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FORTUNE FORECAST Iconic Kala Ghoda Vaani hopes 2021 to be year Arts Festival goes virtual ARIES of big-screen entertainers A film festival will also be held during the event Your day is packed full. MUMBAI: Actress Vaani Kapoor was last seen back to doing things they used to,” Vaani said. There are negotiations, showcasing cinematic works of both Indian as well commitments, plans and on screen in the 2019 blockbuster War, and is She added: “Community celebrations will decisions to wade through. You may feel as international filmmakers all set to be seen in upcoming biggies come back in a big way, and for Indians going to low on energy and swamped due to lack Shamshera, BellBottom, and Chandigarh a theatre to watch a movie with friends and of information and inputs from others. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, an Ankur Tewari, Rahul Mehrotra, Kare Aashiqui. She feels lucky that all three family is a huge thing. That’s going to make a But clarity will return gradually as mat- iconic annual arts and crafts fes- among many biggies. films are theatrical releases. big comeback. They would want to come back ters conclude, says Ganesha. tival of Asia held in Mumbai, Key Conversations promises “I hope this will be the year of big-screen to soak in an experience.” has taken on a digital avatar from engaging talks with lumi- entertainers! People are waiting for the Vaani feels new content will play an impor- TAURUS February 6-14 in 2021. naries including Ruth Padel, virus to be under control and with the vac- tant role in bringing people back to the theatres, Today is a day of closure. Organised by the Kala Ghoda Devdutt Patnaik, Ranjit cines, the confidence of people will as she expects the taste of the audience to have You may find yourself on Association (KGA), a non-profit or- Hoskote, Prem slowly build. They would want to go changed during the pandemic. IANS the winning side of ganisation, the festival will reach Chandavarkar, Swiss- things, says Ganesha. Pending projects will reach completion and you will out to embrace global audiences Romanian novelist Dana achieve satisfaction and success in edu- with discussions, workshops and Grigrocea, TM Krishna, cation. With a little extra effort, you can demonstrations about dance and Perumal Murugan, build a castle from stone. Ganesha wish- music, visual arts, theatre, cin- Pankaj Udhas with es you a cheerful and colourful day. ‘Pressure brings ema, literature, book launches, Kavita Krishnamoorthy, tributes to famous personalities. Tahira Kashyap, Neena GEMINI For the first time ever, the fes- Gupta and Vikas tival is also set to take its stalls (a Khanna, Padma Shri Today, you will do an out the best in me’ amazing job in dividing huge attraction at the festival Shubha Mudgal, your time between work every year), online. The Shilpa Rao, Dia Mirza MUMBAI: Actress Taapsee Pannu has started train- and family. Despite your preoccupation Marketplace will open February with Licpriya ing for her upcoming sports biopic, Shabaash Mithu, with work, you will take time off for your 6, but will go till the end of the Kangujam, and Talat which will bring alive the story of ace Indian family, and even plan out a small outing, month. A showcase of an eclectic Aziz with Pratibha woman cricketer Mithali Raj alive on the leaving them pleasantly surprised. Also, your dreams are about to come true. collection of handicrafts and other Singh Baghel, Vikas screen. Now, how many times does that happen products, the Marketplace can be Khanna and Neena Gupta. The actress feels the role will be a huge in a lifetime? accessed at the website Kashish challenge and, to get every nuance of the www.kgaf2021.com, International Film role right, Taapsee will be training with CANCER said organisers. Festival will also former cricketer and Mithali’s friend, There is something dif- Brinda Miller, be showcasing cin- Nooshin Al khadeer. ferent about today. It is KGA’s Honorary ematic works, “I’ve never played the game before, unlike any other day. Chairperson both Indian as have just been a spectator and a hyper Just when you will start said: “Kala well as ventilating fan of the game,” Taapsee said believing that there is nothing great while talking about her training regimen. about the day, it will spring a surprise. Ghoda Arts International, and There have been days where life has Festivals has kept will also be host- “Being on the other side is going to be thrown carrots at you; then there have its date with ing a panel of trans a huge challenge I’ve thrown at myself. been days when it has hurled brickbats. Mumbai for the artists in the cin- But I feel pressure brings out the best in Today, you will be on the receiving end of past 21 years. A piece of craft on ema world. me. This is probably that one common countless kisses. This 22nd year display in 2020 Funlocked, trait I can identify between me and again, we are cel- the children's Mithali," she added. LEO ebrating art and culture through section, includes an exciting Directed by Rahul Dholakia You will be confused a different medium that has workshop by Harun Robert, sto- and Written by Priya Aven, with issues relating to spurred us on to ‘unlock’ the en- rytime with Kahaani Online, Shabaash Mithu is being de- the work-place today. tire festival and make it virtual, Anand Neelakantan and Shabnam scribed as an “inspiring tale of You need to accept your including the much sought after the captain of the Indian Women's present circumstances for what they Minwalla, celebrated authors are, and work towards resolving your KGAF stalls. What is encouraging both. Meera Warrier's Cricket Team, Mithali Raj”. IANS immediates concerns to find your way is that we have well-wishers from While the festival itself is a ahead in life. This period of doubt will around the world who are excited blocked date on the calendars of pass very soon, says Ganesha. to be part of our festival this year.” art lovers across the country, not The Kala Ghoda Spotlight shines many know that funds raised VIRGO light on some scintillating per- through the festival are used to- Your beloved will not formances and talks by Leslee wards restoration projects in the Glad that streaming only give you a sur- Lewis, TM Krishna, Usha Uthup, Kala Ghoda precinct. AGENCIES prise today but also demand one, says Ganesha. There may be some good news on the business front. Ganesha says own platforms exist: Bobby up to your old mistakes so that you don't repeat them, and chalk out the plans for the future. There is no need to shy from NEW DELHI: Actor Bobby guised as a godman in Prakash gave me the chance to step out taking the advise of a loved one, as it will Deol has been in Hindi film Jha’s Aashram, which will of my comfort zone and only benefit you, and later in the day, you may spend some good time together. industry for over 25 years, and soon return with season two. try my hand at his career got a big push re- “I think the emergence of something cently when he bagged the lead OTT platforms is the best thing challenging. I LIBRA role in the 2020 web series that has happened to the en- am so glad Ganesha says you will Aashram. He feels glad that tertainment industry. It has that these get the answers to all streaming platforms exist. given a great opportunity to a streaming plat- your questions. You will tend to worry about small things and Last year, the actor starred lot of talent and it is amazing forms exist,” issues. You will be able to earn from dif- in the digital film, Class Of ‘83. we have seen the emergence Bobby acknowl- ferent sources today. Ganeshji assures Then, he played a conman dis- of brilliant actors. It surely edged. IANS that if you keep your mind balanced you A file photo of the festival venue will achieve amazing results in your work. SCORPIO You may bump into peo- SUDOKU ple with different tastes PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, and temperaments, says CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers Ganesha. Some may surprise you, while 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. some may just shock you. Sometimes, it is difficult to understand when people react indifferently to your success. Handle it with smartness and diplomacy. SAGITTARIUS The winds of fortune will usher in your dreams and make them come true. Be careful not to go overboard with your foresightedness, lest they be marked delusions, warns Ganesha. You must realise that the only thing perma- nent is change, and hence, you must overcome any disappointment with strong will and determination. CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Today, you'll like to hold a cup of hot coffee in one hand, relax and go down the memory lane to cher- ish some golden moments. You may want to give another chance to your SOLUTIONS romantic relationship as you develop lik- ings for your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend. Ganesha finds you to be busy in a lot social gatherings today. AQUARIUS Eat, drink, and make merry. But watch out: don't empty your pock- ets in one go. Also, guard your reputation. A lot depends on your behaviour, and the big daddies may be BREVITY watching you. You have a lot at stake, CROSSWORD and there should be no regrets later. Let success be your priority for now, says Ganesha. All else will follow.

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AGENCIES against farmer leaders New Delhi, Jan 28: The violence at Delhi’s Red Fort by protesting farmers during a tractor rally on Deep Sidhu, main Republic Day caused much dam- I’ll welcome any change in age to the 400-year-old monument, 16 Oppn parties to income tax slabs provided a Union minister said Thursday. I get a job first accused, goes missing On Tuesday, a mob of protest- ers drove their tractors into the Red boycott President’s Fort complex, many armed with swords and sticks, and ran amok. They planted the “Nishan Sahib” Baby girl sold for or Sikh religious flag and chased address today ` and assaulted policemen, who 50K in Cuttack were outnumbered. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Prahlad Patel, the central min- Biju Janata Dal POST NEWS NETWORK ister for Culture and Tourism, New Delhi, Jan 28: Sixteen (BJD), the ruling CHANDIGARH: Punjabi actor-turned-activist said a report on the damage had political parties have de- party in Odisha, Cuttack, Jan 28: In a bizarre in- Deep Sidhu, who has been named in connec- been handed over to the Home cided to boycott President cident, a two-month-old girl was al- tion with violence in Delhi on Republic Day, Ministry and the Archeological Ram Nath Kovind's address has said it would legedly sold by her parents for has reportedly gone missing. He was last Survey of India (ASI) would file a to a joint session of attend President’s `50,000. The incident occurred AGENCIES seen amidst the January 26 crowd that First Information Report on the Parliament January 29 on Wednesday at a slum near DELHI VIOLENCE reached the iconic Red Fort by violating the damage. Patel said the ticket the issue of farm laws. address Kathajodi Vihar area in Cuttack. New Delhi, Jan 28: Delhi Police planned route of the tractor march and was counter had been destroyed, the However, Biju Janata Dal accused of provoking the protesters for The infant was later rescued by Thursday issued lookout notices against n Delhi Police has registered a sedition Lahori Gate was vandalized and (BJD) has said it would at- have lost their lives. The installing a Nishan Sahib, a symbol of Sikh a team from Childline Cuttack, farmer leaders named in an FIR in con- case in connection with the violence at lights were broken. tend the President’s address. Government remains un- religion, on its ramparts. In a Facebook live which also lodged an FIR with the nection with the violence during the Red Fort during a tractor parade by “The biggest loss is at the most Leader of Opposition moved and has responded video from the Red Fort, Sidhu, who was Markat Nagar police station in farmers’ tractor parade on Republic farmers on Republic Day, officials said high security area, where the Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday with water cannons, tear the city. Day and invoked sedition charges in a once known for his proximity with actor and Prime Minister unfurls the na- said, “The only issue of the gas and lathi-charges,” the n BJP MP Sunny Deol, was heard saying: “We Police swung into action and case of the Red Fort incident as the Police have named 37 farmer leaders, tional flag, where some structures boycott is farm laws and 16 statement said. including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav have only hoisted the Nishan Sahib flag on arrested six persons in this force intensified its investigation. on a minar are missing,” he said. parties have decided to jointly It added, “Every effort and Medha Patkar, in the FIR that men- the Red Fort while exercising our democratic connection. According to sources, It also asked the farmer leaders to tioned charges of attempt to murder, right to protest.” In another video, Sidhu Three finials or curved structures boycott the Address”. has been made to discredit Childline members received a tip- submit their response within three days, rioting and criminal conspiracy was seen fleeing from Red Fort on a bike. on a gable were missing; one was The joint statement said, a legitimate mass move- off that a well-to-do family of explaining why legal action should not Sidhu, along with gangster-turned-social found later. “India's farmers have been col- ment through a government Saanta Sahi area in Cuttack had be taken against them as they did not fol- January 26. Many of them, driving trac- activist Lakha Sidhana, have been named “We can assess the financial lectively fighting against the sponsored disinformation come to the slum in a car to buy the low conditions set for the parade. tors, reached the Red Fort and entered the main accused in the Delhi violence. damage of lights and the ticket three farm laws, arbitrarily campaign. The protest and baby girl for `50,000. Sources said that around nine crack the monument. Some protestors even Sidhana is a gangster-turned-politician and counter but you cannot put a price imposed by the BJP govern- the agitation have been By the time the Childline team teams have been formed to locate all hoisted flags on the domes and placed was acquitted in several cases before con- on archeological remains. Those ment that threatens the future largely peaceful.” reached the slum, the buyers had the culprits, even as there was no offi- the flagstaff at the ramparts of the na- testing the 2012 Assembly polls as a candi- are priceless.” of the Indian Agriculture “We also express our sad- already left the place. Immediately, cial confirmation from the police yet. tional monument, where the national flag date of the People’s Party of Punjab. Videos of the clashes show pro- which sustains over 60 per ness over the injuries sus- the team chased the car and in- The move comes a day after Police is unfurled by the Prime Minister on testers running wild in the com- cent of India’s population tained by Delhi Police per- tercepted it. Commissioner SN Shrivastava said that Independence Day. plex, striking objects with sticks and the livelihood of crores sonnel while handling the no culprit would be spared. “The Delhi Police has issued look- murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy. and even throwing stones at the of farmers, sharecroppers difficult situation. But, we be- The farmer unions protesting against out notices against farmer leaders named Other farmer leaders who have been police. and farm labour. lieve that an impartial inves- Int’l passenger flights the three farm laws alleged that there in an FIR in connection with the violence listed in the FIR are Darshan Pal, CCTV cameras, metal detec- “Lakhs of farmers have tigation will reveal the Central was a conspiracy behind the violence, during the tractor parade,” the police Gurnam Singh Chanduni, Kulwant tors, glass windows and security been agitating at the gates government’s nefarious role banned till February 28 which left 394 police personnel injured commissioner told the media. Singh Sandhu, Satnam Singh Pannu, equipment at the entrance of the of the National Capital of in orchestrating those events. and one protestor dead. Police have named 37 farmer lead- Joginder Singh Ugraha, Surjeet Singh Red Fort were also smashed. Delhi braving biting cold The three farm laws are an as- New Delhi: The ban on international Thousands of protesting farmers, ers, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Phool, Jagjeet Singh Dalewal, Balbir One video showed farmers and heavy rain for the last sault on the rights of the flight operations has been extended till February 28, the Directorate who reached ITO from the Ghazipur Yadav and Medha Patkar, in the FIR Singh Rajewal and Harinder Singh breaking down a boundary wall at 64 days for their rights and states and violate the federal General of Civil Aviation informed border, had clashed with the police that mentioned charges of attempt to Lakhoval. the complex. justice. Over 155 farmers spirit of the Constitution.” Thursday. “The restrictions shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically India ranks 10th approved by DGCA,” the aviation OBEISANCE regulator said in a circular. BJD gears up for Pipli by-poll TO THE in Asia-Pacific LATE MLA PRADEEP MAHARATHY’S WIFE AND SON BOTH ENLIGHTENED MARKET WATCH DESIRE TO CONTEST THE BY-POLL ON A BJD TICKET Personalised POST NEWS NETWORK may field either Maharathy’s wife cision regarding candidate selection INDEX VARIATION Pratibha or his son Rudra as its depends on BJD president Naveen Health Index Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: After win- candidate for Pipli by-poll. Both Patnaik. I will accept whatever de- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA SENSEX 46874.36 535.57 ning the by-polls to Balasore and Pratibha and Rudra have sepa- cision is taken by the party presi- Tirtol Assembly seats, the ruling rately said that they would not hes- dent,” she had said. New Delhi, Jan 28: India ranked

BOURSES NIFTY 13133.90 150.00 Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is now gear- itate to contest the by-poll if given As the Chief Minister is now fo- 10th out of 11 Asia Pacific coun- DOLLAR 73.96 `0.14 ing up for the Pipli by-poll. a chance. cusing on women’s empowerment tries in a newly-launched health BJD president and Chief Minister "My mother or I, whoever gets and 33 per cent reservation of seats index to measure the progress to- EURO 88.68 `0.07 Naveen Patnaik appointed senior the ticket, will contest and work to for women in Parliament and wards personalised healthcare. CURRENCY ` ` party leader Pratap Keshari Deb as fulfil the dreams of my father. My Assemblies, the party may field The Economist Intelligence Unit GOLD 49,196 331 the observer for Pipli by-poll. He has father always wanted to work for Pratibha in Pipli. (EIU) report 'Asia-Pacific SILVER `69,555 `3019 been entrusted with the selection the betterment of Pipli and Delanga Meanwhile, BJP and Congress too Personalised Health Index' meas- BULLION of candidate and conduct of the areas. We will also follow his foot- claimed that they will win the by- ures the readiness of 11 health election, which is being held fol- prints," Rudra told reporters here poll. “The party has started prepa- systems across the region – lowing the demise of seven-time Thursday. Rudra claimed he has rations for the by-poll. Dynastic Australia, China, Japan, India, WEATHER MLA and former minister Pradeep worked along with his father and has politics will not work now. It was Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, BHUB CTK Maharathy, October 4 last year. experience of election management. proved at the Balasore Sadar elec- South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand Though the Election Commission "My mother too has experience of po- tion. Why can’t the same thing hap- and New Zealand – in adopting MAX 29.4° 29.4° of India (ECI) is yet to notify the date litical affairs," Rudra said. pen in Pipli?” asked BJP legislator personalised healthcare, enabling for the Pipli by-poll, Odisha’s Chief Few days ago, Pratibha, a col- Jayant Sarangi. the right care to be tailored to TEMP MIN 16.5° 14.0° Forecast Electoral Officer SK Lohani had lege teacher by profession, had ex- Congress leader Suresh Routray the right person at the right time. Humidity 84% 70% said that the state machinery is pressed her willingness to contest said a seven-member committee The ‘Personalised Health Index' Mainly Rainfall Nil Nil clear sky ready for the by-election anytime. the Pipli Assembly by-poll. “It does has been formed to elect the party’s Buddhist monks offer special prayers on the occasion of Paush Purnima at measures performance against Party sources said that the BJD not matter who wants what. The de- candidate for the by-election. Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Thursday PTI PHOTO 27 different indicators of person- alised health across four cate- gories called 'Vital Signs'. These in- Holding minor’s hands, unzipping pants not sexual assault: HC clude Policy Context, Health ANOTHER JUDGMENT PASSED BY JUSTICE GANEDIWALA ACQUITTING A MAN FOR GROPING A MINOR GIRL, NOTING THAT THERE WAS NO ‘SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT WITH SEXUAL INTENT’ HAS FACED SEVERE FLAK

