DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00(`12 IN NORTHEAST STATES &ANDAMAN)WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM FirstVACCINATION AGAINSTshotCOVID-19TatOBEGINrecoverytoday PM to launchrollout, 3,006vaccination sites for3crore priority groups KAUNAINSHERIFFM THECOUNTDOWN NEWDELHI,JANUARY15 COVID TALLY ON SATURDAY,India begins the world’s largest immunisation ex- 1crore 1.5lakh ercise againstCovid-19, which cases deaths has so farinfectedmorethana 3,006 crorepeopleand killedmore Vaccination sites than 1.5lakh in the country. On Day1,at3,006 session sites, DAY1: around 100beneficiaries each 100-odd to be NEXT MEETINGONJAN 19 from the 3crore priority group vaccinated at eachsite comprising healthcareand front- line workers will begiventhe first INFRASTRUCTURE Form own group to shots of Covid-19vaccines,after 2,900 cold chain points therolloutislaunchedbyPrime 240 walk-in coolers Minister NarendraModi. 70 walk-in freezers discuss laws: Govt Detailedbackend prepara- tionsuptothe blocklevel have 45,000ice-lined gone intothe immunisation refrigerators drive,taking into account both 41,000deep freezers to farmer unions the experience from India's 300 solar refrigerators Universal Immunisation No point, only afew speak forus, say Programme and the booth strat- PERSONNEL egy during elections. At CalcuttaMedical CollegeonFriday,ahead of the rolloutofthe Covid-19 vaccinationdrive across the country. Shashi Ghosh 2,360 trainedatcentral unions; object to FIRs, raids, notices Atechnical supportteam level; 5.7 LAKH basedinDelhi will operate24X7 vaccination team to address anyissues related to members at statelevel the flagship Co-WIN platform, THE EDITORIAL PAGE whichwill hold real-time infor- 20,000 in Bengal to receive the BUDGET mation on the vaccination drive, including stocks,storage tem- `480 cr VACCINEEFFICACY perature, and individualised to states forfirstphase NEEDSNUTRITION jab; CM to supervise, interact trackingofbeneficiaries. Experts will be at hand on theplatform CO-WIN: 24X7 support BOOSTER Nabanna StateSecretariat from instructedher party leadersto to address everything from tech- team, fortechnical BY KSRINATH REDDY SWEETYKUMARI 1pmand is likelytovisit one of keep an eyeonthe vaccination nicalglitches reportedfromvac- glitches, adverse events KOLKATA,JANUARY15 the centres. drive in their respective areas. cination sites to anyadverse WITHHOPE Chief SecretaryAlapan In Kolkata, 18 centres, includ- eventsfollowing immunisation. WITH 210centres acrossWest Bandyopadhyayand Health ing medical colleges, will admin- Thereisadesignated Adverse Room’ at the UnionMinistryof Vaccination Daymarks a Bengal ready to inoculatearound Secretary NSNigam willalso istervaccines whileHowrahdis- Event Following Immunisation Health will closelymonitor any nation’s gratitude to itsCovid 20,000frontlineworkers from 9 joinBanerjeeatthe secretariat. trict has six suchcentres. Representativesoffarmer unions afterthe ninth round of Management Centre, to which "disinformationcampaignandru- warriors —and opens anew am on Saturday,Chief Minister Sources said the chief minister Senior health officials on talkswith the government in NewDelhi, Friday. Amit Mehra everysession siteinthe country mour mongering" regarding the chapterofhope with caution Mamata Banerjee will virtually would also virtuallyinteract Fridayinspected the vaccination has been linked. twovaccinestobeadministered PAGE 6 supervise the firstphase of the with people. centreatSSKM Hospitalwhich A‘CommunicationControl CONTINUEDONPAGE2 vaccination drive from the According to sources, shehas CONTINUEDONPAGE2 HARIKISHANSHARMA &RAAKHIJAGGA BUSINESSASUSUAL NEWDELHI&LUDHIANA, JANUARY15 BY UNNY On farmers,SCflagged Kovind gives Rs 5lakh, Governors &chief FAILINGTOmakeany headway in talkswith farmer unions de- manding the repeal of the new no consultation, let it ministers toodonatefor Ram Temple agriculturelaws, the Centresug- gested Friday that the unions ilydonated achequeoffivelakh andheadof thecommitteeforthe constitutetheir owninformal hear us on J&K: Omar DEEPTIMANTIWARY and one hundredrupees forthe construction of the RamTemple, group whichcould listexpecta- NEWDELHI,JANUARY15 construction of the temple. We NripendraMishra,member of the tions and makeaproposal that arehappy thatthisnationalmove- TrustSwami GovinddevGiri, VHP could be discussed. PRESIDENTRAMNathKovindon mentfortempleconstructionhas International Working President Theunions, spearheadingthe FridaydonatedRs5,00,100for the begun with his hands,”VHP Alok Kumar,and RSS leader protests atthegatesofDelhisince construction of the Ramtemple spokesperson Vinod Bansal said. Kulbhushan Ahuja. November 26, said therewas no AgricultureMinisterNarendra in Ayodhya,asthe The President's office did not VHP sources said the firstday point in forming an informal Singh Tomar,Food Minister RamjanmabhoomiTeerth issueanofficial statement in this of the donation drive had seen group wheneven now, only afew Piyush Goyaland Ministerof KshetraTrustbegan anationwide regard.VHP sources said the an enthusiastic response not amongthem speak on behalfof Statefor Commerce and Industry campaign to collect donations. President made the donation in onlyfromseveral dignitaries but the farmers during the talks. SomPrakash —that “weare “A delegation of four people The cheque from President his personal capacity. also from commonpeople. A Leaders of the unions said farmers, notyourpolitical rivals”. