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" 4*,* 56 bajti hai). “The meeting was legal guarantee for the MSP held in good atmosphere but (minimum support price) sys- #$%&#%#' he seventh round of talks farmers were adamant on their tem for procurement of their Tbetween protesting farmers’ demands and we could not crops. The Government is not unions and the Government arrive at any conclusion. The interested in resolving the issue, executive officer of the SII, has failed to end the impasse on Government wanted a clause- claimed farmer leaders. said that the vaccine manufac- Monday as the Government wise discussion on the legisla- From the very beginning of turer is likely to charge a spe- ruled out rollback of the three tions to take forward the talks,” the meeting, union leaders cial price of 200 per dose for agricultural laws and the he said. kept on insisting on the repeal the first 100 million jabs, which farmer leaders refused to call “Several rounds of talks are of the three contentious farm it will supply to the off their agitation till that hap- held during such important laws and the two sides took a Government. pens. The next round of talks issues. The Government has to long break after just about one Indian drug regulator on will be held on January 8. decide keeping in mind farm- hour of discussions. Farmer 4*,* 56 Sunday approved Covishield According to farmers’ ers of the entire country. Both leaders said the Government and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin leader Sarwan Singh Pandher sides want to resolve the issue. informed them that it needs to he Government will have to for restricted emergency use in of the Kisan Mazdoor The laws have been made keep- consult internally and there- Tshell out between 219 to the country. “We want the vac- Sangharsh Committee, the ing in mind the best interest of after it would come back to the 292 per shot of Covishield cine to be affordable and acces- Union Ministers have clearly farmers,” Tomar added. unions. During the meeting, vaccine developed by sible to all. The Government of said that the laws will not be The first two hours of talks farmers categorically told the AstraZeneca and the University India will receive it at a far repealed. “The Ministers even focussed only on the three Ministers that they don’t want of Oxford and sold and man- more affordable price of $3-4, told us to approach the laws and the other key demand clause by clause discussions on ufactured by Pune-based since they will be buying in a Supreme Court for repeal of the of farmers for a legal guaran- three farm laws. Serum Institute of India (SII) in larger volume,” he said. laws,” he said. The farmer lead- tee to the MSP procurement “We have already rejected the country. The SII has a Poonawalla, said the pri- ers said they will continue system did not come up for dis- any alternative to repeal. We licence to produce the shot and ority supplies will go to India with their agitation till the cussions. want quick withdrawal of these has already manufactured close and the GAVI (Global Alliance laws are repealed. # +#, - # Sources said before the laws and it can be done to 50 million doses. for Vaccines and The Government, repre- ') % & * meeting at Vigyan Bhavan through Ordinance when The Government has plans Immunization) nations. sented by Union Ministers began, both parties observed a Parliament is not in session,” to roll out the vaccination Only after meeting their Narendra Singh Tomar, Piyush sions are misplaced and has benefits from the three laws, Government is sensitive about two-minute silence as a mark the union leaders said. drive at the earliest with at least requirements, “the private mar- Goyal and Som Prakash, told ruled out repealing the laws. enacted a few months ago, but farmers’ issues and offered of tribute to the 50 protesting Farmers’ leader of 3 crore health workers and ket will open up where the pric- the delegation of 41 partici- Sources said the farmers kept insisting that the clause-wise discussion on the farmers who died during the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), corona warriors to be given the ing would be $6-8 per dose,” he pating union leaders that it Government has offered a joint legislation must be withdrawn three Acts but they could not agitation. Rakesh Tikait said that ‘Kanun jab in the first phase. said. Serum will have 100 mil- would review any clause the committee on minimum sup- to address their apprehensions reach a conclusion. Farmer leaders, however, wapsi nahi, to ghar wapsi nahi’ However, the Covishield lion doses in a month, and will protesters have a problem with. port price for crops to discuss that the new Acts would weak- “We are hopeful that we alleged that it was the (We will not go home until the vaccine is likely to cost 1,000 possibly double it by April. The Ministers also asked the the farmers’ demand for legal- en the MSP and mandi system can find a solution in the next Government’s “ego problem” laws are withdrawn). The per dose when it is available in The Government has indi- farmer leaders to point out ising it, but the union leaders and leave them at the mercy of meeting on January 8,” Tomar that was coming in the way of union leaders will also have the open market and for private cated that it may need 300 mil- what they considered objec- remained adamant on dis- big corporates. said but asserted that efforts resolving the issues and they their own meeting on Tuesday use. As of now, the SII cannot lion doses before July 2021, tionable in the legislations. cussing the repeal of the farm After the meeting, Union need to be made from both insisted they would not relent to decide their next course of export or sell in the open mar- with frontline health workers The Government has main- laws. During the meeting, the Agriculture Minister Narendra sides for a solution to be on their key demands for the action. ket its Covid-19 vaccine. and the elderly given priority. tained that these apprehen- Government listed various Singh Tomar said the reached (taali dono haathon se repeal of the three laws and a Continued on Page 2 Adar Poonawalla, chief Continued on Page 2 ## ( samples at the National Centre “A total of 38 samples have $ R '"! (R for Disease Control (NCDC), been found to be positive with New Delhi, 11 in the Institute the new UK variant genome,” ! R() !" of Genomics and Integrative the Ministry said. Biology (IGIB), Delhi, one in It said comprehensive con- * the National Institute of tact tracing has been initiated 4*,* 56 Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani for co-travellers, family con- (near Kolkata). tacts and others. Genome total of 38 people have test- The other five samples sequencing on other speci- * 4*,* 56 Aed positive for the new UK were detected in the National mens is going on, it added. variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Institute of Virology in Pune, “The situation is under # 4*,* 56 auding scientists and tech- India so far, the Union Health three in Centre for Cellular and careful watch and regular Lnicians for coming out with Ministry said on Monday. Molecular Biology (CCMB) in advice is being provided to the day after the DCGI’s deci- India’ indigenously developed These include the 29 cases Hyderabad and 10 were States for enhanced surveil- Asion to approve Covaxin Covid-19 vaccine, Prime which were announced till sequenced at the National lance, containment, testing and kicked up a major row with a Minister Modi on Monday & % ' % ' Friday. All these people have Institute of Mental Health and dispatch of samples to string of experts pointing to the Dr Randeep Guleria for his said world’s biggest vaccination % ') % & * been kept in single-room iso- Neuro Sciences Hospital INSACOG labs,” the Ministry lack of its efficacy data, its comment regarding the use of drive against coronavirus is lation in designated health- (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. stated. developer Bharat Biotech hit Covaxin as a “backup”. set to begin in the country. ucts in every corner of the National Atomic Timescale care facilities by respective The NCBS, InSTEM in The presence of the new out on Monday at critics assert- “I don’t understand what is “World’s biggest Covid-19 world,” he said. and Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya State Governments and their Bengaluru, CDFD in UK variant has already been ing that the company was in ‘backup’. On TV, everyone can vaccination programme set to Quality of services in our Pranali to the nation and laid close contacts have also been Hyderabad, ILS in reported by Denmark, “no way” inferior to Pfizer, a US sling mud at each other. We are begin in India. For this, the country and products, both the foundation stone of the put under quarantine, the Bhubaneswar and NCCS in Netherlands, Australia, Italy, pharma MNC, in terms of all now cleaning our coats. country is proud of the contri- public or private sector will National Environmental Ministry said. Pune have so far found no UK Sweden, France, Spain, coronavirus vaccine. There is no backup for humans. butions of its scientists and determine India’s strength in Standards Laboratory through Of the 38, the mutated mutant virus, the Ministry Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Bharat Biotech managing No backup for virus,” Dr Ella technicians,” Modi said. He the world, he reiterated. video conference. The con- UK strain was detected in eight said. Japan, Lebanon and Singapore. director Dr Krishna Ella clar- said. was addressing scientists at The Prime Minister point- clave was organised by the ified the phase 3 trial in India “I have not got any Gates the National Metrology ed out that historically any Council of Scientific and $ 1 $ will be over in the next two- Foundation money. Still, we Conclave. country has progressed in Industrial Research-National ;<#/=#>;; /<#?<@;A#/=#B?; three days and the data should have taken the risk and man- Asserting that “Made in direct correlation to its effort to Physical Laboratory (CSIR- /0 C <#.;#
$ 7 " % - %1 0;<#6 G "$ $--&& B ! " Panaji: After a gap of a year due to tional research facility in the & Covid-19 pandemic, India's annual Spitsbergen Island of Norway. Srinagar: Families of three alleged militants, killed expedition to the Arctic will resume Subsequently, India has been 9 : Guwahati: In a first of its kind anything about the details like in an encounter with security forces at Parimpora this year in the month of June, a sending scientific teams every sum- initiative to promote education the financial implications for on the outskirts of the city last week, on Monday senior Union government official mer and winter for carrying out of the girl child, Assam the government for its imple- demanded the return of their bodies and a fair inves- said on Monday. studies in the Arctic, primarily in the Education Minister Himanta mentation. tigation into the incident. Talking to reporters in Vasco fields of glaciology, hydrochemistry, Biswa Sarma has said every The state government will According to security forces, Ajaz Maqbool town, about 30 kms away from here, microbiology, and atmospheric sci- school- going girl student will provide scooters to all girl stu- Ganai, Zubair Ahmad Lone and Athar Mushtaq M Ravichandran, Director, National ences. get 100 per day for attending dents who passed in the first Wani were killed in an encounter on December 31. Centre for Polar and Ocean Research Ravichandran said the crew will classes. division from the state board Police said while they were not listed as terrorists (NCPOR), said the annual expedition embark on the mission by flight. Mathura (UP): A Mathura Neha Bhadhauria. The state government is even if the number crosses a in their records, two of them had “radical” to the Arctic region will be held from “There's a science village in the court has fixed January 15 for “January 15 has been fixed currently distributing 22,000 lakh, he said. thoughts. June to October. Arctic where representatives of seven hearing a plea filed by Hindu as the next date of hearing in two-wheelers to Class 12 girl Scooters will also be pro- Holding placards that read “we want justice” “Last year, the expedition was countries would stay together,” Army, an organisation seeking the case by Judge Neha students who passed in the first vided to all girl students who and “stop killing innocents”, the relatives of the slain cancelled because of COVID-19 out- Ravichandran said. the removal of Shahi Idgah Bhadauria,” advocate division from the state board passed Class 12 examination in youths held a protest demonstration on Residency break. This year, we are resuming the He said the crew for the expedi- mosque located near Krishna Shailendra Singh said. under the Pragyan Bharti the first division in 2018 and Road here, demanding that their bodies be hand- expedition. It will be held from June tion will go in batches as the capaci- Janmabhoomi temple here. The plea was earlier listed Scheme, he said at Sivasagar on 2019. The minister said an ed over to them so that they can perform their last to October,” he said. ty of the Indian station in the Arctic This is the third suit filed for hearing on December 22. It, Sunday. amount of 1,500 and rites. He said about 150-200 crew from is ten. in the case. however, could not be taken up The state government will 2,000 will be deposited to the The families also demanded a fair investiga- India would be participating in the “Once ten people return, anoth- The earlier suits were filed for hearing due to the death of incur an expenditure of bank accounts of undergradu- tion into the incident, which they allege was a fake expedition in the batches of 10 at a er batch of ten members will go,” he by advocate Hari Shankar Jain Mathura Bar Association mem- 144.30 crore for the purpose. ate and postgraduate students encounter. time. added. Ravichandran and other and others; and by advocate ber. The minister said the respectively by the end of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National India embarked upon the Arctic senior officials of the NCPOR were in Mahendra Pratap Singh for The judge then slated 100-a-day scheme will be January to help them buy Conference leader Omar Abdullah were among sev- research by launching first scientific Vasco on Monday to give a send-off five plaintiffs, in the court of January 4 for hearing in the launched by the end of the cur- books and other study eral mainstream politicians who called for return- expedition to Arctic in the first week to India's scientific expedition to Civil Judge (Senior Division) case. PTI rent month, but did not speak material. PTI ing the bodies to their families. PTI of August, 2007, using the interna- Antarctica. PTI B , . /0 2 3 R ! " /// /// From Page 1 1 Poonawalla said Serum was in touch with the " 0 % From Page 1 Government for the vaccine’s procurement. “Initially, New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on the Medical Superintendent (MS) of “Flipping the state is a great testament to our coun- we will supply 50 million doses and we will get more Monday granted permission to a woman AIIMS to forthwith constitute a board to try. It’s a testament that they can admit to a mistake. A confirmations over the course of the next few days,” for medical termination of her 25-week examine the condition of the woman lot of people think it wasn’t a mistake, it was much more he added. pregnancy as survival of the foetus, suf- whose foetus was suffering from serious criminal than that. But it’s a big problem in Georgia, After the regulator’s nod, Serum expects for- 4*,* 56 “The incident was reported fering from serious abnormalities, is abnormalities. It had asked the MS of All and it’s not a problem that’s going away,” he said. malities to be completed in the next 7 to 10 days for from an area of JJ colony in unlikely. India Institute of Medical Sciences “The people of Georgia know that this was a scam, the rollout to begin. When asked if the SII has been he Delhi Police has arrested Wazirpur. In view of the gravi- The high court allowed the petition (AIIMS) to submit the report regarding and because of what you’ve done to the president, a lot barred by the Drugs Controller General of India Tthree men, after a video of ty of the case, multiple teams by the 25-year-old pregnant woman the medical condition of the foetus and of people aren’t going out to vote [in the runoffs]. A lot (DCGI) not to export the vaccine till vulnerable pop- a mother-daughter duo alleged- were constituted to trace the vic- who was seeking permission to abort the the possibility of the foetus not surviving of Republicans are going to vote negative because they ulations in India are protected, Poonawalla said: “We ly being sexually assaulted by tims and the accused,” said the foetus on the ground that it was suffer- the term of the pregnancy. Advocate hate what you did to the president,” said the outgoing will start exporting the vaccine post the Government’s two unidentified men in north- DCP. ing from Bilateral Agenesis and Sneha Mukherjee, representing the president. approval and talks are going on”. west Delhi's Wazirpur area was “Police teams examined Anlyaramni, considering the report of woman, submitted that the foetus would According to The Washington Post report, “Our priority list will see us cater to the Indian being circulated on social CCTV footage, besides local AIIMS that the condition is poor and not survive till child birth as both the kid- throughout the call, Raffensperger and his office’s gen- market first, then the COVAX countries. media. intelligence was collected and “survival of foetus is neys have not developed as yet and added eral counsel rejected Trump’s assertions, explaining that Optimistically, by March-April we should have per- The accused, Sonu (22), local enquiry initiated at near- unlikely”. “I see no reason to deny per- that in the circumstances it would be futile the president is relying on debunked conspiracy theo- missions in place,” he added. When asked if the com- Amit (24) and Ritik (18), were by bus stops, metro stations and mission for medical termination of preg- to compel the petitioner to undergo the ries and that President-elect Joe Biden’s 11,779-vote vic- pany was negotiating bilateral agreements with arrested in connection with the shelter homes,” said the DCP. nancy. The petition is therefore allowed,” full terms of pregnancy. tory in Georgia was fair and accurate. other countries too for the vaccine, Poonawalla said: incident. Police said that Ritik “Both the victims were Justice Navin Chawla said. The plea said during an ultra-sonog- “Well, Mr. President, the challenge that you have “We have bilateral partnerships with nations like had filmed the act. According to traced and statements of the 35- The court's permission was required raphy, conducted on the woman at the is, the data you have is wrong,” Raffensperger said. Bangladesh, Myanmar, Morocco, etc”. Vijayanta Arya, the Deputy year-old woman, a rag picker, as Section 3 of the Medical Termination gestational age of 25 weeks, it was dis- Trump reiterated that there is no way he lost Georgia. On the efficacy of Covishield, he noted that the Commissioner of Police (DCP), and her 18-year-old daughter of Pregnancy Act does not permit ter- covered that the fetus suffered from Trump has refused to concede to Biden, a company has proven in its trials that it has a 100 per Northwest, the act came to light were recorded. Their medical mination of pregnancy in case the peri- Bilateral Renal Agenesis (both kidneys Democrat. He has falsely asserted he won the race while cent efficacy on hospitalisation, implying that there on Sunday after a video started examination has been conduct- od of gestation is more than 20 weeks. absent) thereby making it incompatible publicly pressuring Republican lawmakers to “step up were zero hospitalisations found in the people who circulating on social media. ed,” said the DCP. The high court had earlier directed with life. PTI and fight for the Presidency. took the vaccine globally.
