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GOING GLOBAL CHILD LABOUR IN GUJ MALABAR NAVAL DRILLS Actor Urvashi Rautela says it’s an honour Nearly 1.30 lakh children, mostly tribal, are China said it has ‘taken note’ of India’s to be one to become a showstopper illegally employed at Gujarat’s cottonseed announcement that Oz will join the Malabar exercises at Arab Fashion Week LEISURE | P2 farms, a study said TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 201 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Task force to end man-animal conflicts No complacency POST NEWS NETWORK the activities and streamline dif- ferent interventions to reduce Jumbo deaths up Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: With an man animal conflict and have a BHUBANESWAR: Elephant aim to reduce man-animal con- master plan for 3 years so that fatalities in different forest flicts, the state government has funds under different schemes reserves and man-elephant constituted a task force to prepare are spent as per this master plan,” conflicts in the state have caused till vaccine: Modi a master plan for next three years. Arukha said. concern for the forest department. Principal Chief Conservator of In addition to department Data from the forest department Forests (wildlife) has been ap- schemes, funds under site specific and the environment ministry hint ‘Lockdown has ended, but virus still pointed as chairman of the task wild life plans for forest diversion that Odisha has become a concern force, said Forest and Environment cases, CAMPA, MGNREGS & dis- for elephant deaths and their there; all must be cautious during fests’ Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha trict mineral fund (DMF) can be ef- conflicts with humans. According We had ample stock of anxiety pills. to official data, elephants in the But then the PM announced AGENCIES Tuesday. The panel was asked to Save Elephant Foundation Trust fectively utilised for habitat de- Never lower guard, state caused 105 deaths in 2017- he was going to address the nation submit its report to the govern- and many resource persons have velopment, digging of trenches New Delhi, Oct 20: With the onset CM urges people ment within six weeks, he said. been included in the panel. and other protective measures, 18, the highest in India while in of festival season, Prime Minister Representatives of South The task force can induct any the minister said. 2018-19 72, more humans were Narendra Modi Tuesday made an BHUBANESWAR: Eastern Railways & East Coast other individual as its members Arukha advised divisional for- killed by jumbos. When it comes to impassioned appeal to people to With the begin- Railways, CEOs of power distri- or consult any individual /insti- est officers (DFOs) to have SOPs elephant deaths, data submitted SHORT TAKES by the forest department in follow COVID-19 guidelines, say- ning of the fes- bution companies, chief engineer tution for preparation of the mas- with railways, NH, state highways, tive season, Assembly, 2018 was the most fatal ing this is not the time to be care- (roads), chief general manager ter plan. “Chief Minister Naveen irrigation officials, power distri- for jumbos in last decade. Wildlife Kartika: Spl ‘abadha’ less as the virus is still around and Chief Minister of National Highways Authority Patnaik has always stressed en- bution companies with an insti- Naveen Patnaik experts and environmentalists even a small negligence can dampen of India (NHAI), regional chief deavours for reduction of man-an- tutional arrangement of regular blame the government for the outlet at Srimandir the festive spirit. Tuesday conservator of forests (RCCF)— imal conflicts in the state. It is, monitoring and review at the cir- appealed to people to remain cau- rising elephant deaths and In his seventh address to the Angul, Rourkela & Bhubaneswar, therefore, essential to prioritise cle, district and division levels. tious and follow Covid guidelines conflicts with humans. P3 Puri: The Suar-Mahasuar Niyog nation following the COVID-19 of Srimandir would open strictly. Addressing people through a temporary counters at the south outbreak, Modi cited examples of video message, Naveen said the and north gates of the shrine to the US and several European coun- character profile of coronavirus is sell Mahaprasad during the holy tries to note that the coronavirus very critical. Therefore, all have to be OilMin babus visit blast site month of Kartika. Suar-Mahasuar cases there have seen a sudden cautious till a vaccine for Covid-19 is Niyog secretary Krushna and worrisome rise after wit- out. Naveen cited the examples of Chandra Pratihari said Srimandir nessing a fall, as he cautioned cit- European countries like UK, France POST NEW NETWORK Police, Umashankar Dash, said the team has been shut for devotees since izens against any laxity until an and Spain where the infection rate has not contacted the commissionerate po- March this year due to Covid-19. effective cure is found. was at peak during March and April. Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Senior officials of lice. He informed media that different However, many devotees and He said pictures and videos But now, these countries are facing the Union ministry of petroleum visited agencies including the commissionerate elderly women who observe have of late emerged showing that the second wave of Covid-19. the petrol pump at Raj Bhawan and its sur- police and the Petroleum and Explosives Kartika Brata will require many people have either stopped rounding areas to inquire into the explo- Safety Organisation (PESO) have been Mahaprasad during the holy following precautions like wear- maintaining social distance and sion October 7 that killed one person and separately probing the explosion. month. “The Suar-Mahasuar ing masks or have become negli- said he wants to see them safe and injured several others. The officials along The commissionerate police Monday Niyog has held discussions with the Shree Jagannath Temple gent. "This is absolutely not right. their families happy. with officers of Indian submitted before the Administration chief Krishan Those who have become negli- "We must keep in mind that lock- Oil Corporation (IOCL) SDJM court the human Kumar and proposed opening of gent and are moving around with- down may have ended, but the virus Monday afternoon body parts and other a few temporary counters near out masks are putting themselves is still there... This is not the time reached the petrol pump items seized from the ex- Govt sounds high Srimandir to sell Mahaprasad to and their families, including chil- to be negligent, this is not the time for inquiry. plosion site at the IOCL the devotees. The SJTA chief has dren and elderly, at risk," he said to believe that corona is gone or An employee of the filling station here. The agreed to our proposal,” in his televised speech. there is no danger from it," he said. filling station revealed all seized items were later Pratihari added. P3 He noted that people have been "India is in a stable situation today ten staff present at the sent to the State Forensic alert ahead of rain getting on with their lives after due to efforts of every Indian in the fateful day were asked Science Laboratory for the lockdown was lifted while eco- last seven-eight months, and we by their owner to reach examination. Earlier, POST NEWS NETWORK fall of varying intensity is Anti-extortion help nomic activities are picking up have to ensure that the situation the pump by evening. The team asked Union minister for petroleum Dharmendra likely to lash most parts of and crowds are slowly returning to does not deteriorate," he added. them various questions related to the ex- Pradhan had directed the secretary of pe- Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: A the state till October 23, Bhubaneswar: Director General markets in the festive times. At Modi invoked sages like Kabir plosion. They reportedly visited a nearby troleum and natural gas to probe and sub- fresh low-pressure area, heavy to very heavy down- of Police, Abhay Tuesday one point in his speech, he folded and the holy scripture of slum to record the statements of locals in mit a report after discussing with senior formed over the Bay of pour may pound some areas launched anti-extortion helpline his hands to impress upon people Ramcharitmanas to make his point this regard. The owner of the pump was officers of the state government and Indian Bengal Tuesday, is likely to during the period due to the number ‘9938910000’ during a special programme at the to take precautions like wearing about not taking a disease lightly also grilled by the officials. Oil. Notably, an LPG tank had blown off at trigger heavy to very heavy low-pressure system. Police Bhawan here. Citizens of masks, sanitising their hands and until it is fully overcome. However, Deputy Commissioner of the pump during refilling of fuel October7. rainfall in many parts of This apart, squally Cuttack and Bhubaneswar can Odisha over the next three weather with wind speed dial the helpline number to days, the Meteorological reaching 40-50 kmph is likely inform the anti-extortion task Govt to go ahead Centre here said. to prevail over west central force of the Commissionerate NATURE’S BOUNTY In view of the weather parts of Bay of Bengal and Police about demands of money with ‘Make in Odisha forecast, the Odisha gov- neighbourhood, the MeT by the extortionists in twin ernment Tuesday asked sen- Centre said, advising fish- cities. The victims can share Conclave’, inks MoU ior officials to remain pre- ermen not to venture into information or complaints on pared to meet any deep sea area of westcen- the helpline number through POST NEWS NETWORK eventuality, particularly wa- tral Bay of Bengal till telephone calls, SMSes or terlogging and landslides October 23. WhatsApp and Telegram app. Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Giving a in hilly areas. Following the MeT cen- Abhay told media that the green light for the third edition of Under the influence of a tre’s forecast, Special Relief identity of the complainants the Make in Odisha Conclave, Chief cyclonic circulation over Commissioner (SRC), PK and informants will be kept Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday the central Bay of Bengal Jena issued an advisory to secret by the task force. set the ball rolling for the mega and neighbourhood, a low- District Collectors and sen- business event to be held here. pressure area has formed ior officials to maintain con- The state government has roped over the same region. stant vigil and closely mon- BSF defuses 7 IEDs in Federation of Indian Chambers Associated cyclonic circu- itor the situation in low of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) lation extends up to 7.6 km lying areas to deal with pos- Bhubaneswar: Seven IEDs, as its national industry partner for above mean sea level, it said. sible waterlogging and land- suspected to have been the 3rd edition of the event. It is likely to become slides. planted by cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit, An MoU was signed between well marked and move While heavy rainfall is were defused by security Industrial Promotion & Investment initially north-westwards likely to lash some places of forces in Malkangiri district, a Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) during the next two days Malkangiri, Koraput and BSF statement said Tuesday. and FICCI on a virtual platform in and then north-north- Ganjam districts till Acting on a tip-off, Border presence of Chief Minister Naveen east wards in subsequent Wednesday, heavy rainfall Security Force (BSF) personnel Patnaik. three days, the MeT may occur at one or two launched a combing operation Naveen said a positive policy Centre said in a bulletin. places in Gajapati, Ganjam, in Swabhimaan Anchal along framework, robust infrastructure, This is the 10th low-pres- Puri, Jagatsinghpur, the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh skilled human resources and re- sure system developed over Kendrapara, Bhadrak and border Monday evening, it said. sult-oriented administration will the Bay of Bengal since the Balasore districts The troops detected the help Odisha realise this vision. beginning of August and Wednesday and Thursday, improvised explosive devices With the signing of the MoU, he ex- A woman collects water chestnut from a pond in Ajmer district Tuesday PTI PHOTO third this month. While rain- the MeT Centre said. planted on a road, the pressed confidence that the state statement said. will take the next leap in industrial growth and development. He said the Make in Odisha MARKET WATCH Conclaves in 2016 and 2018 brought FATF plenary today: What next for Pakistan in significant quantum of in- INDEX VARIATION vestments resulting in creation AGENCIES After a plenary meeting in government to introduce laws to of a diversified industrial base in February, FATF warned Pakistan enforce UN sanctions, improve co- the state, and as an outcome, the New Delhi, Oct 20: The Financial that all deadlines set for imple- ordination between different gov- SENSEX 40544.37 112.77 state has established itself as one Action Task Force (FATF) will begin menting an action plan against ter- ernment organisations and law en-

