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T he Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would vote on the impeach- ment of outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday on charges of inciting his sup- porters to carry out a violent attack on the Capitol Hill last week. Co-authored by Congressmen Jamie Raskin, David Cicilline and Ted Lieu, the article of impeachment — co-sponsored by 211 House members — was tabled on Monday. During a conference call with his party colleagues on Monday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the impeachment vote will be held on Wednesday. The article of impeach- ment charges Trump with a count of “incitement of insur- rection” for his actions on January 6, when he delivered a speech inciting his supporters to lay siege to the Capitol, an action that temporarily halted the counting of Electoral College votes and resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including an officer of the US Capitol Police. The Democrats have enough votes to impeach the president in the House, which requires a simple majority. But the Senate, where both the Republicans and Democrats have now 50-50 seats — would require votes of two-third of the members to remove the presi- dent out of the office. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in her capacity as Chairperson of the Senate would add one more to the Democrats when necessary. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the vote on impeachment in the upper chambers of the US Congress can not happen before the Inauguration Day on January 20. Continued on Page 11 A s India gears up for vacci- nating three crore health workers from January 16 mega Covid-jab drive, the Government on Tuesday said there would be two doses of the vaccine which will be given at a 28-day interval. “The effectiveness of the vaccine would begin only after 14 days of receiving the second dose. Hence it is imperative to maintain Covid-19 appropriate behavior even after receiving the coronavirus vaccine,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhsuhan said, explaining the vaccination timeline here at a press conference. “We also hope States, at the highest level, will exercise con- tinuous oversight and person- al involvement in the entire process of the rollout. There is a gap of 28 days between the two doses. Effectiveness begins 14 days after the second dose. Communication must high- light this aspect and Covid- appropriate behaviour,” he said. The Government Medical Store Department (GMSD) in Karnal, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai will be treated as the four main storage centres for the vaccine rollout, Bhushan said, adding that one regional vaccination store will also be designated in each State but some States may have more. Bhushan said that there will be a sequential rollout of Covid-19 vaccination. Continued on Page 11 A s his troops are braving harsh winters in Ladakh, Army Chief General MM Naravane said here on Tuesday that he favoured dialogue to defuse tension, but the forces are ready to hold ground as long as it takes to achieve the national objective. He also said the solution should be based on “equal and mutual security.” Making this point against the backdrop of scores of diplo- matic and military-level talks failing to end the impasse at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Naravane also underlined the “collusive threat” of Pakistan and China and termed it as “potent threat.” Assuring that the armed forces are ready to face any challenge, he said eight rounds of military-level talks have taken so far and “if the process prolongs so be it. We are pre- pared to hold our ground as long it takes to achieve our national goals and objectives.” Addressing the annual Press conference ahead of the Army Day on January 15, he, however, was hopeful that India and China will be able to reach an agreement to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff. Operational preparedness of the Indian armed forces is of very high level and they will continue to hold onto their ground. Informing that the forces are alert all along the 4,000 km long LAC, the Army Chief said the stand-offs prompted the Army to do rebalancing of troops. The Army Chief also said reports indicated that China had pulled back its troops from the depth areas in the Tibetan plateau due to onset of winter months. He cautioned that not much should be read into it as the force levels at all the friction points at the LAC remain the same. He also said the depth areas or training grounds of China are at least 500 to 1,500 km away from the LAC. The need of the hour is to maintain vigil at the border where force levels were intact in Eastern Ladakh. Continued on Page 11 W ith just five days left before India starts its nationwide inoculation drive on January 16, the Government on Tuesday released a price- wise comparison chart of all the vaccines in the world, claiming the two deployed by India are among the cheapest. The Government has pro- cured 55 lakh doses of Covaxin from the Bharat Biotech at a cost of 206 per dose. This is in addition to 1.1 crore doses of Covishield vaccine it pro- cured from Serum Institute of India at a cost of 200 per dose “Pricewise our vaccines are the cheapest in the world,” said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday as he sought to refuse allegations that the Government has shelled out higher prices for purchasing the two vaccines. Talking to the press reporters here, he pointed out that US pharma giant Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will be priced at 2,800 for two doses while Moderna’s will cost any- where between 2,300 to 2,700 per dose. One vaccine developed by China has been priced at 5,600 per dose while another Chinese vaccine will be made available in India at 1,200 per dose. Sputnik-V, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia will cost 734 per dose while the one developed by Johnson & Johnson is also expected to be priced at 734 per dose, he added. Asked about the vaccines approved by Indian regula- tors, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said both Covishield and Covaxin have established safety and immunogenicity. “All preparations are on track for vaccine rollout. It will be a sequential rollout, depending on availability,” he added. NITI Aayog member and chairman of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC) Dr VK Paul said, “We should have no doubt that the two vaccines approved are the safest of the vaccines. Side effects are negligible. There is no risk of any signif- icance, let’s be reassured. We are telling you this truthfully and with responsibility.” Bhushan said that the country’s regulators are looking at four more Covid-19 vaccines in the pipeline. Among these are the vaccines developed by Zydus Cadilla, Russia’s Sputnik- V, Biological E and Gennova. Continued on Page 11 I ndia reported the lowest sin- gle-day jump in coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours since mid-June with 12,584 fresh infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The Covid-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent with the active caseload remaining below 3 lakh. India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 and 50 lakh on September 16. It crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file an affidavit on its claim that some banned organ- isations, including “Khalistanis”, have infiltrated the ongoing farmers protest against the new farm laws. Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, said he will file an affi- davit along with the necessary inputs of the IB. Senior advocate PS Narasimha, appearing for inter- venor “Indian Kisan Union” supporting the new farm laws, said some banned organisa- tions have been fuelling the protests of farmers. A look at the credentials of the four members of the committee formed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to resolve the deadlock over farm- ers’ agitation reveals they have been vocal supporters of the Government’s new farm laws. The committee comprise Bhupinder Singh Mann of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, Anil Ghanwat of Shetkari Sangathan, Dr Pramod Kumar Joshi, former director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute; and agri- cultural economist Ashok Gulati. Out of these four, Bhupinder Singh Mann is the only member who has sup- ported the the laws with some “amendments”. Ashok Gulati has been the most vocal supporter of the deregulation of agriculture markets. Gulati is an agricul- tural economist who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015. He is an Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at the India Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Gulati was also the youngest member of the Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and mem- ber of the State Planning Board of Karnataka. From 2011 to 2014, he was the head of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). The panel recommends minimum support prices of various crops to the Government, and is attached to the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Continued on Page 11 T he agitating farmers scored a major victory on Tuesday when the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the three farm laws till further orders despite vehement oppo- sition by the Centre. The court formed a four-member com- mittee to listen to the griev- ances of the farmers and make recommendations to resolve the stand-off. The apex court said the talks between the Government and the farmers’ bodies have not yielded any solution so far and its order may encourage the protesting farmers to come to the negotiating table in good faith. “The stay may assuage the hurt feelings of farmers and encourage them to come to the negotiating table with confi- dence,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said. However, the farmer unions had already rejected any negotiation with any court- appointed committee and did not even send their advocates to take part in Tuesday’s pro- ceedings. The SC said a few farmers’ unions, which are now protest- ing, have engaged a team of lawyers comprising senior advocates Dushyant Dave, Colin Gonsalves, HS Phoolka and lawyer Prashant Bhushan to represent their cause. It said when Attorney General KK Venugopal had submitted earlier that there are reports that the unions may take out a tractor rally on January 26 disrupting the Republic Day Parade and cel- ebrations, “the same was stout- ly denied” by Dave on the ground that at least one mem- ber of family of each of the farmers from Punjab is in Army and they would not dis- rupt the celebrations. “However, today this team of lawyers is absent,” the Bench noted, adding some unions, who are opposing these laws, have agreed to go before the committee. Rejecting the Government contention that it cannot stay any law passed by Parliament, the judges said the apex court cannot be said to be “com- pletely powerless” to grant a stay of any executive action under a statutory enactment. Noting that negotiations between the farmers’ unions and the Government have “not yielded any result so far”, the court said the constitution of a committee of experts in the field of agriculture to negotiate may create a congenial atmos- phere and improve the trust and confidence of farmers. “As a consequence, the Minimum Support Price sys- tem in existence before the enactment of the farm laws shall be maintained until fur- ther orders. In addition, the farmers’ landholdings shall be protected, i.e., no farmer shall be dispossessed or deprived of his title as a result of any action taken under the farm laws,” the Bench, also com- prising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, said in its 11-page interim order. “While we may not stifle a peaceful protest, we think that this extraordinary order of stay of implementation of the farm laws will be perceived as an achievement of the purpose of such protest at least for the pre- sent and will encourage the farmer bodies to convince their members to get back to their livelihood, both in order to pro- tect their own lives and health and in order to protect the lives and properties of others,” the Bench said. The committee comprises Bhupinder Singh Mann, national president of Bhartiya Kisan Union, All India Kisan Coordination Committee; Parmod Kumar Joshi, Director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute; Ashok Gulati, agricultural economist and former chair- man of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, and Anil Ghanwat, president of Shetkari Sangathan. Continued on Page 11 D isapproving the Supreme Court-appointed commit- tee to break the deadlock over the farm laws, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha on Tuesday said that they will not appear before the panel as it is pro- Government and continue their agitation. Addressing a Press confer- ence at Singhu Border here, union leaders said they wel- come apex court’s order to suspend the implementation of the farm laws but this is not a solution and the farmer unions have not been asking for it. “The Government must repeal the laws and it must understand that farmers and people of India are opposed to the laws. The SC has formed a committee in its own wisdom and farmer unions have noth- ing much to say on this. Farmer unions reiterate that they will not participate in any such committee process. Further, one of the apprehensions about such a process got validated in the very constitution of the committee,” said farmer leader Darshan Pal Singh. “It is clear that the court is being misguided by various forces even in its constitution of a committee. These are peo- ple who are known for their support to the three Acts and have actively advocated for the same. It is not out of place to remind that the farmer unions have rejected a committee pro- posal from the Government too. Their dialogue is basical- ly with an elected Government about its policy directions and concomitant laws,” he said. “The members of the SC- appointed committee are not dependable as they have been writing on how agri laws are pro-farmer. We will continue our agitation,” said farmer leader Balbeer Singh Rajewal. “The peaceful Kisan Parade on the Republic Day will be held at Delhi and all over the country in large num- bers. The Government is trying to misguide the court on this too,” said Ravinder Patiala, another farmers’ leader. Continued on Page 11

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The Democratic-controlledHouse of Representatives

would vote on the impeach-ment of outgoing PresidentDonald Trump on Wednesdayon charges of inciting his sup-porters to carry out a violentattack on the Capitol Hill lastweek. Co-authored byCongressmen Jamie Raskin,David Cicilline and Ted Lieu,the article of impeachment —co-sponsored by 211 Housemembers — was tabled onMonday.

During a conference callwith his party colleagues onMonday, House MajorityLeader Steny Hoyer said theimpeachment vote will be heldon Wednesday.

The article of impeach-

ment charges Trump with acount of “incitement of insur-rection” for his actions onJanuary 6, when he delivered aspeech inciting his supportersto lay siege to the Capitol, anaction that temporarily haltedthe counting of ElectoralCollege votes and resulted inthe deaths of five individuals,including an officer of the US

Capitol Police.The Democrats have

enough votes to impeach thepresident in the House, whichrequires a simple majority. Butthe Senate, where both theRepublicans and Democratshave now 50-50 seats — wouldrequire votes of two-third of themembers to remove the presi-dent out of the office. VicePresident-elect Kamala Harrisin her capacity as Chairpersonof the Senate would add onemore to the Democrats whennecessary.

Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell has said thevote on impeachment in theupper chambers of the USCongress can not happenbefore the Inauguration Day onJanuary 20.

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As India gears up for vacci-nating three crore health

workers from January 16 megaCovid-jab drive, theGovernment on Tuesday saidthere would be two doses of thevaccine which will be given ata 28-day interval.

“The effectiveness of thevaccine would begin only after14 days of receiving the seconddose. Hence it is imperative tomaintain Covid-19 appropriatebehavior even after receivingthe coronavirus vaccine,”Union Health Secretary RajeshBhsuhan said, explaining thevaccination timeline here at apress conference.

“We also hope States, at thehighest level, will exercise con-

tinuous oversight and person-al involvement in the entireprocess of the rollout. There isa gap of 28 days between thetwo doses. Effectiveness begins14 days after the second dose.Communication must high-light this aspect and Covid-appropriate behaviour,” he said.

The Government MedicalStore Department (GMSD) inKarnal, Kolkata, Chennai andMumbai will be treated as thefour main storage centres forthe vaccine rollout, Bhushansaid, adding that one regionalvaccination store will also bedesignated in each State butsome States may have more.

Bhushan said that therewill be a sequential rollout ofCovid-19 vaccination.

Continued on Page 11

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As his troops are bravingharsh winters in Ladakh,

Army Chief General MMNaravane said here on Tuesdaythat he favoured dialogue todefuse tension, but the forcesare ready to hold ground aslong as it takes to achieve thenational objective. He also saidthe solution should be based on“equal and mutual security.”

Making this point againstthe backdrop of scores of diplo-matic and military-level talksfailing to end the impasse at theLine of Actual Control (LAC),Naravane also underlined the“collusive threat” of Pakistan

and China and termed it as“potent threat.”

Assuring that the armedforces are ready to face anychallenge, he said eight roundsof military-level talks havetaken so far and “if the processprolongs so be it. We are pre-pared to hold our ground aslong it takes to achieve ournational goals and objectives.”

Addressing the annualPress conference ahead of theArmy Day on January 15, he,however, was hopeful that Indiaand China will be able to reachan agreement to resolve theeastern Ladakh standoff.

Operational preparednessof the Indian armed forces is ofvery high level and they willcontinue to hold onto theirground. Informing that theforces are alert all along the4,000 km long LAC, the ArmyChief said the stand-offsprompted the Army to do

rebalancing of troops.The Army Chief also said

reports indicated that Chinahad pulled back its troopsfrom the depth areas in theTibetan plateau due to onset ofwinter months. He cautionedthat not much should be readinto it as the force levels at allthe friction points at the LAC

remain the same. He also said the depth

areas or training grounds ofChina are at least 500 to 1,500km away from the LAC. Theneed of the hour is to maintainvigil at the border where forcelevels were intact in EasternLadakh.

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With just five days leftbefore India starts its

nationwide inoculation driveon January 16, the Governmenton Tuesday released a price-wise comparison chart of all thevaccines in the world, claimingthe two deployed by India areamong the cheapest.

The Government has pro-cured 55 lakh doses of Covaxinfrom the Bharat Biotech at acost of �206 per dose. This isin addition to 1.1 crore dosesof Covishield vaccine it pro-cured from Serum Institute ofIndia at a cost of �200 per dose

“Pricewise our vaccinesare the cheapest in the world,”said Union Health SecretaryRajesh Bhushan on Tuesday ashe sought to refuse allegationsthat the Government hasshelled out higher prices for

purchasing the two vaccines.Talking to the press

reporters here, he pointed outthat US pharma giant Pfizer’scoronavirus vaccine will bepriced at �2,800 for two doseswhile Moderna’s will cost any-where between �2,300 to�2,700 per dose. One vaccinedeveloped by China has beenpriced at �5,600 per dose whileanother Chinese vaccine will bemade available in India at�1,200 per dose.

Sputnik-V, the Covid-19vaccine developed by Russiawill cost �734 per dose whilethe one developed by Johnson& Johnson is also expected tobe priced at �734 per dose, headded.

Asked about the vaccinesapproved by Indian regula-tors, Health Secretary RajeshBhushan said both Covishieldand Covaxin have established

safety and immunogenicity.“All preparations are on trackfor vaccine rollout. It will be asequential rollout, dependingon availability,” he added.

NITI Aayog member andchairman of the NationalExpert Group on VaccineAdministration for Covid-19(NEGVAC) Dr VK Paul said,“We should have no doubtthat the two vaccines approvedare the safest of the vaccines.Side effects are negligible.There is no risk of any signif-icance, let’s be reassured. Weare telling you this truthfullyand with responsibility.”

Bhushan said that thecountry’s regulators are lookingat four more Covid-19 vaccinesin the pipeline. Among theseare the vaccines developed byZydus Cadilla, Russia’s Sputnik-V, Biological E and Gennova.

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India reported the lowest sin-gle-day jump in coronavirus

cases in the last 24 hours since mid-June with 12,584fresh infections, the Union

Health Ministry said onTuesday.

The Covid-19 case fatalityrate stands at 1.44 per cent withthe active caseload remainingbelow 3 lakh.

India’s Covid-19 tally had

crossed the 20-lakh mark onAugust 7 and 50 lakh onSeptember 16. It crossed 80lakh on October 29, 90 lakh onNovember 20 and surpassedthe one-crore mark onDecember 19.

New Delhi: The SupremeCourt on Tuesday asked theCentre to file an affidavit on itsclaim that some banned organ-isations, including“Khalistanis”, have infiltratedthe ongoing farmers protestagainst the new farm laws.

Attorney General KKVenugopal, appearing for theCentre, said he will file an affi-davit along with the necessaryinputs of the IB.

Senior advocate PSNarasimha, appearing for inter-venor “Indian Kisan Union”supporting the new farm laws,said some banned organisa-tions have been fuelling theprotests of farmers.

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Alook at the credentials ofthe four members of the

committee formed by theSupreme Court on Tuesday toresolve the deadlock over farm-ers’ agitation reveals they havebeen vocal supporters of theGovernment’s new farm laws.

The committee compriseBhupinder Singh Mann of theBharatiya Kisan Union, AnilGhanwat of ShetkariSangathan, Dr Pramod KumarJoshi, former director for SouthAsia, International Food PolicyResearch Institute; and agri-cultural economist Ashok

Gulati.Out of these four,

Bhupinder Singh Mann is theonly member who has sup-ported the the laws with some“amendments”.

Ashok Gulati has been themost vocal supporter of thederegulation of agriculturemarkets. Gulati is an agricul-tural economist who wasawarded the Padma Shri in2015. He is an Infosys ChairProfessor for Agriculture atthe India Council for Researchon International EconomicRelations (ICRIER). Gulati wasalso the youngest member ofthe Economic Advisory

Council of Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee and a memberof the Economic AdvisoryCouncil of the Chief Ministerof Andhra Pradesh and mem-ber of the State Planning Boardof Karnataka.

From 2011 to 2014, he wasthe head of the Commission forAgricultural Costs and Prices(CACP).

The panel recommendsminimum support prices ofvarious crops to theGovernment, and is attached tothe Union Ministry ofAgriculture and FarmersWelfare.

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The agitating farmers scoreda major victory on Tuesday

when the Supreme Courtstayed the implementation ofthe three farm laws till furtherorders despite vehement oppo-sition by the Centre. The courtformed a four-member com-mittee to listen to the griev-ances of the farmers and makerecommendations to resolvethe stand-off.

The apex court said thetalks between the Governmentand the farmers’ bodies havenot yielded any solution so farand its order may encouragethe protesting farmers to cometo the negotiating table in goodfaith. “The stay may assuage thehurt feelings of farmers andencourage them to come to thenegotiating table with confi-dence,” a Bench headed byChief Justice SA Bobde said.

However, the farmerunions had already rejected anynegotiation with any court-appointed committee and didnot even send their advocatesto take part in Tuesday’s pro-ceedings.

The SC said a few farmers’unions, which are now protest-ing, have engaged a team oflawyers comprising senioradvocates Dushyant Dave,Colin Gonsalves, HS Phoolkaand lawyer Prashant Bhushanto represent their cause.

It said when AttorneyGeneral KK Venugopal hadsubmitted earlier that thereare reports that the unionsmay take out a tractor rally onJanuary 26 disrupting theRepublic Day Parade and cel-ebrations, “the same was stout-ly denied” by Dave on theground that at least one mem-ber of family of each of thefarmers from Punjab is inArmy and they would not dis-rupt the celebrations.

“However, today this teamof lawyers is absent,” the Benchnoted, adding some unions,who are opposing these laws,have agreed to go before thecommittee.

Rejecting the Governmentcontention that it cannot stayany law passed by Parliament,the judges said the apex courtcannot be said to be “com-pletely powerless” to grant astay of any executive actionunder a statutory enactment.

Noting that negotiationsbetween the farmers’ unionsand the Government have “notyielded any result so far”, thecourt said the constitution of acommittee of experts in thefield of agriculture to negotiatemay create a congenial atmos-phere and improve the trustand confidence of farmers.

“As a consequence, theMinimum Support Price sys-tem in existence before theenactment of the farm lawsshall be maintained until fur-ther orders. In addition, thefarmers’ landholdings shall be

protected, i.e., no farmer shallbe dispossessed or deprived ofhis title as a result of anyaction taken under the farmlaws,” the Bench, also com-prising Justices AS Bopannaand V Ramasubramanian, saidin its 11-page interim order.

“While we may not stifle apeaceful protest, we think thatthis extraordinary order of stayof implementation of the farmlaws will be perceived as anachievement of the purpose ofsuch protest at least for the pre-sent and will encourage thefarmer bodies to convince theirmembers to get back to theirlivelihood, both in order to pro-

tect their own lives and healthand in order to protect the livesand properties of others,” theBench said.

The committee comprisesBhupinder Singh Mann,national president of BhartiyaKisan Union, All India KisanCoordination Committee;Parmod Kumar Joshi, Directorfor South Asia, InternationalFood Policy Research Institute;Ashok Gulati, agriculturaleconomist and former chair-man of the Commission forAgricultural Costs and Prices,and Anil Ghanwat, president ofShetkari Sangathan.

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Disapproving the SupremeCourt-appointed commit-

tee to break the deadlock overthe farm laws, the SanyuktKisan Morcha on Tuesday saidthat they will not appear beforethe panel as it is pro-Government and continuetheir agitation.

Addressing a Press confer-ence at Singhu Border here,union leaders said they wel-come apex court’s order tosuspend the implementation ofthe farm laws but this is not asolution and the farmer unionshave not been asking for it.

“The Government mustrepeal the laws and it mustunderstand that farmers andpeople of India are opposed tothe laws. The SC has formed acommittee in its own wisdomand farmer unions have noth-

ing much to say on this. Farmerunions reiterate that they willnot participate in any suchcommittee process. Further,one of the apprehensions aboutsuch a process got validated inthe very constitution of the

committee,” said farmer leaderDarshan Pal Singh.

“It is clear that the court isbeing misguided by variousforces even in its constitutionof a committee. These are peo-ple who are known for their

support to the three Acts andhave actively advocated for thesame. It is not out of place toremind that the farmer unionshave rejected a committee pro-posal from the Governmenttoo. Their dialogue is basical-ly with an elected Governmentabout its policy directions andconcomitant laws,” he said.

“The members of the SC-appointed committee are notdependable as they have beenwriting on how agri laws arepro-farmer. We will continueour agitation,” said farmerleader Balbeer Singh Rajewal.

“The peaceful KisanParade on the Republic Daywill be held at Delhi and allover the country in large num-bers. The Government is tryingto misguide the court on thistoo,” said Ravinder Patiala,another farmers’ leader.

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Mission Rozgar, the specialcampaign launched by

Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath on December5 last year with a view toproviding 50 lakh jobs topeople by March 2021, has sofar resulted in employmentof over 24 lakh people of thestate.

“As many as 24,30,000 peo-ple have been given employ-ment and self-employmentopportunities betweenDecember 5, 2020 and January7 this year,” a governmentspokesman said in a state-ment.

This is for the first timethat under Mission Rozgar,such a large number of work-ers and young unemployedcandidates have been providedemployment and self-employ-ment.

Besides, 35.35 crore man-days were also created underthis campaign. The CM hasalso given instructions to start

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The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will cel-ebrate the 65th birthday of its supre-

mo Mayawati on January 15 as ‘JanKalyankari Diwas’ in a simple manner inview of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The BSP used to celebrate the occasionin a grand manner every year and collectfunds but after facing flak, the party start-ed celebrating the day as ‘Jan KalyankariDiwas’.

According to party sources, Mayawatihas directed leaders and workers to keepher birthday celebration a low-key affairand instead help migrants, farmers, labour-ers and the poor facing problems. The BSPleaders will help the needy, poor and hand-

icapped.“We will visit villages and hospitals to

distribute sweets and fruits,” a BSP leadersaid.

Mayawati is belived to have asked theparty leaders to follow Covid-19 protocolswhile celebrating her birthday. Therewould be no gathering or assembly ofworkers, a party leader said.

Mayawati has been staying in Delhisince the pandemic began and there is noplan to come to Lucknow as yet. However,she is holding regular review meetings forthe 2022 assembly elections in UttarPradesh.

She has directed senior officials tostrengthen the party organisation at thebooth level and make efforts to win back

the support of Brahmins, backward class-es and Muslims in order to regain the lostground.

Party leaders said that there was noorder yet from the high command aboutfinancial contribution to the party fund,which is a regular practice on Mayawati’sbirthdays. The BSP did not win any seatin the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. It baggedonly 19 seats in the 2017 UP Assemblypolls and 10 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-tions when it had an alliance with theSamajwadi Party. Earlier in October lastyear, the BSP faced a revolt when seven ofits MLAs crossed over to the SamajwadiParty on the eve of Rajya Sabha biennialelections. Mayawati later suspended all ofthem.

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The UP government is like-ly to bring in an ordinance

to regulate operations at theplaces of worship across thestate for managing donationsand offerings and other mat-ters. The new law is being for-mulated in compliance with theSupreme Court order of 2019(October).

The apex court hadindicted the state governmentfor the absence of a law to man-age and regulate the affairs oftemples and had termed the sit-uation as ‘anarchy’.

Official sources said the‘UP Regulation andRegistration of Religious PlacesOrdinance 2021’ will set therules for registration, func-tion, operational practices andsecurity at religious places.The process of framing of theproposed law is in the makingsince October, 2019 after aSupreme Court observation.The state has not seen any suchlaw before.

While a formal announce-ment about the legislation has

not been made by the govern-ment as yet, the Endowmentdepartment looking after theHindu religious affairs hasalready made a presentationbefore Chief Minister YogiAdityanath. The matter is like-ly to be placed before the cab-inet soon.

Sources said that the gov-ernment is bringing the ordi-nance as it wants to resolve dis-putes over management rightsat religious places.

The ordinance is likely tomake registration of all reli-gious places mandatory. It willalso have a provision for afinancial body to keep all thedetails about the donationsand offerings being made at thereligious places.

Moreover, the proposedlaw will also carry parametersfor safety of all religious insti-tutions.

Guidelines related to liveli-hood of the persons dependenton religious places are also pro-posed, apart from provisions toensure greater convenience ofdevotees and better mainte-nance of the places. The pro-

posed law seeks a comprehen-sive policy framework for bet-ter management of the placesof worship.

For this, it had announcedthe formation of Directorate ofCharitable Affairs departmentunder the Endowment depart-ment in the state in Decemberlast year.

On October 22, 2019, theSupreme Court had asked whythere was no law to controland/or regulate temples andother religious institutions inthe state.

The court had said theUP government should “seri-ously” consider enacting a lawin this regard, through whichthe state could bring religiousinstitutions, where there havebeen allegations about mis-management, under its juris-diction.

