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POSITIVE ATTITUDE RHEA REQUESTS CBI PROBE CONSULAR ACCESS Actor Donal Bisht says she is yet to Actor Rhea Chakraborty has called for Pakistan has provided consular access to witness the ugly side of a CBI probe into Sushant Indian prisoner on death row Kulbhushan Jadhav television industry LEISURE | P2 Rajput’s death TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 106 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | FRIDAY, JULY 17 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 Twitter’s security in doubt as hackers target famous users Democratic presidential front-runner The apparently fake tweets were paigns and major party organisations. TWITTER’S STATEMENTS Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a all quickly deleted, although The The hack might also be a simple CONFIRM FEARS THAT number of tech billionaires includ- Associated Press was able to capture demonstration of Twitter's weak se- ing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft screenshots of several before they dis- curity controls as the US heads into the THE SERVICE ITSELF HAD co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO appeared. The security problem was 2020 presidential election, a contest Elon Musk. severe enough for Twitter to warn in which the service is likely to play BEEN COMPROMISED, Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, that many of its more than 166 million an influential role. SAY SECURITY EXPERTS Kim Kardashian West, were also daily users might be unable to tweet The Bitcoin account mentioned in hacked. The fake tweets tweets offered or reset their passwords while the the fake tweets appears to have been to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to few minutes of the breach and re- company tried to lock things down. created Wednesday. By the end of the ASSOCIATED PRESS an anonymous Bitcoin address. moved the related tweet.” The FBI Among the political figures tar- day, it had received almost 12.9 bit- There is no evidence that the own- said it was aware of Twitter's security geted, the hack mostly appeared to coins, an amount currently valued at Sachin Pilot takes Washington, July 16: Unidentified ers of these accounts were targeted breach, but declined further comment. target Democrats or other figures on slightly more than $114,000. At some hackers broke into the Twitter ac- themselves. Instead, the hacks ap- In a tweet, Twitter noted that it was the left, drawing comparisons to the 2016 point during the day, roughly half that counts of technology moguls, politi- peared designed to lure their Twitter aware of a “security incident im- campaign. US intelligence agencies es- sum in bitcoin was withdrawn from the cians, celebrities and major compa- followers into sending money to an pacting accounts on Twitter.” The San tablished that Russia engaged in co- account. Bezos, Gates and Musk are Congress to court nies Wednesday in an apparent anonymous Bitcoin account. Francisco company said it is investi- ordinated attempts to interfere in those among the 10 richest people in the Bitcoin scam. The Biden campaign, for instance, gating and promised an update shortly. US elections through social media world, with tens of millions of fol- The ruse included bogus tweets said that Twitter's integrity team It did not reply immediately to re- tampering and various hacks, in- lowers on Twitter. The three men are HC defers hearing from former President Barack Obama, “locked down the account within a quests for comment. cluding targeting the various cam- worth a combined $362 billion. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has deferred the plea of the 18 MLAs led by Sachin Pilot against their disqualifi- IRREGULAR by MANJUL cation from the Assembly, as PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Pilot camp appealed to amend the plea. The petition 14-day lockdown in 4 dists Jaipur, July 16: Sachin was filed by PR Meena, an Pilot and 18 other dissident MLA from Pilot group on leaders Thursday moved the behalf of 18 other MLAs who The lockdown has been imposed in Ganjam, Khurda, Jajpur and high court, challenging the were slapped notice for not notices from the Rajasthan attending two CLP meetings Speaker over a Congress called recently. Cuttack districts and Rourkela Municipal area from tonight move to disqualify them from the state Assembly. Congress sought action POST NEWS NETWORK RESTRICTIONS But as the matter was against Pilot and the other Lockdown taken up for hearing by dissidents under paragraph Bhubaneswar, July 16: In view of the rising cases WHAT WILL REMAIN OPEN WHAT WILL BE CLOSED Justice Satish Chandra 2 (1) (a) of the Tenth Schedule effective from n n of COVID-19 in certain areas of the state, the Odisha Grocery shops All shops Sharma, their advocate of the Constitution. My worry is not the decreasing tax n Vegetable shops government Thursday re-imposed 14-day lockdown 9 pm July 17 n Commercial establish- Harish sought time to file a The provision disqualifies collection, but your inability to save n Selected government in four districts of the state and Rourkela Municipal ments fresh petition. The judge MLAs if they “voluntarily” democracy by raiding our opponents! to July 31 offices n Private vehicles limits to contain the spread of the disease. n ATM machines granted them time to draft give up the membership of Addressing a press meet through video-confer- midnight n Emergency workers n Dining in restaurants a new petition. The matter the party which they repre- encing, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy announced n Hospitals and Chemist n Public transport (except will now be heard by a larger, sent in the House. The Man moves around the government’s decision. The lockdown has been People venturing out shops for stations, airport) division bench. Congress said in the letter imposed in Ganjam, Khurda, Jajpur and Cuttack n Home delivery of foods Congress chief whip to Speaker that the Supreme with severed head during the lock- n Eateries and dhabas districts. The lockdown will come into effect from down period and other products Mahesh Joshi, who had writ- Court has “unequivocally The government has allowed n Kalinganagar: Police arrested a 9 pm July 16 and will remain in force till July 31 have been n e-commerce deliveries Educational institutions ten to the Speaker seeking held” in the past that the pro- agricultural activities, man who was roaming near Duburi midnight. advised to the MLAs’ disqualification, vision comes into effect when industries, fisheries, animal here carrying the severed head of carry a copy of the “We decided to impose the lockdown to contain the husbandry, IT firms and activities, industries, fisheries, animal husbandry, IT firms also approached the court, the conduct of an MLA leads a woman in his hand Wednesday authorisation letter to disease and use the opportunity to do enhance mon- others to continue with their and others to continue with their operations during the asking to be heard before to this inference. evening. Kartik Behera (24) had avoid penalty for vio- itoring and surveillance of the cases. During this lock- operations during the lockdown period with the least number of staff. it passes any order. The 19 In court, advocate Harish allegedly beheaded Nandini Purtty lating lockdown norms down, all shops, commercial establishments, offices lockdown period with the “Please carry a copy of the authorisation letter from MLAs were sent notices Salve argued that the MLAs (60) of Chhatara village under during checking and institutions shall remain closed, while mobility least number of staff the office while traveling during the lockdown, as the Tuesday by the Speaker after wanted to challenge the Danagadi police outpost on of people will be restricted,” Tripathy said, seeking enforcement authorities will scrutinize the docu- the Congress complained Constitutional validity of suspicion of practicing sorcery. cooperation from one and all. way stations, airports and bus stations. ments during checking,” Tripathy said. that they had defied a party the notices and needed some Sources said when Kartik’s cousin The Chief Secretary said that only essential serv- The lockdown guidelines claim that shops sell- The government said that those violating the whip to attend two Congress time to file it afresh. Among Sanatan fell ill. The family ices such as grocery shops, medicine shops and ing vegetables, grocery and milk would remain open norms will be penalised. “Any person violating Legislature Party meetings. those sent notices are members took him to Nandini to healthcare institutions will be allowed to open. only between 6am and 1pm. “Home delivery of food, these norms will be liable for prosecution in ac- The Pilot camp, however, Vishvendra Singh and get him cured. After having a look at Sanatan, she said his days were People in emergency services will be allowed to ven- groceries, vegetables, egg, fish, meat and other essential cordance with the provisions of the Disaster argues that a party whip Ramesh Meena, who were numbered. When Sanatan ture out during the period. items by restaurants and aggregators such as Zomato, Management Act, 2005. Besides legal action under applies only when the as- sacked along with Pilot from breathed breathed his last The government has allowed goods vehicle to Swiggy, OPOLFED, OMFED, Chilika Fresh will also Section 1BB of the IPC and other legal provisions sembly is in session. the state Cabinet after their Wednesday, Kartik suspected move freely during the period, but barred public be allowed,” according to the lockdown norms. such as Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 can be initiated In its complaint to the rebellion against Ashok Nandini did black magic on him transport – except those ferrying passengers from rail- The government has, however, allowed agricultural against the violators,” Tripathy said. Speaker CP Joshi, the Gehlot. and swore to avenge his cousin’s death. Wednesday he killed Nandini with an axe. Telemedicine service India announces air travel bubbles MARKET WATCH BACK TO at 41 hospitals soon SCHOOL with US, France INDEX VARIATION POST NEWS NETWORK Centre in Cuttack and Sishu Bhawan PRESS TRUST OF INDIA SENSEX 36471.68 419.87 also in Cuttack, Das said. Bhubaneswar, July 16: With a Plasma Therapy commences New Delhi, July 16: India has es-

BOURSES NIFTY 10740.00 121.80 view to provide doctor consulta- Meanwhile, the state govern- tablished individual bilateral bub- DOLLAR 75.29 `0.09 tion without visiting hospitals, the ment Thursday commenced plasma bles with France and the US that state government has decided to therapy for the treatment of COVID- will allow airlines of each coun- EURO 85.87 `0.20 start telemedicine service at 41 19 patients at a hospital in Cuttack, try in the pact to operate inter- CURRENCY government-run hospitals from an official said. national flights, Civil Aviation GOLD `49,005 `154 July 20, Health Minister Naba Das The procedure was conducted Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said SILVER `52,960 ` 98 told the media here Thursday. on a 48-year-old patient at the on Thursday, adding that similar BULLION In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ashwini Hospital for the first time arrangement with Germany and various government hospitals have in the state, technical advisor to the UK will soon be permitted. closed down their OPD units causing the health department Dr Jayant Air France will be operating 28 WEATHER immense sufferings to the patients Panda said. “The patient has been flights between Delhi, Mumbai, who have been forced to go to medicos administered B-positive plasma,” Bangalore and Paris from July 18 to BHUB CTK sitting under trees or elsewhere. he said. August 1, the minister said at a press MAX 33.0° 33.2° The facility will start in all 30 dis- The state government had ear- conference, adding that American trict headquarters hospital (DHH), lier announced that the plasma carrier United Airlines will be fly- TEMP MIN 25.0° 23.5° Forecast seven government medical colleges, therapy would also be introduced ing 18 flights between India and the Humidity 97% 83% Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela, in the SUM Hospital and the Kalinga US from July 17 to July 31. Generally Students wearing protective face masks clap along instead of singing during a music class at Takanedai Daisan Rainfall 0.6mm 2mm cloudy sky Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Institute of Medical Sciences in “They (United) are flying a daily Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Bhubaneswar. elementary school in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, Thursday REUTERS PHOTO flight between Delhi and Newark and a thrice-a-week flight between Delhi and San Francisco,” Puri noted. The minister said India is planning to establish a bubble Disengagement process in eastern Ladakh intricate: Army with the UK soon under which there would be two flights per day PRESS TRUST OF INDIA for “complete disengagement”. July 6, a day after a nearly two- led by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, between Delhi and London. The Corps commanders held INDO-CHINA STAND-OFF hour telephonic conversation the Commander of the Leh- “We have got a request from THE CORPS New Delhi, July 16: China 15-hour-long negotiations in between National Security based 14 Corps, while the Germans also. I think the arrange- COMMANDERS and India are committed to Chushul on the Indian side of Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Chinese side was headed by ment with Lufthansa is almost HELD 15-HR-LONG “complete disengagement” of the Line of Actual Control Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Major General Liu Lin, done...We are processing that re- NEGOTIATIONS IN troops, and the process is “in- (LAC) from 11 AM Tuesday to ways to bring down tension in Commander of the South quest,” Puri said. “Now we have CHUSHUL ON THE tricate” that requires “constant 2 AM Wednesday, covering var- the area. Doval and Wang are Xinjiang military region. many demands for air bubbles, INDIAN SIDE OF verification”, the Indian Army ious aspects of the complex dis- designated special represen- “Rebuilding mutual trust but we need to be careful. We said Thursday after the fourth engagement process including tatives for boundary talks. after the June 15 incident should permit that many only that THE LAC FROM round of marathon military withdrawal of thousands of On the fourth round of Corps will take time. Therefore, we can handle,” the minister noted. y 11 AM TUESDAY TO talks on de-escalation of the troops from the rear bases commander-level talks, Col speedy disengagement may be From India, Air India will be op-

situation in eastern Ladakh. within a specific time frame. Anand said the engagement difficult to achieve. More erating flights to France and US

k y m 2 AM WEDNESDAY, c COVERING The Army said senior com- “The senior commanders spokesperson Col Aman Anand constant verification. They are was consistent with the con- talks at military level would under these bubbles. An air bub- VARIOUS ASPECTS manders of the Indian and reviewed the progress on im- said in a statement. taking it forward through reg- sensus reached between the be needed to achieve com- ble is a bilateral arrangement with OF THE COMPLEX Chinese military reviewed the plementation of the first phase “The two sides remain com- ular meetings at diplomatic special representatives of India plete disengagement,” a sen- a set of regulations and restrictions progress on implementation of of disengagement and discussed mitted to the objective of com- and military level,” he added. and China July 5 to discuss ior official familiar with the in which the carriers of the two DISENGAGEMENT the first phase of disengage- further steps to ensure com- plete disengagement. This The formal process of dis- complete disengagement. details of the negotiations countries can operate interna- ment and discussed further steps plete disengagement,” Army process is intricate and requires engagement of troops began The Indian delegation was told this news agency. tional flights. P2 CARREY FEELS ZELLWEGER DONOVAN NARRATES FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR WAS HIS ‘LAST GREAT LOVE’ DOCU-FILM ON EVEREST Actor Jim Carrey says actress Renee Zellweger was Actor Tate Donovan has lent his voice for a the love of his life. He dated the Case 39 actress for documentary, Expedition Everest. The film is a year after meeting her in 2000. Now, while talking about the journey of a team of international y leisure to Howard Stern on SiriusXM, Carrey said Zellweger scientists, climbers and storytellers to the

was very special to him, reports femalefirst.co.uk. top of the world's highest peak.

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FORTUNE FORECAST Hrithik’s selfie leaves fans ‘YET TO WITNESS UGLY impressed ARIES SIDE OF TV INDUSTRY’ You may find yourself in Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan made New Delhi: Actress Donal Bisht has same concept but different industries a precarious position today, says Ganesha. You Thursday morning bright for fans, been in the TV industry for a while, were highlighted in it. If something may feel challenged and swim against with a dazzling Instagram selfie but she says she is yet to witness its interesting comes up regarding the the current, which will be counterpro- and a one-word caption. ugly side. TV industry then I would definitely ductive. Nothing may seem to work out. “Morning,” he wrote on a new Known for shows like Dil Toh like to be a part of it. But honestly, Taking a break will ease the stress at image that highlights the su- Happy Hai Ji and Ek Deewaana Tha, I am yet to witness the ugly side such a time. perstar’s hazel-green eyes and Donal is set to feature in a musical as I have not faced any of it in a designer beard. web series that will highlight the my career.” “Wow..so hot,” a user com- struggles faced by budding and in- Meanwhile, she will be TAURUS mented. dependent artistes in the music seen in musical web Almost as if crafted by “This picture reminds me industry. series The Socho Cervantes himself, you of Kareena’s dialogue of Asked if she would Project. might wake up today feel- ‘good looks, good looks and like to act in a series “I am ing passionate and quixotic. Make up and good looks’ from Kabhi that showed the playing a make overs may be on the cards as you will Khushi Kabhie Gham,” an- ugly side of the diva. She have the urge to be groomed. Once you are done without yourself, you will shower oth- other one wrote. TV industry, she is a pop ers with attention, says Ganesha. Friends in the film industry said: “Yes, if it star, and were impressed, too. spreads still wants to Actress Preity Zinta wrote: awareness for achieve more. She GEMINI “Wow” the upcoming knows the nerve Even though it is for your “What a lovely picture,” actor talent then of the audience own benefit, you will Kunal Kapoor posted. why not? There and works to- spend the day safeguard- Hrithik is currently spending were films made wards it accord- ing the sentiments of others. Not too time with his sons and former in the past which ingly,” said Donal. uncharacteristic, but unusual nonetheless. wife Sussanne Khan at his home were based on the IANS For most part of the day, you will be away from your family, mostly on a trip for busi- in Mumbai. IANS ness or leisure purposes.

CANCER The workaholic Bull will Payal pledges for have more on their plate than they can chew. They will be under so much work pressure that their otherwise robust shoulders may wilt under pressure. organ donation

Mumbai: Actress Payal Ghosh has pledged help others lead a good life when we are LEO to donate her organs after she lost a friend who no more. Ever been surprised at was suffering from a kidney ailment and “It’s my earnest request to every- your own abilities? there were no donors available. one to come forward and pledge to Today you shall be, says “I pledge to donate my organs once I am no donate their organs once they Ganesha. With the per- more. I requested my family to give my or- are dead. Let’s all make the fect blend of amicable gestures and gans once I am dead. It’s great to donate so that earth a better place,” she added. lack of inimical actions, you are poised to become the cynosure of all they can save other lives. I lost a friend today. The actress was last seen in occasions. She was suffering from a kidney ailment and Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi, which because of the lockdown, she could not get a was released in 2017. donor,” Payal said, adding that our organs can IANS VIRGO Children will ring in applauds and praises – in the classroom and off it too! Processing logic and reasoning will improve too. ‘Best stories come out of real world’ Ganesha asks you to keep calm and enjoy the joy ride, irrespective of any- there in the real world,” the spotlight the authen- Purva’s sal and relatable, however thing that happens during the day. Purva has been invited by the Royal Court, she added. ticities of India’s rural sex popular plays far removed their realities London and Curve Theatre, Leicester to She has yet again pre- workers from their per- may seem from ours,” read and present her new plays. sented a mirror image of spective, and presents a Afsane she said. LIBRA a community that often story of resilience and in- Bai se bi-scope tak The teleplay that stars Everyone has a dream, Mumbai: Director-play- think that is what makes falls prey to prejudice and dividuality. Geetika Tyagi, Jim Sarbh, Aaj Rang Hai but only few have the wright Purva Naresh says the plot and characters re- scrutiny in Zee Theatre’s The story is about a ded- Prerna Chawla, and Sarika fortune to realise them. her writing has a ring of latable yet insightful. The Ok Tata Bye Bye. icated filmmaker couple Umrao Singh, and is available on Be among the lucky truth to it because best best stories are always out The teleplay brings to that wants to shoot a doc- OK Tata Bye-Bye Tatasky Theatre. ones today as you see your dream proj- stories come out of the umentary on the topic but Uttar Pradesh born ect materialise and take its first steps real world. has to face a lot of diffi- Pret Purva, who has been writ- towards a successful future. But all good Ok Tata Bye Bye is about a things have humble beginnings. “My thoughts have al- culties and roadblocks. Aab-o-Daanaa ing, directing, choreo- ways taken shape from what dedicated unmarried The plot involves a pas- Do Deewane Shaher Mein graphing and producing I see, feel, and interact with sionate filmmaker, a brazen dramas, has more than 10 SCORPIO around me. I think the arts filmmaker couple that wants sex worker, a rogue trucker inspired by the spirited plays to her credit and all of have always presented the and a village where one young girls I interacted them have been staged in Ganesha predicts that you to shoot a documentary on shall work towards build- opportunity to discover needs to pay a price for with and strongly felt that India and abroad. ing a better future. But do through various lenses what the lives of sex workers but everything. their story needed to be She has been invited by not expect radical or others sometimes fail to “As with all my sto- told. But I didn’t want the the Royal Court, London dynamic changes. Cruise control is the see,” Naresh said. has to face a lot of ries, this one too is heav- plot or its characters to and Curve Theatre, best way to go for now, says Ganesha. “All of my writing has a ily inspired by the real preach, instead, convey Leicester to read and pres- Patience in itself will reap rich benefits. Playwright ring of truth to it, and I difficulties and roadblocks lives of sex workers. I was emotions that are univer- ent her new plays. IANS Purva Naresh

SAGITTARIUS Murmurs of discontent PEANUTS post SUDOKU will reach your ears, CROSSWORD To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, especially from those column and box must contain the numbers very near. But if you go 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. about pleasing one and all, you may not defuse the bomb completely. Exercise caution, and a lot of patience, says Ganesha. Your tolerance will not only help you overcome the problem, but also help you in addressing dissent in your cadres.

