VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( 8 D% , * $*E & $*E E *4!5*-&678 ?5 < 2)3 " **# # ? /* & 3 * 1 &4 567 #* 3 ,32%A81 723717/% /<5,3<%%73=$:B76, 9,3978%7 @%'%3/% 2<71 3%32%8/ A3/,32%/ ,8A26<8AA32%/<53C 3A%/ !" 0 9 1 1&9::&; &:<8@ $ %'( $) /4 2,/68 % &9 " ! * * ! : & ' % % ;: & *; <;4 & ; ** * ! & ! * & * ** $7 =$# * & 234,35' ( masks, ventilators, and testing 7 "!& & !! ** ! !=! kits from outside but today our ** & wo days after celebrating nation is self-reliant. Today / ! *! * TLohri, Makar Sankranti, India is ready to save human- Pongal, Magh Bihu, etc, India ity with two ‘Made in India’ will kick off the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccines.” Q anti-coronavirus vaccination The plan to roll out the jabs !""# $#% ! "!# # # $ drive from January 16, with comes days after two rounds of % N O Prime Minister Narendra Modi dry run across the country and Q # #$) terming the news as a “land- approval of the two vaccines — # # * + , mark step forward in fighting Serum Institute of India’s - Covid-19”. Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s The decision to launch the Covaxin which have been given &' #$ vaccination programme from emergency use authorisation or # + next Saturday was taken hours accelerated approval by the 234,35' On Friday, Madhya Q # # after the Prime Minister top drug regulator. country along with the pre- Co-Win is a digitised plat- Pradesh reported its first case # chaired a high-level meeting The Centre said that in the paredness of the States and form that will provide real-time he Central Government of the new mutated strain $) $ with senior officials to review first phase starting from Union Territories (UTs) for information of vaccine stocks, Ton Saturday said that a from the UK. The patient, a !## + / % the Covid situation in the January 16, nearly 30 million the vaccination drive. The storage temperature, and indi- total of 90 persons have been 39-year-old man, had returned # country and finalise vaccine healthcare and frontline work- meeting was attended by vidualised tracking of benefi- detected with the new “more to Indore from the UK last # $0 # /1111 rollout details. ers will be inoculated, followed Cabinet Secretary, Principal ciaries of the vaccine. Over 7.9 transmissible” UK coronavirus month and has tested # # $! It was felt that since people by those above 50 years of age Secretary to PM, Health million beneficiaries have been mutant strain. They are kept in positive for the new coron- # # # # will be busy celebrating their and the under-50 population Secretary, the release added. registered on the app. physical isolation in health avirus strain. Officials say he # $ local festivals beginning groups with co-morbidities. “After the detailed review, “Over 61,000 programme facilities. Of 33,000 UK flyers is asymptomatic. ! # January 13, it will be difficult “The rollout of Covid-19 it was decided that in view of managers, 200,00 vaccinators, who arrived in India from A day earlier, three more # # # N #2 to rope them for the inocula- vaccine will provide priority to the forthcoming festivals and 3,70,000 other vaccination November 25 to December 23 people were found positive ) 31 # # # tion drive. January 16 was cho- the healthcare workers and the including Lohri, Makar team members have been last year, the Government has with the new UK-variant of 4 565 sen to ensure everything goes frontline workers who are esti- Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu, trained so far as part of the been able to trace just 5,000 Covid-19 in Maharashtra, tak- # $O7 % # smoothly, said a senior official mated to be around 3 crore, fol- etc, the vaccination will start training at the States, districts, passengers. ing the State’s tally to 11. $N # from the Union Health lowed by those above 50 years from 16th January 2021,” the and block levels,” said the Health experts say that Officials said all the 11 cases # 89 # Ministry. of age and the under-50 pop- release said. statement. there may be many more with- were asymptomatic. 