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W ith Bengal elections round the corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a successful use of a Government pro- gramme organised to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose even as he linked India’s soaring mili- tary prowess and Atma Nirbhar to Netaji’s Azaadi dreams. Referring to “one of the greatest sons of the country” as the “first Prime Minister of undivided India” Modi said Bose would have been hugely pleased with the current day’s self reliance drive made by his Government. “Steady eradica- tion of poverty, hunger, illiter- acy, adoption of scientific tech- niques and strong borders was the crux of Netaji’s concept of Azaadi (freedom),” Modi said. The greatest of freedom movement would have been “highly pleased to see how Indian strength was flourishing from LAC to LoC and how it posses and manufactures state of the art aircraft like Rafale and Tejas,” said Modi, adding Atma Nirbhar (self reliance) drive made by his Government was what Netaji wanted. “The way we handled the biggest pandemic of the centu- ry and the way we are manu- facturing and exporting vac- cines to other countries too would have Netaji proud,” he said adding how his Government was pursuing the policies that was once envi- sioned by Netaji. “Today we have a national education pol- icy in place and are coming up with IITs, IIMs and other such institutions and legislations to take India from strength to strength… would not Netaji be proud of the developments that we are making today… he cer- tainly would have,” Modi said. “Today India is retaliating in equal measures whenever its sovereignty is being challenged on the borders,” said Modi adding how the concept of “Sonar Bangla” (golden Bengal) — a political coinage of the BJP taken out of Tagore’s works — was inspired by Netaji. “The concept of Sonar Bangla fits with Netaji’s vision of India and Bengal and it is in this regard that the policy of self reliance should be applied both in the State and the entire country,” Modi said. In what local analysts said a clever ploy to use Netaji ahead of the elections, Modi said “though every drop of our blood is indebted to Netaji and though we cannot pay back his debt a time has come to remember his contributions to Indian freedom struggle through various programmes”. One such initiative the Prime Minister said was the renaming of Howrah Kalka Mail as Netaji Subhas Express. Modi’s “finely decorated and well-packaged” statements was aimed at not only the Congress which is often regarded as the mastermind behind the disregard and aban- donment Netaji suffered in the pages of history but also sup- port the BJP’s cause in election bound Bengal, experts said. “On the 125th birth anniversary of the leader, I bow to him on behalf of the grate- ful nation. Today, I also salute this virtuous land of Bengal, which made the child Subhash Netaji,” Modi said. Addressing the Prakram Diwas celebrations in the city, Modi said, “On this day, that brave son was born in the lap of Mother Bharati, who gave a new direction to the dream of independent India.” “On this very day, there was that consciousness in the darkness of slavery, who stood in front of the biggest power of the world and said, I will not ask you for freedom, I will take it away,” Modi said in his trib- ute to Bose. Earlier in the day, Modi paid floral tributes at Netaji Bose’s statue at the National Library in the city. Modi went around seeing paintings by around 100 artists on a 40-metre long canvas on the sprawling lawns of Belvedere House at the National Library compound. He was accompanied by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. “His bravery and ideals inspire every Indian. His contribution to India is indeli- ble. India bows to the great Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. PM@narendramodi began his Kolkata visit and #ParakramDivas programmes by paying homage to Netaji Bose at Netaji Bhawan," Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet after PM Modi reached Kolkata. T he Delhi Police on Saturday gave permission to protest- ing farmers’ unions to hold their tractor rally on January 26 in the city. Meanwhile, Anil Mittal, the Additional Public Relations Officer (APRO) of Delhi Police, claimed that the police and farmers’ unions are in final stage of talks for the routes regarding tractor rally. After attending the meet- ing with Delhi Police, its coun- terparts Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Police, farmers’ union member Abhimanyu Kohar said the tractor parades will start from Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri border points of Delhi, but details will be finalised on Saturday night. Kohar claimed that the Delhi Police has given its nod to the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day in the nation- al Capital. Another farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni said as thousands of farmers will par- ticipate in the parade, there will be no single route. Farmer leader Darshan Pal said barri- cades set up at Delhi border points will be removed on January 26 and farmers will take out tractor rallies after entering the national Capital. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at several Delhi border points against the Centre’s new agri- culture laws for nearly two months. The unions repre- senting the farmers have begun holding tractor rallies at villages in Punjab to mobilise people for the demonstration on Republic Day. The farmers are vehe- mently opposing the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020. Enacted in September last year, the three laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agricul- ture sector that will remove middlemen and allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country. However, the protesting farmers have expressed their apprehension that the new laws would pave the way for eliminating the safety cushion of MSP (minimum support price) and do away with the "mandi" (wholesale market) system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporates. J awans of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday detected another 150-metre long and 30-feet deep cross- border tunnel, fourth in the last six months, in the Pansar area of Kathua district. The tunnel was detected between border pillar number 14 and 15. A similar tunnel was detected barely 10 days ago in the Bobiya area of Samba sec- tor on January 13. Ground reports suggested the starting point of the tunnel was located closer to two Pakistani border outposts Abhiyal Dogra and Kingre- de-Kothe located in Shakargarh area. On the Indian side, the local BSF commanders passed necessary instructions to their foot soldiers to remain in a state of high alert in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations as Pakistani rangers may try to push heavily armed infiltrators inside the Indian territory to launch terror attacks on vital security installations. Till the time of filing the report the BSF authorities were trying to ascertain whether the same tunnel was recently put to use by the Pakistan- based handlers to push a group of terrorists inside the Indian territory. After supervising the tun- nel on ground zero, Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontier NS Jamwal told reporters, “The tunnel was detected by the BSF troops dur- ing an ongoing anti tunneling drive launched in the area on Saturday". He said after receiv- ing intelligence inputs about the presence of another tunnel an extensive drive was carried out in the forward area which resulted in detection of this tunnel. Briefing media persons, IG BSF also claimed the tunnel was designed on the same pat- tern as all previous tunnels. "Without the active connivance of Pakistani establishment and their consent it is not possible to come closer to the zero line," he said. D elhi’s Saket court on Saturday sentenced Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, a former Delhi Law Minister, to two years in jail for assaulting AIIMS secu- rity staff in a case registered in 2016. Bharti, however, was granted bail to enable him to file an appeal before the High Court against his conviction in the case and jail term. The AAP on Saturday said that “injustice” has been meted out to Bharti. “We respect the judiciary and have full faith in the judiciary. However, we feel injustice has happened to Bharti in this case,” the party said in a statement. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey also imposed a fine of one lakh on the AAP leader. According to the prosecu- tion, on September 9, 2016, Bharti, along with nearly 300 others, brought down the fence of a boundary wall at AIIMS here with a JCB opera- tor. “The court is of the con- sidered view that the prosecu- tion has duly proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt against accused Bharti,” the magistrate said. The court convicted Bharti for various offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 147 (rioting). It also held the AAP MLA guilty under section 3 (mischief causing damage to public prop- erty) of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. The offences carry a max- imum punishment of five years in jail. I ndia and China will hold the ninth round of military level talks on Sunday to find ways to defuse stand-offs now on for the last nine months at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The latest talks take place after a gap of nearly two months and chances of a major break- through are unlikely. The logjam is persisting as China wants India to first with- draw its troops from the heights of southern and northern banks of the Pangong Tas (lake). In August, the Indian Army secured these hilltops overlooking all the crucial Chinese deployments thereby putting them at a disadvantage. Both the sides have so far not managed to reach a mutu- ally agreed plan for disengage- ment and de-escalation. R ashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad — con- victed in fodder scam cases — on Saturday was shifted to AIIMS, Delhi after his health condition deteriorated while undergoing treatment at a hospital at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Ranchi for multi- ple ailments. Earlier, the Inspector General of the jail said Lalu will be flown to Delhi and should be back in Ranchi within a month, said . “Lalu is having trouble breathing for the last two days. On Friday, he was found to be having pneumonia. Considering his age, we have decided to shift him to AIIMS- Delhi on the advice of doctors for better treatment,” RIMS Director Dr Kameshwar Prasad told news agency PTI. I n the past eight days since the launch of the mega anti- Covid-19 drive on January 16, 15.37 lakh persons have been vaccinated till Saturday. Six have died after taking the shots, but the Government has main- tained that their demise has no link with the vaccina- tion. Around 500 cases of AEFI have been reported. Health experts have, however, urged the Union Health Ministry and ICMR to investigate these deaths even if these were not directly linked to the vaccine against the coronavirus. 0n Saturday, a 56-year-old woman who was a resident of Gurugram, succumbed. After taking the jab. “The post-mortem confirms that cardio-pulmonary disease was the reason for her death and it was not related to vaccination. None of these deaths have been causally linked with Covid-19 vaccination,” said an official from the Union Health Ministry here on Saturday. “Is anybody investigating deaths after vaccination so as to come out with do’s and don’ts about vaccination. This is the science we need to contribute to it so that future can be safe- guarded,” said Dr Rahul Bhargava, Director-Bone Marrow Transplant Programme, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. Another health expert from the Government hospital said most of these beneficia- ries are said to have died because of the heart-related problems. T he United States Senate would begin the impeach- ment trial of former President Donald Trump on February 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. “The January 6th insurrec- tion at the Capitol, incited by Donald J Trump was a day none of us will ever forget. We all want to put this awful chapter in our nation’s history behind us. But healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability. And that is what this trial will provide,” Schumer said on the senate floor. Both the Republican and the Democratic Party now have 50 seats each in the 100 member Senate. Schumer said the house managers will come to read the article of impeachment at 7 pm on Monday. I rked by Jai Shri Ram slogans raised by a section of the audience, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday walked off the podium refusing to deliver a speech at an event — attend- ed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi — to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Central Government programme was organised at the iconic Victoria Memorial. Alleged saffron supporters raised the slogans moments before Mamata was to deliv- er her speech. Walking up to the podi- um the Chief Minister said, “I am grateful to the Central Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for organising this programme in Kolkata and calling me to be a part of the celebra- tions… but it must be remembered that this is not a political but a Government programme and its dignity must be pre- served… “I must also remind that no one has the right to insult someone after inviting that person… so on protest, I desist from delivering a speech.” Then she walked off in a huff leaving back a befuddled silence. RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015

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    With Bengal electionsround the corner PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onSaturday made a successfuluse of a Government pro-gramme organised to celebratethe 125th anniversary of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose even ashe linked India’s soaring mili-tary prowess and Atma Nirbharto Netaji’s Azaadi dreams.

