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           '( ##        he Union Ministry of        *$ +, THealth on Tuesday did not rule out possibility of an       adverse event following immu- nisation whenever Covid-19   traders”. vaccination programme is “Does any one take away launched and has asked the mid the continuing stand- the buffalo of dairy seller or the States and Union Territories to Aoff between his land of a fruit seller if you strike strengthen the mechanism at Government and the protesting a contract (business)?” he asked district level to deal with these. farmers, demanding rollback of seeking to dispel “doubts” of the “Adverse events following new farm laws, Prime Minister agitating farmers that the immunisation (AEFI) is a crit- Narendra Modi on Tuesday traders will seize their lands in ical aspect. Even during uni- assured farmers that their land new contract system. The versal immunisation pro- is “protected” and expressed Prime Minister assured farm- grammes, which have been confidence that “farmers across ers that their land will remain going on for decades, some nations take place in a certain points, 240 walk-in coolers, 70 the country” would “teach a “protected” and asked why adverse effects are seen in chil- way, starting with hospitals walk-in freezers, 45,000 ice- lesson” to the Opposition par- foodgrain producers should dren and pregnant women and then into the communities. lined refrigerators, 41,000 deep ties “misleading” them on the not have a freedom that is avail- after vaccination. “But when we deal with freezers and 300 solar refrig- agriculture reforms initiated by able to those engaged in animal “So, we can’t deny the pos- adults, certain practical aspects erators will be used to store the Centre. husbandry? sibility of an adverse event have to be tackled. Secondly, Covid-19 vaccines . “I am confident that when Modi said in the past farm- when the Covid-19 vaccination these vaccinations are in mul- the honest intentions and ers have been demanding that begins. The countries where tiple new platforms that bring efforts of Government are foodgrain production should inoculation has already started, in complexity. O  "P  blessed by all farmers across the be freed from Government especially in the UK, adverse If a EUA (emergency use " "  country… (then) the strength control and Opposition polit- events took place on the very authorisation) is given, it calls of it will defeat those mislead- ical parties too favoured farm                 P  first day. So, it is essential that for more responsibility,” added  $   % ing and making use of farmers reforms whey they were in     !   "#!%  States and Union Territories Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog mem- New Delhi: The Supreme for their own ends,” said the power at the Centre, he said. prepare for this too,” Union ber (Health). Court on Tuesday expressed Prime Minister while inaugu- “Today same political par- and some farmers in Kutch. is the principal demand of the Health Secretary Rajesh Detailed instructions on shock after learning the rating a project in Kutch, ties have come together to The Prime Minister’s farmers, resulting in a deadlock      Bhushan said at a presser here. infection prevention and con- Gujarat Government collect- Gujarat. mislead farmers...‘kisano ke comments have made it clear and escalation of protests on The apprehension of AEFI trol practices during vaccina- ed around 90 crore in fines Citing example of highly kandhon per bandook chalan that his Government would not the outskirts of the Delhi bor-     is realistic given that this is an tion and management of for not wearing face masks, profitable dairy business in rare hain.’ I appeal to the farm- scrap the new farm laws, which ders. adult vaccine. “Our AEFI sys- minor, severe, serious (AEFI) yet it was not able to enforce the Kutch region which he ers that Government is ready to      tem was targeted to children have been issued, he said. the guidelines on Covid-19- said is free from any remove all their doubts…”, said and women and those vacci- Around 29,000 cold chain appropriate behaviour. Government control, the Prime the Prime Minister saying his our Punjab farmers return- Minister said Government Government has been working " #    Fing from protest sites near           likewise “does not intend to to increase farmers’ agriculture Delhi borders were killed in      interfere in the agriculture produce and the income. two separate road accidents on       related business.” “Those spreading lies will Tuesday while one died of Modi, thereafter, went on be defeated by farmers and $  %& heart attack. According to    !   to attack the Opposition which taught a lesson,” said Modi. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, at least " #$% &   he said is “misleading farmers After the function, the 22 farmers have died in the last    ! %    around Delhi that their land Prime Minister interacted with 20 days. Eight of these farmers  %   !% $   will be taken away by the a body of Sikh representatives have died in road accidents    while returning to their home '  !        December 20 to those farmers while 12 died of heart attack     !(!) %    who have lost their lives dur- and two succumbed to cold.  * $         ing the ongoing protests. In the first incident, two ith talks between farm- Farmer leader Rishipal farmers were killed and four    + ,     Wers and the Union said one farmer has died every others were injured after a "!% )    Government failing to resolve day on an average since the truck hit their tractor-trolley - $)       the crisis, the protest against protest started in the last week near Taraori flyover in Karnal the Centre’s new farm laws of November. in the wee hours of Tuesday.      looks set to intensify as farm- “A Ho m a g e D a y The farmers were return- ($       P   ers hardened stance and said (Shraddhanjali Diwas) for all ing to Patiala after participat- /&,    they are determined to win the farmers who lost their ing in the protest against the   organised by Canadian Foreign this fight no matter what. lives and became martyrs in farm laws.   !    Minister Francois-Philippe Addressing a Press con- the ongoing protest will be n an apparent rebuff, Champagne to formulate ference at Singhu border, organised across the country Ion Tuesday did not take strategies to combat the glob- farmers’ leaders said the fight in villages and tehsil head-   part in a high-level bilateral al pandemic. “Scheduling has reached a stage where we quarters on December 20 from   P dialogue at the diplomatic- issues” were cited as the reason are determined to win no 11 am to 1pm,” said another level with Canada claiming for Jaishankar for not taking matter what. “We are sure farmer leader. """  "    " that the date was inconve- part in the meet. Incidentally, that we will make the Meanwhile, following the nient. This came days after he had attended the last meet- Government repeal these laws. protest, the Delhi Traffic Police Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ing in November. We are not running away from took it on to Twitter and )    at the village on Tuesday. Police    %%% backed the protesting farmers As regards the latest devel- negotiation, but the informed commuters regard- recovered her body and start- in India. opment, the diplomatic-evel Government has to pay heed ing the traffic closed.   ed an investigation to ascertain India had termed the talks were to be held between to our demands and come Police said Singhu, the reason behind the  +1/'2 lage under the Pallahara police remarks by Trudeau as Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary forward with concrete pro- Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, death.Swati’s father alleged that station on Monday, the police “unwarranted” and conveyed (East) and Canadian counter- posals,” said Jagjeet Dallewal, Sabholi and Manges borders  3/+ some persons of his village olice on Tuesday arrested detained the two women Urmi its displeasure while issuing a part. a farmer leader. were closed, and commuters murdered her. Ptwo women, who are sisters, Munda and Sumi Munda for demarche after summoning Foreign Minister S Several other farmer lead- have been advised to take mid uproar across the State The girl had gone missing for allegedly stealing a 16-day- questioning. Canadian High Commissioner Jaishankar had last week ers also addressed the Press alternative routes via Lampur, Aover the murder of five- while she was playing near her old boy in Angul district fol- The accused women to New Delhi. External Affairs skipped the Ministerial conference and said they will Safiabad and Singhu school year-old girl Pari in house. As many as three police lowing a raid at a place in admitted stealing the baby Minister S Jaishankar last week Coordination Group of Covid- completely block the Chilla toll tax borders while traffic district, three-year-old girl teams were formed to trace the Sitarampur village under from Sunei, who was sleeping also pulled out of a Canadian- 19 organised by Canadian Border between Delhi and has been diverted from Swati of Badhipatna village girl. Fire Service personnel Champua subdivision of at her house at night on led initiative to fight coron- Foreign Minister Francois- Noida on Wednesday to press Mukarba and GTK road. under the Ranpur police lim- and sniffer dogs were engaged Keonjhar district and rescued December 13. Sumi, who is avirus pandemic. Philippe Champagne to for- for their demands.The farm- Outer Ring Road, GTK its in the same district, who had during the search operation. the baby. Based on a complaint childless, and Urmi had Jaishankar did not attend mulate strategies on the coro- ers’ leaders also called upon road and NH-44 can be avoid- gone missing since December Many wells and ponds in the filed by Sunei and her husband planned to lift the baby of their the December 7 meeting navirus pandemic. people to pay tributes on ed, they said. 11, was found dead in a pond village were also searched. Sushil Munda of Ranjana vil- brother.               #         $  %&'(  ('(0+  ('(0+ Chaudhary on Tuesday.  ('(0+ In its guidelines issued for  (+ However, the temple will the month of December, the ension ran high in the he Lingaraj Temple here remain closed on January 1 here shall be no zero night State Government had earlier awan Anand Patri of Kalyani TMaster Canteen area here Twould reopen from and 2 in apprehension of an Tcelebrations on the New stated that large social, politi- Jvillage under the on Tuesday when two of the January 3. Initially, the tem- influx of devotees for New Year eve in this cal, sports, cultural and reli- Dhamanagar police limits in ANM workers protesting at the ple would reopen for servitors Year. Devotees can pay obei- year in view of the Covid-19 gious gatherings would not be Bhadrak district has been lan- Lower PMG attempted self- from December 27 to sance to the Lord from restrictions imposed for the allowed till December 31. guishing in jail in Pakistan for immolation by pouring for themselves as the December 31. January 3. month of December, Also, cinema halls, enter- years and demand for his kerosene on their bodies. Government dismissed them A decision to this effect On a priority basis, peo- Bhubaneswar Municipal tainment complexes, theatres, release has picked momentum However, some other after engaging them in Covid was taken at a meeting ple of Bhubaneswar can visit January 31, devotees from Corporation (BMC) auditoriums, assembly halls here. Patri, who had been protesting ANM (Auxiliary Care Homes (CCHs). “We have chaired by BMC the temple from January 3 to Bhubaneswar and outside can Commissioner Prem Chandra and similar places would recruited in the Indian Army in Nurse Midwife) workers over- been sitting on dharna for the Commissioner Prem Chandra January 5.From January 6 to visit the temple. Chaudhary said on Tuesday. remain closed. 1955-56, participated in the powered the two and rescued last 18 to 20 days demanding China War 1962 and in the war them.One of the two was iden- job regularisation. with Pakistan in 1965. tified as Rutupragyan Sahu of But the Government has   He became a war prisoner Jagatsinghpur. turned a deaf ear to our gen- in 1965 and has been lan- After being rescued, she uine demand. It has no respect          "##   $   guishing in a Lahore jail ever alleged that they were earning for women,” said Rutupragyan. since.Utpal Roy, Member, Rs 7,000-Rs 8,000 monthly Later, both women were admit-     International Human Rights while working in private hos- ted to the Capital Hospital and Family Welfare be used to identify the popu- basis. Besides, 12 photo-iden- Council (India Chapter) and pitals but now are left to fend here for a checkup.       Department Director Bijay lation aged 50 years or more. tity documents, including Voter Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik        Kumar Panigrahi on Tuesday. Around 100 to 200 people ID, Aadhaar card, driving have requested India’s Minister As many as 8,276 healthcare would be vaccinated during licence, passport and pension of External Affairs for taking      !"" workers would be deployed at each session per day and would document, would be required early steps for Patri’s  ('(0+ 29,276 vaccination centres for then be monitored for 30 min- for self-registration on digital release.Patri’s family members  -'""- the purpose. A total of 1,796 Ice utes pursuant to getting shots platform. Only pre-registered are now highly agonised. round 3.2 lakh people Lined Refrigerators (ILRs) and supervisors, would be stationed to watch for any adverse effect. beneficiaries would be vacci- Bhadrak MP Manjulata resident Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed Justice S Acomprising healthcare per- 1,771 deep freezers have been at each vaccination centre. A digitised platform for nated in accordance with the Mandal has also sent a letter to PMuralidhar as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.At pre- sonnel and ailing elderly per- readied for the vaccination According to the guidelines vaccine delivery, called Covid prioritisation charted out by External Affairs Minister sent, Justice Muralidhar is a Judge of the High Court of Punjab sons would be vaccinated in the drive, he said. issued by the Central Vaccine Intelligence Network Union Health Ministry. Jaishankar and CM Patnaik and Haryana. He assumed the office of Judge at the High Court first phase in the State after the He further added that five Government, the latest elec- or Co-WIN, would be used to The guidelines state that for action in the matter. Mandal of Punjab and Haryana on March 6, 2020. launch of Covid-19 vaccine in persons, a vaccinator, a vaccine toral roll for Lok Sabha and track enlisted beneficiaries for there would be no provision for revealed the matter in a Press He had initially been appointed as a Judge to High Court of the country, informed Health authority, a verifier and two State Assembly elections would vaccination on a real-time on-spot registrations. meet here. Delhi in May 2006.     ! !" !#  $%& ' ' # (

