English News Bulletin | 9 PM | 22 January, 2021

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prime minister modi thanks gov19

beneficiaries and vaccinators for

instilling confidence

in vaccination campaign notes that

world's largest inoculation drive

is making india self-reliant

india's vaccines reach brazil and

morocco

saudi arabia and south africa also

request the government for vaccine

supplies

new education policy focused on skill

development

new technology in an address at assam

stageport university

prime minister modi reiterates center's

commitment on the development of

northeast

no problems with farm reform laws union

agriculture minister narendra singh

thomas asserts that government's

proposal to put them

on hold is its best offer gives farmer

unions time till saturday to consider

the proposal

and the birth anniversary of neeta d

subhash chandra bose to be celebrated

as parakram divas prime minister modi to

attend function

in kolkata tomorrow also distribute over

one lakh for towers of land in shibsagar

assam

as india marches ahead in the kovic 19

vaccination drive

prime minister narendra modi interacted

with health workers of varanasi on

friday through a video link

alloying their fears over the

vaccination as per the plan

20 000 healthcare workers will be given

the vaccine

in varanasi in the first phase more

details in this report

amid the hesitancy seen in the country

to take the jabs

prime minister narendra modi asserted on

friday that both the kovit 19 vaccines

are completely safe

he was interacting with beneficiaries

and vaccinators of the kobit 19

vaccination drive in varanasi

the prime minister said kovite warriors

played a major role against the pandemic

he also thanked the beneficiaries and

vaccinators of kobe 19

for instilling confidence in people

regarding india's vaccination program

he also noted that the world's largest

vaccination drive

underway in the country is making india

the prime minister highlighted that it

is important for the healthcare workers

to vaccinate themselves

as it will help them function without

any fears

attributing the success of the ongoing

vaccination drive to the scientists and

researchers

the prime minister made attempts to

dispel the doubts and fears over them

saying there was no politics involved in

their selection

the prime minister had launched the

inoculation drive on the 16th of january

bureau report radhi sabha tv over 12

lakhs 70

000 healthcare workers have been

vaccinated for kobe 19 across the

country so far

on friday more than 2 lakh 28 000

beneficiaries were vaccinated

through 6230 sessions

in all 24 397 vaccine sessions have been

held in the country so far

meanwhile india is sending coronavirus

vaccines to neighboring countries

under the grant assistance briefing the

media on friday mba spokesperson anurag

srivastava said

that india has sent vaccines to bhutan

maldives

nepal bangladesh myanmar and sasha so

far

today consignments of 15 lakh doses for

myanmar

one lakh doses to mauritius and 50 000

doses to seychelles

have been airlifted and in fact they

have already reached myanmar and

sessiles a little while ago

so as stated earlier

in fact this was in the release on the

19th of january

that supplies as grant assistance to sri

lanka and afghanistan

will be undertaken after receiving

confirmation of regulatory

clearances from these two countries

india is also undertaking contractual

supplies of coronavirus vaccines to

several countries including south africa

saudi arabia brazil and also morocco

two million doses of kobe shield

vaccines were sent to brazil and morocco

on friday

a look now at the koid 19 situation in

the country india reported 14

545 new infections in the past 24 hours

the country's active cases fell to 1

lakh 88

000. states reported 163 deaths in the

same period

taking the national death toll to 1 lakh

fifty three thousand thirty two

with eighteen thousand recoveries

reported in the last 24 hours the total

recoveries in the country have crossed

one crore to lack eighty three thousand

over eight lakh samples were tested on

thursday and with this india

has tested over 19 crore samples so far

in some other news prime minister

narendra modi addressed the convocation

of the tejpur university in assam

through video conferencing on friday he

said that the idea of atman bharat has

become a part of everyday life of the

nation

he also asserted that immense

opportunities have opened up for the

students in the northeast region

with improved connectivity and

strengthening of the education as well

as health care sectors

here's a report prime minister narendra

modi

urged the students to innovate and bring

about change

as new technology has opened up fresh

possibilities in every sector

addressing the convocation of tajpur

university the prime minister said

that the new education policy focuses on

new technology

multi-disciplinary approach and skill

development

he also said that the university must

take advantage of the opportunities

arising out of government's initiatives

for improving connectivity education and

health care

prime minister modi urged the youth to

work for the country with courage and

determination

he stated that grassroots innovations of

the students are adding impetus to vocal

for local

and are instrumental in solving local

problems

grassroot innovations

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speaking about india's fight against the

