First india ahmedabad edition-05 january 2021

Guj HC asks govt’s view on Uttarayan kite ban
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The Gu-
jarat High Court on
Monday asked the state
government’s stance on
the Public Interest Liti-
gation (PIL) filed for the
prohibition of kite-fly-
ing on Uttarayan this
year.
Maulik Mankad has
moved a PIL with
prayer to direct the
state government to
prohibit flying of kites
on the festival of Makar
Sankranti on January
14. “Cities and taluka
centres must disallow
kite-flying. Also, the
state should ban the
sale and purchase of
kites and threads. Po-
lice must be deployed
for patrols and drone
surveillance to enforce
social distancing dur-
ing the festival,” men-
tioned the petition.
The petition also re-
quested the state gov-
ernment to appropriate
directions and prohibit
kite-flying this Uttaray-
an. Owing to the ongo-
ing COVID-19 pandem-
ic, in the interest of the
public and high risk of
transmission, the peti-
tioner stated that the
government must un-
derstand the conse-
quences.
“People gather in
large numbers to buy
kites and threads and
also for assembling
them. Foreigners also
visit the state for the in-
ternational kite-flying
competition each year;
assembling their huge
kites will, in all likeli-
hood, lead to people
gathering in numbers
at the event. And that
would be against the in-
terest of the people of
Gujarat and also bur-
den the medical infra-
structure in the state,”
it stated.
Children flying kites near the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
A petition seeking ban on kite-
flying this Makar Sankranti has
been moved in the court
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New Delhi: The Union
Health Ministry said on
Monday 38 people have
tested positive for the
new UK variant of
SARS-CoV-2 in India so
far. “All these people
have been kept in single
room isolation in desig-
nated healthcare facili-
ties by respective state
governments and their
close contacts have also
been put under quaran-
tine,” the ministry said.
Comprehensive contact
tracing has been initiat-
ed for co-travellers, fam-
ily contacts and others.
AccordingtoMoHFW,
there are 10 cases in
Bengaluru’sNIMHANS,
3 in CCMB (Hyderabad),
5 in NIV (Pune), 11 in
IGIB (Delhi), 8 in NCDC
(New Delhi) and 1 in
NCBG (Kolkata).
The MoHFW said that
the NCBS, InSTEM,
Bengaluru, CDFD Hy-
derabad, ILS Bhubane-
swar, and NCCS Pune
have so far found no UK
mutant virus.
The positive samples
are being tested at 10 IN-
SACOG labs (NIBMG
Kolkata, ILS Bhubane-
swar, NIV Pune, NCCS
Pune,CCMBHyderabad,
CDFD Hyderabad, In-
STEM Bengaluru, NIM-
HANS Bengaluru, IGIB
Delhi, NCDC Delhi) for
genome sequencing.
Turn to P6
38 infected with new corona strain in India
New Delhi: The 8th
round of meeting be-
tween the Central gov-
ernment and farmers’
representatives which
beganatVigyanBhawan
on Monday morning has
concluded. Next round
of talks will be held on
January 8 at 2 pm.
The farmers’ repre-
sentatives demanded
the government to re-
peal the three farm laws
in the meeting on Mon-
day. Union Ministers
Narendra Singh Tomar,
Piyush Goyal and Som
Parkash along with gov-
ernment officials and
representatives of
farmers also observed a
two-minute silence for
farmers who died dur-
ing the ongoing protest.
After the meeting,
Rakesh Tikait, Spokes-
person of Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU) said
that farmers, who are
protesting for over a
month against three ag-
riculture laws at differ-
ent borders of the na-
tional capital will not go
back until the Acts are
repealed.
“Discussion took
place on our demands,
repeal of the three laws
and MSP... Kannon wa-
pasi nahi, to ghar wa-
pasi nahi (We will not
go home until the laws
are withdrawn),” Tikait
told ANI.
Earlier, Tikait
claimed that 60 farmers
have so far lost their
lives during the ongo-
ing agitation. Turn to P6
Deadlock continues: Now next round of
talks between Centre & farmers on Jan 8
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
said on Monday that the
world’s biggest inocula-
tion drive against coro-
navirus is set to begin
in the country, a day af-
ter the drugs regulator
approved two vaccines
for restricted emergen-
cy use.
Lauding the scien-
tists and technicians for
the ‘Made in India’ vac-
cines, he said the coun-
try is proud of them.
“World’s biggest
COVID-19 vaccination
programme set to begin
in India. For this, the
country is proud of the
contributions of its sci-
entists and techni-
cians,” Modi said.
India’s drugs regula-
tor on Sunday approved
Oxford COVID-19 vac-
cine Covishield, manu-
factured by the Serum
Institute, and indige-
nously developed Cov-
axin of Bharat Biotech
for restricted emergen-
cy use in the country,
paving the way for a
massive inoculation
drive. Addressing scien-
tists at the National Me-
trology Conclave, Modi
said it must be ensured
that Turn to P6
Of these cases of mutated strain, 10 have been detected at NIMHANS in Bengaluru, 8 in NCDC Delhi,
5 in NIV Pune, 3 in CCMB Hyderabad, 11 in IGIB Delhi and 1 case at NIBMG Kalyani
Farmers take cover from the rain during their ongoing protest against new farm laws, at Singhu
border, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
World’s biggest vaccination
set to begin in India: PM
Covaxin 200% safe, don’t deserve
backlash: Bharat Biotech MD
New Delhi: Amid ques-
tions raised by experts
and Opposition over the
restricted use approval
given to Covaxin despite
no efficacy data from
Phase III trials, Bharat
Biotech MD Krishna
Ella Monday said the
company had “tremen-
dous experience” in
developing vaccines and
that criticism against it
was a “backlash against
Indian companies”. Ad-
dressing a virtual press
conference, Ella said his
company’s work was no
less than Pfizer’s, which
also came out with a
vaccine for coronavirus.
“Now that vaccine is
being politicised, I want
to state very clearly that
none of my family mem-
bers is associated with
any political party. Many
people are just gossip-
ing, it is just a backlash
against Indian compa-
nies. That is not right
for us. We don’t deserve
that. Merck’s Ebola vac-
cine never completed a
human clinical trial at all
but WHO gave emer-
gency authorization for
Liberia and Guinea,” Ella
said. Turn to P6
Children look at a mural depicting frontline workers fighting against COVID-19 in Kolkata. —PTI
ALERT! NEW STRAIN FOUND IN 3 UK
RETURNEES FROM SRI GANGANAGAR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three UK re-
turnees from a family
of Sadulshahar in Sri
Ganganagar district
of Rajasthan have
tested positive for the
new strain of corona-
virus, said a health
department official.
The trio, a man,
wife, and a child, had
returned from Britain
on December 18 and
their reports were
sent to Pune-based Na-
tional Institute of Vi-
rology for further test-
ing as they had tested
positive for corona on
December 28.
The health depart-
ment officials got on
an alert mode and ad-
mitted the trio on
Monday to the district
hospital in Sriganga-
nagar. Total 23 people
returned from UK on
December 18 to Sri
Ganganagar. Earlier,
the health department
had sent samples of 11
UK returnees, who
tested positive for co-
rona, but they all test-
ed negative for the
new strain. The new
strain is considered to
spread 70% faster
than the earlier one.
TDP leader brutally
murdered in Andhra
Hyderabad: A 55-year-
old Telugu Desam Party
(TDP)leaderwashacked
to death in Andhra
Pradesh’s Guntur dis-
trict late on Sunday
night, the police said.
This is the second mur-
der of a TDP leader in
the state within a week.
The deceased was
identified as Puramset-
ti Ankulu, former sar-
panchof Pedagarlapadu
village of Dachepalle
block. His body was
found at an under-con-
struction apartment
complexontheoutskirts
of Dachepalle town.
Guntur (rural) super-
intendent of police
Vishal Gunni told re-
porters on Monday that
three special teams had
been formed to track
the perpetrater(s). “We
are inquiring into all
angles in the murder,
including faction vio-
lence and financial dis-
putes between Ankulu
and others,” he said.
Turn to P6
New Delhi: After
Monday’s talks, the
Centre could not
reach any “solution”
as farmer unions re-
mained “adamant”
over repealing of
three farm laws, Un-
ion Agriculture Min-
ister Narendra Singh
Tomar said.
“We wanted farmer
unions to discuss
three laws clause-
wise. We could not
reach any solution as
farmer unions re-
mained adamant on
the repeal of the
laws,” Tomar told re-
porters at Vigyan
Bhawan. He said he is
“hopeful” that a con-
clusion will be found
in the next round of
talks which will be
held on January 8 at 2
pm.
“Looking at today’s
discussion, I hope
that we will have a
meaningful discus-
sion during our next
meeting and we will
come to a conclu-
sion,” he said. —ANI
Tomar: No solution,
farmers ‘adamant’
on full rollback
SENSEX CLOSES AT
RECORD-HIGH OF 48,177,
TATA STEEL JUMPS 8.2 PC
Equity benchmark indices continued their
upward journey on Monday with the Sensex
testing 48,000 mark amid positive devel-
opment on the vaccination front. Investor
sentiment was lifted after the Drug Controller
General of India approved Covid vaccines
Covishield and Covaxin for emergency use
in the country. Moreover, IHS Markit said the
manufacturing PMI remained in the expan-
sion zone for fifth straight month and stood
at 56.4 in December. At the closing bell, the
BSE S&P Sensex was up by 308 points or
0.64 per cent at 48,177 while the Nifty 50
edged higher by 114 points or 0.82 per cent
to 14,133. All sectoral indices at the National
Stock Exchange were in the green zone with
Nifty metal jumping by 5.3 per cent, IT by 2.7
per cent, auto by 1.6 per cent and PSU bank
by 1.1 per cent. Metal stocks were stars of
the day with Tata Steel gaining by 8.3%.

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First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Former
Congress MLA Alpesh
Thakor, who joined BJP
in 2019, has alleged that
three leading builders
from the city have
grabbed land owned by
farmers with the help
of fake documents.
An Other Backward
Class (OBC) leader, Tha-
kor has alleged that
Kalpesh Patel of
Ganesh Meridian, Uday
Bhatt of Galaxy Group
and Bhavik Desai have
illegally taken posses-
sion of land in Muthiya
Hansapur village. The
market price of these
land parcels is touted to
be around Rs900 crore.
Thakor has demanded
action against the build-
ers under the Gujarat
Land Grabbing Prohibi-
tion Act, 2020.
Thakor further al-
leged that Kalpesh Patel
of Ganesh Meridian
was in illegal posses-
sion of land worth
Rs250 crore. Similarly,
he also accused Bhatt
and Desai of illegal
land holdings of Rs400
crore and Rs150 crore
respectively. “They pre-
pared illegal revenue
documents, power of at-
torney and sale deed to
take possession of these
land parcels in Muthiya
Hansapur village. They
have cheated innocent
farmers,” said Thakor.
He added that land
parcels totalling evalu-
ation of Rs25,000 crore
in Gandhinagar and
Ahmedabad city and
owned by Thakor fami-
lies were being grabbed
by powerful builders us-
ing fake documents.
Amrut Thakor, a
farmer by profession,
has alleged that two
sale deeds have been
‘fashioned’ for his land.
Another farmer named
Vinu Thakor said that
when farmers ap-
proached Ramol police
station to lodge a com-
plaint against these
builders, the police do
not entertain them. On
the contrary, they end
up threatening the ag-
riculture workers
themselves. He even al-
leged that fake identity
cards were generated
with false signatures to
grab farmers’ land.
