Indian Horizon National English Daily [email protected] www.indianhorizon.org RNI NO:DELENG/2013/51507 In memory of Dr Asima Kemal and Prof. Dr. Salim W Kemal [email protected] Volume Issue No: 319 Published from Hyderabad & New Delhi New Delhi, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Pages 12 + 4 pull out (P16) No:7 Price: 3.00 CONG SAYS K-RAIL, IMRAN KHAN TO AD- KOHLI, ASHWIN NOMINATED TUNNEL PROJECTS DRESS NATION OVER FOR PLAYER OF THE A BLUFF BYKERALA COVID AFTER NCC DECADE AWARD CHIEF MINISTER MEETING PINARAYI VIJAYAN P-5 P-8 P-11 NAMAZ TIMING FAJAR 05.10 AM India bans 43 Chinese mobile apps Telangana ready to administer ZOHAR 12.03 PM ASAR 03.16 PM over national security concerns MAGHRIB 05.40 PM Covid vaccine: KCR to PM New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) ISHA 06.56 PM Continuing with its ban or- Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) “People are eagerly waiting for the vaccine. ders on Chinese apps, the In- Telangana Chief Minis- GOLD & SILVER RATE dian government on Tuesday ter K. Chandrasekhar Rao A scientifically approved vaccine is need of 24K blocked 43 new mobile apps, announced that the state the hour. The Telangana state government is including shopping website government is ready to ready to distribute and administer the vaccine 50,880 AliExpress owned by e-com- administer the “scientifi- merce behemoth Alibaba. cally approved vaccine” for to people on a priority basis. Accordingly, we KG Other popular apps that Covid-19 to the people. He have drawn an action plan. However, one has 664,500 have been banned include felt that it should be veri- to take into consideration whether the vaccine WeWorkChina, CamCard and fied whether the vaccine has any side effects,” Snack. These apps have been has any side effects before WEATHER REPORT banned by the Ministry of its administration. cine too may give different the vaccine in the State years of age and those peo- Electronics and Information Rao expressed the opin- side effects in different re- and also instructed them ple suffering from acute Technology (MeitY) for en- ly popular PlayerUnknown’s 47 Chinese apps from oper- ion during a videoconfer- gions,” he said. KCR sug- to create the required in- diseases. He asked them Њ gaging in activities which are Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mo- ating in the country, which ence meet which Prime gested that initially a batch frastructure facilities. to prepare a list. Chief 28 18 “prejudicial to the sovereignty bile, Baidu and couple of vir- were largely clones of the 59 Minister Narendra Modi of vaccine doses be sent to KCR also instructed the Secretary Somesh Kumar, and integrity of the country, tual private networks (VPNs) apps that were banned in held with all the Chief Min- the states, which can be officials to put in place cold Principal Secretary, CMO, INDIAN RUPEE defence, security of the state that allowed access to TikTok June. On June 29, the govern- isters to discuss the meth- administered to some peo- chain all over the state. He S Narsing Rao, Principal EXCHANGE RATES and public order”. that was banned earlier.Other ment banned 59 Chinese apps, od pertaining to distribu- ple. “Let us assess the situ- said committees should be Secretary, Medical and The ministry banned these popular banned apps were including TikTok, WeChat, tion and administering of ation after administering formed at the state, district Health, Murtuza Rizvi, Indian ` inv. 1.00 INR apps based on reports re- Baidu Express Edition, Share- UC Browser and Xiaomi’s Mi the vaccine to people. said vaccine on these people and Mandal level to con- Medical Health Director US Dollar 74.106999 ceived from the Indian Cyber Save by Xiaomi, WeChat Work, Community, over national KCR, as the Chief Minister and then administer it to duct the vaccination pro- Srinivas Rao, Medical Edu- Euro 87.945398 Crime Co-ordination Centre, Tencent Weiyun, Tencent security concerns amid the is popularly known.“There the rest,” he added. gramme.He said the vac- cation Director Ramesh British Pound 98.791208 Ministry of Home Affairs. Watchlist, Alipay, GO SMS Pro, border tussle in Eastern La- are different weather and After the videoconfer- cine should be given first Reddy, Health University Australian $ 54.371084 The Indian government had ZAKZAK Pro and Live, Smart dakh which led to the death of climatic conditions in the ence, he held a meeting to the Covid warriors and VC Karunakar Reddy, Co- Kuwaiti Dinar 242.206338 on September 2 banned 118 AppLock and Ludo World-Lu- 20 Indian soldiers in a bloody country. Coronavirus also with the officials and di- frontline workers like the vid Experts Committee apps on national security con- do Superstar, among othersIn clash with Chinese PLA troops did not affect the country rected them to prepare an police and other depart- member Gangadhar and Saudi Riyal 19.761866 cerns, including the immense- July, the government barred in the Galwan Valley