The apex court was hear-ing a petition challenging anorder by the Allahabad HighCourt that gave the priestsworking at a temple all therights related to donations andofferings made at a temple inBulandshahr.

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Aminor girl was gang-rapedand killed, and the body

was dumped on railway tracksto make it look like a case ofsuicide. The sensational inci-dent was reported from Aligarhon Tuesday and three youthswere named as accused by thegirl’s family. Local police regis-tered a case under POCSO Actand started further probe.

Reports said that a 16-year-old girl of Harduwaganj inAligarh disappeared after shewent out to meet her collegefriends on Sunday. She was astudent of BCom. When shedid not return, her familymembers started searching forher. In the meantime, theyreceived a ransom call and thekidnappers demanded Rs 5lakh for the safe release of thegirl. According to the police,

the caller told the girl’s familythat they had objectionablevideos of her and that if theirdemand was not met, theywould share it on social media.

The police said that thegirl’s family turned up atGandhi Park police station andinformed them that they failedto arrange money for the kid-nappers. However, before thepolice could do anything, theywere informed about the bodyof a girl lying near the railwaytracks. The family memberswere taken to the spot andidentified the deceased. Thecops also recovered a suicidenote. SP, Aligarh, KuldeepSingh claimed that the girl’sfamily also suspected thatSaket, a resident of Bithauli,who was teasing the girl alongwith his friends (Rahul andHimanshu) for a long time,kidnapped her. They later

gang-raped and murdered thegirl before dumping her bodyon the railway tracks to misleadthe police.

Meanwhile, a 23-year-oldboy allegedly slashed the throatof a teenaged girl after sheobjected to his advances. Theyouth attacked the 18-year-old girl in front of her cousinin Balharamau village ofDerapur, Kanpur Dehat, onMonday. The girl was a BSc (II)student. The accused was iden-tified as Sheelu, a distant rela-tive of the girl and resident ofthe same village.

Reports said that Sheelu fellin love with the girl and start-ed pressuring her to accept hisfriendship but the girl refused.On Monday, the girl and hercousin went to a nearby field.Sheelu also reached there andtried to take the girl to an iso-lated place.

The teen raised an alarmand offered resistance to theaccused, who allegedlywhipped out a knife andslashed her throat. Sheelu alsotried to stab her cousin, but shemanaged to escape. The kin ofthe deceased took her to thedistrict hospital from where shewas referred to Lala Lajpat RaiHospital. However, the girlbreathed her last soon after shewas shifted to the hospital.

The police arrested Sheeluand also recovered the weaponused by him. The girl’s fatheralleged that he had been harass-ing her for a long time and hadalso sent her messages askingfor a friendship. When the girlasked the accused to behave, heallegedly threatened her.

Sheelu was booked underrelevant sections of the IndianPenal Code (IPC) and sent tojail.

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The Uttar Pradesh Congress onTuesday launched ‘Naukri

Samvad’ campaign on the occa-sion of the birthday of Congressgeneral secretary and UP inchargePriyanka Gandhi Vadra. The cam-paign, to be spearheaded by theYouth Congress, and is designedto start a dialogue with youths onthe issue of unemployment.

The party leaders also usedthe occasion to distribute blankets,fruits and sweets among patientsand their attendants in hospitalbesides organising communityfeasts in Dalit hamlets. Earlier, theleaders cut a cake and celebratedVadra’s birthday at party’s stateheadquarter.

Starting the campaign inLucknow on Tuesday, president ofYouth Congress Kanishka Pandeysaid that to expose the rulingparty’s tall promises of givingjobs to over two crore youthsmade at the time of election cam-paign, they would hold a dialoguewith youths by organising similarprogrammes at block and pan-chayat level.

Pandey said they would makeyouths and others aware about

how the BJP cheated them in thename of bringing ‘achhe din’ butinstead brought more difficulttimes.

Speaking at the programmehere on Tuesday, UPCC presidentAjay Kumar Lallu said that thou-sands and thousands of crore ofrupees were spent by the state gov-ernment in organising ‘InvestorsSummit’ claiming that it wouldbring investment which wouldhelp in UP’s development andbring in lakhs of jobs for theyouths.

“Leave aside jobs for youths,not a single investment has comein UP so far,” Lallu claimed,adding that on the contrary, manyestablishments have been forcedto close their operations due towrong economic policies of theBJP government, pushing sever-al lakh youths towards unemploy-ment.

Terming unemployment the

biggest problem which the youthsare facing at present, Congressleader in the Legislative CouncilDeepak Singh said that the BJPgovernment is least botheredabout the welfare of anyone.

“Farmers are already sittingon dharna in shivering coldaround Delhi against the newfarm laws which have beenbrought just to benefit someindustrialist friends of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, but thegovernment has no sympathytowards the farmers and evenforcing them to end their lives,”Singh said, claiming that anti-peo-ple steps like, demonetisation,NRC, lockdown, farm laws etchave ruined the lives of everyone.Senior party leader NaseemuddinSiddiqui also raised the problemof unemployment and called uponyouths to come forward andthrow this “anti-people govern-ment” out of power.

()*��+,-���������� ��������������������������Lucknow (PNS): SamajwadiParty president Akhilesh Yadavsaid on Tuesday that the BJPgovernment is celebrating thedestruction of farmers his partysupports the farmers’ agitation.Addressing a meeting organ-ised on the birth anniversary offormer minister ParasnathYadav in Jaunpur, Yadav saidthat the BJP government didnot give any benefit to thefarmers during the last sixyears of its tenure. “Neither theincome of the farmers doubled,nor they got the remunerativeprices of their produce. Forgetabout giving them the MSP, theBJP government has madearrangements to loot the cap-ital of the farmers. The farm-ers are also facing the danger oflosing their land and property,”he alleged. The former UPCM termed Parasnath Yadav asthe founding member of the SPand a strong leader ofPurvanchal. He said he was abrave and courageous leader.He said the BJP governmentshould clarify if the poor pub-lic would get free vaccines orthey would have to pay forthem. Raising a question on thelaw and order situation of thestate, the SP president saidthat the criminals have got afree hand due to the misrule ofthe BJP government. Incidentsof crime against women andchildren, and murders are justnot stopping.

Meanwhile, the SamajwadiParty on Tuesday organised‘Ghera’ programme at the dis-trict headquarters to commem-orate the birth anniversary ofSwami Vevekananda. The SPyouth leaders organised theprogramme in colleges anduniversities where youths weremobilised and the issues of cur-rent affairs and youths were discussed.

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the recruitment process onvacant posts in governmentdepartments.

According to the govern-

ment estimate, there are around5 lakh vacancies in all thedepartments and efforts are onto fill the vacant posts at the

earliest.According to the data of

‘Mission Rozgar’, 4,57,628unemployed youths were givenself-employment training and59,728 youths willing to getemployment were selected forskill training. Besides,17,57,489 youths have beenprovided employment in theprivate sector.

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Aday after Uttar Pradeshwas declared a controlled

area in view of bird flu outbreakin Rajasthan, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh and MadhyaPradesh, the state governmentextended the ban on trans-portation of live birds fromother states till January 24.

Principal Secretary, AnimalHusbandry, Bhuvnesh Kumarsaid a fresh notification wasissued in this regard onTuesday. “Further extension ofthe ban will be consideredafter reviewing the situation,”he said. “Instructions havebeen given to all the districtmagistrates that poultry prod-ucts from the infected statesshould not enter Uttar Pradesh.If there is transportation, stopit immediately and inform theofficials concerned,” the notifi-cation said.

The UP government hasalready issued instructions inall districts, asking districtmagistrates to ensure that poul-try products from affectedstates do not enter the state.

“Poultry products, includ-ing eggs, should not be trans-

ported in open vehicles andmarkets selling these itemsmust be closed once a week,” anadvisory issued by the govern-ment said. The advisory wasissued by UP’s AgricultureProduction CommissionerAlok Sinha. “A list of poultryproducts as well as retail andwholesale markets should bemade and instructions must beissued on cleanliness, as per theadvisory of the Centre,” thenotification said. The advisoryalso asked officials to makeanother list of bird sanctuariesand water bodies visited bymigratory and wild birds.

Meanwhile, Chief SecretaryRK Tiwari had a virtual meet-ing with the state-level taskforce on the situation arisingdue to bird flu. A control roomhas been set up in the stateheadquarter of the AnimalHusbandry department with atoll-free number(18001805154) and a landlinenumber (0522-2741991-92).

Tiwari asked all the depart-ments, particularly theInformation, to make peopleaware that chicken and eggscooked over 70 degree Celsiusdo not contain the virus.

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The first batch of Covid-19vaccines (Covaxin and

Covishield) arrived atChaudhary Charan SinghInternational Airport inLucknow late Tuesday after-noon from Pune, bringinghope in the times of despair.

DG, Medical Health, DSNegi said the doses have comefor the entire LucknowCommissionary. “FromLucknow, the vaccines will betaken to the various districts inthe division. We have got bothCovaxin and Covishield. Thevaccines were taken from theairport straight to the FamilyWelfare Directorate,” Negi said.

A senior official healthofficial said there are properarrangements for storing thevaccines at the Family andWelfare Directorate. “As per theprocedure, they will send anSMS to us for collecting thevaccines from the directorate,”he said. The official said it hasstill to be decided whetherPrime Minister Narendra Modiwill launch the vaccine only at16 centres or at all centres inthe district on January 16.“The launch is going to takeplace on January 16 while thevaccination will be held onMondays and Fridays,” he said.

The official further saidthat the vaccines would first

reach the DistrictImmunisation Centre inAishbagh and from where tothe 21 cold chain points in thedistrict. “The vaccine will reachthe cold chain points just priorto the day the vaccination hasto be carried out amidst tightsecurity. Government hospitalshave been made cold chainpoints while the centres wherevaccination will be carried out

include both government andprivate hospitals,” the officialsaid. He added that on Tuesday,they had again called 1,200 vac-cinators of the district — eachteam consisting of six mem-bers — to the IntegratedControl and Command Centreto apprise them of their dutyschedule.

District MagistrateAbhishek Prakash had already

issued directions prior to thearrival of the vaccine that thenodal officers should checktheir centres on January 15 andremove lacunae.

The DM had told them tomake proper plans for crowdmanagement and see that allcentres on which vaccinationswill be carried out had to beconnected with the IntegratedControl and Command Centre.

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Chief Minister YogiAdityanath will launch

world’s largest mask on theoccasion of UP Diwas atAwadh Shilp Gram on January24. Principal Secretary,Information, Navneet SinghSehgal said GovernorAnandiben Patel will also bepresent on the occasion. Thelargest mask is made of 100 sq-mt fabric and is a result of thecollaboration between KhadiVillage Industries Board anddesigner Manish Tripathi.

Tripathi, who belongs toLucknow, said the aim is to takekhadi to global level with this

initiative and also pay tribute towomen weavers of the country.He said the stress is also on theuse of masks in these times. Hesaid he came up with this ideaunder the ‘Making opportuni-ties in cities available to villages’initiative, which is empoweringwomen in remote areas bygenerating awareness and liveli-hood. “The initiative aims toprovide training and skill devel-opment in order to generatesustainable livelihood to bridgethe gap between the cities andvillages. We have successfullytrained and employed womenas part of self-help groups andmigrant workers for creation offace masks and other products.

Currently, our workers arespread across over a hundredvillages in Uttar Pradesh,Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,Bihar etc,” he said.

Tripathi said that for thecreation of the largest mask, ajourney of 10,000 kms wasundertaken to collect fabricfrom 10 states. The journey wasflagged off on December 1last year by the New Delhi dis-trict magistrate who handedover the first piece of fabric tohim. “Different textile crafts ofdifferent districts were collect-ed and the patched-up fabricwas then stitched together tomake the world’s largest facemask,” he said.

Lucknow (PNS): A memoran-dum of understanding (MoU)was signed on Tuesday betweenLucknow University andNational Institute forPharmaceutical Research andEducation (NIPER), Rae Bareli(Lucknow campus). The MoUwas signed by LU VC Prof AKRai and Prof Swarn Jeet Singh

Flora (NIPER). “This MoUwill felicitate academic collab-oration and scientific exchangesbetween the scientists, teachers,research scholars, UG & PGstudents of both the institutionsand earmark a new beginningof a long-lasting relationship ofmutual benefit,” a senior facul-ty member of LU said.

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After his dramatic arrest bya police team in New

Delhi late Monday night, ateam of Lucknow police willbring Giridhari aka KanhaiyaVishwakarma, the primeshooter in Vibhuti Khandmurder case, to Lucknow tointerrogate him. He will alsobe taken on remand as policeare hopeful of getting cluesabout his mentor and otherpersons who helped himevade arrest for so long.

Giridhari, along with hisaide Akhand Pratap, wasnamed in the murder case inwhich former block pramukhof Mau Ajeet Singh was pep-pered with bullets while hisaccomplice Mohar Singh alsosuffered injuries in the attackon January 6. The incidentwas said to be a fallout of agang war. Commissioner ofPolice DK Thakur saidGiridhari will be producedbefore a court in Lucknow.

Giridhari is believed tohave told the interrogators inNew Delhi about his criminalpast and owned his involve-ment in the murder case. Hesaid he was named in a casein 2001 and was active in thecrime world for the last 19years and 21 cases of heinouscrime had been registeredagainst him. Sources saidGiridhari is close to themaf i a - tur ned-p ol i t i c ianMukhtar Ansari, who is in jail

in Punjab. They saidGiridhari actively took part inseveral gang wars and keptchanging his loyalty. “Hehas a clinical precision inexecuting murders and east-ern UP ganglords always pre-ferred him even though hisloyalty was always in ques-tion,” the sources said. OnMonday night, Giridhari wasnabbed by a police team ofNorth Outer Zone, NewDelhi. “He had earlier submit-ted a surrender applicationthrough his counsel in a courtin Lucknow. But in view ofpolice strictness and vigil, hehad to change his plan and hismentor later facilitated hisarrest in New Delhi. TheLucknow police hadannounced a cash reward ofRs 1 lakh on Giridhari, whoalready had a cash reward ofsimilar amount on his arrest,”sources said.

“The attackers supposed-ly scattered after executing the

crime on January 6 andGiridhari was assisted by hismentor in reaching NewDelhi. Giridhari took shelterin a hideout on the suggestionof his sympathisers and laterplanned his arrest ,” thesources said.

They said the police teamprobing the case were given adressing down for the goof upafter Giridhari was arrested inDelhi. “Giridhari was beinghunted by the STF and policeteams from different districtsin Eastern UP. But only a fewcops had information aboutthe dreaded shooter. The copsdid not even recogniseGiridhari by face. Under theseconditions, it is a milliondollar question how the copsin New Delhi identified andarrested him,” the sourcesexclaimed.

They said Giridhari wasprobably helped by some ofhis sympathisers in police inevading his arrest as theyfeared he would be killed inan encounter.

Giridhari, along with hisaides, was named in the caseon January 7, a day after themurder of Ajeet Singh. Ajeet’sarch-rival Dhruv Singh akaKuntu Singh and AkhandPratap were named for crim-inal conspiracy while shoot-er Kanhaiya Vishwakarmaaka Giridhari aka Doctor ofVaranasi and three unidenti-fied miscreants were namedfor murder.

C���0�������$����� �'�1��B ����.�Lucknow (PNS): NationalYouth Day was celebrated atvarious institutes in the city onTuesday. To commemorate thebirth anniversary of SwamiVivekananda (National YouthDay), a webinar was organisedby Babasaheb BhimraoAmbedkar University onTuesday. The webinar waschaired by Vice-ChancellorSanjay Singh.

“We should strive to livelike such a great personality,imbibe his qualities and try tomove forward on his path,”Singh said. He urged the stu-dents to develop sensitivityand sense of service and alwaysbe optimistic. He said that forthe progress of the country,Swami Vivekananda wantedto bring science and technolo-gy to India and for that hewanted to eliminate depen-dence on other countries.

“With his inspiration, theTata Institute of Sciences wascreated, which we now know asthe Indian Institute of Science,”Singh pointed out. He said theviews of Swami and Babasahebwere the same and are relevanteven today.

The keynote speaker wasacting president of UttarPradesh Bhasha SansthanRajnarayan Shukla, whodescribed Swami Vivekanandaas an inspiration for the youth.“Swamiji used to question theorthodox traditions with ratio-nal arguments that influencedthe youth. His philosophy ofspiritualism influenced thewhole world. His speech at theDharma Sammelan in Chicagowas historic. He motivated theyouth to be physically healthyand energetic to be able to con-tribute to the progress of thecountry,” he said. At LucknowUniversity, a signature cam-paign on ‘Youth as changeagents in prevention ofHIV/AIDS’ was carried outon Tuesday. The birth anniver-sary of Vivekananda was alsocelebrated at all the branches ofSKD Academy online. The stu-dents paid tributes to him.

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A23-year-old woman,Nandini of Kakori, ended

her life allegedly due to beingtortured for dowry. She gotmarried to a resident ofSaadatganj in 2019 and wasstaying at her parents’ house forthe last six months due to dif-ferences with her husband and

in-laws. On Tuesday, her par-ents left the house for somework while she stayed back.When her parents returnedhome, they found her hangingfrom the ceiling with a dupat-ta tied around her neck. Theyinformed police and a teamreached the scene for investiga-tion. Her father lodged a com-plaint, accusing her husband

and in-laws of abetment to sui-cide.

In another incident, a 28-year-old man, identified asBhaskar Joshi of Rajeev NagarGhosiyana, ended his life at hishouse on Monday evening.Police said Bhaskar wasdepressed and he took theextreme step under a bout ofdepression.

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District Magistrate Abhishekon Tuesday held a meeting

to review preparations forRepublic Day. He said Covid-19 protocols like masking up,sanitisation and social distanc-ing would be followed.

He said that the pro-grammes to be organised on theoccasion have to be entertain-ing and inspirational. He saidtableaux should depict precau-tions for Covid and on themeslike cleanliness, water conserva-tion, environment and associ-

ated projects of the government.The DM said that the pro-gramme would be organised infront of Vidhan Bhawan andwitness the presence of ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath andGovernor Anandiben Patel.The parade will be led by theArmy Commander. The DMassigned duties to the districtadministration officials andsaid that the officials assignedduties on Republic Day shouldbring it to the knowledge ofseniors, so that a proper coor-dination is made and the paradeconducted smoothly.

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In another incident, a firebroke out at a house inJankipuram police station areain which household goodsworth crores of rupees weredamaged. However, no casual-ty was reported in the incident.

Reports said the fire brokeout on the first floor of thehouse of Ranjeet Singh around2 pm on Tuesday. Singh, who isa building material supplier,said he reached the scene on theinformation and found thatthe rooms on the first floorwere on fire. The articles weregutted in no time. The family ofRanjeet Singh’s brother lives onthe first floor. The police saidthree fire tenders were pressedinto service while further inves-tigation was underway.

Meanwhile, thieves stolean SUV from outside a housein Vibhuti Khand police stationarea early Tuesday morning.Police registered a case in thisconnection and started furtherprobe. SUV owner PramilaVerma of Vijayant Khandinformed police about the theft.

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As many as 121 personstested positive for coron-

avirus in Lucknow on Tuesdaywhile 113 patients recovered.The death toll stands at 1,139while there are 2,245 activecases in the district.

The fresh cases included 14from Rae Bareli road, eighteach from Gomtinagar,Hazratganj & Vikasnagar, andsix each from Jankipuram &Indiranagar. Across the state,511 persons tested positive,including 18 in Kanpur, 32 inGhaziabad, 17 in GautamBuddh Nagar, 29 in Varanasiand 22 in Meerut, taking theUP tally to 5,94,175. Therewere 10 deaths in the state,including three in Lucknow,and one each in Meerut,Gorakhpur, Ghazipur, Unnao,Mainpuri & Banda, taking thetoll to 8,514. Besides, 789patients recovered, taking therecovery figures to 5,75,101.There are 10,560 active cases inthe state.

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Ravindra Jaiswal laid the foun-dation stone after bhoomipujan for the new constructionand preservation of the ancientbuilding of Gopal Lal Villa inOrderly Bazar area here onTuesday on the occasion ofSwami Vivekananda Jayantiwhich was also observed asNational Youth Day. It was afavourite place in LT TrainingCollege premises where SwamiVivekananda stayed during hisvisits to the city. Keeping inmind of the historic impor-tance of the place, Jaiswal hassanctioned Rs 10 lakh for itspreservation and development.

Later, function began withthe singing of Vande Matramand then the participantsrecalled the contributions ofSwami Vivekananda. Speakingon the occasion, the ministersaid that it is just a beginningand the place would be givena grand shape in the future. Onthe occasion, senior saints fromRamakrishna Mission andBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)workers were also present. Afree health camp was alsoorganised under the auspices ofRamakrishna Mission whichwas also inaugurated by Jaiswal.The programme was alsoattended by Rajesh Mishra,Vinod Pandey, Vipul KumarPathak, Rajkumar Ahuja,Manoj Dubey, Neeraj Singh,

Jagdish Tripathi, president ofBanaras Bar Association VinodPandey, former general secre-taries Brijesh Mishra andNityanand Rai. Besides, AkhilBharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad(ABVP) activists also celebrat-ed the day with enthusiasmtaking out a procession andrecalling the contributions ofSwami Vivekananda to the cul-ture renaissance.

The workers of SamajwadiParty (SP) also celebrated theday, calling upon the youth tofollow the ideals and footstepsof Swamiji and pledged to takeevery possible initiative fornation building. At the statueof Swami Vivekananda atNadesar, the SP leaders paidrich tributes to Swamiji.

Speaking on the occasion, cityparty president Vishnu Sharmacriticised the central and stategovernments called for com-mercialisation of education,increasing unemployment,lodging fake cases on innocentyouths under NSA, failure ofattract investments, irregular-ities in government recruit-ments, growing incidents ofrape and deteriorating law andorder situation.

The function was alsoattended by senior SP leadersShamim Ansari, Vijay Jaiswal,Javed Ansari, Rajesh Keshariand Anees Ahmed. A groupalso paid rich tributes to SwamiVivekananda on the occasionnear Sudharka Girls College,Pandepur.

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Now the parliamentary con-stituency of Prime

Minister Narendra Modi hasalso taken a step forward in thefield of trade as the fabricsmade in Varanasi will beexported from here as rawmaterials soon. In this direc-tion, the multinational compa-ny (MNC) Unicol has initiatedto take the local fabrics as rawmaterials and company officialswill visit the city soon in viewto test the quality and designsof the local fabrics prior to giv-ing their green signal to obtainthe same. Surely, it will be apositive coincidence for the cityas recently Langda andDussehari mangoes, green veg-etables, green peas apart fromthe city apart from green chill-ies of Ghazipur, Sambha andKala Chawal varieties of rice ofChandauli of the division wereexported from here in theinternational markets.

Divisional Commissioner(DC) Deepak Agrawal onTuesday presented a reporthighlighting the quality, ratesand designs of fabrics being

made in the city through videoconferencing with the MNCsduring the meeting held in col-laboration with the Ministry ofExternal Affairs. The Unicolwill manufacture attractive cos-tumes such as pant-shirts, paja-ma-kurtas, sherwanis, tie etcfrom textile raw materials ofVaranasi. It will set up a facto-ry in Gujarat and purchase rawmaterials in the form of textilesfrom Varanasi. Joint Director ofNational Institute of FashionDesign (NIFD) Shankar Jha,Deputy Director of BunkarSewa Kendra SandeepSudhrikar, Joint Commissioner(Industry) Umesh KumarSingh and GeographicalIdentification (GI) expertPadmashree Dr Rajinikant,along with fabrics manufactur-ers Adnan and AmrishKushwaha were also present.

DIRECTIVES: The schoolauthorities can call the studentsof class IX and above to theschools to attend the pro-grammes to be organised onthe occasion of the RepublicDay on January 26 but not tothe schoolchildren up to class-es VIII because of the COVID-

19 and severe cold. The free-dom fighters will be honouredat their homes on the occasionof the Rrepublic Day. Thenational flag will be hoisted atthe offices at 8.30 am but inschools at 10 am.

Chairing a meeting at RifleClub, here on Tuesday, theDistrict Magistrate KaushalRaj Sharma issued some direc-tives regrading the celebra-tions on the occasion of theRepublic Day. The DM direct-ed for not calling the school-children up to classes VIII tothe schools to attend the R-Daycelebrations in the schools dueto COVID-19 and chilly coldand instead, their guardiansand parents can be invited. Thestudents from classes IX andabove could be called to attendthe celebrations, he added.

The heads of variousoffices will unfurl the tricolourat the offices at 8.30 am, whilethe national flag will be hoist-ed in schools at 10 am, the DMdirected and asked the author-ities concerned to honour thefreedom fighters at their homeson the occasion of R-Day. TheDM also directed to observe

the UP Day at some fixedplaces such as TFC, culturalcomplex, etc from January 24to 26. The UP Day is observedon January 24.

Laying an emphasis onholding the programmes ofsocial works on the R-Day, theDM directed the authoritiesconcerned to distribute blan-kets and woollen clothesamong the needy persons bymaking coordination with thevarious organisations and alsodistribute sweets among chil-dren.

The cleanliness workshould also be done in the slumlocalities on the day. Theblood donation camps andblankets distribution pro-gramme be held by the RedCross Society and CivilDefense, he added.

The officers and personswho adopted the children suf-fering from tuberculosis,should go to their homes withnutritious pack and also cele-brate the R-Day. Similarly, theAnganbadi Kendras shouldcelebrate the occasion with themalnutrient children adoptedby them, he added.

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Another pontoon bridge willbe built at Phaphamau for

the convenience of the pil-grims coming to PrayagrajMagh Mela. Preparations havestarted for this purpose. Thisbridge will be prepared beforePaush Purnima i.e. January28. Kalpavasi will come at thistime. Kalpavasi will not have todeal with the jam of the city dueto its construction. The pon-toon bridge, being built for theMagh Mela, will be the sixth ofthe bridges on the Ganga.

So far, f ive pontoon

bridges have been construct-ed for the Magh fair to be heldon both sides of the Ganga.These include Old GT Road,Shivala Road, Mahavir Marg,Kali and Triveni Marg. Traffichas started on these bridges.In addition, PWD officialswere instructed by DeputyCM Keshav Maurya to con-struct another bridge for thepilgrims from Phaphamau.Work on it is about to begin.The bridge built on the side ofPhaphamau will make it eas-ier for the pilgrims to come tothe confluence. This pontoonbridge wil l be west of

Phaphamau Bridge on theGanges. PWD ExecutiveEngineer Sunil Katheria saidthat after the construction ofthis bridge, about seven kilo-meters long road will be builtalong the Ganga.

Traffic on the Old GTand Shivala has been stoppedfrom the pontoon bridges onthe Ganga. The ExecutiveEngineer of PWD said that theOld GT and Gangoli Shivpalbridge have been pulled downdue to the erosion in theGanga and therefore need tobe repaired. Traffic on thesebridges was stopped for

repairs. The festival of MakarSankranti is near, so all thebridges will be fixed beforethat.