Even as the former
MLA of Radhanpur
Thakor is raising the
issue, he too faces ac-
cusations of land grab-
bing. Viramgam-based
Navghanji Thakor has
alleged that 15 acres of
land in Sitapur village
has been grabbed by
Thakor. According to
Navghanji, the land
owned by his grandfa-
ther, was grabbed by
Thakor and his father
by getting their names
enlisted in the revenue
records.
Thakor with farmers of Muthiya Hansapur who accused A’bad builders of land grabbing.
BJP’S ALPESH THAKOR DEMANDS
ACTION AGAINST LAND GRABBERSThe former Radhanpur MLA said that three A’bad builders were in illegal possession of farmers’ land
GujaratreadyforCOVID-19
vaccinationdrive:Rupani
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Ad-
dressingagatheringin
Dang district, Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani
assured citizens on
Monday that prepara-
tions for COVID-19
vaccination have been
completed in the state
and that Gujarat was
“all set and fully
equippedtocommence
the vaccination proce-
dure.”
Elaborating on the
administration of
nCoV vaccine, CM Ru-
pani said, “Vaccines
made in India will
soon be made available
and the vaccination
process will begin. The
Government of Guja-
rat (GoG) has made all
the necessary arrange-
ments for the vaccine’s
dispensation in the
state. Cold chain sys-
tem, survey work and
training of personnel
for vaccination are
some of the essential
processes undertaken
by government offi-
cials.”
Rupani also clari-
fied that the state gov-
ernment was awaiting
a nod from the Centre,
to commence the ‘Vac-
cination Plan’.
Meanwhile,thestate
government has de-
cided to exempt school
buses from Motor Ve-
hicle tax for the
months from April
2020 to December 31,
2020. The reason or
this move is the non-
usage of buses during
this period owing to
the schools being shut
down, amidst the pan-
demic. The state usu-
ally levies a tax of
Rs200 per seat on such
vehicles annually.
The chief minister
also laid the founda-
tion stone of a water
supply project in Dang
district. The pipeline
to facilitate the supply
will be laid with an in-
vestment of Rs47
crore. He also an-
nounced Rs75 crore
worth development
programmes for the
district.
The plan to provide
irrigationwaterintrib-
al areas including 54
talukas of 14 districts
in the state, a total of
4,24,507 irrigation fa-
cilities have been com-
pleted in the past four
years, through 1,641
small and large irriga-
tion schemes.
The state govern-
ment also sanctioned
projects for 10 different
uplift irrigation
schemes worth Rs3,796
crore in hilly and inac-
cessible areas. Talking
about the initiative, the
CMsaid,“Withthecom-
pletionof theseprojects
underway at various
levels, irrigation facili-
ties will be available in
590 villages of 21 talu-
kas of Mahisagar, Da-
hod, Panchmahal, Su-
rat, Narmada, Bharuch
and Tapi districts.”
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The na-
tional president of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) JP Nadda and na-
tional general secretary
(organization) BL San-
tosh received a warm
welcome at the Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Air-
port in Ahmedabad and
later at the party head-
quarters ‘Kamalam’ in
Gandhinagar, upon
their arrival on Monday.
While Nadda appreci-
ated the state organiza-
tion’s work and govern-
ance of the state govern-
ment, he expressed hope
that the party will per-
form better inlocal body
elections this year as
compared to the 2015
general elections.
Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani also addressed
party workers and lead-
ers and illuminated the
developmental projects
taken up by the state
government during the
ongoing pandemic.
“People’s aspirations
are being met by the
state government
through the implemen-
tation of citizen-orient-
ed projects,” he said.
Addressing party
leaders, state unit presi-
dent CR Patil set a target
of 80 lakh members for
page committees. Patil
informed senior leaders
that so far, over 50 lakh
members had registered
to become members of
page committees.
Nadda took stock of
the situation and dis-
cussed preparations un-
dertaken by the party
for the upcoming local
body elections.
On the other hand,
Santosh focused on
strengthening the party
organization and its re-
sponsibility and ability
tospreadwordaboutthe
developmental work
carried out by the state
as well as the central
government.
Nadda applauds BJP’s Guj unit; hopes for win in local body polls
GOOD WORK
State party chief CR Patil aims to
induct 80 lakh page committee
members for elections
BJP national prez with CM Vijay Rupani & DyCM Nitin Patel, Nadda upon his arrival at Ahmedabad Airport on Monday; being welcomed by drum
players. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
Guj Khedut Samaj seeks
HC nod to hold meetings
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Farm-
ers’ organization Gu-
jarat Khedut Samaj
has knocked on the
doors of the Gujarat
High Court to receive
permission for farmer
meetings in Surat. It
requested the court to
direct the police com-
missioner of Surat to
allow farmers to hold
gatherings. The peti-
tioner will request the
court for an urgent
hearing on Tuesday.
The organization has
moved the petition
through advocate
Anandvardhan Yag-
nik in which it has
pleaded to quash and
set aside the ‘im-
pugned’ decision
passed by Surat Police
Commissioner Ajay
Tomar on public meet-
ings by farmers, by
terming it to be “ille-
gal and unconstitu-
tional”. It asked that
the commissioner per-
mit the farmers’ or-
ganization to conduct
meetings with strict
adherence to the COV-
ID-19 guidelines and in
accordance with the
law on the dates that
may be suggested by
the petitioner organi-
zation.
In its application,
the Gujarat Khedut
Samaj categorically
stated that the meet-
ings will be held to dis-
cuss issues faced by
farmers, in accord-
ance with the pandem-
ic guidelines with only
upto 200 people al-
lowed to gather at a
time. “The fundamen-
tal right to get togeth-
er, associate, hold
meeting/s and express
opinions guaranteed
under Article 19 of the
Indian Constitution
cannot be denied on
the assumption and
presumption as is held
by the Supreme
Court,” stated the peti-
tion.
As per the Bombay Po-
lice Act, 1951 permis-
sion to hold meetings
can be refused only
after giving the oppor-
tunity of hearing and
by presenting an effec-
tive opportunity of be-
ing heard on the issues
on which permission
is likely to be denied.
FARMER WOES
RSS‘SAMANVAY’ MEETING TO BEGIN TODAY
Thechiefministerclarifiedthatthestategovernmentwasonly
awaitingapprovalfromtheCentretobegintheprocess
CM Vijay Rupani —FILE PHOTO
Gujarat High Court —FILE PHOTO

GUJARATAHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021
Police suspect same gang
behind two city robberies
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: city po-
lice, who are cur-
rently investigating
two loot cases say
they suspect the
same gang to be be-
hind both incidents.
Their suspicion is
based on CCTV foot-
age that shows the
same modus oper-
andi in the two oc-
currences. In addi-
tion, the miscreants
seen in the footage
from both crime
scenes show men of
similar physiques.
On Sunday late
evening, four robbers
first opened fire at
and then looted gold
and silver jewellery
from a jeweller at Vi-
ral Gold Palace in the
city’s Nikol area.
When the shop owner
opposed the men’s en-
try into the show-
room, they beat him
up, and made off with
Rs2.5 lakh in cash
and Rs4 lakh worth
of jewellery. Before
they left, they fired
into the air outside
the showroom to
frighten the locals.
Two days prior to
Sunday’s incident, a
pan masala shop had
been subjected to a
similar robbery.
There, too, the rob-
bers had opened fire.
Already on their
guard after the pan
shop robbery, the
crime branch rushed
to the Nikol crime
scene alongside the
East Ahmedabad po-
lice as soon as the
crime was reported.
Deputy Commis-
sioner of Police—
Zone Five told the
media that the police
suspect that the same
gang is behind both
cases, but said it was
still too early to be
more specific.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party may contest polls along with BTP
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The All
India Majlis-e-Itte-
hadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) party has
started preparing a
list of seats where it
will stand for the local
body elections slated
to be held in February.
AIMIM, which is like-
ly to contest the local
body polls along with
the Bhartiya Tribal
Party (BTP), Mostly,
will likely nominate
candidates for Mus-
lim-dominated areas.
A person familiar
with the development
told First India that
AIMIM has already
prepared a probable
list prepared for the
Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation.
“There are around 48
seats of the total 192 in
the AMC where AIMIM
could field its candi-
dates. However, the
party is sure to win at
least 15 seats. This is a
small step towards the
upcoming state assem-
bly election. At pre-
sent, the party is eye-
ing to contact disgrun-
tled members of the
Congress party. Sabir
Kabliwala, who was de-
nied an assembly ticket
in 2017, would be the
face of AIMIM in the
local body elections,”
this person said.
“The party will con-
test the election across
the state, in all the local
bodies—municipalities,
corporations, and pan-
chayats. However, only
Muslim-dominated
seats will be selected for
the election. The party
is sure to eat into about
half of the Congress
party’s seats in the up-
coming AMC election,”
the person also said,
adding that the Muslim
community adores par-
ty leader Asaduddin
Owaisi for his fierce na-
ture and speeches.
“There are some leaders
in the Muslim commu-
nity, who actually want
a new party other than
Congress. And, it would
be wrong to call AIMIM
the B team of the BJP.”
AIMIM to contest 48 AMC
seats in local body elections
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Navsari
district and its nearby
areas experienced a
rainy Monday, in
keeping with the me-
teorological depart-
ment’s forecast for
January 2-4, which
said there many parts
of Gujarat would see
unseasonal showers.
While Panchmahal
was among the dis-
tricts that received
heavy on Sunday
night, the weather also
changed in Banaskan-
tha, Sabarkantha, Ara-
valli, and Bharuch.
The rain combined
with the severe cold
came as a double-
whammy for farmers
who now worry about
their crops. Traders at
the state’s market
yards have also been
advised to be careful.
A sudden downpour
in Kalol on Sunday
night left the food and
drink market near the
bus stand flooded, lead-
ing to panic.
While Ahmedabad
has not received any
rain so far, the city was
shrouded in a damp fog
all of Monday.
The India Meteoro-
logical Department has
saidthatthenon-season-
al rains are likely to con-
tinueinpartsof thestate
for the next 24 hours.
It has predicted that
the “double weather”
could prevail in some
cities of the state over
the next five days and
that the coming days
are likely to get colder
across the state, which
usually begins to
warm up around the
middle of January.
Parts of state see unseasonal rains, more to come
‘DOUBLE WEATHER’
Surtis send
postcards to
CM over home
legalization
First India Bureau
Surat: Residents of the
city’s Puna area have
again taken to sending
postcards to Chief
Minister Vijay Rupa-
ni, demanding legali-
zation and ownership
rights to their houses.
On Monday, the resi-
dents of Puna gathered
under the leadership of
councillor Dineshbhai
Savlia,andNagarPrath-
mik Shikshan Samiti
member Sureshbhai Su-
hagia, and posted more
than 5,000 postcards to
CM Rupani. They had
earlier sent in 15,000
such postcards.
They have also de-
manded that the state
remove dead high-ten-
sion lines and open the
government college in
Varachha area.
Panchmahal cops
foil self-immolation
attempt by 8 youths
17- yr-old hangs herself
for unknown reasons
First India Bureau
Godhra: Police per-
sonnel thwarted the
attempts of eight
youths from Vallabh-
pur to immolate
themselves over per-
missions granted for
granite mining in
traditional pasture
(gauchar) lands.
The youths, includ-
ing Jashwantsinh
Solanki, Gajendrasinh
Solanki, Mukesh Naik
and five others, were
arrested after they
reached the mamlat-
dar’s office in Sahera,
where they tried to
pour fuel on them-
selves and to set them-
selves on fire.
The state govern-
ment has granted lease
for granite mining—a
development opposed
by the villagers. As a
result, villagers and
youth have complained
and even submitted
representations to sen-
ior officers in Gandhi-
nagar, demanding that
the lease for granite
mining be cancelled,
since the land is a tra-
ditional grazing
ground for their cattle.