BOURSES NIFTY 11896.80 23.80 of the premier investment desti- a three-day virtual plenary meeting ror financing had expired, and that forcement agencies, and prosecution nations in the country. Wednesday that will decide on the the country had largely addressed of terrorists involved in fund-rais- DOLLAR 73.70 `0.13 The state has all the mechanisms next course of action against only 14 of 27 action items in the ing. Though Pakistan has arrested in place to realise the vision of Pakistan with regard to steps taken plan. According to a more recent as- LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and a EURO 86.78 `0.47

CURRENCY making Odisha an investment des- by the country to crack down on sessment, Pakistan is understood handful of other terrorist leaders GOLD `50,750 `63 tination of choice, both nationally fund-raising by terror groups. to have largely addressed about 20 and successfully prosecuted sev- and globally, he further said. The The multilateral watchdog, which action items. However, FATF’s re- eral of them – Saeed was given a SILVER `62,760 `665 CM said even during these trying counters money laundering and gional affiliate Asia-Pacific Group prison term of five-and-a-half years BULLION times, Odisha has undertaken var- terror financing, put Pakistan on its (APG) concluded last month that in February – there have been other ious investment promotion activ- list of “jurisdictions under in- Pakistan has fully complied with developments that have been crit- ities and is able to attract over Rs creased monitoring” or “grey list” only two out of 40 recommenda- icised by Western nations. For in- WEATHER 24,300 crore worth of new invest- in 2018 for not doing enough to curb tions to curb money laundering Combating terror financing has to prevent, detect, investigate and stance, Pakistani authorities have y ments since February 2020. financial activities of terror groups. and terror financing. been a priority for FATF since 2001. prosecute the financing of terror- BHUB CTK removed some 3,800 names from a

