- <$( )#*= ! *#*= = !"#$% ,-'(,). /012 .%,%.,/ 0.1(*2 .13 () 1 * N&/ &6 6O 40 $( ;64 // ' 0 $&/' 45&/ 5- 0 7&( 5 7&7 40 ' ( $'/$OB '64 /( '$/ 5/$ / -'$ $4$ 6 /$ ' -&/ ' /(' -& /6 '& 4&' &4' 7 /; 0 >5 - "+ ?9 ,, 99 > ! 4 ) ! * ! /3 343/5 % /3 6 R (Centre) tell us whether you are 6 ! going to hold on these laws or 7 we will do this”. ) R Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Bench, also * ! R comprising Justices AS * Bopanna and V $ 40 45&/ these laws in abeyance for Ramasubramanian, that a law ! !" # $ some time. cannot be stayed unless the ** +89: O " he Supreme Court on “We are still thinking it is court finds it violates funda- ! ! # TMonday asked the Centre equally important that we stay mental rights or constitution- to put on hold the three con- the implementation of law al schemes. ) P troversial farm laws or the without staying the laws,” the “A law cannot be stayed by $ !"# & court itself will do so on the Bench said. the Supreme Court unless the ** ' recommendation of a court- On December 17, the SC Lordships find that it violates ) * - ; ( appointed committee which is had asked the Centre to con- the fundamental rights or con- / * to be constituted. Now all eyes sider putting on hold the stitutional schemes. Law has to ( ( will be on the court’s Tuesday implementation of the three be without the power to legis- / !! ) order in the matter. laws. late, only then it can be stayed. ** ( $ * Criticising the Disagreeing with the No petitioners have raised any ** ! Government’s handling of the Centre’s contention that court such issues,” Venugopal said. ! +, farmers’ protest, the court ques- cannot put on hold laws passed The Bench refuted his con- )! ** tioned the Centre’s opposition by Parliament, the court tention and said, “We are doing Centre wants to discuss these ! * to its suggestion that the referred to its last year order this because you have failed to legislations point by point, *! - ) implementation of three new staying the implementation of solve the problem. The Union while the farmers want them to # farm laws be held back for the 2018 Maharashtra law granti- of India has to take the respon- be repealed. time being so as to help find an ng reservation to Marathas in sibility. The laws have resulted The SC said it will consti- $ amicable solution to the ongo- education and jobs. into a strike and now you have tute a committee headed by a ! % ing farmers’ protest at Delhi “We don’t see why there is to solve the strike”. former Chief Justice of India to &'( . borders. an insistence on implementa- The top court said it may resolve the impasse. It sug- * The Bench said that till tion of the law,” a Bench head- stay the implementation of gested that stay on implemen- 40 45&/ saying it has already granted Bhog Singh Mansa, presi- ) date the Centre has not told it ed by Chief Justice SA Bobde these laws as talks between the tation of these laws will help the the Government a “long rope”. dent of Indian Farmers Union anything on its proposal to said, adding, “We are not Government and farmers are committee in finding solution. armer leaders sitting along While sharing this online (Mansa), said a stay on the laws " )) ! # " keep the implementation of experts on economy and you “breaking down” because the Continued on Page 2 Fthe national Capital’s border on Facebook, Gurnam Singh is “no big deal”. $ " mounting pressure on the Chaduni, Bharatiya Kisan “A stay is not a solution. We ) )) * Centre to repeal new farm Union (Haryana) leader, said are here to get these laws # laws on Monday said they they welcome the Supreme scrapped completely...the would continue their agitation Court observation, but ending Government has in a way $ % even if the Government or the the protest is not an option. already agreed to scrap the laws Supreme Court stays the “Any stay is only for a when it said it is willing to )( / ) implementation of the new fixed period of time... Till the incorporate as many amend- 0 " ! agriculture laws. issue is taken up by the court ments as farmers want,” he said. ) *! ! The reaction came after the again,” he said. “We appeal to the Supreme /" . SC indicated that it may stay “The farmers want the laws Court to terminate these laws ) . -) the implementation of the con- to be repealed completely. The as these are not valid constitu- 1 40 45&/ ! " #$% tentious farm laws and refused protest will continue even if the tionally,” Mansa said, adding -.) to grant more time to the Government or the Supreme the protest will continue till the !! 0 rime Minister Narendra & # Centre to explore the possibil- Court stays their implementa- “the laws are repealed”. * PModi on Monday said the ity of an amicable solution tion,” he said. Continued on Page 2 L .