c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I WEDNESDAY I 16 DECEMBER 2020 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 83 No. 347 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER Farmers’ leaders to block Delhi-Noida border Max: 29.2OC Min: 16.4OC Covid shots in TS from Jan. 18? RH: 47% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Partly cloudy. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin likely to be administered in state PM sees conspiracy Mist or haze likely. BALU PULIPAKA | DC earlier this month. Max/Min temp. 30/17 ºC HYDERABAD, DEC 15. PREPARING FOR VACCINE Russian developed Telangana did a two-day brainstorm- Sputnik V vaccine that The wait for a vaccine for ing and training for officials on vac- city-based Dr Reddy’s Covid-19 in India may be cine administration. Laboratories is testing is behind farmers’ stir COVID-19 coming to an end. There expected to join the race are indications that two, if Two or more variants of the Covid-19 for approval once it goes SANJAY KAW | DC C UNT not more variants of vac- vaccines are likely to be approved through its phases. NEW DELHI, DEC. 15 cine candidates under sooner than later However, with the DGCI CASES DEATHS development and being seeking more safety and With no end in sight to the tested in the country, are vaccines in Telangana. India Limited, that could efficacy data from Phase deadlock between the agi- (+25,901) (+365) very likely to be approved Sources indicated that make its way for vaccina- two and three trials and tating farmers and the sooner than later. they are hopeful of vac- tions in the state and rest other data from SII, BBIL, Centre even after multiple Expectations are that the cines for Covid-19 being of the country. and Pfizer, the emergency rounds of talks, Prime 99,32,364 1,44,110 vaccine could be available available for administra- It may be recalled that use authorisation requests Minister Narendra Modi covid19india.org for administration some- tion by the middle of BBIL, along with Pune- have been put on hold. said on Tuesday that a STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS time by January 18. January. based Serum Institute of It is now expected that “big conspiracy” was While the Centre had It is likely that this could India (SII) collaborating the DGCI, after examining going on around Delhi to (+491) (+3) already asked states to get going in the state on with Oxford University- additional data being sub- confuse the protesters and make priority lists of peo- the first Monday after Astra Zeneca for its vac- mitted by the pharma com- that his government was Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a ceremony in TS: 2,78,215 1,499 ple to receive the vaccine, Sankranti, the harvest fes- cine candidate Covishield, panies, may give its always committed to farm- Kutch while inaugurating projects on Tuesday. — PTI the Telangana State gov- tival celebrated across the as well as Pfizer- approval that could well ers’ welfare and will keep (+500) (+5) ernment too has got crack- country with different BioNTech, had enable the government to addressing their concerns. ing on this subject with a names. approached the Drug announce a New Year gift Attacking the Oppos- AP: 8,76,336 7,064 two-day brainstorming And it could well be Controller General of to the country in the form ition and other activists and training for officials Covaxin, the vaccine India (DGCI) for emer- of either one, or two, or protesting against the new Winter Session CASES AROUND THE WORLD on transportation, storage developed by Hyderabad- gency use authorisation of may be three anti-Covid-19 agriculture-related laws, and administration of the based Bharat Biotech their vaccines in India vaccines. Mr Modi said: “They also 7,35,16,121 wanted these reforms but they couldn’t (pass them) of Parl scrapped DEATHS when they were in power. TRANSPORT MIN But now that we have DC CORRESPONDENT ing this period, particular- 16,34,749 Free for all in Karnataka Council managed to do it, they are NEW DELHI, DEC. 15 ly in Delhi. We are in the COUNTRIES, misleading the farmers.” middle of December and a AREAS WITH 218 AJAY KUMAR Speaking at the inaugu- The Winter Session of Covid vaccine is expected CASES ration of mega energy pro- Parliament that usually very soon,” Mr Joshi said. worldometers.info/ COVID POSITIVE jects in Kutch, Mr Modi begins in the last week of Attacking the govern- coronavirus said: “A conspiracy is November won’t take ment over the issue, the RAVINDRA SESHU | DC going on around Delhi to place this year due to the Congress said Tuesday the KHAMMAM, DEC. 15 confuse the farmers. They Covid-19 pandemic, and “decimation of parliamen- ASTROGUIDE are being scared that after the