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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 348 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, MARCH 21 | 2021 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 Celebrating spirit of local entrepreneurship THE BUSINESS EMINENCE AWARDS PROGRAMME HONOURED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LEADERS FROM THE STATE

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Bhubaneswar, March 20: Inaugurating the first edition of the Business Eminence Awards function here Saturday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik lauded the efforts of the Centre asks CJI Bobde business leaders in maintaining a positive business climate even dur- ing the COVID-19 pandemic. to name his successor The programme jointly organised by Orissa POST and Dharitri aimed PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Minister would, at an ap- to celebrate the spirit of indigenous en- propriate time, seek the rec- trepreneurship and appreciate the ef- New Delhi, March 20 : ommendation of the out- forts of business persons in Odisha in With a little over a month left going Chief Justice of India creating wealth for the state over- before Chief Justice of India for the appointment of the coming all odds, especially the COVID SA Bobde retires, the gov- next Chief Justice of India. pandemic. ernment has started the Under this process, after Inaugurating the event in a virtual process of appointment of receipt of the recommen- mode, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik next Chief Justice of India, dation of the CJI, the Law talked about the hand-holding sup- asking the incumbent to Minister puts it before the port given by the state government to recommend his successor, Prime Minister who advises all sectors of the industry in the last sources said Saturday. the President in the matter one year. “Though the post pan- Law Minister Ravi of appointment. demic situation has put the global Shankar Prasad on Friday “Whenever there is any economy into tailspin, sparing sent a letter to Justice Bobde, doubt about the fitness of none in the process, these in- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik addressing the audience after inaugurating the Business Eminence Awards function Saturday and (R) Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas who is set to retire on April the senior-most Judge to spiring stories of success have and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan lights the ceremonial lamp in the company of Tathagata Satpathy, Editor of Dharitri and Orissa POST, Adyasha Satpathy, CEO of both the 23, seeking his recommen- hold the office of the Chief contributed to the growth of a publications and Vishal Dev, Principal Secretary, Tourism department OP PHOTO dation, the sources told this Justice of India, consultation business climate in the state. I news agency. with other Judges...would wish all the best to these award win- business parameters also indicate a re- reap the benefits of the diverse repos- Pradhan said, “In the next 20 years state in several sectors, including dis- As per the Memorandum be made for appointment ners who have helped bring back focus vival of the economy. Repeated lock- itory of minerals in the state. Odisha can reach a new height with col- aster management,” he said. of Procedure governing the of the next Chief Justice of to business and economy through downs and COVID-related protocols to “The potential of Odisha should laborative approach by different stake- Welcoming the guests and awardees, appointment of members India,” the document states. their personal examples of success.” contain the pandemic being the priority, not be confined to fulfillment of the holders. Odisha has a long maritime Editor of Dharitri and Orissa POST of the higher judiciary, “ap- Justice NV Ramana is The CM also said that an enabling the economic impacts have not gone needs of the local population. We need history – sailing to several parts of Tathagata Satpathy said that Business pointment to the office of the senior-most judge in the industrial policy supported by Odisha unnoticed,” he said. to work to cater to the demands of the world for trade and commerce and Eminence Awards are meant to rec- the Chief Justice of India top court after the Chief government brought about massive Union Petroleum and Natural Gas others, especially the north-east. Bihar still has its presence in many regions.” ognize the industrialists who didn’t should be of the senior- Justice of India SA progress in the industrial eco-system Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who has now also approached Odisha to start Even today, people in and beyond lower their guards during the pan- most judge of the Bobde. of the state. “We continued to be a top was the chief guest, also urged the a port in the state, which is likely to Odisha still remember Biju Patnaik, demic and continued to remain role Supreme Court Born on August investment destination even during the industrialists to utilise the scope of increase the business prospects of Harekrushna Mahtab and Nandani models for the state. considered fit to 27, 1957, Justice pandemic. Recent data on various value addition to raw materials and Odisha,” he said. Satpathy and the good work done by Talking about the concept behind the hold the office”. Ramana’s them, he said. awards, Satpathy said, “This is a very It stipulates tenure is till Though the In the next 20 years Odisha In his key note address, Vishal Dev, critical phase in global history. COVID that the Law August 26, post pandemic can reach a new height with Principal Secretary of Tourism has been a great leveler. It made us con- 2022. situation has collaborative approach by Department, said once Odisha was scious of our commonalities. While put the global economy different stakeholders. Odisha considered a backward state, but it many in the world failed and collapsed, into tailspin, sparing has a long maritime history – has transformed to “the best investment the awardees are the brave warriors none in the process, sailing to several parts of the destination” in the last two decades. who not only overcame the difficulties, these inspiring stories world for trade and “Around 2000, Odisha had an image but succeeded and grew. We consider of success have commerce and still has its of a backward state but over the last them as social and economic leaders contributed to the growth of a business presence in many regions two decades we have been recognised of the state.” as one of the model states vis-à-vis Adyasha Satpathy, CEO of the two pub- climate in the state DHARMENDRA PRADHAN I UNION MINISTER FOR PETROLEUM & good governance. We are a leading lications, delivered the vote of thanks. NAVEEN PATNAIK I ODISHA CHIEF MINISTER NATURAL GAS AND STEEL IRREGULAR by MANJUL MAHANGA DOUBLE MURDER CASE PREZ IN CITY Over 8.83L youths unemployed in Oppn seeks Law Minister’s scalp state: Minister POST NEWS NETWORK Leader of Opposition Countering the allegations, BJD 48,138 persons have been lawmaker Byomakesh Ray ques- Pradipta Naik said that given placement during Bhubaneswar, March 20: Raising tioned as to why the BJP leader the period between 2000 the Mahanga double murder case an FIR has been lodged from Mahanga, Sarada Pradhan, has in the state Assembly Saturday, not been arrested though he is al- and January 31 this year Opposition BJP and Congress de- against the Jena for his legedly involved in several crimes. manded the resignation and req- alleged involvement in “He (Pradhan) is facing several POST NEWS NETWORK uisite action against Minister Pratap criminal cases, including dacoity Jena for his alleged involvement in the double murder case and attempted murder. He had also Bhubaneswar, March 20: As No, this is illegal. the crime. served a jail term for 22 days ear- many 8,83,639 unemployed youths You can only pay in freebies During the Zero Hour, Leader of minister if the government has lier. In 1957, his name was in the BPL have registered themselves with for his vote! Opposition Pradipta Naik said that any evidence against him. list but in the next 3 to 4 years he different employment exchange an FIR has been lodged against the Congress member Santosh Singh became the owner of property offices in the state till January 31 Jena for his alleged involvement in Saluja also raised the issue and de- worth crores,” Ray alleged. this year, Skill Development and the double murder case. “Though manded resignation of Pratap Jena. Reacting to this, BJP MLA Majhi Technical Education Minister Massive quake the FIR has been lodged against a Alleging that the Mahanga double said that no one has stopped the Premananda Nayak said in minister in the Mahanga double murder is a fall-out of corruption government from arresting Pradhan Assembly, Saturday. rocks Japan murder case, action is yet to be in housing schemes, Saluja said if he has committed any crime. In a written reply to MLA Suresh TOKYO: An earthquake measuring taken against him,” Naik alleged. that Pratap Jena should resign. Meanwhile, BJP took out a big Kumar Routray, the minister said, 7.2 on the Richter scale struck north- According to Naik, the law and Congress Legislature Party leader rally in the city Saturday and staged out of the total unemployed youths, eastern Japan Saturday, prompting order situation has deteriorated Narasingha Mishra too criticized protests in front of the Assembly de- 23,422 have not completed ma- authorities to issue a tsunami in the state. Meanwhile, BJP chief the government for the political manding strong action against Jena. triculation (under matric) while warning for Miyagi prefecture. The whip Mohan Charan Majhi ap- murder case. Mishra said it is very On the other hand, a BJD delegation 1,95,514 youths have registered for Japan Meteorological Agency pealed to the Chief Minister to ini- unfortunate that an FIR has been submitted a memorandum to the CM Naveen Patnaik welcomes President Ram Nath Kovind upon the latter’s job after completing their ma- warned of up to a 1-metre high tiate necessary action against the lodged against a minister. twin city Police Commissioner. arrival at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Saturday OP PHOTO triculation (Class X). tsunami in Miyagi and the first The unemployed youths com- tsunami wave has already swept prised 3,23,238 intermediates, ashore in the city of Ishinomaki. The 1,80,822 graduates, 33,938 diploma warning prompted some residents in ASHOKA VARSITY ISSUE holders, 37,861 ITI holders, 9,670 post- Miyagi to rush to higher ground graduates, 37,114 trained teachers ahead of the possible arrival of and 42,060 others with different tsunami, NHK footage showed. qualifications, the minister said. There were no immediate reports of Free speech in India suffered ‘grievous blow’: Rajan On placement of the registered casualties or damage to property. youths, Nayak said a total of 48,138 The quake also shook buildings in persons have been given place- Tokyo. The temblor occurred at 6.09 Free speech is the soul of a great university. By compromising on it, the founders have bartered away its soul: Former RBI Governor p.m. (local time), with its epicentre ment during the period between located at latitude of 38.4 degrees PRESS TRUST OF INDIA itself at the centre of a contro- in government and in high offices go away? This is indeed a sad de- 2000 and January 31 this year. north and a longitude of 141.7 versy after political commentator like the Supreme Court with vivid velopment for India,” Rajan said. Highest 6034 youths got placement degrees east, and at the depth of 60 New Delhi, March 20: Eminent Mehta and economist Subramanian prose and thought-provoking ar- Mehta’s exit from the varsity in the year 2009 while only 83 per- km, the agency said. P10 economist Raghuram Rajan has resigned. guments,” he said. was followed by the resignation of sons recruited in the year 2020 said free speech suffered a “griev- In a Linkedin post, former RBI On the recent developments at professor Subramanian, also a for- and January of this year. ous blow” in India with the resig- governor Rajan said that free speech the varsity, Rajan – who is a pro- mer chief economic advisor of the Similarly, 2421 youths got place-

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This is a productive day to deal in money matters, foresees Ganesha. You Huruda stands up against will probably enjoy both money and mus- OTT forced all cle power in the afternoon. A necklace or pendant is awaiting your sweetheart, so surprise her. Caution: There is a risk of religious exploitations your money being swindled. Bhubaneswar: Prayas, a Odisha. The 100-minute Sania, a young farmer, be- to up their theatre troupe from play was written by comes a stumbling block GEMINI Rourkela, presented Odia Nivedita Jena and directed in their plans. But Sania’s You will feel some meas- play Huruda here at Bhanja by Prafulla Chandra Sethy. unfortunate death in an ac- ure of loneliness today. Kala Mandap, Saturday, on It expressed how reli- cident gives the two and You will need the compa- the second day of Ranga gion, since ages, has been their associates a shot in game:Kriti ny of someone close to you for reassur- Sangam, a state level drama a tool in the hands of cor- their arms. The rest of the ance. The evening will see you plagued by rapid mood swings. Meditative techniques festival. rupted village heads to ex- story tells about the strug- can help calm your mind, says Ganesha. The event is being or- ploit the poor. Pujari Nana gle of the poor against feu- Mumbai: Actress Kirti Kulhari feels if ganised by Odisha Sangeet and Mishra Babu, a dalism mindset. The Bollywood has started experimenting lately, Natak Akademi(OSNA) in sarpanch-zamindar duo of artistes who performed the it is all thanks to OTT. The actress says dur- collaboration with the a village, want to fill up play included Prafulla Sethy, ing lockdown, OTT gained viewership and CANCER Department of Odia their coffers by misleading Ramesh Sahoo, Gangadhar this forced everyone to up their game. With healthy financial Language, Literature and the innocent people in the Rout, Gouranga Dalai, Nita “OTT has given a lot of competition to condition, your focus Cutlure, Government of name of religion. However, Goswami, Santoshini Barik Bollywood, which was becoming unhealthy will be more on your and Manisha. as when you know you are the king, you don't social commitments, AKADEMI’S 5-DAY DRAMA FEST says Ganesha. Though till afternoon you Eminent theatre per- need to do anything else. They were not pushing may have only yourself to give you com- sonalities Manoj Patnaik, themselves and were comfortable for years,” she pany, you will be central to a conversa- Antaryami Panda and told IANS. tion with like-minded people. OSNA Secretary Prabodh The actress says now there is ‘healthy competition’. Kumar Rath attended the “After corona, people who were not exposed to OTT re- programme as guests while alised that with OTT we could sit at home to watch stuff we LEO Odisha Natya Sangh vice- love. After corona, the game has changed even more and every- You will be so scheming president Prakash one is pushed to just do better. There is healthy competition to outdo and calculating today Maharana conducted a short the other in a way of how can I up my game. That is coming from that you can even give meeting before the play. PNN a space of healthy competition,” she says. IANS the vixen in a soap opera a run for her money. With such stars on the horizon, it becomes imper- ative that you find a way to keep your temper, especially at work. Mumbai Saga: An attempt to celebrate clichés