Villagers allege that
the mamlatdar’s office
made two separate en-
tries about the land, in
order to allow mining
on gauchar land.
First India Bureau
Surat: A 17-year-old
girl hanged herself
from the ceiling fan
at home in the city’s
Sachin area, late on
Sunday night, while
her parents were out.
The shocked family
told the police that
they were in the dark
as to why she may
have decided to take
the extreme step.
The oldest of four sib-
lings, Savita Paswan
was found by her young-
er brother, who in-
formed their father.
Savita, a Class XII stu-
dent, had wanted to be-
come a make-up artist
after she finished her
studies.
The youths went to the mamlatdar’s office, poured fuel on them-
selves,and tried to set themselves on fire,but were arrested instead.
IMD has predicted that some cit-
ies in Gujarat could witness wet,
cold weather over next 5 days
Police are investigating the case based on CCTV footage and
eye-witness statements.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is one of more than 300 local bodies that are going to the polls.
CCTV footage
shows that both
sets of robbers
used the same
modus operandi
Jump in COVID-19 cases falls below 700First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The
state witnessed 698
new cases of COVID-19
in the 24 hours ending
5 pm on Monday, tak-
ing Gujarat’s total
case load to 2,47,926
since March. At least
898 patients were also
discharged from hos-
pitals across the state
through the day, mean-
ing, 2,34,558 patients
have recovered from
the infection.
On Monday, three pa-
tients succumbed to the
virus: two in
Ahmedabad city, and
one in Surat city. The to-
tal death toll due to the
virus in the state stands
at 4,321.
At 144, Ahmedabad
reported the highest
number of new cases in
the state. Only two of
these occurred in rural
parts with 142 new cases
coming in from the city.
Vadodara,too, re-
corded a high number
of cases at 130—102
from the city and 28
from rural areas. Surat
reported 124 cases and
Rajkot reported 64 cas-
es. Among other dis-
tricts, Jamnagar re-
corded 35 cases while
Gandhinagar had 24.
There was not a single
new case in Porbandar
in the last 24 hours.
There are currently
9,047 active cases in Gu-
jarat, with 60 patients on
ventilators. The state
has so far conducted
98.58 lakh samples to de-
tect the virus.
Testing for nCoV in Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
A TRAVELLING HOME
Members of a
local pastoral
community, the
Maldharis, were
seen making
camp on the
outskirts of
Ahmedabad,
on the road to
Matar village,
on Monday.
Like most other
pastoralists,
the Maldhari
community is a
nomadic one,
constantly on the
move, in search of
better sources of
food, fodder and
firewood.
—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
—FILE PHOTO
The party will
contest the
forthcoming
election across the
state, in all the local
bodies, but only for
Muslim-dominated
seats. AIMIM is sure
to eat into about half
of the Congress party’s
seats in the upcoming
AMC election.
—Person privy to
developments within AIMIM
Porbandar saw no
new cases in the 24
hours ending 5 pm on
Monday, the health
dept said
—FILEPHOTO

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PERSPECTIVEAHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021
These also are sayings of the
wise. Partiality in judging is
not good. —Proverbs 24:23
Spiritual
SPEAK
n the brilliant
and hugely suc-
cessful 2020 Net-
flix miniseries
The Queen’s
Gambit, the chess prodigy
Beth Harmon (played by
Anya Taylor-Joy) polishes
off her male opponents
with style and speed. Be-
cause the story is set in the
1950sand1960s,thereareno
cellphones,socialmedia,or
computer chess programs.
Life was slower then, as it
againseemstobenowadays
during the pandemic.
In the 1960s, anyone who
wanted to develop a deep
knowledge of the game
had to pore through tomes
like Modern Chess Open-
ings. To learn the latest
variations coming out of
the Soviet Union, where
most of the best players
were, there was no choice
but to wait for 64 magazine
to arrive on a slow boat
from Moscow, and then
navigate the Russian.
Based on a 1983 novel by
Walter Tevis (author of
The Color of Money, The
Hustler, and The Man Who
Fell to Earth), The Queen’s
Gambit has a simple prem-
ise: What if the American
chess player Bobby Fischer
– one of the all-time greats
– had been a woman? (Te-
vis, who prided himself on
constructing characters
from his own imagination,
was lucky that his book
came out just before the
emergence of the amazing
Hungarian chess-playing
sisters Judit, Zsuzsa, and
Zsófia Polgár, whose real-
life story would make an
even better film.)
Most of the Netflix se-
ries hews closely to the
novel and strives to be
faithful to both the period
and the game. The director,
Scott Frank, even enlisted
former World Chess Cham-
pion Garry Kasparov and
legendary chess coach
Bruce Pandolfini to ensure
that all the games in the
series were authentic.
Whereas the novel de-
scribes Beth as winning
with a spectacular queen
sacrifice – a rare and excit-
ing event in chess – The
Queen’s Gambit portrays
an actual game in which
this occurred. The big
game in the seventh and
final episode of the series
also follows a real match,
except for a spectacular
finish checked against a
computer for accuracy.
Some have complained
that it was unrealistic to
cast someone as beautiful
as Taylor-Joy to play Beth,
and that no chess player
would have worn such
amazing outfits. But Fis-
cher himself was quite
good-looking as a young
champion, and appeared
on the cover of Life maga-
zine in 1971. He also took
great pride in his well-tai-
lored suits, partly to show
off his success and partly
to appear the consummate
professional.
One area where the se-
ries does take artistic li-
cense is the speed of play.
Theatrically, it is hugely
effective, making the snip-
pets of the games much
more fun to watch. It helps
also that Taylor-Joy taught
herself to move the pieces
with incredible fluidity
and authority, as if she had
been a professional chess
player all her life. In con-
trast, real-life champion-
ship chess is incredibly
slow. In their famous 1972
world championship
match, Fischer and Boris
Spassky of the Soviet Un-
ion used a time control that
allotted just under four
minutes for a move, with
most of the games taking
several hours per session.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
Fast and slow in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
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TWEET
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Moving forward towards vision of
‘Minimum Government, Maximum
Governance’ the @narendramodi
govt has asked all the ministries,
departments delivering citizen
services to mandatorily integrate
all their systems with Digi Locker
for issuing & verifying documents
from 1st Jan 2021.
Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge
Several weeks of #FarmersProtest
& over 50 farmers dead. How
many more people should die
before the Govt responds to
people’s demands? I hope Govt
adopts a more positive frame of
mind for the talks today & resolves
all issues instead of undermining
the farmers movement.
BHARAT BIOTECH’S
STOUT DEFENCE
he Drug Controller-General of India’s
(DCGI) approval for Bharat Biotech’s
Covaxin and the Serum Institute of In-
dia’s Covishield has turned into a war
between a home-made vaccine and a
home-produced vaccine. One may also call it vac-
cine nationalism. On Sunday, the Serum Institute
of India CEO Adar Poonawalla remarked that
“everything else has proven to be safe, just like
water is safe. But the efficacy, to know how well a
vaccine works---70%, 90%, 80% --- has only been
proven in Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZene-
ca’’. The remark was made in reference to Bharat
Biotech’s Covaxin, Covishield’s rival.
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All-India Insti-
tute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, said that Covaxin
can be used as a back-up option as it has not yet
completed the phase three trials. There were also
transparency issues about Covaxin’s data on the
vaccine’s efficacy and safety. The DCGI has ap-
proved Covaxin for restricted emergency use trials
which are to be treated as third phase of clinical
trials with all the necessary protocols.
The statements drew a scathing response from
Bharat Biotech’s Chairman, Dr Krishna Ella. “We
don’t deserve this bashing,” he said and added that
his company had carried out “200 per cent honest
clinicaltrials”.Havingmanufactured16vaccines,Dr
Ella said that Bharat Biotech was a global company.
With Atmanirbhar Bharat on one side and the
safety of individuals on the other, politicians too
have taken up positions. Congress leaders led by
Anand Sharma questioned the green signal given
to Covaxin before the third phase trial was over,
only to be rebuffed by BJP leaders.
T
IN-DEPTH
TALKS WITH FARMERS
GO INTO ROUND EIGHT
he ongoing protest by farmers is in its
second month---40 days. During this pe-
riod 57 protesters have lost their lives,
some even committed suicide, to force
the government to consider their de-
mands. They have faced water cannons and tear-
gas shells in this chilly weather but refused to re-
treat in the face of any hardship. As the govern-
ment is refusing to accede to their demands, the
farmers’ resolve is getting firmer by the day.
After the sixth round of talks with leaders of
farmers on December 30 ended in a deadlock, the
government side was still optimistic that the issue
would be resolved on January 4 as there was agree-
ment on two minor demands. The two sides met
for the seventh round of negotiations on Monday
(January 4) to find some common ground but failed
to come to an agreement. After Monday’s delibera-
tions, there was no forward movement. The gov-
ernment is unyielding on the demand to repeal the
three Acts on Agriculture reforms and farmers too
have been resolute in their stand of repeal of the
“anti-farmer laws”. We are now told that the next
round will hopefully see an end to the agitation.
How? Will farmers ready to drop their demand for
the repeal of laws or will the government accept
their demand? If not, then what makes the govern-
ment think that the lakhs sitting along Delhi’s
border will disperse on January 8?
Nothing has changed ever since the two sides
began negotiations and nothing will change in the
next round either. But talks must continue until
one side blinks first.
T
had never imagined a year
back, as I celebrated Christ-
mas and New Year 2020, that
just a few months later I’ll be
adding new words to my vo-
cabulary – “coronavirus”,
“lockdown” and “social dis-
tancing”. I’m sure you’ll
agree that we have dealt with
the worst health and eco-
nomic crisis of the past cen-
tury this year and have wit-
nessed a shift in the public
narrative…from the shock of
the pandemic to thinking
about how to ease back to
some sense of normalcy.
In the emergence of a new
strain of Covid – 19, I often won-
der how this virus has sur-
passed (much frowned upon)
politician travels, through vast
geographics and communities,
spreading across 170 countries
in the past 4 months. This crisis
has triggered a major shift in
the attitude and behaviour –
leading to new preferences and
needs. With predictions of up to
1.4 million job losses by the end
of this year, financial pressures
will be at the front and center
of many people’s lives.
The only positive change
which I’ve observed is that
this crisis has accelerated
the adoption of digital tech-
nologies across society. Digi-
tal experience has gained
importance even more than
before the crisis and their
expectations towards digital
services are evolving.
New Normal will provide op-
portunities to those who are
ready to seize them. Skilled or-
chestration of mindful digital
experiences will build valuable
relationships and determine
success. We can expect to see
lots of changes when we
emerge from these forbidden
times…from a favourite café
that didn’t survive the lock-
down to failed super markets
and uncomfortable greetings
between friends.
Usual activities like driv-
ing a car, a drink at the pub
and a dinner party with
friends and family might
feel strange and be tinged
with concern about whether
it is wise to socialise at pub-
lic places in close contact...
But for others, the changes
might be deeper with the
sudden and intrusive arriv-
al of the pandemic in our
lives, that has left us ques-
tioning whether the world is
still a safe place!
While we cope with these cir-
cumstances, there will be a
point in time when we will
need to focus on what is next:
How do we return to business
as usual? What does our new
‘normal’ even look like? This
might seem like a daunting
task, but these are a few key
questions that every Leader
needs to ask to help them ar-
ticulate their personal and pro-
fessional life.
