Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI NO: DELENG/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 329 Published from Hyderabad & New Delhi New Delhi, Sunday, December 6, 2020 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) No:7 Price: 3.00

BJP PLAYING THE WORK TO SERVE THE KOHLI, BUMRAH GAME OF TRYING TO PEOPLE: PM TELLS AMONG LARA’S TOPPLE OUR GOVT, BORDER GUARDS B’DESH BEST OF THIS ERA SAYS GEHLOT P-5 P-9 P-11 NAMAZ TIMING 5th round of govt-farmer talks Did not decide about post-poll 61.1% turnout in FAJAR 05.16 AM 3rd phase of J&K ZOHAR 12.07 PM inconclusive, next meet on Dec 9 alliance with TRS: Owaisi Panch bypolls ASAR 03.18 PM New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Jammu Dec 5 (IANS) MAGHRIB 05.41 PM The fifth round of parleys be- fifth round of parleys between the State Election Commis- ISHA 06.58 PM tween the government and government and farmer leaders re- sioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma farmer leaders remained in- mained inconclusive on Saturday on Saturday informed that GOLD & SILVER RATE conclusive on Saturday with with both sides adamant on their 61.1 per cent and 49.25 per 24K both sides adamant on their stand over the three contentious cent voter turnout was re- stand over the three conten- farm laws. The next meet is sched- corded in the third phase of 50,830 tious farm laws. The next meet uled on December 9 with farmers vacant Panch and Sarpanch is scheduled on December 9 giving a ‘Bharat Bandh’ call on De- by-polls 2020 held in J&K on KG with farmers giving a ‘Bharat cember 8. Heated arguments and Friday. The SEC informed 667,510 Bandh’ call on December 8. written placards in “Yes or No” were that the protest will continue if that by-poll for Panch va- Heated arguments and writ- raised in the five-hour meeting that the government doesn’t repeal the cant seats were held in 327 ten placards in “Yes or No” began at 2 p.m. at Vigyan Bhawan three laws which they said are “anti- constituencies in the third WEATHER REPORT were raised in the five-hour not put up a satisfactory so- ers Produce Trade and Com- in Central Delhi. After multiple ob- farmer”. While the government was phase. A total of 31844 elec- meeting that began at 2 p.m. lution to the demands of 40 merce (Promotion and Facili- stacles, the talks finally ended with agreeable to amendments to The tors (including 16600 males at Vigyan Bhawan in Central farmer union leaders, who tation) Act, 2020; The Farmers no conclusion as the farmers stuck Farmers Produce Trade and Com- and 15244 females), out of Delhi. After multiple obsta- took part in the meeting, (Empowerment and Protec- to their first and major demand to merce (Promotion and Facilitation) 52118, exercised their right 27 16 cles, the talks finally ended the delegation clearly com- tion) Agreement of Price As- repeal the three farms laws enacted Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empower- to franchise in the 3rd phase with no conclusion as the municated that the protest surance and Farm Services in September during the Monsoon ment and Protection) Agreement of of Panch By-Elections INDIAN RUPEE farmers stuck to their first and will continue if the govern- Act, 2020; and The Essential Session of Parliament. Price Assurance and Farm Services which began at 7 am and EXCHANGE RATES major demand to repeal the ment doesn’t repeal the Commodities (Amendment) As the government could not put Act, 2020; and The Essential Com- ended at 2pm. Sharma in- three farms laws enacted in three laws which they said Act, 2020, farmers were push- up a satisfactory solution to the de- modities (Amendment) Act, 2020, formed that Jammu division Indian ` inv. 1.00 INR September during the Mon- are “anti-farmer”. While the ing for the scrapping of these mands of 40 farmer union leaders, farmers were pushing for the scrap- recorded 79.47 per cent and US Dollar 73.785889 soon Session of Parliament. government was agreeable to laws.Farmer leaders commu- who took part in the meeting, the ping of these laws.Farmer leaders Kashmir division recorded Euro 89.442010 As the government could amendments to The Farm- nicated. delegation clearly communicated communicated. 59.63 per cent voter. British Pound 99.161574 Australian $ 54.780706 Haryana Minister, who took trial Folk songs motivate Kuwaiti Dinar 242.576709 farmers at Govt committed to reduce burden of Saudi Riyal 19.676237 Covid-19 vaccine shot, tests positive Ghazipur border Qatari Riyal 20.091460 cancer in country: Harsh Vardhan Chinese Yuan 11.296702 New Delhi/Ambala, New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) UAE dirham 20.086074 Dec 5 (IANS) Haryana Even as the farmers lead- New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Min- Health Minister Anil Vij ers meeting with the central ister of Science and Technology CHICKEN RATE on Saturday tested posi- government was continuing Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday tive for the novel coro- at Vigyan Bhawan here, the said that the government is com- Farm Rate 98 navirus, 15 days after agitating farmers at Ghazi- mitted to reduce the burden of Retail Live-120 he was administered a pur border remained calm cancer in the country by employ- WithSkin-174 trial dose of India-based and composed and kept on ing latest technologies in the Skinless 198 company -- Bharat Bio- entertaining themselves with genomics, proteomics, metabo- tech’s -- COVID vaccine. on November 16 after dose schedule, given 28 Punjabi folk songs. Thou- lomics and artificial intelligence NECC SUGGESTED EGG PRICE “I have been tested Co- which he volunteered days apart. “The vac- sands of farmers from sev- and machine learning. rona positive. I am ad- for its trials. cine efficacy will be de- eral parts of Uttar Pradesh, Inaugurating the 2nd TCGA Egg Whole Sale Rate mitted in Civil Hospital Notably, the trial vol- termined 14-days post Uttarakhand and Himachal 2020 conference virtually, he said Egg Retail Price Ambala Cantt. All those unteers were set to re- the 2nd dose”, it said. Pradesh have been camping “Diverse molecular mechanisms population”. The Union Minister Atlas (ICGA) useful for clinicians Super Market who have come in close ceive two intramuscular The company said that at Ghazipur border protest- including genetic and lifestyle acknowledged the efforts of the throughout India. He said this Rs 4.74 contact to me are ad- injections approximate- Covaxin has been de- ing against the three new factors contribute to cancer, pos- consortium comprising of scien- would set a way forward in mak- vised to get themselves ly 28 days apart which signed to be protective Agri Laws. While the farm- ing significant challenges to treat- tists and clinicians from across ing cancer treatment accessible Woman ends life in tested for corona”, means that the 67-year- two weeks after volun- ers blocked NH 24, which ment. Therefore, it is necessary to the world, who have come to- and affordable. Prof Syed Modas- Kol, leaves behind the Minister informed old Minister was yet to teers receive second connects Delhi with Meerut, better understand the underlying gether to build an Indian Cancer ser Ali, Chairman Bangladesh through social media. receive the second dose dose. It further said that allowing only emergency ve- factors patient by patient. In this Genomics Atlas (ICGA). Medical Research Council, Dha- ailing baby girl The pharmaceutical of the vaccine. Mean- the phase three trial is hicles, many farmers leaders context, it is important that we He also urged them to focus on ka delivered keynote address. Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) A giant had announced while, Bharat Biotech, a double-blind study camped on the highway and create indigenous, open-source important issues of uniformity He thanked the organizers for 22-year-old mother of a new- the commencement in a statement, clarified where volunteers have gave speeches on the three and comprehensive database of and integrity of specimens rep- successfully conducting the 2nd born girl committed suicide of Phase III trials of its that Covaxin clinical tri- a 50 per cent chance of laws. After several leaders molecular profiles of all cancer resenting different parts of India, Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) by jumping off a high-rise in vaccine -- COVAXIN -- als are based on a two- receiving vaccine. finished their speeches. prevalent in Indian population to make Indian Cancer Genomics 2020 conference today. south Kolkata’s Kasba local- ity on Saturday, the police India records 36,652 Tejashwi attacks said. Khushbu Kumari Gupta Plea in SC seeks refund (22), wife of Rajkumar Gupta, Nitish for not committed suicide after her new COVID cases, husband left home for Jam- of exorbitant charges of allowing Patna shedpur. According to local recovery rate 94.28 pc rally sources, the couple was anx- ious over the health condi- RT-PCR test for COVID-19 New Delhi, Dec 5 4,09,689 active cases, as Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) Following the tion of their three-month-old (IANS) India recorded per the data. Meanwhile, denial of permission to hold a dhar- daughter who was hospital- New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) 36,652 fresh nCoV cases there were 42,533 COV- na inside Gandhi Maidan, Rash- ised due to critical ailment. A petition has been filed during the past ID patients who triya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Khushbu was under sever before the Supreme Court 24 hours, the were cured in Yadav attacked Chief Minister Nit- depression. When Rajkumar, on Saturday seeking its di- Union Health the past one ish Kumar and said: “Followers of who runs a catering business, rection to the Central gov- Ministry up- day , taking Nathuram Godse arrived in Patna left for Howrah station, she ernment on refunds for ex- date said on the total and compassionate CM Nitish Ku- reportedly went up to to the tortionate rates charged by Saturday. recover- mar Kumar has held the statue of roof and never came down. hospitals and private labs The over- ies count Mahatma Gandhi inside Gandhi After sometime her in-laws to conduct Reverse Tran- all COVID till date to Maidan captive to please them started looking for her and scription Polymerase Chain case tally 90,58,822. so that followers of Gandhi ideol- found her lying in a pool Reaction (RT-PCR) tests for of the country In per- ogy would not take oath to support of blood at a corner of the Covid-19 detection. has now surged to centage, active farmers.” “I am reaching there. If multi-storied building. The The Public Interest Liti- 96,08,211, the govern- cases are now 4.26 per you are capable, stop me,” Tejashwi police are investigating the gation (PIL) has been filed ment data said. There cent, discharged/cured said in a tweet. The dharna at Gan- matter. “We are looking into in the apex court by a pe- ing Rs 4,500 for the test, and they are minting money were 512 more deaths due at 94.28 per cent and the dhi Maidan was scheduled to be all the aspects of the case. We titioner, Bharatiya Janata the actual cost, including to the tune of crores and to pandemic in the past deaths due to COVID are held from 10 a.m. on Saturday. As are trying to find out if there Party(BJP) leader and Ajay that of the testing kit, was crores of rupees,” The PIL 24 hours across the na- 1.45 per cent of the total the permission was not given by the was any problem within the Agrawal, which states that between Rs 800 to Rs 1,200. said. On November 24, the tion pushing the fatality case count till date. Ac- District Magistrate, Tejashwi Yadav family over the health of the the price of RT-PCR test in The plea claimed that differ- Apex Court bench led by count till date to 1,39,700. cording to the Indian did not reach the venue till 11.45 newborn or if there was any the country should be fixed ent rates are being charged Chief Justice S A Bobde and Talking of the active Council of Medical Re- a.m. Earlier, Patna DM Kumar Ravi foul play,” a police officer at Rs.400 as done by Odisha across the country whereas also comprising Justices A S caseload of Coronavirus, search , 14,58,85,512 cu- told IANS that dharnas inside Gan- said. The couple got married government. The PIL said the cost of the test actually Bopanna and V Ramasubra- there was a dip of 6,393 mulative samples have dhi Maidan are not allowed. Hence, last year. that when hospitals and works at just Rs 200. “There manian had issued notice to since Friday and present- been tested till date for the district administration rejected laboratories were charg- is a big loot by laboratories the Centre on Agrawal’s PIL. ly, the nation is home to COVID-19. the application of the RJD. Indian Horizon 2 City Sunday,December 6, 2020 Granthi of Delhi Farmers ready to celebrate R-Day at borders if govt Gurudwara hit with tabla dies, wife injured doesn’t accept demands New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) morrow on December 6. Another farmer from very little faith in the gov- Even as the fifth round of And I am here and will Bulandshahr Dayabad ernment as it has not been talks between the farmers not go home to attend the Singh said, “Narendra honest with farmers and leaders and the Central ceremony as this protest is Modi, who was Gujarat never fulfilled promises government is still going meant for our future.” Chief Minister in 2011, made to the farmers.” on, farmers at the Delhi- He said he has made had written to then Prime “Now we have demand- Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur adequate arrangements at minister Manmohan ed only one thing from the border vowed to celebrate home for the marriage and Singh demanding MSP government, accept our Republic Day there on in his absence his relatives for farmers. And now as demands in writing, till January 26 if the govern- will perform the wedding he is in power he should then we are not going back farmers are ready to take day, farmers blocked NH ment does not accept rituals. approve the same instead from here,” Rathi said. on the government if their 24 that connects Meerut their demand to repeal the Singh added that he will of talking everytime and When asked what if the demands are not met. with Delhi. three agri laws and guar- stay in Delhi if the govern- making false promises to talks with the government Meanwhile, a number The farmers protest en- New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) A granthi in the RK antee the minimum sup- ment does not accept the farmers.” on Saturday remain in- of farmers were seen pre- tered the 10th day on Sat- Puram Gurudwara was hit with a tabla (a musical port price (MSP). demands of the farmers. Jagdish Singh Rathi ar- conclusive, he said, “We paring food for the people urday. Thousands of farm- instrument) by a fellow granthi while performing Yoginder Singh, a farm- “Even if I have to stay rived at the Ghazipur bor- have given a call for a who have arrived to join ers have been agitating kirtan following which he succumbed to his inju- er from Bulandshahr in here for a year, I will cel- der last Saturday, which Bharat Bandh on Decem- the protest. at several border points ries. The wife of the deceased Ravinder Singh was UP, who has been protest- ebrate Republic Day, Holi he says was the second ber 8. We are not going to Food was also being of Delhi. The farmers are also injured and was rushed to Safdarjung hospital ing for the last eight days and Diwali below this fly- day of the farmers protest leave from here and will brought from the nearby demanding the repeal of for treatment. told IANS, “My son Oawan over for our rights,” he at the Delhi border. celebrate January 26 here Gurudwara for the agitat- the three Farm Laws and a The police is on the lookout for the accused Dar- is set to get married to- added. He told IANS, “We have only.” He added that the ing farmers. Earlier in the guarantee on MSP. pan Singh who is absconding. “Ravinder Singh and Darshan Singh are both Delhi. After multiple obstacles, the talks granthis in the sector 6 Gurudwara in RK Puram. At Tomar: APMC will be strengthened, Modi govt finally ended with no conclusion as the around 8.30 a.m. on Friday, while performing kirtan farmers stuck to their first and major Darshan Singh and Ravinder had a quarrel over a demand to repeal the three farms laws petty issue. Darshan hit Ravinder with the tabla on fullycommitted to farmers’ welfare enacted in September during the Mon- his head due to which he started bleeding and later New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) after the meeting with farm- APMC. If anybody has an is- urged the farmer union lead- soon Session of Parliament. succumbed to his injuries in the hospital,” Ingit After the 5th round of the ers, Tomar said: “We have sue with APMC, then govern- ers to send back the elderly As the government could not put up Pratap Singh, DCP South West, said. Centre-farmers talks on Sat- told the farmers that MSP will ment is willing to resolve it,” and children. “The Narendra a satisfactory solution to the demands According to police, when the wife of the de- urday, Union Agriculture continue. There is no need to Tomar added. Modi government is com- of 40 farmer union leaders, who took ceased tried to save him, she was also hit in the eye Minister Narendra Singh be doubtful about MSP, and After a marathon meeting mitted for farmers and it will part in the meeting, the delegation by the accused Darshan. Maninder Kaur is admit- Tomar reiterated the govern- there is no threat to it.” He of close to 5 hours, He said remain so in future. In past 6 clearly communicated that the pro- ted in a hospital. The victim and the accused’s fam- ment’s assurance to farmers insisted that the Centre is the government will consider years, many positive develop- test will continue if the government ily live in the staff quarters of the Gurudwara. The that MSP will continue and ready to address all issues of all their aspects and is willing ments took: farmers’ income doesn’t repeal the three laws which police has formed several teams to look for the ab- there is no threat to it as the farmers on MSP. to consider suggestions from has increased, MSP has in- they said are “anti-farmer”. sconding accused. Narendra Modi government “APMC (agricultural pro- farmers to resolve all the is- creased, government pur- While the government was agree- was fully committed to farm- duce market committee) sues in connection with the chase has increased…,” said able to amendments to The Farmers ers and will remain so in the belongs to the state govern- recently enacted farm laws. Tomar. Produce Trade and Commerce (Pro- Man stabbed to death in future. However, the talks ment and the government However, the government Earlier in the day, heated motion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; The Delhi’s Sonia Vihar remained inconclusive once has no intention to impact could not get any suggestions arguments and written plac- Farmers (Empowerment and Protec- again and the next meeting the state mandis nor are from the farmers and the ards in “Yes or No” were tion) Agreement of Price Assurance has been scheduled for De- they affected legally. Govern- next meeting is scheduled on raised in the five-hour meet- and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The cember 9. ment is willing do whatever December 9, Tomar added. ing that began at 2 p.m. at Essential Commodities (Amendment) Speaking to mediapersons is required to strengthen the Citing the winter season, he Vigyan Bhawan in Central Act, 2020, farmers were pushing for the scrapping of these laws. Farmer leaders communicated that 5th round: Farmers’ anger evident as they will hold “Bharat Bandh” on De- cember 8 as their demands haven’t ‘langar’ for lunch again been met. New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) representative once again. At the 4 p.m. break, solved by then. A clear signal of resent- The farmer unions from they enjoyed their lunch In the fourth round of New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) A 50-year-old man was ment was witnessed even Krantikari Kisan Union brought by their suppoert- talks on December 3, the found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon in after the first two hours President Darshan Pal, ers from the langars out- farmers had refused to north-east Delhi’s Sonia Vihar on Saturday morn- of discussion as the fifth Jamoohari Kisan Sabha side the venue. have lunch with the gov- ing, police said. “Birender Singh alias Pappu was round of talks between General Secretary Kulwant Once again they refused ernment representatives found lying on the floor in a pool of blood with mul- government and farmers Singh Sandhu, Bharatiya to partake of the lunch as they thrashed out their tiple injuries on his head. No forcible entry to the got underway on Saturday Kisan Sabha President provided by the Centre, a charter of demands. premises was noticed at the spot,” said Ved Prakash when 40 representatives Boota Singh, Kulhind signal that the discussion Saturday’s talks began at Surya, DCP, North East. of different unions from Kisan Sabha General Sec- during the crucial meeting 2 p.m. The refusal to share Crime Branch officials along with a forensic team Punjab and Haryana took retary Baldev Singh were is still not as per expecta- lunch indicated farmers cludes framing of a specific stubble burning, repeal- inspected the spot. The body was shifted to the a ‘langar lunch’ outside among various farmer tions of the farmers who would not take any favour law on Minimum Support ing three contentious farm mortuary at the GTB Hospital. Police teams formed the venue dismissing invi- union leaders who had have announced a ‘Bharat from the government till Price (MSP), and a written laws passed in September to investigate the murder are scanning CCTV foot- tation to the meal offered their lunch on the floor of Bandh” on December 8 their demands were met. assurance on it, ending the during the Monsoon Ses- age from the area to get some clues to the crime. by the central government Vigyan Bhawan. if the matter was not re- The farmers’ demand in- punishment provision for sion of Parliament. Man arrested in Gurgaon for Kerala Catholic Church dejects cong. MLA’s demeaning three murders in three days A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly remarks on bishops and religion murdering three people on three consecutive nights last week with the intention of subsequently looting Delhi,5,Dec, Leading media Catholic Church.After the death Idukki District Congress-District them. According to police, the accused, identified personality Martin Menachery’s of the first Bishop of Idukki Dio- leadership is angry that they as Mohammad Raji, was arrested on Thursday near post against Ernakulam Thrikka- cese, Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil, have come here from Ernakulam IFFCO Chowk. kara MLA PT Thomas paved the PT Thomas’ followers desecrated without the permission of the “The accused used to work in housekeeping at way for controversy.PT Thomas his body.Congress leader PT Congress-leaders and are coordi- a guest house in Gurgaon, but had been unem- MLA’s anti-Christian and hypo- Thomas and his followers, who nating the campaign.PT Thomas ployed for the last one month. During questioning, critical environmentalist post celebrated the death of Bishop is seeking votes for Bijo Mani in he said he committed three murders last