*M )# Central Government will bear the expenses of vaccinating nearly three crore healthcare for the future,” he told Chief and frontline workers in the Ministers through video-con- first round and asked political ferencing. representatives and VIPs not to West Bengal Chief Minister jump the queue for getting the Mamata Banerjee sought in the first dose of vaccine. meeting that the States should Interacting with Chief have greater role and involve- 40 45&/ points from where they would Ministers, Modi announced ment in the first phase of the be distributed further. that over 30 crore citizens will vaccine rollout when the fter announcing January 16 The Ministry is also likely get the jabs in the next few Centre would send vaccines to Aas the day for launching to soon sign a purchase order months in India against only the States. countrywide Covid-19 vacci- for another anti-coronavirus 2.5 crore people who have The Jammu & Kashmir nation drive, the Government vaccine, Covaxin, which has received them in over 50 coun- Government requested for on Monday placed a purchase been indigenously developed tries in around a month so far. offline registration of the ben- order with Pune-based Serum by Bharat Biotech. India top The countrywide vaccination eficiaries in the State. Institute of India (SII) for 11 drug regulator DCGI had drive will start from January 16. States across the country million doses of Covishield — recently granted emergency In the second phase, those have designated thousands of anti-Covid vaccine developed use authorisation (EUA) to above 50 years and those under collection, storage and distrib- by AstraZeneca and Oxford two vaccines, Oxford’s 50 years with co-morbidity ution centres for the January 16 University — each costing Covishield, and Bharat will be vaccinated, said Modi. vaccination exercise, the largest 210, including GST of 10. Biotech’s Covaxin. Both vac- The Prime Minister did not in the world. Two dry runs The HLL Lifecare Limited, cines, according to a state- specify who will bear the vac- have already been conducted. a public sector undertaking ment from the Health Ministry, cination cost for subsequent During the virtual meet, issued the supply order on have established safety and rounds. Modi told Chief Ministers, behalf of the Union Health immunogenicity. The Prime Minister “I’m satisfied that we worked Ministry in the name of Coronavirus vaccine devel- informed Chief Ministers that together by standing united in Prakash Kumar Singh, oped by AstraZeneca and the plans were afoot to vaccinate Covid crisis, quick decisions Additional Director, University of Oxford will be “30 crore people in next few were taken with full sensitivi- Government and Regulatory priced around 1,000 in private months.” ty. As a result, Covid has not Affairs at Pune-based pharma market once such sales open “We should be proud that spread in India on the scale, on company. up, said Adar Poonawala, CEO both the vaccines are made in which it spread anywhere else The Covishield vaccine of its Indian manufacturer on India ...four more vaccines are in the world.” doses would be initially Monday. in progress so that we can plan Continued on Page 2 shipped to 60 consignment Continued on Page 2 " #$ % " () , 40 45&/ he Indian Army on ! TMonday handed back to the Chinese army one of their * $ 40 45&/ soldiers who was apprehended on Friday for transgressing ith the presence of avian LAC. He was returned to the Winfluenza in Delhi, Chinese army at 10.10 am the Maharashtra and Uttarakhand, Chushul-Moldo meeting point. the Ministry of Animal This was the second such Husbandry and Dairying on incident since October last Monday said bird flu has been year when a Chinese soldier confirmed in 10 States and was nabbed after straying into stressed on increased surveil- India in Ladakh. In the latest lance around water bodies, live ! "#$ incident, the Chinese soldier bird markets, zoos and poultry crossed the LAC in the south farms. Meanwhile, fresh avian of Pangong Tso (lake) near deaths continue to be reported * # Gurung Hill in Chushul sector. in other States too. The two armies are in a stand- The Centre has urged + off in this region for the past States not to close mandis or nine months. restrict sale of poultry products 40 45&/ positive for bird flu so far, Announcing the safe as there are no scientific reports Deputy Chief Minister Manish return, the Indian Army said of transmission of bird flu to s all eight samples sent to Sisodia said on Monday, asking here on Monday, "The People's human beings. Prime Minister ABhopal lab tested positive, people not to panic as there is Liberation Army (PLA) soldier, Narendra Modi has asked all bird flu has been confirmed in no cause for concern.