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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 146 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL North Odisha in deluge BAITARANI RIVER ABOVE DANGER MARK; CHIEF SECY REVIEWS SITUATION

The driver of a truck died after the vehicle Bay of Bengal turns rough in Jaleswar, Wednesday overturned due to the gushing water of the Sanapalia river, flowing over NH 49 in Mayurbhanj A 62-year-old woman goes missing after being swept away by floodwater of a rivulet while Sorry, sir. As our esteemed crossing a road near Manatri in the Badasahi area panelist you can’t appear like With this, the death toll in rain-related incidents 30% syllabi slashed; this though you can act like one in the state so far this month rises to seven Other major rivers, including Mahanadi, Brahmani, Subarnarekha, Kathajodi and schools, colleges SHORT TAKES Rushikulya, are flowing below the danger level

2 shot to death POST NEWS NETWORK shut till Durga Puja during protest Bhandaripokhari/Bhadrak/Keonjhar/ Baripada, have been mobilised in Jajpur, Kendrapara, BAITARANI RIVER POST NEWS NETWORK Chapters that August 26: As predicted by the MeT, heavy rains have Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts for will help Kenosha: A third night of PLACE WATER LEVEL TREND DANGER LEVEL street protests over the police been pounding the state for two days now and the sit- rescue operations in the event of any flood situation, Bhubaneswar, August 26: students shooting of a Black man uation is turning grim, especially for the northern Special Relief Commissioner, PK Jena said. CHAMPUA 376.82M 376.41M While schools and colleges succeed in national- erupted into gun violence late parts. River Baitarani crossed the danger mark at The district Collectors, particularly of Bhadrak, in the state will remain ANANDAPUR 39.47M 38.36M level tests have been Tuesday and early Wednesday Akhuapada anicut in Bhadrak district, Wednesday Jajpur and Kendrapara, have been asked to keep a closed till Dussehra vaca- retained in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing noon, as it received floodwaters from the upper watch and remain in a state of preparedness, he AKHUAPADA 18.10M 17.83M tions instead August 31, syl- two people and wounding catchment areas. added. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister labi of Class I to XII stu- SAMIR RANJAN DASH | MINISTER, SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPT one, police said. Social media The river was flowing at 18.27 metre against the Sudam Marndi said the government is monitoring dents have been reduced by videos showed chaotic scenes danger mark at 17.83 metre. It may be mentioned here the situation and the Collectors of the districts con- 30 per cent. sent by committee of SCERT, of people running and that the Baitarani is one of the six major rivers in cerned have been asked to make arrangements for In view of the concerns Board of Secondary screaming amid a volley of the state and acts as a source of water for agricul- rescue and relief operations whenever necessary. of students and parents in Education and CHSE. “The gunfire and others tending to tural irrigation. Apart from Baitarani in Bhandaripokhari, rivers the current pandemic situ- state-specific important sub- gunshot wounds. The Following the instruction of Chief Minister, Chief Reba, Kapali and Salandi have also sounded the ation, Chief Minister jects, which students need bloodshed followed a night of Secretary Asit Tripathy held a meeting with district flood-alarm. Reports from Keonjhar also sounded cau- Naveen Patnaik Wednesday to know, have not been omit- skirmishes that had appeared administrations of various coastal and north Odisha tion saying that Baitarani there was also flowing above announced that the schools ted from the syllabi,” the to turn calm after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at districts on flood preparedness. The revenue divisional the danger level at Anandpur and the flood was just and colleges will remain minister added. protesters who defied a commissioners (RDCs) of three regions have been in- a matter of time now. closed till the Puja vacation. The minister said that structed to physically inspect the preparedness made Floodwater from Baitarani was flowing over a bridge A truck is stranded as river water flows above Naveen made this an- the district education officers curfew. P10 NH 49 in Keonjhar, Wednesday to manage possible flood-like situation, Tripathy at Turumunga, disrupting traffic on NH-49. Hundreds nouncement while holding (DEOs) will inform the head- said. Water resource department engineers have of vehicles on both the ends of the road were stranded cident happened in the wee hours Wednesday. The a review meeting on Covid masters of schools in this re- been asked to closely monitor the vulnerable pock- or had breakdowns. Water levels in other rivers like deceased has been identified as Nandini Munda (60). situation in the state through gard to teach the students ac- Telcos lose 56L ets and take steps, if there is any weak point on the Samakoi, Sita, Kanjhari, Ardei, Musala, Kusei, Sona, Her daughter Srimati Munda (40) has been hospitalised. video conferencing here. cordingly to the reduced embankments, he added. Food Supplies and Consumer Murga and Remala were also up, reports added. Similarly, following heavy rains, a house in School and Mass syllabi. subscribers Welfare department has been instructed to ensure avail- Meanwhile, a woman got killed and her daughter Madhuban Talasahi in Baripada town collapsed Education minister Samir Meanwhile, the students New Delhi: The telecom ability of adequate dry foods in the areas. seriously injured when the wall of the house they Wednesday morning. Luckily, no one was injured. Ranjan Dash Wednesday in- and their guardians/ par- industry lost around 56.11 lakh Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were living in collapsed after heavy rains at Mahilasuli The MeT Centre has issued a ‘Red’ warning for eight formed that the syllabi of ents opined that the deci- wireless subscribers in May and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) village under Sukruli block in Mayurbhanj. The ac- districts . Class I to XII students for the sion could have been taken amid the lockdown, the academic session 2020-21 two months earlier. The Telecom Regulatory Authority will be reduced by 30 per CBSE and ICSE boards had of India (TRAI) data reveals. cent. taken the decision very early The overall telecom subscriber Odisha logs 3,371 Covid “Looking at the rapid and that helps the teachers base for wireless connections Here, if you want PDS ration cases of coronavirus in the in doing their job, they said. stood at over 114.39 crore in cases, 13 deaths in 1 day state, the government took “It could have been better for May, compared to 114.95 crore the decision of reducing the students and teachers of the in April. Although there was an POST NEWS NETWORK school syllabi of students government schools if the de- overall erosion of subscriber then undergo Covid test first for the academic year 2020- cision was taken two month base, Reliance Jio continued to Bhubaneswar, August 26: The state regis- 21,” he said. before,” said secretary of lead the subscription race and tered its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 Dash added that the de- Odisha Secondary School added over 36.57 lakh THE RULE HAS BEEN ‘IMPOSED’ AT GOPALPUR SASANA UNDER SORADA cases Wednesday as 3,371 more people tested cision was taken after the ex- Teachers’ Association subscribers during the month BLOCK IN GANJAM WHERE 495 COVID CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED positive for the infection. With 13 fresh fatalities, under review taking its total pert committee proposals Prakash Mohanty. tally to 39.27 crore users. Odisha’s coronavirus death toll reached 441, an POST NEWS NETWORK official of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department said. Berhampur, August 26: In view The latest deaths were reported from seven of the rising coronavirus cases in districts, including three each from Sambalpur and MARKET WATCH Ganjam district, the panchayat of- Sundargarh district, two each from Cuttack and ficer of Gopalpur Sasana under Ganjam districts, and one each from Keonjhar, INDEX VARIATION Sorada block has asked the PDS Khurda and Puri districts. Of the new cases, 2,053 beneficiaries to undergo COVID- were reported from quarantine centres and 1,318 SENSEX 39073.92 230.04 19 test before availing ration. were local contact cases. Khurda district recorded According to sources, panchayat the highest 547 new cases, followed by Cuttack (357) BOURSES NIFTY 11549.60 77.30 officer Prashant Kumar Behera and Ganjam (196). As many as 11 districts reported DOLLAR 74.50 `0.02 has ‘imposed’ the rule for the ben- over 100 new cases each in last 24 hours, said the of-

eficiaries of three villages of the pan- PIC REPRESENTATIVE ficial. Meanwhile, Odisha reported its highest ever EURO 88.03 `0.11 chayat where the infections have number of recoveries on a single day, with 3,343 CURRENCY been recorded to be the highest. n PDS BENEFICIARIES OPPOSE ter for the health of all the benefi- COVID-19 patients having been cured or discharged ` ` GOLD 51,640 716 The beneficiaries have opposed THE RULE ciaries and also the ration distrib- from hospitals Wednesday, the official pointed out. the rule of the panchayat officer say- utor. This move is to create aware- SILVER `65,870 `1863 n PANCHAYAT OFFICER SAYS THE BULLION ing that the only motive here is to AIM IS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ness about the pandemic among deprive them of the PDS benefits ON COVID AND THE TEST ISN’T the people.” in such a critical juncture. MANDATORY FOR ALL Notably, Ganjam is known to WEATHER Tutu Pradhan, a local, said, have reported the highest number HC yes to woman to live-in “Sunday morning, I went to the defended the allegations stating of COVID-19 cases so far in the BHUB CTK PDS ration shop in our panchayat. that the decision has been taken state. If Sorada is taken into con- MAX 26.6° 27.8° There I waited in queue from 6 am by the panchayat office to spread sideration, the block, alone, has re- to 12 pm for my turn but when my awareness about the pandemic. ported 495 cases of which 26 are

TEMP with her same-sex partner MIN 23.4° 22.0° Forecast turn came the ration distributor He added, “It is not mandatory active. Four persons have suc- Humidity 98% 97% asked me to go for a COVID-19 test for all to undergo COVID-19 test cumbed to the virus in the block, HEARING A HABEAS CORPUS PETITION, A DIVISION BENCH DIRECTS THE Generally before buying the ration.” but it will be better if they do be- while 465 have recovered from the Rainfall 3.3mm 1mm cloudy sky The panchayat officer, however, fore availing ration. It will be bet- disease. POLICE TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO THE PARTNER OF THE WOMAN POST NEWS NETWORK lence law to the woman partner. The petitioner had sought court Bhubaneswar, August 26: The intervention when the family mem- Orissa High Court has ordered a 24- bers of the victim had wanted her Draft policy to secure citizens’ health data year-old girl to live with her same- to do an arranged marriage with sex partner after the latter was someone else and they took her AGENCIES in the public domain. forcibly separated from her. A pe- away in their custody against her The Draft Health Data Management Policy is the The document has been put up tition of Habeas Corpus was filed will. The petitioner claimed that New Delhi, August 26: All nec- maiden step in realising on the official website of National by Chinmayee Jena in the court they fell in love when they were in essary data privacy measures will NDHM’s guiding principle of Digital Health Mission seeking when her partner was forcibly kept school in the year 2011 and had be put in place to safeguard the ‘Security and Privacy by Design’ comments and feedback from the in the custody of her mother and been into a consensual relation- confidentiality of sensitive health- for the protection of individuals’ public till September 3. The draft pol- uncle at Bari in Jaipur district. ship since 2017. A joint affidavit related information of individuals data privacy icy mainly seeks to set out a frame- Initially, the complaint was filed March 17, 2020 submitted before under the National Digital Health work for “secure processing of per- in the police station. But, the cou- sure if the victim woman wanted the Court indicated that both had INDU BHUSHAN | CEO, NHA Mission (NDHM) programme, the sonal and sensitive personal data of ple did not get a good response after to marry her partner or stay with sworn before the Executive government has said. The pro- Health ID free of cost and will have tion to be followed across the board individuals” who are a part of the which they decided to approach her parents. The woman partner Magistrate, Bhubaneswar, declar- gramme is aimed at providing a complete control over his or her in compliance with applicable laws and national digital health ecosystem. the High Court. Petitioner affirmed that she wanted to stay ing that they were staying together y unique ID to all citizens to map data. Any personal data can be col- regulations. The National Health Data collected across the National Chinmayee had filed a Habeas with her partner without any fur- in their live-in relationship.

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FORTUNE FORECAST TAAPSEE Odisha born Telugu 3-day virtual concert actress Sindura launches Shudh Dhwani concludes PREPS TO GET her official website ARIES Bhubaneswar: Popular actress Sindura Rout of Telugu Today, things may just film industry has launched her official website to expand not turn out to be as you expected. Your invest- ATHLETE LOOK her fan base. The Bhubaneswar-born actress, who was ments may seem all wrong, your returns last seen in Telugu movie Naakide, made the an- too low. But Ganesha says that life is full Mumbai: Actress Taapsee Pannu has started nouncement on social media Tuesday which began of surprises. The stars indicate that you working on her diet to get an athletic frame for the trending immediately. She is one of the few actresses in may meet an old friend who will bring upcoming sports film, Rashmi Rocket. the industry to have her website. Sindura made her much cheer into your life! The actress shared a picture of her morning meal debut with Maro Drushyam in 2017. on Instagram. Talking to Orissa POST, the actress said “I wanted “This is how prepping for #RashmiRocket looks to connect and interact with my fans for a long time which TAURUS like! Starting off my day with this carb-rich break- has become a reality. Now, my exclusive videos, stills fast planned by my fuss free @munmun.ganer- and unseen content are just a click away from my fol- It is very likely that you iwal. As she says, working to get an athletic lowers. They can now have access to my personalised will be poignant and pas- sionate today, predicts bod isn't about eating only proteins. video messages, exclusive live shows and one-on-one in- Ganesha. You may have a care-free atti- Keeping the right balance is important. teraction by becoming a member of my official website.” tude in the afternoon. Those with govern- On my plate are sweet potato tikkis The objective of launch- ment jobs will experience satisfactory which @munmun.ganeriwal recom- ing the site is to enlarge her results for all the hard work they put in. mends for its high fibre content and I virtual family and to en- recommend for its great taste! Bon ap- tertain its members. petit,” she wrote along with the picture, Her team will make GEMINI which shows her enjoying her breakfast. sure not to promote The actress will start shooting for vulgarity in the You will have an emotion- her the film in November. name of enter- ally turbulent day. In the afternoon, you will be The Akarsh Khurana di- tainment, extra touchy about what others think of rectorial is about a runner added you. But by evening, your aesthetic sen- from the Rann of Kutch, Sindura. sibilities will overcome your insecurity who fights for her identity PNN Sushri Aparajita Sharma during her performance and you will be back to your cheerful self and becomes an athlete. after being witness to an exquisite dis- Actor Priyanshu POST NEWS NETWORK Kanaka Sudhakar. She play of performing arts. Painyuli will be seen performed Dharu playing the role of New Delhi: Shudh Varnam, a traditional ‘I was first to Taapsee's hus- Dhwani-2020, a three-day Carnatic composition CANCER band in the online concert organised which depicts the impact You will take unusual project. IANS by Snehalata Memorial of Navagrahas on life, interest in places of his- speak about Foundation, a socio-cul- composed by N torical significance and tural outfit established Chidambaram. While destinations not fre- quented by many, predicts Ganesha. In in 1992 at Rourkela, came Sudhakar choreographed the afternoon, you will be the centre of casting couches’ to an end Wednesday. the dance, K attention in a group discussion. Foundation’s Delhi unit Venkateshwaran lent his conducted the event voice. The performance New Delhi: Actress Shama which was participated was supported by Sikander has opened about going by many eminent vocal- Tanjavur R Kesavan on LEO through an unsavoury moment ists, musicians and mridangam and violin No matter what you do, of casting couch proposition, dancers of the country. was by Chembai R on some days, you just adding that she dealt with it as On the first day vocal- Shrinivas on violin. can't save the world, even if you were super- maturely and wisely as she could. ist Subha Ghosh per- Renowned sarod player man. Remember that, since it looks very “I think I was the first one to formed Raga - Puriya Pandit Biswajit Roy likely that today you shall be bringing speak about casting couches. Dhaneshree and later Choudhury and table upon yourself the displeasure of your Today, you realise it because Thumri- Yaad Piya Ki Aye player Durjay Bhaumik bosses, and a lackadaisical support one MeToo movement hap- accompanied by Haridutt also performed Alao Jor from your colleagues. pened and it was big enough Baratdwaj on flute and ,Teen Taal and to shake everybody. So, every- Diwakar Sharma and Madhalaya Raag Sur on body is now trying to talk about Sisir Ghosh on Tabla. day two of the concert. VIRGO these things but before this Speaking to The concluding day The day promises to none of you even wanted to Orissa POST the singer was marked by a vocal be full of surprises and talk about these things. said, “Music is a great recital by vocalist twists and turns, each Everybody was so scared. The medium to express dif- Shounak Chatterjee. He of which you will han- dle with maturity. If anyone makes media has got power,” Shama ferent kind of emotions performed Raag Megh the mistake of taking you for granted, said. which can be felt at this Vilambit Jhoomra - they will repent for their poor judgement However, Shama says show- concert.” The event is Barkha Ritu Aayi as you are not one to be pushed around. biz is not as bad as many think, an initiative to dissemi- Badarwa Barsan Laagi- adding that she met some of the nate Indian culture across accompanied by Vidushi greatest people here. the world , she added. Jayanti Kumaresh on LIBRA “It exists everywhere, but just The second day of the Saraswati Veena. because our line is under media event witnessed a per- The three-day concert The day brings with it the gift of passion, and radar all the time we speak about formance by Sushri ended on a high note with all its various nuances. it. But I have also met some of Aparajita Sharma, a the organisers promising On the career front, you the greatest people in our line. renowned to take Indian dance, may take steps today that will establish I cannot disregard that fact,” Bharatanatyam dancer music and culture to every your identity in office. Later in the day, she adds. IANS and disciple of Guru part of the globe. PNN there are also chances of you having differences with your business associates. Shama Sikander

SCORPIO Your emotions will take a SUDOKU hold over your reasoning today, predicts Ganesha. PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, With your seniors, you CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers should be careful about how you express 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. your perspective to avoid being misunder- stood. In relationship matters, Ganesha advises you not to repress your feelings or avoid feeling them as they may bottle up and lead to complications in the future.

SAGITTARIUS It is very likely that you will pay enough atten- tion to your family mem- bers today. Take time out to validate the efforts of others and show consideration when and where required. At workplace, people will admire your honesty. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Get ready for a thrilling day ahead, says Ganesha. A lot of unex- pected events may bring SOLUTIONS in happiness, and you may suddenly find yourself deliriously delighted. At work, finding answers to intriguing questions will consume most of your time.