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and molesting the 5-year-old girl. has not been able to prove the charge liability on the accused for the Another judgment passed by of ‘sexual assault’ or ‘aggravated sex- alleged offence of aggravated sex- Nagpur, Jan 28: A Bombay High Justice Ganediwala January 19 ac- ual assault’. ual assault. Court judge, who faced flak for ac- quitting a 39-year-old man for grop- She noted that the definition of “At the most, the minor offence quitting a man of groping a 12-year- ing a minor girl, noting that there “sexual assault” under the POCSO punishable under Section 354-A(1)(i) old girls breast because he did not was no “skin-to-skin contact with Act says that there has to be “phys- of the IPC read with Section 12 of Information, Personalised make skin-to-skin contact, had ruled sexual intent” has faced severe flak. ical contact with sexual intent with- the POCSO Act is proved against the Technologies and Health Services, four days earlier that holding the The Supreme Court had out penetration”. appellant (Kujur),” the court said. the report said. hands of a five- year-old girl and un- Wednesday stayed operation of that “The acts of 'holding the hands The prosecution’s case is that In the health information in- zipping his pants do not amount to order after Attorney General KK of the prosecutrix (victim)’, or Kujur had February 12, 2018 en- dicator, India ranked 10th with a ‘sexual assault’ under the Protection Venugopal mentioned the matter ‘opened zip of the pant’ as has been tered the house of the victim when score of 41. It takes into account y of Children from Sexual Offences submitting that it was a very dis- allegedly witnessed by the prose- her mother had gone to work and data, infrastructure and techni-

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POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK tained that the BJD supports farm- Bhubaneswar,Jan 28: Birla Global ers’ demands and that the party Jharsuguda, Jan 28: Vedanta University launched a new course New Delhi, Jan 28: The Biju Janata MPs had raised the issue of the Jharsuguda, India’s largest pro- BSc, Data Science, Thursday. The Dal (BJD) would not support the minimum support price (MSP) dur- ducer of aluminium and value- course was launched by the uni- call given by Congress and 15 ing the discussion on agriculture added products, marked an aus- versity’s Vice-Chancellor PP other opposition parties laws in both houses of the picious beginning to the Mathur in the presence of to boycott the President’s Parliament. According to commencement of construction of Registrar BK Das, Dean of Birla President’s address address is a sources, senior Congress the Vedanta Pathology Lab & School of Management to joint sitting of MP Ghulam Nabi Azad Diagnostic Centre at Jharsuguda. constitutional Parameswar Nayak and faculty Parliament for had asked the BJD to join Minister for Health & Family members. This is a four-year pro- the Budget procedure and our the boycott. However, the Welfare, government of Odisha gramme and designed as per the Session Friday. party would not party refused to support Naba Kisore Das performed guidelines of National Education Speaking about boycott that the boycott and said it Bhoomi Pujan for the project, in Policy, 2020. The Vice Chancellor the party’s stand PRASANNA ACHARYA I would take a call this aspect the presence of Suresh Pujari emphasised on the inter-discipli- on the boycott call, BJD MP later. Member of Parliament – Bargarh, nary approach of the course which Senior BJD MP Prasanna Significantly, besides Kishore Kumar Mohanty, MLA – is in alignment with the New Acharya said that President’s address Congress, the 15 other parties are Brajarajnagar, Saroj Kumar Samal, Education Policy, 2020. is a constitutional procedure and his NCP, Shiv Sena, AITC, DMK, JKNC, District Magistrate & Collector – party would not boycott that. SP, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, IUML, RSP, Jharsuguda, and Lal Mohan Acharya also said that BJD main- PDP, MDMK, Kerala Congress and Routray, Chief District Medical First Amrita Patel tains equidistance from both the AIUDF. Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Officer – Jharsuguda, CN Singh, national parties and they would Azad said that the major reason be- CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, memorial lecture not support any of the national hind this decision is that the farm and other eminent dignitaries of parties. laws were passed forcibly in the Artistes of Sanskruti Vihar, Cuttack, stage musical play ‘Karna Baddha’ at the state-level Gitinatya Utsav organised the region. delivered The parliamentarian also main- Rajya Sabha, without Opposition. by Odia Language, Literature & Culture department at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar, Thursday OP PHOTO Collaboration between Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda and SRL POST NEWS NETWORK Diagnostics, the Vedanta Pathology Lab & Diagnostic Centre will be an Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: Council advanced state-of-the-art multi- of Social Development director BJP memo to Guv over PMAY NCC holds webinar specialty facility. The centre shall Kalpana Kannabiran Wednesday offer over 500 tests and specialised delivered the first Amrita Patel POST NEWS NETWORK services including Radiology and memorial lecture virtually, said CONG RAKES UP PADDY PROCUREMENT ISSUE on nat’l integration Mammography. Vedanta Ltd CEO a release issued by Lenin Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: The state Singh said, “The Vedanta Pathology A delegation of farmer wing of state Congress Mohanty, general secretary of leadership of Bharatiya Janata Bhubaneswar: Lab & Diagnostic Centre, our up- Thursday submitted a memorandum to Governor Ganeshi Lal gender resource centre Sansristi. Party (BJP) Thursday met POST NEWS NETWORK demanding immediate procurement of paddy from farmers lying in coming community welfare proj- Patel was the advisor to the Governor Ganeshi Lal and sought mandis and agriculture fields across the state. The delegation led by ect, shall cater to nearly 5 lakh cit- Gender Resource Centre of gov- his intervention in the BJD gov- its president Amiya Kumar Patnaik requested the Governor to Cuttack, Jan 28: NCC Group izens of Jharsuguda and nearby ernment of Odisha. ernment’s alleged act of hijack- intervene in the matter and direct the state government to Cuttack unveiled a webinar titled areas, bolstering the state of health- The lecture titled as ‘The con- ing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana immediately procure the surplus paddy from the farmers. As the ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat Phase care in the region.” stitution and fundamental free- (PMAY). government is not lifting the paddy from market yards and mandis, V’ under the aegis of NCC doms in times of Covid-19’ was Leader of Opposition in Odisha poor farmers are facing a harrowing time. Unable to sell their Directorate Odisha here chaired by Vibhuti Patel, former Assembly Pradipta Naik targeted produce to government, they are being forced to sell paddy to Thursday. The webinar will be professor at the Advanced Centre Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik middleman at prices as low as Rs 1,200 or Rs 1,300 per quintal, conducted till February 4. ASI unearths stone for Women’s Studies, TISS and for taking credit for the central Patnaik said. The production cost of per quintal paddy is calculated A total of 200 NCC cadets from structure near department of economics at SNDT scheme. He also said that as per to be around Rs 2,400 while the government has fixed the MSP at Rs Odisha, Union Territories of geography, tourism, cuisines and University. norms, the nomenclature of a cen- 1,868, he said. The Congress leader said the Centre had promised to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh cultural heritage of the state Lingaraj temple Kannabiran highlighted var- tral scheme cannot be changed double farmers’ income by implementing MS Swaminathan attended the six-day webinar. and the two Union Territories ious issues of India, including even if the state pumps in more Commission recommendations. But, now they have forgotten it. If the Commodore Somen Bannerjee, (UTs). Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological the health emergency, during funds into a centrally sponsored government does not resolve the problems of farmers, the Congress Dy DG, Odisha Directorate, The aim of the webinar is to Survey of India (ASI) Thursday the pandemic-induced lockdown scheme. party will hit the streets, warned Patnaik. opened the webinar and ad- foster the spirit of national in- unearthed a stone structure and beyond that till the farmers’ “The Chief Minister of Odisha dressed the participants. tegration and solidarity by over- suspected to be remains of an agitation. Kannabiran also threw Naveen Patnaik has been work- said. He also added, “But it is a sponsored scheme.” The BJP leader As a part of the initiative to coming cultural, religious, geo- ancient temple during excavation lights on issues related to ing towards claiming large por- matter of shame that the state, said that they had already raised conduct training of NCC cadets graphical, environmental and near Shree Lingaraj temple here. The ASI came across the stone Jammu and Kashmir and dis- tion of credit of a centrally spon- which has 40 per cent share in the issue in the Odisha Assembly. during the pandemic, the event linguistic barriers. The cadets structure engraved with arts while sension in India. sored scheme. We condemn such PMAY, has been claiming that ben- “Today we met the Governor and will be conducted through a we- will also be participating in on- undertaking the excavation drive The virtual meeting was or- attempts of the government in efits are from state exchequer. The apprised him of the situation. We binar using Google meet G suite line declamation, learning new being done under the Ekamra ganised by Sansristi, which had Odisha. Even if a state govern- posters show Biju Pucca Ghar texts want to urge the state government platform. The theme of the we- languages, ‘Dekho Apna Desh’, Kshetra heritage project for been founded by Amrita Patel in ment gives 90 per cent of funding in bigger fonts than that of PMAY. to make adequate budgetary allo- binar will be ‘Anti-Corruption’ learning about cuisines, food beautification of the Lingaraj 2005. The event was attended by in a flagship programme of a cen- Despite having the funding from cation for Biju Pucca Ghar Scheme which will be conducted via pre- habits, culture, heritage, festi- temple and its surroundings, said around a hundred leading feminists trally sponsored scheme its nomen- the state government the state is and not snatch the credit out of sentations, discussions and in- vals, customs and traditions ASI Odisha circle Superintendent from India and abroad. clature cannot be changed,” he not entitled to sabotage a centrally the PMAY scheme,” he said. teractions to showcase the history, among others. Arun Mallick. Leave office by 5.30pm: Suna Besha delayed Dashboard to up quality of teacher training PURI: The Suna Besha ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings was report- EIC to lady staffers edly delayed for around five hours POST NEWS NETWORK ance on the best academic Thursday due to some dispute performance. between two servitor groups. Devotees Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: The Gangadhar Sahoo, Director, TE POST NEWS NETWORK fice. “What would happen as a con- could not get Mahaprasad till the last Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT said, the dashboard sequence of this is they will not face report came in at 8pm. “The Sakala and SCERT in collaboration with creates a common repository that Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: The office any issues at workplace or en- Dhoopa ritual of the presiding deities UNICEF Odisha and with technical provide decision makers with qual- of Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) has is- counter any problems when they was completed by 9.40am. It was support from SDRC, has launched itative and reliable data for effective sued an order asking its female are on way home, as there is a pos- expected that the Suna Besha ritual the Teacher Education Dashboard decision making and planning, staffers to leave office by 5.30pm on sibility of troubles emerging if would be performed by 11:30am. for Teacher Education Institutes the common repository that allows chart as image file for further use rolling out training programs as working days. they return late,” he said. However, the ritual was performed at (TEIs) to monitor the progress the TEIs equipped with network as well as tracking the attendance well as linking the training inputs “All lady officials/work- “I have children and 5pm due to some dispute between two against the annual academic cal- to share own knowledge products of teachers and staff by each in- to performance-based incentives. ers are hereby directed to family. If we will leave the groups of servitors,” said a source in endar and improve the quality of with peer TEIs. stitute, aggregated daily and Training of faculties is planned as leave office by 5.30pm pos- office early, we will get the SJTA. According to sources, the teacher training. The content management sys- monthly. the next step, so that they are able itively on all working days. time for them,” said servitors decorated the presiding It is a unique platform that ag- tem captures success stories, guide- Faculties would be able to login to fully navigate and use the dash- They are also requested Smita Satpathy, a female deities with the golden attire only after gregates information on HR, in- lines and relevant knowledge prod- to the dashboard through a given board. to work sincerely during employee of the organ- several rounds of discussions with the frastructure and academic indica- ucts on TEIs. The state and district user ID and password to access in- Minister of School and Mass Puri Collector and SJTA administrator office hour and ensure that isation. tors across TEIs. The dashboard is level factsheet/dashboard gener- formation, post queries and upload Education Samir Ranjan Dash said, (rituals). “There was a dispute there shall not be any pend- However, social ac- between Singhari Puspalak and developed as a one stop monitoring ated on key performance indica- institution wise academic and HR “The most impressive aspect about ing work on their seat,” tivist Rutuparna Bhandar Mekap servitors. Temple offi- solution for all TEIs and follows tors like laboratories and other re- information. Similarly, faculties this dashboard is that it is a GIS read an order issued by Mohanty said, “If a fe- cials intervened into the issue,” said uniformity in implementing the sources, access to toilets and from the directorate can login to ac- based interactive dashboard with Superintending Engineer (P&D), male employee is asked to leave SJTA chief administrator Krishan unified academic calendar. The drinking water, enrolment disag- cess information, provide guidance alert and notification system to en- Goutam Kumar Pal, Wednesday. office by 5.30pm even she has some Kumar. The SJTA chief further revealed dashboard enables to publish the uni- gregated through intake capacity, and address the queries of faculties able real time tracking of the in- Pal said the order was issued as pending work, I think this is a way that the temple authorities would seek fied training and academic calen- gender, social category etc. and student teachers. In this man- stitutions and aggregated data dis- a preventive measure to ensure of treating women as second class reports from the two groups of servi- dar for all the TEIs. Apart from the There are possible options to tie ner, faculties can interact with the seminated through tabular form,

safety of women staff in the of- citizens.” tors on the ritual delay. above purpose, the dashboard has to other chart type, download the directorate and seek their guid- Bar, Pie, cards to represent trends.”

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Scam in free rice distribution post Covid outbreak in Sambalpur STIR FOR JOBS

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POST NEWS NETWORK Smabalpur. “Investigation report ccording to the civil supplies has not been submitted till date. Adepartment, the district had Sambalpur, Jan 28: The central and received about 32,500 quintals of Steps will be taken in the matter of state governments had made pro- rice for free distribution every delayed investigation,” he noted. visions for distribution of free PDS month during Covid. For five Notably, Orissa Post carried the items for five months for the ben- months, the district got nearly 1.60 news about the PDS scam December eficiaries after the outbreak of the lakh quintals of rice. 1, 2020. According to the civil sup- Covid-19. However, irregularities plies department, the district had to the tune of crores of rupees were esides, 1.5 lakh quintals of rice received about 32,500 quintals of allegedly committed in the free dis- Bcame under regular quota in five rice for free distribution every tribution of PDS rice in Sambalpur. months. Every month, each ration month during Covid. For five Orissa Post and Dharitri had re- card holder was entitled to get his months, the district got nearly 1.60 ported the alleged scam based on the regular quota and free quota of rice lakh quintals of rice. allegations of many beneficiaries. for five months. During Covid, use of Besides, 1.5 lakh quintals of rice Following media reports, the dis- biometric machines had been came under regular quota in five trict civil supplies officer had di- stopped, which actually months. Every month, each ration rected civil supplies inspectors and facilitated a big scam, amounting to card holder was entitled to get his over Rs 32 crore. marketing inspectors to look into regular quota and free quota of the matter and submit a report. rice for five months. During Covid, “Even though two months have that the department is trying to use of biometric machines had passed since then, no investigation ers on the plea of investigation. It shield some civil supplies officials been stopped, which actually fa- report has been submitted to the of- was alleged that two supplies as- and assistants who are involved in cilitated a big scam, amounting to fice,” said district civil supplies of- sistants in Jujumara block have the scam. over Rs 32 crore. ficer Subodh Mallik. paid Rs 10,000 each to an official. As regards the delay in the probe, Manual receipts were not issued On the other hand, some offi- Similar allegations have been the district civil supplies officer to beneficiaries after rice delivery cials are allegedly extorting money reported from other blocks too. said the scam had allegedly been while the beneficiaries had not put from supplies assistants and deal- Various outfits have demanded committed well before he joined in their signatures in sales registers. Displaced people of 32 Mouza stage protests near the ADM office in Rourkela demanding jobs Thursday OP PHOTO Woman, MLA file RD girl’s murder: Father alleges Miscreants slit throat of minor girl in Berhampur cases over marriage boyfriend’s hand; suspect held POST NEWS NETWORK found lying in a pool of blood in a closed room of her house. POST NEWS NETWORK She also accused the MLA of POST NEWS NETWORK found at Mulapala under Kuakhia Berhampur, Jan 28 : Two mis- Family members alleged that not keeping his words. police limits in Jajpur district January creants Thursday attempted to two persons attempted to kill Pallahara, Jan 28: In a bizarre in- Following the drama, Pal went Bhubaneswar/Jajpur, Jan 28: In 27. According to eyewitnesses, two kill a five-year-old girl by slitting her by slitting her throat. The cident, a woman allegedly barged to his native village and sought a new twist to the Ramadevi Women’s youths carried the body dumped it on her throat. The incident took exact reason behind the murder into the house of Pallahara BJD the help of Pallahara police. University girl’s murder case, the roadside. Jharaphula, who hailed place at Sorala village under attempt is still unclear. MLA Mukesh Kumar Pal with a Ahuti threatened the legisla- the father of the deceased claimed from Marundeipasi village under Golanthara police limits in Meanwhile, the child was marriage proposal in Angul dis- tor that she would ruin his polit- that a youth who was the alleged Jashipur police limits in Mayurbhanj Ganjam district. shifted to MKCG hospital where trict Monday night. ical career if he does not marry boyfriend of the girl was involved in district, had gone to Bhubaneswar The girl has been battling for she is under treatment. Her con- The matter came to the fore after her, the MLA alleged in his FIR the murder case. January 24 and attended classes the her life at MKCG Medical College dition is said to be critical. Police two separate cases were filed by with the police. Meanwhile, Airfield police de- next day. and Hospital in Berhampur. detained one person based on the both the legislator and the woman Pal had earlier received a mar- tained the suspect Rakesh Swain tion of Chakradhar Sir’s daughter. Meanwhile, Jajpur police Thursday Sources said, the girl was family’s allegations. against each other at Pallahara po- riage proposal from Ahuti. However, and is interrogating him. The event was held January 25. claimed that the accused have lice station in the district Wednesday he had later rejected the proposal. Jharaphula Nayak’s, 21, father Around 11 am January 26, been identified. afternoon. The woman has allegedly been Ramakant Nayak in his FIR said, Chakradhar Sir dropped her at Jaydev The Superintendent of Police (SP), According to a source, the playing foul and pressurising him “Rakesh Swain, who was engaged Vihar square, where she boarded a Jajpur, said that a special team woman, Ahuti Mohanty from for marriage since then. in pipeline work in our village, de- private bus to return to the village. of police which carried out raids at Bayalmara village in Keonjhar dis- Pallahara police have registered veloped an affair with my daughter However, she alighted from the vehicle different locations, has identified trict, reached Pal’s ancestral house a case against Ahuti under Section during the time when she had re- near Vani Vihar after complaining of the accused. at Baliposi village. She identified 20 of IPC 448/506. Similarly, the turned home from the university stomach ache and informed me that The cops said the police have got herself as a friend of the Pallahara woman also lodged a counter FIR due to the lockdown. Both were hav- she would board the next bus. Later various important clues from CCTV legislator. accusing the legislator of repeat- ing conversations through WhatsApp around 3 pm, she told me that she footage that captured the scene of Ahuti managed to enter into edly establishing sexual relation- and video call.” stayed at her friend’s house due to the two youths carrying the body on a Pal’s house. The woman then told ship with her on the pretext of He also alleged involvement of ailment. However, she didn’t answer scooter. his family members that three marriage. Rakesh in murdering Jharaphula. any phone call during the whole Notably, two youths Wednesday months back he had promised to Notably, Ahuti has been sent to “She had gone to Bhubaneswar night,” the father said. carried the body of Jharaphula and marry her. Keonjhar amid police security. January 24 to attend birthday func- Notably, Jharaphula’s body was dumped it near Kuakhia in Jajpur. Purunapani dam cries for renovation