in June. in a uniform manner. Vac- action plan to administer ments, people above 60 others participated. Qatari Riyal 20.359066 Chinese Yuan 11.251054 58K women banking PM holds review meeting with Chief Ministers on COVID Puzzled by CEA celebrating current UAE dirham 20.178897 correspondents to New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) account surplus: Chidambaram CHICKEN RATE Prime Minister Narendra begin training in UP Modi today asked state gov- New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) For- Farm Rate - 92 Lucknow, Nov 24 dent Sakhis. A total ernments to establish cold mer Finance Minister P. Chidam- Retail Live -114 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh of 58,000 gram pan- storage facilities for COVID baram has said he is “puzzled” Skinless -188 chief minister Aditya- chayats in the state 19 vaccine and send detailed by Chief Economic Adviser K.V. WithSkin -165 nath has asked the will have a BC Sakhi plans to the centre on how to Subramanian celebrating the cur- rural development each.“Once the BC take the vaccine to the low- rent account surplus. India may NECC SUGGESTED EGG PRICE and panchayati raj de- Sakhis begin work- est levels.The Prime Minister witness a current account surplus partments to go ahead ing, it will help a lot who held a meeting with Chief due to the recent economic re- Egg Whole Sale Rate with the training of of the villagers in Ministers of various states to forms announced by the govern- Egg Retail Price 58,000 women bank- their banking related review the situation arising ment, said Subramanian. Super Market ing correspondent needs. BC Sakhis out of the COVID pandemic he said and added that each tion and said vaccine work is Reacting to the CEA statement, Rs 4.74 (BC) Sakhis before will function from and progress on the devel- State and stakeholder had to ongoing but there should be Chidambaram said, “CEA has count surplus,” he added. Chid- they begin their job. their village’s pan- opment of vaccine, said the work as a team to ensure that no carelessness. ‘’The States confirmed my suspicion that abaram said many economists SHORT TAKES The state govern- chayat bhavan,a¿ the mission of Corona virus vac- this mission is systematic, are required to establish cold India will end 2020-21 with a have pointed out, a current ac- ment has completed chief minister said cination of each citizen is smooth and a sustained effort. storage facilities for COVID19 current account surplus. But I count surplus means that India, Avalanche warning the first-of-its-kind in a statement. Addi- like national commitment. Urging states to send detailed vaccine’’. He said it was not am puzzled by the tone of his a country that needs more capi- technology driven tional chief secretary, ‘Vaccine distribution strategy plans soon on how they plan certain whether there would remarks. Is the CEA celebrat- tal, is investing its capital abroad! issued in J&K and process for select- rural development will be chalked out in collec- to take vaccine to lowest lev- be one, two or three doses of ing a current account surplus?” “Our policies should ensure that Ladakh UTs ing 58,000 women and panchayati raj tive coordination with states. els, he said it would help in a vaccine and also what would “Given that we are a developing both exports and imports grow Jammu, Nov 24 (IANS) Af- for as many posts of department, Manoj States must also start work- making decisions. He hoped be the price of the vaccine. country in need of capital, we smartly leaving a manageable ter two days of inclement banking correspon- Kumar Singh. ing on cold storage facilities,’’ for their pro-active participa- ‘’We still don’t have answers cannot celebrate a current ac- current account deficit. weather, authorities on Monday issued avalanche Cyclone Nivar: Modi warning for higher reach- India calls for immediate and comprehensive India’s COVID tally surges to es of different districts in dials TN & Puducherry Jammu and Kashmir and ceasefire in Afghanistan 91,77,841, active cases 4,38,667 Ladakh UTs. An official of CMs, assures support the Disaster Management New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Re- New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) After the data added. Meanwhile, na- Department said a medium iterating that the peace process New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime witnessing a rise of above 40,000 tion’s overall COVID tally has now danger avalanche warning must be Afghan-led, Afghan- Minister Narendra Modi on Tues- cases daily for the past several reached 91,77,841, while fatalities has been issued for the high- owned and Afghan-controlled, day spoke to the Chief Ministers of days, India on Tuesdayaay rre-e-e dueue to the highly contagious er reaches of Kupwara and India on Tuesday called for an Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ahead corded a fresh spike oof vvirus have now mounted to Bandipora districts in J&K.