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Man wakes up to see Dharmendra reviews Complacency biggest enemy in COVID war: CM cobra on his bed Talcher Fert Plant POST NEWS NETWORK MAJOR DIRECTIONS POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 26: Chief Cuttack, August 26: In a fright- Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday aveen directed officials to emphasise on ening incident, a man from said complacency is the biggest Ndisbursement of loans to MSME, agriculture, Harirajpur village in Banki area enemy during the fight against the fisheries & animal husbandry and SHG units to help of Cuttack district woke up to a pandemic. People as well as gov- reboot the rural economy rude shock when he found a cobra ernment servants should remain he Chief Minister advised the officials to procure on his bed Tuesday night. cautious enough to keep the deadly Tmasks from women SHGs by utilising the MLALAD Sources said Sarat Panda was virus at bay, he added. fund so that they can earn their livelihood asleep Tuesday night when he Reviewing the Covid-19 situa- suddenly realised that something tion in the state, Naveen directed of- e instructed the COVID observers of hotspot like a reptile is entering his bed- ficials to emphasise on disburse- Hdistricts to ensure strict implementation of the sheet which he had used to cover ment of financial assistance (loans) localized/specific strategies and work towards a his body. That said Sarat managed to Micro, Small and Medium visible improvement in the situation in coming weeks to leave his bed in a position so that The review meet in progress through videoconferencing Enterprise (MSME), agriculture, snake did not bite him. After in- fisheries & animal husbandry and in the state. He instructed the COVID lations. to 71.3 per cent while the death rate forming his family members, Sarat POST NEWS NETWORK and Union Minister of State for self-help group (SHG) units to help observers of hotspot districts to The CM expressed satisfaction has dropped to 0.5 per cent and 54 informed the snake helpline mem- Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh reboot the rural economy. ensure strict implementation of with the declining infection rate per cent of Covid infected persons bers regarding the incident. New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, August L Mandaviya were present at the He directed the officials to pro- the localized/specific strategies among Covid warriors and sug- are under home isolation. On being informed, two mem- 26: Union Minister of Petroleum and meeting Wednesday. vide loans to people who have re- and work towards a visible im- gested to create awareness about the Cuttack, Balasore and bers of Snake Helpline reached Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, At the meeting, Pradhan pointed turned from other states for open- provement in the situation in com- use of masks and social distance Kendrapara districts have per- Sarat’s residence. The duo ini- Wednesday, conducted a review on out various challenges faced by ing small business units. The Chief ing weeks. among people. He further directed formed well in plasma collection, tially failed to catch the snake in- the progress of the coal gasification the Talcher Fertilizer Plant and Minister advised the officials to He emphasised on availability to pay financial assistance dues to while the performance of side the bedroom despite repeated and urea production projects being underscored the need for expedi- procure masks from women SHGs of adequate number of ICU beds in the relatives of martyred Covid Malkangiri, Boudh and Rayagada attempts. Moments later, they executed by the Talcher Fertilizer tious execution of the project. He by utilising the MLA Local Area various COVID hospitals and di- warriors by next Friday. districts is better in home isola- found again the reptile lying on the Plant at a meeting. Union Coal and asserted that after the Talcher Development fund so that they can rected the officials concerned to Additional Chief Secretary— tion. Another plasma bank will be bed and immediately caught it. Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi, Fertilizer Plant is commissioned, earn their livelihood. leave no stone unturned in keeping Health & Family Welfare depart- opened in Koraput Thursday. After checking its health, the Union Chemicals and Fertilizers it will make the country self-suffi- Naveen expressed satisfaction government offices infection-free by ment, PK Mohapatra said the re- Patnaik also took stock of the flood helpline members released the Minister DV Sadananda Gowda cient in urea production. over increased COVID-19 testing strictly adhering to COVID regu- covery rate in the state has increased like situation in the state. snake into a nearby jungle. BENGAL LOCKDOWN HITS ECoR TRAINS Illegal sand mining raises calamity risk for Puri POST NEWS NETWORK uses heavy vehicles to transport two sand lifters managed to flee sand to various places at night. the spot, sources said. Puri, August 26: Sand dunes which After receiving complaints from The police had also busted a act as natural barriers against cy- the locals, the administration oc- major sand lifting racket from clones and tidal ingress will soon casionally seizes a few vehicles and Baliapanda area of the city here vanish from the Puri coast due to arrests their drivers by carrying out February 22 last year. Two earth- rampant illegal sand mining on raids on illegal sand mining on the movers and 15 vehicles were seized the coast, sources said. coast. However, it is yet to take any and nine drivers were arrested in POST NEWS NETWORK

Bhubaneswar, August 26: The lockdown MAFIA RULING in West Bengal continues to affect the train services under East Coast Railway THE ROOST (ECoR) as the trains from Odisha are being LLEGAL SAND MINING ON cancelled due to total lockdown in the neigh- IPURI COAST IS THRIVING bouring state. FOR PAST SEVERAL DAYS, Due to complete lockdown in Bengal, THANKS TO ADMINISTRATIVE Sealdah-Bhubaneswar Duronto Special LETHARGY will remain cancelled August 28 and 31. Similarly, Bhubaneswar-Howrah-Bhubaneswar HE MAFIA USES HEAVY VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT Jan Shatabdi Special will remain cancelled T SAND TO VARIOUS PLACES AT Jaydev Vihar-KIIT Square road widening on cards from Bhubaneswar and Howrah directions NIGHT August 27. POST NEWS NETWORK Hospital and Damana, official long time to reach the desti- Similarly, Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma HE ADMINISTRATION IS sources said here Wednesday. nations. Superfast Express leaving Secunderabad TYET TO TAKE ANY Bhubaneswar, August 26: The department will float Following the death of a five- August 26 was terminated at Bhubaneswar and CONCRETE MEASURES TO With a view to ensuring smooth tender and execute the work year-old boy after the ambu- will not go up to Howrah. PIC FOR REPRESENTATION CHECK ILLEGAL EXTRACTION flow of traffic on Jaydev Vihar— once the DPR is ready. This lance carrying him to hospi- Howrah-Secunerabad Falaknuma Superfast OF THE MINERAL KIIT Square road, the state gov- project will help ease the traf- tal got stuck in a traffic jam, the Express will start from Bhubaneswar instead ernment has decided to expand fic congestion along the busy Commissionerate Police, in of Howrah August 27 and will be cancelled from The administration has failed to concrete measures to check the il- connection with illegal sand lift- the stretch and make it eight- stretch, the sources added. February this year, had pro- Howrah to Bhubaneswar on the same day. check illegal mining of the minor legal extraction of the mineral, ing from the coast, sources added. laned. The existing four-lane road posed the state government to This apart, the trains such as Bhubaneswar- mineral on the coast and take action sources said. “Some influential people have The Works department has failed to control the rush in the build a six-lane road. But, now, New Delhi Purusottam Express and New against the sand mafia. The illegal Recently, some people were lift- been lifting sand from Baliapanda engaged a private agency wake of rising population in the government has decided to Delhi-Bhubaneswar Purusottam Express leav- sand mining has made many coastal ing sand from a piece of government and Sipasarubali areas on Puri Arkitechno Consultants (India) posh area of Chandrasekharpur make it eight-lane. they said. ing from New Delhi August 26 will not areas of Puri district vulnerable land close to the dump yard of Puri coast for last many days. Now, one Pvt Ltd with a cost of `13.20 and adjoining areas. The new In 2016, the government had have stoppage at Purulia and Hijli from both to tidal ingress, locals claimed. municipality. On being informed, can find large pits on government lakh for preparation of detail bridge connecting the Capital planned a flyover over the 14-km the directions. According to sources, illegal sand a team of Baliapanda police raided lands in these two localities. The project report (DPR) for the city with Cuttack near High road from Raj Bhavan- Passengers of above trains should mining on the coast has been thriv- the spot and arrested three sand sand mafia is minting crores of ru- project. The government has Court has added more traffic to Nandankanan. However, the note this and are advised to stay prepared ing for past several days due to ad- lifters. A sand-laden tractor was pees from the illegal act,” said a planned to build flyovers at two the road. Heavy rush most often project was scrapped due to accordingly. ministrative callousness. The mafia seized during the raid. However, social activist. busy traffic junctions at Kalinga causes accidents while it takes feasibility constraints.

DIRTY SIDE OF SMART CITY BAGALA DHARMASHALA ROW Cong: Govt bypassed Assembly resolution

Congress leaders address the media in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday

POST NEWS NETWORK ernment. The state government indulged in a conspiracy and Bhubaneswar, August 26: The scam in the whole series of set- state unit of Congress, Wednesday, tlements by bypassing all orders,” accused the state government of Nayak said. bypassing the official gazette no- He said that a letter from Housing tification issued through a reso- and Urban Development depart- lution in Odisha Assembly on ment to the Executive Officer of Bagala Dharmashala. Puri Municipality had clearly said Congress Spokesperson that such works relate to Bagla Satyaprakash Nayak, Wednesday, Dharmashala. held a press conference to hit out “The Puri administration has at Puri district administration for taken over the lands and trans- giving two hoots to the Assembly ferred them to other departments notification. and did its deal without following “The Puri Collector sold off parts any terms and conditions in gross of the historic Bagala Dharmashala violation of directions from the by ignoring an official gazette no- H&UD department,” he said. tification of the Assembly which “You do not have the ownership had claimed that no decision re- of the land. The land was meant

lating to the site could be taken under ABADHA scheme but the

k y m c without publication of another district administration transferred gazette in this regard,” he said. the land to the Revenue depart- He also added, “In the name ment without following the ear- of Srimandir Security Corridor, lier rules and orders passed by the Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar wallows in neglect after a few days of rain triggered by low pressure, Wednesday PICS: BIKASH NAYAK many people evacuated from the government departments and the area have been looted by the gov- Odisha Assembly,” he said. P4 THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

COMPENSATE RAPE VICTIM: NHRC RAINING WOES

k y m PNN & AGENCIES c MALKANGIRI SHAME Bhubaneswar/ Kendrapara, August 26: The National Human he victim, a tribal woman, was Rights Commission (NHRC) has Treturning from market when she directed the Chief Secretary to pay fell unconscious on the roadside near monetary compensation under MV-84 village in Malkangiri district Odisha Victim Compensation August 9, 2017 Scheme to a poor tribal woman dma Madkami, the accused from who was raped in Malkangiri dis- Aneighbouring Chhattisgarh, outraged trict in 2017. her modesty in full public glare Adjudicating a petition filed by rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy, he shameful incident came to light after a video of the crime was found the apex rights body asked the Chief T doing the rounds on social media Secretary to submit the compli- ance report with payment proof within six weeks. proper counseling and direction seling to the victim. The NHRC ob- The rights body directed to the government to prevent such served that the victim is entitled to Malkangiri Collector to personally incidents in future. financial assistance and restorative appear before the commission Pursuant to the notice of the support services. The dignity of the December 11 next. NHRC, the Malkangiri police in a victim has been seriously violated. The petitioner alleged that it was report stated that the victim under Earlier, the District Magistrate August 9, 2017 when Adma the influence of liquor was lying on of Malkangiri was directed to pro- Madkami, the accused from neigh- the roadside from Padmagiri to vide adequate legal aid and ap- bouring Chhattisgarh raped a tribal Udupa. propriate psychological counsel- woman on the roadside near MV- At about 11.30am, the accused ing to the victim and submit a 84 village in Malkangiri district. Adma Madkami of village Bafawada report in this regard to the com- The incident came to light after of Chhattisgarh had committed mission. a video of the crime went viral on sexual assault. The commission did not receive social media. The police had registered two any report despite repeated re- The tribal woman was returning cases, one for rape and another for minders and conditional summons from market when she fell uncon- making the video viral. The ac- to the District Magistrate of scious on the roadside and Madkami cused were arrested and circulation Malkangiri. committed the crime in full public of the video stopped. Expressing serious displeasure glare, said the petitioner. The investigation wing of the over the lackadaisical attitude of the Blaming lack of patrolling and NHRC, which has submitted its authority, the NHRC issued sum- crime control by the government, analysis of the police report, sug- mons to the District Magistrate Tripathy sought stringent action gested that the District Magistrate Malkangiri to appear before it against the culprit, de-addiction of Malkangiri may be directed to pay December 11 and directed the Chief Rainwater inundates the sanctum sanctorum of Megheswar temple (left) and the precinct of Baitala temple at Tankapani road in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday. measures, compensation to the vic- compensation to the rape victim Secretary to submit a compliance Many shrines in the Old Town area usually witness water-logging during the monsoons. However, no concrete measures have been taken to tim under Nirbaya Scheme or and ensure adequate legal aid and report, along with the proof of pay- address the issue PHOTOS: BIKASH NAYAK Victim Compensation Scheme with appropriate psychological coun- ment, within six weeks.

52 cops donate plasma NORMS ON OLD AGE HOMES TIGHTENED Cuttack: As many as 52 Odisha Police personnel have so far donated plasma to save lives, an official said Wednesday. According to a note from POST NEWS NETWORK negative certificate or with quar- institutions tested COVID-19 posi- the state police headquarters, 52 personnel of the state police, who have antine. tive, transfer all such cases to COVID recovered from COVID-19, have donated their plasma for the noble cause. Bhubaneswar, August 26: The It has also issued instructions Hospitals and/or quarantine centres SCB central ICU shut for a week “Till today, 52 Corona Warriors of Odisha Police have donated plasma at state government issued new norms to shift any new COVID cases immediately for proper care and CUTTACK: The central intensive Wednesday, sources said. different locations like SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack, IGH at to govern old age homes, rehabili- found in the premises to the treatment thereof.” care unit (ICU) of Sriram Chandra “The 30-bed central ICU at the Rourkela and VIMSAR at Burla and saved the lives of other critical COVID tation centres for beggars, therapy COVID Hospital and other The department also said Bhanja Medical College and casualty ward of SCBMCH has patients, (sic)” read the note. The police personnel who donated their centres, homes for mentally ill and related institutions. The that the premises of such Hospital (SCBMCH) has been shut for a week after plasma include six from OSAP 2nd Battalion in Jharsuguda, five from 3rd special schools Wednesday. information has now institutions should be been shut for patients some employees were Battalion in Koraput and 14 from 8th Battalion in Chhatrapur apart from The Department of Social Security been disseminated to all sanitized after detection for a week after 20 out tested positive for one each from 4th Battalion in Rourkela and 6th Battalion in Cuttack. and Empowerment of Persons with the Collectors of the state. of any positive case in of the 31 class-3 em- novel coronavirus. Disabilities (SSEPD) issued the The department has the institution within 48 ployees of the unit The critically-ill pa- fresh instructions to all the Collectors now also instructed all the hours of such detection and were tested positive tients have been to ensure safety of these centres Collectors to ensure admittance ensure periodic disinfection of for Covid-19. shifted to other ICUs LORD’S IMMERSION which are managed by the depart- only of such persons with COVID- the institutions to promote and en- Six employees of the of the hospital. The ment and host the most vulnerable 19 negative certificates and for per- sure prevention of COVID-19 in- central ICU including central ICU would be sections of the society. sons who completed quarantine re- fections in future. three pharmacists had been thoroughly sanitised as The communication from the de- quirements in such places. The department has also asked tested positive for the deadly virus part of a precautionary meas- partment to the Collectors said that The recent communication from all the Collectors to ensure taking a few days ago while 14 others were ure,” said anesthesia department new entries at such centres should the department to the Collectors all preventive care measures in found with Covid-19 infections chief Daitari Rout. be either entertained with a COVID said, “In case any inmate in these such centres. Another COVID care centre in City Jagannath shrine POST NEWS NETWORK The centre has hygienic premises to prevent the spread of mosquito- Bhubaneswar, August 26: With borne diseases like Dengue and an aim to provide proper isolation Malaria. A dedicated medical team to come up in UK and quarantine facility to asymp- comprising two doctors, three staff tomatic and mild symptomatic pa- nurse, ANM, ASHA workers, para- tients, the Bhubaneswar Municipal medics or nurses, housekeeping Corporation (BMC) has set up an- and support staff were deployed other COVID Care Centre (CCC) at the centre to ensure round the on Wednesday at AKANSHYA - clock care to the patients. Urban Hostel, Pokhariput, in Odisha presence of BMC Commissioner, “This COVID Care Centre has capital. Prem Chandra Chaudhary. been set up under MLALAD funds The 50-bedded COVID Care The new facility is the first COVID to provide treatment and care to Centre was formally opened today Care Centre which was developed asymptomatic Covid patients of with the visit of Ekamra- with the contribution from the the city. And, I am confident it will Bhubaneswar MLA and Hon’ble MLA Local Area Development strengthen BMC’s fight against the Minister, Social Security and (MLALAD) funds of Ekamra Covid-19 pandemic,” said Panda. Empowerment of Persons with Constituency in Bhubaneswar. The The Civic Body has also appointed A man carries a clay idol of Lord Ganesh in a rickshaw for immersion in Disabilities Department, Ashok facility was established with an in- as nodal officer for overall coordi- Mahanadi river in Cuttack, Wednesday OP PHOTO Chandra Panda this afternoon in vestment of around `50 lakh. nation and supervision purpose. Aerial view of the proposed Jagannath temple in the UK

POST NEWS NETWORK UK that has an established presence in the UK for well over half a cen- Concerned citizens want liquor sale to stop Bhubaneswar, August 26: London tury, with numbers rapidly ex- will soon be known as the panding year-on-year. The ‘Jagannath Dham’ of Europe, with Jagannath Temple Trust, UK aims POST NEWS NETWORK the construction of a grand to complete construction of a ma- Jagannath Mandir Temple Complex jestic Jagannath Mandir in the Bhubaneswar, August 26: MYTHS SURROUNDING ALCOHOL, COVID-19 in the capital city of the United Greater London region by 2024. Concerned citizens raised their Kingdom. The plans for this proj- The Trust is currently finalising an voice online against liquor sale Myth: Consuming alcohol destroys the Myth: Drinking strong alcohol Myth: Alcohol (beer, wine, ect were unveiled by The Jagannath appropriate site in the Greater during the ongoing health crisis virus that causes COVID-19. kills the virus in the distilled spirits or Temple Trust, UK, a charitable or- London region for the temple. and quashed rumours surround- Fact: Consuming alcohol will not de- inhaled air. herbal alcohol) stim- ganisation founded by eminent The Founder Trustees of the ing alcohol’s immunity-boosting stroy the virus, and its consump- Fact: Consumption of alco- ulates immunity and UK-based Odias, at the 41st Annual Jagannath Temple Trust, UK, com- properties here Wednesday. tion is likely to increase the health hol will not kill the resistance to the virus. Convention of the Odisha Society prise many eminent Odias. The Most of the people shared fact risks if a person becomes infected virus in the inhaled air; Fact: Alcohol has a delete- of United Kingdom (OSUK) held in Trust has been set up with initial check messages on various social with the virus. Alcohol (at a con- it will not disinfect your rious effect on your the presence of several dignitaries funding through generous dona- media platforms and also organ- centration of at least 60% by vol- mouth and throat; and immune system and from Odisha and India. tions from the Odia community in ised a signature campaign for ume) works as a disinfectant on it will not give you any will not stimulate im- This year’s OSUK Convention the UK. The charitable organisation a blanket ban on liquor sale in your skin, but it has no such effect kind of protection munity and virus re- was held on an online digital plat- revealed that the project will be a the state. within your system when ingested. against COVID-19. sistance. form in view of the Covid-19 pan- community-led affair, in which the Padma Charan Nayak, President, demic, and was attended by nearly main stakeholders will be devo- Milita Odisha Nisha Nibarana reconsider its decision. “The na- times,” he said. 60% by volume) works as a disin- been shattered and entire genera- a thousand members of the Odia di- tees of Lord Jagannath, with the UK Abhijana (MONNA) said, “A few tion is celebrating the 150th birth Nayak also said that consuming fectant on your skin, but it has no tions have been paralyzed due to aspora living in the UK, USA, Europe, Odia Community playing a pre- months back, the COVID-19-induced anniversary of Gandhiji. Instead of alcohol will not destroy the virus that such effect within your system liquor. But ironically it is promoted India and other parts of the world. eminent role. The Trust estimates lockdown brought peace in villages taking steps to fulfil his dream of cre- causes COVID-19. “Consuming al- when ingested,” he added. by the govt itself. The lockdown The UK already has temples to the cost of constructing the across the state. However, the state ating a liquor-free India, the gov- cohol will not destroy the virus, Milan Nayak, Member of was a great opportunity to imple- the deities of some of the holy Jagannath Mandir to be 4 million government’s decision to open liquor ernment is clearing the path to de- and its consumption is likely to in- Sambhaba, said, “Liquor con- ment a total prohibition act. Hindu ‘Chaar Dhaams’. However British Pounds. It aims to raise stores and their online sale will es- liver liquor at doorsteps. State crease the health risks if a person sumption has emerged as the biggest However, the govt worsened the the absence of a dedicated temple these funds entirely through gen- calate the liquor criss in the state.” government, in last 20 years, has in- becomes infected with the virus. problem of the state. Many villages issue by making liquor available to Lord Jagannath has been acutely erous donations from the UK Odia