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FORTUNE FORECAST It feels bizarre to perform in Urvashi living room, says Anusha ARIES to be a showstopper Mumbai: For playback singer Anusha Mani, the strangest You will pay attention to the voice of your inner feeling is to perform in her living room for virtual gigs, self today. This will help which has become the new normal amid the pandemic. you implement all your plans perfectly. “We’ve done about five to six virtual concerts so far. It’s You will not only be jovial, but you will the strangest feeling to perform in your living room and then also not let disappointments cow you at Arab Fashion Week walk 20 steps to retire for the day. However, I am very grate- down. Ganesha says not only today, but you can summon this quality ful to be able to continue working in whatever small capac- whenever you like. Mumbai: Actress Urvashi Rautela “He showcases me as an ‘Arabic ity during the lockdown, and in the present situation,” will be showstopper for Filipino warrior princess’ for his collec- Anusha said. Are virtual concerts as satisfying for an artiste designer Furne One at the up- tion,” she added about her look on as live gigs? Anusha replied: “Virtual gigs come nowhere close TAURUS coming Arab Fashion Week. the ramp. in comparison with the satisfaction, adrenaline rush, instant “It’s an honour to be the first The upcoming 12th edition of gratification and playing with musicians under the big Ganesha is pleased to see that you have a bright Indian Bollywood actor to be a the Arab Fashion Week will be stage lights and seeing the audience react live in front of you. day ahead. Your efforts showstopper at Arab Fashion Week, hosted virtually in Dubai from I think human beings are amazing creatures, so adaptive in are due to give the results which is one of the biggest and October 21 to 24. nature. We learn to make the most of any given situation and you expect. If you are in a mood to achieve most prestigious fashion “I have also shot for a that’s what we have done with vir- something more than usual, this is the day weeks. It is for one of the short fashion film that tual concerts.” for it. You are not likely to be disappointed. biggest designers -- showcases the mes- Anusha, who is known for Furne One of sage of equality, and film songs like Gulaabo GEMINI AMATO Couture. tackles racism and (Shaandaar), Tera rastaa The fact that he inequality. I feel chhodoon na (Chennai When SRK was skeptical Along with your house, chose me is really there are no Express), Lehrein family and business mat- ters, you will also be busy a huge deal for me. boundaries and (Aisha) among oth- with your social obliga- He has worked everyone is cre- ers. IANS of playing romantic hero tions today. You will be afforded the co- with pop icons like ated equally,” operation of those around you. New ways Jennifer Lopez, Urvashi fur- of thinking will flourish within you. Make Ariana Grande, ther said. Mumbai: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge of a leading man was. I did feel, maybe, full use of the opportunies you get today, says Ganesha. Beyonce and IANS (DDLJ) has turned 25 years old Tuesday, not being handsome enough -- or, as Mariah Carey,” and its actor Shah Rukh Khan looks back they called it back then, ‘chocolaty’ -- said Urvashi. at the 1995 blockbuster that helped ce- would make me unsuitable for roman- CANCER ment his lover boy image that makes tic roles. Also, I am very shy and awk- women weak in the knees even today. ward with ladies, and I didn’t know You may donate to a charity organisation, for SRK surprises many saying he was how I would say all the loving, roman- your mental happiness. initially skeptical about his ability to tic bits,” Shah Rukh recalled. On the job front, stick to pull off the romantic scenes in the ever- “I have to admit, for someone who your routine, rather than taking a new popular love story. doesn’t like mushy and romantic films, bold step, says Ganesha. A good day on “I was told by many people that the scenes Kajol and I did make me feel the financial front. I looked unconventional, very dif- fuzzy and warm! There, I said it,” he ferent from what the perception smiled. IANS LEO A lucky day is in the off- ing. You will taste suc- cess in all your endeav- FIRST DIGITAL LAKME FASHION WEEK BEGINS ours. You will be extremely creative. You will contribute a lot of new ideas in meetings. You will be able to talk about your love without any hesitation today, says Ganesha. Top stars walking virtual ramp to support home-grown craftsmen

VIRGO COUTURIER aims to revive indigenous craftsmen will also be walking the virtual run- and artisans' slow and purist work- way on Day 4 along with the debu- Today you need to MANISH MALHOTRA carry on with your manship. The line-up is inspired tant showstopper Radhika Madan. success without rest- AND LFW HAVE by “majesty of old-world regalia The duo will be sporting ensem- ing on your past lau- and takes the liberty to re-inter- bles from the ‘Neo – Phulkari’ col- rels. You will also need to stay focused PARTNERED TO BACK pret the look in a more suitable lection by designer duo Sukriti and and organised to continue with the same palette for modern tastes.” Aakriti. Their collection is inspired success level that you enjoyed in the ARTISANS THROUGH past. Pay attention to your relationship The event will see many other ac- by the history of Punjab and tries matters as they are the quintessential of A FUND-RAISING tors walking the virtual ramp. to revive the traditional handicraft. your success and peace of mind. PRESENTATION FOR Actress and dancer Sandeepa Dhar Day 5 will see Athiya Shetty set- will walk for designer Kaveri ting strutting down the virtual THE REVIVAL OF Lalchand, who will launch her col- ramp as muse for designer Aisha Actor Kartik lection to inspire the state of Bengal Rao who has created the collection LIBRA Aryan as ARTISANS’ PURIST on the Sustainable Fashion Day of keeping the concept of zero waste Ganesha says that you showstopper need to be more careful WORKMANSHIP at a fashion the event October 22. in mind. in your work field as show Diana Penty will sashay the ramp The final show by designer your enemies or your AGENCIES FILE PHOTO adorning ensembles designed by Rimzim Dadu and Saaksha and competitors will try to pull you down Disha Patil on Day 4 of LFW October Kinni will have actress Mrunal today. You will have to be very careful in making business agreements or negotia- New Delhi: Actor Kartik Aryan Tuesday. Manish Malhotra and 24. Patil will launch her collection Thakur who will bring the curtain tions regarding give and take in the busi- walked a virtual runway for de- LFW have partnered to support ar- ‘The Labyrinth’ inspired by sacred of LFW down. Dadu will be seen ex- ness. You will see your beloved grow dis- signer Manish Malhotra at the tisans through a fund-raising open- geometry and fueled by poetry is the perimenting with her signature tant from you today. first digital Lakme Fashion Week ing show presentation in which he perfect offering for the new age metallic cords and steel wires, ex- (LFW) edition that started will be showcasing his collection that bride. Actor Aparshakti Khurrana ploring floral and geometrics. SCORPIO You may find yourself at crossroads, wondering which path to take. SUDOKU Crucial decisions regard- PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, ing your personal life may numb your CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers thoughts. Let this not interfere with your 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. routine or it may lead to complications at work and with loved ones.

SAGITTARIUS You seem to be on a self- appreciation mode today. Grooming, makeover and attracting attention in on your cards today, you make extra efforts to get that glamorous look for your self. And as Ganesha says, it will surely not go unnoticed as you bag a lot of compliments for it. One of the for- tunate days in store for you!

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Unless you be calm and patient, your tendency to act impulsively will get you into hot water, warns Ganesha. Your image on the minds of your colleagues and bosses will remain intact, though. You will keep on SOLUTIONS climbing up the ladder and come closer to success, but don't get too excited if everything is turning out as per the plan.

AQUARIUS Today, you will have a lot of fun with your siblings! Though generally well- organised and methodi- cal, you will enjoy going with the flow of what your siblings and friends plan for BREVITY CROSSWORD you. Sometimes, spontaneity is a good thing, says Ganesha.

