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Sarvari: Margazhi 20 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 280 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Shashti Star: Puram Rahukalam: ■ Indegeneous Covaxin gets approval for restricted use as data on Phase III is awaited GOVT HOPEFUL 7.30 am to 9 am Yamagandam: 10.30 am to 12 noon FARMERS TO PRAYERS Fajar: 5.15 am DCGI gives final nod for Covishield INTENSIFY STIR Zohar: 12.17 pm 3.28 pm VINEETA PANDEY|DC Asar: NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 Finally, The Green Light IF TALKS FAIL Maghrib: 5.53 pm HOLD, SAYS Covishield Covaxin Covaxin is back-up Isha: 7.09 pm Putting an end to India’s SANJAY KAW |DC desperate wait for vac- Developed by: Developed by: CONGRESS; BJP NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 cines against Covid-19, the Oxford-AstraZeneca ICMR, Bharat CORONA Drugs Controller General Manufactured by: Biotech option: AIIMS head ALLEGES PLOT A day before the next of India (DCGI) on Sunday Serum Institute of Manufactured round of talks with the announced that the regu- India by: Bharat DC CORRESPONDENT used in the initial phase DC CORRESPONDENT farmers’ unions, Union C UNT lator has given approval to Approval: Emergency Biotech NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 when around 3 crore peo- NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 minister of state for agri- Covishield, by Oxford- Use Approval Approval: Restricted ple will be vaccinated. “By culture Kailash CASES DEATHS AstraZeneca-Serum Amid questions being the time Bharat Biotech Questions are being Choudhary on Sunday Institute of India, and the THE VACCINATION SCHEDULE raised about the Drugs data will also be avail- raised over the efficacy of expressed hope that a (+16,114) (+188) indigenous Covaxin, by ■ Controller General of able,” he added. the Covaxin, being devel- solution will be found at ICMR-Bharat Biotech, for Two doses, PHASE 1: Health, frontline work- India (DCGI) bypassing Once the data of the oped by Bharat Biotech the talks and their agita- 1,03,39,726 1,49,659 emergency use. The 28 days apart ers, security forces procedures for granting phase III is available, then along with the Indian tion over the three agri- approvals came at neck- ■ Registration PHASE 2: People above 50 years approval for Covaxin on Bharat Biotech vaccine Council for Medical cultural reform laws may breaking speed after the is compulsory or those under 50 but with co- Sunday, All India will get the same kind of Research and the National end. covid19india.org Subject Expert Committee for beneficia- morbidity and serious illness Institute Of Medical clearance the Serum Institute of Virology, with “We are hopeful that (SEC) of the Central Drugs Science (AIIMS) director Institute’s vaccine has several feeling that the there will be a positive STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS ries PHASE 3: Rest of the population Standards Control that is under 50 years. Randeep Guleria said got, he said. government had rushed in result out of the talks Organisation (CDSCO) India will use the vaccine Dr Guleria said some of to clear the vaccines with- which will be held tomor- (+867) recommended for A decisive turning point to strengthen a developed by Oxford the Europoean countries out proper data on trials row,” Mr Choudhary 12,156 Accelerated Approval spirited fight! DCGI granting approval to University initially and have seen a sudden spike and safety. said. “The Congress, AAP TN: 8,20,712 Process for these two vac- vaccines of SII and BharatBiotech acceler- will use the indigenously in the number of Covid-19 Congress leader Shashi and the Communists are cines on Saturday. ates the road to a healthier and COVID- developed vaccine as cases and find it difficult Tharoor said Covaxin has adding fuel to the fire. WORLD CONFIRMED CASES The vaccination sched- free nation. — Narendra Modi backup. to manage the situation. not yet completed Phase 3 They will not succeed. We ule is likely to be The vaccine will be used “We do not want to land trials and its approval was hope their issues will be announced by the Centre round the healthcare and ity conditions and serious in an emergency situation up in a similar situation,’ premature and could be resolved and the protests 8,52,25,386 next week. The vaccina- frontline workers and the ailments will be covered, like when there is a sud- he told a TV channel. dangerous. He added that too may end tomorrow.” tion will be in three phas- security forces will be and the third phase will den increase in cases and He also said the Covaxin its use should be avoided Despite the heavy rains DEATHS es. According to Union inoculated, while in the immunise the rest of the country need to vacci- may be useful if the till the trials are complete, and biting cold across health minister Harsh second people above 50 India. nate, he said. It can form mutant variation of the and India can start with North India, thousands of Vardhan, in the first and those with co-morbid- ■ P4 the back up as the efficacy coronavirus makes a the Oxford-AstraZeneca farmers continued their 18,47,507 of the Oxford vaccine is strong presence in India. vaccine in the meantime. protests on Day 37 on COUNTRIES, yet to be proved in India, He said the vaccination Congress leader Jairam Sunday on the Delhi bor- AREAS WITH he said. programme will start in a Ramesh said, “Bharat ders. The protesters reit- CASES 218 WHO: DECISION SII ready to roll out He pointed out that week or two and India will Biotech’s Phase 3 trials erated if their demands worldometers.info Serum Institute has be able to break the chain are being modified for for a legal guarantee for WILL INTENSIFY already stockpiled 50 mil- of transmission of the Covaxin. Health Minister minimum support price Telugu Desam Party lion doses which will be pandemic with it. should clarify.” ■ P4 (MSP) and repeal of the Covishield vaccine CORONA FIGHT new laws were not accepted during the sev- MLC arrested at New Delhi, Jan. 3: The enth round of talks, they Chennai airport New Delhi, Jan. 3: cine, have finally paid off. World Health will further intensify the Serum Institute of India COVISHIELD, India's Organisation on Sunday Hyderabad firm ships 90 crore agitation from DC CORRESPONDENT (SII) on Sunday said it is first COVID-19 vaccine is welcomed India’s deci- Wednesday. CHENNAI, JAN 3 ready to roll out approved, safe, effective sion giving emergency Congress president Covishield vaccine in the and ready to roll-out in use authorisation to Sonia Gandhi, mean- Telugu Desam Party MLC M. country in the coming the coming weeks,” SII Covid-19 vaccines. “WHO syringes for vaccination drive while, claimed over 50 Ravindranath Reddy popularly weeks after receiving CEO Adar Poonawalla welcomes the first emer- farmers have lost their known as BTech Ravi was arrest- approval from the Indian said in a tweet. gency use authorization T.S.S. SIDDHARTH I DC posed mass immunisation use auto-disable syringes lives due to the govern- ed by the Andhra Pradesh police drug regulator. The company has given to Covid-19 vaccine HYDERABAD, JAN. 3 campaign. for vaccination, including ment’s harsh attitude at Chennai airport on Sunday. The Pune-based vaccine already stockpiled around in the WHO South-East According to Rajiv Nath, for Coronavirus. towards the protests. Ravindranath Reddy, Member of major has entered into a 50 million dosages of the Asia Region. This deci- With the nation inching who heads Hindustan Last December it “Some have even commit- the Legislative Council, belonging collaboration with the vaccine and aims to pro- sion taken today by India closer to having an Syringes and Medical shipped 6 crore pieces in ted suicide. Neither has to Telugu Desam party, was an University of Oxford and duce up to 100 million will help intensify and answer for the Devices Ltd., the largest anticipation of the vacci- their decision moved the accused in the violent incidents AstraZeneca to manufac- dosages per month by strengthen the fight Coronavirus pandemic, in syringe manufacturer in nation roll-out in India in Narendra Modi govern- which took place at Poola ture the vaccine. March next year. The against Covid-19 pan- the form of a vaccine, the country, said the com- January and hopes to be ment or any of its minis- Angallu area of Pulivendula town “Happy new year, every- approval by the DCGI was demic in the region," syringe manufacturers pany has supplied over able to ship 100 crore (1 ters, nor have they in 2018, for which a warrant has one! All the risks given on the basis of rec- said Dr Poonam are busy pumping out nine crore pieces to the billion) pieces by the end uttered a word of consola- been issued for his alleged @SerumInstIndia took ommendations by a sub- Khetrapal Singh, WHO equipment for the pro- Centre for 0.5 ml single- of October this year. tion,” she added. involvement in rioting and with stockpiling the vac- ject expert committee. regional director, said. attempt to murder. The TDP leader, who had landed at the Chennai domestic airport from Unhealthy mirth Bengaluru on Sunday evening, WILL WAIVE was arrested by the AP police waiting in plainclothes to arrest EDU LOANS IF the MLC. BTech Ravi was arrest- ed and taken to Andhra Pradesh. VOTED TO COUNTER POINT POWER: DMK Erode, Jan. 3: The DMK would waive education loan taken by students for higher studies once the party comes to power after the Assembly elections, which are to be held in April-May. The DMK president and leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly M.K. Stalin made this statement on Sunday while addressing a gather- ing at V Mettupalayam vil- lage in Erode west con- Two girls playing near the frothing Marina shoreline, spewing foam onto Chennai’s stituency where a people's iconic beach on Sunday. This is the result of raw sewage mixing with seawater and grama sabha meeting was happens every now and then. — DC held. He alleged that the pre- sent AIADMK govern- ment is corrupt and that all the ministers found guilty of it would be taken All of Indian team to travel to Sydney to task. The DMK leader further Melbourne, Jan. 3: The Rohit Sharma, opener January 15 is under threat be subjected to a hard lock- said unemployment prob- buzz around an investiga- Shubman Gill, stumper as the tourists “are unhap- down. lem has been increasing in tion of an alleged breach in Rishabh Pant, pacer py at the prospect of re- India’s players underwent the state and the standard the bio-bubble protocol by Navdeep Saini and batsman entering strict quarantine”. 14 days of strict quarantine of education declining. five Indian players has not Prithvi Shaw -- will also Citing sources, reports after their arrival in He alleged that there died down, but the entire travel in the same char- claimed that Indian play- Australia but have since were misappropriation in contingent is set to travel to tered flight on Monday. ers, many of whom have enjoyed more freedom granting of 100-day work Sydney for the third Test Meanwhile, reports from been in some form of quar- while preparing for and for the rural people, which against Australia. Australia suggest that the antine or other for six playing matches in would be set right once the Players who are under fourth Test scheduled to be months, would refuse to Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney DMK forms the govern- investigation -- vice- held in Brisbane from travel if they were going to and Melbourne. — Agencies ment in the state. — PTI 19-year old kills rapist, surrenders before police DC CORRESPONDENT The deceased is said to ● After the murder, the act of self-defence, the vic- and recovered the body of CHENNAI, JAN 03 have related to the girl. girl reportedly tim pushed him away. Ajith the deceased. The body has According to the police, surrendered at the fell on the ground when the been sent for post-mortem. A 19-year-old girl was the 19-year old girl had girl reportedly overpow- A police officer from the arrested in Sholavaram in come to Tiruvallur to visit Sholavaram police ered and stabbed him on his station said: “We have reg- Tiruvallur district on her aunt living in station along with the neck and face with his istered a case and have Saturday after she walked Sholavaram. The incident weapon, the police knife. Ajith died on the spot. started an investigation into the police station and happened on Saturday sources said. After the murder, the girl into the matter.” confessed to having mur- evening, as she went out to reportedly surrendered at Police said that they have dered a man, who allegedly a farm near her house when condition nand allegedly the Sholavaram police sta- taken the girl's version and tried to rape her at knife- Ajith alias Killi Ajith (26) sexually harassed her and tion along with the weapon, they are also checking if point when she had gone to intercepted her. tried to rape her at knife- the police sources said. there were any eye witness- relieve herself in a field. Ajith was in an inebriated point. Police said that in an Police rushed to the spot es in the case. CITY pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021 | CHENNAI 2

SHORT TAKES Heritage car expo to Forest dept rescues be held on Jan. 10 DC CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI, JAN. 3 53 parakeet chicks The latest edition of expo of vintage and classic car and DC CORRESPONDENT bikes ‘The Chennai Heritage CHENNAI, JAN. 3 Auto Display 2021’ conducted by Madras Heritage Motoring Club In a major crackdown on will be held on January 10 at illegal trade of wild birds, AVM Rajeswari Kalyana Tamil Nadu forest depart- Mandapam car park from 10 a.m ment rescued 53 to 2.00 p.m. A working replica of Alexandrine parakeets on 1886, Benz Patent Motorwagen, Sunday in the city. Most of the first automobile of the the birds were barely a world propelled by an internal few days old and were sold combustion engine and a Ford both offline and online by Quadricycle which was Henry a gang. Ford's first experimental auto- Sources in the forest mobile which he built in 1896, Health secretary Dr J. Radhakrishnan visits the Arignar Anna Government Hospital of department said that both manufactured by UMS Indian Medicine on the occasion of the 4th World Siddha Day. Radhakrishnan also based on a tip-off that the Technologies, Coimbatore will inaugurates a special Siddhar Kayakalpam unit on Sunday. — DC Alexandrine parakeets be the biggest attractions of the chicks were being sold in event, according to a press markets in the city and release from M. S. Guhan, secre- suburbs, a team of offi- tary, Madras Heritage Motoring cials from the forest Club. department initially res- Kannan H. Kumar, coordina- Official neglect stalls cued 11 parakeets from tor of the event, said over 50 vin- Santhome area and arrest- tage as well as classic cars and ed two persons. Based on 25 bikes would be displayed as their inputs, the team part of expo. The event is open raided a house of an to the public. Our organisation Acupuncture doctor, has been conducting the expo HBL functioning Mohammed Ramali (56), for the last 19 years focusing on in Royapuram. Forty para- the preservation, restoration T. SUDHEESH | DC keets were rescued from and display of vintage and clas- CHENNAI, JAN. 3 his house. Two more per- sic vehicles, he added. Great milestone in India's scientific sons were arrested from While the approval of Muscanchavady for the Forest department officials rescue 53 Alexandrine parakeet chicks on Sunday. Covid19 vaccines like ‘Co- illegal trade of the birds. Abu Dhabi-bound vaccine’ and ‘Covishield’ capability, says Bharat Biotech As per the illegal animal native species, eight Clement Edison, Forest encouraged the people by the Central Drugs Hyderabad, Jan. 3: the most. Covaxin has trade under the Wildlife species including Range officer, said that who have these birds to flight aborts take-off Standard Control Expressing delight over generated excellent safety Protection Act, 1972, one Alexandrine, Rose-ringed, the rescued birds would be come and hand them over Organisation (CDSCO), the approval on restricted data with robust immune cannot trap, trade or keep Plum-headed, Red-breast- under the care of the for- to the department directly. after tech glitch are making headlines, the emergency use of its responses to multiple Parakeets as pets. Despite ed, Malabar, Himalayan est department. He said The public can also call HLL Biotech Limited Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, viral proteins that per- the act, these are the most and Finsch's Parakeets are that the people need to get the forest department at DC CORRESPONDENT, (HBL), a state-run health Bharat Biotech on Sunday sist," he said. commonly traded birds regularly found traded sensitive and not buy 044-22200335 and inform CHENNAI, JAN. 3 facility under the Union said it has generated Covaxin is being indige- across India. Of the 12 illegally. these birds as pets. He also us, he said. Health Ministry, excellent safety data with nously developed by An Abu Dhabi-bound Etihad Chengalpattu, is mired in robust immune responses Bharat Biotech in collabo- plane, carrying over 46 persons bureaucratic negligence to multiple viral proteins ration with the Indian from the Chennai