Nayak urged the government to creased availability of liquor by 10 Alcohol (at a concentration of at least have been destroyed, families have online.” felt by the Odia Community in the and Hindu community.

k y m c P5 THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

Modi mentions OP

k y m People in low-lying areas jittery as rivers in spate story in Mann Ki Baat c POST NEWS NETWORK Akhandalamani’s Garbha POST NEWS NETWORK Baripada/Balasore, August 26: Heavy rains have caused many Sambalpur, August 26: A report rivers in North Odisha to swell Gruha gets submerged in Orissa POST on successful use above the danger marks. of the Mahatma Gandhi National Meanwhile, some pockets in ARADI: The ‘Garbha Gruha’ of archeological department had Rural Employment Guarantee Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj the famous Shaivaite shrine in carried out repair of the ‘Garbha Scheme (MGNREGS) in harvesting and Keonjhar witnessed water- Akhandalamani temple here in Gruha’ floor in 2018. However, stream water for irrigation in logging and flood-like situation, Bhadrak district and the pre- that has not been of any use as Jujumura block of this district reports said. siding deity was submerged by cracks have developed in the new was tweeted by Prime Minister Incessant rains triggered by a rainwater Wednesday. Due to ex- floor within two years of the re- Narendra Modi Wednesday in his low-pressure over the Bay of cessive rains, water entered the pair work. Locals said the flood- Mann Ki Baat Tweeter account. Bengal have left several low-lying temple premises. The Shivlinga ing of the ‘Garbha Gruha’ is a reg- The Prime Minister, posting the areas submerged in Baripada mu- Water level swelling in Budhabalanga river in Balasore remained invisible for a long ular event. photograph of the published story nicipality of Mayurbhanj district time as it was submerged under The flooding has triggered re- in his Tweeter account’ mentioned The block administration has Wednesday. Ganghar river is in some areas. Meanwhile, a house downpour. This led the floodwater water. The ‘Mangal Arati’ rituals sentment among devotees, servi- that conservation of stream water constructed a diversion wall, a con- spate. A woman was said to be collapsed in Madhuban Talasahi to enter the town causing severe were performed late Wednesday tors and local residents. They for use in irrigation of farmland in crete drain and a canal to canalise swept away in the river. Wednesday morning. inconvenience to residents. Flood morning after water was pumped have demanded that the district Jujumura block is a successful ex- the flowing water of the stream Heavy rain affected normal life Reports said Jarali and Sarali water from Budhabalanga also out from the ‘Garbha Gruha’. administration be proactive and ample of Atmanirbhar Bharat. into the tank. The stored water is in the town while communica- canals flowing through the town entered riverside areas of the town Such incidents have been oc- take immediate preventive now being used to irrigate over 50 tion was completely snapped in swelled up following the heavy including Madhuban Talasahi curring every year. The state measures. hectares of farmland. forcing 20 families to evacuate. Over the years, MGNREGA has Reports from Balasore said, become the main force driving BRIDGE WASHED AWAY BY FLASH FLOOD due to heavy rains, the water level water conservation efforts across in Subarnarekha river is swelling. rural India. Nearly 60 per cent of SUNDARGARH: Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have washed Scores of villages along the river the resources under MGNREGA away a bridge on National Highway 215 near Toda in Koira block of Sundargarh district Wednesday. The bridge had been earlier flooded and low-lying areas under Bhograi, are spent on National Resource with rainwater but the present situation has severed the connection Jaleswar blocks were panicked Managment framework which fo- between Kalta and Koira areas of the district. Hundreds of vehicles over flood situation amid heavy cuses on ensuring higher income have stranded on both sides of the road, especially trucks laden with rains. The administration is keep- to farmers by improving both the iron-ore. While the entire district is experiencing rainfall under the ing a close watch on the situa- areas under cultivation and yield influence of the formation of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, tion. Jharkhand is likely to re- Notably, the project was set up of crops. the hilly region of Koira is facing extremely heavy rainfall. lease water from Galudihi and at Kuturlatia stream about 40- The project has also helped the another dam. km from Kayakud village under block administration in providing Jujumura block in 2020-21 fi- livelihood to jobless migrant Unease prevails in Jajpur’s riparian areas nancial year. returnees in the area. Dhenkanal town shut for 4 days BARI: With flood fears looming Riparian villagers and those up the problem with the con- locality. In view of the possible large in low-lying areas of Bari living in low-lying areas say weak cerned department but to no avail. flood like situation, Bari MLA POST NEWS NETWORK block in Jajpur district, residents river embankments have been a While the water level in Dudhei Sunanda Das, additional tehsildar have been spending sleepless cause of worry for them. river, a distributary of Kharasrota Bhanumati Majhi and agricul- Dhenkanal, August 26: The nights for last couple of days fear- There are craters on the right river, keeps increasing, its em- ture department officials visited district administration an- ing the worst. embankment of the river bankment has not been repaired Anyasipur, Balibila, Arangabad nounced a four-day shutdown Due to low pressure induced in- Brahmani from Kusabata to for many years. This is the reason and Kalimatia panchayats. in Dhenkanal Municipality from cessant rains, rivers in the block Matiapada and from Anikana to why residents of many revenue When contacted, MLA Das said August 27 to 30 to contain the are already in spate. Krushnanagar. These were the villages in Kalamatia, Anyasipur, people need not be afraid. “At a spread of Covid-19. Collector Municipality and the district Meanwhile, weathermen has places where there were breaches Balibila, Arangabad, Angalo, time when water levels in the Bhumesh Chandra Behera or- administration will conduct a predicted that Jajpur district will during floods in past years. Bodua and Bhanra panchayats rivers are increasing, we are more dered the shutdown. survey in the entire town, ex- receive more rains in next four Fearing the same this year, vil- are living in constant fear of flood. concerned about people’s safety. “There will be intensive con- pedite testing and isolate the in- days as yet another low pressure lagers are spending the days leav- The embankment of the Dudhei After discussions with the dis- tact tracing in Dhenkanal fectees detected during the test. has formed over the Bay of ing everything at the mercy of river has developed carters at trict administration, appropri- Municipality. Contacts of con- All essential services includ- Bengal. More rains would mean the god. places due to the recent low pres- ate steps would be taken,” firmed and suspected cases will ing medical establishments, a flood like situation in the block. They alleged they have taken sure-induced rain that battered the Das added. be listed, tracked and kept under movement of ambulances and all surveillance at homes for 14 medical personnel, district and days,” the order of the Collector municipal administration/po- read. During the shutdown, peo- lice/fire services, central & state ple’s movement and non-essen- government officials on emer- Chhabirani fame judge Krushna Kar dies tial activities will be restricted gency duty, telecom services, Kamakhyanagar sits on ticking in areas under Dhenkanal petrol pumps were allowed. AGENCIES murder case to life imprisonment despite political pressure. Kendrapara, August 26: Both Chhabirani and her hus- Sai tests Covid +ve in Raigarh jail Prominent judge Krushna Chandra band Nabakishore worked in an AIDS bomb as cases balloon JHARSUGUDA: Ex- after he complained of chest Kar, known for his unbiased ruling Odia daily in Biridi village in pres- Brajrajnagar MLA Anup Kumar pain. Later, he was shifted to a in the high-profile Chhabirani gan- ent-day Jagatsinghpur and had POST NEWS NETWORK N LAST 13 YEARS, 186 AIDS PATIENTS Sai has tested positive for COVID- private hospital. grape-murder case of 1980, died written about corruption in the IHAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHILE 54 OF 19. Anup is in a jail at Raigarh Reports said the former MLA due to old age-related ailments at PDS. They were targeted by ac- Kamakhyanagar,August 26: THEM HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE DEADLY in Chhattisgarh for seven months is in the ICU after he suffered a his residence in Kendrapara district, tivists of the then ruling Congress Despite a slew of measures, the DISEASE. 11 PATIENTS WERE DETECTED in connection with a double massive coronary attack, Anup family sources said Wednesday. and were asked to leave Biridi. AIDS situation in Kamakhyanagar THIS YEAR TILL JULY murder case. The information has been suffering from car- He was 90 and is survived by However, as the couple, along with subdivision of Dhenkanal district of Anup testing positive was diovascular problems since 2014 three sons. Kar had served as the their infant child, was leaving the continues to remain grim. shared by jailer NK Tehria. and was under medication, fam- district judge in Cuttack, Puri and village, the accused blocked their As many as 186 AIDS patients HE FEAR OF OSTRACISATION AMONG Anup was hospitalised after ily sources said. He was likely Bolangir and as the law secretary. way. Chhabirani asked her hus- have been identified in last 13 years TPATIENTS IS SO INTENSE THAT THEY he fell sick Tuesday inside the to undergo an emergency sur- After retirement, he used to prac- band to take their son to safety and and 54 patients have so far suc- ARE EVEN NOT AVAILING THE BENEFITS prison. He was initially admit- gery Wednesday. However, as is tice as a lawyer in Kendrapara. then fought the accused alone. But cumbed to the deadly disease. 11 pa- OF HOUSING AND PENSION SCHEMES ted to the Raigarh district head- the norm these days he under- He was well-known in Odisha they overpowered Chhabirani and tients were detected this year till July. quarters hospital by the au- went a Covid-19 test and his re- judiciary for sentencing eight ac- gang-raped her before killing her In order to control the disease and Kamakhyanagar subdivision and antiretroviral therapy (ART) and thorities in critical condition sult came out positive. cused in the Chhabirani gangrape- on Biluakhai riverbed in 1980. provide treatment and counselling this has been a cause of headache taking medicine accordingly. to the patients, an Integrated for the health department. That said, the major cause of Counseling and Testing Centre At the ICTC, there is a facility to worry is: there are 15 such patients (ICTC) was made functional at identify the infected patient. If a pa- in Kamakhyanagar subdivision Jumbos on damaging spree in Patana Kamakhyanagar sub-divisional tient comes voluntarily for testing, that have never been either to Angul hospital in October 2006. his/ her blood sample is collected or the ICTC at the subdivision. It is POST NEWS NETWORK Through this centre, a total of and tested. There is a strict direc- easy to comprehend that these pa- 60,540 patients have been coun- tion to keep their identities a top- tients are afraid of being identi- Patana, August 26: Elephants are selled so far till July end this year. secret as they tend to be victims of fied by friends, relatives and neigh- on a damaging spree in Patana It includes 28,967 males and 31,573 social stigma. bours, said a counsellor. range of Keonjhar for last females including 23,765 pregnant But the patients after being iden- The fear of ostracisation among few weeks. women. Similarly, after counselling, tified are not turning up for treat- them is so intense that they are Reports said, a herd of 23 ele- 26,116 males and 28,953 females in- ment. Shame and fear of ostraci- even not availing the benefits of phants stayed into villages at night cluding 23,149 pregnant women sation are said to be the reasons various schemes such as Biju Pucca causing panic among villagers. were tested for AIDS. And, from behind their reluctance for con- Ghar Yojana and Madhu Babu For the last few days, the ani- failed to contain the marauding the 119 males and 67 females in- tinued treatment. Pension Yojana. mals have been unleashing a reign elephants despite its efforts. cluding 18 pregnant women were the According to Prafulla Kumar The stigma can be done away of terror in several villages such Forest officials are tacking move- confirmed cases of AIDS. Sahu, a counsellor at ICTC, the with only through the awareness at as Chatarpani, Gojitangiri, Balitota, ments of the elephants. 15 of the The subdivision has so far wit- medicine is being provided free of grassroots level, experts said. Barabeda, Laxmiosi, herd crossed Deo river and entered nessed 54 deaths over last 13 years. cost. Yet patients are hiding the “Awareness should not be con- Jagannathopur and Khuntapada. Karanjia range. They include 40 males, 14 females disease fearing banishment. While fined to the government level only. The animals strayed into Other elephants have damaged including three pregnant women. most of the patients are not taking Organisations, youths, college and Khuntapada and Barabeda and crops in Laxmiposi and Notwithstanding the huge medicine, the ones that are taking school students must be made aware damaged houses. Jagannathpur areas Monday. amount of money being spent by the are not regular with the treatment. of the disease. This apart, the dis- People in Patana were panicked Villagers have demanded com- government to control and eradicate As many as 115 patients from ease can be defeated through yoga and are spending sleepless nights pensation for damaged houses the disease, the number of infected Kamakhynagar subdivision have and pranayam,”observed social ac- even as the forest department has and crops. patients keeps rising in been travelling to Angul to avail tivist Mangatlal Kataruka. Admin concerned over tilting Kapilash temple

POST NEWS NETWORK ings alongside the 1,352 steps. A Yatri Nivas will be constructed near Dhenkanal, August 26: Chandrasekhar Kapilash zoo which would accommodate at Mahadev shrine at Kapilash in Dhenkanal least 300 devotees and visitors. More funds district, a prominent Shaivaite shrine, has could be needed for the development and beau- started tilting towards the ladder way con- tification which will be borne by the en- sisting of 1352 steps meant for accessing it dowment department, official sources atop a hill. informed. The district administration expressed its A meeting of the endowment advisory concern over this delicate issue at a meet- committee in this regard was convened at ing called to discuss the development of the Sadbhavna hall of Dhenkanal collectorate temple Tuesday afternoon. The shrine could in the presence of local MLA Sudhir Kumar face serious consequences if urgent steps are Samal and was chaired by Collector Bhumesh not taken in time. Chandra Behera. It was decided that the matter will be in- ASI officials will be asked to attend the next timated to Archeological Survey of India (ASI) meeting scheduled for the second week of

soon. A grant of Rs 1 crore which was ear- September, Behera expressed.