POST NEWS NETWORK CHOKED WITH SILT HE DAM WAS BUILT TO STORE Khajuripada/Balaskumpa, Jan TWATER DRAINING OUT FROM 28: Purunapani dam once was a life- A NEARBY HILL AND TO BE USED line for farmers under Khajuripada FOR IRRIGATION LATER AT block in Kandhamal district. However, KHAJURIPADA. THE WATER IS BEING SUPPLIED TO after years of neglect, the dam has lost FARMLANDS THROUGH CANALS. its water retaining capacity, thus re- EARLIER, THE DAM WAS FULL OF ducing its irrigational coverage. WATER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Hundreds of farmers, who are de- prived of irrigation, have resented irrigational deprivation, a report. S A RESULT, FARMERS IN THE According to the report, the dam was AREGION USED TO GET built to store water draining out from ENOUGH WATER FOR PADDY AND a nearby hill and to be used for irri- VEGETABLES. THE DAM IS JUST 15 gation later at Khajuripada. The water KM FROM PHULBANI. LOCALS is being supplied to farmlands through ALLEGED THAT THE canals. Earlier, the dam was full of year. No step has been taken to dredge In summer, there is little water for ADMINISTRATION HAD FAILED water throughout the year. the silts, they lamented. In summer, its farming,” the local farmers lamented. TO RENOVATE IT FOR As a result, farmers in the region water level hits the rock-bottom, leav- On the other hand, Purunapani IRRIGATIONAL USE used to get enough water for paddy and ing the farmland deprived of water. dam is in a scenic setting. It has been vegetables. The dam is just 15 km “The government has been spend- a draw for picnickers. It has a lot of place, it will create income opportunities from Phulbani. Locals alleged that ing crores of rupees for renovation of tourism potential which the govern- for residents living around the dam. the administration had failed to ren- dams and irrigation facilities. But ment can make use of. Farmers demanded that the local ovate it for irrigational use. this dam has become a victim of the Tourists need connectivity, plat- leaders take up renovation of the dam They added that the dam has become government’s apathy. Water coming forms, drinking water and toilets. “If with the government, apart from im- shallow with deposits of silts over with earth and rocks has got deposited. basic facilities for tourists are put in mediate steps for dredging of the dam. WORKER FALLS INTO DEEP PIT IN MAYURBHANJ, DIES

POST NEWS NETWORK district. Singh accidentally fell into the water-filled pit Baripada, Jan 28: A worker which was dug for erecting engaged at the construction a pillar of the bridge. site of a bridge being built Singh got stuck in a ma- under the Biju Setu Yojana chine being used in the ex- died Thursday after falling cavation work. His co-work- into a deep pit. The incident ers at the construction site took place at Badasahi area tried to rescue him but failed. under Betanati police sta- The incident, meanwhile, tion limits in Mayurbhanj triggered tension in the area district. and locals vandalised ma- According to sources, the chines at the construction deceased was identified as site. They also thrashed an Deepak Singh from official of the construction Rasagobindpur area in the company.

Kanpur oustees, PCC chief urge admin for early solution of issues

CHAMPUA: People displaced by Kanpur major irrigation project, led by PCC president Niranjan Patnaik, took up the

issues of the oustees with the district administration

k y m Thursday. He alleged that he had visited villages affected by c the irrigation project, but various problems including the rehabilitation problem have not been resolved as yet. “As per the R&R policy of the state government, people in 16 villages have not got justice,” he said. The PCC president held talks with Champua sub-collector in this regard. Oustees demanded drinking water in their colonies and playground. P4 FRIDAY | JANUARY 29 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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ultural and economic re- Commanding Officer Colonel lations between China Santosh Babu. The whole world and India date back to was shocked as China violated Corrections in order Cancient times – more than the three key bilateral agreements 2,000 years ago through the Silk of 1993, 1996, 2013 regarding main- he stock markets are into a tailspin these days after a whirlwind surge Road. Using this route, Fa Hien had tenance of peace and status quo on over last one month or so. Extending its losing streak for the fifth day also come to India to study the disputed Line of Actual Control. Tin a row, equity benchmark Sensex plunged 536 points Thursday. From Budhism. There was an intelligence warn- lows of 25,639 on March 24 last year when the Centre announced the world's India was among the first coun- ing from Indian side that China is strictest lockdown, to an all time high of 50,181 on January 21 – it had been tries to recognise Communist using academics, scholars, busi- a phenomenal jump for the Sensex. The markets had rallied ahead of vac- China April 1, 1950 taking the nessmen, professionals and even cinations and the surge held out as vaccinations expanded in phases. The ral- People’s Republic of China as the journalists to mount intelligence lies had even shrugged off sporadic news of adverse side-effects of the legitimate government of mainland operations in India. The warn- COVID-19 shots from across the country that included even fatalities. It was and stating that Tibet was an in- ings were proved true when the anticipated that the markets will hold ground right through the vaccinations. alienable part of it. Delhi Police nabbed journalist However, it was not to be. In the last five days, the Sensex has lost nearly 2,950 While the United States and its Rajeev Sharma with a Chinese points – giving up all the gains of this year. Out of this, the last two days alone allies were opposing the replace- While the United States and its allies were woman, Qing Shi, and a Nepalese have seen a loss of 1500 points. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr Sujata ment of ‘Republic of China’ at the opposing the replacement of ‘Republic of China’ man, Sher Singh, who were ar- putting out an impressive 11.5 per cent growth for India in 2021 – the high- United Nations until 1971, India ad- rested on charges of spying and for Subhadarshini at the United Nations until 1971, India est for any major economy globally – did not support the markets. Nayak vocated the admission of ‘People’s passing on sensitive information The fall was due to heavy profit-booking by foreign funds (FIIs). Also, the Republic of China’ to the UN and advocated the admission of ‘People’s Republic to Chinese intelligence agencies in market is overvalued from the perspective of PE multiple ratio and market its membership in the Security the in September 2020. Sharma cap to GDP ratio. In such situation, profit-booking is inevitable. The rally was Council (at the cost of India’s of China’ to the UN and supported its was being paid around $500 for not based on fundamentals, but grew on sentimental factors only. But, the INDIA WAS membership to the UNSC), de- membership in the Security Council each assignment and had received more important factor leading to the sharp corrections is the anxieties build- spite the fact that the then Super around Rs3 million since 2019. ing up before the Union Budget on Monday (February 1). It is feared that the AMONG Powers and other nations sup- (at the cost of India’s membership to the UNSC) In India, China has made about government may affect a sharp hike in taxations to generate resources for THE FIRST ported India’s inclusion as the 40,300 cyber attacks in 2020 itself. the projected larger expenses for boosting healthcare and infrastructure. A permanent member of the UNSC. India but controlled by Pakistan. In Nathu La pass and Chao La Those were mainly aimed at denial rise in taxes will have a negative shadow on consumption and would even- COUNTRIES TO India and China enunciated the The Valley was ceded to China by pass, alongside the border of the of service, hijacking of Internet tually retard growth. Weak global cues have also impinged on Indian mar- RECOGNISE ‘Five Principles of Peaceful Pakistan in 1963 with the motive Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, an protocol and phishing. The kets. New coronavirus variants forcing many countries to go for lockdowns Coexistence’ known as of making the issue of Jammu Indian protectorate at that time. Government of India banned sev- and the frustrations over vaccine distribution must have spooked the global COMMUNIST ‘Panchasheel’ in 1954. On the other and Kashmir no more a During the Indo-Pakistan War of eral apps of China in 2020 as hacker equity markets. Lack of clarity on President Biden’s policy is also working CHINA APRIL 1, hand China has been quashing bilateral one. 1965 China issued an ultimatum to groups in China were targeting negatively on investors’ sentiments. The December quarter earnings have India’s bid to brand terrorists, fre- The irony is that no Chinese India to vacate the Nathu La pass Indian institutions like ministries, already been factored in the current surge in the equities. A poor perform- 1950 TAKING quently terrorising the lives and map showed Aksai Chin as its ter- and encouraged Sikkim’s popu- large businesses, media organi- ance by the market heavyweight Reliance Industries may have let down the properties of civilians of India, as ritory before 1920s. Historically, lation to break away from India de- sations and IT infrastructure. investors – leading to a 2 per cent fall in the company’s shares. Going ahead THE PEOPLE’S global terrorists. it was a part of Ladakh and British cisively and declare independ- India topped the list of countries analysts are concerned about the third quarter margins of companies. REPUBLIC OF The objective of China had been India since mid-19th century. China ence. Eventually, in 1975, Sikkim that were on the radar of Chinese The Union Budget coming on the heels of the debilitating pandemic always to annex northern part of did not object to Ladakh or Aksai did the opposite and voted in a hackers. will be a highly anticipated affair. Massive spend to be canalised for health- CHINA AS THE India as Mao was considering Chin being part of India until a cou- referendum to join India as a state. In another story, in 2017, Indian care and allied sectors will force the government to think out of box to gen- LEGITIMATE Tibet to be the palm of China’s ple of years after 1950, when Indian Doklam, a territory near Bhutan, Air Force (IAF) made the details erate revenues. Thus the general belief is that the government will raise right hand with Ladakh, Nepal, Constitution adopted the whole claimed by both China as well as of its preliminary inquiry on the both direct and indirect taxes. The Centre has very little elbow room. It may GOVERNMENT Sikkim, Bhutan, and the North- of Jammu and Kashmir as its in- India’s ally Bhutan, is strategi- crash of its Sukhoi 30 Fighter. The choose to be conservative on the fiscal front and will target a lower deficit. OF MAINLAND East Frontier Agency (now known tegral territory. During the 1962 war, cally located close to the Siliguri investigation of IAF revealed that However, the huge asking rate will skew the GDP projections. This must as Arunachal Pradesh) being its the Chinese militarily captured Corridor. In 2017 the Chinese tried Sukhoi jet was drowned by cyber have prompted investors to hit the exit button before it becomes too late. AND STATING five fingers. Aksai Chin. Even before that China extending an existing road south- weapons by China. Problems like massive joblessness and tepid consumption are the challenges The most important issues of the had built a road across Aksai Chin wards in Doklam. Indian troops, China is also driving a wedge be- facing the Indian economy. As per a CMIE survey, about 1.5 crore jobs were THAT TIBET WAS conflict between both the coun- by 1958, while India was busy with with the help of their Bhutanese tween centuries-old Indo-Nepal lost in the manufacturing sector during the first quarter of the lockdown AN INALIENABLE tries are based on Aksai Chin and its noble ideas of “Non-Alliance” counterparts, objected to the move, relations to quietly colonise the (April-June). The service sector also took a hit which is yet to go back to Mac Mohan Line. While Aksai movement, “Panchsheel” and resulting in stand-off. Road con- Himalayan country and is insist- the pre-COVID levels. The resilient farming sector is seeing disruptions. PART OF IT Chin is a virtually uninhabited “Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai” concepts. struction would have brought the ing Nepal to take back the Gorkhas The government is yet to find a solution to the raging farmer protests that high-altitude wasteland crossed The disputed McMahon Line Chinese military closer to the from India so that the Gorkha have bugged the Centre for over two months now. All this and some more by the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway, was part of the 1914 Simla Indian border in West Bengal and Regiment can be demolished. In will weigh heavily on the government ahead of the Union Budget. the McMohan Line was related to Convention signed between British exposed the Jampheri ridge to the this way, China has always proved the North East Frontier Agency. India and Tibet, the border coun- possibility of Chinese presence, cre- to be treacherous as against the Besides, Pakistan also helped try of British India then. China ating serious security vulnera- good will of India. WISDOM China in its expansionist activ- has never accepted that border. bility for the Silguri Corridor. CORNER ity. The Shaksgam Valley or the The irony is that at the same time On June 15 2020, China had The writer is the Additional Trans Karakoram Tract, a part it recognised the McMahon Line planned an attack on Indian troops Sub-Collector, Cuttack-Sadar, I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘how far can I push this of Hunza-Gilgit region of POK, in the case of Burma but not when in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan. India Odisha. The views company in the next 24 hours.’ LEAH BUSQUE is a disputed territory claimed by it came to the Indian border. lost 20 soldiers, including are personal. If people doubt how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore. MICHELE RUIZ