Having spent more than
two decades focusing on
business continuity and re-
silience, both as a practi-
tioner and a mentor, experi-
ence shows that meaningful
engagement with your staff
and family members is the
key to long term retention
and evolution. Recalling the
vigor of the pre-pandemic
days entails a lot of work,
and can take a couple of
years to regain. Inculcating
the flexibility to ride with
the wave of change comes as
an indispensable solution to
survive the crisis.
It’shardtothinkof thefuture
now, but it’s key to your surviv-
al. We have to be prepared for
therepercussionsinthecoming
months, possibly even years...
By thinking about your future
now, engaging with your staff
and strategically planning your
return to a new normal, you
have the opportunity to prevail
and come through this phase as
‘fighting fit’.
From the business per-
spective, the uncertainty of
what’s to come is precisely
why employee experience
management is so valuable
now, more than ever. Ulti-
mately, it is all about con-
sistent learning, sharing
insights, and rapidly adapt-
ing; three capabilities that
are essential for everyone to
bounce back the right way.
To ensure that these labori-
ous learnings are gracious,
we need to deal with the
‘new normal’ as a united
front and make sure that no
one is left behind.
The new era indeed will be
marked by increased protec-
tionism with a trend towards
further global integration and
digitization. It will require
managers to rethink their en-
tire approach to business—
from research and develop-
ment and product design to
manufacturing, sales, market-
ing, and even government rela-
tions. Inherent prejudices
about business models will
have to be jettisoned and a flex-
ible quick-response mindset,
capable of responding to the
challenges of rapidly trans-
forming global markets will
need to be developed. This will
be the only way to PREVAIL IN
THE NEW NORMAL.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PREVAILING IN THE
NEW NORMAL
I
In the emergence of
a new strain of
Covid – 19, I often
wonder how this
virus has
surpassed (much
frowned upon)
politician travels,
through vast
geographics and
communities,
spreading across
170 countries in
the past 4 months.
This crisis has
triggered a major
shift in attitude
and behaviour –
leading to new
preferences and
needs. With
predictions of up
to 1.4 million job
losses by the end of
this year, financial
pressures will be at
the front and
center of many
people’s lives
NEW NORMAL WILL
PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES TO
THOSE WHO ARE
READY TO SEIZE
THEM. SKILLED
ORCHESTRATION OF
MINDFUL DIGITAL
EXPERIENCES WILL
BUILD VALUABLE
RELATIONSHIPS AND
DETERMINE SUCCESS
DR DIVYA
JAITLY
She is a TEDx Speaker, Integrated
Communication Specialist,
Leadership Mentor, Public Speaking
Coach, Image Consultant &
Renowned TV Anchor in India

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JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI SWORN
IN AS ANDHRA PRADESH HC JUDGE
Amaravati: Justice Joy-
malya Bagchi was sworn
in as a Judge of Andhra
Pradesh High Court on
Monday, informed a few
reliable sources from
the department. Andhra
Pradesh High Court Chief
Justice JK Maheswari ad-
ministered the oath of of-
ﬁce to Justice Bagchi on
Monday morning. Justice
Bagchi has been trans-
ferred from Calcutta High
Court to Andhra Pradesh
High Court, added the
sources while elaborating
further about the new ap-
pointment. The state High
Court judges, lawyers and
court employees attended
the oath taking ceremony
of the new HC Judge,
Justice Bagchi’s added
the departmental sources.
—ANI
ARPS IS THE FIRST KHELO INDIA
SPORTS SCHOOL IN NORTH EAST
New Delhi: Union Minister of Youth Affairs&
Sports Kiren Rijiju Assam Rifles Public School
(ARPS) in Shillong as a Khelo India Sports
School. At present, nine Sports Schools have
been approved across the country, out of which
five are managed by Defence & Para-military
forces. In the North-East region, Assam Rifles
Public School is the first Sports School announced
under the Khelo India scheme. The government
shall now bear the expenses for Talented Sports
Students of the school, said Sports Ministry.
BENGAL TO OBSERVE NETAJI’S BIRTH
ANNIV AS ‘DESH NAYAK DIWAS’
Nabanna: To mark birth
anniversary of Netaji Sub-
has Chandra Bose, West
Bengal will observe Janu-
ary 23 as ‘Desh Nayak
Diwas’, CM Mamata
Banerjee said, while de-
manding Centre to declare
it as a national holiday.
A national university will
also be built in Netaji’s
memory. “On January
23, a rally will be taken
out from Shyambazar to
Netaji Statue in Kolkata
at 12:15 pm, along with
the police band. A tableau
will also be displayed on
theme based on Netaji’s
life on Jan 26. I would ap-
peal everyone in including
NRIs to blow conch at
12:15 pm on 23rd Janu-
ary, the birth anniversary
of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose,” Banerjee said.
PANKAJ MITHAL TAKES OATH
AS NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF J&K
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
administered the oath of ofﬁce to justice Pankaj
Mithal as the new Chief Justice of the common
High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu
& Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh in
Jammu on Monday.Sinha congratulated Mithal
on his new appointment. The registrar general
of the HC read out the warrant of appointment.
Proceedings of the oath ceremony were con-
ducted by Nitishwar Kumar, principal secretary
to the L-G.
‘60 FARMERS LOST THEIR LIVES IN
STIR AGAINST NEW FARM LAWS’
New Delhi: A total of 60 farmers have lost
their lives during the ongoing farmers’ pro-
test against the new farm laws so far, claimed
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson,
Rakesh Tikait on Monday. He further said that
one farmer is dying every 16 hours and it is
the responsibility of the government to give an
answer. He made the statements ahead of the
eighth-round of talks with the Central govern-
ment over the issue. The meeting between the
farmer unions and the Central government took
place on Monday. —ANI
Jaishankartobe
on3-dayvisittoSri
LankafromJan5
New Delhi: External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar will pay a three-
day official visit to Sri
Lanka starting from
Tuesday, Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA)
announced on Monday.
During his visit, he
will hold discussion
with his counterpart
Dinesh Gunawardena
and Sri Lanka’s leader-
ship on the entire gam-
ut of bilateral relations,
the MEA said in a state-
ment. “At the invitation
of the Foreign Minister
of Sri Lanka Dinesh
Gunawardena, Exter-
nal Affairs Minister Dr.
S Jaishankar will pay
an official visit to Sri
Lanka from 5-7 January
2021,” the statement
read.
This will be the first
foreign visit by the Min-
ister in 2021, and also
the first by a foreign
dignitary to Sri Lanka
in the New Year.
“As such, it signifies
the priority both coun-
tries attach to strength-
ening their close and
cordial relations in all
spheres of mutual in-
terest,” the statement
read. —ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Vandalism: Jio to move
Punjab & Hrryana HC
I-T records Vadra’s statement in Benami assets case
New Delhi: The In-
come Tax Department
officers started record-
ing the statement of
Robert Vadra in connec-
tion with a benami
properties case. An I-T
department source re-
lated to probe informed,
“An I-T team is at
Vadra’s residence to re-
cord his statement in
the Benami properties
matter.”
Robert Vadra is Con-
gress President Sonia
Gandhi’s son-in-law
and is married to Con-
gress General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi. He
has been unable to join
the probe due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides the I-T de-
partment, Vadra is be-
ing investigated by the
ED under the provi-
sions of PMLA pertain-
ing to allegations of
money laundering in
the purchase of a Lon-
don-based property at
12, Bryanston Square,
worth 1.9 million
pound.
It is alleged that the
said property is alleg-
edly owned by him. He
is currently out on an
anticipatory bail. —PTI
Exam dates to be
announced on Jan
7, says Pokhriyal Mumbai: Reliance In-
dustries Limited (RIL),
through its subsidiary
Reliance Jio Infocomm
Limited, in a petition
mentioned to be filed in
Punjab & Haryana HC,
has sought urgent inter-
vention of Government
authorities to bring a
complete stop to illegal
acts of vandalism by
miscreants, said RIL.
These acts of vio-
lence have endangered
the lives of thousands
of its employees &
caused damage & dis-
ruption to vital commu-
nications infrastruc-
ture, sales & service
outlets run by its sub-
sidiaries in the two
states, RIL said in a me-
dia statement.
The miscreants in-
dulging in vandalism
have been instigated &
aided by vested inter-
ests & our business ri-
vals. Taking advantage
of ongoing farmers’
agitation these vested
interests have launched
an incessant, malicious
& motivated vilifica-
tion campaign against
RIL, which has abso-
lutely no basis in truth,
it said. —ANI
New Delhi: Union edu-
cation minister Ramesh
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on
Monday said he would
announce the eligibility
criteria for admission
into Indian Institutes of
Technology (IITs) and
the date of the Joint En-
trance Examination
(JEE) Advanced 2021 at
6 pm on 7 January.
The first edition of
the Joint Entrance Ex-
amination (JEE) Mains
will be held from 23 Feb-
ruary to 26 February,
followed by rounds in
March, April and May.
Candidates who have
qualified for JEE Ad-
vanced are allowed to
appear for admission
process in the IITs. The
counselling and seat al-
lotment process is con-
ducted by the Joint Seat
Allocation Authority
and the counselling pro-
cess is conducted on the
basis of the candidate’s
score in JEE Advanced.
The education minis-
ter had in December
stated that the JEE
Main 2021 will be con-
ducted in four cycles
this year, with the Na-
tional Testing Agency
(NTA) holding the first
phase in the aforemen-
tioned dates.
Minister said stu-
dents can appear for the
exam as per their con-
venience. —ANI
Chhota Rajan, three
aides jailed for 2 yrs
Mumbai: A Mumbai
special CBI court sen-
tenced underworld don
Chhota Rajan and three
others to two years in
jail in connection with
an extortion case.
Chhota Rajan, the
former D-Company
member, who has been
lodged in Tihar jail in
Delhi after his deporta-
tion to India following
his arrest in Indonesia
in October 2015, is serv-
ing a life sentence on
the charges of murder,
attempt to murder, ex-
tortion and criminal
conspiracy. In 2019,
Chhota Rajan and five
others were sentenced
to prison for eight years
by a special court in
Mumbai in a 2012 at-
tempt-to-murder & ex-
tortion case lodged
against them by a Mum-
bai hotelier.
The court has also
asked the underworld
don to pay a fine of Rs 5
lakh. —PTI
Custodial
torture: PIL to
be examined
Malegaon
Blast Case:
Hearing
adjournedNew Delhi: The SC de-
cided to examine afresh
a plea seeking direction
to government to frame
a law to prevent custo-
dial torture & inhuman
treatment as India was
a signatory to the UN’s
convention on torture.
The apex court is re-
visiting the issue after
more than a year as it
was told that no pro-
gress was made in this
regard even after an as-
surance was given that
the government was
looking into the matter
with ‘all seriousness.’
The PIL filed in 2016
by former law minister &
CongressleaderAshwini
Kumar was disposed off
on Nov 27, 2017. —ANI
Mumbai: The Special
NIA Court in Mumbai
adjourned for Tuesday,
the hearing in 2008
Malegaon blast case.
BJP MP Pragya Singh
Thakur has sought an
exemption from daily
appearance in court on
the grounds of health
and security.
The court has asked
Thakur to file an appli-
cation, and be present
in court whenever
asked.
Thakur appeared be-
fore Special NIA Court
earlier on Monday, in
connection with 2008
Malegaon blast case.
Speaking to the re-
porters, Tahkur said, “I
appeared in the court
and they told me that I
will be called whenever
required. I agreed to
that.”
On being asked the
reason behind not ap-
pearing before the court
regularly, Thakur said,
“Last time when the
court had called me, I
was hospitalised and I
am still undergoing
treatment.” —ANI
CONSIDER FARMERS’ DEMANDS AND
REPEAL BLACK LAWS: KEJRI TO CENTRENew Delhi: DelhiChief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal urged the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)-
led central government
to repeal the three agri-
culture sector laws
passed in the last mon-
soon session of parlia-
ment, keeping in view
the plight of the agitat-
ing farmers amidst cold
and rain.