VIRGO John Abraham lives up The film adheres to the textbook Cast: You will focus on your of yore while setting cop hero-ver- John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, finances today and to his action star sus-Robinhood antihero tussle be- work towards consoli- Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal and tween Emraan and John. dating your profits, billing, though he could Anjana Sukhani John lives up to his action star says Ganesha. You may also make provi- have toned down the Direction: billing, though he could have toned sions for any crisis that may arise in Sanjay Gupta future. Ganesha strongly feels that you down the tendency to ham in the may sign some agreements and docu- tendency to ham in the drama scenes. ments that will become milestones in Manjrekar), who realises Amartya In contrast, Emraan Hashmi is your future business life. drama scenes. could be moulded into an mostly left tackling a role that pales essential ally in his in the swagger-strutting contest. anjay Gupta’s latest is an ex- bid to rule the city. FILM Sanjay Gupta has smartly LIBRA tension of his trademark Following tem- cast two filmmakers with There is a very high S‘Shootout’ films, reloading fa- plate, there is a proven acting credentials probability of legal dis- miliar uber-violence with old-school cop ‘hero’ to take REVIEW in pivotal supporting roles. putes receding and going your way due to drama about cops, gangsters and the on John’s gangster an- Both Mahesh Manjrekar and out-of-court settlements that go in self-seeking political set, packing in tihero. Emraan Hashmi as Inspector Amol Gupte approach primarily your favour. The afternoon may see loud dialogues and the essential cinema is being drastically reor- Rao (John Abraham), a made-to- harass local shopkeepers for ‘hafta’. Vijay Savarkar takes up the chal- clichéd characters with a certain you being unyielding when it comes to naach-gaana. ganised, Mumbai Saga needed to order cinema hero who stands up As Amartya goes for the big bash- lenge of thwarting Amartya’s for- fresh approach, which is definitely an interacting with people. Coming after Shootout At Wadala, have some sort of a USP. against the goons of a local tough, up he catches the eye of a local midable rise, but not before half asset for the film. The remaining and at a time when everything about At the core of the story is Amartya Gaitonde (Amol Gupte), when they politician, Bhau (Mahesh the film is through. cast has little to do. AGENCIES SCORPIO It is highly likely that you will be on the move today, SUDOKU predicts Ganesha. You will post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, be actively shuttling from PEANUTS one location to the other for work or social CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers purposes. Business meetings and conver- 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. sations will be the basis of all your thoughts. Business proposals may take shape later in the day, feels Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Your life is full of myster- ies that have plagued you for the past few days. Unless you confess your karma and do penance you will con- tinue to suffer. Be careful of what you say and do today, says Ganesha. Be kind to all and behave in a humble way. You never know what is next in store for you. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN You may get bogged down with work, and experience enormous stress today, says SOLUTIONS Ganesha. But, an adept professional, you will not give up easily. Your opponents will take a beating and will start to acknowledge your potential and abilities.

AQUARIUS Today, the slump in ener- gy will beat the daylights out of you! Yes, the day does improve later and a sudden good news will take you by sur- BREVITY prise. But be careful about meeting dead- CROSSWORD lines, says Ganesha, as you need to main- tain your niche in the scheme of things.

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n January, the Netherlands imacy on state policies to man- hosted a digital Climate age public health. These prerog- Adaptation Summit where atives have been on full display Facts don’t matter Irepresentatives of govern- during the COVID-19 pandemic: ments from around the world dis- government-ordered lockdowns ne of the problems of writing in these times is that little makes cussed their post-pandemic re- have curtailed individual free- sense. There is no real connection to reality with news and therefore covery plans. To take advantage of doms in ways that rarely happen Ocommenting on it, which is the work I am doing here, is useless. There remarkably cheap public finance, without trial. is no role for an analyst because there is nothing to analyse in the absence many emphasised state-directed in- Citizens have largely accepted of logic and reason. To illustrate what is meant consider these four news items. vestments in green infrastructure these interventions not just be- The first is from Sunday, March 14. The headline is: “India vs England: to promote climate adaptation and cause of past jurisprudence, but be- Record crowd post Covid-19 in 1st T20 International”. The news item says stimulate the economy. cause of all the social and politi- that in the match played at the world’s largest Narendra Modi Stadium the Given the increasing evidence cal history that the legal system has attendance was 57,000 people. The second headline is from 14 March and it that unavoidable shifts in the cli- Although efforts to mitigate and adapt to metabolised to get to where it is says "Covid-19 scare: Remaining T20I in Ahmedabad to be played without mate system are already under- climate change have been informed by today. We are the beneficiaries of spectators”. The report says that the BCCI came to the conclusion that hav- way, this focus on adaptation should decades of debate on the impor- ing tens of thousands of people in close proximity was not good during the be applauded. But the constitu- scientists and led by technocrats, their tance of public health; of large pandemic. The second wave of Covid had begun at the end of February so tional implications of increased success will depend on ordinary citizens. bodies of epidemiological data, the question is why spectators were allowed into the world’s largest Narendra state interventionism should not which have won the confidence of Modi Stadium. That the news reports did not explain but daily Covid cases be underestimated. Any time a It is the people and their representative both courts and politicians; and in Gujarat went up by 40 per cent in these four days. Giulio Boccaletti state promises to wield power on institutions that must decide where individual of huge investments in a complex The third headline is from this morning, Saturday, March 20. It reads: “Alarmed a society-wide scale – in this case, web of institutions – government over Covid-19 surge MHA writes to states, asks for compliance with norms”. to climate-proof the entire economy rights end and collective responsibility begins agencies, universities, regulators The report says that the Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to – the sources and scope of its le- – that have built trust over time. the chief secretaries of all states on the second BECAUSE gitimacy will be hotly debated. century, the human population response to the TVA sowed the These and other factors have helped wave of Covid. He says that large gatherings are In many countries’ courts, they tripled with the shift from rural, seeds of an anti-infrastructure, citizens converge on a set of prin- a problem and that they should take “necessary MODERN already are. In 2015, Urgenda, a agricultural societies to urban anti-dam movement that swept ciples making public health a top measures” for “strict enforcement”. CONSTITUTIONALISM nongovernmental organisation, consumer economies. As a result, the world in the second half of collective priority. The fourth headline is also from today and sued the Dutch government on expectations changed. A wealthier, the twentieth century. Humanity has now reached the it says “Explained: Why new Uttarakhand CM DEVELOPED the grounds that it had failed to pro- enfranchised population could no Without a shared understand- critical juncture where climate wants no ‘rok-tok’ on Kumbh crowds”. The re- ALONGSIDE tect the Dutch people from the longer tolerate risks (namely, floods ing of where individual rights change is acquiring normative port says that the BJP government in the state heightened risk that climate change and droughts) that previously had end and collective responsibility value. The evidence justifying con- wanted the Kumbh Mela to be “open for all”. As SMALLPOX AND poses to low-lying countries. The been an accepted part of life. begins, any systematic transfor- certed state action continues to of March 11, some 32 lakh people had already YELLOW FEVER implication was that a failure to When the Great Depression ar- mation of the landscape will be an grow. But while climate adapta- gathered and more were on their way. The shahi meet national emissions-reduc- rived, governments responded uphill battle, whatever the intent. tion is as urgent and salient an snans were to be held on April 12, 14 and 27. Daily CRISES, PUBLIC tion targets constitutes evidence with infrastructure-led moderni- Climate-adaption projects cannot imperative as public health, it has cases had doubled in Haridwar over the last two of state negligence. In 2019, the sation programmes designed to become a staple of public policy if yet to gain the same level of broad- weeks. It was unclear what the connection of this Aakar Patel HEALTH OFFERS Supreme Court in The Hague control an unruly environment they are merely technocratic in na- based acceptance. activity had to do with the Union govern- A HELPFUL agreed; ruling in Urgenda’s favour, and prevent it from threatening eco- ture. Rather, they must embody a For climate policy to become ment’s instruction which also came on the There is no role for it compelled the state to pursue nomic growth and stability. The pro- new contract between the state more than a technocratic project, same day. an analyst because ANALOGY FOR larger emissions cuts. liferation of dams, embankments, and its citizens. There must be a governments will need to invest not The second last headline, this again from HOW SUCH Though the Urgenda case was and canals amounted to an ex- constitutional arrangement that just in infrastructure and land- today, reads: “Assembly Election 2021: PM there is nothing to initially framed as an application traordinary display of sovereignty. defines the risks a society is will- use changes, but also in intellectual Modi to address rally in Kharagpur today, analyse in the ARRANGEMENTS of tort law, it ultimately hinged on The essence of this technocratic ing to endure, and that sets a capital, regulatory institutions, four rallies scheduled in 10 days”. This follows the obligations of the Dutch state crusade against economic inse- threshold for taking collective ac- research, and education. Now is the from another story which said Modi would hold absence of logic ARISE under the European Convention curity was similar to what some tion against intolerable threats. time to drive public engagement in 20 rallies and Amit Shah 50 rallies in Bengal. and reason on Human Rights. And because the would like to see in the state’s re- Because modern constitution- the debates that will define the Modi’s ‘Brigade Chalo’ rally in Kolkata on 7 focus shifted to risks experienced sponse to climate change today. alism developed alongside small- boundaries between individual March had between 5 and 10 lakh people in the by the entire population, it be- In the United States, the pox and yellow fever crises, pub- rights and collective responsibil- crowd. Cases had doubled since that day in Bengal also. came a constitutional issue. The Tennessee Valley Authority be- lic health offers a helpful analogy ity in the era of climate change. The last headline we should look at is “Covid count tops 40k after 111 Supreme Court’s decision cast the came the archetype of state-led for how such arrangements arise. Insofar as limits on the exercise of days, biggest rise in active cases since September”. On Friday India effects of climate change (pro- modernisation. Wielding ex- In its 1905 decision in Jacobson v. state power are the bedrock of recorded 40,000 new cases. One year ago, on March 24, 2020, when Modi jected by the science) as an in- traordinary executive power as a Massachusetts, the US Supreme modern constitutionalism, the so- decided that there would be a 21-day national lockdown, India had added fringement on human rights, and federally owned corporation, the Court ruled that a community’s cietal embrace of climate adapta- less than 100 new cases. thus ruled that the state has a duty TVA could expropriate land in the right to protect itself against a tion represents a significant con- Why did we go into nationwide lockdown when we were adding 100 cases to act. Presumably, the same duty name of the public interest and deadly epidemic allowed it to take stitutional moment. a day and why are we not going into lockdown but allowing cricket stadiums, that applies to climate mitigation command substantial federal re- action against individuals who political rallies and kumbh melas when we are adding 40,000 cases a day? (emissions cuts) will also apply sources. Yet despite its success in refused to be vaccinated against The writer is an honorary What is the science here? I do not know. I do not think anyone knows. Why to investments in adaptation. transforming one of the poorest re- smallpox – including by legislat- research associate at the is the Modi government sending letters to states saying they should have strict Nonetheless, systematic climate gions of the US, the TVA faced ing compulsory inoculation. Smith School of Enterprise enforcement of crowd control when Modi is himself holding giant rallies? adaptation implies a transforma- such strong opposition from those In most democracies since then, and Environment, University Why is the government saying there should be necessary measures taken tion of the physical landscape on who saw it as federal overreach that a century of judicial review has pro- of Oxford. urgently to stop the spread of the virus when it is allowing 32 lakh people a scale that is certain to provoke no project of its kind has been duced a large body of constitu- to gather in one place for a month? These are rhetorical questions. They do pushback. In the early twentieth replicated in the US. Indeed, the tional doctrines conferring legit- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE not have any answers because there is no logic and no sense to the way that India operates. The prime minister’s latest slogan is that in Bengal he will not allow khela but only vikas. His record, according to his own data, says that India’s SPECTRUM PERSONAL FINANCE GDP growth has been in constant decline since January 2018. It fell from 8% to 7% to 6% to 4% to 3% at the end of 2019 and then fell into the negative. Unemployment according to government data was at its highest in 2019 be- fore Covid in India’s independent history. There are 20% fewer adult Indians in the workforce than in China or the United States. This means that there will be no demographic dividend in India and we Teach millennials responsible borrowing have squandered the moment when we could have had the maximum num- ber of people in the workforce. This will not happen because there is no work s per an S&P survey, more most of us. Elders in a house advise repay the loan to be availed. The pur- charges, type of security needed, for them. Is this vikas? I do not know. But the prime minister says it is so than 75 per cent of Indian the next generation not to go for pose of the loan should be genuine repayment terms, processing fee, there must be some truth to it. Aadults do not understand credit as it may ruin or disrupt and productive. Loan should al- insurance, stamp duty, guarantee, Analysts in India have become irrelevant because the facts do not matter basic financial concepts like com- their economic life. Providing loans ways be a last resort. Do not get etc. This will help in choosing the any longer. This is a strange statement to make, but it is true. pound interest, budget, retire- is a basic function of the banks tempted to take a loan as others right institutions where the bor- ment planning, responsible bor- and they can discharge this func- around you are taking loans. Also rower will pay less with better rowing, etc. Around 80 per cent of tion properly when there is aware- avoid easy loans offered by ag- terms and conditions. A wrong de- WISDOM CORNER women lack financial education. ness among people about various gressive lenders who discourage cision will result in more payment A Morgan Stanley report of 2019 facilities of credit offered by them. borrowers from reading and un- and extra burden financially and revealed that 46 per cent of India’s Banks organised various pro- derstanding the terms and condi- psychologically. Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where workforce consisting of millen- grammes during the FLW to reach tions mentioned in the loan docu- The last caution is not to take a they cannot be seen. Bhaskar Nath Biswal STEPHEN HAWKING nials contributes around 70 per out to larger number of masses to ments. It is essential to read and loan to repay another. This may If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. cent of the household income of spread awareness. understand the loan documents lead to a vicious circle from which TOM STOPPARD MILLENNIALS the country, yet not given proper Also, the campaign was made and ask for explanations wherever the borrower cannot escape and You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other ARE NOT GIVEN financial education which hampers at a right time as more and more necessary before signing the agree- finally succumb to the pressure. people get what they want. them from taking prudent finan- fraudulent loan apps that emerged ment. It is the responsibility of the Repayment of the loan should be- ZIG ZIGLAR PROPER FINANCIAL cial decisions to improve their fi- in the aftermath of Covid-19 to tar- lender to provide all necessary in- come the top priority and after EDUCATION WHICH nancial wellbeing and protection. get the vulnerable borrowers went formation and clarify the doubts of total settlement, one can go for an- WORDSWORTH A thrust on financial education has up to threatening, abusing and ha- the borrower. other. This will enhance his image HAMPERS THEM become essential to make finan- rassing them to recover the loans. One must be cautious about the and credit score which helps in cial inclusion meaningful and News of suicides of borrowers security offered for obtaining the getting a higher loan. Metoposcopist FROM TAKING sustainable. from these loan apps who failed to loan. It may be the house, land, or- The efforts of our financial reg- PRUDENT The Reserve Bank of India is withstand the pressure of repay- naments or any other property. ulators and National Centre for metoposcopist is a person who practices metoposcopy. So far so good. conducting Financial Literacy ment was highlighted by the press The borrower should realise that Financial Education in providing AMetoposcopy is the art of judging a person’s character and fortune from FINANCIAL Week (FLW) every year, since 2016, across the country. The FLW theme he may lose the security, if he is un- financial education to the people will his face, principally his forehead. This is not so strange an idea, since that DECISIONS to popularise financial education of credit discipline is a step in the able to repay the loan. Not only help in achieving their long-term part of the face is prominent and expressive. Persons with high foreheads with specific themes every year. right direction. the security is lost, but also the financial wellbeing as well as eco- are considered brainy; those with short ones are sometimes thought to be This year, the financial literacy Let us understand some of the image and credit worthiness of nomic wellness of the country. almost Neanderthal. The play of the muscles on the forehead in week was observed from 8th important points regarding loans. the borrower will be lost in case of concentration or contemplation is an expressive reflection of the mind February to 12th February with Every loan comes with a cost. The default. The writer is Head, working beneath the skin. Metoposcopy was a medieval method of the theme ‘Credit Discipline and principal amount is to be repaid It is always better to compare Department of Commerce, assessment, together with such related techniques as chiromancy Credit from Formal Institutions’. along with interest and other ad- the loan offers by various finan- Nowrangpur College, (divination using the hand) and podomancy (which is prognostication from Credit which is understood as ditional charges, if any. Hence one cial institutions related to inter- Nabarangpur. Views the condition of one’s feet). The more general term that refers to the whole debt in general, is discouraged by has to plan in advance how he will est, period, penalties, processing are personal. face is physiognomy. Metoposcopy is said to have been invented in the sixteenth century by Gerolomo Cardano, a man better known for his pioneering work in medicine and mathematics. The word comes via Late Latin from Greek and derives from the Greek word metopon, forehead. Punish culprits Maiden call Ensure safety