pandemic the prime minister said

that our covet management showed where

there is resolve and resilience

resources come naturally he exuded pride

that india is now running the world's

largest vaccination program

against coronavirus bureau report rajya

sabha tv

ahead of the parliament's budget session

rajya sabha chairman mvnk and i do

issued instructions

to senior officials of the secretariat

to not be complacent

and strictly adhere to the guidelines

specified due to the kobit 19 pandemic

several precautionary and remedial

measures will be taken

to contain the spread of the kobe 19

infection and also ensure the well-being

of members

during the session more details in this

report

risk mitigation and protection of the

members health have been the uppermost

concerns for the chairman

ahead of the 253rd session of rajya

sabha

the members of parliament have been

asked to get their tests done within 72

hours before the commencement of the

session

there would be necessity of an rt pcr

test

being done not only for the honorable

members of the parliament but also

all the officers employees who will go

and

be part of the proceedings and they

would be sitting inside the chamber

as part of ensuring the safety of

members and officials the chairman

desires all the members

to make full use of the e-notice

facility and serve notices in electronic

mode instead of physically giving them

it has also been decided to send various

parliamentary papers

including the list of business bulletins

bills and ordinances to members

only through the electronic mechanism

members can access their portal accounts

firstly the budget and also the economic

survey

that will be sent to the members

electronically so the moment it is

placed in the house

immediately it will be sent to all the

members so that members can

have an access to it and they can read

about it

they can read it and when the discussion

takes place they are able to

participate in those discussions the

budget speech for the convenience of

members of course we are providing

we will have a copy here and it will be

available

and the members who want a copy of the

budget speech

that also will be sent electronically

but it will also be available here

so if the members want they can get a

copy of the budget speech as well

the budget session will be held in two

different shifts

rajya sabha will sit in the mornings and

lok sabha in the second half of the day

no fixed seat or division number will be

allotted to individual members

the number of seats for each party at

the three different places will be fixed

as per their numerical strength

for allocation amongst their members by

the respective parties

we have reserved few seats from the

prime minister

for the leader of the house for the

leader of the opposition etc

and rest of the seats are being given

to the parties as a block so we are not

like unlike our practice in the normal

times

we are not assigning seeds to each

member

we are just providing them a block in

the rajya sabha

we are providing them a block in the lok

sabha and we would be giving them the

seats in the

the galleries the movement of members of

parliament in chambers of both the

houses will be made unidirectional to

avoid

face-to-face interactions in between the

ships the entire complex will be

sanitized

there won't be any electronic voting

system and lawmakers have to cast their

votes through the traditional paper

ballots

kriti mishra's report for rajya sabha tv

the 11th round of talks between the

central government and the farmers

unions remained inconclusive on friday

both sides also could not reach a

decision on the date for the next round

of talks

addressing the media agriculture

minister narendra singh thomas said

there are no problems in the farm laws

but the government still

offered to suspend them for 12 to 18

months as a sign of respect for the

farmers

he also said that the former unions have

been asked to revert till

saturday if they agree to the

government's proposal for putting the

laws on hold

and forming a joint committee to reach a

solution after which the talks can

continue

the minister also thanked the former

unions for their cooperation

and said the government is hopeful that

the farmers will consider

the government's proposal positively and

work towards an

foreign

minister also said that some external

forces were trying to ensure

that the farmers agitation continues and

that they were obviously against the

interest of the farmers

foreign

india can show the way to the world

through its philosophy of universal

oneness said vice president kaya naidu

on friday

while releasing a book of poems of

narayan guru and

the audience not many but one speaking

at the

event the vice president said that

narayan guru promoted

india's unique vision of harmony

peaceful co-existence and respect for

diversity

also paying tributes to narayan guru the

vice president said

he was one of the most influential

saints of modern india

he's one of the most influential saints

of the modern india

who have sought to reinforce and

propagate india's unique vision

of harmony peaceful coexistence

and respect for diversity this ancient

indian vision is that created through

diverse art forms like music

dance art and architecture

it forms the heart of the messages

conveyed through

poems and discourses by the saint

philosopher like

the narayan gurudeva it provides the

basis for social reform movements

that seek to remove the inequalities and

dysfunctional distortions

the threatened social creation and

progress

when can i do said no nation can move

forward by forgetting its culture and

heritage

he also noted that books like these can

contribute to a deeper understanding of

the roots of india's civilizational

value

these books like this the audience help

the present and future generations to

appreciate

the school of india that's why

torta trust deserve compliments

for supporting such a publication

this will help build a generation of

citizens who are more aware

of their inheritance no country

or no nation can move forward by

forgetting their

inheritance their culture and

that's why i always say culture