+ /// transparency to transactions. ./ 6 O0/>> " ))) $% 222 Ant Group said it has estab- From Page 1 From Page 1 lished an internal “rectification 0) ;;; From Page 1 India including the supply of a batch He said that Muradnagar Nagar Palika “Ma was dressed down by offi- workforce” to work on all the regu- Prepared for the members of the of S-400 missile systems is advancing From Page 1 Executive Officer Niharika Singh, Junior cials in Beijing and the $37 billion latory requirements. From Page 1 Congress for them to take informed well notwithstanding the threat of US “The Government is under Engineer Chandra Pal and Supervisor initial public offering of his compa- Xinhua news agency had first The ED initiated investi- decisions, the report went on to warn sanctions. tremendous pressure. We don’t Ashish were arrested this morning as they ny Ant Group was suspended. He reported that The People’s Bank of gations under PMLA on the that “India’s multi-billion dollar deal to At a press conference in New Delhi want a discussion on any other were involved in the tendering process for has not been seen in public since,” China, China Banking and basis of FIR registered by ACB, purchase the Russian-made S-400 air last month, Russian ambassador to topic except for repeal of the laws. building the structure that collapsed Sunday, the report further said. Insurance Regulatory Commission, Chhattisgarh under provisions defence system may trigger US sanc- India Nikolay Kudashev appeared to Protests will not be withdrawn until killing 24 people and injuring 17 others. A spokesperson for Alibaba China Securities Regulatory of Prevention of Corruption tions on India under the Countering criticise the US sanctions on Turkey for the laws are repealed,” All India Police teams are also conducting raids at was quoted as saying that “due to a Commission, and State Act, 1988 which discloses the America’s Adversaries Through procuring the S-400 missile systems Kisan Sabha general secretary possible hideouts of contractor Ajay Tyagi schedule conflict Mr Ma could no Administration of Foreign Exchange disproportionate assets Sanctions Act.” under a USD 2.5 billion deal, saying Hannan Mollah said. to arrest him, Raja said. longer be part of the finale judge will “interview Ant Group in the amassed by Babulal Agrawal The CRS’ reports are neither an Moscow does not recognise such uni- The two sides took a long break Officials said construction work for the panel of Africa’s Business Heroes near future”. The State and his family members, pur- official report of the US Congress nor lateral actions. after just about one hour of dis- shelter at the crematorium, estimated to cost earlier this year (2020)”. Last month, Administration for Market suant to search action con- reflect the view of Congressmen. They “We do not recognise or welcome cussions. The representatives of around Rs 55 crore, was started two months as China’s top market watchdog Regulation started investigation into ducted by the Income Tax are prepared by independent experts unilateral sanctions as a language or protesting farmers had their own ago and it was opened for public nearly 15 began investigation into alleged alleged anti-competition practices by Department in February 2010 for the lawmakers to take informed tool or instrument of interstate or inter- food, arranged from langar (com- days ago. anti-competition practices by the e- ecommerce giant Alibaba, as Beijing at their premises as also that of decisions. national relations, other than those munity kitchen), as they have been The road blockade near the commerce giant Alibaba, the coun- tightened control of an expanding the CA. In October 2018, India had signed applied by the UN Security Council, doing for the last few times. Muradnagar Police Station had led to a mas- try also laid out “rectification plan” Internet. Besides the action by the a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy this is also the case of Turkey,” he said. However, unlike in the last round sive traffic jam with hundreds of vehicles for Ma’s fintech venture Ant Group. In a brief note, the State ACB, Chhattisgarh, three more five units of the S-400 air defence mis- “As far as India is concerned, we of talks on December 30, the getting piled up during the morning rush According to a report in Administration for Market FIRs were registered and fol- sile systems, despite a warning from the share the same platform. India’s posi- Ministers did not join the union hour. The protesters were insisting District TechCrunch, the People’s Bank of Regulation said that it is investigat- lowed up with chargesheets by Trump administration that going tion is also crystal clear. No sanctions leaders for the langar food and were Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey be called China, the country’s central bank, ing Alibaba over its “choosing one the CBI against Babulal ahead with the contract may invite US are acknowledged other than those seen having their own discussion for a talk with them so that they can regis- “summoned Ant Group for regula- from two” policy. As part of this pol- Agrawal and others. These sanctions. imposed by the UN Security Council. separately during the break, which ter their demands including Rs 20 lakh com- tory talks on December 26th, icy, merchants are forced to sell FIRs were registered under In 2019, India made the first Whatever the future is, we believe that lasted for more than one and half pensation for each of the grieving families announcing a sweeping plan for the exclusively on Alibaba e-commerce Indian Penal Code Sections tranche of payment of around USD 800 our ties could withstand the coming hours. The two sides got together and a government job for one of their mem- fintech firm to ‘rectify’ its regulato- platforms and skip rivals like relating to criminal conspiracy, million to Russia for the missile sys- challenges,” he said. again to resume their discussions bers. Th DM, Senior Superintendent of ry violations”. The banking author- JD.com. Alibaba Group said in a cheating, impersonation, tems. The S-400 is known as Russia’s Kudashev was asked to comment at around 5.15 pm, but no headway Police Kalanidhi Naithani and other senior ity laid out a five-point compliance statement that they have received forgery and using forged doc- most advanced long-range surface-to- on the US sanctions on Turkey under could be made as the talks officials later reached the protest site and agenda for Ant Group. The agenda notification from the State uments as genuine also viola- air missile defence system. Last month, the provisions of the Countering remained focussed on the farmers’ spoke to them over their demands, officials is that Ant Group should return to Administration for Market tions under the Prevention of Russia had said that implementation America’s Adversaries Through demand for the repeal of the Acts. said. its roots in payments and bring more Regulation. Corruption Act. of its ongoing defence deals with Sanctions Act (CAATSA). PTI
and was transparent with all data. “the only BSL-3 (bio-safety level 3) ket, he said. 01 /// Northern Regional Disease Last year, more than one lakh . /// “Don’t accuse us of inexperi- production facility in the world”. “Currently, we have 20 million Diagnostic Laboratory in Jalandhar has migratory birds had camped at the lake ence. We are a global company... While hailing DCGI decision to give doses. We are aiming to achieve 700 also suspected avian influenza in the by late January and this year, over From Page 1 have manufactured 16 vaccines. It is nod for Covaxin”. million doses capacity in four facil- From Page 1 bird samples, she added. 50,000 have arrived so far. On Sunday, Serum Institute not correct to say we are not trans- “We are not just conducting ities -- three in Hyderabad and one Report of other deaths is yet to Kangra District Magistrate Rakesh The dead birds are being disposed CEO Adar Poonawalla too had said parent with data. We conduct clin- clinical trials in India. We have done in Bengaluru. We are encountering come, according to the state animal Prajapati has prohibited slaughtering, off as per bird-flu protocol, officials to a news channel that “... only three ical trials in many countries, includ- clinical trials in more than 12 coun- so many problems including relat- husbandry department. sale, purchase and export of any poul- said, adding that no such deaths have vaccines are with proven efficacy - ing the UK. The point is we are not tries including the UK. We are ed to logistics,” he said. As some parts of Kerala too try, birds, fish of any breed and their been reported so far from other water Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford- an Indian company... but a global doing clinical trials in Pakistan, On being asked about whether reported the influenza outbreak, related products, including eggs, meat, bodies in the state. AstraZeneca. Everything else... safe, one,” he stressed. Nepal, Bangladesh & other coun- the vaccine will be effective on a new authorities have ordered culling of chicken, etc, in Fatehpur, Dehra, Wildlife, veterinary and animal just like water.” “We have published in a lot of tries. We are not just an Indian com- strain of the virus, Ella said, “Give ducks, hens and other domestic birds Jawali and Indora subdivisions of the husbandry staff across the state have Taking exception to the criti- journals. We were the first to iden- pany, we are truly a global compa- me one week’s time, I will give you within one km radius of the affected district. been put on alert and asked to imme- cism, a visibly upset Bharat Biotech tify the Zika virus and the first to file ny,” Ella also said. confirm data.” areas in Kottayam and Alappuzha dis- Exercising his powers under diately report the death of any bird or MD said, “We don’t deserve this a global patent for the Zika vaccine On the query about the likely Covishield, meanwhile, has tricts. Officials said some 40,000 birds Sections 34 of the Disaster animal. The Gopalpur zoo in Kangra backlash,” and asserted that his and the Chikungunya vaccine. It is cost of the vaccine, Dr Ella said in completed all three phases, with tri- will have to be culled to check the Management Act, 2005, the official which is situated near the Pong Lake company had carried out “200 per- not correct to say that we are not the beginning, the cost of the vac- als taking place in India and around spread of the H5N8 virus. said that shops selling these products has been put on high alert. cent honest clinical trials”, had an transparent with data... we don’t cine may be a little higher. As the the world, and submitted data to the A farm in Kerala’s Kottayam has would also remain closed in these four Recently, a bird flu alert has been established track record in produc- deserve the backlash,” Dr Ella added. scale of production increases, the DCGI, which said the drug was recently seen deaths of around 1,500 subdivisions. Prajapati also banned the sounded in Rajasthan after crows ing 16 safe and efficacious vaccines, He also said the company had price will be controlled by the mar- 70.42 per cent effect. ducks due to bird flu recently. movement of locals and tourists with- were found dead in half a dozen dis- Bird flu is a highly infectious and in a kilometre radius of Pong Dam. tricts. Bird flu cases were also con- severe respiratory disease in birds In Himachal’s Pong Dam Lake firmed in dead crows in Indore in caused by the H5N1 influenza virus, wildlife sanctuary, wildlife staff first Madhya Pradesh. which can occasionally infect humans reported the sudden death of four bar- Bird flu virus was detected in as well. headed geese and one common teal in around 50 crows whose carcasses In Himachal Pradesh, around the Fatehpur area last Monday. were found in Indore in Madhya 1,800 migratory birds, most of them The next day, over four hundred Pradesh last week, prompting author- bar-headed geese, have been found migratory waterfowl were found dead ities to issue an alert. In dead in the Pong Dam Lake sanctu- in Majhar, Bathari, Sihal, Jagnoli, Rajasthan, 80 bird deaths were report- ary. Chatta, Dhameta and Kuthera areas in ed in Bikaner on Sunday, 42 in Sawai Principal Chief Conservator of the wildlife ranges of Dhameta and Madhopur, 12 in Kota, 12 in Baran, Forests (Wildlife) Archana Sharma Nagrota. Subsequently, hundreds of eight each in Pali and Jaipur, six in said the laboratory at the Indian more birds were found dead each day, Dausa, five in Jodhpur and two in Veterinary Research Institute in totalling 1,773 till Sunday, she said. Jhalawar, according to the state animal Bareilly detected avian influenza in the She said that more than 90 per cent of husbandry department. The deaths samples of dead birds, while citing the the dead birds were bar-headed geese, have been reported in 15 districts of information conveyed by the Centre. the most common migratory species the state. Kerala, which saw the last At the same time, she said that her at the lake who arrive here from major case of bird flu in 2016, has department was awaiting confirmation Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia and sounded high alert in the affected dis- by the National Institute of High other regions in winters after crossing tricts considering the potential of the Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), the Himalayan ranges. There are virus to infect humans, even though Bhopal, as it was the nodal body for eight-nine other bird species whose officials said that the situation was testing this disease. members have been found dead. under contgrol. PTI
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elhi Chief Minister and DAam Aadmi Party (AAP) , #4 % "! convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the Centre to accept all the demands of the 4*,* 56 via Lampur Safiabad, Palla & Badusarai, Rajokri NH-8, road closures across the city. farmer unions remained incon- protesting farmers and repeal Singhu school toll tax bor- Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam The seventh round of talks clusive and they are expected to the three farm laws. ue to the ongoing farmers' ders. Traffic has been diverted Vihar and Dundahera borders. between the government and meet again on January 8. Meanwhile, the seventh rounds Dprotest against the Centre from Mukarba & GTK road. Farmers from different of talks between the farmers new farm laws, the routes con- Please avoid Outer Ring Road, states have been camping at union and the Centre necting Delhi to Ghaziabad GTK Road & NH-44," it said. various border points of Delhi Government remained incon- and Noida via Ghazipur and "The Chilla and Ghazipur for 40 days now to demand the clusive and next meeting is Chilla borders remained par- borders are closed for traffic repeal of the three farm laws expected on January 8. tially closed on Monday. coming from Noida & enacted in September and a In a tweet ahead of the The traffic movement was Ghaziabad to Delhi because of legal backing for the mini- protesting farmer unions' meet- also diverted from the Singhu farmer protests. Please take mum support price (MSP) ing with the Centre, Kejriwal and Tikri borders as farmers alternate route for coming to The farmers had a difficult lauded their resolve in contin- national capital blocking the mum support price (MSP) -- stayed put there for the last 40 Delhi via Anand Vihar, DND, morning on Sunday as uing their agitation despite highways, demanding that the are not accepted by the gov- days. Bhopra & Loni Borders," it said. overnight rains left their tents rains and cold weather. Centre repeal the farm laws ernment in the January 4 meet- The Delhi Traffic Police on The traffic police said Tikri waterlogged, firewood and “Salute to the resolve of the and give legal guarantee of ing. Monday advised commuters to and Dhansa borders are also blankets soaked, and intensi- farmers staying firm on the minimum support price (MSP) Enacted in September take alternative routes for com- closed for traffic movement. fied the cold. However, the roads despite rains and cold. I for crops. 2020, the government has pre- ing to Delhi via Anand Vihar, “Jhatikara Border is open only farmers have said the weather appeal to the Centre to accept Protesting farmers who sented these laws as major DND, Bhopra and Loni bor- for LMV (Cars/Light Motor will not dampen their spirit and all the demands of the farmers have been camping at Delhi farm reforms and aimed at ders. Vehicles), two wheelers and they will continue the protest and repeal the three black farm borders for the last 40 days increasing farmers' income, In a series of tweets on pedestrian movement," it said till their demands are met. laws in today's meeting,” braving bone-chilling cold and but protesting farmers have Monday, the traffic police said in another tweet. Since the farmers arrived at Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. now rains have threatened to raised concerns that these leg- Singhu, Auchandi, Piau According to the traffic the national capital's borders in Farmers from Punjab, intensify their protest if their islations would weaken the Maniyari, Saboli and Mangesh police, people travelling to late November, the Delhi Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and two major demands -- repeal of MSP and mandi systems and borders are closed for traffic Haryana can take the routes via Traffic Police has been posting some other states are camping the three new farm laws and leave them at the mercy of big movement. Jharoda (only single carriage- alerts on its official Twitter han- L 5)) && at several entry points of the legal backing for the mini- corporates. "Please take alternate route way), Daurala, Kapashera, dle to inform commuters about #$&133& . .
4*,* 56 to the High Court to save the 4*,* 56 through a voice message on his temple, but the High Court phone. They also asked the haratiya Janata Party on clearly said that on matters - -!! % he Special Cell of Delhi complainant to warn Sub- BMonday alleged there was related to religions or religious TPolice in a joint operation Inspector Dinesh, the Station a conspiracy the way Arvind places, the religious committee with its Bihar counterpart House Officer (SHO) of the Kejriwal’s Government demol- under the state government # " "! I- arrested a 24-year-old wanted Vishambharpur police station ished the ancient Hanuman resolves it. criminal and extortionist hail- in Gopalganj, of dire conse- Mandir in Chandni Chowk. Condemning the temple 4*,* 56 demolished this temple when Chowk area,” “Now to divert ing from the eastern State in the quences if he continued chas- Attacking Kejriwal, Delhi demolition, LoP Bidhuri said everybody was asleep,” Pathak the attention of people from national Capital. Police said ing them,” said the DCP. BJP President Adesh Gupta that religious committee under enior Aam Aadmi Party ( said, “Delhi BJP chief Adesh this heinous crime committed that he was on run for last one “Tiwari is found involved and Leader of Opposition in the state government has the SAAP ) leader and MCD in- Gupta and other top leaders of by the BJP they are falsely year and was carrying a reward in 26 cases in Bihar, including Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh right to take a stand in the charge Durgesh Pathak on the BJP are directly responsible accusing the AAP,” of Rs 50,000 on information those related to murder, Bidhuri demanded re-design- court that the demolishing of Monday said that the BJP- for demolishing this ancient “ it is very clear that this leading to his arrest. “On Friday, information attempt to murder, assault on ing of the temple. the temple will hurt the faith of ruled MCD first broke the Hanuman Temple; AAP ancient Hanuman temple was The accused, who was was received that Tiwari would police, robbery, dacoity and The BJP leaders will meet the people and that the law and ancient Hanuman temple of demands that stringent actions demolished by the BJP ruled nabbed from a spot near the come near the Rajokri flyover, kidnapping. Presently, he was Lieutenant Governor Anil order may be disturbed, so the Chandni Chowk and now must be taken against these North MCD. It is also very Rajokri flyover, has been iden- Gurgaon-Kapashera link road, wanted in more than 16 cases, Baijal for the reconstruction of temple should not be demol- accusing the AAP to avoid the leaders for committing such a much known that this comes tified as Aditya Tiwari, a resi- to meet one of his contacts. the DCP said. the temple at Chandni Chowk ished, but religious committee public anger over this heinous heinous crime.” under the jurisdiction of the dent of Bihar's Gopalganj dis- Thereafter, a joint team of the “In July 2020, Tiwari and and to intervene in this mat- of the Kejriwal government crime. “It was BJP ruled MCD BJP ruled North MCD. The trict. Police said that Tiwari was Delhi Police and the Bihar his gang members had opened ter. did not present its stand in “To hide this reality from who demolished the hundred- BJP has demolished this arrested from the service road Police was deployed near the fire at a doctor, who is also the Gupta said that the Delhi court to save the ancient the people of Delhi with the year-old ancient Hanuman ancient Hanuman parallel to the Rajokri flyover flyover. At 7:45 pm, he was owner of a hospital in Religious Committee is head- Hanuman temple. help of Delhi Police the BJP Temple located in the Chandni Temple with the help of police on Friday. A semi-automatic nabbed after a brief scuffle,” Gopalganj, to terrorise him as ed by a Minister of Kejriwal during midnight,” the AAP pistol and five live cartridges said the DCP. he was reluctant to pay the Government, Satyendar Jain leader said. were seized from his posses- “Along with his associates extortion amount as demand- and if he wanted he could He said, “On behalf of the sion, the police said. Manish and others, Tiwari was ed by the gang,” said the DCP. have resolved the matter but he Aam Aadmi Party I am saying According to Pramod running an extortion racket in “The gang members had did not do so at the behest of this on the basis of concrete Singh Kushwaha, the Deputy Bihar. Tiwari and Manish came also hurled four hand grenades CM Kejriwal. proof. The BJP ruled MCD has Commissioner of Police to Delhi around four months at the hospital. When the hos- “Religious organizations recently submitted an affidavit (DCP), Special Cell, police ago and since then, were hid- pital owner did not yield under and priests of the temple also in the court where they have received specific inputs that ing at various places here,” their pressure, they fired at the requested to save the Prachin clearly noted that this two gangsters from Bihar -- said the DCP. hospital from AK-47 rifles and Hanuman Mandir, but the CM Hanuman temple was built in Tiwari and Manish -- wanted “Around 10 days ago, they carbine machine guns,” said the did not accept their request. an encroached area. in a number of criminal cases threatened a complainant in a DCP adding that efforts are When the work of modification Pathak said, “Adesh Gupta were hiding in Delhi-NCR. case of extortion in Bihar being made to arrest Manish. in Chandni Chowk was start- is a very senior leader and also ed, the local RWAs, a councillor of the BJP ruled Stakeholders, Market North MCD. He is well aware 1!