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE had gone to receive the good RamNathKovind, in New The delegation thatvisited delegation is supposedtomeet they told the ministers — CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NEWDELHI,JANUARY15 wishes of the Hon'ble President. Delhi on Friday. Anil Sharma Kovind includedformer Principal PrimeMinisterNarendra Modi Omar Abdullah at the Idea ThePresidentalongwithhisfam- Secretarytothe Prime Minister CONTINUEDONPAGE2 FORMER CHIEF Ministerofthe ExchangeonFriday. Express erstwhile stateofJammuand NIA summons farm union Kashmir and vice-president of SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGESHEETINTRP SCAMCASE WORLD J&K National Conference Omar leaderfor questioning, he AbdullahFridaysaid the Mumbai Police cite WhatsApp chats Supreme Courtneeds to imme- diatelystepintohear and decide says bidtoderail protest the petitions challenging the ab- between Arnaband ex-BARCchief rogation of Article 370and 35A on the lines of itsrecent inter- Maybecome ministers arewith us". KAMALDEEPSINGHBRAR vention on the farm laws. impossibleto EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE In one of the chats, which go AMRITSAR,JANUARY15 “It is notlikethe Supreme MUMBAI,NEWDELHI, backtoJuly2017, 'Dasgupta' Courtisnot working at all. We turnclockback JANUARY15 sends'Goswami' exclusive TRP THE NATIONAL Investigation Baldev have seentheSupremeCourttake (Television Ratings Point) data. Agency (NIA) has summoned Singh Sirsa cognizance of what is happening THE SUPREME Court's de- ASUPPLEMENTARYchargesheet The policehavealleged that BaldevSingh Sirsa, the president withthe farmer protests andstep layintaking up the matter filedbythe Mumbai Policeon Goswami paid Dasgupta money COPS, EX-MILITARY of Lok Bhalai Insaf Welfare intothose. If the farmer protests related to the constitu- January11inthe TRP scam case so as to showthe highestTRPs in Society (LBIWS) whichisone of questioning in the case against can invitethe attention of the tional changes in J&K contains over 200pages of pur- Arnab Goswami; the news segmentfor thetwo AMONG THOSE the unions participating in talks SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for Supreme Courtand their obser- could result in the newsit- ported WhatsApp conversations Partho Dasgupta Republic channels. While they WHO STORMED with the Government over the an allegedconspiracy to create an vations can include wordsthat uation becoming perma- between Republic TV editor claim evidence to provethis, it is U.S. CAPITOL newfarm laws,inconnection “atmosphereoffear and lawless- ‘this did notseem to include any nent, and apoint could be Arnab Goswami and then CEO of notpart of the chatsattachedto with acase registeredagainsta ness and to cause disaffection in consultation’ …then therewere reachedwhereitwould be BARC (BroadcastAudience once offering to mediateon the supplementarychargesheet. INDONESIAQUAKE leader of the outlawedoutfit, people and to incitethem to- no consultations with J&Kbefore impossible to undosome Research Council) Partho Dasgupta's behalf with the po- TheBARCcalculates TRPs, on the KILLS AT LEAST 42, Sikhsfor Justice (SFJ). wardsrisinginrebellionagainst whathappenedon5thof August, of the changes, Omar Dasgupta,who is nowincus- liticalleadership, including the basis of whichadvertisement INJURES HUNDREDS Sirsa has been asked to ap- the Government of India”. 2019.Bythat same yardstickof Abdullah said. tody,showing their alleged prox- Prime Minister's Office (PMO), ratesfor TVchannels aredecided. PAGE 12 pear at the NIA headquarters in On Friday, LBIWSwas CONTINUEDONPAGE2 imity,with Goswami morethan and claiming at one point, "All CONTINUEDONPAGE2 NewDelhionJanuary17for CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PAGE1 ANCHOR Comedian staysinjail, co-accused include brother,friend, organiser who wasinthe audience, an- for"hurting religious senti- "Since the Tukoganj Police tions but their bail has been de- In itsapplication to the IRAMSIDDIQUE other afriend of Faruqui's who ments" at ashowinIndore, on a Station (wherethe case is regis- niedonanassumption that it Sessions Court on January6ob- &BENITAFERNANDO