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Page-1- 2_Layout 1 24-12-2020 23:26 Page 1 TOPDELHI, UP www.topstory.online STORYwww.topstorypaper.com www.facebook.com/topstorypaper DELHI, FRIDAY 25 DECEMBER 2020 VOL-07, ISSUE - 258, PAGES - 8, PRICE RS 2.00 Taapsee Pannu wraps Chinese envoy meets Indian team indulges in Ranchi schedule of Prachanda amid political wrestlinglike drill, Jadeja 'Rashmi Rocket' crisis in Nepal put through fitness test FILM PAGE8 WORLD PAGE-7 SPORTS PAGE6 3 DELHI Hafiz Saeed gets We will talk Govt writes to farmers, says open to to airport 15 yrs in jail for authorities: Jain on 2 COVID- talks; farmers call it ‘delaying tactic’ terror funding HIGHLIGHTS positive flyers n Previous five rounds of talks between the govern‑ n The government with an open heart has held several from UK n The AntiTerrorism Court ment and the unions have failed to break the deadlock rounds of discussion with farmer unions under the (ATC) of Lahore also im slipping out with the farmers insisting on the repeal of the three Samyukt Kisan Morcha and urged them to choose a date posed a 200,000 Pakistani rupees (PKR) fine on Saeed. laws and camping at various border points of Delhi as per their convenience for the next round of talks n UPSTATE The 70yearold radical 5 New Delhi: Aggarwal's letter has cleric has already been con he government on come in response to the victed for 21 years imprison Farooq Abdullah Thursday extended Samyukt Kisan Morcha's ment in four terror financing demands release a fresh invite to December 23 letter, cases of late. of PDP leaders Tprotesting farmer through which it had in- unions for talks, but made it formed the government Lahore: onment of over 36 years in 'detained' ahead clear that it would not be that the farmer unions are umbai terror five terror financing cases 'logical' to include in the ready for talks but asked it attack master- at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in of J-K DDC agenda any new demand re- to send a 'concrete proposal mind and Lahore. His punishment poll results lated to minimum support in writing instead repeating Mbanned Jamat- will run concurrently in price (MSP), saying it was rejected proposals around ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz these cases. There are re- out of the purview of three meaningless amendments.' Saeed was on Thursday sen- ports that he is given "VIP new farm laws. In its new letter, the gov- tenced to 15 and a half years protocol" in jail. In a three-page letter ernment reiterated that it is in jail by an anti-terrorism Saeed, a UN-designated written to 40 farmer lead- ready to find a 'logical solu- court in Pakistan in one terrorist on whom the US ers, Agriculture Ministry tion' to the issues raised by more terror financing case. has placed a USD 10 mil- Joint Secretary Vivek Ag- protesting farmer unions. The Anti-Terrorism lion bounty, was arrested SPORTS garwal said, 'I again request Aggarwal said it is im- Court (ATC) of Lahore also on July 17 last year in the 6 you that the government portant to keep all doors imposed a 200,000 Pak- terror financing cases. has been discussing all is- open for discussion for the istani rupees (PKR) fine on He was sentenced to 11 BCCI AGM sues with an open heart and government. It is the re- Saeed. years in jail by an anti-ter- approves 10 good intention to end the sponsibility of the govern- The 70-year-old radical rorism court in February protest, and will continue to ment to listen to farmer cleric has already been this year in two terror fi- teams for 2022 do so. Kindly suggest a date organisations and farmers convicted for 21 years im- nancing cases. IPL, backs ICC's and time (for the next round and the government cannot prisonment in four terror In November, Saeed was of talks).' Previous five deny this. financing cases of late. sentenced to another 10 bid for Cricket rounds of talks between the The government with an “On Thursday an Anti- years in jail by an anti-ter- in Olympics government and the unions other issues they want to impact on the procurement 'Any new demand related open heart has held several Terrorism Court (ATC) of rorism court in two more have failed to break the dead- discuss. The talks will be of farm produce at the fixed to MSP, which is out of the rounds of discussion with Lahore sentenced five terror financing cases. lock with the farmers insist- held at Vigyan Bhawan in rates. ambit of farm laws, is not farmer unions under the leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, The other four JuD lead- ing on the repeal of the