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PAN-INDIA APPROACH HIROSHIMA DAY SILVER FOR DAHIYA Actor Pooja Hegde is never choosy over August 6 is observed as Hiroshima Day to Wrestler Ravi Dahiya loses in the 57kg different film industries and feels highlight the devastation caused by the final at Tokyo Olympics and settles for silver comfortable in all of them LEISURE | P2 nuclear bomb INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P11

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 127 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 | 2021 12 PAGES | `5.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL BRONZE-LETTER DAY India end medal-less run in Olympic hockey with 5-4 win over Germany

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Tokyo, August 5: It was the moment the entire country was waiting for. At one point of time it seemed that it Dev asks depts There is a three-generation gap between us, would be another heart-break. However, dad. You were there when Indian hockey the Indian men’s hockey team scripted team won an Olympic medal last time! an amazing turnaround to win the Olympics bronze medal by defeating for supl budgets Germany 5-4 in the third-fourth place play-off match here Thursday. And POST NEWS NETWORK agement, livelihood and MARKET WATCH with it, ended India’s 41 years of medal- completion of the ongoing less run in the Olympics. Bhubaneswar, August 5: Capex projects are to be as- There will be many more glorious The Odisha government has sessed by the departments INDEX VARIATION chapters in the annals of Indian hockey initiated process for the sup- in a holistic manner, Dev in future. However, this bronze will plementary Budget 2021-22, informed. SENSEX 54492.84 123.07 always occupy a very special place. It which will be presented be- In view of the lockdown is this medal which once more put fore the Assembly either in and shutdown to control BOURSES NIFTY 16294.60 35.80 Indian hockey on world map… for long October or November. Covid-19, Odisha may have DOLLAR 74.28 `0.06 it has been playing second fiddle to Finance Secretary Vishal to downgrade growth ex- other Indian sports. The Manpreet World No.3 India finished on top. them gold, making them the most suc- for that the two persons who should be Dev has asked all depart- pectation to nine per cent in EURO 87.72 `0.02

CURRENCY Singh-led side have done what many Germany’s goals were scored by Timur cessful at the showpiece. credited are coach Graham Reid and ments to prepare the pro- 2021- 22 in comparison to GOLD `47,579 `313 other legendary teams before them Oruz (second), Niklas Wellen (24th), But then this game just shouldn’t be Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. posals in accordance with the original estimate of 11.5 failed to achieve. They regained lost Benedikt Furk (25th) and Lukas judged by the nine-goal thriller that it It was Reid who imbibed in the team the guidelines issued and per cent projected at the SILVER `67,114 `487 glory, they saw to it that hockey once Windfeder (48th). was. It was a game which will be con- the never-say-die attitude and it was submit those by August 25. time of formulation of an- BULLION more united the nation, they made It is India’s third hockey bronze sidered as the turning point of Indian evident when India refused to give up Though there are options nual Budget, 2021-22. themselves household names. medal in the Olympics. In all, India hockey should the team maintain the even when 1-3 down or for that matter to borrow during FY 2021-22, “The supplementary state- It seemed at one point of time that now have 12 Olympic medals, eight of momentum in the years to come. And when they were hammered 1-7 by the slow recovery of GSDP ment of expenditure, 2021- WEATHER the prayers were going to waste when Australia in the Pool A encounter. along with the anticipated 22 will be an exercise for re- Germany led 3-1. Once again it ap- Congratulations to Indian men’s hockey Patnaik and the Odisha govern- third Covid-19 wave may prioritisation of the Budget BHUB CTK peared a case of so near yet so far for team on the spectacular victory to give us ment came forward to help Indian destabilise the debt sus- in which the administrative MAX 33.0° 33.2° the Men in Blue. But then it all changed an Olympic medal after 41 long years. hockey when it was cash-strapped. tainability achieved by the departments would be al- as Simranjeet Singh (17th, 34th min- This historic win at Tokyo will inspire Every player likes to have financial sta- state due to prudent finan- lowed to augment the pro- TEMP MIN 27.1° 26.4° Forecast utes) scored a brace, while Hardik generation of sportspersons. All the very bility and the Patnaik-led government cial management practices, vision in one unit only by lo- Humidity 89% 79% Singh (27th), Harmanpreet Singh (29th) best for future gave them that. informed Dev. cating equivalent savings Light rain Rainfall 1.1mm Nil and Rupinder Pal Singh (31st) also got The rest as they say is now However, expenditures in some other unit of ex-

very likely their names on the scorer’s tally as NAVEEN PATNAIK ‘HISTORY’. Salute. related to Covid-19 man- penditure,” Dev stated.

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k y m c P2 HAYEK DECODES HER ROLE IN I WILL BE A SUPPORTIVE AND FRIDAY | AUGUST 6 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD FUN MOTHER: PARIS HILTON Actress Salma Hayek plays the role of international Socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton will be a con artist Sonia Kincaid in Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard ‘supportive and fun’ mother when she has to be released in India August 6. Talking about her children. She said: “I want to be like my mom - character in the film, Salma said: “She's full of like their best friend, where they feel like they y contradictions, but I had my own bible of how she can come and talk to me about anything. Very

thinks and those contradictions make sense to me.” supportive and fun and playful.”

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ARIES up on her be an Indian actor’ Today will be a difficult day full of action. You may not Hyderabad: Actress Pooja Hegde do it where you become a pan- agree with your friends might be working in three differ- India artist and I think for me it’s about trifling matters, but you will love it. ent film industries at the moment, been a mix of both and that is You will complete all work that has been transformation but she never differentiated be- what has helped me achieve that,” pending, which will give you relief. Ganesha says it is an optimistic day. Kapoor family’s new kid tween them. says Pooja. Mumbai: Shalini Pandey, who is all set to The actress will soon be seen in She adds: “I feel like Telugu make her Hindi film debut in the set to debut in Faraaz Hindi films Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali takes me as their own and now I am Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai and Cirkus, in Tamil films with doing Tamil and Hindi. I always TAURUS Jordaar, says she has always been New Delhi: Zahan Kapoor, another en- Radhe Shyam and in Kannada wanted to be an Indian actor. I Money matters are likely to confident of her physique and trant from illustrious Kapoor family, is films with Beast. never wanted to differentiate be- take up most of your time, never paid attention to what peo- all set to make his debut in Hindi films. In an interview, the actress, who tween the industries and and have this day. Ganesha sees that ple were saying about it. Late superstar Shashi Kapoor’s grand- has been working in various lan- treated them all of them like my you will have quite a time handling the Shalini, who shot to fame with son Zahan will be seen in Hansal Mehta’s guage industries for a while, says own.” difficulties and complexities they pose. her performance in Arjun Reddy, directorial Faraaz. that a good mix of everything has Pooja had made her Hindi film You may not find an easy way out of your says that she has never felt the Zahan is the son of actor Kunal Kapoor worked for her. financial problems and will find it hard to debut alongside Hrithik Roshan take firm decisions. pressure to look a certain way for and Sheena Sippy, daughter of film- “There are pan-India films in Mohenjo Daro back in 2016. the industry. maker Ramesh Sippy. and then there is another way to IANS She said: “I have always been con- An Anubhav Sinha production, jointly fident of my physique and I never re- produced by Bhushan Kumar, Faraaz GEMINI ally paid attention to what people were is an action thriller depicting the Holey You will feel physical and saying about it. I loved whichever phase Artisan Cafe terrorist attack that shook mental excitement and I was in physically and never really put Bangladesh in July 2016. emotions today. You may take part in some competition and will pressure on myself to be a certain body This film chronicles the events that seek to improve your self-esteem by per- type.” took place on the night of July 1, 2016, forming physically in it. Your intellectual She admits that women are unneces- in Dhaka where five young militants capacity will be on display in the work sarily scrutinised for how they look. ravaged the upscale cafe and held over that you do, says Ganesha. “I feel women are subjected to a lot 50 people hostage for nearly 12 dreadful of pressure to be a certain way phys- hours. Zahan has been an active the- ically and that’s not right. So, I atre actor and photographer. He made CANCER don’t really look at this as a his debut at Prithvi Theatre with Pitaji transformation. I look at Please opposite Makarand Deshpande and Sentimentalism will be hin- der your path of success. it as a phase that has been Swanand Kirkire. He has staged sev- So, says Ganesha, give up achieved for how I eral performances at Prithvi Theatre too much sentimentalism. It can be quite needed to be seen on which was set up by his grandparents a hazard in the future. You will win over screen for my role,” added Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kapoor in people with the force of speech and the actress. IANS memory of his great grandfather polite approach. Prithviraj Kapoor. IANS

LEO You want to make your per- Ludo, Sherni, Soorarai Pottru bag top nominations at IFFM sonal relationships conflict free and hence will attempt to resolve the conflicts which are within you. You will need to adopt a compromis- The Best Film winner at IFFM automatically gets a nomination nod under the Best Asian Film category at the ing attitude in life. It is best to stay away annual prestigious Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards from risky financial investments today. An event which will make you happy will occur at the end of the day, says Ganesha. idya Balan-starrer Sherni, anthology Ludo, Soorarai VPottru featuring Suriya and VIRGO Biswajeet Bora’s directorial God on the Balcony have been nominated Take time off all by yourself for top honours at the Indian Film and introspect today, says Ganesha. Office cubicle Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021. looks set to be a war front and pay due The award ceremony will take attention there, lest things turn to be more place virtually August 20. The fes- difficult, advises Ganesha. New love may tival is presented by the Victorian just blossom today, and you may even government in Australia. It is an LUDO SHERNI SOORARAI POTTRU enjoy a nice quiet evening with friends. annual festival that takes place in Melbourne, Australia now in its Ludo directed by Anurag Basu, Sona, W.O.M.B, About Mumma, Divyenndu, Manoj Bajpayee, 12th edition; the IFFM 2021 has Vidya Balan-starrer Sherni di- among others. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, LIBRA gone virtual as well as physical rected by Amit Masukar, Soorarai Names such as Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi and Saif Ali Khan Ganesha says that today due to the global pandemic. Pottru (Tamil) that stars and is Suriya, Pankaj Tripathi, Neel have been named for Best you will get worried over This year the festival is launch- produced by Suriya and directed Deshmukh, Koumarane Valavane, Performance (Male) - Series. For petty matters and be tense. ing three categories under the belt by Sudha Kongara and God on the Jitin Puthanchery, Harish Khanna the Best Performance (Female) - To get mental peace keep yourself occu- of web shows. The festival will Balcony, an Assamese film star- and Benjamin Daimary are con- Series, names such as Neena Gupta, pied with religious or spiritual activity. recognise Best Series, Best ring Harish Khanna and directed tending for the Best Actor category. Prajakta Koli, Rasika Dugal, Along with that if you go to some reli- gious place you will gain mental peace, Performance in a series each under by Biswajeet Bora. For Best Actress, the nominees Samantha Akkineni, Shahana which will stay with you for a long time. the Actor and Actress category. This year’s Best Documentary are Vidya Balan, Rasika Dugal, Goswami and Shweta Tripathi This list of names includes ex- features some of the most com- Swastika Mukherjee, Kani Kusruti, Sharma have been nominated. traordinary films of 2021 such as pelling stories including Shut Up and Rima Kallingal. Ali Fazal, AGENCIES SCORPIO Your account balance may suffer suddenly as you SUDOKU decide to loosen your purse To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a strings. You are all set to splurge on your PEANUTS post manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains loved ones today, according to Ganesha. CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. However, it is important to remember that the value of money is precious, and once spent it never returns; spend wisely.

SAGITTARIUS Get ready to rule hearts today. Your thoughtful insights into other people's psyche might just help you write a book on it! In the battleground of love, you will win over your sweetheart all over again, probably with a nice, slow dance coupled with a fantastic candlelit dinner.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Your lover is in for many pleasant surprises today. You'll be in a completely romantic mood, making every wish of your sweetheart your command. Both of you will go shopping, and have fun. Extravagant expenditures will keep you SOLUTIONS charged up for the day.

AQUARIUS Travelling is on the cards for you today. Ganesha advises you to travel alone, because if you take people with different tastes along with you, their preferences may dampen your mood and spoil the trips. But, once put in such a situation, you will try to

adjust yourself and find enjoyment in that, BREVITY CROSSWORD too. Your biggest plus point is the ability to convert your shortcoming into strength.

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Overall, a progressive and pleasant day SUDOKU awaits, says Ganesha. CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW

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k y m c ‘Current exam system promotes Experts: NEP to foster multidisciplinary approach rote learning, needs overhaul’ POST NEWS NETWORK BHUBANESWAR: It was indeed POST NEWS NETWORK the Class X board exams optional ing and acquiring knowledge.” a historical occasion when India de- and Comprehensive and Educationist Naba Kishore cided to revise its National BHUBANESWAR: The education Continuous Evaluation system Pujari opined that the govern- Education Policy (NEP) after 34 system bore the brunt of Covid- (CCE) was implemented ment’s move to put high school years. Many educationists and ex- 19 pandemic as lockdowns and as per Right to The present exams on hold is a timely decision perts welcomed the education pol- shutdowns left the sector paral- Education Act (2009) looking at the upsurge of Covid icy for its provisions of bringing marking process ysed for more than a year. Amid a mandate. Parents cases. Many states have also fol- the much needed changes in the raging debate about impact of and teachers pre- is not doing any lowed the suit. But this will have Indian education system while exams on children’s mental health, ferred the stress- good to the a psychological impact on students some others said it would promote many feel that current exam sys- ful board exams students as it is as they have toiled hard to appear multidisciplinary approach in tem promotes rote learning and over the decision, leaving them for the exam. While this will have higher education. hence needs an overhaul. leading to the re- unskilled and not a long term impact on students’ The NEP 2020 is expected to This year, the government had moval of CCE. ready for a tough higher education, this remains the bring changes in the education decided to hold Class X and XII She added, “I think world ahead only option. So, the government system in the country and upgrade BOOST TO INDIAN board exams with a 100-day-window it is wrong to ask for an BN PATNAIK | CHAIRMAN, should be flexible in the gradation it as per international standards. to complete the courses but later alternate evaluation CONFEDERATION OF ODISHA system so that it does not harm Recently, India celebrated the DRAWBACKS OF THE POLICY CBSE, ICSE, CHSE and BSE exams process or scrapping PUBLIC SCHOOLS students’ future. first anniversary of formulation of LANGUAGES, Many experts expressed their were cancelled in view of the sec- BN Patnaik, educationist and NEP 2020. The Union Cabinet had ART AND CULTURE concerns over the thrust on mother ond wave of the pandemic. chairman of Confederation of approved the NEP July 29 last year. tongues in education. They opined Evaluation was made by assess- Odisha Public Schools, said that the that thrust on mother tongues may he NEP 2020 is expected to open a present marking process is not APPLAUSE FOR NEP 2020 not be a good idea for the NEP 2020. Tgateway for promotion of Indian A system that helps doing any good to the students as The NEP 2020 received huge ap- languages, arts and culture, as pri- “Introducing teaching in mother in holistic development it is leaving them unskilled and plause from teachers and educa- oritised in chapter 22 of the policy tongues for each subject in edu- not ready for a tough world ahead. tionists as it aims at transforming document. The NEP 2020 chapter cational institutions will create of a student should In this situation, the focus should India into a vibrant knowledge hub. 22.9 says, “Outstanding local artists problem. Bringing out study ma- be carved out and be on improving their skills. That Vice principal of a city-based and crafts persons will be hired as terials in mother languages will can be done through practical private school said the Centre aims guest faculty to promote local music, be a challenging task. It needs to be marks should not be work and assignments. at bringing approximately 2 crore art, languages, and handicraft, and addressed,” said an educationist. BSE president Ramashis more children to educational in- to ensure that students are aware of Studying for four years to com- the only concern Hazra said, “The exami- stitutions through NEP. “A uni- the culture and local knowledge plete graduation may be discour- nation system in this versal National Curricular where they study. Every higher edu- aging. “Some students may leave country is an age-old Pedagogical Framework is really cation institution and even every their study midway,” said a principal ing students’ performances practice and we cannot going to be helpful in the process school or school complex will aim to of an English medium school. in previous exams. The 15- do away with it all of a of early age education. There will have Artist(s)-in-Residence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi month-long conundrum shot sudden. The board has be no unnecessary burden on the expose students to art, creativity, recently said that NEP does not off two very important ques- started the offline exam children at the early stage of school- and the rich treasures of the make it mandatory to teach chil- tions. Is the current exam- for those who had prob- ing,” he said. He also said that region/country.” “Cultural awareness dren in their mother tongues. is very much important for the chil- ination system effective and lems with the National Book Promotion is an- According to the PM, the new edu- dren. This would help them with a necessary? If not, then should it be of board exams for the entire sys- ents. Earlier, exams were impor- assessment.” other important factor and there will sense of identity and belonging,” cation policy only suggests im- scrapped completely? tem needs to be changed on ground tant in determining which college Prasanna Bisoi, a parent and be no disparity among the students said a teacher of a government high parting early education in regional Shweta Agarwal, a child rights level. Day-to-day classroom inter- one would join for intermediate co-chairman of parents’ federa- and the quality of books they read. school. He also highlighted severe language/mother tongue. activist working for children’s ac- actions need to be made more in- courses, and that had a major bear- tion, said that the examination An educationist stated that NEP scarcity in skilled language teachers “Private schools won’t give up cess to formal and non-formal ed- triguing.” ing on how one performed in en- system should be made more pro- will promote multidisciplinary ap- in India. “Language teaching must be English as medium of education ucation, said that there has al- Another child education activist trances for professional courses. active and technology can help on proach and research in higher ed- improved in the country. It should be while government schools may stick ways been a debate around how our Sujit Mohapatra said, “Our exam- It was seen as a major determinant this front. A system that helps in ucation. This means engineering col- more experimental. Moreover, there to the regional languages. This will exam oriented rote learning sys- ination system is promoting rote in one’s life then. But now, people holistic development of a student leges will not only offer technical should be focus on ability to con- create a gap between the students of tem is bad for the children’s men- learning and creating undue stress obsess themselves over too many un- should be carved out and marks courses but also commerce and hu- verse and interact,” he opined. the rich and the weaker sections,” said

tal health. In 2010, CBSE made on children, often via their par- necessary exams instead of learn- should not be the only concern. manity subjects, he said. an educationist.