PRACTICAL EXAMS:Practical examinations of theNational Institute of OpenSchooling (NIOS) are sched-uled between January 14 and25, 2021. As many as 50 exam-ination centres have been cre-ated in 35 districts of UttarPradesh. The learners arerequired to contact allottedpractical examination centreto know their batch and exacttiming of practical examina-tion.

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Apart from the officials ofthe mela health adminis-

tration taking up a series ofhectic exercise to check thespread of coronavirus infectionon mela campus, saints andseers setting up their camps infive sectors of Magh Mela aretoo adopting their sincere mea-sures to implement COVID-19protocol.

This time, prominent seersand saints have restricted thenumbers of their followers tostay inside camps for the strictimplementation of social dis-tancing. Devotees and pilgrimsvisiting camps of seers andsaints would not be allowed toenter without masks and ther-mal screening. Besides, saniti-

sation of camps would be car-ried out on regular intervals.

Jagatguru Binayakbabasaid, ‘I have allowed only 200followers to stay at the camp forthe strict implementation ofsocial distancing. Earlier, therewere around 2000 followerswho used to stay inside thecamp’.

He further added, ‘We havealso set up a special counter forsanitisers and masks.’ A team offollowers armed with thermalscanners would be screeningdevotees \ pilgrims enteringcamp premises and asking forwearing of masks and use ofsanitisers’.

To maintain a strict surveil-lance for implementation ofCOVID-19 protocol, theashram management has also

installed a network of CCTVsets.

Swami Premanand said,‘Installation of sanitisers atentry gates of ashrams, com-pulsion of wearing masks, andsocial distancing while attend-ing spiritual or yoga sessionswould be mandatory for devo-tees and pilgrims while attend-ing camps of seers and saints.He added, ‘We know ourresponsibilities and appealingdevotees and pilgrims arrivingat the mela campus to followCOVID-19 protocol for thesafety of each and every indi-vidual’.

Seers and saints said thatthey would be cooperating andinteracting with health officialson frequent intervals to exam-ine the health status of saints,

followers and others during themonth long Magh Mela.

Meanwhile, officials of theMela Health department areworking overtime to give spe-cial Covid Care Cards (CCC)to seers, saints, and kalpwasiscamping in the mela area andthe CCC will help authoritiestrack the status of their health.Magh Mela will be organised inPrayagraj between January 14and March 11.

As health teams armedwith thermal scanners havealready started screening at all16 entry points of the mela, 32more teams have been assignedto visit camps in all five sectorsof mela to track the healthrecords of people who havestarted staying in the melacampus.

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Though the assembly elec-tion is still far away, the

political fever has heated up inthis belt of Purvanchal (easternUP) here on Tuesday when twosenior opposition leadersarrived on their visits to differ-ent parts in this belt ofPurvanchal (eastern UP).While chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisicame to search his politicalspace in this region after gettingenthusiastic response in adjoin-ing Bihar, former ChiefMinister (CM) and SamajwadiParty (SP) Akhilesh Yadav alsoarrived to attend some pre-scheduled programmes apartfrom his bid to keep the party’sbase intact.

However, the arrival ofOwaisi has increased the heart-beats among the SamajwadiParty (SP) which is till nowenjoying command on Muslimvote-bank. The landing of twoleaders at Lal Bahadur ShastriInternational (LBSI) Airport,Babatpur within a gap of a fewhours has geared up discus-sions in the political circles asthe two leaders in their initialreactions targeted on eachother instead of making attackson their arch common rival,ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) which was mainlyengaged themselves during theday celebrating the birthanniversary of SwamiVivekananda.

Owaisi is here on the invi-tation of president of SuheldevBhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP)Om Prakash Rajbhar, whosince his divorce of relations

from National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) and resigna-tion as cabinet minister of Yogigovernment, is active instrengthening his party andsearching his political base inthis region. He has alreadyformed an alliance along withseveral smaller parties which isalso expected to join byAIMIM in its bid to open itsaccounts in UP on the line ofBihar. When Owaisi landed atBabatpur airport around 10.40am he was welcomed by BSPworkers prior to his visit toAzamgarh and Mau viaJaunpur district. At many

places, Owaisi was welcomedby the workers of SBSP andAIMIM. During coming outfrom airport, in an informalchat with the reporters, Owaisimade a satiric attack onAkhilesh saying that when thelatter was the CM he wasdenied entry into the stateabout a dozen of times and nowwhen he got an opportunity hewould visit different districts tomeet his supporters.

Later, when Akhilesh vis-ited the city en route to his visitto Jaunpur to attend a pro-gramme organised on theanniversary of former minister

of his cabinet late Paras NathYadav. During informal chatwith the reporters at airport,Akhilesh while reacting to thestatement of Owaisi said thatSP has its old relations withAzamgarh even prior to hisjoining the active politics.Though both the leaders didnot come face-to-face to eachother, their visits have heatedup political fever in this belt onthe eve of forthcomingPanchayat elections and theBJP circles are happy that thedivision of Muslim vote-bankwould definitely improve itspolitical equations.

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The Ganga-Gomti Expressand Lucknow Inter City

Express started operating onMonday morning after a gap of295 days from Prayagraj.However, the number of pas-sengers going to Lucknow fromboth these trains on the firstday was limited.

Talking about Ganga-Gomti Express, only 31 pas-sengers left from its AC chaircar and 109 from generalcoach. At the same time, only

25 per cent seats of LucknowIntercity were occupied.

Before this, Ganga-Gomtiran from Lucknow on Sundaynight and reached PrayagrajSangam.

After cleaning the trainhere at night, it was preparedfor departure by morning. Itmay be pointed out here thatthe demand for startingGanga-Gomti Express wasbeing made by passengers fora long time.

On the other hand,Jaunpur Special also startedoperations from Prayagraj

Sangam. StationSuperintendent AwadheshMani Pathak said that theManwar Sangam Special trainwill also start operatingbetween Prayagraj Sangam-Basti from Tuesday.

YUVA MAHOTSAVHELD: North Central ZoneCultural Centre (NCZCC)Prayagraj organised a varietyof cultural programme `YuvaMahotsav’ on January 12 tocelebrate birth anniversary ofSwami Vivekananda in itsauditorium. This programmewas organised in collaboration

with the Ministry of Culture,Government of India under`Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’motto.

The programme began at1 pm and it included withinitself the artistes of singing,dancing and instrumentalbesides poetry recitation andlectures on SwamiVivekananda.

The NCZCC DirectorIndrajit Grover lit the ceremo-nial lamp to inaugurate theprogramme and spoke aboutSwami Vivekananda and hiswisdom.

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Mughal Period and later hasbeen found by experts on thebanks of the Ganga and theYamuna in and aroundPrayagraj. A team of theDepartment of AncientHistory, Culture andArchaeology, Iswar Saran PGCollege, a constituent college ofUniversity of Allahabad hasconducted an archaeologicalsurvey on foot in the vicinity ofthe confluence of the Ganga,and the Yamuna from Jhunsi toSringverpur and from Daraganjto Kali Paltan in Kaushambidistrict on both side of the riverGanga on a wide scale and theteam has found more thanfour dozen archaeological sites.

This important archaeolog-ical survey stretched in 70 kmson the ground surface and 3-5km in width has been conduct-ed under the skilled direction

of Principal, Head of theDepartment and ProjectDirector, Prof Anand ShankerSingh along with the ProjectDeputy Director and AssistantProfessor in the same depart-ment, Dr Jamil Ahmad and histeam. Perhaps, for the firsttime, an archaeological surveywas taken up in this area onsuch a large-scale.

On the basis of archaeolog-ical study and analysis, ProjectDirector, Prof Anand ShankerSingh informed that as a resultof this survey conducted inmore than 80 villages on boththe shores of the river Gangawhich fall under the Phoolpur,Sadar and Soraon Tehsils ofDistrict Prayagraj and the ChailTehsil of District Kaushambi,50 sites of archaeologicalimportance have been markedand recorded, from where, alarge number of archaeologicalremains from Chalcolithic peri-od to the Mughal Period andlater, have been found. These

remains consist of various typesof potteries, terracotta's, semi-precious stones, microlith,beads and stone iron, tools andmaterials made of bone andivory are important. On eitherside of the river Ganga, exceptfor Shringverpur and Hetapatti,the area has not yet been exten-sively excavated. The antiqui-ty of human habitat in the sur-veyed area cannot be denied tobe more than four thousandyears old, if it is excavated sci-entifically.

Detailed report of surveyhas recently been sent to IndianArchaeological Survey, NewDelhi. The college is workingon sending a proposal for exca-vation of selected archaeolog-ical sites near Kaudihar toIndian Archaeological Survey,New Delhi. These antiquitiesobtained from the Gangeticarea have been kept for studyby the researchers in the newlybuilt Archaeological Centre ofthe College.

Project Deputy Director,Dr Jamil Ahmad, said that adetailed report of this survey,conducted in a traditional andscientific way, has been sent toArchaeological Survey of India,New Delhi for publication intheir Annual Journal, IndianArchaeology – A Review. Hefurther pointed out that man'sexistence in this area beginsfrom Pre-historic times andtherefore, this area is very richand is of great importance interms of archaeological andcultural development. The vastmajority of cultural materialsexcavated from this regionclearly indicate the continuousand rich habitats of this regionfrom the distant past. Theavailability of antiquarian andartistic antiquities comes fromalmost all the antiquarian sitesand provides valuable and use-ful information about the artis-tic tastes and everyday use oflife and cultural stock of thepeople here.

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As many as 24 new COVID-19 patients have been

detected in the district onTuesday, increasing the totalnumber to 21,661. The day alsosaw one more death, increasingthe toll to 372. During the day,the follow-up negative reportsincluded 48 and 43 of themhave been recovered from

home isolation while five fromthe hospitals, increasing thenumber to 18,006 and 2,953respectively. The total numberof patients who have beenrecovered so far is 20,959, leav-ing 330 active cases. The recov-ery rate is 96.75 per cent, whilethe mortality rate is 1.71 percent. In the first report of theday, 18 positive patients werefound out of 1,455 reports

received. Till then, the total testreports received were 5,49,817and the results of 2,743 areawaited. Out of them, 5,28,162were negative while 21,655were positive. The total num-ber of samples collected was5,75,988. Earlier, a male aged 75from Bhadaini succumbed toCOVID-19 at Apex Hospital.Meanwhile, mass / group coro-na antigen tests continued and

all the 55 tests were found neg-ative at SSPG HospitalKabirchaura apart from 15 atCHC Shivpur, 16 atVivekanand Hospital Bhelupur,155 at LBS Hospital Ramnagarand 29 at SSH BHU. Alongwith this, samples of 149 fromLBS Hospital Ramnagar and 10from Vivekanand Hospital havebeen sent for RTPCR investi-gation.

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Atotal of 23 new cases ofCOVID-19 was detected in

the Prayagraj district in the last24 hours. About 27 peoplebeat corona. No patient died ofcorona infection for the thirdconsecutive day.

According to CMO DrPrabhakar Rai, on Monday, acorona testing of 6,833 peoplewas conducted in the district.The number of infected per-sons was 23, providing relief tothe Health department andcity residents. Of the 27 peoplewho beat corona, 12 patientswere discharged from various

Covid hospitals. 15 peoplecompleted home isolation.

CMO said that the numberof active patients of Covid iscontinuously decreasing in thedistrict. This figure now comesto 412. At the same time, themaximum 28 infected patientsare admitted to L3 SRNHospital. About 15 patientsare being treated atKalindipuram Covid CareCentre, 20 at Beli and 14patients at United Medicity.

TWO HERONS FOUNDDEAD : After the death of thecrows, on Monday, two heronswere found dead on the banksof the Ganga in the neighbour-

ing district Pratapgarh. Peoplebecame perturbed over fear ofbird flu. The doctor of AtauliyaVeterinary Hospital inManikpur took its sample.

A few days ago some crowswere found dead at Rajghat inManikpur. On getting informa-tion about this, the post-mortem of the crows was doneby Rakesh Tiwari, veterinaryofficer of Atauliya AnimalHospital. The case was let gowhen no symptoms of any dis-ease were found.

After this, the crows werealso found dead in Jajupur ofKalakankar. The bodies of twoherons were found at Rajghat

in Manikpur on Monday. Onthis, its discussion spreadamong the villagers.

People reported this toVeterinary Officer RakeshTiwari. On this, the medicalofficer reached the spot andexamined the bodies of theherons.

Medical Officer RakeshTiwari said that the death of thecrows was found to be normal.The crows had bruises on theirbodies.

It can be of current or kiteflying. Herons were also seen.In such a situation, there is nopossibility of any kind of dis-ease here, he pointed out.

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Under the guidance ofnewly-posted station

house officer (SHO) ofAdalhaat police station AbhaySingh, the police arrestedfour motorcycle thieves alongwith as many stolen motor-cycles on Monday. As per thereports received here,Adalhaat police during rou-tine patrolling on beingtipped off by an informer that some suspicious-looking persons were waiting for customers atthe Shiva temple in Kolna village for sellingstolen motorcycles raided the place and foundfour persons there along with as many motor-cycles. Besides they failed to produce any doc-ument of the vehicles to the police. During inter-

rogation they confessedthat the sevehicles hadbeen stolen from thedifferent places inSonbhadra district.Taking action the policearrested all four of themand impounded themotorcycles. After reg-istering a first infor-mation report (FIR)under Sections 379,411, 419 and 420 of the

Indian Penal Code (IPC) the police sent all theaccused who were later identified as Rajendraand Manoj, residents of Dhammarpur villageunder Chunar police station, Shubham Singh,a resident of Gangapur village under Chunarpolice station and Teju, a resident of Kolna vil-lage under Adalhaat police station, to jail.

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In the ongoing inter-departmental T20 cricket competi-tion going on at the Mini Stadium of the North Eastern

Railway (NER) under the joint aegis of the ManoranjanInstitute and Divisional Sports Association (DSA) in a cru-cial match on Monday the Operating department foughtagainst the team of Signal department. Batting first, the teamfrom the Operating department put up a mammoth score

of 205 for eightwickets in 20 overs.Ashish contributed100 runs off 38balls, Manish 35runs and Gaurav28. For Signald e p a r t m e n tDharmendra andAnkit took twowickets each. Inreply the Signaldepartment teamgot out after scor-

ing 150 runs in 18.1 overs. Pankaj contributed 43 runs,Dharmendra 15 while Subhash and Amit contributed 13 runseach. For the Operating department Rampravesh took threewickets and Gajanand and Ashish two wickets each. For hisall-round performance Ashish was given the Man of theMatch Award by former Vizzy player Shakeel Khan. Theumpires were Rampravesh Yadav and Anil Yadav. On theoccasion railway employees and sports lovers were presentin the pavilion. These inter-departmental T20 matches arebeing played between the teams of Varanasi division’s per-sonnel, commercial, operating, stores, accounts, mechani-cal, electrical, signal, and engineering departments besidesRailway Protection Force. After the final match of the tour-nament, the winner and runner-up teams will be given thetrophies by the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM).

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ferent departments separatelyby the professional excellenceassessment team the openingmeeting of its members andofficers was conducted onlinedue to Covid-19 pandemic. Init the heads of various depart-ments while briefing the team

members elaborated on theachievements of Rihand stationduring the year 2019-20. Theteam comprising QualityChampion PR Majumdar,Additional General Manager(Maintenance) of Dadri,Dinesh Kumar Singh Rautela,Additional General Manager(MM) of Vindhyachal, AtulKumar Agarwal, AdditionalGeneral Manager (RLI) of

Talcher Kaniha, PMGVSrinivas and Deputy GeneralManager of Ramagundam(FH) Rashmik Kumar willassess various departments ofRihand station.

The meeting organisedonline was mainly attended byExecutive Director (Rihand)Balaji Iyengar, GeneralManagers as well as heads ofvarious departments.

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Valuables worth lakhs were stolen from thetwo houses under Padari police station on

Sunday night. As per the received reportsreceived here, Shivasarey Singh, a resident ofTendha village under Padari police station, wassleeping in his house when some unidentifiedburglars sneaked his house through the roof andescaped with valuables from there. Some timeat night when his son heard some light soundhe tried to come out of the house but wasshocked to find that the door was closed fromoutside. Later when the neighbors opened it thefamily was stunned to find that the valuableswhich had been kept in the boxes had beenstolen. The victim Shivasarey later lodged theFIR about the theft of around �5 lakh with thepolice in this connection.

Meanwhile the thieves had also targeted thehouse of a retired teacher, Sitaram Singh,which was situated about 50 metres away fromthat house. Later Sitaram Singh lodged an FIRin connection with theft of around �2 lakh. Ongetting information about the matter SHOVenkatesh Tiwari visited the places. After caseswere lodged investigation into them was on.

VACCINATION DRIVE: DistrictMagistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar said the pro-posed work of Vindhya Corridor will be com-pleted by October. While interacting withmedia at the collectorate meeting hall onMonday, he said that till date paddy purchase

had been up to 50 per cent of the target and forthe �10 crore dues he had written a letter to thegovernment. He said till February 28 the targetwould be achieved easily. He said there was noplan to rehabilitate the dispossessed persons dueto Vindhya Corridor but in case such a situa-tion came he will try his best to manage a sep-

arate land for rehabilitation work. Referring tovaccination drive against Covid-19, he said thatin the first phase it was proposed for healthworkers, in the second for policemen andemployees of the Revenue department and in thethird for people over 50 years age of age. He saidthat there were 32 active cases in the district andthe recovery rate was 95.5 per cent.

On the occasion he said that there was a planin his mind to revive the pottery industry ofChunar and address the problem of traffic jamin the district.

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The railway administrationin the rapidly changing

current era of information rev-olution is improving the way ofworking by using digitization.Along with the work on e-office online execution of mostof the works has started. In theinterest of employees for solv-ing their personal problemsrelated to railway, the RailwayEmployee Self Service (RESS)App has been developed and itssuccessful use has begun.Available on the Play Store, thisapp can be activated very eas-ily, Chief Public RelationsOfficer (CPRO) Pankaj KumarSingh said. Just one click isrequired for details of salaryslip for any month, funds avail-

able in provident fund and itswithdrawal, correct informa-tion about leave, correct filingof personal details in records,income tax-related informationbesides those related to loansand various types of advances,proper details of family mem-bers in the records and infor-mation regarding retirementbenefits in them. The RESSApp is proving to be very use-ful and an important step inemployee’s interest. This app isable to provide all the infor-mation in various sections. Inthe bio-data section besidespersonal details those related tojob and salary are there.Likewise in the salary section,complete details about salary ofany month such as total salaryreceived under various heads,

different types of deductionsand salary payable are becom-ing available on one click. Inthe column of the providentfund the entire ledger is avail-able such as the funds availableat the end of the financial year,the month-wise deposits andthe grand total during the yearcan be seen. In it the updatedstatus of the application givenfor PF withdrawal is also avail-able. Similarly, account of leave,details of loans and advances,entry of family details includ-ing detailed description of ben-efits available on retirement areavailable in this app. All infor-mation related to salary hasbeen updated and in theremaining section, the work ofupdating the data entry isgoing on.

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Manager (SDCM) of VaranasiDivision, North Eastern Railway(NER), Sanjeev Sharma, on Mondayan intensive ticket-checking cam-paign was conducted under theleadership of Divisional CommercialManager (DCM) Devanand Dubeyin train no. 05103 Intercity Express,05017 Gorakhpur-Mumbai DadarExpress, 01056 Godan Express and09046 Chhapra Surat Tapti GangaExpress running on Varanasi-Mau-Shahganj section. During this cam-paign along with Chief CommercialInspector Vishnu Chand Meenaand Chief Ticket Inspector AKMukherjee, travelling ticket inspec-tors (TTEs), OP Gupta, MohammadMaroukh, SK Sharma and Dheeraj,checked tickets and realised a sumof �69,075 as penalty from 115 pas-sengers travelling irregularly withouttickets. Such campaigns will be runin future too so that passengers trav-elling with reservation did not faceany inconvenience. MeanwhileDCM Devanand Dubey said thatafter this ticket checking campaignan extensive increase has beenrecorded in the ticket booking cellat the computerised reservationcentres on this section.

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KANPUR (PNS): Chakeripolice have arrested three per-sons involved in removing � 9lakh cash from the ATM ofPunjab National Bank. Accusedwere engaged in the work ofcash loading in ATMs onbehalf of three different com-panies.

Police have recovered �2.05lakh cash, key used in openingthe ATM and other materialfrom the accused. It may berecalled that �9 lakh werestolen from the ATM of PNBsituated near Harihar Dham,Shyam Nagar, Chakeri, inDecember. On the complaint ofbank manager, police hadlodged FIR and carried outinvestigations with the help ofCCTV footages and mobiletower data. Suddenly, on a tip-off, police arrested three bike-borne youths near a blind turnahead of Chhappan BhogChauraha on Monday. Onbeing grilled, they immedi-ately confessed their crime.They were identified asKuldeep Singh, Akhilesh Singhof Rampur Amliyapal village,Fatehpur, and Akhilesh Yadavof Banda. Accused informedthat they were expelled fromtheir companies on September16. Thereafter, they had decid-ed to cause financial loss totheir companies and trying toget suitable opportunity. As theaccused Akhilesh Yadav was inpossession of the key used foropening the ATM, Kuldeepinformed him about his plan toremove cash from it. Initially,Akhilesh Yadav and AkhileshSingh refused to join him in thecrime but later they agreed tohandover the key against pay-ment of � 1 lakh by him,Kuldeep said.

PLASTIC PARK: The pro-posed setting up of the plasticpark near the mega leathercluster in Ramaipur(Ghatampur) has now beendeferred. Instead, an ordinaryindustrial area would be devel-oped there. UP State IndustrialDevelopment Authority (UPSI-DA) would soon prepare adetailed layout plan and projectreport for this. The project forsetting up of the plastic parkfailed to receive green signalfrom the Central Governmentwhich is now likely to be set upin Dibiyapur (Auraiya) andGorakhpur.

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In the past two days the poul-try industry of Kanpur and

surrounding areas has dan-gerously been affected and the�3.5 crore chicken trade whileover 80 lakh of egg businesshad also been affected. TheKanpur Poultry OwnersAssociation had expressed con-cern over the manner in whichthe trade had been brought toa grinding halt. It had said theraids and sealing of shops wasa major health threat to the cit-izens as if the poultry wasaffected by bird flu and thechickens died inside then itwould pose a bigger healththreat to the city.

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that egg and chicken tradeboth raw and cooked form hasbeen brought to a standstillleading to massive losses tothose who were involved in thetrade. The secretary, RohitGera said eggs sans refrigera-tion can be preserved only for7 days after which they startrotting. He said with limitedstorage facility the losses for eggmerchant was high and the dis-trict administration need totake appropriate measures.

It may be mentioned herethat sale of boiled eggs andomelette which was carriedout in hotels, restaurants androadside dhabas has beenstopped. The vigilant teams ofKNN were raiding shops andvends and had forced them toclose the trade with immediate

effect. He said poultry indus-try thrived on its returns like inthe form of eggs and chickenmeat. He added that in poul-tries once the hens stop layingeggs they were sold out tohotels, restaurants and roadsidedhabas for preparing chickenmeat dishes. However cur-rently the supply of egg andchicken meat has been stoppedand raids were being carriedout at places where it wasbeing sold still.

Gera said if the ban con-tinued then the chicken will dieof starvation because feedingthem would practically not bepossible on account of the clo-sure and ban on its sale andstorage. He said the KNNteams were carrying out sam-ple collection and forcing the

closure of the poultries. He saidif the samples were negativethen by the time it was declaredthe poultry owner will be suf-fering massive losses and thusthe medical authorities need todo something in this regard.

However suddenly therewas mushrooming of boiledeggs and omelette vendsaround country liquor shopsand and this was more becausethe police of the area hadturned a blind eye to this andwhy is anybody’s guess. He saidthe association on its own haddirected the poultry owners totake every precaution andensure that there was cleanli-ness in the poultries and if theyfelt there were bird flu symp-toms then they need to culledas per the government norms.

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The Aam Aadmi Party RajyaSabha Member, Sanjay

Singh while addressing theShramik Colony BachaoAndolan at Shastri Nagar onTuesday said the BJP-runCentral Government was total-ly insensitive to the farmersproblems and treating them asrivals and making every effortto crush the voice for justice.He said the comment made bySupreme Court against thehigh-handed working of the

Centre indicts them clearly. Itwas shocking that despite beingthe food providers they werebeing treated as enemies.

He said if the Centre con-tinued to remain apathetic totheir farmers’ demands then itcan lead to food crisis and iftheir patience was washedaway then the consequencecould be dangerous.

He said how threatenedwas the Central Governmentthat they had dumped itsMLA Som Nath Bharti in jailalthough he had gone to see

the dilapidated structurewhich had caved in and thestudents were forced to sit onfloor.

Taking a dig at the ChiefMinister, Yogi Adityanath, hesaid it was unfortunate that hewas not aware of the facts anddevelopments and said if hewas totally ignorant of politicsthen he should step downand allow any competent per-son to take over to run thestate in a just manner. He saidin Delhi and Odisha the gov-ernment had given ownership

rights to the residents stayingin the labour colonies andthus in Uttar Pradesh alsothey need to also do the same.He said the party strongly sup-ports the agitation of thefarmers and expresses soli-darity with them.

He said certainly thefarmers were fighting for a justcause and the governmentshould now accede to thegenuine demands. He saidAAP was strongly withthe farmers and will providethem full support.

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Uttar Pradesh Metro RailCorporation Ltd

(UPMRC) had completed theconstruction of 400 pile capsand the structure of MetroDepot had also started takingshape to welcome the firstmetro coach. The work wasbeing carried out under theexpert eyes of the officials whohad been assigned the task forthe civil construction work ofthe 9 kms long priority corri-dor from IIT-K to Motijheel,ensuring all safety measures.

The official spokespersoninformed that last month,after the completion of theentire piling work for the pri-ority corridor, UP Metro’sengineers had now completedthe construction of 400 pilecaps out of the total 506. Hesaid in order to provide a well-built foundation to the struc-ture, the Piles are caved insidethe ground and pile caps wereformed by integrating groupsof piles and then piers (pillars)were cast on them for the ele-vated viaduct of the Metrostructure.

The final touches of themetro stations and civil con-struction work of MetroDepots were also in full swing.The erection of the Pre-Engineered Building (PEB)at IIT-K, the first metro sta-tion of priority corridor, hadbeen completed along with the

cessation of finishing work. Atotal of 22 PEB columns hadbeen placed in IIT-K andnow, galvanised iron sheets(opaque) and polycarbonatesheets (transparent) will beinstalled on them which willcover the elevated Metro sta-tion from the top. These struc-tures are fully strengthenedand save construction time,which has always been ofprime importance of UPMetro.

It was also informed that

all the PEB structures forworkshop building had alsobeen erected, that was beingprepared for maintenance ofMetro coaches or trains, at thePolytechnic Metro Depot. Atotal of 60 PEB columns hadbeen erected in the work-shop building. The prepara-tion for laying Metro tracks atMetro Depot was in full swingand the work to set up its trackbeds was also being executed.Track beds can be consideredas a base for laying of Ballast

Metro tracks.The Managing Director,

UPMRC, Kumar Keshav saidafter the inauguration of civilconstruction work has con-tinued at a rapid pace withoutcompromising on quality. Hesaid the civil constructionworks were now in their finalstages and just last month, UPMetro completed the piling ofpriority corridor, and nowafter the construction of 400pile caps and the work was inthe final stage.