Airport, had and red-tapism. that persist and their goal Council of Medical GOLD SEIZED to abort take off at the last HBL sources said they is to provide global access Research (ICMR) - minute following technical had submitted a proposal to populations that need it National Institute of Make Chennai a centre for glitch and was grounded subse- last year seeking addition- the most. Virology (NIV). Covaxin AT CHENNAI quently. al funds to complete the The approval of Covaxin is a highly purified and The private flight, which was project and operate the for emergency use is a inactivated 2 dose SARS- AIRPORT scheduled to take off for Abu plant, but the proposal is giant leap for innovation CoV2 vaccine, manufac- DC CORRESPONDENT Maps exam, pleads MP Dhabi from Anna International still pending with the and novel product devel- tured in a Vero cell manu- CHENNAI, JAN. 3 Airport at 3: 50 am, had 38 pas- Ministry of Health and opment in India, facturing platform with A. ARUL PALANI | DC In a letter to Modi on heartening to note the sengers and 8 cabin crew on the Family Welfare (MoHFW). Ella, chairman and man- an excellent safety track The customs sleuths at CHENNAI, JAN. 3 Sunday, the CPI(M) MP declaration made in the board. According to the “We are told that the aging director of the record of more than 300 the Chennai airport notification that the gov- sources, while the plane was MoHFW was pursuing the Hyderabad-based phar- million doses, he said. The seized 621 grams of gold Lok Sabha member, S stated that he was ernment strives to have a taxiing for the takeoff, the pilot matter to get approval maceutical firm said in a Phase III human clinical worth `31.37 lakh from Venkatesan, has demand- shocked to find only a workforce that reflects reported some technical prob- from the government. If statement. Ella said it was trials of Covaxin began two air passengers. ed the Prime Minister single centre for gender balance and lem in the plane and decided to we were equipped with a proud moment for the mid-November, targeted According to airport Narendra Modi to consid- holding written exami- women candidates are abort the takeoff and return to the facilities on time, we nation and a great mile- to be done in "26,000" vol- sources, based on infor- er holding a competitive nations for vacancies encouraged to apply. Age the bay. Aircraft engineers would have been able to stone in India's scientific unteers across India, and mation Thameem Ansa- examination in Chennai in the nuclear power relaxation is also given to inspected the aircraft for nearly make COVID-19 vaccine to capability, a kickstart to this is India's first and ri Samsudeen (28) of Ch- for the recruitment of station widows, divorced women two hours, during which all pas- support the government, the innovation ecosystem only Phase III efficacy ennai and Jahabar Ali various posts at the and women judicially sep- sengers remained seated in the as India requires millions in India. "While this vac- study for a Covid-19 vac- Abdul Wahab (49) of Madras Atomic Power Category li (Grade C), and arated from their hus- plane, the source claimed, of doses to vaccinate its cine addresses an unmet cine, Ella said. It is the Thanjavur who arrived Station (Maps), the vacancies notified are bands, and who are not re- adding that they later declared people. The HBL has cre- medical need during this largest phase III efficacy from Dubai by Air India Kalpakkam. In a letter to in NRB Tarapur and married as per govern- the flight unfit for flying and ated an Integrated pandemic, our goal is to trial ever conducted for Flight IX 1644 were int- Modi on Sunday, the Kalpakkam. He said, “It ment orders-for Category- announced cancellation around Vaccine Complex (IVC) to provide global access to any vaccine in India, he ercepted at the exit. CPI(M) MP stated that he is surprising to note that II only. But the choice of a 6 am. The stranded passengers develop, manufacture and populations that need it added. — PTI Searching them, two was shocked to find only a written examinations for single centre in a far off were then taken back to the ter- supply affordable life-sav- pouches of gold paste single centre for holding recruitment would be con- place, lacks gender sensi- minal building and were made ing vaccines to the 100-acre integrated vac- Dr Rex Sargunam, presi- weighing 733 grams written examinations for ducted only in Mumbai, tivity.” to wait. Sources said the passen- Government of India for cine complex at dent, TN Health were found concealed vacancies in the nuclear though the vacancies are Seeking the PM to gers will be flown to Abu Dhabi Universal Immunisation Thirumani in Development Association, ingeniously by stitching power station. He said the in Kalpakkam. This would direct the authorities to on another aircraft. Programme,” sources Chengalpattu, near said the revival of a inside their underwear. Nuclear Recycle Board of put candidates, especially conduct the written exam- said. Chennai, HBL was cali- health facility like the On extraction, 621 grams Bhabha Atomic Research those from the margin- ination in Chennai, Conceptualised in 2008 brated to merge three HBL, was the need of the of gold of 24K purity val- Centre had issued a alised sections of society, Venkatesan said, “Hope Craniofacial surgeon under the UPA govern- existing vaccine produc- hour, as the country is ued `31.87 was recovered recruitment advertise- in much difficulty, espe- you would appreciate my ment, HBL, which was ers in the country includ- still fighting the pandem- and seized under the ment for the posts of cially during this Covid-19 genuine concerns and Salyer passes away commissioned in 2018, ing Pasteur Institute of ic. Customs Act. Stipendiary Trainees period.” take a favourable decision was expected to make the India, Coonoor, BCG According to him, the Investigations are on. Category I, II and The MP said, “It is at the earliest.” Chennai: Prof. Kenneth Salyer, country self-sufficient in Vaccine Laboratory, Chen- ambitious project struck vather of craniomaxillofacial manufacturing vaccines nai, and Central Research in limbo due to the policy surgery passed away recently for Japanese encephalitis, Institute in Kasauli, change of the present gov- after a brief illness. He was 84. rabies, measles and Himachal Pradesh. ernment to convert it into He was the first person to suc- Hepatitis-B apart from It may be recalled that a Public Private Parti- Rain likely in TN, Puducherry till Jan. 7 cessfully separate twins joined BCG, pentavalent combi- the Madras High Court on cipation (PPP) model. As in the skull in 2003 and the chil- nation vaccines under June 12 directed the part of this, the parent DC CORRESPONDENT dren are doing well to date. He India’s universal immuni- Indian Council of Medical company ‘HLL’ last year CHENNAI, JAN. 3 has been instrumental in oper- sation programme. But Research (ICMR) and had stopped funding HBL, ating 17,000+ surgeries involv- now, the unit is just pro- Central government to leaving the fate of 275 The Regional Meteorolo- NE monsoon: Nilgiris ing complex craniofacial defor- ducing sanitisers and provide adequate infra- employees in the lurch. gical Center, Chennai, has mities in 75 countries – most of alcohol-based disinfec- structure and monetary Dr V Vijayan, chief exec- forecast rainfall to Tamil them free, according to a press tants. support for HBL to under- utive officer (CEO), HBL, Nadu and Puducherry for note from Dr S.M. Balaji, Set up as a subsidiary of take intense research and did not respond to DC’s the next five days. records 22% deficit rains Director, Balaji Dental and Tiruvananthapuram- develop a vaccine for repeated phone calls and According to the weather Craniofacial Hospital. based HLL LifeCare in a Covid-19. text messages. bulletin issued by the B. RAVICHANDRAN | DC sional downpour all received nearly 57 percent Regional Meteorological OOTY, JAN. 3 through the season. excess rainfall during the Center, Chennai of the The statistics of the NE preceding South-West IMD, in the next 24 hours, During the NE monsoon monsoon between monsoon that stretched isolated areas in TN, season between October October 1 to December 31 between July and Puducherry and Karaikal and December, the issued by the MeT depart- September. will receive light to mod- Nilgiris recorded 22 per- ment showed that the Water managers are con- erate rainfall. cent deficit rainfall. For Nilgiris recorded 22 per- fident that the storage in Candidates On Monday, There could the first time in decades, cent deficit rainfall. While major reservoirs here is appear for be a light to moderate December passed away the average rainfall for enough to sustain regular TNPSC amount of rainfall in iso- without frosting, a regu- Nilgiris is 475.80 mm, this water supply through the Group - 1 exam lated places in North lar phenomenon during year the hills recorded coming summer. at Presidency Tamil Nadu, Puducherry winter here. only 368.90 mm of rains Though frosting, a regu- girls higher and Karaikal and there During most of the days, during the NE monsoon, lar unique phenomenon could be a moderate spell an overcast sky and which makes it 22 percent in winter in Ooty, has secondary in most places in South clouds made up the weath- deficit. been missing all these school, Tamil Nadu. On Tuesday, er profile here. The weath- While factors like global days, it is anticipated that Egmore on light to moderate rainfalls er throughout December, warming and micro-cli- the hills would witness Sunday. accompanied by thunder- which usually witnesses mate change are attrib- severe frosting in the com- — DC storms and lightning at severe cold weather condi- uted to the deficit rainfall ing days, as winter here isolated places are very tions with frost, witnessed this monsoon, the only stretches up to the end of likely over Tamil Nadu, cloudy weather with occa- solace is that the Nilgiris February. Karaikal and Puducherry. Places such as Cuddalore, rains accompanied by Thunderstorms accompa- that the skies over Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore, lightning and thunder- nied by lightning at isolat- Chennai will be generally Nagapattinam, storms. On January 6, ed places over coastal & cloudy for the next 48 Thiruvarur and a few heavy rainfall is likely at South Tamil Nadu, hours. Light rain is likely places in Pondicherry are isolated places over TN, Puducherry & Karaikal is to occur in some areas of to receive light to heavy Puducherry and Karaikal. predicted. It also said Chennai. Voters will shun dynastic politics of DMK: AIADMK spokesperson A. ARUL PALANI | DC Speaking to Deccan vanished. The AIADMK is leader Arignar Annadurai tions in 2018. have been asked to take ‘protected zone’. The CHENNAI, JAN. 3 Chronicle, Ko Samarasam, now led by cadres and ordi- changed his name to Samarasam said the these messages to the peo- Kudimaramathu project former MLA of nary workers, whose glar- Samarasam from Krishnan. AIADMK would launch ple. has helped recharge With Chief Minister Kaveripattinam Assembly ing examples are the pres- He was handpicked by counter narratives cam- “The government’s deci- groundwater table. Edappadi K. Palaniswami constituency and AIADMK ent chief minister Edappadi AIADMK founder and for- paign against the false prop- sion to implement 7.5 per Agriculture production has launching a political rally spokesperson, said, “People K Palaniswami and deputy mer CM late MG aganda of Stalin and others. cent reservation to students increased to 32 lakh MT across the state, the ruling are aware of the DMK’s CM O Panneerselvam, he Ramachandran. Several committees have from government schools in from 20 lakh MT. Creating party is gearing to combat dynasty rule. MK Stalin said. He received the Thanthai been formed to create MBBS and BDS admissions new districts for effective the campaign launched became party chief after M Samarasam was elected to Periyar award for 2012 from awareness among people based on their Neete administration and taking against it by the DMK in the Karunanidhi. Now, the Assembly in 1977, 1980 the then CM, J Jayalalithaa about the party achieve- results, has helped enroll government services and run up to the16th general is and 1984 elections. He was in 2013 and Anna Award ment during the rule MGR, 313 students in MBBS and welfare measures to peo- assembly election. emerging as a party leader. wedded to the ideals of from CM Edappadi K Jayalalithaa, OPS and EPS. 92 in BDS courses, this year ple’s door steps are some of AIADMK leaders feel that In this age of internet and Periyar and Palanisami, last year. Actor The government under itself. The government had the important milestones in the days of party leaders social media, the concept of Muthuramalinga Thevar. Rajnikanth gave him the EPS had implemented sev- solved the long-pending the Edappadi K. Chief Minister Edappadi K. are gone, and now it’s time stalwarts and leaders in pol- Attracted by his fiery ora- MGR award during the eral path-breaking schemes Cauvery water dispute and Palaniswami rule,” he Palaniswami with Samarasam, for cadres to lead the party. itics leading a party, has torical skill, Dravidian MGR centenary celebra- and party office bearers declared the delta region as said. AIADMK spokesperson. STATE pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021 | CHENNAI 3

SHORT TAKES Rain inundates 125 hotel employees paddy in 500 acres DC CORRESPONDENT, THANJAVUR JAN. 3 test Covid positive Continuous rain for the last days in Thanjavur district inun- DC CORRESPONDENT, In star category hotels pleted by Sunday. Officials will collect a fine dated paddy crops on 500 acres CHENNAI, JAN. 3 The corporation intensi- of Rs 5,000 from event in Ammapettai and Orathanadu 114 employees tested fied testing after 85 organisers and the hall areas. The Greater Chennai positive while in others employees at ITC Grand owner for violations of Huts of two persons Corporation (GCC) has 11 declared positive. On Chola tested positive the physical distancing Claiming that the BJP was growing in the state, party state president Murugan during Manickam and Thangavel were intensified Covid-19 test- Saturday alone, the other day . As many as 609 norms. The fine amount the party’s district meet held in Vellore on Sunday said the party would be a deciding damaged at Keelakottaiyur vil- ing of all employees of statement said, 1,672 employees at the same for individuals violating force in the coming assembly elections. Addressing party cadres, Murugan said sev- lage near Kumbakonam. luxury hotels in the city, employees were tested hotel are now tested. physical distancing norms eral parties were joining the BJP, and that the party would celebrate pongal on Meanwhile A.Kaliyaperumal following reports of a Following this, Chennai is `500 during such events. January 9 and 10. He lauded Prime Minister Modi’s announcement about finding a (65) of Keelakalakudi village cluster at a star hotel. On Saturday alone, the Corporation officials in all Meanwhile, the star cure for Corona, and the Centre's farm bills, which he said would benefit farmers. near Saliyamangalam was elec- Issuing a statement, statement said, 1,672 the 15 zones have directed hotel said in a statement Accusing DMK president MK Stalin of preventing the welfare of farmers, Murugan trocuted when he came in con- GCC administration said employees were tested, it hotels to follow the regula- that all events at the prop- said the Centre’s proposal of depositing `6,000 per year into farmers’ direct bank tact with live wire when he went as many as 4,392 employ- said. tions pertaining to the erty have been conducted to his paddy field on Sunday. ees including star and Chennai Corporation number of persons per- in adherence to the norms account, would help them avoid the debt trap. State general secretary, KD Raghavan, other hotels were subject- Deputy Commissioner mitted for events. The nor- mandated by the authori- said, “Many people said the BJP cannot set its foot here, but the party has now set ed to the test from (Health) S. mal seating capacity of a ties. “All associates are its hands and foot in the state. The 2G case verdict is coming soon, and no one December 16 to Saturday. Divyadharshini said the 9,000 sq ft hall is estimated regularly tested and moni- knows how many MP posts would fall vacant. The BJP is likely to contest in two Vanniyar Sangam to Out of this 125 tested posi- civic body will complete at 1,000, with each individ- tored. Extreme care and assembly constituencies in Vellore district. We have to win them.” K. Senthil Nathan tive and results of 491sam- testing of more than 25 ual getting 9 sq ft of space. diligence continues to be intensify stir ples are awaited. luxury hotels in two days. Owing to Covid-19 restric- followed at all touch In star category hotels The civic body started tions, event organisers points. All necessary for quota 114 employees tested posi- testing all luxury hotels have been asked to permit information has been tive while in others 11 on Saturday. The testing of only 500 persons in a 9,000 shared with authorities,” People are my boss, DC CORRESPONDENT, declared positive. all employees will be com- sq ft hall, instead of 1,000. it said. THANJAVUR JAN. 3