# Associations and Traders of the fact that this demolition Associations opposed it but the is being done by the BJP ruled ! Kejriwal government did not North MCD with the help of stop the work,” he added. Delhi Police which comes O ! The temple committee and under the BJP ruled central the local people also requested government. Now the BJP is "" the PWD officials that even trying to divert the attention of though the temple is small but the people and in a very fabri- 4*,* 56 " " ! Q" it is ancient and shouldn't be cated manner, they are accus- touched. Earlier, in ing the Aam Aadmi Party of he Delhi Police has arrest- "All the five criminals in a November,2020 the local peo- this heinous crime,” Pathak Ted its constable and his son 3232 Scorpio were intercepted by the ple of Chandni Chowk moved added. after the latter used a proxy police team headed by Sub- candidate during the force’s he crime branch unit Inspector Rajkumar near the recruitment exam in TSector-39 of the Gurugram Badshahpur government Muzaffarpur district in Bihar. police arrested two dreaded school on the Sohna Road -G! " %&' " " The accused has been iden- criminals after an exchange of after a tip-off. After seeing the tified as head constable Vineet fire in the early hours on police party the accused had and his 21 year-old son Monday from Rithoj village in tried to flee the spot while fir- % 1,I - (() ! Kashish. Police said that Vineet Gurugram. ing on the police party. In retal- was posted at the New Delhi However, three other crim- iation the police also fired sev- Railways Station and suspect- inals managed to escape the eral rounds on the culprits in 4*,* 56 Government and if its leaders Addl. Chief Secretary of Urban ! !' " " ed to have arranged the proxy spot due to darkness. The which two accused received feel that MCDs are as corrupt as Development Department to candidate. arrested two criminals sus- bullet injuries and later the elhi Bharatiya Janata Party they regularly allege then why hold a inquiry into Rs. 2500 4*,* 56 allotted alternate places for According to a senior tained gunshot wounds in their police overpowered them," D(BJP) spokesperson don’t they order a inquiry against crores scam in MCDs related to relocating such shrines,” he police official, Kashish, who legs while two policemen also ACP (crime), Preet Pal Praveen Shankar Kapoor has MCDs through local govern- rent dispute between North elhi Pradesh Congress said. was pursuing graduation from suffered bullet injuries during Sangwan said. said like all political parties ment or through any indepen- and South civic bodies and give DCommittee president Anil Kumar recalled that when distance learning, applied for the shootout, officials said on “Both criminals Sunil and Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) too dent agency like CBI,” he said report in 2 days,” Over 3 weeks Kumar on Monday alleged that the Sant Guru Ravi Das Temple the post of constable in the Monday. All the injured are Sandeep were hit on their legs is free to carry on its political AAP has organised 1500 have lapsed however Delhi is the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Tughlakabad forest area force. undergoing treatment at the during the subsequent gunfight agenda but it is really shocking Mohalla Sabha to reach every yet to see any inquiry report, (BJP)-ruled Municipal was demolished by the DDA, "Kashish filed Muzaffarpur Civil Hospital Sector-10A in and the remaining culprits that AAP's entire politics citizen aiming to inform about this is so because no scam took Corporations of Delhi (MCD) the Modi Government at the as his exam centre. The exam Gurugram. The police have managed to escape the spot due revolves around making base- alleged MCD scam. “On place,” he said,”Its all a dirty and the Aam Aadmi Party Centre had filed an affidavit in was conducted on November recovered a Mahindra Scorpio to darkness. The injured duo less allegations against BJP December11 2020 AAP min- political campaign by AAP to (AAP) Government in Delhi the Supreme Court that it was 27, 2020. However, another and two pistols from their pos- were taken into custody and ruled civic bodies. ister Satyendra Jain had tarnish image of BJP ruled were indulging in cheap pub- willing “to give place in the person appeared in the exam- session. were treated at a Gurugram “AAP is running Delhi announced that he has asked civic bodies.” licity stunts regarding the same site for reconstruction of ination centre and took the The arrested accused have civil hospital," ACP (crime), removal of a temple on the the Guru Ravidas Temple'”. exam on behalf of Kashish," he been identified as Sunil Kumar Preet Pal Sangwan said. main Chandni Chowk road. He said that the same jus- said. alias Sonu of Charkhi Dadri Policeman Kapil received " " Kumar said that both BJP tice formula could have been "The staff selection com- and Sandeep of Hanuman dis- bullet injury on his shoulder - .#@>>N $ 9 and AAP governments have adopted in this case too, but mission (SSC) found some- trict in Rajasthan while the and his colleague Sandeep admitted in the Court that instead, BJP and Arvind thing wrong and had filed a absconding culprits were iden- received gunshot wounds in 3!343 C #6 this temple was an encroach- Government have indulged in complaint regarding the matter tified as Shri Bhagwan of his leg during the exchange of % O " = .>;;% # 0 ment on the pedestrian path- a shadow boxing to stoke reli- with Delhi Police. When the Rohtak, Amit of Bikaner and fire and were admitted at the " 3 % way of Chandni Chowk and it gious sentiments. Delhi Police was investigating Rahul Barar of Bathinda in same hospital. Dozens of fires 4*,* 56 Delhi. The AAP will go door to , !" ) was demolished when Delhi Kumar said that political the case, the matter came into Punjab. According to the took place during the gunfight, door and apprise the people of - ! Police, Delhi Government and “up man ship” should be avoid- light. Thereafter, a case was reg- police, all the criminals were a senior police official said. he senior Aam Aadmi Delhi regarding these scams ,#3 % the BJP together got a direction ed on such sensitive issues, istered under relevant sections involved in heinous crimes "The arrested accused are TParty (AAP) leader and done by the BJP. The AAP will 1 , !": )3, from the Delhi High Court. while adhering to court orders, and Vineet and his son Kashish committed in Rajasthan and undergoing treatment in a gov- Municipal Corporation of hold around 2500 Mohalla 0! C 8"# “The normal procedure is in the larger public interest, as were arrested from the nation- Punjab. ernment hospital. The police Delhi (MCD) in-charge Sabhas across the capital,” said ! "!# % that if a temple or other reli- it is clearly evident that the BJP al capital on Sunday," said the The gunfight broke out at will take their custody once Durgesh Pathak said that they Pathak. ! gious structures are removed and AAP Governments were senior police official. around 4.00 am on Monday they are discharged from the are going to hold 2,500 “During these meetings, , - !! for the specific purpose of playing a “fixed match” in this Police said that the further morning near the Rithoj village hospital. Further probe is ‘Mohalla Sabha’ across Delhi we will ask for the suggestions 1!) development, then they are case. investigation is underway. in Gurugram. underway," Sangwan added. from January 7-15. from the citizens of Delhi on Pathak said that in the last the matters of corruption by the 15 years the BJP has trans- BJP. These meetings or Mohalla formed MCD to a den of cor- Sabhas will start on 7th January ruption. “If you open any file of this month. Till 15th January of the MCD you will find this Mohalla Sabhas will be 3 The accused were identi- struck a deal with their accom- the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal “Duringquestioning the Both the arrested culprits some corruption or other. The continued,” said Pathak. fied as Bhupender (34) and plice of Rs 4 lakh to supply the Expressway and arrested the culprit disclosed that he had were booked under the MCD has become a factory of “The AAP has identified Omji (34) both are residents of contraband to uklana. duo on Sunday at around 11.30 hidden the contraband in the Narcotic Drugs and corruption and from the last around 600 speakers to address 3232 Kannauj district in Uttar 1 truck, 380 bags of cot- pm," ACP (crime), Preet Pal truck among cottonseed bags Psychotropic Substances few days, the AAP is continu- these Mohalla Sabhas. Party’s Pradesh. They were smuggling tonseed, 70 bags of marijuana Sangwan said. so that the police could be mis- (NDPS) Act at the Bilaspur ously unmasking and exposing MLAs, councillors, district in- wo truck drivers were marijuana valued at crore of (2,233.20 kg) recovered from During the search, 70 led during checking and they police station in Gurugram, the the corruptions of the BJP charges, Lok Sabha in-charges, Tarrested here on Sunday rupees from Orissa to Uklana their possession. gunny bags containing could easily supply the con- police said. ruled MCD,” he said. sangathan mantris and ward night allegedly after the recov- in Hisar, police said. "After getting a tip-off, a 2,223.200 kilogram of mari- signment at the designated The accused were pro- “The AAP wants to take in-charges etc. will communi- ery of over 2,223 kilograms of The accused were hiding crime unit Sector-10 of the juana were found concealed in place. They used to sell mari- duced before a local court on these issues of corruption of the cate with people during these marijuana from a truck, offi- the contraband inside bags of Gurugram conducted a raid a middle cavity of the vehicle, juana after dividing it into Monday for further investiga- BJP to every single citizen of Mohalla Sabhas,” said Pathak. cials said on Monday. cottonseed. The duo had also near the Panchgaon Chowk on the ACP said. small packets,” Sangwan said. tions. !"#"$ !
#R 71 #*1 )3 9 : ) 1 #* ,/ 8 # 4*,* 56 "#$ % 4*,* 56 &'(# ) % 4*,* 56 &'# he CBI has booked a $ Bangladesh tri-service con- TDefence Avionics Research %*#+ Atingent will participate in he Congress on Monday 4*,* 56 Establishment (DARE) scientist the forthcoming Republic Day Tconstituted a four-mem- and a US-based firm for alleged % parade this year, coinciding ber committee under the chair- he CBI has registered a irregularities in the import of with the 50th anniversary of manship of West Bengal Tcase on a complaint from radar components worth about - the India-Pakistan war and Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Punjab National Bank against USD one million in 2009, offi- liberation of Bangladesh. Chowdhury to hold talks with a Delhi-based private com- cials said. Britain’s Prime Minister the Left parties regarding seat- pany Sonear Industries Ltd The agency registered the % Boris Johnson is the chief guest sharing and joint programmes and others including its direc- case after getting clearance to for the Republic Day celebra- for the upcoming West Bengal tors/guarantors and unknown lodge FIR against Priya Suresh, tions at the Rajpath. Assembly elections. The mem- M had contested 148 seats and public servants/private a scientist then posted at 2011 unused and untested, Given the raging corona bers are Abdul Mannan, Pradip won 26. Congress had con- persons for causing a loss of DARE, Bengaluru, they said. they alleged. pandemic, this year’s parade Bhattacharya and Nepal tested 92 but won 44, regis- 168.73 crore to the public Besides her, the CBI has She allegedly allowed bal- will commence from its tradi- Mahato. tering a better strike rate than sector lender. named AKON Inc based in ance payment to be made to tional spot Vijay Chowk and Both the parties have its partner in the State. The The CBI on Monday California in the US in its FIR AKON certifying that units end at the National Stadium engaged in talks for long to take TMC had swept the election conducted searches at five for allegedly sending incom- were working satisfactorily instead of Red Fort. It means 19. The contingent includes a Republic Day parade on on the ruling Trinamool by winning 211 of 295 seats. locations in Delhi at the office plete equipment even after knowing that 24 units are still the parade will cover a distance marching contingent and a Rajpath. Congress and an aggressive The West Bengal assembly and residential premises of receiving payments for 35 with the USA-based vendor, of about three kms instead of military band. Incidentally, more than BJP, which made inroads in elections is expected to be a the accused firm and indi- VCO-based RF Generator used they said. nine kms in earlier years. Indian Air Force (IAF) 150 Army jawans tested pos- Bengal during the 2019 Lok difficult terrain for the ruling viduals in the case. in radar-based electronic war- In 2011, after ensuring Moreover, not more than planes will ferry the contingent itive last month. They were Sabha elections. The commit- TMC this year as the BJP has “It was alleged that the fare for USD one million (Rs payment to the vendor, the sci- 25,000 spectators will be to and from Bangladesh. The part of the marching contin- tee has been chosen to metic- made massive inroads in said accused had cheated the 7.3 crore as per present entist recommended that 11 allowed to witness the parade contingent will be carrying gents for the Republic Day and ulously work on the data and Bengal with high pitched cam- Punjab National Bank by way exchange rates), they said. units held in store are not as against one lakh earlier. their own ceremonial rifles the Army Day on January 15. analysis and decide on the paigns led by its top leaders of diversion of bank funds, It is alleged that the com- working at all and should be Also, children will not be and the personnel will be in Adequate steps were taken to seats based on the ground including Home Minister fraudulent transactions, crim- pany was selected for supplying sent back to the vendor for allowed to see the parade at the their combat dress during the quarantine them. reports from the workers of the Amit Shah. In the Lok Sabha inal misappropriation etc.,” the equipment through a glob- repair, they said. venue as a safety measure march past. It will also visit Giving details of the coro- alliances team. elections 2019 BJP won 18 the CBI said in a al tender and 90 per cent of the The CBI has alleged that against pandemic, sources said places of historical signifi- na test, sources said, “The West Bengal Congress in- Lok Sabha seats with close to statement. payment was made in three even now only 13 units are held here on Monday. cance in Agra and Ajmer on soldiers who came in from charge Jitin Prasada said talks 41 per cent vote share which Besides the firm, its pro- tranches in February, 2009, by DARE and the remaining The fly past will take place, January 28 and 29 before their outside to participate in vari- on seat sharing will begin soon is just two per cent less than moter Jitendra Kejriwal, they said. are with AKON, it said. they said adding the number departure. ous parades were tested before and the party will fight with full what TMC got. directors Roop Kishore Tuli The CBI has alleged that The units supplied by the of soldiers in the marching Sources said the Ministry putting them into a safe bub- force to restore the pride of BJP has sharpened its and Mohan Kumar Jha have she had accepted these 35 units vendor did not meet the spec- contingents have also been of External Affairs (MEA) has ble. Some of them tested pos- Bengal which is being attack on Chief Minister also been named as accused even after having knowledge ifications of the order and their reduced as a precaution. As requested the Bangladesh side itive. Almost all except seven “destroyed by the BJP and Mamata Banerjee in the recent in the case. from AKON representatives weight were approximately against the 115 marchers in to include personnel from the are asymptomatic.” TMC”. past. Earlier, the Sonear through emails that these units three times more than the the previous years, only 96 will Army Units which took part in These were among the Chowdhury had In one of the recent public Industries Ltd. Was incorpo- were in developmental stage, dummy provided by it, they march down the Rajpath this the Liberation War in the vis- few thousand soldiers who announced last month that the rallies, Home Minister Amit rated as Donear Décor Pvt they said. said. time. iting contingent. India and have been tested, the source Congress high command had Shah said that his party will Ltd. In May, 2004. The agency, which did a Testing of VCO-based As regards the Bangladesh Bangladesh have planned a stated. Officials said the sol- given its approval to tie up form the next government by The company is engaged preliminary enquiry into the radar threat simulator could contingent, they said it will series of events through the diers who tested positive were with the Left in West Bengal. winning over 200 seats. AIMIM in the business of matter before filing the FIR, not be completed by a arrive in Delhi on January 12 year to mark the 50th anniver- quarantined at the Delhi The Congress had also con- chief Asaduddin Owaisi has manufacturing decorative ply- found that 24 units were sent Bengaluru-based vendor even and will depart on January 30. sary. In 2018, French Army Cantonment where Covid-19 tested the last assembly elec- also announced that his party wood, veneers and laminates back for “upgrade” without after full payment of 9.5 lakh Upon arrival, the contingent became the first foreign con- facilities have been set up tion in alliance with the Left. will contest the next Assembly sold under the brand names stating the nature of upgrade, because of non-supply of the will be quarantined till January tingent to take part in the since April. In the last election, the CPI- polls in Bengal. Donear/Sonear. 11 remained in DARE store till component by AKON, it said. +,+," ! ! -, * - P during pre-monsoon, mon- " 4*,* 56 soon & post-monsoon sea- sons. Of these, 129 lives were he India Meteorological reportedly claimed from 1 TDepartment (IMD) on Assam, 72 from Kerala Monday said that the average [Specifically, 65 persons report- 4*,* 56 mean land surface temperature edly claimed dead in a single was 0.29 degree Celsius above day from Pettimudi in Munnar, he Income Tax department normal over the country in Idukki district of Kerala on 7th Ton Monday visited the 2020 and it was the eighth August due to landslide.], 61 premises of Robert Vadra, son- warmest year on record since from Telangana (while, 59 lives in-law of Congress president nation-wide records com- reportedly claimed only during Sonia Gandhi, to record his menced in 1901. the period 1st to 20th October), statement in connection with According to the IMD, 54 lives from Bihar, 50 from its probe against him under the extreme weather events like Maharashtra, 48 Uttar Pradesh, benami assets law, official extremely heavy rainfall, floods, & 38 from Himachal Pradesh. sources said landslides, thunderstorm, light- Thunderstorms and light- They said Vadra was asked * 7; 3 % P ning and cold waves had below normal (-0.03 degree Celsius/100 years) and rela- ning reportedly have claimed to join the investigation at the tax 2 7; 5 1 ! $ 0 7 claimed over 1900 lives in Celsius),” the IMD said in a tively lower increasing trend 815 lives from different parts of authority’s office but as he cited 1 1 3 2020. statement on Climate of India (0.24 degree Celsius/100 years) the country. Among these, 280 Covid-19 restrictions, a team of The IMD said that the during 2020. in minimum temperature. from Bihar, 220 from Uttar officials visited his premises in averaged seasonal mean tem- The five warmest years on The Global mean surface Pradesh, 122 from Jharkhand, Delhi’s Sukhdev Vihar area. peratures were also above the record in order were: 2016 temperature anomaly during 72 from Madhya Pradesh, 23 A department team has # # average during all the seasons (+0.71 degree Celsius), 2009 2020 (January to October as from Maharashtra and 20 from gone to record Vadra’s statement except pre-monsoon season (+0.55 degree Celsius), 2017 per WMO state of the global Andhra Pradesh were signifi- under the provisions of the while averaged mean monthly (+0.541 degree Celsius), 2010 climate) is +1.2 degree Celsius. cant. Prohibition of Benami Property temperatures were warmer (+0.539 degree C), and 2015 The IMD said that the “Cold wave conditions Transactions Act, they said. 1 =/ than the normal during all the (+0.42 degree Celsius). It may country also experienced other mainly prevailed over central The department has been months of the year except be mentioned that 12 out of 15 high impact weather events parts the country especially in probing Vadra, the husband of March and June in the country. warmest years were during the like, extremely heavy rainfall, the month of January. It caused Congress leader Priyanka 4*,* 56 “The monsoon and post- recent 15 years (2006- floods, landslide, thunder- deaths of about 150 people. Of Gandhi Vadra, on charges of monsoon seasons with mean 2020).Past decade (2001-2010/ storm, lightning and cold these deaths, 88 deaths were alleged possession of some harat Biotech, which temperature anomalies (Actual 2011-2020) was also the waves. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh reported from Uttar Pradesh undisclosed assets in the UK. Breceived emergency temperature-Normal tempera- warmest decade on record with were the most adversely affect- alone, 45 from Bihar only on The Enforcement approval for its Covid-19 vac- ture) of +0.43 degree Celsius anomalies of 0.23 degree ed states during the year which single day on 1st January & 16 Directorate too is investigating cine only in “clinical trial and +0.53 degree Celsius Celsius /0.34 degree Celsius. reportedly claimed more than from Jharkhand,” the IMD these charges, under the anti- mode”, has been allowed to respectively mainly contributed The country averaged 350 deaths from each state said. money laundering law, against conduct its trials on children to this warming. Mean tem- annual mean temperature dur- mainly due to thunderstorm, “The annual rainfall over the businessman. who are above the age of 12 perature during the winter was ing 1901-2020 showed an lightning & cold wave events. the country was 109 % of long Vadra had denied any years. The vaccine has already also above normal with anom- increasing trend of 0.62 degree Heavy rainfall and flood period average (LPA) of 117.7 wrongdoing in the past even as been used for children above 12 aly of +0.14 degree Celsius. Celsius /100 years with signif- related incidents reportedly cms. During 2020, 5 cyclones the Congress party had called in the last round and has been However, during the pre-mon- icant increasing trend in max- claimed over 600 lives from dif- formed over the North Indian the action political vendetta. found safe. soon season temperature was imum temperature (0.99 degree ferent parts of the country Ocean,” it added. The Hyderabad-based firm is conducting Phase 3 tri- als. &51 Oxford-AstraZeneca coro- this provides hope that if there in clinical trial mode. All its navirus vaccine ‘Covishield’, is sufficient data, then it can be recipients will be tracked and )!* 3 1 # >' @ manufactured by Pune-based extended fully to children in monitored as if they are par- Serum Institute of India (SII) the future. The drug regulator ticipating in a trial. Secretariat. has been approved for those clarified the age requisites for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Referring to the devastat- above the age of 18. The DCGI active immunisation in a doc- was “safe and provides a robust