We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success. ARIANNA HUFFINGTON SPECTRUM FIGHTING PANDEMICS WORDSWORTH Promise and peril of bio-revolution Brobdingnagian ast November, the world The scope of today’s bio-innovation Biological organisms are self- that they collectively account for t is given to only a limited number of people to add a word to the cheered the news that three wave is large. Some 60% of physical replicating, self-sustaining, and only around 30% of the global dis- Ilanguage, or at least to have been given the credit for doing so. But Lgene-based COVID-19 vac- inputs to the world economy are ei- interrelated. Moreover, as the rapid ease burden. Jonathan Swift originated eight in his most famous and enduring book, Matthias Evers & cines – one developed by German ther already biological, or could be pro- global spread of COVID-19 has Thus, unless managed carefully, Gulliver’s Travels, of 1726. The second part of the book, in which Lemuel biotech company BioNTech in col- duced using biological processes in demonstrated, they do not respect the risks of some new biological Gulliver meets the huge inhabitants of Brobdingnag, has bequeathed us Michael Chui laboration with Pfizer, another by the future. Nylon, for example, can al- political borders. For example, so- applications may outweigh the po- this awkward adjective that refers to a gigantic person or thing; these US-based biotech firm Moderna, ready be made using genetically-en- called gene drives applied to in- tential benefits. Scientists cannot pur- days it can be used for anything huge, not just people. Here’s a typical and a third by the University of gineered yeast, rather than petro- fectious-disease vectors could save sue innovation in a vacuum: soci- example of its use, from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: AS A RECENT Oxford and AstraZeneca – had chemicals. Many such “bioroutes” to many lives, but we may not be able ety's concerns matter, and innovators “When compared to the relatively small red man and his breed of thoats proved effective in clinical trials. production potentially will use less to control them. The next genera- must exercise consistent and ef- they assume Brobdingnagian proportions that are truly appalling”. His REPORT FROM THE But in October, researchers re- energy and water, and generate fewer tion of genetically-edited mos- fective oversight. Fortunately, they satirical descriptions of the political vices and follies of the miniature MCKINSEY GLOBAL vealed that off-target effects of the greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. quitoes in one field experiment in have a track record of doing so. people of Lilliput suggested Lilliputian for people who may be small either CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool Just 400 biological applications cur- Brazil were supposed to die, but are Back in 1975, for example, promi- in stature or in mind. That race’s tedious and irrelevant arguments over INSTITUTE MAKES used to repair a blindness-caus- rently in the pipeline could reduce an- still breeding five years later. nent scientists, lawyers, and med- which is the right end from which to eat an egg have led to big-endian and ing gene in the early stages of nual average GHG emissions by as Another concern is data privacy. ical professionals gathered at the little-endian for controversies over nothing at all; both terms have been CLEAR, CURRENT human embryo development often much as 9% by 2050. The rapid spread of digital tech- Asilomar Conference in California taken up in recent decades by computer scientists to describe ways of BREAKTHROUGHS eliminated an entire chromosome CRISPR-Cas9 stands out as an in- nologies has triggered an intense to draw up voluntary guidelines to organising digital data. One of the more common of all his invented words or a large part of it. creasingly accessible technology debate about technology compa- ensure the safety of recombinant from the book is yahoo for the race of brutes in the shape of men in a later IN BIOLOGICAL The two announcements, com- for manipulating genetic mate- nies’ use of personal data, such as DNA technology. More recently, the part of the book, which has survived as an abusive term for any person SCIENCE AND ing just a month apart, illustrate rial, and is complemented by rapid that relating to purchasing habits American biochemist Jennifer considered uncivilised. The race of intelligent horses in the same section the promise and peril of biological and low-cost genetic sequencing and and social-media activity. But access Doudna, who, together with French also gave us the rare word houyhnhnm, which Swift invented to echo the ADVANCED DATA engineering. advances in data analytics that to biological data from our bodies microbiologist Emmanuelle sound of a neigh. Yet another unusual term is Struldbrug (with its even ANALYTICS COULD As a recent report from the enable scientists to understand bi- and brains represents another level Charpentier, was awarded the 2020 less common adjective Struldbruggian), for the race of people, unable to McKinsey Global Institute makes ological processes better. Our deep- of intimate knowledge. Nobel Prize in Chemistry for in- die, who survived in a state of senseless decrepitude, a fate which has HELP US SOLVE clear, current breakthroughs in ening knowledge of biology – genes, Moreover, the bio-revolution venting CRISPR, responded to the become one of the great fears of modern life. biological science and advanced microbiomes, and neural signals could entrench inequality, at least tool’s use to gene-edit twin human MAJOR HUMAN data analytics could help us solve – is making it increasingly possi- while applications such as break- embryos by calling for stricter reg- CHALLENGES major human challenges, from re- ble to “engineer life.” through therapies, performance ulation of the technology. Bromopnea ducing climate risk and strength- But modifying biology is inherently enhancements, and reproductive ening food security to fighting pan- risky. With CRISPR kits now avail- selection remain expensive and Matthias Evers is a senior ou might instead call it malodor, halitosis or fetor ex ore (which is demics. But realising the able for sale on the internet, any- thus accessible only to the well- partner in McKinsey’s Yjust Latin for “bad smell from the mouth”), but bromopnea is the revolution’s potentially huge ben- one with some degree of biological off. MGI estimates that about 70% Hamburg office and Michael most technically arcane term for the condition. If it reminds you of the efits will require us to think care- knowledge could potentially create of the reduction in disease in the Chui is a partner at the element bromine that’s appropriate, since both words come from Greek fully about how to mitigate the po- and release a new living entity, in- next 10-20 years could be in high- McKinsey Global Institute. bromos, a stink (the element was given that name because it has an tentially severe risks. cluding harmful bacteria or viruses. income countries, despite the fact ©PROJECT SYNDICATE irritating smell). A closely similar medical term is bromidrosis for strong-smelling sweat. In our case, the second element is from Greek pnoe, breathing, which also turns up in words such as apnoea, temporary cessation of breathing, often while asleep, and tachypnoea, Road rage Wither zero tolerance abnormally rapid breathing (pneumonia is a closely related word, from pneumon, lung). In the UK, the spellings ending in -pnoea are still usual, Sir, A film director was in the news recently for road rage. Sir, Persons cheating tax agencies are nothing new but when government but the US forms in -pnea are increasingly common, and bromopnea The infamous murder case involving a cricketer--turned- department cheats a tax department than it is certainly a horrendous affair. never seems to be spelled any other way. etters politician that happened many years ago still rankles. The government agencies spend tribal development fund worth crores. There is not a single motorist in India who is unfamiliar Recently, officials found themselves in rough times for passing bills worth with the dangerous ‘road rage’. The ‘powerful’, the ‘rich’ crores of ‘fake, non-existing firms’.Work files with such huge number of fake TOL THE EDITOR and the hooligans are the worst types of road rage perpe- vouchers, bills, and invoices of non-existing firms were disbursed in collu- LOL Readers of Orissa POST trators. One cannot win an argument with them; better to sion with department engineers. How such grave cheating didn’t catch the GENIUS VS STUPID The idiot are most welcome to contribute letters ignore and march ahead. Studies have indicated almost sixty attention of the higher-ups needs to be inquired. Such practices are rampant doesn't know (200 words), articles and five per cent of Indian drivers are stressed out. Most of them in all the 21 ITDAs spread over the tribal districts to accelerate tribal devel- columns (between 750-1250 proud and confident genius and hands over the $5. words). Contributors are lose their temper at least once per day. Anger is a power- opment work as the GST enforcement wing has assessed tax evasion worth Amakes a bet with an idiot. The The idiot says, "Now me requested to send their ful emotion, but not to be used in a negative way. The Rs50 lakh during the last three years. This speaks forgery and cheating genius says, "Hey idiot, every ask: what animal stands with two contact numbers and full National Crime Bureau (NCB) has said approximately which are punishable under different Sections of IPC for misusing funds meant

question I ask you that you don't legs but sleeps with three?" The postal address/email ID. They may also forty thousand Indians are subjected to road rage every year. for tribal development. Now the GST enforcement wing has detected that sev-

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c know the answer, you have to give genius tries and searches very hard and suggestions, preferably by email, Road rage may injure a fellow- driver or, in the extreme, eral work bills that were passed were on fake bill and vouchers. This puts a me $5. And if you ask me a question for the answer but gives up and to: [email protected] snatch the latter's life away. A lot of concerned citizens have big question mark on the role of the top officials steering tribal development and I can't answer yours I will give hands over the $5000. The genius demanded road rage be included as a punishable offence in districts. It also raises fingers at the zero tolerance to corruption and trans- you $5,000." The idiot says, "Okay." says, "Dang it, I lost. By the way, under the Motor Vehicle Act. However, it is true that most parency in administering tribal development fund pumped by Centre. Over The genius then asks, "How many what was the answer to your B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, road rage cases do not reach the police. This may embolden and above the complete silence of our tribal leaders on this issue is surprising. continents are there in the world?" question?" The idiot hands over $5. Bhubaneswar-751010 a habitual offender. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA Janaki Ballav Dash, MAYURBHANJ KERALA GOA P5

FRIDAY | JANUARY 29 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

k y m Draft rules to ban locals’ entry c Goa mines’ auction awaits SC decision in Goa casinos are under study THE MINING ISSUE HAS BEEN HANGING FIRE IN GOA EVER SINCE THE SUPREME COURT, IN 2018, CITED IRREGULARITIES IN THE PROCESSES ADOPTED BY THE STATE GOVT TO RENEW 88 MINING LEASES

AGENCIES its report for Goa a number of il- legalities carried out by the mining Panaji, Jan 28: Goa Chief Minister companies, including mines, being Pramod Sawant Thursday said that operational even after their leases the state government could only had expired and mines extracting take a call on the auctioning of min- ore beyond permissible limits. ing leases after the matter is de- This caused pollution and acci- cided by the Supreme Court. dents, destroyed farming land and “The decision on auctioning of water supply of villages in the sur- mining blocks could only be taken rounding area. The report held that after the finalisation of the matter there was a scam of Rs 350 billion in before the Supreme Court,” Sawant Goa’s mining business. This report The Goa Gambling Act governs casinos Goa has seven off-shore casinos in the Mandovi and a said in a written reply to a question formed the bedrock of subsequent An amendment is required in the dozen on-shore gambling by independent MLA Prasad legislation to ban entry of local litigations in the Supreme Court. outlets operating in different residents in casinos, which are popular Gaonkar, at the ongoing winter ses- Between, 2012 and 2018, the case five-star hotels in the with tourists sion of the Legislative Assembly. domain of the apex court. ing companies as well as politi- industry. Goa’s first chief minis- saw many ups and downs before tourist state The Chief Minister, who also The mining issue has been hang- cians and bureaucrats. ter, Dayanand Balkrishna the apex court in February 2018 holds the mines portfolio, said that ing fire in Goa, ever since the A BRIEF INSIGHT Bandodkar, fondly known as quashed 88 mining leases in viola- AGENCIES Manohar Parrikar had assured the state government in consulta- Supreme Court in 2018, citing ir- Mining has been an important Bhausaheb Bandodkar, was also a tion of the Mines and Minerals that Goans would be banned from tion with the Centre has already regularities in the processes adopted part of Goa’s economy. The local wealthy mine owner. According to (Development and Regulation) Act, Panaji, Jan 28: Draft rules banning entering casinos by amending the filed review petitions in the Apex by the state government to renew names involved in mining, Sesa media reports, investigations have 1957 (the MMDR Act), the Forest entry of Goa residents in casinos Gambling Act. court urging it to take a relook at 88 mining leases scrapped the leases. Goa, the Timblos, the Chowgules, the revealed that mining companies (Conservation) Act, 1980, the are under consideration of the In another question, Gaonkar its 2018 order which had quashed 88 As a result of the order all fresh Dempos, the Salgaocars, today own donated many a time to BJP as well Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. state government, Chief Minister sought to know the status of gov- mining leases in Goa, citing irreg- ore extraction activity has stopped, and run a lot of businesses and en- as Congress in the last 15 years. Later, in August 2019, Vedanta Pramod Sawant told the assembly ernment’s decision to shift off- ularities in the lease renewal process. bringing the industry to a standstill. terprises in Goa. Ranging from foot- But decades of iron ore mining Limited, which is one of the largest Thursday. shore casinos (operating from ves- “The same are pending before The stoppage in 2018 is the sec- ball clubs to schools and colleges to took a toll on the state’s local ecol- mining leaseholders in Goa ap- The Goa Gambling Act governs sels) away from the Mandovi river the Supreme Court,” Sawant told the ond time in less than a decade that real estate and construction, nearly ogy and threw up numerous in- proached the Bombay High Court casinos and an amendment is re- near Panaji. Sawant said the home Assembly. The Chief Minister said all mining in the state has come to every industry in Goa has the stamp stances of mining-related laws being demanding a declaration that its quired in the legislation to ban department has allowed the off- that his government was not in a po- a standstill. It was banned the first of the mining families. violated. The 2013 report of the mining lease, as per the provisions entry of local residents in casinos, shore casinos to operate in the sition to give a timeframe to the time in 2012 after a judicial com- The state’s political system is Justice MB Shah Commission, of the amended MMDR Act 2015, was which are popular with tourists. river Mandovi till March 31, 2021, state’s beleaguered mining indus- mission exposed a Rs 35,000 crore not untouched by mining either. It which was formed to look into illegal valid for 50 years and sought ex- Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar or till an alternate site is notified try because the matter was in the mining scam, indicting top min- is deeply entwined with the mining mining across India, revealed in tension of mining leases till 2037. sought to know from the govern- by the Government, whichever is ment whether rules banning Goans earlier, subject to condition that in casinos are in place. such license is in force during such A MILLION-DOLLAR SMILE Draft rules banning Goans in period. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: deserved people. casinos are under consideration Goa has seven off-shore casinos Kerala Chief Minister The government has also of the government, the Chief in the Mandovi and a dozen on- Pinarayi Vijayan with the plans to construct additional Minister said in a written reply. shore gambling outlets operating Minister for Local Self 1.5 lakh new houses this year The then Chief Minister in different five-star hotels. Governments AC Moideen itself and the state is confi- (right) and Devaswom dently marching towards Minister Kadakampally the goal of zero homeless Surendran (left) during the Kerala, he said in a Facebook house warming ceremony post. One or two corporates of a house, constructed under “Owning a home by his Life Mission project, in or her own is a dream of any Thiruvananthapuram, human being. One of the ‘controlling’ the nation Thursday. A total of 2.5 lakh most significant goals of this houses have been completed government was to stand AGENCIES through this project by the with people to make this LDF government. dream a reality,” he said. Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28: ‘LIFE Mission’ (Livelihood, Terming LIFE Mission as Congress leader and Wayanad MP Inclusion, Financial an “unparalleled housing Rahul Gandhi Thursday alleged Empowerment) envisages development project,” the that “one or two corporates” are con- not just giving a roof for CM said it was an example trolling the country and added that those who do not have of the government’s vision this is not good for democracy. houses, but also a complete of how development should Gandhi said the farmers of the with girl students Wednesday and rehabilitation package for be done.The government was country have still not got a clear pic- even asked a schoolgirl to translate the homeless and landless paying great attention to the ture on the farm laws and the ag- his speech. He had called upon the in the state, said the gov- third phase of the ambitious itation could flare up again. girls students to be independent ernment. initiative, he said adding He was speaking at a public func- and equal to boys and asked them Declaring the completion that land has been identi- tion in Wayanad. to be active in all walks of life. of 2,50,547 houses across the fied for the construction of The former Congress chief said Gandhi was also involved in a se- state, Chief Minister 85 complexes at this time. that the Congress and UDF would ries of discussions with senior Pinarayi Vijayan said it was Of this, the construction sweep the upcoming Assembly state Congress leaders and its ally a matter of pride for his gov- of five building complexes polls in the Kerala and added that the Indian Union Muslim League ernment and their objective would be completed within several new faces will be contest- regarding the sharing of seats. He was to provide a home for all two months, Vijayan said. ing the election. is keen that a large number of Gandhi, who is in the state for the women and youth contest the next past couple of days, had interacted election on Congress tickets. Oppn trains gun on CM, uproar in Goa Assembly During lockdown, 6K stranded Goans contacted NRI Commissioner’s office AGENCIES Earlier, State Water Resources MAHADAYI DISPUTE Department Minister Filipe Neri Panaji, Jan 28: Goa Chief Minister Rodrigues said, “Goa has lost the AGENCIES istration, the Chief Minister said. Pramod Sawant Thursday said if re- water but not the case.” Most of these people sought quired, an all-party delegation from The coastal state will success- Panaji, Jan 28: Over 6,000 Goans, assistance with procedure for the state can meet Prime Minister fully fight the case before the Apex who were stranded abroad during repatriation amid the travel re- Narendra Modi to discuss the Court, he said. the coronavirus-induced lockdown, strictions imposed by the Centre Mahadayi river dispute. Sardesai demanded that the had contacted the office of NRI in light of the COVID-19 pan- The Chief Minister was re- Rohan Khaunte questioning the Sawant appealed to members of the lawyers representing Goa in the Commissioner in Goa, Chief demic, he said. “Some expected sponding to a calling attention mo- state government’s seriousness in Opposition and the ruling party to SC should be changed, as they al- Minister Pramod Sawant told the the Goa government to arrange tion raised by the Opposition over the matter. maintain unanimity on the issue cut- lowed the notification of award of state Legislative Assembly Thursday. for chartered flights for repatri- the issue of diversion of Mahadayi To this, Sawant said, “The in- ting across the party ideologies. Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal Sawant was responding to a ation,” he said. river water by neighbouring terest of state is not above the party The Chief Minister admitted on their own without consulting question tabled by Goa Forward The office of the Commissioner Karnataka. or any other aspects. We will not that Karnataka had started di- the state. Party MLA Vijai Sardesai seek- for NRI Affairs guided people on the The House witnessed a heated compromise on the issue.” verting water from the river, de- Khaunte further claimed the di- ing to know how many people procedure to be followed and up- discussion on the issue, with Leader If required, the state government spite the fact that Special Leave version of water will not only in- from abroad (NRI, OCI, other COVID-19 pandemic (from March dated them about the guidelines of Opposition Digambar Kamat, is ready to take an all-party dele- Petitions (SLPs) filed by Goa, crease the salinity of the river in Indians stuck in foreign coun- 2020 till date). issued by the Central and the state Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai gation to meet the Prime Minister Karnataka and Maharashtra are Goa, it will also adversely impact tries) had contacted the NRI As many as 6,544 persons from governments amid the pandemic, Sardesai and Independent MLA to seek his intervention, he said. pending before the Supreme Court. the state’s flora and fauna. Commissioner’s office during abroad had contacted through reg- Sawant added. Kerala’s intervention results in ‘jumbo’ miracles 11K Kerala govt offices CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS’ DEATHS IN KERALA HAVE HALVED DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS have turned green: CM

