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WEATHER Max: 29.3OC Min: 16.6OC KCR tells CS to RH: 44% Farmers to fast nationwide today Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Partly cloudy. fill 50k vacancies Shah meets ministers to break deadlock, may send new proposals Mist or haze likely. Max/Min temp. 29/16 ºC DC CORRESPONDENT ● ON HIS return from a SANJAY KAW and from 8 am to 5 pm on HYDERABAD, DEC. 13 three-day Delhi tour on RAJNISH SHARMA | DC Monday,” he said. Sunday, Rao held a review NEW DELHI, DEC. 13 The I&B minister was COVID-19 In a major relief to youth with Chief Secretary speaking to the media at waiting for employment Somesh Kumar and other Scaling up their agitation his residence ahead of the for the past several years, senior officers to take against the Centre’s three farmers’ hungerstrike C UNT Chief Minister K. agriculture-related laws, announcement at the Chandrashekar Rao has stock of the vacancies in the farmers will observe a Singhu border -- one of the CASES DEATHS directed the Chief various departments. day-long fast and organise key agitation spots on the Secretary to take immedi- ● HE TOLD officers to dharnas at district head- Delhi-Chandigarh route (+30,174) (+392) ate steps to fill all vacan- quarters all across the where thousands of farm- cies in government collect details about country on Monday. Not ers are sitting under the departments. vacant posts in teachers, satisfied with the govern- open skies, braving chilly 98,84,349 1,43,386 On his return from a police and other depart- ment’s offer to amend the winter nights. covid19india.org three-day Delhi tour on ments. new farm laws, thousands He said: “The govern- STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS Sunday, Rao held a review ● THE CM suggested of farmers from different ment’s door is always open with Chief Secretary states have started march- to have a conversation (+573) (+4) Somesh Kumar and other assessment of the number ing towards the Delhi bor- with farmers on their senior officers to take of employees required for ders, where protests have issues. The procedure is TS: 2,77,724 1,493 stock of the vacancies in each department and been going on for the past continuously moving for- various departments. Rao determine cadre strength 18 days. ward. The government is (+506) (+5) instructed Somesh Kumar The Delhi-Jaipur high- keeping proper monitor- to notify department-wise vacant posts in teachers, way was partially shut for ing of the current situation AP: 8,75,531 7,057 vacancy position and police and other depart- about three hours on and ongoing develop- issue notification for ments. Sunday afternoon as farm- ments.” CASES AROUND THE WORLD Barricades placed to stop farmers during their protest against the new farm laws, at recruitment at the earli- According to sources, ers started a tractor march Singhu border in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI In Nagpur, Union minis- est. the Chief Minister sug- from Shahjahanpur on the ter Ramdas Athawale said 7,23,97,062 Speaking later, the Chief gested assessment of the Rajasthan-Haryana border the Centre was ready to Minister said “the prima- number of employees as part of their escalating BJP leaders from Punjab. proposal to the farmers in the government’s door was make amendments in the DEATHS ry information suggests required for each depart- protest against the con- Even though the farmers the next two days and always open for farmers farm laws. He said: “The that there are about 50,000 ment and determine cadre tentious farm laws. are insistent that the invite them for a renewed and it was ready to discuss farmers should not be 16,16,036 vacancies in the state in strength of each wing and In a bid to break the Centre should withdraw dialogue. It is learnt Mr all issues, farmers’ leader adamant on the repeal of COUNTRIES, several departments. We if any additional staff and ongoing deadlock