CAPRICORN The chances of you meeting financial suc- cess are few, but they are there nonetheless, CALVIN AND HOBBES says Ganesha. If you really want to improve your account balance and settle all the burgeoning debts, focus on what all needs to be done, and get it done without delay. You will make merry later in the day and will enjoy the company of your loved ones. SOLUTIONS

AQUARIUS Today is a day of commu- nication and associations. While at a family gather- ing, you will enjoy chat- ting nineteen to the dozen! But at work, you may be left teaching, explaining, negotiating, co-ordinating BREVITY CROSSWORD and arranging meetings. A productive but draining day, says Ganesha.

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INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE DAY Patro in talks with LS Art 224 can help clear pendency Speaker for next session

KULDEEP SINGH, OP Causes of pendency POST NEWS NETWORK NOW OR NEVER... While poor infrastructure and New Delhi, July 16: Justice would staff crunch are believed to be the Bhubaneswar, July 16: With the remain a far cry for many if the ju- ver 3.33 crore cases have been pending in reasons behind the backlog of emergence of Covid-19 as a major the lower courts across the country diciary and the government con- O cases across the country, frequent public health hazard, the future of tinue to show a laidback attitude, ut of these, around 1.86 crore criminal strikes by lawyers in some parts next session of Odisha Assembly especially when there is a stagger- Ocases are more than one-year old of Odisha overburdened the judi- hangs in balance. It appears almost ing 3.33 crore cases pending in the ciary in the state. impossible to convene the monsoon lower courts. n Odisha, the courts have a backlog of over Moreover, many litigants file an- session this month, said sources. 14.5 lakh cases It is high time the government I ticipatory bail applications in the The 147-member House had its for the same,” he said. thought about appointment of re- he Orissa High Court has as many as High Court directly under Section last sitting in the month of March The Speaker said the Assembly tired judges of district courts and T1,28,252 cases pending for more than one 438 of CrPC, bypassing the district this year during the Budget Session must conduct its session within High Courts as ad hoc judges to year while 8,884 criminal appeals are pending courts. This has been resulting in but soon after the lockdown and out- six months. It is likely that the clear the pending cases, said a for 10-20 years pendency of bail pleas in the HC. break of the pandemic, the pro- meeting could be held amidst strict Supreme Court judge. The outbreak of Covid-19 pan- ceedings have been affected. social distancing norms in As per official data, tioning with DY Chandrachud emphasised on cial officers as additional judges in demic has handicapped the judici- over 3.33 crore cases around 60 per adopting out-of-the-box thinking. the courts. ary across the country. The courts I have consulted the have been pending in cent strength of During an event earlier, Justice Article 224-A says, “...the Chief switched to virtual mode amidst the Lok Sabha speaker the lower courts across judges. Chandrachud had said that retired Justice of a High Court for any virus spread in order to make jus- and Parliament the country. Out of Taking cogni- district judges could be appointed as State may at any time, with the tice accessible to citizens. But due to secretaries. It is not these, around 1.86 crore sance of the pen- ad hoc judges in the high courts to previous consent of the President, technical snags, the move does not possible to conduct the business criminal cases are more dency of the clear the pending cases. request any person who has held the make a big difference. The number of the House in July. We have to than one-year old. cases in the high It’s pertinent to mention here office of a Judge of that Court or of daily cases taken up for hearing think beyond this month. No In Odisha, the courts have a back- courts, the Supreme Court said that that the Constitution does provide of any other High Court to sit and has taken a nosedive in virtual mode decision has been taken till now log of over 14.5 lakh cases. The the backlog of cases poses a chal- for appointment of ad hoc judges act as a Judge of the High Court for too. Other than appointment of ad SN PATRO I ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Orissa High Court has as many as lenge to the judiciary, inasmuch as to mitigate the problem of pend- that State.” hoc judges, the judiciary can also con- 1,28,252 cases pending for more to speedy disposal of appeals of the ing cases. Article 127 of the Constitution has sider setting up of holiday benches than one year while 8,884 criminal convicted. The judiciary can invoke Article similar provision for appointment while the lawyers can refrain from In the meanwhile, some September. appeals are pending for 10-20 years. In order to deal with this huge 224 of the Constitution which al- of ad hoc judges in the Supreme taking frequent adjournments to Assembly staffers and legislators The Speaker said that the House Significantly, the HC has been func- backlog, Supreme Court judge Justice lows appointment of retired judi- Court too. mitigate pendency issue. have been tested positive for the had planned for online sessions deadly virus. The plan to conduct but it could not get approval from online sessions and committee the Parliament and found least tak- meetings has also not gone well as ers. However, he said that the Cop caught taking bribe per expectations. Assembly Committees are free to POLITICKLE by MANJUL Bhubaneswar: A constable attached to accounts section Assembly Speaker Surya conduct their meetings headed by of Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar was Thursday Narayan Patro has been consulting the respective chairpersons. caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while accepting the Lok Sabha Speaker and “Some Committee meetings were a bribe of `8,000. As per Vigilance sources of Parliament secretaries on ways to held in the last few months but it Bhubaneswar division, accused Suresh conduct the business of the House received a jolt after some legislators Chandra Das accepted the bribe from as per the plans and also regarding were tested positive for novel coro- complainant Ratnakar Pedenti of the meetings of different commit- navirus. Now, such meetings have Emaliguda in Rayagada district. Das took tees of the Assembly. been suspended till July end but the bribe to process the recovery of “I have consulted the Lok Sabha members of different committees house rent without interest, the officials speaker and Parliament secretaries. are at liberty to convene a meeting said. The Vigilance officials registered a It is not possible to conduct the online this month,” Patro said. case 18/2020 U/S 7 PC (Amendment Act), 2018 and business of the House in July. We The Speaker said that the legis- seized the bribe money. According to Commissionerate have to think beyond this month. lators can participate in the com- Police, the constable was immediately placed under No decision has been taken till mittee meeting from their blocks suspension after the incident came to light. now. We are working out the plan and districts.

‘Ratnabhandar looted 11 yrs ago’ Amid Covid, Cuttack trader flaunts gold-studded mask POST NEWS NETWORK the stolen ornaments from the West Gate of Srimandir. And it was a win- Puri, July 16: Huge amounts of or- ter night. Cuttack: The Covid-19 pandemic might have broken naments and other precious met- Some servitors reportedly opened the financial backbone of many but that does not als had reportedly been stolen from the Ratnabhandar after the Pahuda prevent a trader of the Silver City here from wearing the Ratnabhandar (treasury) of ritual and carried huge amount of a gold-studded mask. Srimandir 11 years ago. ornaments to the mini-truck parked The ever increasing gold A social media post on the al- outside the shrine. price has also failed to leged incident has gone viral re- The servitors reportedly told put a dent on Alok cently. This apart, posters describing the devotee concerned that the or- Mohanty’s love for the the alleged theft were stuck at sev- naments were being taken to some yellow metal. Mohanty, eral places in the Holy City here jewellers for repair work. 62, owns a furniture shop Thursday. The social media post The social media post claimed at Meria Bazar in the city and the posters claimed that several that a road near the West Gate of here. He has reportedly senior officials, police personnel and Srimandir was sealed by the police spent `3.5 lakh to have a Srimandir servitors were involved to facilitate the burglary. Some golden mask for himself, in the alleged theft. The social servitors and police personnel re- sources said. media post also claimed that a devo- portedly threatened the devotee Mohanty is well-known for his love for gold tee had witnessed the theft but he concerned and asked him not to re- ornaments. Many locals call him as the ‘gold man’ of kept his mouth shut due to threat veal the incident to anyone. Cuttack. “I wear gold chains weighing 2 kg around from the servitors and security The post also sought a high-level my neck. I am also using a gold studded cap. My love personnel. probe to find out the servitors, of- for the yellow metal started around 15 years ago. I According to the social media ficials and police personnel in- was inspired by Hindi film singer Bappi Lahiri who post, a mini-truck was used to carry volved in the incident. wears a lot of gold,” Mohanty revealed. BJD appoints 36 gen secys

POSTS NEWS NETWORK BJD president for the eighth started appointing his new will very soon restructure its consecutive term in February team leaders. three key frontal organisations Bhubaneswar, July 16: As this year. Due to Covid-19 pan- BJD sources said the party — students, youth and women part of its ongoing organisa- demic, the appointment of may appoint about nearly two — and form committees tional restructuring, ruling new office bearers was halted. dozens of secretaries in the for various district units, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), On Bahuda Yatra, Naveen has new team. The regional party source said. Thursday, appointed 36 lead- ers as general secretaries. BJD general secretary 36 NEW OFFICE BEARERS Leaders Responsibility Leaders Responsibility (media affairs) Manas Mangaraj said new general 1. Sushanta Singh Sashakta Odisha 20. Bikram Panda Odisha: Mo Paribar secretaries--Susanta Singh, 2. Chandra Sarathi Behera SC Empowerment 21. Jogesh Singh Tribal Empowerment Manohar Randhari, Ananta 3. Manohar Randhari Sashakta Odisha and Minority Affairs Narayan Jena and Biswajit 4. Purna Chandra Swain Social Welfare 22. Basanti Hembram Tribal Empowerment 5. Snehangini Chhuria SC Empowerment and Minority Affairs Mohanty have been given 23. Bijaya Kumar Nayak Regional Development charge of Sashakta Odisha 6. Jagannath Saraka Tribal Empowerment and Minority Affairs 24. Lopamudra Buxipatra Women Empowerment programme of BJD. The re- 25. Geeta Bastia Women Empowerment gional party has named its 7. Haji Md Ayub Khan Minority Affairs 8. Debesh Acharya Odisha: Mo Paribar 26. Shreemayee Mishra Women Empowerment manifesto for 2019 elections 27. Prafulla Singh Social Welfare 9. Umakanta Samantaray Social Welfare as "Naveen Odisha, Sashakt 28. Debasis Marndi Tribal Empowerment 10. Byomkesh Ray Student Affairs Odisha" (new Odisha, strong and Minority Affairs 11. Ananta Narayan Jena Sashakta Odisha Odisha). 29. Manash Mangaraj Media Affairs 12. Rajashree Mallick Women Empowerment The party has given charge 30. Janmejaya Lenka Art Culture and Human 13. Priyadarshi Mishra Art, Culture and HRD

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k y m 14. Dhruba Charan Sahoo Environment c gramme to four new general 31. Biswajit Mohanty Sashakta Odisha 15. Pranab Kumar Balabantaray Youth Affairs secretaries—Debesh Acharya, 32. Satyabrata Patra Art, Culture and HRD 16. Dr Raseswari Panigrahi Regional Development Sudhir Kumar Samal, Sasmit 33. Sarada Prasanna Jena Art, Culture and HRD 17. Rajib Lochan Patra Social Welfare 34. Gitanjali Sethi SC Empowerment Patra and Bikram Panda. 18. Sudhir Kumar Samal Odisha: Mo Paribar Chief Minister Naveen 35. Pramod Kishore Jena Environment 19. Dr Sasmit Patra Odisha: Mo Paribar 36. Shyama Prasad Behera Regional Development Patnaik was reelected as a P4 FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

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k y m Since 2015, Dutee got 4.09cr: Govt c STATE GOVERNMENT HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL AID TO THE ACE SPRINTER AMID TRAINING FUNDS ROW create Covid Care Centres INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE have the resources to maintain POST NEWS NETWORK NALCO, OCL, Paradeep Refinery, THE SPORTS AND YOUTH luxury cars, though I love them. To make the process hassle-free, the NTPC, RSP, IOCL, HAL, STPI, IDCO, Bhubaneswar, July 16: A day SERVICES DEPARTMENT I never expressed that I am selling Bhubaneswar, July 16: Taking a industrial houses were advised to OPTCL, Tata Power, power distri- after ace sprinter Dutee Chand is- STATED THAT THE GOVT it to fund my training,” Dutee step forward in Covid management, coordinate with respective district bution companies, OMC, Tata Steel, sued a clarification saying she isn’t APPOINTED DUTEE CHAND said in a statement on her Twitter the state government Thursday Collectors and municipal commissioners JSW, IMFA, DAMLIA Cement, HIN- selling her luxury four-wheeler to AS GROUP-A LEVEL account. urged industrial units to establish where they would create the CCCs DALCO, Laxmi Cement, ACC raise training funds, the state gov- OFFICER IN ODISHA “Odisha Government and my new Covid Care Centres (CCCs) Cement, Vedanta Ltd, JK Paper The state government has created a ernment Thursday highlighted the MINING CORPORATION own KIIT University have always for their employees. and JSPL among others. three-tier Covid care system—the CCCs, financial support given to her over supported me. This does not deny This was revealed during an on- Covid Heath Centres (CHCs) and Covid Sharma urged them to come up the years. THE ACE SPRINTER IS the fact that my training is very line interactive session of Chief hospitals with the CCCs within a week. The It was earlier reported that Dutee, CURRENTLY DRAWING expensive, especially for the 2021 Secretary Asit Tripathy and government assured the industrial who put up a now-deleted Facebook GROSS SALARY OF RS Olympics. I just wanted to make a Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma Secretary said, adding that more leaders to provide all technical guid- post asking potential buyers to get 84,604 PER MONTH point that this money could be di- with the chairmen and chief exec- than 80 per cent of the Covid cases ance and training facilities and crit- in touch with her manager, was ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOT verted for my training and a car can utives of the industrial houses from need care at CCCs. ical medicines. To make the process forced to sell her car to raise funds REQUIRED TO COME TO be bought post Covid once I receive the Lok Seva Bhawan here Thursday. “Taking the asymptomatic or hassle-free, the industrial houses for her Tokyo Olympics training. OFFICE TO FOCUS ON the money from the state govern- Addressing the industry lead- mild-symptomatic persons away were advised to coordinate with the The Sports and Youth Services de- TRAINING ment,” the ace sprinter said. ers, Tripathy said the state gov- from their home and detaching respective district Collectors and partment said, in statement, that a “With folded hands, I want to ernment has created a three-tier them from all social contacts is not municipal commissioners where total of Rs 4.09cr has been given to statement read. Accordingly, since her appoint- say that I was neither complain- Covid care system—the CCCs, Covid good for their physical as well as they would create the facilities. Dutee since 2015. “The state government appointed ment in OMC, no official work has ing nor making a show of my lack Heath Centres (CHCs) and Covid mental wellbeing. At times, it be- Appreciating such decisions of “Rs 3 crore as financial incen- Dutee Chand as Group-A level officer been allotted her. OMC provided of finance because I am a daughter hospitals. comes a traumatic for them. the government in Covid fight, the tive for medals won at Asian in Odisha Mining Corporation (A Rs 29 lakh for training and finan- of the country and my well-wish- Asymptomatic or mild-sympto- Considering this, government has industry leaders came forward to Games 2018. Rs 30 lakh for train- Gold Category PSU). She is cur- cial incentives,” the statement ers are there to keep me going. matic coronavirus positive persons decided to allow home isolation or set up CCCs in their facilities for ing and financial support during rently drawing gross salary of Rs added. Bless me for my training at Kalinga are being taken care at CCCs. Other institutional isolation in their own their employees and their family 2015-19. Rs 50 lakh for training 84,604 (June 2020 salary) per month. On Wednesday, Dutee had said Stadium so that my dream of get- patients are being admitted to CHCs social setting,” Tripathy said. members. They mentioned that support for Tokyo Olympics (re- She is not required to come to office that she sold her sedan to get some ting a Gold for my country comes and Covid hospitals depending on The Chief Secretary and Sharma their employees were happy leased in two instalments August so that she is able to concentrate full- ‘breathing space’. “I took to so- true,” wrote the 24-year-old on so- the degree of infection and the discussed with around 40 leaders about such decisions of 2, 2019 and December 27, 2019),” the time on training. cial media to sell my car. I don't cial media. kind of care they need, the Chief from big industries including MCL, government, sources said. Cybercrooks dupe SPREADING AWARENESS 494 more infections 2 including SBI BM in state; deaths at 79 POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 16: Cybercriminals POST NEWS NETWORK Bargarh, Bhadrak, Gajapati, Jajpur, duped two people including a banker Kendrapara, Rayagada and recently. Commissionerate Police has Bhubaneswar, July 16: State’s Sundargarh, added the official. begun investigations into the case by COVID-19 caseload crossed the Meanwhile, 401 persons recovered registering two separate cases, 149/20 15,000-mark with 494 more persons from the viral infection. and 270/20 at Kharavela Nagar and testing positive for the viral infec- The number of active cases in Capital police station here respectively. tion Thursday, while two more fa- state stands at 4,412, while 10,877 peo- According to sources, Ajit Kumar talities pushed Odisha’s death toll ple have recovered from the dis- Acharya of Pokhariput who currently to 79, an official of the Health and ease. works as the branch manager of State Family Welfare (H&FW) depart- The Capital city, meanwhile, re- Bank of India’s Satyanagar branch ment said. ported 60 COVID-19 cases Thursday. was duped by unknown miscreants by The fresh cases reported from 23 While 40 were quarantine cases, creating a fake Whatsapp account with districts have taken the state’s 20 were detected through contact the image of ex-regional manager of count to 15,392, said the official. tracing exercise. On the other hand, SBI’s Phulbani Region as DP. Of the 494 new cases, 322 were re- 18 persons in the City who were ear- Meanwhile, the miscreant sent text ported from quarantine centres, lier tested positive for COVID-19 messages to Acharya’s Whatsapp account asking money for urgent medical pur- poses July 8. Later, he asked for more The number of money on two occasions. Acharya sent him the money in two active COVID-19 installments. Upon enquiry, he found cases in state that it was a hoax. Acharya lodged a com- plaint with Kharavela Nagar police stands at 4,412, station. Similarly, a musician, Satya while 10,877 Shankar, in the city has lost around people have so far Rs 7 lakh in a cyber fraud incident. To spread awareness on coronavirus, an artist draws graffiti at Nayapalli in Bhubaneswar, Thursday OP PHOTO recovered from the viral disease Transgenders now covered Khurda bar staffer’s while 172 are contacts of COVID- recovered from the viral infection 19 patients, the official pointed out. Thursday, Bhubaneswar Municipal Ganjam, state’s worst-hit dis- Corporation (BMC) twitted. under Madhu Babu Pension murder case solved trict by the viral infection, reported With this, Bhubaneswar has 504 the highest number of fresh cases active coronavirus cases while 403 POST NEWS NETWORK the Transgender Persons (Protection Transgender Act, 2019 are yet to 6 HELD FROM NAYAGARH WITH BLOOD-STAINED at 246, taking its caseload to 4,867. persons have so far recovered from of Rights) Act 2019. It also man- be formulated and issue of ID cards SHIRT, CRIME WEAPON Khurda reported 64 new cases, the disease. BMC has so far reported Bhubaneswar, July 16: The state dated that the income of the bene- to them as per the act will take Cuttack 38 and Balasore registered 919 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths. government Thursday included ficiary must not exceed Rs 40,000 per time,” said Biswa Bhushan 21 cases of COVID-19. The Cuttack Municipal the transgender community under annum and should not have a mem- Pattanayak, Assistant Director, Two patients— a 51-year-old man, Corporation (CMC), on the other Madhu Babu Pension Yojana ber paying income tax or a gov- SAATHI, Bhubaneswar. who had morbid obesity, and a 34- hand, took to the Twitter to inform (MBPY) and released a notifica- ernment servant. He also requested the govern- year-old man, who was suffering that 19 coronavirus cases were de- tion in this regard. “This was one of the progres- ment to include Section 7 of the from hypertension—died of COVID- tected from its jurisdiction in the As per the notification issued sive policies of the government. Transgender Act to also include 19 while undergoing treatment at Silver City. by the Social Securities and Eligible candidates from the com- such transgender who undergo sex a hospital in Ganjam, the H&FW de- While five cases were from in- Empowerment of Persons with munity can avail the facilities from change operation. partment said in a statement. stitutional quarantines, one from Disabilities (SSEPD) department, the government on fulfilling all the The community members mean- The fresh deaths have taken the paid quarantine and 13 are home the government made amendments prescribed criteria,” SSEPD de- while welcomed the step. “This is number of coronavirus fatalities in quarantine cases, said the civic to Rule 6 (eligibility criteria) of the partment secretary Bhaskar Jyoti a welcome step. This shows that POST NEWS NETWORK murder weapons as well. The lux- the state to 79, while 24 patients body. Madhu Babu Pension Rules 2008. Sarma told Orissa POST. the government is now recognising ury car in which they had come to have died due to other ailments, With this, CMC has 150 active The department has included a Transgender advocacy groups the community. This is likely to Khurda, July 16: Blowing the lid the bar and fled as well besides a mo- the official said. COVID-19 cases, while 157 have re- new criterion to include the trans- have welcomed the step. “We wel- work in reducing the discrimina- off the sensational murder of a torcycle has also been recovered Ganjam has reported 48 of the 79 covered from the infection. The gender as one of the eligible cate- come the step of the government to tion in society and expedite their bar employee here July 14, the dis- from them,” Swain said. COVID-19 deaths, followed by 13 CMC has so far seen 314 COVID-19 gories. According to the notifica- assist the community. However, the social acceptance,” said Meera trict police claimed to have ar- The incident took place when in Khurda, eight in Cuttack, two in cases and seven deaths in its ju- tion, the beneficiaries should have disbursement of pensions to them Parida, a transgender right activist rested six persons from near Ranpur Nayak, along with a few of his friends, Puri and one each in Angul, risdiction. certificate issued under Section 6 of could be delayed as the rules of from the state. forests in Nayagarh and recovered had come to booze at the bar July 14. weapons ‘used in the killing’ from “While parking the car, they had their possession, Thursday. a heated exchange of words with According to Khurda superin- a security guard at the parking lot. CLASSIFIED tendent of police (SP) Ajay Pratap Soon after, they left the place to ECoR thrust on timely disposal of scrap Swain, Mrutyunjay Nayak (29), his buy some sharp weapons from a brother Dhananjay Nayak (28), nearby hardware store. On return, AFFIDAVITAFFIDAVIT POST NEWS NETWORK In the last financial year, 34 per cent higher in value terms, Amit Kumar Pradhan (23) and they failed to find the security than the target set by the Railway Nandan Behera (20), Rakesh Sahoo guard and instead attacked Barik I, Satyavama Behura Bhubaneswar, July 16: East Coast ECoR has disposed scrap Board. This was highest ever scrap (23) of Daleiputa and Debakanta Das who was standing near the parking spouse of No. 4374314N Railway (ECoR) has taken proactive which was about 34 per sale by ECoR, by putting all-out ef- (25) of Lokeswarpur under Khurda lot with one of his colleagues. NK Susil Kumar Behura steps to ensure timely disposal of forts in making the entire zone as Town police limits here have been Barik’s colleague, however, managed presently residing at Vill: scrap. Scrap disposal through e- cent higher in value terms, scrap free and environment friendly. taken into custody for killing Amiya to flee the scene,” the SP informed. Raiberuan, Post: Sisua, Auction has resumed immediately than the target set by the This will be continued in right Barik, an employee of a bar under Barik suffered multiple stab- after the Unlock in the month of earnest this year. Khurda Town police limits here, bing injuries and succumbed at Teh: Astarang, P.S.: June by the ECoR. Railway Board Notably, scrap is generated in July 14 evening. The SP, in a media the spot. Soon after, a case (243/20) Astarang, Dist.- Puri, PIN A total of 11 e-Auctions have any industrial activity involving ma- briefing, said that the footage from was registered in this regard and - 752109 (Odisha) have been conducted by ECoR in all the a transparent process for disposal form and bidders are allowed to chinery, tools and other assets. the CCTV installed near the crime five special teams were formed to changed my name from three divisions in June. In the month of scrap material and this gives bid online. If the highest bid re- After completion of the life of these scene and a few eyewitnesses helped track the culprits. Satyavama Behura to of July also, six e-Auctions have equal opportunity to all the bid- ceived, is higher than pre fixed re- assets, these are to be replaced for crack the case. The accused are his- Swain said, “After the incident, Satyavama Swain vide been conducted till date. ders in a transparent manner, free serve price then the bid is accepted better performance. Scrap should tory-sheeters as they have multi- the accused initially fled to affidavit dated 02.07.2020 Materials Management depart- from any manual intervention. by the system and the lot is de- be disposed timely so that it can be ple criminal cases registered against Kandhamal and then to Brahmapur ment of ECoR is conducting e- Over 3,700 vendors were registered clared as sold to the participant. recycled to convert it into other them with Nayapalli police. via Boudh. On being informed by the before Notary Public, Auction through its dedicated IREPS on the portal. The complete process is online. usable forms. This also helps in “We tracked the mobile phones Nayagarh police, we nabbed them Nimapada. (Indian Railways E-Procurement In the process of e-Auction, lots In the last financial year, ECoR making environment cleaner and of the accused to track them. We’ve from near Ranpur forests. Charge-