Vanniyar Sangam president P.T.Arulmozhi has said that the NEW PARTY DECISION SOON I am their servant: CM sangam will intensify its agita- ARULOLI M | DC tocratic in nature, and has nst whom cases are pend- tion if government does not KOVILPATTI, JAN. 3 been trying to bring in the ing in the courts for the co- issue orders specifying separate dynasty rule of MK Sta- rruption committed duri- reservation for Vanniyars “People are the real boss- lin’s family in the state. ng their reign before before the end of this month. es of the AIADMK-led go- He said he had been 2011.” He was speaking at a confer- vernment, and I have been serving as chief minister Chiding Stalin for his ence of the sangam here to cele- <<<<< serving as chief minister, taking orders from the claim that the AIADMK brate the birthday of taking orders from the pe- people, who are the real was heading for a split, Dr.S.Ramadoss, (PMK founder) Former Union minister ople,” said Chief Minister bosses for the AIADMK- Palanisami said, “Let him and Dr.Anbumani Ramadoss, M.K. Alagiri addresses Edappadi K Palanisami at led government. stop daydreaming and (youth wing leader of the party) his supporters during a his election campaign Reacting to DMK presi- save his own party. and 40th year anniversary of meeting at Madurai on here, on Sunday. dent MK Stalin’s vows to Karunanidhi’s elder son Vanniyar sangam. He said that Sunday. Differentiating the work- lock up Edappadi Palani- is about to launch his own Vanniyar sangam has already — DC ing style of the AIADMK swami and his cabinet col- party and siphon off sev- announced agitations before as a democratic party wor- leagues in prison once the eral DMK leaders. But municipal and corporation king for the welfare of the DMK comes to power in Stalin can never even offices on January 7 and before people in comparison to the state, the chief minis- touch a grassroot cadre of collectorates on January 21 on the Opposition party, the ter laughed it away saying, the AIADMK, who would the same demand. “If GO is not DMK, the chief minister “Prison cells are waiting not be frightened by his issued before the end of this said that the DMK was au- for the DMK leaders agai- empty threats.” month, agitation will be intensi- fied” he said. He also said that electoral alliances will be forged only with parties which ensure Turmeric smuggling bid foiled, two held separate reservation for vanni- yars. DC CORRESPONDENT through Thoothukudi Therespuram on Sunday, belonged one Meera Shah THOOTHUKUDI, JAN. 3 coast, the coastal security police found 1,000 kilo- of Thoothukudi, and was “Vanniyar sangam has group police and the grams of turmeric con- meant to be smuggled to already announced agita- The police here seized Thoothukudi city (North) cealed in an outboard Sri Lanka, where it costs tions before municipal turmeric fingers meant to police, intensified engine fitted country high due to the import ban be smuggled to Sri Lanka, patrolling along the coast. craft, owned by one Pic- of Indian turmeric. and corporation offices and arrested two persons The police also conduct- haiah Vaz of Sippikulam Police said, Meera Shah on January 7 and before in connection with it. ed raids in suspicious near Thoothukudi. had three such cases of collectorates on January Acting on a tip off about places and godowns. Interrogation with the smuggling of turmeric 21 on the same demand” the smuggling of turmeric During such a raid at boat owner revealed that fingers and sea cu- fingers to Sri Lanka boats anchored at the turmeric finger cumber. COFFEE-BREAK CALVIN AND HOBBES| Bill Watterson Your day today By Dr C.V.B. Subrahmanyam QUICK CROSSWORD Aries: Expect a happy surprise. Creative folks may need time and space to work towards something valuable. You may feel slightly dejected, but that’s your imagination. Taurus: The evening is pleasant. Work gets better; be more assertive about plans. Payments are slightly delayed. Love life is THE WIZARD OF ID| Parker and Hartsd strained; you focus on pending work. Gemini: Striking a big financial deal brings prof- its. Those in long-term relationships will dis- cuss marriage with the blessings of their fami- ly. At work, expect success but stay focused. Cancer: Avoid dictating terms in romance. 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IN BRIEFS Sourav was under 23 people killed Sonia asks government to shun as roof of shelter arrogance and follow rajdharma political pressure, gives in says CPM MLA Ghaziabad (UP), Jan. 3: Rahul compares farmers’ agitation to Champaran movement during Raj Twenty-three people, most of RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC them attending a funeral, were DC CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA, JAN. 3 MODI WISHES killed and 15 others injured NEW DELHI, JAN. 3 when the roof of a shelter at a A day after BCCI presi- cremation ground in Uttar Congress president Sonia dent suf- GANGULY SPEEDY Pradesh’s Muradnagar col- Gandhi on Sunday fered a “mild” heart lapsed on Sunday, police said. launched a scathing attack attack, his family friend RECOVERY Several people had taken on the Modi government and Siliguri CPI(M) MLA shelter under the recently con- over the ongoing farmer Asok Bhattacharya has New Delhi, Jan. 3: structed structure while it protests. She accused the blamed a “political pres- Prime Minister Narendra rained. The dead, all of them government of “arro- sure” on the former Modi on Sunday spoke to men, were mostly relatives or gance”, asked it to shun its Indian captain for BCCI president and for- neighbours of Jai Ram, who arrogance of power, follow his illness in an oblique mer Indian cricket team was being cremated at that the ‘raj dharma’, and with- reference to the BJP’s captain Sourav Ganguly time, officials said. draw the three “black” renewed attempt to rope who underwent angio- The local people were the farm laws. him in as its chief minis- plasty after suffering a first to arrive at the cremation In a statement she said, terial candidate with a “mild” heart attack, and ground in Muradnagar’s “There is still time for the Bhoomiputra face in the enquired about his Ukhlarsi village in Ghaziabad Modi government to come upcoming West Bengal health. district, adjoining the national out of arrogance of power elections. Official sources said capital. Rescue workers sifted and withdraw the three Bhattacharya, who vis- Modi also spoke to the through the rubble for hours new central farm laws to ited Ganguly at cricket administrator’s to ensure that more victims end the farmers agitation. Woodlands Hospital on wife Dona Ganguly. were not trapped there. Police This is ‘raj dharma’ (right- Sunday, alleged, “He was Sourav Ganguly is admit- followed by a National eous conduct of ruler) and put under pressure. We ted to a hospital in Disaster Response Force a real tribute to the depart- read it in the media. It Kolkata. The Prime (NDRF) unit also then reached ed souls of farmers who was not expected. We do Minister wished him a the spot, pulling out the dead have died since not want it. Sourav speedy recovery. and the injured. PTI the beginning of the belongs to a different Ganguly is stable and protest.” world. We want him to his health parameters are Speaking about protest- remain there. But some normal, doctors said on MP closes all ing farmers Gandhi said, people have suddenly Sunday. The cricket icon “In this biting cold and started thinking that they was diagnosed with three Covid care centres rain, our farmers have would use him to serve blocked coronary arter- been protesting on the bor- their political interests. ies on Saturday, following Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh ders of Delhi for 39 days Farmers walk through rain during a protest at Ghazipur Border in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI Those who have done this which a stent was insert- government has ordered the now. Their plight is a con- anyway put him under ed in one to remove the closure of all Covid-19 care cern for all the citizens and families.” Bahadur’ … But every power. We did the same. run from a protest site? pressure indeed.” blockage. — PTI centres statewide barring I.” She further added, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi farmer-labourer of the These laws give freedom to These people are talking The former state minis- those in Bhopal. It was “more than 50 farmers have said every farmer-labourer movement is a ‘satyagrahi’ farmers.” about justice and injustice. ter also claimed, “Sourav decided to keep the Covid- lost their lives because of was a “satyagrahi” and who will take back their He added, “The Narendra The Narendra Modi gov- wants to stay in his world. ● SILIGURI CPI(M) MLA 19 centres in the state capi- the government’s harsh compared their month-long rights.” Modi government takes ernment stands with farm- He never spoke about Asok Bhattacharya tal open for some time, attitude towards the fight against the laws to the The 1917 Champaran decisions in the interests of ers to resolve their issues.” joining politics. I also told alleged, ‘Ganguly was put sources in the Chief protests. Some have even Champaran movement satyagraha was led by farmers and stands with After the sixth round of him not to join politics. under pressure. We read Minister’s Office (CMO) told committed suicide. Neither during British rule, saying Mahatma Gandhi and is them in their problems. formal talks last He did not disagree with it in the media. It was not this newspaper on Sunday. has their decision moved the farmers will take their considered a historic event Rahul Gandhi is doing pol- Wednesday, the govern- me. All I want is there The state government has the Modi government or rights back. He tweeted in in India’s independence itics (on these laws) and is ment and farmers’ unions should be no political or expected. We do not cited low occupancy in these any of its ministers, nor Hindi, “The country is movement. provoking farmers. Why reached some common mental pressure on him. want it. Sourav belongs centres to justify its decision have they uttered a word of going to face a Champaran- Attacking Sonia Gandhi, does he forget that he did ground to resolve the It is duty of all to ensure to a different world. We to close them down. Former consolation. I offer my trib- like tragedy. The British Choudhary said, “In the not go to meet Anna protesting farmers’ con- that.” want him to remain chief minister and veteran ute to those who have were ‘Company Bahadur’ Congress manifesto, they Hazare in 2011 during his cerns over the hike in Bhattacharya was hint- there. But some people Congress leader Kamal Nath passed away and prayers back then… and now Modi- said they will bring these government and the way power tariff and penalties ing at Union home minis- have suddenly started on Sunday questioned the and strength to their friends are ‘Company laws once they come to he forced Baba Ramdev to for stubble burning. ter Amit Shah, who thinking that they would decision, saying that the shared the dais with use him to serve their state was still witnessing Ganguly at a cricket event political interests. Those growing cases of Covid-19 in New Delhi recently, his infections and deaths. Experts question fast-tracking procedures for nod reported offer to relocate who have done this any- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh the ailing BCCI chief to way put him under pres- Chouhan said that the pan- From Page 1 ited regulatory review of mild fever, pain and allergy oppose, the more they are vaccines. “The whole another hospital, if need- sure indeed.’ demic was under control in the vaccine candidate, the are common for every vac- exposed. Latest example is world is cheering India for ed, and visits of BJP lead- the state and the centres Vaccine scientist Dr implications of public roll- cine. It (that people may get the Covid vaccines,” he granting emergency ers to the hospital since treatment at the ICCU of would be reopened without Gagandeep Kang said she out of an untested product, impotent) is absolute rub- tweeted. “To further their approval to Saturday. the private hospital, has seeking permission from the was “completely unaware and lack of transparency bish.” own failed politics and @SerumInstIndia, Countering Bhatt- been keeping well, said government if required. He of any data on efficacy of we urge the DCGI to recon- Reacting to the charges, nefarious agendas, @BharatBiotech vaccines acharya’s complaint, his wife Dona and elder said many of these centres Bharat Biotech vaccine” sider the recommenda- BJP presidnet J.P. Nadda Congress and other ensuring safety, efficacy & state BJP president Dilip brother Snehasis while either recorded low or no adding “it will be a stretch tions of the SEC in granti- said the Congress has a Opposition leaders are try- immunogenicity showcas- Ghosh said, “Sourav is ruling out any change in occupancy. Many patients to say the vaccine will ng the REU approval to culture of opposing ing to cause panic in the ing our scientific capabili- the pride of India like he the hospital for his treat- have now chosen to undergo work against the UK strain Covaxin," AIDAN said in a acheivements India makes. minds of the people. I urge ty & innovation ecosystem. is an icon of Bengal. We ment. treatment in their home of Covid.” statement. “Time and again we have them to do politics on other India celebrates the win, wish him speedy recovery On Monday, eminent quarantines. The All India Drug Responding to the doubts, seen whenever India issues, they should avoid but Opposition fails to so that he comes back as cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Action Network (AIDAN) Drugs Controller of India achieves something com- playing with people’s pre- applaud our prowess,” he an efficient administra- Shetty is expected to urged the government to chief V.G. Somani said: mendable - that will fur- vious lives and hard tweeted. The minister tor. Those who find poli- examine the ailing BCCI Delhi govt set up withdraw permission to “We will never approve ther public good - the earned livelihoods.” added: “Covaxin is more tics in it seem to have lost chief to decide on when Covaxin. “In light of the anything if there is slight- Congress comes up with Dr Harsh Vardhan, likely to work against their sense. I urge all not and how to remove the academy to promote intense concerns arising est of safety concern. wild theories to oppose and Union health minister, newer variants like N501Y to see anything political remaining blockages in from the absence of effica- Vaccines are 110 per cent ridicule the accomplish- attacked the Opposition for Variant (UK variant) & any in it.” the two arteries of his Tamil in capital cy data and hence the lim- safe. Some side-effects like ments. The more they playing politics over the other that may arise.” Ganguly, undergoing heart. New Delhi: An academy has been set up by the Delhi government to promote OWAISI PLEDGES Tamil language and culture, officials said on Sunday. DCGI gives permission for Oxford vaccine SUPPORT TO The Tamil Academy under the Department of Art, From Page 1 use approval are made in Culture and Language of the India! This shows the CLERIC SIDDIQUI, city government, under the The government intends to eagerness of our scientific leadership of Deputy Chief complete the immunisa- Akhilesh draws flak for community to fulfil the DARES MAMATA Minister Manish Sisodia, was tion process in the country dream of an Atma Nirbhar notified on Sunday. by June 2021. Bharat, at the root of which RAJIB CHOWDHURI The Delhi government has D.V. Sadananda Gowda India on Sunday had is care and compassion. We KOLKATA, JAN. 3 appointed former municipal 18,177 new cases and 217 ‘BJP vaccine’ comment reiterate our gratitude to councillor and current mem- more fatalities, taking the doctors, medical staff, sci- Setting foot in election- ber of Delhi Tamil Sangam N. MIN COLLAPSES overall Covid-19 cases to Lucknow, Jan. 3: ing” doctors and scientists which will be used for vac- entists, police personnel, bound West Bengal on a Raja as the vice-chairman of 1.03 crores and total deaths Samajwadi Party presi- of the country, Abdullah cination by the BJP? We sanitation workers and all two-day visit, AIMIM the academy, the Delhi gov- to over 1.49 lakh. dent Akhilesh Yadav said vaccines don’t belong cannot get vaccinated by corona warriors for the chief Asaduddin Owaisi ernment said in a statement. DUE TO LOW BP, As questions were raised termed the anti-Covid vac- to any political party, but the BJP’s vaccine,” he told outstanding work done, pledged his party’s sup- The newly set-up academy on the efficacy and safety of cine to be rolled out in the humanity. reporters. that too in adverse circum- port to a rival of will soon be allocated an HOSPITALISED the vaccines, DCGI V.G. country a “vaccine of the Hours after terming the Yadav’s remarks prompt- stances. We will remain Trinamul Congress office space with all the nec- Somani said the SII submit- BJP” and said he would anti-Covid vaccine as a ed an instant retort from eternally grateful to them supremo Mamata essary infrastructure, it said. Bengaluru, Jan. 3: ted safety, immunogenicity not take the shot, prompt- vaccine of the BJP, Yadav, BJP leader and Uttar for saving many lives.” Banerjee -- influential "Delhi