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The Principal of MahilaMahavidyalaya, Dr BR

Agarwal while paying rich trib-utes to Swami Vivekananda onthe occasion of National YouthDay on Tuesday said SwamiVivekananda had immensefaith in the youth of the nationand had great expectationsfrom them. He said was of theopinion that the youth pos-sessed muscles of iron andnerves of steel and thus the realtribute to the great personali-ty will be to tread the pathshown by him. She added thatthe present day youth wasquite responsive and they justneeded encouragement andVivekananda’s life was itself amessage for the youth of thecountry and his teachings willalways remain relevant.

The chief guest on theoccasion was the BJP MLAMahesh Trivedi who said theyouth of today should trainthemselves to serve humanity

to fulfil the vision of SwamiVivekananda. An essay writingcompetition on the topic‘Swami Vivekananda: A step-ping stone of the nation’ wasorganised setting pace to theupcoming competions of ran-

goli, henna appication, posterand sketch making and poetrywriting and extempore.

The programme wasanchored by Dr Deepali Nigamand the vote of thanks wasdelivered by Dr Seema Verma.

Others present on the occasionwere Dr Kalpana Srivastava, DrNishat Fatima, Dr Abha Gupta,Dr Jyoti Kiran, Dr DeepaliSrivastava and several others.

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The Chief Minister, YogiAdityanath, will be unfurl-

ing the highest Tricolour anddedicating ‘I love Gorakhpur’on Wednesday at RamngarhTaal banks Gorakhpur. Thiswas informed by the Founderof Shudh Plus and NiineMovement, Deepak Khemkaand Amar Tulsiyan. They saidthis initiative was taken at themotivation of the CM. He saidat umpteen places the highTricolour were set up thusmotivating the group to also dothe same.

They informed that theTricolour was 75 metres highand stands 10 in the country.He said while on the one hadthe pride will be the high flagwhile on the other hand I LoveGorakhpur was a selfie pointand the tourists will keep it asmemory of their visit. Theysaid at the base of the flat therewas a four lions back to backwhich depicts Shakti, Shaurya,Gaurav and Vishwas. The flagalso promoted women empow-erment as well which was theaim of Niine Movement.

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Chief Medical Officer DrAnil K Mishra said 30

more people tested positive ofcoronavirus infection inKanpur Nagar during the past24 hours.

With this, the tally of con-firmed coronavirus infectionsdetected in the city reached32,610 on Tuesday evening.

The CMO said 5 COVID-19 patients were discharged. Hesaid one COVID-19 death wasreported in the city during thepast 24 hours.

Dr Mishra said 353 activecases were undergoing treat-ment in the city at present. Hesaid 3562 samples were takenin the city on Tuesday for test-ing.

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NIT be read as follows -S.No. Particulars Date Time1 Tender Publishing date 11.01.2021 12:00 hrs. 2 Bid submission start date 11.01.2021 17:00 hrs.3 Bid submission end date 02.02.2021 17:00 hrs4 Technical Bid opening date 03.02.2021 12:00 hrs.5 Financial Bid opening date Date & time will be informed after finalization of Technical Bid.(2) The changes in the data for On Farm Development Works (CADWM) in 08 districts of Uttar Pradesh in 08 pack-

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Jaipur: A meetingwas held onMonday under thechairmanship ofH o u s i n gC ommissionerPawan Arora alongwith the officials ofAll India Services Residency Society. Atthe meeting, officials gave suggestions inrelation to the Servent Room, Kitchen,Club House, which the Commissioner,while adopting a positive attitude, con-vinced them to consider their sugges-tions.

The All India Services Residencyproposed in Pratap Nagar Sector Sector-17 was accepted by the Olympic Boardtill 31 December 2020. 159 officers haveapplied for the scheme. All India inPratap Nagar Sector 17 of Jaipur byRajasthan Housing Board Officers serv-ing in All India Services of Services and

Central CivilS e r v i c e s( G r o u p - AServices) inR a j a s t h a n ,Officers of AllIndia Servicesand National

Civil Services (Group-A Services) serv-ing in Rajasthan's basic resident orother states/cadre, based in RajasthanCentral Armed Services “AIS Residency”Residential Plan for Officers of CentralArmed Police Force and Officers ofRajasthan Administrative Service,Rajasthan Police Service, and RajasthanAccounts Service, Officers of PoliceForce, Rajasthan resident and otherstates/cadre Has been. Along with thisthe scheme also includes those officerswho are residents of other states butresiding in Rajasthan but are nowretired.

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As the countdown for theassembly election began

in Tamil Nadu, the rulingAIADMK and the OppositionDMK have adopted a defensiveposture to ward off any possi-ble erosion of votes in thecoming days. The aggressivepostures of both the partieshave given way to sense of cau-tion.

A possible patch upbetween the AIADMK and thebreakaway Amma MakkalMunnetra Kazhakam(AMMK) launched by TTVDhinakaran have gainedmomentum by Friday follow-ing a derogatory statementmade by Udhayanidhi Stalin,son of DMK president M KStalin.

While addressing an elec-

tion rally, Udhayanidhi madevulgar comments about ChiefMinister EdappadiPalaniswamy and V K Sasikala,the jailed aide to late JJayalalithaa. Though main-stream media did not reportthe same, the video ofUdhayanidhi’s speech wentviral in the social media.

The Chennai Police onMonday registered casesagainst Udhayanidhi undervarious sections of the IPC,Information Technology Actand Tamil Nadu Prohibition of WomenHarassment Act.

Activists of the DMK, whobelong to the Thevar commu-nity too took strong objectionto the words of Udhayanidhiand a prominent communitymember has posted a socialmedia message against thescion of the Karunanidhi fam-

ily. Senior AIADMK leaders,who did not want to be named,said that efforts were on topatch up with the Sasikala fac-tion. Sasikala is expected to bereleased from jail on January27, her lawyer S Pandian haddisclosed recently.

There are reports thatDhinakaran who is heading theAMMK have started talks withAIADMK leaders at theinstance of common friendsand well wishers. “This possi-bility could not be ruled out.There is a feeling among boththe factions that they shouldfight the election together,”said Kolahala Srenivaasan,author and political commen-tator.

Stalin, who was holdingGram Sabhas across the villagesin Tamil Nadu had to put suchinteractions on hold after awoman created a ruckus in one

of the meetings held inCoimbatore district. Poongodi,reportedly an activist of theAIADMK, asked questionswhich irritated the DMK chiefwho asked her to go out of themeeting. The woman was beat-en up by the DMK cadre andpolice had to intervene to saveher.

The possibility of the DMKforging an alliance withAsaduddin Owaisi MP andpresident of the AIMIM looksbleak as the latter felt humili-ated by Stain’s action of invit-ing him for the January 6 pub-lic meeting and later askinghim to stay off.

Talks are going on betweenKamal Haassan’s MNM andOwaisi to forge a third front inthe State. There is a likelihood ofThirumavalavan of the VCK,who pleads with Dalits to get

converted to Islam, to join theKamal-Owaisi front if theDMK refuses to allocate thenumber of seats which the for-mer had demanded.

Mani Shankar Iyer,Congress leader had said onSunday that his party wouldaccept whatever seats are allo-cated to it by the DMK. “Itwould be unrealistic for us toexpect more seats than we gotlast time,” said Iyer at a timewhen other alliance partnerslike the VCK, MDMK and theIslamic outfits are pressurizingthe DMK for more seats.

The BJP made it known onMonday that EdappadiPalaniswamy would be thechief ministerial candidate ofthe AIADMK and theHindutwa party would extendfull support to him. This wasstated by BJP’s Tamil Naduobserver C T Ravi.

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As many as 5,507 more persons tested coronavirus positive andanother 4,270 patients cured in Kerala on Tuesday, Health

Minister KK Shailaja's office said. The state's test positivity rateon Tuesday stood at 8.52 per cent. A total of 25 fatalities on Tuesdaytook the COVID-19 death toll to 3,347. In all, 64,556 persons areunder treatment across the state. Ernakulam district had the high-est 813 new cases and Kasargod lowest 58 cases. Of the positivecases, 53 have come from outside the state. In all, 4,952 personstested positive through contacts while the source of infection in433 others is not known. A total of 69 health workers tested pos-itive on Tuesday, including 22 in Pathanamthitta, 10 in Ernakulam,nine in Kozhikode, eight in Kannur, seven in Thrissur, four inPalakkad, two each in Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad andKasargod, and one each in Kollam, Alappuzha and Kottayam.

Nadda, who left here onTuesday for Delhi, addressed apublic gathering in southernAssam's Silchar on Mondayand claimed that the saffronparty has been winning all theelections in the country fromJammu & Kashmir toTelangana, and it would returnto power in Assam once againwith 100-plus seats in theupcoming state Assembly polls.

Sarma, who is the conven-er of the BJP-led alliance ofregional parties -- North EastDemocratic Alliance (NEDA)- said that Prime MinisterModi is likely to visit Assam onJanuary 23 and Home MinisterShah is also likely to addresstwo public rallies at Kokrajharand Nalbari on January 24. ThePrime Minister's detailed pro-

gramme is yet to be finalised.Nadda who was on two-

day Assam visit held meetingswith Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal, Sarma,state BJP President RanjeetKumar Dass and other seniorleaders in Guwahati onMonday and Tuesday and dis-cussed the strategies for theAssembly polls likely to beheld in April-May.

Accompanied by his wife

Mallika Nadda, the BJPPresident on Tuesday visitedthe famous KamakhyaDevalaya in Guwahati onTuesday and prayed at thefamed 'Shakti Peetha' atop thepicturesque Nilachal hills inAssam's main city. The 126-member Assam Assembly willgo to the polls along with WestBengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

In the last Assembly pollsin 2016, the BJP defeated theCongress and formed the gov-ernment in Assam for the firsttime winning 60 seats afterforging an alliance with theBodoland People's Front (BPF)and the Asom Gana Parishad(AGP), who won 14 and 12seats, respectively. The rulingalliance also has the support ofan independent MLA. IANS

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Panaji: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singhon Tuesday met his Defence Ministry colleagueMoS Shripad Naik, who has been admitted toa Goa hospital following a road accident inKarnataka late on Monday.

Singh briefly met Naik at the Goa MedicalCollege campus to enquire after his health andto condole the death of the Union MoS's wifeVijaya, before leaving for the national capital.”Hiscondition is stable according to doctors. Theyhave said there is no danger. If proper treatmentcan be provided here, then he will be treated hereitself. If need be, he will be shifted to Delhi.Everything will depend on doctors here,” Singhtold reporters at the hospital campus after hemet the team of doctors treating Naik.

Singh also said that doctors at the Goa hos-pital were in touch with their counterparts atthe All India Institute of Medical Sciences in thenational capital. Singh is also scheduled to visitNaik's private residence at San Pedro near Panaji.

Earlier on Tuesday, Chief Minister PramodSawant said that Naik's condition is “stable” andhe's responding well to treatment after twoorthopaedic operations in the early hours ofTuesday. “I have met Bhau (Naik). His condi-tion is stable now. The two orthopaedic surg-eries conducted on him were successful,”Sawant told reporters shortly after meeting Naik

at the hospital's coronary care unit.“The operations started around 2.30 a.m.

and lasted till around 7 a.m. He is now undersedation. He is responding well to treatment,”Sawant said.

Sawant said that Defence Minister RajnathSingh will arrive here later in the day to ask afterthe health of Naik, who was injured in a roadmishap in Karnataka late on Monday.

“We will take a call on whether we needexpert opinion. Rajnath Singh will also meetwith doctors later today to review Naik'shealth,” Sawant said. Naik's wife Vijaya and hisPersonal Secretary Deepak Ghume had suc-cumbed to their injuries, while his driver anda Personal Security Officer are currently admit-ted at the Goa Medical College near Panaji.

The Chief Minister said that hours afterNaik was rushed from the accident site inYellapur in Karnataka to the Goa MedicalCollege on Monday night, two surgeries wereconducted. Apart from loss of blood and drop-ping blood pressure, Naik had a broken upperlimb and a fractured thigh bone. Late onMonday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alsospoke to Sawant and directed him to ensure thebest treatment for Naik, a fifth-term MP fromNorth Goa and a former state BJP President. IANS

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Gandhinagar: Whileunveiling the new TourismPolicy 2021-25, GujaratChief Minister Vijay Rupanion Tuesday said the Statueof Unity (SoU) at Kevadiyareceived more visitors thanthe Taj Mahal in Agra.

The new policy aims todevelop specific areas in thestate. Similar to the conceptin the West, the governmentalso wants to develop cara-van and beach tourism likein Goa.

Addressing the media,the Gujarat CM said, “Wewant to boost the servicesector industry by develop-ing the tourism infrastruc-ture in the state. In the lat-est tourism policy we havestressed more on developingspecific focused areas likewe have developed the SoUsite at Kevadiya. The SoUhas received overwhelmingresponse from tourists as itreceives more visitors thanthe famous Taj Mahal.”

The state governmentwill be giving incentives totourism development pro-jects in focused areas.

In the new policy, aprovision has been made fora minimum Rs 1 croreinvestment and 20 per centincentive for it, though thereis no limit on maximuminvestment. In the previoustourism policy, there was acap of Rs 50 crore invest-ment and 15 per cent sub-sidy on investment in newhotels, resorts, amusementparks, theme parks andwater parks. “If the invest-ment is more than Rs 500crore, we will give 20 percent incentive on that,”Rupani added. The new pol-icy also wants to incentiviseamusement parks, waterparks and theme parkswhere Rs 50 crore would beconsidered the minimuminvestment and 15 per centsubsidy would be given forinvestment in the range of

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ArrayGuwahati: As the rulingBJP kicks off its Assembly pollcampaign in Assam, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, HomeMinister Amit Shah and othercentral leaders would hold aseries of election rallies in thenortheastern state next week, BJPleader and Assam ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma said onTuesday.

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Rs 50 crore to Rs 500 crore.The state government wants

to push projects yielding largeinvestments and for that amuse-ment park projects with morethan Rs 500 crore investmentwould be given land on lease ontop of the 15 per cent subsidy.The 15 per cent subsidy wouldalso be given to resorts and theNational Accreditation Boardfor Hospitals & HealthcareProviders (NABH) accreditedwellness resorts.

The Gujarat governmentwants to have large conventionhalls in the state. “We wantmore convention centres withcapacity as much as 5,000 or10,000.””We will be giving incen-tives to convention centres withminimum 2,500 sitting capacitywhere 15 per cent incentive oninvestment will be given,” Rupaniadded. “We want to start caravantourism in Gujarat where touristscan form caravans and travelacross the state. The governmentwill offer 15 per cent subsidy onRs 10 lakh investment in the car-avan tourism industry,” saidRupani. According to the policy,in tented accommodation inspecific focused areas, invest-ment worth more than Rs 50lakh would be given 15 per centincentive. IANS

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday lambast-

ed dynastic politics as the“biggest enemy” of democracyand said it gives rise to a newform of “dictatorship” and bur-dens the country with “incom-petence”. He said “these dynas-ties” are also a very big reasonbehind political and social cor-ruption in the country.

Addressing the valedictoryfunction of the second NationalYouth Parliament Festival,Modi launched an all out attackon dynastic parties, sayingthose who rise due to theirdynasties have no respect andfear of law as they believe iftheir previous generations werenot accounted for corruption,none can touch them as well.

“They see such examplesin their own families. So theyhave neither respect nor fear oflaw,” he said, asking youngstersto join politics as this is “nec-essary” to save it. “It is true that(in politics) the fortunes ofthose who have been winningelections on the basis of sur-names are dwindling. But in

politics, this disease of dynas-tic politics is not completelyfinished,” said Modi withoutany political families. Thoughpeople have now been sup-porting honesty and perfor-mance, and the legacy of “cor-ruption” of those in dynasticpolitics have become a burdenfor them, but the “disease ofdynastic politics” has not beenfully eradicated, the PrimeMinister said.

“There are still peoplewhose conduct, ideas and goalsare all aimed at saving theirfamily politics and their fam-ilies in politics. Dynastic pol-itics gives rise to a new form ofdictatorship in democracy andburdens the country withincompetence. Dynastic poli-tics only strengthens the sen-timent of ‘me and my family’instead of ‘nation first’,” hesaid.

Modi, however, added thatthings have changed from atime when people associatedpolitics with “violence, cor-ruption and loot” and thoughtit cannot change. A youngsterjoining politics was seen assomeone who has gone astray,

he said. People are now soaware that they stand withhonest people in politics andgive them a chance, he said,asserting that honesty and per-formance have become “firstessential requirements oftoday’s politics”.

This has happened due topressure created by the aware-ness in the country, he said,before noting that somechanges are still required andhighlighting dynastic politicsas the “biggest enemy” ofdemocracy. “The biggestenemy of democracy still existsand that is dynastic politics.Dynastic politics is such achallenge before the countrythat has to be rooted out,” hesaid.

Exhorting youngsters tojoin politics in his virtualaddress, the Prime Ministersaid the “poison of dynasticpolitics” will continue to weak-en democracy unless theyenter it. The nation’s politicslike any other sector needsthem and their new thoughts,energy, ideas and dreams a lot,he said.

In his address, he alsopaid rich tributes to SwamiVivekananda, whose birthanniversary fell on Tuesday,and said his ideals haveinspired people, including dur-ing the freedom struggle, ofevery generation and askedyoungster to follow them. LokSabha Speaker Om Birla andUnion Ministers RameshPokhriyal NIshank and KirenRijiju also attended the func-tion at Central Hall ofParliament.

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India and Bangladesh onTuesday agreed to enhance

the fight against terrorist enti-ties, including global terroristgroups as well as other fugi-tives, wherever they are presentand active. The first delegation-level virtual police chiefs’ dia-logue between India andBangladesh also agreed toestablish designated ‘nodalpoints’ for timely and effectivehandling and response to exist-ing as well as emerging securi-ty and counter-terrorism chal-lenges.

India and Bangladeshagreed to enhance their workjointly against terrorist entitiesincluding global terroristgroups, as well as other fugi-tives, wherever they are pre-sent and active, an officialstatement said. Both sidesreiterated the need for sharingof real time intelligence andfeedback through the desig-nated ‘nodal points’, whileappreciating each other’songoing action against insur-gent groups operating in theregion.

The scope of enhancedcoordination to combat trans-border criminal activities,

including smuggling of drugs,Fake Indian Currency Notes(FICN), arms and ammuni-tion and human traffickingwas also discussed, the state-ment said. While discussingongoing bilateral cooperation,issues of mutual concern andthe way forward, it was decid-ed to further strengthen therelationship of the policeforces of the two countries. Inview of the l imitationsimposed by the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, themeeting was held virtuallyand in a shorter format.

Both sides, however,emphasised the importance ofthis new high level mecha-nism as the dialogue con-cluded with assurances ofgreater cooperation on boththe sides to address all secu-rity challenges in future.

The institution of policechiefs’ dialogue, assisted bymembers of other securityagencies on both sides, willfurther enhance the existingcooperation between thepolice forces of both coun-tries,thereby further consoli-dating a relationship that tran-scends strategic partnership inthis 50th anniversary of theLiberation of Bangladesh, thestatement said.

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Ahead of the upcomingAssembly polls in five

States, the ElectionCommission of India (ECI) onTuesday held discussions withUnion Home Secretary AjayBhalla regarding the require-ment of central security forcesand related matters to conductfree and fair polls. The meet-ing was held at NirvachanSadan. The terms of the assem-blies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala,West Bengal, Puducherry andAssam will end on May 24,2021, June 1, 2021, May 30,2021, June 8, 2021 and May 31,2021 respectively.

“The meeting was “pri-marily to discuss requirementvis-à-vis availability of centralarmed police forces (CAPFs),and related matters, for theupcoming Assembly Electionsto the States of Assam, Kerala,Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,and the Union Territory ofPuducherry,” a brief EC state-ment said.

Top sources said that ateam of EC officials had visit-ed poll bound states and discussthe preparations and other mat-

ters with state government offi-cials.” The issue of law and orderwas prominently discussed inthe meeting,” said officials.

Keeping in mind socialdistancing norms due to coro-navirus pandemic, theCommission could increasethe number of polling stationsin these states to restrict thenumber of voters per pollingstation.

In the recently-held Biharpolls, the number of voters perpolling station was reducedfrom 1,200 to 1,000, resultingin creation of additional pollingstations.

The poll body has recent-ly issued an advisory sayingthat no officer connected

directly with election dutiesshould be allowed to continuein the respective district ifhe/she is posted in her/hishome district. TheCommission wrote to the chiefsecretaries and chief electoralofficers of these five statesregarding the transfer and post-ing officers associated withconducting the elections.

According to the EC, thedecision follows the consistentpolicy of the Commission thatofficers directly connected withconduct of elections in poll-bound State/Union Territoryare not posted in their homedistricts or places where theyhave served for considerablylong periods.

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The NIA on Tuesday filed achargesheet before the

Special NIA Court here undervarious Sections of the IndianPenal Code and provisions ofUnlawful Activities(Prevention) Act against AbdurRahman alias Dr Brave (28) ofBengaluru, Karnataka in con-nection with an Islamic StateKhorasan Province (ISKP)case. Rahman is a qualifieddoctor and the first such pro-fessional to be charged in a ter-ror case.

The accused doctor hasbeen chargesheeted forallegedly furthering ideologyand activities of proscribedterrorist organisationISIS/ISKP in connivance withco-accused Jahanzaib Samiand others for committingsubversive/anti national activ-ities in India.

Abdur Rahman alias DrBrave was arrested on August

17, 2020 from Bangalore byNIA.

As a student of MBBS atBangalore Medical College,Abdur Rahman got radi-calised, listening to the onlinelectures of hard line Islamicpreachers including ‘AnwarAwlaki’. Subsequently, he cameinto contact with other radi-calised youth and travelled toSyria in December, 2013 andparticipated in various ter-rorist activities of ISIS. Afterhis return to India he contin-ued to remain associated withthe ideology of ISIS, the NIAsaid in a statement.

“Utilising his knowledgeof Ophthalmic Lasers andMedical Science, he madeefforts to develop applica-tions for medical and militaryrequirements of ISIS. To thisend, he was in regular com-munication with ISIS terror-ists located abroad as well asin India including JahanzaibSami on Threema, a secure

messaging platform,” it said.Consequently, he had

achieved significant progresstowards developing a medicalapplication for treatment ofISIS terrorists and also a LaserGuided Anti-Tank Missileapplication for controlling thetrajectory of the missiles forenhancing their effectivenessfor furthering the cause ofISIS, it said, adding furtherinvestigation in the case iscontinuing.

Earlier, a charge-sheet wasfiled on September 2 last yearagainst five accused persons--- Jahanzaib Sami and HinaBashir Beigh, resident ofSrinagar, Abdullah Basith ofHyderabad, Sadiya AnwarShaikh and Nabeel SiddickKhatri, both of Pune, underIPC sections UnlawfulActivities (Prevention) Act.

This case arose out ofDelhi Police Special Cell, FIRnumber 85/2020 dated March8, 2020 pertaining to arrest ofJahanzaib Sami Wani and hiswife Hina Bashir Beigh fromOkhla Vihar, Jamia Nagarhere on March 8, 2020 onreceiving an input that theywere affiliated to the bannedterrorist organization ISKP, apart of ISIS, and were plan-ning subversive/anti-nationalactivities in India. The NIAhad re-registered the case onMarch 20 last year and tookup the investigation of thecase.

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Seeking to reinvent the age-old Indian tradition of

coating houses with cowdung, Khadi and VillageIndustr ies Commission(KVIC) has developed KhadiPrakritik Paint, a first-of-its-kind paint in India madefrom cow dung with eightbenefits or Ashta Laabh.

The unique productwhich is eco-friendly andcost-effective, was launchedby Minister for MSME, NitinGadakri on Tuesday.UnionMinister for Fisheries, AnimalHusbandry and Dairying,Giriraj Singh, Minister ofState for MSME, PratapChandra Sarangi, and KVICChairman Vinai KumarSaxena were present on theoccasion.

While launching thepaint, Gadkari said the inno-vative Khadi Prakritik Painthas the potential of evolvinginto a �6,000 crore marketand creating 10 lakh newjobs that will revolutionalizethe agro-based economy ofthe country.

“A policy will be framedfor sharing the technicalknowhow of Khadi PrakritikPaint to maximum people inIndia. KVIC will providetechnical training to newentrepreneurs who couldbenefit by manufacturing cowdung paint. Thousands ofPrakritik paint manufacturingunits can be set up across the

country that will give a bigboost to local manufacturingand agro-based economy,”Gadkari said.

He said bulk utilisation ofcow dung will ensure mone-tary gains to farmers thatwill also desist them fromselling away cows in the mar-ket. “This will put a check oncow slaughtering. We willstop cow slaughteringthrough the economy andnot through the law,” he said.

KVIC Chairman VKSaxena said Khadi PrakritikPaint was not just a productbut a tool of accelerating thegrowth of rural economy inIndia. “The prime objective ofdeveloping cow-dung paint isemployment generationwhich is the basic premise ofKhadi. This paint is a rein-vention of age-old practicesinto a scientifically-testedmodern product,” Saxenasaid. Production of KhadiPrakritik Paint is aligned withthe Prime Minister’s vision of

increasing farmers’ income.At the same time, it will cre-ate thousands of new jobs inthe paint manufacturing sec-tor as KVIC will share thetechnology and provide train-ing for manufacturing ofPrakritik Paint, he added.

At present, Prakritik Paintmanufacturing unit at KVIC’sKumarappa NationalHandmade Paper Institute inJaipur, has the daily capacityof producing 500 liters ofpaint which provides directemployment to 10 people.

Apart from being water-proof and washable, KhadiPrakritik Paint contains thenatural benefits of cow dunglike anti-bacterial, anti-fungaland natural thermal insula-tion properties.

This paint is eco-friendly,non-toxic, odorless and cost-effective. Emulsion paintmeets BIS 15489:2013 stan-dards; Distemper paint con-forms to BIS 428:2013 stan-dards.

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Opposition parties onTuesday welcomed the

Supreme Court’s decision tostay the implementation of thethree farm laws, but some ofthem expressed doubts over theneutrality of the committeeformed by the top court to endthe impasse over the con-tentious legislations.

Congress’ chief spokesper-son Randeep Surjewala said theparty welcomes the SupremeCourt’s concern over the farmlaws, but the party has issueswith the composition of thecommittee formed by it. Hesaid the members of the com-mittee have already expressedtheir views in the past favour-ing the new laws “so the ques-tion arises in our minds thathow justice will be done tofarmers by their hands”.

While staying the laws, thetop court set up a four-mem-ber committee to resolve theimpasse between the Centralgovernment and the farmers’unions protesting at Delhi’sborders over the legislations.

