WWW.YUGMARG.COM FOLLOW US ON REGD NO. CHD/0061/2006-08 | RNI NO. 61323/95 Join us at telegram https://t.me/yugmarg Wednesday December 30, 2020 CHANDIGARH, VOL. XXV, NO. 317, PAGES 12, RS. 2 YOUR REGION, YOUR PAPER Covid-19: Parole of Govt disburses Rs. CM stresses for Bollywood 4,588 convicts 39 crore to professional counts extended in Haryana 19082 economically approach its losses in weaker girls to make HPTDC year units profitable of pandemic PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 10 Farmers puts up Govt to increase number of four-point agenda, genome sequencing for covid talks today AGENCY AGENCY dinance," farmer unions listed in the Nearly 17 lakh NEW DELHI, DEC 29 Dry run for vaccination NEW DELHI, DEC 29 agenda for the meeting. pilgrims visit Vaishno successfully conducted The SKM said that for reaching The government will increase the The Samyukt Kisan Morcha "logical solutions to relevant is- Devi this year number of genome sequencing for NEW DELHI: Union Ministry of (SKM), a joint front of almost 40 sues", the talks should be held in ac- JAMMU: Even as the pilgrim- COVID-19 in view of the new Health and Family Welfare con- farmer organizations on Tuesday cordance with the agenda given by age to the world famous Shri ducted a two-day dry run for activi- coronavirus strain that was first ties entailed in COVID-19 vaccina- wrote to the Ministry of Agriculture the organisation. Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine was detected in the United Kingdom, and Farmers' Welfare accepting the The central government has in- disrupted for five months from tion in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Punjab and Gujarat from Decem- Centre's offer for dia- the period of mid of March to Bhushan said on Tuesday. logue on December 30 mid of August, nearly 17 lakh ber 28 to December 29. pilgrims paid obeisance at the "An important development "Backed with the experience of as the next date for the Bhawan situated in Trikuta Hills is the establishment of INSACOG rolling out Universal Immunisation meeting. of mountainous Reasi district of which is a consortium of 10 gov- Programme (UIP) and conducting In a letter to the Jammu and Kashmir. ernment labs to do genome se- nationwide multiple wide-range in- Agriculture Ministry The pilgrimage for the first time quencing of the Sars (COVID-19) jectable vaccination campaigns Secretary Sanjay Agar- in the history was stopped on virus or any variant of that virus. such as measles-rubella (MR) and wal, the farmer unions March 18, 2020 in view of These labs belong to ICMR, adult Japanese Encephalitis (JE) protesting against the COVID pandemic and by this BioTech India, CSIR and Health campaign, required steps are be- Centre's new agricul- time, 12,52,734 pilgrims had Ministry," Bhushan said in a press ing undertaken to vaccinate priori- tural laws for over a paid obeisance at the cave conference here. ty population groups such as month reiterated its shrine. "Prior to the news of the UK health care workers, frontline four-point agenda for In the month of January, variant, we had done roughly workers and people above 50 talks including modali- 5,12,569, in February 3,96,683 5,000 genome sequences across Six UK returnees test positive years for COVID-19," read the re- ties to repeal farm laws and a vited farmers for talks on December and from 1 to 18 March, lease by the Union Health Min- labs. Now, we will be significant- istry. mechanism to bring law for provid- 30 at Vigyan Bhawan in the nation- 3,43,482 pilgrims visited to the ly increasing that number and for new strain of coronavirus ing a legal guarantee on Minimum al Delhi. The protesting farmers and cave shrine and offered prayers would be working in a coordinat- NEW DELHI: Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom Bhushan added. The health secre- Support Price (MSP). government have held five rounds but thereafter the yatra was im- ed manner in the shape of a con- have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2, the tary said that 63 per cent of total "Mechanisms to be adopted to of talks. The farmer unions also at- mediately stopped in view of Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. COVID pandemic, which forced sortium," he said. COVID cases were reported in make remunerative MSP recom- tended a meeting called by Home The Union Health Secretary It said the mutated UK strain was detected in samples in NIMHANS, Ben- males and 37 per cent cases in fe- mended by the National Farmers' Minister Amit Shah. Farmers are Centre announce countrywide galuru, in CCMB, Hyderabad and one in NIV, Pune. lockdown. said that daily new COVID-19 males. "If we analyse COVID-19 Commission