is a culturally rich city Union Minister D.V. and efficacy data generated ing a sharp reaction not however, said in a tweet Pradesh deputy chief min- Several Union ministers Muslim cleric Pirzada where people from all parts Sadananda Gowda col- on 23,745 participants aged only from the ruling party that he had full faith in sci- ister Keshav Prasad and state chief ministers Abbas Siddiqui -- to cre- of the country live and work. lapsed due to low blood 18 or above from overseas but also from NC vice-pres- entists but not in the taali Maurya who termed his posted congratulatory mes- ate a new political It is this diversity that forms sugar in Chitradurga clinical studies. The overall ident Omar Abdullah. and thali wali unscientific statement an “insult to the sages while the World alliance to tap the Delhi's vibrant and cosmo- while on his way to the vaccine efficacy was found While the ruling BJP thinking of the BJP. “How doctors and scientists of Health Organisation laud- Muslim votebank, which politan culture. Delhi has a city from Shivamogga to be 70.42 per cent. He accused Yadav of “insult- can I trust the vaccine, the country”. PTI ed India’s move, saying this is nearly one-third of the large population of people on Sunday and has been added Bharat Biotech has decision will help intensify state’s population. from Tamil Nadu and we admitted to a hospital developed a Whole Virion tion, CDSCO has decided to clinical,” Dr Somani said. vaccines of SII and and strengthen the fight Mr Owaisi also asked want to present a platform here, official sources Inactivated Coronavirus accept the recommenda- Prime Minister Narendra BharatBiotech accelerates against the Covid-19 pan- Ms Banerjee to intro- to the people of Delhi to get said. Vaccine (Covaxin) in col- tions of the Expert Modi called the DCGI’s the road to a healthier and demic in the South Asian spect after daring her to the taste of the art and cul- Gowda (67) is currently laboration with ICMR Committee and, according- approval of the two vac- Covid-free nation. region. India has the high- explain the exodus of ture of Tamil Nadu," said Mr stable and is undergoing Delhi and NIV (Pune) and ly, vaccines of M/s Serum cines a “decisive turning Congratulations India. est number of Covid-19 her party leaders to the Sisodia, who also holds the further tests at the hos- this vaccine is developed and M/s Bharat Biotech point” to strengthen a spir- Congratulations to our cases after the United BJP and the saffron charge of the Art, Culture pital, they said. on Vero cell platform, are being approved for ited fight against the coron- hardworking scientists and States, and with Sunday’s party’s rise in the state and Language Department. The minister was first which has a well-estab- restricted use in emer- avirus. In a series of innovators.” decision it joins the few in the absence of his — PTI admitted to a hospital in lished track record of safe- gency situations and per- tweets, the PM said: “A He further said: “It would nations that have started party. Landing at Chitradurga and later ty and efficacy in the coun- mission is being granted to decisive turning point to make every Indian proud vaccinating its people to Kolkata airport on shifted by an ambulance try and globally. M/s Cadila Healthcare for strengthen a spirited fight! that the two vaccines that protect them from Covid- Sunday morning, he qui- Kerala: Bus crashes through zero traffic “After adequate examina- conduct of the Phase III DCGI granting approval to have been given emergency 19. etly headed straight to management, to a pri- Furfura Sharif in into house, 6 dead vate hospital here. Zero Hooghly that commands traffic management is a huge influence among Kasaragod(Ker): At least six privilege that allows co- SAFETY | FIRST NDRF drills for chemical, biological, radiological, nuke attacks Muslims in entire South people were killed and sev- nvoys of VVIPs to pass Bengal. eral other members of a through roads where m- The AIMIM chief met wedding party were injured ovement of other vehicl- Mr Siddiqui, the reli- on Sunday when their bus es is temporarily halted. gious shrine’s secretary, ploughed into an uninhabit- The Minister was on India to prepare 740 districts for disasters who aspires to float a ed house near here. Police his way to Bengaluru political outfit for said the passengers were from Shivamogga after New Delhi, Jan. 3: India Response Force (NDRF) to challenge, he said, is that prepare for natural disas- preparation is optimal (for Muslims, hunting for an from Karnataka and were attending a state BJP is undertaking a mega complete the first phase of one cannot probably be ters like cyclone and tackling CBRN disasters) ally to fight the West proceeding to panathoor meeting. He collapsed exercise to conduct this multi-agency exercise really prepared for it in all floods,” he said. but it can become better Bengal polls after the ellukochi when the accident after greeting party preparatory drills in each in three financial years, manners as there have not As NDRF is the frontline with more and more coor- large-scale defection by occurred at 11.30 am. workers and leaders in of its 740-odd districts by beginning 2020-21. been many such accidents responder for CBRN disas- dination and more mock his party’s state leader- According to preliminary Chitradurga, where he 2023 to combat various “Modern day man-made that allow rescuers ters in the country, it is drills and that we have ship to the TMC. investigation, the driver lost had a stop over for lunch man-made and natural disasters will be CBRN and experts to use and acting as the nodal agency started doing,” the NDRF Attacking the CM for control of the vehicle while at a hotel this afternoon, disasters with a special disasters. It is very impor- develop their skills for conducting this chief said. linking the AIMIM with climbing down a hill and fell sources said. attention on tackling tant to prepare for that...as against them. countrywide exercise, he Union home minister the BJP, Mr Owaisi said: onto a house. “Many people Gowda, a former chief chemical, biological, radi- it is an uncharted territo- “Yes, the apprehension is said. Amit Shah, he said, has “I challenge the TMC to were injured. We are yet to minister of Karnataka, ological and nuclear ry,” NDRF director gener- there that the CBRN chal- The DG said because of “directed us” to hold at reveal where was get their details. At least six was immediately rushed (CBRN) attacks or acci- al S.N. Pradhan said. lenges have not tested us the “emphasis” laid by the least one mock drill every Mamata when Gujarat people lost their lives,” a to the Basaveshwara dents, the country’s disas- “We are going to be in that way...some (incidents) government on all-round three years in each of the was burning? We did not police official said. The Medical College and ter response force chief the nuclear mode for have happened like the preparation for this chal- about 740 districts of the contest the Lok Sabha injured have been shifted to Hospital in Chitradurga. said. power generation more recent chemical leakage lenge, preparatory work is country with the “focus” polls here last year. Still various hospitals of the dis- After treatment there, The Union home min- and more. So, all this com- in Vizag and we could han- being done and various being on CBRN, he said. the BJP won 18 seats. trict. Police and Fire and he recovered and spoke istry has entrusted the bines to the agenda that dle it efficiently but the central government min- One-third of the total dis- How could it happen? Rescue Services personnel to BJP leaders and federal disaster manage- has to be CBRN oriented,” real-time preparation is istries are working on the tricts will be covered per What bargain did you reached the spot and carried family members over ment apparatus and the he said. probably not feasible (for subject. fiscal, he said. have then? Now you can- out rescue operations. phone. — PTI National Disaster The nature of a CBRN CBRN disasters) as we can “I would say that the — PTI not tackle the BJP.” WORLD pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | CHENNAI | MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021 5

SHORT TAKES TWO FRENCH After Georgia rally, Biden goes China defence SOLDIERS law to beef up KILLED IN MALI all out for Dems win in Senate Paris, Jan. 3: The French presidency announced that military might two French soldiers were kil- Joe, Harris record robocalls to blanket the state ahead of cruical poll tomorrow led Saturday in Mali when an Beijing, Jan. 3: China military officials. improvised explosive device Georgia, Jan 3: President- has revised its National The amendments for the hit their armoured vehicle, elect Joe Biden is going all- HOMES OF TOP Defence Law, expanding National Defence Law five days after three others in to help Democrats win the power of its armed (NDL) were passed by the died in similar circumstances. two Senate run-offs in 12 Senators to oppose REPUBLICAN, DEM forces headed by Standing Committee of The soldiers were participat- Georgia that will deter- President Xi Jinping to the National People’s ing in an intelligence mission mine party control in the mobilise military and Congress (NPC) on in the Menaka region of nor- critical early years of his VANDALISED civilian resources to December 26 last year. theastern Mali, as part of a la- administration, a wide- Joe’s win certification Washington, Jan. 3: defend its national inter- The revised law came rger operation aiming at fight- spread effort that not long Vandals have targeted the ests both at home and into force after the key ing Islamist extremists in ago would have been Washington, Jan. 3: A The Republicans’ state- The statement says indi- homes of Republican abroad. conclave of the ruling Africa’s Sahel region. A third unthinkable in a group of Republican sena- ment, signed by Cruz and vidual states could then Senate leader Mitch The new law, effective CPC in November last soldier has been injured and is Republican-dominated tors led by veteran law- six other current senators convene special legislative McConnell and Democrat from January 1, weakens year finalised plans to in a stable condition, the Fre- state in the Deep South. maker Ted Cruz said along with four senators- sessions and potentially Speaker of the House the role of the State build a fully modern mili- nch military said. The push ahead of Saturday they would not elect, asserts that “allega- revise their vote totals. Nancy Pelosi with graffiti, Council, China’s Cabinet tary on par with the US by On Monday, three other sol- Tuesday’s election comes vote next week to certify tions of fraud and irregu- “An attempt to steal a fake blood and a pig’s headed by Premier Li 2027. diers were killed in Mali when with early voting making Joe Biden’s election win — larities in the 2020 election landslide win. Can’t let it head, US media said. Keqiang, in formulating By the year 2027, which an improvised explosive devi- some Republicans nervous the latest last-ditch move exceed any in our life- happen!” Trump tweeted “Were's [sic] my money,” military policy, handing marks the centennial of ce hit their armored vehicle as President Donald to support Donald times.” The group said that on Saturday. Posting a list and “Mitch kills the poor,” decision-making powers the founding of the PLA, during a military operation in Trump, who narrowly lost Trump’s efforts to under- when Congress convenes of the 11 senators, Trump was daubed on McCon- to the Central Military China will build a fully the Hombori area of Mali's the state to Biden, contin- mine the vote. in a joint session on added: “And after they see nell’s front door and win- Commission (CMC), the modern military, a goal central Mopti province. Fren- ues to assert falsely that The initiative, which Wednesday — for what nor- the facts, plenty more to dow in Louisville, Kent- overall high-command of that is in alignment with ch President Emmanuel Mac- the Georgia election appears certain to fail, mally would be a pro-forma come...Our Country will ucky, US media reported. the two million-strong the national strength and ron expressed “his great sad- process is rigged. flies in the face of rulings certification of Biden’s vic- love them for it!” They join A pig’s head and fake People’s Liberation Army will fulfil the future ness” in a statement. Biden and his team have in dozens of courts and tory — they will demand Senator Josh Hawley of blood were left outside (PLA) headed by Xi, Hong national defence need, steered at least $18 million the findings by officials in the creation of a special Missouri, who said earlier Pelosi’s San Francisco Kong-based South China official media reports ear- to help Jon Ossoff and several key states, that commission to conduct an that he planned to raise home on January 2, accor- Morning Post reported on lier said. NILE DAM TALKS Raphael Warnock try to there were no widespread “emergency 10-day audit” objections on Wednesday. ding to local media on Sunday. The revised law specifi- unseat Republican Sens. voting problems. of the election results. — AFP Saturday. The houses of Xi, 67, has emerged as cally stresses the need to TO RESUME, David Perdue and Kelly the top Republican and the Communist Party of build a nationwide Loeffler. Biden’s campaign Democrat were targeted China’s (CPC) most pow- coordination mechanism SAYS SUDAN manager and incoming port and $12 million in late-afternoon “drive-time” what it means for Biden’s following intense debate erful leader after its for the mobilisation White House deputy chief fundraising for the two radio on Election Day. legislative prospects, the over a Covid-19 stimulus founder Mao Zedong, of state-owned and pri- Khartoum, Jan. 3: Sudan is of staff, Jen O’Malley campaigns. The effort reflects the president-elect’s activity bailout for Americans. holding the posts of CPC vate enterprises to take to join a new round of talks Dillon, confirmed the fig- The president-elect and high stakes, with Demo- highlights the state’s evolu- A long-awaited $900 bil- General Secretary, head part in research into new with Egypt and Ethiopia Sun- ures Saturday, ahead of Harris also have recorded crats needing a sweep to tion into a legitimate two- lion pandemic relief pack- of the military besides defence technologies cov- day in a bid to resolve a long- upcoming visits to the state robocalls to blanket the tilt the Senate in their party battleground and age was finally approved the Presidency with ering conventional running dispute over a huge by both Biden and Vice state ahead of Tuesday. favor, while Republicans what Biden’s team touts as Christmas Eve, with the prospects of a life-long weapons, as well as the Ethiopian dam on the Blue President-elect Kamala The pair has planned need just one seat to keep his advantages as the first Democrat-led House of tenure. non-traditional domains Nile, state media reported. Harris. The money media interviews in mar- their majority and force Democrat since 1992 to Congress approving an He is the only civilian of cybersecurity, space The three countries have includes about $6 million kets across Georgia, Biden to contend with divi- carry the state in a presi- increase in aid from $600 leader in the CMC, and electromagnetics. held multiple rounds of talks in staff and voter data sup- including morning and ded government. Beyond dential election. — AP to $2,000. — AFP packed with high-ranking — PTI since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011 but they have so far failed to produce an agreement on the filling and AFGHAN PEACE operation of the vast reservoir behind the 145-metre-(475- Gunmen kill TALKS RESUME, foot)- tall dam. The last discussions, held by BLOODSHED ON video-conference in early November, broke up without 11 coal miners Kabul, Jan. 3: A string making any headway. of assassinations has Late last month, Egypt called sowed fear and chaos in Ethiopia’s charge d'affaires across Afghanistan as a after its foreign ministry spok- in Balochistan fresh round of peace esman claimed the dam dispu- talks between the te had become a welcome dist- Karachi, Jan. 3: At least Afghan government and raction from domestic probl- 11 coal miners from 45 MORE HELD the Taliban begin in ems for the Cairo government. Pakistan’s Shia Hazara Qatar on Tuesday. Officials from current community were killed Months of delibera- African Union chair South and four others injured OVER ATTACK ON tions between the two Africa would be involved in on Sunday by unidenti- sides have yielded little the new round of talks. fied gunmen who initially HINDU TEMPLE so far, but both parties kidnapped them in the made something of a restive southwestern Peshawar, Jan. 3: Pak- breakthrough last year MAN ENTERS province of Balochistan, istani police have arrest- when they finally agreed in the latest targeted ed 45 more people for at least on what to dis- HOUSE OF JAPAN attack on the minority their alleged involvement cuss in the next round. communities in the in the vandalisation of a Afghan government EMPEROR, HELD country. Hindu temple by a mob negotiators will push for According to police, the led by members of a radi- a permanent ceasefire Tokyo, Jan. 3: A 29-year-old miners were on the way cal Islamist