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1 DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD,CHANDIGARH,DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW,MUMBAI,NAGPUR,PUNE,VADODARATUESD AY,DECEMBER14, 2021,NEWDELHI,LATECITY,20 PAGES` (`8 BIHAR&RAIPUR,`12 SRINAGAR) ,DECEMBER13 LAHORE'SGOVERNMENTC ollege had five hockeyplayersat the 1948 LondonOlympics:twofromnewlyborn Pakistanand three representing teammates in thecombinedPunjabteam thatwere thehockeychampions ofundividedIndia, theyhad be-comecasualtiesofthePartition,partingw ith heavy hearts Games, they gotbusy with their lives, grew old,and eventually lost touch. TillBani Singh,daughter of doubleOlympicsgoldmedallistGrahnandan Nandy Singh,de-cidedtocaptureoncamera thisheart-warmingtale of Taangh Longing ,the 90-minutedocumentarypremiered at the ongoingInternational Film Festival ofKerala in Thiruvananthapuram with rare black-and-whitearchival clips of young men inflappylooseshortssnakingpastdefenders, givinganearlywarn-ing to theworld aboutthe sub-continent' footageisartfullyem-beddedinbetween interviewsconductedafew yearsagowiththestickwizards,frailandweak ,CONTINUEDONPAGE6 PAGE1 ANCHORBaniSinghwithfatherNandywhopasseda wayin2014 Fromadaughtertoherfather,his friendinIndia,theirhockeyteammate inPakJOURNALISM OF COURAGESINCE1932 UKreportsworld s firstknownOmicrondeathREUTERSLONDON,DECE MBER13 ATLEAST onepersonhasdiedinthe United Kingdom aftercon-tractingthe Omicron coron-avirus variant,PrimeMinisterBoris Johnsonsaid on Monday.

2 The firstpubliclyconfirmeddeathgloballyfromt he the firstOmicron caseswere detected on November 27in the UK, Johnsonhas imposedtougherrestrictionsand, onSunday, cautionedthat the whether the patienthadbeenbeenvaccinatedorhadCONTINU EDONPAGE6 SUKRITABARUAH&LIZMATHEWNEWDELHI,DECEMBER 13 FACED WITH abarrage of criti-cism,includingintheLokSabha,overac omprehensionpassagein the Class10 English Boardexam held on Saturday, theCentralBoardofSecondaryEducation(CBSE ),expressingre-gret over the unfortunateinci-dent ,droppedthepassageandsaidfull marks would beawardedtoall studentsfor theaccompanying question ,whichfeaturedinonesetoftheEnglishquesti onpapers,drewcriticismforbeingretrograde and offensive towomen as it seemedtodrawalink between lackofparentalauthorityinthehome and the emancipationof thewife .On Monday, CBSE issued aCONTINUEDONPAGE6 ADITIRAJAVADODARA,DECEMBER13 THE MISSIONARIES of Charity,an organisationfoundedbyMotherTeresa,hasbee nbookedunder the Gujarat Freedom ofReligionAct, 2003, forallegedly"hurting Hindureligioussenti-ments" and "luringtowardsChristianityyoung girls" in organisationhas from District SocialDefence Officer Mayank Trivediwho, alongwith the ChairmanoftheChildWelfareCommitteeof the district, visitedthe , Trivedifound that girls atthehomewerebeing"forced"toreadChristia nreligioustextsandparticipateinprayersof Christianfaith,withtheintentionof"steer- ingthemintoChristianity".