AGENCIES forced the provisions of the Kerala their walking habits. AGENCIES waste while 152 ton of non-degrad- Captive Elephants (Management Prafulla Chandran, a veterinary able waste was collected from 62 Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28: and Maintenance) Rules 2012, which doctor based out of Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28: local bodies with the support of a The elephant lovers in Kerala are include field visits by forest offi- a specialist in captive elephants, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi private company. elated as the number of deaths of cials and recording the movement said, “An elephant needs to walk a Vijayan has said that 11,163 gov- Minister for Local Bodies, AC captive jumbos have halved in the of elephants by introducing a move- minimum of 4 km per day or for an ernment offices in the state have Moideen said that the plan of the past two years as compared to the ment register. hour. If they don’t walk at least this attained total cleanliness and state government is to convert all earlier periods. However, experts in the field of much, it may lead to diseases like green status. He said that while the the local bodies into zero waste in- While 34 captive elephants died elephant studies are of the opin- arthritis which can become a major target of the Haritha mission of stitutions. in 2018, the figures came down to 19 ion that there has to be a more cause of worry, even leading to fa- the state government was for mak- Around 14,473 offices were sub- in 2020. With the state banning the healthy intervention from the for- talities.” ing 10,000 government offices jected to grading based on the sale and trafficking of captive ele- est and district administrations as “Walk and eat is the basis of ele- green, 11,163 turned green fol- zero waste in these institutions and phants, statistically there had to the death statistics during the lock- phant life and if the elephants are lowing the active campaign by 11,163 got a green office certifi- be a slight increase in the number down period had raised some After the state banned the parade of elephants March not getting proper exercise, it will the department. cate. 3410 offices got ‘A’ grade, 3925 of deaths of the pachyderms. alarms. 16, 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak, as many as 16 lead to the failure of vital systems,” Vijayan said that the advan- offices ‘B’ grade and 3828 offices However, a dip has been witnessed Venkitachalam of Heritage elephants have died and most of them were in the prime of he added. However, the elephant tage of clean and green offices is got ‘C’ grade. in the number of captive elephant Animal Task Force told IANS, “After age as compared to the older pachyderms which had died lovers in Kerala are happy with the a deposit for the future of the peo- Haritha Kerala mission execu-

deaths. the state banned the parade of ele- dip in the number of elephant ple of the state and added that tive vice-chairperson, Dr TN

k y m earlier. An urgent intervention of officials is required to reduce c The statistical figures of ele- phants on March 16, 2020 follow- deaths. Ramesh Menon, who owns the model created by the govern- Seema while speaking to media phant deaths in the state in 2018, 2019 ing the Covid-19 outbreak, as many the number of deaths VENKITACHALAM | HERITAGE ANIMAL TASK FORCE several captive elephants, said, ment offices will have a major im- persons said, “It’s been a great and 2020 are 34, 19 and 19, respec- as 16 elephants have died and most “There is indeed a fall in the num- pact on the people. development and our mission is tively. of them were in the prime of age urgent intervention of officials is the opinion that during the Covid ber of deaths of captive elephants The ‘Clean Kerala Company’ actively working for achieving It is to be noted that the state for- as compared to the older pachy- required to reduce the number of lockdown period, captive elephants and it is the result of the care un- under the state government had the state turn totally green est department has stringently en- derms which had died earlier. An deaths.” Veterinary doctors are of were idle, leading to a reduction in dertaken by us.” collected 336 ton of non degradable and clean.” P6 SHAURYA AWARDEE KILLING: FRIDAY | JANUARY 29 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR POLICE NAB SECOND SHOOTER The schedule for class 10 and 12 board In a major breakthrough, the Punjab exams will be Police Thursday said it has arrested the announced February 2 second shooter, Inderjeet Singh, RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK’ | involved in the sensational killing of

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of the day uote Comedian Munawar China’s hegemony in Faruqui’s bail BUDGET SESSION Republic Day is a day of plea rejected celebration of SET TO BE STORMY the Constitution. When you make Asia unacceptable: India PRESS TRUST OF INDIA laws and when these laws are AGENCIES Indore, Jan 28: The Madhya against the fundamentals of the Pradesh High Court on Thursday Constitution. For the farms bills, New Delhi, Jan 28: In a clear refused bail to comedian Munawar farmers were never consulted warning to China, India Thursday Faruqui who is accused of passing said that Chinese hegemony in "indecent" remarks about Hindu MEHBOOBA MUFTI | PDP CHIEF Asia is unacceptable. deities during a show, and noted Addressing scholars at the 13th that to "promote harmony" is one The A P J All India Conference of China of the constitutional duties. Abdul Kalam Studies, External Affairs Minister Liberty of a person has to be Study Centre S. Jaishankar said, "The India- "balanced" with his duties towards at IIM-Shillong, China relationship is today truly at other citizens, Justice Rohit Arya which is supported a crossroads. Choices that are made of the Indore bench of the high by the Ministry of will have profound repercussions, court said, citing a Supreme Court PRESS TRUST OF INDIA hours each -- with the upper house Development of North Eastern not just for the two nations but for ruling. The court also turned down meeting in the morning and the Region (DoNER), will help in the the entire world." the bail plea of Nalin Yadav, an- New Delhi, Jan 28: The Budget ses- lower house in the evening. Due to implementation of the new National The minister said India-China re- other accused in the case. sion of Parliament beginning Friday the pandemic, the Winter session Education Policy (NEP) in the lations were dependent on three have their own set of aspirations and fore 2020 was, in fact, as far back as Faruqui and four others were ar- is poised to be stormy with the was not held. Northeast 'mutuals' and eight principles. One their pursuit too cannot be ignored. 1975." rested on January 1 following a Opposition set to attack the gov- The Question Hour also makes a JITENDRA SINGH | UNION MINISTER of the principles, he said was that Seventh, there will always be di- "That is why the events in east- complaint by a BJP MLA's son that ernment over the three new farm comeback in this session. Due to while both nations are committed vergences and differences but their ern Ladakh last year have pro- objectionable remarks about Hindu legislations, amid an ongoing agi- paucity of time, there was no to a multi-polar world, "there should management is essential to the ties. foundly disturbed the relationship deities and Union Home Minister tation by farmers. Question Hour in the previous ses- After 6 hours be a recognition that a multi-polar And eighth, civilisational states because they not only signalled a Amit Shah were passed during a The session will begin with the sion. The Monsoon session also saw of talks, I was Asia is one of its essential con- like India and China must always disregard for commitments about comedy address of the President to the the two Houses working on Saturdays again given a stituents." take the long view. minimising troop levels, but also show at a joint sitting of the two Houses and Sundays. But this time, written assurance Among other principles, he said Whether it is India's immediate showed a willingness to breach cafe in Friday morning followed by the Parliament will not sit on week- about the decision. the agreements already reached Indore on presentation of the Union Budget But no concrete concerns or more distant prospects, peace and tranquillity." ends. Private Members' business action has been must be adhered to in their en- the fact is that the development of Arguing that the ability of India New February 1. A total of 16 Opposition which usually takes place on Friday taken on it till date. Assurance is a tirety, both in letter and spirit. our ties can only be based on the and China to work together will Year's day. parties have announced a boycott afternoons has also made a comeback promise. If the government does Where the handling of the border three 'mutuals' - mutual respect, determine the Asian century, One more of the President's address in soli- in the Budget session, according to not keep it (promise) then how will areas are concerned, the LAC must mutual sensitivity and mutual in- Jaishankar said, "At this time, it is person darity with the farmers protest- Lok Sabha secretariat. In the previous the country and society get a bright be strictly observed and respected, terests, Jaishankar said. equally important to recognise that was ar- ing the new farm laws, senior session, the Private Members' busi- future any attempt to unilaterally change "Any expectation that they can be their difficulties in doing so may well rested Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad ness was not taken up. Members the status quo is completely unac- brushed aside, and that life can undermine it." subse- said Thursday. introduce their own bills and res- ANNA HAZARE | SOCIAL CRUSADER ceptable, he said. carry on undisturbed despite the sit- Given the "gravity" of India's sit- quently. The 16 Opposition parties have olutions during this period which Also, peace and tranquillity in the uation at the border, that is simply uation with China, he did not have Faruqui and Yadav are in judi- also demanded a probe into the vi- are debated by the House. During border areas is the basis for devel- not realistic. There are discussions a definitive answer to offer at this cial remand and lodged in Indore olence on Republic Day in Delhi. the session the government will SHORT TAKES opment of relations in other do- underway through various mech- point in time. Central Jail. A magistrate's court Opposition parties include the also push to convert ordinances mains. "If they are disturbed, so in- anisms on disengagement at the "Significantly, to date, we have yet and a sessions court rejected their Congress, the NCP, Shiv Sena, DMK, issued recently into laws. An or- Police deployment evitably will the rest of the border areas. But if ties are to be to receive a credible explanation bail pleas, following which they Trinamool Congress, CPI, CPI-M dinance has to be converted into a relationship. This is quite apart steady and progress, policies must for the change in China's stance moved the high court. and RJD. With a view to have a pa- law within 42 days of the begin- at Ghazipur site from the issue of progress in the take into account the learnings of or reasons for massing of troops in In its order, the high court said perless Budget, all the documents ning of the session, else it lapses. and the Economic Survey would be New Delhi: There was heavy boundary negotiations," he said. the last three decades," he added. the border areas. It is a different mat- it would not comment on merits The ordinances issued recently in- deployment of security The fifth principle he said that is Recalling the factors that led to ter that our own forces have re- of the case, but based on the ma- made available online soon after the clude The Commission for Air personnel at the Delhi-Uttar obviously that each state will have the deterioration in bilateral rela- sponded appropriately and held terial seized, the witnesses' state- authenticated copies are laid on Quality Management in National Pradesh's Ghazipur border, its own interests, concerns and pri- tions, Jaishankar said, "For all the their own in very challenging cir- ments and considering the fact the Table of the House, the Lok Capital Region and Adjoining Areas where farmers from Uttar orities, but sensitivity to them can- differences and disagreements that cumstances. The issue before us is that probe was going on, no case Sabha Secretariat has said. Ordinance 2020, The Arbitration and Pradesh have been protesting not be one-sided. At the end of the we may have had on the boundary, what the Chinese posture signals, is made out for grant of bail. "Our Like the last time, in this ses- Conciliation (Amendment) against the three farm laws day, relationships between major the central fact was that border how it evolves, and what implica- country is a beautiful country and sion too COVID-19 protocols will be Ordinance, 2020 and The Jammu for last two months. states are reciprocal in nature. areas still remained fundamentally tions it may have for the future of sets an example of coexistence in place and Rajya Sabha and Lok and Kashmir Reorganisation Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Sixth, as rising powers, each will peaceful. The last loss of life be- our ties," he said. amid diversities, be it religion, Sabha will meet in shifts of five (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, who has been named in the Delhi Police FIR for the January 26 violence MATTER OF FAITH MONEY LAUNDERING CASE during the 'Kisan Gantantra Bengal govt passes parade' also made his appearance at the site and Omkar Group said that he will raise the issue of snapping of water Chairman, MD and electricity supply at the resolution against site with the administration. sent to ED custody

Two burnt alive new farm laws INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Amaravati: Two persons were PRESS TRUST OF INDIA either take back the new laws or step New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 28: A burnt alive Thursday when down. The CPI(M) and the Congress court here Thursday sent Omkar the car in which they were Kolkata, Jan 28: The West Bengal supported the resolution, but de- Group Chairman Kamal Kishore travelling hit an electric pole Thursday became the sixth state to manded that the state government Gupta and Managing Director and caught fire in Jaggampet pass a resolution against the three withdraw similar laws it had passed Babulal Verma into Enforcement mandal in East Godavari contentious farm laws enacted by a few years back. Rule 169 of the as- Directorate custody till January district, police said. the Centre, even as the opposition sembly empowers the state gov- 30 in connection with a money Jaggampet Police Inspector V BJP staged a walkout from the as- ernment to pilot a resolution in laundering probe. Suresh said three others who sembly amid "Jai Shri Ram" slogans. the house. BJP MLAs led by its The ED arrested Gupta and were sitting in the back seat State Parliamentary Affairs legislature party leader Manoj Verma Wednesday under the managed to escape from the Minister Partha Chatterjee moved Tigga opposed the resolution and Devotees perform rituals at Sangam on the occasion of Paush Purnima, during the annual ‘Magh Mela’, in Prayagraj PTI PHOTO Prevention of Money Laundering vehicle before it caught fire. the resolution under rule 169 urg- staged a walkout shouting "Jai Act after questioning them for ing the centre that the three laws- Shri Ram" slogans. over five hours and produced be- the Farmers (Empowerment and Speaking on the resolution amid fore the Special PMLA court here. JeM militant held Protection) Agreement on Price vociferous protests by the BJP law- The ED has registered a case on Assurance and Farm Services makers, Banerjee demanded that the basis of the FIR registered by Srinagar: Security forces Act,2020; the Farmers' Produce Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘Own up if your data is hacked’ Maharashtra Police against pro- Thursday arrested a militant Trade and Commerce (Promotion convene an all-party meeting to moters of Omkar Group. of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the discuss the process of withdrawal INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE In a chat with independent said the hacker who goes by the The FIR alleged that Omkar outfit in Bandipora district of Essential Commodities of the new agri laws. cyber security researcher name of ShinyHunters. Realtors and Developers Pvt Ltd Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The militant, identified (Amendment) Act, 2020- be repealed. The assembly witnessed unruly New Delhi, Jan 28: The hacker Rajshekhar Rajaharia, a copy of ShinyHunters has been involved and its directors bought a firm as Imtiyaz Ahmad Khan from West Bengal assembly is the scenes after the resolution was behind some of the biggest which has been shared with IANS, in several data breaches recently, named Surana Construction which Bandipora's Panzigam area, sixth to pass such a resolution after moved, with BJP MLAs rushing breaches in India in the recent ShinyHunters said taking re- including allegedly leaking sen- had Slum Rehabilitation Authority was apprehended at a special Punjab, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, to the well of the house, claiming times, including grocery delivery sponsibility must be the first thing sitive data of nearly 3.25 lakh rights for redevelopment of Anand checkpoint established by Delhi and Kerala. the TMC government has launched platform Bigbasket and photo-ed- Indian firms should do when a users of Delhi-NCR based global Nagar SRA Cooperative Housing security forces following a tip- While the first three are ruled by a "misinformation" campaign iting app Pixlr, has come out of data breach takes place. cryptocurrency exchange and Society in Mumbai's Wadala. off, a police spokesman said. the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party against the farm legislations. "We the woods and for ShinyHunters, "They have no choice but to wallet, BuyUcoin, on the Dark However, Omkar Group and (AAP) is in power io Delhi and the oppose the anti-farmer laws.We the companies in India need to take responsibility (about data Web. The hacker has also leaked its promoters did not pay back the Left Front is ruling Kerala. demand there immediate with- take full responsibility if their breaches) when their database is 19 lakh user records stolen from amount due to seller and also Meghalaya to While speaking on the resolu- drawal. Either the centre should data is hacked for the users to hacked. No one cares about data free online photo editing appli- mortgaged future FSI of the said tion, Chief Minister Mamata withdraw the laws or step down," maintain their trust in them. breaches unless the data is yours," cation Pixlr. SRA project and took huge reopen colleges Feb 1 Banerjee said that the centre should the chief minister said. amounts of loans. Shillong: Colleges in Meghalaya, closed since the lockdown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen on February 1, state India’s Covid-19 vaccinations to stretch to late 2022 Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said Thursday. WHILE VACCINATION PROGRAMME CURRENTLY UNDERWAY HAVE RAISED HOPE OF BEATING THE PANDEMIC, UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES, ALONG WITH PRODUCTION ISSUES, HAS BECOME A MAJOR PAIN POINT

Dalit family attacked INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE with production issues, has become 85 poor countries will not have wide- On January 19, India had reported a major pain point. spread access to Covid-19 vaccines 10,064 new cases, the lowest so far Ballia (UP): Members of a New Delhi, Jan 28: While India has UN Secretary General Antonio before 2023. this year. Last year, the lowest was Dalit family were allegedly already given Covid-19 vaccine doses Guterres on Wednesday reiterated The research noted that Russia recorded on June 3 at 9,633 cases. attacked and a statue of B R to over 20 lakh people as the first his call for equitable access to Covid- and China are trying to bolster The nationwide immunisation Ambedkar was damaged in phase of the drive continues, a new 19 vaccines as the global caseload their global status through vaccine drive began on January 16 after the Nagra area here, police study has said that the vaccination has surpassed the 100 million mark, diplomacy. the approval of two Covid vaccines said. One Suresh Ram filed a programme against the pandemic another grim milestone as the pan- While the UK, the US and most -- Covaxin and Covishield -- in the complaint with the police will stretch to late 2022. demic rages on. countries in the European Union are country. As many as 23,55,979 ben- alleging that on Wednesday Similar will be the scenario for "Most developing countries will likely to achieve the goal of vacci- eficiaries have received the first night when he and his family most middle-income countries, in- not have widespread access to the nating their priority groups by end dose of Covid vaccine in the first