week, on has come out against KPCC PT Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil on a the name of the environmental the nights of November 23, 24, and 25,” said ACP Thomas. The controversy was grand scale, are facing the Idukki issue in Idukki.Meanwhile, the (Crime) Preet Pal Sangwan. sparked by the insult to Chris- panchayat election by devising anger of PT Thomas for not get- Police officials said the accused, who hails from tians, bishops and clergy during new strategies. ting a seat in Idukki has been Bihar, would lure the victims into consuming alco- the elections in Idukki. Biju Mani, former president of tied to the head of the Christian hol with him, and stab them after they were intoxi- ‘Aren’t you ashamed to ask Idukki Youth Congress and a fa- community and sharp criticism vigilance probe.Vigilance is also lakh in a money laundering scam cated. for election votes in front of the vorite of PT Thomas, is contest- has been leveled against the probing the Chilavannur back- involving PT Thomas and CPI Later, he would then gather their belongings church’?Martin Menachery is ing from Idukki District Panchay- church in many corner meetings. water encroachment, money (M) leader Kuppy Ramakrishnan. and flee. criticizing P T Thomas MLA in a at Vagamon Division for Idukki This created anxiety and division laundering and forgery of docu- PT Thomas saw the enforcement In the first murder, which he committed on the post that starts with PT Thomas District Panchayat.PT Thomas among the Congress leaders and ments in the PRD officers coming and ran away. night of November 23, the accused had allegedly MLA insulted Christians and is directly at the helm of Bijo activists.PT Thomas, a legisla- Last month, an enforcement This is an event that has created stabbed a youth to death near Leisure Valley Park. bishops including the Kerala Mani’s election campaign. The tor from Thrikkakara, is facing a raid led to the seizure of Rs 80 a great deal of controversy. SC pulls up Telangana govt for insensitivity in suicide of BHEL woman officer New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The a four-week adjournment, a recording the reasons men- issue appropriate directions The plea was filed by the complaint against her work or The petitioner claimed that Supreme Court has pulled up bench comprising Justices A. tioned across the Bar for that to ensure compliance with its mother of the 33-year-old against her mental behaviour the suicide note dated Octo- the Telangana government for M. Khanwilkar and S. Ravin- adjournment. “The reasons direction. “Registry is directed victim through advocate Alok during her long association ber 16, 2019 of the deceased being insensitive to the plea dra Bhat said: “We deprecate stated indicates the insensi- to forward a copy of this order Srivastava. with BHEL. However, she was and her last telephonic con- of the mother of a woman fi- the request made by the coun- tivity with which the investi- to the Home Secretary, State Srivastava had argued that sexually harassed, molested, versation (on the same day) nance officer in Bharat Heavy sel for the State of Telangana gation is progressing in this of Telangana for immediate the victim was a bright, young stalked, mentally tortured with her sister, categorically Electricals Limited (BHEL) for an adjournment in this case. We say no more for the compliance through email/ and intelligent finance pro- and attempted to be raped establish that her own super- who allegedly committed sui- case and that too for a period time being”, said the bench. on-line”, noted the bench. fessional, who joined BHEL by her own supervisor and visor and office colleagues cide due to repeated sexual of four weeks.” The top court also directed The top court has posted in July 2009 and served it till by her own office colleagues subjected her to extreme level harassment at her workplace. The bench observed that to the Home Secretary of the the matter for further hearing her last breath, October 17, at BHEL, Hyderabad, which of sexual, physical and mental On Friday, as the Telangana avoid embarrassment to the state government to person- in the week commencing from 2019, with utmost dedication. forced her to ultimately com- harassment and attempted to government counsel sought state, it would refrain from ally look into this aspect and December 14. “There was not even an iota of mit suicide”, said the plea. rape her. Indian Horizon Sunday, December 6, 2020 City 3 Man held for posting pic Folk songs motivate farmers at Ghazipur border New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) family members. We have in- \with firearm on Facebook, Even as the farmers lead- stalled big speakers on them ers meeting with the central for our entertainment while pistol seized government was continuing working in our farms.” at Vigyan Bhawan here, the “But these speakers are not agitating farmers at Ghazipur meant for any entertainment border remained calm and here as we are here to de- composed and kept on enter- mand our rights,” he added. taining themselves with Pun- Meanwhile many farmers jabi folk songs. Thousands of kept themselves busy during farmers from several parts of the day by playing cards. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand “As we have no work here and Himachal Pradesh have during the day we are play- been camping at Ghazipur ing cards to keep ourselves border protesting against the busy,” a farmer from Buland- New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) A “These days, in a new trend, three new Agri Laws. shahr said. The fifth round of Delhi man has been arrested criminals try to project them- While the farmers blocked es on the three laws. Through their folk songs speakers fitted on them were talks on Saturday once again for posting a photograph of selves as big dons by posting NH 24, which connects Delhi After several leaders fin- the singers took a swipe at the seen at the Ghazipur border. remained inconclusive. The him holding a pistol on his their pictures with firearms on with Meerut, allowing only ished their speeches, they left Central government which Shamsher Singh, a farmer next meeting of the farm- Facebook page and the ille- the social media. The Dwarka emergency vehicles, many the stage to the younger lead- brought the three Farm Laws from Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli ers with central government gal weapon seized from him, District police nabbed him farmers leaders camped on ers who motivated the farm- earlier this year. who owns a tractor told IANS, ministers is scheduled on De- a senior police officer said on with the weapon that he had the highway and gave speech- ers with folk songs. Even some tractors with big “These tractors are like our cember 9. Saturday. posed with in the photograph Accused Abid Ahmed was and used as display profile arrested from Hastsal Vihar in picture on Facebook,” said Majority of ICC members Indernail Bhattacharya has raised Uttam Nagar area of Delhi’s Santosh Kumar Meena, DCP Dwarka and a loaded sophisti- Dwarka. Efforts are on to as- ought not to be from same dept, voice for Netaji Subhash Chandra cated pistol and two cartridg- certain Abid’s involvement in es seized from his possession. criminal cases. ministry: Delhi HC Bose from Netaji Subhash Vichar THE DELHI High Court on Fri- “The question that arises is that Delhi HC Chargesheet day said that in cases of complaints if the allegations are against the Foundation’s in front of Govt. of sexual harassment against high person heading the Department Delhi- 5,Dec,Netaji Subhash Vichar delayed, journalist gets bail in ranking officers of the Union gover- or the Ministry itself or a person of Foundation has been working for the mment, a majority of the Inter- the same/equivalent Rank, should last one year for Netaji Subhash Chan- espionage case nal Complaints Committee (ICC) the Committee still be constituted dra Bose so that the government can do Ruling that an accused is According to case details, members preferably ought not to by an official of the same Depart- something for them and they get their entitled to default bail if the Sharma is accused of having be from the same department or ment or Ministry where the person rights. chargesheet is not filed within links with Chinese intelligence ministry in order to obviate any al- was working. In the opinion of this Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has 60 days in offences where no officers and having received legation of unfairness and bias. Court, that would be completely been the source of most inspiration in minimum sentence is pre- funds from the foreign han- The court made the observation contrary to the basic tenets of fair- the Indian national struggle. This is the scribed, the Delhi High Court dlers for allegedly conveying while directing the Cabinet Secre- ness and impartiality as a Secretary person who said, “You give me blood, I on Friday granted default bail to them sensitive information tariat to constitute an independent level officer is the head of the De- will give you freedom.” And immediately to journalist Rajeev Sharma, pertaining to national security ICC within four weeks to probe al- partment/Ministry and he would be after this slogan, people of all castes and who is facing accusations of and foreign relations. Sharma legations pending against a former superior to almost all the personnel religions came forward to shed blood. espionage under the Official was arrested on September 14. Chairman of the Rehabilitation working therein,” the court said. He loved his leader so much and he had Secrets Act in a case registered Two other persons, a Chinese Council of India. In December 2019, the high court reverence for Netaji. by Delhi Police’s Special Cell in and a Nepalese national, were While rejecting the Centre’s re- had directed that ICC in the case Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ji had a September. arrested by the police later. view petition in which it contended against the former RCI Chairman huge contribution in getting India free, Justice Yogesh Khanna in the Sharma last month moved a that the ICC is to be constituted be constituted in terms of a 2008 yet till date Netaji has not got his rights. order directed Sharma to pro- petition under Section 167(2) by the respective ministry, Justice office memorandum issued by the Everybody from Netaji Subhash Vi- vide his contact number and of CrPC before the lower court Prathiba M Singh asked authorities Cabinet Secretariat. char Foundation wants to ask the gov- address to the police and also contending that he be released to consider constituting an inde- However, the Centre said in the ernment how Subhash Chandra Bose asked him to keep the location on default bail since 60 days pendent ICC to deal with sexual ha- review petition that the ICC has to ji died, and took him away. Till date no app on his mobile phone open allowed to the investigating rassment complaints against high be constituted in accordance with one has told this openly. all the time. It also said he will agency for completion of in- ranking officers of the level of Joint Sexual Harassment of Women at There is no museum of Netaji Subhash not leave NCR without seeking vestigation have ended but the Secretary and above in government Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition Chandra Bose ji, nothing has been done permission of the trial court. chargesheet has not been filed. departments and ministries. and Redressal). in his name while in Delhi this govern- and elsewhere. January 23 is the 125th ment has changed. birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash In 1947, our country was free but till Chandra Bose ji, which will be celebrat- Gurugram hospital booked for forcefully discharging suspected Covid patient date we have not got free, till date all ed with great pomp by Netaji Subhash Gurugram, Dec 5 (IANS) An station in Gurugram. The victim also claimed that the freedom fighters are talked about, Vichar Foundation in which there will FIR has been filed against Paras As per the complaint filed by he later received a WhatsApp but somewhere about Subhash Chandra be talk for Netaji and he should be given Hospital in Gurugram for viola- the 71-year-old patient, a former message with his corona test Bose ji is not said and written in books his right. tion of the Epidemic Diseases Indian Air force personnel, “On report from the hospital staff. Act after the hospital allegedly May 18, 2020, he had got himself Since then the complainant was forcefully discharged a suspect- admitted to the Paras Hospital, since his treatment was cash- under self-quarantine in DLF BJP councillor arrested by CBI for ed Covid-19 patient, who was a Gurugram, for treatment of ‘An- less with a pre-approved sum of Phase-4. He used to stay with his senior citizen, in May. kylosing Spondylitis’ with a pre- Rs 2,20,000 already submitted to family in Sector 10 before. ‘taking bribe’ for MCD clearance Though the test report of the approved amount of Rs 2, 20,000 the hospital. Thereafter, the Civil Hospital The Central Bureau of Investigation has the Councillor allegedly accepting the patient returned negative later, from ECHS, Gurugram.” The agony does not end here, conducted corona tests on his arrested a BJP councillor from Delhi for bribe,” the CBI official said. the senior citizen alleged that The complaint went on to say as the hospital staff refused to family members and screened of allegedly taking a bribe to help a man get The arrest drew a sharp response from because of the wrong Covid-19 that the same morning, the pa- provide reports for the investi- all the residents in their locality municipal clearance for construction of the AAP, which termed it as the “feather report, he along with his family tient underwent a test for coro- gations conducted, including a in Sector 10. his house. Agency sources said BJP coun- in the crown of BJP’s corruption”. had to face mental agony. navirus and later in the midnight report for coronavirus test and “On May 20, the complain- cillor from Vasant Kunj Manoj Mehlawat AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bha- The development comes near- he was woken up by the hospital discharge summary. ant approached the then Chief was arrested while allegedly accepting radwaj said Mehlawat’s arrest laid bare ly four months after the health staff and informed that he had “The hospital staff forced me Medical Officer (CMO) and Dep- part of the bribe amount on Thursday the “building mafia” in the three civic department found violation of tested positive. Thereafter, the out of the hospital premises with uty CMO Anuj Garg at the Civil evening. Following his arrest, the CBI also bodies controlled by the BJP. the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, patient alleged that despite his a fear of having corona. They Hospital and the SHO of Sector conducted searches at his house. “I am a concerned MLA of Delhi and I on the part of the hospital and several requests, the hospital had left me without any support. I 29 police station and informed “He has been remanded in judicial cus- am telling you that not a single citizen of recommended actions as per the refused to provide any medical found myself helpless as I was them about how he was ill-treat- tody after his arrest,” a CBI official said. Delhi has any option but bribing the BJP- law. assistance and later discharged going through mental and physi- ed by the staff and authorities of Sources said the complainant ap- ruled MCD officials to build his or her After the recommendation of him forcefully and issued a bill of cal humiliation and unexpected the hospital. proached the agency alleging that the own house. This collection of money hap- the district health department Rs 12,691 which he refused. The behaviour from the hospital staff On May 21, his sample for co- Councillor was demanding a bribe of Rs pens in a very coordinated manner. Every and following a police investiga- hospital authorities forced him and authorities. Ultimately I had rona test was collected by the 10 lakh to help him get MCD permission area of Delhi has different rates defined tion, a case was finally registered to make a payment for Rs 6,000 to leave the hospital,” the man Civil Hospital and the report re- to construct a house. by the BJP ruled MCD and the builder on Friday at Sushant Lok police which the victim again refused told the police. turned negative. “Accordingly we laid a trap and caught mafia,” Bharadwaj said. Has Left infiltrated farmers’ agitation? New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The question being posed going protests to the JNU vio- who was a key person in the saying that the law is inher- The ruling BJP has said that now is has the Left and Nax- lence allegedly unleashed by JNU violence, is now fanning ently anti-farmer. the government should keep als infiltrated the farmers’ Left-wing students inside the farmers’ protests,” the report The website said that Yadav a close watch on anti-social agitation that has surrounded university campus in January said. The website reported that has also been accused of in- elements who may have infil- Delhi? and the subsequent anti-CAA Yogendra Yadav is at the fore- stigating mobs in the run-up trated the farmers’ agitation, The BJP-led government in riots that engulfed the national front of farmers’ protests just to the anti-CAA riots in Delhi which has landed at Delhis Haryana had called some of capital in February this year. as he was during the anti-CAA in December last year and the doors. these farmer leaders as “those “Anand Mangnale, who pre- protests. subsequent Delhi riots that On being asked if the Left having record of criminal ac- viously worked with JD(U)’s The report said that Left- were unleashed on the streets and Naxals have infiltrated tivities”. The Haryana govern- Prashant Kishor, was a strate- wing activist Yogendra Ya- of the national capital in the the farmers stir, Naresh Sirohi, ment also filed an affidavit in gist for Rahul Gandhi in 2016 dav, who now claims to be a last week of February this year. National Vice President, BJP the Punjab and Haryana High order”. As per reports, Gurnam emerged revealing how the ahead of the Uttar Pradesh As- farmer leader, has once again According to the chargesheet Kisan Morcha, said, “’Aisi ba- Court for the preventive ar- Singh Chaduni is leading the very people who had instigated sembly elections. WhatsApp put himself at the forefront of of the Delhi riots conspiracy ton ko hawa nahin deni chahi- rests of several farmer leaders. protesters from Haryana. Gur- violence in JNU and the riots in conversations had revealed the so-called protests. Calling case, in a protest organised by ye’. Some anti-social elements The Haryana government nam is facing several criminal Delhi earlier this year are now that Mangnale was a key figure democratically passed farm ‘United Against Hate’, Yadav do enter any movement and called them “organisations cases for leading the protests fanning the farmers’ protests in organising students to pro- laws as anti-farmer, Swaraj had joined hands with riot-ac- the government should keep with history of indulging in and causing disruption of law at the Delhi-Haryana border. test inside the JNU campus on Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav cused Umar Khalid, Nadeem a watch over them. This is a criminal activities, creating and order. The report said that amid all that fateful day,” the website tried to mislead the farmers by Khan, Sharjeel Imam, and had farmers’ agitation. How can law and order problems and In a recent report, a web- these events, shocking details reported. “Anand Mangnale, not only stating that they are delivered speeches against anybody hijack it?” disturbing public peace and site reported that details have have emerged linking the on- the Congress sympathiser not allowed to protest, but also CAA. SOUTH Indian Horizon 4 Sunday, December 6, 2020 Kerala reports 5,848 Man forgets bag with Vijayan biggest beneficiary new Covid cases cash at Goa airport, 5,820 people turned neg- CISF comes to rescue of gold smuggling: BJP ative on Saturday, tak- Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) CISF personnel sta- ing the total number of tioned at Goa’s Dabolim airport handed over Thiruvananthapuram, terwards worked in the IT with the accused,” added recoveries in the state to a bag containing Rs 4.85 lakh in cash to a pas- Dec 5 (IANS) In a damn- Department’s Space Park Surendran. 5,67,694. The state pres- senger, who had forgotten the bag and exited ing revelation, state BJP and also closely associated According to those in the ently has 61,393 active the facility after arriving from Mumbai on an president K. Surendran with Viajyan’s top aide. know of things, Swapna cases. Indigo Airlines plane, a statement issued by the has accused Chief Minister For Vijayan, things went Suresh and Sarith have A total of 32 Covid-19 central security agency said on Saturday. The Pinarayi Vijayan as the big- from bad to worse when now given statements im- patients succumbed to statement said that Central Industrial Security gest beneficiary in the in- the Enforcement Direc- plicating a few big ‘sharks’ the virus on Saturday, Force Sub-Inspector Dayanand had first spot- famous Kerala gold smug- torate arrested his secre- from various fields who taking Kerala’s overall ted the unclaimed bag on Friday afternoon, af- gling case. tary and senior IAS official have had some role in the Covid death toll to 2,390. ter which bomb disposal squad personnel from “Vijayan and his office M.Sivasankar, who since case, which the various na- As many as 3,15,024 peo- the Crime and Intelligence wing of the agency was behind all the hawala October 29 has been in ju- tional agencies are prob- ple are presently under were summoned to the spot. and reverse hawala trade dicial custody. ing. Thiruvananthapuram, in the past 24 hours, state observation across the “The identity of the person who had for- that has now surfaced. Swapna Suresh has gone Surendran is going ham- Dec 5 (IANS) Kerala on Health Minister K.K. Shai- state, including 15,062 at gotten the bag was established with the He not only helped this on record to state that Siv- mer and tongs against Saturday reported 5,848 laja said. different hospitals. There help of CCTV footage,” the statement said. to happen but also turned asankar was her mentor Vijayan at all his election new Covid-19 cases out of According to a state- are 444 hotspots in the The passenger was contacted and the bag out to be the biggest ben- and managed to get her the rally for the three phased the 60,503 samples tested ment issued by Shailaja, state at present. handed over to him. eficiary in this trade,” said IT space park job, when local body polls that be- Surendran. “she has not even passed gins on Tuesday and ends The case surfaced on July Class 10 exam and that too on December 14th. 5 with the arrest here of at a mind boggling salary”. “Vijayan is not visible P.R. Sarith -- former UAE “Four state minis- in the election rallies and Kamal Haasan comes out in support Consulate staff, and then ters and the Speaker moreover the Left candi- came the arrest of another of the Kerala Assembly dates also wish for him not former embassy staffer (P.Sreeramakrishnan) to make an appearance,” of Anna University VC Surappa Swapna Suresh, who af- all have direct contact said Surendran.

Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) and the others, who are cor- Makkal Needhi Maiam rupt,” Kamal Haasan said. K’taka ex-minister Baig gets bail in (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan Another Nambi Narayan- on Saturday came out in sup- an should not be allowed to port of Anna University Vice emerge and those who want IMA ponzi scam case Chancellor M.K.Surappa and to stand on the side of truth Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS) said if a person is hunted should break their silence and A special CBI court in Ben- down for being honest then speak out. galuru on Saturday granted the actor will not remain si- “Honesty is our only prop- conditional bail to former lent. erty and the corrupt would Karnataka Home Minister Kamal Haasan also won- want to sell and gobble that. R Roshan Baig in the multi- dered whether Surappa is They have to be chased out,” crore I-Monetary Advisory another Nambi Narayanan, Kamal Haasan said. (IMA) ponzi scam case. the space scientist who was The Tamil Nadu govern- Central Bureau of Inves- falsely framed on a spy case. ment has constituted an in- tigation spokesperson RK In a video message posted quiry committee helmed by Gaur said that Baig was on his Twitter handle Kamal explanation,” Kamal Haasan He also asked whether retired justice of the Madras granted bail due to his Haasan said Surappa is an up- said. inquiries have been made High Court R. Kalaiyarasan, health condition but with a times till 2018 when he November 24 after he com- right honest person and does He said based on an anony- against various ministers against Surappa on com- lot of restrictions. severed ties with the Con- plained of heart-related not bend before the powers mous letter written by a cow- against whom corruption plaints alleging financial ir- Baig was directed to sur- gress. ailments. that be. ard the state government has charges are being levelled by regularities. render his passport and Baig was arrested by the Baig is at present lodged The MNM leader said appointed a commission of opposition parties, social ac- According to the govern- not travel outside the city CBI on November 21 in in the Bengaluru central Surappa wanted to take Tamil inquiry against Surappa. tivities and the media? ment’s order, Kalaiyarasan without prior intimation or connection with the IMA prison. Nadu’s technical education to “Have you inquired those According to Kamal Haas- will submit his inquiry report permission from the court. ponzi scam case and sent Earlier, the CBI had filed great heights, however, this who had stayed and those an, the issue is not between in three months time. Seven-time legislator in 14-day judicial custody. a supplementary charge was not tolerated by the cor- who had used Anna Univer- an educationist and politi- The government said as the Baig was a prominent Mus- He was moved to state- sheet against government rupt in the state. sity vehicles improperly?” Ka- cians. allegations are of serious na- lim face of the Congress af- run super-speciality Sri officials and police officers “If a person does not bend, mal Haasan posed to the state “It is a war between a per- ture, it has decided to conduct ter he joined it in 1999. He Jayadeva Institute of Car- in the Rs 4,000-crore chit then he will be broken is their government. son who wants to be honest an inquiry against Surappa. remained a Minister many diovascular Sciences on fund scam case.

After protests, Goa Dental College’s community. The issue was later Odisha forms panels to track picked up by the opposition par- ties, which accused the govern- steep fee hike rolled back ment of putting financial strain adverse events in Covid-19 on the students in times of Co- Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) The state ister Vishwajit Rane tweeted on tion to not increase the fees of vid-19 pandemic. vaccine programme government on Saturday rolled Saturday that the 800 per cent both the institutions,” Rane College students even submit- back a steep fee hike for various fee hike had been scrapped. said. ted a memorandum to the Health postgraduate courses at the Goa “With reference to hike in fee The Goa Dental College is the Department to roll back the re- Dental College after protests by at the Goa Dental College, it was only one of its kind in the state vised fee structure for postgrad- students. a communication gap between and functions under the Health uate courses. College students After students enrolled in the the Public Health Department Department. even submitted a memorandum courses protested the move and both the institutions of Goa College authorities on Novem- to the Health Department to roll to hike semester fees from Rs Dental Colleges. However, we ber 6 announced an increase in back the revised fee structure for 12,000 to Rs 1 lakh, Health Min- have issued necessary instruc- fees, attracting the ire of student postgraduate courses. Covid-19: Goa to adopt Bihar assembly polls protocols for ZP polls panchayat constituencies in the state. “We will follow all SOPs laid down by the Union Ministry of Bhubaneswar, Dec 5 (IANS) The (AEFI) surveillance following Co- Health and Family Welfare. The Odisha government has formed vid-19 vaccination to maintain Election Commission of India committees to track possible ad- confidence in the safety of vac- has already conducted elections verse events following immunisa- cine,” said a notification of the in Bihar. We will follow those in- tion of Covid-19 vaccine, said an health department. structions,” Garg said. official on Saturday. Notably, the Odisha Govern- “As far as the position of Covid The government has formed ment has prepared a database of is concerned, Goa is quite com- state-level and district-level com- nearly 3.2 lakh health and front- fortable. The state has around mittees to track possible adverse line workers, who would be given 1,300 Covid-19 positive persons campaigning for the polls had events following immunisation. COVID-19 vaccine on a priority and we have around 1200 poll- already been carried out by the A 21-member state-level com- basis. ing stations. So it comes down candidates of various political mittee has been formed under the The database of the first prior- to one (Covid-19 positive) per- parties. But the polls were post- chairmanship of family welfare di- ity group composed of health care son per polling station. It will not poned after the central govern- rector while the district-level com- workers (from both the govern- Panaji, Dec 5 (IANS) Goa’s State votes will take place on Decem- be a problem taking care of one ment imposed a nationwide mittees are formed under the chair- ment and private health facilities) Election Commission will take a ber 14. person or two persons who have lockdown on March 20. manship of chief district medical and frontline workers under inte- leaf from the ECI’s Covid-19 pro- State Election Commissioner Covid-19 at the polling station,” The state has 50 panchayat and public health officers. grated child development scheme. tocols adopted in the recently Chokha Ram Garg told a press Garg said. constituencies, but while poll- “Preparations are underway for A state steering committee has also concluded assembly elections in conference in Panaji that Co- The official said that voting for ing in one constituency has been conducting Covid-9 vaccination been constituted under the chair- Bihar, to conduct zilla panchay- vid-19 positive persons will also the polls would be conducted via countermanded on account of in states and districts, starting manship of the chief secretary and ats polls in the coastal state. be allowed to vote during the last ballot paper. the death of a candidate, one with certain priority groups. In a state task force committee has The polls have been scheduled hour of voting. Polling for the zilla panchayat candidate from the Sancoale connection with this, steps need been formed under the additional for December 12, a top official 7,91,814 voters are eligible to elections was originally sched- constituency has been already to be taken to strengthen Adverse chief secretary (health) for the Co- said on Saturday. Counting of cast their ballots in the 48 zilla uled to be held on March 22 and declared an unopposed winner. Events Following Immunisation vid-19 vaccination. Indian Horizon Sunday, December 6, 2020 NATION 5

501 new cases take J&K’s Bengal BJP rally RJD denied permission to stage Covid tally to 1,12,757 attacked in Asansol, protest at Gandhi maidan Jammu, Dec 5 (IANS) New Covid-19 cases outnumbered re- Patna, Dec 5 (IANS) na near the Mahatma the maidan’s gate. RJD coveries in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while 12 persons 2 injured The Patna district ad- Gandhi statue at Gandhi spokesperson Chitran- succumbed to the dreaded virus in the last 24 hours. Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) A political Assembly elections in Bengal by ministration has re- maidan on Saturday. jan Gagan said: “We An official bulletin said that 501 persons tested positive on rally organised by the Bharatiya unleashing political violence,” jected the opposition Kumar Ravi, District have staged dharnas in Saturday, 267 from Jammu division and 234 from Kashmir divi- Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal’s said BJP leader Laxman Garui. Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Magistrate of Patna the past. If the district sion while 469 persons were discharged from different hospitals Asansol was attacked allegedly by Huge contingent of police ar- (RJD) application for told IANS that dharna administration can give after recovery. A total of 12 patients succumbed to the virus on Trinamool Congress-backed men rived at the spot to take the situ- staging demonstra- inside Gandhi maidan us permission of politi- Saturday, taking the Union Territory’s Covid death toll to 1,742. on Saturday. ation under control. They also tion at Gandhi maidan, is not allowed. cal rallies which have a So far, 1,12,757 people have been infected by coronavirus in According to the police, the recovered live crude bombs from in protest against the “Hence, we have re- large magnitude, why J&K, out of which 1,06,006 have recovered. The number of active clash took place at Barabani area the spot. BJP all-India vice-pres- Centre’s farm laws, jected the application we are being denied cases in the UT presently stands at 5,009, of which 2,383 are from as a group of hooligans opened ident Mukul Roy said that simi- which have triggered of RJD. We only allow permission of holding Jammu division and 2,626 from Kashmir division. fire at the rally and hurled crude lar Trinamool-sponsored clashes massive outrage across an individual to pay re- a stir? bombs targeting the political have been taking place all across the country. spect at Mahatma Gan- It is a Tuglaki gov- gathering. the state that faces elections next RJD leader Tejashwi dhi statue. For dharna, ernment’s rule in state Punjab minister donates salary At least two persons received year. Prasad Yadav on Friday we have already allo- which is making all bullet injuries and were shifted to Trinamool Congress’ spokes- announced its support to cated place at Gardani- possible efforts to sup- for farmers’ cause a hospital. person Kunal Ghosh, however, the farmers protesting in bagh locality.” press the voice of op- “Trinamool Congress-backed denied the allegations and said and around Delhi seek- As denied permission position parties and Chandigarh, Dec 5 (IANS) Expressing his solidarity, Punjab goons opened fire at the rally. that the clash took place due to an ing repeal of the three of holding a protest, farmers of the country. School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Saturday do- They are trying to intimidate the infighting within the BJP and the recent farm laws and RJD leaders have start- We will not allow them nated his one-month salary to the cause of the farmers who are opposition before the upcoming ruling party has no role in it. decided to stage a dhar- ed demonstration at to do so.” protesting against the central farm laws. “These are no ordinary times and so they require extraordi- nary initiative on all our parts to help our farmers. Stand in soli- darity with their just demands, pertaining to which I have de- Meghalaya parties’ stir to enforce ILP to keep state out of CAA purview cided to contribute my one-month’s salary for their cause,” he said in a statement. ArrayShillong, Dec 5 (IANS) ganisations, which has been one of the banners displayed “I request everyone to contribute in whatever means they can Meghalaya Governor Satya spearheading the agitation at Friday’s agitation. to empower our farmers.” Pal Malik on Friday assured since last year for the intro- The CoMSO, after several Recalling BJP’s poll promise, the Cabinet Minister said the an apex body of over 17 or- duction of ILP in the remain- months of silence due to the promise to double farmers’ income by 2022 in the Bharatiya ganisations that he along ing part of the state, on Friday Covid-19 induced situations, Janata Party’s (BJP) election manifesto is impossible to achieve with Chief Minister Conrad held sit-in demonstrations resumed its stir on November when these farm laws have been enacted to completely rule out K. Sangma would soon go to in all the 11 districts and in 27 by holding black flag pro- minimum support price (MSP). Delhi to urge Home Minister some sub-divisional head- tests across Meghalaya. Amit Shah to implement the quarters besides in the capital “We have been asking all Inner Line Permit (ILP) sys- city of Shillong. the 60 Meghalaya MLAs and Woman ends life in Kol, leaves tem across the state. After the state-wide dem- three MPs of the state to hold If the ILP is enforced in en- onstrations, a delegation of sit-in demonstrations in Del- behind ailing baby girl tire Meghalaya, the hill state, CoMSO led by its Secretary hi to ensure that the ILP is en- like other four northeastern Roy Kupar Synrem met the forced in the state soon,” Syn- Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) A 22-year-old mother of a newborn girl states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Governor and sought his ur- Home Minister Amit Shah Governor to approve the rem told IANS over phone. committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise in south Kolkata’s Nagaland, Mizoram and Ma- gent intervention to imple- and request the Central gov- Meghalaya Residents Safety He said: “Even though the Kasba locality on Saturday, the police said. nipur, would keep itself out of ment the ILP by the Centre ernment to promulgate the and Security (Amendment) Meghalaya Assembly had Khushbu Kumari Gupta (22), wife of Rajkumar Gupta, com- the purview of the Citizenship in the remaining part of the ILP in Meghalaya,” Synrem Bill, 2020 which was passed unanimously adopted a reso- mitted suicide after her husband left home for Jamshedpur. Ac- (Amendment) Act (CAA). state. told the media. by the state Assembly long lution on December 19 last cording to local sources, the couple was anxious over the health The Confederation of “The Governor has assured He said: “We have apprised back.” “Conrad Sangma prove year, the Home Ministry is yet condition of their three-month-old daughter who was hospital- Meghalaya Social Organisa- us that he along with the the Governor about the ur- yourself that you can lead to take appropriate steps to ised due to critical ailment. Khushbu was under sever depres- tions (CoMSO), an umbrella Chief Minister would soon go gent need of ILP in Megha- Meghalaya to the ILP regime, enforce the ILP in the remain- sion. When Rajkumar, who runs a catering business, left for body of more than 17 or- to Delhi to meet the Union laya. We have also urged the if not please step down,” said ing part of the state.” Howrah station, she reportedly went up to to the roof and never came down. After sometime her in-laws started looking for her and found BJP playing the her lying in a pool of blood at a corner of the multi-storied build- Army unveils statues of 1962 India- ing. The police are investigating the matter. “We are looking into all the aspects of the case. We are trying game of trying to to find out if there was any problem within the family over the China war heroes in Arunachal health of the newborn or if there was any foul play,” a police of- ficer said. The couple got married last year. Itanagar, Dec 5 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh, wit- Mishmi villages, veterans of topple our govt, Army has installed statues nessed the bloodiest battle the Kumaon Regiment and a of the “Kumaoni Soldier” at better known as the “Battle of number of senior Army offi- says Gehlot Woman hacked to death for the Hut of Remembrance Walong” during the 1962 war. cers and Jawans was a befit- at Kibithu and at Walong “The battle is remembered ting tribute to the valiant sol- Jaipur, Dec 5 (IANS) Chief Minister Ashok ‘witchcraft’ in Jharkhand War Memorial in Arunachal for the steely resolve, valour diers of 6 Kumaon regiment. Gehlot on Saturday surprised one and all by Pradesh to remember the and unparalleled bravery dis- Lieutenant General Kalita claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) A woman was hacked to death in sacrifice and valour of the played by the soldiers of the while interacting with the is once again playing the game of trying to Jharkhand’s Gumla district on suspicion of practicing witch- soldiers who fought in the Indian Army despite numer- media brought out the signif- topple the state government and accused craft, police said on Saturday. India-China war in 1962, a ous challenges.” icance of the event and said union home minister Amit Shah of meeting Police said the crime occurred at Koenara village in Sadar po- Defence spokesman said on Friday’s event was made that 6 Kumaon Regiment was rebel MLAs during the political crisis in the lice station area late Friday night. The body was recovered by Saturday. memorable by the presence one of the five Infantry bat- state earlier this year. police on Saturday and sent for post-mortem. Lieutenant General R.P. of 79-year-old Subedar (Hon- talions which played a major Gehlot alleged that Union Home Minister “On Friday afternoon, my mother Karmi Oraon had gone to Kalita, General Officer Com- orary Captain) K.S. Takuli role during that battle. “These Shah met rebel MLAs and told them that he wash clothes at the Manager dam situated at some distance manding Spear Corps, Colo- (Retired), a braveheart of 6 statues symbolise the dare- had toppled five governments and will soon from the village. She did not return home till late night. When we nel of the Kumaon and Naga Kumaon Regiment, who gal- devilry of the bravehearts of topple the sixth government as well, said went to