party in and to protect the exist- man has been arrested after to work at Machh coal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ing system of gover- allegedly breaking into the To- field when the unidenti- province. nance, in place since the kyo residence of Emperor Na- fied gunmen kidnapped With the latest arrests, ouster of the Taliban in ruhito, where he reportedly them and opened fire on the number of accused 2001 by a US-led invasion spent two hours before being them after taking them to arrested in the case has in the wake of the discovered, local media said the nearby hills, the risen to 100. Over 350 peo- September 11 attacks. Sunday. The man, who has not Express Tribune report- ple have been named in A supporter of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilisation Forces, holds a photo of him “The talks are going to been named, entered the usu- ed. Six of the miners died the FIR after the temple during a protest in Tahrir Square, Iraq, Sunday. Thousands of Iraqis converged on a landmark central square in be very complicated and ally heavily guarded Akasaka on the spot and five who in Terri village in Khyber Baghdad on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s time-consuming,” Gh- residential complex for impe- were critically wounded Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak Quds force and al-Muhandis in a US drone strike. — AP ulam Farooq Majroh, a rial family members through died on the way to a hos- district was vandalised government negotiator the adjacent guesthouse on pital. Four others were and set on fire on said. “But we are hopeful Saturday night, Fuji News also injured. Wednesday by a mob to arrive at a result as Network (FNN) said. According to media protesting against its soon as possible as people He was caught by the Impe- reports, an initial investi- expansion work. The Baghdad mock funeral procession are tired of this bloody rial Guard near the residence gation has revealed that arrested people were pro- war.” The Taliban did not of Princess Yuriko, the great- the attackers identified duced in the anti-terror- offer any comment. aunt of Emperor Naruhito, the miners as being from ist court (ATC) where the The first direct talks about two hours after he broke a Shia Hazara community police secured three days marks Iran general’s death anniv. between the warring in, the broadcaster said, quot- and the gunmen took remand of the accused. sides opened in Septe- ing police officials. them away, leaving others The temple, which also Baghdad, Jan. 3: A mock mourners lit candles. ● POSTERS OF the dead It said that Iraqi teams mber after months of The break-in was also report- unharmed. A heavy con- has a samadhi of a Hindu funeral procession in Iraq Shrapnel marks were men adorned both sides were working to dismantle delays, but quickly ed by TBS news, which said tingent of police, religious leader. — PTI marked the one-year anni- still visible on the asphalt of the road, which was the mine. Iraq has not pro- became bogged down by the suspect had told police: “I Frontier Corps, and dis- versary of the US drone and walls in the area. vided further details, but disputes on the basic wanted to meet members of trict administration offi- strike near Baghdad that Soleimani headed Iran’s lined with tents that the two private security framework of discus- the imperial family.” There cials reached the site Khan has condemned the killed top Iranian general Revolutionary Guard’s served food and drinks for firms said the discovery sions and religious were no details on whether the after the incident. incident and sought an Qassem Soleimani and top elite Quds Force, responsi- those who walked the was likely a limpet mine interpretations. man had encountered any roy- Prime Minister Imran inquiry report from the Iraqi militia leader Abu ble for the Islamic Repu- highway. The scene of the on the MT Pola, a Lib- A concerted diplomatic als, but local media said no one Khan condemned the authorities concerned, Mahdi al-Muhandis. blic’s foreign operations bombing was turned into erian-flagged tanker. effort from Washington was injured. The Imperial killing of 11 coal miners the daily reported. Thousands of mourners and frequently shuttled a shrine-like area sealed A limpet mine is a type finally led to a consen- Household Agency did not and termed the incident a “Those who targeted joined the march on the between Iraq, Lebanon off by red ropes, with a of naval mine that attach- sus. The negotiations immediately respond to “yet another cowardly these innocent coal min- highway leading to the and Syria. photo of Soleimani and al- es to the side of a ship, follow a landmark troop requests for comment. [and] inhumane act of ers do not deserve any Baghdad airport on His assassination dra- usually by a diver-member withdrawal deal signed terrorism”. “The families concessions,” he said. No Saturday evening where matically ratcheted up Muhandis in the middle, of special forces. It later in February by the Tal- of the victims will not be group immediately the strike that killed the tensions in the region and as mourners lit candles. explodes, and can signifi- iban and Washington, IRAN EXECUTES left abandoned by the claimed responsibility for two men took place. It was brought the US and Iran to cantly damage a vessel. which saw the US pledge [government],” Khan the killing but banned blocked with cars. the brink of war. The pro- The discovery came amid to pull out all foreign tweeted. “Have asked the Sunni extremist organi- Posters of the dead men cession came as Iraq’s mil- group has claimed respon- heightened tensions betw- forces from Afghanistan 3 FOR TERROR FC to use all resources to sation Lashker-e-Jhangvi adorned both sides of the itary said that explosives sibility for placing the een Iran and the US in the by May 2021. apprehend these killers has targeted the minority road, which was lined experts with its naval mine. The announcement final days of President The talks between the ACTS, MURDER and bring them to jus- Hazara community in with tents that served food forces successfully dis- came a day after Iraq con- Donald Trump’s adminis- Afghan government and Tehran, Jan. 3: Iran’s judici- tice.” Balochistan Chief Baluchistan in the past. and drinks for those who mantled a mine that was firmed reports by private tration. Already, America the Taliban have been ary hanged two men on Sun- Minister Jam Kamal — PTI walked the highway. The discovered stuck to an oil security firms that a mine has conducted B-52 bom- marred by an increase day for “terrorist acts” and scene of the bombing was tanker in the Persian Gulf had been discovered ber flyovers and sent a in violence from the another for murder and armed turned into a shrine-like two days earlier. attached to the side of a nuclear submarine into start, but a new trend is robbery, the body’s official area sealed off by red The statement Saturday tanker rented from Iraq's the Persian Gulf over a wave of high-profile Mizan Online news agency ropes, with a photo of said Iraqi authorities have Oil Marketing Company, what Trump officials des- targeted killings of offi- said. The three were executed Pak cancels 2L fake Soleimani and al-Muhan- opened an investigation known as SOMO, as it was cribe as the possibility of cials, activists, and jour- early Sunday morning in the dis in the middle, as into the incident. No refueling another vessel. an Iranian attack. — AP nalists. — AFP southeastern Sistan-Baluchis- tan province. citizen ID cards Two were named as Hassan Dehvari and Elias Qalandar- Islamabad, Jan. 3: Pak- ched online visa service FINAL | FRONTIER Tianwen-1 is designed for orbiting, landing, roving in 1 mission zehi, arrested in April 2014 istan has cancelled about as there are chances of after being found with “a large 200,000 computerised nat- corruption in manual pr- amount of explosives” and ional identity cards ocessing of visas,” he weapons. The pair were con- (CNICs) fraudulently held said, adding that over victed of the abduction, bomb- by Afghanistan refugees. 2,00,000 visa applications China probe heads for red planet ing, murder of security forces Speaking to reporters in were received for online and civilians, and of working his home town Rawalpi- visas in a single day. Beijing, Jan. 3: China’s According to the CNSA, der and a rover. months on Earth), and the The US, Russia, India with the jihadist Jaish al-Adl ndi on Saturday, Interior Meanwhile, Rashid said first Mars exploration the probe is functioning It is designed to complete orbiter, with a design life and the EU have so far suc- (“Army of Justice”) group, Minister Sheikh Rashid persons targeting the mission Tianwen-1 trav- stably and is scheduled to orbiting, landing and rov- of one Martian year ceeded in sending mis- Mizan said. Ahmed said: “We have armed forces were doing elled more than 400 mil- slow down before entering ing in one mission. After (about 687 days on Earth), sions to Mars regarded as Dehvari and Qalandarzehi data of 1.5 million Afghan so at the behest of foreign lion km by Sunday morn- Mars orbit in more than a entering Mars orbit, it will relay communica- the most complex space were also arrested in posses- refugees having legal sta- countries and action ing and is expected to month and preparing will spend two to three tions for the rover while mission. sion of documents from Jaish tus and about 800,000 would be taken “within 72 enter Mars orbit next itself to land on the red months surveying poten- conducting its own scien- India became the first al-Adl on “how to make Afghans living in the hours” against those month, the country’s planet. tial landing sites, using a tific detection, state-run Asian country to have suc- bombs” as well as “takfiri fat- country illegally.” making “anti-army” space agency said. So far, Since its launch on July high-resolution camera to Xinhua news agency cessfully launched its was”, terms used by Iran's He said corruption in remarks. “We would the Mars probe had flown 23, 2020, the Mars probe prepare for the landing in reported. Mars orbiter mission Shiite authorities to refer to the issuance of visas was defeat such disinforma- in space for 163 days. has captured an image M a y. Tianwen-1 means Mangalyaan which has decrees issued by Sunni being tackled and the gov- tion against our country It was about 130 million showing both Earth and After the landing, the Questions to Heaven and entered the orbit of the jihadists. The third man exe- ernment was providing and state institutions,” he km from Earth and about the Moon, as well as tak- rover will be released to comes from a poem writ- red planet in 2014. cuted was named as Omid online visa facility to citi- said. The PDM has been 8.3 million km from Mars, ing several selfies. conduct scientific explo- ten by Qu Yuan (about 340- India also became the Mahmoudzehi. He was convic- zens of 192 countries. “To formed against the according to the China Tianwen-1 probe, weigh- ration with an expected 278 BC), one of the well- first country to have ted of armed robbery and the eliminate the chances of Pakistan Army’s interfer- National Space ing about five tonnes, con- lifespan of at least 90 known poets of ancient entered the Martian orbit murder of civilians. corruption, we have laun- ence in politics. — PTI Administration (CNSA). sists of an orbiter, a lan- Martian days (about three China. in its first attempt. — PTI EDIT pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021 | CHENNAI 6

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Modi persists with his Subhani PR spins in new year n Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made two remarkable observations at the virtual foundation stone laying for the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur in Odisha. He said the new decade is for the O“building of new multinational companies within India”. He also urged scholars and intellectuals to engage in “documentation and research” on how India managed the Covid-19 pandemic. The import of both is self-laudatory. That much is clear from the tone of the PM’s remarks. There is everything to be said for dreaming big and aiming high, but considering the degraded state of the Indian economy at present, high talk of building Indian multinationals in the present decade can perhaps be said to be even a little deceptive — a plain and simple placebo. Lately, the economy has recorded negative growth rates for the first time since Independence, and also the worst employment rate in four decades. The pandemic has made things worse, but the economic situation was very bad even before that on account of demonetisation High talk of building and faultily-designed GST. More, the govern- Indian multinationals ment has reiterated its commitment to the poli- cy of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”, the PM’s oft- LETTERS in the present repeated exhortation. This basically means that decade can perhaps small and medium companies may expect no fis- As politics intensifies in RIDICULOUS REMARK be said to be even a cal support from the government and manage little deceptive the miracle of standing up on their own feet from their current prone state. They may get Samajwadi Party chief there some day but the mechanics of moving in that direction is not clear to Akhilesh Yadav has said he most. To choose a time such as this to give a call for building multinationals for “today’s start-ups” does appear somewhat expansive. J&K, ensure its security would not get vaccinated for Mr Modi also noted, speaking of India’s handling of Covid-19, “There is a Covid-19 as he could not trust very big lesson for management here. During Covid, a permanent solution for quite effectively neutral- positively. The Jammu to PPE kits, masks, ventilators, has been found.” Before they scurry in that direc- ized, the sponsors usually Srinagar connect is more the BJP. The entire state of UP tion, the research gurus may as well be aware that activities such as making plan an action which can intense than is usually will be vaccinated free of cost PPE kits and masks are not likely to be viewed as high science even in the deliver an out of propor- presumed. Second, the once the SP government world’s poorest countries (while India likes to see itself as a natural place-hold- Syed Ata Hasnain tion effect, locally, region- PAGD is popular by er at the high table). Researchers may also take note that Pakistan and ally and internationally. default and if it remains takes over after the Assembly Bangladesh have done even better than India in coping with Covid-19 — and That happened with united it will be difficult polls in 2022, he added. Is their governments did very little, aware of the magnitude of the financial costs Pulwama on February 14, to wrest Kashmir from it involved. 