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Prime accused in `641cr GST Offline teaching for Class IX from Aug 16

k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK All the stakeholders are fraud case nabbed in Capital to follow Covid Bhubaneswar, August 5: The POST NEWS NETWORK Venture Private Limited of month’. Subsequently, the accused School and Mass Education (S&ME) appropriate behaviour Rourkela. Dang is the managing persons would use the documents department Thursday released the scrupulously, the S&ME Bhubaneswar, August 5: The partner of Tirupati Traders and au- fetched from the victims to gener- notification directing the reopen- State GST Enforcement Wing thorised representative of M/s ate GST registration numbers and ing of schools for Class IX from department said Thursday arrested one of the prime Satguru Metals & Power Pvt Ltd. open current accounts in differ- August 16. accused in a fake invoicing racket The GST officials claimed that ent banks. “Government is pleased to allow worth around Rs 641 crore from Pattnaik had confessed to the crime In this case, the State reopening of schools in respect of Commissioner-cum-Additional the Capital city. during the interrogation. He used Commissionerate of CT &GST Class IX of Government, Chief Secretary, Disaster The accused identified as Basant to collect identity documents like said, “After GST registration, Government aided and private Management (SRC-cum-ACS) from Kumar Pattnaik along with his PAN, Aadhaar, Bank Passbooks of Pattnaik, in collusion with others, educational institutions, coming time to time will be followed strictly. partners - Gurdit Dang and Sujay gullible and tax-illiterate persons was engaged in bill trading with- under the jurisdiction of S&ME Besides, all the stakeholders are Maitra - had illegally availed and like the plumbers, drivers, unem- out actual receipt and supply of Department and supposed to ap- to follow Covid appropriate be- subsequently passed bogus Input ployed youths and housewives from goods to defraud the State ex- pear the examinations under BSE, pm excluding Sundays and public The hostels for Class-IX students haviour scrupulously, the depart- Tax Credit (ITC) worth Rs 115.10 Rourkela, Jagatsinghpur, chequer.” CBSE and ICSE and other Boards holidays. Students are allowed to will also start operating from August ment said. crore to various businessmen. Sundargarh, Angul, Jharkhand Patnaik along with Amit Beriwal recognised by Government of attend classes either on online 16 and the standard operating pro- Earlier, physical classes for Class The enforcement wing had ear- and other places of the state. and Subash Chandra Swain had Odisha, with effect from 16th mode or offline mode in consulta- cedures (SOPs) issued by the de- 10 and 12 students had been re- lier arrested Dang and Maitra July He would collect the above doc- committed invoicing fraud worth August, 2021,” wrote Satyabrata tion with their parents,” the re- partment earlier will be applicable sumed in schools and colleges 15, 2021. uments ‘under the pretext of en- Rs 219.61 crore and illegally pass- Sahu, Principal secretary of lease read. while opening the hostels. across the state July 26, after a gap Pattnaik is the owner of Omm gaging them in different companies ing ITC Rs 39.53 crore to traders. He S&ME, in a release. Attendance has not been made However, the guidelines issued of more than three months owing Shree Ganesh Traders while Maitra and in some cases to provide reg- committed the crime by creating six “The teaching hours for Class- mandatory for students in offline by both Health & Family Welfare to the restrictions enforced for con- is the Director of Smartageis Trade ular monthly income of Rs 5,000 per fake firms. IX students will be from 9 am to 12.30 mode. department and Special Relief taining the spread of Covid-19. Missing student’s body Covid-19 toll at 6,236 as govt RS hails Odisha govt’s found in Mahanadi confirms 68 more fatalities support to hockey teams POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK PNN & AGENCIES The Test Positivity Rate (TPR), Cuttack, August 5: Two days after however, has been recording a mar- New Delhi, August 5: The Rajya he went missing, the body of a col- Bhubaneswar, August 5: Odisha’s ginal rise in the last four days from Sabha Thursday acknowledged lege student was recovered from Covid-19 tally soared to 9,83,523 1.53 per cent August 1 to 2.02 per cent the support of Odisha government Mahanadi river near Jobra ani- Thursday as 1,342 more people in the past 24 hours. to the Indian Hockey team by com- cut here Thursday. tested positive for the infection, For the third time, all the 30 dis- ing forward to sponsor both Men’s Deceased Tusarkanta Sahu, 20, while 68 fresh fatalities pushed the tricts in the state registered the and Women’s Hockey Teams for was an undergraduate commerce coastal state’s coronavirus death toll TPR less than 5 per cent and as five years in 2018. student at Christ College here, to 6,236, a Health official said. many as 17 of the total 30 districts The Upper House praised Lovlina The Upper House sources said. Sahu had left home As many as 775 new cases were in the state recorded TPR less than Borgohain and the Indian Men's on his scooter for some work Tusharkanta’s scooter lying aban- reported in quarantine centres, one per cent. Hockey Team for winning Bronze praised the Indian Men’s Tuesday evening. But, he did not re- doned near Madhusudan bridge, while 567 infections were de- Odisha has thus far tested over Medal in the Welterweight cate- Hockey Team for win- turn home. Sahu’s father Hrusikesh, sources said. tected during contact tracing, 1.63 crore samples for Covid-19, in- gory of Women's Boxing and Men's a jeweller at Chandi Square here, Police and fire brigade person- said the official, adding that the Khurda also recorded the high- cluding 66,146 in the last 24 hours, Hockey events respectively in ning Bronze Medal in the had lodged a complaint in this re- nel recovered the college student’s daily test positivity rate stood est number of fresh fatalities at said the official, adding that the Olympic Games 2020 being held Olympic Games 2020 gard with Cantonment police. body from Mahanadi during a at 2.02 per cent. 13, followed by Puri and Sundargarh cumulative positivity rate stands in Tokyo, Japan. Hrusikesh alleged that some peo- search operation, sources added. Khurda district, under which (12 each) and Cuttack (11). at 6.01 per cent. The House hailed the support being held in Tokyo ple had kidnapped his son over an Tusharkanta’s family members, Bhubaneswar falls, reported the The state now has 13,516 active The state has thus far inocu- provided by the Odisha govern- alleged love affair. meanwhile, alleged that some peo- highest number of new cases at cases, while 9,63,718 people have re- lated over 1.71 crore people, of ment to the Indian Hockey teams. headed by Chief Minister Naveen In his complaint, Hrusikesh ple had killed the 20-year-old and 477, followed by Cuttack (164). These covered from the disease so far, in- whom 40.38 lakh have received “With their outstanding per- Patnaik, who came forward to spon- claimed that Tusharkanta had dumped his body in Mahanadi. two districts together accounted cluding 1,630 Wednesday. Fifty- both doses, the official added. formance, Indian Men's Hockey sor the Men's and Women's Hockey a quarrel with five of his “The body has been sent to SCB for 47.7 per cent of the total daily three coronavirus patients have Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik team which defeated Germany Teams for five years since 2018, friends over some issues prior Medical College and Hospital for caseload reported in the past 24 died due to comorbidities to date. has expressed concern over the brought glory to the country by for their continued support and to the incident. postmortem. We will move forward hours. Khurda district has the highest heavy rush of people in markets winning a medal after more than unwavering faith showed in our Police had launched a probe and with our investigation after re- Only Boudh did not register any number of 4,217 active cases fol- during the unlock process and four decades. Their achievement is players, topped up by the sheer interrogated some of Tusharkanta’s ceiving the autopsy report,” said new case, while 27 other districts lowed by Cuttack (1775). These two warned that complete lockdown the culmination of the collective ef- hard work and determination of friends in connection with the in- Cantonment police in-charge reported less than 100 fresh infec- districts have 44.3 per cent of the would be imposed if they do not fol- forts of various stakeholders in- each player of the Hockey Team,” cident. They had found Dinakrushna Mishra. tions each. total active cases in the state. low the Covid guidelines strictly. cluding the Government of Odisha Deputy Chairman Harivansh said. CM distributes aid Gadakana housing project for Writer Paramita Heritage building tag sought BJP MP for skill devpt to dairy farmers to receive centres in Kalahandi, EWS to be ready by year-end for Jharsuguda post office Nuapada districts POST NEWS NETWORK Sarala Puraskar POST NEWS NETWORK Seven affordable housing POST NEWS NETWORK At present, 36 POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 5: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday Bhubaneswar, August 5: The projects have been POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 5: Union heritage post office New Delhi, August 5: Bharatiya disbursed special Covid assistance Bhubaneswar Development launched across the city Education Minister Dharmendra buildings are being Janata Party (BJP) MP Basanta of Rs 11 crore to over 1 lakh dairy Authority (BDA) Thursday stated Bhubaneswar, August 5: Noted Pradhan has written a letter to his Kumar Panda Thursday urged farmers of the state. Each dairy that it will complete construction which will have 8,162 Odia fiction writer Paramita Cabinet colleague Ashwini maintained by Union Education and Skill farmer has received assistance up of 17 blocks of its housing project for dwelling units Satpathy will get the 42nd prestigious Vaishnaw demanding heritage India Post across Bihar, Development Minister Dharmendra to Rs 6,000. Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Sarala Puraskar for her novel building tag for 126-year-old Pradhan to establish skill devel- About 3,700 milk producers’ co- at Gadakana by the end of this year. had delayed the progress, we are ‘Abhipreta Kala’. The book was Jharsuguda post office building. Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, opment centres in the Maoist-af- operative societies and 2.63 lakh As part of its Housing for All now aiming to finish the project in published by Paschima Publications, “It is understood that the Maharashtra, Punjab, fected blocks of Kalahandi and dairy farmers produce milk through (HFA) plan, the BDA had decided less than a year,” said a BDA official. Bhubaneswar in the year of 2016. Jharsuguda post office was estab- Nuapada districts. Omfed. As many as 1,292 women to come up with affordable hous- It can be mentioned that apart Satpathy will receive a cash award lished in 1895 after the commis- Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar In a memorandum to the Union cooperative societies and 1,05,000 ing units for the EWS by launching from the housing settlement of of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation. sioning of Jharsuguda railway sta- Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Minister, the Kalahandi MP said women dairy farmers are also there. the Slum Rehabilitation and EWS at Gadakana, the BDA had also The annual Sarala Puraskar, in- tion on Bengal Nagpur Railway and West Bengal that Kalahandi and Nuapada have Patnaik said that the state gov- Informal Settlements project. launched Nilamadhav Awas Yojana stituted by eminent Odia industrialist (BNR) line. This 126-year-old post been classified as aspirational dis- ernment is always with the poor and As per the plan, seven affordable at Chandrasekharpur, Affordable Late Bansidhar Panda and Late Ila office has played a pivotal role in tricts by the Niti Aayog for prior- working to protect their interests. housing projects have been launched Housing Project at Panda in the year 1980, has been con- the modern history of Jharsuguda Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, ity development works. Establishing In order to lessen the burden of across the city which will have 8,162 Chandrasekharpur, Mahaveer Awas tinuously awarded by Indian Metals since Indian freedom movement Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil skill development centres at the pandemic on poor, the gov- dwelling units for the EWS. Yojna at Gadakana and Shanti Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). till its establishment as a major Nadu and West Bengal, he Thuamul-Rampur and Madanpur- ernment has distributed more than “The construction work for the Nagar Awas Yojana at Satya Nagar. IMPaCT is the charitable wing of commercial hub in Western pointed out. Rampur blocks of Kalahandi and Rs 2,000 crore directly to the bank EWS housing project is in progress While some of the projects have IMFA Ltd., the leading fully inte- Odisha,” Pradhan said in his letter. “Keeping in mind the grand Boden block in Nuapada will help accounts of small shopkeepers, and will be completed by the end of been taken on public-private part- grated producer of Ferro Alloys in He appreciated the effort of India heritage of Jharsuguda post of- honing the skills of unemployed small farmers, street vendors and this year. Once finished, the site nership mode, the others have been India. Sarala Puraskar is recognised Post to recognise Indian postal ser- fice whose building dates back to youth of the locality, said the Lok women members of Mission Shakti, will have 1,392 units, 48 shops and taken on Engineering, Procurement as the foremost literary award of vice's rich historical, social and 1895 and its incalculable con- Sabha MP. he added. one community hall. Although Covid and Construction (EPC) mode. Odisha. It is one of the finest contri- cultural significance by declaring tribution to the development of The parliamentarian also urged butions of IMPaCT in glorifying Odia such old iconic post offices as her- Jharsuguda, I seek your per- Pradhan for setting up of more literature. The Ekalabya Puraskar too itage post offices and undertaking sonal intervention in directing schools in his constituency. Panda has been instituted by IMPaCT to suitable restoration and mainte- officials of India Post for decla- urged the Union Minister for encourage promising sports talents nance activities. ration of Jharsuguda post of- Kendriya Vidyalayas in Heavy rain in 3 districts today of Odisha. The traditionally given At present, 36 such heritage fice as a heritage post office Madanpur-Rampur block and awards ‘Bansidhar-Ila Panda Sangeet post office buildings are being building and undertaking suit- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas POST NEWS NETWORK Sammana’ and ‘Chitrakala Sammana’ maintained by India Post across able efforts for its restoration in every sub-division of the as- will be declared soon. Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, and maintenance,” he added. pirational districts. Bhubaneswar, August 5: The re- gional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday warned that heavy rain Rural housing scheme eludes bona fide beneficiaries: BJP could be seen in three districts of the state Friday. AGENCIES pucca houses to the economi- ment about a large-scale corrup- against the corruption in allot- The department in its yellow warn- cally weaker sections in rural tion in the allotment of houses ment of pucca houses to ineli- ing for heavy rain said, “Heavy rain- Bhubaneswar, August 5: The as well as urban India. under the scheme, the state gov- gible beneficiaries. fall very likely to occur at one or two state unit of the Bharatiya Janata But the benefits of the scheme ernment kept mum. Mohanty said that several el- places over the districts of Party (BJP) Thursday alleged continue to elude the genuine ben- The BJP leader said that a high- igible beneficiaries have been Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and large-scale irregularities and a eficiaries as pucca houses are being level team of the BJP visited the deprived of pucca houses in the Bargarh.” The department also scam of around Rs 1,000 crore allotted to ineligible rich and BJD Kubera panchayat under Tihidi panchayat. said that light to moderate rain or in implementation of Pradhan workers in Odisha. block of Bhadrak Wednesday and “Prime Minister Narendra thundershower could occur Friday rain might be observed in different est rainfall of 11.2mm was recorded Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Mohanty said that BJP activists interacted with the eligible bene- Modi is working with an objec- at many places over the interior parts of the City. The maximum in Koraput while majority of the Odisha and demanded exemplary are being attacked as and when ficiaries and family of those ar- tive to provide pucca houses to Odisha and at a few places over temperature here could go upto districts reported scanty rainfall. action against officials involved they highlight the issue of cor- rested by police. all eligible beneficiaries by 2022, coastal Odisha. 31°C. No special warning was issued The highest temperature in the state in the scam. ruption in the allotment of houses A few of the saffron party but the BJD government here is The weathermen also said that for the fishermen. Thursday was reported from BJP state president Samir under the scheme. workers in Kubera have been distributing houses on party cloudy sky could be seen over the The department, meanwhile, Gopalpur at 34.2°C while the lowest Mohanty said that PMAY was Although a central team com- arrested by police a couple of lines and to the influential,”

state Capital Friday while light noted that in the last one day, the high- was recorded from Phulbani at 19°C. announced in 2015 to provide municated to the state govern- days back while protesting Mohanty said.

