AHMEDABAD l SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 39 MEHBOOBA DEMANDS AN “IMPARTIAL RABRI DEVI CLAIMS NITISH’S WRIT INVESTIGATION” INTO THE KILLING OF NO LONGER RAN IN THE BIHAR GOVT P5 THREE IN ENCOUNTER AT LAWAPORA AS BJP CALLING THE SHOTS P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 18°C - 26°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia STARTING NEW YEAR WITH A PRAYER Devotees maintain social distance as they offer prayers inside a Church Devotees burn incense sticks as they offer prayers on the first day of the New Year at Latashil Ganesh Mandir, in A devotee takes holy dip in the sacred pond at the Golden Temple amid in Ahmedabad on Friday. Guwahati on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI fog, in Amritsar on Friday. GST collections hit record high of Oxford vaccine gets over `1.15 lakh crore in Dec 2020 New Delhi: The gross The government set- goods and services tax tled Rs 23,276 crore to panel nod on dry run eve (GST) revenue collect- CGST and Rs 17,681 The Serum Institute of India is making the vaccine Covishield ed in the month of De- crore to SGST from cember 2020 was Rs IGST as regular settle- developed by Oxford University and pharma major AstraZeneca 1,15,174 crore of which ment. The total revenue CGST was Rs 21,365 earned by the Union New Delhi: An expert crore, SGST was Rs government and the panel on COVID-19 of 4 more cases 27,804 crore, IGST was state governments after the Central Drugs of new corona Rs 57,426 crore (in- regular settlement in Standard Control Or- cluding Rs 27,050 the month of December ganisation (CDSCO) on strain found crore collected on im- 2020 was Rs 44,641 crore Friday recommended port of goods) and cess collected on goods im- turns filed for Novem- for CGST and Rs 45,485 grant of permission for New Delhi: Four cases was Rs 8,579 crore (in- ports). The total num- ber up to December 31, crore for the SGST. restricted emergency of the highly conta- cluding Rs 971 crore ber of GSTR-3B Re- 2020, was 87 lakhs. Turn to P6 use of Oxford COVID-19 gious mutant strain of vaccine Covishield in the coronavirus were India, subject to certain detected in the country Now Suvendu’s regulatory provisions, on Friday, Union Health Reliance Petroleum case: SEBI official sources said. Ministry has informed. brother quits As for Bharat Bio- The total of those af- TMC to join BJP tech, the Subject Expert fected by the strain - levies hefty fine on Ambani Committee (SEC) on PRIORITY TO DOMESTIC MARKET first found in the United Kolkata: Days after re- COVID-19 of the CD- The Serum Institute and the government are yet Kingdom - has reached New Delhi: Regulator (RIL) and Ambani, re- bel Trinamool leader and SCO asked the firm to to sign any purchase agreement of the vaccine, 29, it added. SEBI on Friday im- spectively. Besides, former Bengal minister expedite volunteer re- though the world’s largest manufacturer of vac- Out of the four cases, posed penalties on Reli- Navi Mumbai SEZ Pvt Suvendu Adhikari quit cruitment for the ongo- cines has said it will give priority to its domestic three were found in a ance Industries Ltd, its Ltd has been asked to Mamata Banerjee’s par- ing clinical trial and market. Exports will come later, mostly to South Bengaluru lab, while Chairman and Manag- pay a penalty of Rs 20 ty and joined the BJP, his said it may conduct in- Asian and African nations. one was detected in a ing Director Mukesh crore and Mumbai SEZ youngest brother, too, terim efficacy analysis lab in Hyderabad, Ambani as well as two Ltd has been directed to switched sides and today for further considera- sources said. other entities for al- pay Rs 10 crore. joined the saffron camp. tion of restricted emer- tional safety, immuno- cy use authorisation So far, 10 cases have leged manipulative The case pertains to Soumendu Adhikari gency use approval for genicity and efficacy (EUA) for their shots on been detected by labs in trading in the shares of Mukesh Ambani sale and purchase of was a Trinamool coun- its vaccine Covaxin, data from SII and Wednesday, and met Delhi, 10 by a Bengalu- erstwhile Reliance Pe- RPL shares in the cash cillor and chairperson they stated. Bharat Biotech, deliber- again on Friday to re- ru lab, one in West Ben- troleum Ltd (RPL) back and Rs 15 crore have and the futures seg- of the Kanthi munici- The SEC, which ear- ated on their applica- view the matter. gal, three in Hyderabad in November 2007. been imposed on Reli- ments in November pality