“Salute to the cour-
age of our farmers who
took to the streets
amidst the cold and
rain. I appeal to the
Central government
that in today’s meeting,
considering all the de-
mands of farmers and
repeal all three black
laws,” the Delhi Chief
Minister tweeted. The
eighth round of meet-
ing between the Central
government and farm-
ers’ representatives
took place at Vigyan
Bhawan on Monday.
Leaders of farmers
unions reiterated that
nothing less than the
repeal of Central farm
laws will be acceptable
to them.—ANI
Farmers during an ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at the Tikri border in New Delhi on
Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar
Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
FARMERS’ STIR
JEE ADVANCED 2021
EXTORTION CASE
USING WATER
CANNONS ON FARMERS
SC accepts PIL seeking
probe against Hr cops
New Delhi: The SC ac-
cepted a letter petition
sent to CJI SA Bobde by
a group of students
from Punjab seeking an
inquiry against Hary-
ana Police for using wa-
ter cannons, tear gases
shells on farmers to
stop them from proceed-
ing to Delhi to protest
against the Centre’s
newly-enacted farm
laws. The students
wrote an open letter to
the CJI and urged that
Haryana and Delhi po-
lice withdraw all the
cases against farmers
which were registered
under alleged political
vendetta.
The letter, written by
former and current hu-
man rights students of
the Centre for Human
Rights and Duties, Pun-
jab University, also asked
that the cases of illegal
detentionof protestersbe
looked into. The letter
signed by Gurmohan
Preet Singh and 34 oth-
er students requested
that governments at
both Central & State
level ensure the safety
of all protesters & pro-
vide basic amenities for
all, especially women,
children & elderly. It
also asked for mobile
toilet vans to be provid-
ed at protest places. “Is-
sue appropriate guide-
lines, as the court may
deem fit, regarding hy-
gienic conditions at pro-
test sites in the backdrop
of Covid-19. Take an ac-
tion to curb fake news &
against media channels,
engaged in misrepresen-
tation,polarisation&sen-
sationalisation of the en-
tire issue,” it stated.—ANI
ARVIND KEJRIWAL
@ARVINDKEJRIWAL
Salute to the courage of
our farmers who took
to the streets amidst the
cold and rain. I appeal to
the Central government
that in today’s meeting,
considering all the
demands of farmers and
repeal all three black laws.

38 infected...
“All these persons have
been kept in single
room isolation in desig-
nated Health Care fa-
cilities by respective
State Governments.
Their close contacts
have also been put un-
der quarantine. Com-
prehensive contact trac-
ing has been initiated
for co-travellers, family
contacts and others. Ge-
nome sequencing on
other specimens is go-
ing on,” said the Union
Health Ministry.
They added that the
situation is under
careful watch and reg-
ular advice is being
provided to the States
for enhanced surveil-
lance, containment,
testing & dispatch of
samples to INSACOG
labs.
This is to be noted
that apart from India,
the new strain has been
reported in several
countries including
Denmark, Netherlands,
Australia, Italy, Sweden,
France, Spain, Switzer-
land, Germany, Canada,
Japan, Lebanon and
Singapore. —Agencies
Deadlock
continues...
He further said that one
farmer is dying every 16
hoursanditistherespon-
sibility of the govern-
ment to give an answer.
Farmers have been
protesting at the gates
of Delhi since Novem-
ber 26 against the newly
enacted farm laws --
Farmers’ProduceTrade
and Commerce (Promo-
tion and Facilitation)
Act, 2020, the Farmers
(Empowerment and
Protection) Agreement
on Price Assurance, and
Farm Services Act, 2020,
and the Essential Com-
modities (Amendment)
Act, 2020. —ANI
World’s biggest...
‘Made in India’ prod-
ucts not only have glob-
al demand but also glob-
al acceptance. “Quality
is as much important as
quantity, our standards
should rise with our
scale in our quest for
Aatmanirbhar Bharat,”
he said.
The prime minister
said in any progressive
society, research is key
and effective and its ef-
fects are commercial
and social. They also
help widen approach
and thinking.
“Past teaches us that
more a country concen-
trates on science, the
more its technology gets
strengthened. This tech-
nology in turn helps
new industries and pro-
motes research. This
cycle takes the country
ahead,” he said.
“We do not want to
fill the world with Indi-
an products, but we
must win the hearts of
every customer of In-
dian products in every
corner of the world,” he
said.
Quality of services in
our country and prod-
ucts, both public or pri-
vate sector, will deter-
mine India’s strength in
the world, he stressed.
Covaxin 200%...
Covaxin has shown less
than 10 per cent adverse
reactions, while others
have 60-70 per cent ad-
verse reactions. Astra-
Zeneca was giving 4g
paracetamol to volun-
teers to suppress such
reactions. We haven’t
given paracetamol to
any volunteer. I can as-
sure our vaccine is a 200
per cent safe,” he fur-
ther said.
TDP leader...
Preliminary inquiries
revealed that four per-
sons might have been
involved in the murder.
“It came to our notice
that in the past, too, An-
kulu escaped a murder
attempt. We are yet to
trace his mobile phone,
which can provide vital
clues,” the SP said.
His family members
told the police that An-
kulu had received a call
fromsomeoneataround
7pm for some discus-
sion. “Those who called
him might have killed
him,” they told the po-
lice.
The police are also
questioning Ankulu’s
car driver and his close
associates.
TDP leaders and ac-
tivists assembled at the
incident spot and raised
slogans against the YSR
Congress party govern-
ment in the state for
perpetrating the mur-
der of political rivals.
“It is a cold-blooded
murder by YSRC lead-
ers,” alleged former
TDP MLA Yarapa-
thineni Srinivasa Rao
from the Gurajala con-
stituency.
TDP president and
former chief minister
N Chandrababu Naidu
on Monday decried the
murder of Ankulu in
Dachepalle and con-
demned the alleged
‘murder politics’ being
perpetrated by the rul-
ing YSRC in order to
eliminate the Opposi-
tion. —Agencies
FROM PG 1
Kangra (Himachal
Pradesh): Hundreds of
winter migratory birds
were found dead in the
Pong Dam Lake sanctu-
ary in Himachal
Pradesh recently, said
an official, without
specifying the cause.
In a letter, the range
forest officer of Nagro-
ta-Surian stated that on
December 31, a total of
141 winter migratory
birds were found dead
in Pong Dam Lake Sanc-
tuary in Nagrota-Suri-
an wildlife range.
In Nagrota-Surian
area of the range, a to-
tal of 105 migratory
birds were found dead.
In Jawali Beat area of
the range, 29 migratory
birds were found dead.
In Bhatoli Phakorian
area, 7 Bar Headed
Goose birds were found
dead. This totals up to
141 migratory birds, the
letter added.
However, the cause of
the death was not stated
in the letter. —ANI
INDIAAHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021
277 IAS OFFICERS DUE TO RETIRE
IN 2021
As many as 277 officers of Indian Adminis-
trative Service (IAS) of various cadres and
batches will be retiring in the year of 2021.
PAWAN KUMAR MEENA QUITS
INDIAN REVENUE SERVICE-IT
Pawan Kumar Meena, presently ACIT, has
resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of
Income Tax cadre.
MS. MALIKA GARG JOINS AP GOVT
ON INTER-STATE TRANSFER
Ms. Malika Garg has joined the Government of
Andhra Pradesh on inter-state transfer from
West Bengal. He is a 2015 batch IPS officer of
West Bengal cadre.
NO EMPANELMENT AT JOINT
SECRETARY LEVEL FROM WB
DESPITE 5 IAS OFFICERS
Despite being as many as five IAS officers
of 2003 batch in West Bengal, no officer has
been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or
equivalent posts in Government of India.
WILL MS. FAISAL JOIN CCI ?
The name of Ms. Ghazala Faisal is doing the
round for the post of Addl. DG, Competition
Commission of India (CCI). She is an ITS officer.
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD LIKELY TO
RETURN TO PARENT CADRE IN FEB
Ravi Shankar Prasad, presently on central dep-
utation as Additional Secretary in the Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is
expected to return to parent cadre in Febru-
ary, 2021. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of
Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
ANIL KUMAR PROMOTED AS
JOINT DIRECTOR, LABOUR
BUREAU, SHIMLA
Anil Kumar has been promoted to Junior Ad-
ministrative Grade (JAG) and posted as Joint
Director, Labour Bureau, Shimla. He is a 2010
batch IES officer.
MS. MEENA BAKSHI ENGAGED
AS CONSULTANT, OFFICE OF
SECURITY ADVISOR
Ms. Meena Bakshi, retired Private Secretary
from MHA, has been engaged as Consultant in
the Office of Security Advisor (LWE) (Colonel
Harjot Singh) for a period of six months till
June 30.
MHA SEEKS RETIRED OFFICERS
FOR CONSULTANTS
The Ministry of Housing Affairs wishes to
engage retired Central Government officers as
Consultants on contract basis.
1989 AND 1990 BATCH IPS
PROMOTED TO DGP RANK IN J & K
(UPDATED) Two IPS officers of J&K cadre have
been promoted to DGP grade. The officers
are: Lalatendu Mohanty of 1989 batch and B
Srinivas of 1990 batch.
MS BHANUMATI GIVEN ADDITIONAL
CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS IT
IN MUMBAI
Ms Bhanumati, Commissioner, ITD, Mumbai,
has been given the additional charge of DG,
Investigation, Mumbai. She is an IRS-IT officer.
DEPUTATION TENURE OF SUDEEP
JAIN AS DEPUTY ELECTION
COMMISSIONER EXTENDED
The central deputation tenure of Sudeep Jain
working as Deputy Election Commissioner,
Electio Commission of India has been extended
for a period of one year beyond December 21,
2020. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Tamil
Nadu cadre.
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Patna (Bihar): Bihar
Congress leader Ajit
Sharma on Monday
said that Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
should take the first
shot of COVID-19 vac-
cine to assure the peo-
ple of the country.
“We are delighted to
have got two vaccines in
the new year but there
is also doubt among
people about this. In or-
der to remove this
doubt, head of state in
Russia & US have taken
the 1st shot of vaccine,
I believe that PM Modi
& senior-most BJP lead-
er should win the trust
of the people by taking
the first vaccine shot,”
said Congress leader.
Sharma claimed that
BJP is trying to take
credit for the two vac-
cines but both the com-
panies Serum Institute
of India and Bharat Bi-
otech, which have pre-
pared the coronavirus
vaccine, were estab-
lished during the Con-
gress tenure so the peo-
ple should also congrat-
ulate and give credit to
Congress party.—ANI
‘PMshouldtake1stshot
ofvaxtoreassurepeople’
Infuse confidence in people: Cong leader Ajit urged PM Modi
Enough vaccine
stockpile for 1st
phase of Drive,
says Centre
India has enough
stockpile of the
COVID-19 vaccine for
inoculation of prior-
ity groups, including
healthcare workers
and frontline workers,
in the first phase, Niti
Aayog member V K
Paul said on Monday.
The government will
soon announce its
plans for purchase
and distribution of
COVID-19 vaccine.
“Our first phase (of
vaccination) compris-
es priority groups with
high risk of mortality
and our healthcare and
frontline workers, Mr
Paul further added.