3 "BetweenFebruary10,2021,andDecember9,202 1, theinsti-tution has been involved in ac-tivitiestohurtthereligioussen-timents ofHindus to adoptChristianitybymakingthemwear the crossaroundtheirneckandalsoplac-ing the Bibleonthe table of theCONTINUEDONPAGE6 3 RESOLUTIONS:CLEANLINESS,CREATION, self -RE LIANCE ENSECONOMICBUREAUNEWDELHI,DECEMBER13 RETAIL INFLATION basedonConsumerPriceIndex(Combined)incre asedtoathree-monthhigh of cent inNovember with food pricesris-ingtoo,amidindicationstheex-ci sedutycutsbytheCentreandthe subsequent cut in levies bystates have notprovided muchrelief in tempering per cent in ,datareleasedbythe NationalStatistical Office (NSO) in November 2020andwithin the 4+/-2 per cent targetrangeofthe ReserveBank ofIndia (RBI). Coreinflation thenon-food, non-fuelinflationcomponent jumpedtoafive-monthhigh of per cent. Amoderation in the CPI inflationforfuel and light, paan, tobaccoand intoxicants, and miscella-neousitems,wasoutpacedbyarise in inflationforfood andCONTINUEDONPAGE6 NCMP stoattendmeetingofJ&KdelimitationpanelNA VEEDIQBAL&ARUNSHARMASRINAGAR,JAMMU,DECEM BER13 FEARINGTHATthe views ofmainstream political parties inthe Valleywillgounheard,Members of Parliamentof theFarooq Abdullah-ledNationalConference(NC)arelik elytoat-tend the next meeting of parliamentari-ans FarooqAbdullah,HasnainCONTINUEDONPAGE6 LALMANIVERMAVARANASI,DECEMBER13 THE KASHIV ishwanathDhamCorridor,whichhas revampedandrenovatedthetempleprem-isesan ditslinktotheGanges,isatestamenttoaresur gentnationbridgingitsancient civilisationandmodernity, Prime MinisterNarendraModisaid hereMondayafterheinauguratedtheRs339-cro reprojectinVaranasi, ,Modireiteratedhispitchforthesimulta-neo usdevelopmentofinfrastruc-tureand religiousplacesas inte-graltoprogressofthe"newIndia".

4 The India of todayisnot justbeautifyingtheSomnathtemple,itisalso layingthousandsofkilome-tresof ,itisalsopreparingtosendIndianstospace on itsown. TheIndia of to-dayisnotjustbuildingLordRam'stemplein Ayodhya,itisalsoopen-ing medical todayisnot justmakingthe Baba Vishwanathtemple grand, it is also makingpuccahousesforhundredsofpoorpeople , ,thePMurgedthena-tion to take three resolutions cleanliness, creationand contin-uouseffortstowardsAtmanirbharBhar at ( self -reliantIndia).CONTINUEDONPAGE6 WHILERETAIL inflationisstillwithintheRBIcomfortband, theNovemberprintof lessthan5% , , ,14injuredinterrorattackBASHAARATMASOODS RINAGAR,DECEMBER13 TWOPOLICEMEN were killedand 14 others injured,some ofthemcritically, aftermilitantsattackedapolicebusMondayin ahighlyfortified (JeM).It wasthe firstmajor attackon security forces in the ValleysincetheabrogationofJ&K'sspe-cials tatusinAugust2019 andtheLethpora(Pulwama) carbomb-ing that soughtdetails on the ,thePrimeMinister's Office said:"He hasalso expressedcondolences tothe familiesof thosesecurityCONTINUEDONPAGE6 PMflagsoffnewKashicorridorasabridgefromp asttofutureIN PARLIAMENTHOUSE TAKESUPLEGISLATIVEBUSINESS, MPs ONPROTESTUPSETTMC MP MOVESPRIVILEGE MOTIONAGAINSTFORMERCJI GOGOIPAGE 7 Here,ifAurangzebcomes, ,saysPMThepolicevehiclewhichwasattackedi n ,JaishoffshootsuspectedInputpricepressur e, , ONEIN GUJARATCHINAREPORTSFIRSTCASE OFOMICRONSOUTH AFRICAPRESIDENTTESTSPOSITIVEPAGES9,14 Class10paper.

5 CBSE dropspassage,willgivefullmarksGujaratboo ksMissionariesofCharityonchargeofconvers ionTHE EDITORIALPAGETHEFUNDAMENTALSHIFTPAGE10 NewDelhiIf thereare25 (ormore)peoplein yourcolonywhowishto learnyoga,andyoucanarrangeavenuewhereyog asessionscanbeheld,justgiveamissedcallan dDelhiGovernmentwillarrangeatrainedyogai nstructor, YOURLIFED elhiGovernmentwillprovidefreeYogainstruc torsin yourcolonyGiveamissedcallon9013 58 58 58 Directorateof Training&TechnicalEducation,Governmentof ,TUESDAY,DECEMBER14,2021 THECIT ,DECEMBER13 OVER TWOyears afteritwasconstituted,the WetlandsAuthorityof the Delhigovern-ment is inching closer towardsnotifying10 wetlands out of1, technicalcommitteehasrecommended10wetlan dsfornotification by , Hauz Khas Lake, BhalswaLake, WelcomeJheel, NajafgarhJheel,and waterbodiesinSultanpurDabas,DaryapurKala n,SmritiVan(Kondli), SmritiVan(VasantKunj), WetlandsAuthority ispreparingthedraftnotificationsforthese afterground-truthing,and drafts arelikelytobefor-warded this week to the Delhigovernmentforapproval,saidaseniorof ficial of the willthenbeplacedinthepublicdomainfor60da ys only in 2019,twoyears afterthe rules were the Wetlands(ConservationandManagement)Rules were notifiedin2017, wetlandsarethreatenedbyreclamationanddeg radationthroughdrainageandlandfill, Notifiedwetlandsarepro-tected under rules whichpro-hibit certain activitieswithinwetlandsincludingconvers ionfornon-wetlanduse,solidwastedumping,d ischargeofuntreatedwaste,and anyconstructionofapermanentnatureexceptf orboat jetties within50metresfrom meanhigh flood levelob-servedinthepast10yearscalcu-late d from the dateofcom-mencementof theserules.