k y m c lier sanctioned by Chief Minister Naveen Dhenkanal endowment officer and Sadar Patnaik would be utilised for the beautifi- Sub-Collector Saphalya Mandit Pradhan, cation and development of Kapilash temple. divisional forest officer Prakashchand ASI authorities will be asked to construct the sanctioned grant will be utilised for struction of a water tank with a capacity Gugnani and project director DRDA Narottam concrete walls near the shrine as a sup- electrification of Barabanka ghat road, com- of 2,00,000 litres and erection of 20 toilets Behera among other senior officials par- portive measure. In addition to the above, pletion of a drinking water project, con- at the foothill for tourists including rail- ticipated in the discussion. P6 THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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he spectacle of the feel that already enough damage Independence Day cele- has been done, with the Modi gov- brations at the AICC ernment succeeding to fulfill the Human-canine T headquarters this time Hindutva agenda. In the case of the was a reflection on the state of af- anti-Citizenship Amendment Act fairs in the Congress. The un- (CAA) protests, due to the failure furling of the flag was performed of the political parties to take a bonding in India not by Congress president Sonia stand on a burning issue, the peo- Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi, but by ple, on their own, were forced to n the last two months, three people -- two working in a newspaper and one veteran leader AK Antony. Within come out onto the streets and in a magazine -- have savagely attacked lakhs of animal feeders who have five minutes, the ceremony was stage dharnas. Irisked their own health to keep animals alive, and claimed that their feed- complete. Outsiders like us, the Despite persistent persuasion ing has alienated the whole of India. All three have stopped short of asking journalists who have been cover- by the party leaders, Rahul Gandhi for them to be killed because they know that, while their ranting is harmless, ing the Congress for decades, were refused to take up the responsibility any suggestion of violence will alienate most of the country from them. shocked to witness the plight of the of the party president. Sonia All three have this in common: they keep foreign pedigreed dogs. party. There were not more than Gandhi, on the other hand, was un- They should read the paper published in Harvard by Steven L Herman on 50 people at the party office. well to hold meetings and guide the the relationship between people and dogs in contemporary India. I am going The Congress-led UPA gov- party. Priyanka Gandhi only con- to quote from it extensively. “The canine appears to have been thriving in India ernment was always accused of The senior leaders of the 135-year-old Congress centrated on the party affairs in since the beginning of recorded time. Recent DNA testing has determined policy paralysis, but with the ab- remained mum on crucial issues, as they were Uttar Pradesh and like her brother, that all Indian dogs, as well as dog breeds from the rest of the world, are from sence of active leadership in the mostly spent her time tweeting. It the lineage of Canis lupus chanco, the ancient and unique Himalayan wolf Anita Saluja party for more than one year, ever clueless on what line to follow, thus giving a was at such a juncture that the of northwestern India.” since Rahul Gandhi resigned from cake-walk to the ruling BJP to pursue its own Congress well-wishers (this is The Indian human’s relationship with dogs goes back to mythical times. the Congress president’s post after what they claim), sprung to ac- They are the envoys of Yama. Yudhishthira of the Mahabharata refused to IN ORDER the party’s debacle in the General Hindutva agenda. So, when Prime Minister tion and sought the support of enter heaven without his dog and it turned out that the gods were testing him Election in 2019, the Congress had Narendra Modi went to Ayodhya to perform their colleagues to demand an “ac- on his compassion quotient – and he passed with flying colours. “Early Vedic TO INJECT become moribund. tive and full-time Congress pres- literature shows the dog had a far more intimate position in the household ADRENALINE IN The rebellion in the party has Bhoomi Pujan, the Congress was silent, as they ident,” who could be visible and ac- than beasts of burden or worshipped animals. The been gradually increasing, with were totally ignorant on the stand to be taken cessible to the partymen. rock carvings at Bhimbetka, near Bhopal, show THE PARTY, senior leaders and the upcoming These leaders are not against the a man walking a curly-tailed male dog on a leash.” THE REBEL leadership feeling restive, in the ab- Gandhi family. In fact, they would “An interesting contemporary study is the sence of any direction and the Talaaq Bill or abrogating Article entire life in building the Congress like Rahul Gandhi to assume the Indian Pariah Dog (aka Indian Native Dog). For GROUP IS OF line to be taken on the policies of 370. In fact, in the absence of any and are therefore keen to ensure post of Congress president, but in some cynologists, a true Pariah, like wolves, must THE FIRM the Modi government. formulation of strategy in the that the party is restored to its case he is not willing, the party scavenge with a pack. In India, during the past 11 Whether it was abrogation of Congress, the ruling BJP always pristine glory. Similarly, the young- should go ahead and hold organi- months of observation of hundreds of dogs referred OPINION THAT Article 370, Chinese aggression, had a field day. The Congress MPs, sters like Shashi Tharoor and sational elections. It has only been to by locals as strays or Pariahs, I have not seen THERE SHOULD or the handling of Covid-19, there on the other hand, felt embar- Manish Tewari are putting in 24x7 thrice in recent times – during the any that congregate in packs and thus cannot be Maneka Gandhi were no set party guidelines to be rassed and insulted. There were oc- efforts in keeping the party alive, time of Indira Gandhi in Delhi in considered feral. Instead, these dogs exhibit strong BE PARTY POLLS followed. Unlike the earlier tradi- casions when the Congress lead- but they need proper guidance on 1977, under PV Narasimha Rao in territorial behaviour rarely tolerating more than The majority of tion of regular Congress Working ers took different and divergent the stand to be taken on various Tirupati 1992, under Sitaram Kesri one other dog on their turf. These dogs will ‘be- AND THE Committee (CWC) meetings or stands on the same issue, the very important issues. in Kolkata in 1997 – that the party long’ to a village and are parasitic off scraps of Indian city dwellers DESERVING Congress Parliamentary Board recent being the abrogation of All the 23 Congress leaders, elected CWC members and the food from the human population.” This means that do not find the stray (CPB) parleys, the party became Article 370, where Ghulam Nabi who have written to the party pres- Congress president. street dogs are not feral but very much part of the CANDIDATES completely directionless. Rahul Azad opposed the Bill strongly in ident, are not rebels, but the well- dog a nuisance In order to inject adrenaline large Indian human community. SHOULD BE Gandhi, on his own, used to tweet the Upper House, while outside wishers of the party, who are keen in the party, the rebel group is of “The majority of Indian city dwellers do not on every subject, to prove his own Parliament, leaders like Bhupinder to see a strong leadership at the the firm opinion that there should find the stray dog a nuisance. Among the poor- ELECTED point that he was no longer a Pappu. Singh Hooda, Sachin Pilot and helm of party affairs and a strong be party polls and the deserving est, bonding between children and stray puppies, both surviving on the The senior leaders of the 135- others took the opposite line. organisation that can take on the candidates should be elected. If streets, may partly explain a higher than average level of tolerance between year-old Congress remained mum The discontent in the party has formidable ruling BJP dispensation elections are held under the lead- scavengers of the human and canine varieties in India. While stray dogs are on crucial issues, as they were been simmering for long, the rea- at the Centre and in the states. ership of Congress interim pres- ignored in many places and suffer from a lack of proper veterinary treatment, clueless on what line to follow, thus son why young leaders in the party There are many, who are also on ident Sonia Gandhi, the process will it is heartening in a country with so much poverty and so many pressing so- giving a cake-walk to the ruling BJP like Jyotiraditya Scindia and the same page as the dissenters, but be smooth. However, much de- cial issues that there is a remarkable amount of volunteerism devoted to an- to pursue its own Hindutva agenda. Sachin Pilot were feeling suffo- they lack courage to openly confront pends on the decision of the Gandhi imal welfare among the middle and upper classes. In Jaipur, a concerted ef- So, when Prime Minister Narendra cated. While Scindia succeeded the leadership. Finally, it came to family. Whatever decision the duo fort by animal welfare organisations in recent years to sterilise, vaccinate Modi went to Ayodhya to perform in relocating himself to the BJP, Ghulam Nabi Azad to bell the cat, (the mother & the son) takes, it and protect stray dogs had resulted in no further cases of canine-to-human Bhoomi Pujan, the Congress was there are others who were totally in the larger interests of the party. will indeed help the party, to take rabies transmission.” silent, as they were totally ignorant opposed to the BJP ideology and These leaders are not against a step forward. The rebels have “The level of tolerance (for strays) is amazing and could be related to on the stand to be taken. instead wanted to set their own the Gandhi family, per se, but are made up their mind to set the Hinduism,” says Dr. AJT Johnsingh, retired dean of the Faculty of Wildlife In Parliament as well, both sen- house in order. The likes of Leader keen to put an end to the policy party in order and they won’t rest, Sciences of the Wildlife Institute of India. Dr. Johnsingh explains that be- ior and young leaders felt fidgety of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha paralysis within the party. They until the task is completed. cause stray dogs have access to an enormous quantity of garbage in cities, and incapacitated, as they were Ghulam Nabi Azad, Bhupinder want to rejuvenate the party, so that as long as this food supply is not reduced the number of dogs will not decrease. ignorant of their party’s stand Singh Hooda, Anand Sharma and it can take up the challenge posed The writer is a senior The attitude of humans in India regarding dogs is something to which Dr. when it came to passing the Triple Veerappa Moily have spent their by the communal forces. They journalist. Amita Singh has given considerable thought. She is the chairperson of the Centre for Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Professor Singh states that there are three types of people in India when it comes to at- titudes towards dogs. The first category is those who value dogs for companionship. SPECTRUM AVIATION They are especially evident among the elderly and the poor. “Even if they have hardly any food, they will share it with the dog,” she says. The second type is those who have affinity for dogs based on religious be- liefs. The number of people in this category has expanded significantly with the growth of the Sai Baba religious movement. The influential guru preached protection of dogs and that if people feed dogs their sins will be transferred Wrong runway, miracle escape to the animal. “There is a story told in the movement of one devotee who was preparing food for Sai Baba and hits a dog with a stick who tries to eat the lying a plane is no easy busi- craft but could not. Landing is one of the toughest jobs after the talk with DGCA and Civil food intended for the guru,” recounts Dr. Singh. The guru does not appear ness. Landing poses its own The radar was not operational. of flying. Every airfield is unique Aviation. But the aircraft remained for his meal and, later, when the man asks why Sai Baba missed his meal the Fchallenges and risks. Pilots ATC placed the Saudi in a holding and international flights are unfa- tucked up for four days as the run- leader replies that he came to eat but “you hit me with a stick.” are alerted often with a NOTAM mode. Very shortly ATC found the miliar with the local area and thereby way was too short for a take-off The third type of dog lover is formed of those trying to emulate India’s (Notice To Airmen) message on aircraft was missing from Flight face tough times. Some rely on what and flying again. former colonial masters, whose military leaders “always kept dogs.” Some potential hazards along flight route. Information Region (FIR). Since they see out of the cockpit rather The mission as to how to get the observers, such as Dr. Singh, consider these modern-day emulators of the Aviation rules are clear as to the weather was fine, Captain than on instruments and charts. aircraft out was deemed impossi- Raj, who exclusively prefer pedigreed dogs, to be ‘selfish’ because “while they how to face each situation with Khayat sought approach for visual Pilots are often confused also as ble. Should it be broken for scrap are nice to pet dogs, they are awful to dogs on the road and even advocate killing care. For one, the alphanumeric clearance. It turned out that the both Chennai and Tambaram are or towed down on the road to of strays.” “There are remarkable attitudes concerning dogs among other characters full of abbreviations pilot avoided navigational instru- nearby and have another runway Chennai? Finally it was stripped elements of Indian society. This is likely one of the few countries where ‘wed- Kamal Baruah are sent across wireless/telecom at ment as he had seen the runway numbering 12-30. Navigators use or- bare to be lightened by removing dings’ between humans and dogs takes place. These so-called marriages short notice. VHF Omni-Directional physically. He sighted 05 of Air deal direction north as 360°. It was the interiors, the air-conditioners usually occur to reverse supposed curses placed on the human spouse. The Range ground navigation aids con- Force Tambaram strip, instead of a nerve-racking experience for Air and even empting fuel, to cruise for nature-worshipping Munda tribe marries off girls when their permanent teeth LANDING IS ONE OF tinuously transmit its airport code 07 of Chennai, and started de- Force Tambaram while the fully a few nautical miles. On the fourth appear, to make them immune to animal attacks.” THE TOUGHEST in Morse. scending towards threshold for loaded 747 came down on a 4,700 feet- day, at 1648Z, the Boeing-trained “From the mythical to the seemingly super-natural, the bond between dog To ensure flight safety, it’s es- touchdown. The Air Force long runway instead of the 10,000 commander Captain Jam Joom and humans in India has stretched across millennia.” And nothing is going JOBS OF FLYING. sential for a pilot to identify the Controller got panicked and fired feet of Chennai. performed a near-miracle after to change it. No matter how annoyed our pseudo-western writers get and how station before using any naviga- four red cartridges in the air, sig- The base put the area on high nearly four hours of waiting for keen they are to replace the Indian dog with the Irish Setter and the EVERY AIRFIELD IS tion or approach aid. The recent nalling a refusal of permission. alert and sealed the runway and favourable wind. He steered the Pomeranian, this is not going to happen. And this lockdown has just shown UNIQUE AND table-top tragedy at Kozhikode air- The pilot either didn’t see or cordoned off the aircraft includ- huge plane off the tarmac after that the movement to protect Indian dog is increasing, not decreasing, in strength. port has reminded us of the chal- simply ignored the warning. He ing passengers. It was a situation running the shortest distance of Yes, there have been conflicts, there have been poisonings, and some drunken INTERNATIONAL lenges in aviation. ran out of time before he got resembling Hollywood movies, 3,960 feet, whereas a jumbo jet nor- men do beat animals when they cannot beat their wives. But overall, it is a FLIGHTS ARE I am reminded of an incident through another attempt to take but all too real. The Air force, mally required at least 8,000 feet of battle that the compassionate are winning. June 2, 1997, when a Boeing 747 of off and had to continue with the ap- woken up by the emergency state, strip space for a take-off. To join the animal welfare movement contact UNFAMILIAR WITH Saudi Arabian Airline wanted to proach. While the aircraft touched landed there with a huge jet but The incident cost the airlines a [email protected], www.peopleforanimalsindia.org land at Chennai Airport. It was down, the pilot realised a grave without other emergency prepa- boatload of Saudi Riyal 1.16 million THE LOCAL AREA the afternoon shift for us. Suddenly mistake at seeing the shorter run- rations and permission. by way of landing and parking AND THEREBY an object was detected by the way from the cockpit but was Commandos took out loaded guns charges. It was just a tentative fine Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) prompted enough to jam the brakes from the armoury and cocked their but the damages were far higher. WISDOM CORNER FACE TOUGH TIMES screen, which displayed a message to save the lives of 330 passengers weapons ready for firing. And the big bird had finally flown, A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. on computer. There, an aircraft and 17 members of the aircrew. It The passengers had no clue while shattering the ATC glass-panes PROVERB was swooping down towards the blew four tyres and finally had a waiting five hours inside the aircraft spontaneously. After nine minutes, airstrip. No sooner did the ATC stunning escape, to halt at the edge on the tarmac. They only learned it finally landed in Chennai. He who talks more is sooner exhausted. Tambaram called up ATC Chennai, of the runway, barely 100 metres of the miracle after they were safely The writer is a former LAO TZU the latter tried to contact the air- from the huddle of ATC. evacuated. Sabotage was ruled out air warrior. The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI Hail Archana Transgender rights Vegans are strong

WORDSWORTH Sir, Archana Soreng, the first Sir, The central government es- Sir, Vegetarianism is, in essence, a campaign against The Full Monty Odia girl to find a place in the tablishing a National Council violence and cruelty. This is a harmless practice. etters United Nations Secretary General’s for Transgender Persons is the ‘Sattvic’ foods are free from toxicity and pollution. he release of the film with that title in 1997 provoked requests to explain seven-member group on Climate right move towards the social They are free from adulteration and harmful chem- Twhat it means and where the phrase came from. The former is easy to Change, has been receiving huge security of this community. icals. Vegetarianism promotes longevity, vitality, peace answer: it just means “the whole thing; everything; the whole lot”. In the TOL THE EDITOR accolades from various sections The council will advise the of mind and tranquility. It is the soul of food. It is present state of research, it’s difficult to say anything much more definitive Readers of Orissa POST of the society including Chief government on the formula- erroneous to believe that vegans are weak. Vegan than “origin unknown”. It became common in Britain from the early 90s, but are most welcome to contribute letters Minister Naveen Patnaik. This tion of policies, programmes, diet is easily digestible, more healthy, natural and has only a sparse recorded history before then. Perhaps, the first reference, (200 words), articles and Tata Institute of Social Sciences-educated girl hailing legislations, and projects with free from toxic effects. Vegans are more intuitive, columns (between 750-1250 dated 1986, is in a book entitled Street Talk, the Language of Coronation words). Contributors are from Sundargarh district has made a special mark in respect to transgender persons. creative, passionate, and focused than non-vegans. Street (Coronation Street being a long-running British soap based on life in a requested to send their tackling the climate issues through nature’s own route. It furthermore will work for Killing of animals for satiating one’s hunger is un- northern town). The Guardian of September 1989 has this: “What we’re after contact numbers and full She points out that our ancestors took to protecting the the protection of their rights ethical and improper. Vegetarianism is practised even

is a live skeleton — the full monty,” said the stage manager. One suggestion postal address/email ID. They may also forests and nature through traditional knowledge and and redressing their griev- in European countries with great passion. ‘Sattvic’

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c put forward in a newspaper article is that it was invented in early 80s by Ben and suggestions, preferably by email, practice, and these hold good even today. The younger ances. I hope that the council foods elevate our soul and energise our nervous sys- Elton, an alternative comedian, possibly after the model of the whole to: [email protected] generation must take this endeavour forward. Let’s hope empowers transgenders so that tem. One is free to choose a diet as per his or her shebang, which has long been known in Britain, though it originated in the the UN’s mission of checking climatic imbalance is ful- they will be able to live a re- tastes, but vegetarianism is beneficial for the US. But this seems rather unlikely, because there are those who say the filled when promising youths like Archana, hailing from spectable life in society. mankind. The importance of vegetarianism can’t phrase was around before the 80s; they say they heard it as far back as the B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, the Khadia tribe, are up-front. Amit Singh Kushwaha, be overemphasised. 1950s. Alas, nobody can provide any documentary evidence for these dates. Bhubaneswar-751010 Sanjib Das, CUTTACK SATNA Prabhudutt Dash, BHUBANESWAR KARNATAKA

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k y m c REUTERS could help arrange funds to treat his in deep difficulty. Some say they going process and it takes time in Earlier this month, dozens of daughter, who had a brain tumour. are struggling to clear loans or pay actual realisations due to legal steps PMC depositors organised a protest No funds available: Mumbai, August 26: In February, The Lals had enough savings to their children’s school fees, while and hurdles faced.” in Mumbai and shouted slogans 82-year-old Kishan Lal appealed to tide over the medical crisis - more others say they depend on friends against the central bank. India’s finance than Rs 2.5 million in Punjab & for their groceries. “GET WELL SOON RBI” “Get well soon RBI. Thanks for PMC Bank’s minister for Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) The coronavirus has hit the Set up in 1984, PMC is a regional doing your job so well that we lost help, saying in a Bank. But withdrawals were capped broader banking sector hard, rais- lender with 137 branches across all our life savings,” read one poster. Twitter mes- at 50,000 rupees from each account ing concerns about soaring bad six states and by last year it had de- On Facebook, depositors regu- sage he was at the time because authorities loans as household and corporate posits of $1.5 billion. Yes Bank is far larly post videos and photos to am- depositors survive ready to donate were investigating fraud at PMC. debt rise. Liquidity risks have in- bigger with more than 1,000 plify their request for help. Each day, his kidney and The withdrawal cap is now at Rs creased for non-bank financial com- branches across India. hundreds of messages are shared eyes if 100,000 per depositor. panies and the state banking system Many depositors said they were on a Telegram messaging app group some- “I just borrowed money from needs to be recapitalised. unaware of the differing regula- of about 4,000 members where de- on loans, charity one wherever I could, I had to save my But some analysts are concerned tory structures for banks, and be- positors discuss next steps, or sim- daughter,” said Lal. “If I had ac- that the pandemic is likely to have lieved PMC was like any other com- ply vent. cess to my own money, I’d not have a more pronounced effect on the mercial lender. Kishan Lal and his daughter been ashamed.” fragile co-operative banks. “If it was not safe, why did you Bony say they remain at the mercy HEALTH OF CO-OP BANKS The Reserve Bank of India “They lend to riskier borrowers name it a bank?” asked Pooja of loans. Lal said he has developed he situation at PMC has also amplified concerns about the (RBI) took control of PMC last who have higher chances of de- Chaudhary, 26, who said she had a prostate problem but is not treat- Thealth of India’s tens of thousands of co-operative banks, September after it was accused faulting due to the pandemic,” said to struggle for hours last month to ing it, and is skipping his regular which often serve communities in the rural interior and have of fraud and concealing non- Jignesh Shial, a banking analyst get custody of her father’s body blood-pressure medicines as sav- assets worth around $220 billion, about 11% of India’s total bank- performing loans. PMC’s top of- at brokerage Emkay Global. after a hospital refused to release it ings remain blocked at PMC. ing sector assets ficials and the owners of a realty Asked about the delay in resolving until she cleared medical bills. Bony, 43, is distraught while bat- company that received the bulk of PMC’s problems, Jai Bhagwan “My father died, and I couldn’t tling her own illnesses. “It is our hese banks, many of which are tiny, are subject to the loans were arrested. Bhoria, an administrator appointed even cry,” said Chaudhary, whose hard-earned tax-paid money,” she Tless stringent regulation than commercial banks and currently, The withdrawal cap has left many by RBI to revive the bank, told said her savings of 1.5 million ru- said, “and we are having to literally more than two dozen of them are facing lending or withdrawal of PMC’s over 900,000 depositors Reuters: “The recovery is an on- pees were blocked in PMC. beg for it.” restrictions by the RBI because of financial irregularities How Bangalore saw its Covid success come undone Phase II human trial