Supreme Court verdict
on pleas against Central
Vista Project today
New Delhi: SC to pro-
nounce verdict on Tues-
day on pleas against
Central Vista Project
The common Central
Secretariat is likely to
be built by 2024 under
the project against
which various pleas
have been filed. The Su-
preme Court is sched-
uled to pronounce its
verdict Tuesday on a
batch of pleas, which
have questioned sever-
al aspects including the
environmental clear-
ance granted to ambi-
tious Central vista pro-
ject. The Central Vista
revamp, announced in
September, 2019 envis-
ages a new triangular
Parliament building,
with seating capacity
for 900 to 1,200 MPs,
that is to be constructed
by August, 2022 when
the country will be cel-
ebrating its 75th Inde-
pendence Day. The com-
mon Central Secretari-
at is likely to be built by
2024 under the project
against which various
pleas have been filed. A
bench of Justices AM
Khanwilkar, Dinesh
Maheshwari and Sanjiv
Khanna will pronounce
the verdict on the batch
of pleas on which it had
reserved its verdict on
November 5, last year.
On December 7, last
year the top court had
allowed the Centre to
proceed with the foun-
dation stone-laying cer-
emony for the Central
Vista project on Decem-
ber 10 after the govern-
ment assured it that no
construction or demoli-
tion work would com-
mence till the apex
court decides the pend-
ing pleas on the issue.
INDIGENOUS VACCINE SHOWS BENEFITS
OF ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT: NAIDU
KOLKATA: Senior
CPI(M) leader Ashok
Bhattacharya's state-
ment that BCCI pres-
ident and former In-
dian cricket captain
Sourav Ganguly, who
suffered a heart at-
tack and is now hos-
pitalised, was under
pressure to join poli-
tics created a storm
on Sunday.
Speculations were
rife that the former
batting great will
join the BJP ahead of
the state assembly
elections due in
April-May this year.
But Ganguly him-
self never made his
intentions quite
clear about taking
the political plunge.
He underwent an-
gioplasty after a
"mild" heart attack
on Saturday.
GANGULY UNDER
PRESSURE TO JOIN
POLITICS: CPM
WILL BE BACK
SOON: THAKUR
LIKELY TO GET
OUT ON JAN 6 ALERT IN KERALA
AFTER MP & RAJ
Misogynistic: TMC on BJP
Leader’s comments on Mamata
Kolkata: Women lead-
ers of the Trinamool
Congresshaveslammed
BJP national general
secretary Kailash Vi-
jayvargiya, accusing
him of posting a misog-
ynistic tweet against
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister and party chief
Mamata Banerjee.
Mr Vijayvargiya
shared a photo of Ms
Banerjee, in which she
is seen cooking in a
tribal village, on Twit-
ter and, in an accompa-
nying statement, said
in Hindi, “Didi has al-
ready started doing the
work she will have to do
after 5 months.”
Ms Banerjee’s photo
was taken at Ballavpur
village where she had
stopped for some time
while returning to Kol-
kata from Birbhum dis-
trict last week. The as-
sembly election in the
state is due in April-
May this year.
Reacting sharply to
Mr Vijayvargiya’s
post, TMC MP Kakoli
Ghosh Dastidar
claimed that the coun-
try is filled with mi-
sogynists from the BJP
who think the place of
a woman is in the
kitchen. —PTI
Hundreds of winter migratory birds
found dead in Himachal’s Pong Dam
People in Tamil
Nadu yearning
for change:
Kamal Haasan
Salem: The People in
Tamil Nadu were
yearning for a change
in the coming assem-
bly elections from
those who so far “in-
dulged” in corruption
and Makkal Needhi
Maiam was well poised
to offer it, party chief
Kamal Haasan said on
Monday, in a veiled at-
tack on AIADMK and
DMK.
Proof of this was
their love and affection
for him and his party
and the credit for the
growing support to
MNM went to those
who had been indulg-
ing in corrupt practic-
es, he said. —PTI
BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya had commented on Mamata
Banerjee's photo at a tribal village in Bengal.
Sourav Ganguly

TALKING POINTAHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021
Clues about illnesses long ago
HOW INFECTIOUS DISEASE GOT ITS FIRST FOOTHOLD
How can bioarchae-
ologists possibly
know these things, es-
pecially for early cul-
tures that left no writ-
ten record? Even in lit-
erate societies, poorer
and marginalized seg-
ments were rarely writ-
ten about.
In most archaeologi-
cal settings, all that re-
mains of our ancestors
is the skeleton.
For some infectious
diseases, like syphilis,
tuberculosis and lep-
rosy, the location, char-
acteristics and distri-
bution of marks on a
skeleton’s bones can
serve as distinctive
“pathognomonic” indi-
cators of the infection.
Most skeletal signs
of disease are non-spe-
cific, though, meaning
bioarchaeologists to-
day can tell an individ-
ual was sick, but not
with what disease.
Some diseases never af-
fect the skeleton at all,
including plague and
viral infections like
HIV and COVID-19.
And diseases that kill
quickly don’t have
enough time to leave a
mark on victims’
bones.
To uncover evidence
of specific diseases be-
yond obvious bone
changes, bioarchaeolo-
gists use a variety of
methods, often with
the help of other spe-
cialists, like geneti-
cists or parasitologists.
For instance, analys-
ing soil collected in a
grave from around a
person’s pelvis can re-
veal the remains of in-
testinal parasites, such
as tapeworms and
round worms. Genetic
analyses can also iden-
tify the DNA of infec-
tious pathogens still
clinging to ancient
bones and teeth.
Bioarchaeologists
can also estimate age at
death based on how de-
veloped a youngster’s
teeth and bones are, or
how much an adult’s
skeleton has degener-
ated over its lifespan.
Then demographers
help us draw age pro-
files for populations
that died in epidemics.
Most infectious diseas-
es disproportionately
affect those with the
weakest immune sys-
tems, usually the very
young and very old.
For instance, the
Black Death was indis-
criminate; 14th-centu-
ry burial pits contain
the typical age distri-
butions found in cem-
eteries we know were
not for Black Death
victims. In contrast,
the 1918 flu pandemic
was unusual in that it
hit hardest those with
the most robust im-
mune systems, that is,
healthy young adults.
COVID-19 today is also
leaving a recognizable
profile of those most
likely to die from the
disease, targeting older
and vulnerable people
and particular ethnic
groups.
We can find out what
infections were around
in the past through our
ancestors’ remains,
but what does this tell
us about the bigger
picture of the origin
and evolution of infec-
tions? Archaeological
clues can help re-
searchers reconstruct
aspects of socioeco-
nomic organization,
environment and tech-
nology. And we can
study how variations
in these risk factors
caused diseases to
vary across time, in
different areas of the
world and even among
people living in the
same societies.
Human biology af-
fects culture in
complex ways. Culture
influences biology, too,
although it can be hard
for our bodies to keep
up with rapid cultural
changes. For example,
in the 20th century,
highly processed fast
food replaced a more
balanced and healthy
diet for many. Because
the human body
evolved and was de-
signed for a different
world, this dietary
switch resulted in a rise
in diseases like diabe-
tes, heart disease and
obesity.
From a paleo-epide-
miological perspective,
the most significant
event in our species’
history was the adop-
tion of farming. Agri-
culture arose indepen-
dently in several places
around the world, be-
ginning around 12,000
years ago.
Prior to this change,
people lived as hunter-
gatherers, with dogs as
their only animal com-
panions. They were
very active and had a
well balanced, varied
diet that was high in
protein and fibre and
low in calories and fat.
These small groups ex-
perienced parasites,
bacterial infections and
injuries while hunting
wild animals and occa-
sionally fighting with
one another. They also
had to deal with dental
problems, including ex-
treme wear, plaque and
periodontal disease.
One thing hunter-
gatherers didn’t need to
worry much about,
however, was virulent
infectious diseases that
could move quickly
from person to person
throughout a large geo-
graphic region. Patho-
gens like the influenza
virus were not able to
effectively spread or
even be maintained by
small, mobile, and so-
cially isolated popula-
tions.
The advent of agri-
culture resulted in larg-
er, sedentary popula-
tions of people living in
close proximity. New
diseases could flourish
in this new environ-
ment. The transition to
agriculture was charac-
terized by high child-
hood mortality, in
which approximately
30% or more of chil-
dren died before the age
of 5.
And for the first time
in an evolutionary his-
tory spanning millions
of years, different spe-
cies of mammals and
birds became intimate
neighbors. Once people
began to live with new-
ly domesticated ani-
mals,theywerebrought
into the life cycle of a
new group of diseas-
es—called zoonoses—
that previously had
been limited to wild
animals but could now
jump into human be-
ings.
Add to all this the
stresses of poor sanita-
tion and a deficient
diet, as well as in-
creased connections be-
tween distant commu-
nities through migra-
tion and trade especial-
ly between urban com-
munities, and epidem-
ics of infectious disease
were able to take hold
for the first time.
Later events in
human history
also resulted in ma-
jor epidemiological
transitions related
to disease.
For more than
10,000 years, the peo-
ple of Europe, the
Middle East and
Asia evolved along
with particular zo-
onoses in their local
environments. The
animals people were
in contact with var-
ied from place to
place. As people
lived alongside par-
ticular animal spe-
cies over long peri-
ods of time, a sym-
biosis could devel-
op—as well as im-
mune resistance to
local zoonoses.
At the beginning
of modern history,
people from Euro-
pean empires also
began traveling
across the globe,
taking with them a
suite of “Old World”
diseases that were
devastating for
groups who hadn’t
evolved alongside
them. Indigenous
populations in Aus-
tralia, the Pacific
and the Americas
had no biological fa-
miliarity with these
new pathogens.
Without immunity,
one epidemic after
another ravaged
these groups. Mor-
tality estimates
range between 60-
90%.
The study of dis-
ease in skeletons,
mummies and other
remains of past peo-
ple has played a crit-
ical role in recon-
structing the origin
and evolution of
pandemics, but this
work also provides
evidence of compas-
sion and care, in-
cluding medical in-
terventions such as
trepanation, den-
tistry, amputation
and prostheses,
herbal remedies and
surgical instru-
ments.
Other evidence
shows that people
have often done
their best to protect
others, as well as
themselves, from
disease. Perhaps
one of the most fa-
mous examples is
the English village
of Eyam, which
made a self-sacrific-
ing decision to iso-
late itself to prevent
further spread of a
plague from London
in 1665.
In other eras, peo-
ple with tuberculo-
sis were placed in
sanatoria, people
with leprosy were
admitted to special-
ized hospitals or
segregated on is-
lands or into remote
areas, and urban
dwellers fled cities
when plagues came.
As the world faces
yet another pan-
demic, the archaeo-
logical and histori-
cal record are re-
minders that people
have lived with in-
fectious disease for
millennia. Patho-
gens have helped
shape civilization,
and humans have
been resilient in the
face of such crises.
Globalization
of disease
DEADMEN
DO TELL TALES
What the
archaeological
record reveals
about
epidemics
throughout
history—and
the human
response to
them
T
he previous pan-
demics to which
people often
compare COVID-19—
the influenza pandemic
of 1918, the Black Death
bubonic plague (1342-
1353), the Justinian
plague (541-542)—don’t
seem that long ago to
archaeologists. We’re
used to thinking about
people who lived many
centuries or even mil-
lennia ago. Evidence
found directly on skel-
etons shows that infec-
tious diseases have
been with us since our
beginnings as a species.
Bioarchaeologists
like us analyse skele-
tons to reveal more
about how infectious
diseases originated and
spreadinancienttimes.
How did aspects of
early people’s social be-
haviour allow diseases
to flourish? How did
people try to care for
the sick? How did indi-
viduals and entire soci-
eties modify behav-
iours to protect them-
selves and others?
Knowing these
things might help sci-
entists understand
why COVID-19 has
wreaked such global
devastation and what
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the body at times but let your
soul and mind roam free at
all times.
