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The hard the country developed work and teamwork of our “atmanirbharta” during the players is inspirational.” coronavirus crisis and ensured The PM said this year, vaccine for each of its citizen. India is going to commence the Delivering his monthly talk celebration of 75 years of her Mann Ki Baat, the PM said a Independence — Amrit major shift occurred in people’s Mahotsav. “This is an excellent perspective in the last year time to explore places associ- and a lot of customers now are ated with those heroes on demanding “Made In India” ❝ O account of whom we attained ! #% & ' ( products. “India today is self- & freedom,” he said. reliant in the field of medicines (2 Modi said the Government *2 34 Q R and vaccines,” he said. was starting an initiative for People, he said, have shown achieve the same feat,” he said. ry. Whatever be the area, the young writers called day after Narendra Modi R their support for “Vocal for ❝ 6 Referring to the violence participation of women of the “India@75”. He said, “This will Asaid his Government was Local” and urged manufactur- % on January 26 in the national country is continuously on the encourage young writers of all just a “phone call away” for two and the national Government or Parliament to ers and industry leaders to Capital, the PM said, “The rise.” In his address, Modi States and of all languages. talks with the farmers’ unions, spokesperson for the BKU, “bow down to them”. However, make world-class products. " country was saddened by the pointed to a number of do- You can learn more about this the Tikait brothers who are said a “respectful solution” he added they will also ensure He said in 15 days, as /% insult to the Tricolour on gooders in the country con- initiative on the Ministry of leading the agitation asserted should be found to the issue, the self-respect of farmers is many as 30 lakh corona war- -(6 January 26 in Delhi.” tributing in their own way to Education website.” on Sunday, that protesting but asserted they will not agree protected. During their January riors have been vaccinated in & Talking about strides made the environmental protection Besides, the PM, in his farmers will honour the digni- to anything under pressure. 26 parade, many of the pro- India. Developed countries like 7)8% by women in different fields of and other causes. morning talk, also stressed the ty of the Prime Minister, but are Modi had Saturday said his testers, driving tractors, had the US and the UK finished the activities, the PM said, “You He gave the example of an need to observe road safety and also committed to protecting Government’s offer on agri stormed the Red Fort, with same task in 18 and 36 days, / must have witnessed a few elderly man at Kottayam in the curtailing road accidents. their self-respect. laws made to protesting farm- some of them hoisting religious respectively, he maintained. (2& days ago, that four women Kerala cleaning lake-waters “From January 18 to Both Naresh and Rakesh ers “still stands” and the Centre flags on its domes and on the Modi said India is the % pilots from India took com- daily despite his advanced age, February 17 we are observing Tikait said they were open to was a just a “phone call away” flagstaff at the ramparts. fastest in vaccinating its citizens mand of a non-stop flight from people in Arunachal Pradesh ‘Road Safety Month’. We should talks with the Government to for talks, days after violence Both the brothers con- and is setting an example for San Francisco, America to making artificial paper using become active stakeholders to find a “middle path”, which the broke out in parts of the demned Republic Day vio- the entire world. “India’s vac- Bangalore. You must have also long-forgotten technique or reduce road accidents and save former suggested could be the national Capital on Republic lence and said it was unac- cination programme is turning the world. In 15 days, India observed this time in the art and thus saving trees or veg- lives. The goals with which we BJP Government not imple- Day. Rakesh said they will ceptable, even though they out to be exemplary to the vaccinated 30 lakh corona war- January 26 parade, where two etable vendors in a “mandi” in started 2021, we all have to menting the three laws during honour and respect the digni- alleged it was the result of a world. We are vaccinating our riors whereas it took America women officers of the Indian Hyderabad making bio-fuel work to fulfil them together,” he its tenure. ty of the PM, and added the conspiracy. citizens faster than anywhere in 18 days and Britain 36 days to Air Force created a new histo- from the vegetable leftovers. said. Rakesh, the younger of the farmers don’t want the Continued on Page 2 & '(%) ! " ! $ !% *2 34 he World Health *2 34 TOrganization (WHO) has altered its guidance for preg- nformation and Broadcasting nant women who wish to IMinistry on Sunday allowed receive the coronavirus jab, cinema halls across the coun- saying those at high risk of to the States during the launch try to operate at full capacity exposure to Covid-19 or who of the vaccination drive on from February 1 with adher- have comorbidities may be January 16 that pregnant and ence to Covid-19 safety proto- and enjoy films in theatres as vaccinated. lactating women have not been cols. As per the Ministry, we are allowing full occupan- However, the WHO sug- a part of any Covid-19 vaccine Standard Operating Procedures cy in all cinema halls. Cinema gestions might not find favour clinical trial so far. “Therefore, (SOP) adequate physical dis- halls can now open at 100 per in India where Covaxin and women who are pregnant or tancing, mandatory face masks cent capacity. We encourage as Covishield vaccine manufac- not sure of their pregnancy and and sanitisation of auditorium much online booking (of tick- turers Bharat Biotech and lactating women should not after every screening must be ets) as possible,” Javadekar told Serum Institute of India (SII) receive Covid-19 vaccine at adhered to. reporters here. respectively in their factsheets this time,” the Ministry said. Digital booking of tickets The development comes have clearly mentioned that The WHO’s earlier guid- and staggered show timings to days after the Ministry of pregnant and lactating women ance did not recommend avoid crowding will be encour- Home Affairs (MHA) allowed should not get the shots as they pregnant women to be inocu- aged, said I&B Minister cinema halls and theatres to have not been part of any anti- lated even though data indi- Prakash Javadekar after releas- operate with more people as coronavirus vaccine clinical cated that pregnancy increased ing a set of the SOPs. per fresh Covid-19 reopening trial so far. the risk of developing severe “There is good news. In guidelines. The Union Health illness from the virus. February, people can watch Continued on Page 2 Ministry too has made it clear Continued on Page 2 *+ -.// 0/112 *2 34 !"#$% & he Indian Coast Guard last ' Tyear seized contraband *2 34 % worth over 1,500 crore besides ( apprehending at least 10 foreign inance Minister Nirmala boats with 80 miscreants illegally FSitharaman on Monday will operating in the Indian Exclusive deliver her promised budget ! Economic Zone (EEZ). These like no other that is expected to " #)" seizures were the result of sus- provide relief to the pandem- " tained and round the clock sur- ic-hit common man as well as ' veillance by its boats and planes, focus more on driving the eco- eign investments. &* the Coast Guard said here on its nomic recovery through high- Sitharaman, who had in % 45th raising day on Sunday. er spending on healthcare, her first budget in 2019 ( The “Preventive and infrastructure and defence replaced leather briefcase that Measured Response” stance of amid rising tensions with had been for decades used for operations introduced just over neighbours. carrying budget documents #$ a year ago, ensured that more As India emerges from the with a traditional red cloth &' + than 6,000 fishing boats with Covid-19 crisis, the ninth bud- “bahi-khata”, had earlier this O about 40,000 fishermen were get under the Modi month stated that the budget - escorted to safe harbours during Government, including an for the fiscal year beginning .% the passage of 11 cyclones last interim one, is widely expect- April will be “like never before”. /& year, thus averting loss of lives ed to focus on boosting spend- The budget, economists #0/&#1% and property at sea, it said, ing on job creation and rural and experts said, will be the ( adding that despite restrictions development, generous alloca- starting point for picking up "% imposed by the Covid-19 pan- tions for development schemes, the pieces after the economic O demic, Indian Coast Guard has putting more money in the destruction caused by the maintained 24x7 vigil in the EEZ.