REUTERS details for people who bought drugs like paracetamol, to keep tabs on of Oxford vaccine Bangalore, August 26: An Indian their health. health education minister June 9 posted an infographic on Twitter “THAT MANY PEOPLE” showing COVID-19 infections and But in June, lockdown restric- candidate begins deaths in Bangalore were running tions eased. People flooded back to about half the rate in New Zealand, markets that sell fresh produce and a country acclaimed globally for flowers. Besides locals, officials say reining in the virus. tens of thousands of travellers The city — which has more than streamed in from Maharashtra and double the population of New Zealand Tamil Nadu, many unwittingly — “stumps the Kiwis,” said the cap- bringing the virus. The neigh- tion to the image posted by Sudhakar bouring states have been the two K. His tweet was liked and retweeted worst hit by COVID-19 in India. by thousands. But the celebration “We were sandwiched between was short-lived. At the time, only these two states which already had about 450 cases had been recorded a very high viral load ... so we were among Bangalore’s population of bound to get affected,” said Pankaj more than 12.5 million, compared Pandey, health commissioner for with more than 260,000 cases across Karnataka. An estimated 45,000 peo- India and about 1,150 in New Zealand. Software professionals assisting municipal authorities work on their terminals inside a ‘war room’ focused ple from Maharashtra and another Thanks partly to a high-tech test- on tracking the spread of COVID-19 at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike office. The 20,000 from Chennai, streamed ing and tracing system monitored city had three into Bangalore in June, he PRESS TRUST OF INDIA 25 candidates will be given the vac- by masked officials on giant screens pertise and cutting-edge software to ologist advising Karnataka. that emptied to four months to added. Officials from the cine in the next seven days. in a city “war room,” Bangalore analyse the virus spread. parks, malls plan for a surge in Bruhat Bengaluru Pune, August 26: The Phase II SII, the world's largest vaccine had contained the outbreak better But the lockdown was eased in CURFEW AND CONTACT-TRACE and the cases, but it did not plan Mahanagara Palike did human clinical trial of the Oxford maker has signed an agreement than cities like Mumbai, which had early June, epidemiologists and In late March, India enforced one city’s noto- for the future. They mostly not respond to queries COVID-19 vaccine candidate, being to manufacture the potential vac- tallied more than 100 times as many government officials involved in of the world’s strictest lockdowns. riously assumed that the on whether it failed to manufactured by the city-based cine developed by the Jenner cases. Two and a half months on, the city’s response to the pandemic Karnataka was ahead of that with clogged lockdown implementation address gaps in its mod- Serum Institute of India (SII), Institute of Oxford University in col- Bangalore has reported more than said they realised they had not its own measures. roads, and was sufficient elling systems. But began at a medical college and hos- laboration with British-Swedish 110,000 cases. Where its infections planned enough. The experience It collaborated with NASSCOM to officials Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, pital here Wednesday. pharma company AstraZeneca. in early June rose by 25 a day on av- illustrates the extent of the challenge mobilise 150 employees from half a tapped com- GIRIDHARA BABU I a bureaucrat running Two male volunteers were ad- Dr Lalwani said vitals of the erage, the rate is now more than faced by large cities across the globe, dozen IT firms to feed 20,000 inter- panies such as EPIDEMIOLOGIST the Bangalore “war ministered the vaccine at Bharti two volunteers were observed for 2,500. In New Zealand, the total showing how rapidly an outbreak national traveller records into a cen- Intel, Alphabet’s room” said easing lock- Vidyapeeth's Medical College and half an hour after the vaccine jab. caseload stood at 1,339 as of August can snowball out of control. tral system every day. Karnataka Google and Mumbai- down complicated the city’s efforts. Hospital, a senior office-bearer of "The volunteers are allowed to go 25. Sudhakar did not respond to re- “The city had three to four months conducted a mammoth health sur- based Fractal Analytics for ex- Since late June, Bangalore has the hospital said. The trial began home. They will be monitored by quests for comment, but his tweet to plan for a surge in cases, but it vey. More than 40,000 government pertise and tools to help trace, pre- been sealing areas where cases around 1 pm, he said. "Doctors at our team which is in contact with remains online. Bangalore’s early did not plan for the future. They health workers roamed the state in dict and control the spread. jump, said Korlapati, noting this the hospital administered the first them. There are no issues so far," response was lauded as a model, mostly assumed that the lockdown pink uniforms and masks, survey- Many surrendered personal in- involves placing barricades at entry shot of the 'Covishield' vaccine to he said. Dr Lalwani said the vaccine for its use of health surveys com- implementation was sufficient,” ing nearly 16 million households. formation: At thousands of drug- and exit points - in effect quaran- a 32-year-old man after his reports dose will be repeated on both the bined with efforts to tap tech ex- said Giridhara Babu, an epidemi- Residents submitted to a curfew stores, officials collected contact tining entire neighbourhoods. of COVID-19 and antibodies tests volunteers after one month. came out negative," Medical Director "Thereafter, the volunteers who of Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical have been given the dose of the College, Hospital and Research (potential) vaccine will be observed Centre, Dr Sanjay Lalwani, said. for any reaction to the vaccine and Karnataka beckons Cops come forward to donate plasma Another 48-year-old male volun- also for the generation of anti- teer was also given the vaccine, he bodies against coronavirus," he PRESS TRUST OF INDIA added. While the 32 year-old vol- said. The phase-2 trial will be con- Japanese companies unteer works for a private company, ducted on 100 volunteers at some Bangalore, August 26: As the na- the other one is associated with the sites across the country, he said. tion continues its battle against healthcare sector, he said. "Before "After ensuring that there are no coronavirus, several officers and con- administering the vaccine, doctors safety concerns in these 100 trials, stables of the Karnataka police checked their temperature, blood 1,500 people will be administered have come forward to donate their pressure and heart beats," he said. the (potential) vaccine across the blood plasma to treat COVID-19 pa- Five volunteers had enrolled country in the next phase and gen- tients, state Director General of themselves for the trial after the eration of antibodies will be ob- Police Praveen Sood said. doses were received from the SII served," Dr Lalwani said, adding Till now 15 policemen, who have Tuesday, he added. "The COVID- that if results are positive, the vac- recovered from the viral infection, 19 and antibodies tests were con- cine is likely to be made available. from state reserve police and state KSISF policemen donated plasma body rich plasma. ducted on all the five volunteers. Of Meanwhile, one of the volun- industrial security force have do- after recovering from COVID-19," the More than 2,000 policemen have them, the reports of three volun- teers said he was elated as he could nated their plasma. DGP tweeted. been found positive for the virus so teers' antibodies test came out pos- become part of the fight against the Sharing the information on He also said nine KSRP person- far, while a few succumbed to it. itive. So they became ineligible for coronavirus. "Besides me, my wife Twitter Tuesday, Sood called them nel have donated their plasma while As on Tuesday, Karnataka the trial," Dr Lalwani said. and daughter have also enrolled not just corona warriors but 'sav- 40 more came forward to do their reported 2.91 lakh COVID-19 cases "The two other volunteers, who for the trial. In fact, I and my daugh- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE (FDI) from Japanese firms across iours' too. bit in the fight against the disease. including 2.04 lakh discharged were administered the vaccines ter had volunteered during the sectors under the India-Japan com- "They are not merely corona Besides, many from the regular patients, 82,410 active cases and are being monitored," he said. clinical human trials of H1N1 vac- Bangalore, August 26: Karnataka prehensive economic partnership warriors but also Saviours. Six police force have donated their anti- 4,958 deaths. According to Dr Lalwani, in all, cine," the 48- year-old said. Wednesday beckoned Japanese pact, signed between the two firms to invest more in the state and countries in August 2011. enhance the economic and trade re- "Japan is an important partner lations between India and Japan. for us to promote growth with eq- "We look forward to increasing uity. The NITI Aayog 2019 College girl’s ‘uphill’ struggle for internet ends investments from Japanese firms Innovation Index placed Karnataka and investors in the southern state on top owing to availability of qual- to strengthen the economic and ity human resources, reputed PRESS TRUST OF INDIA internet on a hill which is 1.5 km the story. trade relations between India and educational institutions and thrust away from my house. So every “A day before Ganesh Japan," said state Chief Minister on research and development," Mumbai, August 26: Swapnali day I trekked up the hill, car- Chaturthi, officials of Bharatnet B.S. Yediyurappa here. asserted Yediyurappa on the Sutar, a third-year Bachelor of rying my came to the village and said Addressing a day-long 'India- occasion. Veterinary Science (BVSc) stu- lap- I they had received orders from Japan Business Forum' in a vir- FDI from Japan doubled to $3.2 dent, wrote an essay about her would get the Centre to ensure internet tual conference, organised by the billion in 2019-20 from $1.6 billion routine during lockdown as connectivity to me,” she said. Indian Chamber of Commerce in 2017-18 across the country. asked by her teacher. uninterrupted BharatNet under the tele- (ICC), the Chief Minister said a "As we are on the forefront of Little did she know that it internet on a hill com ministry has been tasked 519-acres of the Japanese indus- attracting FDI, we will set up a would prompt the Union gov- which is 1.5 km away with setting up an optical trial township has been built near benchmark post-Covid-19, as the ernment to ensure that she got from my house. So fiber network to provide in- Tumkuru to enable more Japanese state is first among the states to uninterrupted internet at her every day I trekked up ternet connectivity to gram investments in the state. lift lockdown restrictions gradu- home in Maharashtra's the hill, carrying my panchayats. Tumkuru is about 70km north- ally for reviving the sagging econ- Sindhudurg district, and save laptop, to attend “They installed optical fibre west of Bangalore in the southern omy," reiterated Yediyurappa. her the daily trouble of climb- online lectures cable in the gram panchayat ing a hill. state. "Japanese investors and firms As knowledge hub, Karnataka SWAPNALI SUTAR and provided me a WiFi can take advantage of the incentives, and its capital Bengaluru are re- Talking to PTI over phone top, connection,” she said. including 25 per cent capital sub- puted the world over for strengths Wednesday, Swapnali said since to at- The gram panchayat had sidy offered by us on land to set in IT, back-office services, biotech- online classes began, patchy in- tend online internet facility, but it hadn't up their operations in the town- nology, machine tooling, aerospace, ternet connection became a lectures,” she said. “I wrote been activated, she said.

ship across verticals, especially manufacturing and engineering headache for her. about this in my essay. I didn't Swapnali said she moved to

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of the day uote NEET, JEE ROW Ultras wanted to ‘misuse videos’ Union Minister An official said that JeM terrorists wanted to make an audio-video clip on suicide bomber of State for Defence and 7 non-BJP CMs to jointly move SC Aadil Ahmed Dar, who rammed the explosive-laden car into a security convoy bus on AYUSH will continue to be on high flow February 14 in 2019, in Kashmiri language to motivate youths of the Valley nasal oxygen AGENCIES treatment for the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE next three to four days, but his New Delhi, August 26: Supporting PULWAMA ATTACK health is improving the demand for postponement of New Delhi/Jammu, August 26: NEET and JEE examinations in Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA CM view of the coronavirus pandemic, had asked their handlers in Pakistan seven Chief Ministers of non-BJP to prepare videos of the Pulwama ruled states Wednesday decided to terror attack that showed muti- The fire at the jointly move the Supreme Court lated bodies of Indian soldiers to mo- state on the issue. tivate Kashmiri youths to join mil- Secretariat is Parties like the DMK and the itant ranks against India. a conspiracy to save Vijayan in the gold AAP too joined the growing chorus The Jem commanders had also against the holding of the National planned another Pulwama-like at- smuggling case Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs a virtual meeting with Chief Eligibility cum Entrance Test tack on a security convoy in March Ministers of 7 states to discuss various issues in New Delhi PTI PHOTO RAMESH CHENNITHALA | (NEET) and Joint Entrance 2019 as well and even identified the CONGRESS LEADER Examination (JEE) at a time when egy in this regard. Sonia Gandhi said Hemant Soren suggested meeting 'fidayeen' (suicide bomber) and COVID-19 cases were rising. the Congress party was on board on the president and prime minister made other logistical arrangements The official said that JeM ter- Force personnel and the attacker. At a meeting convened by Congress the issue and asked Banerjee, who on the issue, to which Banerjee but shelved the plan after the Balakot rorists also wanted to make an Another NIA official pointed out When fighting chief Sonia Gandhi on a range of is- proposed a joint appeal by the states and Amarinder Singh said there was air strikes on February 26, 2019. audio-video clip on suicide bomber that the JeM terrorists were well for principles sues ahead of Monsoon Session of in the apex court, to work out with no time for that, considering JEE The revelations were made in a Aadil Ahmed Dar, who rammed aware of the support for another ter- in life, in Parliament, the seven chief minis- Amarinder Singh and other chief Mains are scheduled to be held 13,800-page charge sheet filed in a the explosive-laden car into a se- rorist Burhan Wani, whose killing politics, in law, ters unanimously agreed to the need ministers on the legal recourse. from September 1 to 6. Sonia Gandhi Special NIA court in Jammu against curity convoy bus on February 14 in an encounter with the Indian amongst social for filing a review petition urging the 19 persons, including JeM chief activists, on social She said whatever steps need to be set the stage for a discussion on in 2019, in Kashmiri language to mo- security forces on July 8, 2016 trig- media platforms, Supreme Court to reconsider its re- taken in the interest of students the JEE, NEET issue by mention- Maulana Masood Azhar, his broth- tivate youths of the Valley. gered protests and stone-pelting in opposition is often voluntary, cent order rejecting the postponement should be taken unitedly. ing in her opening remarks that ers Abdul Rauf Asghar and Ammar The messages were shared in the then state of Jammu support is often managed of the competitive exams. Batting for the students who are the government was looking at the Alvi, slain terrorist Mohammad the form of audio clips through and Kashmir. Among the chief ministers who demanding postponement of the students' issue "uncaringly". Umar Farooq (son of IC 814 flight WhatsApp used on Pakistani SIM The official said that the JeM KAPIL SIBAL | CONGRESS LEADER attended the meeting were West exams due to COVID-19, Congress Banerjee then urged other CMs to hijacking conspirator cards, which Farooq used after his commanders in Pakistan wanted to Bengal's Mamata Banerjee (TMC), leader Rahul Gandhi urged the cen- jointly move a review petition in Ibrahim Athar). ingress into India. "However, this pitch Aadil also as a martyr like Maharashtra's Uddhav Thackeray, tral government to listen to their Supreme Court, saying the stu- A top National Investigation plan was shelved due to the Balakot Wani to gain support of the SHORT TAKES who is heading the Shiv Sena-NCP- grievances and find an amicable dents are facing a lot of hardships. Agency officer related to the probe air strikes as they were told to lie Kashmiri youths. The charge sheet Congress government, Punjab's solution. The Congress also an- The Punjab CM endorsed her de- said: "Farooq, who had infiltrated low," the official said. claimed that Rs 5.7 lakh was spend Amarinder Singh (Congress), nounced protests by its state units mand, saying the atmosphere is India in April 2018 and was in- The official said that it is all part for the Pulwama attack, which was Sharjeel sent to Jharkhand's Hemant Soren (JMM), on August 28 in front of central not conducive for holding exams volved in the Pulwama attack con- of the charge sheet filed by the revealed in a chat between Farooq Rajasthan's Ashok Gehlot government offices at state and dis- physically as the number of COVID spiracy, had asked his handlers in anti-terror probe agency in the and a JeM handler in Pakistan. 4-day custody (Congress), Chhattisgarh's Bhupesh trict headquarters, besides a na- cases were rising. Pakistan to prepare video clips of court. The February 14 suicide at- The NIA charge sheet claimed New Delhi: A Delhi court Baghel (Congress) and Pondicherry's tionwide online campaign, ‘Speak Uddhav Thackeray also said that mutilated bodies of Indian soldiers tack on the Jammu-Srinagar that Masood Azhar's brother Asgar Wednesday sent Jawaharlal V Narayanasamy (Congress). Up For Student Safety’. the time is not right for holding to motivate Kashmiri youths by National Highway at Lethpora in also asked Farooq about the move- Nehru University scholar A decision was taken to discuss Earlier, during the chief minis- the competitive exams and pressed dubbing the suicide bomber as 'sha- Pulwama district had led to the ment of fighter jets in Kashmir Sharjeel Imam to four-day the matter and evolve a joint strat- ters' meeting, Jharkhand CM on the need for postponing them. heed' or martyr." deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police after the Balakot strikes. police custody in connection with the February Delhi riots case. On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Special Cell had SOAKED IN DEVOTION Boy attacks arrested Imam in connection Tripura takes novel step with the riots under the 4-yr-old cousin stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA). He INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE was brought back to the to fight Covid stress capital from Assam two days INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to distribute among the under Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), August earlier on a production 26: In a shocking incident, a seven- warrant. The Delhi Police had treatment Covid-19 patients. moved an application for Agartala, August 26: In a novel "These books would help the year-old boy allegedly slit the five-day remand of Imam. initiative at the instance of Tripura under treatment Covid-19 patients throat of his four-year-old cousin Additional Session Judge Chief Minister Biplab Kumar in various centres across the state with a knife during a fight over a Amitabh Rawat allowed an Deb, the state government has to overcome mental exhaustion. game they were playing outside application moved by Imam's started distributing books on The initiative was undertaken at their house in Uttar Pradesh's counsel for two legal Swami Vivekananda in the Covid the instance of the Chief Minister," Bareilly district. interviews with him in a Care Centres to help patients over- an ICA official said. The boy is battling for his life at period of five days, away come mental fatigue, officials said Health officials said that they a private hospital. The incident from the hearing range of Wednesday. have also taken several initia- was reported from Chopula lo- police officials. "To keep the Covid-19 patients tives, including music, to over- cality of Nawabganj area where motivated and mentally strong, we come the mental fatigue of the both families live and earn their have decided to distribute books under treatment Covid-19 patients. living by working as labourers. Bhopal man written on Swami Vivekananda to "The Chief Minister, who also Nawabganj Station House every Covid patient so that they holds the Health and Family Officer Surendra Singh Pachauri gets life term can read these books and get in- Welfare Department, has been PTI PHOTO said that both the families have Kolkata: A fast track court in spired by his thoughts," Deb said regularly monitoring the treat- reached a compromise as it was a West Bengal's Bankura in a tweet. ment and health and hygiene of fight between their children. No district has sentenced Bhopal An official of the Information the Covid-19 and other patients in Priests worship an idol of Goddess Radha on the occasion of Radha Ashtami, at Rawal village in Mathura, Wednesday FIR has been registered in the resident Udayan Das to life and Cultural Affairs Department the hospitals and CCCs," the of- matter. imprisonment for the murder said that the Chief Minister on ficials said. Tripura till Tuesday "Both parents said the boy was of 28-year-old Akanksha Tuesday evening handed over sets night had 9,213 Covid-19 positive too young to realise what he was Sharma in 2016. After of books on Swami Vivekananda cases with 6,574 patients having doing and gave a written decla- murdering Akanksha, Das to the health officials and others recovered. Testing to be doubled: Kejriwal ration that they did not want any had put her body into a metal action," he said. box and concrete was poured INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE CORONA SPIKE cent and death rate is 1.4 percent, The incident took place two over it. The body was among the lowest in the country. days ago when the fathers of both recovered from Das's place at New Delhi, August 26: Delhi Chief "There was a time when more than the children had gone out to work. Saket Nagar in Bhopal. A 23 Punjab lawmakers Covid positive Minister Arvind Kejriwal 100 people were dying. It has now The children were playing out- resident of Bankura's Wednesday alerted that there has dropped to less than 20 and some- side their house when they began Rabindra Sarani locality, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA holding physical examination been an increase in the number of times 10," he said, adding that no per- fighting among themselves. Akanksha came in touch with for JEE-NEET. coronavirus cases in the national son has died in home isolation The older boy went into his Das via social media, police Chandigarh, August 26: Punjab The chief minister, however, capital in the past few days, adding since July 14. house and returned with a knife sources said. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh did not disclose how many of that testing will be doubled The chief minister further said and attacked the younger cousin. Wednesday said twenty-three min- Punjab MLAs and ministers have in a week. that a few people have died even after The younger boy sustained a isters and MLAs were coronavirus recovered so far. “As of today, "From the last few days, there recovering from the disease. Even deep cut on his throat and chin and Goa Speaker positive two days before the two days before the scheduled has been a slight spike in coron- if they test negative, symptoms do fell unconscious. He was rushed hospitalised Vidhan Sabha session on Punjab Vidhan Sabha session, 23 avirus cases. After August 17, we not subside, people suffer from to the community health centre, August 28. Ministers/MLAs were Covid have witnessed that the cases are bled in the coming days," he said. breathing issues and require where doctors referred him to a Panaji: Assembly Speaker He gave the figure during a positive,” said the CM in an of- between 1200 and 1400. Delhi Delhi is currently testing nearly oxygen. higher medical facility after pre- Rajesh Patnekar was video conference convened by ficial release. “If this was the recorded 1,693 cases in the last 24 20,000 people daily, which Kejriwal "After recovering, if people have liminary treatment. admitted to the Goa Medical Congress President Sonia Gandhi state of the legislators and min- hours," Chief Minister said, will be increased to 40,000 in symptoms, they will be given oxime- The injured boy's mother ini- College hospital here with the chief ministers of seven isters, one can only imagine how Kejriwal said. a week. "We have adopted the strat- ters for a few more days. If the oxy- tially lodged a complaint with po- Wednesday, though the Opposition-ruled states to dis- grave the situation on the ground Kejriwal added that his govern- egy of test and isolate." gen levels are less, oxygen con- lice, alleging that her son was at- reason for the same was not cuss various issues. With this, the was. The scenario was not con- ment is prepared to deal with the He, however, asserted that other centrators will be given to them tacked on the instructions of her known. Chief Minister CM tried to emphasise that the ducive to holding physical ex- rise in cases. "I have directed that parameters have not changed much. for free so that they do not need to sister-in-law, but later retracted Pramod Sawant said Patnekar scenario was not conducive for aminations,” he said. the number of tests will be dou- Recovery rate is more than 90 per- go to the hospital again," he added. the same. visited the top government hospital in the state for examination Wednesday. "He had gone to the GMC for a MATTERS OF THE MIND check-up, but was asked to get admitted," Sawant told reporters outside his official residence here. In a post on social media, Patnekar said Mobile addiction leading to behavioural changes in kids that he has been hospitalised for the purpose of conducting INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Psychiatrists at the Moti Lal Nehru maker admitted that her two chil- were being advised to increase in- medical tests and is feeling hospital in Prayagraj have also no- dren -- a son and a daughter -- had teraction with children even if they "perfectly fine". Lucknow, August 26: With schools ticed increase in the number of shown definite behavioural changes. are on a work-from-home mode. closed for more than five months parents bringing their children "They were well-behaved children The problem is more severe if the now and online classes becoming the with problems of mobile addiction but now they have started answer- family has a single child who, there- J&K highway new normal, more and more chil- and behavioural changes. ing back. If I scold them, they start fore, cannot interact with others dren are now showing symptoms of Ishanya Raj, clinical psycholo- throwing things around and even in his or her age group. "We are blocked mobile addiction that is causing gist at MLN hospital, said, "After misbehave with their grandpar- asking them to allow physical ac- behavioural problems. meeting so many patients and doing Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar ents. They want to go out and play tivity for the child from within the National Highway continues to A senior psychiatrist at the King counselling, we have observed some but I cannot send them because of home and spend more time inter- remain blocked for the second George's Medical University (KGMU) factors influencing the family dy- the Corona scare," she said. acting with them. The child should

day due to multiple landslides said that he had been getting cases namics during the lockdown. There Rakesh Paswan, consultant psy- be made to take regular breaks y triggered by rains. Aroud a where children were getting irritable, is less interaction with children, chiatrist in the same hospital said, from the mobile phones," he said.