R  O       ('(0+ the MSME sector to recover amount of Rs 27 crore has Assistance Package (CAP) from the unexpected chal- been provisioned to meet the launched by the Panchayati   P n order to support the lenges by the pandemic. requirement.This would help Raj and Drinking Water IState’s MSME units and Under the Emergency Credit in a big way the weaker sec- Department would bring compensate their losses dur- Line Guarantee Scheme tion including relief to nano and micro   Temple in Ganjam and ing Covid-19 pandemic situ- (ECLGS), about 1,70,000 SC/ST/OBC/Minority enterprises. First, assistance of in ation, Chief Minister Naveen MSMEs would get the bene- Community/Women/Physical Rs 100 crore would be avail-     Nayagarh, which have immense Patnaik on Tuesday approved fit of interest subvention. The ly challenged/Ex-Servicemen able through Women SHG religious and socio-cultural sig- a package of Rs 289.42 crore Government would provide during the pandemic crisis. members.   ('(0+ nificance for the people of the for the sector. an interest subvention with a For the food processing “As per the recently- State. “I request your personal The package includes a one-year moratorium. units functioning under the amended IPR approved by the nion Minister Dharmendra intervention in bringing these number of assistance mea- “A sum of Rs 108.29 crore Prime Minister’s State Cabinet, as many as 175 UPradhan on Tuesday temples under legislative guide- sures such as interest sub- is being released with a focus Formalisation of Micro Food enterprises will be eligible requested Chief Minister Naveen lines along the lines of Shree vention, top-up subsidy, reim- to cover 40% of eligible Processing Enterprises for reimbursement of State Patnaik to enact legislations on Temple Act. bursement of State GST and women run MSMEs,” the Scheme (PMFME), 15% extra GST for the period from July the lines of the Jagannath Temple 1955 and Shri Lingaraj waiver of annual institution- statement said.Under the top-up subsidy would be 1, 2017 to March 31, 2020. and the Lingaraj Temple for Temple Ordinance, 2020 there- al maintenance charges. Prime Minister’s Employment given to cover around 1,000 Under this proposal, a sum of which comes to around Rs four more iconic shrines in the by appointing an empowered A statement issued by the Generation Programme units for the current financial Rs. 38.30 crore will be dis- 5.83 crore in respect of 5,000 State. Pradhan said Ordinances committee to manage the day- essary provision for budgeting, Chief Minister’s Office (PMEGP) for the 2020-21 year. bursed,” the CMO statement MSMEs in various industrial should also be brought out for to-day affairs of these temples, he planning and audits, etc., but also (CMO) said the move would financial year, the top-up sub- The State government added. estates has been waived. The the management of affairs of the said. Such legal provisions would safeguard the long-term interest benefit a range of entrepre- sidy to weaker sections is 5% would spend Rs 10 crore The annual institutional IDCO would bear the annu- Maa in Jajpur, Maa not only bring a high standard of temples and pave the way of neurs, mostly women and as promoters’ contribution as towards top-up subsidy under maintenance charge payable al institutional maintenance Samaieswari Temple in of accountability to the man- offering better facilities to visitors weaker sections of society, in per the prescribed norm. An the scheme. The Covid-19 by MSMEs to the IDCO charge. Sambalpur. Maa Tara Tarini agement of the temples with nec- and devotees, Pradhan added.       ."  "      -.. )  "  $* R  ).# * " /  ('(0+ /  011        lowed by Khordha 36, Cuttack medical team from the  20, Puri 19, Mayurbhanj 17, *R  Mahaprasad while wearing AState visited the nursing  ('(0+ secured in the qualifying UG Sambalpur 15, Baleswar 14, shoes and sitting on a bench in home at Sri Aurobinda Ashram exams,” However, first prefer- 3P "  Balangir 12, Jagatsinghpur,    the temple premises went viral in Puducherry on Tuesday to he State Government on ence would be given to the can-   "  Kendrapada, Bargarh and on social media. The Shree examine the health condition of TTuesday directed the didates who have appeared in Nuapada 11 each, Jajpur seven,   Jagannath Bhakta Parishad veteran litterateur Manoj Das, Chairman of Joint any of the entrance tests for     4 Kalahandi six, Koraput four, threatened to stage protest in who has been undergoing Entrance Examination (OJEE) admission in MBA institutions 2 Jharsuguda and Dhenkanal front of the Puri SP office if treatment there since last three to begin admission of students and qualified irrespective of three each, Keonjhar and  '+ stringent action is not taken months. in the MBA institutions for the their marks secured in degree Nabarangpur two each and against the two police person- The team headed by Dr academic year 2020-21. as long as minimum marks as  ('(0+ Deogarh, Subarnapur, lleging disrespect to the nel within seven days. Biranchi Narayan Mohapatra, In a letter, the Skill per the OJEE brochure are Rayagada, Subarnapur and AMahaprasad of the Notably, another video of Professor of Medicine and Development and Technical secured. total of 300 persons tested Nayagarh one each. Jagannath Temple, a complaint some police personnel taking Dean and Principal of Shri The Union Ministry of Health Education Department Joint “All other clauses for ACovid-19 positive in the Nine cases were reported was lodged at the Singhadwara Mahaprasad at the Gundicha Jagannath Medical College in has also formed a four-member Secretary said, “The admissions shall remain same. State on Tuesday. With this, the from the State pool. Four police station here against two Temple during the last Rath Puri, would submit a report to team of doctors from the Government has been pleased This relaxation to the MBA State’s total coronavirus tally patients died on the day, with police personnel on Monday. Yatra had gone viral on social the State Government on Das’ Jawaharlal Institute of to allow the MBA institutions Institutions shall be applicable rose to 3,24,389. which the State’s total toll The complaint was filed by media. But the district admin- health. Das is undergoing treat- Postgraduate Medical of the State to enrol students in for the Academic Year 2020- 21 Of the new cases, 174 were mounted to 1,815. While two the Shree Jagannath Bhakta istration is yet to take any ment due to old age-related ail- Education and Research (JIP- their respective institutions in only and this cannot be taken from quarantine and 126 local died in Mayurbhanj, one each Parishad after a video of the action against the concerned ments. Earlier, he had suffered MER) at Puducherry for Das’ spot round of counselling as a precedent for the future contacts.Angul district record- succumbed in Jagatsinghpur two policemen having policemen. fracture in one of his hands. treatment. process on the basis of marks academic years,” the letter read. ed the day’s highest 44 cases fol- and Sambalpur districts.   () * " &   $5 %!8$    -%%&& total positives’ tally rose to 31,199.Of the new cases, 13 Q) )",        ('(0+ were local contacts and seven     were quarantine cases. tate capital city However, 36 patients      ('(0+ SBhubaneswar on Tuesday recovered on the day, taking the   registered 20 new Covid-19 total recoveries to 30,616 in the he East Coast Railway has positive cases, with which its city.    R Tcommissioned the sophis- ticated End Of Train Telemetry 5!   " (EOTT) system to run trains  3  -'""- Swain said the digital economy without guards.     had created a new type of The equipment is designed !;566$7! ustice Sanjeeb Kumar world and along with it had to do the guard's job by giving JPanigrahi of the Orissa High brought new challenges for indication to the loco driver.     ('(0+ Court has said fake FMCG the consumers too. Keeping in It is used to establish commu- goods industry needs to be mind these developments, the nication between the locomo- and tested the product to make for implementation in fast he Commissionerate dealt with strictly. Consumer Protection Act, 2019 tive driver and the last wagon this trial successful. EOTT is a track mode.This technology Tpolice on Tuesday arrest- Addressing a national had been enacted, said Swain. of the train. cutting edge technology across would eliminate the require- ed a person for allegedly pos- webinar on Consumer The webinar was organised The technology is cost the globe for operation of ment of Brake Van and practice ing as an Income Tax officer Protection Act 2019 at the by the Department of Food effective as it replaces the trains without brake van and of employing guard in the and extort money from a National Law University, Supplies and Consumer requirement of a guard van and guard which is being adopted train. One additional wagon businessman. Odisha, here recently, Justice Welfare in association with the generate revenue for Railway. by Indian Railways. Operation can be connected in place of The accused was identi- Panigrahi said consumer was National Law University, The Angul –based Electric of trains with EOTT is an Brake Van thereby enhancing fied as Umakanta Rout indispensible to any economy. Odisha. Loco Shed has commissioned ambitious project of Railways the scope of earning revenue. (59).As per the complaint He emphasized that the Swain said the State lodged by the businessman grievance redressal forum must Government was emphasizing Debasish Patnaik, Rout iden- be manned by efficient people the grievance redressal mech-  tified himself as an IT officer which can make a difference to anism for timely and effective and demanded Rs 10,000 not the Act. administration and settlement to raid his firm. Addressing the webinar, of consumer dispute. / * 23,  ('(0+ Notably, suspended IFS officer He warned Patnaik of dire president, Odisha State International consumer Abhay Pathak’s son Akash consequences if he does not Consumer Deputes Redressal policy expert Prof Bejon he Crime Branch (CB) on Pathak and his would-be pay him the money. Based on Commission Justice DP Mishra emphasised on the $4 " TTuesday took arrested father-in-law Pradeep the complaint, the Kharvel Choudhury said the Central importance of building trust Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi have duped many job Nagar police registered a case Consumer Protection among the people.  @3 *+ Rs 20 lakh on Sunday evening. town from Baipariguda. The Panigrahi on remand for two aspirants of huge amounts of under Sections 294, 506, 507, Authority under the new Act He said there is a need to Acting on a tipoff, the police arrested were Pradeep (32) of days for further probe into his money, Crime Branch ADG 419 and 387 of IPC and would have more teeth and strengthen the surveillance sys- usting an inter-State ganja intercepted a truck bearing Sonipat in Haryana and Monu alleged involvement in duping Soumendra Priyadarshi recent- arrested Rout. Later, he was help protecting the consumers. tem for spurious goods and ser- Bsmuggling racket, the registration number UP12 T Kumar (32) and Mohammed jobseekers. ly said. forwarded to court. He hoped that with many vices. Vice-Chancellor of Jeypore police of Koraput dis- 4812 near the Patraput bridge Abid (24) of Uttar Pradesh. The Court of SDJM, Akash Pathak had imper- During his interrogation, innovative features of the Act National Law University, trict arrested two persons from and seized 208.3 kg of the con- The cops further seized the Bhubaneswar permitted the sonated himself as the it was ascertained that he consumers' right could be pro- Odisha, Prof Yogesh Pratap Uttar Pradesh and one from traband. The cops arrested truck, cash and 535 pockets of agency for a two-day remand of Managing Director in-charge was involved in similar cases tected. Minister Food Supplies Singh said the new Act pro- Haryana after seizing a huge three occupants of the truck mosquito nets and three mobile Panigrahi, who was lodged at of Tata Motors Limited, earlier in the city and arrest- and Consumer Welfare vides more power to the griev- cache of cannabis worth about that was going towards Jeypore phones from their possession. the Jharpada Special Jail here. Brahmapur. ed a number of times. 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According to an obser- beverages, 51 per cent throw- brands. reality, little more than a hur- stand these weaknesses. Let's cial burdens and unnecessary strings attached to our immod- it in developing a new good vation, the individual difference ing out leftover or expired At present, advertisers play ried exchange of priceless won- test our limits to give more contemplation, less unneces- erate belongingness and impru- habit, a new good relation or a in “greed” relates to financial food, 48 per cent agree to dine on our motivations by appeal- ders for worthless crap. Let's things away, do more of what sary expenses, and of course a dent desires that hold us back new good status. Earn more to behavior which refers to never in restaurants often and 46 per ing to our desires in subtle stop and reevaluate, looking at make us happy but not owing conscious mind with great to dare to achieve or try certain have more? be satisfied and always want cent agree to upgrade well- ways. 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But a mini- absolutely we want from life netizens, the greed of demand people agree on paying exces- more, and consuming more. and joyful fulfillment. What any way? money is the most destructive malist simply focuses on cut- and to have in it. of products to enhance the sive or unnecessary interest Rich enough! Why are we not inner motivations are subcon- Just because our neigh- of evil curses on humanity, the ting out as much ‘extra' as pos- It saves time, energy, and quality of life as compared to buying things of luxury which satisfied then? It's nothing but sciously guiding our purchas- bors, classmates and friends are source of all wars, of all lies, sible, reducing everything to a money to be more productive around us is increasing tremen- are beyond their affordability greed, the competition with self es? What motivations need to chasing a certain style of life almost, of all diseases, of all designed life that focuses sole- towards betterment. In this dously. 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It rials or thoughts, neither reduc- isfied soul is the happier and towards the effort of enhancing ed purchase, 66 percent fails to about the imbalance in the thinks, "I can have something there certain fields that prompt sounds trendy, but the philos- ing the scale of happiness, but the happier is the richer, "rich" good relations with society, return unneeded items after demand and supply, the eco- so I should have". It is in direct unnecessary expense in our ophy of minimalism is timeless. to enhance it with pertinent in a ‘minimalist approach'. the other is in the effort of hav- purchase, 62 percent agree nomic conditions and related conflict with environmental life? 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ADM of Kendrapada,   (+  '+ agency is currently probing Smurderer of her elder sister, her husband, used to torture Basant Kumar Rout, assured to $0*.-5+)-7 " !>$  $ 07 55%!!; 5) ##!8!)   !? into Panigrahi’s alleged involve- a minor girl on Monday fell at her both physically and men- look into their demands. &8%$707 55%-  ! ;&  ! !5 5   $%%75$&!&; rouble mounted further for ment in duping jobseekers. the feet of the ADM of 5!7!#8! 9 $!) %; 56 !> "  $  5!#! $5& Tarrested Gopalpur MLA Notably, Panigrahi, who is Kendrapada.The ADM was 6$!  ;5  7$$$! !58!75 &7!  & $) !!!907 55% Pradeep Panigrahi as a woman expelled from the BJD, was going to discuss with the fam- $7$; % -0  ;   #$$! !  !6$!;%! )! 6!  5$$) of Gandhinagar here has arrested by the Crime Branch ily members, who were holding  ! !$) !  6% )   & )!   !  66   & ! 5 # $ $ alleged that he instigated her to on December 3 under Sections Pathak and Panigrahi have a dharana seeking justice, in 5& 6$! !)$#!5$7 ! ! ! ;;$!C&5$!9 !  ! 66 file a false rape case against 419, 420, 467, 468, 469, 471, duped many job aspirants of front of district collectorate.  %!  5&   ! ;% ) 5&    ;! 65 #!   6! !! 7$!9 Sanakhemundi Congress MLA 120-B of IPC and Section huge amount of money, Crime They were demanding that the Ramesh Jena in 2016. 66C/66D of IT Act. Branch ADG Soumendra accused be arrested and jailed.    "    8 The woman met the Evidences came to light Priyadarshi recently said. Deceased Rashmita Parida, +517-9-1- 0!! % 6 #!  5&6$ $7%& $)  ! * $   &  Brahmapur SP on Monday and that Panigrahi collected money Pathak, who was slated to daughter of late Khagendra 0 8  $ #  & 0 )   0   "'&;;5 ! 8 ! apprised him regarding the from people on behalf of Akash marry the daughter of Parida and Bhagabati Parida of -5) ! 5 5   )!     $ 6 5 56  ! 75%%!75 ! matter. Panigrahi had promised Pathak, son of suspended IFS Panigrahi, had impersonated Baro village under Nikirai !#  $) 5 !;! %  ! 6 # % 9 (!$ !  $  !  8  $ #  her to provide a job to her officer Abhay Pathak, on the himself as Managing Director police station in 2015 had mar-  & 0 )   !#  ! 8!65 ! !/5! #!5; 5$ !+ daughter in the Tata Motors false promise of providing jobs in-charge of the Tata Motors ried Pradyumna Thatoi , son of ;! C&$ %56;   0   ;!$556+5 %% ! and asked her to lodge the rape in the Tata Motors. Akash Limited. Narayan Thatoi, of 6 #!   5 75#;%!!   !  56 6 #$)9         $  $&*10 0!; ! 5  77$ ! 55 5 ;! 5O %$! $ (5& 6         8  %9 $ $7 5 "&! 9 " ! !7! !  ! ! $ !$6$!   & 0 &  &   ( 5$9 &   7 $) 5& ) $7&%& % 7$$$! &$)  75   &  8 $ $%% )!& !  !( &&$;5%$7!%$#$ ! ! ! $7%! 5!  $#9  !5 ! #$ ; #55 77%!8!$) $!8        ##  &  56" $,  $%% )! ##! $5  $5  &76 5# ! 5 E !  ( &&$ 65%%5$)  $7  ! $! 9 raids conducted in ,( 01 2 Chauliaganj, Jagatpur,    2       P" Malgodown and Markatnagar *51-7:-70  5#    8&  5 !    !  !  !!  !   in the city.  (0+ village, tension ran high as the ! $) 7 &)  6$ !  0 ,8 % $%% )! $  ! ($ #$ ;&  !  56 34 While the Chauliaganj family members from parents  +*'+ the issue on July 10 and 0& )  $ $75 5 9&; #   12 $$)!  police seized two 9 mm pistols he Khaira police arrested a side of the deceased refused to November 15 during the year 856$ ! 5 5 )! !%$!6 6 5# 75%   ! 75 $$59    and 12 bullets, the Malgodown Tman on charge of killing his allow the body to be taken for he State Vigilance has 2019. As per the information, police seized a 9mm pistol, wife for dowry and forwarded cremation demanding action Tordered the Rourkela discrepancies were detected in 3 3   2   nine bullets and a car, the him to court on Tuesday. The against her husband and in- Vigilance Division for an distribution of 18,734 bicycles -:-,)/5:09*7 " !;5%$7! ! ! !75! ! 85 56 $)  7 # 56 Jagatpur police seized two 9 accused was identified as laws. They kept the body inquiry into alleged corruption worth Rs 7.58 crore and 1,615  ! * $  ) $7&%& ! -5 ;5 $5 6 5#  ! 566$7! 55# 5 5 9  -'""- mmpistols and 12 live ammu- Nandakishor Nayak of lying on road. in purchase and distribution of working tools and safety equip- " ! !7! !  $ !$6$!   ! 8 $ & &%$  !$ !56 !  nitions, and Markatnagar Salagadia village. They alleged that the in bicycles, work tools and safety ment worth around Rs 64.70 $%% )!9* 5 !! 5&   ! $ 5 !&  5#! $6 #$% n a major crackdown against police seized a country-made According to reports on –laws of the deceased tortured equipment worth around Rs 9 lakh among workers. #!#8! !%!; 5!  $#8&$ 5 !;5 ! 9 !  !$65 #! Iillegal arms trade, the gun, a country-made air gun, December 2, Minati, wife of and killed her. The brother of crore in the office of Joint Padhi had alleged in his ;5%$7!9  ; 58!   59 Commissionerate police bust- two live ammunitions, a mag- Nandakishor, sustained critical the deceased lodged an FIR Labour Commissioner (JLC), complaint that even as the ed an arms smuggling supply azine and a motorcycle. burn injuries and was trans- with the local police alleging Rourkela. products were of inferior qual- $"        2 syndicate and arrested 12 During investigation, it ferred to the SCB Medical that the accused family set the This order came after the ity, the vendors Vendica $-'-5:/7 !#8!  56 !! % 6 #!  5 ) $ $5 $7%& $)  ! persons and seized a huge was revealed that the accused College and Hospital, Cuttack victim on fire after pouring Odisha Lokayout had ordered Ventures Pvt Ltd and Maa ( % )$  F$%%   &   )   ! @ $ $    ?$%% )!   $ cache of arms and ammunition supply arms and ammunitions on deterioration of her condi- kerosene. the State Vigilance for an Padmasini Enterprises had  !%   !#5 $58!65 ! ! $ $7-5%%!75 O566$7! ! !5 on Monday. to anti-socials in the city. The tion. The situation was pacified inquiry into the irregularities in charged high price. The 5 &;;5 $) ! )$ $)6 #! $!!% $   !#  ! The cops seized seven pis- cops also ascertained that the However, she succumbed after the husband was arrested. distribution of bicycles, safety Odisha Lokayukta had asked !;! %56 ! 5 $/5! #!OL $E6 #! % M9#5)5 ! @ $ tols, 35 rounds of ammunition accused have links with dread- to her injuries during treat- The police assured to take equipment and issue of fake the Director of Vigilance to  56  ! F$%%   &   )  %!   ! ; 5!9 and a four-wheeler from the ed gangster siblings Sushant ment on Monday.The body action against the others labour cards under the Odisha inquire into the matter and arms peddlers possession in and Sushil Dhal Samanta. while was being ferried to the involved in the crime. Building and Other submit a report within three ;  <   $$    Construction Workers' Welfare months. According to sources, 0-=9*- >5 !566$7$ %56 !( 8$%+ )!!$!   75 %5 ! Board (OB&OCWWB) in the the matter has been listed for $ #! %6 5# !0$ #  +!! !>5 !   !)$! !  7 !9 office of Joint Labour further hearing on February 18, 05& 7!7%5!5( 8$%>5 !!    /$ $ $   6!  !,5$$) Commissioner(JLC), Rourkela. 2021. “We have already start- 560  # %%$ !>* ! ! 8!!C&$! %! ! #5) ! ."       &   66   7$$$! 56 #$$) # 6$  ! !; 5  75   7 9 Alleging corruption in the ed inquiry into the case. I have JLC, Rourkela, former secretary written to the Joint Labour  ('(0+ this, ECoR will become com- installations” to the capacity of MW of connected load has of Odisha Pradesh Congress Commissioner, Rourkela, to ; $  $     pletely electrified railway zone 86.5 MWp, to augment renew- been reduced. The provision of Committee (OPCC) Rashmi provide certain information he East Coast Railway by March 2021. Provision of al energy generation for meet- LED lights has resulted in Ranjan Padhi on December 5, into the alleged corruption in Tobserved the Energy solar photovoltaic plants in ing traction loads to the max- reduction in annual energy 2019 had filed a complaint labour office.” said Deputy Conservation Week from railway premises will reduce imum extent. consumption by 10.4 million with the Lokayukta. Superintendent of Police, December 8 to 14. A march dependency on fossil fuel based Once these solar plants are units and reduction in emission Significantly, Padhi had Rourkela Vigilance division, past was organised in all three electricity and result in reduc- commissioned, the ECoR will of carbon dioxide by 8500 obtained RTI information on Rourkela, BK Nayak. divisions and staff and officers tion in emission of carbon have 100MWp of installed solar tones per annum. of the colonies with slogans and dioxide and other harmful power leading to reduction of During 2019-20, 38 pairs of placards created awareness of gases. carbon emission by 96,000 trains have been converted to  energy conservation. Thus, the ECoR is focusing tones per annumWith the pro- Head on Generation (HOG) Under the guidance of on solar energy for long term vision of LED lights, total 2.4 system to substitute diesel oil.  .    Principal Chief Electrical energy security and ecological Engineer Basudev Panda, a security by reducing carbon webinar was conducted on emission. "   $:+% % December 14 to mark the The ECoR has planned Energy Conservation Day cel- commissioning of solar plants  0* '+ one Manjaya Dharua of ebration. Booklets on aware- on roof tops of various build- Dunguripali in district, a team of ness were distributed among ings, workshops, hospitals, rail- ssistant Registrar of Vigilance officials laid a trap and -=.-'9*7 E 5& 8   58! ! 8 !+ $% $ &  the staff and officers of head- way stations totaling 13.5 MWp ASonepur Cooperative nabbed Rout in his office.As per -5##$!!$( # 5560 #8 %;&  $ $75"&! 5!  ! quarters and Divisions. to substitute 20 percent ener- Societies Ashish Kumar Rout complaint, he had demanded !#   56 % 56  !! !; !  $   ! %57 %  $59 ?! $7&% The ECoR has 96.6 percent gy, for which work is in was on Tuesday caught red- bribe in order to process a paddy #5!#!   $% ! $7!! ! 66!7!  &!5 !8  9;  of electrified track out of 2,708 progress. handed by Vigilance sleuths procurement bill in favour of 6 5# %$) ! !! $1+ ,!  ) E& ); !+5& !% E route km and the remaining Further, the ECoR has while he was demanding and complainant. Further inquiry ( &8 !  ! 7$; !  5 E #! 8 ; !2 ! 105 route km is targeted for identified 476 acres of land, for accepting a bribe of Rs 17,000. was underway in this connec- )$ 5  !#  ! 75 &7$556  $% 5! E8 $ )! &!5%!!% completion in 2020-21. With installing “land based solar PV Acting on a complaint lodged by tion, Vigilance sources said. 7 5$)E !% ! $&! $59 ) , !$! $( # ;&   $; 5;5 $5 ! !

 (+  '+ ,,) -       ,R     n Excise Department  +*'+ Amobile squad seized a huge quantity of ganja from the vegetable seller of Rourkela has fallen prey to   0 Auto Nagar area near Aa GST fraud as a notice for Rs 110-crore tax Haldiapadar in Brahmapur evasion has been served to him. city. The estimated value of the Kartik Kamila, who runs a small vegetable 1    2   seized contraband was Rs 17 shop, was taken aback after getting the notice. He lakh.Based on inputs, the excise has been fraudulently represented as the owner team conducted a raid in the of a market complex at Koelnagar in the steel city "   seven other houses here Auto Nagar and found 17 sacks by the Lingaraj Trading company, reports said. belonging to Nayak.The total stored in a plot. This apart, an amount of Rs 10 crore has assets of Nayak and his fami- On scrutiny, it was found stored contraband there. outside State. The raid was car- allegedly been misappropriated as input tax students, housewives, owners of small eateries,    ly members were calculated as that 3.30 quintals ganja was However, it was suspected that ried out on the instructions of credit through fake bank accounts. Kamila sus- labourers, and auto-rickshaw drivers in Rourkela over Rs 4.03 crore. stashed in sacks. But it was yet contraband was meant to be Excise Superintendent Ram pected that someone might have committed the had been victimised in similar ways by the scam-     In another case on the day, to be ascertained as to who had transported to some other place Chandra Mishra. offence using his electricity bills. Earlier, several sters. Vigilance officials raided mul- tiple places in connection with allegations against Narayan  + ' : Pradhan, Assistant Engineer,    /  3" ;4"   0'+/+ Public Health Department, Sundargarh, regarding pos- ushmanta Nayak, an session of assets dispropor-  (+/+ (AAP) Bargarh unit took part agitation if the district admin- DAssistant Teacher at the tionate to his known sources in the protest. They also istration continues to pay a  " Government Upper Primary of income. ver 100 women of Wards threatened to intensity their deaf ear to their demand. School, S Routpur under A 40-member Vigilance ONo-1, 2 and 3 of the )'&>-')7+)*=+),/7 raised slogans against IOCL. problems of villagers. So we will Gosani block of Gajapati dis- team conducted simultane- Bargarh Municipality staged Addressing the protestors, not leave our pasture land for trict, landed in trouble when ous searches at six places. The a dharna in front of the dis-   @/"0E Dhinkia Panchayat Samiti the pipe line project," Swain Vigilance officials on Tuesday total assets of Pradhan and his trict SP’s office demanding a / '+ member Debendra Swain said informed. raided several places over alle- family members were assessed complete ban of liquor sale they were opposing the pipeline Another agitator Askhya gation against him regarding as Rs 1.84 crore. and consumption in their esidents of Dhinkia pan- project due to acquisitions of Swain fumed against IOCL possession of assets dispro- In yet another case, Ashish localities. Rchayat under Erasama valuable land, including agri- authority for failing to create portionate to his known Kumar Rout, Sub-Assistant They alleged that liquor block resumed their protests culture and pasture lands. jobs for the locals.The Saturday sources of income. Registrar, Cooperative consumption is ruining many against the IOCL's Paradip- If such land is acquired, it meeting held in Jagatsinghpur The Vigilance sleuths car- Societies, Subarnapur, was families and leading to anti- Hyderabad pipeline project on would affect the agriculture of Collectorate to resolve the pipe ried out simultaneous search- caught red-handed by the social activities, which include Monday. the area. Besides, cows and line row was stage managed by es at Nayak’s residence at Vigilance for demanding and domestic violence. Hundreds of villagers bovines would lose grazing arranging a few people who are Erdala Street here, native place accepting an illegal gratifica- Especially, women have including women from grounds, he told."The IOCL supporters of the project. at Jangalpadu village under the tion of Rs 17,000 from one borne the brunt of it, they Dhinkia, Govindapur and and the civil administration But most of the villagers Gurandi police limits in the Manjaya Dharua of village complained.Bhabani Sahu, Trilochanpur villages con- meeting held on Saturday was are opposing the project, Swain district, house of relative at Balpur, PS Dunguripali, to Amitab Patra and other mem- verged at Phulakhai temple inconclusive. Officials have not added. The police rushed to the Gunupur in Rayagada dis- process his pending paddy bers of the Aam Aadmi Party inside Dhinkia village and considered the ground level spot to maintain law and order. trict, office of the school, and procurement bills.     ! !" !#  $%& ' '  (<

* .!   %# 2727%289:  !!!+!  7  324));    P  <  %&<6      n a blow to the financial Ihealth of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the farmers protest has resulted in daily loss of 3,500 crore. This means these States reported to have incurred over 70,000 crore due to the ongoing protest. A traders body in Delhi has esti- mated over 5,000 crore loss while the Northern Railway has incurred losses worth roughly 2,000-2,400 crores due to the ongoing farmers’ protest. 2#   "  impact of the agitation is more According to top industry     acute for industries in hilly and commerce federations, a "#    regions of Himachal Pradesh,   persons for commission of daily loss of 3,000 crore to  = ;  Uttarakhand, and Jammu and offences Indian Penal Code 3,500 crore is resulting in #""  Kashmir which are dependent he Enforcement Directorate Sections relating to criminal economies of the region from    #   on transport of the goods by (ED) has filed a prosecution conspiracy, criminal breach of the value chain and transport #   road.   T Cases have come down to Noting that Delhi has complaint (chargesheet) before trust, cheating and forgery disruption because of protests.    There are fears that the almost 22,000. This is the kind made progress, he said, “We the Special Court, PMLA, among others. They said the detours due to uncertainty around the trans- he Government on Tuesday of number we all experienced congratulate the Delhi Ahmedabad against Hirak “The said charge sheet dis- blockades of highways are lead- IT have become their lifeline. portation of farm products to Tsaid that Covid-19 cases in July. So that is very reassur- Government as also all the Biotech Ltd and its directors closes that Pratik R Shah in con- ing to 50 per cent more time Besides, vibrant services sectors the major markets of Delhi- and deaths are declining in ing. As a nation, we seem to be other governments who have Pratik R Shah and Niketa spiracy with other accused and distance for movement of including tourism, trading, NCR could lead to significant India which is “a very reassur- now doing very well. done so well in contributing Baldevbhai Dave under fraudulently availed loan/over- goods that can lead to 8-10 per transport and hospitality, have losses to the farm sector in ing trend”, but cautioned the “We are saving lives. But towards such a significant con- Prevention of Money draft facility against FDs from cent increase in logistics costs, added to the strength of the these States. citizens not to let their guard remember, this cannot be taken trol (in cases) in recent times.” Laundering Act (PMLA) in a the bank and also increased thus leading to rise in prices of regions, known for their enter- During winters, tourism down as an overwhelming pro- for granted. An overwhelming Dr Paul, however, loan default case of Ahmedabad overdraft limit without any res- daily items and essentials. prising farmers, entrepreneurs sector is a major revenue and portion of the country’s popu- proportion of our population is expressed concern over the Peoples Cooperative Bank Ltd. olution and withdrew beyond ‘’The size of the combined and innovators. livelihood source in these con- lation is still “very very sus- still very very susceptible to the Covid-19 situation in some Besides Hirak Biotech Ltd the overdraft limit without any economies of Punjab, Haryana, While the Confederation of tiguous States. But there is ceptible” to the virus and the virus. And the situation can states like Uttarakhand, and its directors, Platinum security. In this manner the Himachal Pradesh and J&K is Indian Industry (CII) said the apprehension that the farmers’ situation may escalate unex- escalate unexpectedly,” Paul Nagaland and Himachal Corporation Ltd. were involved accused defaulted the loan sanc- about 18 lakh crore. With the disruption in supply chain and protest is likely to adversely pectedly. said while cautioning against Pradesh and stated all efforts to in the siphoning of bank loan tioned by APCBL and thereby ongoing farmers’ agitation and logistics due to the agitation by impact the sector this winter. “While there is a continu- any