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https://www.facebook.com/centralchronicle Raipur, Monday, November 30, 2020 I Pages 12 I Price R 3.00 I City Edition I Fastest growing English Daily of Chhattisgarh www. centralchronicle.in BRIEF CoBRA officer killed, 9 commandos injured „ In Naxal Decorated officer triggered IED blast Bhalerao(33), a resident of Nashik in Maharashtra, was a decorated commando and

NAXAL BLOODBATH Sukma/Konta Nov 29: had been adjudged the best in various combat competitions, a senior officer of the force said. An officer of the He joined the CRPF in 2010 and had come to CRPF's jungle warfare CoBRA last year. He is survived by his mother, unit, CoBRA, was killed wife and a six-year-old daughter. His mortal while nine commandos remains was taken by an aircraft to Nashik on Martyred were injured after Maoists Sunday evening, a CRPF spokesperson said. Some of the injured commmandos. Bhalerao Home Minister Amit Shah triggered an IED blast in Sukma district on waves to his supporters on his The site of IED blast. An act of cowardice: Sahu arrival, in Hyderabad, Sunday. Saturday night, security was out for an area domi- CRPF battalions are ex- officials said. nation exercise when the pected to be inducted in Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu on Sunday described the Naxal They said the impro- cumbed to injuries in the being given medical care blast took place, the offi- Chhattisgarh for anti- attack in Sukma district, in which one CoBRA officer was killed Hospitalised vised explosive device ex- early hours of Sunday. at a unit hospital at cials said. The team was Maoist duties after the and nine commandos injured, as a cowardly act that reflected the plosion took place in the Nine commandos, in- Chintalnar, located in the scouting the area for the Union home ministry re- ultras' frustration after suffering setbacks at the hands of securi- Mumbai: Actor Rahul Roy, Chintalnar forest area of cluding the team leader south Bastar area of the proposed induction of cently gave its approval. ty forces over the past two years. "It is an act of cowardice. Our best known for starring in the district at around 9 PM second-in-command rank state, they said. The in- some new battalions of the CRPF director general A police and Central forces have been jointly carrying out operations the 1990 musical block- and the injured personnel officer Dinesh Kumar jured troops belong to the Central Reserve Police P Maheshwari, who took a from the last two years. It has resulted in surrender of Naxals in buster "Aashiqui", has suf- were evacuated by an IAF Singh, were injured in the 206th battalion of the Force and establishment morning flight from Delhi large numbers, their arrests and their killings. It seems Naxals are fered a brain stroke and is helicopter at around mid- incident, they said. Commando Battalion for of their new camps in this to reach Raipur, laid a frustrated due to these things," the minister said. Chief Minister recuperating at a hospital night. Seven commandos are Resolute Action (CoBRA). area and that is when the wreath and paid tributes Bhupesh Baghel condemned the attack, paid tribute to the mar- here, a family source said. Assistant Commandant being treated at a hospital A joint team of the IED went off, official to the officer at a force tyred officer and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured, an The 52-year-old actor, who Nitin P Bhalerao, 33, suc- in Raipur, while two are CoBRA and local police sources said. Five more camp here. official statement said. was recently shooting in Kargil, was admitted to the intensive care unit of NIA rejects Nanavati Hospital two days Farmers reject Centre’s offer of talks, set new terms reports of seizing Two cops commit suicide ago, according to the insid- New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) : Centre appeals to farmers Swamy’s sipper Konta/Bijapur, Nov 29: When Verma's colleagues er. "He was hospitalised heard gunshots from his bar- two days ago after he Farmers agitating to shift to Burari ground New Delhi: The NIA on Two policemen have allegedly rack, they rushed to the place committed suicide in different arrived from Kargil. He was against the Centre's new New Delhi: The Centre has once Sunday dismissed as and found him lying admitted due to a progres- agri laws on Sunday said again appealed to the farmers "false, incorrect and mis- districts of insur- in a pool of blood. sive brain stroke," the fami- they are ready for talks who are agitating against the chievous" reports which gency-hit Bastar divi- He was immediately ly source told PTI. with the government but new agri laws to shift to a alleged the premier inves- sion, officials said on rushed to a local hos- will not accept any condi- ground in Delhi's Burari and tigation agency has seized Sunday. pital where he was Major shave tions, including moving said a high-level team of Union human rights activist Constable Dinesh declared brought Ministers is ready to hold talks Verma, belonging to Amaravati: Andhra to the city's Burari Father Stan Swamy's dead, the official said. with them at the capital's 4th battalion of the Pradesh Information and ground from the Singhu straw and sipper, and that The incident spot is and Tikri border points, Vigyan Bhavan once they move it has sought 20 days from Chhattisgarh Armed located over 400 km Transport Minister Perni to the designated place. Union Deceased constable where they have stayed a court to respond to his Force (CAF), alleged- from the state capital escaped unhurt after a Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Dinesh Verma put for the last three plea for the drinking aid. ly shot himself with Raipur. mason allegedly tried to Bhalla stated this in a letter to days. The 83-year-old was ar- his service rifle In another incident, attack him in his home- 32 farmers organisations sent around 8.50 am on town Machilipatnam on "We do not accept the Chadhoni, Haryana unit government has invited on Saturday, the day Union rested from his residence police constable Vinod Porte condition of their (govt) president for the us to talk with conditions. in Ranchi on October 8 for Sunday at his units camp in (32) allegedly shot himself Sunday. Police apprehend- Home Minister Amit Shah too Pushpal police station premis- proposal. We are ready to Bhartiya Kisan Union. The environment should had promised dialogue with his alleged involvement in with an SLR rifle on Saturday ed the mason, identified as es in Sukma district, B Nageswara Rao, who talk but will not accept Darshan Pal, Punjab be created for a conversa- them as soon as they shift to the Elgar Parishad case afternoon in Pamed police sta- any condition now," said President of Krantikari tion. We will not talk if the ground. and is lodged at the Taloja Additional Superintendent of tion of Bijapur district, a local was said to be in an inebri- Police Sunil Sharma said. ated condition. The Gurnam Singh Kisan Union, said, "The there are any conditions". Jail in Mumbai. police official said. Minister told reporters that he was safe and failed to ‘Covidshield’ vaccine trial participant Two Naxal IEDs understand why the man tried to attack him. alleges neuro breakdown unearthed approval for its testing, 'manu- Dantewada, Nov 29: ATM gutted „ Impaired cognitive facture and distribution', fail- Thane: An ATM centre of functions ing which legal action would A day after a Naxal IED a nationalised bank has be taken. blast killed a CoBRA offi- been gutted in a fire that Chennai, Nov 29 (PTI): The legal notice has been sent cer and injured nine com- broke out in the premises to Pune based Serum Institute mandos in Sukma dis- in Badlapur town of A 40-year-old man who took of India (SII), which has col- trict, security forces un- Maharashtra's Thane dis- part in the 'Covidshield' vac- laborated with Oxford covered two such devices trict, a civic official said cine trial here has alleged University and Astra Zeneca, a planted by ultras in on Sunday. No one was serious side effects, including pharmaceutial company, in Dantewada on Sunday, an injured in the blaze that a virtual neurological break- connection with making of the official said. erupted at the ATM locat- down and impairment of cog- vaccine, 'Covidshield.' The IEDs, each weighing ed at Kulgaon in Badlapur nitive functions and has The Indian Council of Medical 5 kilograms, were un- around 9.30 pm on sought Rs five crore compen- Research, one of the sponsors earthed from beneath a Saturday, Thane sation in a legal notice to besides SII, and Sri road between Dhanikarka Municipal Corporation's Serum Institute and others, Ramachandra Institute of and Surnaar villages regional disaster man- besides seeking a halt to the Higher Education and under Kuakonda police agement cell chief trial. Alleging that the candi- Research, which administered station limits, Dantewada Santosh Kadam said. date vaccine was not safe, he the vaccine to the man, have Superintendent of Police has also sought cancelling been served with the notice. Abhishek Pallava told PTI. Collision Kanpur: Three people, MAJOR RECOVERY including two women, were killed while two others seriously injured on Sunday I-T dept detects Rs 450 cr when the van they were travelling in collided head- on with a Uttar Pradesh roadways bus on the GT undisclosed income road here, police said. The „ After raids in TN Hyderabad and Cuddalore his family members in the bus was on its way to on November 27, it said. past 3 years." "The search Hardoi, while the van was against two groups "The searches, so far, further unearthed that the heading towards Kannauj, have resulted in the detec- IT SEZ developer claimed they said. The deceased New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): tion of undisclosed income bogus work-in-progress ex- have been identified as of more than Rs 450 crore," penses of about Rs 160 Maya Devi (42), Ram Kali The Income-tax depart- the Central Board of Direct crore in an under-construc- (39) and Rinku (21) all resi- ment has detected undis- Taxes (CBDT) said in a tion project," the statement dents of Saurikh in closed income of Rs 450 statement. The Board is the said. "The entity had also Kannauj, police said. crore after it searched an IT administrative authority claimed capital expenses of SEZ developer, its former for the tax department. around Rs 30 crore on ac- director and a stainless In the case of the ex-di- count of bogus consultancy Weather steel supplier based in rector of the information fees in an operational proj- Tamil Nadu, the CBDT said technology special econom- ect and inadmissible inter- on Sunday. ic zone (IT SEZ), the tax- est expenses to the extent of High Low 32 18 The searches were car- man unearthed evidences Rs 20 crore was also ried out at 16 premises in of about Rs 100 crore "accu- claimed by the entity," it Chennai, Mumbai, mulated by the person and said. Environment-friendly ‘kulhad’ to replace plastic tea cups Jaipur, Nov 29 (PTI): „ At railway stations minister was speaking at an event to mark the inau- Tea will be sold in 'Kulhads' at all the railway guration of the newly elec- environment-friendly stations in the country.This trified Dhigawara- 'Kulhads' (earthen will be the contribution of Bandikui section under CONCERN FOR NATURE CONCERN FOR cups) in place of plas- the Railways towards a north-western Railways. tic cups at all railway plastic-free India," he said. The minister said before stations in the country, tive will be the contribution The minister said before the Narendra Modi govern- Railway minister Piyush of the Railways towards a addressing this gathering, ment came to power in 2014, Goyal said on Sunday. plastic-free India. "Tea is he was having tea in a the railway sector was ig- Speaking at an event or- given in 'Kulhads' at nearly 'Kulhad' and the taste was nored in Rajasthan as elec- ganised at the Digawara 400 railway stations in the really different. 'Kulhad' trification had not been railway station in country today, and in fu- saves the environment and taken up in the last 30 years Rajasthan's Alwar district, ture, it is our planning that lakhs of people get employ- after the electrification of the minister said the initia- tea will be sold only in ment from it, he said. The Delhi-Mumbai route. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Expedite the disposal of ST cases Environmental Park Lotra will become the center of attraction: Akbar under consideration: Baghel Will also bring awareness to the environment the meeting that the dis- of view of tourism. trict level committee rec- Keeping this in mind, an ommended the return of environmental park has 39 cases of Bastar district, been built here to promote 41 of Dantewada, 9 of tourism and conservation Kanker, 142 of Bijapur, 28 of biodiversity. of Narayanpur, 34 of Landscaping and path way Kondagaon, 413 of Sukma have been constructed in and 16 of Rajnandgaon the said park. Under this, district. Home Minister lawns have also been con- Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu, structed in an area of Additional Chief about 10 thousand square Secretary Home Subrat meters. Sahoo, Director General of Along with this, beauti- Police DM Awasthi, fication has been done by Raipur, Nov 29: Division and Rajnandgaon has recommended the Director General of Police planting plants of fragrant district and directed to ex- Home Department to (Naxal Operation) Mr. flowering species like co- Chief Minister Bhupesh pedite their disposal. bring back the cases under Ashok Juneja, Secretary conut, betel nut, palm, fox- Baghel held a review It was informed in the consideration against 722 to Chief Minister Mr. telpam and rose and meeting of the Home meeting that in 494 cases of them. Chief Minister Siddharth Komal Singh Raipur, Nov 29: Mohammad Akbar said in bringing awareness to Mongra at large level. Department at his resi- in 7 districts of Bastar di- Mr. Baghel directed the of- Pardeshi, Inspector that it has been construct- the environment among Forest Officer, Bilaspur dence office in the capital. vision and Rajnandgaon ficers concerned to expedi- General of Bastar Range To promote tourism in ed by the Forest the forest people. In this Mr. Kumar Nishant said In the meeting, he re- district, the total number tiously resolve the cases Mr. P.Sundar Raj, Director the state, an eco-forest has Department under the regard, Principal Chief that along with the con- viewed the updated status of people belonging to recommended by the com- Public Prosecution Mr. been established at village Environment Forestry Conservator of Forests struction of fountain in of the cases pending Scheduled Tribes under mittee and resolve the re- Pradeep Gupta and other Lotra on Sipat-Baloda road Scheme at a cost of Rs. 1.40 Rakesh Chaturvedi said the park, high mast light against the Scheduled consideration is 869. maining cases with sensi- officials of Home under Bilaspur forest divi- crore. This environment that Lotra village is very and reception gate are also Tribe people in Bastar District level committee tivity. It was informed in Department were present. sion. Forest Minister Mr. will prove to be important important from the point being constructed. Kabir Shodh PRAYER FOR HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Peeth felicitates CM  Expresses gratitude on the beautification of Ram Vanagman Path and Kaushalya Mata Temple

tourism in Chhattisgarh by giving grandeur to Ram Kshanya Temple at Chandkuri and Mata Kaushalya Temple at vari- ous places associated with the exile period of Shri Raipur, Nov 29: Path and Kaushalya Mata Ram, Mata Sita and Temple in Chhattisgarh. Lakshman ji throughout The Chief Minister Mr. Kunal Shukla, the state. On this occasion, Bhupesh Baghel was felic- President, Kabir Shodh Ms. Preeti Upadhyay, itated by the Kabir Shodh Peeth, felicitated the Chief Editor of ‘Ram Rachna’ Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel performed prayers at the Shivrinarayan temple in Janjgir-Champa district today and wished for Peeth at his residence of- Minister with a shawl, sh- monthly magazine, pre- happiness and prosperity of the state. On this occasion, Mahant Ramsunder Das, Chairman of State Gou Seva Commission, Health fice here, for grand beauti- riphal and momento. sented the November issue Minister T.S. Singhdev, Urban Administration and Labour Minister Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahriya, Revenue Minister Jaysingh Agarwal, Rajya fication keeping the old Shukla lauded the work of of the magazine to the Sabha MP P.L. Punia and MLA Mohan Markam were also present. form of Ram Vagaman promoting religious Chief Minister. CCRPC will campaign to rehabilitate Nayak appreciates work of women working in tea garden of Jashpur children involved in begging Raipur, Nov 29: Dr. Kiranmayi Nayak, Chairperson of Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women, inspected Panchakki Van Dhan Kendra and Sarudih Tea Garden in Jashpur. Dr. Nayak, while observing the Mahua sanitizer being made by the women of Syngi Self Help Group at Panchakki Van Dhan Kendra, took detailed informa- tion regarding the manufactur- ing process and the income generated from it. The Raipur, Nov 29: Juvenile Police Unit, Protection Unit, Child into the mainstream. She compensation amount women’s group told Dr. Nayak Child Welfare Committee, Welfare Committee, said that the action taken and other points. The con- about the sanitizer manufac- The State Child Rights Child Protection Unit and Police Administration, in this regard should be ferencing was attended by turing process from Mahua and tea garden and said that this is leaves. Tirki said that last year Protection Commission Women and Child Child Help Line, Labour prominently communi- AIG Ms. Milina Kurre informed her that during the a good example of women she had manufactured tea leaf will run a campaign to Development officers of Department, Women and cated to the general pub- from Police lockdown, the sanitizer is being empowerment in the district. worth about Rs. 10 lakh which prevent child begging and all the districts and gave Child Development lic. The Commission on Headquarters, Prateek manufactured since April and During this time Dr. Nayak also is being sold by them. Also, rehabilitation of children guidance and directions Department will have to Protection of Child Rights Khare, Secretary of the till now they have sold about inspected the tea garden of thousands of tourists visit Tea involved in it. In this re- for action. Reviewing var- identify the location point will also be present and Commission, in-charge of Rs 18 lakh to businessmen Sarudih. Inspecting the planta- garden every year. Last year, gard, the Chairperson of ious matters related to and formulate a special will help in every way to Special Juvenile Police including government institu- tion, Dr. Nayak gave it the title she earned about Rs 1.5 lakh. the Commission, Mrs children, Mrs. Dubey said action plan. With this, stop child begging. Mrs Unit of all districts, Child tions due to which he has got a of Assam of Chhattisgarh. She Dr. Nayak praised the work of Prabha Dubey, through that the increase in cases making arrangements for Dubey also reviewed the Welfare Committee, Child profit of about Rs 12 lakh. The inquired from Madhu Tirki, women and encouraged them video conferencing, dis- of begging children is the rehabilitation of chil- action taken in the cases Protection Unit and self help group donated sani- who works in the plantation, to do good work. District level cussed with the Police worrisome. For this, the dren involved in begging, under the Poxo Act and Women Child tizer to Dr Nayak. She praised about the process of producing officer-employees were pres- Department, Special Integrated Child they have to be brought relief, medical aid and Development Officer. the work done by the women of green tea and normal tea ent on the occasion. Villagers vent anger