Sd./- Satyavama Swain System) portal since 2013, which is are published online on IREPS plat- has disposed scrap which was about hygienic. recovered a blood-stained shirt and sheet will be filed within a month.”

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Elephant casualties in Keonjhar on rise Wife, daughters kill man

k y m for opposing illicit affair c THE FOREST DIVISION HAS REPORTED DEATHS OF 51 PACHYDERMS FROM 2010 TILL DATE POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK According to official data, there are ourary wildlife warden RED ZONE 92 elephants in the Keonjhar Harekrushna Mohant said, Angul, July 16: A woman from Keonjhar, July 16: The forest de- Nine elephants died division. To track the movement and ”Unabated mining, and declining for- Siling village under Samal police partment spends cores of rupees on in 2012-13 ensure their safety, the department est cover resulted in loss of habitat limits in Angul district killed her has engaged 110 people while 19 protection of elephants in Keonjhar, Four each in 2013-14 and shortage of fodder. Increasing husband late Wednesday night vehicles were pressed into service but casualties of the animals are on and 2014-15 movement of mineral-laden vehi- after he protested her extra-mari- cently found out about the matter the rise in the mineral-rich dis- cles, encroachment of forests, in- tal affair. The woman, sources said, and voiced his protests over the trict, a report said. Six in 2015-16 frastructure development like roads is in relationship with another issue. Concerned over elephant casualties, Lapses in monitoring of the move- and railways and industrial units man of the same village. Her two Sunad had a heated argument Two each in 2017-18 environmentalist ment of elephants under Keonjhar daughters also helped in finishing with his wife and daughters and 2018-19 and honourary wildlife warden in the forested pockets have posed forest division recently came to Harekrushna Mohant said,”Unabated serious threat to the elephants. their father. Wednesday night. In the course of Six in 2019-20 light. The department suspended a mining, and declining forest cover With the habitat loss, the animals The victim has been identified the argument, some men entered forester and a forest guard June 18 as Sunad Pradhan (51). The ac- the house and beat up Sunad. His Five in 2020-21 resulted in loss of habitat and stray out of forests and enter villages, for negligence in duty after two ele- shortage of fodder leading to man-elephant conflicts.” cused were Sunda’s wife Bharati wife and daughters also took part phants were found electrocuted by Experts suggested that under- (45), daughter Bunu (24) and Lunu in the thrashing. They then banged poachers in Joda section of passes, overpasses, check gates and (20). Sunad’s head against the wall re- Champua range June 14. months, five elephants were found in 2015-16; two each in 2017-18 and Trenches have been dug around bridges should be incorporated into Police said that the sister of the peatedly leading to his death. The killing raised serious ques- dead in Champua and Barbil ranges 2018-19; six in 2019-20 and five in forests to prevent intrusion of an- a development plan in the forested victim has lodged an FIR at the po- After allegedly killing Sunad, tions on the field intelligence and where the animals are said to be un- 2020-21(till date). imals into human habitations. pockets to mitigate elephant casu- lice station. In it she has alleged that the trio surrendered at the local patrolling as forest officials of Joda safe for various reasons. According to official data, there Environmentalists expressed alties. DFO Santosh Joshi said for her sister-in-law and two nieces police station. Police have regis- section were clueless about the in- Statistics have it that since 2010 are 92 elephants in the Keonjhar concern over the growing casu- protection of elephants, special have illicit relationship with a man tered a case and launched a probe cident till locals informed them. till date, Keonjhar forest division division. To track the movement alties of the elephants. They squads have been formed for 24X7 of that village. However, Sunad re- into the matter. Apart from poaching, accidents alone has reported 51 elephant and ensure their safety, the de- pointed out that despite all pre- monitoring while local people are and electrocution, the animals have deaths. In 2010-11, the district saw partment has engaged 110 people ventive and protective measures, being sensitized to the need for ele- been facing a threat from the shrink- deaths of nine elephants while four while 19 vehicles are pressed into elephants still face dangers due to phant safety so that man-elephant ing of the forest cover and loss of died in 201-12. service. various factors. conflict can be avoided. 7 including minor held habitat owing to mining. Nine elephants died in 2012-13; Range officers, foresters and Concerned over elephant casu- “Each elephant herd is being The report said over last two four each in 2013-14 and 2014-15; six forests guards are also on the act. alties, environmentalist and hon- tracked by a team,” he added. POST NEWS NETWORK ment of dues of a tractor driver. The SDPO said Motilal Patnagarah/ Belpada, July Banchhor owed Rs 10,000 to 16: Police Thursday arrested Mangal Rout who was working Odia girl Diptirani storms STRICT VIGIL seven persons including a minor as a driver of his tractor. Rout re- in connection with the murder peatedly demanded his money of a father-son duo at Mundagaon but Banchhor kept on dilly-dal- into Miss India semifinals village under Belpada police lim- lying on the payment. The in- its in Bolangir district. cident occurred POST NEWS NETWORK After registering for Zerone This was stated here BOLANGIR when family mem- Production House’s Miss India by Patnagarh SDPO bers of Banchhor Jeypore, July 16: Hailing from 2020, she cleared all the rounds Suresh Kumar Nayak DOUBLE MURDER had gone to Rout’s Jeypore town in Koraput district, and reached the semifinals of the and IIC Sachidananda Bariha at house to calculate the dues when Diptirani has qualified for com- competition. a press meet at Belpada police sta- Rout’s family members attacked peting in the Miss India 2020 pag- “It was actually my childhood tion Thursday. The accused were them with sharp-edged weapons. eant organised by Zerone dream to be a model. My parents identified as Balmiki Rout, In the attack, Motilalal died Production House. have supported me a lot. I have Mangal Rout, Fakir Rout, Bipin on the spot while his son worked hard to participate in this. Rout, Sankirtan Rout, Kaenti Chandramani succumbed in the I am trying to represent Odisha at Rout and a minor. The accused hospital. His two sons Kailash the national level and if I get a were forwarded to court while the and Hemant were admitted to chance, it will be an honour to rep- minor was produced before a ju- hospital and are undergoing resent India. Also, I want to promote venile justice board. treatment. Mangal and his two my city Jeypore through my suc- The murder took place fol- kin also sustained critical in- cess,” said an excited Diptirani. lowing a fight between Banchhor juries and were admitted to Diptirani tasted success in Odia and Rout families over non-pay- hospital. TV shows like ‘Mun bi Heroine’, ‘Mithamitha Katha’, ‘Mun Hero Mun Odisha’ and ‘Eka Bharat Srestha Bharat’. The model said after the com- petition she will try to enter Ollywood as it is her base and peo- ple have given her so much love and affection for acting in different Two policemen patrol at the entry point of Gurudwar Colony in Sambalpur which was declared as a containment zone Odia reality shows. following a rise in Covid infections in the area, Thursday OP PHOTO Fight against Covid-19: Ganjam tally inches to 5K Goods train rams truck at Paradip POST NEWS NETWORK CM hails lady warrior for defeating virus 2 more docs, 2 nurses POST NEWS NETWORK Ganjam, July 16: The migration- Paradip, July 16: The driver of prone Ganjam district is close to reg- CHHATRAPUR: Chief Minister virus and proved herself to be a of VIMSAR infected a truck had a lucky escape when istering 5,000 COVID-19 positive Naveen Patnaik Thursday praised real COVID warrior. a goods train rammed the vehicle cases. The COVID-19 hotspot dis- a female teacher from Hinjili area After recovery, she did not pre- SAMBALPUR: RDC(Northern in the restricted area of the trict reported 246 new cases in Ganjam district for defeating fer to remain confined to her house Range) Niranjan Sahu reviewed Paradip port Thursday morning. Thursday. The current COVID-19 COVID-19 and rejoining duty im- in fear of the virus. She has again the ongoing Covid prevention ex- The truck driver escaped with cases in Ganjam district stand at mediately after recovery. joined her duty. ercise in Sambalpur district minor injuries and has since been 1,845 while 2,971 people have re- Sangeeta Panigrahi, a teacher Naveen took to Twitter to ap- Thursday, even as two more doc- taken to a hospital. covered from the disease. by profession, had been working preciate her work and said that the tors and two nurses of VIMSAR According to sources, the ill- The death toll in the district went at a quarantine centre. During her frontline COVID-19 warriors’ de- were found infected with Covid fated truck was crossing the rail- restoration. Officials are also try- up to 48 with two new fatalities at duty, her swab sample was collected termination and sacrifice is Thursday. way tracks when the train rammed ing to ascertain how the truck man- the TATA COVID-19 hospital at and sent for testing. A day later, unimaginable. The spread of Covid Infection it. A portion of the vehicle was aged to get into the restricted area. Sitalapalli in this town reported her report came out to be positive Sangeeta Panigrahi "She works day in and day out to in VIMSAT and VISSUT was focal completely damaged as it came They are waiting for the driver to within 24 hours. for coronavirus. save people’s lives. Even after her point of the discussion at the re- under the wheels of the train. recover so that they can talk to Some relief is expected as the Sangeeta was then immediately Pandian and Collector Vijay recovery, she has not desisted from view meeting, attended by Eyewitnesses said that the drive him. Usually a special permission district administration has man- shifted to COVID-19 hospital at Amruta Kulange wished her a her responsibility. Sangeeta Collector Subham Saxena, SP managed to jump out of the cabin is needed for vehicles to enter into aged to turn 84 per cent of the vil- Sitalapali. While she was under- speedy recovery over phone. Panigrahi has set an example for oth- Kanwar Vishal Singh and CDMO in the nick of time. Otherwise he the restricted zones in the port lages, coronavirus free zones. going treatment there, Chief By dint of her indomitable de- ers to imitate," Naveen said in his Sashi Bhusan Patel. would certainly have been killed. area. An investigation has been On the other hand, a door-to-door Minister Patnaik, 5T secretary VK termination, she finally defeated the congratulatory message to her. Meanwhile, some areas in On being informed, officials launched to ascertain the cause of screening has started in rural pock- Sambalpur town were declared rushed to the spot and initiated the accident. ets as 16 per cent of villages are down (July 16-July 21) in 7- NACs as containment/buffer zones. The still under the red-zone category. under Chhatrapur subdivision. 3-day shutdown in Birmitrapur from today restrictions were enforced from 7 According to the plan, “Mission For this the district administra- am Thursday till further orders. Ganjam”, the focus has been kept tion has deployed police forces at var- SUNDERGARH: The district ad- such as medical establishments, Gurudwara Colony, Burla, on contact tracing, testing and quar- ious chowks of the district. The ministration decided to declare a 3- clinics, nursing homes, including Telgupada, Ward-7 Burla are in antines. The screening is being car- police are checking each and every day shutdown in Birmitrapur medicine stores, movement of am- containment zones while E and F ried out by 60 doctors’ teams to vehicle in the district and ensuring Municipality area amid a rise in bulances and all medical personnel type quarters lines of Forward identify people with influenza-like wearing of masks by the people. COVID cases in the region. shall be allowed. Colony, Ward-4, Burla, Nuapada, symptoms. Meanwhile, the war against co- The shutdown will be in force Telecom services, petrol pumps, OHPC Colony, Friends Colony, As the corona positive cases are rona in Ganjam district got more from 6 am of July 17 to July 19 night print and electronic media identi- Binayak Hospital and Sourav rising continuously in urban area, power with the state government de- in all eleven wards under the mu- fied by police, water supply, sani- Vihar are in buffer zones.The ad- Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta ploying 130 more doctors and 37 nicipality area. tation, electricity supply will go on ministration prohibited vehicular Kulange declared a five-day shut- OAS, ORS officers. During the shutdown, activities as usual. movements in these areas. Blood goes waste as HIV-testing machines conk out

