c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA CHENNAI I SATURDAY 20 I FEBRUARY 2021 WEATHER Max: 26OC STATE | 3 WORLD | 5 SPORT | 8 Min: 22OC FM interacts with top Biden admin introduces Medvedev mauls Rainfall: 3 mm industry captains of TN Citizenship Act Tsitsipas, in final ASTROGUIDE Sarvari: Maasi 8 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle, google.com/+deccanchronicle Vol. 16 No. 326 Established 1938 | 8 PAGES| `3.00 Tithi: Ashtami/ Navami Star: Rohini IAnti-CAA protests, lockdown violations Rahukalam: 9 am to 10.30 am India, China complete pulling troops back Yamagandam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm I No action against PRAYERS Corps commanders of two countries will meet in Moldo today Fajar: 5.20 am PAWAN BALI | DC CHINA ADMITS DEATH OF 4 SOLDIERS prise as it looked that they Zohar: 12.28 pm NEW DELHI, FEB. 19 had come in for the long protesters: CM Asar: 3.44 pm ◗ China has vacated the area between Finger 4 haul. China had built a Maghrib: 6.15 pm Indian and Chinese sol- and Finger 8 on the north bank of Pangong Tso large number of structures ARULOLI M | DC Isha: 7.27 pm diers have completed their ◗ China dismantled military infrastructure at in the Finger area on the TENKASI, FEB. 19 disengagement from the Finger 5, including a jetty and a helipad. north bank of Pangong Tso SUNSET TODAY 6.16 PM most contentious friction and had deployed a signifi- Chief Minister Edappadi K. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.30 AM point of Pangong Tso in ◗ Indian and Chinese soldiers have vacated the cant number of its troops. Palaniswami on Friday eastern Ladakh after nine Kailash range on the southern bank of Pangong China has now vacated announced the withdrawal MOONRISE TODAY 12.10 PM Tso. MOONSET TOMORROW 1.16 AM months of their eyeball-to- the area between Finger 4 of about 10 lakh cases regis- eyeball military standoff. ◗ India and China have withdrawn around 200 and Finger 8 on the north tered against anti-CAA pro- tion of the crowd. Now the Indian and tanks and armoured vehicles. bank of Pangong Tso, testors and those who vio- Extending a similar ges- Chinese corps comman- which its troops had occu- lated Covid-19 lockdown ture to thousands of others In this image taken from video footage run ◗ India claims that its territory is up to Finger 8. CORONA ders will meet in Moldo on Feb. 19, 2021 by China’s CCTV via AP Video, pied in May 2020. India norms across the state. against whom cases were Saturday morning for the soldiers bandage the head of China’s ◗ Corps commanders to meet today in Moldo. claims that its territory is Addressing a mammoth registered under the Tamil 10th round of talks to dis- People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regimental up to Finger 8. The Chinese election gathering at Nadu Public Health Act and C UNT ◗ China, for the first time, admits death of four soldiers have dismantled cuss disengagement in commander Qi Fabao as Indian and Chinese Kadayanallur in Tenkasi Epidemic Diseases Act for other friction points in soldiers the military infrastructure district, the Chief Minister violation of lockdown CASES DEATHS troops face off in the Galwan Valley on the Ladakh -- the Depsang Under the India-China agreement, the Chinese they had set up at Finger 5, recalled the public protests norms, the Chief Minister Plains and Gogra-Hot disputed border between China and India, troops will move east of Finger 8 on the north which includes a jetty and that broke out across the announced, “Further inves- (+13,480) (+89) Springs. June 15, 2020. China's military said Friday, bank of Pangong Tso while the Indian troops a helipad. Both Indian and state against the Cit- tigation in cases connected China on Friday for the Feb. 19, 2021 that four of its soldiers were will move to their permanent base at Dhan Chinese soldiers have also izenship (Amendment) Act, to Corona norms violation 1,09,76,739 1,56,239 first time officially killed in a high-mountain border clash with Singh Thapa Post near Finger 3. There will be a vacated the Kailash range 2019. The protesters had will be dropped at the larger acknowledged that four of Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing ‘temporary’ freeze in the patrolling by both on the southern bank of then taken out rallies, burnt interest of the public.” has publicly conceded its side suffered sides in the area between Finger 4 and Finger 8 covid19india.org its People’s Liberation Pangong Tso. effigies and also copies of About 10 lakh such cases Army soldiers were killed casualties in the deadliest incident between on the north bank of Pangong Tso till both sides The Indian Army had on the Act, resulting in