instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 12 No. 268 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Sunday, 7 February, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- PM Modi to layfoundation stone for projects, commission flyover in Bengal on Sunday During his visit to Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will kick off a number of development projects, including a second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit at Indian Oil Corporation's Haldia Refinery. Simmi Kaur Babbar New Delhi.Prime Minister Haldia Refinery Narendra Modi is slated to make During his visit to the state on major announcements during his Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will Rakesh Tikait says farmers will visit Assam and West Bengal on lay the foundation stone for a Sunday. While in Bengal, the PM second Catalytic-Isodewaxing protest against farm laws till Oct 2 will lay the foundation stone of unit of Indian Oil Corporation's key infrastructure projects in Haldia Refinery in West Bengal. Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday that the farmers will protest at the Haldia. According to the Press Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) till October 2. In the first leg of his visit, the Prime Information Bureau (PIB), this Minister will lay the foundation unit will have a capacity of New Delhi.Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh stone of two hospitals in Assam's 270,000 metric tonne per Tikait said on Saturday that the farmers will Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur districts. annum. protest at the Ghazipur border (Delhi-Uttar He will also launch 'Asom Mala', a Once commissioned, the unit is Pradesh) till October 2. programme for state highways and expected to save USD 185 Rakesh Tikait, who had announced that there was major district roads. launch the Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas million in foreign exchange. no plan to hold 'chakka jam' in Uttar Pradesh and The PM will then make his way to Bengal Pipeline section. Spread across 348 km, ROB-cum-Flyover at Ranichak Uttarakhand, said they had information about on Sunday evening where he is set to the Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline Prime Minister Modi will also commission some miscreants trying to turn the 'chakka jam' inaugurate the LPG import terminal built section was constructed at a cost of Rs a four-lane ROB-cum-flyover at protests into a violent one. by Bharat Petroleum Corporation 2,400 crore. Ranichak in West Bengal's Haldia on "As a result, there will be no 'chakka jam' in Uttar Limited. Built at a cost of Rs 1,100 crore, In addition to contributing to the revival of National Highway (NH) 41. Pradesh and Uttarakhand," Rakesh Tikait said, the terminal has a capacity of 1 million the HURL Sindri fertilizer plant in Built at a cost of Rs 190 crore, the railway metric tonne per annum and will supply adding, "We will start ploughing this area and Jharkhand, the pipeline will also supply overbridge-cum-flyover is aimed at join all farmers through our farming." time and that they have been kept on standby. LPG to households in Bengal and other gas to the Matix Fertilizer Plant in ensuring uninterrupted movement of Rakesh Tikait said on Friday that there will no road Talking to reporters at the Ghazipur protest site, eastern and north-eastern states. Bengal's Durgapur. The Dobhi-Durgapur traffic from Kolaghat to Haldia Dock Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section Natural Gas Pipeline section will also blockade in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tikait said that farmers in small groups will Complex and other surrounding Saturday, but added that farmers in these two submit a memorandum to district headquarters in Part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga cater to the gas demand of industrial, areas.Live TV project, the Prime Minister will also commercial and automobile sectors. states can be called to the national capital any Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Ladakh is complex, needs military-level talks, says Will Uddhav govt tolerate insult of Marathi Jaishankar on 9 rounds of pride Sachin Tendulkar, asks Fadnavis dialogue with China Former CM and Maharashtra BJP external forces. Former CM and leader Devendra Fadnavis has “India’s sovereignty cannot be questioned why the Uddhav compromised. External forces Maharashtra BJP leader Thackeray government is silent can be spectators but not on the “insult” of Sachin participants. Indians know India Devendra Fadnavis has Tendulkar over his tweet on the and should decide for India. Let's farmers’ protest. remain united as a nation,” wrote questioned why the In a tweet written in Marathi, Sachin Tendulkar. Uddhav Thackeray Fadnavis asked will the Maha The legendary cricketer was Vikas Aghadi government reacting to tweets by pop icon government is silent on remain silent even “after the Rihanna, climate activist Greta insult meted out to Bharat Ratna