DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021, PUNE, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM CHIEFSlammJUSTICEingBOBDECentMINCESreFEWoveWORDSrprotestsandprocess, SCsuggestsstayonfarmlaws,panelfortalks SC order today; AG says stay drastic; Staying youfailedtosolve problem, says CJI the law: ANANTHAKRISHNANG BEFORETHEORDER, courts have NEWDELHI,JANUARY11 THEFRAMING IN ONE of itsrareoutbursts The benchmade key been very againstthe Government in re- observations: cent times, aSupreme Court ■ Notgetting into cautious bench, headedbyChief Justice question on repeal SABobde, questionedthe ■ Staying action on law processbehindthe enactment of isn’t same as staying law APURVAVISHWANATH the farm laws andexpressed ■ Farmers’ groups can NEWDELHI,JANUARY11 deep “disappointment” over the appear before govt, why Serum says order Centre’s handling of the farm notbeforecommittee HOWTHE Supreme Courtoper- protests. ationalisesits suggestion to stay ■ Want to resolve,create Scheduling itsorder forto- the operation of the three farm conduciveatmosphere morrow, thecourtindicated that laws andopen fresh talksvia a by govt for 11 mn fortalks it couldevenstaythe implemen- committee will be evident in its tation of the newfarm laws to order Tuesday. However, aline of ostensibly “facilitate” asolution. precedentsshows that courts doses, first lot may CJI Bobde mincedfew words: Suggesting that the court have been very cautious while “We do notthink the Centreis would appoint acommittee that passing interim orders to stay handling the issue correctly. “will tell us if the laws areinpub- Farmerscelebrateafter the SC hearing, at the Ghazipur border Monday. Prem Nath Pandey laws passedbythe Legislature. head out today We don’t think youare being ef- lic interest,” CJI Bobde said: “We “In matters involving the fective.” CONTINUEDONPAGE2 constitutionality of anylegisla- tion enacted by the legislature happen either later tonight or BUSINESSASUSUAL Farmersthank SC but draw line: and rules, courtsshould be ex- ANURADHA early morning tomorrow,”the tremelyloath to pass an interim MASCARENHAS& source said on Mondayevening. BY UNNY order,”atwo-judgeSupreme PRABHARAGHAVAN The doses willbesentbymul- no panel, no stay, only repeal Courtbenchhad said in a2013 PUNE,NEWDELHI,JANUARY11 tiple modes of transport, in- ruling on the validity of the cluding by road and by air, the KHATTAR, DUSHYANT indicated that it could stay the Cigarettesand Other Tobacco THE CENTRAL government has source said. ` 68 per kilo RAKHIJAGGA& RUSH TO DELHI implementation of the new ProductsRegulationAct, 2003. signedacontractwith the Serum In Pune, SII officials said the AMILBHATNAGAR PAGE 6 laws and proposed the setting “At the time of final adjudi- Institute of India(SII)for the sup- consignmentswould be flownto NEWDELHI,JANUARY 11 up of acommittee. cation,the courtcan strikedown plyof11million doses of the nearestairportand then ` 96 per kilo Hours afterthe courtpro- the statuteiffoundultravires of Covishield, the Indian variant of driventothe depots.Some 60 WHILE WELCOMINGthe mittee to resolve theissue and ceedings, the Sanyukt Kisan the Constitution. However, op- the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine locations, including in ` 116 per kilo Supreme Court’s outburst reiterated their demand forare- Morcha, ajoint forum of farm eration of the statutecannotbe againstthe novelcoronavirus, Maharashtraand Gujarat, and againstthe Centre, unions rep- pealofthe farm laws,not merely unions, issuedastatement stultifiedbygranting an interim the Pune-basedfirm said on Chennai, arementionedinthe resenting protesting farmers astayonthem. that read, “…weinformed order exceptwhen the courtis Monday. consignee list, the SII officials turneddownthe idea of acom- On Monday, the apex court CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Doses of the vaccine could said. startshipping as early as The SII has manufactured the Monday night,asource with di- vaccine under licence in India. rect knowledge of thedevelop- The countrywill start itsmass in- ment told TheIndian Express. oculationprogramme against Students use “(SII) maystart despatching Covid-19onJanuary16. Around India take it on the the vaccines very soon. It may CONTINUEDONPAGE2 chest, in the ribs, for ‘experts’ for GREfrom greatest of comebacks home: Govt, US alerted AASHISHARYAN& PRANAVMUKUL NEWDELHI,JANUARY11 CHEATINGBYSTUDENTS tak- ing the GraduateRecordExam- Covishield vaccinetransportvehiclesarriving at the Serum ination(GRE) onlinefromtheir InstituteofIndiainPune on Monday. Arul Horizon homes,followingthe Covid-19 outbreak,has been red-flagged by the largest Indian franchise of US-basedThe Princeton RAshwin (right), Hanuma Vihari afterholdingoff Australia Review. Centre will pay for to