NCP supremo and formerAgriculture Minister SharadPawar also welcomed theSupreme court’s decision to put

on hold the implementation ofthree farm bills and set up thecommittee to resolve the issues.

“It is a big relief for farm-ers and I hope that a concretedialogue between the Centralgovernment and farmers willbe initiated now, keeping thefarmers interests and wellbeingin mind,” said Pawar.

Last month, Pawar, whowas the Union agriculture min-ister from 2004 to 2014 in theManmohan Singh government,along with other oppositionleaders including Congress’sRahul Gandhi met PresidentRam Nath Kovind and soughta repeal of the three farm laws.

Echoing similar views,DMK chief M K Stalin alsowelcomed the decision of theSupreme Court, saying this isa victory for farmers protest-ing across India.

“I once again urge theUnion government to committo repealing the farm laws inthe next Parliament Session,”he said.

CPI(M) General SecretarySitaram Yechury Tweeted :Can anyone expect the protest-ing farmers demanding repealof Agri Laws to talk to such acommittee?

Why should they?

Farmers are left with noother option than to boycottthis committee?, the left leadermentioned.

Shiv Sena leader and RajyaSabha member PriyankaChaturvedi asked “Should notfarm laws after SC stay nowmove to Parliament StandingCommittee ofParliamentarians where vari-ous stakeholders from farmsector can be heard. “That’swhat the constitution man-dates. There’s a clear separationof role of judiciary, executiveand legislative,” saidChaturvedi. Congress, ShivSena and NCP are alliancepartners in the UddhavThackeray led Maharashtragovernment.

Senior Congress leader PChidambram said the con-cern expressed by the SupremeCourt over the farmers’protests is “justified and wel-come in the situation createdby a stubborn Government”.

“The decision to form aCommittee to help find a solu-tion is well-intentioned.However, the composition ofthe four member committee ispuzzling and sends contradic-tory signals,” he said onTwitter.

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India has reported the low-est single-day jump in coro-

navirus cases in the last 24hours since mid-June with12,584 fresh infections takingthe tally to 1,04,79,179, theUnion Health Ministry saidon Tuesday

The death toll increasedto 1,51,327 with 167 daily newfatalities while the number ofpeople who have recuperatedfrom the disease surged to1,01,11,294 pushing thenational COVID-19 recov-ery rate to 96.49 percent.

The Covid-19 case fatal-ity rate stands at 1.44 per-cent with the active caseloadremaining below 3 lakh.

There are 2,16,558 activecoronavirus infections inthe country which compris-es 2.07 percent of the totalcaseload, as per the Ministry.

India’s COVID-19 tallyhad crossed the 20-lakhmark on August 7, 30 lakhon August 23, 40 lakh onSeptember 5 and 50 lakh onSeptember 16. It went past60 lakh on September 28, 70lakh on October 11, crossed80 lakh on October 29, 90lakh on November 20 andsurpassed the one-croremark on December 19.

“The country is now14th among the most affect-ed countr ie s by ac t ive cases. India added 12,584cases, the lowest daily spikesince June 17, to take itstotal caseload to 10,479,179.

And, with 167 new fatal-ities its Covid-19 death tollreached 151,327, or 1.44 percent of total confirmedinfec t ions ,” sa id UnionHealth Secretary RajeshBhushan.

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With temperatures falling,an orange alert was

issued by the IndiaMeteorological Department(IMD) on Tuesday for thenorthern plains with a forecastof a cold wave for the next fourdays. A similar alert has beensounded for Tamil Nadu andPuducherry with a forecast ofheavy rains. The IMD saidthat the minimum temperatureover the north Indian plains islikely to be below normal dur-ing this period.

“Due to the prevalence ofdry north/northwesterly winds,the minimum temperature isvery likely to be below normalover most parts of northwestIndia during next 4-5 dayswhich are very likely to causecold day/severe cold day con-ditions at some parts of Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi,Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhandduring next three days.

“Cold wave/severe coldwave conditions at some partsare also very likely over Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh andDelhi and in isolated partsover Uttar Pradesh, northMadhya Pradesh and Rajasthanduring next three days,” theIMD said.

Ground frost is also verylikely in isolated pockets oversouth Punjab, Haryana,Chandigarh and northRajasthan during the next twodays.

The IMD said that dense tovery dense fog conditions atisolated places are very likelyover northwest India duringthe next 4-5 days.

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Having received 9,63,000doses of the Covid-19 vac-

cine vials, Maharashtra onTuesday geared itself to admin-ister the vaccine to the peopleacross the state in the first phaseof vaccination, even as the Pune-based Serum Institute of India(SII) sent out the first batch ofCovid-19 vaccine vials to 13locations across the country.Ofa total of 14.50 tonnes of vaccinevials it dispatched to variouslocations across the country onTuesday, the SII has made avail-able 9.63 lakh doses to the statehealth authorities.

Talking to media personshere, Maharashtra HealthMinister Rajesh Tope said: “Wewill distribute the vaccine vialsdistrict-wise as per the instruc-tions received from the CoronaVaccination Experts Group setup by the Centre. The vaccina-tion drive will be undertaken at511 locations in 36 districts inthe state”.

“As many as 784,000 healthworkers have so far registeredthemselves on the state’s Covid-19 portal. The process of regis-tration will continue till mid-night of Tuesday-Wednesday,”State Principal Secretary

(Health) Pradip Vyas said.Vyas said that apart from

7.48 lakh people who had reg-istered themselves on the state’sCovid-19 portal, another 17,749vaccinators had also registeredfor the vaccination drive. Topesaid that as part the drive, hisministry had identified ninepriority groups for the vaccina-tion, including health care andfrontline workers comprisingall government and privatehealth institutions, Asha,Anganwadi, central policeforces, armed forces, homeguard and municipal workers

According to Tope, the thirdgroup comprised all peopleabove 50 years of age and thosebelow 50 year with co-morbidi-ties. “Each centre will vaccinateat least 100 people and allarrangements have been madefor the vaccination teams com-prising 5 members each at alllocations,” Tope said.

The state government hasset up cold chain centres set upacross the state. These include 34at various districts and 27 in var-ious municipalities, 4 WalkinFreezers, 21 Walkin Coolers,3,937 Deep Freezers, and 4,153ILRs. The Walkin coolers havecome up at Thane, Pune,Nashik, Aurangabad, Kolhapur,

Latur, Akola and Nagpur. The Centre has sent 1,200

Vaccine Carriers which havealready been dispatched to thedistricts and municipal corpo-rations. In a related develop-ment, three Kool-Ex Cold Chaintrucks laden with Covishieldvaccine left from the SII campusto the Pune InternationalAirport for onward despatch to13 locations across the country.

The locations where thevaccines have been dispatchedinclude: Delhi, Patna, Shillong,Ahmadabad, Chandigarh,Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru,Hyderabad, Vijayawada,Bhubaneswar, Kolkata andGuwahati.Meanwhile, as SIIdespatched 14.50 tonnes of vac-cine vials to various locationsacross the country on Tuesday,its CEO-owner AdarPoonawalla described the occa-sion as “a historic and emotionalmoment” for him.

“An emotional momentfor the team at SII as the firstshipments of Covishield finallyleaves for multiple locationsacross India,” Poonawalla tweet-ed along with with two pho-tographs – one with the entireSII team and another with thet e mp e r at u re - c ont ro l l e d truck.

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Dharmavaram (Andhra Pradesh): A 20-year-old woman wasarrested in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on chargeof fatally stabbing her boyfriend while riding pillion on his motor-cycle, police said on Tuesday.

The crime occurred around 7 pm on Monday atDharmavaram village, around 75 km north-east of Bhimavaram,while the two were on way to Kapavaram village fromMalakapalli in the district.

Accused Gassikuti Pavani was angry with victim AmbatiKaruna Tataji, 23, over his alleged relations with another woman.

“Tataji had promised to marry Pavani but had become friend-ly with another woman,” a police official told IANS. Tataji alsoallegedly told her about his conversations with the other woman,apart from demanding money from her whenever in need.

On Monday evening, Tataji approached the final-yeardegree student again for money.

As both set off on his motorcycle, Pavani took out a knifeand stabbed Tataji in the back. As both fell off the two-wheel-er, Pavani repeatedly stabbed him all over his body.

“She later sat by her dead boyfriend's body and called up herfriends. We took her into custody and registered a case underSection 302 of the IPC,” said the official. IANS

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As a doctor, one of thefundamental things youare taught in the medicalcollege — and, frankly,

a lot earlier — is the differencebetween the symptom and thedisease and the importance intackling the disease rather thanjust the symptom. A fever, forinstance, is a good example of thesymptom that is common to anumber of illnesses, such as var-ious types of flu as well as differ-ent types of infections. However,a paracetamol or Crocin cannotcure such illnesses, though suchmedicines may prove effective incontaining the fever briefly. Theill-informed may be led to believethat the disease is cured but, inreality, the disease is alive andkicking and, without proper careand attention, the symptoms(including the fever) would alsoreturn.

In today’s time and age, weare battling and struggling with adisease that has turned our worldupside down: A virus that has lit-erally brought the world to astandstill and whose inertia we arestill trying to break away from.The COVID-19 crisis has grippedthe entire world but afflictions likefake news, propaganda and con-spiracy theories that endanger ourfundamental understanding ofdemocracy are possibly where thetrue threat to humanity lies. Themost recent example of this harmthat these diseases can cause iswhen violent mobs stormed theCapitol (which is the Americanequivalent of our Parliament) onthe back of calls from outgoingPresident Donald Trump andother politicians and commenta-tors from the Right wing to stopthe transition of power in theUnited States of America. WhileTrump and these leaders didattempt to distance themselvesfrom the violence and said thatthey never intended any violenceto take place, it is hard to arguethat by stirring emotions and byacting contrary to the fundamen-tal principles of a democracy, thePresident and his supporters(both in the media and in politics)do not have blood on their hands.

Prime Minister NarendraModi distanced himself from hisgood friend, Trump, by tweetingagainst the attack. However, whatshould pain Modi more than theunceremonious exit of his dearfriend from the office is the factthat India too has, unfortunate-ly, not been immune to the dis-ease of unsubstantiated propagan-da, and provoked — or, at the very

least, inspired — violence. Andafter the Emergency of 1975,the most severe impact of theseillnesses has been seen in histenure as the Prime Minister.Therefore, while the attack onthe Capitol was shocking, wehave seen just as many disturb-ing examples of violencerecently in our very own country.

In the attack on the stu-dents of the Jawaharlal NehruUniversity, for example, wesaw a mob enter the campus ofa major university and beat upand threaten students andteachers alike. While reportsshow that there are video clipsand reasonable evidence of theprime actors of this violencebeing from the Akhil BharatiyaVidyarthi Parishad (ABVP),the Right-wing student organ-isation affiliated to theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS), there has been no sub-stantial action against the insti-gators, including those who areclearly seen on camera.

We have also seen severalof the Union Ministers raise arallying cry on the election trailin New Delhi, raising slogansof “Desh ke gaddaaron ko…”,with the faceless crowdresponding with chants of“…goli maaron saalon ko”.Similarly, during the protestsagainst the BJP’s CitizenshipAmendment Act, we hadanother shocking incidentwhere a man fired at least twoshots from a distance of 50metres from the stage of theprotest. In a video captured byeyewitnesses, the man can beseen brandishing his gun andshouting: “Hamaare desh meinkisi ki nahi chalegi, sirf Hinduon

ki chalegi (No one exceptHindus will have their way inour country).” The man wassubsequently identified as KapilGurjar and this same man wasa few months later inductedinto the BJP at a public func-tion. At the ceremony, whichtook place in Ghaziabad, thedistrict convener of the BJPinducted him into the partywith the words: “Kapil Gurjarhas joined with hundreds ofsupporters. He has influenceand support base in the area.He has been impressed by theparty’s policies, the work beingdone by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi ji and UPChief Minister Yogi Adityanathji.” While one does not expectsuch honesty from politicians,the BJP at least removed himfrom the party and cancelledhis membership in the face ofthe serious backlash that fol-lowed.

Similarly, in a shockingcase of mob violence inBulandshahr, a police inspector,SK Singh, was shot and killedby a violent mob over an allegedincident of cow slaughter.According to reports, thosenamed in the charge sheet forSingh’s murder include BajrangDal’s local convener YogeshRaj and the BJP’s youth wingleader Shikhar Agarwal. Otherthan this, we also saw the hor-rific abuse of power in Hathraswhere the UP Police claimedthat there was no evidence ofrape but the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) has subse-quently filed a charge sheetagainst four men accused of thegang rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman.

The above instances are

horrific examples of violenceand show a clear disregard forthe fundamental principles ofan effective democracy.However, these acts of vio-lence and disorder only catchour attention when they reacha terrifying crescendo. Muchlike how the mob in the UnitedStates (US), after being fedhours and hours of lies and fakenews, was convinced that theywere participating in an act oflegitimate defiance; so have wetoo seen mobs in India that arefed streams of fake news andfalsehoods through socialmedia and through “legitimate”news outlets till the point thatthey are stirred into a violentfrenzy. It is here where the BJPand the Prime Minister havebeen found woefully wanting.While the Prime Minister maynot himself be making suchinflammatory statements, hisacceptance and silence aroundthe conduct of those he hasdirect control over and thosewho regularly engage in suchmalpractices speaks volumes.While Modi has tried to dis-tance himself from Trump andhis horrific legacy, he has muchto do to address and fix hisparty’s own legacy in the coun-try. In the words of Voltaire,“Those who can make youbelieve absurdities, can makeyou commit atrocities”, and byallowing such people to face noconsequence for their action,Modi is leaving his own legacywhich has just as many blackmarks as the man who calledhim “a great friend”.

(The author is a former IPSofficer and member of theCongress party. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

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Blockchain is one of the latest technologiesused in the business world. Though thistechnology was around since 1990s, it start-

ed gaining popularity in the last decade, with theadvent of cryptocurrencies. Although it is fastgaining attention, its applicability to businessneeds to be comprehensively understood and itspotential is still to be realised fully. The worldis in the early stages of acceptance, testing andimplementation of blockchain technology andthere is still some time before it hits the main-stream. Blockchain is a type of database wheredata is stored in blocks which are chained togeth-er. Any new data is entered into a fresh blockwhich is then chained to the existing data in achronological order. Therefore, it differs struc-turally from any of the existing databases wherethe data is structured as tables and which isaccessed either by an individual or a group ofpeople. Although accessibility is easier, since datasets are owned and managed by businesses, theyhave control over statistics and they can bechanged and manipulated to suit the firm’srequirements. This loophole is addressed in theblockchain technology and since information isstored in blocks, it becomes permanent once itis entered and remains part of a timeline, chainedto other blocks of data having a precise time-stamp.

There are four aspects of this unique tech-nology. First, consensus of all the relevant usersis taken and the information is updated only afterthe transaction is validated by all of them.Second, any transaction once approved, automat-ically gets created across ledgers for all the users.Permanency of records, or immutability, is thethird aspect. Once the blocks are added, theycannot be removed. Fourth and the mainaspect of blockchain technology is security, asonly authorised users can create and accessblocks of data. Although blockchain technolo-gy is mainly associated with cryptocurrency suchas bitcoins, once the extent of its applicability isunderstood properly, it has the potential to trans-form how businesses operate and can developexciting value propositions when different busi-nesses work together as an ecosystem. Newprocesses can be developed opening up freshavenues to make merchandising more compet-itive. Blockchain technology can help business-es do some social good along with their regu-lar activity. One of the fields where this new tech-nology finds its application is in the food indus-try. The journey of food from farm to fork canbe tracked using it. For instance, in 2006, the UShad an outbreak of escherichia coli, particular-ly in spinach. It took the Government about twoweeks to find the source of the bacteria and, inthe meanwhile, tons of spinach was discardeddue to the fear of the vegetable being contami-nated.

Blockchain technology has enabled trans-parency in the supply chain, across differentcompanies and their ecosystems, to preciselylocate the origin of contamination. Several largecompanies like Walmart, Nestle and Unilever areusing this technology to have more control onthe quality of raw materials.

In one of the experiments conducted byWalmart, it was able to trace the origin of slicedmangoes back to the farm in 2.2 seconds usingthe enterprise blockchain platform. Earlier,such an activity using traditional methods to

track the sliced mangoes to their ori-gin would have taken approximatelyseven days.

The US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) recently adopt-ed this technology for food labelingrequirements to inform consumersabout “added sugar” to the product.This makes it easier for companies pro-ducing end products to track the sup-pliers of ingredients through the infor-mation recorded in the blocks, there-by saving both time and money.

In the present age, information hasa very special place and protecting itsprivacy is another important applica-tion of blockchain technology.Important information like user iden-tity, passwords, address, PermanentAccount Number (PAN), bank detailsand so on, are spread across the inter-net, leaving us vulnerable to datatheft.

Out of 3.2 million fraud casesreported to the US Federal TradeCommission (FTC) in 2019, nearly 20per cent were related to data and iden-tity theft. According to the 2019NortonLifeLock Cyber Safety InsightReport, around 40 per cent of Indianconsumers have experienced identitytheft and have lost approximately �1.2trillion in 2019 due to cyber crime.

Blockchain technology finds itsapplication in securing the data of indi-viduals by providing privacy of infor-mation. Instead of having a centraldatabase, which is the current practice,a blockchain ledger acts as a digitalrights management system providingrelevant permissions to access requiredinformation. For instance, if informa-tion related to age is required, then onlythat statistic is released instead of addi-tional data like address and so on. Sinceinformation is not present in the formof a central database, it’s vulnerabilityto theft is drastically reduced.

Blockchain technology also makesthe tracking of digital information dif-ficult because of three-layered securedata exchange. The data seeker, dataprovider and the network operator donot know each other. Going forward,this may be the best strategy to protectconsumers’ data and ensure privacy.

Supply chain is another invisiblearea which has a huge impact on theoperations of any business. Any inter-ruption can lead to an overall disrup-tion. Blockchain technology providesincreased transparency by providingparticipants increased visibility acrossall activities in the supply chain. It alsobuilds a resilient system, pre-definingbusiness conditions, so that contractsare automatically kicked-in when theseconditions are fulfilled.

This technology also streamlinesthe addition of any supplier or vendorinto the business, which traditionallyis a time-consuming activity. Using theunique aspect of immutability, theprocess of recording new vendordetails in a trustworthy manner, is lesstime consuming. Other industrieswhere blockchain technology can pro-vide transformational opportunity arebanking and financial markets, insur-ance, risk management, the healthcareindustry, research and clinical trials,commerce, retail management, mediaand the automation industry, to namea few.

Globalisation is the mainstay oftoday’s world with ever-increasingcross-border trade and business.However, the missing link is trust. Thislack of confidence can also lead to dis-ruption in traditional business models,which are usually process related andhave several stakeholders. Blockchaintechnology can bring about a transfor-mational shift by developing faithbetween the parties. Such new busi-ness models have been used by com-

panies like Uber, Airbnb and Netflix.Although the potential of blockchaintechnology is immense, there are cer-tain challenges. This know-how is notmature as yet and it may take sometime for it to evolve further. A cue canbe taken from the fact that internettechnology is still making advancesafter being introduced four decadesago. Other challenges includes thereadiness of businesses to adopt thistechnology and their ability to find avalue proposition in it, ensuring thecorrect governance structure, andplacing the correct team to lead theadoption of this know-how.

Additionally, the feasibility ofadopting blockchain technology mayalso be limited due to Governmentpolicies, business environments, laws,regulations and bureaucratic red tape.A complex governance structure canlead to ambiguity, interruptions andhigher expenditures. In the same vein,blockchain technology adoption inthe public sector is mired in delays andhas a higher risk when compared toprivate or hybrid participants.

Blockchain technology is alreadyfinding its relevance across indus-tries, like finance, cross-border tradeand supply chains. Although it may notbe the solution for every businessobjective, it has the potential to trans-form other industries as well. Manybusiness leaders want to know thedirect correlation between usingblockchain technology and improvedsales growth or competitive advantage.Blockchain technology, because of itsunique characteristics of immutabili-ty, transparency and trust, opens upnew ecosystems and business modelsand fresh opportunities for revenuegeneration.

(The writer is Associate Professor,Amity University, Noida. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

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vision news were no longer visible inthe months following the nationwidelockdown, which was necessitated bythe Coronavirus pandemic. Once theyreached their respective villages andhometowns, all thoughts of themwere erased from public memory. Itwas as though the crises of hunger andhomelessness had been effectivelyresolved. But nothing could be fartherfrom the truth and the misery of thesilent workforce continued in thehinterland as it was plagued by “lock-down hunger.”

After the Government announced

the lockdown on March 24, 2020,States and the country at large werereminded of the fact that its cities wereincapable of providing a dignified lifeto a significant section of its residents.They remained confined to the mar-gins despite making significant contri-butions to the local economy. Tomake matters worse, relief schemesannounced by the Centre and StateGovernments in response to suchcalamities seldom reach the mostvulnerable, creating gaps in local gov-ernance and management.

The pandemic and similar disas-ters in the past, have underscored therole of the local leadership in filling thecritical governance gap. In their com-munities, these leaders take charge,understanding very well, the socio-cul-tural nuances and the language of thepeople they seek to help. What setsthem apart are their courageousactions, often going beyond the call ofduty and acting with a sense ofurgency to serve those facing a calami-ty.

In June 2020, when cyclone

Nisarga made landfall in Maharashtra,it caused widespread damage in theRaigad area, tearing down homes, dev-astating farms and felling power polesand trees. The cyclone had hit thecoastal districts of Maharashtra fromthe Arabian Sea with wind speeds thatreached up to 120 kilometres per hour.At this time, Pascal Sinor, a priest atthe Mary of Nazareth church inAlibaug, Raigad district, distributedrations to 250 families in his parishand, about a 1,000 families in 13 neigh-bouring tribal villages. With the helpof a local civil society agency, Sinorcould also arrange for clothes and roof-ing material for 40 households.

The priest showed the importanceof local leadership. He showed that ina crisis, the leadership challenge is anunusual one: The leader needs to actwith spontaneity, take inconvenientdecisions and confront a system thatis paralysed, albeit temporarily, by thecalamity.

In the cyclone-prone State ofOdisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaikboldly declared just before a major

twister hit the State in 2013 that hewould “like to see zero casualties.” This,in a State that had borne the brunt ofa devastating cyclone in 1999 thatclaimed more than 10,000 lives! To setsuch a goal for his Government, in aregion that suffers from endemicpoverty and has poor infrastructure,was a huge political risk. He, neverthe-less, announced his goal.

Not only did the State succeed insaving thousands of lives, but it also setan international best practice andnow is a model for other States in the

country. In May 2019, too, whenCyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha,loss of life was minimal despite theseverity of the storm.

Actions by leaders like Patnaik, inserving people threatened by disasters,have been recognised in a recentreport on local leadership for disasterresilience, published by the UN Officefor Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).The report, which documents the jour-ney of several local leaders across Asiathrough the course of different crises,aims to inspire many more local lead-

ers to contribute to the achievementof the Sendai Framework’s goal of dis-aster and risk reduction in communi-ties.

Perhaps a silver lining in manag-ing the COVID-19 pandemic is alsothe emergence of many local leaders— ordinary people who have risen tomeet the needs of others. For instance,Sourav Bhattacharjee, a theatre studentof Rabindra Bharati University inWest Bengal, got the idea to open acommunity kitchen called “MohamarirHeshel (pandemic kitchen)” during thelockdown in March. He went back toKhowai district of Tripura, his home-town, and started this initiative byrecognising the fact that many peoplehad lost their livelihood and could notbank on their savings throughout thepandemic.

Bhattacharjee is just one of themany local leaders that the pandem-ic gave birth to. Whether these remainone-off initiatives, limited to a story inthe media or we enable a system thatnurtures and recognises such leader-ship, is a call for all of us to take.

Despite their crucial role, localleaders face considerable challenges intheir work, persevering even in the faceof seemingly insurmountable difficul-ties, ranging from a lack of funds toindifference in their communities. Atthe same time, they might also lackaccess to technical know-how andnuances of humanitarian action. Localleadership and action deserveacknowledgement and enhanced sup-port from national governments, inter-national organisations, civil society,businesses, and academia. The role ofsuch people is indispensable in thehour of crisis. Involving them in plan-ning allows for better resilience of localcommunities.

Governments and civil societymust work towards building anenabling environment for nurturinglocal leaders and integrate them intothe process, thereby ensuring no onegets left behind.