losing appetite and also complain- poor parenting practices, lack of the opportunity to play and involve than 12 hours in a day or more due "Through detailed analysis of the O.P. Rai, an ophthalmologist in

k y m 1,000 vehicles, mostly trucks c carrying supplies, have been ing of headaches and eye problems. communication and supervision." in other recreational activities. to absence of interaction among parenting style, the deficit areas Agra, said that cases of children suf- stranded. The meteorological "Since the pandemic is continu- Raj said that in most cases, every Schools are closed and children are family members. This is leading to need to be identified, and with the fering from redness and watering department has forecast ing, I am unable to hold counselling family member was busy in the relying on mobile phones to play behavioural issues and making the use of psychological interventions of eyes, blurred vision and even more rains till Friday across sessions with such children and I virtual world during the pandemic. games or watch other programmes. child irritable," the psychologist these kinds of issues can be pain around the eyes have increased Jammu and Kashmir and am only advising parents on deal- "Due to the current nuclear fam- Some children have been found said. tackled." substantially in the past some places in Ladakh. ing with the situation," he said. ily structure, children do not have to be using mobile phones for more Suman Rawat, a young home- The doctors said that parents three months. GOGOI CONTRACTS CORONA P9 The state government THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR must come out with a White Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Paper on impact of five editions Gogoi said Wednesday that he has of Bengal Global Business been diagnosed with Covid-19. The Summit. Details of projected Congress leader urged all those investment of over Rs.12.3 lakh who came in contact with him y crore be made known

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of the day uote NCB FILES CRIMINAL Choksi moves HC against Netflix series NEET-JEE INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE he was part of the documentary aspirants are and to solicit his comments qua worried about New Delhi, August 26: Fugitive dia- their health and the same. "Thereafter, the petitioner mantaire Mehul Choksi Wednesday future. They have CASE AGAINST RHEA discovered that one of the persons genuine concerns approached the Delhi High Court seen speaking in the trailer was of: fear of Covid-19 AGENCIES against Netflix's upcoming web se- one Mr. Pavan C. Lall who had writ- infection, transport and lodging ries 'Bad Boy Billionaires: India' ten a book titled "Flawed: The Rise during pandemic and New Delhi, August 26: The Mumbai cops in soup seeking postponement of the re- and Fall of India's Diamond Mogul flood mayhem in Assam and Bihar Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) lease date. Nirav Modi" where also the peti- Wednesday filed a criminal case MUMBAI: Taking suo moto A single judge bench of the high tioner's name had been comingled RAHUL GANDHI | CONGRESS LEADER against Rhea Chakraborty and oth- cognizance of actress Rhea court presided over by Justice Navin with Nirav Modi's," said the plea. ers for their alleged dealings in Chakraborty's 'visit' to the Chawla after hearing brief argu- The plea states that with the re- banned drugs, officials said. morgue where the late actor ments posted the matter for fur- lease of this documentary there is The Uttar Sushant Singh Rajput's body ther hearing on August 28. The ad- a real and substantial threat of prej- Pradesh was kept, the Maharashtra journment came in as senior udice to the fairness of the trial Governor State Human Rights advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul ap- and to the rights of the Petitioner must take Commission (SHRC) has pearing for Netflix sought time to to Netflix to conduct a pre-screen- cognizance of the On the other hand, senior advo- (Choksi) under Article 21. "A trial situation of slapped a notice to the Mumbai go through the petition and seek in- ing of the documentary for the cate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing by media is always detrimental to women's safety in Police and BrihanMumbai structions. court and the counsels for the for Netflix opposed the said petition the case of the Petitioner and is to- the state Municipal Corporation de- The petition filed by Choksi Petitioner. Appearing for the peti- on the grounds of maintainabil- tally contrary to the trite rule that manding an explanation, an through advocate Vijay Aggarwal tioner, advocate Vijay Aggarwal ar- ity saying that the documentary an accused person is innocent until PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA | CONGRESS LEADER official said here Wednesday. sought the court's direction to the gued that he is not seeking a stay has a two minute piece where men- proven guilty by a court of law," Treating the matter as a pri- OTT platform to not release the on the documentary but he is seek- tion of Choksi has been made. the plea read. ority, the SHRC has ordered episode/portion of the Documentary ing that he be shown the preview Choksi in his petition states that Choksi further stated that the I am neither a the police and civic authori- "Bad Boy Billionaires: India" in so so that he can agitate. member of the he became aware of the documen- release of the documentary would CWC nor have ties to submit their detailed far as it relates to Choksi or is prej- "My Lords, the matter is under tary's imminent release on 24.8.2020 cause severe impact on his repu- I seen the letter. But explanation in the matter by udicial to his rights or mentions investigation and the said docu- when he saw the trailer and started tation as well as create a widespread about five of the Monday. Confirming the de- him during the pendency of inves- mentary will prejudice the rights receiving phone calls from various perception of guilt notwithstand- signatories (of the They said various sections of velopments, SHRC Acting tigations and/or trials against him. of the accused (petitioner)," persons across the world, including ing the fact that no competent court letter) are members the Narcotic Drugs and Chairman M.A. Sayeed declined It also sought the court's direction Aggarwal submitted. from Delhi, asking him whether has found him guilty. of the CWC, and as per the Psychotropic Substances Act to elaborate. Congress' constitution any member (NDPS) have been pressed in the Official sources said that the of the CWC can request for a complaint filed by the federal anti- SHRC top brass had viewed discussion which can take place drugs agency on an official refer- video and news reports of Rhea RAIN MAYHEM Maha building before the committee. But writing a ence received from the Enforcement Chakraborty's June 14 visit to letter and leaking it in the media is Directorate (ED). the mortuary of R.N. Cooper collapse toll 16 not proper The alleged narcotics dealing Hospital, Vile Parle. They later DIGVIJAYA SINGH | CONGRESS LEADER links are connected to the criminal directed the SHRC Legal Wing PRESS TRUST OF INDIA probe being conducted in the death to check the relevant provisions of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, pertaining to this as only the im- Mumbai, August 26: With the SHORT TAKES who was found hanging at his du- mediate family members can be recovery of two more bodies plex flat in Mumbai's Bandra area permitted in the morgue. Wednesday, the death toll in the on June 14. The NCB is now the The SHRC has asked the hos- building collapse incident in Girl raped third federal investigative agency pital dean to explain the cir- Maharashtra's Raigad district probing this case apart from the ED cumstances behind Rhea getting mounted to 16, officials said. Gorakhpur: A Class 7 student and the CBI. permission and access to the The Raigad police Wednesday was allegedly raped by a The ED, which is probing a money morgue and even view the mor- arrested an RCC consultant of the manager of her school, who laundering angle into the death of tal remains of the late actor building in connection with the in- also made a video of her and cident. He is one of the five persons threatened to post it on Rajput, has questioned Rhea just hours after his death was social media if she reported Chakraborty, and has obtained discovered. booked in the case, they said. The the matter to anyone, police "deleted WhatsApp messages" al- After the videos went viral five-storey building - Tareq Garden- said here Wednesday. Police legedly indicating dealings in on social media and television, in Mahad town, around 170 kms said the incident took place banned drugs from her phone. the SHRC had received several from Mumbai, collapsed on on July 30 when school Rhea has been questioned by the complaints in the matter last Monday evening. manager Harendra Yadav ED about these suspect drug deals month following which it has According to a police official, the (38) called the 15-year-old and her statement on these allega- initiated the suo moto action. rescue operation was called off girl to his house. The accused tions has been recorded by it under around 11.30 am on Wednesday. is on the run and police have the Prevention of Money Laundering for a blood test," Maneshinde had Fifteen persons died after being registered a case against Act (PMLA), officials said. said. She is the prime accused in this trapped under the rubble, but one him. The police station in- Her lawyer Satish Manehsinde case and has stated in her petition person had died of a heart attack charge of the area was had vehemently denied the alle- before the Supreme Court that she at a local hospital late on Monday removed from the post and gations made against the 28-year- was in a live-in relationship with the night, hours after he was injured attached to the Police Lines old actor."Rhea has never consumed actor. The ED had shared these al- Locals gather near a bridge over a stream that was washed away due to heavy rainfall, at Indra Nagar on the outskirts in the incident, he said. for failing to take the case drugs in her life ever. She is ready leged drug links with the CBI too. of Jammu, Wednesday PTI PHOTO At least nine others, who suf- seriously and not informing fered injuries in the incident, are high officials regarding it. undergoing treatment in a hospi- tal, he said. "The bodies of a 70-year- Six killed in old man and a 60-year-old woman Woman ends life Coronavirus fallout: Maths 17-year-old girl were recovered in the early hours of Wednesday. This took the death New Delhi: A 36-year-old toll in the incident to 15," woman ended her life by teacher sells bags for living bus accident jumping off the 11th floor of Superintendent of Police, Raigad, the NDMC building here PRESS TRUST OF INDIA am teaching them myself now." PRESS TRUST OF INDIA raped, killed in UP Anil Paraskar said. Wednesday morning, police Faizi, who took online classes Another official said that one said. The woman, identified New Delhi, August 26: during the day, reached a weekly Lucknow, August 26: Six per- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE person had died Monday night as Krishna, worked as an Mohammad Faizi has not received market in Dilshad Garden on sons were killed and five others in- due to heart attack after getting in- attendant at the office of an his salary since March and is un- Tuesday evening to sell cloth bags jured in a collision between two UP Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar jured in the incident. architect on the 11th floor of able to pay school fee of his two made by one of his friends. "My state roadways buses on the out- Pradesh), August 26: A 17-year- "So the death toll in the inci- the New Delhi Municipal daughters. The mathematics friends manufactures these bags. skirts of the state capital on old girl, whose mutilated body was dent is 16," he said. The teams Council (NDMC) building, teacher has now taken to selling He suggested I could sell them Wednesday morning, prompting found near a village in Lakhimpur comprising the personnel of the they said. Police said no cloth bags at a weekly market in in the market and keep the prof- the state government to order a Kheri district was also raped, po- National Disaster Response Force suicide note has been found Delhi's Dilshad Garden. its," he says, as he waits for cus- probe into the accident. lice has confirmed. This is the sec- (NDRF) and police, local disaster and they do not suspect any Weekly markets in the national tomers. The six killed in the collision ond rape and murder of a teenage management team, trekkers and foul play. According to the capital, which remained shut Faizi says he can understand between two UPSRTC buses in- girl in this district in the past 10 days. local residents, were involved in police, the woman came to since March-end due to the coro- the fact that the school would not cluded a woman riding a two- The confirmation came late the rescue operation. office around 9.45 am and navirus lockdown, reopened on be able to pay his salary for some wheeler, said officials. The colli- on Tuesday after the body was "I really do not know what to Till late Tuesday night, bodies opened it after taking keys Monday after the Delhi govern- time. "Many families have been sion took place at about 6.45 am recovered the same morning. The say or whom to suspect. She left of 13 victims had been recovered from the counter. She went ment allowed it till August 30 on rendered jobless due to COVID. when an Uttar Pradesh State police had initially said the girl around 8.30 a.m. on Monday. We from under the rubble. inside, kept her bag on the side table, removed her a trial basis. Many people like me are unable Transport Corporation bus col- appeared to have been killed with do not suspect anyone," her uncle On Tuesday, a four-year-old boy sandals and jumped off A resident of Shahdara, Faizi to pay their children's school fee. lided with another while trying to a sharp weapon and that she had told reporters. On August 15, a 13- was pulled out alive from under the from the window. lives in a two-room house with his So the schools, too, are finding it overtake it on the Lucknow-Hardoi sustained injuries to her neck. year-old girl was raped and killed. rubble 19 hours after the incident. elderly parents, wife and two difficult to pay their teachers," he road under Kakori police station The body was found near a dried- Her body was found in a sugar- A 60-year- old woman was also daughters, aged five and 10. says. area, about 22 km, a senior official up pond, around 200 metres from cane field that belongs to one of rescued 26 hours after the build- The 30-year-old teaches math- Faizi underscores that he wants said. Transport Minister Ashok her village. the accused. Two men from her ing collapse. Tremors felt ematics to students of classes 6- to keep teaching his students. "I Kataria has ordered a probe into SP Satendar Kumar said: "The village have been arrested. "Both of them are safe and un- Kolkata: A medium-intensity 8 at a private school and has been want to teach during the day and the incident."Five persons on- post-mortem report has confirmed Her father alleged his daughter dergoing treatment at hospital," the earthquake of magnitude 4.1 taking online classes but with- do something else in the evening board bus and a woman on a two- rape. We are making all possible ef- had been strangled, and had her official said. struck Durgapur in Paschim out any salary since the lock- to make ends meet. That's why the wheeler were killed while five oth- forts to identify and arrest the ac- eyes gouged out and her tongue cut The dead include nine women, Bardhaman district of West down started."My friends have weekly market seemed a better ers were injured in the mishap," cused. We hope to make a break- off. The police, however, said the he added. A Raigad police Bengal Wednesday morning, helped me financially, but I can- idea," he says. a UPSRTC statement said. through soon." According to the post-mortem report, which was spokesperson said, "An RCC con- officials said. Tremors were not ask them for more," Faizi One his first day, Faizi could not Those killed are Sarvdhar (40), relatives of the girl, she had left released a day later, did not show sultant of the five-storey build- felt in the industrial town and said. "We have been managing sell anything as police asked the Lucky Saxena (16), Rajendra home on Monday to visit a neigh- her eyes had been gouged or that ing was apprehended from his its nearby areas, they said. somehow. I could not pay the vendors to vacate the space after Saxena (48), Hariom (40), Nitesh bouring town to fill up a scholarship her tongue was cut out. The police residence early this morning. He The quake, with its epicentre school fee of my daughters, so I it became overcrowded. Bharti (20) and one unidentified form. However, when she did not re- said the autopsy did mention rape has been identified as Bahubali at 110 km east-northeast of woman (about 35 years). turn the family informed the police. and strangulation. Dhamane." Durgapur, occurred at 7.54 am at a depth of 10 km, the National Centre of Seismology said. There has been no report of damages in Covid turns big fat Hyderabad weddings into a simple affair the area so far, police said.

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE that too during day time. riages resumed in function halls During the last few years, the mar- Ten rescued This was something unimagin- but were subject to many restrictions riages and Valima (the dinner Mumbai: A fire broke out in a Hyderabad, August 26: The Covid- able in the city a few months ago as like number of guests, timing and hosted by the bridegroom a day or 15-storey building in Worli 19 pandemic has completely changed even the middle class families used physical distancing. two after the wedding) had become area of central Mumbai in the the way the wedding ceremonies to vie with each other in hosting the Unlike in the past when even a nightlong affair. Late dinners had wee hours of Wednesday, are held in Hyderabad. wedding ceremonies at the biggest the middle class families used to look become common and the subse- officials said. Nobody was In this historic city known for and most popular function halls for the most spacious function halls, quent ceremonies also used to con- injured in the incident and 10 big fat weddings with a long list of with hundreds of invitees. they started hosting the wedding cer- sume several hours. persons trapped inside the invitees, large number of lip-smack- The city of nawabs is known for emonies at smaller avenues. The The wedding and Valima din- building were rescued, they ing dishes and nightlong celebra- ostentatious marriages and this night curfew and fewer transport ners are an integral part of the so- y said. "The fire erupted on the tions, the marriages have become was seen as a social problem push- options available also forced the cial life in Hyderabad. At the peak