POST NEWS NETWORK n The blood bank has three HIV testing machines. The rule is that the collected blood units undergo an HIV test and then allowed for transfusion. But as of now, two Dhenkanal, July 16: Even as there of the three machines have developed problems. Similarly, another machine is a spurt in the number of COVID- procured a year ago has also been lying dysfunctional 19 cases in the state, blood donors in n According to volunteers, organising the district are in low spirits. blood donation camps is very difficult They allege that blood units they during the pandemic. Yet, they are donating can no longer be ad- organize such camps so that patients ministered to patients because the should not die due to paucity of blood HIV testing machine at the blood bank has gone out of order. The blood bank has three HIV n CDMO Dr Sujata Mishra said testing machines. The rule is that the mechanics visited the blood bank and collected blood units undergo an some parts are to be replaced with HIV test and then allowed for trans- new ones. The machines will take one fusion. But as of now, two of the or two days to start performing three machines have developed prob- lems and stopped functioning. of blood. However, their efforts go When contacted, the staff of the to the blood bank. Similarly, another machine procured down the drain as HIV test of the col- blood bank said though the me- When asked, chief district medical

a year ago has also been lying lected blood units cannot be per- chanics have been contacted, they fail officer Dr Sujata Mishra said me-

k y m c dysfunctional. formed as the machines are out to turn up due to prevailing COVID- chanics had visited the blood bank According to volunteers, organ- of order. 19 situation. Wednesday. Quoting the mechanics, ising blood donation camps is very “The recently procured machine Meanwhile, the District Citizen she said some parts are to be re- difficult during the pandemic. Yet, has a warranty period. Yet, no step Forum vice chairman Pankaj Kumar placed with new ones. After repair- they organize such camps so that is being taken to get it repaired,” Nayak demanded a new HIV testing ing, the machines will take one or two patients should not die due to paucity alleged irate volunteers. machine to be immediately provided days to start performing. P6 FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS ECONOMY There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in

the mind’s immobility and

k y m thought-free stillness. c SRI AUROBINDO TIME TO SPEND, NOT SAVE

ith shrinking rev- problem is accentuated when aus- enue, the Union gov- terity measures are replicated by ernment hasrepri- other countries or by various A mug’s game W oritized its spending states. and taken a slew of new austerity It is argued by fiscal hawks that he state government last week announced a slew of austerity meas- measures to contain the fiscal an increase of expenditure with- ures in view of the falling revenues and to pool resources for meet- deficit and overcome the mount- out generating commensurate rev- Ting contingency spending arising out of multiple anti-Covid-19 pro- ing debt burden. The current fis- enues will led to a rise in fiscal grammes launched by the government. Expenses of every department cal, the government banned new deficit; and that large fiscal deficits barring the Health and Family Welfare have been stopped. All air travel and public-funded schemes and freezed will cause high interest rates, first class train journey by officers have been disallowed. A complete ban creation of new posts. larger government debts, and in- has been put on purchase of new vehicles. Officers have been told to reduce Various states including Odisha flation. Even if the deficit doesn’t travelling and monitor programme implementation through video-confer- have also taken similar steps as the spark high interest rates and in- encing instead. All expenditures for renovating government buildings and Centre had imposed limits on flation, they erode business con- guest houses and re-furnishing of offices have been stopped. Expenditures states’ borrowing capacity in con- fidence. beyond `5 lakh for repair and renovation of government office buildings and travention of the principles of co- The present situation demands more There are also those who argue over `2 lakh for repair and renovation of government residential quarters operative federalism. While the that deficit should be contained as would not happen without special approval. There has been a complete ban Centre has allowed states to in- expenditure, as opposed to austerity, and has it hurts the welfare of future gen- on meetings, seminars, workshops and holding of official lunch and dinner crease fiscal deficit from 3 per- link with the concept of the “paradox of thrift” erations through a rise in debt. A na- in hotels with government funds. Officers have been told to go for video-con- cent to 5 per cent of the GSDP, tion that is heavily indebted needs ferencing mode instead. A ban has been put on leave travel allowance of gov- fact is also that out of this 2 per cent, popularised by John Maynard Keynes. The to implement more borrowings to ernment employees. No new state scheme or projects to be taken up by the Dr Santosh Kumar an additional borrowing space of theory has it that if households decide to pay back its lenders. But the prob- administrative department except for Health and Family Welfare department. 1.5 percent is conditional. lem is not a rising debt.Problem is A complete freeze has been put on fresh recruitment while permission has Mohapatra In reality,austerity measures save more and consume less during a that beneficiaries of debt-driven been given for hiring for existing posts. will effect a contraction of the slowdown or recession, then it will aggravate growth are not the masses but rich The cost-cutting measures announced in the wake of the pandemic are economy, while the Covid-linked and corporate honchos. This needs only a repetition of an extant policy that the government had brought in to AN INCREASE IN lockdown scenario would require the economic decline to be reversed first. tamp down spending in 2001 – years after the Biju Janata Dal government perusal of an expansionary policy In general, drastic cuts in gov- came to power. In fact, checking the runaway expenses leading to a mount- GOVERNMENT through higher spending. Since sult, aggregate demand has come Amid the 2007-08 financial crisis in ernment spending increase un- ing debt burden was a priority area for the new government. Even though SPENDING, private spending got subdued due down, leading to a further decline the US that later spread to Europe, employment and may drag the the memorandum was still in force, the government allowed every depart- to supply disruptions, restriction in growth.As such, the correct the principle of austerity as a cure economy down to a degree that the ment to splurge money on luxuries. Scores of populist schemes were introduced MORE OF JOB of people’s movement and business policy response is to increase gov- was adopted by central banks and government’s tax revenues fall.The without statutory monitoring for political considerations. Thousands of CREATION AND activities, an increase in govern- ernment spending, and not resort encouraged by economists. They GDP also declines and as a result crores of rupees were spent on unplanned programmes. The government ment spending, more of job cre- to austerity measures. believed that a tough fiscal policy fiscal deficit and borrowing as per- allowed itself to violate its own circular. The Finance department is re- NEW SCHEMES ation and new schemes are vital No investment will come and no was the only treatment for exces- centage of GDP also rise. This out- sponsible for such gross financial indiscipline. The department allowed ARE VITAL FOR A for a revival of the economy fac- industry will function if there is sive debt and any easing would come defeats the intention of low- wasteful expenditures by senior bureaucrats who spent big on their tours, ing recessionary trends. no demand for products. Hence, spell disaster. As countries started ering government debt. It would be foreign jaunts and remodeling of office chambers, among others. The REVIVAL OF THE While the world has announced spending is vital. Each spending, to act this way, many realised that equally bad for the government, Finance department approved proposals for purchase of costly vehicles a$1100 billion package for revival, whether public or private, creates such policies were self-defeating and as a shrinking economy also means when there were curbs on purchase of luxury cars. Bureaucrats were allowed ECONOMY India has come up with around job opportunities. While public counterproductive. Economies al- shrinking tax receipts. to blow money on office decorations and fancy furniture as if these were their FACING $226 billion, of which fiscal outgo expenditure leads to equitable ready hurt by the crisis were con- If the government is reluctant rights. All such wasteful expenditures would not have taken place without is around $27 billion. Monetary growth, private sector expendi- demned to perpetual stagnation to borrow from market beyond a the consent of the Finance department. The result was the total debt bur- RECESSIONARY measures like liquidity infusion ture is inequitable in nature. The and shoulder even larger debt bur- certain limit, it should resort to den of the state shot up from below `20,000 crore in 2001 to above `1lakh crore TRENDS and lower interest rates are aimed government must spend money dens. The IMF report reveals that monetization of spending through now. The per capita debt load has gone up to `20,000. at addressing supply-side prob- or have it spent in large quantities the belt-tightening by the European monetization of some parts its India has been going through an unforeseen economic recession. Countries lems or supply disruption. But to create the demand needed to governments has had a negative ef- deficit or through resort to spread across the world are jacking up public spending to create opportunities and problems are from the demand fuel economic growth. fect on the economies of these of helicopter money. Central gov- employment. The Centre on is part has earmarked `20 lakh crore to be side, especially a compression of Hence, steps like a ban on re- countries and unemployment sce- ernment should provide adequate spent under different welfare programmes and to help people overcome the demand. Supply disruption can cruitment as also stalling new nario became more acute. funds to state governments so that crisis triggered by the pandemic. The coronavirus has exasperated the con- be eased only when people move schemeswill have potentially cata- An examination of how states they need not have to cut any spend- temporary economic slump. Millions of people have lost jobs. The rate of un- around freely. strophic consequences. Any spend- fared during and after the eco- ing and schemes, and can sustain employment is at a record high. The general despondency among public is The present situation is de- ing cut or job squeeze would hurt the nomic downturn a decade ago jobs and growth momentum. not going to go in near future, at least until the discovery of a vaccine. In manding more of expenditure, as economy, hinder recovery, under- hints that states which preserved Does austerity at this point such times, a blanket ban on state spending on schemes and development opposed to austerity, and has link- mine long-term growth, and in- or expanded their public sector make any sense? This may well be programmes may not make much economic sense. A ban on wasteful gov- ages with the concept of the “para- crease inequality and discrimination. workforce weathered the reces- the issue of the moment, but right ernment expenditure is welcome. But banning all expenditures regardless dox of thrift” popularised by John A major question is whether sion better and came out with now a resort to austerity would be of their implications for the poor could have been avoided. A public an- Maynard Keynes. The theory has the implementation of immedi- fewer job losses, fewer private sec- a huge mistake. There is need for nouncement banning all government spending will exasperate the depres- it that if households decide to save ate fiscal austerity during a frag- tor job cuts, and saw lesser growth developing a workable recovery sion. Cutting down the flab is welcome, but extending the ban across all spend- more and consume less during a ile economic recovery is justified in unemployment and faster job programme. Otherwise, the ing including welfare and development may be a mug’s game. slowdown or recession, then the and whether it will help in deficit growth during the recovery. ‘Great Shutdown’ could take resulting reduction in aggregate reduction. According to Paul It is argued that a country wad- the nation, and the world, to demand will aggravate the eco- Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning ing in a sea of debt needs to tighten another Great Depression, with WISDOM CORNER nomic decline. economist and columnist, cutting its expenditures. Although the enduring low growth and high In the present Covid-induced spending in a depressed economy austerity strategy can lead to rates of unemployment. A de- As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or recession, people are forced to is a bad idea. deficit reduction and prevent in- pressed economy would be a dis- bad) deeds of a man follow him. CHANAKYA save more due to uncertainty about Past experience shows that aus- solvency in the case of an indebted astrous proposition. the future and the ban on free terity measures in times of de- individual, this may not neces- The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time movement, economic activities mand compression or recession sarily be the outcome in the case The writer is an Odisha-based is now. CHINESE PROVERB and business transaction. As a re- have backfired or boomeranged. of national indebtedness. The columnist and economist.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time. OSHO SPECTRUM POLICING WORDSWORTH Sudoku Hell in uniform, killer cops on the prowl udoku refers to a puzzle consisting of a 9-by-9 grid of squares, each Sdivided into nine 3-by-3 squares. Some of the squares already contain a N Secretary-General allegation is about merciless torture police atrocities”. had 170 state parties. Prohibition number. The aim is to fill in the remainder so that every horizontal and Antonio Guterres has of the traders in police custody to A Member of Parliament has of torture has long been estab- vertical line, and every 3-by-3 square, contains the numerals 1 to 9 with no stressed that every death the extent of causing their death. pointed out to the Home Minister lished as a universal code or jus co- repeats.The puzzle first appeared in the USA in the early 1980s under the U Dr S. Saraswathi in police custody with signs of tor- The irony is that the incident hap- that during 2019, the National gens that all countries have agreed name Number Place and was taken up by the Japanese publishing house Nikoli in 1984. Its current Japanese name is formed from the original title at ture should be investigated. The pened close to the International Human Rights Commission to abide by. The Committee Against that time, which may be translated as “only single numbers allowed”. The THE NATIONAL South Asia Director of Human Day in Support of Victims of recorded 1,723 cases of death of Torture (CAT) is a body of human short form is a compound of the Japanese words su and doku, which Rights Watch has said that it is im- Torture observed on June 26. The persons in judicial and police cus- rights experts that monitors im- respectively mean “single” and “number”.It has recently become a HUMAN RIGHTS portant for the authorities in India offence in this case is not grave by tody across the country. Though plementation of the Convention widespread and addictive craze here in the UK (the derived term COMMISSION to embark upon robust efforts “to any stretch of imagination to re- there could be many reasons for by State parties. sudokumania has been coined for it). It has now returned to the USA and has ensure police reform, accounta- quire excessive use of police force. death, the number, if accurate is a To ratify the convention, the also become common in other countries.The first puzzles were featured in RECORDED 1,723 bility, and putting an end to the The UP case is a clear case of po- cause for concern and remedial Prevention of Torture Bill was in- The Times back in November 2004 and soon after in the Daily Mail and culture of immunity”. lice excessafter murder of eight action. NHRC has registered over troduced in the LokSabha in May several other newspapers, though the craze really took off around May 2005. DEATHS IN Two incidents– one in Tamil cops by the accused. 400 cases of alleged death in po- 2010, but it lapsed. Its main provi- JUDICIAL AND Nadu in a place notorious for cus- It is for the government and legal lice custody and over 5,000 cases of sion was to make torture a pun- todial violence and the other in and judicial authorities to deal death in judicial custody. The MP ishable offence. The bill was again Suffonsified POLICE CUSTODY Uttar Pradesh – involving police with the cases. They will do it with has also referred to an analysis by brought in the LokSabha in 2017 and he phrase seems to be a variation on a polite rejoinder that was once IN 2019. THOUGH handling of accused person(s) in reference to existing laws and reg- the National Convention Against 2018 as a Private Member’s Bill, Tquite widely known and is still around. A host might ask if you have had their custody have rocked the entire ulations and prescribed procedures. Torture for the period 2005-2018 but could not be passed. Some MPs enough to eat. Rather than just say that you had had enough, being fearful THERE COULD BE nation in recent days. The first re- For the society, more important is which revealed that of the 500 are now demanding promulgation that so bald a statement might be taken as unrefined or ill-bred, you might lated to the death of a father and son the criminal law and procedure deaths in police custody, only 281 of an ordinance to curb custodial instead say, “I’ve had an elegant sufficiency”. This presumably has its origin MANY REASONS in police custody for interrogation and the role, responsibility, and cases were registered and 54 po- violence and police brutality. in some catch phrase old enough that it has had time to disseminate widely, FOR DEATH, THE and the other to encounter killing authority of the police including licemen were charge-sheeted and Under NHRC Guidelines of 1993, since I’ve seen examples from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, and the of an arrested person. The TN case methods of investigation and treat- no one has been convicted. every incidence of custodial death USA. A possible source is a poem called Spring by James Thomson, dating HIGH NUMBER IS A is entrusted to an eight-member ment of the accused and witnesses. The UN Convention Against or rape must be reported to the from the middle of the eighteenth century, very widely quoted during that CAUSE FOR CBI team for investigation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Torture was adopted by the UN Commission by the concerned State century and the following one: “An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, The Tamil Nadu case apparently has categorically asserted a few General Assembly on 10 December within 24 hours, and should be fol- rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labor, useful life, CONCERN AND arising from a minor offence of vi- days back that the age of third de- 1984 and came into force in 1987. lowed by post-mortem report, progressive virtue, and approving Heaven; These are the matchless joys of olation of lockdown rule on closing gree torture is over. He had been say- India became a signatory in 1997, a video report, and a magisterial virtuous love.” REMEDIAL ACTION time of shops led to arrest of a ing that the central government but has not yet ratified the enquiry. INFA shop owner and his son and shut- has “zero tolerance on custodial Convention by a comprehensive The writer is a former Sugar and sure ting them in police lock-up. The deaths, extra-judicial deaths, and law. By June 2020, the Convention Director of ICSSR, New Delhi. he early history of sugar is obscure, especially the way it was said. But Tvariations in the way it was spelled in old documents suggest strongly that the u was said as a diphthong. Help with IPA, very much the way we now say the word you, and that the initial s was said like that, not as sh. Oli’s Ayodhya Congress’ plight Covid, healthcare Sometime in the Middle English period the initial letters su shifted to the pronunciation they now have. If you relax the mouth and tongue somewhat etters Sir, Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli has claimed Sir, It should finally dawn upon every Sir, India’s healthcare workers have when you are saying the older form, your pronunciation shifts to the modern that the 'real Ayodhya' is in Nepal, not in India. He has been party worker that there is no way been fighting a fierce battle against one, as you’ll realise if you try out the two sounds in turn; the modern quoted as saying that Ayodhya of India is 'fake Ayodhya', the Congress can detach itself from Covid-19 since February last. It is TOL THE EDITOR and the real Ayodhya is in Thori near Kathmandu. The the Gandhi family. The ageing old worrisome to learn that over 100 doc- version is actually rather easier for slack-jawed English speakers to say. Readers of Orissa POST Ayodhya there is a village, West of Birgunj. Perhaps Oli’s guard is not open to fresh ideas; tors have lost their lives to Covid- are most welcome to contribute letters Ramayan replaces Valmiki’sRamayan in Nepal. The bizarre Young Turks like Jyothiraditya 19 in India. Though there is no data (200 words), articles and explanation given by him is, "Why would Lord Ram travel Scindia and Rajesh Pilot were made on infection cases among healthcare LOL columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are as far as Janakpur to marry Sita, had Ayodhya been in India". to feel unwanted by the party. Both workers, about 2,000 of them have con- BLONDE who should requested to send their Of late, Oli has been in news more for the wrong reasons. Scindia and Pilot worked unfalteringly tracted the disease in Delhi alone. go, so finally contact numbers and full He issued a new Nepal map claiming Kalapani, LipuLekh for the party in the 2018 assembly This is indicative of the extreme vul-

here are 11 people hanging onto a the brunette postal address/email ID. They may also and Limpiyadhura as Nepal’s territories. He has started elections in their states. Ashok Gehlot nerability of healthcare workers to

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c Trope that comes down from an delivers a very and suggestions, preferably by email, playing into the hands of China. China is believed to have and Kamal Nath were the picks of the disease. The current crisis must airplane. 10 of them are blonde, and touching speech, ending to: [email protected] taken away 33 hectares of Nepal’s land. Oli has also incurred the high command. However, change be used as a wake-up call to gov- one is a brunette. They all decide that with the words, "I'll get off." The the wrath of people from his own party for 'junking India' is the need of the times. Can Pilot wean ernments to provide occupational one person should get off because if blondes, all moved by the and 'joining China'. David Frawley has advocated re- more legislators away from Gehlot safety to healthcare workers. Their they don't, the rope will break and brunette's speech, start clapping. B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, merging of Nepal with India. A good suggestion. now that he has been eased out? life is important. everyone will die. No one can decide Problem solved. Bhubaneswar-751010 KV Seetharamaiah, EMAIL Ganapathi Bhat, EMAIL Venu GS, EMAIL MADHYA MAHARASHTRA P7 PRADESH