6 Permission fortheseactivi-ties in case of notifiedwetlandscanonlybegivenbytheMinis tryof Environment,Forest andClimateChange. Guidelines documents whichde-marcatethewetland,itszoneofinflu enceandactivitiesthatcanbe permitted and regulated,were preparedbythe waterbody owning agenciesand ex-aminedbythetechnicalcommit-teeasparto fthe process to Delhi, the DDAowns themaximum number of waterbodies SouthMCDowns 13,while the ASI controls15, plansarealsobeingpreparedto restorethese waterbodiesafter notification. ThesearelikelytobesenttotheCentreforfund ing, targeted June2022 forthe notificationof allwetlands,the deadlineisun-likelytobemet,theofficialsa id. The process of listing 1,040waterbodies has been done ,sincewehavetoputall departmentsonthe samedrawing board. Thesedepart-mentshadtobesensitisedtoac-k nowledge that the waterbodyneeds to be conserved and fallswithintheirjurisdiction, theof-ficialsaid,explainingthelonggapbet ween the formation of ,DECEMBER13 THE DELHIHigh CourtMondayissuedanoticetotheDelhigov-er nmenton apetition seekingdirectionsforcancellationofali-ce nceissuedforrunningaliquorshopin aresidentialarea newliquor policyinDelhi, anumberofresidents welfareas-sociations have approachedthecourt againstthe opening up ofliquor ,licenseesofliquorvendshave divisionbenchofChiefJusticeDNPatelandJus ticeJyotiSingh, whilelisting the matterrelatedtoShalimarBaghareaforhearin gonJanuary18,observedthatthereare severalnorms tobe followedwhile granting thelicenceand suchshops cannotbe openednear schools or noticewasissued on the petitionmovedbyResidentsWelfareAssociati onU& , representingthe RWA,told the courtthat theliquorshopissituatedinasmallshop-ping marketwhereitemsofdailynecessitiesarebou ght.

7 Thevicinityofthesaidliquorshopissuchthat it isfrequentedand occupied from morningtolateeveninghours by children,ladies,old/seniorcitizensforvar -iousreasons, theRWAsaidinthepetition, also arguedthat adi-vision benchofthe High Courtvia ajudgmenthas prohibitedgrantofliquorlicenceinresiden- tial areas. The case has ,sododenguecasesDuetoredistributionandre tendering, :HCnoticetogovtMankilledinaccident,1arre stedNewDelhi:A33-year-oldmandiedafterhew ashitbyacarout-side his housein West Delhi , a19-year-oldstudent,has been topolice,agirlwas playing on theroad and camein front of , ,Sanjaylakesonlistof10waterbodiesthatmay soonbenotifiedaswetlandsEXPRESSNEWSSERVI CENEWDELHI,DECEMBER13NO FRESH denguedeathshavebeenreportedinDelhiwhile thenumber of casesalso sawadownturn,with285freshcasesbeingrepor tedinthelast week, healthofficials saidthis downturnis due to adip intemperature,whichhaslimitedthebreeding of number of cases in ArunYadav, aseniordoc-toratHinduRao Hospital,saidthatoncetheminimumtemper-at uredrops below10degreesCelsius,then breeding the hospital have alsodecreased, is 9,260while 15peoplehave died, SDMC officialsaidthoughthecasesaredecreasing, people should still be ,53313,333 ICUBEDS2,7842,748 CasesRecoveriesDeathsTestsDec125644056,2 74 Dec133034046,169 Total393*14,16,25525,1003,16,56,157 CORONAVIRUSINTHECAPITAL*Total activecasesTOTALCASES14,41.