laxity. control the spread are being availed from Ahmedabad causing loss of 25.25 crore to blockade of roads, toll plazas farmers in many parts of India The period from December to ous increasing trend in Covid- He further said the reas- made in collaboration with Peoples Cooperative Bank Ltd., the bank, it said. and railways, the economic will have a bearing on the March is critical due to the 19 cases and deaths globally, suring thing is that people are these governments. the ED said. Investigation under PMLA activities have come to a halt,” economy over the coming days vacation period and the snow- particularly in America and saying the R0 has come below Union Health Secretary On December 8, a provi- revealed that accused Shah and said ASSOCHAM President and may impinge the ongoing fall in the mountains. Europe and the situation in the one which means the pan- Rajesh Bhushan said that more sional attachment order was Niketa Baldevbhai Dave, direc- Niranjan Hiranandan said on recovery from the economic On the other hand, the world is becoming worrisome, demic is shrinking. “So we than 15.55 crore tests have issued under PMLA on identi- tors of Hirak Biotech Ltd. tried Tuesday. Assocham urged the contraction due to Covid-19 Confederation of All India in contrast the scene in India should be happy about that but been conducted so far for fication of Proceeds of Crime in to transfer/dispose off 16 plots Government and farmers’ pandemic. Traders (CAIT) said in the last is satisfying as the cases and cautiously happy,” he said as he detection of coronavirus infec- the form of 16 plots located at held in the name of Hirak organisations to resolve the The CII said the farmers’ 20 days, trade and other activ- deaths are declining,” Dr V K added that “looking at the pre- tion in the country, and the village Sachana, Taluka Biotech Ltd. Accused Dave, was impasse over the new agri-laws protests, which have intensified ities of about 5,000 crore have Paul, member (health) at NITI sent global scenario, a second cumulative positivity rate has Viramgam in Ahmedabad dis- arrested on October 13 this year as the disruption caused by over the past couple of weeks, been affected in Delhi and its Aayog, said at a presser here. or third peak may occur in declined to 6.37 while the aver- trict worth Rs 10.07 crore . and is in judicial custody. Now, farmers’ protests was resulting have led to obstruction of traf- surrounding states. According More than 94 lakh patients India, though it is impossible to age daily positivity rate during These attached assets were held after attachment of the Proceeds in a huge daily loss. fic and road blockades across to an estimate, about 30 to 40 have recovered from Covid-19 do a definite prediction.” last week was 3.00 per cent. in the name of Hirak Biotech of Crime to the tune of 10.07 Though the economies of multiple checkpoints in the percent of the goods coming to in the country, while present- Dr Paul specially men- India’s Case Fatality Rate Ltd, Ahmedabad, the agency crore, Prosecution Complaint Punjab, Haryana and Himachal northern states of Delhi-NCR, Delhi have been affected by the ly there are only about 3.4 lakhs tioned that Uttarakhand, (CFR) is also among the low- said. has been filed before the Special Pradesh are predominantly Punjab, Haryana, Uttar movement of farmers, which is active cases and it is declining Nagaland and Himachal est in the world. At present, ED initiated investigations Judge for confiscation of the based on agriculture and hor- Pradesh and Rajasthan, and in adversely affecting the trade further. Pradesh have a high proportion India’s CFR is 1.45 per cent, under PMLA on the basis of a attached assets apart from ticulture, several industries like smaller measure, in many other and other activities of Delhi “Mortality is declining and of cases that needs to be con- whereas globally it is 2.26 per charge sheet filed by CID, awarding punishment to the food processing, cotton textiles, States. and neighbouring States, the it is well below 400 per day. trolled. cent, Bhushan said. Gandhinagar against various accused persons, it added. automobile, farm machinery, As per the estimates, the traders’ body stated. - 2    O   P2   8.. 6     #    :   >"  &        2   against the Farmers month, with many of them sit- and pale eyes. (Empowerment and ting in the cold and blocking   The NFHS latest data per- Protection) Agreement of Price traffic on the national highways  (( (4 tains to 17 states — including Assurance and Farm Services around Delhi. naemia among women and Maharashtra, Bihar, and West Act, Farmers Produce Trade “Government should climb Achildren continues to be a Bengal — and five Union and Commerce (Promotion down from its high horse and   states. cause of concern. As per the 5th Territories (including J&K) and Facilitation) Act, and the reach an agreement with the NTA has increased the National Family Health Survey and, crucially, captures the Essential Commodities farmers quickly,” he National Testing number of attempts in JEE (NFHS 5) data released by the state of health in these states (Amendment) Act. Chidambaram said on Twitter. TAgency on Tuesday Main 2021. The JEE Main Ministry of Health and Family before the Covid pandemic. Enacted in September, the “The simple way forward is to (NTA) announced that the 2021 will be held in February Welfare recently, more than Phase 2 of the survey, which three farm laws have been pro- Repeal the present laws and Re- first session of the Joint 2021 followed by three ses- half of the children and women it. In addition to iron, there are will cover other states such as   jected by the Central enact a new law based on the Entrance Exam Main (JEE sions in March, April, and are anaemic in 13 of the 22 other nutrients that prevent or Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Government as major reforms agreement. Repeal and Re- Main) 2021 will take place May 2021. States/UTs in the country. reduce anaemia and these Madhya Pradesh, was delayed ormer Congress president in the agriculture sector that enactment is a well-known from February 22 to 25, 2021. “This is being done to Not only this, anaemia include vitamin B6, vitamin B2, due to the pandemic and its FRahul Gandhi on Tuesday will remove the middlemen legislative tool,” he also said. As per the NTA notification ensure that the JEE among pregnant women too vitamin B12, vitamin C, folate results are expected to be made alleged that for the Modi and allow farmers to sell any- The former finance minis- the registration for JEE Main (Main)2021 does not interfere has increased in half of the and proteins. These nutrients available in May 2021, said a Government, crony capitalists where in the country. ter said it is obvious that any 2021 started on Tuesday. with the Board examinations, States/UTs compared to NFHS- are actively involved in the senior official from the Union are “best friends” and protest- However, the protesting agreement between farmers NTA has made multiple which may be held at differ- 4, in spite of substantial process of blood formation Health Ministry. ing farmers are Khalistanis. farmers have expressed appre- and the government will nec- changes to the engineering ent times across the increase in the consumption of (haemopoiesis), pointed out The data also shows that His attack on the Government hension that the new laws essarily require a new bill to be entrance exam to ensure its States/UTs,” NTA said. IFA tablets by pregnant women various studies. for both women and men, comes at a time when thou- would pave the way for elimi- passed by Parliament. “It is smooth conduct and to facil- The pattern of JEE Main for 180 days or more. Doctors In fact, a study conducted there is a lot of variation in the sands of farmers have been nating the safety cushion of shocking that after 20 days of itate students who have stud- has been changed to accom- believe that provision of iron by Metropolis Healthcare, high or very high random protesting for more than two Minimum Support Price and farmers’ protests in the bitter ied under different state modate students who may and folic acid supplements in found that six in 10 women blood glucose levels across weeks on the borders of Delhi, do away with the mandi sys- winter of Delhi, the govern- boards that may have altered have studied under school health programmes will not from 36 cities of India have low States/UTs. demanding withdrawal of three tem, leaving them at the mercy ment continues to stick to the their syllabi due to the boards that changed the syl- solve the problem of anaemia. haemoglobin levels, indicat- “Men are more likely to new farm laws. of big corporates. ‘no repeal’ stand,” he also said. COVID-19 pandemic. labus due to the lockdown. Anemia is a condition that ing anemia. have slightly higher blood glu- “For Modi Govt: Senior Congress leader and Opposition parties have The JEE Main 2021 will The questions papers will develops when there is iron The incidence of anemia cose levels in the range of high Dissenting students are anti- a former Finance Minister, P also appealed to President be held in 13 languages -- have choices. Candidates will deficiency or lack of healthy red was reported highest in the age or very high compared to nationals. Concerned citizens Chidambaram, asked the gov- Ram Nath Kovind to intervene English, Hindi, Assamese, now have 30 questions in blood cells or haemoglobin in group of 20 to 50. The study women. The percentage of are urban naxals. Migrant ernment to repeal the new and ensure the laws are with- Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, each subject, divided into the blood. was conducted for 17,00,000 men with high or very high labourers are Covid carriers. agri laws, which have sparked drawn. The Government has Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, two sections. Section A will They said that supplemen- girls and women across India, blood glucose is highest in Rape victims are nobody. protest by farmers, and bring in been defending the laws, say- Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and have 20 questions and section tation of only iron and folic including 11,41,600 girls and Kerala (27 per cent) followed Protesting farmers are a fresh bill after reaching an ing they will open new market Urdu. While exams in Hindi, B will have 10 questions. Out acid is inadequate to prevent or women from Mumbai alone, by Goa (24 per cent). Khalistani. And crony capital- agreement with the agitating avenues for farmers and raise English and Urdu will be of the 10 questions in Section correct anaemia among ado- over a period of two years. The Prevalence of elevated blood ists are best friends,” Rahul peasants. The farmers’ agitation their incomes, besides usher- held across the country, other B, candidates will have to lescents. Other haemopoietic most common signs to watch pressure (hypertension) among Gandhi said in a tweet. against the three agriculture ing in new technologies in the regional language papers will answer any five, the NTA (blood forming) nutrients are out for anemia are lethargy, men, is somewhat higher than Farmers are protesting laws has reached almost a sector. be held in the respective notification said. equally important in managing unexplained fatigue, pale skin in women,” as per the data. % P      4@)       (:          

        each child who was in a child Taking note of the plight of A bench headed by Justice The top court said that it cation and this amount has to be care institution (CCI) and has children who are residing in L Nageswara Rao also said state might be necessary for the states given at the recommendation of bserving that COVID-19 now been restored to his or her CCIs during pandemic period, governments should provide to nominate a teacher for a batch the district child protection unit,       >  Ohas affected normal life family during the pandemic. the top court stressed on the necessary infrastructure, includ- of 20-25 children in CCIs so that keeping in mind the financial since March and children did The apex court was told that need to provide them requisite ing books and stationery, to they could get education during position of the children’s fami- 3  #" " not had the opportunity to 2,27,518 children were in CCIs infrastructure for education and CCIs for the online classes of the pandemic time. lies.     "" attend classes, the Supreme when the COVID-19 pandem- said that states should ensure children living there on the The bench, also comprising The bench said extra class-  #   Court on Tuesday directed all ic started and 1,45,788 have been that required number of teach- basis of recommendation from Justices Hemant Gupta and Ajay es are necessary for these chil- the States to provide 2,000 a restored with their families or ers are made available to teach district child protection units Rastogi, said states would pay dren to prepare for the exams in 2 5"  month for the education of guardians. them. within 30 days. 2,000 per month for their edu- March next year.   " "#          % 2"              ,"      " # ? "         ?         >8  ice President M Venkaiah VNaidu on Tuesday paid when required.    3 P"   Congress said on its official    years-old with the number of said. tributes to India’s first home “My humble tributes to Twitter handle. members it has about four “Obviously India has an minister Sardar Vallabhbhai the leader I admire most — the he Congress on Tuesday “As a brave freedom fight- he narrow representation at times to what it was when the interest in the matter, but I Patel on his death anniversary, Iron Man of India, Sardar Tpaid tributes to India’s first home minister, is credited with er & the nation’s first Deputy Tthe leadership levels of the world body began. would urge you to even look at saying his unparalleled effort in Vallabhbhai Patel —on his deputy prime minister Sardar unifying hundreds of princely PM, his innumerable contri- United Nations is a challenge to “So if any entity, any prod- a continent like Africa. If 50 plus integrating more than 560 death anniversary. His contri- Vallabhbhai Patel on his death states in to the Union of India butions to nation-building its credibility and effectiveness, uct is 75-years-old and has nations don’t have a voice just princely States with the Indian bution to the Indian freedom anniversary, with Rahul following independence inspire countless of Indians External Affairs Minister S changed four times over, you think in terms of what is their Union will forever inspire every struggle and his unparalleled Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi through a mix of persuasion, even today,” the party said. Jaishankar said on Monday, would not deny that it is essen- sense of ownership of the work- citizen. effort in integrating more than Vadra underlining the impor- dialogue and even use of force In a Facebook post in making a strong pitch for tially anachronistic. ings of this organisation,” the Patel is credited with uni- 560 princely states with the tance of remembering his prin- when required. Hindi, Rahul Gandhi shared reformed multilateralism. Now, the problem we have minister said. fying hundreds of princely Indian ciples at a time when farmers “On his death anniver- Patel’s quote that “my only wish Speaking at the Global today about the narrow repre- Jaishankar pointed out that states with the Union of India Union will forever inspire are protesting against the new sary, we pay solemn tribute to is that India should be a good Technology Summit, Jaishankar sentation at the leadership lev- the P5 nations — the US, the following independence every Indian,” the vice presi- agri laws. India’s Sardar, the man behind producer and no one in this said for obvious reasons the UN els of the UN, I think in many UK, Russia, France and China through a mix of persuasion, dent secretariat tweeted quot- Patel, a freedom fighter a united India, Shri country should shed tears is equated with multilateralism ways is a challenge to its credi- — are beginning to lose elec- dialogue and even use of force ing Naidu. who also became India’s first Vallabhbhai Patel,” the while being hungry”. and the world body is now 75- bility and to its effectiveness,” he tions in the UN.     ! !" !#  $%& ' '  (@ '& -.!