ing effects of Covid-19 last year 4*,* 56 had on Sunday approved ument while giving permission immune response”, said , Naidu hailed the spirited sci- Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ and to manufacture Covaxin. DCGI’s VG Somani. entific efforts to come out with hirty-five students of Serum’s ‘Covishield’ for emer- Union Health Minister Dr The DCGI has also asked vaccines. He further said, TPanjab University have gency use in the country, Harsh Vardhan had clarified the drug firm to submit updat- > “While the celebrations can written to Chief Justice of India paving the way for a massive on Sunday that emergency ed safety, efficacy and wait till every needy person gets (CJI) SA Bobde and other inoculation drive. approval for Covaxin is differ- immunogenicity data from the the vaccine shot, it’s not out of judges of the Supreme Court So far, the Government has ent from the one given for ongoing Phase I, II and Ill clin- 4*,* 56 context to say cheers to this seeking an enquiry into alleged said the vaccination drive is Serum Institute’s Covishield ical trials till the completion of optimistic moment.” police atrocities on the farmers intended only for adults but because Covaxin’s use will be trials. adhya Pradesh Chief He noted that India’s spir- protesting at Delhi borders MMinister Shivraj Singh ited efforts towards making against the three farm laws. Chouhan on Monday said he vaccines available offers hope Aanchal Sawa, one of the will not get the vaccine to people across the globe con- signatories of the letter, told : /;=? 4*,* 56 ( % %% $ administered, saying those ferring on India the leadership PTI that the apex court reg- $ % who fall under the priority role in the collective fight istry has provided the diary day after the Drugs ) groups should get the against the most dreaded health number to the letter which AController General of India # %) $ preference. It is, however, not challenge of the last 100 years may be registered and heard as (DCGI) gave its nod for the $ clear whether the top rung since the outbreak of Spanish a PIL. emergency use approval for Government leaders, Flu. In the open letter, the stu- two indigenous vaccines including the Prime Minister, Noting that development dents of the Centre for Human 4*,* 56 ed only if a person is convict- Ramasubramanian said that against Covid-19 on Sunday, will be administered the anti- and administration of vaccine Rights and Duties of the uni- ed under the Act. animals are a source of liveli- Vice President M Venkaiah shielding humanity from the Coronavirus vaccine in the are guided by a stringent versity have alleged that there he Supreme Court Monday The Supreme Court hood for the people concerned. Naidu on Monday termed it as deadly disease by demonstrat- first phase or not. regime of protocols and strict has been “illegitimate use of Tasked the Centre to either Monday asked the Centre to The bench told Additional India’s leap of science and ing its ability to mass produce Heads of many countries monitoring of attendant data water cannons, tear gases withdraw or amend rules noti- either withdraw or amend rules Solicitor General Jayant K Sud, manifestation of the spirit of the much-needed vaccine and have been the first to take without any compromise, the shells and lathis on peaceful fied in 2017 for confiscating notified in 2017 for confiscat- appearing for the Centre, that Atmanirbhar Bharat. offer its own version as well. Coronavirus vaccines to instil Vice President referred to the protesting farmers” by police animals of traders and trans- ing animals of traders and the government cannot con- Naidu stressed that this India’s indigenous vaccine confidence in the public of regulator’s assurance to the authorities which needs to be porters during the pendency of transporters during the pen- fiscate the cattle and keep it development can benefit not (Covaxin) has certain unique their respective countries. “I nation of due diligence before probed. trial in cases under the dency of trial in cases under the before a person is convicted. only Indians but the larger features based on the whole have decided that I will not get giving nod to the two vaccines, Seeking inquiry into police Prevention of Cruelty to Prevention of Cruelty to At the outset, Sud humanity. He also appealed to virus approach. This is a com- vaccinated for now. First it Covishield and Covaxin on excesses and illegal detention Animals Act, saying they are Animals Act, saying they are informed the bench that the the people to express the same mendable achievement and all should be administered to Sunday. of some protesters, the letter contrary to the law. contrary to the law.confiscated 2017 rules have been notified. spirit in taking the vaccine as concerned deserve kudos for others. My turn should come “India’s leap of science with has also sought a direction to The top court said the only if a person is convicted The bench said that ani- they did while persevering the foresight and perseverance afterwards. We have to work the vaccine announcement is a authorities “to withdraw all the rules will be stayed if not with- under the Act. mals are a source of livelihood. through the coronavirus pan- and fruition of spirited efforts,” to ensure that priority groups clear manifestation of the spir- cases against innocent farmers drawn or amended by the A bench of Chief Justice S We are not talking about pet demic in 2020. Naidu was quoted in a Press are administered with the it of Atmanirbhar Bharat,” which were registered under Centre as the law provides A Bobde and Justices A S dogs and cats. People live on “India is in the forefront of release from Vice President’s vaccine,” Chouhan said. Naidu stated. political vendetta”. that animals can be confiscat- Bopanna and V the basis of their animals. !"#"$ .
! 5 @ $4--- -01 0 ,!( 2 > 3G!!I Puducherry: Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy 5*,, The state government has said on Monday that the territorial administration has read- made necessary arrangements ied infrastructure to vaccinate 14,000 health and field work- 5 " ujarat Chief Minister Vijay for the vaccination, he said. ers against COVID-19. GRupani on Monday said “Cold chains have been set Addressing a virtual press conference, he said the vac- Jaipur: Rajasthan Health Minister the state is fully equipped for up, survey work has been com- cines were expected to be made available by the Centre in Raghu Sharma on Monday said the the COVID-19 vaccination pleted, and training for vacci- 10 days. state government, after bringing down Lucknow: Two days after Akhilesh Yadav said pened with the Haryana minister who had got drive and will begin the process nation has also been given to “We have, in the meanwhile, got ready the infrastruc- the daily case count of COVID-19, is he will not get himself injected with a “BJP vac- himself vaccinated. as soon as the central govern- the personnel (concerned),” ture to first inoculate 14,000 personnel of Health Department now focusing on reducing the post- cine” against coronavirus, the Samajwadi Party “The government hospital could not treat ment announces the plan. Rupani said. and field staff,” he said. COVID-19 effect. chief asserted Monday that he had never insult- him, so he went to a private hospital to save his Preparations related to cold The state government will Right now, 13,000 personnel and workers had registered Post-COVID-19 care treatment is ed the scientists who developed it. life,” Yadav said. chain infrastructure, survey start the process in accordance themselves for coverage and no time will be lost to inocu- now the top priority of the state gov- Yadav's comment on Saturday that he The apparent reference was to Haryana's and training of vaccinators with the Centre's plan, he late the workers and health staff, he said. ernment, he said. could not trust a vaccine which would be used Anil Vij who had tested positive for coronavirus have been completed, Rupani added. The territorial government would meet the expendi- Sharma requested the people, who by a BJP government had triggered sharp reac- days after taking part in a trial for Bharat said addressing an event at The Serum Institute of ture to purchase the vaccines for free inoculation, the Chief have recovered from COVID-19 but tions from the ruling party as well as leaders like Biotech's Covaxin. It was however clarified then Ahwa in Dang district. India, the world's largest vac- Minister said. He said 41 centres were readied for the inoc- have post-COVID effects, to consult Omar Abdullah of the National Conference. that not all participants in the trial were inject- India's drugs regulator on cine manufacturer, has tied ulation. While Puducherry would have 29 centres, Karaikal and take treatment at 'post-COVID The SP chief had tried to make amends on ed with the vaccine – a proportion of them were Sunday approved Oxford up with AstraZeneca to man- would have eight, Mahe three and Yanam one. care clinics' and 'day care centres' run Twitter the same day, saying he was not refer- administered placebos. In any case, it needed two COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, ufacture Covishield, while Each of the centres would vaccinate around 200 peo- by the medical and health department. ring to the scientists. shots days apart for the immunity to kick in. manufactured by the Serum Covaxin has been indigenous- ple a day, he said. He said the people who have Questioned again by reporters on his Akhilesh Yadav said after the “debate” on the Institute, and indigenously ly developed by Bharat Biotech Those above 50 and those with diabetes and blood pres- recovered from COVID-19 should be remarks, the SP asked the Centre to tell when vaccines, the government should come forward developed Covaxin of Bharat in collaboration with the sure would be covered in the next phase. in constant touch with the doctors if the poor people in the state will get the anti- and remove all doubts. “We want to know from Biotech for restricted emer- Indian Council of Medical Cold chain facilities were also in place to preserve the they have any kind of post-COVID COVID shot and if it will be available free. the government when the poor people in the gency use in the country, Research (ICMR). vaccine. While Puducherry would have 36 cold chain units, symptoms such as physical weakness, “I have never raised any questions on any state will get vaccinated, and whether it will be paving the way for a massive On Sunday, Gujarat's tally Karaikal would have 15 followed by Mahe three and Yanam weakness in lungs, pain in hands and scientist developing the vaccine or any person free of cost or not,” he said. inoculation drive. of coronavirus cases rose to one. He said Puducherry had recorded the largest number legs so that it can be cured. helping in making the vaccine. I only raised ques- “The government should tell its plan. First “Gujarat is fully equipped 2,47,228 with the addition of of sample tests. The recovery rate was high and fatality rate The health minister said many tions on the BJP as people do not have faith in of all the people of the press should get vacci- for vaccination against 715 fresh infections. low. The test positivity was 0.8 per cent now. symptoms are appearing as post- the party because of the decisions taken by it,” nated. I am saying this with full seriousness that COVID-19. Soon, the Made in The state has so far report- He mentioned the dedicated work by health staff, offi- COVID effects and in the view of it, he said. But he appeared to raise doubts again you people risked your lives during the COVID- India vaccine will be available ed 4,318 deaths due to cials of the Revenue Department, police personnel and other post-COVID centres have been set up against the vaccines set to be rolled out in the 19 coverage, and some of your people lost their and the vaccination process COVID-19, according to offi- departments to ensure that the pandemic was kept at at the government medical institutions country in the coming days, asking what hap- lives,” Yadav added. PTI will start,” Rupani said. cial figures. bay. PTI in the state. PTI . ! A *3:5 & 5 $ : Yogendra Narain, former Punjab and consider unlawful conversions of alleged lapse in Moradabad that 4*,* 567 1C4: chief secretary Sarvesh Kaushal, with wrongful intent and question- the law itself has been dubbed as ille- /!0Q )! former Haryana chief secretary able means a threat to communal gal and, in particular, anti-Muslim. efending the anti-conversion Dharam Vir, former Delhi High harmony.... We urge all state gov- The critics lost sight of a large num- C: C+ Nayak Diwas.” to bring a motion in the State Dlaw enacted by the Yogi Court chief justice Rajendra Menon, ernments to discharge their func- ber of incidents where hapless vic- In what experts called a ploy to Assembly against the farm law for Adityanath government in Uttar former ambassador Lakshmi Puri tions in the best public interest in tim women have been “brutally ontroversial farm laws and cel- evaluate her support base, Banerjee which the House will be opened for Pradesh, a group of former judges, and former Maharashtra DGP maintaining law and order, social murdered” in a ghastly manner in Cebration of Netaji Subhas said, “the people of the State would a couple of days,” Banerjee said. civil servants and veterans on Praveen Dixit are among the signa- harmony and dignity of women the course of inter-faith marriages Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary be encouraged to blow conch shells Threatening a nationwide stir Monday hit out at its critics, saying tories to the statement. without succumbing to any pres- and conversions, they said, citing have suddenly become the two cen- and give azaans at the time of she had earlier said that the “the cen- they seem to have “usurped” the Their support to the law came sures,” it said. several cases. tral topics ahead of Bengal Assembly Netaji’s birth.” tral government must withdraw this constitutional power of judicial days after 104 retired civil servants The signatories said the former The group of 104 former civil elections. The Chief Minister said she had anti-people law.” review to put every law of the land alleged that Uttar Pradesh has civil servants, who had issued a state- servants is “visibly biased”, they Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier written to Prime Minister With an apparent eye on the to the “test of their own whims”. become the “epicentre of politics of ment slamming the law, should alleged, accusing them of working on Monday renewed her demands Narendra Modi requesting him to elections the Chief Minister also In a statement signed by 224 hate, division and bigotry” and the have kept in mind that even prior to with an anti-establishment attitude for declaring January 23 the birth consider declaring Netaji’s anniver- announced a slew of welfare projects persons, including those from acad- institutions of governance are India's independence, princely states, and availing of every opportunity to anniversary of Netaji as a national sary as a national holiday. The particularly free eye care. emia, they claimed that the Uttar “steeped in communal poison”. They including Kota, Patna, Surguja, “put the Indian democracy, its insti- holiday. Government schools would be asked The Government would free Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful had sought repeal of the law, saying Udaipur, and Kalahandi, had passed tutions, and persons legitimately “I personally feel we haven't to prepare Jai Hind and Azad Hind eye treatment to the people of the Conversion of Religion Ordinance, it is being used to particularly vic- laws regarding religious conver- holding high offices in poor light done anything important for Netaji brigades to promote nationalism, State and would “provide free spec- referred as 'love jihad' law by timise Muslim men. sions. before the whole world by making Subhas Chandra Bose after inde- Banerjee who held video conferences tacles to 8.25 lakh people,” Banerjee Hindutva groups, applies to every- Countering them, the state- After independence, Orissa, ill-considered public statements”. pendence. I've written a letter to with civil society members said. said adding 20 lakh cataract opera- one and safeguards the dignity of ment said 'Ganga-Jamuni' culture, a Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Those defending the law said Center to declare 23rd January, birth Banerjee also said that she was tions would also be conducted free women. colloquial term for peaceful inter- Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and this “politically motivated pressure- anniversary of Netaji Subhas against playing politics with farmers of cost. Slamming the law's critics for faith existence, does not stand for Uttarakhand among others had leg- group” does not represent thousands Chandra Bose, as a national holiday. adding her Government would bring The students would be given free terming it illegal and anti-Muslim, unlawful conversions with criminal islated on matters relating to unlaw- of former civil servants, judges, It is my demand,” the Chief Minister a motion in the State Assembly eye care in the Government schools, the statement alleged that it is a intent, leading to murders, mutila- ful conversions, they noted, adding veterans and other “nationalist intel- said unraveling grand programmes denouncing the farm laws. she said adding the eye treatment “shocking obsession of this biased tion, torture and betrayal of women that new laws reflect the evolving lectuals” who believe in India emerg- including an apolitical rally to cele- “There should not be any poli- would be provided in about 1,200 group to stoke communal fire by in particular. “We strongly believe in needs of a dynamic society. ing as the greatest democracy of the brate the national icon’s birth day tics over the farmers … they are our gram panchayats and primary health instigating the religious minori- a secular India with harmonious They said it is a hasty general- world, and “a global icon” bringing which would be observed as “Desh food providers … We are thinking care centres. ties”. Former UP chief secretary coexistence of people of all faiths, isation based on a solitary incident pride to every Indian. /% % P 5 4 =;B/% % 6 1 ) /2 6 state, the total number of deaths in the state went up " the southern districts of the State Chennai. n a significant development, from 49,666 to 49695. With 15*446 was expelled from the primary Bhanumathi Swaminathan, & Ias many as 10,362 patients 2765 fresh infections and a fur- membership of the party a former banker with a leading 7 were discharged from various ther increase of 2110 positive ill Sunday morning Anna allegedly for anti-party activities. corporate bank said Alagiri is hospitals in Maharashtra after cases because of the reconcili- TArivalayam, the headquar- “Till this day I have not been told capable of spoiling the prospects full recovery from Covid-19 on ation process, the total number Thiruvvananthapuram: At a ters of the DMK in Chennai’s the reason for my expulsion of the DMK. 6325 Aligarh: Due to the intermit- Monday, even as the deaths of infected cases climbed from time when Women's safety is Mount Road looked like a bee- from the party. It was a con- “He has been portrayed as tent rains since Sunday morn- dipped further to 29 and the 19,42,136 to 19,47,011. a huge concern, a state-run hive of activities. But by evening spiracy hatched by certain lead- a rough and arrogant person he only shooter and inter- ing, a farm owner and the infections came down to 2765 Meanwhile, the number of agency is offering a platform the ambience in the party office ers in the party in order to which is a blatant lie. Alagiri is Tnational shooting referee laborer standing near the in the state. “active cases” total cases in the for them to get training in mar- has given way to a sense of appease Stalin,” said Alagiri. a nice and jovial person. Since Vedprakash Sharma, who rep- ground, died of lightning in the Mumbai’s downward trend state dropped from 54,317 The tial arts for free of cost in uncertainty. What shocked the Alagiri, who was the union he worships in temples, the resented India from Aligarh at farm of Aurangabad village of continued, with the daily death fatality rate in the state stood at Kerala. party leadership and cadre was minister for fertilisers and chem- Dravidian media had created a the International Shooting Harduaganj. At the same time, tally plummeting to three for 2.56 per cent to 2.55 per cent. The State Youth the announcement from icals during 2009 to 2013 in the notion that he is power hungry Championships, has earned teenager died after being hit by the second consecutive day. Pune district, which con- Commission, aimed at empow- Madurai. second UPA Government, has and incapable. Having known kudos for the country. The falling walls due to heavy rain As a result, the Covid-19 tinued to be the worst-affected ering youth and protecting M K Alagiri, the Madurai been lying low since 2013 after him for years, I can say that he Scanner League being orga- in Lodha. And a farmer died toll rose from 11,135 to 11,138, city-district in Maharashtra, their rights, is getting ready to based son of late M his expulsion from the party. He is respected and loved by thou- nized by England started on due to excessive cold in while the total infections in the saw the total number of cases give free self-defence training Karunanidhi, the former Chief did not campaign actively for the sands,” said Bhnumathy. January 3. The first league Gangiri. metropolis climbed to increase from 3,74,272 to for young women. Minister who was also the party party in the 2014 Lok Sabha She pointed out how Alagiri round was played on 3 January. According to the 2,94,986. 