the were registered for viola- and one officer seriously the Asian giants in nearly 45 years. reach an agreement in the diplomatic and mili- Tuesday released videos state police registering as tion of the pandemic health STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS tary talks. injured in the clashes with which showed Chinese many as 1,500 cases against norms. Mr Palaniswami Indian troops in June last Gen. Y.K. Joshi, had said recently, the troops dismantling san- the protesters. announced that his govern- (+ 448 ) year in the Galwan Valley. that Indian observers had Russian (news) agency vehicles and troops from gars, temporary struc- “Barring cases registered ment would positively con- 12,451 The Indian Army had lost counted more than 60 Tass had put out a figure of the north and south bank of tures, and loading supplies for specific offences involv- sider withdrawal of cases TN: 8,47,385 20 soldiers, including Col. Chinese casualties being 45 (Chinese soldiers killed Pangong Tso. and provisions onto trucks. ing violence and cases regis- against those who partici- B. Santosh Babu, com- picked up on stretchers in the clash) and I think The speed with which the The Chinese soldiers were tered for preventing the pated in the protests against WORLD CONFIRMED CASES manding officer of 16 and taken back after the that could be the figure we disengagement, which also seen using earth- police from discharging the Kudankulam Nuclear Bihar, during that clash. clash. “But whether they can look at,” he had said. started on January 10, has movers to dismantle shel- their duties, all the other Power Project (KKNPP) in 11.10,40,682 Earlier this week, the head were fatal or non-fatal, we Both India and China been completed by the ters and restoring the land- cases against CAA protes- Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi of the Indian Army’s can’t say with authority so have withdrawn around Chinese PLA has taken forms as per the agree- tors are withdrawn,” he and Kanyakumari districts. I DEATHS Northern Command, Lt. I will not give a figure. But 200 tanks and armoured many observers by sur- ment. declared, to the great jubila- P3 24,57,011 TOOLKIT CASE COUNTRIES, AREAS WITH Doc stabs wife, crushes her under car wheels CASES 219 SINDHIYA SAMUEL & on her neck with a kitchen allegedly pulled his wife worldometers.info Delhi court sends Disha Ravi P.A. JEBARAJ | DC knife following an alterca- out to the road, and let her CHENNAI, FEB. 19 tion at round 4.30 pm. She bleed. He drove his car India crosses 1 crore collapsed and fell on the from the parking space A 35-year-old doctor floor. Murahari and and crushed her to death vaccination milestone stabbed his wife and Kumari, Keerthana’s par- under the wheels of his car to three-day judicial custody crushed her to death under ents who stay with the cou- before fleeing the scene. New Delhi: Over one crore Covid- the wheels of his car in ple, tried to stop Dr Gokul Madurantakam police 19 vaccine doses have been New Delhi, Feb. 19: A broad daylight in full pub- Kumar but he stabbed reached the spot after being administered in the country till Delhi court Friday sent Shah justifies arrest, lic view on the outskirts of them, too, repeatedly. Mr alerted by the neigbours a now with the highest single-day climate activist Disha the state capital on Friday, Murahari suffered serious few minutes after the inci- vaccinations of more than 6 lakh Ravi, arrested for alleged- says age no matter police said. Gokul Kumar and Keerthana injuries on his abdomen, dent rushed the severely jabs given on Thursday, the Union ly being involved in shar- Originally from while Ms Kumari sus- injured Mr Murahari to health ministry said on Friday. ing a ‘toolkit’ on social New Delhi, Feb.19: Tindivanam, Dr Gokul ago. They had filed for a tained minor cuts on her Madurantakam Of the 1,04,49,942 doses adminis- media related to the farm- Justifying Delhi Police’s Kumar (35), who used to divorce as disagreement hands. Government hospital. The tered, joint secretary in the Union ers'' protest, to three-day arrest of 22-year-old cli- work at a private hospital cropped up one year after Eyewitnesses told police police later shifted the body health ministry, Mandeep judicial custody. mate justice activist Disha in Potheri, married their marriage. that after stabbing of Keerthana to Chengalpet Bhandari, said 70,52,845 vaccine Additional chief metropol- Ravi in the ‘toolkit’ case, Keerthana (28), a native of Reports said Dr Gokul Keerthana and her par- government hospital for doses were administered to itan magistrate Akash Union home minister Coimbatore, three years Kumar stabbed Keerthana ents, Dr Gokul Kumar post-mortem.