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k y m c SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH CASE HEARING IN PALGHAR LYNCHING MP politics heats up CASE FROM JULY 28 Rhea requests Shah for CBI probe INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE over Guna’s Dalit beating ADDRESSING HERSELF Palghar (Maharashtra), July 16: A day after the Maharashtra AGENCIES AS RAJPUT’S CID filed its charge sheet in the “GIRLFRIEND” FOR sensational Palghar lynching Bhopal, July 16: The case of po- case in which three people were lice atrocity on members of a Dalit THE FIRST TIME killed, a Magistrate Court in family in Guna district has heated Dahanu, has set the date for up the politics of Madhya Pradesh. IN PUBLIC, hearing in the matter to July The Congress has gone belligerent CHAKRABORTY SAID 28, official sources said here on the Shivraj Singh Chouhan gov- Thursday. ernment accusing it of persecuting THOUGH SHE HAS The charge sheets signify the Dalits and the poor, even as the ad- “COMPLETE FAITH” IN end of the investigations into ministration in a strong move re- she has “complete faith” in the gov- The actor, known for films such the sensational case in which moved the IG of Gwalior division, THE GOVERNMENT, A ernment, a CBI inquiry would help as “Mere Dad Ki Maruti” and two 'sadhus' and their driver were the Guna Superintendent of Police bring justice to the case. “Jalebi”, eventually disabled the lynched near Gadchinchale vil- and the District Magistrate. CBI INQUIRY WOULD “Respected @AmitShah sir, I’m comments section of her Instagram lage in the district. The Dalit family was brutally HELP BRING JUSTICE Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend page. “I was called a gold digger. I On Wednesday, the state Crime beaten up by the police during an Rhea Chakraborty. It is now over a kept quiet I was called a murderer. Investigation Department (CID) anti-encroachment drive. Videos TO THE CASE month since his sudden demise. I I kept quiet, I was slut shamed, I kept Dy. Superintendent of Police on social media showed a man, his have complete faith in the govern- quiet. But how does my silence give Vijay Pawar, filed two separate wife and two children at the re- polls are going to be held in 16 con- Jyotiraditya Scindia, now Rajya PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ment, however in the interest of you the right to tell me that you charge sheets of around 11,000 ceiving end of the police action. stituencies in the Gwalior-Chambal Sabha MP from the BJP, quickly justice, I request you with folded will get me raped and murdered if pages, in two separate cases, The man was seen being dragged division soon. damage controlled with the state- Mumbai, July 16: Actor Rhea hands to initiate a CBI enquiry I don't commit suicide naming a whopping 126 accused by the police after being beaten up It is for this, the Congress has ment that Guna SP and Collector Chakraborty Thursday requested into this matter,” the 28-year-old @mannu_raaut?” she wrote tag- in both cases, before the as the woman and the children started training guns at the Shivraj have been removed, and the incident Union Home Minister Amit Shah actor wrote on Instagram along- ging one of the accounts from which Dahanu Magistrate Court, offi- begged and grovelled in the dust of government. Former Chief Minister is being investigated. "I am confi- to order a CBI inquiry to under- side Rajput's photo. she received threat. cials said. the open field, where he was en- Kamal Nath, who is also the MPCC dent that action will be taken against stand what “pressures” prompted “I only want to understand what No one should be subjected to The CID has invoked Indian gaged. president, has questioned the ex- all those responsible for this heinous actor Sushant Singh Rajput to take pressures prompted Sushant to this kind of “toxicity and harass- Penal Code, Disaster The man faced the brunt of po- cesses that were inflicted to the crime," he said. the extreme step of suicide. take this step. Yours sincerely, Rhea ment”, she urged. Shortly after Management Act, Epidemic lice action for occupying the piece Dalit family and asked, "Will Shivraj Home Minister Narottam Rajput, 34, was found dead in Chakraborty. #satyamevajayate,” Rajput’s death, Maharashtra Home Diseases Act, Maharashtra Police of land meant for college building government show such courage to Mishra said that there is a rule of his Bandra apartment June 14. In she added. Minister Anil Deshmukh said the Act and Maharashtra Damage to in Cantt area of Guna. This incident redeem thousands of acres of gov- law in Madhya Pradesh. "As soon the initial investigation, Mumbai Earlier in the day, Chakraborty Mumbai Police would also probe Public Property (Amendment) dates back a few days ago. The Dalit ernment land occupied by the so- as we came to know about the un- Police had found that the actor was requested the cyber crime cell to look the angle of “professional rivalry”, Act, with charges pertaining to couple had then consumed insec- called public servants and influ- fortunate incident in Guna, we under medication for depression. into rape and murder threats she which was alleged to be the cause of murder, armed rioting, using ticide. The video of the incident encers in these areas? Such an took prompt action. This is not Addressing herself as Rajput’s was receiving ever since Rajput's the suicide. On June 18, Chakraborty criminal force to prevent a pub- went viral on the social media and incident cannot be tolerated. the Congress government. “girlfriend” for the first time in death, with social media users blam- was called to Bandra police station lic servant from discharging his now, the matter has taken on po- Immediate action should be taken Immediate action was taken in public, Chakraborty said though ing her for his suicide. to record her statement. duties, etc. litical hue with the Congress tar- against the culprits, otherwise the this case. IG, Collector and SP geting the state government for Congress will not remain silent." have been removed as soon as we being anti-Dalit. Retweeting a tweet of the came to know of the incident," AAP starts campaign The government also swung into Congress party, the former chief Mishra said. Former Madhya action and removed the adminis- minister said, the Congress has al- Pradesh Congress president and against high power Maha’s 1st woman SEC Neela succumbs to Covid trative staff after ordering an in- ways supported the poor and farm- former Union Minister Arun quiry. ers in their fight against injustice. Yadav said that the police are bills in Maharashtra INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE composer and music director who Political analysts say that the "This inhuman act of the Shivraj ruthlessly attacking the unarmed had composed songs for scores incident happened in the area from government has exposed the dic- Dalit farmers in the state while big PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Mumbai, July 16: Multi-faceted of Marathi films and a couple of where Jyotiraditya Scindia, who tatorship in him. This is the be- criminals roam freely. The cries personality and retired IAS offi- Bollywood movies. moved to the BJP in March after top- ginning of the end of the Shivraj of these innocent poor people will Mumbai, Jul 16: The Aam Aadmi cer Neela Satayanarayana - who She had been admitted to a pling the Congress government, government in Madhya Pradesh," lead to the fall of the Shivraj gov- Party's Maharashtra unit has created history as the first woman suburban government hospi- has been MP and the assembly by- he said. ernment, he said. launched a website to campaign State Election Commissioner tal a few days ago for Corona against high power bills in the (SEC) - succumbed to Covid-19 at treatment and breathed her state, where consumers can also a hospital, official sources said An IAS officer of the last early today, shocking state send their complaints to the here Thursday. 1972 batch, political circles. Kamal Nath to become LoP in MP Assembly Maharashtra Electricity An IAS officer of the 1972 batch, Condoling her death, Chief Regulatory Council (MERC), an of- Satyanarayana, 71, held many Satyanarayana held Minister Uddhav Thackeray said PRESS TRUST OF INDIA said. Nath had to resign as chief ficial said Thursday. important posts in the state gov- many important posts the state will always remember her minister in March this year after The party has launched 'Hisaab ernment and finally crowned her as "an experienced and sensitive Bhopal, July 16: Madhya Pradesh the Congress government lost ma- Do', a website where consumers 42-years of bureaucratic service in the state govt and person who excelled in the field Congress chief Kamal Nath is set jority with the exit of 22 MLAs can file their complaints about high with the post SEC. finally crowned her of arts and literature, inspired to become the Leader of Opposition who joined the BJP along with sen- electricity bills and compare them Popular as "a people-friendly youth towards civil services" and (LoP) when the monsoon session of ior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. with the power tariffs under the IAS officer", she was reputed for 42-years of making the SEC closer to the the state Assembly begins from With 91 MLAs, the Congress Delhi government, a release issued her fearless approach, never bend- bureaucratic service masses. July 20. would be the main opposition party by the party stated. "In Maharashtra, ing before the political class vis- Expressing shock, Deputy Chief "We have sent a letter to the in the house. Assembly principal sec- we have had some of the highest tar- A-vis public interest during the with the post SEC Minister Ajit Pawar said that her Assembly secretariat stating that retary A P Singh said he had learnt iffs in the country, coupled with course of duties across several de- contributions to governance and our leader in the House is going to about the letter sent by the Congress. the issue of load shedding in rural partments in the state govern- Satyanarayana made mark as a literature will always be an in- be Nath," said Congress spokesper- the Congress Legislative Party after "I have not received it yet. It might areas. Such high power bills are ment. Besides, Neela prolific writer, poet, lyricist, singer, spiration for all. son Bhupendra Gupta on Thursday. the 2018 elections when the party be with our Dak (postal) section unacceptable," the party said. Nath was elected as leader of came to power in the state, Gupta right now," he added. Girls outshine boys, MONSOON WOES Only 20 persons overall 90.66% pass allowed at weddings,

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE boys' passing percentage of 88.04. Among the nine boards, the funerals in Indore Mumbai, July 16: As many as Konkan Division grabbed the top 90.66 per cent -- 12,81,712 students honour with 95.89 per cent stu- of the total 14,13,687 -- were de- dents passing, followed by Pune AGENCIES said. Meanwhile, at least 136 per- clared pass in the HSC examinations Division (92.50), Kolhapur sons tested positive for coronavirus conducted by the Maharashtra Division (92.42), Amravati Indore, July 16: In an attempt to in Indore in the last 24 hours, tak- State Secondary & Higher Division (92.09), Nagpur (91.65), contain the spread of COVID-19 in ing the tally Secondary Education Board (MSSH- Latur Division (89.79), Mumbai Indore, the district administration in the district to 5,632, chief med- SEB), top officials said here Division (89.35), Nashik (88.87) has prohibited gathering of more ical and health officer Praveen Thursday. and Aurangabad (88.18). than 20 people at weddings and fu- Jadia said. While 280 persons have The students The students in nerals, an official said Thursday. As died in the district so far, 4,087 have wrote the exams in MAHA the Science Faculty per an order issued recovered from the Arts, Commerce, led with 96.93 per by district collector At least 136 infection, he added. Science and cent passing fol- Manish Singh, which persons tested This is for the Vocational HSC RESULT lowed by Commerce came into effect im- first time in a month Education streams Faculty (91.27), mediately, not more positive for COVID-19 that the figure of across the nine Divisional Boards, Vocational Education (86.07) and than 20 people can in Indore in the fresh Covid-19 cases said MSSHSEB Chairperson Arts Faculty (82.63). According to take part in weddings has crossed the Shakuntala Kale. MSSHSEB Secretary Ashok and funeral proces- last 24 hours, taking mark of 100. Announcing the results, she Bhosale, compared to last year sions. the tally here to 5,632 A local health said that of the total number of (2019)'s 85.88 per cent, the per- As per the previous bulletin said as candidates, there were 6,35,519 formance of students improved by order issued in the many as 2,658 sam- girls and 7,78,168 boys, but the 4.78 per cent to 90.66 per cent pass- last week of June, the district ad- ples were tested for Covid-19 girls outraced the boys with 93.88 ing this year despite the Covid-19 Passengers push a bus after it broke down on a flooded road following heavy rain, at Wadala in Mumbai, Thursday ministration had allowed 50 guests Wednesday, of which 2,517 were per cent passing compared to the fears and its effects. PTI PHOTO to attend a wedding, apart from 10 tested negative for the infection. As service providers like bands, hair- many as 1,265 active Covid-19 cases dressers, etc. are reported and are being treated The official said that as per the at different hospitals in the dis- fresh order, not more than 10 peo- trict. Maha retains second spot in maternal mortality rate ple can attend the wedding an- The number of coronavirus cases niversary celebrations and birth- in India neared one million on AGENCIES mortality rate, according to the day parties organised at home. Thursday as infection numbers Maha's maternal survey, is 113 and it has gone down Religious functions and public cer- rose in the countryside, pushing au- Mumbai, July 16: Maharashtra mortality rate has gone by 7.4 per cent compared to the 2015 emonies have been banned in the thorities to reinstate lockdowns has retained its second position -17 study, it said. It is a relief to run up to the festive season, he across several states. among states with low maternal down to 46 from 68 know that Maharashtra has re- mortality rate, according to the three years ago and the tained second position in the list Sample Registration Survey (SRS) of states with low mortality rate whose findings were published state has fulfilled the at a time when the state is leading Thursday. sustainable in the country in containing the An official statement here, development goal in spread of COVID-19. quoting the survey, said, The success is due to the ef- Maharashtra's maternal mor- this regard set by the UN forts taken by the healthcare sys- tality rate has gone down to 46 tem of the state, Tope said, ac-

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of the day uote ROAD COLLAPSE 2 killed, 15 rescued Gap in cured and active Covid as buildings collapse False rumours INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE spread to LJP targets Bihar govt malign. Pilot: Mumbai, July 16: Two persons 'I am not joining cases quadruples in 30 days PRESS TRUST OF INDIA were killed and 15 others res- BJP'. I guess then legislators at a hotel cued from debris of two buildings in Manesar is INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ment along with the states and New Delhi, July 16: The Lok that crashed in the city and its merely a vacation in Haryana's UTs for prevention, containment Janshakti Party Thursday joined suburbs Thursday afternoon, comfort zone under BJP's watchful New Delhi, July 16: India remains and management of COVID-19, the the opposition in attacking the the BMC Disaster Cell said. A eye. What about ‘ghar wapsi’ the third worst COVID-19 affected Ministry said. Bihar government over the col- few others could also be trapped, country in the world after the US "The collective efforts are regu- lapse of a road in floods, saying it it added. KAPIL SIBAL | CONGRESS LEADER and Brazil with over 9.68 lakh con- larly reviewed and monitored at raises questions on the claim of In the first case, two persons firmed cases and the gap though be- the highest level. The targeted meas- "zero corruption" and demands ac- were killed and 13 others were As per this tween patients who have recovered ures have contributed to a steady tion against the "guilty". dug out of debris of a three-storied report, and those still infected by the virus decline in the number of active The state government has in- LJP president Chirag Paswan tenement that crashed due to heavy Mumbai has almost quadrupled in the last cases." sisted that it is an approach road rains at Malvani in Malad West. s per the data, a total of Congress leaders one month. 63.25 per cent COVID-19 As on date, the actual caseload of to a new bridge connecting the Bihar government led by Four-five persons are feared to be have demanded A The trend was noted from June patients have recovered so COVID-19 patients in the country Gopalganj to East Champaran Janata Dal (United) chief Kumar. trapped there. The Mumbai Fire action against me. 16 and July 16 (Thursday) by the far while the active cases are is only 3,31,146. These contribute to which has been washed away, and Sharing an image of the caved- Brigade and disaster teams are Because, I wanted a Ministry of Health and Family 34.18 per cent a little more than a third (34.18 per not the bridge itself as alleged by in portion of the road on his trying to rescue them. probe into Shiv Sena leaders' land Welfare (MoHFW). As per the data, cent) of total cases detected so far. opposition leaders like Rashtriya Twitter handle, leader of the op- The victims have been identified scam...Is speaking against Shiv a total of 63.25 per cent COVID-19 ccordingly, in the one The data further shows that only Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav. In a position Tejashwi Yadav de- as 23-year-old woman Anjum S. Sena an anti-party activity? Is patients have recovered so far while Amonth, there is a gap of 29.7 two states-- Maharashtra and Tamil tweet, LJP president Chirag manded resignation of Kumar, Shaikh and an 18-year- old Faizal Mumbai Congress merged into the active cases are 34.18 per cent. per cent between the recovered Nadu-- constitute 48.15 per cent of Paswan targeted the Bihar gov- who had inaugurated the W. Sayyed. The rescued people Shiv Sena? Accordingly, in the one month, patients and active novel the country's total active case load. ernment headed by Chief Minister Sattarghat bridge on June 16. were treated for minor injuries coronavirus cases SANJAY NIRUPAM | CONGRESS LEADER there is a gap of 29.7 per cent between Maharashtra remained the worst- Nitish Kumar. The Bihar government, how- and discharged by Hayat Hospital the recovered patients and active hit state, with 2,75,640 cases and "Part of a bridge built at the cost ever, quickly came out with a nearby. In the second accident, novel coronavirus cases. There were from around 45 per cent in mid- 10,928 casualties followed by Tamil of `264 crore has collapsed today. Any clarification that it was not the the rear part of a five-storied The ruling a total of 52.47 per cent recovered June 2020 to around 34.18 per cent, Nadu with a total 1,51,820 cases, work done with public money bridge itself that had collapsed. Bhanushali Building collapsed at YSRCP cases on June 16 while the active as of now." including 2,167 deaths. should be carried out maintain- The state's Road Construction the Fort in South Mumbai due to government in cases were 44.65 per cent. It showed A total of 20,783 people cured of Of the total 36 states and Union ing quality standards. Incidents Department issued a statement, rain, which lashed the city since the last one year has a gap of around 7.82 per cent then. COVID in the last 24 hours has like this raise questions in the the past four days. been relentlessly Territories (UTs), the data says, saying the caved-in portion of pursuing anti-people As per MoHF graph, from mid- taken the total number of recovered only 10 states constitute 84.62 per public eye over zero corruption. the road was situated "two kilo- policies, and in the June 2020 after crossing the 50 per cases among COVID-19 patients to cent of the total active case load. The LJP demands a high-level metres away from the bridge" process pushing the state towards cent mark in recovery rate, there is 6,12,814, said the Ministry data, States with more than 10,000 probe to punish the guilty and that it was the approach No postal ballot for ‘jungle raj’ a steady increase in the recovered adding the gap between recovered cases included Gujarat (44,552), quickly," he said. route for an 18-metre-long cause- patients and decline in the number patients and active COVID-19 cases Uttar Pradesh (41,383), Rajasthan His tweet is seen as yet an- way that leads to the Sattarghat JAYADEV GALLA | TDP LEADER of active cases. Simultaneously, has further increased to 2,81,668. (26,437), Madhya Pradesh (19,643), other instance of Paswan criti- bridge. voters above 65 yrs there has been a steady dip in the A graded, pre-emptive and pro- West Bengal (34,427), Haryana cising Kumar's government in Incidentally, the department is active cases. active approach under the ‘Whole (23,306), Karnataka (47,253), Andhra which the BJP is a partner. a part of the ministerial portfolio SHORT TAKES "63.25 per cent of the COVID-19 of Government" strategy has been Pradesh (35,451), Telangana (39,342), Though the LJP is a Bharatiya of senior BJP leader Nand Kishore patients have recovered so far and adopted by the Central govern- Assam (18,666), and Bihar (20,612). Janata Party ally, it is not part of Yadav in the state government. Six die in TN Chennai: Six persons including a three-year-old girl ` died when the car in which Dubai hosp waives 1.52 cr UNLOCK 2.0 there were travelling veered off the road and fell into a ditch on Thursday morning in Covid bill of Indian worker Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, police said. Two injured INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE children have been admitted to hospital. The car was INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE coming from Tirunelvelli Hyderabad, July 16: A hospital ` district to Chennai and near in Dubai has waived the 1.52 New Delhi, July 16: After criti- Tindivanam the car veered off crore bill of a labourer from cism from various political par- the road as the driver lost Telangana, who was treated there ties, the Election Commission control. The dead include the for Covid-19. Thursday said that it has decided driver and five others. The Odnala Rajesh, who was under Kotecha of BAPS Swaminarayan not to extend the facility of postal Villupuram police is treatment at the Dubai Hospital for Trust requested Harjeet Singh, ballot to electors above 65 years investigating the case. 80 days, reached Hyderabad in the Consul (Labour) of Indian of age in the coming Bihar early hours of Wednesday and left Consulate in Dubai, to help the Assembly elections and in bypolls for his village in Jagtiyal district. poor worker. Harjeet Singh wrote due in near future. Shanties gutted The 42-year-old was admitted to a letter to the Dubai Hospital man- The Commission, in a state- Dubai Hospital on April 23 and agement, requesting them to waive ment, said that it "has been con- New Delhi: At least 70 had tested positive for Covid-19. He the bill on humanitarian grounds. stantly monitoring the electoral shanties were gutted in fire at recovered after 80 days of treatment They responded positively and preparedness" for the coming by- Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi's and the hospital handed him a bill waived the bill. elections and the Bihar polls "in Rohini, police said. At least 26 of 7,62,555 Arab Emirate Dirham Dubai Hospital is a multi-spe- view of this unprecedented envi- fire tenders were rushed to (Rs 1 crore 52 lakh). cialty hospital and is a part of the ronment". the spot after the incident Gundelli Narasimha, president Dubai Department of Health and "The Commission has already was reported on Wednesday of the Gulf Workers' Protection Medical Services. limited the number of electors night and the fire fighting Society in Dubai, who took the Ashok Kotecha provided free to one thousand for each polling officials managed to control the raging blaze at around 2 worker to the hospital and was flight ticket to Rajesh and his es- station for ease of voting, especially a.m. on Thursday. "We visiting him regularly, brought the cort Dyavara Kankaiah and paid for elderly and vulnerable sec- ` received a call at 11.30 p.m. matter to the attention of Sumanth 10,000 for pocket expenses. They tions of electors, in Covid-19 sit- on Wednesday night. These Reddy, an Indian Consulate vol- reached Hyderabad by an Air India uations." However, facility of op- were small shanties where unteer in Dubai. Reddy and Ashok Express flight. tional postal ballot to electors who people mostly did the scrap A shopkeeper waits for customers at a gift shop during Unlock 2.0 in Kolkata, Thursday PTI PHOTO are above 80 years of age, dis- work. No causality has been abled voters, the electors engaged reported so far due to in essential services and voters the fire," said a senior who are Covid- 19 positive/sus- police officer. Girl raped outside Covid ward pect in quarantine will be ex- Assam flood situation grim tended, it said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE rity guard Mahesh Prasad (40) took The commission said in view of Militant killed INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE 95 per cent of the world-famous The officials said that more than the victim to the bathroom and its restrictions on number of vot- Kaziranga national park, home to seven rivers, including the mighty Patna, July 16: A security guard raped her. ers at a polling station, Bihar is cre- Srinagar: An unidentified Guwahati, July 16: Amid the ris- more than 2,200 one-horned Indian Brahmaputra, are flowing above of Patna Medical College and The victim did not reveal this to ating approximately 34,000 addi- militant was killed when ing COVID-19 cases, the flood situ- rhinoceros, was inundated. the danger mark in many places in Hospital (PMCH), the largest hos- anyone out of fear. When the mem- tional polling stations (45 per cent troops foiled an infiltration ation in Assam remained grim An ASDMA official said that more than 12 districts. pital in Bihar, has been arrested for bers of Child Helpline came to see more), which will increase the bid along the Line of Control Thursday, as five more deaths were over the past more than a month, Quoting reports from the dis- allegedly raping a minor girl out- her on Wednesday, she narrated total number of polling stations to (LoC) in Kupwara district of reported from four districts, taking 71 deaths due to the floods were re- tricts, they said that the floodwater side a Covid ward in the hospital, the ordeal. Aarti Jaiswal, in-charge around 1,06,000. Jammu and Kashmir on the death toll due to the deluge to ported from Sonitpur, Biswanath, has submerged 3,218 villages, af- police said. of Patna Mahila Police Station, "This would entail formidable Thursday, an Army official 71, while around 40 lakh people Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Bongaigaon, fecting around 40 lakh people and A police official said Thursday, said an FIR has been lodged in this logistical challenges of mobilizing said. He said the alert troops eliminated the intruder when across 27 of the state's 33 districts Kamrup, Golaghat, Sivasagar, 131,368 hectares of crop area in 27 that July 8, the minor girl was seen connection on the basis of victim's 1.8 lakh more polling personnel and they noticed suspicious have been affected. Morigaon, Tinsukia, Dhubri, districts. wandering at Barh railway sta- statement and the accused has been other additional resources in- movement across the LoC in According to officials of forest de- Nagaon, Nalbari, Barpeta, The District Administrations tion. The child helpline rescued arrested. She said that the victim cluding requirement of much Keran sector. "Terrorists tried partment and Assam State Disaster Dhemaji, Udalguri, Goalpara and have set up 748 relief camps and dis- the 15-year-old girl and handed has been medically examined, the larger number of vehicles in the to infiltrate but were Management Authority (ASDMA), Dibrugarh districts, while 26 oth- tribution centres in 25 districts, over to the PMCH for Covid test. report of which is yet to come. state of Bihar. Similar challenges intercepted by our troops. at least 76 animals were killed, ers have been killed in separate where around 50,000 men, women It has been alleged that on the Police is investigating the entire would be there for the coming by- One terrorist was killed," the while 121 animals were rescued as landslides since May 22. and children have taken shelter. night of July 8, the ward's secu- case, she added. elections also," it said. official said, adding an AK rifle was recovered. The operation was in progress DECENTRALISED APPROACH when the last reports came in, he added. IIT-M startup develops portable hospital for corona patients Woman found INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE According to IIT-M, Incubation Cell and has a vision and treat people. Unlike urban areas dead in Shimla to revolutionise housing through where there is plenty of existing in- Shimla: A 23-year-old woman Chennai, July 16: Modulus Housing, MediCAB has been modular prefab structures. They frastructures that can be converted working as an assistant to a a startup incubated at the Indian deployed in Wayanad to have re-purposed their designs to to hospitals, rural areas do not have high court lawyer was found Institute of Technology Madras support the fight against Covid-19. a lot of infrastructure. It is diffi- dead at her rented (IIT-M) has developed a portable treat corona patients. "The outcome of this pilot proj- cult to construct buildings from accommodation here hospital unit that can be installed The startup is developing ect in Kerala will help in proving the scratch as the requirement is im- Thursday, the police said. anywhere within two hours by four applicability of the technology and mediate. As the rural population Prima facie, it seemed that she people, said the IIT-M. micro hospitals that can advantages of micro hospitals, with density is relatively low, more micro died due to electric shock, In a statement issued here be deployed rapidly MediCAB as an instant infra- hospitals help greatly in tackling they added. The woman is a Thursday, IIT-M said the portable structure solution. It can be easily COVID-19 cases." resident of Solan district and hospital called MediCAB is a de- assembled in eight hours by four peo- Modulus is working on a dual lived at a rented house here. centralised approach to detect, maintained at negative pressure. ple. When folded, our collapsible design where these can be rapidly An expert team from the state screen, identify, isolate and treat The startup collaborated with Sree cabins are reduced five-fold, mak- launched as Covid-19 isolation y forensic science laboratory Covid-19 patients in their local com- Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical ing it very cost-effective for trans- wards. Post Covid-19, these can be (SFSL) has been asked to visit