Video of tiger in Bhopalpatnam Police seize paddy on attempt to stop Bike rider killed in head-on collision of two bikes playground work Dhamtari, Nov 29: seriously injured. Rupesh is a in the city subdivision, four area goes viral from Odisha resident of Amalidih of Raipur. including the agricultural offi- Brought by middlemen to Kondagaon Ramanujnagar, Nov 29: A road accident took place in Two days back in the same cer have died in a road acci- Forest staff launch search, paw marks not found Dugali police station area of area, an agricultural officer dent. In the Dugali road acci- In village ??the district again in the early also died in a road accident. dent, the Dugali police station Tripureshwarpur which hours in which a young man According to the information, in-charge said that it was seen is close to block headquar- was killed again. It was Rupesh was coming from that two bikes collided with ter Ramanujnagar is locat- informed that on the Dugali Raipur to Goregaon to his in- each other, which led to the ed a college, block level main road from Dhamtari, two laws place, while the deceased death of a young man, while WCD office, under-con- girls of the girls’ hostel clashed youth was going towards Rupesh Joshi, a resident of struction housing board in which one youth riding a Dhamtari in the opposite direc- Raipur Amlidih, suffered seri- colony and village pan- bike was killed, while the other tion. The deceased has not yet ous injuries, and was referred chayat bhavan. In this vil- bike rider Rupesh Joshi was been identified. Within a week to Dhamtari for treatment. lage 17 acres of land is re- Bijapur, Nov 29: For the forest staff is searching for served for government of- last 48 hours video of tiger paw marks of tiger on the fices and playground. Nivar cyclone effect felt even on second day drinking water at the bank bank of river but still no Some destructive elements of Indravati river in marks could be found in the of a particular community  Clouds hover in the Bhopalpatnam area is viral area. ,It needs to be men- Kondagaon, Nov 29: November 28 seized 12 tried to stop the work of in social media and also the tioned here, Indravati Tiger bags of illegal paddy from playground under MNRE- sky, light drizzle tiger moving in the forest Reserve Forest comes in As paddy procurement village Marangpuri which GA and forcibly tried to can be seen in the video. It buffer zone and after the on MSP will start in the was being transported make this land as grave- Mungeli, Nov 29: Nivar was claimed that the video video went viral people in state from December 01, from Odisha. In the same yard. The said community cyclone effect was seen has been made from the nearby areas are in panic. middlemen from Odisha is way another consignment has already been allotted 6 in Mungeli also on the footage of tracking cam- Tiger Reserve making all efforts to bring of 5 bag paddy and 1 bag acre of land for graveyard. second day. The clouds eras installed by the forest Bhopalpatnam Range paddy and maize from that maize quietly being In this connection village hovered in the sky right dark clouds continued On November 28 weath- department. It has not been Officer Pramod Tiwari side to be sold in brought in three motorcy- panchayat submitted a from the morning and till the evening and as er was clear and sun officially confirmed by the said, in this area wild area Chhattisgarh. In this con- cles was also seized. In memorandum to Surajpur light drizzle occurred in the weather was wet and rose in the sky. It is ex- forest department. roam around and possibly nection following the or- both these incidents mid- collector demanding im- between while sun also with cold wind blowing pected of fall in tempera- Meanwhile Bhopalpatnam tiger might have come to ders of Kondagaon SP, dlemen did not take the mediate halt on activities came out sometimes temperature came down ture after the clouds got forest area DFO drink water and anything joint team of police and main road for transport- which has forced to stop from the clouds. The to 21 degree centigrade. cleared. Pushpendra Singh said, can be confirmed after revenue officials on ing paddy. the work of playground. after the video went viral something is traced. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

CM condemns Three inter-state frauds arrested Youth abducted from near Motibagh Sukma Naxal Chowk over trivial dispute attack for siphoning money from ATMs Central Chronicle News ple of cell phones active Pays tribute to currently in Haryana’s Gole Bazaar police station martyred Assistant Raipur, Nov 29: Raipur Faridabad. In the mean- All five abductors following which police im- Commandant police on Sunday succeed- time, it was also revealed arrested mediately launched an in- ed in arrested three that all the debit cards vestigation into the inci- Raipur, Nov 29: Haryana-based frauds who used in siphoning money Had demanded ran- dent. Subsequent tracking Condemning Naxal at- had been siphoning money from the ATMs in Raipur som of Rs 50000 for of his cell phone revealed tack in Sukma district from various ATMs in the where also issued by banks that Vivek has reached his of Chhattisgarh the capital by tampering with in Haryana. his release before Motibagh Chowk in his car those locals, they simply house. His further interro- Chief Minister the security system in- Following these revela- abandoning him along with his mother, pounced upon Vivek and gation led police to Bhupesh Baghel paid stalled in the ATM kiosks. Cyber Cell worked tireless- tions, a police team was brother and sister. However, started bashing him. Amleshwar from where all tribute to Assistant This gang only targeted ly to collect evidences rushed to Faridabad which Raipur, Nov 29: In a when they tried to move Vivek’s mother and brother five abductors were round- Commandant Nitin those very ATM kiosks against the swindlers with after some technical sur- bizarre instance of instant past Union Club, they found rushed to his assistance but ed up by midnight. Police Bhalerao of CRPF which did not have any whatever CCTV record- veillance managed to nab crime, five people abducted the road obstructed by a they were pushed aside by also seized the Maruti Swift Cobra Battalion who guard and were installed ings they could lay hand three swindlers of this a youth from outside Union Maruti Swift car whose oc- those youths who then car CG04-HB-1800, used in was martyred in the in mostly secluded places. upon and also by under- inter-state gang who where Club near Motibagh Chowk cupants were quarrelling pulled Vivek into their car adducting Vivek Gupta. attack. Mr Baghel also According to police, re- taking a massive cell them brought to Raipur. over a trivial dispute of with couple of locals in the and swiftly moved away All five of them were then expressed sympathy peated cases of siphoning phone surveillance in the The arrested swindlers parking the car in the mid- middle of the road itself. from there. brought to police station towards bereaved fam- cash from ATMs in areas of crime. have since been identified dle of the road. The abduct- Since Vikek and his fami- Those five then further where they were identified ily members of mar- Sejbahar, Nawa Raipur, Police also found that as Shahrukh Khan, Asif ed youth was first bashed by ly members were in an ur- bashed Vivek inside the car as Harsh Sharma, Nikhil tyred CRPF person- Gudhiyari, Pandri and DD Credit Cards of Axis Bank, Khan and Wasim Khan, all those five and then forcibly gent need to reach their des- and even demanded a ran- Chandrakar, Ritesh Sahu, nel. He wished for Nagar police station areas Punjab National Bank and residents of Faridabad. taken in their car even with tination, Vivek came out of som of Rs 50000 to release Sarthak Dey and Himanshu early health recovery during last one month HDFC Bank. Based on this The final member of his his mother and siblings try- his car and tried to clear the him before finally abandon- Sharma. All five were then of other jawans who alerted capital police and information, police took gang had moved out of ing their best to save him. road. His intervention was, ing him in the outskirts of booked under Section 365, got injured in this an intense hunt was further its investigation Faridabad before police ar- According to police, ab- however, not acceptable to Amleshwar and fleeing 386, 392 IPC and further in- naxal attack. launched to nab the and in the process ob- rived there and is yet to be ducted youth Vivek Gupta those car occupants and in- away.Meanwhile, his abduc- vestigation is now under- swindlers. Raipur Police’s tained vital link about cou- nabbed. was coming towards stead of quarrelling with tion was complained in way. Two arrested CM greets people on Guru Nanak Jayanti under Excise Act Raipur, Nov 29: Chief upon the people to follow and social and distancing Raipur: Two persons Minister Bhupesh Baghel government’s guidelines rules while celebrating have been arrested extended greetings and for COVID-19 prevention Prakash Parva. under Excise Act from best wishes to the people separate police station particularly those belong- areas during last 24- ing to Sikh community in Two bikes lifted hours. The first one, the state on the occasion of identified as Guru Nanak Jayanti. In Raipur: Unidentified one, a Honda CB-Shine Mohammad Riyaaz, was his message Mr Baghel lifters escaped with two CG04-LJ-7215, was lifted arrested by Kotwali po- said that birth anniver- bikes from separate po- from outside a news lice from near sary of first Guru of lice station areas during service office in Evergreen Chowk after Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev last 24-hours. The first Rajbandha Maidan local- he was nabbed possess- is celebrated as Prakash one, a Hero Splendor ity while its owner ing 9 bottles of foreign Parva. Guru Nanak Dev’s plus CG04-CS-0145, was Sheikh Qadir Sharief liquor. The next one, preaching is relevant and lifted from near was working inside. The identified as Damru meaningful even today. Saankara pond while its lifting was later com- Baghel, was arrested by Guru Nanak Dev is re- owner Abhishek Verma plained in Moudhapara Kharora police from vil- membered for communal was having his bath in police station. Respective lage Keshkal after he unity, honesty, peace and the pond. The lifted bike police stations have since was nabbed possessing knowledge of solidarity in also contained a cell registered offence under 22 bottles of country the entire world, he said, phone in its dickey. The Section 379 IPC against liquor. Both the accused adding that Guru Nanak lifting was late com- unidentified lifter and were later booked under Dev gave message of love, plained in Dharsinwa po- further investigation is Section 34-1 of Excise unity, equality and broth- lice station. The next now underway. Act by respective police erhood. Mr Baghel called stations. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Solar Community Irrigation Project enables farmers to harvest Rabi crop Water of River Kharun to reach the fields in village Borenda through lift irrigation

Central Chronicle News of Patan block. Farmers crore has been intro- Sarpanch Tameshwar Minister Bhupesh Baghel fields but he failed five ernment, he completed ed in January 2020 in were able to take crops duced for the villagers of Sahu informed that even and CREDA on behalf of times. He spent almost Rs the formalities in associ- Borenda, after which the Bhilai, Nov 29: only during the Kharif Borenda. The project after having the river all the farmers. A local 1.5 lakhs in attempt to ation with the farmers. project was approved. Agriculture is the pri- season. The irrigation based on lift irrigation nearby, the fields re- farmer Ishwar Lal in- arrange irrigation facili- Today, they got fruitful The construction work mary occupation of the was completely depend- system has created irri- mained dry in Borenda. formed that earlier they ty in his fields but due to result of their efforts. started after the Bhoomi state and the nation as ent in rains. gation facility for 100 As the borewells were not faced lot of difficulty in the geological structure The joy and satisfaction Pujan on February 06, well. Right from the The farmers were un- hectare of land benefit- successful here, the farm- bringing water to their of the area, there is no is visible in their eyes 2020 and after eight morning tea to every able to harvest any crop ting 217 farmers. ers used to lay pipelines fields. Many farmers water underground. and is reflected on their months of hard work, the grain of our food, is pro- during the Rabi season The farmers of to fetch water from the could not even think of Basant Sahu said that faces. irrigation project was in- duced by the farmers. due to unavailability of Borenda are highly excit- river. doing so due to the high for a long time, he has It needs to be men- augurated by the Chief They play the most im- water. In this situation, ed as now they will be But this was not an cost and expenses. He been witnessing the tioned here that water Minister Bhupesh Baghel portant role in nation the Solar Community able to harvest the Rabi easy task as they had to thanked CM Bhupesh problems of farmers and from River Kharun will on November 09, 2020. building by producing Irrigation Project crop and have irrigation connect around 400 to 500 Baghel for introducing always used to discover reach the fields of 217 Work was done day food grains to feed the en- emerged as a ray of hope facility throughout year. nos pipes for this pur- the community irriga- some solution. After get- farmers through lift irri- and night amidst Corona tire population. But un- for the farmers who were Farmers informed that pose. Farmers had to tion project. ting job as a technician in gation. 100 kW solar Virus Pandemic and the fortunately, the farmers forced to see their fields with the introduction of spend huge amount for ir- The beneficiary farm- CREDA, he started mak- power project with 320 project was completed in in several areas are suf- dry during rabi season. this project, they have rigating their fields. With ers are thankful for an- ing efforts for some proj- solar panels has been in- time. Five pumps of 20 fering from water woes. On November 09, Chief started preparing their the commissioning of other person, who is one ect in the village. But ear- stalled on three acres of HP capacity have been in- The first requirement Minister Bhupesh Baghel fields for Rabi crops. new project, farmers will of them. Basant Sahu, is lier the region was not in- land. stalled to pump water for farming is water and inaugurated a solar com- They will be able to take be able to get sufficient a local farmer and also cluded for the solar com- TR Dhruv, (AE, from the river. it is said, "Pani Bin Sab munity irrigation project wheat, gram and other water for irrigation. works as technician in munity project. CREDA) informed that Underground pipelines Soon". Similar was the based on lift irrigation. crops during the Rabi Sarpanch expressed CREDA. He had tried to As soon as the project the survey for communi- have been laid for irrigat- story of village Borenda The project worth Rs 3.30 season. gratitude towards Chief dig bore wells in his was approved by the gov- ty irrigation project start- ing 100 hectares of land. Juveniles held for theft; purchaser Boozers attack liquor shop workers arrested from Raipur Kingpin of bike lifters’ gang apprehended Central Chronicle News by the accused five nos Central Chronicle News Pulsar Bikes were recov- Bhilai, Nov 29: With the ered from different places Bhilai, Nov 29: Police have arrest of a notorious thief while three other bikes arrested two juveniles on and recovery of eight nos were recovered from other charges of theft. Later, po- stolen bikes, police spots. lice arrested a person from claimed to have appre- The accused identified Raipur who purchased the hended the kingpin of a as Deekshansh Sarade stolen booty. Police in- gang of bike lifters. The alias Daksh (25) son of Central Chronicle News of IPC. Taking the matter into formed that on November accused hails from Dharma Rakshit Sarade a serious cognizance, SP Prashant 28, Kumhari Police received Dongargarh and has been resident of Kalkapara, Bhilai, Nov 29: Police have ar- Thakur constituted a special a complaint from Arun arrested by Mohan Nagar Dongargarh has been rested four boozers including a team to trap the accused. Under Shukla of BMY Charoda re- Police. booked under the provi- juvenile for attacking the work- the supervision of ASP (Rural) garding theft of a laptop ASP (City) Rohit Jha in- sions mentioned in section ers of liquor shop. The victims Praggya Meshram and SDOP from his residence. Acting formed that considering 379 of IPC. Cases regard- had closed the shop at the Akash Rao Girepunje, Patan on the complaint, Police col- the rising cases of thefts Brahmabhatt of Urla com- action and the suspect was ing theft of the bikes have scheduled time but the accused Police team led by Inspector lected information regard- and burglaries, they were plained that his Hero taken in custody from been lodged at Mohan were demanding liquor from the Shivanand Tiwari searched ing the suspects and soon Altab Khan (20) son of maintaining vigil on the Honda NSG bike was Wambay Awas Colony of Nagar, Bhilai Nagar, salesman even after this. and arrested the accused iden- two juveniles were taken in Abdul Khalik a resident of activities of suspects and stolen on November 28. Urla. During interroga- Smriti Nagar, Jamul and The salesmen refused from tified as Chunni Thakur (21) custody. During interroga- Jaistambh Square was criminal record holders. Taking the complaint into tion, he confessed to have Kotwali Rajnandgaon. ASI providing the liquor. Later, the son of Shravan Thakur a resi- tion, they confessed to have taken in custody.The stolen The network of informers cognizance, police activat- stolen Brahmabhatt's bike. Kirendra Singh, Head accused intercepted them on dent of Patan; Bhushan Kumar stolen the laptop. They fur- laptop worth Rs 38000 was was activated for the pur- ed its network of inform- During sustained interro- Constable Ashok Sahu, the road and attacked them Verma (20) son of Santosh ther disclosed to have sold recovered from his posses- pose. In the meanwhile, ers and soon received a tip gation, the accused con- Constable Alauddin, with sticks. Liquor shop workers Kumar Verma a resident of the stolen booty to one sion. The accused have Police received a com- off regarding a suspect fessed to have stolen sever- Shakeel Khan and Mukesh Singh and one another Khorpa (Patan); Umashankar Altab of Raipur. Police been booked under the pro- plaint regarding theft of who was trying to sell a al other bikes from differ- Prashant Patanwar played suffered injuries in the incident. Patel (19) son of Mangal Patel team immediately moved to visions mentioned in sec- an expensive bike. bike of same model. ent places. On the basis of vital role in arresting the On complaint, Police lodged FIR a resident of Mahamayapara Raipur and the accused tion 379 of IPC. Sajeevan Prasad Police team swung into the information provided accused. under sections 323, 307, 341, 34 (Patan) and a juvenile. Dheeraj expresses displeasure over Chhattisgarh Lok Kala Marg all Community policing event delay in work under Amrit Mission set to be inaugurated on Dec 02 Bhilai, Nov 29: Central Chronicle News Preparations are in full ‘Friends of Police’ held in Utai Bhilai, Nov 29: Expressing dis- swing for the public pleasure over the delay in work dedication ceremony under Amrit Mission, Mayor of the road from Sai Dheeraj Bakliwal reprimanded the Swar Durg up to officers of the Amrit Mission for Rajendra Park which is not completing the work within all set to be named as the deadline even after work Chhattisgarh Lok Kala order and instructions to complete Marg. The Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will dedicate