+ R##   $  # )  " "   *" Adhikari who addressed a either left the party or had been  " "  *" high alert whenever there is a M*7/5:,0+/77*'+ Pradesh connections Banerjee asked, “on what surety they are huge rally at Haldia on Tuesday singing rebellious tunes saying VVIP movement … but one +=9'&=+5,0-))07*5A. said “truth to be told the BJP is distributing employment cards ebel Trinamool Congress is the son of powerful Trinamool there were people who after mid reports that the has also to explain why there 9+7>+5,-510+7+,0+0-+ a party of Chambal dacoits who to the people… my question is Rleader and former State Congress satrap and former profiting from the party for all AMinistry of Home Affairs would 50 vehicles in the VVIP’s >&=+/,0C&.>-71),&'*7+ have come to loot Bengal and what will this job card to … Minister Suvendu Adhikari is Union Minister Sisir Adhikari, these years were ditching it. could send a notice to Bengal convoy and why vehicles of ,0+9+&9'+(0/)/''5&, ravage its unity by creating divi- what validity it has,” alleging likely to join the BJP in a week’s also an MP. His younger broth- Apparently referring to Chief Secretary Alapan criminals including a convict- )+7+-59*79&)+-),0+ sion among the people of this during the BJP’s tenure the time his close aides said. In fact er Divyendu is also a TMC MP. Adhikari’s differences with her Bandopadhyay seeking clarifi- ed person should follow him,” 9+&9'+/''7+C+>,,0+=N)0+ State.” national employment had Adhikari, rated as the most Dropping hints about nephew Abhishek Banerjee, she cations as to why the three IPS Banerjee said at a rally in )-/1 Despite being a party of shrunk by 40 percent. powerful mass leader in the Suvendu Adhikari’s saffron plans said “The question is not of hier- officers requisitioned on Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. outsiders the BJP won all seats “During their rule TMC after CM Mamata his close aide Kanishka Panda archy we but of serving the peo- Central deputation were not Wondering as to why the summoned by it. This apart the the seats in North Bengal in the employment has shrunk by 40 Banerjee may join the BJP as who was last week expelled ple… will stand by people and released by the State Central Government would State administration also failed 2019 general elections, percent and here they have early as on Friday, sources said. from the party said “Bengal, par- fight for them. That is our Government, Chief Minister interfere in law and order mat- to release the three IPS officers Banerjee grudgingly told her come with job cards to lure the According to sources ticularly the western part of the resolve... After profiting from the Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ters which was exclusively a --- in charge of Nadda’s secu- audience. “They came from people. This will not serve any Adhikari — who held an apo- State will see a saffron storm in party and the Government some called the BJP a party of dacoits State subject Banerjee said it rity --- called on central depu- outside and won all the seats in purpose as the people will litical rally at Haldia on Tuesday 2021 Assembly elections.” people are hobnobbing with and slammed it for subverting went against the federal norms. tation. North Bengal while TMC did reject them,” she said. — would first resign his mem- On Adhikari’s joining the other parties.” federal norms. “The question is why should Raising the pitch of her not win a single seat... I want On Darjeeling Gorkha bership in the State Assembly saffron outfit he said we have Apart from Adhikari a The three IPS officers --- the Central Home Ministry call attack the Chief Minister called to ask what was our fault … issue she said “the BJP has been before flying to Delhi on already been with the saffron number of TMC leaders includ- an IGP, a DIG and an SP- IPS officers of a State cadre on the BJP a party of dacoits say- Are they Ramakrishna creating divisions not only Thursday. On Friday he was ideals as this colour stands for ing his former ministerial col- ranked officers --- in question deputation without the State’s ing “they always accuse others Paramahansa or Swami among religions but also in the likely to join the BJP in presence sacrifice and there is no other league Rajiv Banerjee, Asansol were in charge of BJP nation- permission … why the State of corruption and theft but I Vivekananda … no they are not Hills by giving false hope to the of senior leaders like Amit Shah leader in Bengal who has done Mayor and MLA Jitendra al president JP Nadda’s securi- Government should be coerced must say the BJP is the biggest … they only spread hatred Gorkha population about the and JP Nadda before flying a bigger sacrifice than him.” Tewari, other Legislators like ty when his convoy was to release the said officers,” she party of thieves… in fact it is and divide people,” Banerjee creation of a new Gorkhaland back to Kolkata the next day Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mihir Goswami, Sil Bhadra attacked by alleged Trinamool asked. a party of dacoits …” said. … but the leaders like Bimal with the Union Home Minister. Mamata Banerjee for the first Dutta etc, Coochbehar MLA, Congress men on December 10 The Bengal Chief Secretary Stopping short of naming Slamming the saffron out- Gurung have seen through The two leaders might hold a time since Adhikari’s rebellion Basunia have openly expressed while he was going to attend a and Director General of Police leaders like Nadda and his fit for giving false employ- their ploy and returned to the joint rally at East Midnapore on on Tuesday made a circuitous decent in the party. In fact meeting at Diamond Harbour. had skipped an appearance in party colleague Kailash ment promises to the people of Trinamool fold after sitting in Saturday. Shah is coming to reference of him and many Goswami has already joined “The security remains on the Home Ministry after being Vijabargiya who have Madhya Bengal, the Chief Minister their lap for six years.” Bengal in a two-day visit. other leaders who had recently the saffron outfit.  #  + ,5& $K  &75  -5 ;8 %!7 55%  &'  & !75 $)7$ 7&$65 $#!% !6& %56     Kolkata: In an abrupt move the ponement of polls in pandemic situa-      @ ' but failed to do so with the timely fighting skill set. Trinamool Congress Government has tion. detection of IED fitted circuits along The main objective and aim of the  !  "   written to the State Election The TMC Government’s sudden nstructors at the Corps battle their route by the alert security per- instructors at the CBS, Sarol is to min- Commission seeking arrangement of move is seen as a four-pronged ploy to Ischool, Sarol in Rajouri are busy sonnel. imise the collateral damage especial-   *- its ways, said Oommen Chandi, Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls understand its base vis a vis the BJP. decoding Improvised Explosive Whenever ground troops are ly when they are tackling the threat former chief minister. “They in the month of March which will be Besides, the party also wants to reju- Device (IED) circuits of a different faced with a big challenge of neutral- in any civilian area. ounting of votes in the should have worked to regain roughly a month and a half ahead of venate its organizational base. kind this winter season to ensure ising any IED detected on the road In addition to this, the jawans at Cthree-phase election to the the trust of the people but what the Assembly elections likely to be held Apart from this the KMC elections smooth movement of army convoys side they fall back on the large inven- the CBS, Sarol also undergo rigorous local bodies in Kerala would happened was that the elec- in the month of April-May. would also provide a scope to under- in the hinterland. tory of counter IED equipment avail- training during their stay and learn take place on Wednesday as the torate got further away from According to sources the State stand the loyalty lines in the party. This Faced with new challenges espe- able with the Indian army and utilise tactical exercises and battle drills. CPI(M)-led LDF and the them,” said Chandi who had to Government has said that the rectifi- apart the party which has earned a bad cially when it comes to use of IED as it optimally to minimise the damages. They also do shooting practice in the Congress-headed UDF exude face a number of cases filed by cation of electoral rolls were in progress name for rigging polls to rampant vio- a potent weapon to target the securi- The Corps Battle school, Sarol has firing range and get hands on train- confidence. The BJP-led NDA the CPI(M) and which turned and would be completed soon, where lence also wants to clean that image by ty convoys in the hinterland across a large inventory of IED's in its Model ing on neutralising terrorists during too claims that it would make out to be fakes. after the polls could be held. holding peaceful polls. Jammu and Kashmir, the instructors Room. Instructors rely on these IEDs an encounter /or neutralising any strides in this election though The Congress is confident The SEC sources said the proposal Meanwhile in a separate develop- at the school are continuously work- to educate the troops on the types of hostage crisis. it may not sweep the polls as because as of today, there are no would be sent to the Supreme Court ment the BJP leadership have ing on new designs/circuits to time- IEDs being employed by the adversary Since its inception, Corps Battle claimed by the CPI(M) leader other forces in the State to chal- for its directives. approached the central Election ly defuse the IED's and protect the and the terrorists to target convoy School, Sarol has been training a large Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. lenge them. “The situation is The BJP however demanded Commission seeking early deploy- lives of soldiers. vehicles. number of troops varying from 24,000 Why this election is impor- voters in the State do not have simultaneous elections not only in ment of central forces to dominate the After the dastardly Pulwama ter- The Corps Battle school also to 30,000 annually. AT any given point tant in the State is that it is a an alternate other than the Kolkata but all the civic boards which pre-electoral atmosphere in the after- ror strike, Pakistan based terror out- imparts training to jawans and offi- of time, more than 1000 troops precursor to the Legislative LDF or the UDF. If the BJP suc- had gone defunct and had been placed math of attack on BJP national presi- fits have attempted to target the secu- cers inducted in the counter -terror- receive training ahead of joining reg- Assembly election to be held in ceeds in making some dent in under administrators following post- dent JP Nadda, party sources said.PNS rity convoys on number of occasions ism grid in the region to hone their ular duties in the forward areas. the months of April-May 2021. some districts, then there is the “Usually the results of the possibility of a Third Force assembly election would be a emerging in the State and that " -&        ?"< # P repeat of the Local body elec- is the need of the hour,” said 56 ,    70 tion and this is the reason septuagenarian P Rajan, former #  2  "   89: behind the confidence of the senior editor, Mathrubhumi, a     Congress,” said K Sudhakaran, Malayalam daily.      MP and veteran Congress The CPI(M) candidates for Jammu: Ashutosh Gangal,   2  leader. the local body election have Northern Railway General The Congress-led UDF deliberately avoided their party    2    translated into best Manager, who is on a visit to  ! ,1 had swept the Lok Sabha elec- symbol (hammer and sickle) @ ' cinematic presen- see the Railway work sites in tion held in 2019 May and most and this has surprised many tations. He said that J&K held a press conference in Aligarh: The hearing on the of the seasoned political com- followers of the party. “It is due he Union Territory admin- the efforts made Jammu on Tuesday. Briefing bail petition of JNU student mentators do not see much dif- to fear of losing that they have Tistration in Jammu and earlier has not been the media, Gangal said that Sharjeel Imam could not be ference in the assembly election decided not to contest under Kashmir has roped in noted enough so bringing work at all sites in the remain- heard. There was a strike in the to follow shortly. “There is a party symbol. In some of the Director, producer and writer more themes to ing Katra-Banihal section of the increased many folds over the court regarding the nomination strong anti-incumbency feeling municipalities like Aluwa, the Imtiaz Ali to promote local art fore would be our USBRL National Project has past few years. More and more of the bar election. against the Government led by entire CPI(M) candidates have and culture by providing nec- main focus. resumed after an interlude. trains are being introduced, Due to this, the hearing was Pinarayi Vijayan and at no opted for symbols like umbrel- essary platforms to the local Secretary The two districts of Reasi thereby traveling to this region postponed again. Now the case point of time in the history of la and pots,” said Jayashanker, artists and youth through Culture and & Ramban in which the rail from any place in India has will be heard on 17 the State we have seen such political commentator. workshops and related activi- Tourism Sarmad section is situated was catego- become convenient. He added December. resentment towards a ruling The local media has report- ties. Hafeez said that rized as Covid Red zones due that Railways is aiming to bet- A protest was held at the party. I am not at all surprised ed that the Pinarayi Vijayan gov- Ali, who had directed the this initiative is one to which work was hampered. ter its freight performance, for AMU on January 16 over the because the CPI(M) had gone ernment is likely to quit if the famous bollywood film Jab We among many to He also said that in spite of the this BDUs have been set up at Citizenship Amendment Act berserk immediately after the results of the local body polls are Met, Rockstar, had also shown & Museums, Munir-ul-Islam bring J&K back on the top of Covid set back unprecedented Divisional levels, we are set to (CAA). In this, JNU student 2016 election which they won not favorable. But there is a una- keen interest in making films were also present on the occa- creativity in the entertainment work has been accomplished in create more facilities like goods Sharjeel Imam gave a statement with big majority,” said K nimity among all political par- casting local artists using local sion. industry, theatre, culture, art, the past months. sheds and increasing loading to divide the country. On 26 Surendran, president of BJP’s ties in the State that no other themes, music, art and locales. He proposed that the vast crafts and literature which it He also shared with the points for the easy movement January, a case of sedition was Kerala unit. governments which had ruled Interacting with the media pool of talent found here is once enjoyed in the past. media the developmental plans of freight in and out of this area. filed at the Civil Line police sta- Even after they were rout- Kerala in the past had faced the here in Jammu, Director diverse and encompassing He said it would be a great- Railways has laid out for pro- Answering to the queries of tion in Aligarh after its video ed in the Lok Sabha election number of allegations charges Imtiyaz Ali claimed that he is every sphere of cinematic est confidence booster for our viding better and convenient the media persons the General went viral. (having lost 19 out of the 20 which Pinarayi Vijayan gov- in awe of the culture, art and requirement so it would take us youth who can get carried freight and passenger facilities Manager shared that Railways Lawsuits were also filed in seats), the CPI-M did not mend ernment is facing. talent found among J&K artists. nothing to search here from away towards other socially evil in Jammu & Kashmir. is committed to providing a Delhi and Assam. Delhi Police He remarked that the richness beginning to climax of the forces in absence of such an Revamping and remodeling of reliable all weather mass trans- arrested Sharjeel Imam from of culture is so deep here that film. environment here. He said that important stations in both portation system to this Jehanabad in Bihar on January 4        it would take many initiatives Ali further said that he is art can bring the best out of Jammu region as well as Himalayan region for the con- 28 and sent him to Tihar Jail. to showcase it fully. Secretary fully convinced that the old, them and the platform we pro- Kashmir valley has become venience of the people and over Assam police took Culture & Tourism, Sarmad traditional folklore offers so pose to give them would be imperative as the number of all development of the union Sharjeel with him before the      Hafeez; Director Archaeology many stories that could be national one. people using this facility has territory. lockdown.  %   /+ Kumar Soni told that UPPCL and Army Infotech Company ()** ' 03      6&?      ow people will not only buy has made an agreement for -../  1 * 0     %    Nration from Government West U.P. The Army Infotech ration depot but will also be able Company has prepared an E-  ! +   '/:-70" ! !;5$8$%$56 '/:-70 " ! $5 % !$5 to deposit electricity bills of Wallet mobile app which will be 57$ % & $ 8!!)$!5 ! 07 !#!)$! 5;;5 &$5 their homes, shops, the factory installed on the dealer’s mobile. '   &     %$)  &%$#'$! $1 '2 $!   77&#&% ! $)  here. 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The fatality rate in the fatalities, the number of infec- state stood at 2.56 per cent. tions went up by 473, while the Pune district, which con- deaths rose by 10 in the state. tinued to be the worst-affected With 3442 fresh infections, city-district in Maharashtra, the total infections climbed saw the total number of cases from 18,83,365 to 18,86,807. increase from 3,62,793 to Similarly, with 70 new deaths, 3,63,284, while the total num- the Covid-19 toll in ber of deaths in Pune increased Maharashtra went up from from 7631 to 7642. 48269 to 48,339. Thane district remained As 4,395 patients were dis- in the third spot --after Pune charged from the hospitals and Mumbai – after the total across the state after full recov- number of infections rose from ery, the total number of people 2,48,028 to 2,48,371, while the discharged from the hospitals total deaths climbed from 5404 since the second week of March to 5408. this year rose to 17,66,010. Of the 1,18,06,808 samples The recovery rate in the state sent to laboratories, 18,86,807 rose marginally from 93.54 have tested positive (15.98 per per cent to 93.60 per cent. cent) for COVID-19 until With seven new deaths, the Tuesday. Covid-19 toll in Mumbai went Currently, 5,24,059 peo- up from 10,984 to 10991, while ple are in home quarantine the infected cases went up by while 4316 people are in insti- 521 to trigger a jump in the tutional quarantine.     ! !" !#  $%& ' '    (A 0 '  0 6 7!855975#: $%;$5!!  4" ! $% $5!!  $ ) #975#: $%;$5!! : % 12+34 %+5 /#0 4     8 0        ,     9  +         +S  ( " !5)5$)  $ E- $   566! ) $;5$5 !%%$)!7!% ;! #$                    - (?A? R. . S (     2   $ ,  0    !;5   !- $!!)5$!  6 ! $$)6 5#-  $ 65 7!                                             -  E %                  1         +            (             123+)14.       +%F      ebel News, a Canadian  +                    far right news network,           +    G  +      has obtained 34 pages       + 7               of documents called ‘China Files’ establish- )                 , Ring that Canada has been training ,    2  0   *              the Chinese People’s Liberation                       ( Army (PLA) in cold-weather war- fare at its military institution in         -  (           Kingston, bases in Ontario and at               ( ((    the Canadian Forces College,        +      +%  E  9    Toronto. Further, it sent to China flag-rank Canadian officers to    +                 %   teach PLA officers tactics and  +                      techniques in high-altitude fight-                          ing. Nearly 200 Canadian soldiers participated in the October 2019         (    +        +  World Military Games at Wuhan  %                       and Canadian sailors and naval         (    ,          ships celebrated the PLA Navy’s                        ( 70th Raising Day at Qindhao. Defence and security relations               +     between the countries were par-   #                    ticularly active during 2018-19              3  .         ( despite the Chinese taking two Canadian civilians hostage. It                          seems that the Canadian                 Government under Premier Justin Security Review Commission psyche. Foreign Minister S mine Russia’s partnership with rebutted that “there has been an G  %    +               Trudeau was keen to maintain report of December 1 which Jaishankar has said that the India. His remarks were direct- enormous military response in warm relations and not to dis- describes the eight-month-long Chinese have given India five ed at the US which has been our force deployment”, deflect-                          please the Chinese overlooking India-China standoff along the differing explanations for threatening India with sanc- ing the initial omissions of any         "   +   # ,       objections raised by the Trump Line of Actual Control (LAC) as deploying large forces along the tions under the Countering counteractions following  2             %         Administration over unintended the most severe border LAC. In its latest response to America’s Adversaries Through delayed detection of intrusions. consequences of transfer of crisis in decades and accuses Jaishankar speaking at a virtu- Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for The Government is making a           G        +   ( knowledge and information to the China of planning the Galwan al session with Sydney-based the purchase of $5.4 billion virtue of necessity in its counter-         %             Chinese though Canada’s Five clash with the blessings of Lowy Institute where he blamed S400 air defence system from deployment. In the same inter-                       Eyes partners were not perturbed. Defence Minister Gen Weng China for the standoff and Russia. This is a direct challenge view, he said the standoff could The news network obtained Fei. Two weeks before the clash, breakdown in relations, Beijing to India’s strategic autonomy go the Sumdorong Chu way G             +    !  redacted documents, some classi- Global Times warned that India Foreign Office repeated its and one of the sticking points (1986) which took nine years to         +               ( fied secret and for Canadian eyes would suffer a devastating standard response: “The mer- in the India-US Defence resolve. But then while the   7  +                  only, 19 months after it sought blow if it got involved in the its of the situation are very clear. Partnership on which the geopolitical context and limited them on a Freedom of US-China rivalry. The report India is totally responsible for Trump Administration scale of deployment were vast-                    Information request but as the notes that while the “Chinese the situation.” The standoff has remained discreetly silent. ly different, India was tactically                O            documents were not properly Government might deem its hit an impasse with no prospect Although India is still sit- in a commanding position hav-       O              "  2 redacted, they were legible. When Ladakh venture to acquire ter- of any thaw this winter; the ting on the fence in deference ing surrounded the PLA intru- there was resistance to implement- ritory a success, it failed to dis- Chinese and Indian tanks are to China, it has indicated to sion at Wangdung which was         +            ing the exchange programmes — suade India from building infra- just 20 metres apart near Beijing both in words and beyond the Indian limit of     4  ,             %   + the Chief of Defence Staff put on structure or aligning with the Kailash range. The Chinese deeds the options available to it patrolling. Still Wangdung was        +         (   ( hold one joint section-level exer- US, where results have been cancelled the joint release of a for crossing the Rubicon. US an Intelligence lapse! cise in winter warfare in Canada counterproductive”. The Indian stamp on the 70th anniversary Democratic lawmaker Mark The Intelligence and oper-                             ( — orders were given that no Government, though, has of bilateral relations. The date Warner, speaking last week at ational failures on the LAC this      +      9              training was to be suspended denied both loss of any for the ninth military dialogue the Hindustan Times year are compounded by the                        without consulting the Chief of territory or alignment with the has not been communicated by Leadership Summit, said: “India Rebel News revelations of the Privy Council. These documents, US. Although no clinching evi- Beijing and while channels of should join a ‘Coalition of the Chinese getting winter warfare made public last week, clearly tell dence was presented in the communication remain in sus- Willing’ with the US and other training from the Canadian India that the Chinese had been report, tell-tale signs were there pended animation, both sides democracies to confront China’s armed forces in 2018-19. In a preparing for high-altitude war- that China was working to a are talking at each other. model of State-sponsored similar situation in 1984, India %% 6"7! fare since 2018-19 — especially in premeditated grand design of Russia, which enjoys the authoritarian capitalism.” Just as got a tip-off that Pakistan was the winter of 2019 — and have forcibly altering the LAC in best of relations with both Trudeau wants to be nice to buying snow clothing in Europe received training, expertise and Ladakh for which preparations India and China, has entered China, India does not wish to and pre-emptively occupied !       *        equipment from Canadian had started in mid-2019, if the fray not in helping to break offend Beijing as it cannot Siachen. The last GOC Ladakh Defence Forces during bilateral not earlier, as the ‘China Files’ the logjam but adding fuel independently deter Chinese Sub-Area, Maj Gen Yash Mor     3#0   military exchanges in China and indicate. These predate the to the fire by accusing the coercion on the Himalayan who was there at the time of Canada. The Trudeau Mahabalipuram/Chennai West of “anti-China games”. frontiers due to conspicuous intrusions, lamented this week    $  )$*     Government’s record of sensitiv- summit and are akin to Prime Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov power asymmetry. about “our repeated failures to             ity towards India’s security con- Minister AB Vajpayee’s historic set the cat among the pigeons Jaishankar’s continuing read Intelligence”. # cerns has at best been lax, given Lahore visit coinciding by saying that the western pow- reliance on diplomacy stems (The writer, a retired Major             ( that its Defence Minister and with Gen Musharraf’s plan- ers were promoting Indo- from ground reality and realpoli- General, was Commander, IPKF   S           # Leader of the Opposition are ning of Kargil. Pacific Strategy and tik. When asked by a journalist South, Sri Lanka, and founder       (+      both Khalistani sympathisers. Lies and deceit are Quadrilateral Security Dialogue about India’s reaction to Chinese member of the Defence Planning               ( These revelations fit in neatly ingrained in the Chinese to engage India in anti-China intrusions being diplomatic Staff, currently the Integrated with the US-China Economic, Communist Party and PLA’s games and also trying to under- rather than a pushback, he Defence Staff)                      (,         (       -.$        (  0 2  = 51            /     $ !/5! #! $ !7%! !   -  $5!56 !  $$1)!$) $  &6E          (      &$)  6 5# ! !#5 $556 ! ) ! ! 57!;% ! $ ! 6! $)757&$52$#5 !       %    0    $! 0!$5  $%%56 !#! $7  $5 565&  $5 %;5  5 5$  !6 7  $ $)8! $  ; E ;!5;%!9  $8 %!65  $$ # ! 56; $ !5 !! 85  )5 !$    S      %     ( !#$7M" ! !&8E  !5&%56#! $7  $ !7 $8$5;$795;$)5 6 5E; ! ! !!7 $7 %%        1  2   3       $  ( ! $) !#57 79 !#57 7; ! $%! 9 5&7! !%!  75 559  ! !#5$)65  9    4 $   )4$*      5655 # %      &7=+7 5/&5 /5/),+7 7+)/1+5,;+'+>, /'=1/7+>,&7 &7=+7 51/->-9,-/5      -.$      / 1   ( K $ "! $ K@5!($ ! 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This $  ! )$ $)6 #! 9 ;$  !!    !#!%! !5$5 5  wrote grippingly, fluently and with              ) *       element of politics is missing in the 5$7 %% !-! !O7% $#  !!6 #%  5)! !$ 5$7! ! 9 understated eloquence, following movement. Once the protests esca- !#! 65  ! #!%$5 $5566 #!    !% ! Azhar A Khan his deep on-location research               ,  # $     ( lated and the Government had no !) $)$& ! 75 ! N#$& !   $)O8!!! ! Rampur about the drug trade, big pharmas     ,      3  S             choice but to engage and offer con- and torture in the wake of   $ +        2  O       ( cessions, good political leadership     icy is leading to a fast-changing ities — including reservation ben- America’s questionable interven- among the protesters would have demography in the country where efits, freebies, subsidies, tions in Iraq and its ‘war on terror’.    O      56;A # $        meant leveraging the movement. 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#6755 =B1 ,     :                  Q       (                      :   % +   56;I #     5656        (         1  (!    J J  J %  #               56;I     (    +       C $       1 1    (     $       (            $  1         ;"+>' invoices worth over 1,00,000 crore till March this            S       ( '"* " * 0 year. * "(3     1 1  4   1  Collection from taxes subsumed in the GST was gates of factories and godowns the E-Way no longer be necessary. The tax returns can deregistration by some Central Excise- 4          -     about six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product "P 3+0? Bills system was rolled out in April 2018 be generated by a system that matches exempt units located in the Himalayan/  =              ( (GDP) in 2016-17. In contrast, the GST collections N0000 "O0 to track the movement of taxable goods. invoices. North Eastern States whose business          to GDP ratio was 6.25 per cent in 2018-19 and six '+0"**  This also reduces Income Tax evasion by Tax evasion can be detected by apply- became unviable under the destination- G         4,     ( per cent in 2019-20. GST collections were about " ' transporters as they need to get registered. ing analytical tools and Artificial based GST. Some 82 lakh registered sell-           #   " ( 7,40,650 crore in 2017-18, 11,77,370 crore in 2018- 030"  Capturing the vehicle registration num- Intelligence to the massive data that ers filed detailed returns for November      1        19 and 12,22,131 crore in 2019-20. 3* bers into a trackable IT system, the E-Way crores of invoices generate. In fact, the GST and over 20 lakh GST taxpayers opting for GST collections were about 32,000 crore and */+( Bills and the FASTag system help check system should reach the same maturity in the Composition Scheme are exempt from    1 8       1              ( 62,000 crore during April and May. The next four -00+39 other malpractices. For instance, in the terms of providing visibility of Input Tax filing detailed returns. As a taxpayer facil- months saw an average collection of 90,000 crore Bihar fodder scam, the Comptroller and Credit as is now available for verification itation measure, almost 94 lakh small GST             4,     ""P per month, which improved to 1,05,000 crore per +"'+0 Auditor General (CAG) detected that cer- and tracing of TDS/TCS credits by taxpayers are now allowed quarterly fil-        ,  1        month in the last two months, showing a robust tain vehicles supposedly used for fodder Income Tax assesses. ing of return with monthly payment.   !  G    ; -  of tolls on National Highways and the including governments and Public Sector visible GST, it is bound to be seen high- 1   . -      G 9  -   ( undocumented sales. The GST system includes cer- " /- Vahan database, too. Undertakings, routinely face payment er than VAT.   K6> 0   1           , tain checks on tax evasion like mandatory audits, "*" 00 ? There have been instances where delays though some progress has been For instance, the pre-GST taxation of     4,            matching of returns, E-Way Bills, reverse charge """ unscrupulous dealers have used fake made recently. It would be desirable if in goods was a typical standard VAT at the     S        mechanism and invoice matching. These are being -+*+0*> invoices for inputs not received to claim a GST2.0 upgrade, a receipt-based GST rate of 14.5 per cent, Central Excise at the     # S         #  gradually introduced. To check the practice of set- ?