    Referring to “one of thegreatest sons of the country” asthe “first Prime Minister ofundivided India” Modi saidBose would have been hugelypleased with the current day’sself reliance drive made by hisGovernment. “Steady eradica-tion of poverty, hunger, illiter-acy, adoption of scientific tech-niques and strong borders wasthe crux of Netaji’s concept ofAzaadi (freedom),” Modi said.

    The greatest of freedommovement would have been“highly pleased to see howIndian strength was flourishingfrom LAC to LoC and how itposses and manufactures stateof the art aircraft like Rafaleand Tejas,” said Modi, addingAtma Nirbhar (self reliance)drive made by his Governmentwas what Netaji wanted.

    “The way we handled thebiggest pandemic of the centu-ry and the way we are manu-facturing and exporting vac-

    cines to other countries toowould have Netaji proud,” hesaid adding how hisGovernment was pursuing thepolicies that was once envi-sioned by Netaji. “Today wehave a national education pol-icy in place and are coming upwith IITs, IIMs and other suchinstitutions and legislations totake India from strength tostrength… would not Netaji beproud of the developments thatwe are making today… he cer-tainly would have,” Modi said.

    “Today India is retaliatingin equal measures whenever itssovereignty is being challengedon the borders,” said Modiadding how the concept of“Sonar Bangla” (golden Bengal)— a political coinage of the BJPtaken out of Tagore’s works —was inspired by Netaji.

    “The concept of SonarBangla fits with Netaji’s visionof India and Bengal and it is inthis regard that the policy ofself reliance should be appliedboth in the State and the entirecountry,” Modi said.

    In what local analysts saida clever ploy to use Netajiahead of the elections, Modisaid “though every drop of ourblood is indebted to Netajiand though we cannot payback his debt a time has cometo remember his contributionsto Indian freedom strugglethrough various programmes”.

    One such initiative thePrime Minister said was therenaming of Howrah KalkaMail as Netaji Subhas Express.

    Modi’s “finely decoratedand well-packaged” statementswas aimed at not only theCongress which is oftenregarded as the mastermindbehind the disregard and aban-donment Netaji suffered in the

    pages of history but also sup-port the BJP’s cause in electionbound Bengal, experts said.

    “On the 125th birthanniversary of the leader, I bowto him on behalf of the grate-ful nation. Today, I also salutethis virtuous land of Bengal,which made the child SubhashNetaji,” Modi said.

    Addressing the Prakram

    Diwas celebrations in the city,Modi said, “On this day, thatbrave son was born in the lapof Mother Bharati, who gave anew direction to the dream ofindependent India.”

    “On this very day, therewas that consciousness in thedarkness of slavery, who stoodin front of the biggest power ofthe world and said, I will not

    ask you for freedom, I will takeit away,” Modi said in his trib-ute to Bose.

    Earlier in the day, Modipaid floral tributes at NetajiBose’s statue at the NationalLibrary in the city. Modi wentaround seeing paintings byaround 100 artists on a 40-metrelong canvas on the sprawlinglawns of Belvedere House at the

    National Library compound.He was accompanied by WestBengal Governor JagdeepDhankhar. “His bravery andideals inspire every Indian. Hiscontribution to India is indeli-ble. India bows to the greatNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

    PM@narendramodi began hisKolkata visit and#ParakramDivas programmesby paying homage to NetajiBose at Netaji Bhawan," PrimeMinister's Office said in a tweetafter PM Modi reachedKolkata.

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    The Delhi Police on Saturdaygave permission to protest-ing farmers’ unions to holdtheir tractor rally on January 26in the city. Meanwhile, AnilMittal, the Additional PublicRelations Officer (APRO) ofDelhi Police, claimed that thepolice and farmers’ unions arein final stage of talks for theroutes regarding tractor rally.

    After attending the meet-ing with Delhi Police, its coun-terparts Haryana and UttarPradesh Police, farmers’ unionmember Abhimanyu Koharsaid the tractor parades willstart from Ghazipur, Singhuand Tikri border points ofDelhi, but details will befinalised on Saturday night.

    Kohar claimed that theDelhi Police has given its nodto the farmers’ tractor paradeon Republic Day in the nation-al Capital.

    Another farmer leaderGurnam Singh Chaduni said asthousands of farmers will par-ticipate in the parade, there will

    be no single route. Farmerleader Darshan Pal said barri-cades set up at Delhi borderpoints will be removed onJanuary 26 and farmers willtake out tractor rallies afterentering the national Capital.

    Thousands of farmers,

    mostly from Punjab andHaryana, have been protestingat several Delhi border pointsagainst the Centre’s new agri-culture laws for nearly twomonths. The unions repre-senting the farmers have begunholding tractor rallies at villages

    in Punjab to mobilise peoplefor the demonstration onRepublic Day.

    The farmers are vehe-mently opposing the Farmers(Empowerment andProtection) Agreement of PriceAssurance and Farm ServicesAct, 2020; the Farmers ProduceTrade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation)Act, 2020; and the EssentialCommodities (Amendment)Act 2020.

    Enacted in September lastyear, the three laws have beenprojected by the Centre asmajor reforms in the agricul-ture sector that will removemiddlemen and allow farmersto sell their produce anywherein the country.

    However, the protestingfarmers have expressed theirapprehension that the newlaws would pave the way foreliminating the safety cushionof MSP (minimum supportprice) and do away with the"mandi" (wholesale market)system, leaving them at themercy of big corporates.

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    Jawans of the Border SecurityForce (BSF) on Saturdaydetected another 150-metrelong and 30-feet deep cross-border tunnel, fourth in the lastsix months, in the Pansar areaof Kathua district.

    The tunnel was detectedbetween border pillar number14 and 15. A similar tunnel wasdetected barely 10 days ago inthe Bobiya area of Samba sec-tor on January 13.

    Ground reports suggestedthe starting point of the tunnelwas located closer to twoPakistani border outpostsAbhiyal Dogra and Kingre-de-Kothe located in Shakargarharea. On the Indian side, thelocal BSF commanders passednecessary instructions to theirfoot soldiers to remain in a stateof high alert in the run up tothe Republic Day celebrationsas Pakistani rangers may try topush heavily armed infiltratorsinside the Indian territory tolaunch terror attacks on vitalsecurity installations.

    Till the time of filing thereport the BSF authorities weretrying to ascertain whetherthe same tunnel was recentlyput to use by the Pakistan-based handlers to push a groupof terrorists inside the Indianterritory.

    After supervising the tun-nel on ground zero, InspectorGeneral of BSF, JammuFrontier NS Jamwal toldreporters, “The tunnel wasdetected by the BSF troops dur-ing an ongoing anti tunnelingdrive launched in the area on

    Saturday". He said after receiv-ing intelligence inputs aboutthe presence of another tunnelan extensive drive was carriedout in the forward area whichresulted in detection of thistunnel.

    Briefing media persons,IG BSF also claimed the tunnelwas designed on the same pat-tern as all previous tunnels."Without the active connivanceof Pakistani establishment andtheir consent it is not possibleto come closer to the zeroline," he said.

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    Delhi’s Saket court onSaturday sentenced AamAadmi Party (AAP) MLASomnath Bharti, a former DelhiLaw Minister, to two years injail for assaulting AIIMS secu-rity staff in a case registered in2016. Bharti, however, wasgranted bail to enable him tofile an appeal before the HighCourt against his conviction inthe case and jail term.

    The AAP on Saturday saidthat “injustice” has been metedout to Bharti. “We respect thejudiciary and have full faith inthe judiciary. However, we feelinjustice has happened toBharti in this case,” the partysaid in a statement.

    Additional ChiefMetropolitan MagistrateRavindra Kumar Pandey alsoimposed a fine of � one lakh onthe AAP leader.

    According to the prosecu-

    tion, on September 9, 2016,Bharti, along with nearly 300others, brought down the fenceof a boundary wall at AIIMS here with a JCB opera-tor.

    “The court is of the con-sidered view that the prosecu-tion has duly proved its casebeyond all reasonable doubtagainst accused Bharti,” themagistrate said.