Sir, Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and his supporters were attacked Sir, Prasidh Krishna getting Sir, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal LOL near a Gurudwara in Shikharpur, Cuttack. The vehicle was his maiden call for the three- has given instructions to take strict meas- etters pelted with stones while Tikait was being welcomed near the match ODI series against ures regarding the safety of passengers in Jump frog, jump book: ‘Frog Gurudwara. The farmer leader had a narrow escape. Not only England, must cheer trains. He stated that safety remains the with 2 legs that, the attackers chased and beat up Tikait’s supporters. One Bangaloreans. The Karnataka focus area of railways operations and no one here was this biologist who was jumps 1 foot’. He TOL THE EDITOR of the accused, Abinash Mohanty, who was arrested when the ‘speed merchant’ has been should let the guard down on that front. A Tdoing some experiments with continues and removes Readers of Orissa POST police arrived, is said to be the provincial chairman of an out- knocking on the doors of in- thorough review of all safety measures in frogs. He was measuring just how far yet another leg. “Jump frog, jump!” are most welcome to contribute letters fit named ‘Devsena’. The police should investigate which polit- ternational cricket for a while the running of trains needs to be taken up frogs could jump. So he puts a frog on And the frog somehow jumps a half of (200 words), articles and ical party the ‘Devsena’ is affiliated to and give appropriate pun- with some stirring perform- by all concerned. The minister has also ad- columns (between 750-1250 a line and says “Jump frog, jump!” The a foot. So he writes in his lab book words). Contributors are ishment to the culprits. The United Farmers’ Front held a ances in domestic cricket. But vised to focus on remedial measures for frog jumps 2 feet. He writes in his lab again: ‘Frog with one leg - jumps 0.5 requested to send their farmers’ mahapanchayat at Singuda playground near Chandikhol getting the India cap will be safety hazards like fire and ensuring alert- book: ‘Frog with 4 legs - jumps 2 feet’. feet’. Finally he chops off the last leg. contact numbers and full Friday. Tikait briefed the farmers on the three farm laws. The no piece of cake with pacers ness for signals and crossings. He asked the

Next he chops off one of the legs and He puts the frog on the line and tells it postal address/email ID. They may also farmers have been campaigning for 119 days against the laws on Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed officers to focus on root cause analysis of

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Even as the fact remains that Covid-19 acted as a great leveller and there was an unexpected kind of unity amidst despair in the air, there were a few entrepreneurs in Odisha who relentlessly pursued their goals to become achievers. Orissa POST and Dharitri had the honour to felicitate these business leaders at a mega event at Hotel Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar...

ABINASH SAMAL of Tata Motors (Commercial Vehicle Division), MG Motors, JLR, receiving the Business Eminence Award from Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra ACHYUTA SAMANTA, KIIT University & KISS founder, receiving Pradhan in the presence of Orissa POST and Dharitri Editor Tathagata Satpathy and Principal Secretary, Tourism, Sports and Youth Services Vishal Dev in Bhubaneswar, Saturday the award from Pradhan