2019. The terror groups unless the BJP can get its Yadav under the impression It is uncanny that former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav should be mak- have probably been act together and reach that the vaccine has been ing his views public on the government’s handling of the pandemic the same under pressure for such out to the people in a brought out by Narendra Modi day that the PM was sounding upbeat. He noted, “This government, which was fairly severe towards the end of the an action, but the effec- more energetic way, and getting rid of Corona by banging thalis and clapping, why does it need to winter of 2019- year had recoveries of 10 tiveness of the counter with a more acceptable or Amit Shah? He has indi- arrange freezers and cold chains?” Criticising the government’s response to 20 was fol- rifles from four terror- terror grid has prevented agenda. Intense political rectly insulted the scientists the pandemic, he also said, “What jobs have they given? The chief minister lowed by the ists, proving it was an this. It is just one or two activity is likely in 2021, first said that four lakh jobs were given, then 15 lakh, then 1.5 crore jobs... No Covid-19 pan- attempt to beat the strict failings on the part of the as opposed to 2020. It is in and doctors who have taken one got jobs.” demicA and thereafter by a vigil of the counter-infil- intelligence services or such situations that the immense pains to develop an This is the worm’s eye view from a former CM of India’s most populous state, higher-than-expected tration grid at the security forces which can security domain gets which sends up the most MPs. The management researchers perhaps need to active operational envi- Kashmir LoC and the facilitate such success for compromised and adver- effective vaccine to fight the factor these in, too. ronment in Jammu and non-availability of mili- the terrorists. This is a saries can find a chink. deadly virus. Political animosi- Kashmir in 2020. The tary wherewithal. There feasibility which cannot I foresee a splurge of ty is understandable, but it year ended on a positive was an upsurge of drug- be ruled out. An Indian resources being deployed note with the successful related activity; due to strategic response to such in J&K, but the real chal- should not be stretched to A welcome watchdog conduct of the District the absence of finances an act can be expected. It lenge remains corrup- ridiculous lengths. Development Council drugs appeared to have need not be anything con- tion, planning and the he decision of the Indian Army to create a wing to handle human rights (DDC) elections. become the new curren- ventional or in the same ability to execute. One of P.G. Menon, issues is welcome. As per the Army, the new wing will be headed by an Assessing the situation in cy. Intelligence in mould as the surgical the smartest things to do Chennai Tadditional director general of the rank of major general and will report J&K and predicting any- counter-terror operations strikes of 2016 and at this time will be to directly to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff. It will seek to introduce more trans- thing for the period improved to a great Balakot 2019. In light of bring bureaucrats of RAJINI’S DECISION parency and probity to the functioning of the 1.3-million strong force, espe- beyond has to take into extent due to the Covid- the altered LAC situation proven credentials from cially in the conduct of anti-militancy operations. consideration a number linked lockdown; there in Ladakh, a more holis- different cadres and Actor Rajinikanth’s exit from politics The Army, which is trained to fight the enemy, is often called upon to quell of domains. Each of these was no imposed curfew tic response catering for states and let them run even before he could make an entry has internal disturbances, and is blamed for violations of human rights on many can be a spoiler, while except under local condi- conflict progression on Kashmir’s administra- come as a huge disappointment to his occasions, especially in Kashmir and the Northeast. Public protests against success is only gained by tions brought on by ter- different fronts will have tion under the lieutenant- fans and the members of ‘Rajini Makkal such high-handedness, which at many times resulted the death of civilians, the cumulative whole rorist presence. Safe to be catered for, and no governor’s directions. Mandram’. However, one has to respect have invited international attention and the intervention of rights organisa- achieved by them. One houses were reduced in doubt has already been The return of normality his decision to opt out of politics solely tions and the courts of law. Such conflicts have their collateral damage in the domain which can exclu- numbers, forcing terror- wargamed. in the post-pandemic pe- for health reasons. Though the BJP force, too, with the increasing reports of wearing out of the soldiers. The sively claim to be a factor ist groups to be larger What have the DDC riod will be the greatest might disagree, the actor's final call will issue has a long history and it will take time for the Army to address it com- of success or failure is the and less frequent in elections really achieved? facilitator for a change in equally upset the party's plans to make a prehensively, but the step it has taken is a major one. The wholehearted sup- degree to which movement, thus aiding They have created hope mindsets; past symbols of greater presence in Tamil Nadu, as, after port of the Army headquarters and the defence ministry is key to its func- Pakistan’s capability to intelligence sources. and an opportunity for perceived coercion such all, Rajini's brand of 'spiritual politics' tioning; without it, it will be a meaningless exercise and waste of resources. sponsor the proxy hybrid Success in the security political empowerment at as the Internet and mo- was closely aligned with that of the On the other hand, its success would enhance the prestige of the Army as a conflict moves up or domain was gained in the grassroots level. bile connectivity must 'Hindutva' politics. In the past too Rajini disciplined force of a democratic country. down on the scale. many other sub-domains. However, with a mandate return in ample measure, had expressed support for the BJP, be it It’s a wrong to perceive that the Army alone is responsible for the violations 2020 was a work in The efforts to activate fractured on religious with the counters to secu- on matters like interlinking of rivers or of human rights in conflict zones; the state police and paramilitary forces are progress to provide conti- and expand the footprint and regional lines, there rity also well established. demonetisation or even for the also faulted for the same. These forces and the home ministry that controls nuity to the decisions of terrorist activity from is yet much more work to The suggestions made in Citizenship Amendment Act. In fact, he them must take a cue from what the Army and the defence ministry have taken on August 5, 2019 South to North Kashmir be done if the true bene- certain quarters from went a step ahead comparing PM done and ponder over creating similar mechanisms. Respect for human involving the abrogation failed. This was largely fits have to be reaped. time to time to begin the Narendra Modi and Home Minister rights is non-negotiable and these agencies will do well to recognise it. of Articles 370 and 35A of due to the absence of lead- With the People’s withdrawal of the Army Amit Shah to Lord 'Krishna' and the Constitution and the ership and the inability Alliance for Gupkar from the counter-terror 'Arjuna'. creation of the new to infiltrate potential Declaration (PAGD) han- grid must be shelved. We R. Sivakumar, Chennai administrative units. leaders from Pakistan- kering on the rollback of must remember that situ- DECCAN CHRONICLE While no one can claim occupied Kashmir. With Article 370 and having ations like the present one JUMBO COMMITTEE that Kashmiris whole- successful infiltration at won nine of the 10 DDCs are temporary. We have KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR Editor Printer & Publisher heartedly accepted the an all-time low, North in the Valley, not much made such mistakes in The formation of jumbo committee by R. MOHAN decisions no one can also Kashmir had minimum may change politically. the past too. It’s an old the Congress for Tamil Nadu in view of Resident Editor claim that turbulence of encounters. The quan- The Assembly elections adage that the absence of the ensuing election to the state legisla- DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: are likely to be held after violence is not normalcy. Chennai: SP 3 Developed Plot, Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600032. Phones: (044) 22254747, the 2009-10 kind hit tum of recruitment of tive assembly seems to be aimed at satis- 22254748 Kashmir. The pandemic fresh terrorists also came the delimitation exercise, If we are in a hurry to fying a very large number of past presi- Coimbatore: 77 Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar, Coimbatore 641009. Phone: (0422) 2231255, 2231256 may have helped the down. A contributing fac- in about two years. If the strengthen the conven- dents of the party. The difference of opin- Hyderabad: 36, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad 500 003. Phone: (040) 27803930-4. Fax: (040) authorities to some tor for this was the deci- BJP seriously wishes to tional capability at the ion among the senior leaders has been 27805256. make inroads into the Line of Actual Control Bengaluru: 5th Floor, BMTC Commercial Complex, 80 Ft. Road, Koramangala, Bangalore-560095. Ph: extent, but the control of sion to prevent public invariably coming out in the open very 08043460500; Fax: 080-22960551/52/55 the state was effective. funerals of even local ter- Valley, it has this two- and the LoC with Pa- often making the unity in the party a Visakhapatnam: Survey No. 1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony, There were no bandhs or rorists; the decision on year window in which kistan, let’s not weaken casualty. As all of them hold their own Visakhapatnam - 530 017. Phones: (0891) 2552333/2552334, Fax (0891) 2755285 separatist calls, and the foreign terrorists had the services of Jammu ourselves everywhere. individual opinion on many matters like Vijayawada: No. C 3 & 4, Patamata, Industrial Estate, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada (A.P.). Phones: (0866) overground worker net- been taken in 2017. In the can be utilised far more The Army’s presence acts alliance and lending support, they prefer 2555284/ 2555287, Fax (0866) 2555234 Rajahmundry: Vemagiri, Dhawleswaram Rd, Rajahmundry 533125. Phones: (0883) 2417208, 2417618 works could be effective- absence of experienced as a glue all across to project their views as the panacea for Anantapur: Thapovan Colony, Bangalore Bye-Pass Road, Anantapur 515004. Phones: (08554) 276903, ly tackled and largely leadership, the terror Kashmir. With its people- all problems with the intention of secur- Fax: 08554-276904 neutralised. With clan- groups could not launch The suggestions friendly capability being ing the approval of the party. 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Any failure in their Kochi: No. 3-B, 3rd Floor, DD TRADE TOWER, Kaloor-Kadavanthara Road, Ernakulam, down and out), the where- involved the abduction to time to begin more formally factored in. attempt in this direction turns them to be Ph: 0484-4039408 withal to conduct terror and killing of policemen, the withdrawal of negative in their approach which adds Kozhikode: No 6/1002 E, First Floor City Mall, Opp. YMCA Kannur Road, Kozhikode - 673 001 The writer, a retired Fax : 0495 4019018 operations and attract soldiers on leave and the Army from the up to the misunderstanding among them Thiruvananthapuram: St Joseph Press Thycaud post, Cotton Hills, Thiruvananthapuram-14, Ph: 0471- passion-driven youth cer- their families, as was lieutenant-general, is a which is affecting the grand old party. 2735105/6/7, Fax: 0471-4016112 Gram: CHRONICLE Postal registration no: No. H/SD-348/2006-08ss tainly took a hit. The done in 2018-19. 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t was meant to be a Happy New only giving one shot of the Pfizer the ban has been lifted, with flights legally approved of Brexit. Covid-19 has brought out into Year — and what could be bet- vaccine when the recommended re-starting. India will run the risk Suddenly the mood lifted, even prominence all those who serve in Kishwar ter? UK was the first to begin dose for protection is really two of this new strain coming into the though on New Year’s Eve, no one NHS, education, social care, com- Ithe vaccination programme shots. This kind of experimenta- country, of course. But the optics could go out to celebrate in London munity service. These are fields with Pfizer and it seemed amazing- tion at this stage has made doctors will have been served: how can due to the Tier 4 lockdown. But where people of Indian origin have Desai ly well organised, while the rest of who had committed a second dose only Boris be invited (even if virtu- there were bright lights and fire- always been active. There are as Europe was still struggling to get to their patients feel uncomfort- ally) when the rest of the country is crackers on Tower Bridge and many as 89 Indian names on the London Diary their act and shots together. Added able. And they have decided that at not allowed in? Luckily, if he comes along the river. Big Ben, wrapped list. A prominent name was Lord to that was the cherry with which least for the elderly they will go physically, he has already had his in repair scaffolding and normally Daljit Singh Rana who was hon- the Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead and give the second dose. Covid-19 — but the rest of the invisible and silent, sounded the oured for his contribution to busi- had won the election: he delivered The idea that they can give Pfizer entourage? Perhaps in these bongs for the New Year. The UK ness in Northern Ireland. There Brexit (almost) at the stroke of the now and another vaccine, perhaps unprecedented times — and with finally officially left the EU at mid- was also an honour for Sanjay Kara midnight hour. the “Oxford” vaccine is another Atma Nirbhar Bharat, a suitable night. You could not have a chosen who helps in the Swami Narayan But 2020 had one last blow to idea being floated. But much of this Indian could be found? a more iconic date for such a his- Temple in Neasden , Charan Deep deliver. last minute course ‘correction’ is toric occasion. Singh for the Sikh Food Bank , Partly responsible was the super- creating insecurity. Undoubtedly ut at least the UK could exit Malini Nebhrajani who works in UK’s ‘freedom’ at super spreader mutation of Covid- these issues are going to hit the rest from Europe, even if getting nd then, there is always the the Department of Health and 19, some of it home grown, and of the world as well, as there are Bout of the pandemic still Queen to put things in per- Social Services (law section) got the some of it arriving from South simply not enough shots to go poses a problem. On a historic Aspective. Her stoicism was high honour of Order of Bath. midnight; Queen’s Africa. This is what happens when around. In this, how the UK solves December 30, Parliament was appreciated as she did her Bhaven Pathak got an award for the UK is home to different nation- the problem will be closely recalled for the day. (Of course, Christmas broadcast. She had services to British Hinduism. It alities and ethnicities: the only observed. given social distancing, most MPs spent Christmas like everyone else shows how diversity is being taken drawback is that during a pandem- and Lords can usually stay at home without any visits from her extend- seriously. But also how much UK NY honours go ic you cannot isolate one from the eanwhile, the Indian gov- and participate on Zoom.) It was a ed family of children and grand has become home for the Indian other. Suddenly the government ernment probably has a long complicated Bill but after four- children. Only the Duke of diaspora. found itself in a mess all over again. Munique problem on its and-a-half years of bickering and Edinburgh was with her — setting to 89 Brit Indians And now, far from being well hands. They have invited Boris three Prime Ministers, Parliament an example of obeying the rules. Kishwar Desai is an award-win- stocked — it seems we don’t have Johnson as chief guest for Republic approved the Bill by 11 pm. Then But to spread joy, the Queen’s New ning author. The Longest Kiss: The enough vaccines to go around. And Day — from a country where till the Queen, as Head of State, signed Year’s Honours list was published. Life and Times of Devika Rani is then someone had the bright idea of recently flights were banned. Now it near midnight and the UK had It is a bumper list this time around. her new book. pg MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021 | CHENNAI 7  Govt to offload 26% stake, give up mgmt control MFs sell Gold imports up in quick over `19,000 cr Bids invited for BEML selloff worth equities Dec., silver down New Delhi, Jan. 3: The ing the benchmark BITES government has on Sensex, which jumped 16 Sunday invited prelimi- per cent. in December nary bids from private BEML is involved in sec- INDICATORS % firms for a 26 per cent tors like defence, rail, RAVI RANJAN PRASAD stake in state-owned power, mining and infra- MUMBAI, JAN. 3 Sensex 47,868.98 0.25 defence and engineering structure. Nifty 50 14,018.50 0.26 company BEML Ltd. The company's total rev- While wise retail S&P 500* 3,756.07 0.64 The government holds enue from operations was investors have opted to 54.03 per cent of the Rs 3,028.82 crore in fiscal take home some profit Dollar (`) 73.11 -0.05 Bengaluru-headquartered 2019-20. in the second half of Pound Sterling (`) 99.84 -0.03 company and plans to give The proposed stake sale 2020 as the market ral- up management control to is part of the central gov- lied after a big fall in Euro (`) 89.21 0.61 a private bidder. ernment's plans to priva- March, data shows equi- Gold (10gm)* (`) 50,235▼84 0.17 The sale will be done tise state-run companies, ty mutual fund schemes through open competitive GOVT PLANS 10% SHARE SALE IN RCF including Bharat too witnessed outflows. SANGEETHA G and went on till the sec- Brent crude ($/bbl)* 51.80 0.33 bidding. Petroleum Corporation However, there was CHENNAI, JAN. 3 ond week of December. IN 10-Yr bond yield 5.898 0.004 "Govt has issued the New Delhi, Jan. 3: The firms for managing the Limited, Container higher MF inflow into This helped a surge in US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 0.917 0.49 PIM/EOI for disinvest- government is planning share sale process. The Corporation of India, debt schemes. Gold imports rose 82 per wedding purchases of ment of 26 per cent equity to sell 10 per cent stake in government holds 75 per Shipping Corporation of Equities worth Rs cent in December, while gold,” he said. * As of Friday/Saturday share capital of BEML Ltd Rashtriya Chemical and cent stake in RCF and India and Air India. 