(The writer is co-founder of a dis-aster readiness, response and rehabili-tation NGO, SEEDS. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

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Script Open High Low LTPTATAMOTORS 228.8 249.5 224.05 237.8IDEA 11.41 12.23 11.31 12.11RELIANCE 1910 1960 1900 1956.65DLF 247 277.8 245.5 267.55AAVAS 1928.95 1988 1914 1965.05TATASTEEL 696.6 724.25 691.55 694.75WIPRO 448.45 460.9 442.25 457.7TATACHEM 500 535 496.35 522.85CANBK 128.8 140.75 127.15 139.2BANDHANBNK 407 407 388.5 391.65MARUTI 8200 8329 8129.85 8183.8HDFCBANK 1450.15 1487.5 1449.55 1481.3PNB 34.65 36.95 34.25 36.5SBIN 280.45 293.75 278.05 292.65ASIANPAINT 2840 2847.25 2724 2737.3GAIL 141.4 143.5 139.45 141.35INFY 1383.7 1383.7 1360.2 1371.85ASHOKLEY 116.85 125.55 115.4 121.6HINDUNILVR 2440 2440 2372 2376INDUSINDBK 923 941.05 894.3 927.55ICICIBANK 538.05 550.5 537.2 547.9BAJFINANCE 4984 5098.5 4952 5043.15TCS 3179.95 3208.1 3150.95 3172.85KOTAKBANK 1925 1930.25 1897 1904.25EICHERMOT 2780 2950.25 2780 2879.2IDFCFIRSTB 44.1 48.4 43.5 47.15BHARTIARTL 549.9 569.45 545.1 565.75TATAMTRDVR 90.85 101.75 90.85 94.5AXISBANK 660.55 684.75 659.15 675.7MRF 83390 86999.95 8177785742.25COALINDIA 142.7 147.5 141.65 146.65TATAPOWER 83.3 87.3 82.7 86.05LTTS 2543.85 2607 2476.5 2506.35IRCTC 1461.65 1496 1450 1481.7MINDTREE 1769.8 1769.8 1742 1749.7BANKBARODA 63.15 71.7 63.15 70.75EXIDEIND 199 208 198.2 204.45SRTRANSFIN 1247.9 1309.9 1232.65 1262.8HDFC 2732.1 2759.95 2719 2746BAJAJFINSV 8995 9065 8923.8 8966.55ONGC 101.8 104.45 100.8 103.45BPCL 401 408.9 397.5 402.35ITC 202.6 206.9 202 206.4ESCORTS 1314.4 1384.5 1314.4 1377.15RBLBANK 253.45 263 249.6 257.3PEL 1506 1587.55 1491.6 1565.5HCLTECH 1053 1065.1 1038.9 1061.55IBULHSGFIN 231.15 240.65 229.05 234.75CHOLAFIN 421.35 450.8 418 443.45HEROMOTOCO 3195 3294.65 3186.35 3246.15TECHM 1079 1079 1053 1064.15INDIAMART 8040 8270 8017.5 8217.15SUPREMEIND 1804.45 1804.45 1755 1773.8MOTHERSUMI 168.6 174.85 168.4 169.1BHEL 39.25 40 38.6 39.4IOC 95.9 99.35 95.2 97.95LT 1351 1366.6 1344.5 1349.75JINDALSTEL 294.1 307.15 290.45 294.4UPL 492 505.2 491.1 501.5SUNPHARMA 623.75 623.75 607.4 609.75FEDERALBNK 73.6 76.9 73.5 76.25L&TFH 99.55 104.75 99.3 103.65M&M 790 796.1 777.65 780NTPC 98.75 100.95 98.25 100.25ULTRACEMCO 5623.75 5693.2 5551 5637.9AUROPHARMA 970 975.1 953.05 957.5PIDILITIND 1849.9 1849.9 1796.95 1799.35LUPIN 1076.85 1084.2 1055.1 1059.75DIVISLAB 3823 3832.3 3741.25 3766.8LTI 4243.9 4443.75 4138 4284.8BATAINDIA 1630 1658.6 1619.15 1626.05JSWSTEEL 398.2 412.85 396.75 399.4CIPLA 859.5 869.65 841 843.15APOLLOTYRE 191.5 198.6 191.5 192.75ADANIPORTS 510 520.6 502.95 511.2HINDALCO 262.5 270.45 260.9 264.6BAJAJ-AUTO 3616.95 3641.55 3557.05 3624.4BEL 134.8 135.95 133.4 134.45ADANIPOWER 56.5 57.4 55 55.7J&KBANK 25.4 27.8 24.5 27.8HDFCAMC 3184 3235.25 3160.25 3211.85HFCL 33 33.5 32 32.2TATACONSUM 633.7 635.2 620 624.15DRREDDY 5427 5443.35 5335 5356.8VEDL 179.2 184.15 178.8 181.05IGL 551 572.5 551 566.8SAIL 74.75 77.75 74.05 75.9BOSCHLTD 13900 14945 13838 14626.1ADANIGREEN 976.4 990.5 921.15 925.2GRAPHITE 335.5 342.85 332.2 335.1JUBLFOOD 2906.7 2928.55 2854.9 2877.45DMART 2985 3009.1 2943 2993.9ADANIENT 518.55 536.5 518.55 525.55TITAN 1574 1574 1524.1 1527.2SOUTHBANK 9.08 10.12 8.84 9.56CESC 628 669.5 628 661.85TATAELXSI 2180 2180 2025.05 2077.1BANKINDIA 49.7 54.7 48.65 53.85MUTHOOTFIN 1271 1283 1260.05 1277RCF 56.1 60.8 56.1 58.8DIXON 14819.75 15149.95 14502.815057.45TIINDIA 837 840.55 822 832.25ACC 1761 1813.4 1761 1794.6BHARATFORG 613 624.8 605.75 621.4BRITANNIA 3627.9 3650.05 3586.85 3633.55TATACOFFEE 107.5 116.6 107 113.85KTKBANK 64.65 71.35 64.2 67.7ALOKTEXT 23.9 23.9 23.35 23.55

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ABFRL 168 176 167.25 174.4GRASIM 1003 1020.4 998.4 1009.95BIOCON 473 480 466.2 472.3NAM-INDIA 305.35 319.9 305.35 314.15PVR 1468.6 1469.95 1443 1452.5INDIGO 1703 1726.8 1676.3 1680RVNL 34.6 34.6 32.3 32.85AMBUJACEM 270 274.4 267 268BALKRISIND 1710.15 1738.2 1682 1690.3GMDCLTD 61.9 67.45 60.9 63.55DEEPAKNI 1036 1039.75 1024.35 1028PAGEIND 29869.35 30500 29787.5 30047.4TATACOMM 1076 1168.8 1037 1116.3FORCEMOT 1376.7 1467.8 1376.7 1418.1IDBI 31.15 32.45 30.8 32.15RECLTD 142.1 144.75 141 144.35HEG 1045 1069.85 1029.45 1044.35HDFCLIFE 728 728 714.5 718.8EMAMILTD 465.55 490 446 480.85GLENMARK 524 531.95 516 517.35IDFC 42.7 45 41.9 43.8TORNTPHARM 2855 2902.85 2825.5 2836.43MINDIA 21828.8 21828.8 21580.1521596.85CENTURYTEX 423.55 440 423.55 430.05INDUSTOWER 263 268.35 257.45 261.55OFSS 3353 3532.85 3351 3461.95TV18BRDCST 31.05 33.2 31.05 32.95SUNTV 523 530.45 518.8 527.7NBCC 33.8 33.8 32.55 33.35POWERGRID 201.4 204.6 199.95 203.8CADILAHC 496 497.4 489.2 490.15PHOENIXLTD 820.55 834.35 813.2 819.65SBICARD 968 978.95 955 961.45CONCOR 440 449.8 435.8 445.85APOLLOHOSP 2550 2585.45 2508.7 2516.8SPICEJET 94 95.7 93.45 93.7KSCL 560 565.85 530 548.7FRETAIL 75 78.6 73.85 76.15SRF 5926.05 6003.95 5889.95 5930.2TATAMETALI 632.05 677.75 632.05 668.2NMDC 128.4 130.5 126.8 127.5DABUR 546.9 551 538.3 540.75IBREALEST 84.7 88.75 83.45 85.3VAKRANGEE 66.65 69.35 66.6 68.65NAUKRI 5470 5533 5339.95 5371.05HAVELLS 1014.8 1026 1004.3 1019.5NCC 58 62.2 58 61.3CHENNPETRO 117.85 127.95 116.5 126.6JSL 86 95.95 85.15 94.5AARTIDRUGS 715 728.4 715 717.85DELTACORP 151 155.35 149 153.6PFC 117.5 122.15 117.5 121.55SCHNEIDER 93.7 98.35 93.1 95.65TATAINVEST 1027.8 1109.7 1026.95 1080.35GODREJCP 772.45 778.05 760.1 761.85BEML 970.5 998.5 961.5 966.55NAVINFLUOR 2669.05 2735 2647 2659.2INDIANB 85.1 93.4 85.1 91.6AMARAJABAT 1003 1015.25 990.6 995.2LAURUSLABS 349.95 355.45 348 352.5JKTYRE 81.95 83.35 81.1 82.5HINDPETRO* 224.25 228.45 222.4 224.95VOLTAS 915 922 900 903.75GRANULES 363.8 367.6 360.15 361.5MPHASIS 1715 1715 1644.05 1660.9UNIONBANK 31.3 33.45 30.9 33IPCALAB 2111.1 2165.25 2101.25 2114.6INDIACEM 169.8 172 166.25 168.5FSL 98.25 101 95.1 99ALKEM 3100 3150 3013.15 3069.9AMBER 2618 2645.7 2560 2579.45BLISSGVS 203 208.45 198.05 204.65HINDZINC 290.6 303 288.7 290.5HAL 908 915 897.25 901.35NETWORK18 37.05 39.5 36.9 39.25CENTRALBK 13.85 14.7 13.69 14.53BALRAMCHIN 179 183.8 178.2 183.1BOMDYEING 80.5 83.35 79.5 82.2POLYCAB 1234 1234 1208.5 1212.1VENKYS 1533.55 1555 1516.1 1547.8FORTIS 177 177 171.1 171.6

ABCAPITAL 90.05 92.1 88.2 90.45GMRINFRA 26.85 27.4 26.8 27.1RAIN 151.4 156.5 149.75 151.8SYNGENE 608.5 618.25 600.45 615.5MAHABANK 13.95 15.35 13.68 14.74SWSOLAR 261 273.85 256.7 272PHILIPCARB 177 178.8 171.5 175.35ABBOTINDIA 15600 15600 15381.85 15406.8MFSL 717.3 725 707.6 721ALKYLAMINE 4825.5 4905 4800 4812JUSTDIAL 743.95 745 710 717.25ADANIGAS 369 370.2 363.9 365.75GODREJPROP 1472 1502 1464.5 1472.95UBL 1279.75 1279.75 1237.9 1257.05STAR 938.7 939.65 912 915.75BAJAJELEC 713.9 723.55 699.15 712.85JAICORPLTD 92.7 98.1 92.7 95.8CASTROLIND 127.3 130.5 127.25 128.05MANAPPURAM 172.7 175.9 171.55 173.45SBILIFE 945 945 922 924.95THYROCARE 983 997.75 963.45 970WOCKPHARMA 510.65 514.9 504 508.8HSCL 49.6 49.7 48.7 49.05UJJIVANSFB 41.7 43.2 40.45 42.5CUMMINSIND 625 632.3 619.6 623.3AFFLE 3937 3955.9 3856.05 3864.85SCI 84.8 87.9 83.05 87.35HONAUT 40447.05 41399 39709.45 39962.9MARICO 434.8 434.8 422 423NATCOPHARM 927 961.15 927 955.25ICICIPRULI 524.35 525 518.5 521.5ICICIGI 1607.6 1616.1 1557.9 1565.95RAYMOND 345 347.3 339.2 344.2ASTRAZEN 4355 4414 4344 4359.45CGCL 349 349 338.75 340.55TRENT 689 696.35 682 683.45GREAVESCOT 94.6 98.55 93.6 96.85JUBILANT 902 940.95 902 926.6CHAMBLFERT 234.5 238.8 230.25 232.2ITI 127.75 131.45 125.5 129.15GSPL 212.05 214.3 211.25 212.15PFIZER 5180 5220 5136 5209.05SHREECEM 25467.5 25848 25242.75 25349.2RITES 271.5 273.8 265 267.95BERGEPAINT 810 813.65 798.75 803.5VBL 996.6 1006.6 966.25 969.95GSFC 82.4 86.85 82.3 84.15JKPAPER 125.7 129.4 123.25 128.5SUDARSCHEM 499.75 512.2 497.2 500.15COROMANDEL 803 815.95 803 813.95RADICO 500 522.45 500 507.45BALMLAWRIE 122.05 129.2 122.05 124.8AARTIIND 1309.65 1320 1277.95 1283.05RAMCOCEM 858.15 874.95 855.25 860.45TANLA 750 765 740.65 746.95IEX 225.1 227.45 222.3 225.95SEQUENT 182.35 190.4 181.6 185.35TORNTPOWER 334.8 340.85 331.1 337.85GNFC 222 226.6 221.3 222SUNTECK 379 386.45 375.5 381.55WHIRLPOOL 2449 2526.8 2449 2509.15ADANITRANS 447.05 457.9 447.05 449.9IOLCP 752 763.1 742.75 748.1COFORGE 2866 2866 2752 2769.95ISEC 451 456.8 443.1 446.8GUJGAS 387 388 383 384.4UFLEX 362.95 389.8 362.8 383.3BAJAJHLDNG 3155.8 3240 3155 3190.85REDINGTON 135 138.5 134.5 136.85PRESTIGE 290 305.15 286.5 296.8INOXLEISUR 340 343.3 335.7 340.5MINDAIND 395.35 419.65 395.35 408.1PIIND 2320.15 2326.5 2281 2288.35DCAL 139 142.85 137.6 141.25CROMPTON 395.5 405 391.35 402.7DISHTV 12.76 13.1 12.76 12.88NHPC 25 25.05 24.85 24.95HAWKINCOOK 5938.9 6000 5621.05 5861.35LAXMIMACH 5019.9 5150 4946 5009.4JAMNAAUTO 65.95 68.1 65.25 66VAIBHAVGBL 2555 2715 2521 2695MASFIN 904 924.6 903.6 910.45ENGINERSIN 79.5 79.8 78.75 79.15JYOTHYLAB 151.55 156.5 151.05 153.85CUB 185.6 185.6 177.65 179.25SPARC 202 202 194.55 195.75MEGH 82 83.75 81.45 81.75CANFINHOME 506.4 506.4 496.05 497.55NOCIL 148 150.5 146.15 148.85LALPATHLAB 2400 2412.3 2375 2389.7ASTRAL 1802 1804 1719 1730.95JMFINANCIL 92.9 94.35 91.2 92.2AUBANK 896.1 907.8 895.8 904.95SUMICHEM 325 325.25 318.1 319.05HINDCOPPER 64 66.5 63.5 64.75SANOFI 8310.2 8416.4 8241.5 8291.35PNCINFRA 193.95 195.65 190.8 191.25CEATLTD 1201 1210 1188.05 1195.7BAJAJCON 219.1 225.5 217.8 223.85STLTECH 189 192.7 187.55 189.05FINCABLES 412 412 397.7 398.6FCONSUMER 8 8.4 8 8.2HERITGFOOD 307.8 325.55 305.75 316.55LEMONTREE 41.6 42.1 40.6 41.4BBTC 1287 1334 1280.9 1317.85EPL 274 278.8 270.05 272.4OBEROIRLTY 594 601.35 577.4 595.15GODREJIND 430 438.25 427.85 434.35RAJESHEXPO 488 488 481.7 483.2

ENDURANCE 1390 1415.35 1350.1 1370.9ATUL 6555 6647.95 6537.25 6591.4BSOFT 266.9 270 264.15 265.95MRPL 41.2 41.35 40.25 40.5NLCINDIA 55.85 57.5 55.7 56.5SONATSOFTW 426 434.9 422.8 423.95QUESS 520.2 544.9 520.2 536.4RELAXO 899.2 899.2 881 884.85INDHOTEL 124.05 125.15 122.75 123.3PNBHOUSING 361 376.5 361 369.1UCOBANK 12.9 13.55 12.8 13.38DCBBANK 119 123.3 116.8 121.7SIEMENS 1655 1664.85 1639.5 1642.15MIDHANI 200 203.55 194.4 195.1WELCORP 139.95 142.45 137.05 140.15VINATIORGA 1303.45 1323 1299 1301.7CYIENT 525.1 535.5 518 523.5EIDPARRY 342 354 342 349.65GLAXO 1563 1566.1 1531.1 1545.4SWANENERGY 132.7 133.3 130.45 130.9JKCEMENT 2239.85 2260.5 2171.65 2198.4SFL 2000 2047 1953.15 2009.15KANSAINER 605 615.25 597.2 599.8SOBHA 478 485.1 472.8 477.55PERSISTENT 1627 1632.5 1592.4 1626.05COCHINSHIP 392.65 394 390 392.4ABB 1288 1301.85 1266 1270.3EQUITAS 76 76 73.6 74.25SHK 129.1 130.05 126.35 126.75BDL 346 349.9 342.35 343MINDACORP 89.75 92 89.35 90.1NIACL 134.65 136 132.75 134.15IFCI 9.8 10.18 9.8 9.94SOLARINDS 1134.7 1242 1134 1187.15OIL 114.7 115.9 113.9 115.2METROPOLIS 2199 2199 2139.5 2186.4DBL 432 437.2 424.8 429.95AJANTPHARM 1811 1844.1 1785 1821.8JSLHISAR 152.5 163.6 151.5 160.1GALAXYSURF 2183.1 2241.8 2183.1 2231.2MCX 1726 1726 1683 1686.65NESCO 609.55 619.85 605.4 610.35ADVENZYMES 328.7 332.8 325.95 329.5CARBORUNIV 403 410.6 402.15 406KALPATPOWR 340 342.7 336.5 337.75BRIGADE 265 275.15 244 274.7BIRLACORPN 746.1 759.15 740.55 741.95IRB 115.6 117.4 115 115.25NBVENTURES 61.6 63.35 60.95 62.25HUDCO 42.5 43.5 41.85 42.7VIPIND 370 374.5 366 367.8SJVN 26.85 27.4 26.5 27.05UJJIVAN 303.9 303.9 294.4 297.15JINDALSAW 80.85 82.7 79.7 81.6APLAPOLLO 963.05 969.15 940.8 963.15ORIENTCEM 85.8 87.1 85.65 86.1CHALET 182.15 182.15 179.65 180.65GODFRYPHLP 963 977 963 967.1CARERATING 535 535 521.2 523.35STARCEMENT 105.2 107.35 104.5 105KAJARIACER 750.55 752.6 737.55 741.15IFBIND 1175 1226 1175 1221.6APLLTD 1099 1108 1084.35 1096.05SUZLON 7.15 7.15 7.15 7.15ECLERX 925 948.55 909.15 934.65GMM 3886.1 3900 3819.1 3845.8BASF 1687.15 1732.2 1672.7 1690.65BAYERCROP 5705.45 5730 5629 5650.95DCMSHRIRAM 395 403.65 388.9 391.6ASHOKA 96.4 97.7 94.75 95.7KSB 630 677.55 623 667.05TIMETECHNO 55.5 56.9 54.5 55.3DALBHARAT 1195.2 1197 1173.7 1185.95WELSPUNIND 70.25 71.85 70.1 70.65AVANTI 528.6 528.6 519.8 521.4DHANUKA 798.4 800 787.8 790.25VARROC 412.5 412.5 398 399.55SYMPHONY 1072 1108.7 1060 1064.5GHCL 210.25 216 210 212.25SUVENPHAR 455.25 455.25 445.1 448.75CCL 260.8 261 258.6 259.85ERIS 611 630 604.55 616.5SHOPERSTOP 215.85 220.75 208.5 214.55JAGRAN 43.8 46.25 43.8 45.7NILKAMAL 1503.45 1557.55 1484 1495.85VGUARD 215.8 215.8 210.25 211.45GEPIL 289.1 291.45 285 287.5IOB 11.04 11.66 10.93 11.49GICRE 147.9 149.6 147 148.2FINOLEXIND 674 674 640 648.6PTC 59.2 61.85 59.2 60.75TIMKEN 1336 1336 1260 1268.75NH 476.9 479.2 468 473.45FINEORG 2642 2658.55 2583 2590.95POWERINDIA 1272.15 1330 1272.15 1322.2MOIL 147.65 149.75 145.75 146.25JKLAKSHMI 352.5 353.5 348.2 352.8IRCON 93.45 93.45 91.2 91.45CERA 3618.45 3746.35 3594.55 3627.95RALLIS 293 302.75 293 296.7INDOCO 324.65 325.2 308.9 315.6SHRIRAMCIT 1113 1139.25 1113 1129.2SIS 418.1 421 413 415.5CRISIL 1951.2 1951.25 1923.2 1930.4DEEPAKFERT 161 167.7 161 163.55CAPPL 492 492 485 485.75TASTYBIT 12000 12319.25 11775 12062.7TRITURBINE 96.45 98.9 94.3 98CENTURYPLY 247.65 252.15 246.5 250.7

KEC 369.5 369.5 363 364.9AEGISLOG 261 267.25 256.45 259.2BLUESTARCO 792.05 806 792.05 798.85GILLETTE 5800.05 5865 5800.05 5855.75WESTLIFE 450.1 454 445 449.9GODREJAGRO 529 530.6 519 529.25JTEKTINDIA 96.2 96.2 92.3 94.35HATHWAY 33.9 34.9 33.9 34.5VRLLOG 203.9 203.9 195.2 199.55TTKPRESTIG 6168.05 6250 6101.3 6139.15PGHL 6855 6964 6713 6816.55LAOPALA 239.8 240 229.1 231.65LINDEINDIA 1008.5 1008.8 994 999.3SUNDRMFAST 557.6 573.45 557.45 561.05POLYMED 512.7 518.55 507.8 514.55ALLCARGO 134.8 135.85 134.1 134.7KPITTECH 133.85 137.4 132.6 135.85CREDITACC 793.7 793.7 770 777.6MAHLOG 454 455.7 446.7 453.95CSBBANK 229.6 235 229 233.1CHOLAHLDNG 581.9 594.3 573.3 581.5HEIDELBERG 231.5 231.5 226 226.4WABCOINDIA 5593.65 5719.05 5571.65 5611.35JCHAC 2584 2616.9 2545.15 2569.1ESABINDIA 1800 1848 1800 1813.55BLUEDART 4000.05 4037.05 3865 4005.45MOTILALOFS 661.45 665.45 648 653.35KNRCON 338 346.45 338 344.25THERMAX 989.45 992.65 981.25 985.85SHILPAMED 440.15 445.25 440.15 442.3RESPONIND 184.85 189.35 182.5 183.5ITDC 332.95 333.35 324 328.1GESHIP 282.1 283.7 280.2 280.85PRSMJOHNSN 84.3 88.55 84.3 87.3PGHH 10851 11348 1085111314.45SUPRAJIT 217.15 221.1 215.3 219.7IIFL 113.9 117.35 113.5 116.05EDELWEISS 69.45 70.55 69.45 69.9VTL 1083.5 1091.05 1070.3 1083.45MAHSEAMLES 320.75 325.1 318.1 320.35ORIENTELEC 241 241 234.5 237.1MAHSCOOTER 3712 3725.25 3641 3681.2EIHOTEL 96.95 97.4 95.7 96.9

GRINDWELL 763.95 773.45 747 753.25KPRMILL 969.75 975.45 948.65 954.75JBCHEPHARM 1044 1063.75 1033.55 1041.5ASTERDM 163.3 165.9 163.3 163.75VMART 2453.8 2470.6 2436 2453.1TVSSRICHAK 1943.95 1945 1895 1913.5SKFINDIA 1871.6 1871.6 1823.9 1836SCHAEFFLER 4579 4625 4521.6 4554.9GARFIBRES 2251.5 2260 2214.4 2232.9FDC 329.7 331 326.8 327.25OMAXE 82.25 83.3 81.3 82.5GPPL 94 94.55 92.8 92.9ZYDUSWELL 2030 2056.75 2029.8 2037.9FLUOROCHEM 630 635.25 619.7 623.15KEI 489.85 489.85 483 486.15GUJALKALI 343.6 347.35 342.95 344.6IIFLWAM 1070.95 1070.95 1053.45 1057.15KRBL 246.95 249.5 244.2 245.1MAHINDCIE 169.9 171 165.15 166RATNAMANI 1626.95 1635 1582.3 1598.85MAHLIFE 382 396.25 380.4 392.55NAVNETEDUL 83.95 85.5 83.7 84ZENSARTECH 243 243 237.7 238.2INDOSTAR 329 334 326.25 328.35AIAENG 2015.75 2015.75 1994.15 2005.8TCIEXP 1005 1021.9 969.15 975.2SPANDANA 767.45 772.45 761.85 763.3TVTODAY 232.95 241.45 232.95 239.9DBCORP 84.15 84.6 83.75 84.1LUXIND 1688.75 1690.1 1655 1659.4GDL 120.05 123.55 119.95 122.2GRSE 195.35 198 194.6 194.85GULFOILLUB 740.5 744 729.5 734.2MHRIL 216.1 217.5 213.55 213.85VSTIND 3676.65 3697.2 3600 3694.35TEAMLEASE 2752.75 2826.45 2752.75 2777.2TCNSBRANDS 433.9 448.3 433.65 439.7AKZOINDIA 2390.4 2399.65 2355.35 2357.6

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Equity indices vaulted tofresh lifetime highs for the

third session on the trot onTuesday as investors remainedin risk-on mode amid unabat-ed foreign fund inflows.

Overcoming a wobblystart, the 30-share BSE Sensexsurged to its all-time peak of49,569.14 during the day, pro-pelled by robust buying inindex heavyweights RelianceIndustries and HDFC Bank.

The index finally finishedat its new closing record of49,517.11, up by 247.79 pointsor 0.50 per cent.

On similar lines, thebroader NSE Nifty advanced78.70 points or 0.54 per cent toa fresh closing peak of14,563.45. It scaled a recordlevel of 14,590.65 during the

session.On the Sensex chart, SBI

was the top gainer, rallying 3.65per cent, followed by BhartiAirtel, Reliance Industries,HDFC Bank, ITC, Axis Bankand NTPC.

RIL and HDFC Bankaccounted for the lion’s share ofthe benchmark’s gains.

On the other hand, AsianPaints, HUL, Nestle India,Titan, Kotak Bank and SunPharma were among the lag-gards, dropping up to 3.93 percent. “The pace of the marketrally continued despite RBI’scaution over elevated NPA lev-els in 2021, supported by PSUBanks and auto stocks.Majority of the sectors tradedin the green in anticipation ofgood quarterly result whilepharma and FMCG experi-enced some selling.

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The domestic hospitalityindustry, which has been

severely affected by the Covid-19 related disruptions, is like-ly to witness a decline of over65 per cent in 2020-21, accord-ing to a report.

However, there might be arecovery in demand in thelater part of financial year2021-22 as vaccine rolloutsgains traction, it said.

In a report, rating agencyIcra said it expects the indus-try to contract 65 per cent inthe financial year 2021, withmassive operating and net loss-es, wiping out the cumulativeprofits of the four past years.

However, a sharp demandrecovery is possible in the laterpart of the financial year 2021-22, as vaccine rollouts gain trac-tion.

Much though will be con-tingent upon the spread of thepandemic and success of vac-cination efforts, the report said.

The situation is still

evolving, with numerous head-winds as seen with the restartof crowd control and lock-downs, increasing India’sCOVID cases and globally overthe last few weeks, the reportadded.

The domestic hospitalityindustry has been one of theworst-hit sectors, severelyaffected by the COVID-19pandemic and subsequentlockdowns, which restrictedmobility and hotel occupanciesin all the major markets, theIcra report stated.

Icra research observedthat pan-India occupancy hitan all-time low of 18-20 percent in eight months of thefinancial year 2021, down from64-65 per cent in the previousyear.The average room rates(ARR)s was at Rs 3,400-3,500per night, a discount of 35-40per cent, while the RevPARdeclined by about 80 per centduring the period under con-sideration.

Although some sequentialimprovement has been wit-

nessed since September 2020,recovery is slow and arduous,punctuated by setbacks, it said,adding that this will culminatein a weak financial year 2021.

“We expect FY21 RevPARto decline by 70-75 per centpan-India and close at Rs 900-1,000 per night. It will contin-ue to be impacted by the lock-down, travel restrictionsbecause of the virus spread.

“FY22 will see the indus-try witnessing over 120 per centgrowth in revenues and oper-ating margins clawing up to 13-15 per cent supported by pick-up in revenues and some con-tinued benefits of the large-scale cost rationalisation mea-sures undertaken during thepandemic, particularly instaffing,” Icra VP and SectorHead Pavethra Ponniah said.

However, to put thesegrowth numbers in perspective,the optically high growth num-bers for financial year 2021-22will only place the industry ona recovery path to pre-COVIDlevels in 2-3 years, she said.

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Industrial production con-tracted by 1.9 per cent in

November, entering the nega-tive territory after a two-monthgap, mainly due to poor show-ing by manufacturing and min-ing sectors, official data showedon Tuesday.

The manufacturing sector- which constitutes 77.63 percent of the index of industrialproduction (IIP) - recorded acontraction of 1.7 per cent inNovember 2020, as per datareleased by the NationalStatistical Office (NSO).

Mining sector output toowitnessed a decline, shrinking7.3 per cent. However, power

generation grew 3.5 per cent inthe month under review.

The IIP had grown by 2.1per cent in November 2019.

Industrial production hadplunged 18.7 per cent in Marchlast year following the Covid-19 outbreak and remained inthe negative zone till August2020.

With the resumption ofeconomic activities, factoryoutput posted a flat growth of0.48 per cent in September.