in East Midnapore lier had sought addi- tions seeking emergen- Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Fines of Rs 25 crore ance Industries Ltd 2007. Turn to P6 district, Suvendu Adhi- kari’s home turf. Sum- marily removed from that post last week, he joined the BJP today New technology to aid govt’s ‘housing for all’ mission: Modi with at least a dozen other Trinamool coun- been selected for the ex- housing. Why should that will lead to new job cilors in the presence of The prime minister was speaking ecution of LHPs in- the country not get bet- opportunities. Over Suvendu Adhikari at a at the foundation stone ceremony clude Rajkot, Lucknow, ter technology? Hous- 60,000 projects have rally at Kanthi’s Dormi- Ranchi, Agartala, In- ing for all citizens has been registered under tary Ground. of Light House Projects set to be dore and Chennai. been a mission of the Real Estate Regulatory Two other members of Speaking on the occa- central government, Authority (RERA). It the Adhikari family are piloted in six cities sion, PM Modi said, and that has been prior- has boosted the confi- still Trinamool MPs - Su- “The use of new tech- itized under this pro- dence of customers vendu Adhikari’s father Masuma Bharmal Jariwala Housing and Urban Af- nology will bring a val- gramme.” when it comes to safety Sisir and brother Diby- fairs, the project to be uable transformation He also emphasized of their investments,” endu - something that Rajkot: Prime Minister established in Rajkot in the progress of the that educational insti- stated the PM. Abhishek Banerjee, Tri- Narendra Modi on Fri- will be executed at the country. Earlier, hous- tutions and other relat- Talking about gov- namool MP and Mamata day virtually laid the cost of Rs118 crore. It ing projects were not ed organizations must ernment initiatives, Banerjee’s nephew, had foundation stone of will help identify and given priority by previ- study the new technolo- Modi said, “The Afford- mocked Suvendu Adhi- Light House Projects mainstream several in- ous central govern- gies used in the LHPs to able Rental Housing kari about on Saturday. (LHP) under the Global novative technologies ments. But today, the be built across the na- Complexes (ARHCs), a Ms Banerjee had said a Housing Technology that are sustainable and country has taken a dif- tion. “The housing sec- sub-scheme of the Prad- man who can’t make the Challenge (GHTC) –In- disaster-resilient from ferent approach. We tor and other fields as- han Mantri Aawas Yo- lotus bloom in his own dia. Conceptualized by across the world. have decided to change sociated with it are on jana, was started for house is trying to do so the Union Ministry of Six cities that have Prime Minister Narendra Modi the approach towards the path of progress migrant Turn to P6 across West Bengal. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 02 Gujarat home dept is the epicentre of corruption: Manish Doshi GPCC spokesperson alleged that illegal liquor trade was being conducted in the state; also cited police’s involvement in aiding it First India Bureau filled with alcohol were being dumped in Guja- Rajkot: As the Guja- rat,” asserted Doshi. rat Pradesh Congress Talking about the Committee (GPCC) Congress party’s pre- begins its campaign paredness for the elec- for the upcoming lo- tion, Doshi said, “As cal body elections, al- soon as polls are de- legations of corrup- clared, the campaign tion have been levied will begin with the re- against the state lease of the election home department of manifesto. Issues such the government. as tax refunds trouble- Congress Rajya Sab- shooting, balanced de- ha member Amiben velopment and decen- Yagnik and party tralization of new pro- spokesperson Man- jects will be covered in ish Doshi held a meet- it. At the same time, ing in Rajkot on Fri- the blueprint of Con- day, where Doshi gress’ five-year rule claimed that the state and 15 years of BJP re- home department gime in the Rajkot Mu- was “the epicentre of nicipal Corporation corruption.” (RMC) will be conveyed Elaborating on his al- to the people.” legation, Doshi stated, Manish Doshi He added that it was “Liquor worth crores the party’s responsibil- of rupees is being Liquor bottles being crushed by police officials. ity to declare an elec- smuggled into Gujarat written a letter men- ed by the police. BJP tion manifesto that reit- under the watchful eye government.” He also tion regarding the liq- saying that alcohol is of the BJP government.