The change means fewer vials of vaccine as some states complain they've run out of shots.
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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Birx says she thought of quitting the Trump administration 'always'
"I mean, why would you want to put yourself through that every day?" Birx says in the interview.
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Friday, January 22, 2021
Fauci: Trump administration's Covid strategy 'very likely did' cost lives
“When you start talking about things that make no sense medically and no sense scientifically, that clearly is not helpful,” said Fauci.
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Karnataka man held for selling beef, first arrest under new anti-cattle law
Sikhandarsab Rajasab Behari, the accused was reportedly caught by the Yelagur police for selling beef in a private shed near a railway track.
PTI
The first arrest under the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle since it came into effect on January 18 has been made in Vijayapura. A case has been registered against a 35-year-old man for allegedly selling beef illegally, confirmed Minister of Animal Husbandry, Prabhu Chauhan. Sikhandarsab Rajasab Behari, the accused was reportedly caught by the Yelagur police department for selling beef in a private shed near a railway track. A note from the minister’s office said that the Police Sub Inspector Renuka Jakanoor who led the investigation team, raided the shed where the accused was selling beef. Behari was allegedly caught red-handed while cutting and selling the meat in a private shed near the railway track. Prabhu Chauhan said that the police department took action after receiving the information of illegal sale. The minister, in his statement, lauded the rapid action of the police department regarding the case. The rest of the animals reportedly were handed over to the Yelagur goshala. The first case in the state was registered in Vijayapura district, formerly called Bijapur after the implementation of the new law. The law was promulgated by the government on January 5. Police officials had also arrested a man named Abhidali who was transporting 12-15 cattle in a Tata Eicher. The vehicle was going from Davangere to Mangaluru via Sringeri. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him after an officer found him transporting the cattle on the morning of January 8. As the new law was yet to be implemented, the FIR was registered under the old law. The new anti-cattle slaughter law punishes the killing of all cattle (except buffalos over the age of 13) and offers protection to those “acting in good faith” to save them. Any individual caught selling or slaughtering cattle illicitly can face a jail term of up to seven years and (or) has to pay a fine up to Rs 10 lakhs.
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Farm laws: Farmers in Karnataka to hold tractor rally in Bengaluru on Republic Day
Several farmer unions have decided to hold a tractor rally in New Delhi’s Outer Ring Road on Republic Day.
To show solidarity with the farmers in Delhi, several farmer groups in Karnataka, too, have decided to take out a tractor rally on Republic Day in Bengaluru. Farmer unions have planned to hold a tractor parade in New Delhi’s Outer Ring Road on Republic Day, as a protest against the three contentious farm laws brought in by the Narendra Modi-led Union government. The rally in Bengaluru will be held not only to show solidarity with the thousands of farmers who have been protesting against farm laws in Delhi for two months, but also to protest against the Karnataka government’s similar “anti-farmer” legislations, said farm leaders. “The parade will commence from NICE Road entrance in Tumkur Road till Freedom Park soon after the flag hoisting ceremony by the Chief Minister. Farmers across Karnataka will participate in the tractor rally, which will see more than 1,000 vehicles on the road,” Kodihalli Chandrasekhar, President of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, told TNM. Khet Mazdoor Congress President Sachin Meega said that similar protests will be held in all district headquarters in the state by farmers over the same issue. Other than farmers’ groups, student and labour unions, women and Dalit groups are also likely to join this rally. On January 12, the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the contentious new farm laws — the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act — till further orders. The apex court also constituted a four-member committee to make recommendations to resolve the impasse. For the last two months, the farmers from Punjab and Haryana have been sitting in protests at various state borders joining Delhi with Haryana and Rajasthan, demanding to repeal the three laws and bring a new legislation on Minimum Support Price (MSP). After several rounds of talks between the farmers’ unions and the Union government failed, the former proposed to hold the tractor rally on Republic Day. The Union government, however, sought an injunction against the farmers’ rally, citing security concerns. While the apex court did not pass an order, it has suggested that the Delhi Police under the Ministry of Home Affairs can decide on their own as it is a law and order matter. However, on Thursday, the talks between the police and farmers’ unions failed as the latter stuck to their demand to hold the rally inside Delhi and not outside the national capital. In their negotiations with the Union government, the farmers have refused to accept an offer to withhold these laws for two years. Instead, they have maintained their demand to repeal these laws. The Karnataka government, too, has passed similar legislations — Karnataka Land reforms (Amendment) Act 2020 and Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2020. According to the farmers in Karnataka, these laws are harmful to small farmers and favour large corporations.
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Citing ‘development’, K’taka rejects classifying Hesaraghatta as conservation reserve
This decision was a setback for the decade-long movement initiated by the environmental activists and locals.
