseptic liq- direct settlement in their bank ciency solar modules to boost and this year’s theme is ‘Inno- for Climate, Energy & Utilities, up of the economy and easing uids,” Nielsen said. accounts. the generation of electricity vations for Sustainable Energy Denmark said that India’s target of lockdown restrictions. New launches in the health This revolutionary move by from renewable sources which Transition’. for renewable energy sends out a In its India FMCG growth and hygiene space contributed Paytm will provide merchants has the potential to generate Power Minister R K Singh strong signal to the industry and snapshot for the third quarter to 37 per cent (in value) of all with a single point of recon- an annual business $20 billion. said that India has transformed the world that “you are commit- of 2020, Nielsen said the FMCG new launches in the ‘COVID ciliation for all their payments. Speaking at the RE-Invest from being energy deficit to ted to greening of the country”. slowdown in the second quar- period’. The value contribution Merchants will no longer 2020 conference, he invited being energy surplus, con- Denmark will be develop- ter saw a value decline of 19 per of new launches in the health require multiple QRs at their global investors to join India’s Modi said that after the renewable energy. Now, invest- nected the entire country with ing the first energy island by cent as compared to the same and hygiene category was higher counters. All they need is Paytm renewable energy journey. success of Production Linked ments and scale are bringing one grid and connected 28 mil- 2030, he added. At the inaugu- period of 2019. This was fuelled during the ‘COVID period’ at ‘All-In-One QR’ to accept pay- “There are huge renewable Incentives (PLI) for electron- costs down, he said. lion households in 18 months ral session, Alok Sharma, Pres- by massive disruptions in the 2.9 per cent, it added. As far as ments from Paytm wallet, energy deployment plans for the ics manufacturing, “we have Noting that in the last six which is the largest programme ident, COP26 and Secretary, production and supply chain, market geographies are con- Paytm UPI, or any other UPI next decade,” he said, adding decided to give similar incen- years, India has been travel- in the whole world. Department of Business, Energy and low consumer confidence. cerned, rural areas continued app. In recent months, Paytm that these are likely to generate tives to high-efficiency solar ling on an unparalleled journey, India’s Intended Nationally & Industrial Strategy, UK said “The unlock from Q3’20, to drive growth for the FMCG has invested heavily in driv- business prospects of the order modules”. He, however, did Modi said, “we are expanding Determined Contributions there is a need to de-carboniase saw a revival in the industry sector. ing financial inclusion for mer- of around $20 billion per year. not elaborate. The prime min- our generation capacity and net- (INDCs) state that 40 per cent the economy five times faster with a growth of 1.6 per cent “With easing of pandemic chants across India. “Today, India’s renewable ister also stressed that ensuring work to ensure every citizen of energy production would be than we have done in the past. versus a year ago. The revival and markets unlocking in vari- The move will be a big boost power capacity is the fourth “ease of doing business” is our India has access to electricity to from non-fossil fuel sources. He said that India is a key was aided by businesses opening ous phases in the third quarter for SMEs, Kirana merchants, largest in the world. It is grow- utmost priority and dedicated unlock his full potential”. Singh said that India cur- partner as the country has led up with the pandemic reaching of the year, we saw recovery wholesale traders, retailers and ing at the fastest speed among project development cells have He also emphasised that “we rently has 38.1 per cent installed the way for a renewable energy stable levels,” it said. across town classes with the freelancers in the quest to accel- all major countries,” he said. been established to facilitate are showing to the world that capacity from non-fossil fuel revolution through the concep- Markets started opening up rural and rest of urban (ROU) erate the growth of digital and At current exchange rates, investors. sound environmental policies sources. tion of ISA (International Solar in a phase-wise manner and regions continuing to lead mobile payments across the $20 billion translates to around “In the last six years, we can also be sound economics”. By 2030, India plans to Alliance), increasing its renew- store closures came down to growth,” it said. FMCG wit- country. The total number of Rs 1.5 lakh crore and Rs 15 lakh increased our installed renew- “We have ensured energy achieve 64 per cent power gen- able energy capacity by 13 times an average of 3 days a month in nessed a double-digit growth merchants who rely on Paytm crore in a decade. Renewable able energy capacity by two- efficiency is not limited to one eration capacity from renewable in the last five years, achieving Q3’20 from an average of 9 days of 10.6 per cent in Q3’20 in rural for payment services has already energy capacity will rise to 220 and-a-half times,” he said. “Our ministry or department, instead, sources, which would be 24 per the lowest tariffs, leading the a month in Q2’20. After being India, while the bigger cities of crossed the 17 million mark. GW by 2022 from the current annual renewable energy capac- it has been made a target for cent higher than our commit- largest energy access plan and cooped at home for a long time, over 1 Lakh population, includ- Kumar Aditya, Sr. Vice 136 Giga Watts (GW), he added. ity addition has been exceed- the entire government. All our ment under Paris Agreement, much more to come. consumers also started looking ing metros and Town Class 1, President, Paytm said, “We At present, renewable energy ing that of coal-based thermal policies have a consideration he added. According to him, the UK at resuming normal consump- played catch-up, it added. are empowering our merchant capacity is about 36 per cent of power since 2017”. of achieving energy efficiency,” The minister said that India has been able to reduce 43 per tion levels, Nielsen added. “The rural markets have partners across the country to the country’s total electricity Even when it was not afford- Modi emphasised. is the only G20 country to take cent of its emissions and houses In terms of products, bounced back handsomely on accept wallet payments and generating capacity. able, investments were made in He inaugurated the third actions set to keep the increase the largest offshore wind project. Nielsen said with the open- the back of support provided get them directly into their ing of the economy all baskets by the government as well as bank account without wor- showed signs of recovery, albeit good agriculture, reverse migra- rying about the charges. The Murugappa Group takes over Oil regulator simplifies gas pipeline tariff with some clear changes that got tion and a lower unemployment move will help merchants save reflected in consumers’ product rate,” Nielsen said. more with every transaction. preferences. Packaged staples and Now they can transact with- CG Power, appoints directors NEW DELHI: Oil regulator the distance, the higher is the “The tariff for zone-1 of “Consumers prioritised hygiene categories drove faster out any limits, all through a PNGRB has simplified the charge. This resulted in con- Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur spending on essential foods growth in the rural market. PTI single QR.” MPOST NEW DELHI: Chennai-based Power and the board of direc- country’s gas pipeline tariff sumers away from the coast pipeline (India’s main truck line during the locked down quar- Murugappa Group on Thursday tors of CG Power has been structure to make the fuel more paying higher charges as com- from Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh ter and with the unlock quarter WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY took over scam-hit CG Power reconstituted.” affordable for distant users and pared to those near it. via Madhya Pradesh) will rise this accelerated to double digit TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED (A Govt. of West Bengal Enterprise) and Industrial Solutions, infus- CG Power said its entire to attract investment for build- PNGRB has now notified from Rs 20 per million Brit- growth. We saw an interesting Registered Office: Vidyut Bhavan, DJ Block, Sector-II, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700 091 ing Rs 700 crore into the com- board including non-execu- ing gas infrastructure. a two-zone tariff structure - ish thermal unit to Rs 26 per trend in the non-food (Home ● CIN: U40101WB2007SGC113474 ● web: www.wbsetcl.in pany and appointing directors tive chairman Ashish Guha and The Petroleum and Nat- Zone-1 will be 300-km from mmBtu,” a source said. care and personal care) catego- RECRUITMENT OF PROFESSIONALS ON CONTRACT BASIS on its board. whole-time executive director ural Gas Regulatory Board the source of gas (gas field or The increase will vary from ries too. The segment registered WBSETCL, a consistently profit making Government of West Bengal CG Power in a stock Sudhir Mathur have resigned. (PNGRB) has notified reg- LNG import terminal) and pipeline to pipeline. “On aver- a movement towards revival enterprise with annual turnover exceeding `1470 Crore and the recipient of exchange filing said the com- Murugappa Group has ulations for a ‘unified’ tar- Zone-II will be beyond that. age, the tariff for zone-1 cus- with Unlock in Q3’20, indi- the IPPAI Award 2019 in the category of Best State Transmission Utility, is looking for eligible Retired Government/PSU Officials to fill-up the following pany board at its meeting on appointed six members on the iff structure for over a dozen PNGRB said the tariff for tomers will go up by 20-30 per cating a need to move towards vacancies purely on Contract Basis: PTI Thursday issued 64.25 crore CG Power board, with Vellayan pipelines that form the the first tariff zone will be 40 cent,” the source said. normalcy,” it added. Sl. Name of Consolidated Monthly No. of shares of Rs 2 at a price of Rs Subbiah, who currently is the National Gas Grid which will per cent of the tariff for the sec- With heightened conscious- No. the post Remuneration post Age as on 01.01.2020 01 8.56 (including premium) per Managing Director of TII, as lead to a 20-30 per cent rise ond zone. Chief • 60 to 62 years for retired Police (For Officers share aggregating to Rs 550 its chairman. Natarajan Srini- in transportation charges paid This, industry sources 1. Security ` 50,000/- GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Corporate • 55 to 62 years for retired crore to Tube Investments of vasan, a director on Murugappa by users near the source but a said, will lead to an immedi- Officer Office) N. I. T No.