3,74,748 while the total num- The objective of the pro- chief for nearly five decades polls and the DMK was obliter- singlehandedly ensured the In this, Vedprakash performed Harduaganj representative, As 10,362 patients were ber of deaths in Pune went up gramme was to prepare every delivered a powerful blow to the ated in the hustings. The DMK defeat of many DMK bigwigs in seventh in the top-8, perform- Chandraveer (46) son of Ram discharged from the hospitals from 7,770 to 7772. woman in the southern state chief ministerial dreams of M K could not win against the the 2001 election despite a ing brilliantly. He is the only Singh, a resident of village across the state after full recov- Thane district remained for self-defence against physi- Stalin, the reigning president of AIADMK in the 2016 assembly favourable situation. “All participant from India to par- Shahpur, has a farm in the ery, the total number of people in the third spot --after Pune cal assault, Commission offi- the party who is also the election despite the anti-incum- Karunanidhi had to do was to ticipate in this competition. neighbouring village of discharged from the hospitals and Mumbai – after the total cials here said. younger brother of the former. bency factor. This is being seen accommodate five or six persons Vedprakash said that, in Aurangabad. Chandraveer since the second week of March number of infections rose from Those women, aged “Stalin can never become as the fall out of Alagiri’s non- recommended by Alagiri as the age group above 40 years, went to the farm to break the this year went up to 18,47,361. 2,55,678 to 2,59,123 while the between18 and 40 years who the chief minister of Tamil Nadu cooperation with the party lead- candidates. Stalin vetoed veteran shooters from 60 coun- pea pod. At the same time, The recovery rate in the state total deaths climbed from 5593 have registered with the without my support. My sup- ership. Alagiri’s request for which the tries are participating. Vinod Manjhi's son, Gandhi rose from 94.59 per cent to to 5599. Community Volunteer Force of porters will never let Stalin Political commentators DMK had to pay heavy price,” It is important to be in the Manjhi, a Gaya resident of 94.88 per cent. Of the 1,30,04,876 samples the state government, can apply become the chief minister,” point out that whenever Alagiri she said. top-8 in shooting sports from Bihar, who works on a brick A day after the deaths in sent to laboratories, 19,47,011 for the free martial arts train- Alagiri declared while address- had been antagonised by the There are reports that National to Olympic. Because kiln located in the neighbor- Maharashtra dropped to 35 have tested positive (14.97 per ing, the officials said. ing his followers in a public party leadership, the DMK was Alagiri may launch a separate only the shooters in the top-8 hood, also reached out to talk and the state logged 3282 infec- cent) for COVID-19 until Chintha Jerome, meeting. The DMK leadership mauled in the polls. “He is a party and form a front with like list go to the next round or the to Chandraveer in some con- tions, the Covid-19 deaths slid Monday. Chairperson of the Youth has not responded to Alagiri's force to reckon with in southern minded parties. “He has friends final. He took aim in this nection. Both were talking and further to 29, while the infec- Currently, 2,41,728 peo- Commission, said the training salvo till Monday evening. Tamil Nadu and the DMK can in all parties in the State who are online competition through suddenly a heavy rain came tions went down further by 517 ple are in home quarantine programme would begin in Alagiri, who was the organ- never afford to ignore him,” said always willing to help him,” Switzerland's state-of-the-art with hail, which they ran to to touch a daily tally of 2765. while 3078 people are in insti- Thiruvananthapuram district ising secretary of the DMK for a political commentator in said a long time associate. machine. avoid. PNS With 29 fresh deaths in the tutional quarantine. in the initial phase. PTI 8 C #! 1 ,8 . % ! .<> & Thiruvananthapuram: After students were allowed in each Patna: All educational institutions in the children studying in government schools, Colleges and univer- class and shift system was intro- Bihar, including schools, colleges and schools do not have laptops to carry sity campuses opened partially duced in many institutions coaching centres, reopened on out online studies. Our syllabus is lag- in Kerala on Monday, after based on the strength of stu- ! &$% Monday after a gap of over nine ging and we will work hard to cover remaining closed for over 290 dents. months. it,” a class 9 student of Patna's Miller days due to restrictions and The respective institutions Puducherry: All schools here and in Physical classes were held for stu- High School said. lockdown imposed in the wake can arrange the classes in their Karaikal re-opened on Monday with adher- dents of standards 9-12 in schools and Another class 11 student said that of COVID-19 pandemic. campus in two shifts between ence to Covid-19 safety norms. The final year students in colleges. The though COVID-19 fears loom large, Over 1,350 higher educa- 8.30 AM to 5 PM on all days schools remained shut for nine months due institutions were closed since March studies are equally important and can- tion institutions including arts except Sundays, it said. to the pandemic-induced lockdown. 14 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. not be missed, while assuring that and science and engineering The decision to increase the Today, the institutions re-opened for Wearing of masks, use of hand safety protocols will be maintained. colleges, state universities and working hours and to conduct half-a-day from 10 AM to 1 PM. Students sanitiser and maintenance of physi- Teachers too seemed happy to be the lone central university in the classes on Saturday has irked a were subjected to thermal scanning to cal distancing have been made able to take physical classes again. state located in Kasaragod wel- section of the academic frater- assess their body temperature, a source said. mandatory at the educational insti- “It is good that we are getting an comed a limited number of stu- nity especially those belonging The premises of schools were disinfected tutions. Schools have been asked to opportunity to teach students in dents in compliance with strict to teachers' unions affiliated to as per the standard operating procedures operate at half the strength to ensure physical classrooms. All these months COVID protocols. opposition parties. before being re-opened. social distancing in classes. we used to come to schools but did Classes restarted for the Schools in the southern Attendance was not insisted upon and Attendance, however, remained not have teaching work,” an educator final year undergraduate and state, remained closed since letters of consent from parents were made thin as many parents were appre- of Miller High School said. postgraduate students. the coronavirus-induced lock- necessary. hensive of sending their wards to the The attendance of class 11 and 12 Thermal screening, manda- down in March, had opened Already, students in standards X, XI and educational institutions till they were students is lesser than that of class 9 tory usage of face masks, social partially on January 1 in adher- XII have been attending classes from vaccinated. Many students, on the and 10 pupils, he said. distancing and frequent saniti- ence to COVID guidelines. December 17in view of the public exams in other hand, were enthusiastic about Students have to bring consent sation of campuses greeted stu- Classes began for 10th and the next few months. Full-day classes the development. “I am happy that letters from their guardians to be able dents in each institution. 12th standard students in the would be held from January 18. schools have reopened as students to attend the classes, another teacher As per the government schools in government and pri- Attendance ranged between 80 to cent per were getting badly affected. Most of said. PTI instructions, only 50 per cent of vate sectors. PTI cent, the source said. PTI 3* ' % & * !"#"$ 3 2 ( 2 %)"7 ! D+ , - ")"7 !7 '0'.,(7-'0))3 ' 3 9 : S "% 1 "% % # G */ " % ! ! % ( * ( ( 3 +&4 he recent judgment of the / Allahabad High Court % ( upholding the freedom of ) " 9 expression guaranteed underT Article 19(1)(a) and chiding O ; * S / 6 the State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) for 6 S / O % malicious prosecution of a person who had criticised the Chief Minister for “poor handling of law and order in his State”, should hopefully have a salutary effect on < the State Governments which have been recklessly using penal provi- 9 # sions in our laws against those who express dissent. ( 6 The case pertained to a First Information Report (FIR) lodged in August 2020 against Yashwant P Q / Singh, who put out a tweet criticis- % * / : ing the Chief Minister for trans- ! =*/:!> ( forming the State “into a jungle raj in which no law and order prevails”. ; * ( The tweet also made reference to - : - ? various incidents of abduction, @3 demand of ransom and murders. petitioner pertained to violation Prof Mahapatra moved the State squirmed every morning but he He was accused of violating two of Section 66D of the IT Act, Human Rights Commission, had to grin and bear it! / O O ( provisions in the law — Section 500 2008, which states: “Whoever, by which criticised their arrest and In fact, many of these Chief ; S ( of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) per- means of any communication directed the State Government to Ministers must look at how .; 6 taining to defamation and Section device or computer resource, pay each of them a compensation Prime Minister Narendra Modi 66D of the Information Technology cheats by personation, shall be of 50,000. The State did not deals with those who abuse him % (IT) Act, 2008, which pertains to punished with imprisonment of comply with the directions of the on the social media. The Modi- ( personation, or what is commonly either description for a term commission, compelling the baiters constantly upload car- ; understood as impersonation. which may extend to three years Professor to move the Calcutta toons and memes seeking to Yashwant Singh petitioned the and shall also be liable to a fine High Court. The court upheld ridicule him on Twitter and S High Court and sought the quash- which may extend to 1 lakh.” the rights commission’s order and Facebook. They often generate ( # % " ing of the FIR. The judges analysed these provi- *8*2 156* enhanced the amount of com- hashtags like “#WorstPrime- )S The petitioner’s counsel con- sions vis-à-vis the allegation pensation payable to Prof Minister” or some such and tended that the right to comment made in the FIR and said that 646+*24, Mahapatra and his friend to begin a trend along with their ! / * on the affairs of the State was well they did not find “even remote- ++* 75,000 each. camp followers. On his last birth- ( within Yashwant Singh’s constitu- ly” a commission of offence Even more absurd was the day, they created a hashtag, tional right envisaged under Article under Section 66D, as the said 3:8*24*4+ sedition charge slapped on a folk “#NationalUnemploymentDay”, 19 of the Constitution of India and provision relates to cheating by 58*+2+*, singer in Tamil Nadu in 2015 for and kept it going the whole day. # ( that “mere dissent does not amount personation and it is not the case criticising the then Chief Minister He is probably the most trolled $ to criminality”. Hence, the FIR reg- of prosecution that while com- 15 *43643+5* J Jayalalithaa’s policy on the issue Indian. Often, his political ene- 9 istered against him was mala fide mitting the overt act, the petition- 61 2**,: of prohibition. mies cross the limits of decency. # % S ( “and was meant only to coerce him er tweeted using somebody else’s The Communist Party of As Modi himself said at a public to stop expressing his dissent against twitter handle nor was there any 368*4+: India (Marxist)-led Kerala meeting during the last Lok the State Government”. He also con- allegation of cheating. Hence, the Government was unhappy with Sabha elections, a Congress ) " ) 9 tended that no offence had been court concluded that no offence 16+69*4F+5* the State Lalithakala Akademi’s leader called him “gandi naali ka made out and that the FIR should had been made out under this decision to select a cartoon, keeda” (a gutter insect) while ; be quashed. Section as well. 1:4+6++6:4 which mocked a Bishop accused another said that he was a “mad $ =;$> A S ( A Division Bench, comprising As far as the State is con- of rape, for its annual awards. dog”. Can there be anything S P6B$ Q ) / Justices Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek cerned, this is indeed a damning Several Christian outfits and the more defamatory and abusive ( / ( Agarwal of the Allahabad High indictment of the Government State Government wanted the than this? If the Prime Minister’s Court, has made a succinct but sig- and the police. To prosecute a cit- autonomous body to re-consid- Office were to prosecute all these S # nificant observation while quashing izen for criminal defamation — er its decision. The Akademi, people, Modi would need to cre- 52 * ( the FIR and other proceedings which can entail a fine or a jail however, did not relent. ate a full-fledged department to C against the petitioner. Referring to term which can extend up to two Those of us who are senior handle these prosecutions. the charge of “defamation” under years — because he is disappoint- citizens, have lived and thrived in In fact, this is one of the pro- # " ) Section 500 of the IPC, the judges ed with the Chief Minister’s han- a healthy democratic environ- fessional hazards of being in / ( ( said that no case had been made out dling of the law and order situa- head this list, not only for the ment in this country in which we public life in a democracy and, ; (6B$ D “as the alleged tweet cannot be said tion is something unheard of in sheer number of such cases but have said much harsher things over the years, and especially in to fall within the mischief of this country, and the judges have also for starting this trend of jail- against the persons in power. At the age of social media, the ( defamation”. The judges struck a rightly ticked off the State for ing its critics. It all started with the the height of the controversy over politicians across democratic ( - blow for democracy when they said doing so. Mamata Banerjee Government the kickbacks paid by Bofors, the countries — including India — / ; 8 9 that “expressing dissent on the law But this scenario is not con- arresting Prof Ambikesh Swedish arms manufacturer, to have learnt to develop a thick and order situation in the State is a fined to UP only. Several other Mahapatra of Jadavpur Indian politicians and others, the hide. 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Since even the citizens to increase the and wearing masks, must be seri- should ensure better manage- angioplasty after a mild heart active cricketers suffer such mild chances of saving more lives as ously followed till all the citizens ment at such places and take attack, is now stable and his attacks, it is time to routinely the immediate minutes following get vaccinated. ( steps to make sure that over- health parameters are being undergo medical tests annually a heart attack are critical and a Bal Govind ; O * " ; crowding is avoided at the closely monitored. to avoid a major setback. trained person can mean the dif- Noida funerals during the COVID-19. The 48-year-old suffered The incident should also be ference between life and death. % " O MR Jayanthi chest discomfort on Saturday taken as a warning by the gen- CKR Nathan : 1 > Ghaziabad while exercising at his home gym eral public. We should learn Kolkata 22 ;02?3! /@? !"#"$ % % 7 2 ( 2 *#+5'/( 4 ! /'(5+ / $ # 5 # 5 6 # /5 5 # 9 #/ # 5B$" #/ / % "!# L L 9 O"!! " " ) .>.;.>;=
7 / 4(&+ 5 R D ; # / : B B ?$(B S 235E ( * : DC =* :D> ; 4 235F ; $ 6 B ( # " # (: 8 ; ; 4 ; 235F ; / : # 38 5 B S $ he Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tri- ; ; bunal in The Hague has rejected the back tax ; Tdemands of Indian tax authorities in both, the Cairn and Vodafone cases. These back taxes relate * P Q P Q to capital gains made on transactions in 2006-2007. According to the PCA, the demands have been ; 8 ;S rejected on two counts. First, they violate India’s B S ( obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties. S ( Second, they are based on a retrospective amend- S ment to a tax law passed in 2012. Both the arguments : are untenable. As regards the first, tax is levied on ; / : the earnings of the companies from their operations < $ in India. The Government has done nothing to put % 6B$ their investment at risk. As for the second, the 2012 - amendment was only in the nature of a “clarifica- # ( tion” to remove ambiguity and bring out the real intent of the law i.e. levy tax on income generated * :D $ from an underlying asset in India. This is irrespec- - ( * :D tive of how the transaction was given effect. Even ; - when it involves indirect transfer of shares, it can’t ( $ / : be construed as a change in the law itself. The ; ) $ - : Narendra Modi Government has challenged, right- ( ly so, the tribunal’s order in the Vodafone case and P Q ;(##? is expected to follow suit in the Cairn case, too. * :D The capital gains made by the firms on sale of * / * :D their ownership in Indian companies run into tens ; - of thousands of crores. But on September 25, 2020, the PCA rejected the I-T Department’s demand for 4,:+*, F# was enacted in 2012 to negate a judgment To stop abuse and plug the loophole the earnings of the companies. There is $ 22,100 crore in back taxes (7,990 crore plus inter- 64,64**, of the Supreme Court in the Vodafone case of such indirect transfer of Indian assets, nothing to suggest that it has put at risk 6B$ est and penalty) relating to Vodafone Group Plc (the :2*634 that had declared untenable a tax demand in 2012, the Government amended the law the latter’s investment in India. Even so, # British telecom giant) $11 billion acquisition of 67 648*+*4+64 earlier raised on the February 2007 trans- to make such transfers (albeit indirect) tax- taxation is not covered under investment % # per cent stake in the Hutchison Essar Ltd (HEL) — 6+215 action; armed with this amendment, it res- able in India. As per an amendment to protection treaties and the law on taxation * :D # an Indian company running a mobile phone busi- +:2, urrected that demand in 2013 besides rais- Section 9 of the Income-Tax Act in 2012, is a sovereign right of the country. ness — owned by Hutchison Whampoa (HW) in 11* *2+*, ing demand on Cairn Energy using the if any share or interest in a foreign entity In the Cairns Energy case, the tribunal # ;S * (# February 2007. 32:+5)+ same law) affects long-term stability of the derives its value substantially from the has referred to a statement by the then S The tribunal held that the Indian Government’s +5614O+* fiscal environment and undermines assets located in India, then such share or Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on B S $ demand from Vodafone using retrospective legis- +C*4+:*4 investor confidence. interest is deemed to be situated in India November 7, 2014, that his Government % lation was in “breach of the guarantee of fair and Prima facie, retrospective amendment and any income arising from transfer of had taken a “policy decision that as far as equitable treatment” assured under the bilateral +5++5* in tax laws may look bad. Investors can such a share or interest is deemed to arise this Government is concerned, even # ; investment protection pact between India and the 3:8*24*4+ argue that they take decisions on the basis in India. though there is a sovereign power of ret- S : : DC =::D> Netherlands. It also asked the Centre to reimburse 6 :23:6+ of prevailing laws of the land and if laws The amendment was merely in the rospective taxation, we are not going to < * :D Vodafone 60 per cent of its legal costs (about 85 *36+6+*+N are changed midstream, this is unfair as nature of a “clarification” to the subsist- exercise that power.” The demand raised - ;S crore) and half of the Euro 6,000 cost borne by ,*:4+5* it undermines the very basis of the busi- ing law aimed at making the intention of by the I-T Department is in no way incon- 235F ::D Vodafone for appointing an arbitrator on the panel. 