the the same. The Mayor questioned that if they were not obeying the aforesaid road to public on December 02. The Durg Mayor instructions of the Mayor, on Dheeraj Bakliwal and MLA Durg (Urban) Arun Vora visited the whose orders will they work. He venue on Sunday to inspect the preparations on whose re- pointed out further that two days and so accompanied by MLA Arun Mayor said that such negligence lentless efforts the naming of the road as Lok Kala Marg has ago he had instructed to complete Vora, Public Works Incharge Abdul will not be tolerated. If they are been done. The Chhattisgarhi folk culture will be visible to the construction work of the cul- Ghani and other public representa- not willing to work, then they the residents on this road from December 02. The duo ac- vert, but so far the work has not tives and officials he reached there should make it clear. companied by the Durg Commissioner Indrajit Burman in- even been started for what reason. to check the progress. He pointed out throughout the spected the beautification development work and the paint- Central Chronicle News (Rural) Praggya gramme, prevention of He warned that payment will be On seeing that the construction city digging work has been done stopped if the works are not com- ing work going on being completed. The duo also gave neces- Meshram and SDOP cyber crimes, prevention work of the bridge of the Amrit for pipelines and giving connec- pleted on time. sary instructions to the corporation officials to complete the Bhilai, Nov 29: As per (Patan) Akash Rao of crimes against women Mission has not started yet, the tions and despite repeated instruc- The Mayor Dheeraj Bakaliwal paver block laying work within time. Among those present the directives of Director Girepunje organised this and children; informa- along with MLA Arun Vora had public representatives summoned tions levelling has not been done. were Public Works in-charge Abdul Ghani, Executive Engineer General of Police, a com- programme in village tion on laws and how to reached Gawli Para on Sunday to the concerned officials of Amrit He warned that a complaint in this Sushil Kumar Babar, Sub Engineer Jintendra Samaiya, munity policing event Patora of Utai Police increase dialogue, trust regard would be taken up at gov- inspect the construction of culvert. Mission and reprimanded them. Building Officer Prakash Chand Thawani, Health Officer "Friends of Police" was Station limits. This pro- and cooperation among They clearly mentioned that it ernment level and payment of the He told the corporation officials Durgesh Gupta, organized in the limits of gramme was attended by the public was discussed. that despite his instructions, the was not for the officials to worry work will be stopped on priority. as to how the payment will be He asked the agency to complete Deputy Engineer RK Utai Police Station on about 200 villagers includ- Superintendent of bridge construction work at Gawli Jain, Anshul Pandey, Saturday. Under this pub- ing men, women and chil- Police Prashant Thakur Para has not been completed by made so long as the payment is the work soon and added that he agency for Amrit Mission work. being made, their job is to get the would come again to inspect. Ajay Gupta, Dev Sinha, lic outreach programme, dren. The programme appealed everyone to It is noteworthy that Mayor work completed. The general pub- Not a single leakage should be Former Councilor SP Prashant Thakur in- witnessed social distanc- adopt the measures for Dheeraj Bakaliwal had visited the lic is disturbed by such chaos and seen there. Aldermen Anshul Rajesh Sharma, teracted with the locals ing norms, use of sanitiz- crime prevention. Gawli Para area about two days still there is delay in getting the Pandey, Ajay Gupta, former Former Councilor and discussed various is- er and face mask, etc. All Thakur honored the mer- ago and had asked the officials of work completed which cannot be councilor Rajesh Sharma and cit- Alataf Ahmed, Hemant sues with them. the precautions were itorious students who complete the culvert under Amrit tolerated. This is also marring the izens were present during the in- Tiwari and others. Additional taken in the wake of have excelled in the field Mission Scheme within two days image of the corporation. The spection. Superintendent of Police Covid-19. In the pro- of education and sports. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Three day S&G workshop makes Three youths beat preparation for Governor award exam Bagbahra, Nov 29: done towards Scout and Guide. Association vice On the penultimate president Manoj up and molest a girl day of three day work- Shankar Goyal and shop for Scout and Rajesh Soni praised the  One arrested cused who were harassing the girl at 11:00 am near Guide as a preparation alertness of Scout them were there, first of SSB Camp Kanhargaon. for the coming Master and children of all, they first took the On the complaint of Governor award exami- S&G towards Scout and Bhanupratappur, Nov lover out of the safari ve- the girl, Bhanupratappur nation, president of the Guide. In course of the 29: A young girl who was hicle and beat him fierce- police has registered a local association Pankaj workshop, services of- talking with her boy ly and robbed him of Rs case of 323,354,364,392 Harpal, vice president fered by the association friend in a safari vehicle 700 loot and then forced 506,8 / 12 Pocso act. One of Manoj Shankar Goyal secretary Bheemsen on the river bank under the girl to sit in scooty in the three accused, and Rajesh Soni Chandrakar, scouter Bhanupratappur police the forest. After moving Shubham Singh, 20, s/o reached the venue and Vyas Narayan Banjare station area, was beaten some distance, the girl Late Mahavir Singh resi- boosted the moral of and his team during co- up by 3 youths, then jumped off from the dent Kanhargaon, father children. rona pandemic was pre- forcibly put the girl in a scooty after which one of was arrested while the re- In the workshop chil- sented with certificate scooty and took her to the the three accused ran maining two accused dren showed how to of citation. In the work- forest. away in fear, while the Sanju Gavade and Bittu’s make different type of shop, four rover and At around 6:00 pm on Accused Shubham Singh. rest of them caught the are still absconding from knots, offer medical as- four guide from Friday evening, two girl, took the girl to the the police. sistance, erection of Government Higher youths and a girl resi- started trying to take off forest and outrage her One of the absconding tent and other activi- Secondary School dent of Kanhargaon, ap- from there. In the mean- modesty. accused Sanju Gawde is a ties. Bagbahram 3 scout from proached the Khandi time, the young man start- Lover saved life by known criminal. Sub Speaking on this occa- Government School river in a safari vehicle ed the safari vehicle and climbing tree Inspector Tej Verma, who sion Pankaj Harpal Khopli, 2 scout from and one of them got off ran forward with his girl- Meanwhile, taking ad- is investigating the case, guiding the students Government School the vehicle and went to friend to village Kewati at vantage of the darkness, said that the police have stated that Scout and Sukhridabri, 3 scout roam and the two were 7:00 pm. The lover couple the victim climbed the registered a case on the Guide is important for from Government sitting in the vehicle and went back to the Khandi tree and as soon as the in- complaint of the minor the safety and aware- School Khusrupali and talking when three boys river to find their partner formation was given to girl and an accused has ness of girls. Retired 3 guide from Girls reached there and got into but did not find their part- the police, the police left been arrested, and hunt is teacher Arun Kose School Bagbahra partic- indecency with them and ner there but the three ac- for the spot and recovered on to nab the other two. praised the work being ipated in this workshop. Bodybuilder collector MLA, Collector flag off Mobile Medical Van For treatment to slum residents in slum localities under MSSSY is fitness icon for youths Korea, Nov 29: 33,830. It is through this Mobile medical Van, the Konta, Nov 29: ated ripples in social MLA Manendragarh Dr people from slum locali- media. Keeping himself Vinay Jaiswal, Mayor ties would be able to get The person seen in the away from fast food and Kanchan Jaiswal, treatment done for minor photograph is not a body- addiction collector has Collector SN Rathore, diseases free of cost and builder but Sukma collec- kept himself fit. This is SDMPV Khess, Municipal would provide them relief tor Vineet Nandanwar. the reason why collector is Commissioner Suman Raj from going to big hospi- Some photographs of col- an idle for the youth. It flagged off the mobile tals. This is an outcome of lector in social media has needs to be mentioned medical van which thinking and vision of CM created sensation among here, before taking charge reached Nagar Nigam Bhupesh Baghel and the youths. Some are tak- as Sukma collector he was Chirmiri to provide med- Urban Admn. Minister Dr ing collector to be a body- ADM in Raipur and was ical facilities in slum local- Shiv Kumar Daharia. This builder while some others tested corona positive. ities of city under facility will provide treat- are thinking of taking in- Even then he not only kept Mukhyamantri Slum ment to slum near their spiration from him. himself maintained and Swasthya Yojana (MSSY). this the slum residents are lab to conduct tests, medi- Nigam Chirmiri and in residence itself. So this Actually, collector is a defeated corona but also On arrival of first mo- being tested for BP, cine distribution counter this 09 are ‘Link Slum’, 15 van has started moving resident of Jagdalpur and played a vital role in mak- bile medical van here Diabetes, and other prob- and medical facilities to are ‘notified-slums’ and into lanes and by-lanes of while studying in govern- ing home isolation treatment was started in lems and are being offered check 41 various diseases. non-notified slums are 16. slum localities and would ment school he gave prime arrangements better along the slum areas by identify- medicines and necessary It is notable here that The strength of families offer the facilities to slum importance to discipline the reason why the photo- with efforts to eradicate ing upon sensitive slum guidance. This medical there are total of 40 slum living in this slum are 6766 residents including along with fitness. This is graph of collector has cre- corona. areas in city first. Under unit comprises of OPD, localities under Nagar and their population is labourers as well. Mayor dedicates women’s Farmers express gratitude towards Gym, corporator office parliamentary secretary  For opening  In ward No. 11 of gion, economic, political, new paddy Dr Bhimrao justice and for women’s empowerment as well. procurement centre Ambedkar ward On opening of women’s gym the female members Baikunthpur, Nov 29: Rajnandgaon, Nov 29: in the ward will get facility to remain healthy and do Impressed by the On occasion of work out in the Gym. work of Congress gov- ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ Mayor Apart from this with open- ernment and parliamen- Hema Sudesh Deshmukh ing of corporator office in tary secretary Ambika dedicated women’s Gym the ward, the ward resi- Singhdev , 150 farmers, and corporator’s office in dents will get solution to youth and villagers led Shikshak Nagar coming all their problems in the by Vijay Singh accepted tary. On this occasion ent. The farmers ex- new procurement cen- under ward No. 12 of Dr ward itself. primary membership of Nazir Azhar, Pradeep pressed gratitude to- tre at Targawa- Bhimrao Ambedkar ward President Rajgami Congress in front of Gupta, Brijwasi Tiwari wards Ambika Singdev Jharnapara-Baima- at the cost of Rs 12 lakh by Sampada Nyas Vivek parliamentary secre- and others were pres- for allowing to open Kaluwa-Salka. cutting the ribbon and un- Vasnik said that following veiling cloth on the founda- on the footsteps of Baba tion stone. Saheb Ambedkar would be SHS, VHP members submits memo to SDM On this occasion Khan, Bhonu Bhai, women’s gym and corpora- rich tribute to the leader. Pandaria, Nov 29: Head of ‘Sarva Hindu Samaj’ (SHS) Santosh Sriwas and District President Vishwa Hindu Ekata Sanghatan Sumit Tiwari ‘Rajgami Sampada Nyas’ Mahendra Bansod, tor’s office. In the pro- The constitution framed submitted memorandum in the name of Governor and CM to SDM Pandaria on hurting of sentiments of Hindu over issuing of notice by DFO President Vivek Vasnik, Dhanraj Baidh, Chandrika gramme Mayor Hema by Dr Ambedkar has been seeking documents related to construction of Pateshwar Dhaam temple. The leader duo informed that Pateshwar Dhaam is a religious member in-charge of Baid, Rupesh Soni, Mohan Sudesh Deshmukh extend- adopted by the nation and place associated with religious sentiments of Hindus since 1975. It has been ‘tapobhoomi’ of Shri Shri 108 Raj Yogi Bab and lakhs of Hindus Public Works deptt Sahu, BP Meshram, ed greetings to all on occa- in this Rights for Equality are having close religious faith and loyalty towards this ‘dhaam’. The construction of this temple is in progress and in this ‘Panchmukhi Madhukar Vanjari, ward Harish Shende, Raja sion of Constitution Day and other fundamental Hanuman’ and ‘Mata Kaushalya’s’ temple is already under construction. Apart from this statues of ‘Sants’ from all religions will be installed Corporator Siddharth Ramteke, Ashish Ramteke, and informed that it was rights of Citizens have here and this will fulfill the dream of united India. It is notable here that DFO Pandaria has issued notice to the Temple authorities seeking Dongre, Poornima Nagdev, Deepak Kharpade, Roshan on 26 Nov 1949 that the been envisaged. On this oc- clarifications about the ongoing construction works. So in order to avoid any hindrance in ongoing construction work and for its continu- nominated corporaor Sukhdeve, Vidya Tirpude India’s constitution was casion AE Kamana Singh ity, the members of ‘Sarva Hindu Samaj’, Hindus from entire forest region of Kui-Kukdoor and VHP submitted memorandum to SDM in this Ejajul Rehman and and others welcomed the adopted and brought into Yadav, Sub-Engineer regard. Those who were present in submission of memorandum included Chandrakumar Soni, Vishal Sharma, Santosh Sriwas, Sukhchain Prabhat Gupta were pres- Mayor by presenting her effect so that all can get the Harishankar Verma and Chandravanshi, Sumit Tiwari, Madhur Maravi, Ramfal Parwar, Santram, Hemant Kothari, Dashrath, Kumbhkar, Manharan Yadav, Gangu ent. The other guests in the flower bouquet. After this rights for freedom of ex- other ward residents were Ram, Budh Baghel, Mukesh Kumar, Aantram Dhurve, Krishna Kumbhakar, Sanju Chandrakar and others. programme were Abbas the guests dedicated the pression, language, reli- present.

Pancham teaching students using loudspeaker in ‘Mohalla Classes’ Red Cross pays Rs 1 lakh to mother of injured son Who suffered brain hemorrhage in an accident  In 22 centres of 9 mask and wash their Gram Panchayats in hands and legs often using soap or sanitizer  Prompt action by CM Sahayata and on this Sankul Kachoud and continue their stud- Bhupesh Baghel under Bhagwati Yadav sent an ies. application to CM Koriya, Nov 29: The children are also CM’s Relief Fund Bhupesh Baghel’s office. provided information CM Baghel taking the ap- With objective to keep about Covid-19 and by Bilaspur, Nov 29: plication seriously direct- the continue education doing so awareness is also ed Collector Bilaspur to during corona pandemic, created in village. So ac- It was on sensitive note extend financial assis- a dedicated and intelli- cepting the challenge, the and initiative by Chief tance to Bhagwati for gent CAC Pancham people of village citing Minister Bhupesh Baghel treatment of her son. It Rohini from remote importance of social dis- that the Red Cross Society was within 24 of submis- Sankul Kachoud of tancing have started send- Bilaspur provided cheque sion of application Manendragarh block is ing their children for of Rs 1 lakh as financial Collector Saransh Mittar running ‘Mohalla ‘Mohalla Classes’ for stud- assistance to son of handed over cheque of Rs Classes’ in 22 centres of distancing tried to link On taking classes ies. The children are so Bhagwati Yadav who suf- 1 lakh as financial assis- ‘Padhai Hamar Para’ students of these centres through loudspeaker, he influenced with fered brain hemorrhage. tance to Bhagwati Yadav unde 9 Gram Panchayats. by teaching them using obtained full support of Pancham, that they have Bhagwati Yadav in- and asked her to get treat- This is not a general class, loudspeaker. Under this parents of children, pub- started calling him by formed that her son Jai ment done for her son. but in this Pancham the active members of lic representatives and nick-name ‘Chaccha’. Yadav in a road accident has made the situation ate some funds through Bhagwati Yadav in- teaches students with a SMC and PLC by holding learned youths. It is Pancham Rohini is run- suffered brain hemor- even worse. donation and requests, but formed that it was due to loudspeaker in his hand. meeting, with due con- amidst this pandemic, the ning classes in the vil- rhage and the financial Bhagwati is now facing it could not solve her sensitivity on part of CM So making a novel effort sent of Pancham Rohini children are being taught lages with full support of condition of her family is the problems of running major problem. Bhupesh Baghel that she during this pandemic, motivate children to at- how to maintain social Panch, Sarpanch, Sachiv not so good and they used the family and for treat- Someone asked her to got this amount so fast and Pancham adopting social tend ‘Mohalla Classes’. distancing and wear and ‘Shiksha Sarthis’. to run the family on son’s ment of her son. As far as submit application under expressed gratitude to- earning, but the accident possible she tried to gener- Mukhyamantri Arthik wards CM for the same. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 BRIEF MINE CLEARING Cuba agrees Scores killed in suicide  Havana: A group of Cuban artists and in- tellectuals say they attack in Afghanistan won an unusual gov- ernment vow of have been brought to hos- greater tolerance for pital. All of them are secu- independent art after rity personnel,” Baz a demonstration in Mohammad Hemat, direc- front of the Culture tor of Ghazni hospital, Ministry.About 20 told AFP.Interior ministry artists had gathered spokesman Tariq Arian and the crowd grew said a suicide bomber had to 200, when Vice detonated a vehicle full of Minister Fernando explosives. “The bomber Rojas and the direc- drove a Humvee vehicle tors of several associ- right inside the base and ations affiliated with detonated it,” Ghazni gov- the governing ernor spokesman Communist Party Wahidullah Jumazada met with delegates of told AFP. No group has so the demonstrators far claimed the attack. The until after midnight. A security personnel holding RPG stands at a site after Ghazni attack comes just a suicide car bomber struck an army base on the days after two bombs outskirts of Ghazni province on Sunday. killed 14 people in the his- Cambodia tracks toric city of Bamiyan, end-  Phnom Pehn: Kabul, Nov 29 (AFP): eastern province of ing years of calm in the Cambodian officials Ghazni, which has seen isolated town famous for say a family of six A suicide car bomber regular fighting between its ancient Buddhist her- and another man struck an army base in the Taliban and govern- itage. In another suicide tested positive for the Afghanistan on Sunday ment forces. It came as the car bomb attack on coronavirus in a rare killing at least 30 security government and Taliban Sunday, one civilian was case of local infec- personnel, with toll ex- are engaged in peace talks killed and 20 others tion, and Prime pected to rise, officials to end the war in the im- wounded in the southern Minister Hun Sen ex- said, in one of the bloodi- poverished country that city of Qalat in the pressed concern that est attacks in recent has killed tens of thou- province of Zabul, provin- the woman believed months. The attack oc- sands of people in nearly cial police chief to be the source had curred on the outskirts of two decades. “Thirty bod- Hekmatullah Kochi told Azerbaijan military sapper clears mines in the countryside outside the town of Hadrut. traveled extensively Ghazni city, capital of the ies and 24 wounded people AFP. in the country,in- cluding the capital. ‘Continuing Chinese construction along Obama approves Iran assassination could undercut  Los Angeles: Barack Indian border provocative measure’ Obama says Drake Biden’s diplomatic options has his official Washington, Nov 29 (PTI): Krishnamoorthi, who is the “stamp of approval” Washington, Nov 29 (AFP): appears determined to first-ever Indian-American to whenever the rapper pursue until he leaves of- An influential US lawmaker be on the US House Permanent is ready to play the The assassination of a fice in January. has expressed concern over Select Committee on former president in a top Iranian nuclear scien- Secretary of State Mike reports of China’s continuing Intelligence. China claims future project. The tist, which Tehran has Pompeo, who recently vis- construction activities along almost all of the 1.3 million Grammy winner, blamed on Israel, risks not ited Israel, on Friday an- the Indian border in Ladakh, square mile South China Sea as who started his ca- only sharpening tensions nounced new economic saying if the reports are true, it its sovereign territory. It has reer acting in the 2001 across the region but also sanctions against some is a “provocative measure” on been building military bases on teen drama severely complicating Chinese and Russian the part of Beijing and fits the artificial islands in the region “Degrassi: The Next plans by US President- firms accused of having pattern of its conduct in the also claimed by Brunei, Generation”. In a elect Joe Biden to resume supported Iran’s missile South China Sea. India and Malaysia, the Philippines, new interview with dialogue with the Islamic program. China have been locked in a Taiwan and Vietnam. Complex, Obama republic, analysts said. “This administration... military standoff, which began Beijing has also impeded said, I will say this, Iran has accused arch- is here until January 20” in May, along the Line of Actual Raja Krishnamoorthi commercial activity like fishing Drake seems to be foe Israel of seeking to sow and will “continue to pur- Control (LAC) in eastern or mineral exploration by coun- able to do anything “chaos” by killing 59-year- Iranian nuclear programme has been accused to hide sue its policies,” a senior Ladakh. Armies of both coun- facts on the ground,” tries like Vietnam and the he wants. old Mohsen Fakhrizadeh nuclear weapons development. US official traveling with tries have deployed a large Democratic Congressman Raja Philippines in the resource-rich and has strongly implied Pompeo said during a stop number of troops along the Krishnamoorthi told PTI. “It region, claiming that the own- Protest blocked that the Jewish state was cording to Iran’s defense years by Mossad,” the in Abu Dhabi. LAC. Multiple rounds of talks would also fit the pattern of ership of the territory acting with US blessing. ministry. Israeli intelligence agency. “I would hope that this between the two sides to their conduct in the South belonged to China for hun-  Warsaw: Police Washington has not offi- But President Donald Trump in 2018 withdrew leverage that the adminis- resolve the standoff have not China Sea, where they build dreds of years. blocked protesters cially commented on the Trump has retweeted oth- the US from the multina- tration works so hard to yielded any concrete outcome. islands, where they try to Krishnamoorthi, who was from marching in operation, in which gun- ers’ comments on the inci- tion nuclear agreement get will be used to good “If it (reports) turns out to change the facts as we previ- recently re-elected to the Poland’s capital as men targeted dent, including at least one with Iran, instead launch- purpose to get the Iranians be true, it would be yet anoth- ously understood them, and House of Representatives for demonstrations took Fakhrizadeh’s car on a that said the scientist had ing a “maximum pres- to, once again, start behav- er provocative measure by the they would be deeply disturb- the third consecutive time, said place across the coun- road outside Tehran, ac- been “wanted for many sure” campaign which he ing like a normal state.” Chinese military to change the ing, to say the least,” said the US stands with India. try against an at- tempt to restrict abor- tion rights and recent Malaysia election after pandemic ends: PM police violence. Turkey’s new virus figures Police and protesters Kuala Lumpur, Nov 29 (AFP): the people’s mandate and played a game of cat let voters decide the gov- and mouse in Muhyiddin Yassin ex- ernment of their choice”. confirm experts’ worst fears Warsaw as officers pressed confidence that He did not elaborate. The set up cordons which his ruling alliance would prime minister — who Ankara, Nov 29 (AP): maintains, however, that the protesters sought win voters’ backing at the maintains a razor-thin ma- the ministry’s figures are to evade, pushing next election jority — also said he had a When Turkey changed still low compared with them to try to re- Muhyiddin Yassin ex- “heart-to-heart meeting” the way it reports daily its estimate of at least group elsewhere in pressed confidence that with UMNO president COVID-19 infections, it 50,000 new infections per the city center. his ruling alliance would Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to confirmed what medical day. No country can re- win voters’ backing at the thrash out any differences groups and opposition port exact numbers on the Toughens rules next election Malaysia will between the uneasy allies. parties have long suspect- spread of the disease go to the polls when the Muhyiddin Yassin “We cannot split. We can- ed that the country is since many asymptomatic  Seoul: North Korea is coronavirus pandemic is not fight among our- faced with an alarming cases go undetected, but further toughening over, the prime minister hobbled by constant in- selves,” he said. On surge of cases that is fast the previous way of restrictions on enter- said, days after winning fighting. In a speech at a Thursday, parliament exhausting the Turkish counting made Turkey ing seawaters as part lawmakers’ backing for virtual annual general passed the government’s health system. look relatively well-off in of elevated steps to his government’s 2021 meeting of his Bersatu budget in a voice vote, al- In an about-face, People wearing masks to help protect against the international compar- fight the coronavirus budget. Muhyiddin Yassin party, he expressed confi- lowing Muhyiddin to stay President Recep Tayyip spread of coronavirus, walk in Ankara. isons, with daily new pandemic, two days took power in March after dence that his ruling al- in power and, more impor- Erdogan’s government cases far below those re- after South Korea pulling his party from liance would win voters’ tantly, proving he had ma- this week resumed report- the country jumped from which has been warning ported in European coun- said the North had Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling backing at the next elec- jority support in parlia- ing all positive coron- being one of the least-af- for months that the gov- tries including Italy, banned sea fishing. coalition to ally with the tion. “God willing, if it is ment. Malaysia has posted avirus tests not just the fected countries in ernment’s previous fig- Britain and France. The Korean Central scandal-tainted United allowed by Allah, when a new spike in coronavirus number of patients being Europe to one of the ures were concealing the That changed News Agency report- Malays National the coronavirus pandemic cases. The number has treated for symptoms worst-hit. graveness of the spread Wednesday as Turkey’s ed the country is mo- Organisation (UMNO) and is over, we will hold the shot up since September, pushing the number of That came as no sur- and that the lack of trans- daily caseload almost bilizing more anti- others. Since then, his ad- general elections,” he said, with cumulative cases hit- daily cases to above prise to the Turkish parency was contributing quadrupled from about virus units and estab- ministration has been adding that “we will seek ting more than 63,000. 30,000. With the new data, Medical Association, to the surge. The group 7,400 to 28,300. lishing strong steps to completely remove uncivilised and unhy- Boko Haram kills at least forty three farm workers in Nigeria gienic elements that Nepali woman takes could help make quently attack farmers.” room for the spread. The victims were labour- ers from Sokoto state in grandma’s socks to world northwestern Nigeria, Kathmandu, Nov 29 (AFP): Visit talks roughly 1,000 kilometres Every winter, Lorina Sthapit  Juba: In the first visit (600 miles) away, who had and her cousins would warm by an Egyptian presi- travelled to the northeast their feet in woollen socks dent to South Sudan, to find work, said another freshly knitted by their grand- President Abdel- militiaman Ibrahim mother. As the brightly Fattah el-Sissi said he Liman who gave the same coloured pairs stacked up in her and President Salva toll. “There were 60 farm- cupboard, the 32-year-old felt Kiir discussed re- ers who were contracted to inspired to share the creations gional security and harvest paddy in the rice with the world — co-founding a the usage of Nile wa- fields. Forty-three were crafts venture that not only ters, but he didn’t slaughtered, with six in- sells such handmade products mention the country jured,” Liman said. but also delves into the seldom- currently at the heart Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Eight others were miss- told lives of their mostly elderly of either issue, ing, presumed to have female makers. “Each product Ethiopia. The state- Lagos, Nov 29 (AFP): agricultural workers and have recovered 43 dead been kidnapped by the ji- has a story and historical and Lorina Sthapit (L) looks at her grandmother Champa ment after meeting slit their throats in the vil- bodies, all of them slaugh- hadists, he said. cultural value. We want to keep Devi Tuladhar during an interview with AFP in made no mention of Boko Haram fighters lage of Koshobe, the mili- tered, along with six oth- The bodies were taken their legacy and skills alive for Kathmandu. the deadly conflict in- killed at least 43 farm tia said. ers with serious injuries,” to Zabarmari village, two the future,” Sthapit told AFP. side neighbouring workers and injured six in Nigerian President said militia leader kilometres away, where “They grew up at a time when means grandmother — was ellery. Through podcasts and Ethiopia, which is rice fields near the north- Muhammadu Buhari con- Babakura Kolo, who they would be kept ahead most things were handmade, founded in 2018 by Sthapit, her blogs, Sthapit and the makers’ also in a dispute with eastern Nigerian city of demned the attack, saying: helped the survivors. of burial, said resident not store-bought. So there is an sister Irina and husband grandchildren take listeners Egypt over a massive Maiduguri, an anti-ji- “The entire country has “It is no doubt the handi- Mala Bunu who took part amazing wealth of skills and Pursarth Tuladhar, selling a and readers on a nostalgic jour- dam. hadist militia told AFP. been wounded by these work of Boko Haram who in the search and rescue experiences among people of variety of products including ney through the lives of the eld- The assailants tied up the senseless killings.” “We operate in the area and fre- operation. that generation.” Aji’s — which knitwear, blankets and jew- erly artisans. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

BRIEF Lift mishap ‘Bengal Guv may soon ask TMC BJP releases manifesto in Urdu for  Mumbai: A 5-year-old child died in an eleva- DDC polls in Kashmir tor mishap in Dharavi to prove majority in House’ in Mumbai. Srinagar, Nov 29 (PTI): Mohammad Huzaifa Shaikh, who was in- Kolkata, Nov 29 (PTI): its provisions. The BJP on Sunday re- side the lift with his “How could Khan know leased its election mani- siblings, failed to get With voices of dissent in first-hand that the gover- festo in Urdu for the ongo- out when it reached the TMC getting shriller, nor will make such an un- ing District Development the fourth floor and BJP MP Saumitra Khan on constitutional move? An Council (DDC) polls in got stuck between the Sunday took a jibe at the elected government cannot Kashmir. wooden safety door ruling dispensation, claim- be treated this way... and Former MLC Vibhod and grill, and sus- ing that the governor may the overwhelming majority Gupta released the mani- tained severe head in- soon ask West Bengal Chief of MLAs are with the chief festo in presence of senior juries when the lift Minister Mamata Banerjee minister. The TMC has the party leaders from the moved towards the to prove her majority in the support of 218 legislators in Valley such as Sofi Yosuf fifth floor.Police have Assembly. the Assembly,” Roy and Darakhshan Abdrabi. registered an acciden- The TMC, on its part, Saumitra Khan asserted. The manifesto claims tal death case and have said the saffron camp lead- The ruling TMC in that while the BJP has uni- taken CCTV footage. ers have no respect for the “The way the MLAs have Bengal had been trying its fied the country by abro- Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders release party manifesto in Urdu in Srinagar on Sunday. democracy. been dissenting and leav- best to keep its flock togeth- gating provisions of Bengal teachers Khan, who is also the ing Trinamool, the gover- er, as several key leaders, Article 370 and Article 35A and Kashmir has been put trialisation. The party newly recruited govern- state president of nor may all of a sudden ask including party heavy- that provided special sta- on a track of development said it has launched a war ment employees in  Kolkata: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Yuva the CM to prove majority... weight Suvendu Adhikari, tus to the erstwhile state of and peace. The party against corruption and Jammu and Kashmir were Trinamool Congress Morcha (BJYM), said on There is a possibility,” have, of late, openly aired Jammu and Kashmir, the claimed that stone-pelting land grabbing in the union paid a paltry remunera- launched an exercise the sidelines of a pro- Khan said. their grievanced against People’s Alliance for was ended and terrorism territory. It has said basic tion for seven years before wherein teachers will gramme in Jalpaiguri that Several ministers in the the dispensation. Gupkar Declaration an was being dealt with an amenities like electricity, being paid full salary. make people aware of the current turmoil and the Mamata Banerjee cabinet According to BJP state amalgam of several main- iron hand. water supply and road net- The first round of the welfare schemes brewing discontentment in are ready to switch over to president Dilip Ghosh, the stream political parties, In the manifesto, the works in the union territo- polling in the eight-phase undertaken by the the ruling party have the BJP,he stated. TMC lacks the courage to including NC and PDP BJP also claimed credit for ry have been improved as maiden DDC elections was West Bengal govern- brought to the fore the Reacting to Khan’s com- expel Adhikari, who re- was working against the reserving 100 per cent of well. The BJP also claimed held on Saturday. This is ment. Launching the question if the party still ments, veteran TMC MP cently quit from the state national interest for vote government jobs in the credit for doing away with the first electoral exercise ‘Ghare Ghare enjoys the support of ade- Sougata Roy said BJP lead- cabinet, as “the party fears bank politics. union territory for its resi- SRO-202, a policy brought in Jammu and Kashmir Mastermosai’ (teach- quate number of legisla- ers like him know nothing that it might face extinc- It further says that after dents only and framing a in by the PDP-BJP govern- since the abrogation of ers in every house) tors in the House. about the Constitution and tion soon. reorganisation, Jammu policy that will spur indus- ment in 2015 under which Article 370 last year. programme in Chetla area of Kolkata ahead of the assembly elec- We are providing sipper, straw DESERTED VIEW Kerala Minister comes down tions due in April-May next year,state on Vigilance searches at KSFE Municipal Affairs and to Stan Swamy: Jail authorities Urban Development Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 (PTI): Minister Firhad Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI): Hakim said. Kerala Finance Tribal rights activist Minister Thomas Isaac on Shot dead Father Stan Swamy, an ac- Sunday criticised the cused in the alleged Elgar searches conducted by the  Mathura: A paneer Parishad-Maoist links Vigilance and Anti trader was shot dead case, is being provided sip- Corruption Bureau in in a moving car al- per and other facilities in Parkinsons disease. Why nearly 40 offices of the legedly by motorcycle- the Taloja prison from the would we not provide him state-owned Kerala State borne assailants near day second of his arrest, a things which he requires,” Financial Enterprises a private medical col- senior prison official said the official said. (KSFE), saying the action lege in Uttar Pradesh’s on Sunday.Swamy,83, who Meanwhile, some Delhi- would only help private fi- Mathura district. The is suffering from various based lawyers have also nancial institutions and Thomas Isaac incident happened health issues including sent straws and sippers for political opponents. an investigation to ascer- near KD Medical Parkinson’s disease, was the activist in a parcel Isaac said he was not tain whether the officials College under Chhata arrested on October 8 and along with a letter to the against the raids, but the had any part in it or was it Kotwali police station has been lodged at the Taloja prison. “As lawyers, manner in which it was just a coincidence. Noting area, police said. The Taloja prison near here in we were pained by the sit- carried out on Saturday. that the KSFE gives the victim, Nazim, was Navi Mumbai. Talking to uation as all jail manuals “I have no objection to most affordable gold loan rushed to hospital. PTI, a senior prison offi- provide for special facili- the raids. But it should be in an easier manner for However,doctors de- cial said the allegation ties for inmates who have done in a proper manner. the public, he said it’s clared him brought that prison authorities special needs,” said Conducting a vigilance quite natural that many dead. Police had were not providing sipper Nandita Rao, one of the probe, submitting a report are not happy with it and chased motorcycle- and straw to Swamy were advocates who have signed to the government and tak- wantto create an issue. borne assailants who “baseless”. “Not just sip- the letter sent to the jail. ing action if necessary are Isaac sought to know managed to escape. per and straw, we are pro- “We felt if someone does normal procedures,” he how the media got infor- viding him other facilities not even have a right to told reporters in mation about the raid. Two die too like wheelchair, walk- dignified drinking water Alappuzha. Some people The raids, which come ing stick, walker, and two in judicial custody, then have used it as an opportu- days ahead of thelocal  Ahmedabad: Two attendants were also pro- the basic values of our Deserted view of a market after the state government ordered all shops to nity to spin a