- 38 of G.M (E)-II of 2020-2021 Officers of the Defence Services India Ltd (TII). Also, TII, a corporate board, has also been reduction for consumers in the ate increase in tariff for user 01 Sealed Tendersare invited for above NIT having experienced in Special Murugappa Group firm, have appointed as the new Managing hinterland. industries such as power plants 2. Officer ` 40,000/- (For • Between 60 to 63 years similar nature of works from any Govt. Organization. Last date (Security) Corporate been issued 1.52 crore warrants, Director. M A M Arunachalam, “Unified tariff shall be and fertilizer units in Guja- of receiving application- 11/12/2020 upto 2:00 P.M. All other Office) each carrying a right exercisable a fourth general member of the determined by the Board in rat, which is the landfall for information and details may be obtained from the office of the • Interested Candidates are requested to visit Company’s website: within 18 months, for aggregate Murugappa family, will also be respect of the national gas grid ONGC’s offshore gas field as G.M (E)-II, WB HIDCO at HIDCO BHABAN, 35-1111, Biswa www.wbsetcl.in (under Career link) for details on qualification, consideration of Rs 150 crore. on the board of CG Power. system for each financial year well as houses three gas import experience and other requirements. Duly filled in application, complete in Bangla Sarani, New Town, Kolkata. Detailed may be seen in our all respect, must be submitted in prescribed format addressed to the “Post the allotment of secu- Three independent direc- before the start of such finan- terminals. website at www.wbhidcoltd.com General Manager (HR & A), WBSETCL, Vidyut Bhavan, 8th Floor, rities, TII has acquired a con- tors - Shailendra Narain Roy, cial year,” it said. Consumers further away -Sd- D-Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091. trolling interest in the company Sasikala Varadachari and P Currently, the tariff is lev- from the source, say in Uttar General Manager (Engg)-II • Last date of submission of application: 18.12.2020 and holds 50.62 per cent of the S Jayakumar- have also been ied in proportion to the dis- Pradesh or Bihar, will benefit as WB HIDCO EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION NO: REC/2020/02 paid-up equity share capital of appointed on the company tance transported - the longer they will now pay a lesser tariff. ICA-1460 (5)/2020 the company,” it said. board, it said. Others who TII paid Rs 5.87 crore resigned from the CG Power GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL towards subscription of equity board included Jitender Bal- e- TENDER NOTICE TENDER NOTICE N. I. T No.- 28 (2nd Call) of G.M (E)-II of 2020-2021 Tender is being invited from bonafide shares and 25 per cent upfront akrishnan, Narayan K Seshadri, Contract signed MSP, NRS Medical College & ospital contractors vide Tender Notice No - WB HIDCO invites online percentage rate open tender in two bid system invites Tender (NT No. 1 /22-21) 3/WL/22-21(Renovation of electric line consideration for warrants. TII Ramni Nirula, Pradeep Mathur, for“Construction of Concrete Road & Drain of RR Site at Akandakeshari from reputed manufacturer/ direct at Wildlife, ) & 4/WL/22-21(New will eventually hold a 56.61 per Aditi Raja and Rathin Roy. with L&T for importer/ distributors for supply of water pipe line at Wildlife, )& For details Mouza in Action Area-III, New Town, Kolkata”for resourceful bonafide please contact :-33-23-32 & 33- cent stake once all warrants are The takeover follows lend- Govt. Contactors and eligible outsiders in the manner as described in Consumables. Details in websites - 2334- and visit www.wildbengal.com converted into equity. ers to CG Power agreeing to a alignment work of the detailed tender notice available on http://wbtenders.gov.in on and wbtenders.gov.in & wbhealth.gov.in Paper-Tender will be selling from this In a separate filing, TII said, one-time loan restructuring. Sd/- MSP, NRSMC&. office on 23/11/22 & last date of from 27.11.2020 at 11.00 A.M. submission is 2/12/22 up to 3 p.m. “with effect from today i.e. CG Power had total debt of Rs bullet train project Corrigendum / Addendum, if any to this e-tender would appear only ICA- T6877(5)/2020 November 26, 2020, the com- 2,161 crore, out of which a con- on above Website and not be published. -Sd- ICA- T6900(5)/2020 pany, viz. Tube Investments of sortium of 14 banks have taken NEW DELHI: The National General Manager (Engg)-II GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL India Limited has been classi- a haircut of Rs 1,100 crore and High Speed Rail Corporation WB HIDCO Office of the Superintending Engineer, Eastern Circle, PE Dte. PNB ouse (4th Floor), 18A, Brabourne Road, olkata-1 Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development fied as the ‘promoter’ of the CG restructured the remaining. PTI Limited (NHSRCL) on Thurs- Tender Reference No: WBPED/SE/EC/NeT-2/22-21 Authority day signed an agreement for Tender ID : 2020PED3015831 Tenzing Norgey Road, Pradhan the country’s biggest infra- CORRIGENDM Nagar, Siliguri – 734 003 CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE Corrigendum for the work: - Providing NOTICE INVITING e – structure contract for design GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Functional ousehold Tap Connection (FTC) . ..Teghari Water Supply TENDER and construction of 47 per- N. I. T No.- 32 (2nd Call) of G.M (E)-II of 2020-2021 Scheme.under North 24 Pgs. Water The Chief Executive Officer, Siliguri cent alignment for the Mum- WB HIDCO invites online percentage rate open tender in two bid Supply Division-, PE Dte. Bid Jalpaiguri Development Authority, Submission Closing Extended Date bai-Ahmedabad bullet train system for“Construction of Boundary Wall at Plot No.-IIID-17/3 in (Online) : 12-12-22. 12:3 p.m. Siliguri invites electronic notice project. Action Area-IIID, New Town, Kolkata”for resourceful bonafide Govt. Further details are available in the inviting e-bid (Online) under 2 website: - http://wbtenders.gov.in/ The contract signed with Contactors and eligible outsiders in the manner as described in the ICA- T6888(6)/2020 nicgep/app. Sd/- Superintending (Two) bid system from eligible Larsen & Turbo also includes detailed tender notice available on http://wbtenders.gov.in on and Engineer, Eastern Circle, PE Dte. resourceful bonafide and four stations namely Vapi, Billi- from 27.11.2020 at 11.00 A.M. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL ICA- T6908(1)/2020 experienced firms / companies / mora, Surat and Bharuch, Surat Corrigendum / Addendum, if any to this e-tender would appear only NOTICE individual contractors for the on above Website and not be published. -Sd- following works: Tender No. – (a) Depot, 14 river crossings, 42 A walk-in-interview for the GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT OFOF WEST BENGALBENGAL road crossings and six rail- General Manager (Engg)-II clerical post (Gr-‘C’) for NIT 025 / Engg /2020 – 2021 of WB HIDCO way crossings including one Malda Collectorate, Malda North 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad Tender SJDA & (b) NIT 026 / Engg /2020 – mountain tunnel of 350 metres and Block Development Additional Executive Officer, North 24 2021 of SJDA. Name of Work – The 43 rd Annual General Meeting of India Trade Promotion Offices under Malda Parganas Zilla Parishad invites Online tender – (a) Construction of Drainage length, the NHSRCL said in a NIT NO. NPG/N-40/20-21(Eng) (online) dt: System Along with RCC Culvert Organisation (ITPO) was held on November 24, 2020 through GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Collectorate, Malda to be 24/11/2020. Details may be obtained e-tender statement. filled up amongst the retired Beside Ulka Club At Ward No 41 video conferencing at Pragati , New Delhi. The meeting “The NHSRCL signed con- e-AUCTION NOTICE from the website : https://wbtenders.gov.in was attended by LC Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director, Bid proposals are invited by the Govt. employees will be held & from the office of District Engineer, under SMC at Jalpaiguri District. tract agreement with Larsen & Commissioner of Police, Kolkata on 15/12/2020 at 11.30 North 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad. Sd/- & (b) Construction of 4(four) Nos. ITPO, members of ITPO’s Board including senior officials from the for e-Auction from the eligible Toubro Limited today for the Additional Executive Officer, North 24 Community Toilet at Paswan Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. MPOST bidders for Sales of 240 pcs. a.m. design and construction of 237 Empty Lubricant Barrels lying For details visit www.malda. Parganas Zilla Parishad. Busty, Ward No.43 of SMC, Dist. km length of viaduct between at diff. units of Police Service gov.in 1622(4)/DICO/N24Pgs, dt. 26.11.2020 Jalpaiguri. Amount put to Tender– Vapi (Zaroli Village at Maha- Depot of Kolkata Police. Additional District (a) Rs. 9,13,928.00. & (b) Rs. The NIA Document and other rashtra- Gujarat Border) and details will be available in the Magistrate (Genl.) Malda. 