364,*F ness decision. The million-dollar question the law explicit. Quite clearly, the real gruous with Jaitley’s assertion as it is mere- * :DS * # Second, on December 23, 2020, a three-mem- :2*634 is: Did the then Government fundamen- intent was to ensure that the income gen- ly the result of removing an ambiguity in :D * :D 5@EF * ber tribunal at the PCA invalidated India’s March 648*+:2 tally alter the law? To get to the bottom erated from an “underlying asset” in India the extant law and certainly does not fall :D ; ( 2015 tax claim of around 24,000 crore (10,247 2:+5*62 of the truth, we need to closely look at the irrespective of how this transaction was in the category of retrospective tax. * crore in tax plus interest and penalty) on the British :-*2+6:4 genesis behind the 2012 amendment. given effect — even when it involves indi- To conclude, India’s sovereign taxation ; # # behemoth Cairn Energy on capital gains made by The cardinal principle of taxation is rect transfer of shares — is taxed by the rights can’t be held hostage to its bilater- it on the “internal reorganisation of its India busi- 5*2*)6+5: , that tax is levied on income generated Indian Government. al investment treaties with other countries. * :DS S ness” run by Cairn India in 2006-07 (then, Cairn -2* from an asset. In the Vodafone case, the Enacted after the aforementioned Keeping this overarching consideration in # UK transferred shares of its subsidiary Cairn India 86 * *3 underlying asset was the mobile phone transactions had happened, while this may mind and opinion of the Solicitor General * :D ::D Holdings to Cairn India). :-+6:4+:C* business then run by HEL. HW having give it the colour of being retrospective, that an “arbitral tribunal can’t render a law ; # It also ordered the Indian I-T Department to 8:, :4*4, 67 per cent shareholding in HEL through the fact remains that the amendment was passed by a sovereign Parliament ineffec- return up to $1.2 billion to Cairn Energy in funds 1624-F- its fully owned Cayman Island-based sub- only in the nature of a “clarification.” It can’t tive,” the Government has decided to chal- * :D 232E - withheld by the former including the (i) value of the sidiary, viz; CGP Investments sold the be construed as a change in the law itself. lenge the tribunal’s order. In the Vodafone ; latter’s 10 per cent shares in Cairn India attached and entire 67 per cent to Vodafone’s Assuming for the sake of argument that case, on December 24, 2020, it filed a peti- sold (during 2011, even as Cairn Energy had sold Netherland-based subsidiary Vodafone the Centre can’t collect tax then, are we to tion in the Singapore court well within the P# S ( majority of its holding in Cairn India to Vedanta, International Holding. From the sale of infer that the capital gains made from sale three-month deadline from the date of ;Q / : # the department did not allow it to sell 10 per cent); these shares, HW made major capital of Indian assets will go untaxed? Does it order. In the Cairn Energy case too, it S ( (ii) seizure of dividends that the company paid to gains. This was made possible due to not violate the basic tenet of taxation? should challenge the tribunal’s order. its parent and (iii) tax refunds withheld to recover increase in valuation of the Indian asset, The demand raised by the I-T Undoubtedly, India needs foreign ;S the tax demand. Add $200 million of interest on these viz; HEL — rechristened Vodafone India Department is pursuant to a law passed investment in its march towards acceler- * :D # ::D amounts and $20 million of arbitration cost, the total Limited (VIL) after acquisition of major- by a sovereign Parliament. There is ated growth. But this can’t be taken to ; P9 S comes to $1.4 billion. Cairn can use the arbitration ity shares by Vodafone. Hence, the Indian absolutely nothing illegal about it. Had it mean that the Government will forgo its Q ::D /! ; 6 award to approach courts in countries such as the Government is fully entitled to collect tax been so, the top court would have declared legitimate tax dues on the gains made by ; * :D UK to seize any property owned by India overseas on this income. Yet, the firms exploited an it invalid. The ruling of the internation- foreign investors from their operations # ; to recover the money, if the award is not honoured. ambiguity in the extant law by citing that al arbitration tribunal in the two cases cites here. It should pursue all available legal 2325 235F ; There is widespread consternation over the deci- the transaction took place between two the tax demand as being violation of India’s options to make Vodafone and Cairn pay sion of the Indian Government to raise the demands foreign entities CGP Investments and obligation under Bilateral Investment up. = in the very first place and thereafter pursue these Vodafone International Holding Ltd (the Treaty with the countries concerned. The (The writer is a New Delhi-based > in the court. Critics argue that raising the demand buyer), thus, camouflaging it as an “indi- argument does not hold water as the policy analyst. The views expressed using a retrospective amendment in tax laws (this rect transfer” of Indian assets. Indian Government has only levied tax on are personal.) 3 Fy xqqwxxqxqyxqqq ut qtqrywxuvuqtuuwut wuqvuuutyqu
severe fear, anxiety due to the lock- optimistic about life. We also have to and despair. Many people ask, “Why focus on what they can control while eration process begins. Our rejuvena- es, colleagues, family and friends. down and isolation necessitated by the assess the causes of our difficulties in me?” None of these negative emotions ignoring everything they can neither tion should begin with a positive Now, everybody feels that they can pandemic. A major part of the world’s a clear and rational way. It is only after help. Such thoughts not only act as influence nor control. Worrying desire to grow and with the optimistic interrupt any time but these intrusions population will carry emotional scars thorough introspection that we can barriers to our revival but also tend about the uncontrollable is a futile view that the future is bright. History and expectations cause frustration and left by the outbreak. begin the journey to overcome adver- to make us physically and emotion- exercise leading to frustration, stress has taught us that we have always relationship rifts. People have to set The need of the hour is to be sities and bounce back. ally weak. The key is to remain opti- and anxiety. moved towards a brighter future and clear boundaries and agree on a new mentally resilient and focus on heal- Adaptation and innovation: The mistic and focus on the future instead Resetting: We have to reset our have emerged stronger after every dis- set of behavioural rules even with their ing our emotional scars so that we can second step is to adapt to the new sit- of the past. goals and dreams in the backdrop of aster. People can cope with stress and children. regain physical and psychological uation. Remaining firmly wedded to Opportunity in adversity: the new situation. Many of our future anxiety by taking care of themselves. Stay positive: Bad or negative 8 &/+ fitness. Emotional resilience is the the past does not really help the cause Napolean Hill, the self-help guru, plans like buying a new house, getting On every flight, we are told to put on times require an extra dose of posi- ability of people to bounce back because what had worked before famously said: “In every adversity lies married, going for a holiday, studying the oxygen mask before helping oth- tivity and optimism. Don’t brood, from adversities and difficulties. Life, will rarely work in a changed scenario. an opportunity.” The trick is to focus abroad, promotions and so on may ers. Taking care of oneself is not self- don’t think of the worst, don’t be ven as the new decade begins, as we all know, is full of ups and Continuously pondering over past our energies and abilities not only to have to be deferred or even cancelled. ishness but is indeed the best way to obsessed about the vaccine. Instead, the world continues to reel downs. A resilient person not only successes and regretting mistakes spot the opportunity but to exploit it We must not regret that our original help others. “Me time” and hobbies laugh, play, look at the sky, hear a bird Eunder the impact of the bounces back from a setback but stops us from moving forward. We for our growth. As we navigate targets can no longer be fulfilled. But are absolutely essential now. Sleep, sing, tell your children a story, enjoy Coronavirus pandemic. To date, there achieves a higher threshold of emo- should not only adapt ourselves to the through the darkness, we need to con- we must define a new set of goals and rest, breaks from screen time and the warmth of your partner’s embrace. are over 85,554,736 confirmed cases tional well-being. Emotional resilience new realities of life but must find tinuously strive to find the light. Our dreams that are achievable in the exercise are essential. The world has a lot more light than of COVID-19 while 1,851,952 people is a skill that can be learnt by anyone innovative ways to thrive in them. In Vedic mantra “Tamaso maa jyotirga- changed circumstances. Organise yourself: In the begin- darkness in it. Further, don’t be shy or have succumbed to the deadly infec- by following these simple steps. the current scenario, humanity needs maya (lead me from darkness to the Rebalance: We have already ning, we all thought that WFH was afraid of seeking professional advice tion globally. In the midst of a glob- Acceptance: The first step to change its behaviour, attitude, light)” has never been as relevant as started to rebalance our lives and the temporary. Now it seems that WFH from a counsellor or a psychologist. al race to inoculate people against the towards gaining emotional resilience thoughts, emotions and learn new it is these days. concept of Work From Home (WFH) or a hybrid variant of remote work- They are trained to heal people emo- virus, the pandemic continues to is the acceptance of reality. Many of skills to overcome adverse circum- Control what you can: Steven has been the biggest driver of this. In ing will be the norm of the future. tionally and to guide them on their mutate and resurge in several parts of us tend to avoid adverse situations but stances. For our progress and growth, Covey, the famous management guru, the new normal, we have to restore People have to organise themselves, journey of resilience, renewal and the world. this doesn’t help solve the problem. we must adapt continuously, else we developed a simple but highly effec- focus on work, self, families, friends their homes, time and energy, given regrowth. And these three positives If we take into account frontline Avoidance only makes the situation will become extinct. tive model of commanding the con- and society. that the working environment and are what the world needs the most workers, including healthcare profes- worse. We have to learn to perceive Manage negative emotions: trollable. Many people worry a lot Renewal and regrowth: Time methods have changed forever. right now. sionals, their families and friends, bil- reality in an honest and pragmatic When faced with adversities, we about situations, factors and circum- and again nature has proved that after Set clear boundaries: The (The writer is chief psychologist lions would have direct exposure to manner. We should neither be too often experience negative emotions stances that are beyond their jurisdic- every cataclysmic disaster, life comes changed work situation has led to dif- at Emotionally.in. The views the infection and would experience pessimistic nor should we be over- like anger, frustration, hopelessness tion. Emotionally resilient people back to normal as the natural regen- ferent types of expectations from boss- expressed are personal.) !"#"$ 8 ( 7 3P1 :# 5
London: A British judge on not be protected by his right to Monday rejected the United freedom of speech”. States’ request to extradite However, she noted that he ' WikiLeaks Founder Julian suffered from clinical depression Assange to face espionage that would be exacerbated by charges on mental health the isolation he would likely face Washington: In an extraordi- the results has passed; the time U.S. Elections and that their grounds, saying his extradition in US prison, adding he had the nary rebuke of President for the formal counting of the loyalty is to the Constitution, would be “oppressive”. “intellect and determination” to Donald Trump, all 10 living electoral college votes, as pre- not to an individual leader or District Judge Vanessa circumvent any suicide pre- former secretaries of defense scribed in the Constitution a political party. Baraitser, presiding over the vention measures. have cautioned against any and statute, has arrived,” they The 10 former Pentagon case at the Old Bailey court in “Faced with the conditions move to involve the military in wrote. leaders also warned in their London, ruled that Assange of near total isolation without pursuing claims of election The former Pentagon Post article of the dangers of was likely to commit suicide if the protective factors which fraud, arguing that it would chiefs warned against use of the impeding a full and smooth extradited to the US, where he limited his risk at HMP take the country into “danger- military in any effort to change transition at Defense is wanted on 17 espionage Belmarsh, I am satisfied the pro- ous, unlawful and unconstitu- the outcome. Department prior to charges and one charge of com- cedures described by the US will tional territory.” “Efforts to involve the U.S. Inauguration Day as part of a puter misuse over WikiLeaks not prevent Mr Assange from The 10 men, both Armed forces in resolving elec- transfer to power to President- publication of leaked military finding a way to commit suicide Democrats and Republicans, tion disputes would take us into elect Joe Biden. Biden has and diplomatic documents a and for this reason I have decid- signed on to an opinion article dangerous, unlawful and complained of efforts by decade ago. ed extradition would be oppres- published in The Washington unconstitutional territory,” they Trump-appointed Pentagon The charges carry a maxi- sive by reason of mental harm Post on Sunday that implicitly wrote. “Civilian and military officials to obstruct he transi- mum sentence of 175 years in and I order his discharge,” she questioned Trump’s willing- officials who direct or carry out tion. prison. $ 3 1 1 : C# said. ness to follow his such measures would be Without mentioning a spe- “The overall impression is 8 % 3& Assange, who wore a suit Constitutional duty to peace- accountable, including poten- cific example, the former of a depressed and sometimes and face mask as he appeared in fully relinquish power on tially facing criminal penalties, defense secretaries wrote that despairing man fearful for his Australian activist, who was However, the US indict- Defence computers and claims the dock, closed his eyes in relief January 20. for the grave consequences of transfers of power “often occur future,” the judge said. re-arrested in September last ment claims Assange conspired there is no evidence anyone’s as the judge read out her ruling. Following the November 3 their actions on our republic.” at times of international uncer- The US government said it year over the espionage charges, with army intelligence analyst safety was put at risk. His fiancee, Stella Moris, with election and subsequent A number of senior mili- tainty about U.S. National secu- would appeal the decision and argued that he was acting as a Chelsea Manning to crack a He appeared at the Old whom he has two young sons, recounts in some states, as tary officers, including Gen. rity policy and posture,” have 14 days to lodge the paper- journalist and is entitled to scrambled password, known as Bailey as Judge Baraitser deliv- was also at the Old Bailey for the well as unsuccessful court chal- Mark Milley, chairman of the adding, “They can be a work. This means Assange is not First Amendment protections of “hash”, to a classified US defence ered her judgment. The judge hearing. WikiLeaks editor-in- lenges, the outcome is clear, Joint Chiefs of Staff, have said moment when the nation is likely to be freed from London’s freedom of speech for publish- department computer. rejected defence claims on the chief Kristinn Hrafnsson they wrote, while not specify- publicly in recent weeks that vulnerable to actions by adver- Belmarsh Prison, where he is ing leaked documents that Assange denies plotting with charges, saying Assange’s con- described the case as “an his- ing Trump in the article. the military has no role in saries seeking to take advantage being held, right away. exposed US military wrongdo- Manning to crack an encrypted duct would amount to “offences toric, large-scale attack on free- “The time for questioning determining the outcome of of the situation.” AP Lawyers for the 49-year-old ing in Iraq and Afghanistan. password on US Department of in this jurisdiction that would dom of speech”. PTI * 1 /;D & P : . ;1 & == 1 8 <80 " Karachi: Pakistan’s Shia Hazara 2 Tehran: Iran said on Monday it It also serves as pressure ahead community members blocked has begun enriching uranium of the inauguration of several roads in Balochistan’s Washington: Veteran up to 20 per cent at an under- President-elect Joe Biden, who capital city Quetta as they held Democratic Congresswoman ground nuclear facility, a short, has said he is willing to re-enter protests against the massacre of Nancy Pelosi has been nar- technical step to weapons-grade the nuclear deal. 11 coal miners from the minor- rowly re-elected as the Speaker levels of 90 per cent amid esca- Iran informed the ity community by the Islamic of the US House of lating tensions with the US. International Atomic Energy State terrorists in the restive Representatives for a fourth Iranian state television Agency last week that it province, according to media time, as a new Congress took quoted spokesman Ali Rabiei as planned to take the step. Athens: The center-right reports on Monday. office amidst raging coron- saying that President Hassan Shielded by the mountains, Government in Greece named The Hazara community avirus crisis and political Rouhani has given the order for Fordo is ringed by anti-aircraft the country’s first openly gay members were joined by some uncertainty. the move at the Fordo facility. guns and other fortifications. It minister in a cabinet reshuffle political parties as they blocked Pelosi, 80, secured 216 Sunday. Iran’s decision to begin is about the size of a football on Monday. several roads in the provincial & : . votes in a tight contest against Notably, six Democratic enriching to 20 per cent a field, large enough to house Nicholas Yatromanolakis, capital, demanding the 1 % Republican Kevin McCarthy, lawmakers did not vote for decade ago nearly brought an 3,000 centrifuges, but small 44, was named as the new Balochistan government either F & % 3& who got support from 209 Pelosi, while all the 209 Israeli strike targeting its and hardened enough to lead deputy minister of culture after arrest the terrorists responsible Congressmen, after Democrats Republicans stood by nuclear facilities, tensions that US officials to suspect it had a being promoted from the posi- for the killing or resign, the Geo Islamic State has taken respon- dozens of vehicles stranded and lost 11 seats in the November McCarthy, who is now the only abated with the 2015 military purpose when they tion of general secretary at the News reported. sibility for the attack. passengers and transporters fac- elections to command a nar- House Minority Leader. The atomic deal. A resumption of 20 exposed the site publicly in ministry. Terrorists on Sunday Majlis Wahdat-e- ing difficulties in travelling. rower 222-212 majority. Democratic Party has 222 seats per cent enrichment could see 2009. The government retained abducted and shot dead the 11 Muslimeen (MWM) leader Syed Various Hazara political According to the House in the House. that brinksmanship return. The 2015 deal saw Iran its ministers of health and coal miners after separating Muhammad Agha Raza said parties and organisations held a Clerk, a total of 427 votes were Following the election of The move comes after agree to limit its enrichment in finance and most other key them from others, in the latest Prime Minister Imran Khan meeting to discuss the Machh cast. One vote went to Senator the House Speaker, Pelosi President Donald Trump with- exchange for sanctions relief. positions in the reshuffle. targeted attack on the minority should come to Quetta to meet massacre and strategies going Tammy Duckworth and one to administered the oath to the rest drew the US unilaterally from The accord also called for Fordo Greece is reeling from the communities in the country. them and reassure the families forward. The government of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. of the members of the House Iran’s nuclear deal with world to be turned into a research- impact of the pandemic that The miners were shot dead of the victims. A traffic jam was Balochistan ruled out any secu- “I am honored to be nom- starting with the first-time powers in 2018. In the time and-development facility. caused a spike in deaths in the from a close range shortly after reported at the thoroughfare rity lapses and its spokesperson, inated by my colleagues to members elect. The US House since, there have been a series Under Irans former hard- fall and is expected to have being abducted by the armed from the Baleli checkpost to the Liaquat Shahwani, told the daily serve as the Speaker of the of Representatives has a strength of escalating incidents between line President Mahmoud caused a 10.5 per cent con- terrorists in the province’s intersection at Quetta’s Airport that the incident was an act of House for the 117th Congress,” of 435 voting members and six the two countries. Ahmadinejad, Tehran began traction of its gross domestic mountainous Machh area. The Road due to the protest, with terrorism. PTI Pelosi said in a tweet on non-voting members. PTI Iran’s decision comes after enrichment at the 20 per cent product in 2020. its parliament passed a bill, later level. Israel, which has its Despite the difficulties, approved by a constitutional own undeclared nuclear Prime Minister Kyriakos watchdog, aimed at hiking weapons program, feared Mitsotakis left most key cabi- . 