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k y m c ONLINE+OFFLINE IS THE SOLUTION LACK OF FOCUS, CONCENTRATION DURING CLASSES, POOR CONNECTIVITY, LACK OF TEACHER-STUDENT CONNECT ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN ONLINE CLASSES

POST NEWS NETWORK up to 45 minutes each while for classroom. But in online classes, the leads to lack of gaining knowledge Class 9 to Class 12, four sessions of noise control is not that easy. To stop from classes. In recent times, we Bhubaneswar, 30-45 minutes duration have been noise of the children we some- have seen cases of attention- August 5: Online recommended. times have to mute them and teach deficit/hyperactivity disorder classes became a new However, these online classes each student one by one which (ADHD) in children who are at- normal for students have started giving more problems consumes more time than usually tending classes online. When and teachers during than solutions for everybody given by the ministry. The net- schools were closed, some students the Covid time. The including students, parents and work problem is the biggest prob- may have had trouble adjusting to pandemic has forced teachers. lem as we take classes from home online learning without a teacher due to which many times classes present to support them.” Online learning often requires students to be self-guided, manage get disconnected in the middle.” Online learning often requires their time and motivation, and complete tasks, assignments, or Most of the time children do not students to be self-guided, manage projects in required time. However, other students may find fewer focus on classes, said Seema Biwas, their time and motivation, and distractions at home, making it easier to focus on tasks. Learning from another teacher. Many times par- complete tasks, assignments, or home also gives students a way to develop independence ents leave the children believing projects in required time. However, they are attending classes but in- other students may find fewer dis- the closure of schools and Atashi Mohanty, a teacher from stead they start playing games. tractions at home, making it eas- has impacted millions of a city school, said, “Online classes Working parents do not have the ier to focus on tasks. Learning children of the country who have many challenges. The main time to keep an eye on children from home also gives students a way are enrolled in schools. problem we face during online during classes. Writing has been to develop independence. For online classes of Class classes is the noise of children. In totally absent from online studies, We also notice that retention 1 to Class 8 students, the Union normal classes, we have control she said. power of students goes down HRD ministry has recom- over students to stop the noise be- Sangeeta Sahoo, a par- due to constant watch- mended two online sessions of cause they are in one physical ent, said the Covid Most ing of computer and lockdown and on- of the time mobile. Many stu- line classes are children do not focus on dents are not definitely im- classes. Many times parents able to clear pacting chil- leave the children believing their doubts dren as they they are attending classes but in online POST NEWS NETWORK intervention of the Human scheme. The scheme ernments prepare a sustainabil- Engineering College (Berhampur) are not get- instead they start playing games. classes due to Resource Ministry and collabo- was started by the Union gov- ity plan for the Technical Education got support under the scheme in ting human Working parents do not have the lack of inter- Bhubaneswar, August 5: Several ration of the state government, ernment where the World Bank Quality Improvement Programme terms of quality faculty and other interaction time to keep an eye on children action, he techies and qualified engineers around 65 professionals from pre- also extended their support for (TEQIP-III), so as to avoid academic training and support. Several of with the teach- during classes. Writing has said. passed out from premier institu- mier institutions like IIT, NIT, the mission. The four-year project standstill beyond the project pe- these young passed out students ers and friends been totally absent from The solution tions like the Indian Institute of NISER came forward to join the which started in 2017 is likely to riod i.e 30th September 2021. joined several of these institu- in schools. As online studies is that the sys- Technology (IIT), National Institute mission of imparting quality ed- get over in September this year. Ministry of Education has written tions as Assistant Professors. parents we tried tem can be of Technology (NIT), Ph.D hold- ucation to engineering students in The Union government, how- to the Chief Secretaries of focus These fresh graduates as per the to make them study SEEMA BIWAS I TEACHER created to ers from across the country have backward areas in Odisha and ever, buoyed by the success of the states requesting to plan for con- mandate of the scheme were put on on computer for a limited bring the now showed a new way to serve the many other colleges which were mission and enthusiasm of young tinuation of activities undertaken a three-year contract period at a period and try to connect them students in limited country. not confined to state capital or professionals wants to continue the during TEQIP-III, for maintain- salary of `70,000 per month. A total with nature in our own way. groups to schools for specific day. Many of them, after the decla- well connected areas. scheme further. According to the ing the quality of technical edu- of 65 faculty members were chosen A teacher-student relation is For example, even number roll ration of aspirational (backward) According to the ministry, these statement of the ministry recently cation,” a written statement from for Odisha engineering colleges about respect which is getting less number students can attain the districts of Odisha by NITI Aayog, young minds that recently passed furnished before the Lok Sabha in the ministry said. out of the 5000 applicants from the and less nowadays as students are school on some days and odd roll have decided to chose a different out from these institutions joined July this year, the ministry has According to sources, VSSUT- premier institutes who opted for not interacting in a personal way number students can attend on terrain to serve the society, espe- several government engineering planned to extend the services. Burla, NIT-Rourkela, Government going to the remote areas and de- in school, Biswas added. some other days. There can be a mix- cially in such districts where avail- colleges in Odisha under the “The Government of India has Colleges of Engineering at veloping states of the country to Health expert and psychiatrist ture of online and offline classes. ability of qualified teachers be- Technical Education Quality been making continuous efforts Keonjhar and Kalahandi, IGIT teach the enrolled students in gov- Amrit Pattojoshi said, “The prob- At the end there needs a collabo- comes a Herculean task. With the Improvement Programme (TEQIP) to ensure that the focus state gov- (Sarang) and Parala Maharaja ernment engineering colleges. lem we see in online classes is lack ration and support between par-

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n his elegiac memoir The World of Yesterday, which he wrote while in exile from the Morning in I Nazis, the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig observed that most people cannot comprehend the prospect of catastrophic changes the Middle East in their situation. Things can get incrementally worse for a long time without prompting a reac- hat are we to make of the reshuffling of relations and shifting tion. Once catastrophe strikes, it alliances in the Middle East? Diplomacy has gained momen- is too late to act. Wtum among bitter foes; cracks have appeared among close friends. Dramatic changes are occur- Regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, and Egypt are recalibrating ring in our times, too, and we their foreign policies and restoring relations with estranged neighbours. must hope that it is not yet too The United States and Russia have renewed their regional rivalry, and late to address them. Unfortunately, China has entered as a new competitor. sufficiently urgent, coordinated, The shifting geopolitics could make the Middle East the scene of a and decisive action will likely be fierce and truly global competition. But they also could defuse regional ri- difficult to mobilize when most of System change is required to avert potential catastrophes such as valries, by bringing together countries that historically loath one an- us – like the proverbial slowly other. Much will depend on the main factors behind the new realign- boiling frog – perceive change to climate change-induced weather events, declining agricultural ments: America’s regional retrenchment, China’s rise, and the Covid-19 be incremental. So, it is worth productivity, and future pandemics. But it is difficult to get people to pandemic’s adverse impact on already weak regional economies. asking what we might be facing if US President Joe Biden has made it clear that the Middle East is not a the worst happens. tackle such threats in concert when most perceive only a slow deterioration foreign-policy priority for his administration. Whereas former President Climate change-induced weather Donald Trump built an anti-Iran coalition led by Saudi Arabia and Israel, events are one obvious type of ca- of the gains of the Green Revolution some old infection battles have tunities to move from incremen- Biden has sought to distance himself from Saudi Arabia, not least by tastrophe. These could render un- that has enabled the Earth to sus- restarted. And if an even more tal reform to significant progress. ending US support for the war in Yemen. His administration has resumed Daine Coyle inhabitable large, densely populated tain its 7.9 billion people. virulent novel coronavirus emerges But averting all of these poten- diplomacy to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, from which Trump with- parts of the planet, and it might As such, we need a new Green in the next few years, will we be pre- tial catastrophes requires system drew the US in 2018, and it has kept Turkey and Egypt (two of Trump’s already be impossible to avert Revolution that goes beyond genetic pared for another upheaval like the change; they are what are known favorites) at arm’s length. DRAMATIC large-scale population movements modification of crops to encompass one we have all experienced over as “wicked problems,” for obvi- With the complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan this month, Biden CHANGES ARE stemming from them. Many cli- social and economic changes such the past 18 months? ous reasons. And it is difficult to has made it clear that the US is disengaging from the region’s cold war as mate victims might seem far away as land reform, altered diets, and These kinds of events will put im- get people to tackle them in con- it pivots to Asia and China. Across the Middle East, there is a widespread OCCURRING IN – tiny Tuvalu in the Pacific is fre- different business models. Failure mense pressure on existing polit- cert, especially when most peo- belief that America is no longer a real partner. quently portrayed as one of the first to change current intensive, in- ical systems, whether they are ple currently perceive only a slow Moreover, while America pulls back, China is increasingly making its OUR TIMES, TOO, likely casualties. But recent dustrialized farming practices democracies or authoritarian deterioration. presence known in the region. In March, it concluded a major agreement AND WE MUST weather events point to areas rapidly and at scale will result in regimes. Today, only a Panglossian The challenge is really one of [2] with Iran, promising $400 billion of investment over the next 25 years closer to global centers of power crop failures and increasing observer would foresee an imminent leadership: a small number of in exchange for steady shipments of oil and gas. On a tour through Saudi HOPE THAT IT IS – such as Florida, the cities of hunger. For net food importers return to the trend toward liberal global political leaders could agree Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman the NOT YET TOO China’s Yellow River valley, Seattle, like the United Kingdom, the post- democracy that characterised the to address some of these wicked same month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi affirmed his country’s com- and New Delhi – either flooding or war plenty we have grown used to latter part of the twentieth cen- problems in the common inter- mitment to the region’s security and stability. In an obvious dig at the US, LATE TO becoming too hot for humans. could become a thing of the past. tury. On the contrary, the need to ests of all. But at the same time, he said that China will oppose foreign interventions and act as an honest ADDRESS THEM Governments and international But how are we to bring about the deal with more emergencies could universities and research insti- broker in resolving persistent conflicts in the region. organisations should therefore system change needed when, de- make the West more authoritar- tutes need to dismantle the disci- Wang also dangled the prospect of a Chinese free-trade agreement start preparing for the prospect spite the pandemic, supermarket ian. And the retreat from multi- plinary silos and career struc- that would bring tens of billions of dollars in investment opportunities, of millions of future climate shelves are still full? lateralism to geopolitical clashes tures that reward only narrowness by linking China’s Belt and Road Initiative with local development proj- refugees. According to the United Another type of disaster related could accelerate, fueling a vicious and incremental discovery. Climate ects. This kind of economic sweetener resonates widely in the Middle East, Nations, there were 79.5 million to ever greater human incursions cycle that makes it ever more dif- scientists need to integrate their where youth-unemployment rates, poverty levels, and other economic in- displaced people globally at the end on nature is the increasing fre- ficult to tackle global problems. work with that of political scien- dicators were dismal long before the pan- of 2019, the biggest number it had quency of zoonotic diseases that Perhaps these gloomy thoughts tists, and epidemiologists should demic. Over the past 18 months, Covid-19 has ever recorded, and more than at leap from animal hosts to humans. are merely a sign that their au- do the same with economists. exacerbated already severe social crises in any time since the huge, forced mi- The extraordinary Covid-19 pan- thor needs a summer holiday. But Analysing the risks of catastrophe many countries. grations in the aftermath of World demic has driven this message with Zweig’s warning in mind, it creates the obligation to act now. Under these conditions, it is little wonder War II. Continued global warm- home to the world – Ebola, SARS, would do no harm to consider the that regional dialogue and diplomacy are mak- ing means that the number will and MERS were earlier warnings ‘what if ’. What if this is the time The writer is Professor of ing a comeback. Most local rulers understand likely increase. – and there are more such health for large actions, not small ones? Public Policy at the University that regime security depends more on sat- Worse still, climate change, com- crises to come. The period in his- What would they be? of Cambridge, is the author, isfying the needs of the population than on bined with biodiversity loss and tory when infectious disease The UN Food Systems Summit most recently, of Markets, sectarian incitement and hatred of the soil degradation, threatens to cause seemed to have been tamed is in September and the UN climate State, and People: Economics “other.” Hence, last April, Saudi Arabia and a downward spiral in agricultural likely over. Similarly, the spread of conference (COP26) in Glasgow for Public Policy. Iran held secret talks [4] to discuss how to productivity. That would undo many anti-microbial resistance means in November are obvious oppor- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE end the conflict in Yemen, where a Saudi-led Fawaz A Gerges coalition has been fighting a war against Iran- backed Houthi rebels since March 2015. Saudi Arabia has also reconciled with With the complete US SPECTRUM PANDEMIC & ECONOMY Qatar (which maintains friendly relations withdrawal from with Iran), after having severed all links with its neighbour in June 2017. In a pow- Afghanistan this erful gesture of rapprochement last April, month, Biden has Saudi Arabia’s King Salman formally in- vited Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad made it clear that the The summer of disaster al-Thani, to visit his country. US is disengaging As a further sign of the broader political he world is facing two dis- appropriate for driving a smooth the pressure of the Delta variant. country where malevolent, cyni- reshuffling, the Saudis have also normalised from the region’s cold asters that are making the and sustainable recovery. By the We can conclude that these meas- cal media and political operatives relations with Iraq (an Iranian ally), thus war as it pivots to T Covid-19 crisis doubly worse same token, we should reject pro- ures are necessary but not sufficient, can trigger such deep psychologi- ending three decades of mutual estrange- than it ought to be. The first is the posals to “cool down” the world with their uses limited to buying cal fractures in a significant share ment and hostility. And after years of con- Asia and China rise of the Delta variant, which is economy in order to avoid some time for universal vaccination pro- of the population is extremely vul- flict with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad twice as contagious as and 1.5-2 shadowy inflationary spiral or a re- grammes. nerable to a wide range of threats. (another close Iranian partner), Saudi officials times deadlier than the original turn of bond-market vigilantes in the A third petri dish is the United What will Americans fall for next? recently held secret talks with their Syrian counterparts in Damascus, coronavirus. The second disaster future. The Delta variant should be States. The lesson here is not that Even if the next mass psycholog- leading to reports that an agreement on diplomatic normalisation may is that Global North governments met not with cooling but warming. an inept government can stumble ical hacking effort is motivated be forthcoming. have not committed the resources Outside of a few truly informed into herd immunity because it has merely by a desire to sell more ads, Iran, too, may be on the verge of improving ties with its neighbors, par- to increase vaccine production to experts who unfortunately are the power of the Global North’s what social destruction might it ticularly the UAE. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif re- J Bradford Delong the scale needed to immunise the rarely heard above the noise, our biotech industry behind it. Nor leave in its trail? portedly plans to visit the UAE soon, after having returned from a diplo- global population by the end of ignorance about the pandemic’s are there lessons to draw about an The bottom line today is the matic charm tour through Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Oman in April. PUBLIC HEALTH this year. Worse, the longer we drag range of possible trajectories is evolving virus overcoming any same as it was a year ago; when But most important is the possibility of an Iranian-Saudi rapprochement. our feet, the more likely that the im- immense. We have no clear global and all infection-suppression meas- stage-three trials first suggested Although Iran’s moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, is on his way out, SHOULD REMAIN munity furnished by vaccines and picture. All we can do is consider ures. The real lesson from the US that the mRNA vaccines against the hardliner who will replace him, Ebrahim Raisi, says he sees “no ob- THE TOP-LINE previous Covid-19 infections will narrower samples. is that it is in a league of its own. Covid-19 were a huge success. The stacles” to establishing diplomatic relations with the Kingdom. A restora- begin to erode. The United Kingdom serves as More than 600,000 people have died obvious next step is to cut through tion of ties would curtail the civil strife and proxy wars in Syria and PRIORITY. AS FOR Given these problems, it is too one petri dish. The country has from Covid-19, and that figure seems the bureaucracy and open the Yemen – two of the greatest humanitarian crises in the world today – and THE ECONOMY, early to start talking about the suffered from incompetence and poised to rise by another 100,000 in money spigots to mobilise as many also might bring stability to politically and religiously divided countries “post-pandemic” world economy. widespread carelessness. And no, the coming months. resources as are needed to get high- like Iraq and Lebanon. THE FOCUS Public health should remain the top- Prime Minister Alexander Boris de If this conspiratorial word salad quality vaccines into every arm Finally, like Saudi Arabia and Iran, Turkish President Recep Tayyip line priority. As for the economy, the Pfeffel Johnson did not do it all on sounds crazy, consider the terrify- in the world as fast as possible. We Erdo an has gone on a diplomatic offensive to mend his country’s SHOULD BE ON focus should be on keeping the his own, though he certainly has ing fact that around one-quarter can sort out the financing and reg- strained ties in the region, particularly vis-à-vis Egypt and Saudi Arabia. KEEPING THE basic economic engine running maintained his modus operandi of the American population ap- ulatory approval issues later. After almost coming to violent blows over Libya last year, Turkey now and avoiding a massive increase in of lying and somehow continuing parently believes it (or at least some It has been a full year since the wants to improve economic relations with Egypt and other regional and BASIC ECONOMIC poverty. With the Delta variant to “fail up.” Without the rapid ar- part of it). One-fifth of Americans biotech wizards gave us the tools global powers. ENGINE RUNNING running rampant, we should post- rival of safe and effective vaccines, think that the US government is that we need to beat the virus. Why These recent regional realignments can be explained by changing as- pone efforts to restore economies the country almost surely would using Covid-19 vaccination to im- are we still in the situation we are? sessments of the balance of power and converging interests. America’s AND AVOIDING A to full-employment “normalcy” have lost many more people to plant microchips into their bodies. retrenchment has forced regional powers to attend to their own security MASSIVE until after we have achieved some Covid-19 than the 130,000 (0.2% of Tens of millions of Americans The author is Professor of by mending fences. Regional leaders increasingly recognise that there is combination of vaccine and ac- the population) that it already has. have found sufficient reason to run Economics at the University of nothing to gain from pouring gasoline on a raging fire, as Trump did. Through INCREASE IN quired herd immunity. The well-performing East Asian a 1% risk of death by refusing an California, Berkeley and international diplomacy led by America, Europe, After all, since we cannot know countries offer a second petri dish. extremely effective, extremely safe, a research associate at China, Russia, and Japan, the Middle East can continue on its current POVERTY what state the global economy will After long proving effective, their widely available vaccine. the National Bureau of path of de-escalation. be in six months from now, we don’t world-beating spread-control mech- Consider the implications of this Economic Research. Could the international community broker an agreement for a new in- yet know which policies will be most anisms are now cracking under successful act of brainwashing. A ©PROJECT SYNDICATE clusive security architecture and nuclear weapons-free Middle East, or at least support and encourage the regional dialogue and conflict man- agement that is emerging there? It is no longer wishful thinking to imag- ine so. Endless conflict may mark the Middle East’s past; but it is not the Mamata’s chance DA relief for pensioners region’s settled destiny. Sir, West Bengal Chief Minister, the mercurial Mamata Banerjee is on a mis- Sir, Dearness relief (DR) or dearness allowance (DA) for the The writer is Professor of International Relations and Middle sion – bringing the Opposition parties together to take on the might of Prime pensioners and employees are released as per price rise of the Eastern politics at the London School of Economics etters Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP in the 2024 general elections. Had she lost West essential commodities within a particular period. Since the ©PROJECT SYNDICATE Bengal, the picture would have been different. But she is on cloud nine last few months, prices of all essential commodities have been buoyed by her grand Assembly electoral success. The Trinamool Congress hiked by leaps and bounds due to rapid increase in fuel prices. TOL THE EDITOR leader smells blood; she knows it is now or never for the Opposition parties Employees who are in service now may manage their liveli- Readers of Orissa POST to unite on a common platform to dislodge the BJP in three years time. hood with minimum difficulties but the condition of the pen- LOL are most welcome to contribute letters After Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, it has been a roller coaster ride sioners is very pathetic. Pension amount is very little and (200 words), articles and for him. Yet, his popularity with the masses, as per newspapers and experts, likely to be treated as fixed amount so pensioners can’t absorb columns (between 750-1250 Meter very fast made in words). Contributors are has seen a declining trend due to a host of factors as of today. Mamata the heavy jerk of price rise after managing all types Covid-re- Japan." When requested to send their hopes to encash the anguish in a cross section against the BJP-led NDA gov- lated expenses, including medicines. The Central government n Indian cab driver picked up they reached contact numbers and full ernment’s poor performance in different spheres. But Mamata has a colos- should consider the practical difficulties faced by pensioners