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Govt tries new ways to save jumbos POLITICKLE by MANJUL ELEPHANTS IN ODISHA HAVE CLAIMED LIVES OF 105 HUMAN BEINGS IN 2017-18 MANISH KUMAR, OP THREE KILLED IN Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: The fatal- ities arising out of elephant-human ELEPHANT ATTACK conflicts and death of jumbos due to habitat loss have emerged as a BARIPADA/ANGUL: Three persons major cause of concern for the state were trampled to death by Forest and Environment depart- elephants in Mayurbhanj and ment, which claimed that it is tak- Angul districts Tuesday. In the ing steps to ameliorate the situation. first incident, two women were According to Ministry of killed by an elephant that strayed Environment and Forests, elephants ELEPHANT HUMANS KILLED into Palashamundali under in Odisha have claimed lives of 105 Rasagovindpur range in human beings in 2017-18, the high- CASUALTIES BY JUMBOS Mayurbhanj district. The est in India while 72 more people deceased were identified as were killed by elephants in 2018- YEAR DEATHS YEAR DEATHS Subhadra Rana, 65, and Pramila 19 in the state. It is worth men- 2014-15 55 2014-15 65 Mohanta. Subhadra was plucking tioning here that the 2017 Elephant flowers when the elephant 2015-16 85 2015-16 89 Census has claimed that Odisha is attacked her and killed her. fifth in the country to host maximum 2016-17 75 2016-17 66 Another person was critically number of jumbos. 2017-18 78 2017-18 105 wounded in the elephant attack. Data submitted by the Forest de- 2018-19 93 2018-19 72 Forest department officials have partment in the Assembly reached the spot. In another said that in the last one to the fire,” Biswajit “If the corridors are not recog- incident, a farmer was trampled decade, 2018 was the We Mohanty, wildlife ex- nised, those do not get legal safe- to death in Kamalpur village most fatal year for are using drones pert from the state guard. Many mining projects and under Athamallik forest range in in some areas for 15K pleas pending with info panel: Bhushan jumbos. Wildlife said. industries which come on Elephant Angul district. The deceased was experts and en- surveillance. We have At the same Corridors could have been otherwise identified as Bhaskar Bhukta. vironmental- collaborated with IIT- time, the state is challenged due to its interference Bhukta saw the elephant in his POST NEWS NETWORK The SC Feb 15, 2019 vacant and the pendency of the ap- ists blame the Bhubaneswar to bring robust also blamed for on the elephant passage. Due to paddy field Tuesday morning. He peals/complaints has risen to over government technology on elephant not notifying lack of notification, elephant paths tried to drive it away. However, New Delhi, Oct 20: A petition filed directed Odisha and 36,600,” the petitioner submitted. for elephant tracking. We also started Elephant do not enjoy legal sanctity like the elephant attacked him giving in the Supreme Court seeking timely 5 other states to fill In Odisha, the petitioner sub- deaths and ris- SMS-based alert system Corridors despite other protected areas,” he said. him leaving little time to escape. and transparent appointment of vacancies within 2 months mitted that Odisha SIC has been ing conflicts for Angul Forest Division proposing it. A The Forest department, however, information commissioners has functioning with four posts only with humans. case in this regard claimed that several steps are now fencing has also started in the state,” highlighted huge pendency of despite having huge backlog of HS UPADHYAY I PCCF, “The Odisha gov- WILDLIFE is subjudice in being taken to protect elephants HS Upadhyay, Principal Conservator around 15,000 appeals in Odisha. Commissioner, are lying vacant nearly 15,000 appeals and complaints. ernment had been the National and reduce conflicts. “We are using of Forests (Wildlife) said. The application filed by Prashant in Central Information Commission Significantly, the apex court had forming several commit- Green Tribunal drones in some areas for surveil- Some forest areas like Athagarh Bhushan on behalf of activist and four in Odisha State February 15, 2019 directed Odisha tees and conducting studies to con- (NGT). Shankar Prasad Pani, an lance. We have collaborated with IIT- Forest Division have experimented Anjali Bhardwaj highlighted the Information Commission (SIC). and five other states to fill all the va- serve elephants but hardly imple- NGT lawyer, said that the elephant Bhubaneswar to bring robust tech- with the bamboo plantation through non-compliance of the Supreme “With the retirement of the Chief cancies of sanctioned posts within menting the recommendations. The paths are not legally recognised nology on elephant tracking. We seed-balls for habitat enrichment to Court order dated February 15, on 26.08.2020 and another commis- two months (four sanctioned posts, use of barbed wire and other un- due to lack of notification for the also started SMS-based alert system reduce the invasion of jumbos into 2019. The petitioner stated that as sioner demitting office in the end of including the chief ’s) and also take friendly means has only added fuel same. for Angul Forest Division. Solar human habitations and farmlands. many as six posts, including that September 2020, currently 6 posts, decision regarding sanctioning of of Chief Information including that of the Chief are lying additional posts. Woman’s death at SCB: Ex-MLA Gurupada OHRC orders probe COUNTERS TO OPEN FOR BJP says BJD flouted POST NEWS NETWORK Nanda passes away POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: The Odisha MAHAPRASAD SALE poll code, moves EC Human Rights Commission Cuttack, Oct 20: Senior Congress (OHRC) Tuesday directed the SCB POST NEWS NETWORK leader and former Rourkela MLA Medical College and Hospital su- PREP FOR POST NEWS NETWORK Gurupada Nanda passed away at perintendent and Puri CDMO to Puri, Oct 20: There is a piece of a private hospital here Tuesday. enquire into the death of an ailing good news for devotees as well as HOLY MONTH Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: The state He was 77. woman who was brought to the elderly women who observe Habisa unit of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Nanda, he Suar-Mahasuar Niyog of state-run health institute by her in the Hindu month of Kartika. Tuesday accused the Biju Janata Dal who had TSrimandir would open husband on a trolley rickshaw The Suar-Mahasuar Niyog of temporary counters at the (BJD) of indulging in unfair means been an ac- from Satyabadi. Srimandir would open temporary South and North gates of the to woo voters in Balasore Sadar tive student The commission, while hearing counters at the South and North shrine to sell Mahaprasad Assembly constituency. leader a plea field by several human rights gates of the shrine to sell during the month The saffron party claimed that throughout activists, asked both the officials to Mahaprasad during the month. the regional party has been vio- his college ca- reply by November 12. The rights “Srimandir has been out of evotees can collect lating the Model Code of Conduct The BJP leaders at the CEO office in reer, had Mahaprasad after buying activists had urged the OHRC to con- bounds for devotees since March this temple delicacies had been opened D and is carrying out some new proj- Bhubaneswar, Tuesday OP PHOTO formed All duct a probe into the incident and year due to Covid-19 pandemic. near the Srigundicha temple dur- tokens from the temporary ects and completing some pend- Orissa award `50 lakh as compensation to However, many devotees and elderly ing this year’s Rath Yatra,” counters ing works in the region. leged that a working organisation of Students’ League in 1969 and joined the bereaved family. women who observe Habisa in Pratihari added. he devotees are required to Party leader Jatin Mohanty said, the BJD under the name of Odisha the Congress in 1972. He was elected Notably, the woman, identified Kartika require Mahaprasad. We According to him, devotees can Tadhere to Covid-19 norms “We met the Chief Electoral Officer Vidyut Karmachari Mahasangh has to Odisha Legislative Assembly as Sukanti Bhoi of will make all arrangements to sup- collect Mahaprasad after buying while buying tokens and (CEO) to raise our concerns over opened its office at NESCO office. from Rourkela Assembly Dasbidyadharpur village under ply Mahaprasad to the devotees,” tokens from the temporary counters. collecting Mahaprasad from the violation of the Code of Conduct “Who gave them permission and Constituency on a Congress ticket Satyabadi block in Puri district, said Suar-Mahasuar Niyog secretary The devotees are required to ad- temple gates in Balasore Sadar Assembly con- who allowed a party outfit to run in 1980. He also served as the Cuttack was suffering from liver cancer. Krushna Chandra Pratihari. here to Covid-19 norms while buy- stituency where we bypolls will be from a government office? The District Congress Committee pres- Sukanti was unwell for quite Pratihari claimed that Suar- ing tokens and collecting for sale of the temple delicacies dur- held next month.” CEO has assured us that after con- ident. During his tenure as Rourkela some days. Mahasuar Niyog had held discus- Mahaprasad from the temple gates, ing the holy month,” Jena added. He also added, “Model Code of ducting an enquiry into the matter, MLA, Nanda established a B Ed Her husband Kabir Bhoi had sions with the Shree Jagannath Pratihari said. It is worth mentioning here that Conduct is already in force in the he will inform us,” he added. college in the Steel city in 1981. The consulted several doctors at var- Temple Administration (SJTA) SJTA administrator (develop- the state government had launched region but the state government The BJP demanded that such government took it over in 1992 and ious hospitals in Puri to treat chief Krishan Kumar and proposed ment) Ajay Kumar Jena, however, a scheme a few years ago to pro- officials, in blatant violation of works must be stopped. “Several secured full recognition in 2005. Sukanti. However, he decided to for the opening of a few temporary said that he was not aware of any vide shelter and other facilities laws, have started new projects to gram panchayats have seen influx He was undergoing treatment admit Sukanti to SCBMCH as per counters near Srimandir to sell decision to open temporary coun- to elderly women who observe woo the voters. We have submitted of party workers who are com- for age-related health issues at a the advice of a doctor in Puri. The Mahaprasad to the devotees. ters for Mahaprasad sale during Habisa in Puri. our concerns and also submitted the pleting some pending works and are private hospital, it was learnt. couple travelled around 90 km on “The SJTA chief has agreed to Kartika month. Last year, around 3,000 elderly photographs to the CEO.” trying to woo the voters from the As soon as the news of his de- their trolley rickshaw to SCBMCH. our proposal. We will soon erect a “The Suar-Mahasuar Niyog might women had availed the benefit of The delegation told the CEO that area. There have been wrongful mise came, political leaders and However, the woman died while few temporary sheds near the have discussed the issue with the Habisiyali scheme. This year, the tubewells, transformers and other attempts of influencing the peo- common people thronged his res- being treated at the premium shrine for sale of Mahaprasad. A SJTA chief and received the latter’s scheme has been suspended due to works are being done in the area ple against established laws of elec- idence in the city to offer their health institute. temporary counter for the sale of nod for setting up of temporary sheds the Covid-19 pandemic, sources said. just before the elections. It also al- tions,” the party said. last tribute to the departed soul. UPHOLDING TRADITION Covid robs living of tourism workers at Konark