munities through these portable Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) portation," Shreeram Ravichandran, transformed into micro-hospi-

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of the day uote ANOTHER STORM? GRIM SCENARIO Haryana gears up for intense The BJP Dhankhar slams government in Karnataka has locust attack made amendments J’khand Cong fears to the land reforms INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Act and brought out WB’s edu system an ordinance on July Chandigarh, July 16: The 13 despite stiff opposition. I had Haryana government has stepped initially thought that the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE up efforts to control locust swarms government will not come out with and crop damages in view of warn- the ordinance at a time when losing MLAs to BJP Kolkata, July 16: West Bengal ing about potential intense attacks COVID-19 is spreading, but the Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in several districts after July 22. government did Thursday criticised the state's ed- Additional Chief Secretary SIDDARAMAIAH | Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdev said, “There is no value ucation system saying the quality Sanjeev Kaushal said, here LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN KARNATAKA of education here is rapidly de- Thursday, arrangements had been of Congress ministers' words for the government. In this situation clining due to political control and made to stock additional quanti- affiliations. ties of pesticides. The locust they want to create pressure on Chief Minister Hemant Soren” "It is unfortunate that in our swarms in the region had become Air India's state the education is politically resistant to the commonly used pes- compulsory INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE controlled. Politically controlled ticide Chorpyriphos, he added. leave without education system can never serve political affiliations," Dhankhar To prevent homogeneity in use pay scheme is Ranchi, July 16: After facing po- the wholesome purpose. What I pointed out. of pesticides during repeated unprecedented in litical storms in Madhya Pradesh find now is that the political grip The Governor said that during spraying, arrangements are being the history of public and Rajasthan, the fear of losing on education is tightening in Bengal. Covid-19 he had scheduled a virtual made to stock 20,000 litres of Lamda sector undertakings. MLAs is now haunting Congress It will hurt the students. It will Cyhalothrin in addition to exist- Obvious ploy to protect top conference with the vice-chancel- management and sacrifice leaders in Jharkhand. Senior hurt the education scenario. It will lors. "You will be shocked. The gov- ing stocks of pesticide. employees Congress leader and Jharkhand hurt the society at large," the ernment said there is no provision Three drones were being pur- minister Rameshwar Oraon said Governor told a press for virtual conference. chased for aerial spray of pesticide, DEREK O’BRIEN | that the Bharatiya Janata Party conference here. The Governor's Can you ever imagine in he said. TRINAMOOL CONGRESS LEADER (BJP) is trying to break the Congress He said that the im- reactions came a changing India the vir- According to Kaushal, 66 fire-ten- MLAs. The BJP, however, denies portance of education day after the state tual conferences are ders are available along with 3,540 such allegations, calling it a strat- is finished in society. If government had being held day in and tractor-mounted spray pumps. We have full egy of the Congress to pressurize a country has grown it refused to give day out by the chief min- The state would also acquire fog- faith in the the Chief Minister. has grown on the basis permissions to all isters, the government ging machines being bought by Indian culture. Oraon said that many of his of quality education. vice-chancellors to has the audacity to write the Centre from the UK for use Whenever any such MLAs were lured by the BJP and would have crossed the river with is no value of Congress ministers' "Education is impor- to the Governor saying on trees. attend a virtual crisis like corona an attempt was made to buy them lies and flattery. But the habit of words for the government. In this tant and it is the soul of that there is no rule," The Locust Warning takes place, we hold during the Rajya Sabha elections. telling the truth drowned me." situation they want to create pres- the society as it passes meeting called by he said. Organisation has warned of high religious He alleged that the BJP is con- Ansari has also retweeted a tweet sure on Chief Minister Hemant." from one generation to Dhankhar July 15 He said students can intensity attacks in Nuh, Rewari, programmes to pray to god stantly trying to lure the Congress that reads, "Your pain is valid Dr. He said that the Congress is a part another. Neglect of ed- do well only if the edu- Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and JAI RAM THAKUR | HIMACHAL CM legislators. Irfan Ansari. Rahul Gandhi, what of the government. If something ucation will hurt generations after cation system is good. "If I am rais- Charkhi Dadri districts after July However, expressing confidence has happened in Madhya Pradesh like this is happening, they should generation," he said. ing the issue of quality education, 22 as large-scale locust breeding in his MLAs, he said that they are and Rajasthan, the evidence of it will register an FIR and get the matter in- "I am here for a year now and I if I want students to get the best of was observed in the Jhunjhunu dis- SHORT TAKES loyal Congressmen and will not go come forward in Jharkhand. Is the vestigated. Shahdev added that the am trying to improve the education education I do not understand why trict in Rajasthan. to any other party. Oraon alleged that MBBS degree not sufficient of a situation regarding coronavirus in system. I have interacted with for- the government is objecting to These attacks are likely to be far during the Rajya Sabha elections, man who carries Congress flag day Jharkhand is getting frightening. mer vice-chancellors. I have in- this," he added. more severe than the previous Gold recovered a conspiracy was hatched to form and night and is educated and In such a situation, the Congress is teracted with students, guardians The Governor's reactions came ones over 13,038 acres in Jhajjar, the government by offering money straightforward. Matriculation fail- trying to divert the people's attention and academicians. They all share a day after the state government had Charkhi Dadri, Palwal, Sirsa, Nuh, Palghar: Gold, jewellery and and posts to MLAs. ure is a must. This is the problem by raising such issues. However, my anguish that the state of West refused to give permissions to all Rewari, Bhiwani and Narnaul dis- cash worth Rs 1.77 crore Congress MLA Irfan Ansari also of Congress. Change with the times." sources say that many Congress Bengal which is gifted with finest vice-chancellors to attend a vir- tricts between June 26 and July 16. looted by a gang of robbers clarified the situation by tweeting The BJP denies any such alle- leaders are angry with the govern- and oldest institutions is rapidly de- tual meeting called by Dhankhar Kaushal said farmers in Jhajjar, from the office of a gold loan and retweeting from his official gations. Jharkhand BJP spokesper- ment and they have raised questions clining in quality of education on on July 15, citing the on-going Palwal and Nuh didn't report any company in Maharashtra's Palghar district last year has Twitter account. Ansari tweeted, "I son Pratul Shahdev said, "There about the government's decisions. account of political control and Covid-19 pandemic situation. losses due to locust swarms. been recovered fully, the police said. District Superintendent of Police REACHING OUT AIIMS PATIENT Datta Shinde said Wednesday those ten persons have been Panel to examine arrested in the case so far HANGS SELF and hunt is on for a few others. 4G service, SC told INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, July 16: A 35-year-old Two arrested High speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir has man was found hanging in the bathroom of the All India Institute Mumbai: The Maharashtra been suspended since August 5, 2019 when the of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), po- police's Anti-Terrorism Squad lice said Thursday. has arrested two persons for Centre announced revocation of its special status The man was found hanging the alleged possession of and bifurcation of the state into union territories with a plastic pipe, which is used mephedrone worth Rs 1.10 with glucose bottles, in the bath- crore in the western suburb of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir room of the Yellow Zone in the of Saki Naka here, an official AIIMS Trauma Centre. No sui- said Thursday. Acting on a they have complied with the May cide note was recovered from him, tip-off, the Juhu unit of the 11 directive of the apex court. said police. ATS laid a trap at Wahid Ali Compound at 90-ft Road The bench, also comprising jus- "On July 16 at 12.55 a.m., an in- Wednesday evening and tices R S Reddy and B R Gavai, formation regarding the suicide nabbed two men, while asked the Centre and Jammu and in the bathroom at the AIIMS another accused fled the Kashmir administration to file af- Trauma Centre' was received in the scene, the official said. fidavits detailing the setting up of Police Station Hauz Khas from the committee and also the decisions AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi. On taken by it. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes stock of flood situation and conditions of animals during his visit to Centre for Wildlife inspection, a ligature mark over The apex court was hearing a plea Rehabilitation and Conservation, at Borjuri village near Kaziranga National Park, in Nagaon district PTI PHOTO the anterior aspect of Neck was Farmer found dead seeking initiation of contempt pro- found on the deceased," said Atul Bulandshahr: A farmer was PNN & AGENCIES ceedings against the Union home Thakur, DCP South Delhi. found murdered in a field in secretary and chief secretary of The deceased was identified Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, New Delhi, July 16: The Centre Jammu and Kashmir administra- as RajMani Patel, a resident of police said on Thursday. and Jammu and Kashmir admin- tion for their alleged "wilful dis- CBSE, IBM introduce AI curriculum in schools district Satna in Madhya Pradesh. According to them, the istration Thursday told the Supreme obedience" in complying with the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE lenges by designing one of the The deceased underwent intes- incident took place at Court that a special committee has court's May 11 order for setting up BOOSTING SKILLS most accessible and comprehen- tinal surgery at the AIIMS Vidhipur village when Veer been constituted to consider the a "special committee" to consider New Delhi, July 16: The Central sive gateways for students to begin Hospital in July 2019. In contin- Singh (45) went to his fields issue of restoration of 4G inter- restoration of 4G internet serv- Board of Secondary Education The curriculum is structured their AI journey," Sandip Patel, uation of his treatment on July on Wednesday night. He was net services in the Union Territory. ices in the Union Territory. (CBSE) Thursday announced a around a course framework for General Manager, IBM 15, he came for further treatment found dead by villagers on High speed internet in Jammu On May 11, the top court had or- partnership with tech giant IBM students consisting of base strands India/South Asia said in a state- in the AIIMS Trauma. His ad- Thursday morning after which and Kashmir has been suspended dered setting up of a "special com- to introduce artificial intelligence of knowledge (basics, history, ap- ment. mission was made at about 11.30 they informed the deceased's since August 5, 2019 when the Centre mittee" headed by the Union home (AI) curriculum for classes 11 and plications), skills (design think- According to the company, it p.m. on Wednesday. In the mean- relatives and police. announced revocation of its special secretary to consider pleas for 12 in about 200 high schools across ing, computational thinking, data is further made robust with prob- time, the deceased went missing status and bifurcation of the state restoration of 4G internet serv- 13 states in India. fluency, critical thinking) and val- lem-based learning outcomes and from the admission area. into union territories of Ladakh and ices in Jammu and Kashmir, say- Developed in collaboration with ues (ethical decision making, bias) assessment methods for teach- Thereafter, he was found hang- NTPC manager held Jammu and Kashmir. ing national security and human IBM, the curriculum is part of in AI. ers, to build foundational skills of ing in the bathroom at Yellow New Delhi: The CBI has Attorney General K K Venugopal rights needed to be balanced in CBSE's Social Empowerment "The objective of our exciting AI in students making them not Zone, AIIMS Trauma Centre. arrested a manager of NTPC told a bench headed by Justice N view of the fact the union terri- through Work Education and collaboration with CBSE is to just consumers of AI, but cre- The deceased was rushed to the Limited in Jodhpur for V Ramana that no contempt is tory has been "plagued with Action (SEWA) programme. help address some of those chal- ators as well. emergency area where doctor de- allegedly receiving Rs one made out against the authorities as militancy". clared him brought dead. lakh as bribe for clearing bills and allowing smooth functioning of a firm engaged for the maintenance of a ‘REAL TOURISM’ YET TO BEGIN solar plant of the PSU, officials said Thursday.

Two quakes Fresh lockdown in Goa to affect tourist sentiment

hit Assam INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE nessing some bookings. have crossed 1,000, in India's small- "The real tourism in which peo- Guwahati: Two earthquakes "What is badly affected is the est state with a population of just 1.5 ple travel with their families has yet of 4.1 and 2.6 magnitudes on Panaji, July 16: The Goa govern- sentiment and the confidence that million. Most of the cases have been to begin and with bars and swim- the Richter scale hit some ment's sudden announcement of a we were gradually building. The reported over the last one month. ming pools closed that will take parts of Assam and lockdown may have affected the continuity has also been inter- Sawant had said the state could be some time to restart," he added. adjoining northeast areas on tourist sentiment and confidence rupted. The sentiment was already heading towards peak numbers, es- The official also said that the in- Thursday. No damage or building efforts made by the state's decreasing because of the rising pecially in view of the monsoons, dustry stakeholders were awaiting casualty has been reported. tourism industry to lure tourist number of cases and there is no when he said there was a tendency a formal notification from the dis- According to a IMD official, footfalls to the coastal state, Travel clear way forward. Now it has gone for viral infections to increase. trict administration explaining fur- the first quake of the and Tourism Association of Goa down even more," Shah told re- Shah said that despite the state ther details about the lockdown. y magnitude of 4.1 on the president Nilesh Shah said Thursday. porters here. The comment from government opening up the state for "We are awaiting the notifica-

Shah, who heads one of the old- the president of the industry stake- tourism on July 1, "real tourism" had tion from the (District) Collectors

k y m Richter scale hit southern c Assam's Karimganj, Silchar est bodies of travel and tourism holders' body comes a day after not started. "Generally speaking, which will tell us what exactly will and adjoining areas at 7.57 stakeholders in Goa, also said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on tourism hadn't really picked up in be opened and closed. But we un- a.m. Another tremor of 2.6 despite the state government open- Wednesday announced a two-tiered the state with only 5-7 per cent hotels derstand that flights will not be af- magnitude on the Richter ing its doors to the tourists from July curfew in the state. has been ordered in Goa from until August 10, in view of the pro- having some occupancy and that too fected. So tourists already in the scale hit the Kokrajhar district 1, trade had not picked up and that While a complete lockdown (bar- Thursday night to Monday morning, longed spike in the number of ac- was only people of the younger, more state may not be affected a great in western Assam at 1.9 p.m. only "5 to 7 per cent" hotels were wit- ring essential and medical services) a night curfew has been imposed tive Covid-19 cases in the state which care-free generation," Shah said. deal," Shah said. The world BOLSONARO AGAIN P10 is waking FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR up to the threats TESTS COVID+VE from China and it Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be confronted confirmed that he has once again as never before by tested positive for the novel democracies coronavirus, roughly a week after MIKE POMPEO | US he contracted the virus