a Japanese man from a hotel. the destination the postal address/email ID. They may also sal challenge of bringing leaders of parties – many enjoying power in the and their families in this pandemic scenario and may release

k y m A send in their valuable comments, opinion c Along the way, they saw a Honda fare was 1500 rupees. and suggestions, preferably by email, states – together because it is impossible for the Opposition to dethrone the the Dearness Relief (DR) for them immediately. Normally, motorcycle overtake the taxicab and The Japanese man thought to: [email protected] BJP by remaining scattered. Many of the regional chieftains are short DA/DR for the employees and the pensioners are released at the Japanese guy said, "Motorcycle the ride was would only cost 500 sighted and hot-headed. Each one of them wears ego on his/her sleeve. the same time, but as pensioners have been fighting with this very fast, made in Japan." Then a rupees. He asked the driver why the Differing ideologies and unbridled ambitions have prevented them from limited token amount the DR may be released separately for Toyota car overtook the taxicab and ride was so expensive. The driver B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, sharing a common stage. Can Mamata change all that? the pensioners for their survival in this present situation. the Japanese guy said, "Car very fast, said, "Meter very fast, made in India." Bhubaneswar-751010 Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA Ramdas Ray, BHUBANESWAR P7 FRIDAY | AUGUST 6 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state Jumbo squad member

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Junagarh, August 5: A member of a forest patrolling squad was trampled to death by a herd of ele- Hub unfinished phants while they were tracking the movement of the animals at Ghana reserve forest near Golamunda village under this forest range in Kalahandi district, Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Tripathy, 47, a native in Dhenkanal of Sanadumerbahal village under Kaleigaon panchayat. Reports said a 12-member squad was tracking the movement of the elephant herd when Tripathy came face to face with the herd. All other members of the squad managed to escape while Tripathy fell down and was trampled to death by the herd. His body was handed over to his family mem- bers after a post-mortem was conducted at Junagarh commu- nity health centre. Junagarh forest ranger Murari POST NEWS NETWORK DELAYED PROJECT Panda assured to provide com- OP PHOTO n Former Collector had envisaged a pensation to the bereaved family Dhenkanal, August 5: Three years Sports Hub at an expenditure of after completion of formalities. As tension flares up during an eviction drive around Samalei temple in Sambalpur, policemen take out a flag march to maintain law and order, Thursday after the project began, the con- `60,00,000 in 2018. Subsequently, a struction of the Sports Hub in design was drawn up which entails Dhenkanal is yet to be completed, a tennis court, skating ring, indoor ACF SOUMYA DEATH MYSTERY locals have alleged. badminton hall and pathways Sporting activities in the region Bhitarkanika reopens to tourists n have been affected triggering dis- Work on the tennis court 120 satisfaction among local metres (length) X120 metres Kin knocks doors of (width) has not been completed as 64 VISITORS WENT INSIDE THE NATIONAL PARK ON FIRST DAY sportspersons. yet. The fate of the skating ring is For the development of games no better either. It is lying half- POST NEWS NETWORK such as tennis and skating in constructed. The construction of CM’s grievance cell Dhenkanal district, the then District pathways is yet to be started Kendrapara, August 5: After re- Collector had envisaged the Sports maining out of bounds for visitors POST NEWS NETWORK Hub with a cost of `60,00,000 in is of low quality. Without consult- for three months starting May 1, 2018. Subsequently, a design was ing sports experts, the court has the Bhitarkanika National Park Paralakhemundi, August 5: As drawn up for the project entailing been constructed. As a result, the (BNP) in Kendrapara district was re- Paralakhemundi assistant con- a tennis court, skating ring, in- indoor badminton hall has a sim- opened Thursday. servator of forests (ACF) Soumya door badminton hall and path- ple court made of plywood sheets, According to reports, as the park Ranjan Mohapatra’s death has ways. instead of a special kind of wooden was throwns open after 97 days, a total got murkier with every pass- sustained burn injuries, his Later, `90,00,000 was sanctioned court. According to some experts, of 64 visitors entered the park. 54 ing day, a cousin of the deceased, wife should have informed us for the tennis court and skating the use of plywood will shorten tourists went inside the park through Manas Ranjan Padhi, moved first. Instead, she called up the ring. Similarly, `40,00,000 was re- the life of the court. Dangamala entry point while five the Chief Minister’s grievance Gurandi officer-in-charge. A leased for an indoor badminton According to the experts, an- tourists each visited through Khola cell Wednesday plan was made to cover up the hall. `20,00,000 was again sanc- other `4,00,000 is required to bring and Gupti entry points. afternoon. case,” Manas alleged. tioned from MP LAD for the con- the court up to standard. ACF Manas Narayan Samal and Manas brought up serious al- The complainant said that struction of toilets at the indoor hall. District sports officer Pradeep ranger officer Manas Kumar Das legations against forest minis- his family members are not The facility is coming up behind the Kumar Mohanty said sports ex- received tourists with bouquets. ter Bikram Keshari Arukha, happy with the progress in the- district agriculture office. perts and personalities should have Tourists are now allowed to visit saying the investigating police police probe. Manas demanded However, the work on the tennis been consulted before starting the the park during the day and to stay team is yet to crack the death an investigation by a Orissa court 120 metres (length) X120 me- construction work. “Soon, Collector overnight. ernment announced lockdown from cided to reopen the BNP’s gate for the mystery and the minister is try- High Court-monitored special in- tres (width) has not been completed Bhumesh Chandra Behera will It may be noted here that a ban on May 5, to check the spread of the tourists from August 5. ing to hush it up. vestigation team (SIT) or the as yet. The fate of the skating ring take stock of the hub,” he added. tourists’ visit to the national park was virus. A three-month ban is usually im- “Reports are doing the rounds Central Bureau of Investigation is no better either. It is lying half- When contacted, PWD depart- imposed May 1 till July 31. The ban Coincidentally, on the last day of posed on the visit of tourists to the that the forest minister is put- (CBI). However, reactions of the constructed. The construction of ment executive engineer was clamped due to the mating and the BNP’s ban, i.e. July 31, the gov- BNP during the crocodiles’ mating ting undue pressure in the case forest minister to the allega- pathways is yet to be started. Manoranjan Biswal said neces- breeding season of endangered es- ernment announced relaxations to and breeding season to give the rep- as Gajapati DFO Sangram tions could not be obtained. Meanwhile, the construction of sary funds had been provided for tuarine crocodiles. Covid-induced partial lockdown, re- tiles a congenial environment and Keshari Behera and Gurandi indoor badminton hall has been construction of the facility. The In the meantime, the state wit- opening of malls, cinema halls and ensure safety of visitors as the croc- police station OIC Mamata completed. But, there are allegations construction work is in its nessed a sharp increase in daily parks. odiles are generally more ferocious Panda are blue-eyed persons of that the work of badminton court last stage, he added. Covid-19 cases. And the state gov- The BNP authorities had then de- during this season. the minister. After my brother Huge cache of cough syrup seized, one arrested in Boudh POST NEWS NETWORK Cough syrup bottles Boudh, August 5: A huge quantity worth `20,00,000 were of cough syrup worth around `3lakh was seized from an SUV on recently seized from a Charichhak-Prurunakatak Road near truck in Kandagada Purunakatak in Boudh district late Wednesday night. A person was ar- forest under Turekela rested. police limits in The arrested person has been iden- tified as Satambar Bagh, a resident Bolangir district of Gadarpali in Nuapada and conducted check on Charichhak- According to the police, the con- district. Prurunakatak road. The team later signment was on its way to Bolangir tles packed in 90 cartoons were seized Purunakatak police were tipped chased and stopped a Scorpio van from Bhubaneswar. Registering a in Bolangir district May 29. The value off that a consignment of cough (OR05AN 3333). Upon carrying out a case, the police have launched a de- of the seized bottles was pegged at syrup was being smuggled in an SUV thorough search, the team found 16 tailed investigation to bust `20,00,000. They were seized from a Wednesday night. Taking the tip off boxes of cough syrup, namely Escof the racket. truck in Kandagada forest under seriously, the police swung into action Syrup. Notably, 14,400 cough syrup bot- Turekela police limits. Life across Kadhipenu river hangs on cable VILLAGERS SAY COMMUNICATION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY ARE UNABLE TO VENTURE OUT TO AVAIL OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT FACILITIES mare,” the villagers said. During these four months, villagers find it difficult to even get their rations. The primary school has classes up to fifth standard. After Class-5, many children have no other option but to risk their lives for schooling. Many of them drop their studies. “We have been suffering over years. Nothing is done for our develop- ment. When elections come, leaders come with a lot of promises, but their promises fail to realise on the ground,” villagers fumed. Lack of road and a bridge has been a major hurdle in our overall development and in availing PDS rations, said Priyatama Pradhan, an ASHA worker. Members of an SHG narrated their POST NEWS NETWORK for rations and work. Crossing the Badali, Shrakapanga, Minamulu, plight. “We have done farming by river in such manner is always Dakali, Madiraha Tipinigan, taking loans from banks. But our pro- Phulbani, August 5: The state gov- fraught with risks. An iron cable Guduripadi, Shrugamaha, duce remains unsold, as we fail to go ernment has a lot of programmes has been drawn overhead from one Mandarpadar and Kangorika, in this out to sell it at the market,” they said. oriented towards rural development. end of the river to the other. People panchayat are situated on one side “Since I joined as ASHA worker However, there are about 10 villages clutch the cable and cross the river, of the river, where lives of people re- here in 2009, four newborns died due in Gunjibadi panchayat of Kandhamal they said. main confined for months together to negligence while 10 kids died of district where development has taken Over the years, 14 children in- owing to lack of connectivity. malnutrition,” Pradhan said. a back seat, a report said. cluding four newborns have died of The government has set up an Contacted, K Nuagon BDO Sarat People in these villages remain malnutrition in the area, locals Anganwadi centre and a school, but Kumar Patra said that an estimated cut off from the rest of the world pointed out. They were enraged that they are across the river. Children are `1.5 crore is required for construction

due to absence of a bridge on the the government had not been able to bound to cross the river to reach the a bridge across the river. “The spe-

k y m c Kadhipenu river. Villagers say com- make a bridge across the river till date. school and Anganwadi centre. cial secretary of the Finance de- munication is a major problem for According to reports, Gunjibadi “Whenever we want to go out, we partment has been intimated about which they are unable to avail var- panchayat is at 2 kilometre distance have to wade through the river. For the bridge. The Collector has in- ious government facilities. Wading from K Nuagaon Chhak on the Raikia eight months, the river remains dry formed us about the requirement. I through the river water is the only road. The Kadhipenu river flows in and there is no problem. For the rest hope, the commuting problem will be way when they have to venture out the area. 10 villages, namely Bagai, four months, life becomes a night- sorted out,” the BDO added. I am sorry to say the Central P8 government is providing a larger ‘NO PLAN TO BLOCK ANY FRIDAY | AUGUST 6 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR number of vaccine doses to states like UP, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM’ Gujarat, Karnataka, which are BJP-ruled. I have The government has no no problem if they or any other state for that plan to block any social matter receives higher number of vaccine media platform in the doses, but I cannot remain a mute spectator to country, the Parliament y see Bengal deprived