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2NDFRONT
Masuma Bharmal Jariwala
Rajkot: In a Bolly-
wood-type story, the
Rajkot Crime Branch
on Monday detected
an abduction case of
sorts where a man
faked his own kid-
napping to win sym-
pathy of his family.
According to the
crime branch, a com-
plaint was registered
with the taluka police
station on December 30
by Aelabhai Goghra
that his nephew Karan
Puna Goghra, 24, who
lives near Balaji Hall
was kidnapped by some
unknown persons.
He said an un-
known person called
on his mobile phone
saying that Karan
had been attacked by
some miscreants
with knives and was
whisked away in a
car. His motorcycle
and phone were left
near Avadh on Kala-
wad road.
Karan was found
from Mumbai and he
told the police that he
had himself faked his
kidnapping. He had
called his uncle in a
changed voice to in-
form about the kidnap-
ping.
He said he trav-
elled to Ahmedabad
and from there to
Mumbai on Decem-
ber 31, 2020. He re-
turned to Ahmedabad
because he could not
find a room in any
hotel as they de-
manded identity
proof, which Karan
did not have.
However, in
Ahmedabad, based on
his Aadhar card he
purchased a new mo-
bile phone and sim
card and stayed at a ho-
tel in the city. On Janu-
ary 2, he again went to
Mumbai but the Crime
Branch got him.
Crime Branch PSI
P.M Dhakhda told
First India that
Karan did this “be-
cause of financial
reasons.”
He used to dabble
in the share market
and had a huge debt.
“To seek sympathy
from family mem-
bers, he took this
step,” he said. A case
has been registered
against him.
KHEL, KHEL MEIN? Youth fakes his own kidnapping, held
Under
financial
stress, Rajkot
youth enacts
drama of his
abduction to
win ‘family
sympathy’
BOLLYWOOD SCRIPT!
Complaint against 3 AAP leaders for gathering a crowd of 300 against the permitted 75 people
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Three
leaders of the Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP), which
has plunged into the
electoral battle for the
local body polls in Guja-
rat, were rounded up
and complaints lodged
for violating social dis-
tancing norms at a rally
here on Monday.
Coming a day after
the AAP announced its
first list of 403 candi-
dates for the upcoming
elections to municipal
corporations and taluka
and district panchayats,
the police action against
them prompted the par-
ty leaders to claim that
the ruling BJP was
scared of them.
Cases were registered
against the party’s new-
ly elected State Presi-
dent, Gopal Italia, Delhi
MLA Atishi and local
activist Amjad Khan Pa-
than. The party had per-
mission for 75 people
but over 300 people
turned up for the event
at a party plot in
Ahmedabad. Fiery
speeches against the
State Government and
BJP were made and slo-
gans raised at the rally.
Italia boarded a police
van chanting slogans to
the effect that the gov-
ernment was using the
police since the BJP was
scared of their party’s
presence in the State.
Gujarat University
PSI RC Dhummad, who
was on duty at the police
station, is the complain-
ant in the case. Accord-
ing to the complaint, the
event at the Bhumi par-
ty plot was given per-
mission for two hours
from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm
with the condition that
not more than 70 to 75
people should gather
there. Soon after the
event started, AAP’s Gu-
jarat chief Gopal Italia
reached and also came
Delhi MLA Atishi.
With the crowds
swelling, the police in-
structed Gopal Italia to
follow the rules and ask
more people than were
permitted to leave. The
complaint stated that
about 300 people gath-
ered and without main-
taining social distance,
while the organisers
“started making pro-
vocative speeches
against the police and
the government. People
clashed with the police
and later shouted slo-
gans.”
Later, Gopal Italia
started chanting slo-
gans, “BJP humse darti
hai police ko aage karti
hai,” by standing on a
police jeep.
Panic mode? Cops detain AAP
leaders for Covid norms violation
SC to take up Sanjiv
Bhatt plea against lifer
in January third week
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day listed for the third
week of January a pe-
tition filed by former
IPS officer Sanjiv
Bhatt to suspend his
sentence in a custodi-
al death case of 1990.
Abenchcomprising
Justices Ashok
Bhushan, MR Shah
and R Subhash Reddy
adjourned it following
a request by Bhatt’s
counsel, Farrukh
Rasheed.
Bhatt was sen-
tenced to life impris-
onment by a Jamna-
gar Sessions Court in
June 2019 for alleged
involvement in custo-
dial death of Jam-
jodhpur resident
Prabhudas Vaishnani
in November 1990.
The officer, who had
filed an affidavit in
the Supreme Court in
2011 accusing the then
Chief Minister Naren-
dra Modi of complici-
ty in the 2002 riots, is
currently lodged at
Palanpur jail.
The petition chal-
lenges the refusal of
the Gujarat High
Court in October 2019
to suspend his sen-
tence. In the petition
in the SC, Bhatt has
argued that the High
Court had failed to ap-
preciate that the State
Government started
prosecuting him only
after 2011 when he
came out against Nar-
endra Modi. Till then,
the State had main-
tained that there was
no case against Bhatt,
the plea stated.
The incident relates
to the death of one
Prabhudas Madhavji
Vaishnani in Novem-
ber 1990 allegedly due
to custodial torture.
Bhatt was the Assis-
tant Superintendent
of Police, Jamnagar,
who, along with other
officers, rounded up
133 persons, including
Vaishnani, for rioting
during a Bharat
Bandh. Vaishnani had
died 10 days after his
release from custody
but an FIR of custodi-
al death was lodged.
—FILE PHOTO
High Court quashes
PASA detention of
murder accused
‘Mentally retarded’ doubt
Bharat vaccine: Pradhan
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The
Gujarat High Court
has quashed the de-
tention of notori-
ous criminal Suraj
Kahar under the
Prevention of Anti
Social Activities
Act (PASA).
He was booked un-
der PASA after he
took out a car rally in
an Audi car following
his bail in a murder
case registered
against him in June
last year.
The High Court
has quashed and set
aside the order of the
Vadodara Police
Commissioner book-
ing Suraj Kahar un-
der the PASA Act.
In June 2020, Ka-
har,whowasreleased
on bail from Central
Jail in Vadodara,
took out a car rally in
an Audi car flanked
by supporters on two-
wheelers making a
mockery of both the
law enforcement and
the social distancing
norms amid the pan-
demic in Vadodara.
On reaching his
home near Varasiya,
people felicitated
him by carrying him
on their shoulders.
The matter came to
light after a video of
the celebrations and
the rally went viral.
First India Bureau
Surat: Even as the sci-
entific community has
questioned the haste
with which the Central
Government is pushing
Bharat Biotech’s Cov-
id-19 vaccine while its
phase 3 trials are still
on, Union Petroleum
Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan on Monday
dubbed those suspect-
ing its efficacy as “men-
tally challenged”.
Pradhan’s remarks
came after some Con-
gress leaders raised
doubts on the restricted
use approval granted to
Bharat Biotech’s vac-
cine while its third
phase trial is still un-
derway.
“Those who have
mand buddhi (are men-
tally challenged) and
those who don’t have
faith in the scientists
and power of India are
making such baseless
statements,” Pradhan
said. Pradhan was in
Surat to inaugurate the
migrant cell of Surat
Municipal Corporation.
“These vaccines are a
special achievement of
Indian companies and
our scientists. People
have welcomed Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s initiative. Some
mentally challenged
people will never im-
prove, especially the
leadership of the Con-
gress, which finds fault
in everything,” Prad-
han said.
TOUGH COPS!
Karan Goghra, 24, who faked his kidnapping.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (middle) inaugurated a
Migrants Cell at Surat Municipal Corporation.
Gujarat AAP members at a rally in Ahmedabad on Monday.
OATH CEREMONY
Justice Vineet
Kothari (right)
on Monday
took oath as a
judge of Gujarat
High Court at
a ceremony
conducted by
Chief Justice
Vikram Nath
—————
The oath
ceremony
was attended
by (from
left) Gujarat
Law Minister
Bhupendrasinh
Chudasama,
MoS (Law)
Pradipsinh
Jadeja and
Advocate-
General Kamal
Trivedi.
COVID-19
UPDATE
GUJARAT
4,321
DEATHS
2,47,926
CONFIRMED CASES
RAJASTHAN
2,714 DEATHS 3,10,278 CASES
DELHI
10,597 DEATHS 6,27,256 CASES
WORLD
18,55,051
DEATHS
8,57,46,545
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
1,03,57,564
CONFIRMED CASES
1,49,886
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
49,695 DEATHS 19,47,011 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
8,411 DEATHS 5,88,834 CASES
KARNATAKA
12,110 DEATHS 9,22,538 CASES

QUEEN OF B’TOWNQUEEN OF B’TOWN
Since the time she entered the Bollywood industry,
Deepika Padukone has been ruling the silver
screen, not just with her alluring beauty, but also
her outstanding acting skills. City First wishes the
Queen of Bollywood a very Happy Birthday!
eepika Padukone,
one of the most
graceful and gor-
geous actresses of
the Bollywood indus-
try celebrates her
35th birthday today, 5
January. From ‘Om Shanti
Om’, her first movie, to re-
vealing a few pictures of her
last film ‘’83’ (yet to be re-
leased), Deepika has truly
taken over the silver screen
with utmost elegance.
On a personal note, I genu-
inely LOVE Deepika Padu-
kone- the way she talks, the
way she carries herself and
the way she handles every
situation maturely is some-
thing I totally look upon.
One thing that shows Deep-
ika is absolutely bold and
fearless, is the time she
opened up about her being
depressed. Not many people
are courageous enough open
up about this, and I truly ad-
mire her for how strong she
is. I guess this is something
that sets her apart from the
other actresses in the indus-
try, and Deepika will always
and forever remain my fa-
vourite, no matter what.
I remember watching her
on the silver screen in her de-
but film ‘Om Shanti Om’ and
knew there and then that she
is going to make it big in the
industry, and I have been a
fan since then.
But her appearance in San-
jay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Goliyon
Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’ to-
tally shook me- her acting was
out of the world. Right after
that, she was spotted in ‘Yeh
Jawaani Hai Deewani’ by
Ayan Mukherji, which also
happens to be my favourite
film, and I could instantly con-
nect with Naina Talwar (her
character in the film). Well,
of course, this made me
love her even more. She
later went on to do other
amazing movies like
‘Bajirao Mastani’ and
‘Padmavat’, and the
rest is history.
Happy
Birthday,
DP!
NEHAL NAYAR
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You will need to be careful
while handling an important
assignment at work. Some
of you can get frustrated
with the daily routine and crave for a
change. You may need to do some
quick thinking on the financial front.
Take some outdoor activities to beat
lethargy.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will need to remain
within bounds, as far as
spending money is
concerned. Someone’s
increasing interference in your
professional affairs can prove
annoying. You may become a solid
support for an ailing family elder. A
medical problem will be healed.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your efforts at work will be
recognised and add to your
reputation on the
professional front. Good
financial situation is indicated and
will help you buy what you had been
wanting for long. A feeling of
positivity is likely to overwhelm some
and make the day most happening.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Getting comfortably settled
in a new environment is
indicated. You yearn for
recognition at work and you
may manipulate the situation to get it.
Curb this tendency, before it harms
you. Becoming too bee-minded in the
guise of saving may not go down well
with other family members.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Professional scene looks
favourable, but may totally
involve you. Luck shines
on those looking for
suitable employment. On the
academic front, you are likely to
outshine others. You are likely to get
financially strong, as money flows in
from previous investments.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Things are going fine and to
your liking on both the
personal and professional
fronts. You will benefit much
by befriending someone important.