    The court convicted Bhartifor various offences under theIndian Penal Code (IPC),including under sections 323(voluntarily causing hurt), 353(assault or use of criminalforce to deter public servantfrom discharge of his duty) and147 (rioting).

    It also held the AAP MLAguilty under section 3 (mischiefcausing damage to public prop-erty) of the Prevention ofDamage to Public PropertyAct. The offences carry a max-imum punishment of five yearsin jail.

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    India and China will holdthe ninth round of militarylevel talks on Sunday to findways to defuse stand-offs nowon for the last nine months atthe Line of Actual Control(LAC) in Ladakh. The latesttalks take place after a gap ofnearly two months andchances of a major break-through are unlikely.

    The logjam is persisting asChina wants India to first with-draw its troops from the heightsof southern and northern banksof the Pangong Tas (lake).

    In August, the Indian Army secured these hilltopsoverlooking all the crucialChinese deployments therebyputting them at a disadvantage.

    Both the sides have so farnot managed to reach a mutu-ally agreed plan for disengage-ment and de-escalation.

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    Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)leader Lalu Prasad — con-victed in fodder scam cases —on Saturday was shifted toAIIMS, Delhi after his healthcondition deteriorated whileundergoing treatment at ahospital at the RajendraInstitute of Medical Science(RIMS) in Ranchi for multi-ple ailments.

    Earlier, the InspectorGeneral of the jail said Lalu willbe flown to Delhi and shouldbe back in Ranchi within amonth, said .

    “Lalu is having troublebreathing for the last two days.On Friday, he was found to behaving pneumonia.Considering his age, we havedecided to shift him to AIIMS-Delhi on the advice of doctorsfor better treatment,” RIMS Director Dr KameshwarPrasad told news agency PTI.

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    In the past eight days since thelaunch of the mega anti-Covid-19 drive on January 16,15.37 lakh persons have beenvaccinated till Saturday. Sixhave died after taking the shots,but the Government has main-tained that their demisehas no link with the vaccina-

    tion.Around 500 cases of AEFI

    have been reported. Healthexperts have, however, urgedthe Union Health Ministryand ICMR to investigate thesedeaths even if these were notdirectly linked to the vaccineagainst the coronavirus.

    0n Saturday, a 56-year-oldwoman who was a resident ofGurugram, succumbed. Aftertaking the jab.

    “The post-mortem confirmsthat cardio-pulmonary diseasewas the reason for her death andit was not related to vaccination.None of these deaths have beencausally linked with Covid-19vaccination,” said an officialfrom the Union Health Ministryhere on Saturday.

    “Is anybody investigatingdeaths after vaccination so as tocome out with do’s and don’tsabout vaccination. This is the

    science we need to contributeto it so that future can be safe-guarded,” said Dr RahulBhargava, Director-BoneMarrow TransplantProgramme, Fortis MemorialResearch Institute, Gurugram.

    Another health expertfrom the Government hospitalsaid most of these beneficia-ries are said to have diedbecause of the heart-relatedproblems.

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    The United States Senatewould begin the impeach-ment trial of former PresidentDonald Trump on February 8,Senate Majority Leader ChuckSchumer said.

    “The January 6th insurrec-tion at the Capitol, incited byDonald J Trump was a day noneof us will ever forget. We allwant to put this awful chapterin our nation’s history behindus. But healing and unity willonly come if there is truth andaccountability. And that is whatthis trial will provide,” Schumersaid on the senate floor.

    Both the Republican and theDemocratic Party now have 50seats each in the 100 memberSenate. Schumer said the housemanagers will come to read thearticle of impeachment at 7 pm onMonday.

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    Irked by Jai Shri Ram slogansraised by a section of theaudience, Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjeeon Saturday walked off thepodium refusing to deliver aspeech at an event — attend-ed by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi — to celebratethe 125th anniversary ofNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

    The Central Governmentprogramme was organised atthe iconic Victoria Memorial.Alleged saffron supportersraised the slogans momentsbefore Mamata was to deliv-er her speech.

    Walking up to the podi-

    um the Chief Minister said,“I am grateful to the CentralGovernment and PrimeMinister Narendra Modi fororganising this programmein Kolkata and calling me tobe a part of the celebra-tions… but it must beremembered that this is nota polit ical but a Government programmeand its dignity must be pre-served…

    “I must also remind thatno one has the right to insultsomeone after inviting thatperson… so on protest, Idesist from delivering aspeech.”

    Then she walked off in ahuff leaving back a befuddledsilence.

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    to do justice to my character. Also,being the lead came with a lot

    of responsibility.

    � Were there anyapprehensions beforetaking up the role?

    Yes, a lot. Thecreatives kept on tellingme that I have to carrythe show on myshoulders. They said:“Aman yeh showtera hai,tujhey

    hi sambhalna hai.”This made anervous. I thoughtwhether or not Iwill be able to takethis responsibility.Also, thecharacter wasnot so easy. Butat the end of theday, I wasconvinced I cando it.

    � What al lpreparationsdid you haveto do?

    First , Iam a fitnessfreak and Ispent thelockdownkeeping fit.But then I

    was told that I am too slim for the role. I was given25 days to gain some weight. I gained about six kgs.That was a challenge. Second, the role demandedme to drive a car. I was well-versed with automaticcars, but here I have to learn driving from thescratch in 15 days. I was made to drive on the galisof Amritsar that too while delivering dialogues onthe go. I told them that I can only do the dialoguedelivery when the car is on a hault because it wasdifficult to do the two things at the same time. Thiswas not all. I was also asked to learn to drive aheavy bike. I found it extremely dangerous,because I can drive a scooty but bullet is way tooheavy. But then I learnt it as well.

    � How was the day one on the sets?Initially, I was excited for the shoot to begin.

    But once I reached the sets and was made to shoot,I got blank. First, there were so many cameras andI had to perform in front of so many people withso much of responsibility. Second, I had to

    perform opposite Adhvik Mahajan who isan experienced actor. It made me evenmore nervous. For a few minutes, Iwent blank and couldn’t do anything.Then the director told me that he has

    faith in me and that I have performedso good during the mock shoot. It took

    me a couple of days to get into the skin ofMahi.

    �How did Yeh Pyaar Nahi To Kya Hai happenedto you?

    After completing my Class XII, Itold my parents that I want to domodeling. I was pursuing my BA andalso modeling. I went for a few shoots.One day, my friend told me that theauditions are happening for Yeh Pyaar...and that had given my profile for it. Iwas shortlisted and was called for theauditions. They liked it and called mefor re-auditioning.

    Back then, I thought you have toaudition only once and if you areselected you begin shooting. But realityhit me and went for re-auditioning.

    They liked my performance butsaid that i was too young to play thelead. I was only 17 and the characterwas of a 28-year-old girl. But they likedmy audition and asked me if I wouldplay the character of he lead’s sister. Isaid yes.

    � Wha kinds of roles would you liketo experiment with?

    My tummy is full with having gota chance to play Mahi. It is all I couldhave ever asked for. There is a lot toplay in the character. But, if given achance, I would like to play a cop sometime.

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    Chhattisgarh’s tableau on ‘Folk Musical Instruments of Chhattisgarh’ on Saturday took part in a full-dress rehearsal ofRepublic Day parade 2021 on Rajpath in New Delhi. Pioneer Photo

    Tender NoticeContractors, Registered appropriate class in Unified Registration

    System [e-Registration] invited Online tenders for the following works :-

    Note :- All eligible/interested contractors are mandated to getenrolled on the e Procurement portal (https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in)in order to download the tender documents and participate in thesubsequent bidding process.

    OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEERPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CIRCLE NO-1 RAIPUR (C.G.)

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    1 2 3 4156/70486 S/R Mow Work For Main Gate Of Hospital

    Campus, Renovation Of Laprocy Block,District Hospital Pandari & ResidentialBuilding Kapa Section, Under Sub Div. No.-4(Arang), Raipur (1st Call)

    Rs.25.00Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    124/70487 VARIOUS APPROACH ROAD UNDERMUKHYAMANTRI SUGAM SADAK YOJNAUNDER SUB DIVISION NO.-1 RAIPUR(Name Of Work : - Canal Link Road, NuraniChowk, Ravi Nagar, Sanjay Naharpara, BhagatSingh HSS & Karma School.) (3rd Call)

    Rs.93.43Lakh

    up to 30.01.2021 17:30 PM

    159/70488 S/R AND M.O.W. AT RESIDENTIAL ANDNON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNDERSUB DIV. TILDA (1st Call)

    Rs.30.00Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    157/70909 SPECIAL REPAIR WORK FOR ROADUNDER P.W.D. SUB DIVISION NO.2,RAIPUR (C.G.) (1st Call)

    Rs.50.00Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    149/70910 B.T. Renewal work of Vidhan SabhaResidential Campus Road under Vidhan SabhaSub Division, Raipur (C.G.) (1st Call)

    Rs.64.46Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    158/70911 CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AT RAMANMANDIR WARD UNDER DISTT. RAIPURL-2.00 KM (1st Call)

    Rs.43.89Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    147/70912 SPECIAL REPAIR WORK FOR CULVERTSUNDER P.W.D. SUB DIVISION NO. 2,RAIPUR (C.G.) (2nd Call)

    Rs.50.00Lakh

    up to 04.02.2021 17:30 PM

    161/70913 CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AT PANDITRAVISHANKAR SHUKLA WARD UNDERDISTT-RAIPUR. L.-2.00 Km(1st Call)