93 # 2) $ Earlier in the day, Modi at ulation groups with co-mor- During the meeting, Modi “The vaccination exercise in the community who might As of January 6, the num- 2 the inaugural address of the bidities numbering around 27 was briefed about the pre- will be guided by the principles be acting as super spreaders as ber of people who had tested 5$/9 % # 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas crore,” the Centre said in a paredness status of the Centre of people’s participation (Jan they are yet not in the detec- positive for the new UK vari- # $O! convention via video-confer- release here. in close collaboration with Bhagidari); utilising experi- tion radar. The new cases have ant was 73 while on December 538111 encing said that “India is self- The Prime Minister had States and UTs for rolling out ence of elections (booth mostly been reported from 30, six cases were found to be 6$:# $!N5$/9 % # reliant in the battle against the chaired a meeting on Saturday vaccine doses in near future strategy) and Universal Maharashtra — Mumbai, infected with the new variant 2 # 8$3 %$O novel coronavirus pandemic. to review the status of the and was also informed about Immunization Program (UIP). Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik, of the virus known as “N501Y”. 5/$6 India used to import PPE kits, coronavirus pandemic in the the Co-Win app. Turn to Page 4 Aurangabad, Raigad. Turn to Page 4 # % & & & # # *& 59$89 % ,- & 1 6 $ ( * $% # -./ ++ * * Q # -/ 1 * ! # % &*++ # % $#-/ 181 * ; * 234,35' * 234,35' n a shocking incident, ten $) he Indian Army has appre- Iinfants — aged between one 6 O !"#$ high-level committee, Thended a Chinese soldier in and three months — were $! # # Aheaded by Prime Minister the areas of South of Pangong killed in the wee hours of &!'(*!' Narendra Modi, has been con- Tso (lake) in Eastern Ladakh Saturday, when a massive fire ! # # ; + stituted to commemorate the where a stand-off between the broke out in a Government ; 125th birth anniversary of two armies is on for the last hospital at Bhandara in eastern 1 6 * # 234,35' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in nine months. The soldier Maharashtra. ; !# a “befitting manner”. transgressed across the LAC in The fire — triggered prima /158$< # n view of the bird flu scare, A notification to this effect India. His interrogation is on. facie by a short-circuit — broke ! 8 ;! # # Iimport of live birds has been was issued on Saturday by the This is the second such incident out at the Neonatal Intensive && $ banned in Delhi and Ghazipur Ministry of Culture in which 85 since October last year. Care Unit at the District 7 poultry market will remain members, including the PM, “During early hours of General Hospital at Bhandara # closed for the next ten days. have been named, which will January 8, a Chinese soldier around 1.30 am. Before long, * ; = #$ Besides, the Delhi Government decide on the activities for a was apprehended on the Indian fire and smoke engulfed the ) ) has shut Sanjay Lake, Hastsal one-year-long commemora- side of the LAC, in Ladakh, in newborn care unit. A nurse Q Park, two other recreational ! "#$ tion, beginning January 23. area South of Pangong Tso lake. who was among the two nurs- # 0 * # gardens in Delhi after 24 crows The committee will com- The People Liberation Army es and one helper present at # # were found dead in Jasola park 10 ducks have died at the large number of parks in the prise eminent citizens, histori- (PLA) soldier had transgressed that time in the NICU raised an % and 10 ducks at Sanjay Lake. famous Sanjay Lake, officials city, said authorities are mon- ans, experts, family members of across the LAC and was taken alarm, prompting other nurs- # Noting that there is no said on Saturday. itoring the situation closely. Netaji and persons associated into custody by Indian troops es, doctors and other hospital !0!#$ # % confirmed case of avian The DDA, which owns a Turn to Page 4 with the Azad Hind Fauj. deployed in this area,” the members to rush to the scene. 2 # # $ influenza in Delhi so far, Chief Turn to Page 4 Army said here on Saturday. Detailed report on P6 # Minister Arvind Kejriwal said N OM # # samples have been sent to && $&'($)*+)#,- $ Jalandhar laboratory. He also -!-,!..#$/), *# said a 24-hour helpline has # been set up for assistance. Aurangabad: As man as 900 Jammu: Over 150 crows were New Delhi: The department of Sources said the notifica- “This is a requirement of ; % # On Friday, the Centre said hens have died at a poultry found dead in three districts of revenue (DoR), Ministry of tion, issued under PML Act on Financial Action Task Force — # # $)# bird flu has been confirmed so farm in Murumba village in Jammu region triggering a bird Finance has clarified that any December