4 $ $ enrichment to pressure Europe Tehran was building an atom- net positions unchanged, ) into providing sanctions relief. ic bomb. AP retaining Christos Staikouras as ( finance minister and Vasilis < Kilikias as health minister. Vaccinations were expanded Dubai: Iranian state television from nine to 50 hospitals 1 + has acknowledged that Tehran nationwide Monday. AP seized a South Korean-flagged Beijing: China on Monday permission for it to visit Wuhan oil tanker in the Strait of vehemently refuted the US city in central China. Bulgaria: Four Bulgarians Hormuz. charge that the novel coron- “I have no detailed infor- vaccinated against Covid-19 The report on Monday avirus was leaked from a bio lab mation for you,” Hua told a with the Pfizer/BioNTech vac- alleged that the MT Hankuk in the country and asserted that media briefing here when cine developed mild to mod- Chemi had been stopped by the pandemic was likely to asked about the visit of the erate side effects, Bulgarian Iranian authorities over alleged have been caused by separate WHO team and whether its Drug Agency executive direc- National Radio. “oil pollution” in the Persian outbreaks in multiple places in schedule included a visit to tor Bogdan Kirilov said on According to the official, Gulf and the strait. the world. Wuhan. Monday. the side effects included two The semiofficial Fars news Chinese Foreign Ministry “China attaches high Bulgaria’s vaccination cases of pain, one case of dizzi- agency said Irans Revolutionary spokesperson Hua Chunying’s importance to cooperation with campaign began on ness and one case of insignifi- Guards naval forces seized the remarks came amidst reports the WHO. We have been pro- December 27 among the pri- cant temperature rise. ship. Satellite data from that a ten-member team of the viding support and convenience ority group including medical Earlier in the day, Bulgaria MarineTraffic.Com showed the World Health Organisation for WHO’s work,” Hua said. workers. By Monday, nearly received the second shipment MT Hankuk Chemi off the port (WHO) scientists would visit China has been proactive- 5,000 people had been inocu- of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, of Bandar Abbas on Monday China this month to probe the ly questioning the widely-held lated. consisting of 25,000 doses. afternoon without explanation. origin of the coronavirus, view that the deadly outbreak “Side effects ranged from According to Health Minister It had been traveling from Saudi which emerged in Wuhan in broke out in a wet market in mild to moderate. The persons Kostadin Angelov, the mass Arabia to Fujairah in the UAE. December 2019. Wuhan where the live animals who experienced them have vaccination in Bulgaria would The ships owners could not be Beijing is yet to confirm the are sold. The market remained already recovered,” Mr Kirilov likely begin sometime in the immediately reached for com- visit by the WHO team and closed and sealed since early said, as quoted by the Bulgarian February-March period. AFP ment. AP remained silent about granting last year. PTI 8 7 ! &$%
London: Scotland on Monday allowed to meet one person announced a tougher stay-at- from one other household. home lockdown for the month “We can already see – by of January to try and control the looking at infection rates in the rapid spread of a new variant of south of England – some of coronavirus, as UK Prime what could happen here in Minister Boris Johnson said Scotland. To prevent that, we that there was “no question need to act immediately and we’re going to have to take firmly,” said Sturgeon. tougher measures” in England. “For government, that The devolved administra- means introducing tough mea- tions of the United Kingdom set sures – as we have done today. their individual levels of restric- And for all of us, it means stick- tions but most of the country ing to the rules,” she said. was already under the tough The announcement came as Tier 4 lockdown measures, Johnson indicated that he will requiring all non-essential retail be setting out tougher lockdown to shut down and also a ban on rules for England as well, amid different households mixing. pressure from the Opposition However, Scotland First Labour Party to impose a com- Minister Nicola Sturgeon recon- plete nationwide lockdown. vened the Scottish Parliament “No question we’re going to on Monday to declare that from have to take tougher measures,” midnight, new laws will require said Johnson, during a hospital everyone in Scotland to stay at visit in north London on home and work from home Monday, the day the National where possible. Health Service (NHS) began Outdoor gatherings are also administering the first set of to be cut back, with people only Oxford University jabs. PTI !"#"$ 9
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It will have a distinct for the first time on Monday as cine Covishield and indige- month. fund inflows and weakness of (NEC) hails from entity and will not have the typ- How has its role evolved? investor sentiment got a boost nously-developed Covaxin of Sector-wise, BSE metal, IT, the American currency over- Chowainamai Khunou village ical official and governmental It continues to do many after India approved two coro- Bharat Biotech for restricted teck, oil and gas, auto, indus- seas. Traders said approval to under Mao-Maram sub-divi- structure which exists at the things. NEC needs to see how navirus vaccines over the week- emergency use in the country. trials and telecom indices ral- two Covid-19 vaccines in the sion in Senapati District. From moment. It will be involving it can continue to be relevant end. Experts said the approvals lied up to 5.34 per cent, while country also improved senti- the Manipur cadre of 1990 and partnering with different and useful while spearheading A strengthening rupee, and likely commencement of bankex and consumer durables ments. IAS batch, he was posted on institutes, experts and agencies initiatives that were done in the positive global cues and inoculation process soon bode slipped. India’s drugs regulator on deputation as Additional who can bring in the best. past. There are a few initiatives encouraging macroeconomic well for the markets and econ- Broader BSE midcap and Sunday approved Oxford- Secretary in Ministry of There will be a lot of out- which are trend-setters. Any area. Looking back, I agree that data gave further impetus to omy. smallcap indices rose up to 1.42 AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vac- Women and Child sourcing. We are doing sever- organisation in the world in a some portion of the resources risk appetite, traders said. “Emboldened by the like- per cent. cine Covishield, manufactured Development before being sent al studies with North Eastern democratic system, like a polit- need to go forward in blocks The 30-share BSE Sensex ly rollout of the vaccines this Global equities surged as by the Serum Institute, and to NEC. Development Finance ical party, has to go back to the which have not seen NEC pro- ended 307.82 points or 0.64 per month, bulls went berserk, vaccine rollout in multiple indigenously developed Before his deputation to Corporation (NEDFI) which people to say that it is still good jects. The Council does not lag cent higher at 48,176.80. It bolstered by IT and metal countries enthused investors. Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for Delhi, he had served as the will be one of our partners. and relevant after every four- behind anyone in terms of touched a record intra-day stocks with able support from Elsewhere in Asia, bours- restricted emergency use in the Principal Secretary and five years. NEC has been given output and outcome vis-a-vis peak of 48,220.47. pharma stocks. PMI data and es in Shanghai, Seoul and Hong country, paving the way for a Commissioner in different How would you evaluate the 50 years and it is very impor- resources in comparison with Similarly, the broader NSE renewed buying in select finan- Kong ended on a positive note, massive inoculation drive. departments like Social NEC? Would you say it is a tant that it is also subjected to any government organisation. Nifty jumped 114.40 points or cials provided buoyancy across while and Tokyo was in the red. At the interbank forex Welfare, Higher Education and success story? this yardstick. As a part of the It is perhaps among the better 0.82 per cent to its fresh lifetime the broader markets,” said S Stock exchanges in Europe market, the domestic unit Health. To put briefly, the NEC has organisation, we are quite will- ones as compared to other high of 14,132.90. It scaled an Ranganathan, Head of opened with significant gains. opened at 72.93 against the US completed 48 years. It has done ing to step up and meet that organisations under Central all-time high of 14,147.95 dur- Research at LKP Securities. Meanwhile, the global oil dollar and witnessed an intra- What are the future plans of its bit. It has set up iconic insti- challenge. Relatively, the and State governments. ing the session. India’s manufacturing sec- benchmark Brent crude futures day high of 72.90 and a low of North Eastern Council? tutions like the Regional resources of the Council have ONGC was the top gainer tor activity strengthened in rose 1.31 per cent to USD 73.03.The local unit finally NEC will carry on with its Institute of Medical Sciences not gone up while those avail- Any new areas that NEC in the Sensex pack, spurting December, with manufacturers 52.48 per barrel. The rupee settled at 73.02, registering a mandates. We are a regional (RIMS), North East Police able to the States have increased should be focussing on? 4.02 per cent, followed by TCS, stepping up production and appreciated by 9 paise to close rise of 9 paise over its previous planning body and we will Academy (NEPA), North dramatically. Definitely the Technology is definitely HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, input buying amid efforts to at 73.02 against the US dollar close. This is the rupee’s high- continue to do that for Eastern Institute of Science resources need to commensu- one area that needs to pick up. Infosys, M&M, HUL, Sun rebuild their inventories fol- on Monday, supported by sus- est level since September 1, Northeast and also provide and Technology (Itanagar) and rate the efforts of the NEC. NEC should step into that area Pharma and L&T. lowing business closures earli- tained foreign fund inflows. 2020, when it had closed at certain inputs on whatever the North Eastern Regional However, it needs to be kept in and do better. For instance, in On the other hand, Kotak er in the year, PMI data Foreign institutional investors 72.87. Meanwhile, the dollar States come up with. We will Institute of Water and Land mind that resource utilisation bamboo, the Prime Minister Bank, Bajaj Finance, Asian showed. purchased shares worth Rs index, which gauges the green- continue to do a number of Management (Neriwalm) isn’t easy. When the money and the Ministry of Paints, HDFC The seasonally adjusted 506.21 crore on a net basis on back’s strength against a basket studies, some of which are among others. It has been comes in, it can’t be just put in Development of North Eastern Bank, PowerGrid and IHS Markit India Friday, according to provi- of six currencies, fell 0.51 per ongoing, for this. These stud- involved in setting up of North anywhere. There has to be Region (DoNER) are saying Titan were among the lag- Manufacturing Purchasing sional exchange data. cent to 89.47. ies are linked to some practical Eastern Space Application proper planning and parame- that, NEC needs to go all out usage as well. Centre (NESAC). There have ters have to be followed. But we and make it impactful. But for Second, as per the advice been some iconic institutes do need to step up. that resources are needed. The and mandate provided by the which have filled the critical We should continue to authorities in Delhi have A #:'8 &58Q P (( Q Prime Minister at the NEC gap in the region. It is another work on power and basic infra- promised that resources would Plenary, the Council is also story that now the States are structure because there is still be found to undertake projects going to become a state-of-the- more resourceful, mature and a need for these. in the area. The government in ! " art resource centre which will bigger. They have expertise There is another role which Delhi is impatient and wants to provide consultancy, skills, and can move forward once the was outlined by our Chairman, go big. The NEC is also con- resources and cutting-edge NEC has done all of this. It has Home Minister, Amit Shah. He ducting studies with the 4*,* 56 ideas. It will carry on projects made 11,000 km of roads has said that 30 per cent of the Ministry of DoNER, IIMs, and schemes. It is a funding which can take you across NEC budget should be appor- NEDFI under the lead given by 5 all it a double whammy. agency and will continue to do continents if it is stretched out tioned and provided to back- the PM. So, plans are being pre- CFirst, reports surfaced in that. in one line. It was part of the ward areas and deprived sec- pared for different subjects. August last year that China’s setting up of North Eastern tions which have been left out. 4*,* 56 Alibaba Group has put on hold So, will this be a separate, Electric Power Corporation This has kicked in from this Do you see NEC’s role plans to invest in Indian com- independent unit or will it be Limited (NEEPCO). Power, financial year. We are working expanding then? he domestic telecom gear- panies amid geopolitical ten- a subsidiary of the NEC? bridges, infrastructure, liveli- and struggling as this is a new Yes, and it should... Tmakers have welcomed the sions between the two nations. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Now, the “disappearing” act by (BSNL)’s move to give prefer- Alibaba founder and owner of ) ence to Indian companies in its fintech venture Ant Group, >' 1 G network upgradation and Jack Ma, may have left top- expansion project. notch Indian digital firms Terming the move as the flummoxed. form Paytm, online food deliv- at $37 billion, which would 1 right direction in fulfilling According to US-based ery platform Zomato and have been the biggest IPO Prime Minister Narendra PitchBook that delivers data on BigBasket. ever. 4*,* 56 later in a petition before the any food grains directly from Modi’s initiative of making private capital markets, Alibaba Zomato in January last The Shanghai Stock High Court, the company said farmers,” the statement said.” ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the PHD and its affiliates Alibaba Capital year raised $150 million from Exchange cited regulatory illionaire Mukesh Ambani’s it has “nothing whatsoever to It has never entered into ,1(5 Chamber of Commerce and Partners and Ant Group (ear- Ant Financial. Ant Financial changes as the reason behind BReliance Industries Ltd on do with the three farm laws long-term procurement con- New Delhi:India’s manufac- Industry (PHDCCI) on Sunday lier known as Ant Financial) has been an investor in Zomato this sudden suspension. Monday said it is not in the currently debated in the coun- tracts to gain an unfair advan- turing sector growth inched up said that it would ensure level- invested more than $2 billion since 2018. Meanwhile, Paytm Alibaba shares plunged by business of corporate or con- try, and in no way benefits from tage over farmers or sought that in December, as improving playing field for all indige- in Indian companies since in December refuted a report almost 10 per cent in Hong tract farming and blamed them”.None of the group com- its suppliers buy from farmers business environment pushed nous technologies and also 2015. that claimed that Ant Group is Kong after the news, as Ma lost “vested interests” behind van- panies has done any corporate at less than remunerative order flow.The headline sea- strengthen India’s cyber secu- Overall, in the last five considering the sale of its 30 more than $3 billion in his net dalisation of the firm’s telecom or contract farming in the past prices, nor will it ever do so,” it sonally adjusted IHS Markit rity preparedness. years, Chinese investors per cent stake in the home- worth. Since then, Ma has towers in Punjab.The compa- and has “absolutely no plans to added. The company blamed India Manufacturing In his letter to Telecom (including Tencent) have grown digital payments major. been nearly untraceable. ny also filed a petition in the enter this business”, the firm “vested interests” and “business Purchasing Managers’ Index Secretary Anshu Prakash, poured in over $5.7 billion into Ant Group also said that the On December 26, the Punjab and Haryana High said, adding it has not pur- rivals” behind vandalisation of (PMI) inched up to 56.4 (index PHDCCI Telecom Committee’s the Indian start-up ecosystem, report is based on “false infor- People’s Bank of China, the Court seeking the help of chased any agricultural land, nearly a fifth of its 9,000 tele- reading) in December up from Mentor and Co-Chairman of according to data from Venture mation”. country’s central bank, “sum- authorities to stop attacks on its directly or indirectly, in Punjab com towers in Punjab.”The 56.3 in November. The PMI Telecom Export Promotion Intelligence. Jack Ma’s fallout with the moned Ant Group for regula- telecom towers by farmers and Haryana or anywhere else miscreants indulging in van- varied between 0 and 100, Council, Sandeep Aggarwal The companies where Chinese government started tory talks, announcing a sweep- protesting against the three in the country. dalism have been instigated with a reading above 50 indi- has said it was a bold “Vocal for Alibaba Group via its fintech when the Shanghai Stock ing plan for the fintech firm to new farm laws on the belief that While its retail units selling and aided by vested interests cating an overall increase com- Local” decision to make ventures have invested in Exchange (SSE) in November ‘rectify’ its regulatory viola- they favour big corporates. daily essentials to electronic and our business rivals,” pared to the previous month. “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. include digital payments plat- postponed Ant Group’s listing tions”. First in a statement and products, “it does not purchase Reliance said. IANS 8 4#A C C , " 9 &) $$-/## 6 # ,58( " 3%, 6 4*,* 56 ing period of the previous year. In Maharashtra, sugar pro- 3596, Gurugram: National Pageant ndia’s sugar production duction stood at 39.86 lakh Diadem Miss India and Mrs Iincreased 42 per cent year- tonne during the period under rishna Karunesh, the newly India Legacy 2020 took the on-year during October- review as against 16.50 lakh Kappointed vice-chairman center stage at Kingdom of December period at 110.22 tonne in the year-ago period. of the Ghaziabad Development Dreams in Gurugram. Nikita lakh tonne on higher cane Sugar output in Uttar Pradesh Authority, took charge today. Jagdev was crowned Diadem output and an early start of rose marginally at 33.66 lakh Krishna is an IAS officer of Miss India 2020, while Rajveer mills in Maharashtra, accord- tonne from 33.16 lakh tonne. 2011 batch. Kaur Punni and Rituja Ravan ing to trade data. Around 10 lakh tonne of Prior to this he has also were the first and second run- Sugar marketing year runs sugar export contracts are said lived here in the post of ners-up. Priyanka Juneja won from October to September. to have been entered into by Modinagar SDM, SDM the title of Mrs India Legacy Indian Sugar Mills now and sugar has already Ghaziabad City and Chief 2020, and Agarti Changda and Association (ISMA) said in a started moving for exports. Development Officer. GDA Shrishti Singh were the first statement that mills produced The government has set a vice-president Kanchan Verma, and second runners-ups. Dr 110.22 lakh tonne of sugar target of 60 lakh tonne of sugar posted at the same post, has Archana Chaudhary won the during October-December exports during the 2020-21 been transferred to the post of Mrs India Legacy Classic 2020, period of 2020-21 sugar mar- marketing year, ending Managing Director of Uttar while Madhuri Saha and keting year as against 77.63 September, to liquidate surplus Pradesh Medical Supply Vishakha Ranjan were first lakh tonne in the correspond- stock. Corporation. and second runners-up. '9* 1% /;/=