19,372.84 crore were silver imports were down Gold prices also cor- along with transfer of Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) and intends to disinvest 10 SBI Capital Markets has sold by the mutual fund 91 per cent in value terms. rected from their all-time management control. invited bids from mer- per cent stake through been appointed as the houses in December Despite the Diwali festi- high levels in August. Disinvestment will be chant banker and legal an offer for sale. — PTI advisor by the 2020 as per data made val getting over in This too has supported Close to `1 L cr through a two stage com- Government of India available by Securities November, gold imports purchases. According to petitive bidding process," (GOI) for advising and and Exchange Board of were up by 81.8 per cent Suresh Hundia, the Dipam secretary Tuhin Information price, a 26 per cent sale managing the proposed India. in December compared demand for gold bullion disputes to be Kanta Pandey tweeted. Memorandum (PIM) could fetch about Rs 1,000 strategic disinvestment of On the other hand to the same month last has been higher in Bidders can submit their issued by the Department crore to the exchequer. BEML. debt mutual funds saw year, as per the trade December. settled under VsV Expression of Interest of Investment and Public Shares of BEML closed at BEML has an order book buying worth Rs data from the Commerce However, this surge (EoI) for buying the stake Asset Management Rs 974.25, on Friday. The of Rs 9,795 crore as on 12,145.91 crore—though ministry. was not visible in case of Nearly one-fifth of about 5 lakh in BEML by March 1, as (Dipam). stock slipped 1.5 per cent March 31, 2020. lower than Rs 20,349 Gold imports have been silver. Silver imports in entities locked in tax litigation per the Preliminary At the current market last year, underperform- —Agencies crore in November— down 40 per cent to $12.3 December were down by with the government have indicating investors billion during April- 91 per cent in value opted for the dispute redressal preferring investment November due to fall in terms. Despite silver scheme, Vivad se Vishwas in debt mutual fund demand in the wake of prices going up by more (VsV), helping settle around Rs schemes which carry the Covid-19 pandemic. than 45 per cent on a 83,000 crore of contested lower risk. In the same period last year-on-year basis, the amount, finance secretary Ajay Rail, road, port logistics on recovery path Selling in equities by year, the country had imports were substan- Bhushan Pandey said. The the mutual funds was imported $20.6 billion tially low. scheme aimed to release Rs SANGEETHA G data from India Ratings October, largely driven by grains, fertilisers, mineral lower compared to Rs worth of gold. Even in “Wedding sales are not 9.32 lakh crore blocked in 4.8 CHENNAI, JAN.3 and Research. However, for the festive demand. While oil and cement were some 30,760 crore in the festive month of applicable for silver. lakh appeals pending at vari- April-November, the over- November recorded a of the key goods in the rail November 2020. November, imports were Globally, investment ous appellate forums. The Having recovered from the all volumes were down 11 decline compared to freight. However, railway Like in November, up by only 2.65 per cent. demand for silver has scheme is open till January 31. lockdown months, logistics per cent. October, it still grew in freight volumes were down heavy profit taking by According to Ajay been higher. Physical volumes through rail, road The recovery in comparison with the year- 4 per cent during April- retail mutual fund Kedia, MD of Kedia demand for silver has and ports recorded positive November was led by a ago month. November. investors continued on Commodities, demand been significantly low. growth in recent months. strong growth in transport Railway freight has been Air freight continues to a daily basis in for gold jewellery for Even the industrial However, air freight is still of coking coal, iron ore, growing in the past few be lower. In August, air December as market wedding purposes cou- demand has just started STPI Q3 exports down. other liquids and container months. In October and freight was 29 per cent traded at record high pled with increase in picking up after the lock- By November, port vol- volumes. November, freight grew by down. In September it levels. gold rates have led to the down. Further, at Rs estimated at umes witnessed a growth Indicating recovery in 16 per cent and 15 per cent declined by 16 per cent and The market rallied in surge in gold imports. 65,000 per kg levels, the after eight months of road transport, e-way bill respectively. In of Decem- in October, 14 per cent. In December on the back “Compared to last demand for the metal is decline. Port volumes grew collection had turned posi- ber too, railway freight vol- October, domestic and of record Rs 62,016 December, gold prices quite low,” said Kedia. `1.20 lakh crore 3 per cent year-on-year in tive in September. Collec- umes grew 8.54 per cent international freight traf- crore inflow from the are up by 28 per cent. Silver imports during November. In August port tions were up 10 per cent in and the earnings grew by fic was down 16 per cent foreign portfolio inves- Further, as per the Hindu April-November 2020 too volumes were down by 10 September, 21 per cent in 6.87 per cent compared to and 12 per cent. But they tors, prompting domes- traditions, the marriage were down 65.7 per cent per cent, but recovered to October and 8 per cent in the same month last year, were up 16 per cent and 3 tic institutions to book season started in the compared to the year-ago down 2 per cent and 1 per November. E-way bill col- as per ministry data per cent over September, profit. third week of November period. cent in October, as per the lection had surged in Coal, iron ore, food indicating recovery. Reliance, BP to Tesla delivered close to Bitcoin tops $34,000 as Fosun buys The value of software exports pay buyers for Chinese baijiu by units registered under STPI is estimated to touch about Rs any shortfall in 5L electric cars last year runaway rally continues 1.20 lakh crore, up 11.7 per cent, liquor maker in the third quarter of the cur- ALICE GLEDHILL Bitcoin has increasingly rent financial year. Exports by KG-D6 output DANA HULL JAN. 3 been "embraced in more for $694 mn these units stood at almost Rs JAN. 3 global investment portfo- 1.21 lakh crore in the September New Delhi, Jan. 3: Bitcoin, the world's largest lios as holders expand quarter, according to data by Reliance Industries Ltd Tesla Inc delivered a cryptocurrency, topped beyond tech geeks and Software Technology Parks of and its partner BP Plc of record number of cars $34,000, just weeks after speculators," Bloomberg India. Director general Omkar UK have committed to pay worldwide in the fourth passing another major Intelligence commodity Rai said STPI software exports in cash for any natural gas quarter of 2020, but fell milestone. strategist Mike McGlone were estimated to be about Rs volumes they are unable just shy of a goal for The currency gained as wrote in a note last month. 1,20,140 crore in Q3 FY21. to deliver to customers 500,000 units for the full much as 7.8 per cent to Proponents of the curren- from the next wave of dis- year. $34,182.75, before slipping cy have also seized on the coveries in the eastern off- The electric-car maker to about $33,970 as of 3:05 narrative that the coin shore KG-D6 block. delivered 180,570 vehicles pm on Sunday in could act as a store of BHUMA SHRIVASTAVA According to draft gas in the last three months of remarkable year for chief 500,000 cars annually, and Singapore. It advanced wealth amid supposed JAN. 3 Illegal pan masala sales and purchase agree- the year, eclipsing its executive officer Elon another in Austin, Texas, almost 50 per cent in rampant central-bank ment (GSPA) Reliance and prior all-time high of Musk and his company, that will make the brand's December, when it money printing, even as Fosun International Ltd BP have shared along with 139,300 in the third quar- which joined the Standard first pickup. Both are breached $20,000 for the inflation remains mostly is acquiring a controlling unit evades GST price discovery bids for ter of 2020 while increas- & Poor's 500 Index on expected to start produc- first time. muted. stake in Sichuan Tuopai incremental gas from the ing 36 per cent from December 21 after posting tion later this year, joining The latest gains top an Bitcoin should eventual- Shede Group Co, boost- of over `830 cr R-Cluster fields in KG-D6 367,500 deliveries in 2019. five consecutive quarters its existing vehicle-assem- eye-popping rally for the ly climb to about about ing its presence in the block, the sellers will The company has been of profit. The company's bly facilities in Fremont, controversial digital asset $400,000, Scott Minerd, coveted baijiu liquor sec- GST officers have unearthed tax reimburse buyer money ramping up output of its shares rallied 743 per cent California, and Shanghai. in 2020, which rebounded chief investment officer of tor as the Chinese con- evasion of Rs 832 crore through equivalent to gas sourced mass market models to last year, taking it market Once known for niche sharply after a severe Guggenheim Investments, glomerate led by billion- manufacture and clandestine from alternate source to meet rising global valuation to $669 billion. luxury models such as its crash in March that saw it told Bloomberg Television aire Guo Guangchang supply of gutkha/pan masala/ make up for any volumes demand for battery-pow- Tesla had predicted in S sedan and X sport utility lose 25 per cent amid the in a December 16 inter- pivots inward for tobacco products and arrested they are unable to deliver. ered cars. January 2020—before the vehicle, Tesla has broad- coronavirus pandemic. view. growth. one person, the finance min- The buyer on his part The Palo Alto, Cali-for- onset of the coronavirus ened its appeal with the 3 The currency "will be on Still, there are reasons Fosun will buy a 70 per istry said. "The Central GST will be obliged to offtake nia-based company said pandemic—it would "com- and Y models priced to the road to $50,000 proba- to be cautious, partly cent stake in the liquor Delhi West Commissionerate the committed gas vol- its count should fortably exceed" sales of start below $50,000. Musk bly in the first quarter of since Bitcoin remains a and spirits maker for 4.53 has unearthed evasion of GST umes or pay for it (take or be viewed as slightly con- half a million cars. said in September that he 2021," said Antoni thinly traded market. The billion yuan ($694 mil- by way of manufacture and pay). servative and final num- On Saturday, Tesla said plans to start sales of a Trenchev, managing part- currency slumped as lion) in cash, the compa- clandestine supply of gutkha/ The volumes not taken bers could vary by up to Model Y production in cheaper $25,000 Tesla by ner and co-founder of much as 14 per cent on ny said in an exchange pan masala/ tobacco products but paid for can be taken 0.5 per cent or more. Shanghai has begun, with 2023. Nexo in London, which November 26 amid warn- filing last week. This is without any registration and in subsequent quarters, The quarterly delivery deliveries expected to As usual, Tesla delivered bills itself as the world's ings that the asset class the second such invest- payment of duty.” the GSPA said. figure is widely seen as a begin soon. many cars during the biggest crypto lender. was overdue for a correc- ment in 2020 by the These ship or pay and barometer of demand for Tesla is building two quarter's final days. Musk Institutional investors tion. The big run-up in Fosun Group after it take or pay obligations both Tesla's vehicles and new vehicle assembly added an incentive to buy- returning to their desks price in 2017 was followed bought a 30 per cent will be waived in the event consumer interest in elec- operations—one in Berlin ers in the final three days this week will likely boost by an 83 per cent rout that stake in another maker of force majeure events tric vehicles worldwide. that could eventually of the year. prices further after retail lasted a year. of the fiery wine—a hot such as any act of God like The result capped a assemble as many as —Bloomberg buying over the holidays, favourite in China--in Lenovo to begin earthquake and floods, he said. — Bloomberg J u l y. fire, epidemic, acts of war, The transaction under- strike and lockouts, delays scores the domestic push manufacturing due to government/ regu- underway at the insur- latory actions and court ance-to-tourism con- tablets in India orders. CROSS-BORDER| TRADE The bloc has a market of 1.2 bn people and GDP of $2.5 tn glomerate as the Chinese Also, "loss, failure, economy rebounds from PC maker Lenovo expects to impediment, restriction in a pandemic-induced grow by 25-30 per cent in the output or deliverability of slowdown. current financial year due to reservoirs in the gas Its founder Guo said in increase in demand from edu- Africa heralds onset of continental free trade fields" will be a force March that it will seek cation segment and large majeure event, it said. MONIQUE VANEK treaty becomes fully oper- ment of capital and people, out investment opportu- enterprises. India CEO and MD Reliance had a decade JAN. 3 ationally by 2030. The bloc promote investment and nities as the "once-in-a- Rahul Agarwal said Lenovo is back signed up to sell 60 has a potential market of pave the way for a conti- century" coronavirus also planning to start manufac- million standard cubic Trading under an Africa- 1.2 billion people and a nent-wide customs union. pandemic sparks an turing tablets in India and metres per day of gas from wide free-trade pact has combined gross domestic All but one of the 55 asset-price downturn. expand laptop production by the first set of gas fields in officially begun on Friday product of $2.5 trillion. nations recognised by the Fosun is one of the about 10 times. "The consumer the KG-D6 block, but the as the culmination of The accord "will funda- African Union have signed largest and last remain- market is...suddenly exploding output rapidly declined more than five years of mentally change the eco- to join the area and more ing acquisitive Chinese because of learning from home due to reservoir issues, negotiations on cutting nomic fortunes of our than half have ratified the groups. Its businesses and is growing by 40 per cent." leaving users such as cross-border tariffs. continent," South African accord. Eritrea, which has span health care, insur- power plants stranded. The African Continental Presdent Cyril a largely closed economy, ance, tourism and The company had not Free Trade Area Ramaphosa, who holds of its abundant natural unchanged, the African is the sole holdout. The leisure, and about 45 per Printed & Published by reimbursed buyers for the (AfCFTA) has come into the AU's rotating chair- resources." Export-Import Bank said formation of the trading cent of its revenue was K Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan shortfall, calling it an act effect at a time when manship, said in a speech Intra-African trade fell in report published on bloc could cushion the from overseas in 2019. Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed & beyond its control. trade tensions are rising a day before. "It is the to 14.5 per cent of the total December 15. Internal region against continuing The conglomerate is Published at Deccan Chronicle Presses The government had, across much of the rest of start of a new era of trade in 2019, from 15 per cent shipments accounted for coronavirus-related now betting on its phar- situated at SP-3 Developed Plot, however, levied penalties the world. The 55-nation between African coun- the year before. The free- 52 per cent of total trade uncertainties and escalat- maceuticals division to Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai. on it for failure to produce Africa Union celebrated tries, when the continent trade pact could bolster in Asia and 72 per cent in ing trade tensions, as well offset a slump in revenue Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg. the committed volumes - the occasion just as the will produce the goods the proportion to 22 per Europe, according to as lessen its exposure to as its unit Shanghai No. TNENG/2008/25473 Air surcharge Re an act that the company UK has left the European and services it needs, cent, and commerce with- Afreximbank data. adverse terms of trade Fosun Pharmaceutical 1. © All rights reserved. Reproduction in has challenged through an Union's single market. when its economies will in the continent could The accord seeks to and price cycles for com- Group Co gears up to whole or in part without written per- arbitration. The outcome Africa could be the grow, industrialise and rise to more than $231 bil- lower or eliminate cross- modities, Afreximbank market Pfizer-BioN- mission of The Editor, Financial of the arbitration is pend- world's biggest free-trade diversify, when it will lion even if all other con- border tariffs on most said last month. Tech's vaccine in Hong Chronicle ® is prohibited. ing. zone by area when its realise the great potential ditions remained goods, facilitate the move- — Bloomberg Kong. —Bloomberg —PTI GAMES pg 8 DECCAN CHRONICLE | CHENNAI | MONDAY | 4 JANUARY 2021