controversy body polls in the state, is workers died of as- vided to him,” the official Constitution and humani- remain close every Sunday till 31st December, to prevent the spread of out of it, he alleged. The an opportunity to tarnish phyxiation while said. “We know he is a pa- ty are being disrespected,” Coronavirus, at Palampur in Kangra district, Sunday. minister further said the the institution’s image in cleaning a chemical tient, he suffers from she added. government will conduct the eyes of the people. tank at a denim wash- ing unit in Cong MP Karti flays Gulabnagar area here. ‘hero worship’ of Patnaik expels MLA from BJD The incident took Need to intensify efforts to place at Haji Wash Rajiv case convicts Company in for ‘anti-people’ activities Danilimda police sta- Chennai, Nov 29 (PTI): address all causes of anemia Congress MP Karti tion limits. Two work- Bhubaneswar, Nov 29 (PTI): in. The party action against ers descended into the New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): need for intensifying ef- Chidambaram on Sunday Panigrahi came after the tank to clean up water forts to address all causes opposed “hero worship” of Ruling Biju Janata Dal anti-corruption vigilance mixed with chemicals Healthcare experts have of anemia for accelerating Rajiv Gandhi assassination (BJD) president Naveen wing established his al- used to wash denim, a stressed on the need to in- decline in anemia preva- case convicts and wondered Patnaik on Sunday ex- leged association with sus- police officials said. tensify efforts to address lence among all age why there was no talk about pelled Gopalpur MLA pended Indian Forest They fainted while all causes of anemia for groups in a mission mode those who were killed along- Pradeep Panigrahi from Service Officer (IFS) Abhay working. accelerating decline in its using a multi-pronged side the former Prime Minister the regional party on Kant Pathak and his son prevalence among all age strategy rather than scat- in 1991. The Lok Sabha MP charge of “anti- people” ac- Akash Kumar Pathak. The Gutkha smuggled groups in a mission mode. tered programme. from Sivaganga, referring to tivities. father-son duo has been ar- According to the Kapil Yadav, the addi- the seven convicts said, “do An official release issued rested and sent to jail on  Thane: Three persons, Comprehensive National tional professor at Centre not make them heroes, they by the BJD said: “Pradeep charge of amassing huge including the driver of Nutrition Survey, approxi- for Community Medicine, are not heroes,” and asked Panigrahi, MLA Gopalpur Pradeep Panigrahi properties in a dispropor- a Madhya Pradesh- mately half of the women by three percentage points AIIMS said severe anemia whether the 15 other victims is expelled from the pri- tionate asset case. based luxury bus, were of the reproductive age per year among children, during pregnancy signifi- were not Tamils. Also, he mary membership of the were removed from the Panigrahi had allegedly arrested for allegedly group are anemic and 41 adolescents and reproduc- cantly contributes to ma- sought to know, “what about party with immediate ef- BJD on “anti-party” helped Pathak’s son Akash smuggling Rs 6.68 lakh per cent of preschoolers, tive age women between ternal mortality and mor- justice for them?” Tagging a fect for his anti- people ac- charges. Though the BJD’s in a job fraud. Pathak’s son worth of gutkha, a sub- 24 per cent of school age 2018 and 2022. bidity. clip of his interview to News18 tivities.” official order signed by its has also been accused of stance banned in children and 28 per cent of Iron folic acid tablets “There is evidence that Tamil Nadu channel on his The three-time MLA and general secretary (Media cheating youths from Maharashtra, Navi adolescents are reported and de-worming are its severe anemia also in- Twitter handle, Karti regretted a former minister, is the Affair) Manas Ranjan Ganjam district by luring Mumbai police said. to be anemic. main measures. Drawing creases perinatal morbidi- that the so- called pro-Tamil first leader in the regional Mangaraj mentioned them with jobs in a reputed Acting on a tip off, a The government’s attention to the impact of ty and mortality by caus- outfits- that support the party who has been ex- Panigrahi’s “anti-people” company. Panigrahi al- Crime Branch team laid Anemia Mukt Bharat pro- anemia on health of chil- ing intrauterine growth release of the seven convicts- pelled on charge of “anti- activities, it was not clari- legedly helped Akash in the a trap on Panvel- gramme has been de- dren and women, the ex- retardation and preterm have never spoken about the people” activities, though fied the nature of the of- cheating incidents, sources Belapur road and seized signed to decrease anemia perts said that there is a delivery. victims. many members in the past fence he allegedly indulged in the vigilance said. gutkha from a tempo. The gutkha was smug- gled into the state on a Udayanraje attacks Maharashtra luxury bus coming from MP loses twenty six tigers in 2020, birth rate more than deaths Indore in Madhya Govt over Maratha quota impasse Pradesh. Bhopal, Nov 29 (PTI): number of tigers in the deaths in Bandhavgarh to Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI): community. country, registered eight the territorial fight ASI held NCP chief Sharad Madhya Pradesh, deaths and two seizures of among the big cats for NCP leader turned BJP Pawar was the Congress which is known as the tiger body parts this year, space and dominance.  Jaipur: An assistant Rajya Sabha MP chief minister of ‘tiger state’ of India, has as per the data. Earlier, MP had lost the sub-inspector was ar- Udayanraje Bhosale on Maharashtra at the time. lost 26 striped animals so The southern state lost ‘tiger state’ tag to rested by the Rajasthan Sunday said the issue of “All communities, ex- far this year, as per the 12 big cats last year. Karnataka in the all India ACB for allegedly tak- reservations for the cept Marathas, were National Tiger “Right now, MP has 124 tiger estimation exercise ing a bribe of Rs 24,000. Maratha community in given reservations under Conservation Authority. tiger cubs. The cubs were for 2010, primarily due to The Anti-Corruption Maharashtra was being Mandal Commission. Reacting to it, Madhya not counted during the alleged poaching in the Bureau apprehended delayed deliberately and The people you trusted Pradesh Forest Minister last census (in 2018). In Panna Tiger Reserve. ASI Laxman Ram of asked people to seek an- and voted for will pull Vijay Shah told PTI that the next count, we are That time, MP had 257 Jawahar Circle police swers from those respon- you down,” Bhosale said. the average death rate of going to have more than tigers compared to 300 in station for receiving sible. He also hit out at the tigers was less compared 600 tigers,” Shah said. Karnataka. In the 2014 the bribe, ACB DG BL Speaking to reporters, Uddhav Thackeray dis- to their birth rate in the “We have more tigers tiger census, MP slipped Soni said. He said the Bhosale said Maratha pensation for “not taking state in last six years. than the area for them. to no.3 position in the accused had demanded quota was overlooked the issue ahead” and According to the Take the example of country with 308 striped Rs 50,000 from the com- even at the time of the claimed “the state gov- National Tiger ing 10 in the In 2019, the state lost 28 Bandhavgarh Tiger animals after plainant, against implementation of the ernment lawyer” missed Conservation Authoritys Bandhavgarh Tiger tigers while three cases of Reserve-it has 125 tigers Uttarakhand (340) and whom a case was regis- Mandal Commission re- a hearing of the quota (NTCA) website, out of Reserve. seizures of body parts whereas it has the territo- Karnataka (408). tered in the police sta- port as the party which issue in the Supreme the 26 tiger deaths report- No tiger death was re- due to poaching were also ry to house only 90,” he However, MP regained tion, for settling the ruled the state during Court, adding that the ed since April this year, ported in the first three reported. said. the tag in the 2018 census matter. that period (in 1990) over- “community will react to MP lost 21 felines inside months of this year, as Karnataka, which is on The minister attributed with 526 big cats, two looked problems of the such tactics”. the tiger reserves, includ- per the data. the second position in the the big number of tiger more than in Karnataka. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020

ENJOYING TOUR ✍ LETTERS CENTRAL TO THE EDITOR Put an end to farmers’ problems Chronicle The farmers' organisations are Established 1974 Volume 46 No. 57 up in arms over the implementation of farm laws passed by the Centre. However, the Centre has passed the Facing farmers’ wrath farm laws promising relief to farm- elhi's borders have been witness to violent clashes be- ers that they would get better prices by cutting out middlemen D tween farmers and the police since Thursday, with thou- and improving marketing efficien- sands marching to the national capital to protest against the three cies. The new laws give farmers farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government in freedom to sell their produce any- September. Though farmers from six northern states — Punjab, where in India. But the Opposition Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Himachal parties claim for freedom to sell Pradesh — are participating in the agitation, it is mainly those would mean the end of government procurement at Minimum Support from Punjab who are at the forefront. They were the first to revolt Prices. The government has not against the Modi government’s farm legislation, squatting on rail committed in writing that it will tracks and bringing train operations to a grinding halt in the state procure agricultural produce at for almost two months. It’s an irony that farmers from Punjab are MSPs. How else will the govern- leading the ongoing agitation. Called India's bread basket, Punjab ment get the grain for ration shops? happened to be one of the main beneficiaries of the Green In reality, the new farm laws have not addressed the genuine con- Revolution in the 1970s that transformed agriculture, and along cerns of the farmers; and by con- with it the lives of farmers in the state. It’s also an irony that verting the farm sector into pure farmers are agitating at a time when the agriculture sector has laissez faire marketing, the Centre been the silver lining for the Indian economy, even during the pan- has pushed farmers into an unse- demic when industry and services came to a virtual standstill. cure world wherein the dreams of Amid the farmers' protests at the Delhi borders, PM Narendra farmers are sure to be shattered. Sadly, our economy has not grown Modi, in his Mann ki Baat address, said the government is com- to such a level where the farmers mitted to the welfare of the hardworking Indian farmers. After a can risk themselves for gaining lot of deliberation, the Parliament of India gave a legal form to the huge profit for their produce. agricultural reforms. These reforms have not only served to un- During this Covidian era, all the shackle our farmers but also given them new rights and opportu- farmers are facing a lot of hard- nities,said PM Narendra Modi. As Delhi witnessed an intensified ships and they still toil hard to till the land to grow wheat and other demonstration by farmers, many roads and entry points were cereals. Literally, they are fighting blocked in the national capital. Taking note of the situation, Union Local tourists on a boat in the lagoon of Koh Hong island,Thailand, in the Andaman Sea. many odds like unprecedented and Home Minister Amit Shah said that a delegation of the farmers unfavourable weather conditions, has been invited for a discussion on December 3. Though the gov- shortage of labour, increasing ernment has claimed that the three new laws would herald the diesel and petrol charges, lethargic much-needed reforms by doing away with middlemen and remov- attitude by the government and the government officials' prejudiced at- ing restrictions on the sale of agricultural produce, farmers’ or- titude towards peasants. Like ganisations and opposition parties have been arguing that the Land Reform can transform India’s economy adding insult to injury, the govern- laws would deprive farmers of guaranteed minimum support ment is adept only in paying lip- price for their produce and leave them at the mercy of corporates. ary and tertiary sectors despite rel- poor people in rural areas of oppor- Alternate Solutions service to them rather than actually There seems to be a clear disconnect between the sides, largely B K AGARWAL ative stagnation in agriculture. The tunities to enhance their incomes, The enactment or amendment of helping them. So, the farm laws due to the recalcitrant approach of the Central government and agricultural sector still has a mas- but also have a detrimental effect laws is only a first step in improving come at a time when the farmers sive scope to generate greater in- on the growth of the entire agricul- the access of the rural poor to the have become a disgruntled lot. It is its refusal to reach out to the protestors with fairness and open therefore the duty of the govern- mind.Farmers fear that the new laws will give an open hand to come and employment. However, ture sector. Simply formalizing ten- land. Even in states where these this can be done only with the spirit ancy and cultivating millions laws have been enacted, very few ment to have a considerate view to- corporates and put an end to the government’s Minimum Support wards the farmers’ problems and Price programme. At heart is the right to dissent, which is at the of liberalization, similar to what hectares of fallow land can be a landowners and tenants have come the government must call the other sectors of the economy have forward to enter formal agree- core of any democracy. Claiming that the protesters are either game-changer for agriculture in protesting farmers for a meeting to received since the 1990s. India. Once tenants get security of ments. Landowners are still appre- misled or misinformed is one thing, using the might of the state to dispel their genuine fears regarding Overregulation and tenure and access to institutional hensive of losing their land, and the new farm laws. If the govern- squelch the protest altogether is something else altogether. While Underutilization credit, they will have requisite in- tenants are still afraid of getting ment is ready for such dialogue most political parties have been sensitive to criticism while in Soon after independence, land centives and funds to make long- ousted if they insist on formal with the farmers and is prepared to power, the current BJP dispensation has shown itself to be partic- reform laws were enacted through- term investments on their land. agreements. Therefore, state gov- look into their genuine demands, ularly thin-skinned. Any form of dissent is seen as a direct attack out the country with the objective This can be achieved only with ernments also need to effectively then surely it can stop nationwide protests from snowballing into a on the party and its leadership. Critics are quickly branded anti- According to the Centre for of distributing land equitably and immediate and effective policy in- communicate with tenants and national or worse and colonial-era powers have been used repeat- burning issue. It is hoped the Centre Monitoring Indian Economy, India increasing the efficiency of farm terventions by state governments. landowners to allay their fears and would sympathetically consider the edly to muzzle dissent and free expression. This strikes at the core faces a serious decline in employ- operations. This produced only par- The National Institution for convey the benefits of formal farmers’ issue and put an end to of India’s hitherto vibrant democracy, which has seen a range of ment due to the COVID-19 crisis. tial success due to a variety of rea- Transforming India, the premier agreements to them. their problems at the earliest. political beliefs flourish. But without space for dissent, and with- An estimated 122 million people sons. The ownership of only 4% of policy think tank of the government Until the time when requisite T K Nandanan,, Kochii out dialogue, discussion and compromise, democracy cannot lost their jobs during the first quar- operated land could be transferred of India, has set the ball rolling by laws are enacted effectively, group Compensation for exist, leave alone thrive. ter of 2020. Streams of migrant to cultivators, 97% of which lies in publishing the Model Agricultural loans can provide relief to informal workers returned to their villages just seven states — Assam, Gujarat, Land Leasing Act, 2016, to help the tenants. In Kerala, where tenancy Kangana Ranaut — often the only fallback option for Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, states enact new laws or make re- is illegal, about 250,000 informal It refers to welcome decision Voters punished the the millions working in urban infor- Kerala, Maharashtra and West quired changes to their existing tenants have organized themselves dated 27.11.2020 from Bombay High mal sectors. Regardless of their Bengal. Notwithstanding this unin- laws on the tenancy. The Model Act into joint liability groups. These Court ordering Brihanmumbai Pelosi Democrats vows to never come back to the spiring outcome, land reform laws seeks to formalize tenancy agree- groups receive crop loans from Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay cities, the majority of them will foisted excessive restrictions on ments, circumventing the restric- banks without requiring formal ten- compensation to courageous film oe Biden won, but it was a lonely victory. House Democrats likely have to return in order to the tenancy of agricultural land. tions imposed by the land-reform ancy agreements. The guidelines of actress Kangana Ranaut for BMC demolishing major portion of office J lost about a dozen seats, clinging to their majority by the earn their livelihood. In the present This has adversely affected the laws of the state. It aims to inte- the Reserve Bank of India and the skin of their teeth. If it hadn't been for some friendly court-or- complex of the young film actress, state of affairs, agriculture, the growth of agriculture in the coun- grate the security of tenure along National Bank for Agriculture and considering it a deliberate, biased dered redistricting, they'd have done even worse. In January, mainstay of rural India, cannot try. Landowners are reluctant to with the protection of ownership. Rural Development allow such and unjustified act of BMC. But Democrats will have about 223 seats, a majority of 11, meaning offer them incomes comparable to lease out their land under formal However, until now, only a few agreements without requiring for- BMC is funded by hard-earned their agenda will be unable to survive even six defections from the industries and construction firms tenancy due to their fear of losing it states have gone ahead in this di- mal tenancy. Alternatively, Odisha money of tax payers, and must not party line. This outcome remains something of a marvel, given the in cities. permanently. According to National rection. has recently launched the Balaram be allowed to be paid as compensa- margin of Biden's win in the popular vote. But the reasons are Despite its falling share in the Sample Survey Reports, about 15 Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and scheme to provide agricultural tion for sin and faults of officials and everywhere to be seen. The Democratic Party’s increasing radical- economy, agriculture is India's million tenants cultivate 10 million Madhya Pradesh have amended credit to groups of landless labor- political personalities concerned at most important