The New Indian Express wishes its readers a Our offices and press will remain closed today and there will be no issue of the paper on Friday HYDERABAD  THURSDAY  JANUARY 14, 2021  `7.00  PAGES 20  LATE CITY EDITION TRUMP ON VERGE OF SECOND IMPEACHMENT IN HOUSE Democratic Party-controlled US House of Representatives is all set to impeach President Trump on Thursday morning FIVE REPUBLICANS WILL SUPPORT THE MOVE While Trump’s first impeachment in 2019 brought no Republican votes, this time at least five Republican leaders have said they will support the Democrat move. The article of impeachment charges Trump with a count of ‘incitement of insurrection’ for his actions on January 6, when he delivered a speech inciting his supporters to lay siege to the Capitol ■ 67% DON TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR RIOTS ■ Trump has taken no responsibility for the Capitol riots but cautioned that the impeachment move is causing “tremendous danger to our country, and it’s causing tremendous anger” More Republicans are expected to break away from party lines and vote to impeach Trump as US President THE MAJORITY NEEDED IN THE SENATE TO REMOVE A SITTING U.S. PRESIDENT CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOGGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ WARANGAL ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Mega L46K-cr deal for 83 LCA Tejas aircraft Covaxin out in TS, consent must for jab EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad Boost to indigenous defence manufacturing sector as Cabinet approves the procurement The first consignment of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin being dispatched from Hyderabad at 1 am on Wednesday M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi IN a big boost to the indigenous defence manufacturing sector, the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, worth over `45,000 crore. In all, 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighters and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 trainers are to be bought at a cost of `45,696 crore from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bengaluru, which is developing the aircraft. Besides, a `1,202 crore deal for the design and development of infrastructure for spares and repairs of Tejas was also approved. The first flight of the Tejas Mark 1A is expected by 2022end. The LCA is equipped with an Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, Beyond Visual Range Missiles, Electronic Warfare Suite and Air to Air Refuelling facilities to enhance their combat ability and maintainability HAL chairman . Multi-role fighter plane TS SANCTUARIES POORLY MANAGED TELANGANA received 20,000 doses of Covaxin in the wee hours of Wednesday from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. The vials of 10 ml each can cater to up to 20 beneficiaries in a go as only 0.5 ml is used for a shot. Also, it is learnt that beneficiaries will have to sign a consent form, which has come from the Centre, before receiv- V N I L E S H @ Hyderabad N A M I TA B A J PA I @ New Delhi  Designed to carry a veritable plethora of air-to-air, air-to-surface, precision guided and standoff weaponry THE Ministry of Environment and Forests has flagged the poor management of wildlife sanctuaries in Telangana, among other issues, in its recent report in which 16 other States have bagged a better score. Teams of four experts each, including a faculty member from the Wildlife Institute of India, inspected 143 sanctuaries across the country for the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) report. In Telangana, they inspected the Siwaram, Pranahita and Pocharam wildlife sanctuaries. Of the three, the Pranahita sanctuary, where tiger movement was recently observed, scored the lowest. An analysis of the scores by Express has revealed that Pranahita bagged 55.83 per cent — lower than 105 other sanctuaries in CONTINUED ON P4 the country . IN a big relief to inter-faith couples, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad H i g h C o u r t We d n e s d ay r u l e d publication of notice of intended marriages under the Special Marriage Act can’t be mandatory as it violates the Right To Privacy . The court said publication of such a notice and inviting objections to it “would be an infringement of the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy”. It is up to the couple to decide whether to publish their notice or not, said Justice Vivek Chaudhary . The court passed the order while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed  Extensive use of advanced composites in airframe enhances strength-to-weight ratio, gives it longer fatigue life and low radar signatures R Madhavan called the decision a major boost in the atmanirbhar drive in the aerospace CONTINUED ON P8 sector. ing the vaccine as the government had permitted Covaxin under the ‘clinical trial mode’. Even after it is administered, they will have to be monitored for any adverse symptom, like it was done during the trial. On the other hand, receiving the Serum Institute of India’s 30-day notice under UP Special Marriage Act optional, says HC  Tejas is a light weight, multi-role supersonic aircraft (fighter, trainer)  Single-engine aircraft with delta wing designed for air combat and offensive air support with reconnaissance and anti-ship as its secondary roles 20,000 doses of Hyd-based Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin received on Wednesday by a Muslim woman who had converted to Hinduism to marry a Hindu man. The petitioner said her father was not letting her live with her husband. The court also observed that the publication of notice 30 days ahead of the intended marriage will affect the couple’s freedom to solemnise the marriage “without interference from state and non-state actors.” If the couple did not make a written request for publication of notice, the Marriage Officer “shall not publish any such notice or entertain objections to the intended marriage and proceed with the solemnization of the marriage”, said the 47-page judgment. vaccine, Covishield, will not require beneficiaries to sign a consent form. “Since 20 shots can be given from one vial, Covaxin will mostly be used at smaller centres catering to smaller groups. Beneficiaries will be briefed about the immunisation and the contents of the consent form before they are given the vaccine. The vaccine will be given only if the recipients sign the form,” Dr GS Rao, TS Director of Public Health, said. CONTINUED ON P5 MINING Cabinet nod for major reforms EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi IN a major step aimed at boosting mineral production in the country and bring more mineral blocks to the auction table, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for doing away with the distinction between captive and non-captive mines. Captive mines are those that produce coal or mineral for exclusive use by the company that owns the mines, while non-captive ones those that produce as well as sell the fuel. CONTINUED ON P8