8 748 VACCINATIONSINLAST24 HOURS36,072 Atotalof9, ,DECEMBER13 THEENFORCEMENTD irectorate(ED) in itschargesheetfiledinamoneylaundering case againstconmanSukeshChandrashekharhasstat edthatactressJacquelineFernandez,who wasearlierquestionedinconnection withthecase,wasnotkeenontalkingtohim, has filedthechargesheetagainstSukeshforal-le gedlydupingRs200crorefromAditiSingh, the wifeofformerRanbaxypromoterShivinderSing h, has claimedinthechargesheetthatSukesh gaveexpensivegiftstoFernandezandactressN orahFatehi, chargesheet further statesthat Chandrashekhar tried tocontact Fernandezthrough hermake-up artistand whenshedeclined,hemadea spoofcall and posedasa very importantpersonintheGovernment .The agencystated thatSukeshhadclaimedhewasfrom Jayalalithaa spoliticalpartyandownerof He wasintouchwithFernandeztillhisarrestandh ad providedvariousgifts to herand her familymembers,arranged charteredflightsforhertofly within Indiaand herhotelstay, madepayments incash to ascript writeron(her) , claimedthatFernandez,duringquestioning,s tatedthatshe receivedgiftsvizthreeGucciandChaneldesig nerbags, twoGucci outfits forgymwear,apairofLouis Vuittonshoes,twopairsofdiamondear-rings and abraceletofmulti-coloured stones,and also re-ceivedaMiniCooper,whichshereturned.

9 The ED further stated said Sukesh swifeLeenaMariaPaulhadclaimedsheandherhu sbandwerefansofFatehi,andthat theyweregoingtogifther abrand-newBMW car as atokenofloveandgenerosity .4 THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,DECEMBER14,2021 THECIT BANONENTRYOFTRUCKSCARRYINGNON-ESSENTIALS TOCONTINUE Courtsnotadheringtoordersonhybridhearing s:HCNewDelhi:The DelhiHigh CourtMondaytookstrongnoteofthefactthatso meofthecourtssubor-dinatetoitwerenot ad-hering to itsorder on hy-brid hearings and askedthe district courts to sub-mitareportinthisregardwithintwoweeks . Wearecallingforareportfrom all district arealsowanting totake this up because thisis aclear and direct con-temptofour order, saidthe divisionbenchofJustice Vipin hearinganap-plicationfiledbyanadvo-catea lleging that acourtof metropolitan magis-trateatPatialaHousehadnotresponded totheirre-questforahybridhearingintheirc aselastweekanddismisseditfornon-pros-ecu tionsince the lawyerwasnot physically pres-ent. The benchwas toldthat the courtstaff wascontactedthroughphone,SMS, :Morethan 700lo-cals registeredfor aone-dayskill developmentfairheldinGreater Noida sSurajpur on Sunday.

10 Theeventwasjointlyorganisedby the GreaterNoidaAuthority,thelocaladmin-istr ation,andUttarPradeshKaushal to officials, 717youngsters signedupforvarious skill Kinof21,235 Covidvictimsgetfinancialaid NewDelhi:The Delhi gov-ernmenthas providedaone-timefinancialassis-tance of Rs 50,000 to21,235 families that losttheir familymembers toCovid-19, SocialWelfareMinisterRajendraPalGautam said on , 9,484 of the12,668 applicationsre-ceivedhavebeen ap-provedforamonthlypen-sionofRs2,500, ,DECEMBER13 THEDELHI governmentwillfor-ward twoapplicationsonbehalfof the educationdepartmenttothe Commission forAir QualityManagement(CAQM)suggestingthatsch ools,colleges,andcoach-inginstitutesfors tudentsofclassVI onwardsbeopenedimmedi-ately, andclassesfortheprimarysectionto class VberesumedfromDecember20, and other instituteswere shut from November 15onwardsontheaccountofdete-riorating air quality,brieflyre-openedonNovember 29, andthenshutagainfromDecember3onwards afterthe to consider applicationsforeasingrestrictions been madeby theCAQM, appropriateaction willbetaken, government departmentstodiscussthecapital the ban on entryoftrucks carrying non-essentials,exceptfor CNGand electrictrucks, resumeconstructionanddemolitionac-tiviti eshavebeenask