AVIRAL MISHRA, OP PANDEMIC BLUES Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Dawn has broken at Konark. It’s an early start HILE THE STATE for Pradeep Behera, who has been WGOVERNMENT HAS making his both ends meet through ALLOWED OPENING OF TOURIST photography at Sun Temple for the SPOTS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, past 10 years. With the camera bag LACK OF VISITORS HAS ADDED strapped around his shoulders, TO THE WOES OF TRADERS AND Behera scouts for the first visitors PROFESSIONALS WHO EARN after re-opening of tourist spots, THEIR LIVELIHOOD FROM almost seven months after the pan- TOURISM SECTOR demic hit the state. However, al- most no one arrives and it’s an- HE LOSS OF LIVELIHOOD IS other no-income day for Pradeep. TSTATED TO HAVE TAKEN TOLL While the state government has ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF allowed opening of tourist spots PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM SECTOR from September 1, lack of visitors has added to the woes of traders and professionals who earn their liveli- I make `1,500 a week. I have never Sun Temple said he had to survive ting a cap on visitors to only 3,500, But with the government yet to an- hood from tourism sector. seen anything like this before,” on just water and rice as he was left Das business is yet to go back to nor- nounce any resumption of inter- Pradeep’s predicament is per- Pradeep said. with no money in his pockets while malcy. national flights it’s hard to see any haps one of the 300 shutterbugs The loss of livelihood is stated to lockdown was in force. “Before lockdown I used to make change of our fortunes,” he said. and tour guides for whom the lock- have taken toll on the mental health “I couldn’t leave for my home anything between `700 to `1,500 The associations of tour guides down might have ended but not of people associated with tourism and I stayed in Puri. However, with every day. However, with almost no and Konark photographers said their hardships. sector. no source of income it became al- tourists visiting, I once agreed for that they had repeatedly requested

“I have been a photographer since Pradeep, with a family of his most unbearable during lockdown,” mere `200 with a client when min- the state government to provide as-

k y m c 2010 and it has been seven years wife and two daughters, admitted he said. imum rates don’t go beyond `500,” sistance, but to no avail. “The year since I have been working at Sun to contemplating suicide fearing While he was forced to sell veg- Das said. 2020 has been hard on us. I’m not Temple. The lockdown has affected his inability to provide his family. etables during lockdown, Das re- Das, who is sceptical of any turn- very hopeful that things will get Young girls of Srimandir servitor families offer Neta puja at Markanda my income very badly. While ear- Suranjan Das, a local tour guide, turned to Konark after tourist des- around, said, “Local or domestic better this year. However, we are pond in Puri Tuesday. As per the belief, a girl would get a good match by lier I used to earn `800 to `1,000 has a similar story to tell. Das who tinations were allowed to resume. tourists hardly value tour guides. We hopeful that things may change offering the puja OP PHOTO daily, now it would be great even if hails from Rourkela and works at However, with the government put- rely largely on international tourists. next year,” Pradeep said. P4 WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Below 2K Covid-19 cases for 2nd day in a row TAKING TO THE STREETS