Mahesh Bhat
The Karnataka State Wildlife Board on Tuesday rejected the proposal for converting Bengaluru’s last-standing grassland Hesaraghatta into a conservation reserve. This decision was a setback for the decade-long movement initiated by the environmental activists and locals. The state Forest Department, along with the Animal Husbandry Department had chalked out a proposal for declaring the 5,010-acre land area the Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation Reserve in 2013-14. When contacted, environmentalist Joseph Hoover said, “The area is the last grassland space and we want to conserve it. It houses nearly 130 species of birds including migratory ones, mammals and butterflies. The destruction of the environment is being passed off as development. The Karnataka government had earlier planned to build a film city on a plot in Hesaraghatta too.” It was filmmaker and member of the group Arkavathy and Kumudvathy River Rejuvenation Trust, Mahesh Bhat, who had spearheaded the Public Interest Litigation that helped save the 345-acre grassland situated in the larger 5,010-acre land area from being used to make a film city in 2012. He said, “We filed the PIL with Karnataka High Court and it went on for three years. The court eventually returned the land to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.” He, along with conservationist Ramki Srinivasan, biologist K S Sheshadri, and Ornithologist M B Krishna had drafted a detailed proposal for declaring the 5,000 acres including the lake bed as conservation reserve under section 36A of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. He added that after submitting the same to Karnataka Forest Department, changes were made – such as fencing the 345-acre grassland area – after the survey. However, the State Wildlife Board had, according to the reports, refused to approve the proposal of classifying the area as a conservation reserve since it has a high value in the real estate sector. Over fears that it may halt the development of the region, Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath is opposed to the idea of classifying the space into a conservation reserve. “The MLA has a very wrong notion as to what will happen with the region after it’s declared a conservation reserve. We want development too, and accepting the proposal won’t halt the progress in the area. He should clear the misconceptions,” said Joseph Hoover. According to the Deccan Herald, Vishwanath’s opposition to the project is in the “interest of their [local villagers] livelihood”. “The grassland has already been fenced by the conservationists. Once the 5000-acre area is turned into a conservation reserve, no development activities can be carried out, and the villagers near the lakes will suffer, so will the poultry farmers and fishermen. We don’t oppose the conservation of the environment, however, there already are buildings, hotels and other urban facilities. This decision will hamper everyone there along with villagers,” Vishwanath told TNM. He added that public consensus should have been taken before the proposal was listed and also said that asking the area to be declared a conservation reserve is “unscientific”.
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‘We don’t get such opportunities often’: Tibetan students top uni in Bengaluru for 2nd yr
Dayananda Sagar University in Bengaluru has reserved many seats for Tibetan students and offer them scholarships in honour of Dalai Lama.
“Many from our settlement don't receive the opportunities that I did," says Sonam Chouksey, a final year student of Dayananda Sagar University in Bengaluru, as she and her friend, Tenzin Choezom, were awarded the top ranks at the institution. Like Sonam and Tenzin, many students from the Tibetan settlements in Karnataka have been topping the university for the last two years. Apart from the reservation in seats, Tibetan students also receive scholarships granted by the university in honour of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Sonam Chouksey and Tenzin Choezom secured the top ranks in Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) respectively. However, Sonam says that many students still struggle to find their footing. "Fortunately, I did not struggle as much as my parents and grandparents have, since I have lived in hostels among people from different backgrounds. My grandparents came to India in 1956 and my parents were born here, in Karnataka. I did not struggle much but we live in a different settlement from others. Many from our settlement don't receive the opportunities that I did," says Sonam, who resides in Chowkur settlement in Karnataka's Periyapatna. Chowkur is one of the many Tibetan settlements in Karnataka which were established in the early 1960s, following the 1959 Tibetan Uprising. Many Tibetans took refuge in India and have been living here in forced exile since then. Sonam, like other Tibetan students in India, wanted to prove her mettle and show that she, too, could achieve anything she wanted to. Yet, she says that despite such academic achievements, they have been facing discrimination. Although the Indian government allowed Tibetans in the country to apply for an Indian passport, many still continue to possess the Registration Certificate (RC) that assigns them the “refugee status”. Choosing the Indian passport is a double-edged sword as the students will then have to give up the benefits they receive under the Central Tibetan Administration. They also do not wish to lose their Tibetan identity. “Interning with a company was mandatory for us and many of our friends got internships abroad. Some of us, who hold RC for Tibetans, struggled to secure internships abroad. That is why I am grateful for this opportunity that many people from Chowkur don’t really get,” says the student, who aspires to complete her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance at a university abroad. However, she still has her concerns. “I will again have to face hurdles while applying to universities abroad, but I hope I can overcome the difficulties,” she says. According to University Dean Punith Cariappa, the Tibetan students have been topping and achieving excellence because they have struggled in real life and value every opportunity. "These students are in touch with their reality. They know the value of struggle and that motivates them to be better. These students also know that they have to struggle harder than the average Indian student to find better job opportunities,” he says.
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