SHORT TAKES Lakshya to skip 2 Arsenal gun events in Thailand SYDNEY CALLING New Delhi: Rising Indian shut- down Albion tler Lakshya Sen has pulled out of this month’s consecutive No travel ban for isolated 5; Brisbane Test on as of now West Bromwich, Jan. 3: tournaments in Thailand due to New Delhi, Jan. 3: The Mikel Arteta said the THE RESULTS a back strain that he sustained entire Indian cricket con- prospects for Arsenal’s sea- during training. tingent, including the five son are “completely differ- West Brom 0 The 19-year-old, who claimed players who are in pre- ent” after thrashing West Arsenal 4 five titles in the senior circuit in cautionary isolation, will Brom 4-0 to complete three (Tierney 23, Saka 28, 2019 including two BWF World travel to Sydney for the wins in Lacazette 60, 64) Tour Super 100 top honours third Test against eight days. SaarLorLux Open and Dutch Australia together in the Prior to last weekend, the Crystal Palace 2 Open, has been advised rest by same chartered flight on Gunners had gone eight (Schlupp 4, Eze 45+5) doctors after he suffered a back Monday. league games without a Sheffield United 0 injury. The five players — vice- win to find themselves bat- “Unfortunately, Lakshya will not captain Rohit Sharma, tling at the bottom end of Brighton 3 be able to play the two events opener Shubman Gill, the table. (Connolly 13, Maupay 46- in Thailand due to a slight back stumper Rishabh Pant, But nine points from nine pen, Dunk 70) strain that he suffered during pacer Navdeep Saini and has propelled Arsenal back Wolves 3 training,” PPBA Director and batsman Prithvi Shaw — into contention for the (Saiss 19, Burn 34-og, former India coach Vimal have not been barred European places as they Neves 44-pen) Kumar said. from travelling with the climb to 11th and within Thailand will host two Super team despite an ongoing three points of the top six. 1000 events between January investigation into an “I’m so happy we were 1-1 draws on the road in 12 to17 and January 19 to 24. alleged bio-security pro- able to achieve the target recent weeks, but have now — PTI tocol breach by them. that we had because the conceded 12 goals in Cricket Australia, in a table looks completely dif- Allardyce’s first three media release on ferent,” said Arteta, who home games. Jamieson scalps Saturday, said it is prob- had found his job under “I think we need to work ing the matter jointly threat just four months on out a way to make sure we five to blunt Pak with the BCCI after a from winning the FA Cup. are not as sloppy as we are video of the players at an “The energy we have at conceding goals,” said Christchurch, New Zealand: indoor restaurant was around the place is much Allardyce, whose side Kyle Jamieson took a five wick- posted by a fan, who iden- better and wins bring a lot remain second bottom, six et haul as New Zealand bowled tified himself as of confidence. You can see points from safety. out Pakistan for 297, anchored Navaldeep Singh on that today in the way the Later, Brighton edged two by a sterling 93 from Azhar Ali Twitter. team played.” points clear of the relega- on day one of the second Test “If you carefully read West Brom are yet to win tion zone by coming from 3- against New Zealand in the CA statement, they in four games since Sam 1 down to salvage a 3-3 Christchurch Sunday. never said that it’s a Allardyce took charge and draw at home to Wolves. Jamieson, in only his sixth Test, breach. They said that the former England man- Brighton's comeback had the figures of five for 69, they are seeking to deter- ager needs to quickly means Sheffield United are the third five- haul of his mine if it’s a breach. instill the defensive disci- now 12 points adrift of fledgling career. “So there is no restric- pline he has made his safety as they crept ever New Zealand won the toss and tion on these five players trademark at previous closer to a return to the India captain Ajinkya Rahane gestures during a training session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, bowled first on the green strip travelling with the team clubs if his new team are Championship with a 2-0 and as Jamieson found bounce to Sydney. The entire ahead of the third Test match in Sydney starting on Thursday. — AFP to have any chance of sur- defeat at Crystal Palace. and movement to claim four team is flying tomorrow vival. The Blades, meanwhile, at one end, Azhar was afternoon,” a senior BCCI The Baggies have remain without a win all defiant at the other as he official said on conditions shocked Manchester City season on just two points established key partnerships for of anonymity. and Liverpool by claiming from 17 games. — AFP Pakistan. After the early loss of It is understood that the Rahane is born to lead: Chappell Shan Masood, Azhar added 62 controversy has not gone with Abid Ali, 88 with down well with the travel- New Delhi, Jan. 3: Ian slip, and that prompted a Mohhamad Rizwan and 56 with ling team and it is not Chappell was not sur- five-wicket slide for Faheem Ashraf. — AFP amused with how Cricket prised to see Ajinkya RAIN WASHES OUT INDIA’S Australia to lose the Crivellaro to miss Brief scores: Pakistan 297 Australia has so far han- Rahane captain India match. “However, there’s (Azhar 93, Rizwan 61, Jamieson dled the issue. “flawlessly” to a series- much more to his leader- 5-69) vs New Zealand “Had the gentleman (the levelling triumph against PRACTICE SESSION AT MCG ship than just those two fan) in question not lied Australia in the Melbourne, Jan. 3: The Indian team’s practice ses- important qualities. He is Hyderabad game about hugging a player Melbourne Test as he sion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) was calm when things could Nortje, Elgar put (Rishabh Pant) on social feels the Mumbaikar on Sunday cancelled due to rain and the players easily get out of hand. NEHA SURANA | DC media, this mess wouldn’t comes across a “born were forced to train indoors. “He has earned the CHENNAI, JAN. 3 have happened. The play- leader”, capable of being In the absence of outdoor activities, the players respect of his team- SA in command ers had gone inside both “smart and brave”. had a gym session as they continued their prepara- mates, one of the most Chennaiyin FC will miss Johannesburg: Fast bowler because it was drizzling. Under Rahane, India tions for the third Test starting in Sydney from important aspects of good their skipper Rafael Anrich Nortje took six wickets “This guy, without per- made a remarkable come- January 7. captaincy. And he gets Crivellaro when they take and opening batsman Dean mission, shot a video and back in Melbourne after “India’s practice session today at the MCG has runs when they are need- on Hyderabad FC in an ISL Elgar batted confidently as then paid the bill which their humiliating loss in been cancelled due to rain,” the BCCI said in a ed, which adds to the match on Monday. South Africa took control on no one asked him to and the first Test, winning by statement. respect his team has for Crivellaro suffered an the first day of the second and after that for publicity put eight wickets. Rahane is Both the Indian and Australian players are sched- him.” ankle injury during the final Test against Sri Lanka at a screen grab of bill,” the stand-in for regular skip- uled to leave for Sydney on Monday. — PTI Chappell also praised previous game against the Wanderers Stadium in official said. per . the performance of ATK Mohun Bagan and his Johannesburg on Sunday. The Australian media “It was no surprise that Indian bowlers Jasprit absence would be a setback Nortje claimed career-best fig- on Sunday claimed that Ajinkya Rahane cap- wickets in the fourth Test arm wrist-spinner Bumrah, R. Ashwin and for CFC. However, striker ures of six for 56 as Sri Lanka the fourth Test in tained India flawlessly at to wrap up the series 2-1. when Mohammed Siraj as well Esmael Goncalves’ (Isma) collapsed to 157 after winning Brisbane has been jeopar- the MCG. Anyone who Rahane remained David Warner and Steve as debutant Shubman comeback could bolster the the toss and choosing to bat dised as the tourists are saw him in charge in on 38 in India’s run chase Smith were involved in a Gill’s show with the bat. line-up. Jakub Sylvestr first on the pace-friendly reluctant to travel there Dharamsala in 2017 — just like at the MCG — century partnership. “The captain’s century “The medical staff are Wanderers pitch. in view of stricter quar- would have recognised a after scoring 46 in the ‘This is a brave move’ I came at a time when India working with him (Rafael). really confident. I know Then the left-handed Elgar antine rules. man born to lead cricket first innings. thought, and it turned out could easily have faded to He has a diagnostic test on the boys will score. Let’s scored 92 not out as South But it is learnt that the teams,” Chappell wrote in “The moment that to be a very smart one,” a two-nil deficit, and it Monday, after which we say that the confidence Africa reached 148 for one at fourth Test, starting at his column for caught my attention in he recalled. was this performance will be sure what injury he must be there in the player the close. With Kusal Perera hit- the Gabba from Janauary ‘ESPNcricinfo’. the Dharamsala match Yadav quickly claimed that gave his team the has. Isma has trained with and it can be gained in a ting an aggressive 60, Sri Lanka 15, is on as of now. In that match, India had was the time Rahane the wicket of Warner, conviction that victory us already, he will be there game and also in training,” were on course to reach lunch — PTI beaten Australia by eight called on debutant left- caught by Rahane at first was attainable.” — PTI with us in the squad. Laszlo added. with minimal damage on a Germanpreet (Singh) is Speaking about the trans- pitch which usually offers assis- also more or less fit, but he fer window which will tance to the bowlers on the is in the squad,” CFC head open soon, the coach said, first morning. — AFP coach Csaba Laszlo said. “If a player comes, he has Brief scores: Sri Lanka 157 Chennaiyin strikers have to be in quarantine for two Aussies look forward weeks. It’s not easy for any- (Perera 60, Nortje 6-56) vs been guilty of missing an South Africa 148/1 (Elgar 92 array of opportunities in body to adapt to the actual batting, van der Dussen 40 previous matches, but situation after coming out batting) Laszlo believes they will of quarantine. So, I don’t to final Test at Gabba bounce back strongly. “We want to just bring any play- are working on it, especial- er in but I want to bring in EB taste first Melbourne, Jan. 3: Australia schedule has been rolled out ly with players who have the right player who can fit opener Matthew Wade on and we prefer to stick to that. scored goals or have creat- in my team, system and Sunday said his side would not Regardless, if that is a quaran- ed chances, like environment.” win of season like the scheduled final Test in tine-based hotel, go to the , Vasco: SC East Bengal finally Brisbane being shifted to ground, play and come back,” Jakub Sylvestr, made the right moves to beat a Sydney even as reports emerged Wade said. and . Regd. No. lacklustre Odisha FC 3-1 and that India are reluctant to play “Cricket Australia have been Hopefully, we can create secure their first win in their at the Gabba because of stricter firm that they will stick to the the same amount of TNENG/2010/35692 maiden quarantine protocols there. schedule that we rolled out at chances and score even season here on Sunday. According to reports, the the start of the summer so we more goals than until Printed & Published by In the basement battle, the Indians are not keen to travel to fully expect to play at Gabba. now,” the coach said. K. Sudhakar on behalf of Red-and-Gold scored through Brisbane in view of the stricter There is no secret that we would “I think, in football, it is Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited and Printed at (12th) and quarantine protocols in love to play at Gabba” more difficult to create Deccan Chronicle Presses situated (39th) to Queensland and want to play “Harder quarantine and chances than to score. But at SP 3, Developed Plot, Industrial Estate, give them a 2-0 cushion at half back-to-back games in Sydney stricter bio-security protocols now it has come back to Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. time at the Tilak Maidan. where the third Test begins on will be there. But we are ready me, for us, it is easy to RNI Registration No: TN ENG/2005/14987 The Kolkata heavyweights Thursday. for more sacrifice and face more make chances but very dif- Ph Nos: 22254747, 22254748, 22254750, maintained their high intensity “I have not heard of this, but challenges,” he added. ficult to score. I want to 22254751 before their latest Nigerian Australia’s Tim Paine (second from left) and Will Pucovski (right) at a we obviously prefer not to (play India has not won a single Test play in the same way that Editor: KAUSHIK MITTER recruit Bright Enobakhare training session in Melbourne on Saturday. — AFP back-to-back in Sydney). The match at the Gabba. — PTI we have until now and I am sealed the issue with a terrific 88th minute strike. Odisha FC (two points) pulled one back through Diego Mauricio in the injury time (90+3rd minute), but it was not Protocol breach by 5 players has put team on backfoot enough as they suffered a sixth defeat to remain at the bottom the Australian media has ‘session-by-session’ just as Sydney will ensure that Rahane’s success as a a semi-fit David Warner to of the 11-team table, winless in pounced on the Indians by on the ground. India regain the Border- captain, winning two Test play) to the dismal form of last eight matches. — PTI hinting that India’s aver- Their plan will be to Gavaskar Trophy which is matches against Australia the middle order including sion is due to the history of solve the non-cricketing what Rahane will be com- (the first being at that of the effervescent Hemant Kenkre Woolloongabba (Gabba). breaking session’s into pletely focused on, Dharamsala in 2017) has Steve Smith. Rahane is In the six Test matches hours, overs and balls. notwithstanding the given him a solid reputa- well aware of these symp- Live on TV Silly Point that India have played at Before the Melbourne shenanigans of a few of tion among respected sen- toms that are more intense the Gabba, they have lost game, Rahane had gone on his colleagues. iors with Ian Chappell pin- and debilitating to the CRICKET five and drawn one (in record to say that the Currently, the battle ning a badge on the Aussies than his own prob- Big Bash League: Melbourne Stars ust as the Indian final Test match due to the 2003). Australians are very good down under is not really Mumbaikar’s chest. lems and will capitalise on vs Hobart Hurricanes from 10.45 cricket team was stringent Covid covenant The storyline of the at playing mind games and on the field, featuring the Calling him ‘a man born to them. am; Brisbane Heat vs Sydney savouring their enforced by the govern- Australians who have a 40 he’s fine to let them contin- players, but is being fought lead cricket teams,’ the for- As far as the ‘famous five’ Thunder from 1.45 pm on Sony Six Jremarkable success ment of Queensland is not to 8 wins/losses ratio and ue to do so. His intent was in the newsrooms, both mer Aussie captain heaped are concerned, in my book, South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Third after being victorious in helping matters. By side- have been undefeated at to focus on the team and Indian and Australian. A more accolades to con- the fact that they circum- Test — Day Two from 1.30 pm on the second Test match at stepping the rules clearly the venue since 1988 (to the keep backing every indi- branch of the Indian clude that the Indian team vented the regulations Star Sports 1, HD Melbourne, a section of mentioned in the book that West Indies) gives their vidual. media have been referring has ‘a strong, calm leader (rain or shine) just shows the squad dug themselves stipulates the do’s and media enough ammo to We saw this method at to their counterparts as and a vibrant spirit that how fame and fortune FOOTBALL in a hole. The breach of don’ts of the biosecurity raise questions on the work at Melbourne where ‘an extension of the has built up under the turns cricketers into Indian Super League: Chennaiyin protocol by five Indian bubble, the five players Indian teams unwilling- the team bounced back, Australian team’ and are Kohli-Rahane-Ravi Shastri celebrities giving them a vs Hyderabad FC from 7.20 pm on players who decided to eat have put the BCCI in a ness. and how! 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That 1.30 am (Tuesday) on Star Sports team management on the job is to focus on the imme- per Ajinkya Rahane and kind of complacency and Australia are currently Indians who have the they need to be role models Select 1, HD back foot. diate job on hand — win- head coach Ravi Shastri back themselves to main- investigating the breach of headache of fixing the (and not just ‘models’ who To compound matters, ning the Sydney Test. (with whom I have had the tain the upper hand they protocol and will take a opening pair and the third appear in commercial WWE reports emanating from With regard to the pleasure of sharing a have gained in the second call on the venue for the seamer. advertisements) for young- RAW: Bouts from 6.30 am Indian team sources that rumour of the Indian dressing room in Club and Test knowing that the last Test match. 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