* -0 undue Input Tax Credit. Such invoices system can be implemented where the rate of 12.5 per cent and CST at the rate     5K5 9    #      ting up shell firms for fraud, the Government has /+" don’t have any corresponding supply of GST would be payable to the Treasury of four per cent. With the cascading effect    4, ,  1  (  1    mandated Aadhaar authentication for GST registra- goods/services or not to the full extent and only on receipt of full or pro rata payment of tax on tax, the total levy paid by the end tion. The GST law permits deemed registration 21 do not involve actual payment of GST on for the supplied goods/services. One the- consumer was over 30 per cent. Inclusion     P ( Q +     (    days after an application is filed. Authorities will now them. This practice also leads to defraud- oretical option to implement this, at least of petroleum products in GST, if neces-               4,  physically inspect and verify entities obtaining ing of banks by exaggerating turnovers and for small businesses, could be to allow sary by adjusting non-GST taxes like          +   $ # P ( Q  ( deemed GST registration without Aadhaar. money laundering. them to opt for Cash Accounting rather Customs duty, allowing Input Tax Credit       I6            Ever since the Economic Administration The July 2019 CAG report on GST, than Accrual Accounting. However, that across full value addition chains, further     4,       S       # Reforms Commission, chaired by LK Jha in 1984, expressed concern over the continuing will create problems when they grow and lowering of rates with continuing strict         4,       highlighted how 80 per cent of Excise manpower delay in the full invoice matching system have to leave the small business tag. A bet- action against tax frauds can make GST      then guarded gates of low revenue yielding facto- which has made the system prone to Input ter option will be to introduce payment more acceptable and yield more revenues.                ries, tax administration in India has been moving Tax Credit frauds. The system was intend- tracking, whose benefits will go beyond Digitalisation and formalisation of      S           away from physical controls to self-assessment. ed to be designed based on 100 per cent the GST sphere in checking defaults and businesses poses some short-term costs   G        !( However, the truth is that a trust-based tax assess- invoice-matching to ensure system-veri- delinquencies. and hassles, but it is inevitable and it alone          P  Q  ( ment system is effective only when there is the deter- fied Input Tax Credit, correct settlement It is a creditable achievement that the holds the promise of giving long-awaited rence of test checks and fear of penal action on detec- of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax number of registered businesses under justice to the overtaxed. GST rates can        C ,         tion of breach of faith in test checks. and for minimising direct human inter- taxes subsumed in the GST has increased come down when compliance improves +       Otherwise, the tax system will be no different face with assessees. After full automation from 72 lakh to 1.28 crore, despite signif- for this grand tax reform. )  SR   than managing the collection boxes placed in reli- is adopted by taxpayers, even “assessment” icant de-registrations due to increased (The writer is former Special Secretary,     !"S* gious places. Since tax inspectors no longer guard as understood in the manual system may thresholds for registration and voluntary Ministry of Commerce and Industry) 0$                                         6015/1B1

namely Bahrain, the UAE and Sudan. To undermine the impact of the result of these diplomatic agreements international community gave a muted The hush-hush Saudi recognition However, one issue that remains agreements, Iran stitched a $400 bil- was the Palestinians being left high and response to all this. However, despite of Israel signals a paradigm policy shift, unaddressed that can have ubiquitous lion strategic partnership with China dry. For decades they have been fight- the opprobrium from the UK and for it could lead to the creation of new ramifications for peace and stability in in late September. Iran approved ing for the two-State solution. First, Germany, Israel continues to violate history and may signal a dramatic West Asia and the Middle East is the China’s access to its defence and Britain betrayed them through the Palestinian rights. The United Nations change in the way the Jewish-Muslim two-State solution. The normalisation financial systems so much so that Iran Balfour Declaration of 1916, then the is powerless to act as the West calls the relations evolve. What, however, needs agreements have covertly sidelined the is now a de jure part of the Belt and Sykes-Picot Agreement, followed by shots at the world body. Perhaps it is to be remembered is that Palestinians issue of the Palestinians. Road Initiative (BRI) much to India’s the formation of Israel in 1948 with pretty clear that Palestinians will face look up to Saudi Arabia as the only "*+ 0 Transformation of West Asian chagrin. The scales appear firmly tilt- utter disregard for the rights of the further rights violations in the coming remaining ally in their dream of a "- / 1517!&140)1 politics: One thing that is very clear ed in Israel’s favour however. With the Palestinian people. These agreements years. homeland and their ally seems to be from the normalisation agreements change of regime in the US, it will be have not only alienated the Palestinians Saudi recognition of Israel a slowly betraying them. (!$,$)8!%$!!  ! between Israel and the Gulf Arab States very interesting to see what happens who are almost facing an existential potential death knell?: The recent As of now, there appears little hope ) 5!C&! &#  $)  he last few months of the outgo- is that the politics of West Asia has with the new Biden Administration. crisis but also point to a deeper “esoteric” meeting between Israeli and for the Palestinian cause. The only ing Trump Administration were undergone drastic transformation. It Should it choose to follow a more schism within the Muslim world. Saudi officials and the subsequent remedy for them is perhaps an urgent 8&!56 !'$) & $ Tvery hectic, especially seen from will not be the same any more. Henry reconciliatory policy towards Iran The Palestinian cause has been allowance given to Israeli flights to use course correction by the internation- P$,$ ) !5 $)5 5 the foreign policy perspective. In an Kissinger in his famous book ‘World and think about resurrecting the Iran jettisoned by the Gulf monarchies who Saudi airspace, generated a new churn al community. The new liberal US $ 65 !$)! 9(&- $ O otherwise turbulent and highly-frag- Order’ wrote that geopolitics and nuclear accord, it would end up alien- earlier were the most vocal endorsers in West Asian geopolitics. However, leadership under Joe Biden must pres- !755#$7#$)  # ! ile four years of the Trump presiden- strategic considerations triumph reli- ating Israel and the Sunni Gulf monar- of the two-State policy. In fact, the when seen from the prism of the surise Israel into halting all settlement $8&$!!! 5!O cy marked by foreign policy disasters, gious issues. chies. If Biden follows a hard line height of irony is the volte-face by the Palestinian cause, it potentially signals building works and ask the Jewish State the last six months were landmark vis- These diplomatic agreements are towards Iran, the outcome will be a Gulf monarchies vis-à-vis the Israeli its death knell. The primary reason for to respect Palestinian rights. If that fails, 8&$!9" 5&) - $!! à-vis Trump’s West Asia policy. In early symptomatic of a Zionist-Sunni recalcitrant Iran pursuing a virile pol- occupation of West Bank. Israel this is the fact that Saudi Arabia is the the international community should 566$7$ % 5$)56 August, the Trump administration alliance against Shia Iran. Iran finding icy using its proxies to destabilise the promised to postpone the building of core State in the Islamic world despite think about imposing sanctions on &! ! !! ; !& ! oversaw the signing of the Abraham itself isolated is desperately trying to entire Middle East and West Asia. In new settlements as a part of the recog- the emergence of fissures in Muslim Israel. One thing is very clear, !755#$7#!  ! !$ accords which are a series of peace- find a way out of this stranglehold such a context the old fissures in West nition agreement considerations but unity, following the emergence of a Palestinians have to dig in and fight for %$#$9 cum-normalisation agreements because Arab-Zionist bonhomie is Asia will be aggravated. never said anything about bringing the parallel grouping led by Malaysia, their cause. between Israel with three Arab States, clearly in the US’ strategic interest. No justice for Palestinians: The construction work to a halt. The Turkey and Pakistan. (The writer is a columnist) 1    ! $5 $ %2     ! !" !#  $%& ' ' "(C

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Electoral College affirmed his gence officers believed respon- by incoming President Joe “The abduction of Mr. triumph over President Donald sible for his abduction and Biden and his national securi- Levinson in Iran is an outra- Trump, who has refused to Washington: For the first time, time has come to move on. imposing sanctions against ty team to radically change geous example of the Iranian concede and filed a litany of a groundswell of leading “At some point you have to them. course once they take office next regime’s willingness to commit legal challenges to overturn the Republicans have said that face the music,” said Sen. John Levinson disappeared in month. US officials pre-emp- unjust acts,” Treasury Secretary poll results. Democrat Joe Biden is the Thune of South Dakota, the Iran under mysterious circum- tively made clear Monday that Steven Mnuchin said in a state- The 538-member Electoral winner of the presidential elec- second-ranking GOP leader. stances more than a decade ago, no deal with Iran should be ment. College on Monday pushed tion, essentially abandoning “Once the Electoral College set- and though US diplomats and finalised without providing for The Iranian intelligence Biden past the 270-vote thresh- President Donald Trump’s tles the issue today, it’s time for investigators have long said the release of Americans who officers, Mohammad Baseri old to win the bitterly-contest- assault on the outcome as the everybody to move on.” they thought he was taken by remain detained there. and Ahmad Khazai, are alleged ed race for the White House. It Electoral College certified the Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Iranian government agents, Besides calling out two to have been involved in was one of the crucial steps vote. the chairman of the inaugural Monday’s announcement in the high-ranking intelligence offi- Levinson’s abduction and prob- required for the 78-year-old With states affirming the committee, said the panel will final weeks of the Trump cers by name, US officials also able death. Under the sanc- Democrat to take office on results, the Republicans faced now “deal with Vice President administration was the most said the Iranian regime sanc- tions, any property or assets January 20 as the 46th US %     8         8     .   a pivotal choice — to declare Biden as the president-elect.” definitive assignment of blame tioned the plot that led to they hold in the United States President.       %    6% Biden the president-elect, as the Just last week, the Republicans to date. Levinson’s abduction and lied would be frozen. AP Under the US system, vot- tally showed, or keep standing on the inauguration committee ers actually cast their ballots for In a speech from his home- was lit in this nation a long time silently by as Trump wages a had declined to publicly do so. 0   electors, who in turn, formal- town of Wilmington, Delaware ago. And we now know noth- potentially damaging campaign He said Monday’s Electoral !   ly vote for candidates weeks after the announcement of his ing, not even a pandemic or an to overturn the election. College vote “was significant.” ,, after the presidential election. victory in the election, Biden abuse of power, can extinguish Senate Majority Leader Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn Biden won the November 3 said the US democracy had that flame,” Biden said. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was said barring further legal chal- election with 306 electoral col- been “pushed, tested and “In this battle for the soul quiet on the issue Monday. 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ITuesday urged the Centre a halt.” down on growth which is pos- STuesday raised India’s side intact and can set India up Tuesday said India is learning S&P Global Ratings on and farmers’ organisations to On Monday, the sible only with a conducive growth projection for the cur- for more prolonged above- to live with the virus, even quity benchmark Sensex Tuesday raised India’s growth resolve the impasse over the Confederation of Indian environment for industrial rent financial year to (-)7.7 per average growth during the though the coronavirus pan- Erecovered from early losses projection for the current fis- new agri laws, saying that the Industry (CII) had said the activities, investment including cent from (-)9 per cent esti- recovery phase, it added. India’s demic is far from defeated. to end marginally up at its new cal to (-) 7.7 per cent from (-) protests are inflicting a heavy farmer agitation has led to the Foreign Direct Investment, mated earlier on rising demand gross domestic product (GDP) However, the reported cases closing record on Tuesday, led 9 per cent estimated earlier on blow to the economies of supply chain disruptions, Assocham stated. and falling Covid-19 rates. fell 7.5 per cent in the July- have fallen by more than half by gains in index majors HDFC rising demand and falling Punjab, Haryana, Himachal which will impact the econo- The Confederation of All For the next financial year September quarter, against a from peak levels, to about twins. The 30-share BSE index COVID-19 infection rates. Pradesh and J&K. my in the coming days and India Traders (CAIT) said in 2021-22, S&P projected growth contraction of 23.9 per cent in 40,000 per day. “It is no surprise ended 9.71 points or 0.02 per Meanwhile, retail inflation “A daily loss of 3,000- may impinge upon the ongo- the last 20 days, trade and other to rebound to 10 per cent. Its the April-June quarter. that India is following the path cent higher at 46,263.17. declined to 6.93 per cent in 3,500 crore is resulting in the ing recovery from the eco- activities of about Rs 5,000 revision in growth forecast for Earlier this month, Fitch of most economies across Asia- Similarly, the broader NSE November on softer food economies of the region from nomic contraction due to crore have been affected in the current fiscal reflects a Ratings also revised its growth Pacific in experiencing a faster- Nifty rose 9.70 points or 0.05 prices, though it remained the value chain and transport COVID-19. Delhi and its surrounding faster-than-expected recovery forecast for India to (-)9.4 per than-expected recovery in per cent to close at its fresh all- above the comfort level of the disruption because of the Assocham’s Hiranandani states. in the September quarter. cent, from (-)10.5 per cent, on manufacturing production,” time high of 13,567.85.Bajaj Reserve Bank, official data protests,” according to a rough observed that industries such as According to an estimate, “Rising demand and signs of economic revival, while S&P Global Ratings Asia- Finance was the top gainer in released after market hours on estimate by the chamber. textiles, auto components, bicy- about 30 to 40 per cent of the falling infection rates have the Asian Development Bank Pacific Chief Economist Shaun the Sensex pack, surging Monday showed. Assocham President cles, sports goods which cater goods coming to Delhi have tempered our expectation of said the economy is likely to Roache said. Manufacturing around 5 per cent, followed by Niranjan Hiranandani said, significantly to the export mar- been affected by the movement COVID-19’s hit on the Indian contract 8 per cent as against output was about 3.5 per cent Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Tech ‘’The size of the combined kets would not be able to ful- of farmers, which is adversely economy. S&P Global Ratings the earlier forecast of 9 per cent higher in October 2020 when Mahindra, HDFC Bank,   ?  