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Around one lakh people from a population of 15 lakh SC SEEKS CENTRE’S STANCE plus have eluded the state government's The Supreme Court Thursday noted that the allegations of 100 per cent vaccination net so far snooping are “serious” if the reports regarding it are correct PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA CHIEF MINISTER He said only the government can answer "whether the govern- The recent ment bought it, used it and why? India-China military talks This spyware is a big threat to on the eastern everything we stand for as a Ladakh row were Republic". constructive and Chief Justice Ramana said: both sides agreed to "Government also mean state gov- resolve the remaining issues in an ernments... Truth has to come out. expeditious manner We do not know whose names were there." ARINDAM BAGCHI | MEA SPOKESPERSON Senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing CPI-M MP John Brittas, referred to a statement Modi ji has made by the former IT minister brought black in the Lok Sabha on the Pegasus farm laws, issue that "to the best of his knowl- which are a threat to the food power of the edge, there was no unauthorised in- country. If the food AGENCIES to raise the issue, why now sud- terception". security of the denly?" Emphasising that the pe- She added now it is known that New Delhi, August 5: The titioners who moved the top court it was done, therefore there should Assam, Mizoram agree to keep country is to be maintained, then the farmers' respect will Supreme Court Thursday said al- are knowledgeable and educated be an investigation. have to be restored by repealing legations of the Pegasus-related and they should have made effort Senior advocate Shyam Divan, these agri laws snooping are serious, if the re- to collect more material, he clari- representing Jagdeep Chokkar, ports in the newspapers are correct, fied: "We do not say that newspa- saiid that for a private citizen to find state forces out of contested areas PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA | CONGRESS LEADER and sought the Centre's stand on pe- per reports are not believable." out that a spyware has been turned titions, including by the Editors Responding to this, Sibal said: "I on him by the government, it is AGENCIES the disputed areas and agreed not Guild of India and senior jour- can explain. We do not have the something per se unconstitutional. to send their respective police forces SHORT TAKES nalist N Ram, seeking a probe into access to many materials. The pe- At this, the bench queried him: "If Aizawl, August 5: The Mizoram for patrolling, domination, en- the Israeli spyware matter. titions have information about 10 you know, your phone was hacked, and Assam governments Thursday forcement or fresh deployment to Opening the argument, senior ad- cases of direct infiltration into why didn't you file an FIR?" agreed to find a lasting solution any of the areas where confronta- ED raids ex-K’taka vocate Kapil Sibal, representing phones." Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, to the century-old boundary dispute tion and conflict have taken place Ram, submitted before a bench The bench pointed out the peti- representing a petitioner, submit- and take measures, including re- between police forces of the two minister’s house comprising Chief Justice NV tion by Ram says a California court ted it is mass action and the gov- suming inter-state vehicular move- states in recent times,” a joint state- New Delhi: The Enforcement Ramana and Justice Surya Kant has observed that some Indian ernment has to answer questions ment and keeping respective police ment issued by the two states said. Directorate (ED) Thursday that Pegasus is a rogue technol- journalists and other persons were and court should take cognizance. forces off the conflict areas, to de- “Govt. Of Assam & Govt. Of conducted searches ogy, and it is entirely illegal, as it also targets, asking: "Where in the After hearing several senior ad- escalate tension. Mizoram successfully signed a against former Karnataka infiltrates into our lives through tele- judgment does it say that? We did- vocates for more than an hour, the Representatives of the two states Joint Statement today after delib- minister R Roshan phone, and it hears and watches. n't see it." Sibal replied that it is not bench said there has to be somebody held a meeting here to bring back erations at Aizawl. Both govern- Baig and a Congress Sibal emphasised that it is an as- there but insisted that the gov- appearing for the government to normalcy along the inter-state bor- ments agree to take forward MLA in connection with a sault on privacy and human dignity. ernment should explain why it did place its point of view and accept der, where an uneasy calm pre- travel to Mizoram, and take steps Ministry of Home Affairs' initia- money laundering At this, Chief Justice Ramana not take action and kept quiet. "It notice, if it is issued. The bench vails after six Assam Police per- to resume movement of vehicles be- tives to remove prevailing tensions investigation into the alleged said: "Before going into all that, takes $55,000 to penetrate one mo- added it is not sure about which pe- sonnel and one civilian were killed tween the two neighbouring states. and to find lasting solutions through Rs 4,000 IMA ponzi scam, we have certain questions. No bile phone... let them tell us what titions among the group of PILs are and 50 others were injured in a The supply of essential com- discussions,” the Mizoram CMO officials said. They said doubt, the allegations are serious, are the facts." to be entertained and asked coun- boundary clash July 26. modities to Mizoram has been se- tweeted. multiple premises of Baig and if reports in the newspapers are As the CJI repeated his query: sel appearing for the petitioners After the meeting, Assam's verely hit after several groups Both states have differing in- his associates are being correct." However, he noted: "Why suddenly after two years?.. In to serve the copy of the pleas on the Border Area Development Minister staged an “economic blockade” on terpretations of their territorial raided by the agency under the provisions of the "Majority of petitions rely on for- 2019, it was reported WhatsApp Centre. The bench listed the mat- Atul Bora, who headed the state's NH 306 in Assam's Barak Valley, border. While Mizoram believes Prevention of Money eign newspapers, but where is the system was misused", Sibal cited ter for further hearing on August delegation, told reporters that both though the Assam government that its border lies along an 'inner Laundering Act (PMLA). verifiable material for us to order news reports claiming that regis- 10. Several petitions have been filed sides have agreed to maintain peace claimed that no such blockade is in line' drawn up in 1875 to protect trib- an inquiry? The surveillance issue trars of the court and one of the for- in the top court seeking a court-mon- along the boundary. He said that the force at present. als from outside influence, Assam came to light 2 years ago, in May mer top court judges was also on itored probe into the Pegasus snoop- Assam government will revoke its “Both the states have welcomed goes by a district demarcation done 42,982 fresh 2019. I don't see any serious effort the snoop target list. ing allegations. advisory issued earlier against the deployment of neutral forces in in the 1930s. Covid-19 cases HINDU TEMPLE VANDALISM New Delhi: India saw a single Prashant Kishor RAIN FURY IN MP day rise of 42,982 new Govt trying to ‘muzzle’ coronavirus infections taking resigns as Pb CM’s India summons the total tally of Covid-19 Five bridges collapse; cases to 3,18,12,114, while the principal advisor top Pak diplomat active cases increased to Oppn voice: Congress 4,11,076, according to the AGENCIES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Union Health Ministry data thousands evacuated updated Thursday. The death AGENCIES the ruling party is ready for a toll climbed to 4,26,290 with Chandigarh, August 5: Poll strate- New Delhi, August 5: India "meaningful" debate in Parliament 533 fresh fatalities. The active gist Prashant Kishor Thursday re- Thursday summoned the Pakistani Lucknow/New Delhi, August 5: be it on the Pegasus issue or those cases comprise 1.29 per cent signed as Principal Advisor to charge d'affaires and lodged a firm Prime Minister Narendra Modi concerning farmers. Prasad also of the total infections, while Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder protest over the "reprehensible in- on Thursday accused the opposition claimed there is no "prima facie ev- the national Covid-19 Singh, saying "he's resigning in cident" of ransacking of a Hindu parties of shooting "self-goals" for idence" to suggest that certain recovery rate was recorded at view of his decision to take a tem- temple in Punjab province there, political gains as he renewed his at- phone numbers were indeed tapped. 97.37 per cent, the data porary break from public life". and said incidents of violence and tack on them over the continued dis- “They are engaged in stopping updated at 8 am showed. persecution of minorities have ruptions of Parliament, saying the the proceedings of Parliament but continued unabated in Pakistan. country cannot become hostage 130 crore people are engaged in Noting that attacks on the free- to such "selfish and anti-national not allowing them to stop the coun- WB flood situation AGENCIES crores. The government has formed dom of religion of the minority politics". try." The latest Pegasus story had a three-member committee to probe community and their places of re- As the prime minister used a named Justice Arun Mishra as remains critical Bhopal, August 5: The washing the possible "design flaw" in the ligious worship were occurring at hockey reference to target among those who might have away of five bridges in three days bridges that got washed away. an alarming rate in Pakistan while the opposition hours after SNOOPING been targeted by the snoop- Kolkata: The flood situation in in rain-hit Gwalior-Chambal re- PWD minister Gopal Bhargava the state and security institutions the Indian men's team ing spyware. With opposi- West Bengal remained critical gion of Madhya Pradesh has raised said, "Government has formed a there have stood by "idly", External scored a spectacular 5-4 SCANDAL tion parties pointing out that Thursday though there was less rainfall, a senior state quetions over the built quality of three-member committee to in- Affairs Ministry Spokesperson win against Germany to the BJP had also stalled government official said. The the structures developed by the vestigate a possible design flaw in Arindam Bagchi said Islamabad has clinch the Olympics Bronze medal, Parliament when the Congress-led number of deaths due to the "As you are aware, in view of state over the past decades. the six bridges that got washed been called upon to ensure the the Congress accused the govern- UPA was in power, Prasad sought deluge remained unchanged my decision to take a temporary The internal note also mentions away due to heavy rains in the safety, security and well-being of its ment of trying to "muzzle" the op- to draw a distinction saying that the at 23 as no fresh fatality was break from active role in public that there is no record of cost in- Gwalior Chambal division in the minority communities. "We have position's voice, but said it will not then government denied alleged reported from any of the life, I have not been able to take curred on the bridges built on past three days. The committee seen disturbing reports on social be cowed down and will keep fight- scams involving 2G spectrum al- seven affected districts where over the responsibilities as your Datia's Sewda in 1982 and Sheopur's will also investigate the quality of media of a violent mob attack on ing to raise people's issues, in- location and auction of coal blocks. around three lakh people have Principal Advisor. Since I am yet Manpur in 1985. The Ratangarh construction." Opposition Congress a Ganesha temple in Rahim Yar cluding farmers' problems and the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi been shifted to rescue to decide on my future course of ac- Basai bridge that got washed away has demanded a high level enquiry Khan in Punjab province of Pegasus snooping controversy. also attacked the prime minister centres. "The flood situation tion, I write to request you to kindly was built in 2010 at a cost of 5.9 to fix accountability. Pakistan. The mob attacked the While the Leader of Opposition over the Pegasus snooping row, remains critical. We are relieve me from this responsibility," crores; the Indragarh-Pichore bridge "Built just a few years back these temple, desecrated the holy idols and in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun saying the Israeli spyware was a tool monitoring it. Adequate Kishor said in a letter to the was completed in 2013, at a cost of bridges got washed away like cards? set fire to the premises," Bagchi Kharge said Parliament proceed- to silence people. measures have been taken Chief Minister. 10 crores; the Sheopur Baroda Crores were spent. There should be said. According to the reports, the ings are being disrupted over the Addressing a 'Sansad Gehrao' and we have ensured that The political strategist was ap- bridge was completed in 2013 at a a high level enquiry and account- attack took place Wednesday. He said Pegasus issue, alleging the gov- protest in Delhi by the Indian Youth there is ample supply of pointed as Principal Advisor to cost of RS 3.94 crore; while the ability should be fixed," former the mob also attacked surrounding ernment is shying away from a Congress, he targeted the prime drinking water, dry food Punjab CM March 1 with a token Gorai bridge in Bhind was com- Chief Minister Kamal Nath said in houses belonging to the Hindu discussion on it, senior BJP leader minister over the issue of em- packets and medicines," the honorarium of Re 1 per month. pleted in 2017 at a cost of RS 13.71 a tweet. community in the area. Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted that ployment too. official said.

No bail for Waze 5 terror incidents in Valley on 2nd anniv of Article 370 abrogation Mumbai: A court here Thursday gave the NIA one PRESS TRUST OF INDIA public buses did not ply, officials Nowhatta area of Srinagar, the of- without causing any loss of life or month's time to file charge said. Though there was no call for ficials said. The security forces de- injury to anyone. Meanwhile, shops ‘Around 140 terrorists waiting to infiltrate’ sheet in the case of an SUV Srinagar, August 5: The Kashmir a strike given by any separatist with explosives found near ployed in the area fired some rounds in several areas of the city, in- Srinagar: Around 140 terrorists are waiting at launch pads to infiltrate into industrialist Mukesh Valley witnessed a series of outfit, some areas in the city in air after the explosion, they said. cluding Lal Chowk city centre, Jammu and Kashmir and the terror infrastructure across the Line of Control Ambani’s residence and terrorist attacks on the second witnessed spontaneous shutdown, In the evening, terrorists were closed. (LoC) remains in place even though India and Pakistan agreed in February to a murder of Mansukh Hiran, anniversary of the revocation of they said. hurled a grenade on a security Those in other areas such as ceasefire, a senior security official said Thursday. Contending that the ceasefire and rejected prime accused Jammu and Kashmir’s special Giving details of the attacks, forces patrolling team in Mehjoor south Kashmir's Anantnag district agreement was more important for Pakistan as it is desperately trying to Sachin Waze’s plea for ‘default’ status Thursday. the officials said the first one took Nagar here. and parts of Budgam, Ganderbal come out of the "grey list" of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the bail. The bail application of Officials said there were a total place at Batpora in the Sopore area Around 20:30 pm, terrorists and Kupwara were open. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the sincerity of Islamabad Waze, a dismissed police of five terrorist incidents during of north Kashmir’s Baramulla hurled a grenade at Pulwama Police Shopkeepers in many areas, in- could have been gauged if they had dismantled the terror infrastructure. y officer, was “meritless” and the day. No loss of life or injury to district where militants fired at a Station in south Kashmir and it cluding Lal Chowk, alleged that

wasted the court’s time, the anyone was reported, they added. police team from a long distance in exploded on the roadside outside police forced them to keep their name of hardline Hurriyat 5, 2019, the Centre announced nul-

k y m c judge said. On June 9, the Other than these, there were no the morning. There was no loss of its main gate, the officials said. establishments open. Conference chairman Syed Ali lification of Article 370 of the special NIA court had granted reports of any untoward incident life or injury to anyone. The fifth attack took place around Many of them claimed police Shah Geelani, who is under house- Constitution that accorded special an extension of two months to in the valley. Around noon, an explosion -- 9 pm when militants hurled a broke open the locks of their shops. detention, calling for a shutdown status to Jammu and Kashmir and the National Investigation Shops and business establish- suspected to be that of an impro- grenade at a security forces' post lo- There was no strike call given by "fake". They added that action was bifurcated the state into union ter- Agency to submit its ments in some areas of Srinagar vised explosive device (IED) -- took cated at Bemina near Judge any separatist group. being taken against those upload- ritories -- Jammu and Kashmir, charge sheet. remained shut during the day and place near Jamia Masjid in the Quarters here which exploded The police termed a letter in the ing or sharing the letter. On August and Ladakh. P9 The increasing adoption of POWER MARKET ACHIEVES FRIDAY | AUGUST 6 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR aluminium wheels on PVs will limit 37% YOY GROWTH the growth of steel passenger car The country’s largest power wheels. We have started production of exchange, Indian Energy cast aluminium wheels at our new Exchange (IEX) has reported a plant near Chennai and started export 37 per cent growth in the of these wheels to the US market volume of electricity traded at