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of the day uote SHOWING CREATIVITY Workers and India fastest to reach supporters of BJP and AAP, and not the Congress, have been caught on camera waving the Nishan Sahib at the Red Fort 1mn Covid vaccinations AMARINDER SINGH | PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER No new nCoV cases in one-fifth In the context of public of country: Govt health, clear eviewing the novel transparent and R coronavirus pandemic timely sharing of situation in the country, Union crucial information Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on public health on Thursday said that India has emergencies by undertaking rapid flattened its COVID-19 graph risk assessment is the key to and 146 districts have reported striking a balance between public no new case of the viral disease health and trade and also travel in the last seven days. He said HARSH VARDHAN | HEALTH MINISTER 146 of India's 718 districts have had no new cases for a week, 18 districts since 14 days, 6 districts since 21 days and 21 India will soon districts since the last 28 days. make available many more COVID- NCC cadets perform during their rally at Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi Cantt PTI PHOTO 19 vaccines to other INDIA RANKS 86 AGECNIES vaccination coverage of the health- countries after two Made-In-India jabs care workers and have covered ith more than 11 million have already been introduced to the New Delhi, Jan 28: India is the more than 30 per cent of the targeted W Covid-19 cases, India has world fastest country to reach the one beneficiaries. ranked 86 in a performance index India’s rank slips in global corruption index million vaccination mark, the gov- This includes Lakshadweep, of 98 countries for their handling NARENDRA MODI | PRIME MINISTER ernment said Thursday, while also which has covered 83.4 percent of of the Covid-19 pandemic, a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA constant this year as well as the commending 11 states and Union the targeted beneficiaries, followed report said Thursday. According This year, New previous year's score," the index Territories for the speed of their cov- by Odisha (50.7 per cent), Haryana to the performance index New Delhi, Jan 28: India's rank Zealand and Denmark said. compiled by the Sydney-based erage. (50 per cent), and Andaman and has slipped six places to 86th were ranked at first India is still very low on More than 25 lakh (2.5 million) Nicobar (48.3 per cent). "This is a Lowy Institute, neighbouring Sri among 180 countries in a cor- corruption Index, the report people, including healthcare work- commendable achievement," he Lanka was in the 10th position in ruption perception index (CPI) position with scores said, noting that experts feel handling the Covid-19 outbreak. SHORT TAKES ers, have been vaccinated in the said. Besides this, the Ministry in 2020. the CPI does not reflect the The performance index showed of 88. Somalia and South last 13 days, Union Health Secretary pulled up six states who need to For 2020, Transparency actual corruption level in any that New Zealand handled the Sudan were ranked Rajesh Bhushan, noting that India improve and speed up their vacci- pandemic more effectively than International (TI)'s corruption country. Four killed in crossed one million mark in merely nation drive. This includes any other country in the world, perception index was released lowest at 179th position The integrity score deter- six days, the fastest amongst all Jharkhand which has only covered while Brazil sits at the bottom of Thursday. with scores of 12 mines the corruption situa- road mishap the countries. 14.7 per cent of the target and Delhi the list. New Zealand was closely The index, which ranks 180 tion of a country. This year, The US had crossed the crucial countries and territories by New Zealand and Denmark Rajgarh (MP): Four (15.7 per cent). The nationwide vac- followed by Vietnam, Taiwan, labourers were killed and milestone in 10 days, followed by cination drive had started on Thailand and Cyprus, while the their perceived levels of public clean. India's rank is 86 out of 180 were ranked at first position seven injured when the Spain in 12 days, Israel in 14 days, January 16 with the help of two US was the fifth-worst sector corruption according to nations with a score of 40. with scores of 88. Somalia and vehicle they were travelling the UK in 18 days, Italy in 19 days, vaccines -- Covaxin and Covishield. performing country, The Sydney experts and business people, "India was ranked at 80th po- South Sudan were ranked low- in collided with a container Germany in 20 days, and the UAE Initially, the government aims to vac- Morning Herald reported on uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 sition out of 180 countries in est at 179th position with scores truck on Agra-Mumbai in 27 days. Bhushan said that 11 cinate one crore healthcare work- Thursday. is highly corrupt and 100 is very 2019. The CPI score for India is of 12. National Highway in states have performed better in ers and two crore frontline workers. Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district Thursday, police said. The victims hailing from Uttar Pradesh were on UPROAR IN BIHAR their way to Malegaon in AAP to contest polls WhatsApp adds new biometric Maharashtra for work, POLICE FORCE when the accident took place near Udankhedi PRESS TRUST OF INDIA village amid poor visibility in six states in 2022 security layer for desktop users due to fog, Pachore police Patna, Jan 28: There has been a station in-charge D P Lohia KEJRIWAL URGED AAP MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN huge uproar in the Bihar police said. The move comes at a time when WhatsApp is facing immense THE PARTY AT GRASSROOT LEVEL force after the home ministry con- backlash in India over its upcoming privacy policy stituted a committee to review leaders and workers after a the performance of police per- Cold wave National Council meeting at INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE sonnel above 50 years of age. prevails in MP Kapashera here. The home department consti- He asserted that people sup- New Delhi, Jan 28: As millions of tuted a committee headed by a Bhopal: Large parts of ported the AAP because they had people now access WhatsApp on principal secretary level officer Madhya Pradesh are reeling realised that both the BJP and their PCs and laptops, the Facebook- to analyse the work of each police under a cold wave, with the Congress had ruled for years owned platform Thursday an- personnel and officers above 50 Khajuraho, a popular tourist but did nothing to change the lives nounced to add an additional layer years, except IPS officers. destination in Chhatarpur of the common man. of security where users will be The committee is empowered to district recording the lowest "People outside Delhi are fed able to link their WhatsApp ac- recommend VRS for inefficient minimum temperature of up with both the BJP and the count on mobile phones to their cops. The state government had three degrees Celsius, the Congress' policy of divide and computers. taken the decision in July 2020. IMD said Thursday. It said rule and have now started looking In order to link WhatsApp Web The Bihar Police Men's that 24 weather stations in at the AAP as an alternative. or Desktop to your WhatsApp ac- Association (BPMA) has asked the state recorded minimum temperature in People in other states too want count, you will now be asked to the Nitish Kumar government to the range of three to 10 free water and free electricity and use your face or fingerprint un- disband this committee and said degrees Celsius in the last they know that only AAP can de- lock on your phone, before scanning "This builds on our existing se- legedly exposing personal mobile that this move amounts to mass 24 hours ending 8.30 am. liver this. As party workers or a QR code from the phone to link curity measures today, which pop numbers via indexing on Google murder. The India Meteorological leaders, you have to reach out to your device. The new security up- up a notice in your phone whenever Search. Independent cybersecu- “At the time when police Department's (IMD) the people," Kejriwal said. date for linking devices will be a Web/Desktop login occurs, and rity researcher Rajshekhar men/women reach the age of 50, forecast Thursday said that "Earlier, the people used to say rolling out, alongside a visual re- the ability to unlink devices from Rajaharia had shared some screen- they generally have so many fam- severe cold wave conditions that AAP is a Delhi-centric party design to the WhatsApp Web page your phone at any time," the com- shots with IANS showing indexing ily responsibilities. At this stage, are likely to continue at INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE with no footprint outside the na- on phones, to users with compati- pany noted. WhatsApp said the of personal mobile numbers of if anyone forcibly removes you isolated places in tional capital. But, now people ble devices over the coming weeks. face and fingerprint authentica- WhatsApp users via Web version from the job it is similar to a death Chhatarpur and Datia New Delhi, Jan 28: Delhi Chief have changed their views towards "We're putting even more secu- tion takes place on your device in on Google Search. penalty.” districts till Friday morning. Minister Arvind Kejriwal said AAP. We have worked hard and rity into WhatsApp Web and desk- a privacy preserving manner -- by Concerned at private group "The selection of police per- Thursday that his Aam Aadmi proved that the AAP has a vision top, adding an additional layer of design. "WhatsApp cannot access chat links being available on sonnel is based on physical and Party (AAP) will contest elections for the country. In the last six protection when you want to link the biometric information stored Google Search, WhatsApp had medical tests. Hence, it is unimag- Ex-Pondy Cong in six states in 2022. years, our work in Delhi has been your WhatsApp account to your by your device's operating system". earlier said that it asked Google inable why anyone would take "In the next two years, AAP noticed by the people," the Chief computer," the company said in a The move comes at a time when not to index such chats and advised such a decision. If anyone is not president joins BJP will contest elections in Uttar Minister added. statement. The move, said WhatsApp is facing immense back- users not to share group chat links fit enough for field duty, they can New Delhi: Former Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Kejriwal reiterated that Delhi's WhatsApp, will limit the chance that lash in India over its upcoming on publicly accessible websites. easily be deployed for clerical jobs Puducherry Congress Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and health services had proved to be a housemate or office colleague privacy policy. In mid-January, it The indexed WhatsApp group in offices of police departments in- president A Namassivayam Gujarat," the AAP national con- a success in handling the coron- can link devices to your WhatsApp was found that WhatsApp on chat links have now been removed stead of forcing them to retire," and another party leader E vener said while addressing party avirus pandemic. account without you. Desktop (Web) application was al- from Google. Dhiraj said. Theeppainthan, who recently resigned as MLA from the assembly, joined the BJP on Thursday, in a boost to the saffron party in ‘Curbing hate content on TV as good as using lathis in riots’ the poll-bound union territory. The two leaders joined the BJP here in the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ricades. Preventing instigation is as any tone on TV, but it should not trig- "Control over some news is as presence of its national important as providing lathis to ger violence or incite hatred. "We important as some preventive meas- general secretary Arun Singh. New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme the policemen." are only interested with people in- ure and check law and order situ- Court Thursday held that stopping He cited that on January 26, the stigating inciting violence and ation. I don't know why you are content having attributes of hate on government shut down internet, riots... these situations lead to loss blind to this. I don't mean anything Quake hits Delhi television is as vital as arming po- as a preventive measure, amid the of life and property," the Chief offensive, but you are doing noth- licemen with lathis and installing raging violence in Delhi, during Justice said, stressing that it is an ing about it," he added. New Delhi: A low intensity barricades to contain the spread the farmer unions tractor rally. issue which worries the top court. CJI Bobde said that there are earthquake measuring 2.8 of violence during riots. "You shut down mobile internet Mehta replied that if such sit- broadcasts and programmes, which on the Richter scale hit the national capital Thursday A bench headed by Chief Justice due to farmers' visit to Delhi," the uations are created, then it is very play a role in instigating people morning. According to the S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices Chief Justice said. As Mehta ob- unfortunate. "Fair and truthful and not just one community, but Ministry of Earth Sciences's A.S. Bopanna and V. jected to the term, saying that the reporting is not a problem, but re- any community. "You don't do any- National Centre for Ramasubramanian told Solicitor incident can hardly be termed as a porting become a problem, when thing about it," he said. y Seismology, the General Tushar Mehta said con- visit, the Chief Justice emphasised alleging bad reporting by some media ernment does not do anything. it is projected in a way to agitate During the hearing in the matter,

trol over certain kind of news, he was highlighting the issue by houses demonising the Muslim com- However, it added government con- others," the Chief Justice elabo- the top court deliberated on the ef-

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Sharks are like which April 2 commuted ment levels amid heightened ten- entering its southwestern air de- entering its southwestern air defence sions with the US. fence identification zone last week- identification zone last weekend the lions, tigers and bears of the death sentence of key ocean world, and they help keep Parliament Speaker Mohammad end, prompting Washington to urge aiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council the rest of the ecosystem in balance accused Ahmed Omar Bagher Qalibaf, during a visit to Beijing to stop pressuring Taiwan. Tsaid China should think carefully the country's Fordo nuclear fa- China believes that Taiwan’s STUART PIMM | Saeed Sheikh to seven and not underestimate the island’s ECOLOGIST, DUKE UNIVERSITY cility, said in a televised speech democratically-elected government determination to defend its sover- years, while acquitting that in less than a month, scientists is moving the island towards a dec- eignty and uphold freedom and passed 17 kilograms (37.5 pounds) laration of formal independence, democracy The pandemic three others of 20 per cent enriched uranium. though Taiwan President Tsai Ing- has detentions of the four men under 10 (9) of the constitution. Meaning Uranium enriched to 20 per cent wen has repeatedly said it is al- he Chinese incursions coincided with a US carrier battle group exacerbated AGENCIES the West Pakistan Maintenance of this term is hitherto judicially un- is a short technical step away from ready an independent country called T the problems and Public Order (MPO) Ordinance explained." This has led to weapons-grade 90 per cent enrich- the Republic of China, its formal entering the disputed South China Sea to promote “freedom of the seas” disbalances that Islamabad, Jan 28: The Supreme 1960. The SHC again nullified the Thursday's decision of the court to ment. Western nations have criti- name. Asked at a monthly news have been Court of Pakistan Thursday re- detention December 24, 2020, and or- order release of the accused. cised Iran's enrichment activity briefing about the air force’s recent accumulating. jected an appeal filed by the Sindh ders of immediate release of the ac- The decision holds great im- and called on Tehran to adhere to activities, Chinese Defence Ministry and ‘Taiwan independence’ means International institutions are provincial government against the cused were given. portance as the US has kept a close a 2015 nuclear accord. Iran has said spokesman Wu Qian said Taiwan is war,” he added. weakening, regional conflicts are Sindh High Court’s (SHC) decision The US had expressed "deep con- eye on the proceedings and has it would produce 120 kilograms (44 an inseparable part of China. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs multiplying and the global security to acquit and release the accused per- cern" over the SHC order. The Sindh called on Pakistan to punish the pounds) of 20 per cent enriched “The military activities carried Council said China should think is degrading sons in the 2002 kidnap and murder government however, did not re- accused. However, the top court uranium per year, or 12 kilograms out by the Chinese People’s carefully and not underestimate VLADIMIR PUTIN | PRESIDENT, RUSSIA of American journalist Daniel lease the accused and challenged the order may have an impact on per month on average, so 17 kilo- Liberation Army in the Taiwan the island’s determination to defend Pearl, ordering their immediate SHC decision in the Supreme Court, Pakistan's bid to find pathways grams would exceed that timetable. Strait are necessary actions to ad- its sovereignty and uphold free- release. maintaining that orders of the lat- with the newly elected adminis- Roughly 250 kg (550 pounds) of dress the current security situa- dom and democracy. The Chinese SHORT TAKES The short order was announced ter on September 28, 2020, in the case tration under President Joe Biden. 20 per cent enriched uranium are tion in the Taiwan Strait and to incursions coincided with a US by a three-member bench of the were still to be take into reference. The 38-year-old South Asia bureau needed to convert it into 25 kilo- safeguard national sovereignty carrier battle group entering the dis- apex court. The decision comes The Sindh government contented chief of The Wall Street Journal was grams of the 90 per cent enriched and security,” he said. “They are a puted South China Sea to promote Abortion ban after the Sindh government de- that the accused persons fall in the doing research on religious ex- needed for a nuclear weapon. solemn response to external in- “freedom of the seas”. cided to challenge the decision of category of the "enemy aliens", re- tremism in Karachi when he was The development brings Iran terference and provocations by China routinely describes Taiwan takes effect the SHC, which April 2 commuted ferring to the Supreme Court's abducted in January 2002. closer to crossing the line between ‘Taiwan independence’ forces,” he as its most important and sensitive Warsaw: A near-total ban on the death sentence of key accused September. On January 25, a sepa- A graphic video showing his be- nuclear operations with a poten- added. Wu said a “handful” of peo- issue in relations with the United abortion has taken effect in Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to seven rate bench of the top court main- heading was delivered to the US tial civilian use, such as enriching ple in Taiwan were seeking the is- States, which under the former Poland and triggered a new years, while acquitting three oth- tained: "One of the findings recorded consulate a month later. Since then, nuclear fuel for power-generating land’s independence. Trump administration ramped up round of nationwide protests ers who were serving life sentences. by the SC short order is that the re- at least 23 suspects were produced reactors, and nuclear-weapons “We warn those ‘Taiwan inde- support for the island in terms of three months after a top However, the Sindh provincial spondents are not in the enemy in the case while Sheikh being the work, something Tehran has long pendence’ elements: those who arms sales and senior officials vis- court ruled that the abortion government ordered immediate aliens within the meaning of Article prime suspect. denied ever carrying out. play with fire will burn themselves, iting Taipei. of congenitally damaged fetuses is unconstitutional. Led by a women’s rights group, Women’s Strike, CHILLING OUT Rare 72-year-old people poured onto the Indian-origin pediatrician streets of Warsaw and other Scotch whisky to be cities late Wednesday. Poland’s top human rights kills lady doctor, shoots self auctioned in HK official denounced the further restriction of what ASSOCIATED PRESS was already one of the most PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Katherine Dodson. restrictive abortion laws in The hostages who escaped the of- Hong Kong, Jan 28: A 72-year-old Europe, calling it a tragedy Houston, Jan 28: A 43-year-old fice told officers on the scene that bottle of Glen Grant single malt for women. Indian-American pediatrician di- the man was armed with a pistol whisky from Scotland is expected agnosed with terminal cancer shot and what appeared to be a shot- to fetch more than $38,000 in an auc- dead a lady doctor and then killed gun, police said. He also had two duf- tion in Hong Kong Friday. It is the himself after taking hostages at a fel bags. Dr Narumanchi had vis- first time that the 1948 Glen Grant Queensland to medical office in Austin, according ited the CMG office a week prior to whisky, by independent bottler reopen borders to police in the capital city of the the shooting and applied for a vol- Gordon & MacPhail, is being of- US state of Texas. unteer position. fered in an auction. Brisbane: Queensland Premier The armed man was identified The suspect had terminal cancer It is number 88 of 290 decanters Annastacia Palaszczuk as Dr Bharat Narumanchi, who and had only been given weeks to bottled by the company, and will be announced Thursday that the was recently diagnosed with ter- live, Austin police Lt. Jeff Greenwalt auctioned off by Bonhams with a Australian state will welcome minal cancer, police said, adding that told reporters on Wednesday. "So we book estimate of 300,000 to 380,000 travellers from all other parts of the country from February he had recently been turned down feel like his terminal cancer prob- Hong Kong dollars ($38,000 to $49,000). as recent Covid-19 outbreaks for a volunteer position at the med- ably played a large part in whatever Despite the economic uncer- in the neighboring New South ical facility. it was that occurred in his life and tainty brought by the pandemic, in- Wales (NSW) have subsided. Police received a call Tuesday say- what was happening yesterday," An elephant enjoys a rare snowstorm at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona terest in rare whiskies remains Addressing the media here, ing a man walked into the offices he was quoted as saying by US high. Compared to other invest- Palaszczuk said the state of Children's Medical Group (CMG) media reports. ment commodities, collectable would allow visitors from with a gun and was holding hostages But for now, Greenwalt said, in- whisky has done well in the past 10 Greater Sydney to enter inside the building, the CNN re- vestigators are still trying to unravel Russia rejects Navalny’s appeal; detains allies years with a four-fold increase in without having to quarantine ported, citing Austin Police what could have led to the hostage prices, said Christopher Pong, wine after NSW recorded zero Department press release. situation. He called for any of the AGENCIES the accusations. and whisky specialist at Bonhams. locally acquired Covid-19 Initially several hostages were doctor's family and friends who Navalny was jailed for 30 days on “We have seen huge interest from cases for 11 consecutive days, being held, police said, but several might have knowledge about Moscow, Jan 28: A Russian court request by Russia's penitentiary all over the world, especially from reports Xinhua news agency. escaped and others were allowed to Narumanchi to contact the homi- Thursday rejected opposition leader service, which charged that he had young collectors,” Pong said. leave, except a pediatrician named cide department. Alexei Navalny's appeal against violated probation terms from a He said the Glen Grant whisky his arrest while authorities de- suspended sentence on a 2014 being auctioned is the oldest from UK opens tained several of his allies and is- money-laundering conviction, which the distillery. It comes in a Dartington sued warnings to social media com- tens of millions of people who have he rejected as politically driven. crystal decanter with an American formal inquiry panies after tens of thousands been robbed by that government,” He now also faces accusations in two black walnut presentation box. London: The UK’s swarmed the streets in over 100 he said. The 44-year-old Navalny, separate criminal probes. Other whiskies featured in Friday’s competition watchdog Russian cities last weekend de- the most well-known critic of The Moscow Region Court on auction include a 50-year-old launched a formal manding his release. President Vladimir Putin's gov- Thursday rejected his appeal against Macallan Lalique, which is expected investigation on Thursday Speaking to court via video link ernment, was arrested January 17 the arrest. During the court hear- to sell for as much as 950,000 HK dol- into Facebook's purchase of from jail, Navalny denounced crim- upon his return from Germany, ing, Navalny's defense argued that lars ($122,500), and a 35-year-old Giphy over concerns it will inal proceedings against him as where he spent five months recov- he was undergoing rehabilitation in Hibiki whisky from Japan in a stifle competition for part of the government's efforts to ering from nerve-agent poisoning Germany and was unable to regis- Kutani ceramic decanter that is es- animated images. The intimidate the opposition. that he blames on the Kremlin. ter with authorities as required by timated to bring as much as 260,000 Competition and Markets “You won't succeed in scaring Russian authorities have rejected probation terms during the period. Hong Kong dollars ($33,500). Authority said the investigation's first stage has a deadline of March 25 to decide whether to trigger a more in-depth probe. The ENGLAND’S COVID-19 INFECTIONS ‘FLATTENING’: STUDY watchdog started examining the deal last year, shortly PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bourhoods were more likely to test in infections that happened under after Facebook announced its Scientists say that while plan to acquire Giphy in a positive than others. Healthcare the first lockdown and if infections deal reportedly worth $400 London, Jan 28: Coronavirus in- the vaccine programme and care-home workers, as well as aren't brought down significantly, million. fections in England have flattened continues to expand to other key workers, were also more hospitals won't be able to cope with with an indication of a decline but likely to be infected compared with the number of people that need still remain extremely high, ac- protect as many people other workers. critical care. We all need to stay at cording to the latest findings from as possible, it still The other key findings from the home wherever possible and help No Covid death in a UK government-backed study eighth REACT study from this bring the virus under control and Nepal: Health min Thursday. remains unknown month shows national prevalence protect our already over-stretched The Imperial College London whether being of coronavirus at 1.57 per cent, or health system,” he said. Kathmandu: No Covid-19 and Ipsos MORI Real-time 157 per 10,000 people infected. The The scientists say that while the related death was reported Assessment of Community vaccinated stops national R rate, or the rate at which vaccine programme continues to from Nepal in the past 24 Transmission (REACT) study into someone from passing the infection is transmitted by any expand to protect as many people hours for the first time since the country’s Covid-19 infections peak in April 2020, and 4,076 people Secretary Matt Hancock. one infected individual, is estimated as possible, with over 6.8 million August last year, the Ministry found that the infections in the gen- are on ventilators, more than at "We must bring infections right the virus on to others at 0.98 with a range of 0.92 to 1.04 and, people currently vaccinated in the of Health and Population said eral population between January 6 any time in the pandemic. Thursday. The country has so down so I urge everyone to play therefore, still very high. UK, it still remains unknown