11,56,191.00. Cost of Tender- (a) Vadodara in the state of Guja- website kolkatapolice.gov.in & Memo No 979(2)/DICO/ Rs. 700.00 & (b) Rs. 1,000.00 Time eauction.gov.in. The bid shall of Completion – 75 Days of a & b. rat for 508 kms of Mumbai- be submitted online in the MLD. Date :-25/11/2020 Ahmedabad High Speed Rail website eauction.gov.in and the Earnest Money – (a) Rs. 18,279.00/- corridor,” the statement from bidder's should have necessary & (b) Rs. 23,124.00 Tender portal enrolment with their DSC. Documents Sale / Download and the company said. Last Date of submission of bid Satoshi Suzuki, Ambas- is on 08.12. 20 up to 15.00 hrs. Bid Submission End Date & Time– Sd/- for CP, Kolkata 04.12.2020 up to 4.00 P.M. for a & sador of Japan to India, was 11.12.2020 up to 4.00 P.M. for b. ICA- T6895(5)/2020 present at the event along ICA- T6884(5)/2020 Date of opening of Technical with senior officials of the Proposals – 07.12.2020 at 11.00 Railway Board and National GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL A.M. for a & 14.12.2020 at 11.00 High Speed Rail Corporation A.M. for b. Date of opening of Limited. e-Tender notice No. 44 of 2020-2021 Financial Proposals - Will be Technical bids for this ten- e- tender is invited for “CONSTRUCTION OF 4 NOS FOOT declared after technical Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) along with REC Ltd. (REC) der were opened on September OVER BRIDGE AT URBAN FOREST, NEWTOWN KOLKATA.” evaluation All details can be executed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SJVN Thermal 23 and in less than one month, in the manner as described in the detailed e-tender notice obtained from the website - (P) Ltd. (STPL) for Extending Term Loan of Rs. 8520.46 Crore for the financial bids were opened available on WBHIDCO website-www.wbhidcoltd.com in www.sjda.org/ 2x660 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project on Thursday after evaluation of the technical e-tender portal. Last date of Bid submission closing (on line)- www.westbengal.gov.inor Log in at New Delhi. The signing took place at PFC, New Delhi on Thursday bids, it said. 09.12.2020 upto 2.00 P.M. Detailed may be seen in our http://wbtenders.gov.in or contact in the presence of Ravinder Singh Dhillon, CMD, PFC; PK Singh, The duration for comple- website at www.wbhidcoltd.com. Engineering Section of SJDA at (0353) tion of the works is four years 2512922, 2515647. S/d Director (Commercial) & add. Charge Director (Projects), PFC; NL -Sd- Chief Executive Officer Sharma, CMD, SJVN; and A. K Singh, Director (Finance), SJVN. MPOST from the date of commence- Additional General Manager (Engg)-IV ment of the contract. PTI ICA- T6894(5)/2020 ICA- T6873(5)/2020 ICA- T6869(6)/2020 business 10 mp KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost Benchmarks reverse losses on Economic recovery stronger F&O expiry; financial stocks shine

OUR CORRESPONDENT NSE NIFTY BSE SENSEX Rupeevs Dollar Intra-day on November 26, 2020 Intra-day on November 26, 2020 Close: than expected, says RBI Guv MUMBAI: Equity indices Close: 44,259.74 73.88 12,987.00 ` +3p resumed their ascent on Thurs- 128.60 431.64 High: High: 74.01 (1.00%) (0.98%) 44,361.78 +10p day after a day’s breather, buoyed 13,018.00 Open: Open: 74.16 Shaktikanta Das, warned of downside risks to growth from sporadic rise in virus cases by banking and financial stocks, +11p 73.91 12,906.45 43,967.59 as the November series deriv- +10p 74.11 OUR CORRESPONDENT have moved the financial mar- product. Das warned that mar- ative contracts expired amid Previous Previous +5p ` per close: close: 74.27 US $ kets to the next trajectory amid kets with a small number of largely positive cues from global 12,858.40 -7p Low: 43,828.10 12,790.40 Low: MUMBAI: After the 23.9 per the pandemic and affirmed participants tend to become markets. 43,582.40 19 20 23 24 25 26 cent GDP contraction in the RBI’s commitment to ensure an ‘closed user clubs’ with predict- After a volatile session, the 9am 10 11 12 1pm 2 3 4 9am 10 11 12 1pm 2 3 4 November 2020 April-June quarter following orderly conduct in the markets able behavioural attributes and 30-share BSE Sensex ended KBK Infographics (Inverted scale) KBK Infographics the COVID-19 pandemic, eco- and mitigate any downside risks. speculative flows in thin mar- 431.64 points or 0.98 per cent nomic recovery momentum has The pandemic impacted the kets can create distortions. higher at 44,259.74. Modi, Head- Strategy at Reli- YoY basis but improvement on been stronger than expected, markets in various ways, includ- As compared to this, in Similarly, the broader NSE ance Securities. a QoQ basis, reflecting recov- Reserve Bank Governor Shak- ing impacting liquidity as activ- deep markets, the flows can add Nifty surged 128.60 points or 1 “BFSIs continued to remain ery in economic activity,” said tikanta Das said on Thursday. ity thinned out, hardening of liquidity and make the markets per cent to 12,987. as a key driving force for the Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Das, however, said that yields in the g-sec market and more resilient, he added. Tata Steel was the top per- market. Improved prospects of Geojit Financial Services. we need to be watchful of the steepening of the yield curve on RBI’s liberalisation efforts former among the Sensex com- earnings recovery in the back- BSE metal, basic materials, demand momentum sustain- fears of fiscal slippage, deterio- are focused on the themes of lib- ponents, surging 5.16 per cent, drop of improvement in collec- finance, telecom, healthcare and ing after the festivities as well, ration in the commercial paper eralising financial markets and followed by Bajaj Finance, Bajaj tion efficiencies, better outlook bankex rallied up to 4.13 per and also warned of downside and corporate bond market due simplifying market regulation, Auto, HDFC, HCL Tech, Axis for credit costs and possibility of cent, while oil and gas index risks to growth coming from a to risk aversion and depreciation internationalising financial mar- Bank, HDFC Bank and Titan. reversal of provisions due to res- closed in the red. Broader BSE rise in virus infections in select in the rupee. kets safeguarding the ‘buy side’ However, Maruti, ONGC, olution of select large accounts midcap and smallcap indices pockets. ful about the sustainability of tive stance at least during the The central bank acted both or user protection, and ensuring IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahin- along with better valuations rose up to 0.94 per cent. The heavy contraction in Q1 demand after festivals and a current financial year and into proactively and reactively to the resilience and safety, Das said. dra and Infosys dipped up to attracted investors in BFSIs,” Elsewhere in Asia, bourses was attributed to the near-com- possible reassessment of mar- the next financial year, he said. crisis with both conventional Meanwhile, RBI Governaor 0.87 per cent. he added. Heavy buying senti- in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong plete chilling of all economic ket expectations surrounding Das said a comfortable and unconventional measures, said that, India will continue to Global markets perched near ment was also seen as Novem- and Seoul ended with signifi- activity in the wake of one of the the vaccine, he added. external balance position, he said, applauding the market approach capital account con- lifetime highs as optimism sur- ber derivative contracts expired, cant gains. strongest lockdowns enforced Analysts at Icra, a rating wherein India’s forex reserves for responding to those with vertibility as a process rather an rounding the COVID-19 vac- analysts added. Meanwhile, Brent crude anywhere in the world. agency, had earlier this week have risen to $572.7 billion as alacrity. event , Reserve Bank of India cines progress was tempered “Today, the market regained futures, the global oil bench- The RBI, which has intro- raised doubts over the sustain- of November 13 or sufficient The Reserve Bank remains (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta by rising coronavirus cases in its momentum during the sec- mark, was trading 1.32 per cent duced many unconventional ability of demand and attributed to cover a year’s imports, have committed to fostering orderly Das said on Thursday. multiple countries. ond trading half, on the monthly higher at $47.89 per barrel. measures to aid recovery apart the spurt to pent-up require- been a key source of resilience functioning of financial markets The central bank chief said Domestic equities witnessed derivative expiry day, led by The rupee rose 3 paise to from cutting key rates by 1.15 ments following the lockdowns in recent months, adding that and will continue to evaluate the capital account is convert- sharp recovery led by sharp bounce in the banking sector. close at 73.88 against the US dol- per cent, expects the economy to