search for her, we found her blood-stained body,” her Regiments and the Kumaon lantly fought at this very lo- 6 Kumaon who surpassed all Gehlot. son Veer Oraon told police. Scouts, unveiled the statues cation 58 years ago. limits of human endurance Gehlot made these explosive claims while He said that on November 26, one Chaitu Oraon had died of of the “Kumaoni Soldier” on Lt. Col Khongsai said that and soldierly valour while inaugurating a Congress office in Sirohi. some disease but his father Chunda and other family members Friday. the presence of the war vet- facing a formidable enemy in The Rajasthan CM further said that ef- accused Veer’s mother of witchcraft. Defence spokesman Lt. Col eran along with dignitaries treacherous terrain and hos- forts were made to topple the Rajasthan “Chunda and his sons Sawan and Feku killed my mother. P. Khongsai said that Walong, from civil administration, tile weather conditions,” he government during the outbreak of the Co- They were seen near the dam before her death,” Veer claimed. the easternmost valley in local headmen of Meyor and added. vid-19 pandemic as well. “When our MLAs In Jharkhand, more than 1,500 persons have been killed on went to meet Amit Shah, he was accompa- the pretext they practised black magic, a majority of them wom- nied by petroleum minister Dharmendra en, ever since the new state came into being in 2000. Pradhan and Rajya Sabha MP Syed Zafar Is- Congress will bring no-confidence lam. This meeting continued for an hour,” he added further. Kolkata girl assaulted, 4 arrested “These MLAs told me that they were em- motion on farm laws: Hooda barrassed to see people like Shah are occupy- Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Four persons were arrested on Saturday in Gurugram, Dec 4 (IANS) funding from foreign coun- ing the position of home minister once held connection with an alleged rape incident of a teenage girl in Kolka- Amid the ongoing farmers’ tries. “Such statements are by Sardar Patel.” ta’s adjoining New Town area, police said. The incident took place stir, former Haryana Chief an insult to the country “Overall, a scene was created that they late Friday night when the girl went to New Town Ram Mandir Minister Bhupinder Singh and the farmers. Farmers were experienced in toppling governments area with one of her friends. A group of four people, from the same Hooda said that the Con- are being insulted as Kha- of four states and they will topple the gov- locality, intercepted the girl and dragged her to a nearby shrubs. gress will bring a no-confi- listani. The people of Delhi ernment in the fifth state too. Veteran lead- They threatened her friend and forced him to escape. They dence motion in the Legis- and of the several villages ers like Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, KC took to the girl to an abandoned playground and allegedly raped lative Assembly on the farm are helping the farmers. Venugopal and Avinash Pandey came here her, police said. When the girl started screaming seeing a police laws. During a press con- Delhi is the capital of the and their decisions to suspend our own party patrolling van, the officers came and caught one of the four at- ference on Friday, he said country and everyone can MLAs helped save our government,” he said. tackers while the rest managed to escape. the Congress will urge the go there and raise their de- Gehlot also announced that Congress of- Later, the officials of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate Governor to call a special Manohar Lal Khattar who said mand in front of the Cen- fices will be made in different districts and nabbed the three after a thorough interrogation. Police sources Assembly session in this regard. that Haryana farmers had no in- tral government,” he said. new offices will not be collected by funds said that all the four accused belonged to the same locality and Hooda said that the present gov- volvement in the movement. He He asserted that if the govern- coming from Delhi as was the case in BJP. the victim knew all four of them. ernment has lost the trust of the said Khattar should tell where the ment wants the welfare of the Meanwhile, leader of opposition Gulab Bharatiya Janata Party’s women’s arm (Mahila Morcha) presi- people and the Assembly. farmers, who were lathi-charged farmers, then along with three Chand Kataria said that Congress leaders dent Agnimitra Paul demanded strong action against the cul- He said that he has never seen at Pipli (Kurukshetra), were from. agricultural laws, a fourth law parade to Delhi started right from the time prits. “There is no security for women in Bengal. The situation such a big farmer demonstration He also demanded the resig- should also be brought that ac- Congress government was formed. Deputy is getting worse every day. The CM must intervene into the mat- movement in his political career. nation of Agriculture Minister tion will be taken against those CM Sachin Pilot was ignored since the gov- ter,” she said. The former CM also took a JP Dalal for making a statement who buy food grains at a lower ernment was formed due to which this situa- dig at the current Haryana CM that the farmers are receiving price than the MSP. tion of political crisis emerged. Indian Horizon 6 Literary Sunday, December 6, 2020 Learning to Love the Absolute Other in the Poetry of Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley By Madeleine A. Gallo shores and lands across the globe, “heading Innocent lamb, savage tiger, free-flying for the future, / By some deep need of ours eagle – time after time animals interrupt conveyed” (23-24). This “deep need” is the poetry as the ideal, the muse, the hero, or same need the speaker in “Swans Mating” the grotesque operating alongside human- desires for his lover and himself – to “fuse all ity. In tracking animal imagery throughout hope with what we know” and shed off the contemporary Irish poetry, we may run the desire to evaluate and understand the world risk of imposing a perhaps unfair anthro- rather than exist in it for the sake of simply pocentric epistemology onto these poets. existing (30). By stuffing and positioning the Although at times poets like Seamus Heaney dead birds at all, people merely create false or Michael Longley endeavor to convert representations of what they imagine birds animals into something more humanlike, to be – perhaps no different than a poet cre- or something that exists merely at the mercy ating a poem that potentially serves as arti- of mankind, what lies beneath this original fice mirroring reality. When Longley writes, uneasiness is anguish over the fact that they “We come as ornithologists – As taxidermist as men cannot reach the same type of reality we depart,” he easily might have replaced outside consciousness that animals can. “taxidermist” with “poet” (41-42). How does The Otherness these two poets perceive in a poet, like the sea bird straddling the zones their relationship with animals is the same of land, sky, and water, balance reality and Otherness reflected back at them as poets artifice without becoming a traitor to one living in an age of Civil War in the twenty- or the other? Longley suggests that people first century. Condemned by the English, cannot depart from their urges to “recognise the Irish became aliens in their own lands the tattered skins,” (46) but pushes people, and essentially lost their identities. Not only or poets, a step further – to appreciate birds, were Irish animals killed or tortured by the “entitled from the start / Who take their English, but Irish citizens themselves were places, make their stand / Where science often depicted as apes, pigs, or dogs in Eng- ends and love begins” (47-48). The poet’s lish political1 cartoons and literature (Kirk- job for Longley thus seems to move beyond patrick Foreword xi). This distinction from into something relatable through the im- land – they are the land. Animals fuse with contemporary Michael Longley takes to the scientist to lover – a transformation evident the natural order by Englishmen aligned the position of anthropomorphic qualities onto nature in such a way that men must leave sky in his own quest for poetic revelation. in his later, image-based poems. Irish metaphorically with animals and in- them. Heaney devotes the majority of the behind wonder or horror in order to accept Unlike Heaney, Longley was born to Eng- “The Bat” reflects this shift toward imag- spired them to search within that oppressive poem to attempting to study the frogspawn that they, unlike the birds, will never fully lish parents who moved to Belfast during ism when the speaker yields his attempts “degradation” for something positive. Lov- – he keeps pots of young frogs on “window- become one with nature: World War II and did not school him in any to understand a bat caught in the ballroom ing animals for what they are opens the pos- sills at home, / On shelves at school” in or- . . . drive back home, still with nothing to religion (Longley “Vitality”). His own Other- and decides instead to leave the animal sibility for poets to love themselves for what der to observe their transformations from say ness is thus differentiated from Heaney’s in to die on the floor. A couple has come to they are as well; Heaney’s consciousness specks to tadpoles (“Death of a Naturalist” Except that now you will uncode all land- a sense, and his animal poems focus more make love secretly in the ballroom but and acknowledgement of his inability to 12-13). He listens to his teacher classify the scapes on the ability to embrace many different instantly becomes distracted by the pres- ever “fit in” has allowed him to ask in “Bad- sexes of the frogs and number the amount of By this: things founded clean on their own territories or modes of being. Longley often ence of the bat – who, for one, represents gers” the essential question (32-33): “How eggs a female lays from the safety of a class- shapes, relies on birds or other winged-animal im- “singlemindedness, sheer insanity” (12) perilous is it to choose / not to love the life room (15-18). These endeavors to under- Water and ground in their extremity. (13- agery to express his fascination with crea- and “centuries measured in bat drop- we’re shown?” Like the badger, Heaney is stand the frogs ultimately collapse into the 16) tures that seemingly transcend human rea- pings,” (15) and for the other “long fingers, both subservient and rebellious to his fellow moment in which the speaker sees the frogs The most a man can do is discover the son and limitation. However, Longley urges anaesthetizing teeth” (18). Both speaker man – yet he understands the peril and cour- as “obscene threats” in their own domain tools necessary for reevaluating reality. As people to grow beyond this initial desire to and lover attempt to classify the bat – ei- age behind discarding his farm background (29). No longer in his windowsill as harm- a poet, Heaney must embrace the gap be- analyze animals in human terms and in- ther through tales of snakes that devour it in order to pursue poetry as a proud Irish- less specks, but “poised” and “farting” like tween words and experience to which he is stead appreciate them for their own unique in midair or by its strange appearance that man, unlike the badgers that mindlessly kill grenades on the bog, the frogs are displaced always prisoner. As a man, he must bridge existences. The bird becomes a metaphor resembles a “sky-mouse” (17). However, one another. Similarly, Michael Longley’s from the comfortable, domestic space that the gap between humanity and nature. Life for the writer, and this connection is a long the speaker’s lover eventually suggests backward evolutionary process from man to the speaker inhabits and thus become alien that has nothing to do with human concep- withstanding one in Irish tradition. One of that they abandon the bat altogether, leav- bird allows him to establish himself as a poet to him (30). tion of it, despite man’s attempts to contain the first known Irish poems, “Cumhthach ing it “Suspended between floor and ceil- dedicated to preserving and encouraging Once alienated, Heaney seems to offer and classify it, is more powerful than human Labhras An Lonsa2” is an anonymous lyric ing” (20-21). Longley again focuses on the art despite its ultimate position as an inert little hope at ever returning to someone who thought. Animals transcend the rationality that dramatizes the sorrowful connection animal’s power to encompass floor, ceil- mental construct always working parallel to can weep over the murder of drowned kit- which people forever seek. Heaney further the speaker feels with a blackbird that, like ing, and the realm between. Only now he reality – always in the hope that even artifice tens. The speaker of “Vision” imagines him- extends this envy even to potential eroti- him, has suddenly lots its lover and children allows his lover to convince him to aban- might inspire real, beautiful change. self destroyed by an army of lice in his hair cism, comparing his wife to animals like (Robertson 67). Longley’s poetry, however, don the bat rather than further his investi- “I sickened, turned, and ran,” writes Sea- that “gang up / Into a mealy rope /And drag skunks and otters. For Heaney, the animal at demonstrates his personal progression as a gation, and he makes no moves to preserve mus Heaney in “Death of a Naturalist” when him, small, dirty, doomed” to the nearby times becomes a “vague presence, disturb- poet surrendering his early theoretical, met- the bat’s dead body. The bat, he seems to the speaker beholds the mystical frogs of river (2-4). Forever after this moment he is ing, nightmarish, suggestive of libidinous aphorical analyses of birds to that of a more realize, will live and die regardless of hu- his childhood turned to frightening “slime “cautious” of the riverbank fields (6). Years impulses both generative and violating, observant, image-based approach. This step man interference, much as war, tragedy, kings” seeking vengeance (31). Of course the later he stands in the same place and watch- its stark animality revealed in exaggerated toward admitting human restraint against politics, and beauty will persist despite the frogs have not truly undergone any trans- es eels slithering by like “hatched fears” (11). particulars like a fetish” (Tobin 40). While the bird’s seemingly supernatural power existence of poetry. The speaker, or Long- formation – the speaker’s sudden failure to Afraid, he sees the landscape merge with the link between wife and beast might seem emphasizes Longley’s eventual acceptance ley, thus moves toward accepting a reality grasp their magnificence as he once had re- the eels as they seem to move it like a “jel- disturbing or even insulting, Heaney’s love that, although birdsong will perhaps always in which both the bat and the lovers, or sults in his own symbolic “death.” The direct lied road” (15). These eels, flowing as a line, for someone he can liken to an integral, trump human mimicry, such replication reality and poet, can coexist without one evolution from beholder of natural beauty to become symbolic of the lice chain that the natural component of nature is significant. carries its own unique inspirational power. diminishing the other. The final image is artful voyeur, horrified and repulsed by the speaker feared as a boy: “Time / Confirmed Of the skunk, Heaney writes, “And there Initially in Longley’s career, his observa- that of the bat dropping, presumably dead, grotesqueries of the body, is not so simple the horrid cable” (19-20). Against their flu- she was, the intent and glamorous, / Ordi- tions of birds are laced with a profound de- to the center of the ballroom floor. This a transition for Heaney. “The Early Purges” idity the speaker appears frozen and dis- nary, mysterious skunk, / Mythologized, sire to make an elevated, figurative meaning morbid ending, the bat’s blindness, and focuses on a moment in which six-year-old tanced from the eels and, furthermore, the demythologized” (“The Skunk” 17-19). She of birds and the possibilities that wings and Longley’s shift in portrayal of the poet as Heaney watched another boy drown kittens, landscape. He has lost his place in the world has managed to avoid humanity’s attempts flight-based existences allow. “The Osprey” a beautiful, free-flying bird to a trapped, only for Heaney to become desensitized to as a natural entity the moment he sees him- to confine her, but this time Heaney is not reveals his captivation by the “inextinguish- frantic, unpleasant creature suspended the fear that this event originally evoked as self as isolated. Eels appear more frequently struck with fear. Rather, he is enthralled able” sea bird that navigates both land and in an “in-between” stagnant room paral- he grows older. Now, upon observing an than any other animal in Heaney’s work. He with her to the point of seeing his wife in her water (9). Longley is highly focused on birds’ lels his continued struggle (throughout the animal’s death at the hands of man, He- plays off the ideas and symbolism associ- nightly visits. “unamphibious two lives,” or their capa- third volume) with identifying the poet’s aney merely “shrugs” (“The Early Purges” ated with eels for other poets like the Italian Possibly then the shrug that Heaney offers bilities of blending the boundaries of earth, exact place as an interpreter of reality. 