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We have increasingly eign investment laws, three sources A Flipkart spokesperson said, “We will cooperate with the states the Bill proposed by government become mobile and can execute and an agency official told Reuters. authorities as they look at this issue pertaining to the with excellence, virtually The ED has been investigating AGENCIES cases continues to be a sore point period 2009-2015 as per their notice” NINA NAIR | SENIOR VP AND HRD HEAD (INDIA e-commerce giants Flipkart and with potential investors. The coun- AND AMERICAS) Amazon.com Inc for years for al- New Delhi, August 5: Finance try today stands at a juncture when legedly bypassing foreign invest- gations that Flipkart attracted for- Chennai to Flipkart, its founders ment. Binny Bansal and Sachin Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in- quick recovery of the economy ment laws that strictly regulate eign investment and a related party, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal Bansal did not respond to requests troduced The Taxation Laws after the COVID-19 pandemic is multi-brand retail and restrict such WS Retail, then sold goods to con- as well as current investor Tiger for comment. The ED also did not (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok the need of the hour and foreign in- Globally, Starz companies to operating a market- sumers on its shopping website, Global, to explain why they should respond to a request for comment. Sabha, which seeks to withdraw tax vestment has an important role to Play is place for sellers. which was prohibited under law. not face a fine of `100 billion for the Walmart took a majority stake demands made on indirect trans- play in promoting faster economic subscribed by The ED official, who declined A so-called “show cause notice” lapses, said the agency official and in Flipkart for $16 billion in 2018, fer of Indian assets prior to growth and employment," gov- over 30 million users, to be named, said the case con- was issued in early July by the the sources, who are all familiar May 28, 2012. the India number is a its biggest deal ever. Sachin Bansal ernment further said. part of that. Our cerned an investigation into alle- agency’s office in southern city of with the content of the notice. A sold his stake to Walmart at the It is also proposed to refund the In 2012, after the Supreme Court growth in India has Flipkart spokesperson said the time, while Binny Bansal retained amount paid in these cases with- ruled that the Vodafone Group’s in- been really healthy and at a rapid company is “in compliance with a small stake. Walmart did not re- out any interest thereon. This bill terpretation of the Income-Tax Act pace...We are expecting to reach a Small retailers welcome ED move Indian laws and regulations”. spond to a request for comment. impacts retro tax cases of at least of 1961 was correct, and that it did wide majority of the OTT audience “We will cooperate with the au- Flipkart’s valuation doubled to two big companies -- Cairn Energy not have to pay any taxes on the New Delhi: The ED’s move was welcomed Thursday by Praveen through BingePass offer thorities as they look at this issue $37.6 billion in less than 3 years at Plc and Vodafone Group of UK. stake purchase, then Finance Khandelwal, secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders. pertaining to the period 2009-2015 a $3.6 billion funding round in July, Both firms had won international Minister Pranab Mukherjee cir- ROHIT JAIN | MD (SOUTH ASIA AND “We urge the ED (Enforcement Directorate) to not only impose a heavy as per their notice,” the spokesper- during which SoftBank Group rein- arbitrations against levy of ret- cumvented the ruling by proposing NETWORKS-EMERGING MARKETS ASIA), fine but recommend the government ban both these portals unless they rospective taxes on them. LIONSGATE follow the law in letter and spirit,” said Khandelwal. The confederation son added. The ED does not make vested in the company ahead of an amendment to the Finance Act, represents millions of mom-and pop stores in India. In February, a public such notices issued to par- an expected market debut. “Bill proposes to amend IT Act, which gave the I-T Department power Reuters investigation based on Amazon documents showed it had given ties during an investigation. The notice is the latest regulatory so as to provide that no tax de- to retrospectively tax such deals. preferential treatment for years to a small group of sellers, publicly One of the sources said Flipkart headache for the online retailer, mand shall be raised in future on The Act was passed by Parliament Reach the pre- misrepresented ties with them and used them to bypass Indian law. and others have around 90 days to which is already facing tougher basis of said retrospective amend- that year, and the onus of paying pandemic level Amazon says it gives no preferential treatment to any seller. After the respond to the notice. WS Retail restrictions and antitrust investi- ment for any indirect transfer of the tax fell back on Vodafone. The will take us a story, the Enforcement Directorate sought information and documents ceased operations at the end of gations in India, and a growing Indian assets if transaction before same Act was used to tax Cairn while. It is a big from Amazon about its business operations, Reuters has reported. 28th May, 2012," said government. challenge; you have 2015, the person added. number of complaints from Energy Plc’s transfer of shares as taken a big hit. It is Tiger Global declined to com- smaller sellers. "In the past few years, major re- well. The Scottish firm invested in coming out every q- forms have been initiated in the fi- the oil and gas sector in India in o-q, it is a very challenging time. It nancial and infrastructure sector 1994 and a decade later it made a will take time at least three to four ASSOCHAM, SAP which has created a positive envi- huge oil discovery in Rajasthan. In quarters, provided that there is a ronment for investment in the 2006 it listed its Indian assets on the consistent supply of good films and to help Odisha Sebi mulls measures to country. However, this retrospective BSE. Five years later the govern- there is no third wave or any variant clarificatory amendment and con- ment passed a retroactive tax law and sequent demand created in a few billed Cairn `10,247 crore. AJAY BIJLI | CHAIRMAN AND MD, PVR CINEMAS MSMEs to go digital

POST NEWS NETWORK improve liquidity in ETFs SHORT TAKES Bhubaneswar, August 5: AS- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Sebi plans to examine measures for `1.54 lakh crore at beginning of SOCHAM along with SAP Company the development of passive funds FY21. Also, Sebi plans to further Fuel prices have taken initiatives to prepare New Delhi, August 5: Markets covering various aspects such as in- strengthen its supervision of mutual Odisha MSMEs future-ready by regulator Sebi is examining steps crease in the liquidity for ETFs on funds. For this purpose, the regulator remain stable providing them access to the global to improve liquidity in the ex- the exchange platforms by effi- has already created a separate di- New Delhi: Oil marketing marketplace, digital skilling their change-traded funds segment on cient market making and better vision for automation of inspection companies continued to pause workforce and technology to trans- stock exchange platforms. disclosures and transparency re- of mutual funds. fuel price revision for the 19th form their business processes. Globally, passive funds such as garding such funds. Going forward, Sebi said, the consecutive day Thursday as ASSOCHAM along with SAP will index funds and exchange traded The other measures include in- division is aiming to add new alerts wait and watch continues help the state’s MSMEs to go digi- funds (ETFs) have emerged as one troducing new ETF products and and cover the entire gamut of quan- amid fluctuating global crude tal as the market witness rise in of the largest asset classes. reviewing the regulatory require- titative aspects of inspections. prices. Global crude prices demand from the sector. Under “Passive funds in India have ment for new players. Further, in-spirit violations would have swung in all directions in Global Bharat movement, the com- tremendous scope to grow as the ETFs, with very low total expense also be identified and added for July starting with a low of $70 panies have chosen Odisha along AUM under passive funds in India ratio as compared to actively man- surveillance. a barrel to quickly rise to over with two states, West Bengal is still low as compared to its global aged mutual funds, have started at- “Existing algorithms running $77 a barrel, only to fall soon and Assam. peers,” the Securities and Exchange tracting domestic investors' interest. for alert generation would be mod- below $70 a barrel and “We are bringing the Global Board of India (Sebi) said in its The investment through ETFs has ified on an ongoing basis for all crossing $75 a barrel later in Bharat movement along with SAP annual report for 2020-21. witnessed a gradual increase dur- changes in regulatory guidelines,” the month. The oil prices have to the local businesses in the state Passive funds are low cost prod- ing the last few years – the propor- Sebi said. Automation of the in- softened again to just over $70 ucts, well diversified in nature and a barrel on concerns of of West Bengal, Assam and Odisha tion of ETF assets under manage- spection process would help in ex- growing Covid cases,. to ensure that MSMEs leverage perform in line with the market in- ment (AUM) to total mutual fund amination of entire data rather technology to grow their businesses dices, providing an alternative to AUM increased from 2 per cent at end than inspection of sample data and become future-ready, leading to actively managed funds to retail of FY16 to 9 per cent at end of FY21. and also result in early recogni- overall industry growth,” said investors. ETF AUM has almost doubled to tion of any possible violations, it Vodafone Idea Akhilesh Jain Chairman MSME According to the annual report, `2.9 lakh crore at end of FY21 from added. shares slump Sector Council, ASSOCHAM Eastern region. New Delhi: Vodafone Idea’s Digital growth and sustainable shares fell to their lowest level development are becoming the in over a year, a day after its norm for businesses to thrive and billionaire non-executive grow in the current pandemic sit- PFRDA, NPS Trust ready for separation chairman stepped down, uation. The Global Bharat move- fuelling concerns that the ment provides them with open ac- FM Nirmala Sitharaman had announced to separate the NPS Trust from the PFRDA with appropriate organisational structure Indian wireless carrier may cess to SAP Ariba Discovery where not survive a hefty bill it owes any buyer can post sourcing needs PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ment in the PFRDA Act, Supratim that bifurcation has also been done PFRDA for taking care of the as- to the government. The company owes roughly `500 and any of the four million sup- Bandyopadhyay, Chairman, Pension and they have shifted to another sets and funds under the NPS. The billion over the next 10 years pliers on Ariba Network can re- New Delhi, August 5: The PFRDA Fund Regulatory and Development building. proposal to separate the two job for use of the airwaves and in spond with their ability to deliver and NPS Trust are ready for their Authority (PFRDA), told PTI. They got a new CEO a few roles has been under considera- licence fees. the goods and services required. proposed separation and have de- “What we have done is that now months back and he is taking care tion for the last some years. By accessing the SAP Ariba liberated upon their specific work the Trust is allowed to recruit peo- of the progress (related to sepa- The PFRDA is also awaiting Discovery offer, MSMEs can enroll areas post segregation, and the ple. Almost 14-15 people have been ration), Bandyopadhyay said. amendment in the Act related to reg- themselves as suppliers and access final go-ahead in the matter is recruited by them and in the next Finance Minister Nirmala ulation of superannuation funds, a global customer market. awaited as Parliament has to amend couple of months they will recruit Sitharaman had announced to sep- the official said. Swiggy inks “With more than 80% SMEs, we the PFRDA Act, a top official five more people, taking the total arate the NPS Trust from the “That is part of our PFRDA pact with RBML understand their technological has said. employees count of 20 of their PFRDA with appropriate organi- Amendment Bill that is sup- needs and specific business re- It is expected that the bill for own, which was not there earlier.” sational structure, keeping in view posed to go to Parliament. One New Delhi: Food ordering and quirements. Digital transforma- the amendment in the Act may get “So we are ready for the sepa- the wider interest of the subscribers of the proposals is that super- delivery platform Swiggy tion is of crucial importance, passed in the ongoing Monsoon ration. And together, we have de- and to maintain arm’s length re- annuation funds which are not Thursday said it has signed an Subramanian Ananthapad man- Session of Parliament. cided what are the jobs to be car- to be looked into by PFRDA,” lationship of the NPS Trust with regulated by anybody, should be agreement with Reliance BP abhan, Vice-President, Mid-Market, The separation is subject to the ried out by them (NPS Trust) he said. Earlier, the NPS Trust was the regulator. allowed to be regulated by us,” Mobility Ltd (RBML) to build an EV ecosystem and battery- SAP Indian subcontinent. approval of the Bill for amend- exclusively and what are the things housed in PFRDA building, but The trust was established by the he added. swapping stations for its delivery partners across the country. The company has also partnered with Hero Lectro and Fast despatch logistics to CHENNAI TURNING INTO A DATA CENTRE HUB enable end-to-end delivery of its orders through cargo e- cycles. Making deliveries Chennai after being the ‘Detroit’ of India for housing several automobile makers is turning out to become a major data centre hub through EVs is expected to lower the running cost of INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE of Web Werks India Pvt Ltd, a According to the state govern- process of setting up their data vehicles by up to 40 per cent. major player told this news agency. DATA CENTRES IN CHENNAI ment, there are six submarine data centers in Chennai. Chennai, August 5: Tamil Nadu’s Adding further he said the Covid- Ambattur Vodafone cables with a bandwidth of 14.8 The Ambattur locality in capital city Chennai after being 19 lockdown saw huge amount of STTelemedia Data Center Reliance Jio Tbps. The rural areas in Tamil Nadu Chennai is the preferred choice AAI to spend `25K the ‘Detroit’ of India for housing data traffic and it is growing. are also well connected with more for data centre companies owing to NTT Netmagic Nxtra site 1 (Upcoming) cr for expansion several automobile makers is turn- Web Werks has signed a than 12,524 village panchayats with its favourable geographical con- ing out to become a major data Memorandum of Understanding NTT Netmagic (Upcoming Adani Group (Upcoming) a minimum scalable bandwidth of ditions and existing data centre New Delhi: The Airport centre hub. (MOU) with Tamil Nadu govern- expansion) 1 Gbps. As per TRAI, Chennai is ecosystem. Siruseri is the next Authority of India will spend With the central government ment to build a 20MW data centre here among the top five service areas in ideal destination due to the pres- Technoelectric (Upcoming) around `25,000 crore in next 4- and Reserve Bank of India insist- at an outlay of about `700 crore and Princeton Digital (Upcoming) India for broadband subscriptions. ence of several IT companies, which 5 years for expansion and ing on players to have their data will have a headcount of 100. ST Telemedia (Upcoming) Mantra Data Centres (Upcoming) The state government has signed offers a great market opportunity, modification to meet the stored in India, the data centre For Web Works, Chennai will Memorandums of Understanding the government said. expected growth in aviation business is getting a boost. be its second largest location in Siruseri SIPCOT IT Park Taramani (MOU) with nine companies for Rathi said there is a good mar- sector. Minister of State for “With three submarine cable India. The company has its data cen- setting up data centres with a total ket for data centres in Southern Nxtra site 1 Sify