and also the festivities. the government’s production- incoming information having ible to a great extent at present rebound in banking, financial Investors are awaiting the release lar, tracking positive domestic shrink by 9.5 per cent in FY21. In what can assuage some linked incentives scheme to up a bearing on the financial mar- and enumerated the specifics on services and insurance (BFSI) of Q2 GDP data tomorrow. The equities and sustained foreign After witnessing a sharp concerns following the infla- India’s share in global supply kets and act, as needed, to miti- both inward and outward flows stocks and metals, said Binod market expects contraction on a fund inflows. contraction in the economy tion over-shooting the upper chains can also leverage on it. gate any downside risks, he said. which are allowed. by 23.9 per cent in Q1 and a end of the RBI’s target band for Terming 2020 as year like However, he said, a few It can be noted that capital Asset base, multi-speed normalisation of many months, Das reiterated never before, the Governor imperfections are evident in the account convertibility is a very Ops at PSU banks partially activity in Q2, the Indian econ- the rate-setting panel’s resolve warned of rising virus infections market, like secondary market sensitive subject as it deals with omy has exhibited stronger than to see through temporary pres- in parts of India as a downside liquidity confined to benchmark liberalisation of capital transac- subscribers under expected pick-up in momentum sures on price rise. risk to growth and added that tenor papers, predominance tions into and out of a country. hit due to trade union strike of recovery, Das said, speaking The monetary policy guid- certain advance economies in of buy and hold and long-only India, which started opening up NPS rising: PFRDA at the annual day event of For- ance in October emphasised Europe who are also witnessing investors hurting diversity of on this front with the reforms NEW DELHI: Banking oper- India Bank Officers Asso- eign Exchange Dealers’ Associa- the need to see through tem- a surge in cases can hurt global views and interest rate deriva- of the early 1990s, is partially ations in public sector banks ciation (AIBOA) and Bank KOLKATA: The Pension tion of India (FEDAI). porary inflation pressures and growth as well. tive markets remaining lim- convertible right now with caps across the country were par- Employees Federation of India Fund Regulatory Development We need to be watch- also maintain the accommoda- Das said regulatory reforms ited to Overnight Indexed Swap and other restrictions. tially affected on Thursday (BEFI) are participating in the Authority (PFRDA) on Thurs- as some bank unions joined strike. day said that the asset base the one-day nationwide strike Besides, All India Bank and the number of subscrib- ‘`10L cr Mudra loans created 51L called by central trade unions. Officers’ Confederationers under the National Pension RBI Governor exhorts stakeholders to Cash transaction includ- (AIBOC) has extended frater- System (NPS) have been rising. entrepreneurs between 2015-18’ ing deposits and withdrawal nal support to strike. PFRDA Chairman Supra- at branches, forex and govern- The strike by unions tim Bandyopadhyay said that ensure smooth transition from LIBOR ment transactions have been is against anti-labour pol- even during the pandemic, NEW DELHI: Union Minister impacted in many public sec- icy of the government and there has been a steady growth MUMBAI: Reserve Bank deposits and derivative con- reforms will stand us in good Smriti Irani on Thursday said tor banks where participating bank employees are protest- of subscribers and the contri- Governor Shaktikanta Das tracts is pegged at $331 billion. stead as we prepare ourselves for over Rs 10 lakh crore has been unions are strong. ing against the privatisation of butions have been stable. on Thursday exhorted all the “Achieving a smooth tran- the LIBOR transition,” he said. leveraged under the Pradhan However, State Bank of banks, outsourcing and con- “The asset base under NPS, stakeholders to put in efforts sition from a benchmark Stating that associations like Mantri Mudra Yojana, thereby India and private sector banks tract system in jobs in the sec- a defined pension scheme for ensuring a smooth transi- entrenched in the financial FEDAI have to play an impor- creating 51 lakh new entrepre- are functional. tor, AIBEA general secretary C which started in 2004, has tion from LIBOR or the London system will require signifi- tant role in this, he noted teams neurs in the country between Ten central trade unions, H Venkatachalam said. increased at a compounded Interbank Offered Rate to other cant efforts from all stakehold- from such bodies are engaging 2015 and 2018. except Bharatiya Mazdoor “Lok Sabha in its recently growth rate of 35 per cent. borrowing benchmarks. ers,” Das said at the annual day well with central bank officials Addressing an awards cer- leveraged, thereby giving birth Sangh, are observing the held session has passed three Over last March, it has risen He said industry lobby event of the Foreign Exchange to make the process of transi- emony virtually, the Minister between the year 2015 to 2018 nationwide general strike to new labour enactments by dis- by 30 per cent taking the sub- Indian Banks Association (IBA) Dealers’ Association of India tion very smooth. for Women and Child Develop- (to) 51 lakh new entrepreneurs,” protest against various policies mantling existing 27 enact- scriber base to 38.7 million,” he has been working closely with (FEDAI). Das further said the issue ment and Textiles also thanked Irani said. of the central government. ments in the name of ‘Ease of said at a webinar organised by market participants to facilitate He said the transition is a key of fair and transparent pricing Covid warriors, many of whom The minister observed that Many lenders includ- Business’, which are purely in ICC here. transition to alternate bench- issue engaging global attention of foreign exchange products, died in the line of duty across this is a government dedicated ing Bank of Maharashtra had the interest of corporates. According to him, the pen- marks and create consumer and added that several mea- especially for MSMEs and other the country. She said from 2016 to balancing responsibilities informed customers in advance “In the process, 75 per cent sion asset to GDP ratio was awareness. sures have been taken in India smaller users, has been occupy- till today, the government rec- between ease of doing busi- that normal working could be of workers are being pushed very low at around 10 per LIBOR, which is the global to make financial benchmark ing RBI’s attention. ognised start-ups stand at over ness and ease of living. She was affected at the branches and out of the orbits of labour laws cent, as compared to more benchmark for borrowings, is processes more transparent and Listing out the initiatives 32,000 in the country. addressing the Social Entrepre- offices due to the strike. since they will have no legal than 100 per cent in countries expected to cease by the end robust. taken by the RBI on this front, “A country which has seen neurship of the Year Award - The All India Bank Employ- protection under the new like Switzerland, Australia and of next year. The RBI has been “Most recently, the admin- Das said “concerted efforts” by decades where the poor were India 2020, a joint collaboration ees’ Association (AIBEA), All enactment,” he said. PTI the UK. PTI planning to replace it with the istrators of significant finan- banks will be needed if the ben- disenfranchised to receive between the Schwab Foundation Mumbai Interbank Forward cial benchmarks were brought efits of transparent and compet- access to banking credit and for Social Entrepreneurship, the Outright Rate (MIFOR). under regulation to ensure itive pricing are to reach every facilities today celebrates the fact sister organisation of the World Adani Gas to India’s exposure to LIBOR- robust governance frameworks user of the foreign exchange that under the MUDRA Yojana Economic Forum, and Jubilant BUSINESS BRIEFS linked borrowings, bonds, and process controls. These market. PTI over Rs 10 lakh crore has been Bhartia Foundation. PTI change name to REALTORS SHOULD AVAIL FINANCES I-T dept to validate UDIN India can beat China in low-cost manufacturing Adani Total Gas FROM `25K CR STRESS FUND: SBICAP NEW DELHI: Adani Gas Ltd, NEW DELHI: SBICAP Ventures Ltd, which is managing given by CAs in audit reports if industry, govt work together: MSI chairman the city gas distribution firm the Rs 25,000 crore stress fund for realty sector, has of billionaire Gautam Adani’s urged builders to apply for last mile funding to com- NEW DELHI: India has the states which have reserved jobs group, will change its name plete their projects and said that existing lenders might NEW DELHI: The income tax other government agencies and potential to surpass even China in manufacturing for locals. to Adani Total Gas to reflect be “far more willing” now to issue necessary no objec- department will validate with the bodies, income-tax e-filing por- in low-cost manufacturing if “It is an anti-competitive French energy giant Total’s tion certificates for seeking finances. In November last Institute of Chartered Accoun- tal has completed its integration the government and indus- step,” Bhargava said. stake in the firm. year, the Centre had announced a Rs 25,000-crore tants of India (ICAI) the unique with the ICAI portal for valida- try work in a cohesive man- He also said MSMEs Adani Gas has through a document identification number tion of UDIN generated