18). Furthermore, he excuses these deaths Eugenio Montale, whose “Eel” describes the while justifying the need to kill animals for sky, and water. Although the sky may be Although Longley never quite gives up as natural: “’Prevention of cruelty’ talk cuts cultural power emblematic of the eel. It is an orderly farm life amounts to his shrugging the osprey’s “proper element” (it does not on his elevated language (and at times an- ice in town / Where they consider death un- animal that has managed to survive for eons, at the impossibility of ever absconding the possess the webbed feet or oils necessary thropomorphic) metaphors when describ- natural / But on well-run farms pests have to and Heaney’s inability to connect with and social constraints that have limited him as for living in water), it is still able to venture ing animals, his last collections evince a be kept down” (21-23). The conflict between discomfort toward this animal therefore sig- a human being. This acceptance further al- into this realm and pluck trout from the sea tendency toward allowing the images to youthful wonder at natural beauty and the nifies a greater fear that he is removed from lows him to at least embrace the allure of (4). In “Swans Mating” the narrator wishes speak for themselves rather than exploring adult’s recognition for the necessity of kill- his culture and dislocated from the natural animals from a distance. Poetry becomes that his lover had also witnessed the mating the symbolism in anything but subtle, im- ing is unsettling. Helen Hennessy Vendler order. his attempt to transcend both the violation ritual between two swans, the ceremony of plicit terms. “Two Pheasants” recalls “Swans suggests that the animal is a sort of “alter This fear and distancing from animals is of nature that people constantly perpetuate which he has beheld was “a marriage and Mating” in that the speaker describes the ego” for Heaney that allows him a sense of interlaced with, and perhaps derives from, and also work beyond human restriction. baptism” (6). He craves the swans’ “heral- pheasant that has just watched its mate die liberation he cannot find as human. But if man’s eventual recognition that his discom- When he desires to become “verb, pure verb” dic moment” (5) in his own relationship – a under a car tire as having left a “catastrophic the animal is but an “alter ego” to man, it is fort is but a product of a sort of animal envy, in “Oysters,” he seeks to rise above the hor- ritual that is “nearly a drowning” but also wedding reception” (1). Quickly, however, not one with which Heaney can easily come or the desire to coexist naturally with the en- ror of the millions of the oysters destroyed at beautiful because of its risk and obliteration Longley moves from relating the pheasants to terms (91). Heaney’s confession to keep- vironment from which humans are always the hands of man, but also to create a poem of geographical limitation. Longley’s own to bride and groom to what they actually ing frogs in jars as a child mirrors future excluded. The speaker, imposing human that can fulfill the animalistic duty that he as subtle confession of human restraint can are – two “white neck-ring[ed]” birds with poems in that perhaps his wonder toward qualities onto the frogs once more, believes a man cannot – to exist on extremity, on cul- be discerned within these poems – people “red wattles” and “coppery tails” (7). Hu- animals has always been inclined toward that they will seek revenge on him for his pri- ture, on land, on action alone (25). are forever confined to merely wishing that man comparisons are no longer necessary an obsession with attempting to control and or caging of them: “I knew / That if I dipped While Heaney certainly questions the life they could be like the osprey or swans and in detailing the surviving pheasant’s suffer- understand something beyond human ra- my hand the spawn would clutch it” (“Death he has been shown and often displays doubt rise above what appears physically possible. ing because its own beautiful, yet bestial ap- tionale – an obsession, at times, even eroti- of a Naturalist” 33). Again, Heaney demon- over his own poetics or position as a man The poet, in a sense, is no different than the pearance leaves a greater impact upon the cism, that manifests into a certain type of strates anxiety over the unknown that ani- ostracized from nature, he also knows and osprey or the swans – forced to delve into an speaker than his own metaphors. envy for animals whose existences are based mals represent. For a poet who claims, “All accepts that he cannot thrive at the same unfamiliar, potentially dangerous realm in The final poem in Longley’s Collected Po- on “be” rather than “seem,” and whose lives I know is a door into the dark,” he cannot type of the career as his father; nor will he order to excavate meaning. Words like “mar- ems is naturally dedicated to a bird, but also deeply intertwine with culture and a natural fathom what exists beyond that door (“The stifle his Irish pride. Ironically then, Heaney riage” and “baptism,” however, are strange- to Longley’s grandsons and seemingly future order separate from mankind. Forge” 1). Frogs, lice, and eels are already finds the most peace with himself when not ly anthropomorphic terms for an animal generations of poets who will write after his Although Heaney’s animal poems can be blend with the darkness because they in- despairing over his inability to identify with relationship and represent Longley’s early death; here he confidently blends bird and found throughout his various collections habit the sort of primal truth that ironically animal existence, but rather when he as- struggle to appreciate birds without impos- poet and art and artifice until he himself is and therefore do not represent a chrono- supersedes scientific or poetic knowledge. serts his humanity and accepts his position ing his own humanity upon them. almost indistinguishable from the wren. He logical timeline from youth to adulthood, he They are thus already one with the cultural as an isolated man outside the barbarism of Longley’s first desire to escape the human writes to his grandsons, “A day here represents often opens poems with the innocent won- immersion that Heaney continuously seeks badger-like warfare. Daniel Tobin believes compulsion to make meaning out of what is a life-time, bird’s-foot trefoil / Among wild der children feel upon beholding nature. In through both literal and metaphorical dig- that harnessing “the unconscious energies” already meaningful by its own nonhuman thyme” (4-5). The juxtaposition of these lines “Death of a Naturalist,” the young Heaney ging. that link man and animal “constitutes the standards is most evident in his early poem, serves to subvert Longley’s earlier metaphors first becomes infatuated with the young Perhaps no poem better summarizes culture-creating power of human beings, a “The Ornithological Section.” Unable to ob- in which he employs bird symbolism as an at- frogs who can “tell the weather” by their skin Heaney’s envious desire to evade the con- power epitomized in poetry, the power that tain the “heavenly” status of birds, humans tempt to understand human life. Thus human color (20). They hold an almost supernatural sciousness of man and escape into the raw distinguishes human from animals” (42). resort to becoming taxidermists who pre- life becomes a means of understanding birds, power over him given their ability to “burst” reality of animals than “Peninsula.” Here Only when Heaney accepts this difference serve the birds’ dead bodies as mere remind- whose power to fly and sing and exist without from “fattening dots” into agile, swimming Heaney presents himself as fully removed and potential power can he see himself as a ers of what people themselves can never be restraint has clearly always seemed superior creatures (14-15). Once the initial wonder from nature, possessing nothing but the being who possesses the consciousness and (1). The stuffed corpses, despite possessing to the limitations of humanity. The speaker wears off, however, feelings of fear consume power to “pass through” (4) the landfall, thereby choice to sometimes reject the pri- no vital organs, have “held their equilibrium observes the hare and raven, which become people when they recognize that they do not rather than “arrive” (5). He beholds “The mal world and barbarous lifestyle by which / So perfectly, so many years” (5-6). In death, intertwined with visions of his grandsons until possess the ability to understand animals leggy birds stilted on their own legs, / Islands he grew up surrounded, and, as he writes, manipulated by human hands into majestic he believes that these creatures live joyously fully – or worse, when they first begin to riding themselves out into the fog” (11-12). “that could have been my own” (“The Bad- positions, the birds illustrate the “frozen au- for one another – not to be frozen as stuffed distance themselves from the natural world The juxtaposition of these lines creates an ger” 38). gury,” the omens, and prophecies that peo- bodies on the wall, but dancing and drinking animals inhabit. image of the birds themselves becoming If Seamus Heaney seeks to expose the ple impose upon them (19). When people together (9). The speaker himself becomes This discomfort most often first manifests the islands that disappear into the fog. No unknown and discover himself by digging look upon the dead birds, they imagine a past transfigured into the knothole of a tree: in humanity’s attempt to convert animals longer are the birds, like eels, moving the through the ground, swamps, and bogs, his when these birds flew and swam, spanning ijr.com

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Sunday, December 6, 2020 Literary 7 Unplanned Urbanization: A Threat

By Lalit Garg Union Housing and Urban Controlling the growing pol- Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh lution and destruction of nature Puri recently said that 40 per cent should be our priority while fo- of India’s population is expect- cusing on the later conditions of ed to be in urban areas by 2030 Corona. For this, we will have to and we will have to create six to stop the increasing urbanization eight hundred million square and emphasize the village based meters of urban space for this. lifestyle. Even though urbaniza- According to Puri, around 4,700 tion is considered an indicator projects worth Rs 1, 66,000 crore of economic and social growth. have been taken up in 100 smart But uncontrolled urbanization cities, which is about 81 percent is becoming a major problem. In of the total proposed projects. A India, urbanization has created major challenge facing the gov- many problems; ordinary life is ernment is to employ increasing becoming complicated not only urbanization. The greater popu- in terms of health but also in lation in cities means that their terms of life values. Economic infrastructure needs to be built growth is also becoming unbal- on a war footing so that they will anced for this reason. In such be able to bear the burden of a situation, during the unprec- increased population and also edented crisis like Corona, cities remain liveable. But the reality filled with disorganized lifestyles is very different. All our policy suddenly started frightening, makers and departments have and then our villages sheltered the responsibility to build urban the urban people. Therefore, it infrastructure keeping in mind is necessary that such schemes the future needs, they work in are made so that cities like facil- the name of planning cities in ities can be available in the vil- an efficient manner. lages so that the pace of migra- New urbanization is un- tion from rural areas to cities for planned and arbitrary, where education, health and employ- there are only concrete forests, ment can be halted. then the entire structure in the Unplanned urbanization is old area is shabby and full of the root cause of damage to the dirt. As a result, the definition environment and nature. This of cities in our country is not trend has increased through- complete without all kinds of out the country during the last pollution, dirt, air pollution, en- two decades. People cut illegal croachment, crime, traffic jams, colonies on the fields border- waterlogging, slums, uncon- ing Delhi and similar metro cit- trolled construction and moun- ies. Subsequently, wherever the tains of garbage. roads were built, the surround- Prime Minister Narendra ing fields, forests, ponds were Modi had brought the concept legitimately or illegally convert- of Smart City in his very first ed into concrete forests. Most term. But this plan also became emerging cities of the country a victim of corruption, money are now growing randomly on strait and irregularity. The plan both sides of the roads. In fact, also became a cause of conflict under the map steps which we between the central govern- started for the development ment and the states. Along with also been indifferent to the of independent India, big cit- this, there is a problem that only transportation problems of the ies became capital-centric and by constructing flyovers, metros villages. these cities also became sources etc., and our policy governors Culture, humanity and life in of employment. Due to the con- pats themselves on the back in our country have developed on tinuous and rapid development the name of urbanization, but the banks of rivers and villages. and centralization of wealth in does it create a living situation For centuries, human life has cities, their random develop- in cities? Is increasing urban- flourished on the continuous ment naturally happened in ization not becoming a serious stream of rivers and its banks. such a way that it became con- threat to the environment and In the last few decades, such nected with the existence and nature? as a loss deal and the agrarian a stream of development has influence of political parties, The economy of India is still economy was transformed into been found that the river stream but disconnected from environ- village, agriculture, animal hus- a system of disquiet. Instead of has come among the population ment and nature. For this rea- bandry based. Even today, the making agriculture a profitable and settled where the stream of son, village-based economies real India still lives in villages, deal and investing in the village population got the place. And have started to falter. in which about 70 percent of economy, the entire focus was that is why every year towns are Despite the increasing ur- the country’s population lives. on drawing the population of becoming cities and cities are banization, a big truth is that In fact, the reality is that since the villages to the cities. metros. The growing tendency even today seventy percent of independence we have rejected The reality related to the of the city to migrate towards the population lives in villages. healthy, advanced and self-reli- neglect of villages is that de- the glut of the city leaving its and cultural pollution. People ous conditions. According to That is, even if urbanization is ant lives in villages and towns. spite the large population liv- ancestral homes in the craving are disconnected from their the capacity, needs and qualifi- considered a measure of de- Instead of improving the vil- ing there, there is no supply for better employment, modern own people, from human sen- cations of the human being, he velopment, then we are still far lages and making them better, of drinking water, medical populist facilities and a bright sibilities, from their folk tradi- should get the right to live with behind in most countries of the we have neglected them, due to facilities are negligible. If we future has resulted in the num- tions and beliefs. Due to which his social concerns in his native world. However, no matter how which migration has increased. look at the per capita electric- ber of cities with a population of we are getting away from the life place i.e. in the villages, get the far behind, as much as problem- Our governments are ready to ity consumption, the villages more than one lakh in the coun- sources of environment and na- opportunity for development. If atic urbanization is happening, spend thousands of crores of are far behind, but in spite of try to around 350 whereas in ture conservation prevalent in the paradigms of development it has forced us to think critical- rupees in the name of urban- this, most of the power cuts are 1971 There were only 151 such tradition and culture, such rea- are like this then the migration ly. Especially when, due to the ization, but even in the name of in the rural areas. The educa- cities. The same situation is in sons are constantly increasing, of people towards the city will current desire for urbanization, basic amenities in the villages, tion structure in the villages is cities with a population of more the growth of cities and metrop- stop. This will definitely provide it is estimated that by 2050 the they get hurt. still shabby. In the last seven than one million. olises, the continuous expan- some relief to our earth. The country’s urban population will Government policies regard- decades, villages have been Metros are posing not only sion of population-rich areas dangers hovering over nature be more than the population of ing villages have been incon- ignored for employment gen- environmental pollution, but and the nature and its natural- and the environment will only villages. sistent. Farming was described eration. Our governments have also serious problems of social ness in its grip Comes are seri- decrease. Defeating fascism beyond the ballot