Saving money can be on the top of
your agenda and you will manage it
without feeling the pinch. You may
provide emotional support to someone.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will need to take a
good grip of a situation at
work, before it gets out of
control. Following the
advice of someone clued up
financially blindly is not
recommended. Some turbulence on
the domestic front cannot be ruled
out, as you are with your spouse.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
There is a possibility of
someone asking for a loan,
so take your call. You have
an intrinsic desire to
impress others not only by words,
but by deeds too. This is the day
when you can become the toast of
your circle. Your efforts on the
professional front will be noticed.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
This is a good day to
contact someone you have
not met in years. Students
will be able to give a good
account in a recently concluded
examination. Your initiative in
bringing a welcome change on the
domestic front is likely to be received
well by other family members.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You are likely to enjoy your
time at work today. A
physical activity may keep
you gainfully employed and
give oodles of enjoyment too! Some
of you may find it difficult to find
time to relax and let your hair down.
Your request for salary hike can fall
on deaf ears, but dont lose heart.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You may have to
accommodate someone at
work, even if you don’t
want to. Those starting a
new job are likely to find the going
smooth. Your own competence will
make learning new skills and
methods a cakewalk. In fact, earning
is set to rise for some.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A satisfying day is in store
for you, both personally
and professionally. You will
manage to keep negative
thoughts at bay and look at things in
a positive light. The neglect you had
been feeling will soon disappear as
peace and harmony prevails on the
domestic front.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
t was, most proba-
bly, the early 16th
century and per-
haps somewhere in
the Florence king-
dom of present-day
Italy that a small-
time merchant and naviga-
tor met a cartographer
from Germany and told
him some stories, more
likely boisterous and base-
less. This merchant also
authored two letters about
his journey to some un-
known areas of the new
world, again many histori-
ans deny that this man was
the real author of these
well-published letters of
that time, sometimes dur-
ing 1501-2. The name of
this man was Amerigo
Vespucci.
Spain was a poor coun-
tryatthattimeasthe whole
of the wealth was in the
hands of the King and his
courtiers. Amerigo nar-
rated stories of immense
wealth beyond the Mediter-
ranean Sea which was yet
to be conquered by any Eu-
ropean man at that point in
time. He described trees of
silver and rivers of gold,
gardens full of exotic fruit
trees and food aplenty. The
German cartographer
whom Amerigo used to fre-
quent created an imagi-
nary map, long after Amer-
igo died, of this unknown
land and named it America
in the memory of this bois-
terous man Amerigo.
ThereweremeninSpain
who wanted to get rid of
their poverty and become
rich and famous and some
of them dared to venture
into this new world and
stake their claims on its
wealth. Two such explor-
ers and conquistadors
were Francisco Pizarro
and Pedro De Valdivia.
They ventured separately
but ultimately met in what
is Peru of today. The King
of Spain nominated
Pizarro as Governor-Gen-
eral of Peru and Valdivia
as his deputy. The King
never contributed money
or men to any exploration,
the conquistadors had to
borrow and bargain by
themselves but the con-
quest was undertaken only
under compulsory author-
ization of the King who
was to be the owner of con-
quered land and people,
the conquistadors were
rewarded in proportion to
their standing. Peru was
inhabited by the Incan
tribe at that time. They
were short stature, peace-
loving people, not very
rich but reasonably afflu-
ent with some holdings of
a yellow metal what Span-
iards called gold - the Incan
were completely unaware
of its value. Pizarro killed
the Incan King by deceit
and captured the land.
Pizarro didn’t like Val-
divia and sent him to con-
quer a new land beyond a
deadly desert- no man sur-
vived across it to date.
Lack of water resources
along desert trails and fe-
rocious tribesmen on the
hillside never allowed any-
body alive across this area
of burning sand. But Val-
divia was lucky, his lover
knew something about lo-
cating underground water
and was able to find some.
He ordered his servants to
dig wells and the water
brought hope. Valdivia
crossed the desert but lost
some valuable men and
horses. Finally, he reached
the landmass that is
known today as Chile.
This might appear unbe-
lievable today that a few
hundred Spaniards defeat-
ed thousands of Incan peo-
ple but things were differ-
ent in those times. Span-
iards were tall, horse-
mounted and carried
swords, the Incan short-
statured, never seen horses
and had only small sticks
as their only weapon.
Spaniards had a policy-
kill every male above 12
years of age and make eve-
ry male child a slave. After
that, every Spaniard was
expected to impregnate at
least one hundred tribe
women so that Spanish
blood flows in the veins of
the next generation. Peru
and Chile of today is proof
of that savagery - a Spanish
gene in every second citi-
zen.
Pizarro controlled Peru
and Valdivia became the
master of Chile but the re-
sistance to this occupation
never ended. The short
stature tribe people proved
their resilience. Pizarro
was assassinated by a
group of his own men
breathing his last in a pool
of his own blood flowing
out from a stab wound cut-
ting his throat. On the oth-
er hand, in Chile, Valdivia
died a much more horrible
death.
Pedro De Valdivia was
not as brutal as Pizarro but
was quite ruthless in deal-
ing with the local popula-
tion. One day a small child
came to Spanish camp, be-
came favourite of Valdivia,
learned methods to control
horses and bring them
down over a period of time
and then disappeared. Val-
divia never took note of his
absence.
Gradually the group of
tribes started systemati-
cally attacking the camps
of Spaniards, inflicting
regular losses of men and
horses, thereby, depleting
their forces. The missing
boy taught the tribesmen
to make lances out of long
sticks which the locals
used effectively against the
men of Valdivia. Then the
boy along with his elders
planned a trap for Valdiv-
ia, to whom they misin-
formed about a tribal meet-
ing. A frustrated Valdivia
rushed without any plan-
ning and found nothing.
The locals attacked his
main Fortress and killed
the limited force posted at
that place by their sheer
numbers. When this news
reached Valdivia, he along
with his 40-50 horse riders
rushed back with the con-
fidence that he will massa-
cre even a thousand people
because of his horses. The
various traps laid by that
boy brought down all the
horses, every Spaniard
was killed and Valdivia
was arrested.
As per some accounts
available, the tribal people
chopped Valdivia’s hands
and feet, roasted them and
ate his body parts before
his eyes. Finally, they
forced molten gold down
his throat, thereby, giving
him the ultimate painful
death. Valdivia, the found-
er of today’s well-known
city called Santiago, a man
in whose honour a city in
Chile is named Valdivia,
lived a life where he along
with his men killed people,
raped innumerable wom-
en and lusted for gold. He
finally drank the molten
yellow metal to his horri-
fying death. Power is the
greatest hunger, insatiable
but when time takes a re-
verse turn, the payback
might also be huge. Vio-
lence begets violence. The
final outcome may be de-
layed but it does arrive...
with vengeance.
VIOLENCE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
DR RAMAWTAR
SHARMA
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onakshi Sinha is said to have
given her nod to Shree Naray-
an Singh's film, tentatively ti-
tled Bulbul Tarang. Like Sin-
gh's previous films, Toilet: Ek Prem
Katha (2017) and Batti Gul Meter Chalu
(2018), his upcoming directorial venture
is also a slice-of-life tale based on an age-old
custom. —Agency
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CONTINUESCONTINUES
he beginning of the relationship be-
tween Joanna Krupa and her brother-in-
law Marco Andretti was quite rough.
Joanna wanted her younger sister to
achieve the same status in Poland. Un-
fortunately, the plan failed recently.
Joanna Krupa tried to make her sister a
big star, the beloved Marty, Marco An-
dretti entered the action and did every-
thing to remove her from show business.
—Agency
T
A
ctor Richa Chadha on Monday
dropped the first look poster
of her upcoming political dra-
ma ‘Madam Chief Minister.’
The Subhash Kapoor directorial re-
volves around the story of an “un-
touchable” woman who rises to the
top. The poster that Chadha shared on
Instagram sees her sporting a pixie
cut hairstyle with bruises on her face.
She is also seen holding a broom.
—ANI
Z
ooey Deschanel recently
gushed about her boyfriend on
social media! The New Girl star
took to Instagram over the
weekend and paid homage to her
42-year-old Property Brothers star
boyfriend Jonathan Scott: “My 2020
MVP was this guy, who always made
me feel happy despite a weird and un-
certain year. Hoping 2021 is full of sil-
ver linings for everyone,” Zooey wrote.
—Agency
R
enowned music maverick RD
Burman who was popularly
known as Pancham Da won
millions of hearts owing to
his unique style of composing mu-
sic. It won’t be wrong to call him one
of the most talented and influential
music composers Bollywood had
ever seen. Born in June 27, 1939, he
left for his heavenly abode on Janu-
ary 4, 1994. RD Burman composed
music for as many as 331 films and
the evergreen songs from the same
continue to be the all-time favourites
of music lovers across the country
even now. —Agency
I
conic singer Gerry Marsden
passed away at the age of 78 on
Monday. After the news broke,
his longtime pal Pete Price
confirmed the news via Twitter,
saying: “It’s with a very heavy heart
after speaking to the family that I
have to tell you the Legendary Ger-
ry Marsden MBE after a short ill-
ness which was an infection in his
heart has sadly passed away,” he
wrote. —Agency
G
autam Gulati, who was last
seen in the song ‘Besharam
Bewaffa’, is currently in Lon-
don and has been diagnosed
with coro-
n av i r u s .
The news
has come
m i g h t
come as a
s h o c k e r
for his
m a s s i v e
fan follow-
ing and
everyone
is quite
concerned
about his
health.
—Agency
27 YEARS LATER...
SAD DEMISE
HAPPILY MARRIED
FIRST LOOK OUT EXPRESSING LOVE
TESTED POSITIVE
H
ollywood
a c t r e s s
T a n y a
R o b e r t s
passed away at the
age of 65 on Mon-
day. The interna-
tional star was
among the popu-
lar Bond girls in
the franchise. She
starred in James
Bond movie A
View to a Kill.
Apart from her
007 movie, Rob-
erts was also
known for her
role as Midge Pin-
ciotti on That ‘70’s
Show. —Agency
HUGE LOSS
Zoe and Karl split
H
o l l y -
w o o d
hottie
Z o e
Kravitz re-
cent- ly filed for di-
vorce from husband
Karl Glusman. People
magazine’s reports sug-
gest that the 32-year-old
actress filed for a split
from the Greyhound ac-
tor right before Christ-
mas, on December 23,
2020. Even though Zoe
and Karl haven’t pub-
licly spoken about
their split yet, the
court documents ob-
tained by the tabloid
suggest that they
have officially start-
ed their legal split.
—Agency
B
o l l y -
wood di-
r e c t o r
Ali Ab-
bas Zafar tied
the knot in a
private ceremo-
ny and shared a
picture on his
Instagram ac-
count, caption-
ing the image as
“B is millah”.
Katrina Kaif
and others
wished him on
the occasion.
—Agency
S
onu Soods
new film
Kisaan was an-
nounced on
Monday, amid the ongo-
ing farmers’ protest. The
film will be directed by
E. Niwas and backed by
screenwriter-director
Raaj Shaandilyaa.
Sharing his best
wishes for team
Kisaan, veteran
Bollywood su-
perstar Am-
itabh Bach-
chan tweet-
ed: “All
g o o d
wishes to
f i l m
#Kisaan,
directed
b y
# E N i -
was and
acted by
@Sonu-
Sood.”
— Agency
KISAAN
Roped in for
BULBULBULBUL
Joanna Krupa
Late RD Burman
Gautam Gulati
Late Gerry Marsden
Ali Abbas Zafar
... his post
Richa’s post Zooey and Jonathan
Zoe and KarlSonu Sood
Sonakshi Sinha
Late Tanya Roberts

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