nature together for a better future

moving ahead in the bulletin the

election commission has zero tolerance

towards money and muscle power

or misuse of government machinery chief

election commissioner sunil arora

asserted on friday

including a three-day tour to west

bengal to review poor preparations

the chief election commissioner said

that no civic police volunteers will be

deployed for the upcoming

assembly elections in the state he added

that the election commission's

expenditure observer

will take steps to prevent the misuse of

money power

he added that the election commission

will ensure that there is no

irregularity

and that every voter is allowed to cast

board in a free and fair manner

in the assembly polls over one lakh

polling stations will be set up

for the 2021 assembly elections in assam

and every book will be made accessible

to all persons with disabilities

i hope you see west bengal

has been a thought leader of india

and world for many years for centuries

in fact

and still is and will remain

so just as vast bengal has been the

thought leader

in that we expect political parties also

and we told them

that i mean we are very happy that you

giving us your feedback

but all of you are saying that you want

a free and fair election

but we also hope uh and expect

that you will all cooperate fully

uh with and ensuring free and fair

elections

in a major blow to the thrinamool

congress ahead of the upcoming west

bengal assembly elections

forest minister rajiv mukherjee quit the

muhammad banerjee cabinet on friday his

resignation has been accepted by west

bengal governor jagdeep dhankar

banerjee sent his resignation letter to

chief minister mahmut banerjee

and in the letter he said that it had

been a great honor and privilege to

serve the people of west bengal

however he did not cite any particular

reason for quitting

he also went to meet the governor to

personally hand over his resignation

letter to him

the mla has joined the string of tmc

leaders and legislators

who have recently quit the muhammad

banerjee camp several tmc ministers

including suhindu adhikari

and silvadradatta have resigned and

joined the bjp as well recently

the congress party will have an elected

president by june 2021

with the party's working committee on

friday approving holding the internal

election

after the assembly polls the committee

after a meeting

authorized party chief sonia gandhi to

schedule the internal election

after the conclusion of assembly polls

in five states

addressing the media congress leaders kc

venugopal and randeep surjawala said

that the congress president was

requested unanimously

to reschedule aicc plenary session to

the end of june 2021

and the congress chief's election would

be concluded by june 2021

well preparations for republic day 2021

are in full swing with new additions to

the parade this year's celebrations

will be different due to the ongoing

kobit 19 pandemic

uttar pradesh tablo will feature a

replica of the ram

temple being constructed in ayodhya the

rafale fighter jets

purchased from france and inducted into

the indian air force last year

will also participate in the parade for

the first time

the indian navy's tableau at the

republic day parade this year

will showcase models of ins vikrant and

naval operations that were conducted

during the 1971 india-pakistan war

this time government has

taken a step to increase the

number of tableau there is a

22 to 25 ta pele

32 around 10

tableau has been increased this is a

very

uh i mean special things

big number

the supreme sacrifice of ninth sikh guru

tegh bahadur will be the theme of the

official tableau of the state of punjab

while ladakh is set to make its debut in

the republic day parade

with a beautiful tableau depicting the

iconic thix a monastery and also its

cultural heritage

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foreign

prime minister narendra modi on friday

paid tribute to iconic freedom fighter

netaji subhash chandra bose on the eve

of his birth anniversary

he said that he wished to build a strong

confident and self-reliant india through

the thoughts and ideals of netaji

in a series of twitter messages the

prime minister recalled the association

of netaji

with gujarat's haripura highlighting

neeta

subhash chandra bosu's special relations

with haripura

the prime minister said that it was at

the haripura session of 1938

that bose was elected as the congress

president

prime minister modi also remembered the

launch of e gram vishwagram project from

haripura

on 23rd january 2009

further the prime minister said that he

can never forget the affection of the

people of haripura

who took him through an elaborate

procession on the same road

as bose was taken in the year 1938

he also noted that the special program

being held in haripura on the occasion

of bose's birth anniversary

will be a fitting tribute for his

contribution to the nation

prime minister narendra modi will also

address parakram divas celebrations in

kolkata

to commemorate netaji subhash chandra

bose's 125th birth anniversary on

saturday

he will inaugurate a permanent

exhibition and a projection mapping show

on his life besides he will also release

a commemorative coin and postage stamp

on the occasion

ahead of the event the prime minister

will visit the national library in

kolkata

where an international conference on

revisiting the legacy of netaji subhash

chandra bose in the 21st century

and an artist camp are being organized

the center had recently announced to

observe netaji subhash chandra moses

birth anniversary as parakram divas

every year

prime minister narendra modi will also

distribute over one lakh

land pattas or allotment certificates in

shiv sagar in assam

on the occasion

so that's it from us in this bulletin

but before we leave we once again urge

all our viewers

to continue to take precautions in order

to stay safe from the kobe 19 pandemic

wear face masks wash your hands and face

regularly

and also maintain physical distancing

whenever you step

outside remember these simple

precautions by us

are all that it takes to defeat the

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