into a legally guaran- protesting on Delhi border against cases are less than 17,000 after 6 All these persons have been kept in single room isolation at designated cases on the basis of gender, 63 teed entitlement for all farmers and the Farmers' Produce Trade and months now. "Active cases in the health care facilities by respective state governments and their close con- per cent of total cases were re- all agricultural commodities. Commerce (Promotion and Facilita- Raut's wife seeks country are less than 2.7 lakhs and tacts have also been put under quarantine, the ministry said. ported in males and 37 per cent Amendments to be made and noti- tion) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Em- are declining. Positivity rate in the cases in females. Age-wise, 8 per fied in the 'Commission for the Air powerment and Protection) Agree- time till January 5 to country during the last week stood daily new COVID-19 cases are cent deaths are found to have oc- cent cases reported below the age Quality Management in National ment on Price Assurance and Farm at only 2.25 per cent while the cu- less than 17,000 after 6 months cured in 60 years and above age of 17 years, 13 per cent in the 18- Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Services Act, 2020 and the Essential appear before ED mulative rate is 6.02 per cent." now. Daily deaths are also less group and 70 per cent of the 25 years age group, 39 per cent in Ordinance, 2020' to exclude farmers Commodities (Amendment) Act, MUMBAI: Shiv Sena lawmaker "In a landmark achievement, than 300 after 6 months. 55 per deaths have occurred to males," the 26-44 years age group. from the penal provisions of the Or- 2020. Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut will not appear before Enforce- ment Directorate (ED) today in connection with the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Rajinikanth drops Civil Ministry heading towards second ‘Melbourne conquered’ (PMC) Bank scam case. She has sought time from the agency till January 5, 2021. plan to launch process of Air India disinvestment The ED had summoned her for questioning in the PMC Bank AGENCY Ministry while addressing a ing interest in Air India. It is money laundering case. political outfit NEW DELHI, DEC 29 press conference said the two a confidential process and as Earlier on Monday, Sanjay Raut processes of the strategic dis- of now, multiple 'Expression had said regarding the summon AGENCY The first process of proposed investment of Air India in- of Interest' have been re- by the investigative agency that CHENNAI, DEC 29 strategic disinvestment of Air clude -- submission of 'Ex- ceived. targeting women of a household India has been completed and pression of Interest', which Their scrutiny process is was an "act of cowardice". Tamil superstar Ra- the Union Civil Ministry is was completed on December going on. It will be complet- "We are not scared of anyone jinikanth on Tuesday an- heading towards the second 14 and the second process ed by January 5 and we will and will respond accordingly," nounced that he was going process that will begin with 'Request for Proposal'. have eligible bidders," Raut had told reporters here. to withdraw his decision to the announcement of names "The strategic disinvest- Kharola said. launch a political party and of qualified bidders on Janu- ment of Air India is a trans- "In the next step, eligible that he will not enter the ary 5, 2021, an official said parent two-step process. The bidders will be asked for 'Re- VHP to touch 13 cr electoral fray. "I regret to on Tuesday. first process is the submis- quest for proposal' which is inform that I am not going Pradeep Singh Kharola, sion of 'Expression of Inter- nothing but financial infor- families to collect to launch a political party," Secretary, Civil Aviation est', which is bidders show- mation of bidders. he said, reported news Ram temple funds agency. "I will serve peo- opinion on his active polit- NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu ple in whatever ways I can ical entry. If Rajinikanth Parishad (VHP) has almost without entering electoral launched his party as he Amid border row with China, Indian, French completed most of its meetings to review its preparations for politics," he said. has said, this will be the fund collection drive for the con- A few weeks back, he first time Tamil Nadu will Rafales to carry out wargames in Jodhpur struction of Ram temple in had announced that he will witness 'spiritual politics'. Prants (provinces) and blocks be launching his political He said his party will be NEW DELHI, DEC 29 ment sources told . and has decided to expand its party in January 2021 and non-casteist.