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Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: State’s ODISHA & COVID novel coronavirus disease (Covid- ith 1,904 new infections, 19) tally surged to 2,72,250 Tuesday WOdisha’s Covid-19 tally as 1,904 more people tested posi- surged to 2,72,250 tive for the infection, while 16 fresh fatalities pushed Odisha’s coron- fresh fatalities pushed the avirus death toll to 1,168, an official 16state’s coronavirus death of Health and Family Welfare toll to 1,168 (H&FW) department said. After a gap of more than two hurda reported the highest months, the state reported less than Knumber of fresh infections at 2,000 new cases for the second con- 221, followed by Nuapada (128), secutive day Tuesday, said the of- Cuttack (111), Angul (109), ficial. On Monday, Odisha regis- Kendrapara (106) and tered 1,982 cases. Sundargarh (100) As many as 1,115 fresh cases were our fresh fatalities were reported in quarantine centres, Freported in Mayurbhanj, while 789 people tested positive for three each in Khurda and the infection during contact tracing, Kalahandi, two in Nuapada, and the official said, adding that the one each in Bhadrak, Cuttack, local contact cases have also de- Jharsuguda and Kendrapara clined to less than 1,000 in the past Members of East Coast Railway Shramika Union demonstrate near Cuttack railway station, Tuesday, demanding bonus few days in the state. hurda, Cuttack, Ganjam, Puri, while opposing privatisation of the Railways OP PHOTO Khurda district, under which KBalasore and Sundargarh Bhubaneswar falls, reported the have registered 722 deaths (61.8 highest number of fresh infections per cent) and 1,23,239 Covid at 221, followed by Nuapada (128), cases (45.26 per cent) 38 platoons of Cuttack (111), Angul (109), Traffic cop feted for Kendrapara (106) and Sundargarh ported single-digit deaths. tients have died due to other ail- The Capital city Tuesday logged cops to guard (100), said the official. Khurda, Cuttack, Ganjam, Puri, ments so far. 229 new cases of Covid-19 taking the Four fresh fatalities were re- Balasore and Sundargarh have reg- The state now has 21,454 active total caseload in the Temple City to donning sweeper’s hat ported in Mayurbhanj, three each istered more than 50 deaths of which coronavirus cases, while 2,49,575 27,441. Cuttack puja in Khurda and Kalahandi, two in Ganjam has the highest number people have been cured of the dis- While 182 were local contact Nuapada, and one each in Bhadrak, of 225 deaths followed by Khurda ease so far, the H&FW department cases, 47 infections have been re- POST NEWS NETWORK Cuttack, Jharsuguda and (201) and Cuttack (104). official pointed out. ported from quarantine in the last Kendrapara districts. These five districts together had The state has so far tested over 24 hours. With 307 new recoveries, Cuttack, Oct 20: In a bid to ensure All the 30 districts in the state have reported 722 deaths (61.8 per cent) 41.17 lakh samples, including 35,027 the total number of recovered cases hassle-free conduct of Durga Puja reported Covid deaths; five of them and 1,23,239 Covid cases (45.26 per Monday, sources at the Health de- in the capital rose to 24,450. Active amid the pandemic, the such as Deogarh, Boudh, Nuapada, cent), the official further said. partment said. City sees 229 new cases remain at 2,830 while the Commissionerate Police has de- Jharsuguda and Angul have re- As many as 53 coronavirus pa- cases, 307 recoveries death toll is 140. cided to deploy a least 38 platoons of police force at several strategic locations of the Silver City. Khaitan earns According to Cuttack deputy Vigilance glare HC allows Puri mandap commissioner of police (DCP) Prateek Singh, as many as 12 in- on public health minister’s praise spector in-charge, 100 sub-in- spector and assistant sub-in- to celebrate Durga Puja POST NEWS NETWORK Police commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi felicitates traffic constable spector-rank officials would take asst engineer Lalit Mohan Rout OP PHOTO guard of the security in the Silver Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Agriculture City during the festivity. POST NEWS NETWORK & Farmers' Empowerment, POST NEWS NETWORK Police Commissioner “The Millennium City would Fisheries & Animal Resources be divided into several zones Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Vigilance DevelopmentMinister Arun Sahoo Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: After re- felicitated Rout for going and a deputy superintendent of sleuths Tuesday conducted raids congratulated Pranav Khaitan for ceiving encomiums from netizens out of his way and police-rank official would su- at the office and houses of assis- his contribution in UN's World Food for cleaning a road at Sikharpur in pervise a zone. This apart, three tant executive engineer, General Programme to eradicate hunger Cuttack, traffic constable Lalit sweeping the road near additional deputy commission- Public Health (GPH) Division-II, and promoting food security, for Mohan Rout was felicitated Tuesday. Sikharpur Square to ers of police-rank officials will Bhubaneswar, Rabindra Nath which they won Nobel Peace Prize The video of Rout sweeping the supervise the overall security Pradhan, for allegedly amassing this year. road was uploaded October 17 and avert mishaps arrangements,” the young IPS of- wealth disproportionate to his Sahoo said, “Odisha-born Pranav has been flooded with comments. ficer told the media. known sources of income. Khaitan led the artificial intelli- Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu something. I picked up a broom Singh said that special atten- Raids were on at six places si- gence operations of World Food Sarangi felicitated Rout for going and cleaned the road. While doing tion will be given to sensitive areas. multaneously when this report Programme that was recently out of his way and sweeping the road such activities, I get immense sat- Efforts will be on to ensure a was being filed. awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. with a broom near Sikharpur isfaction.” crowd-free puja. The properties that are being His tech-innovations have revo- Square in Cuttack to avert acci- Seeing Lalit sweeping the road, On the other hand, the raided are: A double-storey build- lutionised humanitarian opera- dents. Apart from a letter of ap- other cops had also joined him. It Cuttack Municipal Corporation ing at Nayapalli here, an apart- PNN& AGENCIES got special status in Odisha, this tions expediting hunger elimina- preciation, the twin city is worth mentioning here that Lalit (CMC) has planned to construct ment on Plot No-51 at Kanchilo, Court does not want to disturb tion. Odisha is proud of its young Commissionerate Police also handed is the same traffic policeman who 14 temporary ponds for idol im- Nuagaon in Balianta area, a sin- Cuttack, Oct 20: Recognising the the same and allow the peti- lad! Congrats!" minister said. over a cash reward of Rs 1,000 to saved four lives due to his alacrity mersion. The authorities have gle-storey building at Naharakanta importance of the rituals of tioner (Satasahi Puja Committee) Other personalities like Nila Rout so as to boost his morale. and presence of mind last year. He planned to ensure immersion in Balianta area, Pradhan’s office Srimandir in Puri, the Orissa High to go ahead with puja,” said an Madhab Panda, Former MLA Rout said, “After noticing sand saved these four bikers from an of idols within four to five days at GPH, Division-II, Unit-III here, Court Tuesday allowed the Satasahi order delivered by the division Akash Das Nayak also congratu- and stone chips causing trouble imminent accident. He was also of the puja, highly placed a house of his relative at Kurunti Puja Committee of the pilgrim city bench headed by Chief Justice lated Khaitan for his achievement. for two-wheelers, I felt like doing felicitated then. sources said, Tuesday. in Balianta area and his native to go ahead with the Durga puja Mohammad Rafiq. place at Ayodhya Nagar under even though the idol is taller than The HC also directed the Puri dis- Baidyanathpur police limits, the stipulated size fixed by the gov- trict administration to make sep- Berhampur in Ganjam district. ernment. arate arrangements for immer- Outfit urges Guv The sleuths raided the executive The state government in sion of Satasahi Puja Committee Cong protests power tariff hike engineer’s properties after obtain- September this year had restricted deity by following the Covid-19 to protect tribal ing search warrants issued by the among others, the idol sizes of the guidelines issued by the Union and Court of Special Judge, Vigilance. deities to only four feet as part of the state government. in City, sets afire television sets lands in state Sources also revealed that its Covid-19 guidelines. “The arrangement is only for Pradhan’s son, a realtor, has sev- “As a one-time measure, if the this Durga Puja but not for any fu- POST NEWS NETWORK eral flats registered in his name. idol of the committee has al- ture pujas to be held in Puri,” the POST NEWS NETWORK The sleuths claimed to have stum- ready been constructed beyond HC said declining to extend this Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: Lok Shakti bled upon assets worth over Rs 6.53 four feet and having a connection relief to other puja mandaps of Bhubaneswar, Oct 20: The Odisha Abhiyan Tuesday wrote a letter to crore belonging to Pradhan and his with the rituals of Shree Puri, as was also requested by the Youth Congress Tuesday protested Governor Ganeshi Lal demand- family. Jagannath Temple, which has petitioners counsel. against the recent hike of elec- ing protection of tribal community tricity tariff by the Odisha land in Nabarangapur district. Electricity Regulatory Authority Prafulla Samantara, president, (OERC). Lokshakti Abhiyan said that in The party workers staged demon- different parts of schedule areas SAFETY FIRST stration in front of the OERC office in Odisha, the district adminis- and demanded roll back of the in- tration, state govt and responsi- crease in rates. Several party work- ble officers do not honour the ers carried television sets with rights of tribals and their com- them in front of their office to mark munity rights over natural re- their protest and to express the source in accordance to laws. woes of the citizens. At present, the villagers of Several of their leaders also set Kosagumuda in Nabarangapur on fire many TV sets in front of are in protest against undemoc- the OERC office. The youth wing has ratically, unlawfully and force- demanded roll out of the rates and fully transfer of 160 acres of com- threatened to organize bigger munity land of the village. protests throughout the state against In this land 37 families belonging the decision. schedule tribe and schedule caste “The decision of The have received a piece of land for ul- OERC to increase protest is tivation of economic fruits and the tariff during against the rise of crops as livelihood schemes from the COVID out- Senior party The BJD however responded to district administration since a long. electricity rates in the break is against leader Panchanan the claims and defended the state They are also using the land for the the people of the state. The government Kanungo also took government. purpose. The rest of land is used by state and must must accept our demand part in the protest. BJD leader Amar Satpathy said, the villagers for fodder to domestic be condemned. otherwise we are going to He said, “The “The government has not increased animals. Meanwhile, the entire land We want to warn see more such protests protest is against the rates. There are regulatory bod- of 160 acres has been transferred to the government PANCHANAN KANUNGO I the rise of electric- ies which examine the rates and the State Industrial Development that if they do not CONGRESS LEADER ity rates in the hear the customers, distributors Corporation without prior infor- heed to our demand, state. The gov- and government decided the rates. mation and prior consent of Gram our agitation will only in- ernment must ac- The final decision is only after such Sabha which is must as the village tensify,” a youth leader from the cept our demand otherwise we are scrutiny. We do not want to bur- belongs to the schedule area under