international SECRETARY OF STATE

k y m c of the day uote KULBHUSHAN JADHAV CASE Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine Chinese executives get ‘pre-test’ Masks will be mandatory in raises hopes closed public injections in nCoV vaccine race places as of next India gets second AGENCIES week AGENCIES JEAN CASTEX | NEW London, July 16: Researchers at FRENCH PRIME MINISTER the University of Oxford believe Beijing, Jul 16 : In the global race they may have a breakthrough in to make a coronavirus vaccine, a ‘consular access’ their search for a Covid-19 vac- state-owned Chinese company is The Victoria cine after the team discovered boasting that its employees, in- government AGENCIES that the jab could provide "double cluding top executives, received responded to protection" against the deadly experimental shots even before the the latest spike by Islamabad, July 16: Pakistan coronavirus following early stage government approved testing in reducing non-urgent Thursday provided consular ac- human trials, according to media people. “Giving a helping hand in surgeries allowed in cess to Indian prisoner on death row reports in the UK. forging the sword of victory,” reads hospitals to increase Kulbhushan Jadhav, days ahead Blood samples taken from a an online post from SinoPharm beds available for COVID-19 of a deadline to file a review peti- group of UK volunteers given a with pictures of company leaders patients tion in a court here against his dose of the vaccine showed that it it says helped “pre-test” its vac- JENNY MIKAKOS | AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN conviction by a military court. stimulated the body to produce cine. Whether it's viewed as heroic This was the second consular ac- both antibodies and killer T-cells, sacrifice or a violation of interna- various stages of human testing pharmaceutical company Sanofi, cess to Jadhav. The first consular a senior source from the trial was tional ethical norms, the claim un- worldwide are from China, the most said at a US biotechnology indus- access was provided by Pakistan on quoted by The Daily Telegraph' derscores the enormous stakes as of any country. And SinoPharm try meeting. But “it's good to have The United September 2, 2019, the Foreign as saying. The discovery is prom- China competes with US and British and another Chinese company al- some diversity. I like the fact that States thinks Office said in a statement. ising because separate studies companies to be the first with a ready have announced they're en- there is an inactivated, whole vac- that Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired India said Pakistan did not give have suggested that antibodies vaccine to help end the pandemic tering final testing. cine. That provides an alternative everything China Indian Navy officer, was sentenced may fade away within months — a feat that would be both a sci- Both China and SinoPharm have in case one of these should fail.” does is a threat, "unimpeded, unhindered and to death by a Pakistani military while T-cells can stay in circula- entific and political triumph. invested heavily in a tried-and-true SinoPharm's claim that 30 “spe- such attitude would unconditional" consular court on charges of "espionage tion for years. However, the source “Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is technology — an “inactivated” vac- cial volunteers” rolled up their become self- access to Indian death row fulfilling and terrorism" in April 2017. Weeks cautioned that the results, while the new Holy Grail,” said Lawrence cine made by growing the whole sleeves even before the company got later, India approached the ICJ convict Kulbhushan Jadhav extremely promising, did not yet Gostin, a global public health law virus in a lab and then killing it, permission for its initial human HUA CHUNYING | CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY against Pakistan for denial of con- prove that the Oxford vaccine pro- expert at Georgetown University. which is how polio shots are made. study raises ethical concerns among SPOKESWOMAN sular access to Jadhav and chal- India had earlier sought vides long-lasting immunity “The political competition to be Leading Western competitors use Western observers. The company's lenging the death sentence. The unrestricted consular access against the deadly virus. the first is no less consequential newer, less proven technology to post cites a “spirit of sacrifice” Hague-based ICJ ruled in July last to Kulbhushan Jadhav The vaccine development, by than the race for the moon between target the “spike” protein that coats and shows seven men in suits and SHORT TAKES year that Pakistan must under- the university's Jenner Institute, the United States and Russia.” the virus. ties — a mix of scientists, busi- take an "effective review and re- This request was made ahead of is being supported by the UK gov- China has positioned itself to be a That protein is "a good place to nessmen and one Communist Party consideration" of the conviction the July 20 deadline to file a ernment and AstraZeneca, which strong contender. Eight of the nearly make our bet,” Dr Gary Nabel, chief official with a background in mil- and sentence of Jadhav and also to will support the production phase. two dozen potential vaccines in scientific officer of the French itary propaganda. 30 killed in review petition grant consular access to India with- flash floods out further delay. Indonesia: Flash floods and "Two consular officers of the which a petition for the review of landslides killed at least 30 Indian High Commission in a military court's decision can be people on the Indonesian Islamabad were provided unim- made to Islamabad High Court Oli-Prachanda meeting ends without progress island of Sulawesi and left peded and uninterrupted consular through an application within 60 hundreds displaced, access to Commander Jadhav at days of its promulgation. AGENCIES residence at Baluwatar on old prime minister who has pre- authorities said Thursday. 1500 hours,” the FO said in the The ordinance would expire on Thursday, ahead of the meeting of viously alleged that his detrac- Fifteen people remain statement on Thursday. July 19. Kathmandu, July 16: With em- the party's 45-member powerful tors were trying to remove him missing, Indonesia search It also recalled that the mother Last week, Pakistan's Additional battled Prime Minister K P Sharma Standing Committee. However, with India's help. Top party lead- rescue agency spokesman and wife of Jadhav were allowed to Attorney General Ahmed Irfan Oli refusing to resign or give up his the three leaders failed to reach a ers, including 'Prachanda', have Yusuf Latif said in a meet him on December 25, 2017. said that on June 17, 2020, Jadhav position as chairman of the ruling deal after Oli and Prachanda, who been demanding Prime Minister statement. The flash floods "Pakistan remains committed was offered to file an appeal in the Nepal Communist Party talks is leading the dissident group, Oli's resignation, saying his re- struck the North Luwu district to fully implementing the Islamabad High Court for review aimed to strike a new power-shar- stuck to their demands, said cent anti-India remarks were "nei- of South Sulawesi province International Court of Justice and reconsideration of his sen- ing deal between him and former Standing Committee member ther politically correct nor diplo- after heavy rain on Monday (ICJ)'s judgment of 17 July 2019. tence and conviction. premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Ganesh Shah. matically appropriate." They are caused three nearby rivers to 'Prachanda' failed to make any burst. More than 4,000 It is hoped that India will cooper- Meanwhile, External Affairs The trio tried to sort out dif- also against Oli's autocratic style residents were affected. ate with the Pakistan court in giv- Ministry Spokesperson Anurag headway Thursday on the eve of ferences between Oli and the dis- of functioning ing full effect to the said judge- Srivastava said Jadhav was "visi- a crucial meeting of the party. sident group. But, as the Prime least eight rounds of talks in recent There could be a middle point ment,” the statement said. bly under stress" and indicated Prime Minister and party chair- Minister didn’t accept their con- weeks. Thursday's talks took place for compromise even if the Prime Pakistan enacted an ordinance that clearly to the Indian consular man Oli, executive chairman dition of a one-man-one-post, the just ahead of the Standing Minister agreed to quit either of Netanyahu’s called the “International Court of officers, adding the arrangements 'Prachanda' and former premier talks failed, he said. Oli and Committee meeting on Friday the two key positions, which he did popularity drops Justice Review and Reconsideration did not permit a free conversation Madhav Kumar Nepal held an in- Prachanda have failed to reach a which is expected to determine not accept, resulting in a dead- Ordinance 2020” on May 20 under between them. formal meeting at the PM's official power-sharing deal even after at the political future of the 68-year- lock in the talk, Shah said. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity has dropped as he is facing a Russia trying to steal criminal trial, the coronavirus CHILLING OUT crisis and an economic UK IS bride can return vaccine data, say setback, according to a new poll. The poll, issued UK, US and Canada Wednesday by Israel's Radio 103fm, the popularity of the to fight citizenship REUTERS embattled leader has been decreasing even among voters of his right-wing Likud INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ment, Daniel Furner, Begum's London/Ottawa, July 16: Hackers party, reports Xinhua news solicitor, said: "She has never backed by the Russian state are try- agency. Some 41 per cent of London, July 16: Shamima had a fair opportunity to give ing to steal COVID-19 vaccine and the Likud voters said that they Begum, a British resident who her side of the story. She is not treatment research from academic believe the government has ran away in 2015 to become an afraid of facing British justice, she and pharmaceutical institutions failed in handling the crisis. Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, welcomes it. around the world, Britain’s has won a legal bat- "But the stripping National Cyber Security Centre tle to be allowed to re- of her citizenship (NCSC) said Thursday. Iran faces turn home to fight without a chance to A co-ordinated statement from the government's de- clear her name is not Britain, the United States and shortage of medics cision to remove her justice, it is the oppo- Canada attributed the attacks to UK citizenship, a site." Begum had ar- group APT29, also known as ‘Cozy Teheran: Hospitals in Iran face acute shortages of media report said gued that the govern- Bear’, which they said was almost medical personnel and beds Thursday. ment's decision to certainly operating as part of as the country tackles a In its ruling, the revoke her citizenship Russian intelligence services. powerful second wave of the Court of Appeal said was unlawful because “We condemn these despicable COVID-19 pandemic, a senior she had been denied a fair hear- it left her stateless. In 2015, Begum, attacks against those doing vital official of Tehran’s anti- ing because she could not make then aged 15, was one of three work to combat the coronavirus coronavirus task force said her case from the camp, the BBC schoolgirls from Bethnal Green pandemic,” said NCSC Director of Thursday. Iran, the Middle reported. Academy who left their homes Operations, Paul Chichester. East country hardest hit by The judgement means the gov- and families to join the IS. the pandemic, began relaxing ernment must now find a way to Kadiza Sultana, then 16, and its lockdown in mid-April. allow the 20-year-old to appear in Amira Abase, then 15, and Begum court in London despite repeatedly boarded a flight from Gatwick saying it would not assist removing Airport to Istanbul, Turkey, on ‘Climate change her from Syria. February 17, 2015, before making as urgent as nCoV’ A girl plays with water on a warm summer day at a shopping complex in Beijing, China REUTERS Responding to the develop- their way to Raqqa in Syria. London: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg urged European leaders on Thursday to take emergency action on climate change, What’s behind rising tensions in the SCS? saying people in power had practically “given up” on the REUTERS Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, TROUBLED WATERS possibility of handing over a Taiwan and Vietnam challenge China illustrates its claims with Russian news agency RIA cited decent future to coming Hanoi, July 16: The United States China’s claim to about 90% of the sea. a vague, U-shaped “nine-dash line” spokesman Dmitry Peskov as say- generations. In an interview this week hardened its position on that includes swathes of Vietnam’s ing the Kremlin rejected London’s with Reuters television, the the South China Sea, where it has REGIONAL TENSIONS exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, as allegations, which he said were 17-year-old said governments accused China of attempting to Vietnam, frequently at logger- well as the Paracel Islands and not backed by proper evidence. would only be able to mount build a “maritime empire” in the po- heads with China over the issue, is Spratly Islands. It also overlaps the In a separate announcement a meaningful response once tentially energy-rich waters, de- this year chairing the 10-member EEZs of Brunei, Indonesia, Britain also accused “Russian ac- they accepted they needed to spite regional concerns. Association of South East Asian Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan tors” of trying to interfere in its transform the whole The rivals have accused each Nations (ASEAN). and Vietnam. 2019 election by trying to spread economic system. other of stoking tension in the At a June 26 summit in Hanoi, A tribunal at The Hague, based leaked documents online. Russia’s strategic waterway at a time of Vietnam and the Philippines - on a suit brought by the Philippines, foreign ministry said those accu- strained relations over everything China’s most vocal challengers over ruled in 2016 that China has no “his- sations were “foggy and contra- Smoking from the new coronavirus to trade the sea - warned of growing re- toric title” over the waters, and that dictory”. Britain is expected to raises risks to Hong Kong. gional insecurity amid concern States simultaneously deployed two else is appropriate”, if the exercises its line was superseded by the 1982 U.N. publish a long-delayed report into A statement from U.S. Secretary that Beijing was advancing terri- aircraft carriers to the area for encroached on Philippine territory. Convention on the Law of the Sea. Russian influence in British pol-

Washington: Close to one of State Mike Pompeo on July 13 was torial claims under the cover of the what it said were pre-planned ex- That followed a surprise move Last year, Chinese and itics next week.

k y m c third of young US adults the first time the United States had COVID-19 pandemic.As China held ercises. by President Rodrigo Duterte - who Vietnamese vessels became em- “SELFISH INTERESTS” appear to have an elevated called China’s claims in the sea un- military drills in the South China In a blustery response to the had courted Beijing since taking broiled in a months-long standoff in British foreign minister Dominic risk for severe Covid-19, with lawful and accused Beijing of a Sea this month, Vietnam said Chinese drills, Philippine Foreign office in 2016 - to suspend his deci- Vietnam’s EEZ where a Chinese Raab said it was “completely un- smoking their strongest risk “campaign of bullying”. Beijing’s actions were “detrimen- Minister Teodoro Locsin said China sion to scrap a two-decade-old troop research vessel conducted a sweep- acceptable” for Russian intelli- factor, according to survey But heated rhetoric has also been tal” to its relationship with the “will be met with the severest re- deployment agreement with the ing seismic survey of waters over- gence services to target work on data. on the rise in the region, where Southeast Asian bloc. The United sponse, diplomatic and whatever United States. lapping Vietnamese oil blocks. the pandemic. All industry P11 players should ICRA REVISES INDIA’S FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR join hands with the GDP FORECAST SHARPLY government to rescue the Domestic rating agency Icra has COVID-19-hit economy by revised its forecast for taking up projects through contraction in the country’s GDP PPP mode in the current fiscal to 9.5 per NITIN GADKARI | UNION MINISTER, MICRO, cent from 5 per cent earlier

business SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

k y m c of the day uote Beginning of the end for savings The past few Cap on airfares months have AGENCIES the spread of the pandemic. As a re- been very sult, savers who would want to keep challenging, but A sharp fall New Delhi, July 16: The RBI has their money in the one-year term they have also been in deposit reduced its benchmark repo rate by deposit of State Bank of India (SBI), a great rates due to demonstration of to be extended 115 basis points between March the country's largest bank, cur- the value of collaboration and May to support the economy in aggressive rently risk earning almost a per- light of the Covid-19 induced slow- centage point lower than the current N CHANDRASEKARAN | CHIEF TATA GROUP , down. As a result, banks have had rate cuts by inflation rate. to reduce their lending and deposit banks have SBI’s one-year term deposit rate rates to adjust to the new interest is at 5.10%. “Savers will now start India's beyond Aug 24 pulled real pharmaceutical rate scenario. asking how much to save and also industry will be Economists say real returns interest rates where to put their money. The eco- able to produce AGENCIES apart. Destinations between 150- should be judged over a period of time nomic uncertainties at present COVID-19 vaccines 180 minutes and 180-210 minutes and cannot be gauged from a month’s into negative would mean that returns would not not just for the New Delhi, July 16: The cap on air- have been classified under sections data. A sharp fall in deposit rates due territory be at top of savers mi11nd but it country but also for fares will be extended after August 6 and 7, respectively. to aggressive rate cuts by banks in could have an impact on domestic the entire world 24, the civil aviation minister The base minimum airfare of do- response to the Reserve Bank of savings,” said Saugata Bhattacharya, Hardeep Singh Puri said Thursday. mestic flights ranges from `2,000 to India's (RBI) reduction in the bench- chief economist, Axis Bank. BILL GATES | PHILANTHROPIST Expect a short extension of air- `6,500 and the maximum range from mark rates coupled with a rise in con- The benchmark consumer price fare cap beyond August 24 as de- `6,000 to `18,600. Airlines have to sumer prices have pulled real in- index (CPI) had eased to 5.91% in mand still muted, the civil avia- make available 40% of total seats in terest rates into negative territory, port the economy in light of the One basis point is 0.01 percentage March from a peak of 7.52% in The tion minister said in a an aircraft at less disincentivising savings. Covid-19 induced slowdown. As a re- point. Meanwhile, consumer prices January. But the supply side con- government is press conference. than the mid-point The RBI has reduced its bench- sult, banks have had to reduce their have risen to 6.09% in June due to straints due to the lockdown have considering a In the wake of coro- price between the mark repo rate by 115 basis points lending and deposit rates to adjust the supply side constraints induced again led to a spike in June even as proposal by the navirus outbreak, the highest and lowest between March and May to sup- to the new interest rate scenario. by the lockdown enforced to check deposit rates have fallen sharply. Ministry of New and aviation ministry im- fares, aviation sec- Renewable Energy plemented a cap on do- retary Pradeep to impose 20 per mestic airfare in May. Singh Kharola ear- cent basic customs duty on solar GODREJ PROTEKT India started operat- lier said. modules ing domestic flights IN THE WAKE OF Explaining the CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, ANURAG THAKUR | Global oil giants eye BPCL UNVEILS RANGE OF after a gap of two mechanism, Puri THE AVIATION MINISTRY MINISTER OF STATE, FINANCE months in the last earlier said the IMPLEMENTED A CAP ON SAUDI ARAMCO, ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL CO, ROSNEFT AND EXXON HYGIENE PRODUCTS week of May. The do- AIRFARE IN MAY move will mean mestic flights in India that the lowest MOBIL INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIDDING PROCESS POST NEWS NETWORK SHORT TAKES have a cap on fares THE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN fare between with both an upper INDIA HAVE A CAP ON Delhi and INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Indian oil majors are not behind in proportion. Other members of the Bhubaneswar, July 16: Godrej and lower limit. FARES WITH BOTH AN Mumbai, the their global counterparts and are consortium must have a minimum Protekt, India’s trusted hygiene Govt puts curbs While the upper UPPER AND LOWER LIMIT busiest route in New Delhi, July 16: As the dead- also actively pursuing the prospects $1 billion net worth. brand from Godrej Consumer price limit is aimed at the country, will line for submitting the Expressions of bidding for BPCL. Oil-to-tele- The EOI allows changes in the Products Limited (GCPL) on some imports preventing any sharp rise in fares be capped at `3,500 and `10,000 at the of Interest (EoI) for 52.98 per cent com major Reliance Industries is un- consortium within 45 days, though Thursday launched a personal New Delhi: The government due to pent-up demand, the lower higher end. stake in the Bharat Petroleum derstood to have shown interest the lead member cannot be changed. and home hygiene range of twelve has imposed curbs on import limit will help ensure that financial On the resumption of interna- Corporation Ltd (BPCL) nears, big for the bid. The Indian government proposes products. of power tillers and its viability of airlines does not suffer tional flights,he said, "We are at a names in the global oil market are The disinvestment in BPCL in- to disinvest its entire sharehold- The range includes Godrej Protekt components, a move which amid high costs, Puri said. very advanced stage between of showing interest in picking up the volves the government selling its en- ing in BPCL comprising Health Soap, Body Wash, Germ could discourage inbound Flights between cities that are negotiation with at least three coun- majority stake in the state-run oil tire 52.98 per cent stake in the com- 1,14,91,83,592 equity shares held Protection Fruit & Veggie Wash, shipments of these products. under 40 minutes have been clas- tries for bilateral air bubble." company. pany to a strategic investor with through the Ministry of Petroleum Germ Protection Dish Wash Liquid, "Import policy of power sified under section one, while "Till international civil aviation According to official sources, transfer of management control. and Natural Gas. which constitutes INR 1 Hand Sanitiser Sachet, Air tillers and its components is those under 40-60 minutes are under can reclaim its pre-COVID num- Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National The Centre has allowed prospec- 52.98 per cent of BPCL's equity &Surface Disinfectant Spray, On amended from free to section two. bers, I think answer will lie through Oil Co (Adnoc), Rosneft of Russia and tive bidders with a minimum net share capital, along with the trans- the Go Disinfectant Spray, Surface restricted," the Directorate Section three consists of desti- bilateral bubbles, which will carry Exxon Mobil intend to participate worth of $10 billion to present their fer of management control to the & Skin Anti-Bacterial Wipes, PW95 General of Foreign Trade nations 60-90 minutes apart by a possible number of people but in the bidding process for the PSU. bids. Another condition pertains to strategic buyer (except BPCL's eq- Face Masks, and Multipurpose (DGFT) has said in a flight, section four comprises cities under defined conditions as coun- The deadline for submitting EoIs a maximum of four members are uity shareholding of 61.65 per cent Disinfectant Solution. notification. Putting a 90-120 minutes apart, section five tries are still imposing entry re- has been postponed twice and the cur- permitted in a consortium, and the in Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) The company claimed that these product under a "restricted" strictions," Puri said. rent deadline ends on July 31. products offer 99.9% protection category means the importer consists of cities 120-150 minutes lead member must hold 40 per cent and management control. would have to seek a license against germs, bacteria and from the DGFT for the viruses. CEO - India and SAARC, imports. GCPL Sunil Kataria said, “We have become a complete hygiene- BIZZ BUZZ State envisions huge suite for home, kitchen and per- sonal use. As a brand, Godrej Tata Power arm Protekt aims to be `500 crore in bags huge order Jewellery industry in dire need of digital P-notes investment growth in agriculture next 3 years.” New Delhi: Tata Power strategies climbs to `62,138 cr POST NEWS NETWORK Thursday said its wholly- Four loan processing owned subsidiary TPGEL has New Delhi: The jewellery New Delhi: Investments through Bhubaneswar, July 16: bagged an order to develop a industry which is going participatory notes (P-notes) in Agriculture minister Arun Kumar centres inaugurated 225 mega watt hybrid through a slowdown in the domestic capital market Sahoo said that the government renewable power project. consumption demand amid surged to `62,138 crore till June- of Odisha has declared a huge POST NEWS NETWORK "Tata Power Green Energy the pandemic would require end, making it the third ` Ltd (TPGEL), the company's package of 200 crore for the sec- digital strategies for its consecutive monthly rise. P-notes tor which will be benefit 25 lakhs Bhubaneswar,July 16:: Union wholly owned subsidiary, growth post the Covid-19 are issued by registered foreign received a letter of award of farmers. Bank of India inaugurated four crisis, according to a report by the World Gold Council. The report noted portfolio investors (FPIs) to Sahoo made the announcement new loan processing centres in from Tata Power Mumbai that although the online gold market is still in its nascent stage in India, Distribution on July 13, 2020 during an e-conference on Paradigm the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and digital and social activity plays a key role in the purchase journey. "In of Covid-19: Challenges & Cuttack Thursday. to develop a 225 MW hybrid urban India, consumers browse online/mobile apps pre-purchase and use Opportunities for Agri, Food Ramakanta Pradhan, FGM, renewable project," Tata online blogs and social media for ideas and inspiration. Mobile Power said in a BSE filing. apps/wallets are playing a key role in the growth of Internet Investment Production & Horticulture Sector Bhubaneswar, Sudarshan Sethi, TPGEL won this capacity in a Gold," it said. The WGC report noted that the outbreak of COVID-19 and in Odisha. The event was organised DGM, Bhubaneswar and bid finalised recently by Tata consequent closure of stores from mid-March caused jewellery sales to by Indian Chamber of Commerce ers facing hardship due to the pan- Bhubaneswar Nayak, RM, Cuttack Power Mumbai Distribution, collapse. here Thursday. demic. Around 7 lakh landless cul- the filing said. “The government had also an- tivators will be benefited from this nounced a special livelihood in- programme in the next 2 years. Vivo to set up industrial design centre in India tervention package worth `17,000 Principal Secretary of Prabhjeet new crore. The move aims to generate Department of Agriculture & New Delhi: Smartphone maker Vivo will employment opportunities through Farmers’ Empowerment Saurabh Uber India chief set-up an industrial design centre in overseas investors, who wish to be various sectors like agriculture, Garg launched the Mukhyamantri India to develop devices locally, and part of the Indian stock market New Delhi: Ride hailing fisheries, MGNREGS, Skill Krushi Udyog Yojna. Garg said, Region inaugurated the centres. increase its headcount to 50,000, a top without registering themselves platform Uber Thursday said Development, handloom, Forestry “Under Atma Nirbhar Schemes, These centres are Saral company official said Thursday. Vivo directly. They, however, need to go it has elevated Prabhjeet & handicrafts,” he said. Odisha is inviting interested par- Bhubaneswar and Saral Lite India director for brand strategy Nipun through a due diligence process. Singh as President of India He also informed about Ama ties to setup cold storage & pri- Cuttack for MSME and Marya said the company has According to Sebi data, the value and South Asia operations. In Krushi helpline which has been mary storage facilities. Govt. has Commercial Finances and Union announced `7,500 crore investment in of P-note investments in Indian his new role, Singh will created for the farmers to receive also issued an ordinance about Loan Point Bhubaneswar and India to increase smartphone markets -- equity, debt, hybrid oversee the next phase of help on farming and marketing re- contract farming to be started in Union Loan Point Cuttack for manufacturing capacity from 3.3 crore securities and derivatives -- stood growth in the company's units to 12 crore. "Very soon we will be setting up our industrial design at `62,138 crore until June, while lated information. Recently, the Odisha by which quality & quan- Retail Advances. Vice Chancellor, mobility business and ensure centre in India too. We will not only make in india but also design in India. the same was at `60,027 crore at Government of Odisha has tity of the produce will improve & Ravenshaw University Ishan safety of riders and drivers This design centre will focus on understanding the needs of Indian the end of May. Prior to that, launched a scheme called will be helpful to create more job Kumar Patro appreciated the ef- across India, Sri Lanka and consumers. The first product from Vivo that will be designed and made in investment level was at `57,100 “Balaram” to provide agricultural opportunities. Govt. is working on forts taken to provide one point so- Bangladesh, a statement India will be rolled out in 2020-21," Marya said. crore at the end of April. credit of `1040 cr to landless farm- land leasing ordinance too.” lutions for loan disbursal. said. His appointment is effective immediately, it added. Singh was previously serving as Director Operations (India and South Asia) and Head of Cities. Reliance emerges as bigger threat for Amazon, Walmart