    Rs.93.24Lakh

    up to 09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    160/70914 ORDINARY MAINTAINANCE OF GOVT.RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL.BUILDINGS UNDER VIDHANSABHA SUBDIVISION, RAIPUR (1st Call)

    Rs.40.00Lakh

    up to09.02.2021 17:30 PM

    Notice Inviting Re-TenderNo. PHQ/Sec.-10/Prove-1/ 326 /2021 Nava Raipur, Dated : 20/01/2021

    Sealed tenders are being invited by the Director General of Police,Chhattisgarh on behalf of Governor of Chhattisgarh from original equipmentmanufacturers (OEM) Or authorized by manufacturer for the following item -

    Note - Quantity will be variable.The tender offer in the prescribed tender form along with all the relevant

    documents sealed and completed in all the respect, must be submitted as perthe schedule below -

    SCHEDULE FOR TENDER

    Note:-1. In case of tender opening date being declared as holiday, tenders will be

    opened on next working day.2. Tender documents can be downloaded from our website

    www.cgpolice.gov.in and at the time of submission of document tender feeRs. 3000/- will be paid in the form of DD of State Bank of India/ScheduledBank (other than Cooperative Bank) payable at Raipur in favour of AssistantInspector General of Police (Accounts), Police Headquarters, Chhattisgarh,Atal Nagar Raipur Or State Govt Challan of Rs. 3000/- to be deposited in theHead of A/C-0055-Police-800- other receipt. Tender fee is non refundableand can't be exempted in any condition.

    3. Modification/Amendments/Corrigendum, if any shall not be advertisedon the news paper but shall be published in the aforesaid web site only.

    4. If any bidder sends tender documents through Courier/Speed post, thetender documents will be accepted till 03.00 pm on 22/02/2021 at Blockno. 3, Room No. 309, Police Headquarters, Chhattisgarh, Sector 19,Nava Raipur only. Received tender documents in any other address atPHQ on stipulated date and time, will not be accepted.

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    a) Address for submission ofTender Document:-

    AIG of Police(P&P), Block no. 03, Room No.309Police Headquarters, Chhattisgarh, Sector 19, Nava Raipur.

    b) Last Date and Time ofSubmission on Bids

    22/02/2021 till 03.00 pmBlock no. 03, Room No.309 Police Headquarters,Chhattisgarh, Sector 19, Nava Raipur.

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    Block no. 03, Room No.309 Police Headquarters,Chhattisgarh, Sector 19, Nava Raipur.22/02/2021 at 4:00 pm

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    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Chhattisgarh DirectorGeneral of Police D.M.Awasthi on Saturday advisedstudents not to take drugs orother intoxicants as it ruinsboth career and life.

    Addressing a webinarorganized by the NationalInstitute of Technology (NIT) inRaipur, he said that one shouldtry to be efficient to achieve suc-cess, a press release said.

    “Today the youth is livinga stressful life. Due to stress,they start consuming drugs,which not only ruins theircareer but also life. Wheneverthere are stressful moments,one should share the problemwith the family,” he said.

    Awasthi said that one'sideals should be like that ofSubhas Chandra Bose, whonever gave up despite facing

    adverse conditions. For fight-ing against the British Raj, heeven resigned from the IndianCivil Service.

    Youths should have a pas-sion like that of Netaji. Theyshould remain away fromdrugs during stress. Drugsdamage the nervous system,he said.

    Parents should give timeto their children. When chil-dren see their parents asfriends, then only they willshare their problems withthem, he added.

    STAFF REPORTER nRAIPUR

    Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel onSaturday launched the BiotechIncubation Centre and theAgri-Business Incubation andProduction Centre of theIndira Gandhi AgriculturalUniversity to mark the 125thbirth anniversary of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose.

    Baghel announced on theoccasion that the IncubationCentre would be named afterNetaji.

    Speaking from his office,Baghel laid the foundationstone of the Centre, to bebuilt at a cost of `30 crores,and inaugurated the newlyconstructed Agri-BusinessIncubation and ProductionCentre worth `2 crores.

    He also named the brain-storming centre in the officeof the State PlanningCommission after NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose, thelibrary after Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, a 30-person

    auditorium after JawaharlalNehru and an 80-person hallafter Mahatma Gandhi.

    The Chief Minister calledfor opening incubation andproduction centres in all theuniversities of the state.

    He said that all educa-tional institutions shouldwork towards developingentrepreneurial skills inyoungsters. Laboratory facili-ties for research, technicalguidance and support for

    business networking, finan-cial and credit support facili-ties will be provided in theincubation centre.

    The Chief Minister alsolaunched the offices of 24 com-panies started in the centre byyoung entrepreneurs. Thesestartups have got a grant of `2crores for industry and busi-ness and have already donebusiness of around `10 crores.

    The programme waschaired by Minister for

    Planning Amarjeet Bhagat andthose present includedDirector General of PoliceD.M. Avasthi and IndiraGandhi Agriculture UniversityVice Chancellor Dr. S. K. Patil.

    A Biotech IncubationCentre is being developed atthe Indira GandhiAgricultural University cam-pus at the cost of `30 crore inthe first phase of establishinga biotechnology park.

    This centre will be

    established in two years at acost of `13.5 million. It willbe equipped with all the nec-essary facilities includingstate-of-the-art laboratory,and equipment worth `16crores. All the infrastructurewould be of BS4 standards.

    The Deputy Chairman ofthe State PlanningCommission, Ajay Singh,threw light on the worksdone by his office in the lasttwo years.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel onSaturday named the StatePolice Training Academy atChandkhuri after NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose on theoccasion of his 125th birthanniversary.

    At a function held at hisresidence-cum-office, Baghelsaid that today the entirenation is commemorating thecontributions of Netaji whochose armed struggle for theindependence of the country.

    He travelled across theworld and founded Azad HindFauj. Baghel said the traineeofficers in the Police Academywould be inspired to followthe ideals of Netaji.

    Director General of PoliceD.M. Awasthi said a life-sizestatue of Subhash ChandraBose would be set up by thechief of the Police Academy.

    The programme waschaired by Minister forPlanning Amarjeet Bhagat.

    STAFF REPORTER nAMBIKAPUR

    Chhattisgarh Panchayatand Rural DevelopmentMinister T.S. Singh Deo onSaturday visited Srigarh andasked officials to construct awell-equipped stadium forholding indoor games.

    The proposed stadiumwill have a capacity for 3,500spectators and `52 crore willbe spent on its construction,a press release said.

    Singh Deo asked PublicWorks Department (PWD)officers to inspect indoor sta-diums in Raipur andBilaspur and accordingly cre-ate a layout that is compatiblewith the land at Srigarh.

    He said the multi-pur-pose track should be main-tained properly. The stadium

    construction should be donewhile keeping in mind that ahockey stadium and hostelmay be built here in the near

    future.Officials said the

    proposed indoor stadiumwill have four courts for

    basketball, handball andvolleyball. About 35 acres ofland has been identified forthe stadium complex.

    STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR

    Describing Netaji SubashChandra Bose as the "realleader" of the country,Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterBhupesh Baghel on Saturdayasked the BJP to reveal "therelationship status" betweenhim and Syama PrasadMookerjee, the founder ofBJP's predecessor Jana Sangh.

    Addressing a function atRajiv Bhavan, the Congressstate headquarters, Baghel saidthat Bose was the lone personin the country who we alladdress as ‘Netaji’.

    He was the real leader ofthe country, he said, addingthat if he has to be accepted,then his views will have to beembraced. Saturday marks the125th birth anniversary ofNetaji Subhas Bose.

    BJP leaders and PrimeMinister Narendra Modi shouldmake public "the relationshipstatus" between Netaji Subhas

    Chandra Bose and SyamaPrasad Mookerjee, both leadersfrom Bengal, said Baghel.

    Those who want to adoptNetaji should shun Savarkarand Nathuram Godse. Now "agrabbing policy" was beingadopted in the country, headded.

    Baghel said: “People havea notion that Netaji left theCongress due to Nehru orMahatma Gandhi. It is not the

    truth. Netaji wanted an armedstruggle for freedom. As perCongress party’s constitutionthe policy was non-violence.

    "In such a conditionSardar Patel told SubhasChandra Bose that histhoughts are just the oppositeof the basic ideology of theCongress, so how one canremain as President of theparty. After which Boseresigned.”

    STAFF REPORTER nRAIPUR

    In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old man on Saturdayslit the throat of a woman hepromised to marry and alsokilled the baby girl born outof wedlock here inChhattisgarh, police said.

    Raipur SeniorSuperintendent of PoliceAjay Kumar Yadav told ThePioneer that Vicky Yadavmurdered Reema Yadav (19)in a fit of rage after shethreatened to tell the police

    that he was not marrying her.Vicky Yadav, who hails

    from Jora village n Raipurdistrict, then strangled theirone-year-old daughter andthrew her on the railwaytracks where she was runover by a train, the policesaid.

    Reema Yadav was aresident of Patan village inDurg district. The two hadmet at a marriage function afew years ago.

    In 2018-19, Reema fileda rape case against theaccused, who got bail from acourt after he promised tomarry her. One year ago,Reema gave birth to the girl.