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k y m far recorded 2,020 deaths due c to COVID-19 so far. The recorded since last year. minder of the need to remain vig- must stay at home unless absolutely highest in London, with one in 35 with the virus is at the highest level someone from passing the virus on ministry had reported three It also found that the National ilant. Infection rates this high will necessary, follow social distancing people infected, and highest na- that we've recorded since we began to others. It will also be some time deaths due to complications Health Service (NHS) is under sig- continue to put a strain on our NHS rules and minimise contact with tionally among those aged 18 to 24. testing last May,” said Professor before the impact of the vaccination caused by the coronavirus nificant pressure in England with and add to the significant pressures others,” he said. It also found that black or Asian Paul Elliott, director of the pro- programme reduces pressures on disease on Wednesday, six on over 37,000 people in hospital with dedicated health and care staff are The levels of infections recorded people and those living in large gramme at Imperial College London. hospitals, which makes continued Tuesday and 10 Monday. the virus, twice as many as the first already facing,” said UK Health by REACT varied across the dif- households or deprived neigh- “We're not seeing the sharp drop lockdown restrictions critical. The government STARTUPS TO HIRE P9 is committed to FRIDAY | JANUARY 29 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR work with young TIKTOK EMPLOYEES entrepreneurs to establish With TikTok announcing the decision to scale India as a global tech down the size of its workforce constituting garage. Indian industries over 2,000 employees in the country, Indian need to get into sunrise short video platforms like Bolo Indya and areas of growth Chingari have expressed willingness to hire business some of the affected employees

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k y m c of the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Google cited an example saying the day uote policy provides updated guidance on the Cash circulation ‘Updated Play New Delhi, Jan 28: Google India use of features such as a spin-the-wheel Thursday said it has updated its Play experience, a guessing game, or a 1:1 in India rises The disruption Store policy guidance on gamified loyalty points redemption to drive loyalty. More over the past programs to provide more clarity around details will be available later on the global year has 22% in 2020 Store policy the rules, while safeguarding users and Play Policy Centre. reiterated the need for building a robust optimising developer experience. "While we do not allow Real Money pool of employable The tech giant also emphasised that Gambling apps on the Play Store in India, and skilled talent, while it does not allow real money gam- we remain committed to engaging with to provide bling apps on the Play Store in India, it industry and government bodies as they who are better prepared for the future of work. Companies have remains committed to engage with in- deliberate on measures that will best realised the need to invest in dustry and government bodies as they de- support this industry," the blogpost by apprentices to build a steady talent liberate on measures that will best sup- Google Vice President, Product, Android pool more clarity’ port this industry. Security and Privacy, Suzanne Frey said.

SUMIT KUMAR | VICE-PRESIDENT, NETAP The move comes months after the com- In September last year, Google found While we do not allow Real Money pany faced backlash from developers or other real-world value," Google said in itself in the midst of a controversy after Gambling apps on the Play Store in India, over alleged monopolistic practices. a blogpost. Paytm was blocked from the Play Store INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Our state-of- we remain committed to engaging with industry "Based on feedback from developers The update provides more clarity on for a few hours for violating its policy on the-art plant is and government bodies as they deliberate on globally, we have updated our policy guid- policy requirements for loyalty program sports betting activities. The app was New Delhi, Jan 28: Cash circu- a modern measures that will best support this industry ance on gamified loyalty programs that disclosures and features. The update has later restored after the fintech app re- lation in India increased 22% last facility that will are based on a qualified monetary trans- been "designed to safeguard users and op- moved the 'cashback' feature linked to a year despite the pandemic, with SUZANNE FREY I VP, PRODUCT, ANDROID SECURITY AND PRIVACY, GOOGLE leverage the action in the app and offer prizes of cash timise the developer experience", it added. game on the app. rural areas seeing a resurgence. infrastructural and According the CMS Cash index, supply chain currency worth `27.78 lakh crore advantages of our strategic location BUDGET 2021 was in circulation as of December PUNEET JAIN | CO-FOUNDER, GRINNTECH 2020, up from `22.70 lakh crore re- ported a year ago. It attributed the rise in cash It is necessary Vision 2030: JSPL to set up world’s Realtors seek tax circulation, to the printing of fresh to dedicate currency by the Reserve Bank of the coming India (RBI), monetary easing along years to rigorous with government's subsidy dis- R&D of such sops, industry & infra tribution plans and spike in de- (indigenous) largest steel plant in Angul mand early pandemic for more alternative battery technologies with the support of cash in the economy to manage de- Institutions of Eminence, industry, THE PLANT’S TOTAL CAPACITY TO REACH 25.2 MTPA WITH AN status for sector mand-supply. scientists, engineers and the ` As India moves fast towards a government ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OF 1.20 LAKH CRORE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Allowing input tax digital economy, cash remains es- sential in most parts of India and NITIN GADKARI | UNION MINISTER credit to developers, POST NEWS NETWORK the iron ore and coal mineral in- New Delhi, Jan 28: Real estate especially those who build is an integral part of financial in- dustry and build a world-class lo- developers expect the government to lease, can be a big clusion. Rural India is ahead of the Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: Steel and gistics infrastructure. The com- to provide industry as well as in- impetus. As of now, curve and is expected to be better energy major Jindal Steel and frastructure status for the sector, pany plans to invest in a developers have to pay GST in Q4 FY21, CMS said. SHORT TAKES Power Limited (JSPL) Thursday state-of-the-art Port and a dedicated increase the corpus of `25,000-crore The consumption in rural and on various goods and unveiled its ‘Vision 2030’ for Odisha Railway Line to connect the Port, stress fund, and more tax sops for semi-urban India is finding a way RBL Bank’s net in which the company will focus on the Angul facility, the Barbil Pellet both homebuyers and builders in services while constructing to support the overall economy enhancing the capacity of its 6 Plant and its Raigarh plant in the upcoming Budget to boost prop- the project of the nation. The government's profit doubles MTPA Angul integrated steel plant. Chhattisgarh. The company is fo- erty demand. SAHIL VACHANI I MD & CEO, MAX subsidy, disbursal and other ben- VENTURES AND INDUSTRIES Mumbai: Small-sized private “The Angul steel plant will be ex- cussing on the robust supply chain They also hope for single-window efit programmes have been run- sector lender RBL Bank panded its total capacity to 25.2 The State will remain mechanism and raw material trans- clearance for projects, measures ning seamlessly and cash is getting Thursday reported almost MTPA through clean energy re- our preferred portation. JSPL initiatives, thus, to boost liquidity, reduction in the ects. "One GST, one or no stamp into the hands of the majority of doubling of its consolidated sources with an additional invest- are expected to create 60,000 plus di- GST rates and availability of input duty regime and reduction in reg- Indian population without lag, it ` destination for investments net profit to `147 crore for ment of 1.20 lakh crore by 2030,” and expansions. Substantial rect job opportunities and around tax credit on the GST paid in the istration charges across states are added. a company’s release said. 3,00,000 indirect employment op- Budget 2021-22, which will be pre- some of the other recommenda- the December 2020 quarter, part of this investment will but also posted a rise in As per the vision statement, JSPL portunities in Odisha. sented February 1. tions which will make a signifi- come from our internal asset quality stress from would make its Angul Steel Plant The company's operations in "We sincerely hope that Budget cant difference to the cost of a proj- ‘India could be next the retail segment. The the world’s largest and greenest accruals/equity infusions Odisha are likely to generate eco- 2021 brings some much-needed re- ect and will definitely encourage bank had shown a single-location steel plant, putting NAVEEN JINDAL I CHAIRMAN, JSPL nomic activity to the tune of nearly lief to homebuyers as well as de- home buyers to invest," Dutt said. big trade market consolidated net profit of Odisha on the global steel map. `1.5 Lakh crore annually, with the velopers," Tata Realty and Anshuman Magazine, chair- `66.49 crore in the year-ago At the existing steel plant, JSPL Hydrogen-based DRI and EAF route. state exchequer getting richer by Infrastructure MD & CEO Sanjay man and CEO (India, South East for Oz exporters’ period, as provisions for is producing steel through one-of- The complex will also house a 12.5 potential revenues of around `7500 Dutt said. Asia, Middle East and Africa) of corporate bets impacted the its-kind technology wherein MTPA cement plant to utilise the crore per annum. “The State will re- As the sector's growth relies CBRE, said, "Budget 2021 could bottomline. Its core net ‘Swadeshi Coal’ is being used to Blast Furnace Slag and Fly Ash to main our preferred destination for heavily on the upcoming financial go a long way towards meeting interest income de-grew 2% produce Synthesis Gas which is produce environment-friendly, investments and expansions. amendments, he said the govern- this goal by way of introducing tax to `908 crore on the back of utilised for production of DRI. Green cement. Substantial part of this investment ment should grant industry sta- reforms such as enhancing the a 5% dip in the overall advances. JSPL Angul will see an expansion JSPL’s Vision 2030 for 25.2 MTPA will come from our internal accru- tus to the real estate sector and a principal deduction limit on home of substantial green steel manu- steel capacity at Angul also entails als/equity infusions,” said JSPL single-window clearance mecha- loans under Section 80C of the IT facturing capacity through substantial investments to develop Chairman Naveen Jindal. nism for faster completion of proj- Act, 1961."

NALCO to buy back AGENCIES `749cr shares Melbourne, Jan 28: India could New Delhi: State-owned ED initiates FEMA RENAULT KIGER MAKES emerge as the next big trade mar- NALCO will buy back `749 ket for Australian exporters, the crore worth of shares, DIPAM country's trade minister has said, Secretary Tuhin Kanta probe against Amazon after China imposed heavy tar- Pandey said Thursday. The GLOBAL DEBUT IN INDIA iffs and sanctions on several government currently holds AGENCIES to control Future Retail through a Australian export commodities 51.50 per cent stake in the conflation of agreements it has POST NEWS NETWORK or press a button. They can also amidst a strain in relations with company and would tender New Delhi, Jan 28: The with an unlisted unit of the Indian start the vehicle without having to Beijing. shares proportionate to its Enforcement Directorate (ED) has company will be considered as vi- Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: Renault insert the card. Australia's trade relations with holding. "NALCO has made an offer for buyback of its initiated a probe against e-com- olative of the FEMA and FDI rules. has finally unveiled the produc- The KIGER is fitted with a three- its major trading partner China de- equity shares for an amount merce giant Amazon for alleged When contacted, an Amazon tion version of the Kiger in India, cylinder turbocharged 1.0-litre teriorated last year when Australia up to `749 crore. As the violation of the foreign exchange spokesperson said it was "not aware Thursday. A brand-new compact petrol engine, with a power output supported a call for an interna- promoter, GoI has decided to law and rules of the country, offi- of any new case by the ED against SUV designed and developed for of 100 Ps and a torque of 160 Nm tional inquiry into China's han- participate in the buyback to cial sources said Thursday. Amazon India". Sources said the India was globally premiered, to (available from 3,200 rpm). The en- dling of COVID-19, which was first the extent that GoI equity The probe is being conducted agency is looking to "investigate into be launched in India soon. gine has been tested for reliability reported in the Chinese city of remains at least 51 per cent," under various sections of the the entire issue and will seek de- Renault KIGER is the latest in the and longevity, and offers the latest Wuhan. Pandey tweeted. Foreign Exchange Management tails from Amazon and other stake- line of revolutionary products to be technological innovations already China took several measures Act (FEMA) after the central probe holders". In the first instance under launched by Renault in India. Also, featured on the Clio and the Captur that restricted Australian imports, agency recently received a com- the ED scanner is a recent commu- Kiger’s smart cabin combines tech- phone replication, KIGER interiors in Europe. It boasts the best fuel ranging from levying new tariffs Panasonic aims munication from the Commerce nication sent to it by the Department nology, functionality and roomi- have been specially designed to en- economy of its category with 20 to imposing bans. China imposed Ministry seeking "necessary ac- for Promotion of Industry and ness. New model is powered by a courage sharing and convenience. km/litre consumption. sanctions and tariffs on several to double AC biz tion" against e-commerce players Internal Trade (DPIIT) that func- new turbocharged 1.0L petrol engine With the modern hands-free For riders’ safety, Renault has Australian commodities includ- like Amazon and Flipkart per- tions under the Commerce Ministry. for more performance. card for everyday convenience, put two front seats and the two rear ing barley, timber, coal, cotton, New Delhi: Consumer taining to certain multi-brand re- It had forwarded a representation The interior has been designed doors can be opened and closed side seats are fitted with three- wine and lobster. electronics major Panasonic India is aiming to double its tail businesses and an observation made by the Confederation of All to perfectly combine the sturdi- automatically, and the engine point seatbelts, while the rear mid- Australia, for its part, asked residential air conditioning made by the Delhi High Court in re- India Traders (CAIT) alleging that ness of an SUV with a focus on so- started without a key. The sensors dle passenger seat features a two- the World Trade Organisation to business in the next three lation to Amazon. major e-commerce players like phistication and technology. With in the card allow drivers to lock and point seatbelt. Both front seats get mediate in their dispute over stiff years as it is betting big on The HC had said that said the at- Flipkart and Amazon violated a high centre console, 20.32cm float- unlock the doors without having seat belt reminder alert for en- duties on Australian barley in the new cutting age tempt made by the US-based firm FEMA and FDI rules. ing display link and wireless smart to take the card out of their pocket hanced safety. Chinese market. technologies along with growing demand, a top company official said. The company, which on Thursday introduced HU ‘Global public debt likely to touch 98% of GDP in 2020’ series of ACs with the recently-announced nanoeX technology, is eyeing about INDIA’S DEBT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED, AT 83% OF GDP, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR A CREDIBLE MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK 35% sales growth in the segment this year on the TO ENHANCE CONFIDENCE, ANCHORED ON REVISED FISCAL OBJECTIVES AND REVENUE MOBILISATION back of pent-up demand. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA revenue declined everywhere, pub- prospects for market financing are measures, he said. lic debt jumped up to 98% com- good, but near-term debt vulnera- Gasper said that low-income de- FDI in Nov 2020 Washington, Jan 28: Global pub- pared with 84% before Covid-19. bilities remain high in some de- veloping countries urgently need lic debt is estimated to touch 98% "From 2021 onwards debt sta- veloping countries," he said in re- funding for social services, health rises to $8.51bn of GDP at the end of 2020, bilises at the high level, and stays sponse to a question. and education, Covid-19 control New Delhi: Foreign direct International Monetary Fund said elevated well above pre-Covid-19 To address a steep rise in public measures and support for food pro- investment (FDI) into the Thursday in its latest fiscal moni- levels up to the end of the fore- debt in developing countries, the grams in countries that face the country jumped to $8.51 tor update, according to which casting horizon," he said. international community — in- risk of malnutrition. billion in November 2020 from India's government debt is expected According to the Fiscal Monitor cluding the IMF — has provided The IMF, he said, is helping and $2.8 billion in the same to remain elevated at 83% of GDP. report, India’s government debt is grants, concessional loans, and debt remains committed to providing month of 2019, according to The Covid-19 pandemic has posed expected to remain elevated, at 83% relief in 2020, including for 38 coun- further support. Since the start of the Commerce and Industry a severe challenge to public finances, of GDP, highlighting the need for a tries assessed to be "at high risk." the pandemic, it has provided fi- Ministry data. Total FDI, the report said noting that the con- credible medium-term fiscal frame- Fiscal adjustment and, in a few nancing totaling about USD 105 bil- including re-invested traction in output and ensuing fall work to enhance confidence, an- cases, debt restructurings are ex- lion to more than 80 countries, of