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k y m 452 SAM children in POST NEWS NETWORK c Bhubaneswar, March 20: The row over selling of Jagannath temple land echoed Saturday in the House Odisha, says minister as BJD MLA PK Deb raised the issue during zero hour. Deb targetted the BJP mem- POST NEWS NETWORK bers for politicising the issue even after clarification was issued by the Bhubaneswar, March 20: A total temple administration. He said of 452 children in Odisha are suf- maximum amount of temple land fering from severe acute malnu- is located in Puri and about 50 per trition (SAM), Women and Child cent of land is being used by the Development Child Minister Tukuni Sevayats. “Will the BJP members Sahu informed the Assembly, say this standing before the Saturday. Sevayats?” he asked. She gave a written reply to a Deb admitted that about 300 acres question asked by Congress legis- of Jagannath land has been used lator Santosh Singh Saluja and said for development of public infra- that Nabarangpur district with 57 structures like road, hospitals, etc. SAM children has the largest num- The BJD leader also claimed that ber of kids suffering from the dis- the report about selling of 35,000 OP PHOTO ease. Sahu also informed that acres of temple land is not correct. Dhenkanal district has not reported tion of such children and shifting Commenting on this issue outside Members of a forest protection committee observing World Sparrow Day at Pabla in Angul district, Saturday a single SAM case. SAHU SAID them to NRC for their nutrition the House, BJP MLA Bishnu Sethi Similarly, 26 severe acute mal- THE ODISHA and health care. said, “They have already used 300 nutrition children are there in the The anganwadi workers are also acres of land across the state. We Jajpur district. Notably, 20 children GOVERNMENT IS regularly visiting children suffer- are not blaming the revenue de- TRAFFIC RULE VIOLATIONS from Juang tribe had died of mal- IMPLEMENTING ing from this disease to monitor partment, so it is the responsibil- nutrition within a short span of their health conditions. ity of the state government to ne- time in 2016 in Nagada area of the VARIOUS STEPS Supplementary nutrition food is gotiate with the Sevayats. Why we district. FOR SAM CHILDREN being served to the children under will stand before them (Sevayats)?” 16,820 DLs scrapped in 2 months As per the minister’s statement, Integrated Child Sethi slammed the BJD for Keonjhar district has 45 SAM chil- Development terming the media report as rumor POST NEWS NETWORK celled for over speeding. Over dren. Other districts which have Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Services (ICDS), she or incorrect and said, “If we will speeding has been the major cause reported SAM cases are Sundargarh Khurda, Nayagarh (five said. treat minister’s reply as rumor, Bhubaneswar, March 20: Officials for fatal road accidents in Odisha. and Mayurbhanj districts (29 each), each), Jharsuguda, Gajapati The families of then whom will we believe?” of the Regional Transport Offices Licenses of 1,322 persons have Koraput (28), Balasore (24), and Puri (four each), Deogarh SAM children have Congress leader Suresh Routray (RTO) throughout Odisha have sus- been suspended for using mobile Kalahandi, Malkangiri and (two) and Boudh and been earmarked as alleged that a patch of temple land pended the driving licenses of 16,820 phones while driving. Kandhamal (21 each), Rayagada Sonepur (one each). highly sensitive and in his constituency has been re- persons found flouting various traf- The tweet also informed that 282 (18), Bhadrak and Nuapada (17 Sahu said the Odisha gov- included under vari- cently given for construction of fic rules between January and DLs have been suspended for jump- each), Sambalpur (16), Cuttack (14), ernment is implementing ous social welfare a petrol pump. Law Minister Pratap February, 2021. The State Transport ing red lights, 387 for overloading, Bolangir (10),Bargarh (9), Angul various steps for SAM children. schemes of different departments, Jena chose to remain silent on Authority (STA) revealed Saturday 313 for carrying passengers in goods and Kendrapara (seven each), Among them are early identifica- added the minister. the issue. on its official Twitter handle. As per vehicle and 316 for drunk and driv- the STA, the driving licenses have ing during the last two months. been suspended for a period of RTO-I in the state capital has three months for violations of var- suspended 3,016 DLs while in ious rules like drunk driving, over sengers in goods vehicle and for Cuttack the figure stands at 3,003. No consensus on WODC office shifting to W Odisha speeding, jumping of red lights two wheelers where the driver or The RTO in Rourkela suspended and rash driving. the pillion rider is not wearing hel- 1,483 DLs in January and February. "DLs are suspended for a period met. The DL is suspended even in RTOs across Odisha have suspended POST NEWS NETWORK state government is also providing the WODC, alleged Santosh Singh It shows the sincerity of the gov- of three months as per directions the first instance of violation of 7,960 DLs in January and 8,860 in a special grant of additional Rs 50 Saluja (Congress). He also alleged ernment, he said. of Supreme Court Committee on these rules,” informed the STA. February respectively. Bhubaneswar, March 20: The of- crore to the council. large scale corruption in the WODC Though the Council has been Road Safety for violations like over The RTOs suspended the li- The STA also warned that traf- fice of the Western Odisha Behera said there is a proposal and said a big racket of the agents formed for 21 years now it has no speeding, drunk driving, red light censes of 11,613 persons for not fic rule violators will face strict Development Council (WODC) could to hike the annual grant to the was going on. Saluja further said the vision, Panigrahi said adding that jumping, using mobile phones while wearing helmets. Similarly, 1,922 disciplinary measures in the not be opened shifted to the west- council to Rs 200 crore during the project proposals of the MLAs are fund is being provided only for the driving, overloading, carrying pas- driving licenses have been can- days to come. ern region due to lack of consensus, financial year 2021-22 and presented not being approved whereas the construction of roads. He also al- Planning and Convergence Minister detailed agricultural and irriga- projects submitted by the agents leged that the council is being used Padmanabha Behera told the state tion projects completed in the coun- are being approved as the proposal as a centre for the rehabilitation of Assembly Saturday. cil area. of common people. retired officers and BJD workers. Police, protesters Replying to a debate on the ad- However, expressing their dis- The Congress MLA further said Mukesh Mahalinga (BJP) said missibility of an adjournment mo- pleasure over the minister’s state- in place of six MPs only two are nom- there is no plan for migrant work- clash near Nalco tion on WODC, Behera said the ment, Opposition BJP and Congress inated as members of the council. ers as a result people have moved posts lying vacant in Council would and walked out of the House in The Council has only one expert out of the village in search of work site in Damanjodi be filled up and the council would protest. They alleged that the member out of ten. during Covid. The villages, he said be constituted soon. Council has become a rehabilitation Another Congress legislator wore a deserted look. He said the POST NEWS NETWORK He said Rs 1682.52 crore grant centre for the ruling party. Adhiraj Panigrahi said Bolangir fund is provided to develop blocks has been given to the Council since Whenever a leader lost election, office of the Council has only one of BJD MLAs, but not the under- Jeypore, March 20: Tensions flared its inception in 1998. This apart the he/she has been rehabilitated in data entry operator and one peon. developed blocks. up Saturday near a Nalco site at Damanjodi in Koraput district fol- lowing a scuffle between local police CM greets Odias and villagers who had been displaced. According to a source, the dis- on ‘Pakhala Divas’ placed villagers have been on dharna High Court directs cops for the last four days demanding em- Bhubaneswar: ‘Pakhala’ and Odia ployment for their family members. life are inseparable. On the They staged a road block in the morn- occasion of ‘Pakhala Divas’ ing and halted vehicular movement. Saturday, many city hotels and They even prevented the staff from restaurants offered several Odia to use uniform font size entering into the Nalco premises to cuisines along with a bowl of POST NEWS NETWORK said during the hearing. join their duties. ‘Pakhala’, while many relished the WRITING OF The high court also directed the On being informed by Nalco au- delicacy at their homes. Chief New Delhi, March 20: Irritated by thorities, local police reached the Minister Naveen Patnaik took to CHARGESHEETS, FIRs DGP to file a compliance affidavit his Twitter handle to greet Odias the small size of letters and im- within two weeks, failing which spot. Initially they tried to pacify the on ‘Pakhala Divas’. “It is always a proper spacing between words and the DGP will have to appear before agitators. However, soon the situa- pleasure to relish Odia cuisine, lines, the Orissa High Court asked the court personally. tion turned ugly as protestors started especially my favourite Pakhala the Director General of Police (DGP) The bench observed that a proper pelting stones at the police. It prompted which I have a special liking for. to instruct all police stations in the and uniform pattern of writing for the police to fire teargas shells at the Remember fondly the state to use a proper pattern while chargesheets and FIR copies will be agiators. appreciation of guests from writing chargesheets and FIRs. helpful for all stakeholders. He said In the skirmish, one police per- outside the state and country A bench of Justice SK Panigrahi during the hearing that not only sonnel sustained injuries while a ve- whenever we served them advised the state police to use Times judges but sometimes prosecution hicle and the magistrate’s car were Pakhala. Wishing you all a happy New Roman font with size of at and defense lawyers also find it dif- damaged. Police took 20 protesters Pakhala Dibas,” read the tweet. least 12 points and maintain 1.5 cm ficult to comprehend chargesheets. into custody. space between the lines while A uniform font size and proper Keeping in mind the palpable WASSUP TODAY preparing chargesheets and FIRs. “I had to use a magnifying lens spacing between words and lines will tension in the area, the district ad- Justice Panigrahi said in an oral ob- to read the chargesheet and still I be helpful for judges, prosecution ministration has imposed pro- BHUBANESWAR servation that he could not com- failed to comprehend a single line and defense counsels, the bench hibitory orders under Section 144 prehend a chargesheet submitted of the copy. It becomes very irri- said in oral observation. of CrPC at Anlabadi-Nalco mines. n 13th Kalinga Herbal Fair, Idco by the police in connection with a tating for the judges to read the The high court made these ob- Eight platoons of police force have Exhibition Ground, 10 am murder case even after using a chargesheets due to improper font servations during the hearing of been deployed to avoid any untoward n Anna Seva Camp, Narayan Seba magnifying glass. and letter size,” Justice Panigrahi murder case. incidents. Sansthan, Odisha Blind Association premises, 11 am n International Day of Forests, Jaydev Vatika, 11.30 am n Unveiling of Debasish Panigrahi’s Magarnaka hot spring book, Oxford Book Store, Hansapal, 5 pm n Samarpan by Bhubaneswar Music Circle, Rabindra Mandap, 6.30 pm development on cards n State-level Drama Festival, 3,00,000 for its restoration. Rangasangam, Bhanjakala Mandap, 6.30 pm A team of officials at the request of Pal visited the n Second Kanchan Corporate Award spot and conducted a sur- Ceremony, Hotel Excellency, Master vey. They have suggested Canteen Square, 7 pm certain modifications to de- velop the place. Among them CUTTACK is construction of stairs, n Golden Jubilee celebration of 1970 digging a pond and devel- batch of Peary Mohan Academy, oping other infrastructure. Garden Resort, Nuapatna, 10 am POST NEWS NETWORK Kumar Pal. He is making ef- Chakradhar Satpathy, a 17th biennial conference of Odisha forts to develop the place and priest of Magarnaka temple, Sales Executive Association, Town Khamar, March 20: make it a tourist attraction. said that this natural scenic Hall, 12 noon Everybody knows about the Hot water has been bub- spot is far from the sight of Saraswat Samman Utsav by Utkal hot springs at Atri in Ganjam bling out from a crevice at people. “Efforts to develop Sahitya Samaj, Satabdi Bhawan, distrist. However, there is the base of a hill. It looks like the place are welcome. Two to 6.30 pm another hot spring which the elongated snout of an three ponds need to build for lies undetected from prying alligator. The hot spring is storing hot water,” he said.