    The gory incident tookplace on Saturday night whenReema came to meet Vickyin Jora locality on theoutskirts of the capital. Theirconfrontation led to thedouble murder.

    The police have filed amurder charge against Vicky.

    CM launches Biotech Incubation Centre BJP must reveal ‘relationship status'of Netaji and Syama Prasad: CM

    CM names PoliceAcademy afterSubhas Chandra Bose

    Drugs ruin careerand life: DGP

    Singh Deo wants stadiumfor indoor games at Srigarh

    Man kills woman hepromised to marry, baby

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    Former Chief Minister DrRaman Singh on Saturdaycriticized the governmentover Chhattisgarh's slip in theNiti Ayog ranking in innova-tion index.

    Chhattisgarh stood on the16th position out of 17 in theinnovation index. Karnataka

    is at the top of the list andBihar at the bottom.

    Rankings were given onrelative performance of sup-porting innovations. TheInnovation index has 36 indi-cators.

    Raman Singh tweed thatthe state government was toblame for the poor show.

    He sarcastically congratu-lated Chief Minister Bhupesh

    Baghel for puttingChhattisgarh on the secondposition from below on theNiti Ayog list.

    Reacting, Congressspokesperson GhanshyamRaju Tiwari said the BJP andRaman Singh have no issuesand are trying to defame thestate government. TheCongress will give adequateresponse to both, he added.

    Raman Singh flays C’garh’sslip in NITI Aayog ranking

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    Pune (Maharashtra): Markinga new chapter for tourists, theMaharashtra government willthrow open important prisonsin the state for 'jail tourism',starting this Republic Day onJanuary 26 with the historic150-year-old Yerwada CentralJail in Pune.

    Chief Minister UddhavThackeray will inaugurate theinitiative on Republic Day inthe presence of Deputy ChiefMinister Ajit Pawar and othertop officials, MaharashtraHome Minister AnilDeshmukh announced onSaturday.

    "This is the first phase of'jail tourism' Later, it will beextended to other prisons likeNagpur, Nashik, Thane,Ratnagiri, etc. A small fee of Rs5 for school students, Rs 10 forcollegians and Rs 50 for generaltourists shall be levied,"Deshmukh said.

    Built by the British in 1871,parts of the high-security YCJ- spread across lush greenery of512 acres, the largest in South

    Asia - will be opened fortourists, students, researchersand others to go around andstudy various aspects of the oldprison deeply linked withIndia's freedom struggle.

    Pune's human rightslawyer Asim Sarode welcomedthe move and said it should beimplemented with full securi-ty protocols for all concernedso that the tourists can get a feelof the jail without disturbingthe inmates.

    Earlier, the Cellular Jail inAndaman & Nicobar Islands,infamous as 'Kala Paani' andFort Aguada Jail in Goa - bothsea-facing - were among themajor prisons where tourismhas been allowed, besides theSangareddy Central Jail,Telangana, which permits a24-hour paid stay with full 'jail-comforts' for tourists.

    Accessible through animposing fortress-like entrance,with a tall foyer on which theTricolour flutters, the YCJ Punecomplex is secured by four highwalls to prevent any adventur-

    ous escapes.The prison areasare sub-divided as per securi-ty zones and barracks for theroughly 5,000 inmates, andthere are ultra-secure 10 'AndaCells' (oval cells) for isolatingthe most heinous criminalsand terrorists.

    It has a 'Kishore Wing' forprisoners in 18-21 age-groupwhere the young incarceratedinmates are given education orskills to keep them off crimeafter their release, and a 300-capacity Female Jail where theinmates get various types ofvocational training.

    Outside YCJ is the OpenJail where inmates with mini-mum five years of very goodbehaviour are permitted limit-ed freedom, with basic securi-ty as per the jail norms.

    The prisoners' white uni-forms are 'colour-coded' -Yellow Bands for those repre-senting their groups/barracks,Violet Bands for those workingas volunteers and Red Band forthose who made failed escapeattempts. IANS

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    Aminor boy was thrashed by a group of teenagers herefor having informed their parents about their allegeddrug abuse, police said on Saturday.

    A video captured by an accused showing the vic-tim being punched, beaten and made to sit on chips ofmetal emerged in the social media, prompting the policeto action.

    Launching an investigation, the police said the inci-dent was reported from a colony at Kalamassery.

    The boy has been seriously injured due to the tor-ture perpetrated three days ago and has been admittedto the Government Medical College Hospital,Kalamassery.

    The group has been identified, the police said. Oneof them aged above 18 has been arrested, they said.

    The antecedents of six others -- all minors in theage group of 14 to 17 -- have been collected for sub-mitting before the District Child Welfare Committee(CWC), the police said.

    The arrested has been released on station bail, theysaid. Initial investigation revealed that the group hadtortured the boy for allegedly informing their parentsabout their alleged drug abuse, they said.

    A detailed investigation is required to assert theexact reasons behind the assault, a police officer said.

    In the video which went viral, the boy is also seenbeing forced to sit on chips of metal despite his plea formercy.

    Bengaluru: fter the explosion at a stonequarry near Shivamogga which led toloss of lives, Karnataka Chief MinisterB S Yediyurappa on Saturday said ille-gal quarrying or mining will not bepermitted in the state and necessaryaction will be taken against such activ-ities.

    However, the Chief Minister laterin the day hinted about providing anoption for regularising such activitiesby submitting an application and fol-lowing a due process.

    "....Our Deputy Commissioner(ofthe district), Member of Parliament andMines Minister have already visited thespot.I will get to know things fromthem and take necessary action to stopillegal quarrying or mining,"Yediyurappa said.

    Speaking to reporters here aheadof his visit to Shivamogga, he said thereason for the blast, who permitted thetransportation of explosive substancein a lorry and what led to the incidentwill be investigated comprehensively,

    and necessary action will be takenagainst those responsible.

    "I will not allow illegal quarryingor mining for any reason.Those whowant to do quarrying or mining shouldget a licence for it.Doing it illegally willlead to such incidents.I will directDeputy Commissioners to take strictmeasures in this direction," he added.

    At least six people were killed inan explosion at a stone quarry on theoutskirts of Shivamogga city onThursday night. Yediyurappa on Fridayhad announced Rs 5 lakh to the fam-ilies of those deceased and had ordereda high-level probe into the incident.

    Three people have been detainedin connection with the case.

    Later speaking to reporters inMysuru, the Chief Minister said, min-ing and quarrying were inevitable fordevelopment works like roads andnational highway projects, as he hint-ed about providing an option for reg-ularising those that are illegal.

    "I have asked Deputy

    Commissioners of districts not toallow illegal mining orquarrying...Illegal mining shouldnt beallowed, its not good for anyone.Theycan submit an application to regularisethe illegal mining and continue theiractivities.We have no objection," hesaid.

    "Every deputy commissioner willdo a spot inspection and take appro-priate action," the chief minister added.

    The statement from Yediyurappahinting about providing an option forregularising mining and quarryingthat are illegal, drew sharp reactionfrom the Leader of Opposition andCongress leader Siddaramaiah.

    He said the statement indicatesthat the Chief Minister has colludedwith the people involved in illegal activ-ities.

    "Where is the punishment for ille-gal activities then..This is a highly con-demnable and irresponsible state-ment...It shows Yediyurappa is sup-porting illegal acts," he said. PTI

    Bengaluru: OppositionCongress in Karnataka onSaturday demanded a probe bya sitting High Court Judgeinto the explosion at a stonequarry near Shivamogga whichled to loss of precious lives.

    It also demanded that allillegal quarrying or mining inthe state be stopped immedi-ately.

    "The family of those killedshould be given compensa-tion judiciously. Not justannouncing Rs 5 lakh, theyshould also be given a job,"Leader of the Opposition andsenior Congress leaderSiddaramaiah said.

    Speaking to reporters here,he said the blast would have tobe inquired into by a sittingjudge of the High Court ofKarnataka.

    "All illegal quarrying ormining in the state have to bestopped immediately," headded.

    The Chief Minister had, onFriday, announced Rs 5 lakh tothe families of the deceased andordered a high-level probe intothe incident.

    At least five people werekilled in the explosion at astone quarry on the outskirts ofShivamogga city on Thursdaynight. Gelatin sticks are said tohave led to the blast.

    "According to my infor-mation, the explosive materialswere brought in from AndhraPradesh without any permis-sion which is an offence andnot storing them safely is a sec-ond offence," Siddaramaiahsaid, adding: There is also noaccountability or responsibili-ty on the part of officials.

    Senior BJP leader andMLC Ayanur Manjunath him-self has said a lot of illegal min-ing and quarrying activitieshave been going on inShivamogga, the home districtof Chief Minister Yediyurappa,he said.

    This shows total failure ofthe administration, he said."Yediyurappa and district(Shivamogga) in-chargeMinister K S Eshwarappashould own up," he said.

    Earlier, Yediyurappa saidillegal quarrying or miningwould not be allowed in thestate and necessary actionwould be taken against suchactivities. PTI

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    Bengaluru: Former Tamil NaduChief Minister J. Jayalalithaa'sclose aide V. K. Sasikala's prisoncellmate and sister-in-law, J.Ilavarasi has also tested Covid-19positive. She has been admitted toVictoria Hospital, the prisonauthorities said here on Saturday.

    Ilavarasi is undergoing treat-ment at Victoria Hospital inBengaluru, where Sasikala hasbeen admitted since Thursday.