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EXPLOSION THAT SCARRED JAPAN FOREVER Hiroshima Day is observed August 6 every year to raise awareness on the disastrous effects of the nuclear bomb and the need to promote “peace politics” among nations. Friday marks 76 years since the US unleashed the world’s first atomic bomb attack, August 6, 1945, on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki, vaporising lives, buildings and Japan’s capacity for war. The bombing obliterated nearly 140,000 people instantly and tens of thousands more died later of radiation exposure. Nine days after the Hiroshima bombing, August 15, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender, ending the WW II ‘Hibakusha’ plea finally heard HIBAKUSHA IS A WORD OF JAPANESE ORIGIN GENERALLY DESIGNATING THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE 1945 ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI What is black rain? What was its effect? Sops for survivors Why Hiroshima? An estimated 69 per cent of the Black rain is full of highly radioactive buildings in Hiroshima were material, and studies have shown that n During WWII, Japanese fighters destroyed by the atomic bomb. exposure to it can result in serious deployed kamikaze tactics and pilots The debris and soot from this, illnesses. The rain contaminated would undertake suicide missions to hit mixed with the radioactive fallout everything it came in contact with, US warships directly. from the bomb, rose high into the and dead fish were reported floating atmosphere in the form of a in water bodies and severely ill cattle n To prevent more damage from such mushroom cloud. This material were seen lying in the fields. attacks and force Japan to back down, combined with the vapour in the Black rain has caused acute radiation US President Harry Truman authorised atmosphere and came down as symptoms (ARS) in many who were the use of one of the most devastating dark drops of liquid, which was exposed to it, with reports of people Japan learned from weapons in the history of war-fighting. named as ‘black rain’. Survivors of suffering from nausea and the bombings of n The city was targeted because it held the black rain described it as diarrhoea for weeks. Hiroshima and strategic personnel and installations. consisting of large, greasy drops Other ARS include uly 31, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he has Nagasaki that the Hiroshima was the headquarters of the that are much heavier than fever, sore throat and Jdecided to grant official medical benefits to 84 Hiroshima resi- tragedy wrought by dents who were exposed to highly radioactive “black rain” after the 2nd General Army and 5th Division with normal raindrops. Witnesses loss of hair. Over nuclear weapons have been quoted as saying city’s atomic bombing. 40,000 Japanese combatants posted time, many people must never be that they saw many desperate who were exposed within the city’s limit. uga’s decision ends a long legal battle by the central government repeated and that survivors of the blast, with their to black rain have that delayed medical aid for the “black rain” victims, who were n S humanity and According to sources, around 54% of skins burnt and severely developed cancer. outside a government-set boundary used to decide survivors’ eligi- the deaths in Hiroshima were combatants dehydrated, drinking the bility for medical care. nuclear weapons and slave labourers while 72% of the dark fluid to quench cannot coexist uly 14, the Hiroshima High Court upheld a lower court’s decision deaths in Nagasaki were war industry their thirst. Jthat the 84 are eligible for the same benefits as other atomic DAISAKU IKEDA | NUCLEAR employees and slave labourers. DISARMAMENT ADVOCATE, bomb survivors who were inside the boundary and ordered the gov- JAPAN n Hiroshima was chosen as the target ernment to certify their applications for state health care benefits. because the US wanted to not just force uga said the government would begin issuing certificates recog- Since Auschwitz, Japan to kneel but also wanted to end its Snizing the plaintiffs as “hibakusha,” or atomic bomb victims. we know what man ability to fight wars for years to come. is capable of. And since Hiroshima, we ittle Boy was the codename for the iroshima Peace Memorial Park in the know what is at Ltype of atomic bomb dropped on Hcenter of Hiroshima, is dedicated to stake Hiroshima. The more than 9,000-pound the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city VIKTOR E FRANKL | uranium-235 bomb was loaded aboard a in the world to suffer a nuclear NEUROLOGIST AND modified B-29 bomber christened Enola attack, and to the memories of the AUTHOR, AUSTRIA Gay (after the mother of its pilot, Colonel bomb’s direct and indirect victims. PEACE Paul Tibbets). The plane dropped the The park was built on an open field We are still living in bomb by parachute at 8:15 in the that was created by the explosion. PARK the aftershock of Little morning, and it exploded 2,000 feet above Every year 6 August, “A-Bomb Day,” Hiroshima, people Hiroshima in a blast equal to 12-15,000 the city of Hiroshima holds the are still the scars of tons of TNT, destroying five square miles Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony to history of the city. After the war ended, many console the victims. The ‘Flame of Peace’ EDWARD BOND | plans and diagrams related to the making Boy has burned continually since it was lit PLAYWRIGHT AND POET, UK of the bomb were destroyed. August 1, 1964. Covid cases could exceed ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES ON LEBANON AGENCIES from which the rockets were FIRST IN SEVEN YEARS This was an launched,” the military said in a Jerusalem, August 5: Israeli jets attack meant statement, adding that it also struck struck what its military said were to send a an area that had seen rocket 200M by next week: WHO rocket launch sites in Lebanon message ... launches in the past. early Thursday in response to two Clearly we Benny Gantz, Defence Minister, rockets fired towards Israel from could do much said he believed a Palestinian fac- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Lebanese territory, in an escala- more, and we tion had launched the rockets. tion of cross-border hostilities hope we won’t Small Palestinian factions in United Nations, August 5: The amid heightened friction with Iran. arrive at that Lebanon have fired sporadically highly-transmissible Delta vari- The rockets launched from BENNY GANTZ | on Israel in the past. ant of Covid-19 has now been re- Lebanon Wednesday struck open DEFENCE MINISTER, The border has been mostly quiet ported in 135 countries, according areas in northern Israel, causing ISRAEL since Israel fought a 2006 war against to the World Health Organization brush fires along the hilly fron- Hezbollah, which has advanced which said the cumulative number tier. There was no claim of re- rockets. Israeli aircraft struck of coronavirus cases reported glob- sponsibility for the attack, which Hezbollah posts in the border area ally could exceed 200 million by came from an area of south last summer. Israel says its aircraft next week. Lebanon under the sway of Iranian- rounds of artillery fire Wednesday “(Military) fighter jets struck last struck inside Lebanon in 2014, The Covid-19 Weekly backed Hezbollah guerrillas. before launching air strikes early the launch sites and infrastruc- though al-Manar TV reported one Epidemiological Update dated Israel responded with several Thursday, the military said. ture used for terror in Lebanon such strike in 2015. August 3, released by WHO, said globally 132 countries have re- ported cases of the Beta variant and UK, ASEAN partnership 81 countries of the Gamma variant. The global number of new cases over Indo-Pacific push Biden’s offer to HK citizens has been increasing for more than a month, with over 4 million cases PRESS TRUST OF INDIA AGENCIES SAFE HAVEN reported in the past week - July 26 to August 1, the update said. London, August 5: The UK has Washington, August 5: President “This increasing trend is agreed to a new partnership with Joe Biden Thursday offered tem- elta reported in 135 countries, largely attributed to substantial US grapples with ASEAN which the British gov- porary “safe haven” to Hong Kong DBeta in 132 countries and increases in the Eastern Gamma variant in 81 countries acute Covid surge ernment said Thursday will lead residents in the United States, al- Mediterranean and the Western to closer cooperation with the lowing potentially thousands of Pacific Regions which reported million cases reported between The US hit a six-month high for strategically important Indo- people to extend their stay in the 37 per cent and 33 per cent in- 4July 26 to August 1 new Covid cases with over Pacific region on a range of issues country in response to Beijing’s creases respectively as compared 100,000 infections reported such as trade, investment, cli- crackdown on democracy in the eath rate decreased by 8 % as Wednesday, as the Delta to the previous week, while the compared to the last week mate change and science and Chinese territory. South-East Asia Region reported D variant ravages areas where technology. In a signed memo, Biden directed a 9 per cent increase,” it said. people did not get vaccinated. The UK’s Dialogue Partner sta- the Department of Homeland Overall, the number of deaths re- est numbers of new cases in the The country is reporting over tus, which is the first such pact Security to implement a “deferral ademic freedom, and cracking down support of people in Hong Kong,” 94,819 cases on a seven-day ported this week decreased by 8 past week were reported by the Association of Southeast Asian of removal” for up to 18 months for on freedom of the press,” Biden Biden said. average, a five-fold increase in per cent as compared to the previous United States (543,420 new cases; less than a month. In the Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to Hong Kong residents currently in said in the memo, using the acronym The vast majority of Hong Kong

week, with over 64,000 deaths re- 9 per cent increase), India (283,923 in 25 years, puts the country at the the United States, citing “com- for the People’s Republic of China. residents currently in the United

k y m coming weeks, cases could c ported. new cases; 7 per cent increase), double to 200,000 per day due heart of the Indo-Pacific, it said. pelling foreign policy reasons”. “Offering safe haven for Hong States are expected to be eligible for The cumulative number of cases Indonesia (273,891 new cases; 5 to the highly contagious Delta The 10 member countries of “Over the last year, the PRC has Kong residents who have been de- the program, according to a senior reported globally is now nearly per cent decrease), Brazil (247,830 variant, said top US infectious ASEAN are Indonesia, Malaysia, continued its assault on Hong Kong’s prived of their guaranteed free- administration official, but some 197 million and the number of cu- new cases; 24 per cent decrease), disease expert Dr Anthony the Philippines, Singapore, autonomy, undermining its re- doms in Hong Kong furthers United legal conditions apply, such as in- mulative deaths is 4.2 million. and Iran (206,722 new cases; 27 Fauci Wednesday. Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, maining democratic processes and States interests in the region. The dividuals not having been con- At the country level, the high- per cent increase). Myanmar and Cambodia. institutions, imposing limits on ac- United States will not waver in our victed of felonies. FRIDAY | AUGUST 6 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

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k y m RAVI’S SILVER LINING India in medal hunt c Agony for Deepak Punia and Vinesh on a day of misses for Indian wrestlers AGENCIES MEDAL TALLY Rank Country G S B Total Tokyo, August 5: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok was in contention 1 China 34 24 16 74 for a historic Olympic medal after 2 USA 29 35 27 91 carding a flawless five-under 66 in 3 Japan 22 10 14 46 the second round of the women’s 4 Australia 17 5 19 41 competition at the ongoing Games here Thursday. 5 ROC 16 22 20 58 The 23-year-old rolled in five 6 Great Britain 16 18 17 51 birdies, which included three in 7 Germany 9 9 16 34 her last four holes, on yet another 8France711927 steamy day at Kasumigaseki Country Club to lie tied second on 9 Italy 7 10 18 35 nine-under 133 with Danish duo, 10 Netherlands 7 9 10 26 Nanna Koerstz Madsen (64) and 65 India 0 2 3 5 Emily Kristine Pedersen (63). Aditi, playing her second birdies on Hole Nos. 2, 5, 15, 17 Olympics with her mother, and 18. Maheshwari, as her caddie, trails “The last three holes, I had a cou- leader — world no.1 Nelly Korda ple shots that were just a good of USA — by four shots. number for me and I hadn’t really Korda (67-62) at one stage was had any short approaches all day, 11-under for 17 holes and looked maybe just a couple,” said Aditi. set for a historic sub-60 score of 59 With the competition faced with at the Par-71 course. Diksha Dagar the possibility of being reduced returned a 72 to share 53rd place to 54 holes due to impending thun- on six-over 148. derstorms over the weekend, the Aditi kept herself in prime po- slightly-built Indian knows she sition of delivering a first-ever needs to keep firing at the flags to medal in golf ensure what would be a monu- for India mental podium finish for Indian with golf. “This whole week there’s going to be so many girls making birdies, especially because the weather’s warm and the condi- tions are favourable,” she said. “I think whatever holes I get to play, whether it’s 54 or 72, I’m not really going to sit on any- thing, I’m just going to try and be as aggressive and make more birdies.” Her strong start in the women’s competition has continued to at- tract plenty of attention on so- cial media at home which Aditi hopes will make the sport more attractive for people in general. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA lost to Uguev at the 2019 World supreme defence of Vanesa, who got In the men’s freestyle 86kg cate- favourable draw to reach the semi- She is dreaming of a medal Championship also. Sushil Kumar, her revenge from the Indian at the gory, Deepak Punia came agonis- finals but lost to the formidable but is experienced enough to Chiba (Japan), August 5: Ravi who is now in jail on charges of a mur- biggest stage after suffering a sim- ingly close to winning a bronze American David Morris Taylor. know she needs to stay in the Dahiya Thursday became only the der, is the only other Indian wrestler ilar embarrassing defeat 'by fall' medal on his Olympic debut but He earlier got past Nigeria's present. “Oh, yeah, for sure,” second Indian wrestler to win a sil- to have made the final at Olympics. earlier this year in Ukraine. conceded a take-down in last 10 sec- Ekerekeme Agiomor, the African Aditi, who finished 41st in Rio ver medal at the Olympic Games but Dahiya tried every possible trick Later, Vanesa lost her semi-final onds of the play-off against San championship bronze medallist five years back, responded if Vinesh Phogat’s redemption dream in his bag but Uguev defended ex- to China's Qinyu Pang on criteria Marino's Myles Nazem Amine to by technical superiority and then she was thinking of a podium came crashing down after a shock tremely well and kept consolidating after scores were tied 2-2, a result that miss out on achieving the feat. prevailed 6-3 over China's Zushen finish. quarterfinal exit and Deepak Punia his lead with his timely point-scor- brought curtains on Vinesh's cam- Deepak's defence was superb Lin in the quarterfinal. “It’s kind of like everyone’s let slip a bronze in the last 10 sec- ing moves. paign at the Tokyo Games. throughout the bout but the San Young Anshu Malik also thinking about it. It’s defi- onds of his play-off bout here Looking at a bigger picture, The top-seeded Vinesh, who was a Marino wrestler grabbed the deci- bowed out of the 57kg competition nitely at the back of my Thursday. Dahiya’s silver medal will further hot favourite for a medal, needed sive two-pointer after getting hold after losing her repechage round mind. But on the course, There were huge expectations inspire the young generation but star Vanesa to beat the Chinese to rejoin of the Indian's right leg and con- 1-5 to Russia’s Valeria Koblova, I’m not really think- from Dahiya for a gold medal after Indian wrestler Vinesh was left to the 53kg competition through the verted it into a take-down in dying the Rio Olympics silver medallist. ing much about his phenomenal semifinal victory endure a second consecutive heart- repechage round and push for a bronze. moments of the bout. The 22-year- Anshu never looked intimi- it. I’m but the reigning world champion breaking quarterfinal exit from the At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Vinesh old Indian, son of a milk peddler in dated by a stronger opponent Zavur Uguev of Russian Olympic Olympic Games after a massive had suffered a quarterfinal defeat a Haryana village, was leading 2-1 and was leading the bout at one just Committee dashed those hopes with upset defeat at the hands of Belarus' against China's Sun Yanan after before that take-down but it was stage on criteria but towards trying to hit the best a comfortable 7-4 win in the men’s Vanesa Kaladzinskaya. enduring a leg injury and was not meant to be his day. the end, the Russian pulled off shot I can hit. freestyle 57kg title clash. Dahiya had Vinesh had no answer to the stretchered out of the mat. Deepak made good use of a a two-pointer to nose ahead. INDIA’S SCHEDULE Indian eves hope to emulate men’s feat 20km race walk: Sandeep Kumar ATHLETICS: Gurpreet Singh in TOKYO: They finishes 23rd, Irfan finishes 51st men’s 50km race walk event: have already 2:00am IST; Priyanka Goswami surpassed all SAPPORO (JAPAN): and Bhawna Jat in women’s expectations National record 20km race walk event: 1:00pm and the Indian holder Sandeep IST; Indian team in men’s women’s Kumar was going 4x400m relay round 1 heat 2: hockey team strong at second 5:07pm IST will now look position till near to go a little the halfway mark GOLF: Aditi Ashok and Diksha further and but he faded later Dagar in women’s individual notch up its on to finish 23rd stroke play round 3: 4:00am IST maiden with a below-par HOCKEY: India vs Great Britain podium finish timing in the men's in women’s bronze medal at the 20km race walk match: 7:00am IST Olympics event in the Olympics here Thursday. The 35-year-old when it takes on Great Britain in the bronze medal play-off here BELGIUM PREVAIL OVER AUSTRALIA Kumar crossed the finish line in 1 hour 25 minute and 7 WRESTLING: Bajrang Punia vs Friday. The men’s team rewrote history Thursday as it claimed an seconds, well outside his national record time of 1:20:16 Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating Germany 5-4 to win the TOKYO: Belgium defeated Australia in a shootout to win gold in men’s field which he had clocked in February to qualify for the in men’s freestyle 65kg; eighth bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match. And having already hockey. The score was tied 1-all at the end of regulation time before Belgium won Olympics during the National Open Race Walk bout after 8:00am IST start; recorded their best-ever Olympic performance, the Indian women the shootout 3-2. Alexander Hendrickx scored the penalty stroke that put Belgium Championships in Ranchi. His two other compatriots, Seema Bisla vs Sarra Hamdi would look to double the nation's joy Friday. But it would be easier ahead in the shootout and Vincent Vanasch got the clinching save. Belgium was Rahul Rohilla (1:32:06) and KT Irfan (1:34:41) brought up (Tunisia) in repechage round of said than done for the Indians as they were thrashed 1-4 by Great the 2016 Olympic runner-up. India won bronze earlier in the day with a 5-4 victory the rear at 47th and 51st with disappointing women’s freestyle 50kg; second OLYMPICS AT A GLANCE Britain, who were the defending champions, in the pool stages. over Germany. It was India’s first field hockey medal since 1980. performances under hot and humid conditions. bout after 8:00am IST start. Odisha FC sign Messi to leave Barca Ageless Anderson leads English fightback Nikhil Raj on loan AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA SCOREBOARD from Kickstart FC Barcelona, August 5: Barcelona ENGLAND 1ST INNINGS: 183 ALL OUT Nottingham, August 5: England have announced that Lionel Messi made inroads into Indian batting INDIA 1ST INNINGS is leaving the club after “financial line-up with James Anderson’s Rohit Sharma c Sam Curran b and structural obstacles” made it double strike as the visitors failed Robinson 36, KL Rahul batting 57, impossible to renew his contract. to build on a solid start to be 125 for Cheteshwar Pujara c Jos Buttler b The forward, who has spent his four in the rain-hit afternoon ses- James Anderson 4, Virat Kohli c Jos whole career there, had been ex- sion on day two of the first Test. Buttler b James Anderson 0, Ajinkya pected to re-sign after his deal ex- India, who had lost Rohit Sharma Rahane run out (Bairstow) 5, pired in June. (36) at the stroke of lunch, com- Rishabh Pant batting 7 “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel pletely lost the plot in the second Extras: (B-5,LB-3, NB-8) 16; Total: (for Messi having reached an agree- 4 wickets in 46.1 overs) 125 (Day 2 session. AGENCIES ment and the clear intention of stumps) As it happens often in England, both parties to sign a new contract FoW: 1-97, 2-104, 3-104, 4-112 wickets fell in a heap after the 97- Bowling: James Anderson 13.1-7-15-2, Bhubaneswar, August 5: Odisha today, this cannot happen because ciple to a five-year deal on reduced run stand between Rohit and KL Pujara never looked comfort- balanced. Stuart Broad 11-1-45-0, Ollie Robinson FC has reached an agreement with of financial and structural obsta- wages rather than a two-year exten- Rahul (57 batting off 148) was bro- able in the middle and on one oc- India would have been in deeper 15-5-32-1, Sam Curran 7-1-25-0 Kickstart FC over a loan deal of cles (Spanish Liga regulations),” sion initially discussed. It had been ken. Weather came to India's res- casion offered a no shot to a straight trouble had Dom Sibley not dropped young Indian midfielder Nikhil Raj the club said. “As a result of this sit- hoped the agreement would keep cue as bad light stopped play after delivery from Ollie Robinson but Rahul in the slips of Anderson in n't quite work out as he threw it who will now play for the uation, Messi shall not be staying Barcelona within the boundaries of around 45 minutes of play before the DRS saved him. the 45th over. away after doing all the hard work. Bhubaneswar-based side during the on at FC Barcelona. Both parties La Liga’s financial fair play regulations rain forced an early tea break. Anderson eventually had him Earlier, Rohit looked solid in de- The partnership certainly put upcoming eighth edition of the Hero deeply regret that the wishes of but that has proved impossible. With dark clouds hovering over caught behind and the very next ball fence under overcast skies before England on the back-foot with a Indian Super League. the player and the club will ulti- Barcelona needed to move play- a packed Trent Bridge, Anderson he removed Kohli with a beauty that indulging in his favourite pull-shot deep point being stationed at times The 20-year-old has been a part of mately not be fulfilled. ers out to renew Messi’s deal and