ensureadrawinthe thirdTest, at Sydney, Monday. AP The GRE,ownedand admin- THE FIRST FOUR isteredbythe US-headquartered Educational TestingService(ETS), the first three crore out) —playing over 100deliver- The all-woman crew of Air-India’s inaugural San Francisco to Bengaluru flight,lasting17hours, is astandardisedtestrequiredfor SRIRAMVEERA ies each. on landing Monday. The longestflightbyanIndian commercialairline,itwas captained by admissionstograduateschools MUMBAI,JANUARY11 And although the Austra- Zoya Aggarwal,with three crew members,and crossedoverthe NorthPole. PTI in the US and Canada. In India, shots: PM tells CMs lians perspired to conjureare- 85,050candidates took the GRE AFTER THE biggestloss in sult in their favour,theywere in 2019 comparedwith 90,146in any, aftervaccination. Adelaideand the grandestwin leftcursing in the shadows — China and 3.95lakh in theUS, ac- KAUNAINSHERIFFM “...The mostimportant thing in Melbourne, this Test series of their frustrationamplifiedby cording to the ETS. NEWDELHI,JANUARY11 willbetoidentify and monitor extremes threw up the greatest stumpmicrophones and later Astrologer claiming political links Besidesinforming the ETS the beneficiaries who have to be draw in Sydney. paradedbyIndian fans as proud about the riseinfraudulentac- THE CENTRE will bear the costof vaccinated.For this we will beus- In the end, India's pridewas GIFs, mocking emojis, and cele- tivities, the Indian franchisee has vaccinating three crorehealth- ing modern technology;using leftscarless despiteabroken bratoryhashtags. dupes ex-HC judge of Rs 8crore written to the Ministryof careand frontline workers in the Aadhaar,wewillbeable to iden- hand, abruisedelbow, asore ForIndia, aday that started Education and Niti Aayoghigh- firstphase of the vaccination tify thebeneficiaries. It is my re- hamstring,and afew dentson with thoughtsofdefeat wasas- has ahistory of cheating cases, Following thearrest, Joint lighting the ‘moral’ aspect of us- drive againstthe novelcoron- questthat real-time datagener- the chestastheyhung on to fin- tonishingly turned around by EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE wasarrestedlastmonth foral- CommissionerofPolice (Crime) ing unfair means and itsimpact avirus disease, Prime Minister ated during the vaccination ish thefinal dayat334 forfive, Pant and Pujara, both fighting re- BENGALURU,JANUARY11 legedly duping retired judge Sandeep Patil said that an FIR on student’ quality. NarendraModi told Chief shouldbeuploaded on theCo- leaving the four-game series at demption battles of their own. Indrakala BS,68. wasregistered on thecomplaint The Indian Express spoketo Ministers on Monday. WIN platform. The states have to 1-1,with one moreTesttogo. During that heady second ses- ASELF-STYLEDastrologer,who The arrest wasbasedona that Ramadas “falselyclaimedto severalstudents who took the The PM stressedonthree ensurethis. Even asmall glitch This wasthe longestfourth sion, India even dared to dream claimedaccess to toppolitical complaint filedbythe former knowsome important persons GRE with help from outside ex- critical aspectsofthe adminis- can damagethis mission,” he said. innings by India in 41 years, af- of avictory.But afterthose two leaders, has been arrested by judgeatthe Wilson Garden po- and promisedtoget government perts or ‘collaborators’. While tration of the vaccine: ensuring “...Another critical thingis terthe draw againstEngland in fell, an injuredVihari, who was Bengaluru police crime branchfor lice station alleging that jobs and government work none of them wishedtobe that dataare uploadedinreal that everystate and Union 1979. On Monday, theybatted CONTINUEDONPAGE2 allegedly cheatingaretired high Ramadas had cheated her be- done”. named, theyrevealedameticu- time foreffective monitoring of Territorywill have to ensure 131overs with four batsmen — courtjudgeofoverRs8crorewith tween June 2018 and November “The CCB (Central Crime lously-plannedmodus operandi. beneficiaries; curbing rumours thereisnovaccine-relatedru- Cheteshwar Pujara(77), Rishabh the promise of a “high position” 2019 of Rs 8.27 crorebypromis- Branch) took asearch warrant In the “at-home” offering of and misinformation about the mour or misinformation. The ex- Pant (97), Hanuma Vihari (23 not FULL COVERAGE through his connections. ing hera“high position”inthe forthe accusedand raidedhis the GRE, an online proctor asks vaccine; and ensuring effective ercise cannotbebasedonifs and out) and Ravi Ashwin (39 not PAGE 14 YuvarajRamadas, 52, who country's administration. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 reporting of adverse events,if CONTINUEDONPAGE2 EXPRESSNETWORK PAGE 1 SHRIPADNAIK ANCHOR Birdflu triggers freshfears, prices of chicken, eggs crash INJURED,WIFEKILLED INACCIDENT Pradesh,