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It is your state and it cluding Delhi and Maharashtra, Mumbai: Dharavi, the biggest PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Referring to Indo-US founda- cannot be run from Nagpur while Kerala is showing a declin- slum in Mumbai, has reported 272 tional agreements on defence co- ing trend, the Health Ministry said coronavirus cases so far in the New Delhi, March 20: India and operation, Singh said both sides RAHUL GANDHI | CONGRESS LEADER Saturday. month of March as against the the US Saturday resolved to fur- discussed steps to be taken to realise The ministry said Maharashtra, entire February’s infection count of ther expand their robust defence ties the full potential of pacts such as Kerala and Punjab cumulatively 168, a rise of 62 per cent, civic through deeper military-to-mili- LEMOA (Logistics Exchange Thank God, account for 76.22 per cent of India’s officials said Saturday. The spike in tary engagement and logistic sup- Memorandum of Agreement), COM- the ‘Mir Jafars’ total active caseload, with cases in this slum sprawl, which is port, with the US describing the ing defence partnership with India CASA (Communications have left TMC. Maharashtra contributing to 62 spread over 2.5 sq km of area, has partnership as a “stronghold” of as a central pillar of our approach I am relieved. It has Compatibility and Security per cent of such cases, while Kerala set alarm bells ringing for the a free and open Indo-Pacific amidst to the region,” he said, in a clear in- Agreement) and BECA (Basic saved us. They authorities, although they say that never used to allow and Punjab account for 8.83 per China’s growing assertiveness in the dication of the new US adminis- Exchange and Cooperation cent and 5.36 per cent of active they are better prepared this year region. tration’s foreign policy priorities. Agreement). me to come to to tackle the situation as compared cases respectively. After holding wide-ranging talks Describing the talks as “com- Singh also said the recent sum- Khejuri, Nandigram or Kanthi to last year when the outbreak had whenever I wished to visit these The top five districts in started. The officials said that the with Defence Minister Rajnath prehensive and fruitful”, Singh mit of leaders of India, the US, places. As if this was their Maharashtra recording the high- number of single-day cases in Singh, US Defence Secretary Lloyd said they agreed to enhance coop- Japan and Australia under the ‘zamindari’. Now, nobody can stop est number of cases are Pune (37,384), Dharavi, which had started steadily Austin said elevating the Indo-US eration between Indian military Quad framework emphasised the re- me from coming here Nagpur (25,861), Mumbai (18,850), going up since February, has defence partnership is a “priority” and the US Indo-Pacific Command, solve to maintain a free, open and MAMATA BANERJEE | WEST BENGAL Thane (16,735) and Nashik (11,867). witnessed a significant jump of the Biden administration, and Central Command and Africa inclusive Indo-Pacific region. CHIEF MINISTER The top five districts in Kerala record- starting this month. that India is an increasingly im- Command, and that both sides are “India is committed to further ing the highest number of cases are portant partner amid rapidly shift- keen to work together to realise consolidate our robust defence part- Ernakulam (2,673), Pathanamthitta Meanwhile, fifteen states and ing international dynamics and a the full potential of the India-US nership with the US. I look forward (2,482), Kannur (2,263), Palakkad UTs have not reported any COVID- “central pillar” in Washington’s comprehensive global strategic to working with you closely to make Perhaps they (2,147) and Thrissur (2,065). The top 19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These approach towards the region. partnership. It is understood that the India-US relationship one of had objection five districts in Punjab recording are Assam, Uttarakhand, Odisha, “I reaffirmed our commitment to China’s aggressive behaviour in the defining partnerships of 21st cen- over ‘Mukhya the highest number of cases are a comprehensive and forward-look- Mantri’ word. We Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, eastern Ladakh figured the talks. tury,” Singh said. are not doing this to Jalandhar (2,131), SAS Nagar (1,868), Ladakh, Manipur, Dadra and Nagar take credit or Patiala (1,685), Ludhiana (1,643) and Haveli and Daman and Diu, promote our names. Hoshiarpur (1,572). Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, ‘Remote voting’ SUV CASE So now the scheme will “A rising trajectory of daily new Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar have no name cases is visible in eight states. These Islands and Arunachal Pradesh. are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, The ministry further said India may start by next ARVIND KEJRIWAL | DELHI CHIEF MINISTER ‘Deshmukh asked Vaze Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, has scaled a significant peak in its Gujarat, Karnataka and Haryana. battle against COVID-19 pandemic. LS elections: CEC Kerala is showing a consistently The total vaccination coverage has ` SHORT TAKES declining trend,” the ministry said surpassed 4 crore. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to ‘collect’ 100 cr p/m’ in a statement. The ministry further The ministry said eight states ac- said that five states account for count for 60 per cent of the cumu- New Delhi, March 20: Chief 23 held in raid 81.38 per cent of the new deaths. lative vaccine doses given so far. Election Commissioner Sunil Maharashtra saw the maximum They are Kerala, Karnataka, Arora Saturday expressed hope for prostitution casualties at 70, Punjab followed Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, the concept of remote voting will Noida: Twenty-three people, with 38 daily deaths and Kerala re- West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, see “the light of day” by the 2024 including 12 women, were ported 17 deaths in the last 24 hours. Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Lok Sabha elections, and said that arrested for an alleged a pilot project could begin in the prostitution racket in a raid next two-three months. by the police at a hotel in Maha board exams to be held offline Addressing an event here, he Greater Noida Saturday, Mumbai: The written examinations of HSC (Class 12) and SSC (Class 10) of said, the EC had early this year officials said. Involvement of the Maharashtra education board that commence next month, will be held started a research project for en- local police officials is also through offline mode only, state School Education Minister Varsha abling remote voting, in consul- suspected in the operation of Gaikwad announced Saturday. She made the announcement amid tation with IIT Madras and emi- the racket, Greater Noida speculations that these exams could be held online considering the rise in nent technologists from IITs and Deputy Commissioner of coronavirus cases of late. But if any student fails to appear for a particular other leading institutions. Police Rajesh Kumar Singh written paper or multiple papers due to COVID-19 or because any member Over the last few months, a ded- said. The officer said the role of the family is infected or due to lockdown at local level, then he or she icated team has been working of the local police has also will get a grace period of 15 days to give the test, the minister said. The hard for giving shape to this proj- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE come under the scanner and Deshmukh threatens Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam will start from April 23, while ect, he said, adding the concept some personnel have been the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) will begin from April 29. defamation found guilty in the initial would hopefully “see the light of Mumbai, March 20: In a sensa- investigation. day” by 2024 Lok Sabha elections. tional twist to the SUV case, former Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Mumbai Commissioner of Police Minister Anil Deshmukh said Param Bir Singh Saturday hit out Saturday evening that he will file a 2 naxals killed at Maharashtra Home Minister defamation case against former ‘Mizoram can’t be indifferent to Anil Deshmukh by virtually al- Mumbai police commissioner in encounter leging that the minister wanted Param Bir Singh for accusing him of his team member, arrested cop corruption. Deshmukh, an NCP Raipur: Two Naxals, Sachin Vaze, to ‘collect’ Rs 100 crore leader, had tweeted earlier refuting collectively carrying a reward Myanmar refugees fleeing coup’ per month from bars and hookah Singh’s allegation that he had asked of Rs 4 lakh on their heads, parlours. police officers to collect money were killed in an encounter Taking strong umbrage at from bars, restaurants and other with security forces in The CM said the MHA’s March 10 advisory to Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Deshmukh’s remarks that Singh’s establishments. In a statement, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada transfer as Commandant-General Deshmukh also asked why Singh district Saturday, a police Pradesh and Manipur was not acceptable to his state of Maharashtra Home Guards was was keeping silent for so long, and official said. The skirmish not for administrative purposes alleged that the IPS officer, shunted took place around 1.30 pm at out from the post of city police PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in the state. but for “unpardonable lapses” by his a forest near Bade Gudra commissioner Wednesday, was only village under Kuakonda This (MHA advisory) is not ac- team, the ex-Mumbai top cop shot trying to save his own skin in the police station limits when a Aizawl, March 20: Urging the ceptable to Mizoram. I understand off an eight-page missive to Chief Sachin Waze case. team of District Reserve Centre to review its order to four that there are certain foreign pol- Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying Guard (DRG) was out on anti- Myanmar-bordering northeastern icy issues where India needs to he was made a “scapegoat” for “ex- Naxal operation. After the states including Mizoram to prevent proceed cautiously. However, we traneous and vindictive reasons”. Deshmukh tweeted. exchange of fire ended, the illegal immigration from the neigh- cannot ignore this humanitarian Hitting back at Singh, Deshmukh The SUV case refers to the ex- bodies of two Naxals along bouring country and ensure expe- crisis, Zoramthanga said in the tweeted that the ex-Mumbai po- plosives-laden Scorpio that was with one 9 mm pistol, one ditious deportation, Chief Minister letter, a copy of which is available lice chief was leveling false alle- found near industrialist Mukesh country-made revolver and a Zoramthanga has asserted that the with the PTI. gations against him to save himself Ambani's residence in Mumbai 5 kg IED, were recovered from people of his state, who share eth- He said the areas in Myanmar from action in the SUV case and the last month. Thane-based busi- the spot, Pallava said. nic ties with the refugees from Chin bordering Mizoram are inhabited case related to the death of nessman Mansukh Hiran, who was communities, can’t remain indif- by Chin communities who share eth- Mansukh Hiran. in possession of the Scorpio, was ferent to their plight. nic ties and have had close contact “The former Commissioner of found dead under mysterious cir- Chemical factory The Mizo National Front (MNF) He said the MHA’s March 10 ad- with the people of the state even be- Police, Parambir Singh has made cumstances March 5. chief, in a letter to Prime Minister visory to Mizoram, Nagaland, fore India was independent. false allegations in order to save him- But even as the latest revela- blasts claim 4 Narendra Modi March 18, requested Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur Zoramthanga said a human ca- self as the involvement of Sachin tions by Singh threatens to shake Mumbai: Four workers were him to personally intervene in the was not acceptable to his state. tastrophe of gigantic proportions Waze in Mukesh Ambani & the foundation of the Maha Vikas killed and one of their matter to provide asylum to the Though the MNF is a part of the is happening in Myanmar and in- Mansukh Hiren’s case is becom- Aghadi (MVA) government of Shiv colleagues suffered injuries political refugees on humanitar- BJP-led North East Democratic nocent citizens are being killed by ing clearer from the investigation Sena-Nationalist Congress Party- in two blasts at a chemical ian grounds, an official at the Chief Alliance (NEDA), it does not have the military, which is supposed to carried out so far & threads are Congress, top leaders remained factory in Khed taluka of Minister’s Office said Saturday. an alliance with the saffron party protect them. leading to Mr Singh as well,” incommunicado. Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district Saturday morning, a police official said. Around 40 other workers were rescued by the fire department staff India setting stage to attract international students and the police personnel following the blasts that Under the ‘Study in India’ programme, around 7,500 students from over 50 countries have come to Indian institutions so far triggered a blaze, he said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE In a review meeting of the to some institutions. has also asked institutions that Ministry’s ‘Study in India’ pro- In addition, the secretary said, they should consider organizing 6 tigers missing New Delhi, March 20: The Ministry gramme with partner institutions there is an urgent requirement of orientation for international stu- of Education has informed that it Friday, Secretary Higher Education setting up International Students’ dents when they join, as well as at Ranthambore is deliberating on measures to in- Amit Khare said that the criteria for Offices in every institution that orientation for the faculty to sensitize Jaipur: Six tigers are missing crease the number of international institutions partnering under it takes in international students. them to teach using contexts that nearly for the past one year students coming to India for higher will soon be revised so that more in- “This office should work as a these students can relate to. from the Rajasthan’s studies. stitutions that have the necessary single window support for anything The Ministry is also looking to- Ranthambore National Park, The changes will be done through infrastructure and academic qual- that the international students may wards enhanced academic collab- according to an official. Two ‘Study in India’-- a programme ity can join the programme. need, right from the day they get se- orations between Indian and in- of them are cubs, national being run by the central govern- Under the ‘Study in India’ pro- they not only get quality academic lected to join the institution,” Khare ternational institutions under park’s Field Director T C ment aimed to attract international gramme, there is merit based ad- inputs but can also feel safe, welcome, said. Besides this, avenues like net- Twinning, Joint and Dual degrees Verma said, adding that they students to higher education in- mission through a common portal. happy and hassle free. works of families and mentors with credit transfer mechanism. y were last seen March and stitutions in India. Select 117 in- Around 7,500 students from over In this regard, the Secretary should be developed, who can help UGC has already brought out draft

April last year. Since there is stitutions are partners under the pro- 50 countries have come to Indian in- called upon all partner institutions the students to socialize so that regulations in this regard that have

k y m c no evidence of natural death gramme that was launched 2018. stitutions so far under this to set up world class hostels for in- they feel welcome in the country and currently been put up for stake- or poaching, it is most likely In the move, the Ministry said that programme. ternational students. There is a have an enjoyable stay here, with holder consultation. that the tigers moved out to no distinction will be made between The government has also recog- provision for financial assistance memories that they can cherish, There regulations will give a other forest areas,” he said. private and public institutions in nized the importance of creating a for this under the Champion and positive experience to share boost to student exchange pro- Verma said that the tigers matters of supporting interna- conducive, on-campus ecosystem Services Sector Scheme that sup- with others. grammes and short programmes of were from different ranges. tionalization. for the international students, where ports SII, which can be provided In addition to this, the Ministry one or two semesters The UK and India have an BRITAIN HITS MILESTONE P10 invaluable partnership, SUNDAY | MARCH 21 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR including tackling COVID-19, with the Half of all adults in Britain Serum Institute of India manufacturing have now received at doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vax least one COVID-19 drawing our brightest minds together vaccine dose, to save lives as a global force for good becoming the world’s first major economy to hit international LORD TARIQ AHMAD | MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIA

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k y m & THE COMMONWEALTH c of the day uote EU threatens AstraZeneca with export ban International pressure on As Secretary of Commerce, Most countries in the EU Myanmar Generals grows combating the semiconductor resumed giving shots of Finland suspends shortage and AGENCIES investing in AstraZeneca again Friday the ‘vax’ American as infection numbers were Mamdalay (Myanmar), March 20: manufacturing of semiconductor Helsinki: The Finnish Institute for Opponents of Myanmar’s coup technology is going to be a priority spiking again across Health and Welfare (THL) protested again Saturday and inter- of mine and I look forward to the continent and announced a one-week national pressure on the military working alongside leaders like the suspension of the AstraZeneca's junta to halt its repression of democ- Semiconductor Industry AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in the country racy supporters increased, with Association vaccine, too, is seen as despite the previous day's Asian neighbours joining Western recommendation by the countries in condemning lethal force. on a street. On Saturday, dozens GINA RAIMONDO | European Medicines Agency US SECRETARY OF COMMERCE critical to ending the A young man was shot and killed of demonstrators gathered in the (EMA) which said that the in one of the most turbulent neigh- second city of Mandalay. coronavirus pandemic vaccine was safe for use. bourhoods of the main city of Several were injured when a ve- Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister The strict AGENCIES Boris Johnson, who was Yangon, a resident and media re- hicle drove into them and when COVID hospitalised last year with a ported, taking the death toll since police fired rubber bullets, a city prevention Berlin, March 20: The European “This is a message to AstraZeneca regarding this issue. severe bout of Covid-19, has the February 1 coup to 238, ac- news portal reported. It was not measures have Union's executive arm is increasing AstraZeneca: You fulfill your part AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine received his first dose of the cording to a tally by the Assistance clear why the vehicle hit the pro- impacted its pressure on pharmaceutical of the deal toward Europe before you is one of three vaccines that's ap- AstraZeneca vaccine against Association for Political Prisoners testers. humanitarian companies to speed up their vaccine start to deliver to other countries,” proved in the EU. the virus. activist group. ASIAN ANGER operations in (North delivery to the continent as virus von der Leyen said in an interview However, its usage has been over- The bloodshed has not quelled Western countries have repeat- Korea), causing reduced numbers are rising again in many with German media group Funke. shadowed by several problems, in- too, is seen as critical to ending public abhorrence for the return of edly condemned the coup and the operational capacity, stock out of member countries. Von der Leyen said the contract cluding a slow start, recurring de- the coronavirus pandemic. military rule and anger over the violence. Asian neighbours, who essential humanitarian supplies, The European Commission said between the EU and AstraZeneca livery problems and a temporary ban European countries hastily sus- ouster of the elected government have for years abided by a code of and delayed delivery of Saturday that AstraZeneca in par- clearly regulates how much vac- for several days earlier this week in pended AstaZeneca’s COVID-19 vac- and the detention of its leader, not criticising each other’s problems, humanitarian programme ticular could face export bans to cines the EU gets from AstraZeneca's many of the bloc's member coun- cine, amplifying safety concerns Aung San Suu Kyi. have also begun speaking out. STEPHANE DUJARRIC | UN SPOKESMAN countries outside the EU if it did- plants inside the EU and in Britain. tries after reports of blood clots in around the world despite endorse- Some groups gather at night Indonesian President Joko n't quickly deliver the promised However, von der Leyen added, “we some recipients of the vaccine. ment of the jab by regulators and with candles and placards, then Widodo, in some of the strongest amount of vaccines to the 27-na- didn't get anything from the Brits Most countries in the EU re- experts. While Indian authorities melt away after taking photographs. comments yet by a regional leader, In an effort to tion bloc. “We have the possibility while we are delivering vaccines to sumed giving shots of AstraZeneca have backed the vaccine, some ex- People also stage “unmanned” said he would ask Brunei, the chair ensure that to ban planned exports,” European them.” again Friday as infection numbers perts say the government should be protests, with rows of placards of the Association of Southeast more people Commission President Ursula von She said the commission had were spiking again across the con- more transparent with informa- with messages like “We will never Asian Nations (ASEAN), to call an have an opportunity der Leyen said Saturday. sent a “formal reminder” to tinent and AstraZeneca's vaccine, tion on adverse effects. stop until we get democracy” set up urgent meeting. to serve the public, we worked in coordination with the security service to ensure that Hindu journalist more people have the opportunity Prepared for worst BIDEN UNDER ‘SCRUTINY’ to serve than would not have in the past with the same level of recent killed in Pakistan drug use AGENCIES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA JEN PSAKI | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY over US ties: Kremlin Washington, March 20: US INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Peskov has stressed once again President Joe Biden’s every stam- Karachi, March 20: A 31-year-old that those claims of Russia's al- mer and every stumble is coming Hindu journalist in Pakistan has SHORT TAKES Moscow, March 20: The Kremlin leged meddling in the 2020 US elec- under increasing scrutiny in a so- been shot dead by some uniden- said that it hoped for the best re- tions were baseless and regretful, cial media driven political arena re- tified assailants while getting a garding relations between Russia calling them just another pretext plete with taunts and trolling. haircut at a barber shop in the Police clash and the US, yet it was also "pre- for additional sanctions. While concern over the health country's Sindh province, the po- with protesters pared for the worst". On Thursday, Putin told local and mental acuity of the oldest lice said Saturday. President Vladimir Putin has media that he would like to invite President in US history has fea- Ajay Lalvani, a reporter with a Berlin: Protesters in a central already made it clear that Russia Biden to an online meeting to con- tured in public discourse from the private Royal News TV channel and German city clashed with wished to maintain its relations tinue their discussions of bilat- time he declared his third run for an Urdu language newspaper Daily police on Saturday over with the US as this would be of ad- eral ties. the White House, the 78-year old Puchano, died Thursday after he coronavirus measures, with vantage for the rest of the world, "I want to invite President Biden veteran has given critics and ob- sustained bullet injuries in stom- officers using water cannons, Xinhua news agency quoted to continue our discussions, but servers plenty of fodder for chatter ach, arm and knee. pepper spray and batons Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on the condition that we do this with his characteristics gaffes, trip- He was sitting in the barber against people trying to as saying Friday. actually live, as they say, online," he ping over not just words but over shop in Sukkur city when as- break through police Nevertheless, "we cannot fail to said. himself. A day after he mistakenly sailants on two bikes and a car barriers, the German news take into account" US President referred to his vice-president drove by and opened fire. Lalvani agency dpa reported. Around The discussions could be held he stand up for America?" trolled ior White House official Joe Biden 10,000 people participated in Joe Biden's words, Peskov added. soon, and the Kremlin is ready at Kamala Harris as "President one Trump supporter as defend- is doing ‘100% fine’ now. was rushed to a nearby hospital the protests in Kassel, and in The Kremlin's remarks any time convenient for the White Harris," Biden stumbled thrice on ers of the President took a more Biden, 78, stumbled as he climbed where he died. His father Dileep addition to clashes with cameamid escalating Moscow- House, Putin said, adding that he the stairway to Air Force One on sympathetic view: It could happen the plane's steps, initially appear- Kumar said that the family did police there were also several Washington tensions after a US in- would give relevant instructions to Friday, igniting caustic comments to anyone. Rightwing media chan- ing to trip, get up, then trip a sec- not have any enmity, dismissing scuffles with counter- telligence report Tuesday, accusing the Russian Foreign Ministry. on social media, particularly from nels and outlets played the footage ond time. He struggled to get up the police's claim of the murder protesters. Russia of "denigrating" Biden's Earlier that day, Putin said that right-wing critics and conserva- on loop to speculate about his health, the second time for a brief mo- being the result of a personal en- candidacy during the elections to the US has to take into account tive Republicans still smarting over which physicians have said is fine ment, before making it up, turn- mity, according to The News increase support for former Russia's interests and Moscow is ca- losing power. "If #Biden can’t stand for his age. ing to give a salute before enter- International. Two get death President Donald Trump. pable of protecting them. on his own two feet then how can Meanwhile, according to a sen- ing the cabin. penalty in rape case Lahore: An anti-terrorism IMRAN, WIFE TESTS COVID +VE court in Pakistan on Saturday handed down death sentence Strong quake shakes Japan Khan was vaccinated Thursday as part of the to two accused involved in the gangrape of a French nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign woman in Lahore. The INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE at the depth of 60 km, the agency incident, which took place at said. On March 11, Japan marked which is underway in its first phase Lahore-Sialkot motorway in Tokyo, March 20: An earthquake the 10th anniversary of a mag- September last year, had measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale nitude-9.0 quake and resulting PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Later, Special Assistant to Prime sparked countrywide outcry struck north-eastern Japan tsunami that struck the same re- Minister on Overseas Pakistanis, with a demand for public Saturday, prompting authorities to gion in 2011, leaving about 18,400 Islamabad, March 20: Prime Syed Zulfi Bukhari in a tweet con- Condemning the killing, Hindu hanging of the perpetrators issue a tsunami warning for Miyagi dead or missing. Minister Imran Khan and his wife firmed that the First Lady was also member of Pakistan's National of the crime. prefecture. The twin natural disasters caused Bushra Bibi were tested positive on corona positive. “Wishing our First Assembly (MNA) Lal Chand Malhi The Japan Meteorological Agency a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Saturday for the COVID-19, his top Lady & PM @ImranKhanPTI a said that it is a “matter of great con- warned of up to a 1-metre high Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, aides announced, two speedy recovery,” cern”. “Strongly condemn D killing 14 killed in tsunami in Miyagi and the first which spewed radioactive sub- days after the Pakistani he tweeted. of yet another journalist Ajay tsunami wave has already swept stances into the environment. premier got the first shot Senator Faisal Kumar at Saleh Pat, Sindh. It is a bus accident ashore in the city of Ishinomaki, dpa The nuclear emergency of a vaccine. Javed, who is con- matter of great concern that media news agency quoted the national prompted hundreds of thousands Special Assistant to sidered very close persons are increasingly feeling un- Colombo: At least 14 people were killed and 30 others broadcaster NHK as saying. of residents to flee their homes. the Prime Minister on to Khan, also ex- safe in Sindh. Offered condolence injured after a passenger bus The warning prompted some A month ago, a magnitude-7.3 National Health Services, pressed similar to the heirs of the victim. Police veered off a road and residents in Miyagi to rush to higher quake also rocked the north-east, Regulations and sentiments in a should (go) beyond forming comtes. plunged down a precipice on ground ahead of the possible arrival killing one person and injuring Coordination Dr Faisal tweet. "First Lady (sic),” he said on Twitter. Saturday in the hilly district of tsunami, NHK footage showed. about 190 others. Sultan took to Twitter Bushra Bibi has A group of journalists, hold- of Badulla in central Sri There were no immediate re- Representative image Japan sits at the convergence of to confirm that Khan, also been tested ing the police responsible for the Lanka. The private bus was ports of casualties or damage to four tectonic plates, making it es- 68, has contracted the coronavirus positive for Covid-19. Lots of prayers incident, protested against travelling from Lunugala in property. The quake also shook with its epicentre located at a lati- pecially prone to seismic activity. on a day when the country regis- for all who have been tested positive Lalvani's killing and carried out Badulla to capital Colombo buildings in Tokyo. The temblor tude of 38.4 degrees north and a The country is also home to 100 ac- tered the highest number of COVID- including PM Imran Khan and his a march, claiming that it was a tar- when the accident took place occurred at 6.09 p.m. (local time), longitude of 141.7 degrees east, and tive volcanoes. 19 cases since July last year. wife Bushra Bibi!!!” he said. geted killing. this morning, police said.

Paris begins lockdown Turkey withdraws from women’s rights convention Paris: A month-long coronavirus lockdown went Established in 2011, the a huge setback to these efforts and der identity. They see that as a according to the We Will Stop into effect in Paris and other Istanbul Convention, a all the more deplorable because it threat to Turkish families. Hate Femicide Platform. Some 409 women French regions on Saturday compromises the protection of speech has been on the rise in were killed in 2020, with dozens as the country is struggling treaty developed by the women in Turkey, across Europe Turkey, including the interior min- found dead under suspicious cir- to contain a third wave of the non-EU organisation and beyond,” she said. ister who described LGBT people as cumstances, according to the group. pandemic. About one in three The Istanbul Convention states “perverts” in a tweet. Erdogan has Advocacy group Women's of the 67 million people living Council of Europe, aims that men and women have equal rejected their existence altogether. Coalition Turkey said the with- in the country is affected by to create a legal rights and obliges state authorities Women's groups and their allies drawal from a human rights agree- the tougher measures, to take steps to prevent gender- who have been protesting to keep the ment was a first in Turkey. reports dpa news agency. framework to prevent based violence against women, pro- convention intact immediately “It is clear that this decision will and fight against tect victims and prosecute perpe- called for demonstrations across further encourage the murderers of trators. Some officials from the country Saturday under the slo- women, harassers, rapists,” their 5 cops killed in violence against women Erdogan's Islam-oriented party have gan “Withdraw the decision, im- statement said. Turkey's minister and domestic violence advocated a review of the agree- plement the treaty.” for family, labor and social policies fight with rebels ment, arguing it encourages di- They said their years-long strug- tweeted that women's rights are

vorce and undermines the tradi- gle would not be erased in one night. still protected by Turkish laws and