sector. Its contri- hectares of land on an informal their existing laws to allow the ers. Other states should also liaise BMC or Maharashtra government. ism frightened normal people, including centrist Democratic The ordered compensation money members of Congress seeking reelection. The party of "defund bution to the country’s GDP has de- basis; 92% of these tenants are renting of agricultural land on lib- with banks to provide credit to in- must be recovered from these ones the police," "zero deportations," and urban mobs in Portland, creased from 51.81% in 1950-51 to landless laborers or marginal farm- eral terms. The Maharashtra formal tenants until the time when concerned. Moreover, officials con- Minneapolis, and elsewhere proved a tough sell to voters. The 15.87% in 2018-19, but it still em- ers. They have no security of Agricultural Land Leasing Bill, legal provisions for allowing tenan- cerned should also be immediately louder "the Squad” of socialists squawked, even attacking Pelosi ploys about 42% of the country's tenure or access to institutional 2017, now awaits the assent of the cy are put in place. suspended from their posts as a les- workforce. While increasing shares credit, crop insurance and other president of India. The Andhra Such reforms have enormous son for others for not dancing to at one point as racist and sexist, the more attractive the of secondary and tertiary sectors is benefits offered to farmers under Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators potential to revamp and develop tune of heavyweight political rulers Republican candidates became in swing districts. But radicalism a natural phenomenon of economic government schemes. Due to legal Act, 2011, was enacted even be- Indian agriculture, especially dur- and other politicians. Morality and is not the only issue. The record of the Democratic House during growth, in India, this has happened restrictions on tenancy, many fore the Model Act of 2016 was ing the ongoing economic turmoil. ethics demand that political rulers this past Congress has been appalling in several ways. Voters had without maximizing the potential landowners who cannot cultivate framed. This special law has re- At the national level, the central concerned should be removed from their posts putting a bar on their as many reasons to punish Pelosi as they could think of. She and for growth in agriculture. Per-acre themselves prefer to leave their cently been replaced with the government has shown the way her troops blocked a deal on coronavirus aid, perhaps sensing that contesting any election in lifetime yields of rice and wheat in India are land fallow. In 2015-16, 26.72 mil- Andhra Pradesh Crop Cultivator forward by deregulating agricultur- so that political rulers may not be new payments could put Trump over the top. Pelosi's refusal drastically lower than those of lion hectares of land were left fal- Rights Act, 2019. The other states al markets. Now it is time for states able to act to take revenge from se- looked pettier and probably did substantive electoral damage as other BRICS nations. low across India. also need to implement this vital to act decisively. lected citizens. well. Recall also that before COVID-19, the House had accom- The shift in GDP share is the re- These restrictions on access to reform to transform agriculture in Subhash Chandra Agrawal, plished little aside from slaking its thirst for impeachment in pro- sult of high growth rates in second- cultivable land not only deprive their states. Courtesy:www.fairobserver.com ceedings that were as undignified as they were shallow and got nowhere. Democrats decried what they said was an abuse of power by Trump. They said Republicans would be judged harshly by voters for not holding Trump accountable. But by Election Day, WHAT THEY TWEET! Democrats were united in embarrassed silence about impeach- ment, and it was they whom voters held accountable. Even as Trump lost the national vote by 6.1 million, not a single Republican House incumbent who voted against his impeachment was de- Kamala Harris@ feated in 2020. Indeed, when the count is complete, it may turn KamalaHarris Virginia Foxx@virginiafoxx out that not a single Republican House incumbent was defeated at all, full stop. Voters' priorities just weren't what Democrats For your country and your When you support a community—wear a mask. small business, you are thought. They didn't find an agenda of immigration amnesty, the supporting the dreams Green New Deal, and pointless coronavirus lockdowns attractive. of hard working They probably also wanted to place a check on Biden, whose am- Americans. bition to blow up the Senate filibuster and pack the Supreme Court would require cooperation from both Houses. Voters might also have wanted to reward Republicans for hanging in there. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ran a smart race. He re- cruited attractive candidates, including women and members of PRO Udhampur, Ministry of Defence@proudhampur racial minorities. Many of them won, such that the Republicans Meenakshi joshi On the highest battlefield of the World, braving the harsh winters, it's the Love & Warmth of our Citizens which keeps CRPF@crpfindia @IMinakshiJoshi will have twice as many women in the House, 26, as they did on us going! DG CRPF visited the hospital in Election Day. 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Phone: (0771) 4257700 Fax : (0771) 4257703 Postal Regn. No. C.G./RYPD.N./62/2019-21 Regd. No. 26172/74/RNI CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 BRIEF US second biggest FDI source Fund raising Finmin asks PSU general insurers for India during Apr-Sep 2020 to cut flab, rationalise branches New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): The US has emerged as New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): sion of the balance Rs the second biggest source of 6,475 crore in one or more foreign direct investment The finance ministry tranches. (FDI) into India, replacing  New Delhi: Tech-led has asked public sector The government in Mauritius, during the first jobs platform Awign general insurance firms, Budget 2020-21 had made half of the current finan- said it has raised especially National a provision of Rs 6,950 cial year, according to data funds from existing Insurance, Oriental crore for capital infusion of the commerce and indus- investors Michael Insurance and United in these three insurance try ministry. and Susan Dell India Insurance, to ratio- companies in order to During April-September Foundation, Unitus nalise branches and cut maintain the requisite 2020, India attracted FDI Ventures and Eagle10 down avoidable expenses minimum solvency ratio. worth USD 7.12 billion from Ventures. CEO to improve their finan- Three PSU general in- the US and USD 2 billion 2.1 billion inflows from University,said that “the US Annanya Sarthak cial health, sources said. surers, with their large from Mauritius, which Cayman Isands. technology companies are said that will be used Earlier this year, the underwriting losses of slipped to fourth position, The islands was followed buying stakes in Indian to finance its expan- Union Cabinet decided to Rs 14,443 crore, together the DPIIT (Department for by Netherlands (USD 1.5 bil- companies that is why FDI sion to more cities. halt the merger process have been responsible for Promotion of Industry and lion), UK (USD 1.35 billion), numbers are showing in- of three state-owned gen- expenses like guest hous- Insurance Company Ltd the overall losses of over Internal Trade) data France (USD 1.13 billion), crease”. Despite the fact Offline presence eral insurance compa- es, etc, sources said. (UIICL) and Oriental Rs 7,118 crore in 2019-20. showed. Japan (USD 653 million) , that FDI from Mauritius is nies due to weak finan- Besides, sources said, Insurance Company Ltd NICL, with a combined Mauritius was the second Germany (USD 202 million), coming down, it still ac-  Kolkata: Japanese cial positions of these they have been asked to (OICL) to Rs 5,000 crore ratio of 160.8 per cent and biggest FDI source during and Cyprus (USD 48 mil- counts for 29 per cent of the sportswear brand three companies. expand their business each. underwriting losses of the same period previous lion). According to experts, total inflows received by ASICS is thinking dif- Instead, the government through digital medium. The Rs 12,450 crore cap- Rs 5,759 crore, has suf- year. The US was the fourth increasing FDI from the US India during April 2000 and ferently in this pan- approved fund infusion As part of capital infu- ital infusion approved by fered losses of Rs 4,108 biggest investor during that reflects the further September 2020. In this peri- demic and has decid- of Rs 12,450 crore to meet sion exercise, the govern- the Cabinet in July in- crore while OICL (141 per period. strengthening of economic od, India has attracted USD ed to increase its of- regulatory parameters. ment also approved rais- cludes Rs 2,500 crore pro- cent, Rs 4,197 crore) and Singapore with USD 8.30 ties between the two coun- 500.12 billion foreign direct fline presence in a big The finance ministry ing authorised share cap- vided to these companies UIIL (132 per cent, Rs billion foreign inflows con- tries. The US was also investment. Foreign inflows way while many has asked these compa- ital of National during 2019-20. During 4,487 crore) have been hit tinued to be the top source India’s top trading partner into India grew by 15 per other brands are nies to cut the flab by ra- Insurance Company Ltd this year, the government with losses of Rs 1,524 of FDI for India in April- in 2019-20. Biswajit Dhar, a cent to USD 30 billion dur- pruning existing tionalising branches and (NICL) to Rs 7,500 crore infused Rs 3,475 crore crore and Rs 1,486 crore, September 2020-21. The professor of economics at ing the first half of the cur- physical presence hit rein in other avoidable and that of United India while announcing infu- respectively in 2019-20. country has received USD Jawaharlal Nehru rent fiscal. by severe COVID-19 induced disruptions. The global sports- wear company well Cos raise Rs 25,000 crore Adani can improve DHFL offer, forfeit known for its run- ning shoes, said pan- via IPOs in 2020 so far demic is freeing up deposit against recovering public money some prime commer- New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): fund raising in this year cial spaces and it was compared to 2019 to high in- New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): issues with an aim to pre- fering a total of Rs 30,000 grabbing the oppor- High liquidity and robust terest of corporates and re- vent value maximisation crore plus interest of Rs tunity. interest from investors tail investors for the pri- Billionaire Gautam for the lenders and deposi- 3,000 crore, a source in helped companies raise mary market despite huge Adani’s roads-to-mining tors. lenders consortia said. Expansion plan nearly Rs 25,000 crore contraction in the economy. group has indicated that it Four entities — Adani This was more than Rs through initial share-sales At the same time, compa- can improve on its Rs Group, Piramal Group, 28,300 crore offered by this year so far and 2021 is nies opted for the IPO route 33,000 crore takeover offer US-based asset manage- Oaktree, the source said expected to be equally mopped up through 16 ini- to build war-chest during for collapsed housing ment company Oaktree adding the US firm’s con- strong for the IPO market, tial share-sales in the entire the uncertainties and to lender DHFL and has Capital Management and ditional bid had outlined experts said. 2019. strengthen their balance sought forfeiture of de- SC Lowy — submitted that it would hold back Rs Adding to the depth of Prior to that, 24 compa- sheet, he added. posits of bidders seeking bids for DHFL in October 1,000 crore on insurance the IPO market, companies nies had floated their IPOs The capital market activi- to vitiate auction by ques- but lenders, who are get- claims. from diverse sectors like in 2018 that raised Rs 30,959 ties saw a big bounce back tioning maximum recov- ting DHFL auctioned to Piramal quoted Rs pharma, telecommunica- crore. since May with several ery of public money. recover unpaid loans, 23,500 crore only for the tion, IT and financial servic- In 2020 so far, close to Rs large secondary market of- In an email written to for all the stakeholders wanted suitors to revise retail portfolio of DHFL es have made their way to 25,000 crore has already ferings hitting the market. the administrator, who is and at the same time en- their bids as original of- while Hong Kong-based  New Delhi: Omega the IPO space during the pe- been raised through IPOs This gave confidence to the running the DHFL auc- suring an expeditious fers were low. SC Lowy bid Rs 2,350 Seiki Mobility aims riod under review. and the figure could rise market participants — in- tion under insolvency consummation of the The Adani Group, crore for SRA. to bring in multiple According to an analysis of further as Burger King’s Rs vestors, issuers and bankers process, the Adani Group process”. which had initially bid Soon after, rival bidders electric products in- data available with the 810-crore initial share-sale —about the latent appetite said it has followed due In the email, uploaded only for DHFL’s wholesale cried foul over Adani’s cluding two-wheel- stock exchanges, 12 initial is schedule to open on in the market, said Ajay process scrupulously and on DHFL data room and and Slum Rehabilitation bid, saying the group had ers, a four-wheeler public offerings (IPOs) in December 2. Saraf, head of Investment its “intent has always seen by PTI, the Adani Authority (SRA) portfolio, submitted the bid past the cargo vehicle and a 2020 so far raised around Rs Vinod Nair, head of re- Banking & Institutional been to provide an uncon- Group said it was pained in the revised offer sub- deadline and that it can- tractor over the next 25,000 crore, significantly search at Geojit Financial Equities, at ICICI ditional offer and poten- at some bidders resorting mitted on November 17 not expand on its original two years, Chairman higher than Rs 12,362 crore Services, attributed higher Securities. tial value maximisation to media to sensationalise bid for the entire book, of- plan. Uday Narang told PTI that it is going to have factories, line up the 5G prospects compelling, Five of top 10 most valued firms products. Resume REC trade soon, trading adequate, affordable pause to impact discoms’ ability lose together Rs 91,699 cr m-cap Odisha extends New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): The market capitalisa-  Bhubaneswar: In its spectrum can spur growth New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): Trading of RECs was tion of Infosys dipped by bid to strengthen the suspended in July this The combined market Rs 1,055.27 crore to Rs Micro, Small and New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): Further suspension on year after the Appellate valuation of five of top-10 4,68,779.17 crore. Medium Enterprises trading of renewable en- Tribunal for Electricity most valued firms de- In contrast, HDFC Bank (MSMEs) sector, India has a big market ergy certificates (RECs) (APTEL) decided to post- clined by Rs 91,699 crore added Rs 20,482.86 crore to Odisha government that needs to upgrade and would impact state power pone trading by four last week, with heavy- Rs 7,93,336.55 crore. Bajaj has extended finan- set up for 5G offtake, and the distribution utilities’ weeks while hearing weight Reliance Industries Finance’s market capitali- cial incentives to 278 government and policy ability to meet renewable three separate petitions emerging as the worst hit. sation rose by Rs 11,181.01 units during the cur- makers can trigger growth purchase obligation related to issue of fixing While Reliance crore to Rs 2,95,466.65 rent fiscal, official of the telecom space by re- and development,” Vagadia (RPO) targets, electricity floor and forbearance Industries Ltd (RIL), crore. sources said. With leasing spectrum, including told PTI. Indian regulators exchanges PXIL and IEX prices of RECs by the Infosys, HDFC, ICICI Bank The valuation of TCS this, the total number 5G, in adequate quantity will have a big role to play in said, stressing that the Central Electricity and Bharti Airtel suffered gained Rs 7,335.91 crore to of units getting in- and at affordable prices, a ensuring that 5G in India is trade should be resumed Regulatory Commission losses in their market val- Rs 10,05,320.15 crore and centives increased to senior official of Qualcomm deployed to its “full poten- at the earliest. ing the trade will greatly (CERC). uation, Tata Consultancy that of Hindustan 639 since April this has said. 5G would positive- tial”. As the world’s second Talking to PTI, Indian impact their ability to Later, the trading was Services (TCS), HDFC Unilever jumped by Rs year.The total ly impact India’s telecom largest telecom market, Energy Exchange (IEX) meet their RPO targets in not resumed as APTEL Bank, Hindustan Unilever 4,135.22 crore to Rs amount of incentive market, the second largest India holds huge promise Head and Senior Vice a timely manner,” he directed to enforce the in- Limited, Kotak Mahindra 5,02,147.16 crore. has touched Rs 69.99 in the world and “still grow- for growth, Vagadia said. President - Business added. terim order on suspen- Bank and Bajaj Finance Kotak Mahindra Bank crore. The meeting ing”, as increased data con- “The government and Development Rohit Bajaj With renewable energy sion of REC trade till were the gainers. added Rs 2,538.64 crore to was chaired by Chief sumption and heightened policy makers can trigger said, “REC market is a taking a centre stage in final judgement. RIL’s market valuation Rs 3,76,485.84 crore. Secretary AK adoption of technology due growth of the Indian tele- key avenue for obligated India’s energy future, Trading of RECs or tumbled by Rs 60,829.21 During the last week, Tripathy. to the pandemic has pre- com market by releasing entities such as captive such matters require ex- green certificates takes crore to Rs 12,23,416.97 the Sensex advanced by pared the market for the ad- spectrum, including 5G, in power producers, dis- peditious resolution to place on the last crore. 267.47 points or 0.60 per Focus back vent of next-generation adequate quantity and at af- coms and open access keep the country on Wednesday of every The market capitalisa- cent. technology, said Rajen fordable prices,” he said in consumers to fulfil their track to achieve its re- month on IEX and the tion of HDFC plummeted RIL was leading the Vagadia, VP and President, an email interview. RPO requirements. newable targets, Bajaj Power Exchange of India Rs 13,703.75 crore to Rs chart of top-10 most val- Qualcomm India and Since networks are con- “Owing to the pause in said. Ltd (PXIL). 4,05,996.11 crore. Bharti ued firms, followed by SAARC. “The case for the gested, it is “prudent” to REC trade since the last “We hope that hon- Under RPO, bulk pur- Airtel’s valuation declined TCS, HDFC Bank, immediate rollout of 5G net- make the spectrum across five months (July 2020), ourable APTEL soon is- chasers like discoms, Rs 11,020.23 crore to Rs Hindustan Unilever Ltd, works in India is a com- all bands including mmW and compliance year sues the final order so open access consumers 2,52,755.97 crore and that of Infosys, HDFC, Kotak pelling one. It is no longer a (millimetre wave) available coming to an end in the that the trading can com- and capacitive users are ICICI Bank went lower by Mahindra Bank, ICICI choice, but a pre-requisite for immediate deployment, next four months, any mence in December,” he required to buy a certain Rs 5,090.54 crore to Rs Bank, Bajaj Finance and for the country’s growth starting with trials, he said. further delay in resum- added. proportion of RECs. 3,26,225.04 crore. Bharti Airtel.