economies of Punjab, Haryana, fil their orders, ahead of affecting the trade and other has revised real GDP growth to contraction, on faster recovery. compared to the year-ago peri- UltraTech Cement and Tata Himachal Pradesh and J&K is Christmas, harming the indus- activities of Delhi and neigh- negative 7.7 per cent for the Last month, Moody’s upped od, while the output of con- Steel. On the other hand, HUL,   @-A'- about Rs 18 lakh crore. 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We are launching day high of 73.59 and a low inflation would continue to may keep the MPC’s stance Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday glomerate Reliance Industries past eight days.Accordingly, edge and share best practices. Amazon Saathi after a lot of of 73.67.The local unit final- remain at elevated levels in the accommodative and liquidity said his group is working with Ltd, said the credit for this must there was no change in retail Amazon Saathi enables research and feedback from ly closed at 73.63 against the current fiscal, analysts tracking adequate, the inflation trajec- authorities to provide tech- go to the Prime Minister’s price of auto fuels on Tuesday sellers on Amazon and small sellers on having a platform for American currency, register- the development have said. tory still remains above four nology tools and backbone for Digital India vision, where he with price of petrol remaining and medium businesses knowledge sharing and net- ing a fall of 8 paise over its According to a research per cent in FY22 and thus, mass inoculation against motivated the entire industry to at Rs 83.71 a litre and diesel Rs (SMBs) across India to get working amongst them,” previous close. “The Indian report by Emkay Global hints at dimming chances of Covid-19. roll out broadband in the five 73.87 a litre in Delhi. Across the access to a wealth of content Amazon India Director MSME rupee depreciated marginal- Financial Services, while infla- further rate cuts in the coming Ambani’s telecom ven- years of his first term. country as well the price of the presented by experienced sell- and Seller Experience Pranav ly against the dollar this tion may have peaked, consis- year, the brokerage report said. ture Jio was rolled out four This digital push helped two petroleum products ers on the marketplace, a state- Bhasin said.Amazon Saathi Tuesday tracking weakness in tent supply shocks have meant CPI inflation surprised in years back, offering free voice transfer cash to bank accounts remained unchanged.OMCs ment said. brings over seven lakh sellers most regional currencies as the inflation series is estimat- November 2020 with better- calling and dirt-cheap data. of 20 crore needy during the have gone on a pause mode at Established Amazon sellers on Amazon.In together as a risk appetite waned as many ed to average around 6.3 per than-expected moderation at Today, Jio is India’s largest tele- pandemic, he said. a time when news of success- can engage with over 7 lakh community, where new and countries are imposing fresh cent in FY21. This is well 6.93 per cent, driven by sharp com operator with over 400 “And now we are ready ful coronavirus and expecta- sellers to share their learnings existing sellers can lean on COVID-19 restrictions above the RBI confront zone easing in sequential food infla- million users, each connected and pretty much at par with the tions of big pick up in demand and experiences of operating an their peers for guidance, and which could derail a global and would shape easing in tion, while core inflation was to the internet. world, to roll out one of the had kept crude on the boil with online business, and help the share from their experiences to economic recovery,” Sriram FY22 for some policy action to down marginally. Food inflation At a Facebook event, largest vaccine programs in prices breaching $ 50 a barrel seller community scale their accelerate their business growth Iyer, Senior Research Analyst come into play by the RBI. dropped to below 10 per cent, Ambani said the government’s the first half of 2021.” mark. IANS businesses on Amazon, it on Amazon, he added. at Reliance Securities, said. According to the Emkay helped by easing in vegetables digital push kept the country Technology has also report, retail inflation is expect- and cereals. The seasonal easing running even during the pan- helped deliver health services. ed to trend towards 5.8 per cent in perishable vegetable inflation demic and is now helping in “We are working very by the end of March, 2021. is likely to continue as suggest- the rollout of one of the largest closely with all the authorities However, the report said that ed by high-frequency mandi vaccination programmes. to make sure that we provide favourable base effect, the wide prices, and should add further Good digital and internet the technology tools and back- output gap and rebalancing of to the disinflationary momen- access allowed people to work bone for even vaccination in effective demand-supply tum in food. However, cost- from home and helped busi- the coming quarters using tech- dynamics will further help push factors like demand-sup- nesses to run without disrup- nology,” he said. inflation ease to 4.8 per cent by ply mismatch, higher opera- tion. 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He would be my pick out of the will be the key to India’s game under his belt, Pant will give India guys I saw. prospects of retaining the four- more flexibility in the first Test, the only day- “I know you guys (rate) Shaw but it match Test series Down Under. night game, to be played in Adelaide. seems to me like he plays a shot-a-ball. Calling himself a big fan of “It is going to be a tough one for the tour Against the new ball, he looks good on flat the India pace spearhead, selection committee because Rishabh played tracks, but in Australia, you’ve got to be a Border said Bumrah has the in all the 4 Test matches four years ago. He little bit more watchful about your shot potential to make a difference also got a hundred and seemed he got under selection,” he added. between the two sides in the the skin of the Australian players with his Gavaskar agreed with Border and said much-anticipated rubber, start- chirping behind the stumps. Shaw needs to get back to the drawing board ing in Adelaide from Thursday. “...When you just came off a hundred and work on his weaknesses — inconsis- “Well I am a huge fan of few days earlier, he would be the choice of tency and poor shot selection. Bumrah. If he keeps himself fit. the management I think,” Gavaskar said. “I think he’s (Shaw) got to spend a lit- We are talking of a guy who can Gavaskar said he preferred Pant over a tle more time assessing his batting. Because win games for you fellows. I more-accomplished keeper in Saha, as as an opening batsman, you’ve got to give worry about him because on Australian pitches are not so demanding yourself time to see what the pitch is doing, our pitches you get a little bit when it comes to keeping wickets. see what the bowlers are doing,” he said. of bounce and sideways move- “When you are playing on pitches “Trying to bat the way he’s batting at the ment,” said Border. where the wicketkeeper has to stand upto moment is not going to make him a con- “For India to win, I am the stumps, where the ball turns out a lit- sistent player. Yes, he’s going to make runs worried about Bumrah. If he tle bit that’s when you tend to take your best once in a while but he’s got to tighten up fires up like he did last time, get wicketkeeper, in which case Wriddhiman his defence.” important wickets, ruffle a few Saha would be the obvious choice,” he Gavaskar, however, was pretty sure feathers with the ball, I reckon explained. about other opener, saying Mayank Agarwal he could be the real difference,” “But here, India will having pacers is the player to watch out for in the series. he added ahead of the series. where you can stand behind and have lit- “For me the player to watch out for Bumrah accounted for 21 tle more time, my feeling is that they will Gavaskar. from India will be Mayank Aggarwal. He wickets in four matches in go for Rishabh,” Gavaskar said while pre- “So with uncertainty at the top, they came to Australia for the last couple of Test 2018-19, playing a key role in viewing the series named after him and would like to strengthen their batting and matches two years ago and he actually, India’s first-ever Test series Allan Border. so Rishabh Pant will play. I am hoping he showed the way because till then India had win in Australia. Both Gavaskar and Border batted for (Rishabh) plays at 6 because then that will not got any start,” the Little Master said. “You always think that   8        6    & F G3 (),C,H Shubman Gill over Prithvi Shaw to open allow you to pick 5 bowlers to try and get “He showed how to tackle Nathan your batting line-up will get  -      &   - 6%; %%  along side Mayank Agarwal in the series. 20 Australian wickets,” he added. Lyon. He has gone from strength to enough runs, you need the 20 “...India is a little bit shaky at the top of In the two warm-up games, Gill’s strength. Look at the season he had last year, wickets to win the Test. If he “So he will want to hit the pens from there,” he said. surely the Aussies will be the order. They don’t know who they are scores — 0, 29, 43, 65 — got better with where he scored a double hundred against stays fit, he is the one who is ground running at Adelaide “It’s hard to replace anyone favourites for the games where going to go with. Mayank Agarwal is of every knock while Shaw — with scores of South Africa. going to be a key,” the former and try and get India off to a like him. So we have to wait he is not playing. That is for course a certainty. But who’s the other open- 0, 19, 40, 3 — looked out of sorts. “So he’s the guy I really am looking for- Australia skipper added. flying start and see what hap- and see the impact it has but sure.” er — Shubman Gill or Prithvi Shaw?” said And Border was mighty impressed by ward to in this series,” Gavaskar added. From Australia’s point of view, Border picked young all-rounder Cameroon Green 2  '  as the player to watch out for 8   D. E 4   in the series. “For Australia, Cameroon       (Mohammed) Shami, they are tomorrow (Wednesday), Green, he is a really good all really good and experienced there is another day to go, one young cricketer. He is some- Adelaide: Australia’s batsman ndia vice-captain Ajinkya and they know how to bowl in more practice session to go, one to watch. He ia big tall lad Steve Smith on Tuesday missed IRahane on Tuesday conced- these conditions,” he said. we will sit tomorrow and his batting is really good, a crucial net session due to a sore ed that pacer Ishant Sharma’s “...This is a new series start- (Wednesday) and discuss gives the ball good whack back as the home team’s tumul- absence is a “big miss” but side- ing with the Pink ball, so it is all what’s our combination,” and he’s got great technique,” tuous build-up to the four- stepped queries on his team’s about getting that momentum, Kohli’s deputy said. he said. match Test series experienced possible first XI combination for but I do believe that we have the “...But see whoever plays, it Border also said the another major injury scare. the opening Day/Night Test attack to get 20 wickets,” he said. is going to be like, everyone is Indians will feel the absence of After having warmed up for against Australia. On the possible opening equally there, everyone is equal- Virat Kohli once he returns 10 minutes with his teammates “I think, we do really have combination among the four ly talented, whoever plays, they home after the opening Test to by doing a few stretching exer- a strong attack but yes we will available options (Mayank can win the match for us, so it attend to the birth of his first cises and running drills at the definitely miss Ishant, being the Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, is all about trusting our players,” child. Adelaide Oval, Smith skipped to training until at least senior fast bowler,” Rahane, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul) Rahane said. “I agree, there will be a the routine football session and Wednesday. According to the who is expected to lead in the and two options for wicket- He also didn’t give any huge gap in that line-up — just headed straight to the dressing Australian media, a team last three Tests after regular keeping (Wriddhiman Saha definitive answer on what his (Kohli’s) presence around room in some discomfort after spokesman said the 31-year-old skipper Virat Kohli goes on and Rishabh Pant), Rahane would be senior spinner that team and out on the tweaking his back while bend- is likely to bat at the nets on paternity leave, said during a Rahane, however, is confi- up for the Australians. said a decision will be taken Ravichandran Ashwin’s role field. I think the Aussies will ing down to pick up a ball. Wednesday and there is no virtual press conference. dent that despite Ishant’s “The guys who are here on the eve of the match. although he did acknowl- really enjoy that they don’t The day-night first Test doubt about his availability for Ishant is recovering from a absence, the pace attack com- Umesh (Yadav), (Navdeep) “See, we have still not edge that his all-round skills have to bowl to him for three starts here from Thursday and the much-anticipated series rib injury sustained during the prising Jasprit Bumrah and Sani, (Mohammed) Siraj with decided what’s our combina- will be very handy going into of the Test matches. Smith is not expected to return opener. PTI IPL. Mohammed Shami will step it Jasprit (Bumrah) and tion going to be. 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Under this summer as he will return that’s where he is going to have the  #! $ 5 7$$!   !&! ! $!  $%% 8! !% cussion after being hit on the er Burns — who has managed We’ll try and stay as settled as home after the game to attend the birth biggest impact. We’ve seen a lot of him 8!!! 7   ; $%9 head by a shot from Jasprit a meagre 62 runs in nine possible while Davy (Warner) is of his first child. now, and he has seen a lot of us too,” ,  Bumrah in the pink ball warm- innings this season. injured. We’ve got some tough Langer, however, is determined to Langer said. 6-. . up match. He was replaced “He is a very good player, decisions to make.”   (*'+ R   ormer Australia skipper FRicky Ponting wants the   =7  E team management to show faith   8  in under-fire Joe Burns and retain him in the Test series Melbourne: Former batsman opener against India. Mark Waugh believes Steve The 31-year-old Burns has Smith has repented enough for been going through a terrible his role in the ball-tampering phase, having scored just 62 runs scandal and needs to be hand- at 6.89 with a highest score of 29 ed Australia’s Test captaincy in his last nine first-class innings. after the retirement of incum- He scored 4, 0, 0, 1 in his last bent Tim Paine. four innings during the two Smith was removed from warm-up games ahead of the captaincy due to his involve- four-Test series against India. ment in the scandal in 2018. “I’m sticking with Joe Burns. However, ahead of the I’ve heard a lot of suggestions four-Test series against India, that he hasn’t scored enough there has been discussions and runs to stay in the side but I’m debates on whether it was time keeping him in there,” Ponting to reinstate Smith as captain. said on Channel Seven. “I would have made Steve “He made 40 in his last Test Smith captain. He is one of the innings, he’s made four Test hun- best players in the team, so he dreds, averages almost 40 — I’m is always going to be picked in sticking with him and showing the team,” Waugh said on Fox some faith. I think he’s good Sports’ Heavy Roller Podcast. enough to get through it.” “Plus he has captained “What Marcus Harris has- Australia for a number of years. n’t done is score (Test) hundreds He’s got a great cricket brain — (his) highest score is 70-odd, and I think he is a leader, so (whereas) Joe Burns can score why not?” Test match hundreds. I’m stick- “I know a lot of people say ing with him,” Ponting said. why should he captain again? Ponting also believes that But hang on the crime has been wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew paid for as minor as I thought Wade should be elevated to the it was,” Waugh said. opener’s role, which will pave the “He’s paid his penance way for 21-year-old all-rounder there, so he gets back to captain. Cameron Green’s inclusion in I think he is a pretty good cap- the playing XI. tain.” PTI