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For any market, big CAIT ALLEGES VIOLATION BY E-PHARMACIES inflows and outflows of hot PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PharmEasy and Medlife indulged money would be The trader’s body alleged forms connect the existing brick detrimental to in deep discounting on their plat- and mortar pharmacies with cus- healthy New Delhi, March 20: Trader’s that e-pharmacies like forms by giving a flat discount of tomers using technology. This im- development, and must be severely body CAIT has written to the gov- Medlife and 1mg indulged 30%," it said in the letter to Goyal. proves accessibility, availability controlled ernment alleging violation of the To capture the markets even fur- and ensure there is complete track Drugs & Cosmetics Act by sale of in predatory pricing ther, an additional cashback of 20% and trace of medicine movement YI HUIMAN | CHAIRMAN, CHINA pharmacy through e-commerce was extended to customers with across the supply chain. SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION channels, saying it is adversely af- immediately after the free shipping. Effectively, this trans- "It is time to adopt digital tools fecting the business of lakhs of lockdown by offering a lated to a whopping discount of and platforms in order to bring medicine retailers and chemists. 25% discount on medicines around 40 – 45% with free shipping, in efficiencies and transparency in In Asia Pacific, The Confederation of All India the traders' body added. the ecosystem and enable better Vivo, Xiaomi Traders (CAIT) wrote to Commerce and an astronomical It alleged that e-pharmacies like consumer experience," Sheth said. and OPPO will and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Medlife and 1mg indulged in preda- The CEO and co-Founder of 1 become top three 75% discount on Health Minister Harshvardhan and players driven by tory pricing immediately after the mg, Prashant Tandon, said: "We en- aggressive Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wellness products lockdown by offering a 25% dis- able licensed pharmacies to con- marketing, on the issue. count on medicines and an astro- nect with and serve consumers expanding channel footprints and "It is important to note that sale prescription "in original" is re- the wake of anti-competitive prac- nomical 75% discount on wellness seeking medicines, and all our competitive pricing of prescription drugs and medi- quired," CAIT said in the letter to tices like capital dumping and deep products, a market that had begun pharmacy partners have the re- cines through online medium is il- Goyal sent Friday. discounting, leading to predatory expanding in the wake of the Covid- quired licences under the Drugs & LINDA SUI | SENIOR DIRECTOR, legal. The legal regime, under the The traders' body claimed that pricing. 19 pandemic. Cosmetics Act. STRATEGY ANALYTICS Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, does mushrooming of e-pharmacy is "As soon as the markets started Responding to the allegations, "Our nascent industry is just 2- not permit home delivery of pre- causing huge hardships to the re- reopening in October 2020, after PharmEasy Cofounder Dharmil 3% of the large and growing Indian scription medicines for which a tail chemists and distributors in the lockdown, e-pharmacies like Sheth said online pharmacy plat- Pharma market.” China was undisputedly the largest single market for Student biotech Porsche, which delivered 88,968 ‘Tesla may shut down if its cars spied in China’ startup gets $10mn vehicles to REUTERS by a foundation under the customers in China in 2020, an State Council. project from UAE increase of 3% y-o-y. The Asia- ALARM BELLS Pacific, Middle East and Africa Beijing, March 20: Tesla Inc chief He was holding a discussion regions also continued to show executive Elon Musk said Saturday RINGING panel with Xue Qikun, a Chinese AGENCIES positive growth overall last year his company would be shut down quantum physicist who heads the if its cars were used to spy, his first ccording to sources, the Southern University of Science Kochi, March 20: A student OLIVER BLUME | CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE , comments on news that China’s AChinese military has banned and Technology. biotech startup has bagged an in- BOARD, PORSCHE AG military has banned Teslas from Tesla cars from entering its In China, the world’s biggest car vestment of $10 million from UAE- its facilities. complexes, citing security market and a key battleground for based TCN International “There’s a very strong incentive concerns over cameras installed electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla sold Commerce L.L.C for its project SHORT TAKES for us to be very confidential with on the vehicles 147,445 vehicles last year, 30% of 'AlgaeSeaweed Technology’ under any information,” Musk told a n China, the world’s biggest its global total. the brand B-lite Cookies. Fostered prominent Chinese forum during However, it is facing more com- under the Innovation and There’s a very strong Icar market and a key a virtual discussion. “If Tesla used petition this year from domestic Entrepreneurship Development GoAir creates incentive for us to battleground for EVs, Tesla sold cars to spy in China or anywhere, 147,445 vehicles last year, 30% rivals from Nio Inc to Geely. Centre (IEDC) scheme of Kerala history we will get shut down.” be very Musk has made several high- Startup Mission (KSUM), the confidential with any of its global total New Delhi: Low cost carrier Sources told Reuters Friday that profile appearances in China, where startup’s product was showcased GoAir operated the first night the Chinese military has banned information. If Tesla used n 2019, Musk discussed Mars Tesla makes as well as sells EVs. In in the GITEX 2020 international flight from Srinagar to New Tesla cars from entering its com- cars to spy in China or Iand artificial intelligence with 2019, he discussed Mars and artificial conference held in Dubai, a press Delhi, thus becoming the first plexes, citing security concerns anywhere, we will get shut Alibaba’s outspoken founder intelligence with Alibaba’s out- release from KSUM said Saturday. airline in the history of Indian over cameras installed on the ve- down Jack Ma spoken founder Jack Ma. aviation to achieve this feat. hicles. ELON MUSK I CEO, TESLA INC At a delivery event last year for The GoAir flight G8 7007 took Those restrictions surfaced as between the world’s two biggest China-made Model 3 sedans, Musk off at 7.35 pm Friday. It was the top Chinese and US diplomats interaction since U.S. President Joe economies, in his remarks to the danced enthusiastically on stage, an Airbus A320neo aircraft. were holding a contentious meeting Biden took office in January. China Development Forum, a high- stripping off his jacket in what be- Going forward, GoAir will in Alaska, the first such in-person Musk urged greater mutual trust level business gathering is hosted came a social media storm. operate daily scheduled flight from Srinagar that will depart at 8.30 pm. GoAir was The student startup was part of also the first airline to the international startup delega- operate morning flights to- tion led by KSUM. Zaara Biotech, and-from Srinagar. EPFO’s net new enrolments which focuses on research in en- ergy and food crisis using micro- algae, got the funding for its re- ED probe up 28% to 13.36 lakh in Jan search and development, can continue production, distribution and mar- keting under TCN International New Delhi: The Bombay High AGENCIES February. This means that the Commerce to reach the global Court has ruled that number of members who exited arena. investigation by the New Delhi, March 20: Net new en- the EPFO subscription was more Najeeb Bin Haneef, founder- Enforcement Directorate (ED) rolments with retirement fund body than those who joined or rejoined CEO of Zaara Biotech, and Dr under the Prevention of EPFO grew 27.79 per cent to 13.36 the scheme. Mohamed Shafi Abdulla, Money Laundering Act lakh in January compared to the In July, provisional showed that Chairman and Managing Director, (PMLA), 2002, can be same month in 2020, according to net new enrolments for April stood TCN International Commerce continued "even if the base the payroll data released Saturday, at 1 lakh, which was revised down L.L.C, signed a MoU in this re- offences are closed, providing a perspective on formal to 20,164 in August and further low- gard in Sharjah Saturday. compounded or quashed", Taxscan reported. The sector employment amid the ered to (-) 61,807 in September, (-) Dr George Ninan, Principal accused, promoters of Omkar pandemic. 1,04,608 in October, (-)1,49,248 in Scientist, Indian Council of Realtors and Developers, had "The provisional payroll data of November, (-) 1,79,685 in December Agriculture Research (ICAR)-CIFT sought their release on bail EPFO published on 20th March, during the first tens month of the 2020 and (-) 2,11,073 released in (Central Institute of Fisheries on the ground of closure of 2021 highlights a growing trend of ongoing fiscal year, the data showed. January 2021. Technology), Kochi; Tapan the scheduled offence. They subscriber base with the addition During 2019-20, the number of The number of net new enrol- Rayaguru, CEO, KSUM; and Dr moved the high court after of 13.36 lakh net subscribers dur- net new subscribers rose to 78.58 ments in May was also revised Nixon Kuruvila, Principal, the special PMLA court in ing January 2021," a labour ministry lakh as compared to 61.12 lakh in downwards to (-) 2,47,991 from (-) Sahrdaya College of Engineering Mumbai rejected their plea statement said. the preceding fiscal. 2,19,810 estimated last month and and Technology, Thrissur; among February 15, 2021. It stated that the data reflects The number of net enrolments from (-) 1,86,659 estimated in others, were present on the occa- growth of 24 per cent for January with the body was revised down- January 2021 and from (-)1,43,540 es- sion. Zaara Biotech was founded 2021 over December last year. wards to 10.81 lakh for December timated in December 2020. by Haneef when he was a biotech- Taxpayers can use "Year-on-year comparison of pay- 2020 from earlier provisional esti- As per the data, the net new en- nology engineering student of roll data indicates an increase of mates of 12.53 lakh for the month rolments for June 2020 were also re- Sahrdaya College of Engineering ICT to release dues 27.79 per cent in net subscribers released in February 2021. vised to 1,65,607 from 1,90,411 for the and Technology in 2016. New Delhi: The Finance as compared to the corresponding Since April 2018, EPFO has been month released in February 2021. The biotech startup, which was Ministry Saturday said GST period last year (January 2020), in- releasing payroll data covering the The net new enrolments for incubated in Sahrdaya Technology taxpayers can utilise the ICT dicating return to the pre-Covid period September 2017 onwards. July 2020 were also revised down- Business Incubator, has collabo- available in their credit levels of subscriber growth for According to the latest data, net wards to 5,35,720 from 5,55,254 for ration with ICAR-CIFT and it has ledger to discharge their GST EPFO," it said. new enrolments in April were in the the month released in February helped the company to become dues for the month of March. Despite the pandemic, EPFO negative zone at (-) 2,55,559 against 2021.For August it was revised to India’s first algal-seaweed food “Taxpayers are free to utilise added around 62.49 lakh subscribers the figure of (-) 2,35,911 released in 6,67,325 from 6,91,921. product designer. the Input Tax Credit available in their credit ledger, as permissible in law, to discharge their GST dues for the month of March, 2021 – Mining reforms will increase employment, GDP: Ficci the last month of this financial year,” the CBIC said. The industry body said it has always advocated for increasing the contribution of mining industry to the national GDP; focusing upon increasing mineral exploration, production & domestic supplies, attracting investments into the sector and enhancing EoDB Quotient CG to see 10 to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA favourable investment environment in enhancement of mineral pro- 15% growth for the sector," he added. duction across the spectrum, cre- Coimbatore: Crompton New Delhi, March 20: The mining Mukherjee said these amend- ating more jobs and will be a major Greaves Consumer reforms will play a fundamental ments would increase the mine de- boost to critical industries like ce- Electricals Ltd, the market role in enhancing the sector’s con- velopment and mineral production ment, aluminium and steel, which leader in ceiling fans tribution to the employment and in the country and enhance the are primarily dependent upon key segment in Tamil Nadu, will GDP of the country, contributing im- self-reliance for mineral-based in- raw materials provided by the min- continue to witness an mensely to the vision of dustries. He also thanked the gov- ing sector, Sharma noted. annual growth of 10 to 15% Aatmanirbhar Bharat, industry ernment for considering many of He also applauded the govern- this fiscal also, a top body Ficci said. The statement Ficci''s representations and rec- ment’s move for promoting ease of company official said. With comes a day after the Lok Sabha ommendations on the subject. transfer for non-auctioned captive its most significant range of passed a Bill to amend the Mines and reducing financial stress for the bution to the nation’s economic Rahul Sharma, Co-Chair, FICCI mines to increase mineral pro- ceiling fans CG Highspeed Minerals (Development and miners, attracting investments into growth. fans called, “Crompton Mining Committee and CEO, alu- duction from such mines in the