three New Delhi at a ministerial This has been told to the logical to include in the Samyukt Kisan Morcha including its chief Hafiz ers convicted by the court laws and camping at various level, he said. unions in every discussion talks. As informed earlier, and urged them to choose a Saeed, in another terror fi- on Thursday are Hafiz border points of Delhi for On MSP, Aggarwal said and it has also been made the government is ready to date as per their conven- nancing case...for 15 and a half Abdus Salam, Zafar Iqbal, nearly a month now. the farm laws have no con- clear that the government is discuss all the issues raised ience for the next round of years," a court official said. JuD spokesperson Yahya Aggarwal asked the union nection with the price ready to give written assur- by farmer unions,' he talks, he added. Now, Saeed will have to Mujahid and Muhammad leaders to provide details of regime nor would have any ance on MSP, he said. noted. CONTD ON P-2 undergo collective impris- Ashraf. Agencies 7 BUSINESS Airtel, Voda Idea FASTag to be mandatory for submit details UK and EU reach post‐ of segmented vehicles from Jan 1: Gadkari offers to Trai New Delhi: HIGHLIGHTS ASTags will be Brexit trade agreement n mandatory for vehi- FASTag is being made cles from January 1, mandatory for all vehicles in Brussels: HIGHLIGHTS However, key aspects of 2021, Union minis- the country from the New fter months of talks the future relationship be- F Year n The British and European ter Nitin Gakdari said on and at almost the tween the 27-nation bloc Thursday. n FASTag was launched in last minute, Britain parliaments both must hold and its former member re- FASTags, which facilitate 2016 and four banks to Aand the European votes on the agreement, main unresolved. MARKET electronic payment of fee at gether issued nearly a lakh Union struck a provisional though the latter may not Johnson had insisted the SENSEX NIFTY toll plazas, was introduced in of them. By 2017, their free-trade agreement happen until after the U.K. U.K. would “prosper might- 2016. Making the tags com- numbers went up to seven Thursday that should avert leaves the EU’s economic ily” even if no deal were 46973.54 13749.30 pulsory would also help in lakh and more than 34 lakh New Year chaos for cross- embrace on Jan. 1. reached and the U.K. had to 529.36 148.20 ensuring that vehicles pass FASTags were issued in border traders and bring a n Thousands of pages of trade with the EU on World GOLD SILVER seamlessly through the toll 2018. measure of certainty for legal text accompanies the Trade Organization terms. 50,078.0067,467.00 plazas as fee payment would businesses after years of dent Ursula von der Leyen deal, with details of the But his government has ac- 71.00 109.00 be done electronically. added. had been made mandatory Brexit turmoil. said. “It is fair, it is a bal- agreement set to emerge in knowledged that a chaotic Union Minister for Road FASTag was launched in for registration of new four- With just over a week anced deal and it is the right exit was likely to bring grid- US DOLLAR EURO the course of the next few Transport, Highways and 2016 and four banks to- wheelers. until the U.K.’s final split and responsible thing to do days, including the final rat lock at Britain’s ports, tem- 73.5850 89.6422 MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has gether issued nearly a lakh It was also mandated that from the EU, the British for both sides.” porary shortages of some ification of the FTA by Par 0.10 announced that FASTag is of them. By 2017, their the renewal of fitness cer- government said the “deal is The deal ensures the two goods and price increases liaments on both sides. POUND 99.5971 being made mandatory for numbers went up to seven tificate of a transport vehi- done.” It said the deal was sides can continue to trade for staple foods. all vehicles in the country lakh and more than 34 lakh cle will be done only after “the first free trade agree- in goods without tariffs or embrace on Jan. 1. The EU has long feared WEATHER from the New Year, the FASTags were issued in the vehicle concerned has a ment based on zero tariffs quotas. But despite the Months of tense and that Britain would undercut 7:12 AM Ministry of Road Transport 2018. FASTag. and zero quotas that has breakthrough, key aspects often testy negotiations the bloc’s social, environ- Sunrise and Highways said in a In November this year, For National Permit ve- ever been achieved with the of the future relationship gradually whittled differ- mental and state aid rules 5:32 PM Sunset statement.