The IIP growth forOctober has been revisedupwards to 4.9 per cent fromlast month’s provisional esti-mates of 3.6 per cent.

The government hadimposed a lockdown to containthe spread of COVID-19 infec-tions on March 25, 2020.

With the gradual relax-ation of restrictions, there hasbeen a relative improvement inthe economic activities by vary-ing degrees as well as in data

reporting, the Ministry ofStatistics and ProgrammeImplementation had said in astatement issued in November.

The ministry had alsogiven a disclaimer that it maynot be appropriate to comparethe IIP in the post-pandemicmonths with the data formonths preceding the COVID-19 outbreak.

The manufacturing sectorhad recorded a growth of 3 percent in November 2019.

Similarly, mining sectoroutput grew 1.9 per cent, butelectricity generation shrank by5 per cent in November 2019.

The output of capitalgoods, which is a barometer ofinvestment, fell by 7.1 per centin November 2020 as against acontraction of 8.9 per centearlier.

Consumer durables outputfell by 0.7 per cent, comparedto 1.4 per cent contraction inNovember 2019.

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India’s fiscal deficit in thecurrent financial year is like-

ly to reach 7.4 per cent of theGDP on the back of enhancedgovernment expenditure amidthe pandemic, said the SBIEcowrap report. The report

noted that as per the firstadvanced estimate of the GDP,real GDP will contract by 7.7per cent in FY21, and nomi-nal GDP growth is expected at(-) 4.2 per cent. Accordingly,the nominal GDP for FY22would grow by 15 per cent toRs 224.04 lakh crore.

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WhatsApp on Tuesdaysaid its latest policy

update does not affect theprivacy of messages as theFacebook-owned company

sought to address concernsaround security of user dataon the platform.

In a blogpost, WhatsAppemphasised that it does notshare users’ contact lists ordata of groups with Facebook

for ads purposes, and thatneither WhatsApp norFacebook can read messagesor hear calls between users onWhatsApp.

Last week, WhatsApp hadinformed users of an update

in its Terms of Service andprivacy policy regarding howit processes user data andpartners with Facebook tooffer integrations across thesocial media giant’s prod-ucts.

It also stated that userswi l l have to agree to the new terms and policy byFebruary 8, 2021, in order tocontinue using WhatsApp’sservice.

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London: Twitter says it has sus-pended more than 70,000accounts associated with the farright QAnon conspiracy theo-ry following last week’s U.S.Capitol riot.

The social media companysaid Tuesday that given theevents last week in Washington,D.C., where a mob of pro-Trump loyalists tried to vio-lently storm the Capitol build-ing, it was taking action againstonline behaviour “that has thepotential to lead to offline.”

In many cases, a singleindividual operated numerousaccounts, driving up the totalnumber of affected accounts,the company said in a blog post.

“These accounts were

engaged in sharing harmfulQAnon-associated content atscale and were primarily dedi-cated to the propagation of thisconspiracy theory across theservice,” the company said.

Twitter’s sweeping purgeof QAnon accounts, whichbegan Friday, is part of a widercrackdown that also includes itsdecision to ban PresidentDonald Trump from the serviceover worries about furtherincitement to violence.

The suspensions meansome Twitter users will lose fol-lowers, in some cases by thethousands, the company said.

The QAnon conspiracytheory is centered on the base-less belief that Trump is waging

a secret campaign against “deepstate” enemies and a child sextrafficking ring run by satanicpedophiles and cannibals.Twitter has previously tried tocrack down on QAnon, remov-ing more than 7,000 accounts inJuly.

Twitter said it’s also step-ping up enforcement measuresand starting Tuesday it will limitthe spread of posts that violateits civic integrity policy by pre-venting anyone from replyingto, liking or retweeting them.

The policy prohibitsattempts to manipulate elec-tions and spread misleadinginfo about their results, withrepeated violations resulting inpermanent suspension. AP

Brussels: The official super-vising the agreement aimed atcurbing Iran’s nuclear ambi-tions is warning that Tehran’sdecision to ramp up uraniumenrichment could undermineefforts to keep the deal aliveamid diplomatic efforts tobring the United States back onboard.

European Union foreignpolicy chief Josep Borrell saidIran’s intention to enrich ura-nium up to 20 per cent at theFordo underground nuclearfacility “is a very serious devel-opment and a matter of deepconcern,” and “has very severeproliferation implications.” Lastweek, Iran began enrichinguranium to levels unseen sincethe deal was struck in 2015.

Iran has argued that it is nolonger obliged to respect lim-its laid out in the pact, knownas the Joint ComprehensivePlan of Action, becausePresident Donald Trump vio-lated it first by pulling theUnited States out of the deal in2018, which resulted in crip-pling sanctions on Iran’s mori-bund economy.

The deal offers Iran eco-nomic incentives in exchangefor curbs on its nuclear pro-gram, but with the reinstate-

ment of American sanctions,the other signatories — China,France, Germany, Russia andthe U.K. — have struggled toprovide Iran the assistance itseeks.

President-elect Joe Bidenhas said he hopes to return theUS to the deal, which wasnegotiated while he was vicepresident. Borrell and the othercountries would welcome sucha move.

“At this critical juncture,Iran’s action also risks under-mining efforts aimed at build-ing upon the existing diplo-matic process. We urge Iran torefrain from further escalationand reverse this course ofaction without delay,” Borrellsaid in his statement, releasedlate Monday.

He said that full and time-ly cooperation with theInternational Atomic EnergyAgency “remains critical.”

Borrell added that the EUlooks “forward to working withthe incoming U.S.Administration.” Despite Iran’sviolations, the IAEA hasreported that Tehran continuesto give inspectors full access toits nuclear sites — a key reasonthe signatories say it is worthpreserving. AP

Beijing: China’s People’sLiberation Army (PLA) recent-ly started deploying the coun-try’s first panoramic, high-pre-cision spatial datum that coversthe uncharted Western borderregion of the country, officialmedia here reported onTuesday.

The system which provides3D mapping with centimetrelevel accuracy will contribute tothe infrastructure constructionas well as combat capabilityenhancement of Chinese forcesin the region, state-run GlobalTimes reported.

China has the longest border

spanning 22,000 kms and sharesthem with 14 countries with 11of them, including India, in theWestern sector.

India and China have 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control(LAC) including the EasternLadakh where the armies of thetwo countries have deployed a

large number of troops. Over the past two years a

navigation and mapping unitaffiliated with the PLA WesternTheatre Command, which looksafter the borders with India, tra-versed over 20,000 kms andestablished the first panoramic,high-precision spatial datum in

the western border region basedon 3D geographic informationfrom remote sensing images andjoint situational precognition,the Global Times quoted the offi-cial China Central Television(CCTV) as saying.

“The panoramic spatialdatum is like a multifunctional,

highly accurate ruler that canindicate the coordinates ofremote sensing images and othergeographic data. We can evalu-ate the data, that can reach cen-timeter-level accuracy,” WangYanbin, deputy leader of thenavigation and mapping unit,told CCTV. PTI

Washington: The FBI haswarned that it has receivedintelligence that “armedprotests” were being planned atall 50 US state capitols and inWashington DC in the run-upto President-elect Joe Biden’sinauguration on January 20,leading to fears of more dead-ly violence by extremists sup-porting outgoing PresidentDonald Trump.

Posts on pro-Trump andfar-right online networks havecalled for protest action on anumber of dates, includingarmed demonstrations in citiesacross the country on January17 and a march in WashingtonDC on inauguration day itself.

“Armed protests are beingplanned at all 50 state capitolsfrom January 16 through atleast January 20, and at the USCapitol from January 17through January 20,” accordingto the internal Federal Bureauof Investigation (FBI) bulletinobtained by CNN and othermedia outlets.

Biden is slated to be swornin as the 46th President of theUnited States on January 20,along with Indian-originKamala Harris as the VicePresident.

On Monday, Biden toldreporters he was not afraid totake the oath of office outsideof the US Capitol.

Both he and Harris are stillexpected to be sworn in outsidethe building, only two weeksafter it was the site of a deadly

raid by radical supporters ofTrump opposing the electionresult.

Only after theCongressional certification ofthe November 3 presidentialelections last week, the outgo-ing Republican President

Trump has reluctantly accept-ed the election results andpromised a smooth transitionof power.

But he still believes thepresidential elections had mas-sive voters’ fraud, an allegationwhich remains unsubstantiat-

ed and have been thrown outof courts dozens of times.

However, Trump’s repeat-ed assertion of massive voters’fraud has incited his base. Thisresulted in thousands of hissupporters storming theCapitol Hill, the historic build-ing, that houses the USCongress on January 6.

Five people, including awoman and a police officialdied and several dozens injuredin the incident that is now con-sidered as a dark letter day inthe history of Americandemocracy.

The Democratic Party,which has majority in both theHouse of Representatives andthe Senate and would occupythe White House after January20, on Monday moved secondimpeachment proceedingsagainst Trump, blaming him forthe unprecedented violence.

The FBI and the Americansecurity and intelligence agen-cies, who were taken aback bythe last week ingloriousmoment at the Capitol Hill, amajor breach of security thatput the lives of hundreds ofAmerican lawmakers at risk,are now leaving nothing tochance. PTI

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US President DonaldTrump has issued an

emergency declaration for thenational capital here ahead ofhis successor Joe Biden’s inau-guration on January 20, amidstthreat perception to the eventby federal agencies.

In a statement on Monday,the White House said thePresident’s action authorisesthe Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) and theFederal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA)to coordinate relief efforts toalleviate the hardship and suf-fering caused by the emer-gency on the local population.

The emergency inWashington DC will be effec-tive from Monday till January24.

It comes in the wake of lastweek’s violent protest, in whichthousands of pro-Trump sup-porters stormed the Capitolbuilding and clashed with

police, interrupting a consti-tutional process by Congress toaffirm the victory of President-elect Biden and VicePresident-elect Kamala Harrisin the election. Five people,including a Capitol Police offi-cer, died in the protests.

According to the WhiteHouse, the emergency declara-tion also provides appropriateassistance for required emer-gency measures, authorisedunder Title V of the Stafford Actto save lives and to protect prop-erty and public health and safe-ty, and to lessen or avert thethreat of a catastrophe in theDistrict of Columbia.

Specifically, the FEMA isauthorised to identify, mobilise,and provide at its discretion,equipment and resources nec-essary to alleviate the impactsof the emergency. Emergencyprotective measures, limited todirect Federal assistance, willbe provided at 100 per centFederal funding, the WhiteHouse said.

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Washington: Indian-AmericanCongresswoman PramilaJayapal said on Tuesday that shehas tested positive for coron-avirus after being locked downin a secured room at the USCapitol where severalRepublican lawmakers reck-lessly refused to wear masks inthe moments after the January6 attack.

“I just received a positiveCovid-19 test result after beinglocked down in a secured roomat the Capitol where severalRepublicans not only cruellyrefused to wear a mask but reck-lessly mocked colleagues andstaff who offered them one,” 55-year-old Jayapal tweeted.

In a statement, Jayapal saidshe began quarantining imme-diately after the attack on theCapitol, fearing and foreseeingexactly what would occur giventhe number of maskless law-makers sitting in the same roomwith her. PTI

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The Bench said the committee shall beprovided a place as well as secretarial assis-tance at Delhi by the Government and allthe expenses for sittings at Delhi or any-where else shall be borne by the Centre.

“The representatives of all the farm-ers’ bodies, whether they are holding aprotest or not and whether they supportor oppose the laws shall participate in thedeliberations of the committee and putforth their viewpoints. The committeeshall, upon hearing the Government as wellas the representatives of the farmers’ bod-ies, and other stakeholders, submit areport before this court containing its rec-ommendations.

This shall be done within two monthsfrom the date of its first sitting. The firstsitting shall be held within ten days fromtoday,” it said. “The implementation of thethree farm laws (1) Farmers’ Produce Tradeand Commerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020; (2) EssentialCommodities (Amendment) Act, 2020;and (3) Farmers (Empowerment andProtection) Agreement on Price Assuranceand Farm Services Act, 2020, shall standstayed until further orders,” the top courtsaid and posted the matter for hearing aftereight weeks.

The court said it is passing the inter-im order after hearing different perspec-tives with the hope and expectation thatboth parties will take this in the right spir-it and attempt to arrive at a fair, equitableand just solution to the problems.

“We are also of the view that a stay ofimplementation of all the three farm lawsfor the present, may assuage the hurt feel-ings of the farmers and encourage themto come to the negotiating table with con-fidence and good faith,” it said.

“Laudably, the farmers have so far car-ried on the agitation peacefully and with-out any untoward incident,” the Bench said.

The Bench also noted that AttorneyGeneral KK Venugopal, while agreeing forconstitution of a committee, had vehe-mently opposed the grant of any interimstay on the implementation of these farmlaws.

“Though we appreciate the aforesaidsubmission of the Attorney General, thiscourt cannot be said to be completely pow-erless to grant stay of any executive actionunder a statutory enactment,” the Benchsaid. It passed the interim order on a batchof pleas, including those challenging thevalidity of these farm laws, those sup-porting these legislations and those rais-ing the issue of farmers protesting at Delhiborders.

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In May 2020, when the laws were stillin the consideration process, he has alsowritten opinion pieces for the IndianExpress, titled “Challenges to Farm BillsHarken Socialist Era, Attempt to undoAgriculture’ 1991 Moment,” and “WeNeed Laws that Give Farmers More Spaceto Sell Their Produce -- New Farm LawsFit This Bill”.

He wrote that the proposed “changescan go a long way in building efficientvalue chains and ensuring better returnsfor farmers. The consumers will also beensured better products without burden-ing their pockets.”

However, in a more recent article forThe Indian Express, titled ‘To help farm-ers, the right approach is through FarmerProducer Organisations, not APMC man-dis’, he advised the Government to be pre-pared to given a written guarantee that theexisting system of APMC markets andMSP will continue and be strengthened.

“The Government can also give inwriting that the contract will be for the pro-duce, not the land,” he wrote. At present,Gulati is on the Central Board of Directorsof the RBI, National Bank for Agricultureand Rural Development (NABARD) andcommodity exchange NCDEX.

Dr .Joshi is a leading name in the fieldof agriculture research. He has served asthe director of the National Academy ofAgricultural Research Management,Hyderabad, and the director of theNational Centre for AgriculturalEconomics and Policy Research, New

Delhi. Dr Joshi was previously the SouthAsia Coordinator at the InternationalFood Policy Research Institute and senioreconomist at the International CropsResearch Institute for the Semi-AridTropics in Patancheru.

Joshi has strongly opposed giving alegal backing to minimum support pricesand has advocated contract farming as a‘win-win situation’ for all stakeholders.Joshi has written articles in past daysregretting prolonged agitation by farmersand noting that the Centre had made allour efforts to accommodate genuine con-cerns of the protesters. Joshi has also saidthat the agitators have been changing goal-posts and had begun by seekingGovernment assurance that the MSPwon’t be discontinued.

An article in the Financial Express co-authored by Joshi with AK Padee, says,“The farm-agitations’ demand to repeal thethree farm laws and legalise minimum sup-port prices (MSPs) baffle us, given theapprehensions over the impact of the lawson the farmers are mostly misplaced.”

The two farm leaders on the panel --- Bhupinder Singh Mann of the BKU andAnil Ghanwant of Maharashtra-basedShetkari Sangathan -- had in mid-December met Agriculture MinisterNarendra Singh Tomar and called for theimplementation of the laws after bringingcertain amendments to satisfy the pro-testers.

Bhupinder Singh Mann is the nation-al president of Bharatiya Kisan Union(BKU), which is part of the All India KisanCoordination Committee. He was RajyaSabha member from 1990-96. He alsohelped form the All India KisanCoordination Committee (AIKCC), aplatform which aims to bring together var-ious State-level farmers’ organisations.On 14 December, 2020, a group of farm-ers’ organisations, under the banner of theAIKCC, had handed over a memorandumdemanding that the three laws be imple-mented, but with some amendments.

Anil Ghanwat is the president of theMaharashtra-based Shetkari Sangathanwhich has been backing the Governmentin the entire agitation by farmers. OnAugust 20, 2020, members of the Shetkari

Sangathan across several districts inMaharashtra submitted letters addressedto Prime Minister Narendra Modi at thelocal tehsildar’s office, welcoming thefarm Bills. The organisation even took thestreets and burst crackers to show its sup-port for the laws.

Ghanwat said on Tuesday the newfarm laws partially implement what hisoutfit has been demanding for decades. Hisattempt will be to improve them, he said,while coming out in support of reformsincluding permission for contract farming.

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“Farmers are doing indefinite sit-instrike at more than 20 places in Bihar.Farmers have held meetings at more than80 places in Chhattisgarh and they arepreparing to join the protest at Delhi bor-ders,” said Darshan Pal Singh.

“In Gulbarga of Karnataka, peoplehave staged a bike rally to protest againstthe three farm laws. Hundreds of farmersfrom Kerala are coming to Delhi borders.Big demonstrations were also held inVijayawada and Hyderabad. In Rajasthanand Haryana, farmers are joining the agi-tation under the Jagrukta Pakhwada andvarious demonstrations are being held inmany districts,” he said.

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In the case of Biological E, the Phase

1 clinical trials of its vaccine started inDecember and Phase 2 is expected to beginin March. Gennova’s RnA-based Covid-19vaccine is currently in Phase 1 with Phase2 clinical trials likely to begin in March ofthis year, said Bhushan.

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The top drug regulator had recentlygranted emergency use authorisation totwo vaccines, Oxford’s Covishield beingmanufactured by Serum Institute of Indiaand Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Both vac-cines, the statement from the HealthMinistry said, have established safety andimmunogenicity. Dr V K Paul member,NITI Aayog member, said these two vac-cines have been tested in thousands ofpeople, they are the safest and there is norisk of any significance.

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At present, more than 50,000 Chinesetroops are deployed all along the LAC inLadakh and India also responded bypositioning nearly the same number ofmountain warfare trained troops.

Explaining the sequence of eventsleading to the nine-month long stand-offs,the Army Chief said every year Chinaholds exercises in the Tibetan plateau.However, China being the first mover hadthe advantage of surprise he said in obvi-ous reference to the transgressions.

The Indian Army reciprocated inAugust when its crack troops occupiedheights and surprised the Chinese,Naravane said adding “it put us in theadvantage despite eyeball to eyeball con-

frontation”.He was referring to the Indian troops

taking control of dominating heights in theChushul region of the southern bank ofPangong Tso. By gaining control of dom-inating heights, Indian can overlookChinese Moldo Garrison. India militaryhas occupied some strategic heights -Magar Hill, Gurung Hill, Gorkha Hill andReqin La, and are within their side of theLAC.

As regards the collusive threat ofPakistan and China, the Army Chief saidit cannot be wished away. The securityestablishment regularly carries out reviewand the armed forces are ready to deal witha two-front war if need be, he said.

The Army next year will have its firstbatch of women pilots flying helicoptersin operational areas including Siachen andrugged mountains of the north-east.Making this announcement here onTuesday, Army Chief General MMNaravane said here he approved the pro-posal last month and the first batch ofwomen pilots will start training from Julythis year. The one-year training willenable them to undertake flying missionsand perform frontline duties. At present,women officers are posted at the air traf-fic control units. The IAF and Navy havealready inducted women officers as pilots.

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Later on Monday, CongresswomanIlhan Omar also introduced two articlesof impeachment against Trump. The firstarticle cites Trump’s abuse of power forattempting to overturn the 2020 presi-dential election results in Georgia. The sec-ond article addresses the incitement of vio-lence for orchestrating an attempted coupagainst our countr “I just introduced myimpeachment resolution. The full Housewill now vote on a measure calling on VicePresident (Mike) Pence and the cabinet toremove President Donald Trump underthe 25th amendment. If Pence does not act,the House will move to impeach this week,”Omar said.y.

Human Resource Managementhas significantly evolved over

the years and has now become amore humane profession. Overthe past decade, coaching, coun-selling and mentoring has becomea very important responsibilityfor HR managers. The skill ofcoaching, counselling and men-toring has the potential to revolu-tionise the relationship betweenmanagers and executives whilealso dealing with different aspectsof managing human resources likecareer planning and development,performance management, stressmanagement, and other areaswhich may affect employees emo-tionally.

Well being of an organisationincluding its profitability and busi-ness sustainability, has been posi-tively correlated to employee wellbeing in various studies. Therefore,it is a well established fact thatwhenever the employee satisfactionis high and their well being islooked after, their commitmentand engagement with the organi-sation is also high.

Students pursuing MBA in HRare always encouraged to imbibethese three skills to help the organ-isation as well as employees per-form better. Every manager hastheir own leadership style, howev-er coaching and mentoring skillshelps one to become a friendly yeteffective leader.

Let’s understand the impor-tance of the three skills in a busi-ness setting.

Coaching in an organisa-tional context

HR professionals are often

encouraged to pursue the coachingrole. Coaching is a training methodin which a more experienced andskilled professional provides adviceand guidance to employees regard-ing their work goals, performanceand career trajectory.

Often, organisations hire exter-nal coaches and consultants to helpemployees, but lately, companiesprefer internal HR teams workingin the coaching arena, since HRprofessionals are skilled and pre-pared to take on this role. Suchadditional responsibilities are alsohelpful for budding HR profes-sionals to enhance their career. Thecoaching role enables new man-

agers to speed up, improve conflictresolution and help obtain indi-vidual as well as business goals.

Counselling at workplaceIn an organisation, HR pro-

fessionals are at the forefront ofemployee development, grievanceredressal and employee retention.Workplace counselling is an inter-vention by the HR team, and theHR managers act as a support spe-cialist to employees from alldomains. The counselling processinvolves providing a safe space foremployees to talk about issues atwork. HR managers ensure that theprocess is unbiased, confidentialand is seen as an activity for

employee welfare. Most organisa-tions are emphasising on de-stressed employees to boost theirproductivity, and also to retaintheir employees.

An HR mentor for employeedevelopment

Mentoring is the process ofbuilding a formal relationship witha new and/or inexperiencedemployee and helping them toquickly understand the organisa-tion and perform to their truepotential. An HR professional canthus help build a healthy culture atthe workplace by ensuring employ-ee satisfaction and catering togrievances by providing appro-priate guidance both formally andinformally. This is because a men-tor needs to be evaluative and unbi-ased to help employees quicklyspeed up as a contributor to theorganisation. Considering thatevery new employee will have newresponsibilities and will need towork according to the vision andmission of the organisation, everyHR professional must act as a men-tor to employees.

Enabling the coaching, coun-selling and mentoring process, intrue earnest, will definitely help toadvance organisational goals.

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The world we live in today largely revolvesaround technology and digitisation. Newinnovations, AI, big data, and artificial

intelligence are unfolding new solutions (andproblems) everyday; consequently, enabling therise of new types of business models and asso-ciations.

However, the most important thing to notehere is that with each new solution comes thepossibility of a new security issue that needsto be resolved.

For instance, we are now witnessing a majorrise in the consumption of digital media, be itthrough social interaction channels likeFacebook or Instagram, or through contentconsumption channels like YouTube. Gone arethe days when you had to be of certain age toown a mobile phone (along with digitisation,this is another issue of perspective and indi-vidual parenting styles, so we will not be focus-ing on whether it is right or wrong for now);but this is the perfect example of how innov-ative digital thinking can help us deal with thepossible security threats cautiously.

Let us take the example of YouTube.YouTube recognised the advent of content con-sumption from its platform from people of allages, and they came up with the idea of creat-ing another specialised section —- YouTubeKids that allows parents to keep a check on theirkids activities and recognise any possible

cyber-bullying or other perils — a perfect solu-tion to deliver what is best for the changed con-sumer behaviour.

Now coming back to why such innovativedigital thinking is an important skill to mas-ter for law aspirants, it is because lawyers arethe indispensable partners for tech giants.Whether we talk about tech companies or indi-vidual developers and programmers, theyneed to understand the extents and restrictionsunder law to be able to construct the ensuingintegral decentralised architecture of the futureall while protecting the rights of their con-sumers.

Besides this, teaching innovative digitalthinking to the law aspirants, especially thoseinterested in cybersecurity law, can instil thenecessary skills relevant to succeed in this ageof digital transformation, such as:

Critical thinking for complex problemsolving

Digitisation has brought our world face-to-face with overly complex fact patterns, whichrequire vigilant analysis and creative problem-solving. While the traditional concepts canteach law aspirants how to deal with the com-monly faced and previously known chal-lenges, introducing them to the art of innov-ative digital thinking can prepare them to facethe unknown challenges that may arise withfurther evolution of technology.

Consequential thinkingConsequential thinking is crucial in the

digital age. By learning this essential skill, lawaspirants can be better prepared in case our tra-ditional systems and assumptions need to beremodelled and require thorough study andanalysis of the proposable rules and regulationsfor the new technological architecture alongwith their effects on human (or consumer)behaviour.

Flexibility in legal thinkingLegal thinking customarily includes “look-

ing in reverse” and expanding on points of ref-erences and analogies with an accentuation onpast rules and encounters. Introduction toinnovative thinking can aid in changing theoutlook of law aspirants and help them realisethe need to not just focus on the fundamentalbeliefs of legal training and reasoning, but alsoadjust it, as the situation demands, to make itmore fitting for a computerised age.

To sum up, a training curriculum incor-porating innovative digital thinking is essen-tial to aid law aspirants in gaining the requi-site skills to be able play their role as key part-ners for tech companies and developers indesigning the decentralised architecture offuture. After all, this new architecture will directour society towards the digital change that willdecide the fate of how we live, work, and learn.

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In such a competitive job market, anengineering and managementinternational internship abroad

will definitely provide you an edge overother candidates. You will gain skillsincluding communication, manage-ment, cultural awareness, and, ofcourse, technical, practical and indus-trial skills that university degrees can’talways provide. Moreover, you canexperience all of this while having fundiscovering and immersing yourself ina new country and its culture.

More engineering companiesare becoming global & locally andaround the world. They promote cul-tural variety in their own backyardand have operations in several dif-ferent countries. From day one, in anyengineering company or manage-ment company, you will be exposedto and expected to demonstrateawareness of a global way of think-ing and doing things. Engineering:An international internship is one ofthe best ways to explore career pathsin the tech industry. If you’re major-ing in any engineering field. As anintern, you’ll usually be paired witha more experienced engineer whowill act as your mentor, giving youguidance on the technical aspects ofyour project as well as helping you tomanage and execute it. While youdon’t have to go into engineering justbecause you’re a computer sciencemajor, an internship will offer you the

opportunity to see what the field islike and whether it’s a good fit for you.And because computer sciencemajors are very in demand amongemployers, the internship is alsolikely to be very well compensated.

Mechanical engineering: Internsfor mechanical engineering dealswith everything that moves and/orrequires forces to make it move. Tasksin this field include assessing theloads in a machine, determiningdeflections, stresses and vibrations,and making sure devices meetintended design. As a mechanicalengineering intern, some of theindustries that you might get involvedwith are the automotive, aerospace,biotechnology, energy generation,and automation.