    Sasikala and Ilavarasi havebeen lodged at the ParappanaAgrahara Central Prison inBengaluru since February 2017after the Supreme Court upheldtheir conviction in a dispropor-tionate assets case. The two alongwith another relative Sudhakaranwere sentenced to four years in jail.

    Both Sasikala and Ilavarasiare scheduled to be released onJanuary 27.

    On Thursday night expelledAIADMK leader Sasikala tested

    positive for Covid and according toprison officials, Ilavarasi was test-ed for Covid-19 on Friday.

    The Victoria Hospital in itshealth bulletin released to themedia on Friday night stated thatSasikala's condition was stable andshe was comfortable besides beingconscious and well oriented.

    After Ilavarasi tested positive,she was given initial treatment atthe prison hospital before beingshifted to Victoria Hospital.

    "Both Sasikala and Ilavarasiwere sharing a cell, there were noother occupants. As a precaution-ary measure, we also tested a cou-ple of officials who had accompa-nied Sasikala while shifting her toBowring on Wednesday. Theyunderwent tests which came outnegative," prison officials said.

    Sasikala was reportedly unwellfor about a week before beingadmitted to Bowring and LadyCurzon Hospital by the prison doc-tors with a diagnosis of type II dia-

    betes mellitus, hypertension,hypothyroidism, urinary tractinfection (UTI) and suspectedSevere Acute Respiratory Illness(SARI).

    The 63-year-old Sasikala isserving her prison term in a dis-proportionate assets case. The casepertains to the amassing of dis-proportionate assets to the tune ofRs 66.65 crore during JJayalalithaa's tenure as the ChiefMinister of Tamil Nadu from1991-1996.

    In September 2013, a specialcourt sentenced Jayalalithaa tosimple imprisonment of four years.She was slapped with a Rs 100 crorefine and forced to step down as theCM. The three co-accused V. K.Sasikala, V. N. Sudhakaran, and J.Ilavarasi were also convicted. Theywere fined Rs 10 crore each.

    Jayalalithaa challenged theconviction in the Karnataka HighCourt, which acquitted her of allcharges. IANS

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    Gandhinagar: A total of 78,319 per-sons have received the first dose ofCovid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far,including 31,116 on Saturday, evenas 423 new cases took the state'scoronavirus tally to 2,58,687, whileone death in the past 24 hours raisedGujarat's Covid death toll to 4,375.

    According to the state healthdepartment, a total of 31,116 front-line Corona warriors received thefirst dose of the vaccine on Saturdayat 510 vaccine centers.

    Of the new cases reported onSaturday, Surat led the chart with 92cases, followed by Vadodara (87),Ahmedabad (85), Rajkot (59),Gandhinagar and Kutch (15 each),Junagadh (9), Bhavnagar (7),Jamnagar, Mahesana and Kheda (6each), Anand, Morbi and Gir-Somnath (4 each), Panchmahals,Dahod, Banaskantha,Surendranagar and Sabarkantha (3each), Bharuch, DevbhoomiDwarka, Mahisagar, Narmada andChotta Udepur (2 each), andAmreli, Navsar, Porbandar andTapi (1 each).

    Gujarat has reported 13,649Covid-19 cases in January so far at

    an average of 593 cases per day.One person died of Covid-19 in

    Ahmedabad on Saturday, taking thestate's death toll to 4,375.Ahmedabad has reported the max-imum number of Covid deaths inthe state so far at 2,287. Gujarat'smortality rate is gradually comingdown and presently stands at 1.69per cent.

    On a positive note, a total of 702patients were discharged onSaturday, taking the state's totalnumber of recoveries to 2,49,352.The state presently has 4,960 activecases, of which the condition of4,910 is stable while 50 criticalpatients are on ventilator support. IANS

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    Different parts of Jammuand Kashmir Saturday wit-nessed fresh spells of snowfallleading to disruption of trafficon the Jammu-SrinagarNational Highway. All incom-ing and outgoing flights atSrinagar International Airportwere also cancelled due to poorvisibility and continuoussnowfall.

    Traffic police departmenton Saturday announced, "Novehicular movement shall beallowed on Jammu-SrinagarNational Highway from eitherside in view of shootingstones/mudslides at severalplaces on the highway, snowaccumulation around theJawahar tunnel and inclementweather prediction issued bythe MeT department. Due to

    accumulation of snow andlandslides at various locationsthe traffic will not be allowedto ply on the NH-44 on

    January 24 (Sunday)".In Kashmir valley normal

    life was thrown out of gear dueto accumulation of snow and

    slippery road con-d i t i o n s .Commuters inSrinagar facedmany hardshipsdue to slipperyroad conditionsand traffic jams. Intourist resorts ofGulmarg andPahalgam touristswere seen enjoyingsnowfall and takingadventure rides buthardships of localresidents com-pounded due tobreakdown ofpower supply atmany places andabsence of medical

    care facilities.At several locations jawans

    of the Indian army, BSF andJammu and Kashmir police

    rescued pregnant women,acci-dent victims and locals strand-ed in the traffic jams on busyroads. Defence spokesman said,"Indian army soldiers carriedthe wife and newborn ofFarooq Khasana of Dardpura,Lolab, for 6km in knee-deepsnow & safely rescued them".

    The family members andlocal residents also patted theirbacks for coming to their time-ly rescue. BSF jawans rescuedaccident victims in Boniyararea of North Kashmir'sBaramulla district. In Jammuregion districts of Doda,Kishtwar and Poonch also wit-nessed fresh spells of snowfalland several remote areasremained cut off via road links.The UT administration hadpressed all its resources toclear the snow from differentroad links.

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    T h i r u v a n a n t h a p u r a m :Rajasthan Chief Minister andsenior Congress leader AshokGehlot has said that the BJP-RSScombine is "destroying" Indiandemocracy through wrong poli-cies and administrative mea-sures.

    Gehlot was addressingKerala Pradesh CongressCommittee office bearers atthe party's state headquartershere at Indira Bhawan.

    Gehlot came down heavilyagainst the central agencies andadded that these agencies aredancing to the tune of theirpolitical masters. He also saidthat BJP is the Congress' mainopponent across the countryand added that the BJP's plankof "Congress-mukt Bharat" hasto be opposed at any cost.

    He said that the BJP andRSS are trying to unseat oppo-sition state governments andadded that by this method theyare trying to "destroy" Indiandemocracy and the spirit of free-dom.

    He said the poll alliance inWest Bengal between theCongress and CPM was foropposing the BJP in that state.However he said that the polit-

    ical conditions in Kerala andWest Bengal are entirely differ-ent and hence in Kerala, theCongress is fighting the CPM.

    Gehlot also expressed hopethat in Kerala the Congress-ledUDF will come back to power.

    Speaking on the occasion,AICC general secretary(Organisation) K.C. Venugopalsaid that the Congress will fieldcandidates on the basis of meritin the Kerala Assembly electionand added that there will not beany compromise on the same.

    He also said that winning isthe main and only criteria andpersonal likes and dislikes donot matter in the crucial elec-tion.

    Congress' Leader ofOpposition in the KeralaAssembly Ramesh Chennithalasaid that the 'Iswarya KeralaYatra' will be inaugurated atKasargod on January 31 by for-mer Chief Minister OommenChandy. The yatra will traversethrough all districts of the stateand will conclude atThiruvananthapuram onFebruary 22. Members ofParliament will be in charge ofeach district leg of theyatra. IANS

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    More than eight years afterhis death, the ruling ShivSena honoured its founder andpatriarch Bal Thackeray byinstalling a nine-feet tall bronzestatue inside a traffic islandnear the National Gallery ofModern Art on MG Road insouth Mumbai, on the occasionof his 95th birth anniversary onSaturday.

    Amid a shower of flowers,sounding of drums and inces-sant applause, Maharashtrachief minister and Balasaheb’spolitical successor UddhavThackeray unveiled the statueof his late father with both hishands in the air, a pose that hadbecome his trademark gesturewhen he addressed Dussehrarallies year after year ever sincethe Shiv Sena was founded in1966.

    Balasaheb, who passedaway on November 17, 2012,had stayed away from power allhis life. He was not around tosee his son Uddhav become thechief minister of Maharashtraseven years later.

    That he was a tall leaderand is respected by all from sec-tions of people even long afterthis death could be evidenced

    from the fact that leaders fromall political parties – like NCPchief Sharad Pawar, senior BJPleader and former chief minis-ter Devendra Fadnavis,Maharashtra CongressPresident Balasaheb Thorat,MNS chief and Uddhav’scousin Raj Thackeray andRepublican Party of India (A)President and Union MinisterRamdas Athawale --turned outfor Balasaheb’s statue unveilingceremony.

    Erected on a two feet-highlandscaped pedestal set upinside a traffic island locatedbetween Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Vastu Sangrahalayaand National Gallery ofModern Art, the 9 feet statue of

    the late Sena chief is made of1,200 kilograms of bronze. Thestatue has been sculpted by vet-eran artist Shashikant Wadke.

    The Sena has tried to cap-ture late Balasaheb’s status ofbeing “Hindu HridaySamrat ’,a title that lakhs of his sup-porters bestowed on him in hislife time, by inscribing hisfamiliar opening line “Jamlelyamajha tamaam Hindu band-havano, bhaginino ani matano”(All my Hindu brothers, sistersand mothers gathered here) ofhis public addresses.