did what he does best -- attack the was pitched up in the off-stump to get out at the stroke of lunch with to stop the flow of boundaries. the Karnataka team in two editions “FC Barcelona wholeheartedly ex- they have not been able to find the

k y m c off-stump channel and induce the corridor and held its line to take the India reaching 97 for one. They patiently waited for the loose of the Santosh Trophy and was presses its gratitude to the player for solution. The club, whose total debt outside edge. He was able to do outside edge. The duo did well enough to keep deliveries and played some delight- awarded the best midfielder in the his contribution to the aggrandis- is about €1,173m, are constrained by that in successive balls, sending Ajinkya Rahane's run out fol- the four-pronged home team at- ful drives, keeping the scoreboard BDFA Super Division last season. He ement of the club and wishes him the league’s salary cap. Messi has back Cheteshwar Pujara (4 off 16) lowing a mix-up with Rahul over tack at bay but Rohit's attempt to ticking with Rahul blending his cau- went on loan to the Indian Arrows, all the very best for the future in his agreed to a 50% pay cut, dropping before winning the opening battle a quick single added to India's mini dispatch Robinson's short ball be- tion and aggression in equal meas- making nine appearances for them in personal and professional life.” from about €45m basic, after tax, against skipper Virat Kohli. collapse, leaving the game evenly hind the square leg boundary did- ure to remain undefeated. the last season of the I-League. Last month Messi agreed in prin- to closer to €20m. P12

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k k y y m m c LOST GLORY REGAINED c Naveen congratulates Manpreet Singh & co

POST NEWS NETWORK BIRENDRA LAKRA AND AMIT ROHIDAS BECAME THE FIRST Bhubaneswar, August 5: Chief TWO PLAYERS FROM ODISHA TO Minister Naveen Patnaik con- WIN OLYMPICS MEDAL gratulated the Indian men’s hockey team over telephone after the ODISHA OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION Manpreet Singh-led side ended a 41- TO HONOUR LAKRA, ROHIDAS year wait for a medal at Olympic WITH CASH REWARDS OF Games, Thursday. Rs 1 LAKH EACH “This historic win at Tokyo Olympics 2020 will inspire gener- licitate the team here August 16 for ation of sportspersons. All the very their historic achievement. “Many best for future,” Patnaik wrote on congratulations to our hockey team. Twitter soon after India sealed The whole of India is so excited as bronze medal. well as Odisha of course. We are all Patnaik also praised the Men in behind you and we wish you the Blue’s gutsy performance despite very best and we are looking forward trailing 1-3 at one point during the to receiving our Indian Olympics game. “In the last few days, hockey hockey team in Bhubaneswar has brought together every Indian August 16,” Patnaik said while across the globe. The performance speaking the team in a video call. of the team will inspire thousands For participants from Odisha of kids to choose hockey and sports in Tokyo, Patnaik had earlier an- as career. This is the start of a new nounced cash awards of `6 crore era of Indian hockey,” said Patnaik, for gold winners, `4 crore for silver who was a hockey goalie in his and `2.5 crore for bronze. He had school days. also announced `15 lakh for each The Odisha government will fe- participant from the state. OTHER REACTIONS

PRABODH TIRKEY (former India hockey captain): India is young team. India performed exceptionally well, sans the defeat against Australia. Even against Belgium, they played well but lost because of penalty corners. And it is a part and parcel of the game. We won a medal after a long time, thanks not only to the Manpreet & co beat Germany players, but also for the coach as well as support staff. It’s a big day for Indian hockey. Both Amit (Rohidas) and Birendra to seal historic bronze medal Tokyo success a ‘new dawn’ (Lakra) played well throughout the tournament. LAZARUS BARLA (former hockey Olympian): It was a nail-biting contest. Germany followed their old plans – PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the German circle after being fed giving their all in the opening and closing five minutes. by Nilakanta Sharma’s pass. They succeeded taking a lead of 3-1. Credit to the Tokyo, August 5: A resolute Indian The Indian defence once again Indian players, who didn’t back down and fought back men’s hockey team rewrote history gave away the lead to Germany, to seal the win. India’s performance is getting better and better since Odisha government sponsored them in as it claimed an Olympic medal committing soft errors in a span of 2018. Winning a medal with the jersey having ‘Odisha’ after 41 years, defeating a plucky two minutes. Christopher Ruhr written on it, it’s a proud moment for us. Amit and Birendra were also Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in was the creator for Germany turn- played their part brilliantly. an edge-of-the-seat play-off match ing over from just outside the Indian of the ongoing Games here Thursday. circle and then slipped the ball ASHOK MOHANTY (former hockey administrator): India The eight-time former gold-win- onto Wellen who scored with a re- only lost to World No.1 Belgium and World No.2 ners, who battled a heartbreaking verse hit past Sreejesh. Budding hockey players Australia. Otherwise, the team played well throughout slump in the last four decades, A minute later, it was Surender of Odisha, along with the tournament. We couldn’t see the Germany of ’90s – made the resurgence of the last Kumar who was dispossessed just Sports Minister the dominating and attacking. Rather it was the Indians couple of years count in the best way outside the Indian circle and Tusharkanti Behera, who played like that with ‘Never say die’ attitude. And the credit goes to the players who are dedicated for the possible with an Olympic medal. Constantine Staib passed it on to celebrate men’s team’s sport and coach Graham Reid. After such a huge loss Their bronze, which is worth its Furk, who found the net. Although feat at Kalinga Stadium (1-7) against Australia, the way Indians performed, it was superb. It was weight in gold for the sheer emotion stunned, India made a comeback possible all because of their team spirit. Amit was excellent and India and nostalgia that hockey invokes scoring twice in a span of three NEW DELHI: Emotions ran high ing very heavily when Germany I always said invest in youngsters won the medal mostly because of their strong defense. in the country, became India’s fifth minutes. In the 27th minute, India and tears of joy rolled down the were pressing hard in the final few and you will get the medal and medal at the ongoing Games. secured their second penalty corner eyes of yesteryear stars of Indian minutes. (But) History has been he invested in youngsters and KALU CHARAN CHAUDHARY (hockey coach): It can be Simranjeet Singh (17th, 34th min- and Hardik scored from a rebound hockey, who Thursday described made. We have crossed that jinx. It’s today we are on the podium. I am said that a new era began with the bronze win. It would utes) scored a brace, while Hardik after Harmanpreet’s flick was saved the men’s team’s historic bronze a miracle. It’s to going to have a big so excited that from 10 scorers inspire many to choose hockey. Come to match, the Singh (27th), Harmanpreet Singh by custodian Alexander Stadler. medal winning feat at the impact on the game. It will revive for India, nine is from 2016 core Indians capitalised on their chances against Germany (29th) and Rupinder Pal Singh (31st) Two minutes later, India secured Olympics as “new dawn” for the the sport in country. It’s a new be- group. What more as a coach I and it was all possible because of strong defense from were the other goal-getters for World another penalty corner and game in the ginning, a new dawn,” he said. can ask for,” Singh said, while Amit and PR Sreejesh. If we had grabbed our chances No.3 India. Germany’s goals were Harmanpreet was on target with country. Olympian and former coach of trying to control his tears. against Belgium, the situation would have been different. Amit was impressive against Germany. Not scored by Timur Oruz (2nd), Niklas a powerful flick past Stadler. India’s 12th the national side, Joaquim “The journey has just started. It only in defense, but he helped in attack as well. For me, he is the ‘Player Wellen (24th), Benedikt Furk (25th) After the change of ends, the hockey medal in Carvalho had tears of joy in his is just an appetiser, the main course of the match’. and Lukas Windfeder (48th). Indians took the lead when they the Olympics eyes and said it’s a red letter day is yet to come. We need to be patient. The Indians made one of the were awarded a penalty stroke for came after over for Indian hockey. It’s a process and it needs to time most memorable comebacks in the a push on Mandeep Singh inside the four decades. The “Very important for to produce history of the game, fighting back circle. Rupinder stepped up to glee- last time India stood on India hockey be- results,” from a two-goal deficit (1-3) to turn fully grab the chance with both the podium was at the 1980 cause we have he the match in their favour. hands. Three minutes later, India Moscow Games where they won not got any said. In the first quarter, the Germans doubled their lead when Simranjeet gold. The country has eight gold victo- took the lead in the second minute scored his second goal of the day, medals in all the Olympic Games. through Oruz. Manpreet’s men tapping in Gurjant Singh’s pass “I am extremely happy for ries upped their pace a bit in the second from the right to take a 5-3 lead. Indian hockey as a whole because in quarter and the ploy worked won- Germany secured a penalty cor- at one time people said that hockey hockey for ders as Simranjeet scored a brilliant ner three minutes into the final is in ICU, hockey is dead. But now long and this win goal with a reverse hit from top of quarter and Windfeder found the net. we have witnessed Indian hockey’s will definitely give a resurgence,” India’s only World big boost to the pro- Cup-winning skipper Ajitpal Singh motion and development told this agency. of the game in the coun- NATION LAUDS MEN IN BLUE “It is a very pleasant moment try,” he said. MANPREET SINGH: I don’t know what to say right now, it was The nation is hailing and celebrating Indian men’s hockey for lovers of hockey. Hockey has Former India coach fantastic. The effort, the game, we were 3-1 down. I think we deserve again given happiness, I had tears Harendra Singh broke this medal. We have worked so hard, the last 15 months were difficult for us also, we were in Bangalore and some of us got COVID team’s historic bronze medal-winning feat at the Olympic in my eyes honestly. We have down after watching the also. We would like to dedicate this medal to doctors and frontline Games. Let’s take a look at some reactions… reached where we once belonged. historic win. Singh had health workers who have saved so many lives in India It’s a remarkable achievement.” made a big contribution NARENDRA MODI: Historic! A day that will be etched in the Zafar Iqbal, a key member of in shaping this side as the GRAHAM REID: It is a fantastic feeling, it has come after a lot of memory of every Indian. Congratulations to our Men's India’s last Olympic gold medal team in Tokyo consists sacrifices that the whole group has made. It takes a long time Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, winning team in 1980 Moscow of many junior players to get where these athletes have gotten. All the sacrifices that they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, Games, said he had his heart in his whom he guided to go unseen. I know that apart from the country, this group especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team. mouth in the final few minutes of the Junior World has been waiting for a medal for a fairly long time and I know how much hockey means to India and ABHINAV BINDRA: An emotional moment for the entire the match. Cup title in 2016. I am privileged to help play a part in that nation, a moment of pride. The long wait has ended! “My heart was “I salute Congratulations to the Indian Men’s Hockey team for beat- (chief coach) HARMANPREET SINGH: It’s a nostalgic their splendid achievement. Graham Reid. moment for us. It’s a special moment for every Indian. It’s a big SACHIN TENDULKAR: Congratulations to each & every achievement. We have made a lot member of the hockey contingent on winning the #Bronze of sacrifices but our focus was (medal) for India! A fantastic hard fought win. The penalty on being mentally stronger. In corner save by Sreejesh in the dying moments of the game the last 16 months we lived was amazing. Entire (India) is immensely proud! ROLL OF HONOUR as a family in Bangalore. YEAR PLACE MEDAL We were completely MAHESH BHUPATHI: Lion Hearts!!! Can’t say enough about I was shut from the outside 1928 Amsterdam Gold the attitude, first coming back and then holding on. prepared for world. We were just Congrats Hockey India on making history. Truly emotional 1932 Los Angeles Gold everything today because the focussed on our moment for the country. 1936 Berlin Gold 60 minutes is like anything. I’m job 1948 London Gold playing hockey for the last 21 ANURAG THAKUR: A BILLION CHEERS for INDIA! Boys, 1952 Helsinki Gold years and I just said to myself one thing: ‘Take the experience of 21 you’ve done it! We can’t keep calm! Our Men’s Hockey Team 1956 Melbourne Gold dominated and defined their destiny in the Olympics history years, just play that 60 minutes’.

1960 Rome Silver

k k y y m m c books today, yet again! We are extremely proud of you! Even for the last penalty corner c 1964 Tokyo Bronze I said the same thing: ‘Sree, 1968 Mexico City Bronze you worked hard for the last 21 HARMANPREET KAUR: 41 years was a long wait. Well done years and this is what you want boys – Manpreet Singh and Team. You’ve been stunning on 1972 Munich Bronze to do now, that one save’. I did it, the field. We are all so proud of you. Jai Hind. 1980 Moscow Gold and we are on the podium now 2021 Tokyo Bronze PR SREEJESH

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