Thunberg and other international New Delhi.External Affairs Minister S the “insult” of Sachin and Marathi pride Sachin celebrities voicing their Jaishankar has said India and China have held Tendulkar”. solidarity with the farmers' nine rounds of military-level talks since the Tendulkar over his Fadnavis was reacting to an ANI Kerala Youth Congress leaders Sachin Tendulkar joined the host of protest. Rihanna's tweet brought standoff started between the two nations in tweet showing members of the international attention to the Ladakh last year. The minister also said that were protesting over his tweet on Indian actors, cricketers and tweet on the farmers’ Youth Congress in Kerala international personalities other celebrities in supporting farmers' agitation with the UN India has deployed a ‘very large’ number of pouring black oil on a cutout of Human Rights watchdog calling troops to meet the challenges in Ladakh. protest. coming out in support of the the government stand asking Sachin Tendulkar in Kochi. The “India to stand united” against for restraint. Jaishankar on Saturday said senior military farmers’protest. commanders of India and China have held several rounds of talks on the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys Fortunate to be an Indian, but…: will continue as the deadlock remains.Both Privatisation plan of Vizag steel plant by Centre triggers protest Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Ratan Tata tweets as call for Singh have held discussions with their Visakhapatnam.The central government's Chinese counterparts, but the talks have decision to approve disinvestment of Bharat Ratna trends on Twitter brought little results.Addressing reporters in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has irked Vijayawada on Saturday, Jaishankar said so thousands of its employees. The approval far there was no "visible expression" of the for privatisation of one of Visakhapatnam's talks on ground. mega steel plants by the Centre has also "The disengagement talks, because it is a very heated politics in Andhra Pradesh. complicated issue, because it depends on While all trade unions have a sound bugle troops, you have to know the geography against the move, the political parties have (like) which position and what is happening, also jumped into the protest vehemently this is being done by the military opposing the privatisation of the one of the commanders," said Jaishankar. oldest steel plant in Visakhapatnam. He was replying to a question on whether there Political parties and thousands of employees would be any ministerial level talks between belonging to the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam New Delhi.Alarge number of Twitter users both the countries on skirmishes between Limited (RINL) on Friday took out a rally have taken to campaigning for Ratan Tata, troops of the Asian giants. China and India are in Visakhapatnam protesting against the the legendary Indian businessman and locked in a military standoff in eastern Modi government’s decision.On the other chairman of Tata Trusts, to be conferred with Ladakh since May 5 last.Jaishankar further hand, the TDP general secretary Nara the Bharat Ratna. Now, Ratan Tata has said said, “After last years' events, we have Lokesh has written a letter to CM YS Jagan that this campaign should end and he is deployed troops in very large numbers to alleging that he failed to put pressure on centre which lead to this decision. happy to contribute to India’s growth.In a meet the challenge which has come from the statement on Twitter, Ratan Tata said on massing of Chinese troops there.”The two TDP MP K Rammohan Naidu also urged the BJP MLC from Visakhapatnam, P.V.N. measures. Madhav met Union Finance Minister Meanwhile, Visakhapatnam YSRCP MP Saturday, “While I appreciate the sentiments countries have held several rounds of military centre to withdraw the decision of expressed by a section of the social media in and diplomatic talks to resolve the face-off, privatization of RINL and wrote a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Thursday MVV Satyanarayana has announced that Union Finance Minister. The state BJP is requesting her to consider dropping the he is ready to resign from Lok Sabha if terms of an award, I would humbly like to but no significant headway has been made so proposal to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel request that such campaigns be far. also under pressure as it sees the protest as a Centre goes ahead with privatisation of the hurdle in its rise in Andhra Pradesh. Hence, Plant (VSP) and look for alternate plant. discontinued.” “Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity,” said Ratan Tata, Mamata tables populist budget: Will BJP realise its 'Sonar Bangla' dreams? reacting to the ongoing social media campaign demanding the highest civilian As a counter to the announcements PM which was already an initiative of her party, August-September and in December- honour for him.The 83-year-old heir of the the Trinamool Congress.