 New Delhi: Coronavirus pan- demic has clearly es- COVID-19 impact on women-led micro biz widens socio-economic gap US, UK, Australia among top markets tablished role of pri- vate vehicles, push- New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): clude North India for Indian sellers exporting products ing out shared mobil- (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, ity while also damp- The adverse effects of Uttar Pradesh), South New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): demand and increase in the various global platforms of ening excitement the COVID-19 pandemic India (Tamil Nadu), and trust in purchases outside eBay across the globe, Naini over electric vehicles, on women-led micro West India (Gujarat, The US, the UK, main- domestic e-commerce re- said. He noted that the over- according Motherson businesses in India has Maharashtra, land Europe and Australia flect a huge market poten- all global e-commerce busi- Sumi Systems Ltd exacerbated the vast Rajasthan). The study are the top markets for tial that developing coun- ness ranges around USD 4 Chairman Vivek socio-economic gap, monitors key trends on Indian sellers that are ex- tries like India should tap trillion (based on data from Chaand Sehgal. finds a survey. the impact of the crisis porting products through into for e-commerce ex- emarketer.com). The survey suggests and government-man- cross-border e-commerce on ports. The US, the UK, “According to various es- Acquire stake that governments, banks dated lockdowns on eBay’s platform, a top offi- mainland Europe and timates, the pure B2C cross and other financial insti- business livelihoods, em- cial said. Australia are the top mar- border e-commerce poten-  New Delhi: India tutions must immediate- ployment, and the in- Indian sellers have been kets Indian sellers are ex- tial for Indian sellers is ap- Grid Trust said that ly follow effective gen- Krea University, Andhra May and will be conclud- come of nano and micro witnessing strong demand porting products through proximately USD 1 billion it has inked an agree- der-sensitive policy re- Pradesh which seeks to ing in January. The gen- businesses. across categories like ap- cross-border e-commerce,” now...The top-shopped cate- ment to acquire 74 sponses to improve the capture the impact on der specific results were According to the 6th parel, fine jewellery, toys, he said. gories that Indian sellers per cent stake in situation. micro enterprises in for the data collected be- economic census, auto parts and accessories eBay’s CBT (cross border have observed during the Parbati Koldam The findings are based India during the COVID- tween July to August, women entrepreneurs and home decor, especially trade) business in India has holiday season sales are Transmission on a collaborative study 19 crisis through a sur- covering about 1,800 own over 8 million enter- during the holiday season been in operation for over a clothing, shoes and acces- Company from by Global Alliance for vey.LEAD is a non-profit micro enterprises. The prises in India or about (Thanksgiving to New decade with an aim to help sories; toys and games; auto Reliance Mass Entrepreneurship research organisation. regions and states cov- 13 per cent of the total Year’s), eBay India Country Indian sellers list and sell parts and accessories; fine Infrastructure. (GAME) and LEAD at The survey started in ered in the survey in- units. Manager Vidmay Naini told merchandise to over 183 jewellery and watches; and PTI. “Evolving consumer million buyers who shop on home decor,”Naini said. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 CORONA has robbed the greatest JOYS of FOOD: COMPANIONSHIP

✍ Sona Bahadur flavours of the salan, Ali gently interjects, steamed mussels), erachi aanam (slow- “Here we say ‘aab-o-namak munasib hai,’ cooked mutton), kozi nerachada (whole ow dare one be so shallow when so which simply means that the balance of baby chicken stuffed with onions), Bengal H many around us are struggling with salt and water in the dish is right.” gram and boiled eggs, meen pathiri adversity?And yet the desire to bond over (steamed rice chapattis stuffed with fish a meal with friends and loved ones is a Glut of Riches masala), chatti pathiri (Malabari crepes universal need that transcends geography I pause to ponder the paradox of this aus- with a sweet, custard-like filling).The octo- or material fortune. Food is not merely tere take on life expressed amidst such an genarian is recounting the memories be- about taste or obsessing about micronu- inherently sensuous meal. But my mind hind these beloved dishes. The mutton is trient intake. Food is culture, love and joy. floats along to the Indo-Saracenic palace special, she tells us, not only because it’s It is intrinsically related to social interac- hotel of Laxmi Niwas in Bikaner, where the first real dish she learned to cook, but tions and community.At a trying time like the Museum Lunch featuring French and also because her sister taught it to her. this, one cannot help feeling a gnawing Indian dishes is being hosted for food writ- “Aasi was a great cook and learnt a lot of sense of dissatisfaction – the sense that ers by Siddharth Yadav, Vice President about cooking early in life. When I first Covid-19 nothing has full flavour. The heart wants MRS Hotels. A tribute to the eclectic tastes roasted pappadams by placing them on more. of Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji, the menu is a live coal and burnt them up, she had a Don’t get me wrong. I’m acutely aware modern-day interpretation of the royal good laugh.”Kaya ada, or parcels of has heralded of my privilege. I’m grateful to be safe, dinner the late monarch had hosted for his ground rice, Mysore banana and jaggery when many others are not. And thankful royal guests in 1927.The Gold Room, for- steamed in banana leaves, reminds her of that I have a full larder, when so many are merly a smoking room, features a spectac- her grandmother preparing this dish in an era of eating starving.But one misses the sense of com- ular painted frieze of monsoon clouds with secrecy.“Ummamma would take an entire panionship and community, the tableside angels, raginis and deities. I take in the in- stalk of bananas and head to the store- on the couch. banter, the animated arguments over per- laid usta work on the walls, the red and room where she would lock herself in. Her missible ingredients and techniques in gold-painted ceiling of teak (45 kilos of belief was that it would never turn out dishes.French gastronome Jean gold are used in the room) and the marble right if someone watched her prepare The world has changed and Anthelme Brillat-Savarin dwelled on the fireplace with gold enamel.A far cry from these snacks,” she says, amusement crin- difference between the pleasures of eating the notion of food as frugal, every aspect of kling her animated eyes.The deep connec- so has the thinking about and the pleasures of the table in his Memory Lane this sumptuous table – the aesthetics, tion between food and memory is evident. Physiology of Taste. Unlike the former, menu, decor, rituals – is designed to engage It’s obvious that the tastes of Ummi’s culinary gatherings. We which is “the actual and direct sensation I’m in Mahmudabad near Lucknow. Raja and enchant.The delicacies arrive in slow childhood have been a hugely important of satisfying a need”, he argued, the latter Amir Mohammad Amir Khan, who traces succession – asparagus mousse, cauli- force guiding her in the kitchen. As we eat, baulk at the idea of convivi- is “a reflective sensation born from the his ancestry to Arab nobility that ruled flower soup, filet mignon of pomfret, and more gems come tumbling out. “I warned various circumstances of place, time, the erstwhile princely estate from the 16th duck cutlets. The plat de Bikaner or you not to get her started with her stories. ality. Life is all about masks things, and people who make the sur- century till 1947, is hosting me and a few Bikaneri thali with regional dishes like Now she won’t stop,” teases Nazaneen. But roundings of the meals”.The 17th-century other guests at his decrepit yet grand fort. chana kadhi, lal maas and ker sangri tastes I have a more pressing worry.I fear I might and social distancing, con- writer François de La Rochefoucauld ex- Joining us are Rajasaheb’s sons Ali and every bit as good as it smells and looks – die of scoffing too many mussels. pressed a similar view when he said, “To Amir, and a couple of visiting students perfectly cooked, spiced and awash with tactless encounters and eat is a necessity,but to eat intelligently is from Amity University. We are perched ghee.The conversation ranges from the hu- Life’s Joys an art.” By the latter, he was referring to around a table surrounded by portraits of morous to the heartfelt. Yet what intrigues Three memories, each like a time capsule. online ordering.At a time of the mindful savouring of food, the enjoy- forgotten royalty.A simple yet exquisite me is the interaction between aromas, tex- Each of a meal spent not just savouring ing of moments together in a way that de- meal is laid out on the table comprising tures and flavours. The rousing sym- but pondering food. I prize these little inte- public health and financial lights the senses and stimulates the murg mosallam, alu gosht salan, masoor phonies of Tchaikovsky and Mozart, the rior journeys. They’re a testament to the mind.So how does one “eat intelligently” ki daal (known in these parts as malka heavy, expensive knives and forks, the fact that dining experiences are not mere- challenges, the mere men- during a raging pandemic? Does being in masoor), kaddu ki sabzi, gosht pulao and umami smells arising from the fish, the ly made of dishes but also of the senses, of a lockdown mean that all pleasures must burani raita. Lalloo Miyan, the nonage- swirling of wine glasses half filled with culture and traditions passed down from be lost to us?As per an article I read in narian naanpaaz, or breadmaker, has Pouilly-Fuisse.The meal is proof that eat- generation to generation.As a food writer, tion of hedonic pleasures The New York Times, Michael Norton, a poured all his artistry into making giant ing is a far more multisensory experience I’m fortunate enough to scour the planet professor at Harvard Business School, khamiri rotis that come to us hot off the than we usually recognise. And that “off- for the best places to eat and drink. But the raises eyebrows. says that “repeating things can really be tandoor.Rajasaheb is delighting us with plate elements” often play a key role in our things that make food memorable are sel- seen as another opportunity to actually bursts of poetry from Asrar ul Haq Majaz enjoyment of food. I can’t help wondering dom about exotic places or fancy acces- experience something fully”, and that “re- and Mir Taqi Mir. In between mouthfuls how the same dishes would taste in a dif- sories. They are much more subtle and peat options might have high hedonic of the slow-roasted bird, he explains his ferent, less opulent setting. emotional than that.Conviviality is one of value”. It’s why we listen to our favourite hostility to society’s decadent obsession life’s great joys. The reality of what not song on repeat, or watch our favourite tel- with cooking and eating. “Jo maza pyaas Culinary Trips sharing food can mean to communities evision show or movie again.In these days mein hai woh pani mein nahi. The mar- My third flashback is to a dinner in and individuals is all the more palpable as of curtailed freedoms, the simple act of tyrdom of Hussein teaches us this,” he Calicut. Ummi Abdulla, the doyenne of the festive season kicks off. I hope that the revisiting memories of fabulous meals says, referring to the ancient Battle of Mappila cooking has invited me to her tables will turn and we will see the last of can feel like the most soothing of com- Karbala, when Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the home for a bite. The entire family is over this ghastly pandemic soon.Till then I will forts and help buffer against the isolating grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was for her son’s wedding anniversary – her raise a toast from my couch to a happier, effects of the pandemic.Taking a cue from killed by the forces of the second two daughters, her granddaughter less stressful time when we will gather to Norton, I decide to do some mental mean- Umayyad caliph.The notion of sacrifice Nazaneen and her great granddaughter. feast the way we used to. A time when we dering of my own. With the soundtrack of imbues every aspect of Mahmudabad’s Banter and noise fill her cozy dining will laugh and bond and argue full-blood- The Piano providing the background Ganga-Jamuni culture. Even the appreci- room.The famous fish biryani headlines edly over a delicious meal, and dining will music, my mind transports me to three ation of the food is marked by understate- the menu that has other typically Mappila be a font of endless pleasure once again. superlative meals I ate last year. ment. When I praise the perfectly melded dishes, including arikadukka (stuffed, Bon appétit to that. Maradona refused to recognize the English superiority

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or some, even in death, Maradona was F still the cheat who could not be forgiv- en. Yet, it was precisely his refusal to recog- nise the presumed superiority of the Englishmen flailing before him that gave joy to millions worldwide.The inability of a few in England to move on from that goal speaks to the historical processes that underpin Britain’s relationship with Latin America, The death of the greatest which in my research I have characterised as a combination of “culture, capital and player in the history of the commerce that formed an informal empire” game of Association Football, from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Football as war Diego Armando Maradona, on The problem is that “football was created 25 November produced an in England, but perfected in South America”, as the historian Brenda Elsey outpouring of grief and nos- has written.We saw this when Peru’s Teófilo Cubillas punctured Scottish dreams talgia around the world. He in 1978 and in Maradona’s performance in torical patterns.Somehow we blamed the anger that Maradona “got away with it” This combination makes Maradona the 1986. Then there was Brazilian English players for everything that had comes out of the ashes of empire. With his- stand-out figure of a football culture that was such an important figure Ronaldinho’s lob that left English goalkeep- happened, for everything that the torical perspective, we can see the British gloried in the humiliation of the opponent. in his native Argentina that er David Seaman questioning gravity and Argentinian people had suffered. I know refusal to relinquish the It saw defeat as a result of feminine weak- the universe itself at the 2002 World Cup. that it sounds crazy but that’s the way we Falklands/Malvinas in 1982 in its refusal to ness while also marvelling at the artistic the president declared three Britain’s relationships with South America felt. The feeling was stronger than us: we accept the loss of the match, and subse- beauty of the footballer’s body in flight and have been defined more by football than by were defending our flag, the dead kids, the quently,as part of a reluctance to step back the perfect arc of the ball as it nestled into days of mourning.In England, anything else.The Hand of God goal and survivors.Sport, in these terms, had be- from two centuries of imperial engage- the top corner.As the writer Ayelén Pujol “Goal of the Century,”which came minutes come a surrogate for warfare, an opportu- ment with Latin America. has observed, Maradona’s achievements though many have praised his later in the same game, brought joy and nity for the defeated to inflict pain on the and his rebellions were an inspiration to spiritual uplift to so many people in Latin victors through whatever means possible. Maradona and masculinity millions of marginalized citizens; includ- skill and achievements, his America. It represented a “cosmic” rup- In addition to the Malvinas/Falklands con- As many have noted since Maradona’s ing the women footballers who today strive death has provided the oppor- ture in the universal order of things (to flict, this sentiment was shaped by the death, he left a trail of destruction in his to transform the football establishment in quote the classic commentary on the match strong British influence on Argentinian wake. He can be seen as a victim of some of their own ways.With the current prohibi- tunity to dig up the old hum- by Victor Hugo Morales) which up-ended economic and cultural life.Argentinian na- the people who surrounded him, as well as tion of fans in stadiums due to coron- English assumptions of superiority that tionalism was marked in different ways by the maker of much of that destruction. avirus, we are ever more anxious for leg- bug about the Hand of God had been accepted by some elites across the the British construction of the railways, as The drugs, revolutionary politics, domes- ends and heroes who will unite us. We long continent. This was particularly the case in well as the 1890s Baring Bank crisis that tic abuse and emotional outbursts, which for community and public spaces where goal at the 1986 World Cup, Argentina, where English-speaking com- nearly bankrupted Argentina and left are the most visible parts of the media nar- we can share moments of joy and sadness munities had reached into the hundreds of Britain relatively unscathed. There was rative, fit snugly into the British stereo- together. Diego Maradona was central to which involved Maradona’s thousands by the 1980s.The depth of feeling also the Harrods luxury shop in Buenos type of the combustible Latin American many of those moments in the past, and fist essentially knocking the that accompanies Maradona’s death speaks Aires, the polo clubs and the substantial firebrand.Yet as Argentinian scholars like his life will remain a key reference point in to the abiding sense that he was somehow British community in the city and in the Eduardo Archetti and Pablo Alabarces the history of the world as a result. ball into England’s goal. responsible for a moment that has acquired pampas (fertile flatlands surrounding pointed out, football and masculinity were *Matthew Brown, Professor in Latin spiritual meaning for the way it broke his- Buenos Aires).In England, the continuing wrapped up together over a century ago. American History, University of Bristol. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Mushtaq Ali Phillips’s fastest ton Australia seal series from Dec 20, Ranji from Jan 11 helps NZ rout WI Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI): Bay Oval, Nov 29: with 51-run win Desperate to have some Right-handed the fence twice in the first 104-run knock, swashbuck- underway with a boundary domestic cricket underway, wicketkeeper- over, Dhawan struck ling opener David Warner through the point region off the BCCI has sought its state batsman Glenn Mitchell Starc for three suc- smashed 83 off 77 while Shami in the first over. associations' view on the Phillips scored a bril- cessive fours to get the skipper Aaron Finch con- The manner in which he structure of the curtailed sea- liant hundred to help Indian innings going. A tributed 60 in a first-wicket leaned back to place the son for which it plans to cre- New Zealand compre- magnificent cover drive by stand of 142 in under 23 short and wide fourth deliv- ate six bio-secure hubs across hensively beat West Agarwal took the visitors overs. ery on the off side showed the country between Indies by 72 runs in the past 50 in 6.1 overs. The duo of Marnus Warner's intent. December and March. second T20I at the Bay However, in trying to go for Labuschagne and Glenn Coming off an expensive In a letter to the associations, Oval on Sunday. After one too many, Dhawan per- Maxwell continued the on- outing in the series-opener, the Board has suggested four putting a mammoth ished. slaught to propel Australia lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah options on the conduct start- score of 238/3, the Black In came Kohli and as he to a humongous score in started with a maiden and ing with having only the blue- Caps restricted the visi- has mostly done through what was a must-win game generated good pace off a riband Ranji Trophy. tors to 166/9 in their al- his illustrious career, the for the visitors. wicket with a decent grass The second option is conduct- lotted 20 overs to take an Indian captain played some Labuschagne made 70 and cover. But he soon lost his ing just the Syed Mushtaq Ali unassailable 2-0 lead in delightful shots on the way the big-hitting Maxwell rhythm as the Australians T20 tournament. the three-match series. to his 87-ball innings to keep blazed away to 63 off 29 balls found theirs after a slow The third scenario is a combi- Phillips scored 108 the visitors in with a with the help of four sixes start. nation of Ranji Trophy and runs with the help of ten chance. During his stay in and as many fours. Finch found his first Syed Mushtaq Ali while the 4s and eight 6s during the middle, Kohli pulled, Earlier, during his stay in boundary of the day when fourth is a window for two the course of 51-ball drove, flicked and cut with the middle, Smith hit 14 he comfortably flicked white-ball tourneys (Syed knock. He was ably sup- plenty of success as India boundaries and two sixes Bumrah over the backward Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare ported by Devon Conway tried to keep the required while Warner found the square leg region, even as Trophy). (65* off 37 balls) as the rate within 9-10 runs per fence seven times and the bowler clocked 146-147 As per the letter, which has duo shared a 184-run over. But pacer Josh cleared it thrice before miss- on the speed gun. been accessed by PTI, the stand for the third wick- Hazlewood provided ing out on what would have The Young Navdeep Saini BCCI has also spoken about et. Martin Guptill, who Sydney, Nov 29 (PTI): format and second on the Australia their biggest been a well-deserved ton, was brought on early and the potential windows for the opened the innings, also starred with the ball as trot after his ton in the se- breakthrough when he had thanks to a fine direct throw Warner welcomed him with events, proposing 67 days for contributed with 34 he returned with figures Australia buried India ries-opener, which came off Kohli caught brilliantly by a from the deep by Shreyas a six over the square leg Ranji Trophy (January 11- runs. of 2/15 in his four overs. under an avalanche of runs 66 deliveries. diving Moises Henriques at Iyer. boundary, whacking his March 18). Chasing the mammoth The Black Caps, who for a 51-run drubbing in the A target of 390 proved to midwicket. In his trademark uncon- short first delivery with The Mushtaq Ali Tournament target, West Indies were had won the first T20I by second ODI and an unassail- be too much for India as That brought Hardik ventional manner, Smith aplomb. will need 22 days (December never in the hunt as they 5 wickets via DLS able 2-0 series lead after the they were stopped at 338 for Pandya in the middle and played shots all round the Taking full advantage of 20 to January 10) while Vijay kept losing wickets at method, will now aim to majestic Steve Smith pro- nine, with captain Virat the all-rounder, in the com- wicket to torment the Saini's inexperience in Hazare Trophy, if held, can be regular intervals. go for a clean sweep duced another master-class Kohli (89) and KL Rahul (76) pany of KL Rahul, played Indian bowlers. these conditions, Warner conducted between January 11 Skipper Kieron Pollard when they take on West in the form of a 64-ball 104 finishing as their main con- some big shots. But they To dislodge Smith, India collected two boundaries off to Feb 7 --- a period of 28 top-scored for the visi- Indies in the final match here on Sunday. tributors in what turned out were never going to be needed Pandya to bowl for him before giving the same days. tors as he scored 28 runs on Monday. Batting first, Australia to be another forgettable enough. the first time since return- treatment to Shami in the "Establishing a structure for a in 15 balls before becom- Brief Scores: New rode on five fifty-plus scores outing for the beleaguered Rahul departed after ing from a back surgery innings' eighth over, as new competition during a pan- ing Mitchell Santner's Zealand 238/3 (Glenn including Smith's blazing visitors. striking five sixes and four more than a year ago, and Australia reached 50 in an- demic has provided specific victim. Phillips 108, Devon knock, to post an imposing India started the big boundaries in his 66-ball he did the trick in his third other solid start for the challenges for domestic crick- Apart from Pollard, Conway 65*; Kieron 389 for four against a slug- chase in earnest with the in- knock. India completely lost over, luring the imperious home team. et, most notably having the Keemo Paul and Pollard 1/33) beat West gish India. from Shikhar Dhawan (30) the plot after that. Australian to slash one Australia maintained the required medical personnel in Shimron Hetmyer Indies 166/9 (Kieron This was the Australian and Mayank Agarwal (28) Australia fast bowler Pat straight into Mohammed momentum through the in- place to handle stringent scored 26* and 25 runs Pollard 28, Keemo Paul run-machine's fifth century dealing in boundaries from Cummins picked up 3/67 in Shami. Before that, Warner nings as the Indian bowlers return-to-play protocols," the respectively. For the 26*; Kyle Jamieson 2/15) against India in the 50-over the onset. If Agarwal found his 10 overs. Besides Smith's got the Australian innings toiled on a hot, sunny day. letter stated. hosts, Kyle Jamieson by 72 runs. Mike Tyson returns to ring, Definitely, I’m in race for Olympics: Saina draws in exhibition with Jones Kolkata, Nov 28 (PTI): can't I?" she said. "Yes, there were times when I Los Angeles, Nov 29 (AP): the world. We've got to do Indian badminton star felt I have to 'stop playing' this again. The former Saina Nehwal said she's and 'I can't win anymore'. Mike Tyson showed heavyweight champion of definitely in the race for But then I thought I could glimpses of his destructive the world's return to the the Tokyo Olympics but push it. "I love to fight. prime during the 54-year- ring after a 15-year absence before that she has to get What will I do sitting at old boxing icon's return to attracted international at- back to her rhythm and home. This is my life, this the ring for a lively exhibi- tention, and Iron Mike did win tournaments. is my job," she added. tion bout with 51-year-old his best to show the form The 2012 London The former world num- Roy Jones Jr. that made him a legend to Olympics bronze medal- ber one, who recently Both fighters had im- a generation of boxing list, who has slipped to pulled out of the Denmark pressive moments during a fans. Tyson tagged Jones 22nd in Badminton World Open that restarted the in- fight that was unofficially with body shots and a Federation's Tokyo ternational calendar post ruled a draw by the WBC handful of head punches Olympics qualification COVID-19 pandemic halt, judges at ringside. Tyson during a bout that was re- rankings, has recently further said she can be- and Jones fought eight quired to be a fairly safe struggled with niggles and come the best in the world two-minute rounds, and glorious sparring session is likely to return to action are in top-20," Nehwal said the Olympics. But yes, I'm and Serena Williams can again. "I'm doing well. both emerged smiling and by the California State in next year's Asian Tour. in a virtual interactive ses- definitely in the race. I go strong at not so a young Injuries play a big role and apparently healthy from a Athletic Commission. "I know Olympics is in sion hosted by the Indian want to do well and I'm age, she too can. that happened to me. As of highly unusual event at The body shots definite- everyone's head. It's some- Chamber of Commerce. working hard for that." "I can see great exam- now, I feel good. I can do it, Staples Center Saturday ly took a toll, said Jones, thing very big but before "There's some two-three A big fan of tennis su- ples in Djokovic, Federer, I can be the best in the night. This is better than the former four-division that you have to think months' of training before perstar Roger Federer, the Nadal, Serena doing so world. It's always been fighting for champi- world champion widely about so many tourna- that. You have to be per- 30-year-old Saina said if well. Why not you have to there in my head. I've to onships, Tyson said of the various charities. We're considered the most ments. I've to get back to fectly fine and play seven- the Swiss ace along with see how it goes? I'm a fight- correct my niggles. heavyweight exhibition, humanitarians now. We skilled boxer of his genera- my rhythm and win eight tournaments, after the likes of Novak er and I will get back. Improvement is definitely which raised money for can do something good for tion. against the players who that only I will think about Djokovic, Rafael Nadal When he can do it, why happening. Goa eye season’s first win Liverpool concedes late penalty, Inter wins 3-0 at Sassuolo to against NorthEast United draws 1-1 at Brighton end hosts’ unbeaten start Brighton (UK), Nov 28 (AP): Sassuolo, Nov 29 (AP):

Liverpool conceded a goal Inter Milan recorded a from a penalty in the third confidence-boosting 3-0 minute of stoppage time to win at Sassuolo on draw 1-1 at Brighton in the Saturday to end the home Premier League on Saturday. side's unbeaten start in Diogo Jota's eighth goal in his Serie A. last eight games for Liverpool Alexis Sanchez scored looked like it would be leading early on and a Vlad the champions to victory at Chiriche? own goal shortly the Amex Stadium, only for after doubled Inter's lead. Andrew Robertson to kick the Roberto Gagliardini scored outstretched foot of Brighton in the second half as Inter forward Danny Welbeck sec- recorded only its second Margao, Nov 29 (PTI): Spanish striker Igor onds into added-on time. win in its past seven Angulo, who scored a The penalty was awarded only of the game, after one was the decision by sarcastically matches. of goal apart from a curled Sassuolo but above it on A revamped FC Goa brace in their game after the referee checked the missed by Neal Maupay in the applauding the assistant refer- Inter played with the fe- effort from Filip uricic that goal difference. Head-to- will be aiming to get against Bengaluru. incident on the pitchside mon- first half. ee after Gross scored. Klopp rocity coach Antonio Conte hit the outside of the right head record is the first their first win of the sea- The 36-year old sharp- itor and Pascal Gross convert- Liverpool manager Jurgen then spoke to officials coming had been demanding and post. Inter moved second, tiebreak at the end of the son when they take on shooter would have to ed Brighton's second spot kick Klopp showed his disgust at off the field after the game. Sassuolo barely had a sight level on points with season. an equally strong deliver once again but NorthEast United FC in will need support from an ISL game here on other strikers -- Aaren Monday. D'Silva, Devendra Hyderabad play goalless draw with Bengaluru in ISL Goa made a sensation- Murgaonkar, Ishan al comeback in their Pandita and Makan Margao, Nov 28 (PTI): Hyderabad custodian from a Lluis Sastre set- opening game against Chothe -- whoever plays. Subrata Paul. This turned piece. Bengaluru keeper Bengaluru FC to secure In the mid-field, skip- Hyderabad FC settled out to be the only attempt Gurpreet Singh Sandhu a 2-2 draw. But then lost per Edu Bedia would for their second successive at goal in the first session. denied Aridane Santana's their second game 0-1 to have a key role to play. draw, a stalemate, in the Hyderabad's adamant header with a full-stretch Mumbai City FC. On his day, the Spaniard Indian Super League, defending frustrated save to keep the scores And come Monday, can decide the fate of the splitting points with Bengaluru, who struggled level. head coach Juan game and he would be Bengaluru FC at the to take the ball up to their Hyderabad pushed Ferrando, who has advo- raring to go. Fatorda Stadium, here on attacking trio of Sunil Bengaluru deep in their cated an attacking brand The team also possess- Saturday. Getting four Chhetri, Kristian Opseth territory with Halicharan of football, would be es an array of other de- points from two outings is and Udanta Singh. Trying Narzary, Joel Chianese hoping that the team cent mid-fielders such as best start in the league for to find an alternative, and Santana making regu- gets a full three points India international Hyderabad. However, it Bengaluru engaged in lar inroads. for the first time, which Brandon Fernandes, was a frustrating evening long-range shots, which However, the visitors would serve as a morale Lenny Rodrigues, Albert for Bengaluru FC, who are proved futile. suffered a blow before the booster for the remain- Noguera, and Jorge yet to taste a win this sea- Going forward, break as their foreigners ing season. Ortiz, who will have to son. Hyderabad were the better Chianese and Sastre For that to happen, FC play their role as feed- The two sides showed at- side in the first half. The limped off the pitch with Goa would bank on their ers. tacking intent from the first attempt as early as Kuruniyan tried his luck fort took a deflection be- men in yellow nearly took Yasir and Sharma replac- word go and BFC had their the fifth minute. Ashique from a distance but his ef- fore being collected by the lead in the 25th minute ing the duo. CENTRAL CHRONICLE, RAIPUR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 Chinese Defence Minister in Nepal ‘HAVAN’ AT RAM TIRATH to bolster military cooperation

Kathmandu, Nov 29 (PTI): Vardhan Shringla wrapped up his maiden China's Defence two-day visit to Nepal. In Minister Gen Wei Fenghe the first week of arrived here on Sunday to November, Indian Army meet Nepal's top leader- chief Gen MM Naravane ship and bolster military paid a three-day visit to cooperation and take the Nepal aimed at resetting existing friendly bilateral bilateral ties that came relations to a new height. under severe strain follow- Home Minister Ram ing a bitter border row be- Bahadur Thapa welcomed tween the two countries. him at the Tribhuvan Wei's visit also comes International Airport, ac- amidst an ongoing politi- cording to the state-run cal rift in the ruling Nepal Nepal Television. Communist Party (NCP) The Chinese Defence China's defense minister General Wei Fenghe arrives in that resurfaced following a Minister, also a State Kathmandu on Sunday. meeting between Prime Councillor, told reporters Minister Oli and his rival that his visit is aimed at tions between the two Affairs, Wei also made Pushpa Kamal Dahal implementing bilateral neighbours to a new courtesy calls on 'Prachanda'. understandings reached height. This is the highest- President Bidhya Devi China's political profile between the two govern- level visit from China Bhandari and Prime in Nepal has been on the ments in the past. after President Xi Minister and Minister for rise in the recent years Wei said that the visit Jinping's two-day state Defence K P Sharma Oli with billions of dollars of will promote bilateral mil- visit that took place in during his brief stay in investments under itary cooperation between October last year. Kathmandu. His visit Beijing's multi-billion-dol- Saints and devotees perform a religious ritual of 'havan' during an annual fair at the historic Ram Tirath temple on the Nepal and China, and take According to Nepal's comes days after India's lar Belt and Road outskirts of Amritsar on Sunday. the existing friendly rela- Ministry of Foreign Foreign Secretary Harsh Initiative (BRI). Hong Kong’s top Export of Bengal’s winter delicacy leader piles up Sydney records hottest November cash at home after hit over delay in packaging project US sanctions night as heatwave sweeps city Hong Kong, Nov 29 (Reuters): Hong Kong leader Carrie Sydney, Nov 29 (AFP): by catastrophic bushfires Kolkata, Nov 29 (PTI): shelf- life of the sweet to at Lam says she has to pile during the last southern least 25 days which will up cash at home as she has Sydney recorded its hemisphere summer. A Joynagarer Moa, a sea- help in marketing the spe- been unable to open a hottest November night as number of blazes broke out sonal Bengali sweetmeat cial product to distant loca- bank account in the global Australia's largest city suf- Sunday, including one on delicacy which was accord- tions, the official said. financial centre since fered through a weekend Sydney's western outskirts ed a Geographical The project for installing Washington sanctioned heatwave that saw day- that the NSW Fire and Indication tag, still cannot modern packaging machin- her shortly after Beijing time temperatures peak Rescue Service said dam- be exported to other states ery was moved and decided imposed a national securi- above 40 degrees Celsius aged a property. in a big way due to an "inor- Joynagarer Moa. by Alapan Bandyopadyaya, ty law on the city. (104 degrees Fahrenheit). More than 60 bushfires dinate delay" in installation the present chief secretary, Beijing circumvented The overnight tempera- were still burning across of modern packaging infra- 'Kankachur khoi', a rare va- after receiving technical Hong Kong's legislature ture did not drop below the state, but most had structure, an official said riety of puffed rice, giving advice from the Institute of and imposed a national se- 25.3 degrees Celsius been brought under con- on Sunday. it a special flavour and Packaging, the official said. curity law on the former Saturday into Sunday in A view of Sydney harbour on Sunday. trol by firefighters as a The project has been de- taste. Bandopadhyay was then British colony on June 30, central Sydney, according southerly wind change led layed by over 18 months Despite being a quintes- the MSME secretary. a move condemned by to the meteorology bu- "New South Wales is in the southeast, with the out- to a rapid drop in tempera- "irking" the Bengal Khadi sential winter delicacy, au- The state board had ten- some foreign govern- reau, making it the hottest midst of a severe heatwave back towns of Griffith and tures. It was the first burst and Village Industries thentic Joynagarer Moas dered and issued work ments, business groups November night since with very warm conditions Mildura reaching 43.2 and of significant bushfire ac- Board, the official said. cannot be sent to other order long back for installa- and rights groups. records began. already being experienced 45.7 degrees Celsius respec- tivity since the devastat- This popular sweet, pro- parts of the state and the tion of the Rs 1.41 crore set Hong Kong and authori- The temperature had al- being a repeat of some of tively on Saturday. The ing 2019-2020 fires, which duced in Joynagar 1 and country in large quantity up but it could not be com- ties in Beijing said the law ready hit a scorching 30 de- those conditions," said the heatwave saw bans on burned an area roughly Joynagar 11 blocks of due to its very low shelf-life pleted due to lack of a was necessary to restore grees Celsius by 4:30 am Bureau of Meteorology's lighting fires imposed the size of the United South 24 Parganas district of just five days. ready building and a com- stability after more than a Sunday, before reaching Agata Imielska. Daytime across large swathes of Kingdom and left 33 people of West Bengal, is prepared But modern packaging mon facility centre for year of anti-government above 40 degrees for the records for November fell New South Wales (NSW) dead as tens of thousands from date palm jaggery and machines can increase the manufacturers, he said. protests. second consecutive day. elsewhere in Australia's state, which was badly hit fled their homes.

Manufacturers Swiss vote on plan to boost liability, scrutiny of big firms Hungarian official compares asked to keep half of Geneva, Nov 29 (AP): affect multinationals like oxygen for medical mining and minerals giant George Soros to Hitler use in Gujarat Swiss voters are casting Glencore, agribusiness final ballots in a referen- company Syngenta, and ce- Budapest, Nov 29 (AP): Minister Viktor Orban to Ahmedabad, Nov 29 (PTI): dum on a measure that ment powerhouse oversee cultural produc- Amid a fresh rise in COVID- could stiffen penalties LafargeHolcim which have A Hungarian ministerial tion, compared Soros to 19 cases in Gujarat, the against companies that are at times faced criticism commissioner has come Hitler, writing he was 'the state health department based Switzerland if they over their activities abroad. under fire for an article liberal Führer, and his has again directed oxygen violate human rights or Parliament's alternative, comparing American- liber-aryan army deifies production units to keep 50 harm the environment which would take effect au- Hungarian billionaire and him more than did Hitler's per cent of their produc- abroad. tomatically if the measure philanthropist George own.' Soros, who was born tion for medical use so that The federal government fails, wouldn't require com- Soros, a staunch critic of in Hungary and is a it could be easily made opposes the initiative titled panies to answer to Swiss Hungary's government, to Holocaust survivor, is a fre- available to hospitals treat- Responsible companies to courts, and would focus on Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Szilard Demeter quent target of Orban's ing coronavirus patients. protect people and the envi- issues like mining of min- 'Europe is George Soros' government for his philan- The state health depart- ronment," championed by erals drawn from conflict gas chamber,' Szilard ing the Unified Hungarian thropic activities that favor ment on September 10 also left-leaning groups and zones or child labor. It also Demeter, ministerial com- Jewish Congregation, liberal causes. Government issued a similar notifica- some big civil society or- A poster demanding law against firms. seeks more cooperation missioner and head of the which called the article media campaigns targeting tion. In its new order dated ganizations, asserting that among countries on such Petofi Literary Museum in 'tasteless' and 'unforgiv- Soros have led to charges of November 26, issued under it goes too far. planned for May, but was less they are able to show matters. Budapest, wrote in an opin- able.' '(The article) is a text- anti-Semitism. various sections of the Parliament has proposed delayed because of the that they conducted proper The government believes ion article in the pro-gov- book case of the relativiza- The article addressed a Epidemic Diseases Act and a countermeasure that coronavirus. In a first, the due diligence beforehand. the measure would weaken ernment outlet Origo. tion of the Holocaust, and conflict over the European the Disaster Management would also boost scrutiny measure could make large The measure would re- Switzerland's economic 'Poison gas flows from the is therefore incompatible Union's next budget, which Act, the department has di- of such companies' actions. Switzerland-based compa- quire Swiss-based compa- competitiveness. capsule of a multicultural with the government's member states Hungary rected oxygen production Polls suggest a close contest nies liable in the country's nies to better verify their Organizations like open society,which is dead- claim of zero tolerance for and Poland are blocking units to keep their produc- in the vote mainly conduct- courts for their flawed oper- activities in foreign coun- Amnesty International, ly to the European way of anti-Semitism,' the group over provisions that could tion uninterrupted and at ed by mail-in balloting that ations or those of their sub- tries and could make them Greenpeace and the Swiss life.' The comments drew wrote in a statement. In the block payments to coun- their maximum production ends Sunday. The referen- sidiaries and subcontrac- more liable for any damage watchdog group Public Eye outrage from Hungary's article, Demeter, appointed tries that do not uphold capacity. dum had originally been tors in foreign nations, un- caused. It could potentially back the proposal. Jewish community, includ- by Hungarian Prime democratic standards. Boris Johnson defends SUCCESSFUL RESCUE tier-based lockdown in letter to rebel colleagues Aarya Dharamchand London, Nov 29 (PTI): British Prime Minister portrays ‘Joseph’ in ‘Yeshu’ Boris Johnson has urged his Conservative Party law- aving essayed child who only wants to makers to back the govern- H strong characters do good and spread happi- ment's tier-based COVID-19 in the television world, ness all around him. His lockdown in a Parliament popular actor Aarya love and compassion for vote in a letter stressing Dharamchand to be seen all in stark contrast to the that there "a sunset" clause portraying Yeshu's father, dark, evil forces prevalent or expiry date of February Joseph in &TV's upcom- during his birth and child- 3 on the latest restrictions. ing show, 'Yeshu'. Aarya hood. Witnessing the vari- In an attempt to curb a will be seen in the lead ous atrocities on his fami- growing rebellion within role along with Sonali ly and in society has a his own ranks against the Nikam (Mary) and child prepare for the role, I have deep impact on him. His new measures which face a artist Vivaan Shah started referring to a lot of attempt to help others and House of Commons vote (Yeshu) playing a pivotal reading material, includ- ease their pain often leads next Tuesday, Johnson role in raising Yeshu and ing the script and re- to situations where he in- wrote that the tiers will be inculcating the right val- search pieces. I hope that evitably ends up being reviewed every two weeks, ues in him. Commenting viewers will like me in hurt and condemned by and areas can move down on his new role, Aarya this new avatar as much not just the oppressors but the tiers from mid- Dharmchand says, "I feel as I am thrilled to start also the people at large. December. "Regulations blessed to have been cho- shooting for it." But even that does not have a sunset of 3 February. sen to play such an impor- &TV presents for the stop Yeshu from continu- After the fourth fortnightly tant character in the show. first time in Hindi GEC, ing his path. It is not only review (27 January), I have essayed varied the untold, unheard story the most iconic story of Parliament will have anoth- characters throughout my of 'Yeshu', produced by good versus evil, but it er vote on the tiered ap- career, but this one surely Arvind Babbal also captures the beauti- proach, determining stands out. Being a part of Productions Pvt Ltd. ful relationship between Rescuers evacuating a flood-affected resident in Tebing Tinggi, as houses were inundated in North Sumatra, Indonesia whether the measures stay a show truly makes me 'Yeshu' is a story of an ex- Yeshu and his support after torrential rains pounded area on Sunday. in place until the end of feel proud and elated. To ceptionally benevolent and guide - his mother. March," he wrote.