earnings and other capital, in revenues, along with emergency chored on revised fiscal objectives economies, Paolo Mauro, Deputy livelihoods. pected to contribute to debt reduc- which five are low-income devel-

k y m c during the month under lifelines, boosted government deficits and revenue mobilisation. Director of the Fiscal Affairs "High public debt need not raise tion. Nearly everywhere, credible oping countries. More than $285 review grew by 81% to $10.15 and debts beyond levels recorded Noting that global public debt is Department at IMF said, with the immediate concerns on debt sus- medium-term strategies need to be billion are committed overall out of billion. The data also showed during the global financial crisis. projected to edge up further — from pandemic still out of control and tainability, but highly indebted developed, with the objective of sta- a lending capacity of $1 trillion. that FDI grew by 37% to Vitor Gaspar, Director of the 98 per cent of GDP in 2020 to al- economies growing below poten- emerging markets and developing bilizing and gradually bringing Many poor nations need addi- $43.85 billion during April- IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department most 100% of GDP in 2021 — driven tial, additional fiscal support will economies could find it challenging debt to safer levels over time, sup- tional support through grants, con- November 2020. told reporters that the government by advanced and emerging market be necessary in 2021, to protect to borrow more. Overall, the ported by pro-growth and inclusive cessional lending and debt relief. BACK PAGE FRIDAY | JANUARY 29 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c Man Utd stunned at home ASSOCIATED PRESS win against Real Sociedad in the sition to earn promotion. c semifinals and a loss to Athletic Barcelona trail Spanish league Madrid, Jan 28: Lionel Messi re- Bilbao in the final. leaders Atletico Madrid by 10 points lead for the second time, with Kean turned from suspension to help Messi was sent off in that final and is three points behind second- Bryan’s 23rd-minute header from a Barcelona avoid an upset in the against Athletic on Jan. 17. He place Real Madrid entering the sec- corner having been cancelled out Copa del Rey, scoring a goal and missed the game against Cornella ond half of the season. by Harry Maguire’s header, which setting up another in a 2-1 come- and against Elche in the Spanish Barcelona’s American defender also came from a corner in the 64th from-behind win over second-di- league. Barcelona won both matches Sergino Dest did not play on from left back Alex Telles. vision club Rayo Vallecano in the 2-0. Wednesday because of a thigh prob- Solskjaer rotated his squad by round of 16. It was the first time Messi played lem. Real Madrid and Atletico were fielding Tuanzebe, United’s fourth- Messi, coming off a two-game in a Copa match this season. He eliminated before the last 16. choice center back, and Telles while suspension for hitting an opponent had been rested in previous games. Sevilla cruise resting central midfielders Fred during the Spanish Super Cup final, The last time Barcelona failed to Luuk de Jong scored two first-half and Scott McTominay, who have scored an equalizer in the 69th reach the last eight in the Copa goals as Sevilla cruised to a 3-0 win been instrumental to United’s un- minute and led the buildup to was in the 2009-10 season, when it over Valencia, reaching the quar- beaten three-month run in the Frenkie de Jong’s 80th-minute win- was eliminated by Sevilla in the terfinals for the second time in league. ner that put Barcelona into the last round of 16. three seasons. Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba eight of the Copa for an 11th straight With a team mixing regular Ivan Rakitic also scored in the regularly misplaced passes in mid- season. starters and reserves, Barcelona first half for Sevilla, which also field and United missed the presence De Jong also helped set up Messi’s was in control from the start at the made it to the last eight in 2019. in attack of Edinson Cavani, who goal with a perfect through ball to Vallecas Stadium in Madrid. The The five-time Copa champion will was also benched. United next plays Antoine Griezmann, who crossed Catalan club was denied by the be trying to reach the semifinals for away to Arsenal, Saturday. for the Argentine playmaker to woodwork three times, twice in the the first time since 2013. Valencia Chelsea were seen with a new 3- score his 18th goal in 11 matches first half with De Jong and Riqui won their eighth Copa title in 2019 4-2-1 formation. A funky deploy- against Rayo. Fran Garcia had put Puig, and once in the second with and reached the quarterfinals last ment of some players, including the hosts ahead on a breakaway in a free kick taken by Messi. season, before losing to Granada. two No.10s and a forward in Callum the 63rd. De Jong had a goal disallowed by De Jong scored in the 20th and Hudson-Odoi at wing back. A pos- Barcelona needed extra time to offside in the 65th. Rayo were com- 33rd minutes at the Ramon Sanchez- session-based approach that re- advance past third-division club ing off a loss to Mallorca but pre- Pizjuan Stadium, and Rakitic added sulted in more passes made (820) Cornella in the round of 32. It also viously had won six in a row in all the third in the 38th with a neat than any other team in a single played extra time in both Spanish competitions. It sits fourth in the sec- lob over Valencia goalkeeper Jaume game this season. Super Cup matches this year — a ond-division standings, in good po- Domenech from inside the area. Thomas Tuchel certainly put his tactical stamp on Chelsea in his first match in charge of the team. Manchester United players wear a dejected look after their loss at Old Trafford, Wednesday A win proved elusive for the German coach, however. ASSOCIATED PRESS by a point from United and has a place Leicester to restore parity In a game that highlighted the size game in hand over its neighbor in the second half in a 1-1 draw at of the job facing Tuchel following London, Jan 28: Just when around the halfway stage. Everton, while Brighton and his arrival Tuesday as Frank Manchester United’s players were A series of defensive blunders led Fulham drew 0-0. Lampard’s replacement, Chelsea starting to have the look of poten- to Sheffield United’s deflected 74th- Man United’s players have made labored to a 0-0 draw with Wolves tial champions, they threw in their minute winner — scored by Oliver a habit of coming from behind to win that heralded the start of another sloppiest performance of the sea- Burke — that also enlivened the games in the league — they have era at a club where managerial son to lose to the Premier League’s battle to avoid relegation. done so seven times, all away from changes are commonplace. worst team. That’s two victories in three home — but they came up short Tuchel, who took charge of just A 1-2 home loss to last-place league matches for Chris Wilder’s this time against Sheffield United, one training session ahead of the Sheffield United not only prevented team, which was winless until beat- conceding a winning goal Solskjaer game, said he was ‘very happy with Man United from returning to first ing Newcastle on Jan. 12 and head- described as ‘so poor, so sloppy’. what I saw’. “I liked the attitude place at the expense of fierce rival ing for one of the worst campaigns Goalkeeper David De Gea passed and energy,” he said, “and I just Manchester City. in the Premier League’s 29-year the ball out straight to visiting mid- told the team that I will not allow It also undid much of the im- history. Now, the gap to safety is fielder John Lundstram, who passed anybody to doubt from here.” pressive work Ole Gunnar only 10 points and the so-called for Burke to have a shot that was Still, Chelsea is languishing in Solskjaer’s team has produced in re- ‘great escape’ could be on. blocked by Axel Tuanzebe. eighth place, five points off the top cent months, exposing its lack of Thomas Tuchel’s first game in Lundstram collected the loose four, and has just two wins from depth and defensive frailties in an charge of Chelsea ended in a 0-0 ball and again fed Burke, who was its last nine games. “I’m absolutely alarming 90 minutes at Old Trafford. draw at home to Wolves, while given time and space to send in a shot sure we have the capacity to hurt Suddenly, it’s advantage Man Burnley twice came from behind to that struck the outstretched leg of everybody in every league and com- City in a title race that has ebbed beat Aston Villa 3-2. Tuanzebe and went in off the un- petition,” Tuchel said, “and it’s my and flowed all season. City, which England goalkeeper Jordan derside of the crossbar. job to bring evidence of that as fast has won its last seven games, leads Pickford’s error allowed third- That gave Sheffield United the as possible.” Barcelona players, including Lionel Messi (R), celebrate one of their goals against Rayo Vallecano, Wednesday JUVE, ATALANTA IN Sindhu, Srikanth lose again WARM-UP GAME IN ENGLAND BEFORE TESTS ITALIAN CUP SEMIS PRESS TRUST OF INDIA IN A FIRST, INDIA Bangkok, Jan 28: Indian shut- tlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were virtually out of con- tention for the knockout stage after TO CLASH WITH losing their respective second round matches in the BWF World Tour Finals here Thursday. A week ago Sindhu had suffered INDIA A a demoralising defeat to Ratchanok Intanon and there was no change PRESS TRUST OF INDIA “Ahead of India’s five-Test se- of fate for the World Champion ries against England in August, this time too as she went down 18- London, Jan 28: In an unprece- Virat Kohli’s Indian side take on 21, 13-21 to the third seeded Thai. dented build-up schedule for an India A in a four-day warm-up fix- Srikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to- overseas Test series, India will take ture that promises to be a showcase head count against Wang Tzu Wei on India A in a four-day practice of high-quality cricket.” Juventus players celebrate a goal against Spal, Wednesday ahead of his match but it mattered match when the two sides travel to The second warm-up match is little as the Taiwanese World No.12 England later this scheduled in ASSOCIATED PRESS injury time by dribbling around claimed a come-from-behind 19-21, Both the shuttlers engaged in missed the line as Wang grabbed year. Leicestershire the goalkeeper to deposit the ball 21-9, 21-19 win over the Indian. some energy-sapping rallies but four match points. The Indian saved The game will July 28. “The Turin, Jan 28: Juventus eased into an empty net. Juventus are With only the top two players Wang played some superb shots to three but went down in the end. be played at the Indian tour past second-division team Spal 4- seeking a record-extending 14th from each group making it to the open up a 9-5 lead as Srikanth made In the match involving Sindhu, County Ground in party will then 0 to reach the Italian Cup semifinals Cup title after losing last season’s semifinals, the twin defeat almost a poor judgement. The Indian made the reigning World Champion went Northamptonshire travel to despite resting regulars like final to Napoli. sealed the fate of the Indian duo in successive errors at the net to allow into the contest against Ratchanok in July later this Leicestershire Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Earlier, 10-man Atalanta beat the tournament. Wang grab a healthy 11-5 advan- determined to make up for her loss year. The exact the following Dybala. visiting Lazio 3-2 and will next face Earlier, Srikanth and Wang fought tage at the interval. in their last meeting. dates of the match week for a sec- Alvaro Morata and Gianluca either Napoli or Spezia, who play tooth and nail right from the start, Wang simply ran away with the The Indian made a positive start, will be unveiled ond warm-up fix- Frabotta scored first-half goals for Thursday. Aleksei Miranchuk moving together 5-5 to 9-9 before game as he led 16-6 and eventually jumping to a 5-2 lead and then later. ture beginning Juventus while Dejan Kulusevski scored the winner for Atalanta Srikanth managed to grab a slender sealed the game when Srikanth grabbed an 11-6 lead at the break. The India the 28th of July,” and Federico Chiesa added late four minutes after teammate Jose 11-10 lead with a smash. Srikanth found the net. The decider started However, Ratchanok caught up cricket team is the statement strikes. In the two-leg semifinals, Luis Palomino was shown a direct opened up a significant 15-11 lead with with attacking rallies with Srikanth with four straight points at 14-14. scheduled to tour England in August said. Juventus will face Inter Milan, red card for a foul on Manuel Wang sending the shuttle wide twice. leading 4-1 but Wang produced a Sindhu again move ahead to 18- and September to play five Test The second (August 12-16) and which eliminated AC Milan in a Lazzari. Berat Djimsiti and Ruslan Srikanth continued to dominate rearguard action to make it 8-4 with 17 but a burst of four points helped matches, beginning with the open- fourth Tests (September 2-6) will be derby Tuesday. Malinovskyi also scored for the rallies with his angled returns seven straight points. Ratchanok gain the upper hand. ing game at Nottingham, August 4. held in London, while the third Morata converted a penalty after Atalanta in an entertaining match to reach 17-12. Wang, however, nar- Srikanth bounced back to make The Thai star continued her mo- “Some of the world’s finest in- (August 25-29) and fifth (September a foul on Adrien Rabiot before that included Lazio goals from rowed it down to 18-19 with Srikanth it 10-10 but Wang again grabbed a mentum from the first game to ternational cricketers will be on 10-14) Tests are scheduled in Leeds Frabotta added the second in the Vedat Muriqi and Francesco Acerbi. committing few errors but the Indian lead at 17-13. Srikanth then made open up an 11-8 lead at the break. show at The County Ground this and Manchester. 33rd minute. Kulusevski scored Atalanta forward Duvan Zapata managed to grab two game points Wang run around the court, leav- Sindhu narrowed it to 11-12 before summer as we welcome India and England is currently in India to Juve’s third in the 78th on a coun- could have added a fourth goal but with a smash. He lost one before ing him flat on the ground in the end. Ratchanok reeled off six points on India A,” Northamptonshire County play four Tests, beginning in terattack after being set up by had a penalty kick saved by Pepe converting the next with Wang mak- He made it 16-17 before finding the the trot to take the match away Cricket Club said in a statement late, Chennai February 5. It will be fol- Chiesa, who completed the rout in Reina. ing a poor judgement at the backline. net and going wide. Srikanth again from the Indian. Wednesday. lowed by five T20Is and three ODIs. ‘Breakthrough’ reference material launched Sandaza, Santana save Hyderabad’s day PRESS TRUST OF INDIA available RMs during a period tribute 5 mg of this indigenously de- of three years. veloped RM to all the WADA-ac- New Delhi, Jan 28: Sports These RMs are used essentially credited dope testing laboratories AGENCIES The game changed in the 86th. Minister Kiren Rijiju Thursday during dope testing for quality con- all around the world free of cost for Hyderabad built up the play on launched a ‘breakthrough’ refer- trol purposes and therefore their the first occasion. Goa, Jan 28: Two late goals by the right flank and Rohit Danu ence material for use during chem- availability remains critical in “It is a great thing to have the Francisco Sandaza and Aridane delivered a delightful cross into the ical testing in anti-doping labora- sports dope testing globally, the product distributed for free. Lots Santana helped Hyderabad FC box right into the gap between tories, which was synthesized by sports ministry said in a release. of goodwill will be generated. steal a point from Bengaluru FC the Bengaluru defence and the National Dope Testing Laboratory The ministry said the avail- We have a moral authority and in their Indian Super League (ISL) custodian. Santana was in per- (NDTL) in collaboration with ability of these RMs would help the rightful place in all WADA labs encounter at the Tilak Maidan, fect position as he calmly guided National Institute of dope-testing laboratories to and we are proud of what we are Thursday. the ball in to boost the morale of Pharmaceutical Education and strengthen their testing capacity doing in line with our tradition It was Hyderabad’s fourth draw the Nizams. Research (NIPER), Guwahati. and will ultimately help in the of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – in a row as they remained unbeaten The goal set the stage for The reference material (RM) was greater cause of promoting fair the whole world is our family,” in their last six matches. Bengaluru, Hyderabad as they finally equalised identified by NDTL as a rarely play in sports. Rijiju said. on the other hand, are now win- five minutes later – in the added available substance globally and “This is a special moment for The ministry said NDTL has less in eight games. on time. would be used to strengthen anti- all of us. The substance is small taken several initiatives towards Sunil Chhetri scored a header Hyderabad got the ball into the y doping measures in all World Anti but the impact is big. strengthening its research activ- off a Cleiton Silva free-kick in the box from the right flank again and

Doping Agency (WADA)-accred- Sportsmanship means clean sport ities in collaboration with pre- ninth minute before Leon the Blues defence only managed to

k k y y m m c c ited laboratories. and no cheating. I congratulate all mier scientific institutes in India Augustine put the Blues 2-0 up in clear the ball into the path of The Memorandum of the scientists in NDTL and NIPER- and also initiated collaborations the 61st but the Nizams were able Roland Alberg. He hit a first-time Understanding (MoU) between G for producing one of the 20 with other WADA accredited lab- to bounce back in the last five min- pass that split the defence and NDTL and NIPER, Guwahati, Reference Materials,” Rijiju said oratories in Cologne, Tokyo and utes of the game to deny Naushad reached Sandaza who calmly slot- was signed in August 2020, which in the release. Rome for the furtherance of the Moosa’s men what looked to be ted the ball past Gurpreet Singh proposes to synthesize 20 rarely It has also been decided to dis- anti-doping efforts. an easy win. Sandhu.

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