Regulation) Act. the sector and enhancing Ease of "With these reforms in the Indian minium and power, Vedanta said: country. Pankaj Satija, Co-Chair,

k y m Highspeed is celebrating 20 c plus years of being a The industry body said it has al- Doing Business Quotient. mining and mineral sector, the gov- "Amendments in the MMDR are FICCI Mining Committee and Chief stronghold in Tamil Nadu. ways advocated for increasing the Tuhin Mukherjee, Chair, FICCI ernment has embarked on in- reflective of the fact that the gov- Regulatory Affairs, Tata Steel said, This summer will prove that contribution of mining industry Mining Committee and MD, Essel creasing the sectoral contribution ernment considers mining sector as FICCI acknowledges the govern- the company continued to to the national GDP; focusing upon Mining & Industries termed the to the Indian GDP and also to in- a key contributor to the vision of ment’s approval on the much- be number one choice increasing mineral exploration, amendments a step forward for en- crease the competitiveness, ease of Aatmanirbhar Bharat." awaited mining reforms to address of customers. production & domestic supplies, abling the mining sector’s contri- doing business and creating a These amendments shall result various issues of the sector. P12 SUNDAY | MARCH 21 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c Impressive India seal series Sindhu c Explosive batting display, quality bowling help Men in Blue script 36-run falters win in fifth & final T20I against England in Ahmedabad at Bhuvneshwar was im- BHUVNESHWAR pressive in his comeback se- Scorecard KUMAR ries and saved his best for INDIA INNINGS R B 4s 6s semis the decider. Apart from Bhuvi’s successful return Rohit Sharma b Stokes 64 34 4 5 from injury, the big plus Virat Kohli not out 80 52 7 2 for India was the emer- Suryakumar Yadav c Roy b Rashid 32 17 3 2 again gence of Suryakumar Hardik Pandya not out 39 17 4 2 Yadav and Ishan Kishan. Extras: (lb-3, w-6) 9 Hardik Pandya was back TOTAL: (20 overs, 2 wickets) 224 to bowling regularly, mark- Fall: 1/94 (Rohit), 2/143 (Yadav). ing another positive for Bowling: Adil Rashid 4-0-31-1, Jofra Archer 4-0-43-0, Kohli’s team which proved Mark Wood 4-0-53-0, Chris Jordan 4-0-57-0, Sam Curran in the series that it can win 1-0-11-0, Ben Stokes 3-0-26-1. while chasing as well as PRESS TRUST OF INDIA intriguing quarterfinal match ENGLAND INNINGS R B 4s 6s batting first. Friday to make it to the last eight England were dealt a big Jason Roy b Kumar 0 2 0 0 Birmingham, March 20: Reigning stage. Sindhu had battled for an blow at the start of the Jos Buttler c Pandya b Kumar 52 34 2 4 World Champion PV Sindhu suf- hour and 16 minutes to eke out her daunting chase with Dawid Malan b Thakur 68 46 9 2 fered yet another semifinal defeat first win over World No.5 Yamaguchi Bhuvneshwar castling Jonny Bairstow c Yadav b Thakur 7 7 1 0 at the prestigious All England in last four meetings. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Jason Roy’s stumps with Eoin Morgan c (sub) b Pandya 1 4 0 0 Championships as she went down Sindhu, who had reached the an inswinger. Ben Stokes c Pant b Natarajan 14 12 2 0 tamely in straight games to finals at Swiss Open, played an ag- Ahmedabad, March 20: Dishing out However, incoming bats- Chris Jordan c Yadav b Thakur 11 10 0 1 Pornpawee Chochuwong of gressive game, matching a dominating all-round show, India top- man Malan ensured the re- Jofra Archer run out 1 2 0 0 Thailand in the women’s singles Yamaguchi with her speed and re- pled England in the high-scoring fifth quired big hits kept coming Sam Curran not out 14 3 0 2 here, Saturday. trieving skills but unforced errors T20I to not only claim the series 3-2 and in the company of the Sindhu couldn’t match the pace, allowed the Japanese to jump to a Adil Rashid not out 0 0 0 0 but also prove that their preparations dangerous Buttler, took power and precision of her younger 11-6 lead, a deficit she couldn’t for the T20 World Cup are moving in the England to 104/1 in 10 overs. Extras: (lb-9, w-11) 20 World No.11 rival Chochowong and erase as the Japanese pocketed right direction. The momentum shifted Total: (20 overs, 8 wickets) 188 lost 17-21, 9-21 in a match that lasted the first game. Rohit Sharma’s sensational 64 off decisively in India’s favour Fall: 1/0 (Roy), 2/130 (Buttler), 3/140 (Bairstow), 4/142 43 minutes. The World No.7 Indian After an error-prone start to the 34 balls and skipper Virat Kohli’s un- when Buttler holed out at (Malan), 5/142 (Morgan), 6/165 (Stokes), 7/168 (Archer), had also lost at the semifinal at second game, Sindhu moved to 6- beaten 80 off 52 balls powered India to long off with Bhuvi con- 8/174 (Jordan). the 2018 edition as well. 2 with some superb shots. She then a massive 224/2, their best ever total ceding only three runs in Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-15-2, Hardik Pandya 4- Sindhu came into the semifinal led 8-4 with the Japanese missing against England, after the visitors won that over. Three more wick- 0-34-1, Washington Sundar 1-0-13-0, Shardul Thakur 4-0- contest with an overwhelming 4-1 the lines twice. Sindhu got five the toss for the fourth time in the series ets, including Malan’s, in 45-3, T Natarajan 4-0-39-1, Rahul Chahar 3-0-33-0. head-to-head lead over the 23-year- game points and won the game and opted to field, Saturday. quick succession effectively old Chochuwong, whom she had easily. In the run chase, Jos Buttler (52 off sealed the game for India. pace in earlier games but Rohit and beaten at the HSBC BWF World In the decider, Yamaguchi came 34) and Dawid Malan (68 off 46) kept Earlier, preparing themselves for Kohli sent them to the cleaners on way Tour Finals in January. back to make it 15-15 and then grab India on the edge with a threatening 130- success in all conditions ahead of the to their 94-run stand off 54 balls. The But all that statistics didn’t mat- the lead with another superb return run stand but England’s challenged World Cup, India thrived under the other major contributions came from ter as Chochowong showed im- at 18-17. Sindhu then made it 19-18 fizzled with the fall of the wicketkeeper- pressure of a series-decider to produce Suryakumar Yadav (32 off 17 balls) maculate defence and played at a with a couple of points and then batsman in the 13th over bowled by their batting performance of the se- and Hardik Pandya (39 not out off 17 searing pace to outclass the Indian. grabbed the match points with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. England’s in- ries. balls). The hosts hammered 67 runs in The fifth seeded Indian had de- Yamaguchi going wide. The DEADLY COMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli (L) and Rohit Sharma have nings eventually ended at 188/8 as they Jofra Archer and Mark Wood had the last five overs to give the innings a feated Japan’s third seed Akane Japanese then hit the net as Sindhu something to smile for during their partnership against England lost match by 36 runs. troubled the Indians with their extra perfect finish. Yamaguchi 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in an won the match. Rameswari sixer SOHINI MISSES OUT secures Odisha’s TT: Sharath, Manika ON DOUBLE CROWN Nikhat, Gaurav secure bronze medals dictating victory POST NEWS NETWORK PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan in her Commonwealth Games gold seal Olympics berth last two bouts, suffered a 0-5 medallist Solanki, who notched Bhubaneswar, March 20: Sohini Mohanty New Delhi, March 20: Indian loss to 2019 Worlds silver medal- up impressive wins in the pre- POST NEWS NETWORK of Odisha became the first tennis player boxers Nikhat Zareen (51kg) list Busenaz Cakiroglu of vious rounds, lost 0-5 to from the state to reach the finals of the and Gaurav Solanki (57kg) set- Turkey in the semifinal, Friday. Argentina’s Nirco Cuello. Bhubaneswar, March 20: Nationals before losing to a superior player tled for bronze medals after The opening round had both The Indian fought hard and Rameswari Naik (6/26) spelled Saturday. Sohini Mohanty, 12, reached the fi- going down in their respective the boxers playing the waiting displayed his attacking prowess doom for Gujarat as she helped nals of the singles and doubles in the under- semifinals at the Bosphorus game but the subsequent from the start but conceded Odisha register a comprehensive 14 segment at the Nationals which concluded boxing tournament in Istanbul. rounds saw them attack a lot in clear punches in the dying min- six-wicket win in their match of the Saturday in Mumbai. While reaching the Asian Championship bronze an intense bout. However, the utes to lose and bow out of the Women’s Senior (One Dayer) finals, the Farhan Ali coached youngster medallist Nikhat, who defeated home favourite landed more tournament. India ended their Trophy at the Kholvad Gymkhana beat second and sixth seeded players in India world champions Paltceva punches and secured a unani- campaign with two bronze Ground in Surat, Saturday. in the under-14 category. Ekaterina of Russia and Nazym mous win. medals. After winning the toss, Odisha In the singles final, Sohini currently opted to field first and the decision ranked No. 51 in India lost to Asmi Adkar of proved to be accurate as they bun- Maharashtra 6-1, 4-6, 2-6. In doubles Sohini dled the home team out for a paltry partnered Mansi Singh from Delhi. They 70 in 29.2 overs. In response, Odisha, fought valiantly but lost to a pair from despite some hiccups, pulled off a Maharashtra 7-5, 4-6, 1-10. It was clear from the match that the singles final had taken a toll on Sohini as she faded away in the super PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bles. Only the winner of the event tie-breaker. In spite of just being 12, Sohini qualified for the Games. has so for won over 59 titles in various age Doha, March 20: India got its best The Indian pairing had beaten group tournaments. It is the highest by any shot at a maiden table tennis medal the Koreans en route to a historic tennis player from Odisha. at the Olympics Saturday when medal in Asian Games before los- Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra ing to them on the pro tour the fol- became the first Indian pairing to lowing year. qualify for the mega event in Tokyo, Sharath, who has also qualified beating World No.8 duo of Sang-Su for the singles event alongside G Lee and Jihee Jeon 4-2 in the final Sathiyan, has now set sights at of the Asian Qualification reaching at least the mixed dou- Tournament here. bles quarterfinals at the Games. The 2018 Asian Games bronze The unprecedented result in medallists staged a remarkable mixed doubles means India will comeback after being two sets down now have five entries in Tokyo (two to outwit the top seeded Korean each in men and women singles pair 8-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 13-11, 11-8 besides mixed). The delayed Tokyo in a thrilling final to seal their Games will be held from July 23 to Tokyo qualification in mixed dou- August 8 this year. Russian Lopsan ends Deswal shoots gold Vijju’s unbeaten run PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in ISSF World Cup Panaji, March 20: The unbeaten run of star Indian boxer Vijender Singh in the pro- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ond place (94, 95, 97, 95, 98, 98), while RAMESWARI NAIK fessional circuit ended Friday night after Nivetha shot 574 to be placed fourth he was defeated by his Russian opponent New Delhi, March 20: India’s (97, 96, 94, 94, 97, 97) in the qualifi- scintillating win in 23 overs. Artysh Lopsan in the ‘Battle on Ship’ here. Yashaswini Singh Deswal person- cations. Both Deswal and Bhaker are Gujarat never looked like in the Vijender, a bronze medallist at the 2008 ified consistency and calmness on Tokyo Olympics quota holders. game from the very beginning of Beijing Olympic Games and who had turned her way to winning the gold medal In a strong start to the 24-shot the match. They failed to build professional in 2015, entered the bout with in the women’s 10m air pistol ahead final for India, Bhaker topped the partnerships and kept losing wick- a 12-0 record. of the more celebrated Manu Bhaker first series with Deswal and Nivetha ets at regular intervals before In the opening round, Vijender was cau- in the ISSF World Cup here, Saturday. following her in second and third Odisha finally ended their miser- tious in his approach as the Russian out- Deswal shot 238.8 to comfortably place, respectively. However, Deswal able batting show in the 30th over. played the Haryana boxer and used his finish on top of the podium in the pipped her compatriot Bhaker at the Rameswari was the wrecker-in- height to perfection. eight-woman final while Bhaker top position before the final en- chief for Odisha and she was ably The Russian, who was fighting his sev- managed 236.7 to settle for the sil- tered the elimination stage. There supported by Sujata Mallik (2/23), enth bout, out-punched Vijender on the ver medal. Viktoria Chaika of was no looking back for Deswal Priyanka Priyadarshini (1/2) and rooftop of the ‘Majestic Pride Casino’ ship Belarus bagged the bronze medal from thereon as the 2019 Rio de Sushree Dibyadarshini (1/6). on the waters of the Mandovi River, which with 215.9 at the Dr Karni Singh Janeiro World Cup gold medallist In response, Sushree (34 n o) resulted in a heart-break for the partisan Shooting Range. The other Indian led the field till the end of the final. y led the run chase and comfort- crowd. The referee, after one minute and in the final, Shri Nivetha, started Such was India’s dominance in

ably took Odisha home. Anjali nine seconds in the fifth round, declared the well but had to eventually settle the event that after their three

k k y y m m c c Singh (15) and Sarita Meher (15) Russian as the winner as the eight-round for the fourth place with 193.5. shooters finished in the top four made useful contributions as well. game ended in a knockout. Earlier, the 23-year-old Deswal in the qualifying, they held the For Gujarat, Muskan Vasava (2/7) In the co-main event, seasoned cam- also topped the qualifications with top three positions till the end of and skipper Renuka Chaudhari paigner and pugilist Neeraj Goyat defeated qualifications with 579, her sequence the fourth series when Nivetha (2/21) shared all the four Odisha his rival Sandeep Kumar in the welter- of scores reading 99, 96, 97, 97, 98, 92. was pipped by Mexican, Alejandra wickets between them. weight division by a knockout. Bhaker, 19, shot a total of 577 for sec- Zavala Vazquez, who finished fifth.

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