from ner, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) have to be as globally com- postal ballot sought sharehold- fund to help complete over 1,500 stalled housing (UDIN) of chartered accoun- the ICAI portal by the chartered Chairman RC Bhargava said on petitive as the large compa- ers’ nod to change the name projects comprising 4.58 lakh housing units across the tants when they upload tax audit accountants for documents cer- Thursday. Bhargava said the only nies because the entire supply as well as alter its memoran- country. Many real estate developers have been com- reports, the finance ministry said tified/attested by them. Bhargava also said the objective of government poli- chain determines the overall dum and articles of association, plaining that they are not able to get funds from the on Thursday. I-T e-filing portal had already government should focus on cies should be to increase the competitiveness. according to the firm’s filing to government-backed Special Window for Affordable To curb fake certifications by factored mandatory quoting of increasing the competitiveness competitiveness of Indian Bhargava also noted that stock exchanges. and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) as the existing non-CAs misrepresenting them- UDIN with effect from April of the Indian industry. industry so that it can make the industry cannot be com- After the French giant buy- selves as chartered accountants, 27, 2020, for documents certi- “India has the capability to things at the lowest cost along petitive unless the promoters ing stake, Adani Gas is now lenders are not giving no objection certificates (NOCs) the ICAI in 2019 made gener- fied/attested in compliance with become a lower cost country with the best quality in the and managers treated workers “a joint venture company of ceding charge on the properties. ation of UDIN from the ICAI the Income Tax Act,1961 by a than China if the industry and world. as partners. Adani Group and TOTAL website mandatory for every chartered accountant. “With the government work together,” “The more the industry can He pointed out that MSI Group, France with 37.40 per ‘GOVT’S PLAN TO SET UP BIO-GAS kind of certificate and tax audit this system level integration, Bhargava said. sell, the more jobs will be cre- owed its success to explain- cent stake by each promoter PLANTS TO BOOST BAMBOO OUTPUT’ report and other attests made by UDIN provided for the audit He was sharing his views ated in the economy,” he noted. ing to its workers that they will and remaining 25.20 per cent NEW DELHI: The government’s plan to set up 5,000 their members as required by reports/certificates submitted on making Indian manufactur- Bhargava pointed out that prosper if the company grew with public shareholders,” it compressed bio-gas plants by 2023-24 would give various regulators. The ministry by the chartered accountants in ing globally competitive at an creating jobs across sectors and backing that with poli- said. said that in line with the ongo- the e-filing portal shall be vali- online event organised by the was important for the overall cies and actions that delivered “In order to reflect the a boost to the country’s bamboo production and ing initiatives of the income tax dated online with the ICAI,” the All India Management Asso- growth of the economy. income and career growth to names of both promoter promote the industry as the commodity can be used department for integrating with ministry added. PTI ciation (AIMA). He, however, criticised employees. PTI groups, it is proposed to change to produce the gas, according to IBF. India Bamboo the name of the company from Forum Chairman and former union minister Suresh ‘Adani Gas Limited’ to ‘Adani Prabhu said he would work with all the stakeholders France orders tech giants to pay digital tax Disney to layoff 32K workers Total Gas Limited’ to reflect across the bamboo value chain including farmers, the holding structure,” the fil- ing said. harvesters, and entrepreneurs so that they can access PARIS: France’s finance min- “Companies subject to the draw the tax as soon as an as virus hits theme parks The Board of the firm, the benefits of the plan. Oil Minister Dharmendra istry has sent out notices to big tax have received their notice OECD deal is reached to which retails CNG to automo- Pradhan has said that India will see an investment tech companies liable for its dig- to pay the 2020 instalment,” a update the rules on cross- biles and piped natural gas to of Rs 2 lakh crore in setting up 5,000 plants that will ital service tax to pay the levy ministry official said. border taxation for the age of WASHINGTON: Walt Disney park in Southern California household kitchens and indus- produce gas from bio wastes by 2023-24. as planned in December, the France last year applied a 3% online commerce, where big Co said on Wednesday it would due to uncertainty over when tries in 15 geographical areas, ministry said on Wednesday. levy on revenue from digital ser- internet companies can book lay off about 32,000 workers, the state would allow parks to had on November 3 approved BOMBAY HC REFUSES TO STAY MERGER France suspended collec- vices earned in France by com- profits in low-tax countries primarily at its theme parks, reopen. the name change. tion of the tax, which will hit panies with revenues of more regardless of where their cus- an increase from the 28,000 it Disney’s theme parks in The company board is OF LAKSHMI VILAS BANK, DBS companies like Facebook and than 25 million euros there and tomers are. announced in September, as Florida and those outside the headed by Adani and has two MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday Amazon, early this year while 750 million euros worldwide. The talks stalled as the the company struggles with United States reopened earlier nominees of Total - its India refused to stay Lakshmi Vilas Bank’s (LVB) merger with negotiations were underway Facebook’s stance “is to Trump administration became limited customers due to the this year without seeing new head Alexis Thelemaque and DBS Bank India Ltd which will be effective from No- at the Organisation for Eco- ensure compliance with all tax reluctant to sign on to a mul- Coronavirus pandemic. major Coronavirus outbreaks Jose-Ignacio Sanz Saiz. vember 27. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar nomic Cooperation and Devel- laws in the jurisdictions where tilateral agreement, officials The layoffs will be in the first but with strict social distanc- Adani’s nephew Pranav and Milind Jadhav was hearing petitions filed by a opment (OECD) on an overhaul we operate”, it said, adding it have said. half of 2021, the company said ing, testing and mask use. Adani is the other promoter group of promoters of the ailing Lakshmi Vilas Bank of international tax rules. had received its tax bill from “We will levy this digital in a filing with the Securities Disneyland Paris was director on the board from The finance ministry has the French authorities. taxation mid December as we and Exchange Commission. forced to close again late last Adani’s side. Adani Gas said and Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd, one of its share- long said it would collect the Amazon has received a always explained to the U.S. A spokesman for Disney month when France imposed its present business objective holders, challenging the merger. “We are refusing tax in December as planned if reminder from the French administration,” French Finance confirmed that the latest fig- a new lockdown to fight a sec- includes carrying out the busi- the interim relief sought by the petitioners to stay the the talks proved unfruitful by authorities to pay the tax, and Minister Bruno Le Maire told a ures include the 28,000 layoffs ond wave of the Coronavirus ness of natural gas, liquefied amalgamation. The petitions shall be placed for hear- then, which is what happened will comply, according to a per- Bloomberg event on Monday. announced earlier. cases. natural gas, compressed natural ing on December 14 when the respondents shall file when the nearly 140 countries son familiar with the matter at “Our goal remains to have Earlier this month, Disney The company’s theme parks gas (CNG) and other forms or their affidavits in reply,” the court said. involved agreed last month to the online retailer. an OECD agreement by the first said it was furloughing addi- in Shanghai, Hong Kong and natural gas, associated gaseous keep negotiating until mid 2021. Paris has said it will with- months of 2021,” he said. AGENCIES tional workers from its theme Tokyo remain open. AGENCIES substance, etc. PTI millenniumpost|KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020 mp sports 11