By Michael Wilson-Becerril as “un-American,” they should lis- not consider bigotry a deal breaker. Critique as a gift fluence instructional materials in can help us get there. Accountability The world can breathe a sigh of ten to Native Americans and read The ratio of people who approve One of the most important long- many other states, and the effects is not the same as fixating on some- relief that it will not know just how about the long history of Indig- of political violence is growing term strategies is scaling up this of this miseducation grow and be- one’s small mistakes or clumsy lan- unhinged Donald Trump would enous genocide as nonpartisan US substantially across the ideologi- kind of work into intentional or- come embedded over time. guage. As bell hooks has put it, “For- have become with the validation of government policy. cal spectrum. Furthermore, a good ganising and community building Evidence of the “culture war” giveness and compassion are always re-election, especially after already This is a country built on Black portion of the populace has a twist- everywhere: our work, families, strategy is abundant today, well be- linked: How do we hold people ac- surviving literally hundreds of scan- enslavement and Indigenous geno- ed view of reality, where rumour friends, everyday interactions and yond Fox News. Spend a minimal countable for wrongdoing and yet at dals and an official impeachment. cide, constructed by a racist system and conspiracy are more impor- wherever else possible. amount of time on social media and the same time remain in touch with Trump’s defeat – largely to the of law and lifted by imperialism. tant than critical thought or facts. The long-term political battle- you will come across the disinforma- their humanity enough to believe in credit of Black people, especially Now, as the empire crumbles, it is Research shows that many of them ground is cultural, as Antonio tion machine fuelled by millions of their capacity to be transformed?” Black women – is immeasurably also a country descending into a can be converted, but how? Gramsci wrote from prison almost dollars of Koch money, propaganda Uprooting arrogance at a societal consequential for the planet. Even neo-feudal society only buttressed Personal relationships can slowly 100 years ago and US conservatives videos on YouTube from accounts level requires self-examination. We without a majority in the Senate by a consolidating panopticon of rebuild shared trust. In practice, have understood since at least the like PragerU (which is not a univer- should support each other more (which Democrats still have a slim state violence and corporate sur- this includes the sometimes dif- 1970s. In the words of Republican sity of any kind), and thousands of and police each other less. shot at winning in Georgia’s up- veillance. ficult job of listening patiently and media strategist Pat Buchanan, “if similar copycat accounts that are Merging left without compromis- coming runoff elections), the Unit- These are not problems that can empathetically to friends who have you capture the culture of the coun- likewise monetising narratives of ing values ed States can now work interna- be addressed individually and there fallen for concerted misinforma- try, eventually you might prevail.” white victimhood and paranoia. Lasting change will also require tionally and domestically to undo are no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits- tion campaigns and more diffuse The right-wing strategy of recap- We must learn and teach each merging around a transformative the damage Trump caused during all solutions. Rather, everyone has efforts of manipulation. Everyday turing American culture after the other how to better recognise pro- agenda that speaks to different con- four years of his presidency. the power to wield, given their spe- compassion might be our best way anti-war movements of the 1960s paganda, appreciate difference and stituencies without sacrificing pro- However, the US faces steep, cific positions in society, and every- out of the social media bubbles and and 70s explains why the strongest confront injustice. Furthermore, gressive values or pandering to colo- deep-seated problems that neither one must play a role if we want to conspiracy theories that cloud our sources of censorship and “politi- we must commit ourselves to more nial tendencies. Among other things, began, nor will end, with Donald change institutions and systems. collective foresight. cal correctness” in this country are intentional and democratic rela- this vision for systemic change must Trump. As liberals celebrate a “re- Start exactly where you already are. Undoing oppression cannot be not leftist “online mobs,” but rather tionships, contrary to the dominant include Black reparations, radically turn to normalcy,” the people who Trump has spent years broad- a burden placed on the oppressed conservative entities like the Texas paradigms where we are always in curtailing or even withdrawing the delivered this victory will not be casting that he would try anything – people living at the intersection State Board of Education, which competition and our victories must state’s power to inflict violence on satisfied by a return to a profoundly to maintain the presidency, includ- of marginalised social categories. has spent decades rewriting history come at someone else’s expense. marginalised communities through violent status quo. ing legal and clandestine voter sup- People mobilised by this electoral with political intent. Breaking the grip of these ideas policing and criminal punishment, Trump and his disciples already pression and intimidation. If the wave must support and invest in In its narratives of exceptional- will require building an alternative honouring the treaties this country plot a comeback, but if we study election’s integrity can be protected communities of colour, but without ism and refusal to teach this coun- through mindful practice – embrac- made with Native peoples, expanded how he was narrowly defeated, we from Trump and his supporters’ demanding that marginalised peo- try’s violent history, the board de- ing constructive critique, learning to equal access to rights like education can prevent society from welcom- ongoing attempt at a coup d’état, ple find “common ground” with nies generations the opportunity give and cherish feedback, know- and healthcare, demilitarisation, ing his brand of politics again. we will still emerge into a polarised fascism. The hard work of confront- to reckon with the structures that ing how to apologise and grow, and equal pay, progressive taxation on Denormalisation country where nearly half of the vot- ing and transforming this system shape their present realities. And preferring strategic bridging over de- the ultra-rich, green jobs, decarboni- If liberals thought of Trump’s ing population – roughly 70 million must be carried out by those most given Texas’s population size, text- structive sanctimony. Neither per- sation and environmental justice. constant lying and false promises overwhelmingly white people – do structurally privileged. books produced for that state in- formative cruelty nor tone policing Al Jazeera News Indian Horizon Saturday, December 5, 2020 OP-ED Indian Horizon7 8 op-ed Sunday, December 6, 2020 Reining in Hezbollah should be key part of Iran talks By KHALED ABOUHow ZAHR Macron and Merkel can securerampant. their Whether inBrexit Syria, Iraq or legacyadding to the many reasons it should As President-elect Joe Biden’s for- Lebanon, Hezbollah’s actions and be blocked. By Mohammed Almezel He must have been so reluctant Syria. The free movement of weap- tion. Secretary of State Mike Pom- eign policy team begins taking shape, those of its entourage have been Therefore, the US Treasury should oneOn Julyof the20, 1988,most-discussed Iran’s then su - topicsto take that decision he compared consistent inons humiliating had to stop. Inothers, January 2013,continue peo itssaid effortslast week regardless that a military of amongpreme leader, Middle Ayatollah Eastern Khomeini analysts it, inis his letter to the Iranian people, who are left toIsraeli suffer planes and reportedly to let the struck any a negotiationsoption to neutralise with Iran. Iran’s The nuclear EU thesaid USin an strategy unusual towardstatement Iran. that heMost to are taking “a poison pill.” Since then, wounds of injusticeSyrian convoy and transportinginequality Iranianshould programmedo the same. was Asstill negotiations on the table. expectingagreed to ending a return the war to awith deal, Iraq, as somehis successors have been taking the heal in silence.weapons This isto byHezbollah. no means In the withpast TehranA war, instigatedbecome byevident, an Iranian there at- membersinitiated by ofthe Biden’sformer Baathist team rewere- pill in -once in a while. 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The model latest ofwas non- just lateSyria last instationed the previous in many negotiations.countries sur- place.forts to end the war. He had vowed ing of its top nuclear scientist last state actor acceptablemonth, on November when com 26, -whenThis an wouldrounding be Irana big such mistake. as Iraq, There Qatar, to Itcontinue is interesting fighting toagainst note Sadthat- monththe despite all the daily rhetoric pared to others.air strikeEven killed when at it least comes 19 pro-Iran should Afghanistanbe no silence and Azerbaijanregarding as Hez well- moredam Hussain experts until predict “the that last thedrop US and threats of revenge. 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This is for many tries where humiliation by Hezbollah are the same ones it also uses to pre- DidIranian Brexit regime. help UK countries. Saudis needreasons, and tonot for encourage Lebanon alone, and other theirIranian proxies Gen has been next pare and conduct terrorist activities, Arab News By Tariq A. Al Maeena misguided. They could have undefined There has been talk of how our Saudi agendas that may not translate into a make a quicker youth are so ill-prepared for the work- positive source of inspiration for young place. I Thefind that such OPEC+ statements are oil-production agreementminds. 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She was even an economic adviser to favourable review” during confirmation As with other appointments made dur- the suspected or confirmed spread of pathogenic period following the country’s and businesses are still recover- til the end of the transition period, But there is an economic price too to former President Bill Clinton — and that hearings. departure froming the the EU. rather The chalunusual- ing transition from the pro pandemic- agents, and toxins, are chemicalit is still notagents clear or ifnuclear there willradia be- the pandemic. Those who keep track of was back in the day when America’s cur- She has spent 12 years onlenges the Fed here in- are cess,wide-ranging. President-elect Take Bidennot fully has prepared opted fortion life any outside of which a couldratified cause trade harm,” deal as thewith relevant the EU. such things estimate the global economy rent account was in the black. 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But these are“reasonable not has worst-case spoken out scenarios” about climate drop change in imports Fed of when medicines she succeeded is of theBen pandemic Bernanke for muchThursday. of this “Much IT better systems than and the Frenchany infrastructure have, much has been for the country, with an It was in the midst of this gather- across 20 areas of national life, also flagged as a serious potential year. Local council finances are required for border control posts that’s why he has turned to Janet Yellen normal times. True, Yellen will have to and the need for Washington to do more in 2014. 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25 Taliban militants killed WORK TO SERVE THE PEOPLE: PM TELLS I have faith in you. Remember that smugglers have no caste, in raid: Afghan Army no religion. They are beasts BORDER GUARDS B’DESH under the guise of human be- Kabul, Dec 5 (IANS) At Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) Ban- the better this country is eco- ings. They send the resources least 25 Taliban militants, gladesh Prime Minister nomically, the better off your of this country abroad out of including two command- Sheikh Hasina on Saturday families will be," the Prime greed for a small amount of ers, were killed and eight called on the Border Guards Minister was quoted as say- money." others injured during a raid Bangladesh (BGB) to act al- ing.Hasina, also the Awami Calling on the BGB person- in Afghanistan’s Helmand ways in service and out of League supremo, recalled nel to abide by the directives province, the Army said on love for the country and its the speech delivered by her given by the Father of the Saturday. people. father Bangabandhu Sheikh Nation, Hasina said: "I hope “The Afghan National ing militants’ activities in She made the call while at- Mujibur Rahman on Decem- you will work with sincerity Defense and Security Forc- the region as the militants tending the closing out pa- ber 5, 1974 while participat- to protect our sovereignty, es (ANDSF) launched an tried to conduct attacks on rade of the BGB's 95th batch ing in the concluding parade freedom as well as to prevent operation in Naway-i-Bara- ANDSF positions. via video conference from her of the border security force's such misdeeds. kzai of Helmand on Friday, The ANDSF also de- official residence Ganabha- third batch of recruits. Because these words are leading to the above men- stroyed six militants’ ban here, reports bdnews24. In that speech, Bangaband- still relevant today. tioned casualties,” Xinhua hideouts and 25 defence "I will say this, we have hu highlighted the 'great "BGB, the oldest uniformed news agency quoted the Ar- positions, defusing four im- to fulfil our responsibilities duty' that had been entrusted force of Bangladesh, is en- my’s Corps 215 Maiwand as provised bombs during the with the attitude to serve the on them and said:"My or- trusted with the responsibil- saying in a statement.The raid in the region 555 km country and the nation," she der to you is to put an end to ity to defend the 4,427 km operation aimed at disturb- southwest of Kabul. said."You must love the coun- try and its people. You must work for people. Remember, smuggling. I believe you can. border of the country.

13 killed 18 DEAD, 1 VOTING UNDERWAY FOR KUWAIT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS Kuwait City, Dec 5 (IANS) Vot- government has taken strict in Thailand RESCUED IN ing was underway on Saturday health precautions during the for the parliamentary elections voting process, including limit- flash floods CHINA MINE in Kuwait with 326 candidates ing group gatherings near the Nakhon Si Thammarat over running for 50 seats. polling stations, asking people the last few days, reports Xi- ACCIDENT The voting process started at 8 to wear masks, wash hands and nhua news agency. Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) a.m. and will proceed continue wear gloves. Six southern Thai prov- Eighteen people have died, till 8 p.m., Xinhua news agency In addition, medical clinics inces have been severely while one other person was reported. are designated to guarantee the fl ooded by continual, heavy rescued after an accident In a report, the Kuwait News health and safety of voters. rainstorms since late last due to excessive levels of Agency said that 326 candidates According to the Health Min- Bangkok, Dec 5 (IANS) month, according to the carbon monoxide at a coal across fi ve electoral districts in istry’s spokesperson Abdullah Thirteen people have been DDPM report. mine in China, authorities the country will run for the 50 Al-Sanad, voters who are infect- killed due to fl ash fl oods A total of 321,057 house- said on Saturday. seats, compared with 293 candi- ed or those who are quarantined in Thailand's Nakhon Si holds in 2,680 villages in 66 The accident took place dates in the 2016 elections. need to get a permit through Thammarat province, di- districts of the six provinces at around 5 p.m. on Friday The 50 elected members of the The Education Ministry has ernment has distributed fi ve an app before going to polling saster management offi cials have been considerably af- at the closed Diaoshuidong National Assembly are elected selected 102 schools across the fi eld teams in the fi ve electoral stations.A number of schools said on Saturday. fected while authorities are colliery in Yongchuan dis- from fi ve 10-seat constituencies country to receive voters dur- zones to monitor all activities have been especially designated According to a report of providing emergency relief trict, Xinhua news agency by single non-transferable vote ing the elections, and the gov- throughout the elections.The to receive infected voters. the Department of Disaster measures. reported.At the time, work- Prevention and Mitigation The affected southern ers were dismantling equip- (DDPM), the 13 villagers provinces are Surat Thani, ment in the pit, trapping 24 Fourth Syrian constitutional SAUDI FM HAILS EFFORTS OF KUWAIT, drowned due to fl ash fl oods Krabi, Trang, Phatthalung, workers underground. and torrential waters, fol- Songkhla and Nakhon Si The mine was suspended talks conclude US IN SOLVING GULF CRISIS lowing heavy downpours in Thammarat. and shut down two months Geneva, Dec 5 (IANS) The have rather more precisely Riyadh, Dec 5 (IANS) Saudi on Friday about "fruitful" ago.The rescue operation fourth meeting of the Small discussed a wide range of top- Foreign Minister Faisal bin talks held recently. is underway, while the Body of the Syrian Constitu- ics," the envoy said. Farhan Al Saud has hailed the "Fruitful discussions took Afghan SC Judge cause of the accident is be- tional Committee has con- Saying that the delegations efforts of Kuwait and the US in place recently, in which all par- ing investigated. cluded here after week-long were here to listen to the dif- solving the Gulf crisis. ties affi rmed their keenness on assassinated in Kabul discussions aimed at forming ferences, Pedersen told re- Taking to Twitter on Friday, Gulf and Arab solidarity and a new constitution to pave the porters that there were still the Minister said: "We consider stability," he said. Kabul, Dec 5 (IANS) A judge way for a political solution for "very strong different narra- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab of the Afghan Supreme Court with great appreciation the ef- has been assassinated in the decade-long confl ict in tives" and a lot of emotions forts made by Kuwait to bridge Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt the country's capital, a local the country, a UN envoy con- during the just-concluded the gap in viewpoints regarding have imposed a diplomatic and media report said Saturday. fi rmed. meeting. the Gulf crisis, and we thank the economic blockade on Qatar Abdul Jamil was shot dead Addressing a press confer- "But I think, perhaps more American efforts in this regard, since June 2017, alleging that after Friday prayers outside ence here on Friday, Geir O. importantly, what we experi- and we look forward to being the gas-rich Gulf country sup- a mosque in Rahman Mina Pedersen, the UN Special En- enced through this week was crowned with success for the ports terrorism and interferes neighborhood Police District voy for Syria, said that the del- more and more that people benefi t and good of the region." in their domestic affairs. 8, Xinhua news agency quot- egations have agreed that the were listening attentively to The Minister's tweet was They have been asking for ed the report as saying.No next meeting will be starting each other, they were listening the first official announce- a list of demands which Qatar group has claimed responsi- The Taliban militant group and US-led troops as target. on January 25, and they also with respect," he said. ment by the Kingdom after re- has to implement in order to bility for the killing, the latest has conducted scores of tar- About 44 people lost their have agreed on the agenda, “The confl ict has lasted far cent reports of the end of the revive ties.Qatar has repeat- in a string of targeted attacks geted attacks against civil- lives and many others were which is constitutional prin- too long, and the Syrian peo- crisis, Xinhua news agency re- edly denied the charges, calling in the country.The Afghan ians and military offi cials in wounded in targeted attacks ciples or basic principles of ple are suffering and suffering ported.It also came after the it "unjustifi ed" and "baseless," offi cials usually regard the recent years.The armed out- across Afghanistan in No- the future new Syrian consti- deeply. They need to see the statement of Kuwait's Foreign and refused the demands, cit- fi t considers anyone working vember, according to offi cial killings as targeted attacks by tution, reports Xinhua news political process move for- Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nass- ing them as interference in its for the government, NATO fi gures. the Taliban militant group. agency."During the week, they ward in 2021.” er Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah sovereignty.