REUTERS “The addition of new digital prod- India’s edible STIFF COMPETITION Reliance-Aramco ucts targeting various sectors will New Delhi, July 16: A $20 bil- pose threats to many large dominant oils export rises hatsApp, which counts India as partnership stalls lion fund raising spree may take its top market with 400 million players. Having strategic partners New Delhi: India's edible oil W India’s Reliance closer to its plus users, will work closely in Reliance Industries' planned sale like Facebook and Google validates that exports rose 54 per cent to dream of becoming a digital giant, connecting small retailers to JioMart of a fifth of its oil-to-chemical Reliance gameplan is real.” 80,765 tonne in the financial further threatening the ambi- business to Aramco has stalled The recent stake sales gave year 2019-20, on a sharp tious plans U.S. companies like eliance will face stiff after the Saudi company sought Reliance a foreign partner for increase in shipment of Amazon, Walmart and Zoom have competition from Amazon and at least 20 per cent cut in $75 JioMart, which was launched this groundnut oil especially to R for India. Walmart’s Flipkart, as both billion valuation billionaire year. Facebook’s WhatsApp, which China, trade body SEA said Stake sales in Reliance’s digital companies have deep pockets and Mukesh Ambani's firm was counts India as its top market with Thursday. In value terms, the unit Jio Platforms attracted not an already well-established supply seeking. Sources privy to 400 million plus users, will work edible oil shipments increased just private equity and sovereign chain negotiations said Saudi Aramco closely in connecting small retail- 52.36 per cent to `955.51 crore, had right from the beginning against 52,490 tonnes valued at wealth funds but also Google and ers to JioMart. JIOMART CURRENTLY DELIVERS GROCERIES IN ONLY 200 CITIES, WHILE AMAZON AND FLIPKART DELIVER resisted the $15 billion price tag `627.11 crore in 2018-19, it said Facebook, a strong endorsement “We will cover many more cities, A WIDE RANGE OF GOODS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Reliance had put for the 20 per in a statement. The country for an enterprise that until a few serve many more customers across cent stake in O2C business, exports edible oils in small years ago focussed largely on oil India, and expand to many more

refining. self calls “global peers”. become the largest telecom opera- not just groceries but also elec- which comprises of the categories,” said Ambani.

k y m quantities to meet expatriate c company's twin refineries at demand. Of the total exports, Some industry watchers equate Reliance has a track record of tor in India. tronics and fashion goods. Asked about the potential im- Jamnagar in Gujarat, groundnut oil shipments more Reliance’s digital plans - which ex- disrupting rival businesses. With On Wednesday, billionaire chair- “Jio Platforms not only has the pact on foreign businesses eyeing petrochemical plants and 51 per than doubled to 38,225 tonnes tend from online shopping and cheap smartphones and data plans, man Mukesh Ambani said Reliance backend infrastructure and devel- India, one local industry executive cent in fuel retailing venture. in 2019-20, from 15,532 tonnes cloud computing to telecom and its telecom venture Jio has in four will expand e-commerce platform opment capabilities but also an ever who advises U.S. multinationals last year. It was mainly digital payments - to China’s Alibaba years dethroned market leaders JioMart - which connects small re- expanding captive consumer base,” based financial advisory firm said: “Amazon and Walmart exported to China. and Tencent, companies Reliance it- Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel to tailers with consumers - to offer said Mayank Vishnoi of Singapore- Resfeber International. should be scared.” P12 FRIDAY | JULY 17 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

y Silva brilliance lifts Man City

k k y y m m c GUNNERS CRUSH ASSOCIATED PRESS c Manchester, July 16: The highlight reel of David Silva’s decade at Manchester City is getting some top-quality bonus material from his last games with the club. Silva scored from a direct free- LIVERPOOL HOPES kick for the second straight home match to lead City to a 2-1 win over Arsenal break Reds’ relegation-threatened Bournemouth in the Premier League on hearts ending Wednesday. The former Spain playmaker newly-crowned also set up Gabriel Jesus for the second goal in City’s first match champions’ bid for since winning its appeal against a 100 points in two-year ban from European com- petition. Premier League Silva will leave City at the end of the season after a 10 year spell that will see him go down as one the ASSOCIATED PRESS club’s greatest players, if not the best. His display against Bournemouth London, July 16: Liverpool will had other Premier League players have to settle for just lifting the taking to social media to praise Premier League trophy next week. Silva, whose curling free-kick from It won’t be accompanied by a record- the right edge of the penalty area TRUE MASTERCLASS: David Silva (R) rejoices with teammates following his breaking points total after losing 2- in the sixth minute touched the goal from a free-kick, Wednesday 1 at Arsenal. crossbar as it went in. Having ended the club’s 30-year “Sorry,” Leicester midfielder than matched City in spells. Stanislas onto the post in the first half. title drought, Liverpool has eased James Maddison wrote on Twitter In fact, the visitors had two great Jesus has now scored in three up and the bid to match or overhaul after Silva scored his free-kick, chances to equalize in stoppage straight games for City and is thriv- Manchester City’s 100-point record “but David Silva is a true Premier time through Callum Wilson and ing as the replacement for injured is over. League great. Have so much re- Sam Surridge. Bournemouth stayed first-choice striker Sergio Aguero. Arsenal scored from their first two spect for him. Admire his charac- in third-to-last place and three His improved confidence was shots on target — to cancel out ter and ability. Genius at work and points adrift of safety with two highlighted in the way he took his Sadio Mane’s opener — and will miss watching him, won’t miss matches remaining. West Ham and goal, receiving a short pass from Liverpool provided the assists playing against him whatsoever.” Watford, the teams directly above Silva just inside the area before through carelessness Wednesday. City fielded a heavily rotated Bournemouth, have a game in hand. cutting inside past Jack Stacey and “We are all human,” Liverpool side in view of the FA Cup semifi- Bournemouth had a second-half Steve Cook and driving a low shot manager Jurgen Klopp said. “I can- nal match against Arsenal on goal by Josh King ruled out for a into the corner in the 39th minute. not make a negative out of some- Saturday but still just about had narrow offsides — a VAR review It was Silva’s 10th assist of the thing so positive — becoming cham- too much for Bournemouth, which backed up the on-field decision — Premier League season, the fourth pions so early in the season. These grabbed its goal through David while City goalkeeper Ederson time he has reached double figures boys have played an exceptional Brooks in the 88th minute and more Moraes tipped a free-kick from Junior for assists in a single campaign. season and no one can take that away from them.” Under pressure from Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson on the edge Hurri-Kane blows Newcastle away of the penalty area, Virgil van Dijk opted for an ill-judged back-pass. REUTERS taking him to another landmark. in 350 appearances in all competi- Alexandre Lacazette intercepted Kane sealed the points in the last tions with 185 of them for the ball and rounded goalkeeper Newcastle, July 16: Harry Kane minute with another header to take Tottenham. It was also a milestone Alisson before tapping in Arsenal’s went past 200 club career goals with his career tally to 201. of sorts for Spurs manager Jose equaliser in the 32nd minute. a second-half double as Tottenham Son Heung-min had given Mourinho who claimed a first league Alisson was at fault for Arsenal’s Hotspur won 3-1 at Newcastle United Tottenham the lead in the 27th minute win at Newcastle. winner by clearing the ball straight in the Premier League Wednesday with his 11th league goal of the cam- Newcastle were unfortunate to be to Lacazette, and Nelson applied to boost their European qualifica- paign. Tottenham rose to seventh down at halftime, although they the finish in the 44th. tion hopes. on 55 points with two games re- were culpable for Son’s strike. The “The goals we gave them were a Minutes after Matt Ritchie’s maining, one point behind sixth- hosts lost the ball trying to play present,” Van Dijk said. “Until the piledriver had drawn the hosts placed Wolverhampton Wanderers out from the back and Spurs first goal it was totally us and we ECSTASY & AGONY: Arsenal players celebrate one of their two goals in London, Wednesday level, Kane’s clinical header on the in the race for a Europa League spot. pounced with Giovani Lo Celso were dominant. But if you give hour put the visitors back in front, Kane’s 201 club goals have come moving the ball across to Son whose goals like that away, including my- due to the coronavirus, a podium will shot beat Martin Dubravka at his self, you get what you deserve. KLOPP’S MEN TO GET TROPHY ON THE KOP be built in the iconic Kop stand for near post. “Goals like that shouldn’t happen Jordan Henderson to become the Newcastle had the better chances, and it happened twice tonight. Until LONDON: Liverpool’s players will be presented with the Premier League trophy first Liverpool player since 1990 to though, with Miguel Almiron’s ef- I make the mistake, we did nothing on a special podium built on the iconic Kop stand at Anfield after the team’s lift a league championship trophy. fort cleared off the line by Davinson wrong. I take the blame for it, of match against Chelsea next week. The league is describing it as a ‘unique’ cere- Arsenal has won the Premier Sanchez, captain Jonjo Shelvey course, I take it as a man and we mony that has been designed because fans won't be able to celebrate the League four times since then, but heading over and Dwight Gayle move on.” moment with the team, as matches are being held in empty stadiums during the not since 2004. The north London heading against the post. It had initially been Arsenal’s pandemic. Jordan Henderson will be the first Liverpool player to lift a league club is way off the pace this season, Ritchie scored a deserved championship trophy in 30 years, and for the first time since the Premier League defending that was providing gifts. 40 points adrift. This win only lifted equaliser in the 56th minute when era began in 1992. The specially erected podium will be surrounded by fan ban- Mane was left unmarked to meet ners in the Kop at the July 22 match. Players have been involved in the planning Mikel Arteta’s side to ninth place, he gathered a poor clearance from Andrew Robertson’s cross and put of the ceremony, with club great Kenny Dalglish – the last manager to lead but it remains in the hunt for Europa Serge Aurier before lashing a fizzing Liverpool in front in the 20th minute. Liverpool to a league title – among the trophy presentation party. The match League qualification. shot past Hugo Lloris. Aurier was But Liverpool now has just one against Chelsea will be shown on free-to-air TV in Britain, and Liverpool and the A route into Europe also remains playing despite his brother being point from its last two games after Premier League are urging fans to stay at home to watch it rather than congre- through the FA Cup with Arsenal murdered in France this week. being held 1-1 by Burnley at Anfield, gate at Anfield. playing defending champion Newcastle were only level for ending a bid to become the first Manchester City in the semifinals three minutes, however, with Spurs team to finish a Premier League Saturday. substitute Steven Bergwijn’s first season with a perfect record at The title was sealed in record The trophy will be presented to “We’ve been working hard and contribution being a superb cross home. This was only Liverpool’s time three weeks ago, with seven Liverpool players after final home getting the win here against the that was met by Kane with an an- third loss of the season but it means games to spare after a three-month match of the season next Wednesday leaders is good for us,” Nelson said, gled header. Kane dived in to head it can only finish with 99 points by pandemic-enforced break in the against Chelsea. “and we will take it into the next ON A ROLL: Harry Kane strikes past a hapless-looking Newcastle custodian his second after substitute Erik winning its remaining two matches. season. With no fans allowed into Anfield game.” for one of his two goals, Wednesday Lamela’s shot was parried. Juventus held 3-3 at Sassuolo Sibley props England to 112/3 at tea as it went 2-0 up within 12 minutes following goals from Danilo and Gonzalo Higuain. However, Filip Archer misses Test Duricic pulled one back in the 29th minute and Sassuolo had the bet- for protocol breach ter of the chances at the end of the Manchester: England dropped pacer first half. Jofra Archer from the second Test Sassuolo turned things around against West Indies following a shortly after the break as Domenico breach of the team’s bio-secure pro- Berardi equalised with a free-kick tocols, announcing the decision hours and set up Francesco Caputo three before the start of the match at Old minutes later. Trafford Thursday. “Archer will now Alex Sandro headed in a corner commence five days of isolation and for Juventus to level in the 64th will undergo two COVID-19 tests in and Bianconeri goalkeeper Wojciech this period, which have to test nega- Szczesny pulled off a number of tive before his self-isolation period is important saves throughout the lifted,” the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement. The match to leave the Bianconeri ul- ECB did not specify the nature of the timately grateful for a point. breach in the statement but media Lazio has struggled since the reports said Archer exited the bio- restart and was somewhat fortu- secure bubble to visit his flat in nate not to lose against Udinese. Brighton between the series opener in Rodrigo De Paul hit the post in Southampton and the second match stoppage time for Udinese, which here. The ECB said the West Indies inched seven points clear of the team were satisfied with the measures relegation zone. taken. “I have put, not only myself, but Lazio came into the match on the whole team and management in the back of three successive de- danger. I fully accept the conse- feats and had only won two of its quences of my actions, and I want to previous six matches since Serie A Dom Sibley looks on after defending one into the leg side during the opening day’s play in Manchester, Thursday sincerely apologise to everyone in the resumed following the break be- bio-secure bubble,” said Archer. SAVING THE VISITORS’ DAY: Alex Sandro heads in the equaliser against Sassuolo, cause of the coronavirus pandemic. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Root – back leading the side after caught at leg slip by Holder. Having Wednesday AC Milan boosted their chances missing the first Test – shared a removed Burns in the last ball be- stroke of lunch. of qualifying for Europe as it came Manchester, July 16: Dominic 53-run stand for the third wicket. fore lunch, Chase was on a hat- With rain playing spoilsport, the ASSOCIATED PRESS of Lazio five games remaining after from behind to beat Parma 3-1. Sibley (46 batting) dug deep to hold But fast bowler Joseph ended trick but missed the landmark. first session saw only one hour of the capital side also drew — 0-0 at Milan moved level on points with one end up but Alzarri Joseph () built Root’s vigil with a classic outswinger Root and Sibley then steadied the play on the opening day of the Test Milan, July 16: Juventus were relegation-threatened Udinese. sixth-place Napoli, which drew 1- on from Roston Chase’s (2/24) early that grazed the right-hander’s bat ship before the former departed with of #raisethebat series. England, held to a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo in Serie Fourth-place Inter is nine points be- 1 at Bologna. Roma is four points inroads by sending skipper Joe and flew to his counterpart Jason Stokes joining Sibley and both try- who are gunning to level the series, y A, although that will do little to hind Juventus and visits Spal ahead after beating Hellas Verona Root (23) back in the hut as England Holder at slip. At the break, talis- ing to negotiate Joseph and Holder’s were put to bat by Holder after he

slow its seemingly unstoppable Thursday. 2-1. were 112/3 at tea on the opening manic all-rounder Ben Stokes (18 bat- fiery little spell where the ball moved won the toss, which was delayed by

k k y y m m c c march to a record-extending ninth It was Juve’s third straight match Elsewhere, Sampdoria beat day of the second Test at Old ting) and Sibley were at the crease. sideways under overcast conditions. more than an hour because of rain. straight league title. without a win after a 2-4 loss against Cagliari 3-0 to move eight points Trafford here, Thursday. Shortly after the second session Earlier, England openers Burns BRIEF SCORES: England 112/3 Juventus are seven points ahead AC Milan — after going 2-0 up — and above the drop zone and 18th-place After off-spinner Chase reduced began, Zak Crawley (0) was sent and Sibley got off to a cautious (Dom Sibley 46 batting, Joe Root of Atalanta, which beat Brescia 6- a 2-2 draw against Atalanta. Lecce, which lost 3-1 at home to the hosts to 29/2 either side of the back for a golden duck by Chase start but Chase provided West Indies 23; Roston Chase 2/24, Alzarri Joseph 2 Tuesday, and eight points ahead Juve seemed to be cruising early Fiorentina. lunch break, opener Sibley and who had the young No.3 batsman with the crucial breakthrough at the 1/19). Match to continue.

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