Manufacturing engineering:Manufacturing engineering is also av e r ypopularsector att h e

moment, as there are big govern-mental initiatives both in developedand developing countries to growmultinational manufacturing capa-bilities. Manufacturing engineers areresponsible for planning, designing,setting up, and improving any man-ufacturing processes. Interns mayfind themselves closely working withcolleagues in other fields as well, suchas health and safety. Some of the rolesyou might get involved with aredeveloping state-of-the-art and cost-effective processes, acquiring newcapabilities and machinery, intro-ducing new products to productionand so on. Manufacturing engineerswork in a wide range of sectors likefood and drink, oil, and pharma-ceuticals. Management: No matterthe job role you hope to land post-graduation, the international intern-ship offers MBA students an oppor-tunity to learn valuable lessons andgain work experience. An interna-tional internship would be an assetto your professional backgroundand help you develop abilities thatwill give you a global outlook andreach.

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The IA Labs invests in young engineer-ing talent in the areas of Full Stack,

Cloud, DevOps, AI/ML, and Cyber Security.This makes the learners pursue a tech careerof their choice whereas Startups and ITMNCs get industry-ready talent with animproved ROI. India Accelerator — thecountry’s leading startup accelerator pro-gramme launches a disruptive tech learn-ing platform — IA Labs. The platform aimsat bringing digital learning solutions forengineering graduates and encouragesthem to pursue their career in new-age tech-nologies to stay ahead in the digital world

India is the second-fastest digitisingeconomy in the world and as per the recent

estimates — the Indian technology sectorwill contribute $1 tn of economic value witha demand for 65 mn digital jobs by 2025.On the other hand, fewer than 5 per centof 1.5 million engineering graduates whopass out every year in India are cut out forhigh-skill programming jobs.

Commenting on the launch, MonaSingh CAO of IA said: “We are delighted tocome up with the significant initiative thatis set to accelerate the career of fresh engi-neering graduates and working profes-sionals. We aim to provide experientiallearning by doing experience-driven on ourmicrolearning platform coupled with a plugand play cloud Lab. IA Labs equips the aspi-rants with the right skills and attitude to besuccessful in the newage digital world.”

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Sommet Educationgroup has created aunique learning solutionavailable at Glion Instituteof Higher Education andLes Roches entitled“Glion Connect” and “LesRoches Connect”.

Through the blendedlearning solution,Bachelor students havetwo remote learningoptions. They have thepossibility to study 10weeks at home followedby 10 weeks on campus tocomplete the first semes-ter or to study 20 weeks athome and complete theirfirst semester remotely.The learning outcomesequal to a first semesterspent fully on campus.

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of Technology (IIIT Delhi)has recently announced thatthe International RegularRound Admission process forsession 2021-22 is open nowand the appearing candidateswill have an opportunity toavail up to 100 per cent fel-lowship.

Eligibility: For BTech:Qualifying Exam should be anequivalent of Class-XII exam

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Equivalence is as envis-aged by the Association ofI n d i a nUniversities(https://www.aiu.ac.in).

Students may apply dur-ing or after their final year ofsecondary education.

For BTech (CSSS), stu-dents with Mathematics asone of the subjects in class XIIcan also apply.

For MTech: The candidateshould have completed ormust be pursuing aBTech/BS/MSc or equivalentQualifying Program asdescribed in the admissioncriteria of the desired programto which admission is sought.

Equivalence of degreesfrom colleges outside of Indiais as envisaged by Associationof Indian Universities(https://www.aiu.ac.in).

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Equivalence of degreesfrom colleges outside of Indiais as envisaged by Associationof Indian Universities(https://www.aiu.ac.in)

Candidates may applyduring or after their finalyear of their undergraduate orpostgraduate programme.

L ast date to apply :January 22, 2021.

Athought-provoking exper-iment centred round thefuture of college education

got underway in the Spring of2013 at Stanford University.Inspired by the new emphasis ononline learning, the Stanford2025 Project, explored how dif-ferent universities, students andteachers would approach the 'in-person, physical learning envi-ronment' a decade from then by'bringing an end to a society ofalumni in favour of a lifetime oflearning'.

A year since COVID-19upended everything includingeducation, the Stanford studywith its emphasis on modular,personalised, and collaborativelearning across space and timeseems nothing short of prophet-ic. Not only has 2020 compelleda change on the ground in whois learning online, where, andhow, but it has also brought intofocus key questions about edu-cation.

But if the past year is any-thing to go by, it is clear highereducation can no longer besought in the same in-person,four-year on campus module,which has dominated the US fordecades.

For one, college education,especially at any Ivy Leagueschool, is extremely expensive.An undergrad, on-campus degreecan put a family back by about$70,000 a year in annual fees.During an economic downturn,made worse by a pandemic, suchan investment makes no short-term or long-term economicsense. Add to this mix, the grimreality of student debt, estimat-ed to be $1.7 trillion held by morethan 43 million borrowers .

Even if a student loan can-cellation by the FederalGovernment comes through andthe current impasse caused byrising COVID cases is stemmedby mass vaccination in the com-ing months , we know it will takethe world a few years to bounceback.

Irrespective of whether andto what extent restrictions onsocial interactions will be lifted,digital as a way of life is here tostay. In the education sector, on-campus learning will move to amore blended approach.

As if to confirm that shift, theeight Ivy League schools havebroken with tradition to offerseveral hundred short-termonline courses across multiple

online platforms such asCoursera and EdX.

Spanning a range of subjectsfrom Computer Science and DataScience to Health, Medicine andEducation, these courses offerstudents the rare opportunity tolearn and interact with some ofthe best faculty in the world, fromthe comfort of their home, at afraction of the cost they wouldhave incurred from an in-person,on-campus degree.

In being among some of theoldest and well-endowed uni-versities, the Ivy League schoolscan rope in top-notch speakersfrom across disciplines and walksof life, including heads of states,presidents, and Nobel laureates.Opting to take short-term cours-es at any of these schools providesstudents with stellar exposure,hard to replicate outside the uni-versity system.

With this experience undertheir belt, students will find it eas-ier to set themselves up for suc-cess. This is because as indicatedby the Stanford project, exposureto one or multiple courses at anyof the Ivy League schools willintroduce them to an alternateidea of living and learning. It willno longer seem imperative to

enrol in a multi-year, on-campusprogramme to attain a degree.

Instead, students will under-stand that learning is a lifelongproject punctuated by time spentaway in the workplace, to learn bydoing, along with a return whenrequired to college to furtherembellish domain knowledge.

But how are students tochoose from the plethora ofcourses that are now widely avail-able? There are several platformsthat can play a pivotal role inserving as a bridge between stu-dents and universities, by helpingstudents and their families choosethe college that best fits a student'sprofile and interests, smoothen-ing the path towards enrolling ina short-term, high-value course.

It can help students thinkthrough what they want to learn,by planning early, identifying thedisciplines they have a proclivityfor, zeroing in on which collegesthey want to go to and connect-ing universities in turn with thiscohort of prospective students.

Change is always hard. But ashistory has shown us, each shiftprovides us with new opportuni-ties to grow, adapt and evolve.

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If you are wanting and aspiring to fin-ish up your preparation of NationalDefence Academy (NDA) it is

important to know what the syllabus is.It comprises of two sections —Mathematics and General Ability.

To smartly and effectively prepareone must keep in sync with certain tipsand pointers to prepare for both theexams simultaneously with maximumefficiency to get the desired output.� The sooner, the better is the mantrato achieve success herein. Whatever top-ics are common for both can be givena priority on a first hand basis withproper time and efficiency as this willdefinitely save your time and keep youahead and for the rest of the portionsto mix and match and cover equal por-tions on a daily basis to reduce monot-ony.� Following a regular and structuredstudy plan is must for even the bright-est of students as this will be very help-ful and critical to meet out your dualpreparation needs because it is veryimportant to chew better than to bitemore meaning sustaining all the knowl-edge is more important with prioritis-ing so that you move in a progressivemanner with your preparations with astrategy and planned approach.� Keeping stress at bay is paramountas regular breaks and naps break themonotony and increase the efficiencyof learning and retaining. Alsoindulging in some physical activity willkeep you fresh and ready.� Solving mock tests, giving onlineexams, attending video lectures and dis-cussion forums shall definitely provideyou with a vast array of opportunitiesfor preparation and help you to under-stand and prepare better for both of theexams keeping in mind the competitionand difference in syllabus of both theexams so it is very important to discussand understand the strategy, get yourdoubts cleared and be prepped fully. � For the Mathematics portion as it isimportant and crucial for both theexams so writing and penning downformulas along with practicing two-three sets of practice papers regularlywill make it very easy for the candidatesto memorise, cover the entire syllabusand solve the questions efficiently withease of time and speed.

� Always prepare easy topics first thenproceed with the tougher and time tak-ing ones for both the exams so that youachieve a precise and calculated plan-ning and preparation strategy by givingample time to prepare the tougher anddifficult parts for both the exams.� Following a holistic approach is def-initely recommended to cover all thesubjects and prepare simultaneously forboth of the exams as the GeneralAbility Test of the NDA comprisingquestions from English, Science, SocialStudies and General Awareness is pret-ty much the syllabus for Boards too soa common prep mode is the ground ofpreparation for both of these exams. � Focusing on basics and solving pre-vious year question papers will definitelyhelp in analysing the common groundsyllabus as well as the distinctive syllabuspreparation for both the exams whichwill help in identifying the strong andweaker areas for the candidates. Thiswill definitely clear the basic conceptsof the students and help them memo-rize better with greater efficiency.� Last but not the least to reviserepeatedly and dedicatedly with amplepractice hours will only be the decid-ing factor for preparation of any exambe it NDA and Boards.

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The faculty of Science at theUniversity of Strathclyde,Glasgow, for the 2021/2022

academic year, invites applicationsfor its scholarships of between£3,000 - £5,000 that are available tonew international students.

Value: £3,000- £5,000.Subject: Chemistry, Computer

and information sciences,Mathematics and statistics,Pharmacy and biomedical sci-ences, Physics.

Eligibility: Candidates must:Be a new, international fee-payingstudent holding an offer of admis-sion for either year one, or year twoentry, to a full-time undergraduatedegree in the Faculty of Science forthe 2021/2022 academic year.

Have achieved excellent gradesto date in their academic studies.Be self-funded. Students whoreceive full scholarships, for exam-ple from a government office orembassy, will not be eligible.

For further information visit:https://www.strath.ac.uk/study-withus/scholarships/sciencescholar-ships/facultyofscienceundergradu-atescholarshipsforinternationalstu-dents202021/ or contact [email protected]

Application deadline: Thelast date to apply is July 31, 2021.

The Centurion DefenceAcademy launches ShishirRameshwar National Talent Hunt(SRNTH) 2021-22 scholarshipprogramme for top 400 NDA

aspirants across the country. Thisexam has been launched for admis-sions to the TARGET NDA-1-2021TEJAS batch (Offline/Online).

The exam will be conductedon January 16, 2021 through anonline mode. This time up to 100per cent scholarship will be pro-vided to a total of 400 candidatesbased on their scores for enroll-ment. This exam will comprise oftwo rounds namely written as wellas the interview from rank 1-50 andonly upon attempt and successfulclearance of both the rounds, thecandidates would be liable toreceive the scholarship.

Applicants can register for theScholarship Exam through theCenturion Defence AcademyStudent app. One can download theapp from the Play store wherethousands of students have alreadyenrolled themselves and gettingeducation and training through theE-Media Interface especially inthis pandemic era where it was allthe more mandatory to expand thepossibilities without compromisingwith the future of the candidates.

The exam pattern for NDA,2021 will be set in English andHindi. A total timestamp of 90minutes will be provided with atotal of 100 questions. No negativemarking. Questions will be basedon NDA pattern .These questionswill be further classified as follows-

English- 25 questionsMathematics- 30 questionsGeneral Science (PCB)- 30

questionsPolity, History and Geography-

15 questions.Application deadline: It is

January15, 2021.

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Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal andHS Prannoy were cleared to com-

pete in the Thailand Open after theytested negative for Covid-19, inval-idating their previous positive resultsthat forced them out of the tourna-ment hours earlier on a chaoticTuesday.

Both the Badminton WorldFederation (BWF) and BadmintonAssociation of India (BAI) con-firmed the development.

“Both Saina Nehwal and HSPrannoy have been cleared to par-ticipate in the ongoing YonexThailand Open after the fourth-round tests reports confirmed thatboth shuttlers have been testednegative for Covid-19,” BAI said ina statement.

The national body said it waspossible after the national body tookup the matter with BWF.

“BAI have taken up the matterwith topmost BWF officials toensure if tests were negative, match-es for respective players should berescheduled and no walkover isgiven,” BAI added.

Earlier in the day, chaos grippedIndia’s campaign at the tourna-ment when Olymic medallist Sainawas forced out following a positiveCovid-19 test, while Prannoy’s par-ticipation hung in balance after hissample came out negative followinga positive result in a bizarre turn of

events.Former Commonwealth Games

champion Parupalli Kashyap toowas forced to withdraw “due to closeproximity” with wife and fellowshuttler Saina.

But the day ended on a betternote for the Indians following thetwo shuttlers’ clearance.

“BWF and BadmintonAssociation of Thailand (BAT) canconfirm three of the four playerswho tested positive for Covid-19earlier today at the Asian Leg of theHSBC BWF World Tour have been

cleared to take their place in thedraw,” the apex body said.

“They are confirmed as SainaNehwal (India), HS Prannoy (India),and Jones Ralfy Jansen (Germany),”BWF added in its statement. TheBWF said the said players who hadearlier tested positive for the virus,are “not currently infected”.

The matches will be rescheduledfor Saina and Parupalli Kashyap forWednesday. However, Kashyap’sparticipation will depend on theresult of his test conducted in theafternoon.

Regarding Prannoy, the BWFhad said he would be retested afterconflicting reports came out of ear-lier samples.

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The injury-ravaged Indianteam was dealt anothertelling blow on Tuesday

as pace spearhead JaspritBumrah was ruled out of thefourth Test against Australiadue to an abdominal strain.

If that wasn’t enough,Mayank Agarwal — tipped tobe Hanuma Vihari’s replace-ment in the playing XI inBrisbane — has sustained aknock on the hands and itcould be a hairline fracture.

To make matters worse,Ravichandran Ashwin’s backspasms have aggravated afterbattling for three hours on thefinal day, leaving little options

for India on the bench.Bumrah, key to India’s

attack, sustained the strainduring the drawn third Test inSydney.

It has been learnt thatBumrah’s scan reports showeda strain and the Indian teammanagement does not wanthim to aggravate the injury,keeping in mind the upcom-ing four-Test series againstEngland.

“Jasprit Bumrah sufferedan abdominal strain whilefielding in Sydney. He is goingto sit out of the Brisbane Testbut is expected to be availableagainst England,” a BCCIsource told PTI.

While the Indian team

management is heaving a sighof relief that Bumrah hasn’tsustained a tear but wants to beon the side of caution as play-ing in Brisbane and breakingdown in the middle of the Testmatch could have an evenmore adverse effect on theteam.

“If we take the risk of himplaying at 50 percent, what ifthe injury aggravates and hebreaks down in the middle ofthe match and then ruled outfor better part of Englandseries?

“England is the last series

which will decide the qualifi-cation for World TestChampionship final and weare in contention and wouldrequire a fit Bumrah,” thesenior BCCI source added.

It is now expected thattwo-Test old Mohammed Sirajwill be leading the Indianattack and will be joined byNavdeep Saini, ShardulThakur and T Natarajan in theBrisbane Test, starting January15.

Unless, Bumrah is fieldedat 30 percent fitness, riskingthe entire England series, T

Natarajan will make his debut.The problem with Indian

team is after injured KLRahul’s departure andHanuma Vihari’s grade 2 tear,there are no back-up middle-order batsman left in thereserves.

The only two availablebatsmen are two out of formopeners in Prithvi Shaw andMayank Agarwal.

It remains to be seen ifIndia, knowing their depletedstrength and long tail, decideto take the conservative routeof playing four bowlers and six

batsmen with Rishabh Pant asthe wicketkeeper.

If Agarwal’s scans revealthat it’s a bruise and not a frac-ture, then it could well bePrithvi Shaw batting at num-ber three followed byCheteshwar Pujara , AjinkyaRahane and Agarwal himselfat number six.

If they go with f ivebowlers, then collective expe-rience of pace attack will bethree Test matches and 10balls (Siraj-2, Saini-1, Shardul-10 balls on debut, Natarajan-yet to play).

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������������The senior pacer suffered a

left side strain after playing onlyone match in the IPL inSeptember and after that wasruled out of the Australia series.Ishant got bowling fit before theseries but needed more oversunder his belt before taking onthe rigours of Test cricket. Hehas just returned to competitivecricket for Delhi with the SyedMushtaq Ali Trophy and will beselected against England inTests.

?�������:�������The white-ball specialist

and reserve pacer of the Testteam injured his right ham-string during an IPL game andhad to undergo an extensiverehabilitation programmewhich led to him missing theAustralia series in full. He hasjust returned to action with theMushtaq Ali T20 for UP andwill be back in national team forEngland series.

����������������;One of the finds of the IPL,

Kolkata Knight Rider’s VarunChakravarthy was a left-fieldselection in the Indian T20team but the old national selec-tion committee with interimchairman Sunil Joshi didn’tknow that he was playing witha serious shoulder injury which

ruled him out of his maidennational tour.

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profile left hamstring injury thathappened during the IPL. TheMumbai Indians skipper playedthrough pain in the final butwas ruled out of the white ballseries against Australia. Due tohard quarantine of 14 days inSydney, Rohit, despite being fit,couldn’t play the first two Testsand was back in action fromSydney where he hit a half-cen-tury in the second innings.

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sustained a fractured forearmwhile trying to fend a short ballfrom Pat Cummins in theAdelaide Test and was thenruled out of the remainingthree Tests. He is doubtful forthe first two Tests againstEngland at home as well.

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bled out of the field duringAustralia’s second innings witha calf muscle injury and willsoon be at the National CricketAcademy in Bengaluru for arehabilitation programme.There is a chance he might beback for the England series nextmonth.

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the white ball leg, KL Rahulsustained a wrist injury whilebatting at the MelbourneCricket Ground nets and wassent back to India to recuper-ate before the England series.His departure led to India’sback-up middle-order beingnext to nil.

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received a knock on his leftthumb from a short deliverybowled by Mitchell Starc inSydney and scans revealed dis-location as well as thumb frac-ture. He will be out for at leasta couple of months, ruling himout of the England home seriesas well.

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received a knock in the leftelbow from Pat Cummins andcouldn’t keep wickets in thesecond innings in Sydney.However, it was not a fractureand played after popping in alot of painkillers which provid-ed him initial relief. He willplay in Brisbane in the fourthTest.

������������The hero of the Sydney

Test, after his epic 161-ball

vigil, has a serious hamstringinjury (grade 2) and will be outof the fourth Test in Brisbaneas well as the following seriesagainst England.

��������������:��The man who has bowled

more than 134 overs in theseries, most by an Indianbowler, is suffering from backspasms and found it difficult toeven sleep or tie his boot laces.With medication and physio-therapy sessions, India willexpect their senior-mostbowler on the park in Brisbane.

��;�������:��Having failed in the first

two Tests, Agarwal wasdropped in Sydney and whowould have known that duringa net session, he would get hiton the gloves and taken forscans. He was supposed toreplace Hanuma Vihari and ifit’s a bruise, Agarwal is expect-ed to play through pain.

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strain during the late eveningon the third day while chasinga ball to the boundary. He did-n’t come out and bowl hisspells but it has been learnt thathe is in considerable discom-fort and will sit out of the nextTest in Brisbane.

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Australian captain Tim Paineon Tuesday apologised for

his on-field behaviour duringthe drawn third Test againstIndia, saying that his leadershipwasn’t good enough and heended up “looking like a fool” bysledging R Ashwin.

Paine has come under firefor a verbal duel with Ashwinwhen the Indian held vigil withan injured Hanuma Vihari toeke out a draw for his team.Paine said he was “distract-ed, agitated and a bit grumpyat times” during the game.

“I spoke to him (Ashwin)really quickly after the gameyesterday, as I said to him, lookI ended up looking a fool, did-n’t I? You open your mouthand then you drop a catch andhad a bit of laugh about that,”he said at a virtual press con-ference on Monday.

“...I do want to apologisefor the way I went aboutthings yesterday on some-one who prides himself onthe way I lead this teamand yesterday was a poorreflection of that,” Painesaid.

The 36-year-old wick-et-keeper dropped threecatches during the match,including of Vihari after theconfrontation with Ashwin.Paine conceded that it

was the pressure of the game thatgot to him and that affected hismood.

“My leadership wasn’t goodenough, I let the pressure of thegame, I suppose get to me andit sort of affected my mood andthen from there affected my per-formance,” he elaborated.

“So, yesterday when I cameoff the ground, my reflection waspurely on my wicket-keeping...Ithink I said to my players, I hada really poor game as a leader,

not so much as a captain, butcertainly as a leader.

“...Yesterday I fell short ofmy expectations and our

team’s standard,” headded.

According toPaine, his behaviouron Monday wasn’t areflection of the way

he wants to lead theAustralian team.

“So, I want to apolo-gise for the mistakes thatI have made yesterday.

Certainly, as I said, not areflection of the way I want

to lead this team.“We have set really high

standards over the last 18months and yesterday was

certainly a bit of blip on theradar and something I felt

I needed to come outand address,” he

asserted.

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Sydney: Australian skipperTim Paine on Tuesday defend-ed Steve Smith, who wasaccused of scuffing up theguard mark of Rishabh Pantduring the drawn third Test,asserting that the Indian teamwould have raked up the issueif any wrong was committed.

Smith, a former Australiacaptain, was seen scuffing upthe batsman’s guard duringdrinks break in the first sessionon Monday.

“I have spoken to Steveabout this and I know he is real-ly disappointed with the way ithas come across. And if youwatch Steve Smith play Testcricket, that is something that

he does every single game fiveor six times a day,” Paine said.

Paine said had Smithchanged the guard marks, theIndian team would have takenup the issue.

“Smith was certainly notchanging guard and imagine ifhe was, then the Indian playerswould have kicked up a bit ofstink (at) that time,” he said.

“But that is something Ihave seen Steve doing many atimes in Test matches andShield games that I have playedwith him, when he is in thefield, he likes to sort of walk upto where he bats and visualisehow is he going to play,” Paineelaborated. PTI

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Bangkok: World champion PV Sindhu suffered a shockdefeat on her return to interna-tional badminton, losing inthree games to Denmark’s MiaBlichfeldt in the opening roundof YONEX Thailand OpenSuper 1000 event here onTuesday.

Months after the Covid-19pandemic disrupted the inter-national calendar, Sindhu,seeded sixth, returned to actionwith a 21-16, 24-26, 13-21

defeat to world No 18Blichfeldt in a 74-minute bat-tle.

In men’s singles, world No13 B Sai Praneeth too suffereda straight game loss toThailand’s KantaphonWangcharoen on his return tocompetition.

Frontrunner to representIndia at the Olympics, Praneethwent down 16-21, 10-21 to theworld No 15 Wangcharoen foronly his second loss to the

Thailand player.Earlier in the day, the

Indian mixed doubles pair ofSatwik and Ashwini claimed a21-11, 27-29, 21-16 win overthe Indonesian pair of HafizFaizal and Gloria Widjaja.

However, the women’s dou-bles pair of Ashwini and NSikki Reddy couldn’t cross theopening hurdle, going down16-21, 7-21 to fourth seededKorean pair of Kim So Yeongand Kong Hee Yong. PTI

Sydney: Cricket Australia onTuesday said it will delay mak-ing a decision on WillPucovski’s availability for thefourth and final Test againstIndia, giving the opener everyopportunity to prove his fit-ness as he recovers from apartial dislocation of hisshoulder.

CA confirmed thatPucovski suffered a“shoulder subluxationinjury”, which is a par-tial dislocation ofthe shoulder joint,when the ball ofthe upper armbone partly

comes out of the socket in theshoulder.

“He will continue rest andrehabilitation over the next twodays before a decision is madeon his fitness for the fourth

Vodafone Test match,” aCA spokesperson toldcricket.Com.Au. The22-year-old had hurt

his right shoulder afterdiving for the ball at

mid-wicket in the 86thover of India’s innings on

the fifth day of thedrawn Sydney

Test onMonday.

PTI

New Delhi: The Indian crick-et team, which landed inBrisbane for the fourth and finalTest against Australia, was in fora shock on Tuesday as it waslodged at a hotel which “lackedbasic facilities”, prompting anintervention from the BCCI topbrass.

It is learnt that BCCI pres-ident Sourav Ganguly, secretaryJay Shah and CEO HemangAmin have all got in touch withtheir Cricket Australia counter-parts after complaints reachedthem and have been assuredthat the the Indian contingentwill be made to feel comfortable

from here on. “There was no room ser-

vice or house keeping facilities.The gym is very basic and notof international standards andthe swimming pool can’t beaccessed. This wasn't what theywere promised when theychecked in,” a senior BCCIsource told PTI.

India will be playing thefourth Test in the Queenslandcapital from January 15 wherethe surge of Covid-19 cases anda border lockdown with NewSouth Wales has led to a stricthotel quarantine for the AjinkyaRahane-led team.

Asked if the players werebeing allowed to mingle, theBoard source said: “Yes, theyhave been provided with ateam room and are allowed tomeet each other inside thehotel.”

When asked whether theteam had protested with thehotel authorities, the sourcesaid: “When the managerenquired about how these thingsare not being taken care of, allthey said was, ‘the rule applies toboth Indian and Australianteams. There is no one team thathas been subjected to hard quar-antine rules.’ PTI

Melbourne: India’s top-rankedwoman player Ankita Rainamoved to the final round of theAustralian Open Qualifierswith a gutsy three-set win overworld number 118 KatarinaZavatska but it was curtains forRamkumar Ramanathan in themen’s singles.

In the women’s singlesqualifiers being held in Dubai,the 180th ranked Ankita over-came a second-set lapse towin 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the secondround against the Ukrainian.

She will next take on 20-year-old Serbian OlgaDanilovic, ranked 183. It will bethe first meeting between thetwo players.

It is Ankita’s sixth attempt

to crack the singles main drawof a Grand Slam and she is nowjust one win away from creat-ing history.

In the men’s singles beingheld in Doha, Ramkumar losthis second round 3-6, 2-6 toChinese Taipei’s Tung-Lin Wuin 69 minutes. PTI

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Former world number oneshuttler Kidambi Srikanth

got a bloodied nose afterundergoing multipleCovid-19 tests and miffedat the poor treatment ofhealth officials at ThailandOpen, the Indian onTuesday called it “unaccept-able”.

“We take care of ourselves forthe match not to come and shedblood for THIS. However, I gave 4tests after I have arrived and I can’t

say any of them have been pleas-ant. Unacceptable,” an upset

Srikanth wrote on his Twitterhandle.

The 27-year-old, whois scheduled to open hiscampaign on Wednesdayagainst fellow IndianVerma, shared pho-

tographs of his nose bleed-ing after he was tested for

the fourth time.The Badminton World

Federation (BWF) said Srikanth isbeing attended to by a doctor andit is awaiting a medical explanation.