WHO CALLS CORRUPT OFFICIALS TO BE AXED, NOT FOR SUSTAINED TRANSFERRED : IMRAN KHAN Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) the Prime Minister House.The EFFORTS TO Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Prime Minister lauded Pakistan CONTROL Khan has said that his govern- Citizen Portal for entertaining ment was introducing a new three million complaints in two COVID˨19 system of ‘reward and punish- years, urging people to use the ment under which civil ser- forum for their empowerment Geneva, Dec 5 (IANS) The solution globally.Speaking tool to the toolkit we have TRANSMISSION vants would not be transferred as well as to hold offi cers ac- well and which bureaucrat is Covid-19 pandemic has not at a virtual press confer- now", reports Xinhua news but sacked if found involved in countable. performing poorly," he add- settled down into a predict- ence on Friday, Mike Ryan, agency."That's why coun- the WHO expert, there could corruption and irregularities. "I want more people to use ed.Since its launch on Octo- able pattern, as the situa- Executive Director of the tries, particularly those still be basically two phases for "We will not transfer a cor- it (citizen portal). We will fur- ber 28, 2018, around three tion of transmission and WHO's Health Emergen- suffering from rather heavy the next six months: the first rupt bureaucrat but will sack ther strengthen the portal as it million people registered cases in different countries cies Program, cautioned Covid-19 transmission, real- is controlling and reducing him," Dawn news quoted Khan is the best method for citizens themselves on the portal and varies a lot, said an expert that "vaccines do not equal ly need to sustain the effort deaths and severe diseases, as saying on Friday said while to register complaints."As a reported 2.7 million com- from World Health Orga- zero Covid" and that vac- and measures to control and and the second, controlling addressing a ceremony held Prime minister, it is also easy plaints, out of which 2.5 mil- nization (WHO), noting cines and vaccination "will bring the number of cases the actual transmission of on completion of two years for me to know which minis- lion were resolved, according there's no one-size-fits-all only add a major powerful down," he said.According to the disease. of Pakistan Citizen Portal at ter or department is working to official figures. Palestine slams Bahrain over importing goods from Israeli settlements Ramallah, Dec 5 (IANS) ian Authority, as saying in a called on the Bahraini people and Bahrain to normalize Palestinian rights groups said Palestine have slammed statement on Friday.“There “to pressure their govern- ties was first announced on about 700,000 settlers have Bahrain’s decision to import are international decisions ment to stop making hostile September 11 before it was been living in the West Bank goods from the “illegal” Is- to boycott the products made decisions against the Pales- officially signed at the White and East Jerusalem since 1967. raeli settlements under its in the Israeli settlements,” al- tinian people”. House on September 15. The Israeli settlements built normalization agreement Sheikh noted. Earlier, Bahraini Minister A similar deal was also on the Palestinian territories with Tel Aviv reached two Meanwhile, Sami Abu of Trade, Industry and Tour- signed between Israel and the are regarded as illegal by the months ago. Zuhri, spokesman of Hamas ism Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zay- United Arab Emirates. international community. “The Israeli settlements are movement, said in another ani announced that his coun- According to the Palestine However in 2019, US Secre- illegal and built on the oc- statement that Bahrain’s de- try would not discriminate Liberation Organization, about tary of State Mike Pompeo an- cupied lands of Palestine,” cision “represents a viola- between products made in 124 Israeli settlement outposts nounced that Washington no Xinhua news agency quoted tion of international law and Israeli settlements and those have been built in the West longer considered Israeli set- Hussein al-Sheikh, head of an indication of standing on made in Israel.A US-brokered Bank since the 1990s without tlements as inconsistent with civil affairs in the Palestin- the side of the occupier”.He agreement between Israel any offi cial Israeli approval. international law. Indian Horizon 10 Business Sunday, December 6, 2020 Healthy equity inflows expected to strengthen rupee Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) However, Reserve Bank’s orbit. dative policy stance. “There are talks of further Healthy foreign fund inflows interventions to build-up In- “Equity flows would help The MPC reiterated that the stimulus by the US authorities along with supportive mon- dia’s forex reserves are likely the rupee to remain strong stance is likely to remain ac- and that is likely to put more etary policy are expected to to arrest any sharp apprecia- with a mild appreciation commodative as long as nec- pressure on US Dollar in the strengthen the rupee during tion in the rupee. bias,” said Sajal Gupta, Head, essary - at-least through this medium term,” said Devarsh the trade week ahead. Last week, the rupee traded Forex and Rates, Edelweiss Se- fiscal. Vakil, Deputy Head of Re- Lately, FIIs inflows have in a tight range of 73.45 and curities. On the Forex front, central search at HDFC Securities. powered a rally in equities and 74 as RBI was said to have “Expect the next week range bank said that it is “mindful “Technically, spot USDINR gave an appreciation push to absorbed US dollars at lower to 73.40 to 73.90 with appre- of the consequences of its FX has near-term support at 73.5 the rupee. levels. ciative rupee bias.” intervention action on do- and likely to trade between The FIIs were net buyers last The RBI is known to enter Besides, the RBI’s MPC ex- mestic liquidity and inflation” 73.5 to 74 mark next week.” week. They had invested over the markets via intermediaries pectedly kept its policy rate also added “the RBI has taken According to Gaurang So- Services: “We expect that a the overall sentiment and $2 billion in the equity seg- to either sell or buy US dollars unchanged at 4 per cent, and measures for dampening vol- maiya, Forex & Bullion Ana- sharp surge in global crude oil could lead to higher inflation ment. to keep the rupee in a stable continued with the accommo- atility”. lyst, Motilal Oswal Financial prices could start to dampen going ahead.” November rally: Mid-caps 2020: A year of Covid, M&A & claims for non-life insurers Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) for the general insurance talisation,” Mathur added. outperform large-caps by 4% The year 2020 will go down sector as a consequence and Giving a different take on tively. While FIIs continued their for the Indian non-life in- as a subset of the economy; that Asthana said: “Much buying streak in Nov’20, DII inflows surance sector as a year of an important position for has been spoken about the remained negative.” coronavirus that resulted India in the Asia-Pacific as accelerated adoption of dig- The FIIs inflows increased to $9.6 in large scale digital em- the main,” Sharad Mathur, ital and the continued use billion in Nov’20 from $2.5. bracement and increased Managing Director & CEO, of digital means for trans- Besides, the report cited that in health insurance spread, Universal Sompo General acting financial services recently concluded 2QFY21 results, reduced overall business, Insurance Company Ltd including insurance in the one of the key and defining features industry consolidation, told IANS. future as well.” Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Mid-caps of this performance was the better- large losses, said senior in- The company is a joint “However, continued stocks have outperformed large- than-expected focus on cost mitiga- dustry officials. venture of Indian Bank, In- adoption of digital in in- caps by 4 per cent in November, tion measures, apart from demand At a time when the private dian Overseas Bank, Kar- surance is hampered by a said Motilal Oswal Financial Ser- recovery and a healthy tailwind sector is witnessing mergers Company Ltd and United by the pandemic: the growth nataka Bank, Dabur Invest- general lack of trust in in- vices in a report. According to the from gross margin expansion. and acquisitions, the central India Insurance Company in the 5th largest economy ments Corporation and surance companies when report, over the last 12 months, “2QFY21 was an optimum com- government scrapped its Ltd into one. in the world; the ‘$5 Trillion Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. it comes to paying claims mid-caps are up 14 per cent versus bination of gross margin expansion earlier plan to merge Na- “Some things that were GDP (gross domestic prod- “Some trends have been ac- and the general apathy of the Nifty’s rise of 8 per cent. and operating cost reduction.” tional Insurance Company building up at the start of uct) by 2025’ forecast; a 14- centuated and fast-tracked consumers towards buying “Over the last five years, mid-caps Furthermore, it pointed out that Ltd, Oriental Insurance the year have been blunted 15 per cent growth forecast were technology and digi- insurance,” he added. have underperformed by 14 per market capitalisation-to-GDP ratio cent,” the report said. “In terms of has been volatile. P/E ratio, the Nifty Mid-cap 100 now “It increased from 79 per cent in How Apple Silicon M1 chip is set to redefine PC experience trades at a 13 per cent premium to FY19 to 56 per cent (FY20 GDP) in New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) -- powered by the Apple M1 Apple’s macOS has a differ- applications than the A14 M1 has 16 billion transis- large-caps at 23.6x.” As per the re- Mar’20 and 91 per cent at present As Apple gradually shits its system on a chip (SoC). ent ecosystem than Win- Bionic on an iPhone. tors, about 35 per cent more port, Nifty surpassed the 13,000 (FY21E GDP) - above its long-term Mac devices to its own Sili- “While the inability of In- dows. Both are manufactured than the A14 Bionic. mark in Nov’20 to hit a record high average of 75 per cent.” con M1 chip, the purpose of tel chips to meet emerging “The slow improvement at TSMC’s 5nm and feature Depending on the ap- after a 3.5 per cent rise in Oct’20. “The rally since June’20 has led the first generation of Apple requirements was the ap- in PC hardware, which custom high-performance plications’ environment, It ended 11.4 per cent higher to the m-cap-to-GDP ratio being at Silicon is aimed at creating a parent trigger for Apple to is dominated by Intel, is (Firestorm), energy-effi- power consumption, ther- MoM in Nov’20 to close at 12,969. its highest levels since FY10.” In the new experience, to achieve have own chips, there were among the key factors af- cient (Icestorm), GPU and mal efficiency and footprint “The rally was propelled by strong model portfolio, the firm said it is the balance of performance many other benefits and fecting macOS’ progress,” NPU. are essential considerations FII inflows, good corporate earn- ‘Overweight’ on IT, BFSI, Telecom, and power consumption, possibilities pushing the Wang wrote in a blog post. However, the M1 has two in designing SoCs. ings season, and trends from the and Auto, ‘Neutral’ on Consumer. instead of high computing. move,” according to Brady The M1 specifications are more high-performance “Thanks to the advantag- festive season, which suggests that “Sustenance of the demand re- On November 10, Apple Wang, a senior research similar to those of the A14 cores than the A14 Bionic, es of the advanced process the demand recovery continues.” covery after the festive season introduced three new Mac analysts with Counterpoint Bionic. However, the M1 as well as additional cache in TSMC in terms of power “FII and DII inflows showed re- would be key to any further upside devices -- MacBook Air, Research. on a Mac device can deliver and peripheral circuitry. consumption and transistor cord inflows and outflows, respec- in the markets.” MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Just like iOS and Android, more computing power and According to Apple, the density. Trade deficit might widen as Covid dents exports: Experts New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) from $25.77 billion in Novem- Among commodities and pinning hopes on start of the of the doable measures like Segment wise, oil imports pandemic in Europe,” said The overall trade deficit is ber 2019. products, iron ore, rice and vaccination and abating of the easy refund of GST and ensur- were down 43.36 per cent to Suman Chowdhury, Chief An- likely to widen as rising coro- “The slippage in exports pharmaceuticals continued to pandemic. ing availability of raw materi- $6.27 billion from $11.07 bil- alytical Officer, Acuite Ratings navirus cases and subsequent growth signifies the near term display healthy uptick in YoY He said several critical ex- als at reasonable prices could lion in November 2019. & Research. lockdowns in key export mar- impact of fresh restrictions in shipments, whereas leather, port sectors, including en- provide relief to the exporters. “The primary factor in the “Imports are yet to reveal kets dent India’s merchandise trading partners. The average textiles and engineering goods gineering, are reeling under According to the data, In- export performance contin- any consistent growth back exports, experts said. merchandise trade deficit is continued to show contrac- a host of issues, including dia’s merchandise imports ues to be the sharp decline in to normalised levels with sig- The recently released pro- likely to reach substantially tion. disruptions in production, declined by 13.33 per cent in petro product shipments, but nificantly lower oil prices, al- visional data showed that higher levels in H2FY21 as EEPC India Chairman Ma- transportation and increasing November to $33.39 billion non-petro exports have also though an uptick in electronic India’s merchandise exports compared to Q2FY21,” said hesh Desai said that export- country-specific restrictions. from $38.52 billion in the cor- declined by 3 per cent pre- goods and edible oil segments dropped by 9.07 per cent in Aditi Nayar, Principal Econo- ers continue to battle the Co- Under these circumstances, responding month of the pre- sumably due to the impact of is clearly visible,” Chowdhury November to $23.43 billion mist, ICRA. vid-19 impact on global trade, Desai pointed out that some vious year. a resurgence of the Covid-19 said. ‘Technical textiles’ EPC to boost exports: Industry Alliance Air commences Mumbai- New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Technical Textiles Mission Promotion Council (AEPC) (PLI) scheme will usher in Centre’s decision to form a (NTM) with a total outlay of Chairman A. Sakthivel said: overall growth via this sunrise dedicated Export Promotion Rs 1,480 crore which will be “Of the 207 items notified as sector. Goa daily direct flights Council (EPC) for ‘Technical implemented during 2020-21 technical textiles in January Besides, Confederation New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Textiles’ will boost exports to 2023-24. 2019, there are 12 products of of Indian Textile Industry’s Air India subsidiary Alliance and strengthen the domestic Setting up of a dedicated apparel. The global market for (CITI) Chairman T. Rajkumar Air on Saturday said it manufacturing capacity, Export Promotion Council is these 12 products is estimated said that ‘Technical Textiles’ is commenced daily direct industry players said. one of the four components of to be $11 billion, though India’s being seen as the sunrise sector flight operations from In terms of parlance, this the NTM which is aimed mainly exports is only $93 million.” which has received significant Mumbai to Goa. category comprise of utility to achieve a 10 per cent growth “This indicates a huge attention worldwide. “With the According to the airline, based textile products such as rate every year until NTM ends. potential in these products if increasing usage of technical the inaugural flight operates Personal Protective Equipment Currently, India’s export is dedicated export promotion textile products among on Friday had a hundred per (PPE). $93 mn whereas global market activities are undertaken for segments like automobiles, civil cent load factor. In February 2020, Cabinet is estimated to be $11 bn for these products.” engineering and construction, “To cater to the upcoming “All-inclusive one way operating procedures (SOPs) Committee on Economic 12 apparel products under He said the inclusion agriculture, medical, shipping, festivities the airline has inaugural fares for Mumbai issued by the Ministry of Affairs (CCEA) had approved technical textiles. of technical textiles in the industrial safety, sports and introduced this new flight to Goa starting at INR 2,957 Civil Aviation. “Required the setting up of a National The Apparel Export Production Linked Incentive personal protection etc.. on the route to add to the and for Goa to Mumbai at precautionary measures convenience of flyers who INR 3,171 only.” are being taken within the will be travelling to meet Besides, the airline said aircraft as well at the time Expect real GDP to decline 1-2% YoY in 3QFY21: Report their family and friends that it is adhering to all of check-in, boarding and Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The month, the NSO data showed spending, EAI-GDP contracted posting a growth in 4QFY21. in the festive season,” the government guidelines and arrival at the destination,” contraction in India’s real GDP that on a YoY basis, Q2 GVA 7.6 per cent YoY in Oct’20 ver- The second wave of the Co- statement said. is following all the standard the statement added. can narrow down to just 1-2 for 2020-21 from the agricul- sus a fall of 5.1 per cent YoY in vid-19 pandemic, however, re- per cent, said a report by Mo- ture, forestry and fishing sec- Sep’20.” According to the re- mains a valid risk.” tilal Oswal Financial Services. tor inched lower to 3.4 per cent port, overall EAI-GVA contin- Recent data showed that VECV commences commercial ops at Bagroda Accordingly, the in-house growth, against 3.5 per cent in ues to show an improvement even though India’s eco- Economic Activity Index (EAI) the same quarter of 2019-20. in economic activity, while de- nomic recovery accelerated in truck manufacturing unit for India’s real GVA (EAI-GVA) However, the EAI-GDP, mand measures continue to lag. Q2FY21 from the lows of the New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) standards’. ‘Make in Madhya Pradesh’,” grew by 4.8 per cent YoY in continued to contract for the “Based on a few indicators pandemic-induced lockdown, VE Commercial Vehicles, In the first phase, the said Vinod Aggarwal, MD & October 2020, marking the eighth consecutive month in available for Nov’20 - power the country, for the very first a joint venture between plant’s manufacturing CEO, VECV. second consecutive month of October 2020 and that too fast- generation, manufacturing time since Independence, en- Volvo Group and Eicher capacity will be 40,000 trucks, The company, in operation growth. er than the previous month. PMI, e-way registrations, etc., tered into a technical reces- Motors, on Saturday said the company said. since August 2008, is into the “This is the first month in a “While personal consump- growth seems to have cooled sion. that it has commenced “Apart from meeting the manufacturing of complete year when non-farm activities tion expenditure (PCE) contin- off last month.” The recent data furnished commercial operations at its domestic demand, this range of Eicher trucks and (both industrial and services) ued to contract in double-dig- “If so, it suggests that the by National Statistical Office truck manufacturing unit at facility will also be used buses, Volvo buses, exclusive grew faster than the farm sec- its for the seventh consecutive growth peaked out in Oct’20 (NSO) showed that the Q2FY21 Bagroda in Bhopal district. for catering to new export distribution of Volvo trucks in tor,” Motilal Oswal Financial month, total investments de- (as per our expectations) and GDP, on a year-on-year basis, Accordingly, this is the markets, thus contributing India, engine manufacturing Services said in a report. clined 5 per cent the slowest is likely to moderate in coming contracted by (-) 7.5 per cent eighth manufacturing facility to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and and exports for Volvo Group, The GVA includes taxes, fall in eight months.” months. Real GDP could con- from (-) 23.9 per cent in the of VECV in Madhya Pradesh ‘Make in India’ initiatives non-automotive engines and but excludes subsidies.Last “Excluding government tract again in 3QFY21 before preceding quarter. and set up with ‘Industry 4.0 through our commitment to Eicher component business. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Sunday, December 6, 2020