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k y m c of the day uote Hurricane Laura President 2 shot dead in Wisconsin protest Donald Trump has held China accountable for Violence broke out as hundreds of protesters marched for a third night in the Wisconsin city rapidly intensifies covering up the in anger after Jacob Blake was seen in video footage being shot up to seven times by police China virus and A ‘life-threatening’ storm surge of 10 to 15 feet is predicted, allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in REUTERS a bystander video that went viral. one of the worst in years, along with destructive winds America and around the world. He Three of his young sons were in the will not rest until justice is done Kenosha, Wisconsin, August 26: car, witnesses said. A third night of street protests over Blake was hit by four of the seven MIKE POMPEO | US SECRETARY OF STATE the police shooting of a Black man shots fired and left paralysed and erupted into gun violence late “fighting for his life,” his family Musharraf Tuesday and early Wednesday in and lawyers said on Tuesday, hours gave NRO Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two peo- (National ple and wounding one, police said. KENOSHA SHOOTING Reconciliation Social media videos showed Ordinance) to two chaotic scenes of people running and before the latest round of civil un- political leaders which quadrupled screaming amid a volley of gun- rest broke out in the lakefront town our debts and destroyed economy. fire and others tending to gunshot between Milwaukee and Chicago. There will be no more NROs wounds. The bloodshed followed a Anti-racism protesters also night of skirmishes that had ap- Flares are seen near a Kenosha County Sheriff vehicle during a protest in clashed with police in Portland, IMRAN KHAN | PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER peared to turn calm after police Kenosha, Wisconsin REUTERS Oregon, and Louisville, Kentucky, fired tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday night, part of a wave of China and at protesters who defied a curfew. him after he fell to the ground. the ground and being aided by an national protests that have con- Italy should The shooting broke out shortly Another man tried to grab his armed man as police approached. tinued since the May 25 death of build on the before midnight, killing two peo- weapon and appeared to be shot at Kenosha has been rocked by a Black man in Minneapolis, good momentum of ple and wounding a third who close range, falling to the ground. protests since Sunday, when police George Floyd, who was pinned ASSOCIATED PRESS around 115 mph (185 kph) on their joint fight was expected to survive, the Another video showed a man shot Jacob Blake, 29, in the back at to the street under the knee of a Wednesday morning. against the Kenosha Police Department said who appeared to be shot in the head close range. white police officer. Galveston (US), August 26: It was about 280 miles (450 kilo- pandemic to push in a statement. as several people rushed to his aid, After struggling with police, The Kenosha protests have drawn Hurricane Laura is forecast to rap- meters) out from Lake Charles, for new developments in their Crowds chased a man running frantically trying to tend to his Blake broke free and walked away self-styled militias, patrolling the idly power up into a “catastrophic” Louisiana, moving northwest at bilateral relations down the street with a rifle after they wound and keep him alert. from them and around his car to the streets with rifles or standing guard Category 4 hurricane, even stronger 15 mph (24 kph). WANG YI | CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER believed he had shot another man. Yet another video showed a man driver’s side, where he was shot outside businesses to protect them than previously expected, as it Top winds of 130 mph (209 kmh) One pursuer took a flying kick at with a severe arm wound sitting on after opening the door, according to from looters or arsonists. churns toward Texas and Louisiana, are now predicted before landfall, swirling wind and water over much pushing water onto more than 450 SHORT TAKES of the Gulf of Mexico. miles (724 kilometers) of coast from Satellite images show Laura has Texas to Mississippi. Hurricane US targets become “a formidable hurricane" warnings were issued from San 70 killed in Lanka will adopt ‘India first in recent hours, threatening to Luis Pass, Texas, to Intracoastal Afghan floods Chinese firms smash homes and sink entire com- City, Louisiana, and storm surge munities. warnings from the Port Arthur, Kabul: Heavy flooding has amid sea dispute It has undergone a remarkable Texas, flood protection system to the killed at least 70 people and approach’, says top diplomat intensification, “and there are no mouth of the Mississippi River. A injured dozens of others as signs it will stop soon," the National Category 4 hurricane will do cat- heavy seasonal rains PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Rajapaksa to head the Foreign mediate region. Colombage said Hurricane Center said early astrophic damage: “Power outages drenched northern and Ministry August 14. that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wednesday. “Some areas, when will last weeks to possibly months. eastern Afghanistan, Colombo, August 26: Sri Lanka will In an interview published by would have an India first approach they wake up Thursday morning, Most of the area will be uninhab- officials said Wednesday. adopt an "India first approach" as Daily Mirror Wednesday, Colombage as the key to strategic security. they're not going to believe what hap- itable for weeks or months,” the Spokesperson for northern its new foreign policy plank and said Sri Lanka is to adopt an ‘India “China is the second-largest econ- pened,” said Stacy Stewart, a sen- weather service says. More than Parwan province Wahida protect New Delhi's strategic se- first approach' as its new regional omy and India is considered the ior hurricane specialist. “We could 3,85,000 residents were told to evac- Shahkar said the number of curity interests, the country's foreign policy plank. sixth-largest. In 2018 India was the see storm surge heights more than uate the Texas cities of Beaumont, casualties may rise as rescue teams work to locate people Foreign Secretary Jayanath "That means Sri Lanka will not world's fastest-growing economy. 15 feet in some areas,” Stewart Galveston and Port Arthur. Another buried under destroyed houses. Colombage has said as he sought to do anything harmful to India's That means we are between two said. “What doesn't get blown down 2,00,000 were ordered to leave the allay concerns amid China's grow- strategic security interests," said economic giants,” he said. by the wind could easily get knocked low-lying Calcasieu and Cameron REUTERS ing presence in the island nation. Colombage, who was the chief of the Commenting on the Chinese in- down by the rising ocean waters parishes in southwestern Louisiana, Admiral Colombage became the Sri Lanka Navy between 2012-14 vestment in the southern port of pushing well inland.” Laura grew where forecasters said as much as NK, SK brace for Washington, August 26: The first-ever foreign secretary from a and later became a foreign policy Hambantota, Colombage says that nearly 70 per cent in power in just 13 feet (4 meters) of storm surge strong typhoon United States Wednesday black- military background when he was analyst mostly on the Chinese ini- Sri Lanka had offered India 24 hours to reach Category 3 status, topped by waves could submerge listed 24 Chinese companies and tar- appointed by President Gotabaya tiatives in Sri Lanka and the im- Hambantota first. with maximum sustained winds whole communities. Seoul: Hundreds of flights were geted a number of individuals it said canceled in South Korea while were part of construction and mil- North Korea’s leader expressed itary actions related to disputed Pressure mounts on concern about a potential loss islands in the South China Sea. of lives and crops as the FUN TIME The US Commerce Department Russia to probe countries braced for a fast- said the two dozen companies approaching typhoon forecast played a “role in helping the as one of the strongest to hit Navalny’s poisoning their peninsula this year. Chinese military construct and Packing a maximum wind speed militarize the internationally con- ASSOCIATED PRESS of 162 kilometers (100 miles) demned artificial islands in the per hour, Typhoon Bavi was South China Sea.” The State Moscow, August 26: The Kremlin already lashing South Korea's Department, in a separate state- said Wednesday it doesn't want the southern resort island of Jeju ment, said it would impose visa re- illness of Russia's opposition Wednesday afternoon, strictions on Chinese individuals leader, who is in a coma in a flooding roads, toppling “responsible for, or complicit in,” German hospital after a suspected trees, ripping off signboards such action and those linked to poisoning, to affect relations with and knocking down at least China’s “use of coercion against the West as international pressure one traffic sign as it passed Southeast Asian claimants to in- mounted on Moscow to investigate over waters off the island's hibit their access to offshore re- Alexei Navalny's condition. western shores. sources.” The move marked the The statement came two days Trump administration’s latest ef- after doctors at the Berlin hospi- forts to crack down on companies tal where the 44-year-old is being whose goods may support Chinese treated said tests indicated he was HK police arrest 16 military activities. poisoned, and minutes before The United States accuses China before UK Prime Minister Boris over protest charges of militarising the South China Sea Johnson joined other Western Hong Kong: Hong Kong and trying to intimidate Asian officials in demanding a trans- police arrested 16 people neighbors who might want to ex- parent investigation. Wednesday on charges ploit its extensive oil and gas re- “The poisoning of (Alexei) related to anti-government serves. The United States has con- Navalny shocked the world,” protests last year, ducted multiple freedom of Johnson said in a Tweet. including two opposition navigation operations by sending “The perpetrators must be lawmakers. Pro-democracy its warships through the area to held accountable, (and) the UK legislators Ted Hui and assert the freedom of access to will join international efforts to Lam Cheuk-ting announced international waterways. ensure justice is done.” Kremlin their arrests on social China claims 90% of the po- spokesman Dmitry Peskov reit- media. Posts on Lam's Twitter account said he had tentially energy-rich South China erated Wednesday that Moscow been arrested on charges Sea, but Brunei, Malaysia, the “categorically” disagreed with of conspiring with others Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam “hasty” conclusions that Navalny to damage property and also lay claim to parts of an area was a victim of an intentional poi- obstructing justice during a through which about $3 trillion soning, and said it doesn't want protest in July 2019. of trade passes each year. Children play at the beach during sunset in Kuwait City, Kuwait UNI PHOTO the situation to affect its ties with the West. Trump – ‘No Mr. Nice Guy’ - shows softer side to win voters PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP KICKED OFF HIS REE-LECTION CAMPAIGN WITH A SWAGGERING WORLD SERIES AD THAT DECLARED HE’S “NO MR. NICE GUY”

ASSOCIATED PRESS to his aggressive rhetoric and lack have long worked to hold it up as an you get the job done.” of obvious empathy during the asset, both in last October's splashy Walker acted as a pivot point in Washington, August 26: President coronavirus pandemic. ad campaign as well as during the the Republican messaging, relaying Donald Trump kicked off his Republicans went all-out to depict convention. a story of how Trump — in his reelection campaign with a swag- a gentler Trump over the first two “Joe Biden is a very good guy. I business suit — once joined the ex- gering World Series ad that de- nights of their convention. know him. He's just as nice as they NFL star and their respective kids “We are absolutely, no less than clared he's “No Mr. Nice Guy,” but House Minority Whip Steve come,” former U.N. Ambassador on a trip to Disney World. others, interested in understand- his campaign has taken pains to Scalise of Louisiana Monday re- Nikki Haley said Tuesday on Fox. Republican National Committee ing what led to a coma. highlight a softer side of the called how Trump sat by his hospital “But that's just the problem. We Chair Ronna McDaniel did much the " Navalny, a politician and cor- famously brusque and bombastic bedside as he recovered from a near saw what happens when you try to same, offering testimony to Trump's ruption investigator who is one chief executive during this week's fatal gunshot wound in 2017. Rep. Jim be nice at the United Nations. toughness but also saying, “I've of Putin's fiercest critics, fell ill Republican convention. Jordan of Ohio spoke of how Trump Basically, everybody was running seen private moments where he on a flight back to Moscow from The competing depictions of embraced his request two years over America when Obama and comforts Americans in times of Siberia Thursday and was taken the President come after the ago to talk with relatives whose Biden were in there." pain and sadness.” to a hospital in the Siberian city

Democrats spent last week show- son had died in a car accident. The Herschel Walker, the former NFL Much of last week's Democratic of Omsk after the plane made

k y m c casing the compassion of Joe president was shown talking to player, acknowledged in a conven- National Convention was used to an emergency landing. Biden. But the attempt to humanise COVID-19 first responders, thank- emergency eye surgeries in telling people “you're fired” on “The tion speech Monday night that flesh out a portrait of Biden as a man Over the weekend, he was Trump was already in the works, ing his “friends” for their service. Guatemala and Haiti. Apprentice” and championed his “Some people don't like Trump's who has suffered immense personal transferred to the Charité hospital part of a strategy to win back sen- And Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday re- Trump’s tough-guy persona, built hard-nosed business practices. style." But he added: “People on op- tragedy and can relate to others, in- in Berlin, where doctors found in- ior and suburban voters who have vealed how the President supported over half a lifetime in business, is Recognising that it is an immutable posing teams didn't like it when I ran cluding Americans who have lost jobs dications of “cholinesterase in- abandoned him in no small part due his medical missions to perform well known. He made millions part of Trump's image, his allies right over them either. But that's how or loved ones during the pandemic. hibitors” in his system. Due to AI-POWERED SOLUTION TO AUTOMATE HELPDESK OPS P11 migration of THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR labourers, many farmers Infosys has launched an AI-driven solution that will automate in Punjab and Haryana helpdesk operations, allow customers to eliminate manual are going for direct resolution and build near-touchless contact centers in the sowing of paddy which COVID-19 times. Infosys partnered Blue Prism, a leading has less productivity Robotic Process Automation provider and a strategic partner, business HETAL GANDHI | DIRECTOR, CRISIL to build the 'Cognitive Email Workbench' solution

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k y m c of the day uote Cash in circulation Gujarat, Maha, TN top ‘Export Preparedness Index’ rises 10% since The liquidity in financial IN THE EXPORT ECOSYSTEM PARAMETER, ODISHA STANDS SECOND NEXT TO MAHARASHTRA lockdown markets is the key point driving the number of deals we AGENCIES formed the best, followed by Goa and networks, globally, Kant added. AGENCIES have seen in August. Chandigarh. The report noted that India’s merchandise exports have Roadshows have New Delhi, August 26: Gujarat has Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are two witnessed growth from $275.9 billion Mumbai, August 26: The COVID- been turned into calls and investors topped the Niti Aayog's Export landlocked states that had initiated in 2016–17, to $303.5 billion in 2017– 19 pandemic has triggered a panic are making themselves available Preparedness Index 2020 followed several measures to promote ex- 18, and to $331 billion in 2018–19. hoarding of bank notes by many very quickly by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in ports. Other states facing similar However, the COVID-19 crisis people which has resulted in the the second and third place respec- socio-economic challenges can look dealt a major blow to the current fis- currency to GDP ratio increasing RISHI JALAN | CO-HEAD, ASIA DEBT tively, according to the government at the measures taken by cal. Consequently, India's exports to pre-demonetisation levels of SYNDICATE, CITIGROUP think tank's report released Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and shrank by 60% in April 2020. 12% in 2019-20, said the RBI in its Wednesday. try to implement them to grow their Niti Aayog in partnership with the annual report for 2019-20 released According to the report, six exports, the report noted. Institute of Competitiveness re- Tuesday. COVID-19 coastal states: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Speaking at the launch of the re- leased the first Export Preparedness seems like Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka port, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Index (EPI) 2020. The EPI intends to another and Kerala feature in the top ten Rajiv Kumar said exports are an in- demonetisation-like Pic courtesy: Twitter/Niti Aayog identify challenges and opportuni- catalyst for the rankings, indicating the presence tegral part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat ties and encourage a facilitative industry. Digital of strong enabling and facilitating and the country will have to keep striv- ports, he said adding “states must tions for exports in coastal states and regulatory framework. It ranked payment providers factors to promote exports. Among ing to increase the share of exports look at creating a separate depart- landlocked states are very different. states on four key parameters: pol- have been quite hands-on in terms the landlocked states, Rajasthan in GDP and world trade. "We will try ment for exports promotion.” Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant icy, business ecosystem, export of responding to this situation, by has performed the best, followed to double India's share in world trade He said the government of India said rapid growth of exports is a cru- ecosystem and export performance. offering enhanced support on by Telangana and Haryana. in the coming years," he said. has made it clear that production cial component for long-term eco- In the export ecosystem param- essentials, offering integration with Among the Himalayan states, Kumar pointed out that India's per linked incentive (PLI) schemes are nomic growth. eter, Maharashtra topped the Index donations to PM fund and other Uttarakhand topped the chart, fol- capita exports stood at $241, com- critical to promote exports. Kumar A favourable ecosystem enables followed by Odisha and Rajasthan essential product and services lowed by Tripura and Himachal pared to South Korea’s $11,900 and also said that there is a need to dis- a country to contribute significantly and on the export performance pa-

ANIL KUMAR | FOUNDER AND CEO, Pradesh, the report said adding China’s $18,000, so there is a huge tinguish between coastal states and to global value chains and reap the rameter, Mizoram led the index, fol- REDSEER CONSULTING that across UTs, Delhi has per- potential for growth of India’s ex- landlocked states because condi- benefits of integrated production lowed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. It has been found that March (since the lockdown began) on- wards, the currency in circula- tion rose to 26.9 lakh crore which Co-operatives ` is a hike of 10%. On the other in rural areas IOCL invests 573 cr hand, the number of `2,000 notes need to be SC asks Centre to clarify in circulation has dipped sharply revitalised at the earliest as collapse since 2018. of the cooperative in three projects The preference for cash has credit system will seen y-o-y growth in currency held affect credit availability stand on interest waiver with the public (CwP) accelerating in rural areas POST NEWS NETWORK from 11.3% as on February (this TAGENCIES year) to 14.5% at end-March and GOVINDA RAJULU CHINTALA | CHAIRMAN, LOAN MORATORIUM NABARD Bhubaneswar, August 26: The to 21.3% by June. New Delhi, August 26: The Centre n oil and gas company Indian Oil The currency to bank deposit is “hiding behind the RBI”, the The apex court had earlier asked the Corporation Limited (IOCL) has ratio also skyrocketed from its Centre and the RBI to review the Supreme Court (SC) said Wednesday invested around worth of capex decennial average of 15.1% to move to charge interest on EMIs and asked it to reply within a week `573 crore on three of its projects SHORT TAKES during the moratorium period 16.3%. It is also a matter of co-in- on the issue of interest being charged in Odisha. They are Paradip- cidence that the household fi- on installments which have been de- n It has now posted the matter for Hyderabad Pipeline, Ethylene nancial savings have also taken a Accenture to fire ferred under the central bank’s hearing September 1 Glycol (MEG) Project at Paradip hit owing to a fall in the value of scheme during the moratorium pe- Refinery and LPG Import Facility equity and mutual fund invest- 25K staff globally riod amid COVID-19 lockdown. also in Paradip. The oil company ments post-Covid. New Delhi: Thousands of “This happened because you comprised Justices R Subhash should not end," Sibal said. The invested the same amount roles at Accenture could be locked down the entire country," Reddy and MR Shah. apex court has now posted the mat- during the period of April 20 to impacted as the global IT and the apex court told the Centre while "My Lordships may not say that. ter for hearing September 1. August 15, FY’21. implementing the project under professional services referring to the difficulties in loan We are working in coordination The top court had earlier said Union Minister for Petroleum engineering, procurement, con- ‘Micro-entrepreneurs company is looking to reduce repayments. with RBI," Solicitor General Tushar there was "no merit in charging in- and Natural Gas Dharmendra struction and commissioning at least 5% i.e. 25,000 of its The court had earlier asked the Mehta said and sought a week's terest on interest" for deferred Pradhan reviewed about these (EPCC) contracts. have huge potential’ global workforce. Accenture Centre and the Reserve Bank of time for filing response in the case. loan payment installments dur- projects, Tuesday. According to the official, the New Delhi: Micro-entrepreneurs has a global workforce of India (RBI) to review the move to The bench said: "You have to tell IOCL has invested `200 crore for 1,212 km Paradip-Hyderabad pe- ing the moratorium period an- in rural India have huge potential around 5.13 lakh people and charge interest on EMIs during us your stand on two things” -- that nounced in wake of the COVID-19 the ongoing Paradip-Hyderabad troleum products pipeline passes out of them, about 2 lakh are ` for contributing to the country's the moratorium period introduced is the role of the Centre under the pandemic. Pipeline project and 346 crore for through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh growth but they suffer from lack in India. The workforce under the scheme due to the COVID- Disaster Management Act and The bench was hearing a plea MEG Project and `27 crore for LPG and Telangana. The project linking reduction might have an of access to infrastructure and 19 pandemic. whether the “interest on interest” filed by Agra resident Gajendra Import Facility. Paradip refinery and the city would impact on India operations. credit, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman The IT firm said that it was “The Centre has not made its will be accounted for. Sharma, who has sought a direction The maharatna firm has esti- facilitate enhanced leverage in Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. not planning "extraordinary stand clear till now. Ample powers Mehta argued that there cannot to declare the portion of the RBI’s mated a total investment of around terms of fuel supplies for the oil Speaking at a virtual event ` global workforce actions" are available with the Centre under be a common solution for all the March 27 notification "as ultra vires 9,682 crore for the aforementioned major in the state. organised by the Council on at this time. the Disaster Management Act. You problems. to the extent it charges interest on projects that include `3,338 crore for To augment LPG import in- Energy, Environment and Water have to make the Centre's position Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, ap- the loan amount during the mora- Paradip-Hyderabad Pipeline, `5,654 frastructure at Paradip, IOCL is (CEEW), Kumar further said the clear,” a bench headed by Justice pearing for one of the intervenors, torium period, which create hard- crore for MEG Project at Paradip setting up a 0.6 MMTPA capac- government is committed to a Ashok Bhushan said in a hearing said that the loan moratorium ship to the petitioner being bor- Refinery and `690 crore for the ity LPG import terminal. These self-reliant India. There are Uber kicks off conducted through video confer- scheme is ending August 31 and it rower and creates hindrance and LPG Import Facility. projects were halted due to COVID- more than 3.5 crores ‘Auto Rentals’ encing. should be extended. obstruction in 'right to life' guar- L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering 19 pandemic lockdown and now micro-entrepreneurs in rural “Centre is hiding behind the "I am only saying that till these anteed by Article 21 of the Limited (LTHE), a wholly-owned stand at an advanced stage of India who have huge potential New Delhi: Ride-hailing major RBI,” said the bench which also pleas are decided, the extension Constitution of India". subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, is completion. for contributing to Uber Wednesday launched an India's growth. on-demand 24x7 Auto Rentals service in Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Mumbai, FASTag must to avail Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune that will allow riders to State set to attract Japanese investors make multiple stops along a POST NEWS NETWORK journey. The service allows discounts on NH toll plazas The Odisha Government has offered 3.53 sq km riders to do more by the hour at an affordable price point AGENCIES ment. It said this is another step to- Bhubaneswar, August 26: The industry-ready land near Bhubaneswar and it is a of `149 for a one-hour/10 km wards promoting the use of digital government of Odisha has planned plug-and-play industrial land with a dedicated research package, with the option of New Delhi, August 26: The gov- payments on fee plazas of National to set up a dedicated Japanese man- lab, dormitories for employees, and other facilities for selecting from multiple ernment Wednesday said it has Highways. ufacturing cluster near the Capital new industrial projects hourly packages that can be made FASTag mandatory for avail- The fee payable towards such to attract industries from Japan. HEMANT SHARMA I PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT booked up to a maximum of 8 ing all discounts on National discounts shall be paid through During a virtual conference, hours. Highways toll plazas. It has issued pre-paid instruments, smart card Principal Secretary of Industries de- a gazette notification in this regard. or through FASTag or on board partment, Hemant Sharma, ing during the India-Japan invest- refinery facility of Indian Oil State MSME minister Dibya "The Ministry of Road Transport unit (transponder) or any other Wednesday, said, “To attract in- ment forum virtual conference or- Corporation Limited,” Sharma said. Shankar Mishra, who also attended Paytm to hire and Highways (MoRTH) has made such device only, it said. vestors from Japan, the state gov- ganised by the Indian Chambers “With abundant natural re- the conference, outlined steps taken the use of FASTag mandatory for The government said the amend- ernment offered 3.53 square kilo- of Commerce (ICC). sources, surplus availability of to streamline the investment over 1K people availing return journey discount ments to the National Highways Fee meter industry-ready land near The Odisha government is also in- power at a cost lesser than many processes and to create a business- New Delhi: Setting the stage or any other exemptions on Toll Fee (Determination of Rates and Bhubaneswar. The particular land tending to set up petrochemical other industrialised states in the friendly environment. for a major expansion amid Plazas. Users who wish to claim a Collection) Rules, 2008 in this re- parcel is a plug-and-play industrial units for the investors. “For in- country and a strategically located “To support new industries plan- the pandemic, leading digital discount for making return journey gard would enable discount on return land with a dedicated research lab, vestors intending to set up petro- coastline, within reach of the ning to set up in the state, we have payments service Paytm within 24 hours or any other local journey within 24 hours and it would dormitories for employees, and chemical units, the state has 2,500 ASEAN markets, Odisha could be efficient single window system Wednesday said it is in the exemptions, shall be required to be through FASTag or such other de- other facilities required for new acres of industrial complex ready the most promising investment des- which hand-holds them through- process of hiring over 1,000 have a valid functional FASTag on vice and would be automatic with no industrial projects.” to set up plots near Paradip port, tination for countries like Japan,” out the investment grounding engineers, data scientists, the vehicle," MoRTH said in a state- requirement for a pass. Sharma addressed the gather- which is home to a large crude oil said Sharma in his presentation. process,” Mishra said. financial analysts among other positions for tech and non-tech roles. Paytm in April announced to hire over 500 people for multiple roles, aside from continued hiring ‘INVESTORS MUST HOLD ON TO SIPs DURING CRISIS’ in product and technology. AGENCIES right time to invest in SIPs. It said that the investors are seeking to invest in The white paper titled "COVID- gold, which is considered a safe Reliance hires New Delhi, August 26: As the 19: Impact on investing" said that current market scenario haven. Due to the high demand for economy goes through an un- thousands of investors exited their is conducive to invest the yellow metal, its price has sky- IOCL chairman precedented slowdown severely im- investments due to severe finan- rocketed. New Delhi: India’s Reliance pacting the income levels and per- cial constraints. in equities as the stock However, the survey showed that Industries Ltd has appointed sonal finance of individuals, a white "We conducted a survey and an prices have fallen to 42% of the survey participants said Sanjiv Singh, former paper by ClearTax has suggested that astounding 54.5% of the responses they don't have gold in their port- chairman of refiner and fuel people should continue to invest said that they believed this was not their multi-year lows folio. The rest of the participants said retailer Indian Oil Corp. through systematic investment a good time to invest, even though that they are interested in learning (IOC.NS), as group president plans (SIP) and not halt or exit them most experts have recommended and avoiding the stock market. about gold as an investment option. and member of its oil-to- amid the crisis. investors to increase or at least con- It noted that industry experts The whitepaper said that people chemicals (O2C) business It said that the current market sce- tinue SIPs. Remaining 45.5% have are of the opinion that the current may consider investing in gold if leadership team, according to nario is conducive to invest in eq- increased their SIPs to make the market scenario is ideal for getting their investment horizon is less an internal announcement. uities as the stock prices have fallen most of the falling markets," it said. started with investments in mu- than three years. On doing so, in- Singh, who retired from IOC to their multi-year lows. Entering Noting that investing in equity those. said. A 62% of the respondents tual funds and stock markets and vestors will be away from the mar-