government will con- tary democracy is com- Sarvari; Dakshinayana Transport minister the new agricultural vene the Budget Session in plete” and asked why, if Tithi: Margasira Shuddha Vidiya till Puvvada Ajay Kumar reforms, the land of the January 2021, parliamen- election campaigning can 4.59 pm tweeted on Tuesday that farmers will be occupied tary affairs minister be done amid the pandem- Star: Purvashada till 8.08 pm he had tested positive for by others. Tell me, if a Prahlad Joshi said in a let- ic, the session could not be Varjyam: Shesha Varjyam till Covid-19 and requested dairy has a contract of col- ter to Congress’ Lok Sabha held. Senior party leader 8.05 am; 3.51 am to all those who came in lecting milk from you, do leader Adhir Ranjan and Rajya Sabha chief 5.24 am (Thursday) contact with him over they take away your cattle Chowdhury. whip Jairam Ramesh also Durmuhurtam: 11.49 am to the past few days to iso- too?” “The winter months are said Leader of the 12.33 pm late themselves and get At the Singhu border very crucial for managing Opposition in the Rajya Rahukalam: 12 noon to 1.30 pm tested. “There is no need between Delhi and the pandemic because of a Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad HIJRI CALENDAR to be angry. I am in isola- Haryana, the farmers’ recent spurt in cases dur- wasn’t consulted. Rabbi-ul Akhir 30, 1442 AH tion in my quarters in leaders said that the fight PRAYERS Hyderabad. I am request- over the new farm laws said: “The BJP is the real continue talks but won’t Fajar: 5.34 am ing the persons who met had reached a stage where ‘tukde tukde gang’ in the take back the laws. Zohar: 12.22 pm him for the last few days they are “determined to country. It has smashed Union minister Kailash to do for test”, he said. win it, no matter what”. national unity to pieces, Choudhary said the Cen- Asar: 4.09 pm They have also threatened shamelessly inciting tre will soon call the farm- Maghrib: 5.50 pm ■ Page 2: Minister went to completely block the Hindus against Muslims ers’ leaders for the next Isha: 7.05 pm to many programmes Delhi-Noida border cross- and now desperately set- round of talks to end the SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.39 AM ings on Wednesday. ting peace-loving Punjabi deadlock over the farm SUNSET TODAY 5.44 PM Meanwhile, continuing Hindus against their Sikh laws. The protests against MOONSET TODAY 7.30 PM his tirade against the brethren, especially farm- the new laws is likely to VICE-ADMIRAL intensify further as more MOONRISE TOMORROW 6.10 AM Centre for not repealing ers. They are pushing the new farm laws, patriotic Punjab into com- farmers are expected to DIES DUE TO Shiromani Akali Dal pres- munal flames.” join the agitation at ident Sukhbir Singh Badal While the farmers — Delhi’s borders. Over 2,000 COUNTER POINT said his former ally BJP who have been protesting women from the families CORONAVIRUS BJP and Congress leaders clash over the chairman post during the Karnataka was the real “tukde tukde for 20 days now — want of those protesting at the New Delhi, Dec. 15: Legislative Council in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Congress MLCs heckled and pushed gang” which was trying to the three new laws to be Singhu border are likely Vice Admiral Srikant deputy chairman of the Legislative Council, S.L. Dharme Gowda, from his seat. — DC push patriotic Punjab into scrapped, the government to join the demonstration died on Tuesday morn- communal flames. He has said it is willing to in the coming days. ing at the base hospital here due to Covid-19, offi- cials said. The vice admi- BORIS TO BE ral, the Navy’s senior- most submariner, was High Court may get first woman Chief Justice due to retire on CHIEF GUEST ON December 31. Srikant VUJJINI judge in the Delhi High the transfers of chief jus- was admitted at the hos- VAMSHIDHARA | DC Court, is likely to be tices. The Collegium’s rec- REPUBLIC DAY pital after he contracted HYDERABAD, DEC. 15 appointed as Chief Justice ommendations will then the virus, said a junior of the Telangana High be sent to President Ram London, Dec. 15: UK Navy officer who had The Supreme Court Court. Sikkim High Court Nath Kovind for his con- Prime Minister Boris worked under him. Collegium has decided to Chief Justice Arup Kumar sent. Chief Justice Johnson has accepted Subsequently, he tested transfer chief justices, Goswami is likely to be the Raghavendra Singh his Indian counterpart had negative on Sunday including those heading Chief Justice of the AP Chauhan has been serving Narendra Modi’s invita- morning, but developed the Telangana, Andhra High Court while Justice as CJ of Telangana High tion to be the chief guest breathing difficulties by Pradesh and Odisha High S.