    With a smile on his face,Wadke has sculpted lateBalasaheb in his traditionalflowing kurta-pyjama-angavas-tram, with his pair of square-

    framed thick spectacles andfamiliar ‘Rudraksh mala’around his neck.

    Balsaheb’s is the thirdThackeray statue sculpted byWadke. Earlier, he had sculpt-ed the statues of BalasahebThackeray’s wife Meenatai andhis father Keshav aliasPrabodhankar Thackeray.

    From the Thackeray clan,Uddhav, his wife Rashmi,Tourism Minister-son Aditya

    Thackeray,his cousinR a jThackerayand his sonAmit werepresent atthe statueu nv e i l i n gceremony.

    This isfirst statueof lateBalasaheb tohave beeninstalled inM u m b a i .Earlier a 22-feet tall stat-ue of theleader hadcome up inN a v iMumbai. A

    grand Balasaheb Thackeraymemorial is coming at theerstwhile Mayor’s Bungalow atShivaji Park in north-centralMumbai.

    In the running to theinstallation of Balasqaheb’s stat-ue inside a traffic island indowntown south Mumbaithere was resistance to themove from a Citizens’ group.Vice-admiral (retd) I C Rao,who heads NGO Apli Mumbai,

    has written to the Mumbai col-lector, demanding denial ofpermission for the erection ofthe statue. He had cited a 2013Supreme Court order that hadsaid that state governmentsshould not allow any statues onpublic roads and pavements.

    Among other things, ViceAdmiral Rao wrote to theCollector: “... We reiterate thatthe erection of a statue at a traf-fic island in Shyama PrasadMukherjee chowk will create atraffic hazard, affecting thesafety of pedestrians, visitorswho may indulge in taking self-ies or merely stop on the car-riageway to view the statue”.

    However, the Shiv Sena-ruled BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation (BMC)went ahead and granted per-mission to PrabodhanPrakashan, a book publicationwith which the Thackeray fam-ily is associated. Ignoring resis-tance by the citizens’ group.However, the Sena’s move toinstall late Balasaheb’s statue isunlikely to face any legal hur-dles, as the Mumbai HeritageConservation Committee, thestate home department and theMumbai collector have grant-ed permission to the erectionof the statue.

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    Thiruvananthapuram: Thereseems to be no relief in thenumber of daily Covid-19 casesin Kerala with as many as6,960 persons testing positivefor the dreaded disease onSaturday, a release issued by theoffice of state Health MinisterK.K. Shailaja said.

    On a positive note, 5,283persons recovered from thedisease on Saturday. Keralahas tested 61,066 samples in thepast 24 hours with a test

    positivity rate of 11.40 per cent.

    Ernakulam district report-ed the maximum number ofcases on Saturday at 1,083,while Kasargod reported theleast number of cases at 87.

    Meanwhile, 23 personssuccumbed to the virus in thepast 24 hours, taking the state'soverall Covid death toll to3,587.

    Of those who tested posi-tive on Saturday, 73 personscame from outside the state,while 6,339 persons turnedpositive through contact.

    As many as 49 health

    workers tested positive forCovid-19 on Saturday, 16 inKannur, followed byThiruvananthapuram, Thrissurand Wayanad (6 each),Ernakulam (5), Kollam andPathanamthitta (3 each),Palakkad (2), and Idukki andKozhikode (1 each).

    At present, 2,11,824 peopleare under observation at vari-ous places in the state, includ-ing 11,935 at different hospitalsacross the state.

    With the addition of threenew hotspots -- Thanitthode inPathanamthitta, Ambalapparain Palakkad and Mullankolli inWayanad -- the number ofhotspots in Kerala has gone upto 407. IANS

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    Agroup of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ispreparing for a Lethpora(February, 2019) type IEDattack in Jammu and Kashmirin the run up to the RepublicDay celebrations or in thesubsequent period.

    Other groups likeLashkar-e-Tayyaba andHizbul Mujahideen are sepa-rately fabricating IEDs to carryout hits in the Valley.

    A group of the LeT oper-ating in Hajin area have fabri-cated an IED and concealed itat an undisclosed location inParray Mohalla, Hajin inBandipore district of Jammuand Kashmir, according to aninput with the security agen-cies.

    The IED is likely to beused in the Pattan-Baramullahighway stretch to target secu-rity forces in the near future,according to the input.

    An IED is being fabricat-ed in village Gundibagh underKakapora police station inPulwama) by the JeM opera-tives for the planned hit.

    Sameer Ahmad Dar, alocal terrorist of JeM alongwith three to four other mili-tants are involved in thispreparation, according to theinputs.

    Sameer Ahmad Dar isbeing assisted by Riyaz AhmadDar alias Khalid of LeT/TheResistance Front. Two bags ofaround 15-20 kg each of explo-sive material are in their pos-session for fabrication of theIED, the inputs have revealed.

    Sameer Ahmad Dar iscousin of Adil Ahmed Dar,who carried out the CRPFconvoy attack on February 14,2019 at Lethpora, Pulwama.

    Another group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants is plan-ning an IED attack on securi-ty forces near Lethpora,Pulwama around January 26,2021. An IED weighing around15 kg, fabricated in a gas cylin-der, has been prepared.

    Security forces camps ofCRPF and a nearby Army camon National Highway-44 and asecurity force Naka (checkpost) near Ladhoo Crossing(NH-44), where a SF vehicle isroutinly parked, are assessed tobe likely targets.

    A recee of the area hasalready been carried out by theHizbul operatives.

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    NEW DELHI: The Ministry ofHome Affairs (MHA) haswritten a letter to all chief sec-retaries of Union Territoriesand States on protection ofrights of transgender personsand also directed them to sen-sitise police and prison offi-cials in this regard.

    The Ministry has also saidthat all States are required toprotect and rehabilitate trans-genders.

    “The law mandates ade-quate steps to be taken by theState Governments/UnionTerritories for not only pro-viding for welfare measures tobe taken but steps to be takenfor rescue, protection andrehabilitation of a transgenderperson,” read the MHA’s letter.

    The MHA has said thatunder section 18 of theTransgenders (Protection ofRights) Act, 2019, it is a pun-ishable offence in case anyonecompels or entices a trans-gender person to indulge inthe act of forced or bondedlabour other than any com-pulsory service for public pur-poses imposed by the govern-ment.

    While giving details ofthe act, MHA said if someonedenies a transgender personthe right of passage to a pub-lic place or obstructs suchperson from using or havingaccess to a public place towhich other members haveaccess to or a right to use,forces or causes a transgenderperson to leave the household,

    village or other place of resi-dence, it also falls under thecategory of punishable offence.

    The MHA highlighted thatharming or injuring or endan-gering the life, safety, health orwell-being, whether mentalor physical, of a transgenderperson or tending to do actsincluding causing physicalabuse, sexual abuse, verbaland emotional abuse and eco-nomic abuse is also a punish-able offence.

    “Rule 11 provides for ade-quate measures to be taken toprevent non-discriminationof transgender persons,including setting up of aTransgender Protection Cellunder the charge of DistrictMagistrate in each Districtand a State Level Cell underthe Director General of Police,to monitor cases of offencesagainst transgender personsand ensure timely registration,investigation and prosecutionof such offences,” read theletter.

    “You are requested to ini-tiate necessary measures interms of the Act immediatelyand undertake necessary sen-sitization programmes for thepolice and prison officials,” theMHA stated. ANI

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    Rabi crops sowing acreagehas touched an all timehigh this season. According todata furnished by the Ministryof Agriculture, rabi crop sow-ing completed 675 lakh hectarethis year, up from than 662 lakhhectare last year, an increase of2.86 percent. This is an indi-cation that farmers have notboycotted the farming activitiesdespite protests since Octoberlast year.

    The record rabi crops sow-ing acreage is the indication theyparticipated in the protests in aplanned manner. With a major-ity of farmers pitching in atDelhi borders in protest againstthe new central farm laws, theirfamily members have been lefttaking care of standing wheatcrop in the field and otherallied activities back home. Inabsence of adult males, womenhave taken the charge of irri-gating fields, sprinkling fertilis-ers in them, tending cattle,milking cows and choppingfodder for them. In some vil-lages, committees have alsobeen formed in several villageswhere fellow villagers irrigatecrops of those who are at theprotest site. The sowing in thecurrent season is not over yetwhile their protest enters the59th day.

    As per the data, all majorrabi crops, barring a few coarsecereals, surpassed the area plant-ed in the previous season, whichwas by far the best, already.

    With 345 lakh hectare

    acreage, the coverage of wheathas also touched the highestlevel 3.13% more than last year.Much of the increase in wheatplanting was reported fromMadhya Pradesh — whichplanted an additional area of 8.3lakh hectare, Maharashtra 1.07lakh hectare and Bihar 0.84 lakhhectare more. Punjab,Rajasthan, Gujarat andUttarakhand among those stateswhich planted less wheat thisseason. Madhya Pradesh hassurpassed Punjab in wheat cul-tivation for the past two years.

    The paddy acreage has alsogone up sharply by 15.24%from last year but significantlydown by more than 28% ascompared to average area dur-ing this time. Much of theincrease in rice area came fromTelangana which planted anadditional 3.49 lakh hectareunder rice.