32+ 31, all the work would be com- has the capacity to park six air- included to promote cultural pleted, an AAI official added. craft at a time. With a built-up tourism.The art and craft work fter Guwahati and Imphal, “Through the MBB area of 30,000 square metre, the is displayed all over the termi- AAgartala’s Maharaja Bir Airport, the state government new terminal building would be nal in the form of sculptures, Bikram (MBB) Airport is set to is keen to begin air connectiv- equipped with 20 check-in ‘jaali’ work, furniture and become the third internation- ity with Bangladesh and other counters, four passenger board- murals. The bamboo architec- al airport in the north-eastern neighbouring countries,” a ing bridges, conveyor belts and ture is represented in the facade region, after a 438 crore pro- senior AAI official told IANS passenger-friendly modern of the terminal building by way ject under construction is com- preferring anonymity. He said facilities and amenities. of a floral ‘jaali’ pattern depict- pleted in March 2021, Airport the new terminal has been “Advanced intelligent building ing the forests and greenery of Authority of India (AAI) offi- designed to handle 1,000 management systems have been the region, placed equidistant cials said on Monday. domestic and 200 internation- used to optimise the consump- from each other.”Depiction of Construction work on the al passengers during peak tion of energy,” the official local motifs in metal cladding new integrated terminal build- hours, making it an annual added. He said locally available would create vibrancy while ing of MBB Airport has been handling capacity of three mil- bamboo is used widely in the displaying glimpses of the local completed and now the interi- lion passengers. state for construction whereas art to the passengers,” the AAI or work is going on. By March “The new airport apron tribal art work and crafts are official said. %& ; !"#"$ < 5 ' ( ) * + ,)' ) , + ) ** ) -.-* /' )/ ) ') ,0), O( 40 * *) -,) !0) )' + ,* ,* +,) 0 + ,* ' '** - + ) , *)),) 0 4*O( *' 4
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Add to that, the periodic night obvious reasons. hometown Chandigarh since June end, " ) Earlier, it was not easy to announce after, are booked for big films. For the curfews imposed in various states. Finally, Thalaiva. It seems to have has maintained that he has discovered L," #M a release date of a film, for a film faced rest, the release slots are always avail- That, coupled with the limited seat better prospects in the South consid- some projects during the pandemic and many hurdles before it reached the sil- able looking at how multiplex screens occupancy rule, it is not viable for either ering it is based on the life of the late that he can’t wait to announce them. " ) ver screen — star dates, raw stock sup- have spread themselves so thin. the cinemas or the filmmakers to go for Tamil actor-turned-politician, J Looks like, a big announcement is " # ! I ply, finance and so on. Even when a film Come 2021, we are faced with a sit- a theatrical release. Jayalalithaa. An OTT streaming content coming our way. L2 was complete, no producer dared uation worse than those older days of A few films are ready for release in on her life, Queen, is already available. A trade source reveals, “It is a pro- " J announce the release date. That offend- uncertainties when the one making a 2021 and there are quite a few in var- So, when it comes to drawing ject that will stand out because of its sto- ed the Censor Board! Yes, things film could not even assume his release ious stages of production. These audience to the cinema halls on day rytelling. It will see him collaborating + !0 worked that way in those days. Even the plan! Quite a few major films are ready include: Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh one, first show, so far the only film like- with one of the best film-makers. Things !" 0 trade papers that ran a column for the for release and still not certain about Chaddha, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathan, ly to make it happen is Sooryavanshi. are being kept under wraps but we "" forthcoming release programme of when they will see them hit the screen. Salman Khan’s Radhe: Your Most But, these seven films can’t feed the expect an announcement soon.” !!)M films, had to put a disclaimer: Subject And, this is not about Censor hurdle. Wanted Bhai and Antim, Hrithik cinemas all round 2021. The reason to The actor says, “I will have three to Censor!! It is the Corona pandemic that has Roshan’s Krrish 4 and the remake of mention this is, for the time being, not releases in 2021 and my intent with these + So, even if you managed well with ruined industries, trades, life as we lived Vikram Vedha, Ajay Devgn’s Bhuj, many films are in the making which can releases is to bring people back to the G star dates, raw stock and finances, cen- it and other aspects along with the film MayDay and one more, Ranbir sustain the cinemas for a weekend, if theatres.” As of now we know that his % " sor certification would often delay a business. While other industries are Kapoor’s Brahmastra, Animal and a not for a week. The smaller projects next two films are Chandigarh Kare film’s release. Indefinitely in some gradually turning the page, for the film rom com; Ranveer Singh’s Cirkus, can’t feed a cinema for more than a few Aashiqui and Doctor G. So, the revela- cases. industry things are still uncertain. besides a line-up of six Akshay Kumar days as was proved by the recent tion that there will be a third film releas- The only film producer who dared The entertainment industry that films: Bell Bottom, Atrangi Re, Bachchan release, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. ing this year, means there will be an .>;=) announce the release date of his film, came to a halt in March 2020, is being Pandey, Prithviraj, Ram Setu, Raksha The good news for the cinemas is announcement soon. 6%# Bezubaan, directed by renowned Telugu resurrected in parts — that is to say the Bandhan and a sci-fi film with Jagan that the COVID-19 pandemic vaccines He earlier said, “I’m hoping to director Bapu, was Pranlal Mehta, who TV entertainment has become as good Shakti! There are also Rohit Shetty’s are about to reach the markets, follow- entertain the people thoroughly through was known to be meticulous. He as normal, as has the OTT content Sooryavanshi starring Akshay and ing which the audience may resume its my brand of cinema. I would want to 0 announced the release date on the day making. The film shootings are also Kabir Khan’s 83 starring Ranveer Singh. cinema-going routine and even the offer audiences some of the best content .>;AG of its launch through an ad in the underway but to a very limited extent, If I were to lay my bets on the grand seating capacity limits may be with- that they could hopefully cherish and G Screen Weekly and that surprised the with a lot of restrictions. No maker will opening, it would be on Sooryavanshi. drawn gradually. engage with.” whole trade. That was 1982 and he roll a new film project till the picture The reason being it is directed by the Hopefully, things should start get- He added, “I have an ambition to do delivered as promised. Not that things is clear as to when can a film reach the best entertainer of the present era, Rohit ting back to normal before summer the best films that my industry is pro- changed thereafter that every produc- cinemas. Shetty, and it also stars two of the best 2021. ducing and I strive hard to discover er could followed the trend. So, what does the industry look for- action heroes of our time, Akshay (The writer, Vinod Mirani, is a vet- them. It’s almost like a personal journey Things have changed much since. ward to in 2021? The answer is, noth- Kumar and Ajay Devgn along with eran film writer and box office analyst. to reinvent myself on screen with every Filmmaking has become a disciplined ing yet, not so soon. As far as the exhi- Ranveer Singh. What is more, Shetty is The views expressed are personal.) film.” process. Artistes work on one film at a bition trade is concerned, there is no known to add an element of comic L*3': % ; !"#"$ ( , !5
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Earlier in the day, Australia’s lead- Indian team landed in Sydney on Monday as Tests in Adelaide and Hockley said the Indian cricket ing spinner Nathan Lyon had called scheduled. Melbourne due to an injury, board is “fully across (and) support- on players from both teams to “get out “Playing members of the Indian Cricket Team Rohit has joined an upbeat ive” of quarantine requirements in there and play the game” instead of and support staff underwent an RT-PCR Test for Indian team for the last two Queensland. worrying over things that are beyond Covid-19 on January 3, 2021. All tests have matches and Lyon is aware of “We speak to our counterparts at their control. returned negative results,” the BCCI said in a short the threat the batsman can pose the BCCI daily,” he told reporters here. “I am not really worried about statement. with his wide range of strokes. “We’ve had nothing formal from what’s being reported, it is for us to The statement came a couple of days after five “Obviously, Rohit Sharma the BCCI to suggest anything other worry about what we can control and Indian players — vice-captain Rohit Sharma, open- is one of the best players in the than they’re supportive. Both teams the information that we are receiving er Shubman Gill, stumper Rishabh Pant, pacer world going around, so it is have wanted to play the schedule as from the people at Cricket Australia Navdeep Saini and batsman Prithvi Shaw — were going to be a big challenge for we’ve set out,” he asserted. and the medical people,” Lyon had placed in isolation when a video of them at an us bowlers, but we are going to The fourth game is due from said. indoor restaurant was posted by a fan on Twitter. show our way from it, we love January 15 at the Gabba. “It is just about us making sure The five were, however, allowed to train and challenging ourself,” Lyon said The Australian media has claimed that we are very well prepared for the travel with the team for the match in Sydney. at a virtual press conference. that the Brisbane Test is in jeopardy Sydney Test, everyone keeps talking According to sources in the Indian contingent, they “He (Rohit) is a big input because of the tourists’ reluctance to about the Gabba Test. have been cleared to play in the third Test at the for Indian side, so it is going to travel there in view of harder quaran- “But there is a massive Test match Sydney Cricket Ground. be interesting to see who they tine rules, having already served one in just couple of days at the SCG and All the players and support staff returning neg- leave out. upon entering Australia in November. that is where our focus is 100 per cent ative for Covid-19 is welcome news for the Indian “But we will have our plans The reports, citing unnamed at the moment,” the veteran off-spin- team amid the controversy around the alleged ready for Rohit, and hopeful- sources, claimed that the Indian team ner added. breach of bio-security protocols. ly, we can get on top of him nice and early, but respecting how good a cricketer Rohit is,” added Lyon, who is on the verge of playing his 100th Test. .C Rohit has been named India’s vice-captain for the F,4*F remaining two Tests after he * : * P 2 2 H missed the first two as he was he crowd limit for the third Test recovering from an injury sus- “... But he is obviously “I think they will come up them in place. Tbetween India and Australia, tained during the IPL. leader of India at the moment with one of them and counter “But, to be honest with you, beginning here from Thursday, has Lyon said one of India as Virat (Kohli) is not here, so Ashwin’s plan in Sydney,” said we have been pretty accurate been reduced to 25 per cent of the skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s he is standing up at the Lyon, who has 394 wickets with our bowling, as a squad to SCG’s seating capacity on advice of strengths is that he does not moment and I know we will from 94 Tests. take 20 wickets quite quickly in the New South Wales Government indulge in sledging or conver- have our plans ready to hope- “But he (Ashwin) is a Adelaide but then challenged after fresh Covid-19 cases were sations with the opposition fully combat him come the world-class bowler and what little bit in Melbourne. recorded in the city. bowlers while he is in the mid- SCG Test,” he said. you expect, he has got a decent “But to stay there and keep Approximately 9500 people dle. Lyon also had words of record around the world, so creating chances, that was a would be allowed to watch the “He (Rahane) is obviously praise for his Indian counter- hats off to him,” the Australian positive. So, we are very confi- game with the series currently a world-class batter, which part Ravichandran Ashwin and added. dent as a bowling group and I locked at 1-1. The SCG has a seat- obviously helps with every- said the Tamil Nadu off-spin- Lyon also stated that he has know personally I have got a ing capacity of about 38,000. thing. I think the patience that ner has bowled quite straighter devised “a couple of different few different plans to put in “Reducing the capacity of the he shows at the crease, he to the Australian batsman and plans” for Rahane, who hit a place.” venue is crucial in achieving social doesn’t seem to get (frustrated) they had no answer to that. dogged match-winning 112 in According to the 33-year- distancing requirements, and we much. “Yeah, Ashwin is bowling the Melbourne Test. old Lyon, Indian batters have sincerely thank ticket-holders for “He (Rahane) doesn’t buy very well. He is a world-class “I think (Ajinkya) Rahane always tried to be attacking their patience, as we process PATTINSON OUT #AUSvIND Vodafone Test with bruised ribs,” into any sledging or any con- spinner and I have said that played me extremely well in against him. refunds today, reconfigure the Australian pacer James Pattinson was on said Cricket Australia (CA). servation out there in the mid- throughout my whole career. Melbourne, so I know I am “I think they (Indian bats- SCG seating plan to deliver these Monday ruled out of the third Test against A replacement has not been named for dle, he is pretty calm and col- He has bowled quite a straight going to come up with a cou- men) have played me pretty social distancing measures and go India due to bruised ribs, the home team’s Pattinson, who got injured after a fall at home. lective batter (of the) opposi- line to our batters, which they ple of different plans for him similar. Every series I come up back on sale,” Cricket Australia cricket board said in a statement. “He will not be replaced in the squad and tion, so it is few different haven’t had come up with a and a few different guys, so I against India, they try to be CEO Nick Hockley said in a state- “Fast bowler James Pattinson has been will be assessed further ahead of the Brisbane things that he offers. plan as yet. am looking forward to putting quite attacking,” he said. ment. ruled out of our Australian squad for the third Test match,” CA added. P==/ 'I ) 5.) < )5 GANGULY MAY UNDERGO ANOTHER ANGIOPLASTY Kolkata: 1 ! " 6 1526+15215 ! 3 + !2.: :544*23 + !2.: :;:, ! L M% % classic century by Kane Williamson ;:,( " ! 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" Test batsman, was unbeaten on Shaheen Afridi's delivery lead of five runs with six 60 in his previous two + +.>6 6 #" 112, his 24th century, with was a no ball. wickets remaining. innings, was bowled for one 0 G Nicholls on 89. With New Zealand in Karunaratne, one of five by a ball from Ngidi which % ! !!! )+ Even when New Zealand trouble, Williamson was all left-handers in the Sri Lankan swung in from around the !% # were in trouble there was a sense patience as he took 70 top six, made 91 not out off wicket. But Karunatne and ! # ! !!! % in the side that Williamson would deliveries to reach 20, but 116 balls with 17 fours. Thirimanne both batted with 6 % 6- ) "!! save them. he then put his foot down. But there was only one assurance before Ngidi struck # G 0 It was Williamson's third centu- The next 30 runs came off 35 partnership of note, 85 for the de Kock off successive deliv- ing their last nine wickets for again. @> " 0 ry in as many Tests in the past balls to reach 50 and he took just second wicket with Lahiru eries. It was the third succes- 84 runs. Debutant Minod !# ./0""%:,6 ) month, although fortune was on his 35 balls to race from 50 to 100. Thirimanne, who scored 31. sive nought by Mendis. South Africa's collapse Bhanuka played a rash pull side. “It’s very difficult to get his They came together after Karunaratne's innings seemed unlikely when Dean against the pace of Anrich BARCA BEAT HUESCA 1-0 IN LA LIGA Late in the day, he was dropped wicket,” said Pakistan quick bowler Kusal Perera had been bowled continued a fightback which Elgar (127) and Rassie van Nortje and was out for one, Huesca: ;0>%" 5 twice and survived a run out Mohammad Abbas. “We had some with only one run scored. started with the team's der Dussen (67) scored 68 with Keshav Maharaj taking %" 0! when the bail had only partially plans against him but he’s a world- Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi bowlers, who restricted South runs off 14 overs in the first a superb catch at midwicket, "@>>!! ) dislodged in the split second it class player. He took his time and took the first three wickets to Africa's first innings lead to hour of the day. Their second- running several metres before " " .>.> took to get his bat across the when he settled at the crease he got finish the day with 3/26, hav- 145. Vishwa Fernando took wicket stand was worth 184 diving full length. Niroshan crease. some runs. We bowled well early but ing Thirimanne and Kusal 5/101, his first five-wicket before the mid-morning Dickwella made 18 not out to " .=" ) Pakistan, without a win in 10 after tea some catches were dropped Mendis caught down the leg haul in Tests, as South Africa drinks break brought a survive with Karunaratne 2 C"G % ! 0 away Tests since 2018, would and that’s why we’re struggling.” side by wicketkeeper Quinton were bowled out for 302, los- change in fortunes, with both until the close. " " % # " ;>!% ! "") 8"? 5!C1 2 !- O FLETCHER JOINS MAN UTD COACHING STAFF Manchester: " " , "G ! 8 F 1"! with Lautaro Martinez Wednesday).” ! 0;?) bagging a hat-trick. Ronaldo once again proved !.>! #" 4*,* 56 of the total 15 posts comprising After a long-drawn battle, a - O " But Milan restored decisive for Juventus scoring a " B/> !! " " President, Secretary, Treasurer, court-appointed observer =@A their advantage thanks to goal in each half to bring his .>>B0;@ " ") he impasse in the Indian five Vice Presidents, and three Justice (retired) K Kannan a Franck Kessie penalty league-leading tally to 14 this Tchess finally came to an end Joint Secretaries. presided over the election O/0; on 15 minutes and Rafael campaign and teeing up BINDRA HOPEFUL OF INDIA'S BEST-EVER SHOW on Monday as incumbent The rival camp won one process held online because of Leao’s terrific curling strike Federico Chiesa after the New Delhi: 6 G : "! 3 Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan Vice President and three Joint the Covid-19 pandemic. +264 from a tight angle shortly after break. " % ! and his team scored a huge vic- Secretaries posts. It was the first time since half-time. Paulo Dybala added %0 " !" tory over the camp headed by “We are going to work as a 2005 that the AICF elections ristiano Ronaldo scored Sandro Tonali’s sending off the fourth deep into " 0+# sitting President P R V Raja in team, I have been fighting this saw a contest as the candidates Ctwice as champions after 33 minutes for a high injury time as Andrea % L M!!)6 G an online election conducted as for almost 1.5 years now, just for were chosen unanimously in the Juventus bounced back from tackle on Artur Ionita did not Pirlo’s side moved on % 3" " " per the directives of the Tamil justice and the good sense has last 15 years. their first Serie A defeat of the hold back Stefano Pioli’s side. from their first defeat of .>;.)L+: "! ! Nadu High Court. finally prevailed. The justice is Apart from the president, season by beating Gianluigi the season to Fiorentina %" " Chauhan, who got re-elect- delivered and the Indian Chess secretary and treasurer, six vice- Udinese 4-1 on Sunday Donnarumma was last time out. 1 0;<! "#M ed to the Secretary post, is seen is in good hands is all I can presidents and six joint secre- to move up to fifth solid in the Milan “It wasn’t the best )L!! % 6 ! as a player friendly administra- promise for now. All our election taries were also elected. place. goal while Juventus because we "% %" " tor. promises will be delivered”, said The Milan clubs Gianluca Caprari were coming off a "% @0?" % The outcome comes as a Bharat Singh Chauhan. TEAM AICF are top of the Italian dragged a penalty bad defeat, we were # #" %)M huge blow to the Raja, one of the The AICF has split into two President(1): Dr Sanjay Kapoor league with Juventus 10 wide on the hour. a bit fearful at the biggest industrialists of Tamil factions, one led by Raja and the Vice Presidents (6) : Anantha points adrift of the “We don’t let beginning,” said RIJIJU OPTIMIST ABOUT NATIONAL GAMES Nadu, who lost by a marginal other by Chauhan. The two DP, Bhavesh Patel, Vipnesh summit having played ourselves be put Pirlo. Shillong: ! C 2 33-31 votes to Dr Sanjay Kapoor have been at loggerheads for Bhardwaj, Ajay Ajmera, PC a game less. under pressure by the results “Slowly we ! !"" 4 3"# of Uttar Pradesh. some time over various issues, Lallianthanga & Er Niapung Leaders AC Milan stayed of the opponents,” said Pioli grew and in the % 1 0;< Chauhan won 35-29 against including the conduct of the Konia. one point ahead of Inter with whose side are unbeaten in second half we ! "# % 3 his rival M Dongre of elections. Secretary: Bharat Singh a 2-0 win over midtable 27 league games going did better. It’s ) 5 ! !! " Maharashtra. Several legal battles were Chauhan. Benevento despite playing an back to March. a delicate ") + ! " In the other key post Naresh fought in the past one and a half Joint Secretaries: Rajesh R, hour a man down. “We’re ambitious, moment " ! 1 0;< Sharma from Haryana toppled year and there were instances Mahendra Dhakal, Atul Kumar, City rivals Inter extended we’re not hiding it and we but we have )L, incumbent Kishor Bandekar by when the president and the sec- Mughaho Awomi, Diljeet their winning streak to eight aim to win the next to have confidence in what %" !% ")3" 34-30 votes. retary suspended each other at Khanna & Atanu Lahiri. league games with a dominant match as well against we can achieve and the deter- % 1 0;<)5! 3 Team Bharat Singh won 11 different times. Treasurer: Naresh Sharma. 6-2 victory over lowly Crotone Juventus (on mination to get there.” "M#2 -+6) 3!9'*9: