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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 continuous oversight and personal involvement in the entire process of the rollout,” he said. 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. 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. 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. O n the occasion of the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Chief Minister Hemant Soren today paid tributes and saluted the spiritual and intel- lectual leader at the Chief Minister’s residence at Kanke Road Ranchi. The CM congratulated and greeted the people of the State on the occasion of “National Youth Day”, the birth anniversary of the great philosopher and noted spir- itual saint, Swami Vivekananda. “On the occasion of National Youth Day, I salute Swami Vivekananda ji for giving speed and direction to the youth with his thoughts and ideals. Youth are strong pillars of the country and Jharkhand. The government is mov- ing away from the hurdles to ensure equal opportunities for all the youth. Swamiji’s thoughts and ideals infuse power and positive energy among the youth. Swamiji’s thoughts also arouse hope in despair. I appeal to the youth to imbibe Swamiji’s sen- sitivity, sacrifice and dedication in life,” he said. MLA Bhushan Bara and MLA Sudivya Kumar Sonu were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, the CM heard the problems of the general public from various areas of the State on Tuesday at the CM’s residence at Kanke Road Ranchi. In the same sequence, representatives of many social organisations also met the Chief Minister. Soren reached out to all the people and took applica- tions one by one. He also directed the officials concerned to resolve the problems and grievances of the people. The CM said that the State Government is constantly working to solve people’s problems. The Government’s priority is to fulfill the people’s aspirations. O n the initiative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, an eco-retreat has been planned to be organized under Eco Tourism Festival. For this, places like Netarhat, Massanjor, Dimna Lake, Patratu Dam have been selected. The main objective of Eco Retreat is to brand the tourism ecosystem in Jharkhand. Under this, there is a plan to start Eco Tourism in Netarhat in the first phase of Eco Retreat. Also, to promote tourism in the State, the government will soon present a new tourism policy to the people of the State. A variety of events will be organ- ised at the Eco Tourism Festival. Tourists will enjoy the beautiful tourist places of Jharkhand through Eco Retreat. There are plans to con- duct traditional dances / songs including adventure sports, natural trail, cycling, off road driving, lake adventure sports, rope climbing. There are plans to develop Latehar- Netarhat-Betla-Chandil-Dalma- Mirchaiya Fall and Getlasud Dam under the eco-tourism circuit. Work will be done on the development of the religious tourism circuit from the medium to the Kaulleshwari-Itkhori- Rajarappa-Parasnath. Tourists coming to Jharkhand will get a chance to see Magnolia Point in Netarhat and Valley of Flowers in Massanjor. For this, a plan is pro- posed to construct a valley of flowers. Tribal Theme Park at Dhurva, Rural Tourism Center at Dumka and Ranchi, Handloom Tourist Center at Seraikela-Kharsawan, Sahibganj and Dumka, Rajmahal- Sahibganj-Punai Chowk Plans to connect Rajmahal-Bhagiya- Udhwa Fossil Park by con- structing Ganga Circuit, Dumka and other plans are proposed includ- ing Wayside Amenities at Basukinath, construction of addi- tional tourist complex at Masanjor, adventure tourism at Shivgadi, Sahibganj and Masanjor. The government will develop rural tourism to introduce the rural culture of Jharkhand. To connect the identified villages with tourism, a new format will be given to the vil- lage. It is planned to develop the earthen houses built in tribal-dom- inated Sirsi village of Netarhat as model villages under cultural tourism. Homestay scheme is also to be started from Sirsi village, so that tourists from outside can see the cul- ture of the State up close and taste the delicious food here. Apart from this, work is being done to promote religious tourism, cultural tourism, craft and cuisine tourism, adventure tourism, week- end getaways, film tourism, recreational parks, welfare tourism. The government is moving towards bringing tourism of Jharkhand to the world. From beautiful waterfalls to hill stations, from spiritual sites to reservoirs, from dense forests to wildlife sanctu- aries, tourists are eager to welcome them. A t least nine of 24 districts in Jharkhand did not report even a single case of Covid-19 infection on Tuesday, while at least 10 districts reported less than five fresh cases in the past 24 hours, fig- ures compiled by the health department highlighted. Ranchi, East Singhbhum and Dhanbad reported 52, 18 and 23 cases respectively, joint- ly accounting for more than 73 per cent of the 127 fresh Covid- 19 cases that surfaced in Jharkhand on the day, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) revealed. As many as 153 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection in Jharkhand on Tuesday, bringing the number of active cases down at 1356. As per the NHM bulletin, the number of patients dropped down to 665 in Ranchi as at least 65 patients recovered from the infection here, out- numbering fresh cases in the past 24 hours. However, the number of active cases increased in East Singhbhum and Dhanbad, which reported 16 and 21 Covid recoveries respectively. As per government data, at least 159 people were battling the infection in East Singhbhum, while 82 were infected in Dhanbad. As many as four Jharkhand districts — Giridih, Godda, Jamtara and Pakur — had less than 10 active cases of Covid-19 infec- tion by the end of Tuesday, gov- ernment data stated. Ranchi and East Singhbhum were the only two districts with more than 100 active cases. The Government on Tuesday tested swab samples of 11,492 people and more than 1 per cent of them were found infected. Of the 49.75 lakh people tested for Covid-19 so far in Jharkhand, 1,17,088 were found infected. Almost 98 per cent of the Covid patients have recovered in Jharkhand, States Government data. Jharkhand did not report any Covid casualties on Tuesday, the NHM stated in its bulletin. So far, the virus has claimed 1048 lives in Jharkhand. At least 355 victims were from East Singhbhum and 223 from Ranchi. As per the NHM bulletin, the growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.13 per cent against the national average of 0.14 per cent. The doubling rate of cases in Jharkhand was 536.57 days against the national average of 484.46 days. 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 vac- cines developed by Zydus Cadilla, Russia’s Sputnik-V, Biological E and Gennova.

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    As India gears up for vacci-nating three crore healthworkers 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 hopeStates, at the highest level, willexercise continuous oversightand personal involvement inthe entire process of the rollout,” he said.

    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 thecommittee 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 AshokGulati.

    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 of

    the Economic AdvisoryCouncil 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 Tuesdaywhen 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 their

    livelihood, 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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    On the occasion of the 158thbirth anniversary of SwamiVivekananda, Chief MinisterHemant Soren today paid tributesand saluted the spiritual and intel-lectual leader at the Chief Minister’sresidence at Kanke Road Ranchi.

    The CM congratulated andgreeted the people of the State onthe occasion of “National YouthDay”, the birth anniversary of thegreat philosopher and noted spir-itual saint, Swami Vivekananda.

    “On the occasion of NationalYouth Day, I salute SwamiVivekananda ji for giving speed anddirection to the youth with histhoughts and ideals. Youth arestrong pillars of the country andJharkhand. The government is mov-ing away from the hurdles to ensureequal opportunities for all the youth.Swamiji’s thoughts and ideals infusepower and positive energy amongthe youth. Swamiji’s thoughts alsoarouse hope in despair. I appeal to

    the youth to imbibe Swamiji’s sen-sitivity, sacrifice and dedication inlife,” he said. MLA Bhushan Baraand MLA Sudivya Kumar Sonuwere present on the occasion.

    Meanwhile, the CM heard theproblems of the general publicfrom various areas of the State onTuesday at the CM’s residence atKanke Road Ranchi. In the samesequence, representatives of many

    social organisations also met theChief Minister. Soren reached outto all the people and took applica-tions one by one. He also directedthe officials concerned to resolvethe problems and grievances of thepeople. The CM said that the StateGovernment is constantly workingto solve people’s problems. TheGovernment’s priority is to fulfillthe people’s aspirations.

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    On the initiative of Chief MinisterHemant Soren, an eco-retreathas been planned to be organizedunder Eco Tourism Festival. For this,places like Netarhat, Massanjor,Dimna Lake, Patratu Dam havebeen selected. The main objective ofEco Retreat is to brand the tourismecosystem in Jharkhand. Under this,there is a plan to start Eco Tourismin Netarhat in the first phase of EcoRetreat. Also, to promote tourism inthe State, the government will soonpresent a new tourism policy to thepeople of the State.

    A variety of events will be organ-ised at the Eco Tourism Festival.Tourists will enjoy the beautifultourist places of Jharkhand throughEco Retreat. There are plans to con-duct traditional dances / songsincluding adventure sports, naturaltrail, cycling, off road driving, lake

    adventure sports, rope climbing.There are plans to develop Latehar-Netarhat-Betla-Chandil-Dalma-Mirchaiya Fall and Getlasud Damunder the eco-tourism circuit. Workwill be done on the development ofthe religious tourism circuit from themedium to the Kaulleshwari-Itkhori-Rajarappa-Parasnath.

    Tourists coming toJharkhand will get a chance tosee Magnolia Point in Netarhatand Valley of Flowers inMassanjor. For this, a plan is pro-posed to construct a valley offlowers. Tribal Theme Park atDhurva, Rural Tourism Centerat Dumka and Ranchi,Handloom Tourist Center atSeraikela-Kharsawan, Sahibganjand Dumka, Rajmahal-Sahibganj-Punai Chowk Plans toconnect Rajmahal-Bhagiya-Udhwa Fossil Park by con-structing Ganga Circuit, Dumka

    and other plans are proposed includ-ing Wayside Amenities atBasukinath, construction of addi-tional tourist complex at Masanjor,adventure tourism at Shivgadi,Sahibganj and Masanjor.

    The government will developrural tourism to introduce the ruralculture of Jharkhand. To connect theidentified villages with tourism, anew format will be given to the vil-

    lage. It is planned to develop theearthen houses built in tribal-dom-inated Sirsi village of Netarhat asmodel villages under culturaltourism. Homestay scheme is also tobe started from Sirsi village, so thattourists from outside can see the cul-ture of the State up close and tastethe delicious food here.

    Apart from this, work is beingdone to promote religious tourism,

    cultural tourism, craftand cuisine tourism,adventure tourism, week-end getaways, filmtourism, recreationalparks, welfare tourism.

    The government ismoving towards bringingtourism of Jharkhand tothe world. From beautifulwaterfalls to hill stations,from spiritual sites toreservoirs, from denseforests to wildlife sanctu-aries, tourists are eager towelcome them.

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    At least nine of 24 districtsin Jharkhand did notreport even a single case ofCovid-19 infection on Tuesday,while at least 10 districtsreported less than five freshcases in the past 24 hours, fig-ures compiled by the healthdepartment highlighted.

    Ranchi, East Singhbhumand Dhanbad reported 52, 18and 23 cases respectively, joint-ly accounting for more than 73per cent of the 127 fresh Covid-19 cases that surfaced inJharkhand on the day, a bulletinreleased by the National HealthMission (NHM) revealed.

    As many as 153 Covidpatients recovered from theviral infection in Jharkhand onTuesday, bringing the numberof active cases down at 1356. Asper the NHM bulletin, thenumber of patients droppeddown to 665 in Ranchi as atleast 65 patients recovered

    from the infection here, out-numbering fresh cases in thepast 24 hours.

    However, the number ofactive cases increased in EastSinghbhum and Dhanbad,which reported 16 and 21Covid recoveries respectively.As per government data, atleast 159 people were battling

    the infection in EastSinghbhum, while 82 wereinfected in Dhanbad. As manyas four Jharkhand districts —Giridih, Godda, Jamtara andPakur — had less than 10active cases of Covid-19 infec-tion by the end of Tuesday, gov-ernment data stated. Ranchiand East Singhbhum were the

    only two districts with morethan 100 active cases.

    The Government onTuesday tested swab samples of11,492 people and more than 1per cent of them were foundinfected. Of the 49.75 lakhpeople tested for Covid-19 sofar in Jharkhand, 1,17,088 werefound infected. Almost 98 percent of the Covid patients haverecovered in Jharkhand, StatesGovernment data.

    Jharkhand did not reportany Covid casualties onTuesday, the NHM stated in itsbulletin. So far, the virus hasclaimed 1048 lives inJharkhand. At least 355 victimswere from East Singhbhumand 223 from Ranchi.

    As per the NHM bulletin,the growth rate of the virus inJharkhand was 0.13 per centagainst the national average of0.14 per cent.

    The doubling rate of casesin Jharkhand was 536.57 daysagainst the national average of484.46 days.

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    Bhushan said that thecountry’s regulators are lookingat four more Covid-19 vaccinesin the pipeline.

    Among these are the vac-cines developed by ZydusCadilla, Russia’s Sputnik-V,Biological E and Gennova.

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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 enhancethe 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 fiveStates, 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 theSpecial 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 ofcoating 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 manufacturing

    units can be set up across thecountry 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 with

    the Prime Minister’s vision ofincreasing 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 theSupreme 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 percentwith the active caseloadremaining below 3 lakh.

    There are 2,16,558 activecoronavirus infections in thecountry which comprises 2.07percent of the total caseload,as per the Ministry.

    India’s COVID-19 tallyhad crossed the 20-lakh markon August 7, 30 lakh onAugust 23, 40 lakh onSeptember 5 and 50 lakh onSeptember 16. It went past 60lakh on September 28, 70lakh on October 11, crossed80 lakh on October 29, 90lakh on November 20 andsurpassed the one-crore markon December 19.

    “The country is now 14thamong the most affectedcountries by active cases. India added 12,584cases, the lowest daily spikesince June 17, to take its totalcaseload to 10,479,179.

    And, with 167 new fatal-it ies its Covid-19 deathtoll reached 151,327, or 1.44per cent of total confirmedinfections,” said UnionHealth Secretar y RajeshBhushan.

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    With temperatures falling,an orange alert wasissued 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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    Jaipur: A meetingwas held onMonday under thechairmanship ofH o u s i n gC ommissionerPawan Arora alongwith the officials ofAll India Services ResidencySociety. At the meeting, officialsgave suggestions in relation tothe Servent Room, Kitchen,Club House, which theCommissioner, while adoptinga positive attitude, convincedthem to consider their sugges-tions.

    The All India ServicesResidency proposed in PratapNagar Sector Sector-17 wasaccepted by the Olympic Boardtill 31 December 2020. 159 offi-cers have applied for the scheme.All India in Pratap Nagar Sector17 of Jaipur by RajasthanHousing Board Officers servingin All India Services of Servicesand Central Civil Services(Group-A Services) in

    Rajasthan, Officers of All IndiaServices and National CivilServices (Group-A Services)serving in Rajasthan's basic res-ident or other states/cadre, basedin Rajasthan Central ArmedServices “AIS Residency”Residential Plan for Officers ofCentral Armed Police Forceand Officers of RajasthanAdministrative Service,Rajasthan Police Service, andRajasthan Accounts Service,Officers of Police Force,Rajasthan resident and otherstates/cadre Has been. Alongwith this the scheme alsoincludes those officers who areresidents of other states butresiding in Rajasthan but arenow retired.

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    As the countdown for theassembly election beganin 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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    The state's test positivityrate on Tuesday stood at 8.52per cent. A total of 25 fatalitieson Tuesday took the COVID-19 death toll to 3,347.

    In all, 64,556 persons areunder treatment across thestate.

    Ernakulam district had thehighest 813 new cases andKasargod lowest 58 cases.

    Of the positive cases, 53have come from outside thestate. In all, 4,952 persons test-ed positive through contacts

    while the source of infection in433 others is not known.

    A total of 69 health work-ers tested positive on Tuesday,including 22 in Pathanamthitta,10 in Ernakulam, nine inKozhikode, eight in Kannur,seven in Thrissur, four inPalakkad, two each inT h i r u v a n a n t h a p u r a m ,Wayanad and Kasargod, andone each in Kollam, Alappuzhaand Kottayam.

    In all, 1,99,519 persons areunder observation, including1,88,973 in homes or institu-tional quarantine and 10,546 invarious hospitals across thestate. With Enadimangalam inPathanamthitta district (con-tainment zone sub-ward 12)declared a new coronavirushotspot, the total went up to436 in Kerala.

    Dharmavaram (Andhra Pradesh): A 20-year-old womanwas arrested in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district oncharge of fatally stabbing her boyfriend while riding pillionon his motorcycle, police said on Tuesday.

    The crime occurred around 7 pm on Monday atDharmavaram village, around 75 km north-east ofBhimavaram, while the two were on way to Kapavaram vil-lage from Malakapalli in the district.

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

    “Tataji had promised to marry Pavani but had becomefriendly with another woman,” a police official told IANS.Tataji also allegedly told her about his conversations with theother woman, apart from demanding money from her when-ever 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 upher friends. We took her into custody and registered a caseunder Section 302 of the IPC,” said the official.

    Police said Pavani was calm after the murder, adding thatmurder weapon, and two cell phones had been seized fromthe spot.Tataji earlier worked as a salesman but was joblessat present. IANS

    Lucknow: The Lucknow policehave detained a doctor fromSultanpur in connection with themurder of history-sheeter AjitSingh.

    One of the accused Rehan,who was arrested on Sunday, hadrevealed the names of Dr. A.K.Singh and another one VishalSingh of Sultanpur.

    The police also tracedWhatsApp chats between Vishaland an eastern Uttar Pradeshdon-turned-politician.

    The shooters were injuredon the night of January 6 whenthey sprayed bullets on anotherhistory-sheeter Ajit Singh, in theGomti Nagar area of LucknowThey were first taken to a flat byRehan and Vishal Singh and aprivate doctor was called in totreat them.

    “On January 7 morning, theduo was taken to the privatefacility of Dr. A.K. Singh in thered-coloured SUV by Vishal,”said a senior police official.

    The official said that Vishalstayed in a flat in Gomti Nagarextension, registered in the nameof the eastern Uttar Pradesh don-turned-politician.

    As per the plan, Vishal wasto take the shooters out of UttarPradesh.However, the plan gotupset after the alleged shooters,Girdhari Sharma and PradeepSingh Kabutra got injured, thepolice said.

    The injured shooters wereadmitted under fake names toconceal their identities till thetreatment on January 10, policesaid.

    Later, they were taken in amaroon-coloured car anddropped in Ujjain in MadhyaPradesh. “We have checked theentire conversation and alsoseized Vishal's mobile phone,”the police officer said.

    The police are now ques-tioning the doctor about his linkswith the shooters and the east-ern Uttar Pradesh don. IANS

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    ArrayGuwahati: As the rulingBJP kicks off its Assembly pollcampaign in Assam, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,Home Minister Amit Shah andother central leaders wouldhold a series of election ralliesin the northeastern state nextweek, BJP leader and Assamminister Himanta Biswa Sarmasaid on Tuesday.

    BJP national president JPNadda, 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 East

    Democratic 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 wifeMallika 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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    Tuesday met his Defence Ministry colleague MoSShripad Naik, who has been admitted to a Goahospital following a road accident in Karnataka lateon Monday.

    Singh briefly met Naik at the Goa MedicalCollege campus to enquire after his health and tocondole the death of the Union MoS's wifeVijaya, before leaving for the national capital.”Hiscondition is stable according to doctors. They havesaid there is no danger. If proper treatment can beprovided here, then he will be treated here itself.If need be, he will be shifted to Delhi. Everythingwill depend on doctors here,” Singh told reportersat the hospital campus after he met the team of doc-tors treating Naik.

    Singh also said that doctors at the Goa hos-pital were in touch with their counterparts at theAll 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 condition is sta-ble now. The two orthopaedic surgeries conduct-ed on him were successful,” Sawant told reporters

    shortly after meeting Naik at the hospital's coro-nary care unit.

    “The operations started around 2.30 a.m. andlasted till around 7 a.m. He is now under sedation.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 need expertopinion. Rajnath Singh will also meet with doc-tors later today to review Naik's health,” Sawantsaid.

    Naik's wife Vijaya and his Personal SecretaryDeepak Ghume had succumbed to their injuries,while his driver and a Personal Security Officer arecurrently admitted at the Goa Medical College nearPanaji.

    The Chief Minister said that hours after Naikwas rushed from the accident site in Yellapur inKarnataka to the Goa Medical College on Mondaynight, two surgeries were conducted.

    Apart from loss of blood and dropping bloodpressure, Naik had a broken upper limb and a frac-tured thigh bone. Late on Monday, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi also spoke to Sawant and direct-ed him to ensure the best treatment for Naik, afifth-term MP from North Goa and a former stateBJP President. IANS

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    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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