CONSISTENT New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) KOHLI, BUMRAH AMONG LARA’S Hamilton, Dec 5 (IANS) BLACKWOOD, JOSEPH DELAY SNEHA Indians Jasprit Bumrah and New Zealand were on the BEST OF THIS ERA THE INEVITABLE IN FIRST TRIUMPHS Virat Kohli feature in Brian brink of a big innings win IN 7TH LEG OF Lara's lists of five best batsmen over West Indies when NZ VS WI TEST and bowlers of this era. stumps were drawn after WOMEN'S GOLF The former West Indies the third day's play in the Noida, Dec 5 captain listed Kohli, New first Test. (IANS) Amateurs took Zealand skipper Kane West Indies, who were six the spotlight as Sneha Williamson, England's Joe down for 196 in the second Singh recorded a Root, South African AB de innings after being forced to wire-to-wire win in Villiers, and Australia's Steve follow on, are still 185 runs the seventh leg of the Smith as the best batsmen behind. Women's Pro Golf of this era on his Instagram They had capitulated for Tour (WPGT) here account, although he did not 138 in the first innings as the on Friday.Hyderabad rank them. New Zealand pace attack, amateur teenager Among bowlers, Lara led by Tim Southee who Sneha, who won a mentioned Bumrah, got four wickets for 35, did title on the WPGT England's Jofra Archer and mentioned the five best are the best batsmen while not allow any of the visiting New Zealand 519/7 declared vs West Indies 138 in 2019, overcame James Anderson, South batsmen and bowlers he Wasim Akram, Shane batsmen to reach even 30. (T Southee 4/35, K Jamieson 2/25, N Wagner a difficult start and Africa's Kagiso Rabada and played against. Sachin Warne, Waqar Younis, Trent Boult took one for 2/33, T Boult 1/30) and 196/6 (J Blackwood 80*, then a potentially the closing stretch to Afghanistan spinner Rashid Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Muttiah Muralitharan, and 30 while Kyle Jamieson A Joseph 59*, N Wagner 2/62) crippling triple bogey win by a comfortable Khan as the best five in Jacques Kallis, Kumar Glenn McGrath as the best and Neil Wagner took two to hold nerves over margin of four shots. the present era.Lara also Sangakkara, Rahul Dravid bowlers he faced. wickets each. Nathan Lyon replaces Rivals Goa, Kerala look for first wins Cameron Green in Australia Margao (Goa), Dec 5 (IANS) dealt a huge blow with captain T20 squad FC Goa and Kerala Blasters FC, Sergio Cidoncha likely to be who face each other here on out of action for a while. Sydney, Dec 5 (IANS) The International to India by 11 Sunday, are still searching for “Every team is a different Australian national selectors runs, featured leg-spinners their first wins of the season as challenge. It’s true we have have brought in off-spinner Adam Zampa and Mitchell they go into their fourth games more similarities with FC Goa Nathan Lyon to their T20 Swepson in the first game at of the season, at the Fatorda because of a similar style of International squad for the Canberra. Stadium. play. It’s going to be a battle to last two matches against They are already sweating Both sides have faced have more of the ball. But they India as they released over the fitness of their each other 12 times, with FC are going to play their cards pace bowling all-rounder limited-overs team skipper Goa having the upper hand, and so will we,” said Vicuna. Cameron Green for Australia Aaron Finch, who suffered a winning eight while losing Meanwhile, Goa have A's warm-up against India A niggle on his hip during the thrice. Goa are also on a six- managed the highest that begins on Sunday. first game. match unbeaten run against possession in the ISL so far. But Lyon's inclusion has The results of scans for Kerala and will aim to continue despite that, Juan Ferrando’s been a surprise as he is not Finch are still awaited. that. men have also dropped points considered a T20 specialist Lyon’s addition to Both sides find themselves opponents so far, they haven’t this season.Both their goals so from promising positions in and has played only two the white-ball squad in the bottom half of the table been efficient in the final third far have come from set-pieces. their previous two encounters. international matches in continues the significant with just two points each. of the pitch and have struggled At the back, Kibu Vicuna’s side The Gaurs have also shipped the format, the last of which changes the Aussies have While Kerala have dominated to create chances. Kerala are yet has appeared shaky.The two- in four goals, all of which have came in 2018.The Aussies, made to their playing possession against all their to score a goal from open play time finalists have also been come through set-pieces. who lost the first T20 group over the past week. Courier company will return money to the chess players: Kiren Rijiju Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) case of misunderstanding team consisted of Vidit Narayanan had told IANS that medals in international sporting 28 by DHL Express India Ltd Union Minister of State for between customs and courier Santosh Gujrathi (captain), he had paid customs duty for events.Neither the DHL Express on behalf of (Grandmaster) Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren company. The issue has been Viswanathan Anand, Pentala the 12 medals to DHL and India Ltd nor the non-playing Srinath Narayanan, the non- Rijiju on Saturday said he was resolved. The company has Harikrishna, Koneru Humpy, received the medals.Narayanan captain of the Indian chess playing captain of the Indian upset at the news of Indian acknowledged the slip-up and Dronavalli Harika, Aravindh also told IANS that he had team that won the FIDE Online chess team, in Chennai chess team members having to will return the money to the Chithambaram, Nihal Sarin, R given a letter to DHL addressed Olympiad gold medal claimed Customs (Courier Import) for pay customs duty to get their athlete Srinath Narayanan.” Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali, to the Customs Department, any exemption from customs the clearance of 12 medals FIDE Online Olympiad gold India and Russia shared Bhakti Kulkarni, Divya Bengaluru, mentioning what duty for the medals received for Online Chess Olympiad medals.In a tweet Rijiju said, the gold as they were Deshmukh, Vantika Agarwal the medals were.Normally, from Russia, the Commissioner coming from Korshunov Maxim “I’m very upset with this news. declared joint winners of and Srinath Narayanan. customs duty is exempted for of Customs (Airport), Chennai Alexandrovich, Russia,” the My office has already reached the FIDE Online Olympiad. Team’s non-playing captain Indian sportspersons returning I, had told IANS. ”The Bill of Commissioner of Customs out to the athletes. It was a The victorious Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) Srinath from overseas after winning Entry was filled on November clarified to IANS. Cheteshwar Pujara caught in racism NBA says 48 players test Postponed Tokyo Games to controversy at Yorkshire positive for Covid-19 cost extra $2.4 billion New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) on ESPNCricinfo.com. Butt, The league said the positive tests are the result Tokyo 2020 said an additional $1.5 billion India's top-order batsman who was employed within the of 546 tests carried out between November would be needed for operational costs related Cheteshwar Pujara became part Yorkshire Cricket Foundation 24-30 as the NBA gets set to begin preseason to the delay, with another $900 million in of a racism controversy after as a community development games in nine days. spending on coronavirus countermeasures for a couple of former Yorkshire officer, resigned within six weeks the Games next year employees lent support to of joining due to the 'targeted preseason games in nine former Yorkshire cricketer language used at the club'. days.The zero positive tests Azeem Rafiq, who has alleged Tony Bowry, who worked as were from the beginning that the experience of racism a coach and cultural diversity of last season’s quarantine at the county had forced him to officer at the club, was the bubble to the end of the attempt suicide. other Yorkshire employee who season in mid-October. Pujara, currently in Australia testified. One team, the Golden for Test series, had played for "Many youngsters struggled State Warriors, has already Yorkshire in 2015 and 2018. to make progress, and the few delayed the beginning of "(There were) continuous that did found the environment their individual workouts references to taxi drivers of the dressing rooms very by a day this week because and restaurant workers difficult and unwelcoming, as of players testing positive. when referring to (the) Asian overseas professional, was a direct result of racism they This was the initial Tokyo, Dec 5 (IANS) additional $250 million in community. They called every called Steve because they could faced. It affected performance round of tests for players The coronavirus-delayed “contingency” funds to help person of colour 'Steve'.Even not pronounce his name," Taj -- they were labelled trouble- as they returned to their Tokyo Olympics will cost at cover the expenses. (India batsman) Cheteshwar Butt, one of the employees, was makers," he was quoted as teams ahead of the start least an extra $2.4 billion, The extra costs come as Pujara, who joined as an quoted as saying in a report saying. of individual workouts organisers said Friday, organisers and Olympic on Tuesday.The NBA says with the unprecedented officials work to build it will be testing all of its postponement and a raft of enthusiasm and momentum HCA to conduct Covid tests former Indian captain in the players daily throughout pandemic health measures for the first Games past has not agreed for the the season. ballooning an already postponed in peacetime, for league players start of the season because The infection rate outsized budget. insisting that the massive Association shall conduct the Covid-19 tests for of Covid-19. He felt that the number is also higher than Tokyo 2020 said an international event can association cannot take the risk Los Angeles, Dec 5 (IANS) the 46 players that tested additional $1.5 billion would go ahead next year even if the umpires, scorers and the players of the teams as far as the players’ health was The NBA announced positive for Covid-19 in be needed for operational the pandemic is not under participating in the Leagues concerned. Wednesday that 48 players the weeks ahead of the costs related to the delay, control. Although the BCCI has yet have tested positive for the start of the pandemic- with another $900 million But more spending could Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) The umpires, scorers and the players to announce the schedule coronavirus, a dramatic disrupted season.The new in spending on coronavirus further harden public Apex Council of the Hyderabad of the teams participating in the because of the pandemic, they increase over the zero results show the league countermeasures for the opinion in Japan, where Cricket Association (HCA) Leagues from Thursday (10.30 had sent three proposals to the positive tests reported has a positivity rate of 8.8 Games next year. polls earlier this year has finally taken a decision am) onwards at the Gymkhana associations on starting of the during last season’s percent, which is high. The dollar figure is showed a majority of people to conduct the HCA League Grounds, Secunderabad. domestic season with T20 and quarantine bubble in Under the league’s calculated at an exchange think the Games should championship matches, It was on the cards that HCA Ranji Trophy tournaments. Florida. tough new Covid-19 rate of 107 yen, and is be postponed again or starting first with the three- will sooner or later start the HCA secretary R Vijayanand The league said the protocols, a players who closer to $2.56 billion when cancelled together. day League.As part of the leagues. But with president said they were going ahead positive tests are the result tests positive has to refrain calculated at today’s rate. The additional costs will Government prescribed SOPs, Mohammed Azharuddin with the Covid-19 tests and of 546 tests carried out from workouts for at least The costs could rise be split between the national the Association shall conduct opposing the idea, the league the three-day leagues will between November 24-30 10 days and more if he is further, with Tokyo 2020 government, the city of the Covid-19 tests for the schedule was put on hold. The begin shortly. as the NBA gets set to begin showing symptoms. saying it will release an Tokyo and the organisers. ENTERTAINMENT IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Sunday, December 6, 2020 ̉̊ RANVEER WEARS A PEARL NECK NAWAZUDDIN anveer Singh has KATRINA KAIF SHARES HER tried out a new PIECE, NETIZENS WONDER SIDDIQUI : Rstyle statement on WORKOUT ROUTINE FOR THE DAY social media, and fans are IF IT IS DEEPIKA'S THIS HAS BEEN A wondering if he has borrowed atrina Kaif on Friday comes to working from the jewellery box of his Ranveer posted a shared her workout out and often SPECIAL YEAR wife Deepika Padukone. Kroutine for the day, shares her workout The picture is taken in the picture on Instagram and revealed the secret videos on social actor's balcony and with a sporting a white behind her enviable fi gure. media. The actress backdrop of the sea and a T-shirt paired with She shared a handwritten beach. workout routine from her will next be seen For the caption, Ranveer a string of pearls trainer, which includes in Rohit Shetty's chose a few lines from the and diamond studs. exercises for her legs, abs cop action drama song "Suhana safar aur yeh and upper body. These "Sooryavanshi", mausam hasi' from the 1958 He completed his include squats, leg presses, starring Akshay fi lm "Madhumati". look with chunky push-ups, cardios among Kumar, and the other workouts. horror comedy The song is picturised sunglasses and a on Dilip Kumar and "Workout for the day," "Phone Bhoot", co- Vyjayantimala. Gucci baseball cap. wrote the actress on her starring Siddhant Ranveer wrote in Hindi: verifi ed Instagram Story. Chaturvedi and "Suhaanaa safar aur ye wrote in the comment wanted to know if the neck Katrina is known to be Ishaan Khatter. mausam hasi. Hame dar hai section: "Baba tu heera nahi piece belonged to his actress very disciplined when it IANS ham kho na jaae kahi."His moti hai".Social media users wife Deepika Padukone. close friend Arjun Kapoor in the comment section IANS ADAH SHARMA KIRTI KULHARI : asked my husband awazuddin this has been a special Saahil Sehgal to marry Siddiqui has year."This has been a ON NEW FILM : AS A TEENAGER, I LACKED me! Once you've done Nhad a good year. special year owing to two SELF CONFIDENCE it, like everything else in Despite lockdown, he completely contrasting NEVER life, you laugh at yourself stood out with roles in the characters that I portrayed irti Kulhari says yourself can be daunting. and go -- that was super burgeoning OTT space. -- of Jatil Tadav and Ayyan THOUGHT she struggled with As a teenager, I lacked easy," she added. In 2020, the Mani. They represented Kself-confi dence self-confi dence and Kirti will be seen in the phenomenal actor has distinct ideologies and I'D PLAY A and self-esteem issues self-esteem, and always Hindi remake of "The impressed as always with mannerisms, which make MAN as a teenager, and wondered if I could make Girl On The Train", a roles in the digitally- them stand apart. discovered internal the fi rst move.""As I project tentatively titled released fi lms "Raat Akeli I am thankful for all Actress Adah strength growing up. grew up and found "Shaadistan", the third "Making the fi rst move who I am internally, I season of "Four More Hai" and "Serious Men". the love and appreciation Sharma plays Inspector Jatil Yadav from our audiences," he in life might seem like realised it's actually Shots Please", and the in "Raat Akeli Hai" and said."For an artiste, it's a a man in her climbing a mountain, empowering to be short fi lm "Charu". Ayyan Mani in "Serious never-ending journey to new film, Man especially when we're the fi rst mover. She will also be Men" have been two of better himself in his craft. younger and you're It takes a lot of seen opening up the most memorable It is my good fortune To Man. She getting to know yourself courage, but being about the pressures characters in the Indian to have secured multiple says she never and the world," Kirti the fi rst person to ask of making the fi rst said.Looking back, the someone out, or even move in a relationship OTT space, in a year when opportunities of working with imagined she visual entertainment has inspiring people from the actress shared: "I know to actually propose to in the series "Dating been defi ned by digital industry," the actor added. would play a the thought of being someone is incredibly These Days". content.The actor agrees IANS man in life. the fi rst one to express empowering -- I actually IANS

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It's "I never thought I would play directors think of me when am not afraid about what the always accepted me with be seen in a new web a very sweet love story but it a man ever. My character in they think of making a risky audience will think because open arms," she claimed. series as Rahim, a boy " R has a twist. I can't reveal too the fi lm goes through a sex fi lm as this. I always try to pick the audience has always IANS who aspires to be a dancing sensation someday. Titled "Crashh", the AMJAD ALI KHAN, SONS TO JOIN 12.Talking about the music ahul Roy, who RAHUL ROY upcoming show tells the event, Amjad Ali Khan said: suffered a brain story of four siblings who get RESPONDING JON BON JOVI, GWEN STEFANI FOR "It's a great honour to per- Rstroke last week, separated after an accident. form for a platform to raise is recovering. The "I play a boy who has big VIRTUAL CHARITY CONCERT funds and awareness for the 52-year-old actor, who TO TREATMENT, dreams and aspires to be still urgent and signifi cant is currently hospital- RECOVERING a dancing sensation, but needs of returning soldiers. ised, has reportedly his fi nancial background Through the establishment started walking and becomes a barrier," said of VetsAid and its annual is also doing physio Rohan.He is known for recently essayed the character benefi t concert we offer our excercises. featuring in TV shows such of Ibrahim in the youth drama love through music." "Rahul has started as "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata digital series "Class of 2020". Amaan added: "Music is the eating. He is on a light Hai" and "Bigg Boss". He had IANS greatest wealth we have and it diet to begin with. is always a pleasure to share it There is a small clot with the world. I also hope for that is still there. MODEL AND B'WOOD peace and oneness to prevail It will be dissolved with kinder and happier times with thinners. Of ASPIRANT SASHA MERCHANT ahead for the world." course, the entire pro- Ayaan stated: "The initiative cess will take time but in Kargil. The actor, INSPIRED BY DEEPIKA plans to directly support a va- so far so good," the ac- who shot to overnight riety of established and tested tor's friend, producer stardom with his debut PADUKONE veterans-based charities, Ashwani Kumar, told E film "Aashiqui" in 1990, odel and aspiring arod maestro Ustad Amjad artistes at the gala are Eddie Ved- namely those with a proven Times. was initially rushed from actress Sasha Ali Khan along sons Amaan der, Alice Cooper, Willie Nelson, track-record that take care to In the last week Kargil to Srinagar and MMerchant wants to SAli Bangash and Ayaan Ali Kenny Chesney and Steven Van provide complete and holistic of November, Roy then to Mumbai, where have a career like Deepika Bangash will join international Zandt. They will perform at Joe care for veterans and their suffered brain stroke he is presently undergo- Padukone. She adds that she artistes including Jon Bon Jovi, Walsh's VetsAid charity concert. families, physically, mentally, while shooting for ing treatment at Nanavati would defi nitely try her luck Gwen Stefani and Drew Carey for The fourth annual charity concert emotionally and spiritually. his forthcoming film Hospital. in fi lms if an exciting offer a virtual concert for charity.Other will be held virtually on December IANS "LAC: Live The Battle" IANS comes her way. Apart from ramp eema Khan, to shoot it and who modelling, Sasha Merchant DIANA PENTY IS fashion de- better than Jacque- has appeared in several signer and wife line Fernandez. I am SURE OF WHAT SHE television commercials. On S of Bollywood actor a huge fan of hers her Bollywood dreams, she WON'T WEAR AT HER Sohail Khan, appears and she is such a told IANS: "I think Bollywood in the web series sweetheart. is a lovely industry to be a WEDDING Fabulous Lives Of She put me at part of. iana Penty is pretty sure Bollywood Wives. ease and I love her I am sure everyone has about what she will not She says she was personality," said that dream and I would love done is simply amazing, so wear on her wedding initially nervous Seema. D to be a part of it if something if I do it, I want to do it just day. She also gave a hint of shooting for her The web series amazing comes my way. I like her."Sasha, daughter where she would like her bridal collection, features several Bol- didn't plan modelling and of model-actor Aseem destination wedding to be but felt at ease after lywood wives includ- it literally came out of the Merchant, also opened up held."Wedding outfi ts are actress Jacqueline ing Seema, Neelam blue. In the same way, I am about her modelling journey: absolutely stunning and Fernandez signed Kothari, Bhavana open to acting if something "I was in college and it was gorgeous, but they up."I was super Pandey and Maheep exciting comes up." a very random thing because are also so heavy. I nervous and needed Kapoor, and streams Asked which actress is her an agency spotted me. have made a mental this to be perfect. I on Netflix. role model, she replied: "If I Then, I started doing note to never wear needed someone big IANS want to step into Bollywood, commercial shoots and something too heavy. I want to do it just like shows.It happened very fast It is defi nitely going to be Deepika (Padukone). I love because I never planned to WHEN JACQUELINE something light, easy and her and she is my absolute get into modelling. I was comfortable. Comfort for me is favourite. I feel like right focused on studying law but FERNANDEZ PUT SEEMA everything because only then from modelling to fi lms, I love it now." can I have a good time. the kind of work she has IANS KHAN AT EASE IANS

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