WITH HEAVY HEART, WORLD BIDS ADIEU TO THE GOD OF FOOTBALL When Kolkata made America hater Feuding no more, Pelé joins Maradona feel like 'President of USA' KOLKATA: Famously leftist, Diego Maradona abhorred the world in mourning Maradona United States but with its rous- ing reception and hospitality, Kolkata once made the Argen- tine icon "feel like the president" “I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” the 80-year-old Pelé said of that very country which he hated "with all my strength". BUENOS AIRES: The most joining Barcelona. One can call it the paradox heated wrangling over the title "After a blessed but trou- of Maradona's personality. of football's greatest player bled life, hopefully he'll finally The football hotbed of India could be found between Diego find some comfort in the hands had the opportunity to witness Maradona and Pelé themselves. of God." the Argentine legend twice -- in So often, their squabbling As Argentines gathered in 2008 and 2017 -- but the eupho- would descend into acrimoni- the streets, weeping and sing- ria generated during his first ous barbs and taunts launched ing, three days of national visit remains unparalleled. People pay tribute to Argentina football legend Diego Maradona, who between the finest to play the mourning were declared by It was well past midnight passed away yesterday after suffering a heart attack, at Maradona's game. the nation's president. but still his fans braved a cold statue in Kolkata PTI It was a feud in which FIFA “There’s not a single Argen- December morning and lined did not want to takes sides tinian that doesn’t have a tear up the streets from the airport costs. "He wanted it to happen a football-mad place. Then it felt when it came to naming the top dropping for what this kid has to the five-star hotel near Sci- within his stay. So we arranged like we were talking to a guy player of the 20th century. Pelé done for this country,” said ence City to welcome their 1986 everything and ensured that he next door. The meeting lasted was the pick of experts. Mara- Oscar Ruggieri, who played World Cup hero. donated the clothes himself." more than an hour," Lahiri dona was the people's choice as at three World Cups with "He was so thrilled to see The organisers, including recalled. the winner of an online vote. Maradona. the reception that midway, he former CPI (M) MP Samik Goswami fondly remem- So they shared the award and Maradona was last seen stopped his car and climbed up Lahiri and Goswami, strug- bers Maradona's frequent mood continued to bicker in public. attending a match on Oct. 30 and said 'I feel like the President gled hard for an appointment swings -- "one moment he would "He thinks it's him," Pelé his 60th birthday at Gimna- of USA here'," Bhaswar Gos- in Argentina and it was his ex- embrace you while on another once said. sia La Plata, the Buenos Aires wami, who coordinated Mara- wife Claudia who had come to he would be very difficult". The "But we all really know who team he coached until last year. dona's first visit, told PTI. their rescue. final day of Maradona's trip in was the best." The following week he required Those three days, the city Lahiri remembered how a 2008 had an auction of his mem- Being born 20 years apart emergency surgery for bleeding bathed in the white and light planned 15-minute appoint- orabilia and the last item on the meant the duo never settled Maradona, who died Wednes- the darker side of his character. score one the greatest-ever indi- on the brain. blue Argentine colours. ment in October lasted more table was a football. their rivalry on the pitch. day at the age of 60. Beyond the bans for drugs viduals goals. Vatican spokesman Matteo "It was an unreal moment. than an hour and how he readily Overwhelmed by the Interviewed once by Pelé, "I have lost a dear friend, including being sent home from But it was the moment of Bruni said that the pope had To see the greatest footballer agreed to see "the billion foot- response, Maradona stopped the Maradona playfully asked the and the world has lost a leg- the 1994 World Cup there was infamy, four years after Britain been praying for Maradona in crying inconsolably like a child ball fans of India". auction and removed his blazer, Brazilian three-time World Cup end," the 80-year-old Pelé said. a sense of pride at outwitting reclaimed the Falkland Islands recent days and now “thinks at the Mother House, we first felt "Maradona had parted took off his tie and wrapped it winner how he accumulated "One day, I hope, we will the referee by punching the ball following a 1982 invasion by back fondly to the times they something went wrong. But the ways with Claudia but had around the football. an apparent goal total of 1,281. play football together in the into the net as Argentina beat Argentina, that was recalled by met in these years.” sisters told us 'he's fine'," Gos- high regards for her and only "Here's for you. Now start "Who did you score them sky." England before going on to win former England striker Gary In the southern Italian city wami remembered. because of her we could get a bidding," he said. against?" Maradona asked. The sadness across Argen- the 1986 FIFA tournament. Lineker. of Naples, thousands poured "He felt himself at home and 15-minute appointment," the His last visit happened three "Your nephews in the tina was articulated by one of He also memorized with "By some distance the best into the streets to honor the asked the sisters 'how can he former MP, who went to Bue- years ago and that witnessed the backyard?" the few players who comes close his feet minutes later in the player of my generation and player who inspired Napoli to contribute', he later inquired nos Aires with Goswami, said. coming together of one of his But behind the enmity, to matching Maradona's art- quarterfinal, picking up the arguably the greatest of all its only Serie A titles in 1987 about their needs and asked us "We were all nervous in greatest fans, , there was a mutual admira- istry with the ball. ball around the halfway line time," said Lineker, the top and 1990, even though gath- to donate some shawls, win- awe of the greatest footballer and the football legend on the tion that was evident through Maradona was undoubtedly before using dribbles and feints scorer at the 1986 World Cup erings are banned due to the ter clothes for the orphans and on earth but he hugged us after sidelines of an exhibition match the grief as Pelé paid tribute to a flawed genius, who revelled in to breeze past Englishmen to who followed Maradona in Coronavirus pandemic. AGENCIES adjust the amount with the trip's knowing that we had come from in Barasat. AGENCIES Diego Maradona a genius Argentina’s football fans weep for superhero Maradona

on the field, a character off BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's er's name. stunned football fans sought Fans put candles and flow- MEXICO CITY: On the foot- the Barcelona club, becom- the Argentine failed a doping each other out Wednesday ers along the wall around the ball field, he was considered ing a world football figure. test and was expelled from the to mourn the death of Diego field. as a genius. Outside, he was But Maradona won a place 1994 World Cup in the United Maradona, gathering by the "Diego was Argentina in the a character known practically as one of the all-time greats States. Pel criticized him and hundreds in spots linked to world. He gave us joy and we everywhere, by everybody. when he led Argentina to the they parted ways until 2005, the life of the legendary player. will never be able to repay him Diego Maradona, who died 1986 World Cup title in Mex- when they re-established a They gathered outside the for so much joy," said Argen- Wednesday of a heart attack ico, where he scored one of the relationship. humble home where he was tine President Alberto Fernán- at age 60, started his story as most storied goals in football Maradona retired in 1997, born and raised in dez, who issued a decree for a player in the Villa Fiorito history the "Hand of God" goal but he remained linked to Fiorito neighbourhood. three days of national mourn- neighborhood in Buenos that helped defeat England in football. He was Argentina's They went to the stadium ing and offered the presidential Aires and over the decades he a quarterfinal match. team coach. of Argentinos Juniors, where palace for the funeral. became a football great. Pundits have debated Off the field, Maradona he started as a professional Mariano Jeijer sat with his He debuted with Argenti- about who was the best foot- was an outspoken personality footballer in 1976. They stood wife and their baby in a small nos Juniors and then jumped ball player in history whether who leaned to leftist ideology. at the historic La Bombonera car near the Boca Juniors sta- to the mythical Boca Juniors, Maradona or Pel , the iconic He was a good friend of stadium of his beloved Boca dium. He said he didn't want where in 1981 he got his first Brazilian who retired in 1977 Fidel Castro, the leader of Juniors. More were at the head- Football fans waiting to pay their final respects to Diego Maradona face off with police guarding the to be sad at home. title as a professional foot- and is still alive. There has the Cuban revolution, and quarters of Gimnasia La Plata, presidential palace where Maradona is lying in state, in Buenos Aires, Argentina PTI "Diego is a symbol of being ball player. Then, it was off to been no consensus. was also close to the late the team he was coaching. Argentinian. He is someone Europe, and his legend began. Maradona and Pelé had a Venezuelan President Hugo "I am touched. I can't reality. Diego will never die, dona myth," said Dante López, Argentinos Juniors stadium, that made us very happy," Jeijer He won three titles with very good relationship until Chávez. AGENCIES understand it, I can't see the today is the birth of the Mara- a physician who went to the which carries the beloved play- said. AGENCIES World mourns SC East Bengal, ATK Mohun Bagan India, Australia Argentine players to wear Ministry of Health & Family Welfare football great face off in ISL's biggest derby armbands during Government of India Maradona’s death VASCO: Amid a pall of gloom their respective tournaments as intense as any of the others 1st ODI in honour following Diego Maradona's last season, getting off to a he has experienced so far in death, biggies ATK Mohun winning start against Kerala the world. of Dean Jones Bagan and SC East Bengal will Blasters FC. Antonio Lopez Habas may PUBLIC NOTICE resume their age-old rivalry All eyes are now on their have been the