An excavator engaged by the civic body pulls down dilapidated shops at Penthakata in Puri, Tuesday OP PHOTO party said. going to see more such protests,” den people.” the 5th schedule of the Constitution.

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State’s 2nd Sainik School in

k y m Kalinganagar cries for air-care c THE INDUSTRIAL TOWN HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM ONLINE AIR POLLUTION MONITORING Sambalpur functional now PURVIEW BY THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Over 10 pc of the total seats is reserved for girl students and 67 pc of the seats is reserved for state’s students POST NEWS NETWORK culated keeping in view eight pol- FLIRTING WITH DISASTER lutants’ presence, namely PM10, POST NEWS NETWORK The school is Jajpur, Oct 20: With an effort to curb PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3 and functional now. air pollution in the state, the board reenpeace he pollution level in the town was 113 Pb. As per the CPCB, the pollution Sambalpur, Oct 20: A Sainik microgram/cubic metre air between Construction of meeting of OSPCB approved the Ghad tagged T level in the air (annual) should not School in this district which is sec- classrooms, Kalinganagar as 2015 and 2017 proposal for setting up CAAQM be beyond 30 microgram/cubic ond in the state has become func- administrative stations in the districts of Cuttack, the second-most ommencing of a cement metre. tional with the start of online classes polluted town in building, Balasore, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Cmanufacturing unit has In view of this, the SPCB has al- for students in this educational ses- the state exacerbated conditions there playground, Mayurbhanj and Angul apart from legedly failed to curb this number sion, a report said. gymnasium, Yoga Bhubaneswar. At present, two in the pollution-level in The school having its campus Centre and staff CAAQMs are operating at Talcher Kalinganagar. at Basantpur in Chipilima be- quarters have been and Ib Valley in Brajarajnagar. Due to air pollution, various dis- came functional after construc- completed The Odisha State Pollution eases have been playing havoc in the tion of classrooms, administra- Control Board (OSPCB) has been di- state. According to a report of the tive building, playground, SHOUVIK BHATTACHARYA | rected to complete the work within Health department, in the last two gymnasium, Yoga Centre and PRINCIPAL the current financial year. It was de- years, 201 people have died of TB staff quarters were completed. cided to put in place an SOP for IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION HAS GONE UP while 107 of them were from min- This was stated here by Principal strictions while all staff members It was then decided to start the rigorous validation and analysis OVER 120 MICROGRAM/CUBIC METRE AIR IN THE AREA eral-rich Sukinda and Danagadi Shouvik Bhattacharya to this have joined their duty. For this school temporarily in the office of the large volume of raw data ex- blocks. Around 53 per cent of TB ca- correspondent, Monday. year, admission was conducted premises of Fishery and Animal pected to be generated from these and water pollution due to cement, Pollution Monitoring Centre, the pol- sualties were reported from the The school has facilities for co- into Class-VI only which received Husbandry department in stations for public use. steel plants there, scores of stone lution level was 113 mining and industrial rich areas. education and girls can take ad- enrollment of 101 students. Chipilima. However, the Sainik However, it was surprising for mines and stone crushing units in microgram/cubic metre air in Advocate Satyaprakash Behuria mission in the school from the next Apart from classroom teachings, School authorities visited the many that mineral and industrial Dharmashala and chromite mines Kalinganagar between 2015 and and student Digambar Sahu said education session, he said. Over the students will also be trained area and refused to start the school rich district like Jajpur has been ex- in Sukinda valley. On the basis of 2017. In the last three years, with that the level of air pollution in 10 per cent of the total seats will be in swimming, horse riding, rifle temporarily unless a permanent cluded. After this fact came to the an NGT report, the central gov- the functioning of the cement fac- Kalinganagar is quite high, and reserved for girl students and 67 per shooting, various games, debate campus. fore, various quarters have ex- ernment has identified 106 towns in tory and mineral transportation not setting up online air pollution cent of the seats will be reserved for and drawing. Later, on the direction of the pressed concern over this. Some the country as highly polluted while and unloading at Sukinda railway monitoring system will contribute the students of the state. Notably, the state had only one state government, the district ad- people have tweeted their com- six of the towns of Odisha are in this siding, the level of pollution has to the disaster. The school will also have 26 Sainik School at VSS Nagar in ministration identified 105 acre plaints, tagging the Chief Minister list. Kalinganagar industrial gone up over 120 microgram/cubic Regional Officer of Kalinganagar per cent reservation for other Bhubaneswar. Earlier, the govern- of land at Basantpur for the pur- and the Chief Secretary. Complex was also enlisted. metre in the area. SPCB office, Pramod Kumar Behera backward castes (OBCs) students, ment had announced for estab- pose. The Works department They wondered how the gov- Experts pointed out that after Greenpeace, an international said that he was aware of the com- 16 per cent for scheduled castes lishment of another Sainik School floated a tender and constructed ernment failed to consider the case establishment of a cement grinding NGO working for environment pro- plaints in this regard at the CMO. and 7.5 per cent for scheduled in the state in Sambalpur. However, the school building and other fa- of Kalinganagar for air quality factory in Kalinganagar air pollu- tection, had tagged Kalinganagar The SPCB head-office will be ap- tribe students. the establishment of the school cilities at an expenditure of `48 monitoring system when the district tion has been alarmingly rising. as the second-most polluted town in prised of it and steps will be taken The school is managing with failed to take off as there were sev- crore in the first phase. has been bearing the brunt of air According to a survey by Air the state. Air Quality Index is cal- accordingly, he added. online classes due to Covid-19 re- eral bottlenecks. Daringbadi tribals don’t No electricity to lift irrigation points want eco-retreat project 3 yrs ago the admin sunk in tube wells, and since then power connections to these haven’t been provided