    Gram and mustard are twoother crops which have doneexceedingly well in terms of cov-

    erage. Gram has been plantedover nearly 111 lakh hectare,while mustard fields coveredclose to 74 lakh hectare. At theend of the previous rabi season,the area of gram and mustardwas around 107 lakh hectareand 70 l akh hectare, respec-tively.

    However, there is a dip inarea under coarse cereals. Ascompared to nearly 55 lhaplanted in the same week lastyear, coarse cereals coveredonly around 51 lha so far.

    Agriculture MinisterNarendra Singh Tomar con-gratulated farmers in the coun-try for their tireless hard work.“Despite the corona epidemic,farmers have achieved recordarea coverage under rabi cropsas well as in kharif season,which is remarkable,” Tomarsaid.

    According to summer cropcampaign, a target of 51 lakhhas been fixed to cover summerseason with pulses, oil seedsand nutri-cereals crops thisseason. Further, as per 4thAdvance Estimates (2019-20),total food grains production inthe country is estimated at296.65 million tonnes, andhorticulture production 319.57which will be an all time recordin 2019-20.

    The pulses and oilseedsproduction is at 23.15 and33.42 million tonnes, respec-tively. Production of cotton isbeing estimated at 354.91 lakhbales with which India is set torise to the top producing coun-tries in the world.

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    People with high bloodsugar may have an increas-ing risk of Alzheimer’s thanthose with normal bloodsugar—whether or not theirblood-sugar level technicallymade them diabetic — scien-tists said on the basis of fol-lowing the health status ofover 5,189 people for over 10years.

    In other words, the high-er the blood sugar, the fasterthe cognitive decline, saidtheir longitudinal study whichhas been published in thejournal Diabetologia.

    Type 1 diabetes is anautoimmune disease needingintake of insulin injection,and type 2 diabetes is a chron-ic disease caused by diet.

    “Dementia is one of themost prevalent psychiatricconditions strongly associat-ed with poor quality of laterlife,” said the lead author,Wuxiang Xie at ImperialCollege London.

    “Currently, dementia isnot curable, which makes itvery important to study riskfactors,” Melissa Schilling, a

    professor at New YorkUniversity, performed herown review of studies con-necting diabetes toAlzheimer’s in 2016.

    She sought to reconciletwo confusing trends. Peoplewho have type 2 diabetes areabout twice as likely to getAlzheimer’s, and people whohave diabetes and are treatedwith insulin are also morelikely to get Alzheimer’s, sug-gesting elevated insulin playsa role in Alzheimer’s.

    In fact, many studies havefound that elevated insulin, or“hyperinsulinemia,” signifi-cantly increases your risk ofAlzheimer’s. On the otherhand, people with type 1 dia-

    betes, who don’t make insulinat all, are also thought tohave a higher r isk ofAlzheimer’s.

    How could these both betrue? Schilling posits this hap-pens because of the insulin-degrading enzyme, a productof insulin that breaks downboth insulin and amyloid pro-teins in the brain—the sameproteins that clump up andlead to Alzheimer’s disease.

    People who don’t haveenough insulin, like thosewhose bodies’ ability to pro-duce insulin has been tappedout by diabetes, aren’t going tomake enough of this enzyme tobreak up those brain clumps.

    Meanwhile, in people who

    use insulin to treat their dia-betes and end up with a sur-plus of insulin, most of thisenzyme gets used up breakingthat insulin down, leaving notenough enzyme to addressthose amyloid brain clumps.

    According to Schilling,this can happen even in peo-ple who don’t have diabetesyet—who are in a state knownas “prediabetes.”

    Diabetes can also weakenthe blood vessels, whichincreases the likelihood thatyou’ll have mini-strokes in thebrain, causing various forms ofdementia.

    A high intake of simplesugars can make cells, includ-ing those in the brain, insulinresistant, which could causethe brain cells to die.

    The extra fat in obese peo-ple releases cytokines, orinflammatory proteins thatcan also contribute to cognitivedeterioration, doctors say.

    Diabetes may also increasethe risk of developing mildcognitive impairment (MCI), acondition in which peopleexperience more thinking(cognitive) and memory prob-lems than are usually presentin normal aging.

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    Eight Rafale aircraft havealready arrived in Indiaand three more are expected bythe end of this month, AirChief Marshal Rakesh KumarSingh Bhadauria said here onSaturday. The IAF chief wasspeaking at a press conferenceafter the conclusion of ‘ExerciseDesert Knight-21’ held inJodhpur by the air forces ofIndia and France.

    He said IAF has initiated afifth-generation fighter aircraftprogramme with the DefenceResearch DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) andplans to incorporate somesixth-generation capabilities init as well. “Our present visionis to incorporate all the latesttechnologies and sensors in ourfifth-generation aircraft,”Bhadauria said.

    “We started work on fifth-generation aircraft a little late.So technologies and sensorscontemporary to that period ofdevelopment would be addedinto fifth-generation fighters,”he added.

    Bhadauria said when IAFreceived the Rafale aircraft,the first priority was to opera-tionalise it and integrate itwith the existing combat fleet.

    “It has already been done,and the current exercise DesertKnight was the result of that,”he said.

    “We have some Indianpilots training in France andsome in India itself. We haveenough pilots to have a rightpilot-cockpit ratio,” the AirChief Marshal said, addingthat the entire induction wouldbe completed by next year.

    Earlier, Bhadauria con-gratulated both the air forcesfor successfully completingthe exercise in just four days.Desert Knight-21 was sched-uled to be held over five days.

    “It is not in terms of inter-operability which has beenlearnt in this exercise, but

    employment of best practices,operational philosophies andmutual as well as professionalinteraction,” he said.

    Later, talking to the media,French Ambassador to IndiaEmmanuel Lenain said bilat-eral cooperation between thetwo countries has been goingon ever since the first Frenchaircraft landed in India in1953.

    “Now Rafale is the reflec-tion of this strengthened coop-eration and partnership,”Lenain said.

    He said this partnershiphas persisted through goodand bad times.

    “When India faced diffi-culties during its atomic test inPokran in 1998, we were atyour side while other countriesopposed and objected.

    And we were also by yourside in cooperational mannerwhen you had difficulties withone of your neighbours,” theambassador said.

    He said this exercise wouldfurther help in building mutu-al trust and pave the way formore cooperation.

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    The Indian MeteorologicalDepartment (IMD) haspredicted cold wave to severecold wave conditions in isolat-ed pockets of northwesternIndia starting Sunday tillJanuary 27. IMD has alsoissued orange alerts for Punjab,Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarhand Uttar Pradesh for Sunday.The warning for Delhi, Punjab,Chandigarh and Haryana arefrom Sunday to Monday toalert citizens for dense fog andcold weather conditions.

    The IMD said, cold wave tosevere cold wave conditionslikely to prevail over northRajasthan during January 24-27, 2021. While Punjab,Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhiand Uttar Pradesh can witnesscold to severe cold waves dur-ing January 26-27.

    The IMD explained thatthe weather conditions wereinfluenced by a western dis-turbance lying overAfghanistan and the presenceof cyclonic circulation in lowerlevels over central Pakistanand Punjab northern Indianstates including the Himalayascan likely witness rain, thun-derstorm and snow during thenext few days. A cold day isdeclared when the minimumtemperature is below 10°C andthe maximum temperature is4.4°C below the regional nor-mal.

    Dense to very dense fog inisolated pockets of northernplains of India comprisingstates like Punjab, Haryana,Chandigarh, Delhi, UttarPradesh, north Rajasthan,Bihar and north MadhyaPradesh has also been antici-pated during the next 2-3 days.

    “Dense to very dense Fogin isolated/some pockets verylikely over Punjab, Haryana,Chandigarh and Delhi, UP,north Rajasthan, Assam andMeghalaya and Manipur andTripura during next 4-5 days;over Bihar, north MadhyaPradesh, West Bengal andSikkim and Odisha duringnext 2-3 days,” the IMD said.

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    The EnforcementDirectorate Saturday said amoney laundering chargesheethas been filed against aHaryana-based company andits directors accused of cheat-ing about 31 lakh investors byway of a Ponzi or fraud multi-level marketing scheme.

    It said a prosecution com-plaint or chargesheet has been

    filed against Hisar-based FutureMaker Lifecare Pvt Ltd and itstwo directors Radhe Shyamand Bansi Lal under varioussections of the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act(PMLA).

    The chargesheet has beenfiled before a special PMLAcourt in Panchkula “with aprayer for awarding punish-ment to the accused personsand confiscation of attached

    assets to the tune of �261.35crore”.

    According to an ED state-ment Radhe Shyam and BansiLal, both residents of Haryana,floated companies in the nameof Future Maker Life Care PvtLtd and FMLC Global mar-keting Pvt Ltd.

    “Through these compa-nies they have duped innocentpersons in guise of a multi-levelmarketing (MLM) scheme that

    promoted various Ponzischemes in many parts of thecountry,” the EnforcementDirectorate alleged in the state-ment issued here.

    An MLM scheme works ina pyramidal structure wherethe persons at the top gain atthe behest of the loss borne bythe persons at the base of thepyramid.

    The ED’s money launder-ing case against the accused

    was filed after taking congni-sance of multiple Haryana andTelangana police FIRs regis-tered against the accused for“cheating lakhs of investors”.

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