most successful SYDNEY: The Indian and Aus- on the grander stage of Indian bitter foes, SC East Bengal, ISL coach but the red and gold tralian cricketers will wear black Section 22 of the PC-PNDT Act, 1994 prohibits any Super League, but without with a new-look side and a fans would know that there are armbands and observe a min- advertisement in any form, including on internet relating to their legions of roaring fans coaching staff headed by Eng- few people more equipped to ute's silence ahead of the first here on Friday. lish and Liverpool legend Rob- handle the heat of a derby than ODI on Friday in honour of preconception and prenatal determination of The build-up to the much- bie Fowler. Fowler. Dean Jones, who died during sex or sex selection anticipated clash had wit- Fowler's playing record "The derbies are huge the IPL in September. nessed a lot of drama with is glorified with memorable games. They mean a lot to The former Australia bats- East Bengal making a last-gasp derby moments. the fans and of course, they man, who had represented his Any contravention is punishable with entry into the ISL. Matches From scoring the winner in mean a lot to the players. But country in 52 Tests and 164 imprisonment up to 3 years and with are played behind closed his very first Merseyside derby the important thing is you got ODIs, was in Mumbai as part of From Page 1 doors due to the COVID-19 (Liverpool vs Everton), find- to go into them and try to use IPL official broadcaster's com- fine up to 10,000/- Maradona’s Italian fans also pandemic. ing the net multiple times in your head. You got to try and mentary panel when he died on gathered outside Napoli’s San The mood, though, has the Manchester derby while be sensible. September 24 following a car- The Hon’ble Supreme Court, keeping in view the provisions of the Paolo stadium, where candles been dampened by the Argen- playing for Manchester City, "In these types of games, diac arrest. To honour his life, PC-PNDT Act, 1994 by order dated 16.11.2016 in Writ Petition were lit and flags were placed tine icon's death. and even managed to create the players can't get carried Australia has decided (Civil) No.341 of 2008, directed the Union of India to constitute a around the entrance. Both the legacy clubs a goal in the Pennines derby away. You will dive into tack- to pay two significant tributes Nodal Agency, as an interim arrangement to regulate and Always in our hearts. Ciao dearly love Maradona, and so Manchester United versus les, you will get too enthusias- during the India series. remove the E-advertisements, relating to preconception and Diego,” the club wrote on does their base, Kolkata. Leeds United. tic. So in this case, let's try and "The first celebration will Twitter. ATK Mohun Bagan started And now he gets to experi- play sensibly," said Fowler of come at Friday's opening one- prenatal determination of sex or sex selection on internet. Portugal and Juventus off from where they had left in ence a fixture that is as old and his derby mantra. AGENCIES day international against India superstar Christiano Ronaldo at the SCG when there will be Nodal Agency accordingly has been constituted by Government described Maradona as an a minute's silence before play of India under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare “unparalleled magician”. Rohit injury: Lack of clarity, we are playing and both nations will don black as below: “Today I say goodbye to a armbands. There will also be a friend and the world says good- highlights package of his grand bye to an eternal genius. One of career on the big screen," said a NODAL AGENCY the best of our times. An unpar- waiting game which is not ideal, says Kohli report in 'Sydney Morning Her- alleled magician. He leaves too ald'. India will play three ODIs, For monitoring E-advertisements related to Pre-conception early but leaves a legacy without SYDNEY: India captain Virat said that the pros and cons of days of being left out of the Aus- as many T20Is and a much- and Pre-natal determination of sex or sex selection limits and a void that will never Kohli on Thursday didn't hide the injury were explained to tralia tour before being sub- anticipated four-Test series prohibited under PC&PNDT Act, 1994 be filled. Rest in peace. You will his displeasure at the Rohit him and he understood and sequently added to the Test beginning with a Day-Night never be forgotten,” he said on Sharma injury saga, stating that he was unavailable," Kohli said. squad. game at Adelaide on Decem- Instagram. "confusion and lack of clarity" The Indian captain's view "After that (the selection ber 17. The country's cricket Contact: 011-26107773/26166441/26165959/26185696 Italian football club Napoli, has led to the team manage- did open a pandora's box about meeting) he played in the IPL board also arranged a tribute on E-mail: [email protected] where Maradona played from ment playing a "waiting game" whether he and his white ball and we all thought he would the opening day of the second 1984-1991, said it was impos- on his availability which is not deputy have been communicat- be on that flight to Australia Test at the Melbourne cricket sible to describe the sadness felt ideal. ing on various sensitive issues and we had no information on ground, where Jones received As directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, anyone (any person) after the news of Maradona’s Answering media queries pertaining to the team. why he is not travelling with us. tremendous support from his who comes across anything that is/has the nature of an death broke. online ahead of the ODI series Rohit, who is nursing a left There has been no information, home crowd during his play- advertisement related to preconception and prenatal There were tributes outside against Australia starting on hamstring injury is doing is there has been lack of clarity," ing days. "The biggest honour, davp 17102/11/0044/2021 Argentina and Italy, too. Friday, Kohli said Rohit was rehab at the National Cricket Kohli said. however, will be saved for the determination of sex or sex selection or has any impact in A minute’s silence took said to be unavailable before Academy in Bengaluru and is "We have been playing the showcase event that is the Box- identifying a boy or a girl in any method, manner or mode by any place before Wednesday’s the selection committee meet- still three weeks away from full waiting game," he added. Kohli ing Day Test at the MCG. The search engine or website (eg. Google, Yahoo, Bing, or any other Champions League matches, ing earlier this month. match fitness but a 14-day hard said that Rohit's next assess- tribute will be held at the tea search engine) shall bring it to the notice of the Nodal Agency. but similar acts of remem- "Before the selection meet- quarantine (without training) ment at the NCA will happen break at 3.24pm on day one, The information may be sent to the Nodal Agency through e-mail brance were held in other ing, we got a mail that he is would rule him out of the Test on December 11 and right now where Jones' wife Jane and fam- or phone on the contact details given above. countries and at all levels of unavailable, that he has picked series, starting December 17. it's a waiting game for the team ily will be in attendance," the the sport. up an injury during the IPL. It He played in the IPL within sitting in Australia. AGENCIES report said. AGENCIES 12 mp entertainment KOLKATA|FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER, 2020|millenniumpost Mikkelsen to play Nushrratt starrer Grindlewald in ‘Chhorii’ goes on floors The project is the Hindi remake of the hit-Marathi ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ horror ‘Lapachhapi’ directed by Vishal Furia, The actor will step in for Johnny Depp, who had who also helmed the played the role in the first two installments 2016 original

LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros Studios, first two instalments but exited after los- MUMBAI: Actor Nushrratt Bhar- the banner behind ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film ing a major libel suit in the UK. ruccha-starrer horror film ‘Chho- franchise confirmed that Danish star Depp reportedly was asked to leave rii’ began shooting in Madhya Mads Mikkelsen got cast as the dark after shooting one day on the film and he Pradesh on November 26. The wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third will be paid for the whole film but had project is the Hindi remake of instalment of its fantasy movie series. a five-picture deal. Since then, Warner the hit-Marathi horror The news comes less than a week Bros had been on its toes trying to ‘Lapachhapi’ directed after Mikkelsen responded to reports of book a new actor. by Vishal Furia, who his casting saying ‘that is on the rumour The third film spin-off in JK -Row also helmed the 2016 basis’. ling’s Harry Potter universe, which original. Recently, Warner Bros confirmed got shut down shooting in March The film is the Deadline’s scoop from earlier this month due to the Coronavirus pandemic is maiden joint ven- about the actor, known for films ‘Casino in production at Warner Bros Studios ture of ‘Abundantia Royale’ and ‘Doctor Strange’, stepping in Leavesden outside of London. Entertainment’ and for Depp, who had played the role in the David Yates is directing the film ‘Crypt TV’. Produc- from a screenplay by Rowling and Steve tion house ‘T-Series’ Kloves. Rowling, Kloves, David Hey- is also attached to the man and Lionel Wigram are producing. project. Depp first played Grindelwald in “Filming 2016’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to begins for our Find Them’. He reprised the part in next film ‘Chhorii’,” 2018’s ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of the official handle of Grindelwald’. ‘T-Series’ tweeted along Featuring franchise stars Eddie with pictures from the set. Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Jude Depp ‘Chhorii’ would have a Law, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol and Ezra reportedly start-to-finish filming sched- Miller, ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ is scheduled ule and the unit will film all to be released on July 15, 2022 following was asked to through December across Depp’s departure. leave after shooting Madhya Pradesh. The movie Mikkelsen recently wrapped Doug will subsequently shot in Mumbai Liman’s sci-fi thriller ‘Chaos Walking’. one day on the film for a few days for its final schedule. His film ‘Another Round’, directed by and will be paid The film’s cast also includes Thomas Vinterberg is Denmark’s official actors Mita Vasisht, Rajesh Jais and entry to the Academy Awards 2021 in the for the whole Saurabh Goyal. International Feature Film category. PTI film The filming is being done with mandatory COVID-19 measures, including usage of PPE suits, face masks, frequent sanitisation, tem- Cine stars pay homage to football icon perature checks as well as blood oxygen level checks. PTI Diego Maradona MUMBAI DIARIES 26/11 TEASER MUMBAI/LONDON: Film cocaine use and obesity, died Mohit, Konkona pay tribute to first personalities, including Bol- following a cardiac arrest on lywood stars Shah Rukh November 26, two weeks after Khan, Ajay Devgn and direc- undergoing surgery to remove tors Vikramaditya Motwane a blood clot in his brain. He and Asif Kapadia condoled was 60. responders in Nikkhil Advani’s show the passing away of legend- Shah Rukh Khan, an avid ary football player Diego sports fan, shared a picture of Maradona. Maradona lifting the World n the anniversary of the Maradona, who led his Cup and said the veteran made The late veteran football legend had Mumbai terror attacks, country to the 1986 World football ‘even more beautiful’. become famous after leading his while the world Cup title before struggling with “You will be sorely missed Oremembers the fallen heroes, and may you entertain and country to the 1986 World Cup title filmmaker Nikkhil Advani enthral heaven as you did dropped the first teaser of his this world. RIP,” he wrote on Motwane said that Mara- the death of the football titan upcoming show ‘Mumbai Dia- ‘Twitter’. dona was the first football is hard to the process, as he ries 26/11’. The web show pays “’Maidaan’ brought me player he ever heard of. “The ‘always seemed indestructible’. tribute to the first respond- closer to the game. He was 86 final was the first match I Abhishek Bachchan, ers, the medical staff and stars a football legend and a pas- ever saw. He triggered what an ardent fan of the game, Mohit Raina, Konkona Sen- sionate sportsman. It is sad has been a lifetime of remembered Maradona as the sharma, Tina Desai and Shreya to see him go. RIP Diego deep love and passion ‘Greatest of All Time’. Dhanwanthary. The show gives Maradona,” tweeted for the game for me. I Director Shekhar Kapur will give a glimpse of the story He wrote, “Not enough is Ajay Devgn. cannot believe he is called the late veteran football of the doctors, nurses and other The filmmaker shared the first teaser of spoken about the sheer grit of gone so soon,” wrote legend as ‘the greatest genius staff in the middle of the hor- first responders as they strug- the director on the in football after Pele’, the Bra- rific 26/11 terror attacks in his upcoming Amazon Original series gle to keep us safe in our city. micro-blogging site. zilian legend. 2008. to pay homage to the heroes of the ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11’ is my He also asked his fol- Actor Karisma Kapoor The teaser, which was ode to that undying spirit. lowers to watch ‘Diego said it was ‘an honour’ to meet shared by Nikkhil on ‘Twit- 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks There are so many people Maradona’, a documentary Maradona, who last came to ter’ on the 12th anniversary that have carried me on their on the late star by Indian- India in 2017. of the Mumbai terror attacks, attacks. The watchers also get a many people in the middle of shoulders to get us here, but origin British filmmaker “Thank you for your gave all a sneak peek of the glimpse of doctors, nurses and the attack. Sharing the same, the ones that started it all Asif Kapadia. beauty, Maradona. Rest in chaos that unfolds in a hospi- others trying to help the scared Nikkhil paid homage to all the were the wonderful writing A passionate fan of peace,” tweeted Rahul Bose. PTI tal in the middle of the horrific patients and save the lives of heroes of the 26/11 attacks. team.” AGENCIES Maradona and the sport, Asif Kapa- dia said that Sanya shares excitement on Single-screen owners shut shop ASHOK CHATTERJEE day, due to lack of footfall. One of the owners, Saurav Bose, said, KOLKATA: Priya, Menoka, Pra- “We were getting 4-5 viewers for having a spectacular 2020 chi Jaya, Prachi - all reputed sin- a show or at times none. We had gle-screen halls in the city have a floating crowd during the festi- shut shop, within 40 days of vals. But how can I run the show OUR CORRESPONDENT reopening after the nationwide if there are not even 10 people in a lockdown. The news of shut- 1020-seater hall. We will keep the anya Malhotra has hit the right downs has broken many hall shut till big releases start hap- chord of the audience with her hearts in showbiz. For many pening. We had invested so much versatile roles and filmography. other exhibitors, who are to open again,” said Bose. SHer recently released film ‘Ludo’ gar- still running the show, nered rave reviews from the audi- the news is like the death The pandemic ences and critics alike for her sizzling knell. chemistry with Aditya Roy Kapur. Cinema halls has also led to Before the release of ‘Ludo’, Sanya reopened in West Ben- closure of five was roped in for the movie ‘Love gal on October 15, Hostel’ alongside Vikrant Massey. In following all COVID- single-screens Udayan Cinema in Sheo- for more than a year? They might related protocols laid in Hyderabad, raphuli, Hooghly, which is 324 think of doing some other busi- 2020 has with the film release and back to down by the gov- and 100-seater hall, shows both ness,” said Singh. back announcements of two films. ernment. There was namely Galaxy, Bengali and Hindi films. Owner But there is good news awaited undoubtedly been I am extremely excited and looking euphoria among the Sri Rama, Shanti, Partha Sarathi Daw said, “It is in December. Warner Bros’ ‘Tenet’ a huge success for forward to these projects.” early starters as they Amba and Sree difficult to sustain. It is better we is slated to hit the screens on The year 2020 has undoubtedly hoped for respectable close. We are showing Soumitra’s December 4. It will be followed the ‘Dangal’ star as been a huge success for Sanya. footfall with Durga Puja Mayuri repeat films but there is hardly by a Bollywood film ‘Indoo Ki she got to star in She was also seen in ‘Shakuntla round the corner. But any crowd.” Jawani’ featuring Kiara Advani. films like ‘Ludo’ and Devi’, where she essayed the role the enthusiasm soon Subhas Sen, owner Banirupa Paradise Cinema owner Holding fort despite the short- of Anupama Banerjee, daughter died as the footfall Cinema in Berachampa, north Sunit Singh would be patting his comings is Navin Chokhani, ‘Shakuntala Devi’ of Shakuntala. Adding on to her came to a trickle. The 24-Parganas is showing old films back for backing himself on not owner of Navina Cinema. He says achievements, this year she also hall owners still held on, to keep the hall running. “There reopening his hall on October 15. he has wisely invested whatever he a recent announcement, Sanya’s next got a chance to work with the despite the high estab- has been no big Hindi film release. For someone, who only screens profited in the last 40 years back in ‘Meenakshi Sundereshwar’ was also ace filmmaker Anurag Basu in lishment costs. Apart from ‘Switzerland’, there Hindi movies, there was not his business. “I’m ready to invest announced. ‘Ludo’, which was not less than a But with no big had been no good release, post much exciting content. “My fel- back till the situation improves. With such a vast trajectory of dream come true for her. releases in Bengali and Puja,” said Sen, who is also dep- low exhibitors, who screen Ben- I believe the show must go on. roles in her kitty, Sanya excitingly Sanya Malhotra is clearly Hindi happening in the- uty chairman, exhibitor section, gali films, thought they would be I’m sure the audience in Bengal shared, “This festive season became on a roll with back-to-back atres, it became difficult EIMPA. He is looking forward compensated with good content will come back to halls if they get all the more special for me. I feel announcements and movie for the single-screen owners to the release of Jeet and Mimi but they were disappointed. We the right film in theatres. I’m not happy for the reviews and appre- releases and is all set to leave to bring in the crowd. Chakraborty starrer ‘Baazi’ and are badly hit. It is a bleak situa- ready to play the open-and-shut ciation which I have received for the audiences enchanted with her Basusree Cinema was shut ‘Kakababur Protyaborton’ for the tion. How many people will sur- game. If I think I cannot pull it off, ‘Ludo’. This year has gotten better charming screen presence. down temporarily on last Fri- change in fortunes. vive by shutting down cinemas I will shut forever,” said Chokhani.