on June 30, will lead and drive the market now and staying in- markets comes with some inher- "Therefore under such a situation, were hopeful that the markets will 46% of the survey participants ket fluctuations and preserve their

k y m c the group’s manufacturing vested for a long period of time ent risks, the white paper said that investors must continue to invest recover from the current crisis. agreed to the view. capital. services which are would help investors create wealth, many investors tend to make the mis- through SIPs and not halt them or Also 67 per cent people surveyed Meanwhile, the gold prices are on "If you have a long-term invest- considered the backbone of the whitepaper said. RIL’s oil-to-chemicals take of making an exit during a exit from holdings. A small investor stated that there is no change in the upward run ever since the onset ment horizon, then it's advisable business, RIL Executive The online survey by ClearTax crisis. It said that Indian stock mar- will likely lose a lot of value when their investing strategy due to Covid. of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stock to invest in stocks as they are known Director Hital R Meswani said showed that 54.5% of the responses kets have witnessed several crises an exit takes place during a severe Remaining 33% were considering markets have been volatile since to provide excellent returns in the in the announcement. received said that this is not the in the past and have emerged from dip in the market," the whitepaper fixed deposits in the short term the beginning of 2020, and retail long run," it said. P12 THURSDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR

MESSI TELLS How Spanish BARCELONA media reacted

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k k y y m m c TO LEAVE, LEO-HEARTED c SIGNALLING END OF AN ERA LEAVING THE CLUB IN COMPLETE BOMBSHELL DISARRAY ASSOCIATED PRESS Barcelona said the document sent by without a transfer fee — with mega- furious Barcelona fans who con- Messi referenced a clause allowing rich PSG and Manchester City widely fronted them and criticized the team Barcelona, August 26: After dozens him to leave for free at the end of the seen as perhaps the most likely des- at the club’s training centre after the of titles, hundreds of goals and count- season. However, the club said the dead- tinations. squad returned from Portugal. ‘SPORT’ ran with the headline: ‘TOTAL less records, Lionel Messi’s spec- line for triggering that clause expired Messi's announcement came 11 Club president Josep Bartomeu WAR’, reporting that Messi wrote to the tacular career at Barcelona could in June and that it would seek legal ad- days after Barcelona’s humiliating 2- had said he was confident that Messi club by fax that he wants to depart the be coming to an abrupt end. The di- vice. Messi’s contract also includes a 8 loss to Bayern in the Champions would finish his career with Nou Camp. They then go on to report that vorce may turn ugly, too. 700 million euro buyout clause. League quarterfinals, one of the Barcelona, and that he was a cru- PSG, Manchester City, Manchester United Messi told Barcelona Tuesday that The Spanish season would nor- worst defeats in the player’s career cial part of incoming coach Ronald and Inter Milan are among the clubs he wants to leave after nearly two mally have ended in May but was and in the club’s history. Koeman’s plans for the team. monitoring his intriguing situation decades at the club, having grown un- pushed back because of the coron- The defeat capped a difficult sea- Koeman met with Messi last week happy after a trophy-less season ended avirus pandemic. son for Barcelona — the first with- and the player reportedly told the with a humiliating loss to Bayern “If Messi is to leave Barcelona by out a title since 2007-08 — and ig- Dutchman that he saw himself more Munich in the Champions League. activating a release clause, then I nited one of their worst crises ever. out than in at the club at that moment. Barcelona confirmed to the agency hope the club (tries) to help, not hin- Messi had been outspoken about Spanish media said an emergency that Messi sent the club a document der him,” former England and his dissatisfaction with some of board meeting was expected to take expressing his desire to leave. But the Barcelona striker Gary Lineker said Barcelona’s decisions this season, place Wednesday, when the club had club hinted that a legal battle could on Twitter. talking about the team’s problems already scheduled the official pres- be coming and said it won’t auto- “He’s been fiercely loyal and their and contesting club directors. Sporting entation of forward Francisco matically grant the Argentina great greatest ever player. It would be ter- director Eric Abidal, who was criti- Trincao. his wishes. ribly sad if it finished with a fight be- cized by Messi, left the club last week. Messi arrived at Barcelona as a Barcelona said they told Messi in tween the player and the club.” Messi had been silent since the teenager in 2001, joining the club’s response that they want him to If Messi can leave for free, he will loss to Bayern, though, raising doubts famed La Masia youth academy. His stay and finish his career at the have no shortage of suitors. However, about his future. The defeat may have first-team debut happened in 2003 club. The dispute centers around only a handful of clubs could real- been the tipping point for the play- as a 16-year-old, and since then he has a clause in Messi’s contract. istically afford to pay his wages even maker. He and his teammates faced led Barcelona to 34 titles.

Your privileges in the squad are over: Koeman Fans flood to Camp Nou in Messi outrage ‘as’ also run down the fax route before BARCELONA: Lionel Messi decided to hand in a transfer request after he was told claiming that there could be chaotic times ‘Your privileges in the squad are over’ by new Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman. Messi ahead in the Messi transfer saga. The reportedly told the Dutchman that he saw himself ‘More out of the club than in it’ Spanish paper reported that Messi having cut short his holiday to meet the Dutchman. Argentine news outlet ‘Diario intends to become a free agent this sum- Ole’ claims at a meeting Koeman told Messi: “Your privileges in the squad are mer but the Nou Camp outfit will demand over, you have to do everything for the team. I’m going to be inflexible, you from any rivals that they stump up 222mn have to think about the team.” The frank exchange reportedly convinced euro for his signature Messi that now is the time for him to leave the club. The dramatic move piled the pressure on Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

No. of Ballons d’Or awards won by Messi a record and he is followed 6 by Cristiano Ronaldo (five) No. of European Golden Shoes (top scorer across all of European 6 leagues) and it’s a record too as among other winners, maximum is 4 No. of Pichichi trophies (La Liga’s top scorer) in a season. No one has 7ever won more. But to put this in a Barcelona context 21 No. of goals he scored in El Clasicos (vs Real Madrid); the next No. of 26 best, Real’s Alfredo di Stefano and Ronaldo (both 18 apiece) assists, BARCELONA: Barcelona fans have gone to Camp Nou to voice their displeasure over the uncertain future of Lionel Messi. The Argentine informed the club Tuesday that he He once hit a quite ridiculous 50 goals in a single La Liga season the does not wish to continue at the club, and it appears the forward is set to exit the only 50(2011-12) which is a record highest ever in a professional club he has ever represented. President Josep Maria Bartomeu, mean- That same season, he hit a total 73 goals for Barca – that is the single while, has decided to stay on through to at least the election in March, stating that he 73most goals ever scored in a single season in Europe’s top five La Liga believes Barca’s issues are of a sporting nature. As the news began to emerge that leagues (all competitions) season Messi wished to leave, fans marched to the club’s home stadium to voice their frustra- In 2012, he hit 91 goals for both club and country. That’s the most (2019-20) tion with the club for their role in his decision. With an emergency board meeting in anyone has ever scored in official competitions in a calendar year progress inside, fans gathered while chanting ‘Messi stay’ and ‘Bartomeu resign’. ‘MARCA’ go with the headline: ‘I want to 91 leave Barcelona’ before emphatically No. of hat-tricks in La Messi is the only Messi is He holds the record for most goals scored in La Liga history printing ‘And the bomb explodes’. They 36 Liga. No one has more. 19/30 footballer to have 40/10 the only 444 with the next closest on the all-time list is Ronaldo (311) then to go on to state under-fire He’s tied with Ronaldo for the scored consecutively against all player to score more Barcelona president Bartomeu has called most number of Champions teams in a professional league than 40 goals in 10 No. of goals he scored for Barcelona and he is followed by an urgent meeting to get the situation in League hat-tricks (8) (19 games, 30 goals in 2011-12) consecutive seasons 634 Cesar Rodriguez (232) and Luis Suarez (198) order Messi, Guardiola reunion on cards

BARCELONA: Pep Guardiola Guardiola cut his teeth in coach- is also said to appeal to Messi. Icon gets has recently held talks with Lionel ing with the Catalans and enjoyed There has been no firm support Messi and would be delighted to incredible success during his spell offer from City and any deal for be reunited with the wantaway in the dugout with their first team, Messi would be extremely BARCELONA: Luis Barcelona star at Manchester City, which lasted from 2008 through complex given the finan- Suarez and Carles Puyol ‘Goal’ can reveal. until 2012. He won the treble in his cial details involved in have given their full backing The six-time Ballon d’Or win- first season in charge, with six such a transfer. to Lionel Messi after the ner has stunned the Camp Nou major honours arriving in 2009 Manchester Argentine told Barcelona he wants side by handing in a transfer re- alone. Six more would follow be- United, Inter and to leave the club. Following the shock quest and asking to activate a fore his departure. PSG are among development that the 33-year-old Barca skipper wants out, club legend Puyol and clause in his contract that would That Barcelona generation is the other clubs strike partner Suarez have given Messi allow him to leave for free. widely considered to be one of the credited with their full support on social media. Guardiola is very interested in greatest the game has ever seen. a serious in- Front page of ‘Mundo Deportivo’ is all Puyol, who was captain at the club signing the 33-year-old and City are Having enjoyed arguably their terest in the at- black with the headline ‘Messi Bomb: when Messi first broke into the first- one of the few clubs with the fi- greatest successes together, Messi tacker, who has He wants to go.’ The front pages tells team, tweeted: “Respect and nancial muscle capable of ab- is keen to reunite with the coach. previously said that the story of the day and also explains admiration Leo. All my support, sorbing the Argentina interna- The prospect of playing along- he would one day like how Barca have asked Messi to recon- amigo.” Puyol’s tweet was then tional’s wage. The relationship side his friend and compatriot to return to play with sider and want him to finish his career applauded in a reply from between the two men remains Sergio Aguero at the Etihad, along Newell’s Old Boys at the Camp Nou. There’s also a report Suarez, who himself appears to very close, having worked previ- with the chance to remain playing in his homeland be- that the captain called Pep Guardiola to be on the way out of the club. ously together at Barca. at high level in the Premier League, fore he retires. talk about a move Welcome to the club: NEWS IN BRIEF Djokovic’s win takes Indian sports’ defining moments to be recreated in web series Kumble to Anderson New Delhi: Indian sports have witnessed some defining moments in its history which have been etched in our him to 20-0 in 2020 memories and revered by fans over the ages. To relive these historic moments, Baseline Ventures has PRESS TRUST OF INDIA conceptualised and produced an eight-part web series titled ‘The Finish Line’ which documents eight defining moments from Indian sports by recreating the moment by the actual athletes. The eight legends who have been ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi, August 26: ‘Welcome confirmed for season 1 of ‘The Finish Line’ are Abhinav Bindra, Viswanathan Anand, Dinesh Karthik, Pankaj Advani, to the club’, said Anil Kumble, Smriti Mandhana, Leander Paes, Parul Parmar and Varun Singh Bhati. New York, August 26: Novak while Sourav Ganguly marvelled Djokovic’s neck felt much better, and at the ‘greatness’ as English pacer his tennis looked much better, in a James Anderson’s 600 Test wickets Maguire’s lawers appeal Mickelson on track for win on debut 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded earned him a unanimous round American Tennys Sandgren at the Missouri: Phil Mickelson is in the driving seat to win on his PGA Tour of applause from some of the biggest against brawl conviction Western & Southern Open that im- Champions debut after the American surged to a four-shot lead names in Indian cricket. Athens: Lawyers for Manchester United heading into the final round of the Charles Schwab Series, which he proved the top-ranked man’s win- Anderson touched the milestone captain Harry Maguire have appealed is using to prepare for next month’s US Open. Hall of Famer loss record to 20-0 in 2020. on the fifth day of the drawn third against a Greek court ruling which found Mickelson has won 44 events on the regular PGA Tour, including five He has won five of the past seven Test against Pakistan when the 38- “Well done james Anderson him guilty of multiple charges following a major championships, and qualified for the senior circuit having Grand Slam tournaments, includ- year old dismissed rival skipper @jimmy9.. this milestone is just brawl on the island of Mykonos last week, turned 50 in June. Mickelson followed up his opening round of 61 ing at the Australian Open in Reilly Opelka knocked off 2019 Azhar Ali. greatness ..156 test matches as fast sources close to the process told ‘Reuters’. with a 64 Tuesday to go 17-under for the tournament here with Rod February. His winning streak is the US Open semifinalist Matteo “Congratulations @jimmy9 on bowler is just unthinkable..u will “Yes, Maguire’s lawyer Alexis Anagnostakis Pampling and Tim Petrovic trailing him going into the final round at longest to open a season since he Berrettini 6-3, 7-6(7-4). Opelka next your 600 wickets! Massive effort make every young fast bowler be- has submitted an appeal,” one of the Ozarks National. He is now in a position to break the PGA Tour began 41-0 in 2011, which is the best meets No.4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, from a great fast bowler. Welcome lieve that greatness is achievable,” sources said adding that the accusations Champions’ 54-hole scoring record of 191, jointly held by David Frost, start for a man since at least 1990. who won 7-6(7-2), 7-6(7-4) against to the club,” Kumble tweeted. he tweeted. were “wrong and misleading”. The 27-year- Bruce Fleisher, Loren Roberts, Bernhard Langer and Rocco Mediate. Djokovic will face 34th-ranked No.16 John Isner. Anderson became only the fourth India skipper Virat Kohli joined old England and Manchester United Jan-Lennard Struff in the quar- Andy Murray, however, lost 2-6, defender was one of three people arrested bowler in the history of Test cricket his illustrious compatriots to praise terfinals. The other quarterfinal 2-6 to 2016 Wimbledon runner-up Thursday after an altercation with police on 20k-plus COVID-19 tests during IPL to reach the mark with former India Anderson. “Congratulations Mykonos. A court in the nearby island of in the top half of the draw will be Milos Raonic. That was followed by

leg-spinner Anil Kumble (619), @jimmy9 for this outstanding Syros handed him a suspended sentence of Dubai: The BCCI has recruited VPS Healthcare as the official COVID- defending champion Daniil Serena Williams against Maria y Australian great Shane Warne (708) achievement of 600 wickets. 21 months and 10 days Tuesday on charges 19 testing agency for the upcoming IPL, where more than 20,000 Medvedev against No.8 seed Roberto Sakkari in the day’s last match.

and Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Definitely one of the best bowlers Bautista Agut. Women’s quarterfinal matchups

k k y y m m c of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery, tests will be conducted for nearly three months. As per a press c Muralitharan (800) being the others. I’ve faced,” he tweeted. violence against public employees and release sent by the company, the 20,000 tests will include ‘all The No.3-seeded Medvedev’s 2019 set earlier in the day were two- Former India skipper and BCCI Anderson also claimed his 29th insult, court officials said. Maguire has players, support staff of the franchisees, BCCI officials and IPL title at the tournament was part of time Grand Slam champion Naomi president Ganguly was among the five-wicket haul in the third Test in denied the charges against him. Following stakeholders’. All players and staff members of the teams are being a stretch in which he reached the Osaka against Anett Kontaveit, stalwarts to laud Anderson’s Southampton and only the great the hearing, England coach Gareth tested on days one, three and six before they are being allowed to finals at six consecutive tourna- former No.1 Victoria Azarenka achievement, calling it an inspi- Richard Hadlee has more among Southgate withdrew Maguire from his squad enter the bio bubble. After that players and others are supposed to ments, including a runner-up fin- against Ons Jabeur, and Jessica ration for younger fast bowlers. seam bowlers. for next month’s Nations League matches. be tested every fifth day throughout the course of the tournament. ish to Rafa Nadal at the US Open. Pegula against Elise Mertens.

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