POST NEWS NETWORK ground level. The government should wake up to this reality, they Deogaon, Oct 20: Even as the state noted. government had promised to make A couple of years ago, the state provision for a separate feeder for government had made an ambi- lift irrigation points and deep bore- tious plan to install one lakh bore- wells, scores of lift irrigation points wells in the state in three years to Representative pic ocals say the land where the in Deogaon block of Bolangir dis- overcome the water scarcity for ir- Leco-retreat project is to be trict have been lying defunct sans rigation. Besides, the other objec- POST NEWS NETWORK developed is a forest area electricity, a report said. tive was to ensure assured irriga- t is a source of income for the Farmers have to suffer a lot in sav- tion to at least 35 per cent of Daringbadi, Oct 20: The tribal Itribals living in that locality ing their crops in the event of water cultivable community at Daringbadi local- scarcity. We land of ity in Kandhamal district Tuesday hey demand a rehabilitation Farmers alleged that about three applied for bore opposed the development of an Tprogramme first and then and a half years ago tube wells wells for our farmlands eco-retreat project in the area. They only they would allow the admin have been sunk in Brahmanijora in 2017. Each of us had to alleged that the district adminis- to go-ahead with the project panchayat. But they are of no use deposit `20,000 each at the tration had not consulted them be- to the beneficiary farmers, because Union Bank branch here to get fore starting the project. developed is a forest area. It is a electricity has not been supplied bore wells which were sunk OJEE agrees for Sources said some officials source of income for the tribals liv- to these points. March 23, 2017 but they Tuesday reached the Saringirpi ing in that locality. They said that Farmers like Bijay Rai, Jadupati haven’t been spl exam for village under Daringbadi block a proper rehabilitation programme Bhoi, Dibakar Bhoi, Bikar Bhoi, operationalised till date which has been selected as the pro- has to be worked out for them. Prior Kadam Bhoi, Biseswar Hota, BIJAY RAI | FARMER, DEOGAON these students posed site of eco-retreat project. to that, they will not allow any de- Natittam Bhoi and Shibaprasad The officials went there to conduct struction of forest land. Bhoi narrated their ordeal. Around 60 students a survey regarding expenditure of The officials tried to pacify the “We applied for bore wells for each the project. However, they faced agitating villagers. They assured our farmland in 2017. Each of us had A farmer shows one of the unused bore wells block. However, this objective has from Gajapati couldn’t hundreds of angry locals who the grievances will be forwarded to to deposit `20,000 each at the Union been defeated at Brahmanijora pan- appear the exam due to shouted slogans and demanded higher officials. However, the agi- Bank branch here to get bore wells step has been taken, they alleged. the authorities to redress the issue chayat, it was alleged. the officials leave the site. They tators did not back away. Finally, the which were sunk March 23, 2017. But As the executive engineer of the with immediate effect, but it fell Notably, the state government a bus mishap blocked roads by burning tyres officials had to leave the place. they have not been operationalised Irrigation department did not pay on deaf years of the department, had launched the deep bore-well and did not allow the officers to Locals said that protests will till date,” Bijay rued. heed to their problem, the farmers they lamented. scheme under Biju Krushak conduct the survey. continue if the district adminis- Though these farmers have ap- took up the issue with the Collector They observed that the govern- Vikash Yojana in 2010-11 with a tar- According to locals, the land tration does not hold a discussion prised the authorities concerned April 4, 2019. ment schemes are being executed get to sink 50,000 bore-wells by where the eco-retreat project is to be with them as soon as possible. through written complaints, no The then, Collector had directed in such haphazard manner at the January, 2014. LEOPARD HIDE Elderly couple found Man tries to buy bike with SEIZED, 5 HELD Woman, 3-yr-old son dead in Bolangir town counterfeit notes, arrested POST NEWS NETWORK killed in road mishap POST NEWS NETWORK Baripada, Oct 20: Forest officials Bolangir, Oct 20: Bodies of an eld- The ill-fated bus FILE PHOTO The accused was identified as Dibya Ranjan Hota, arrested five poachers and seized POST NEWS NETWORK wards Deogarh hit them from be- erly couple was found inside a a leopard skin from their posses- hind and ran over them. Both were government quarter under mys- POST NEWS NETWORK 42, a lawyer by profession and member of sion in Rairangpur forest division Sambalpur, Oct 20: In a tragic in- killed on the spot. They said the terious circumstances at Nayagarh Bar Association of Mayurbhanj district, Tuesday. cident, a woman and her three- truck was travelling at high speed. Chandrasekhar Nagar in Bolangir Gajapati, Oct 20: The Odisha Forest officials of Rairangpur year-old son were killed after being Locals rushed to the spot and town Monday morning. Joint Entrance Examination at Amarendra Bazaar in the town forest division and Manada range run over by a speeding truck on detained the driver. They later The deceased were identified (OJEE) has decided to conduct a and seized counterfeit notes of `500 raided an area while the poachers Sambalpur-Deogarh road near handed him over to the police when as Brundaban Sahu and his wife special examination for the ill- and `2,000 denominations. were striking a deal to sell a leop- Padiabahal Chowk here Tuesday. they arrived after being informed. Nirash Sahu. Some local residents fated students who missed a chance A computer, printer and vari- ard skin near Katas village. A team Locals identified the deceased The police have seized the truck and initially spotted Brindaban’s body to appear the exam due to a bus ous printing materials, half-printed of the forest officials has been on woman and child as Ahladini sent the bodies to a nearby gov- lying on the ground. Later, they spot- mishap. A total of 60 aspirants currency notes and soiled notes a strict vigil for the past six months Meher, wife of Govind Meher and ernment hospital for post-mortem. ted his wife’s body tied to a window. were travelling in a bus October were seized from the unit, IIC on poaching activities. The accused Priyanshu Meher, respectively. Local residents alleged that the Sensing something wrong, they 16 to appear for the exams when Jaydeep Mohanty said. The com- were identified as Brajanath They were residents of Bada drivers of trucks plying on the immediately informed the police. the accident occurred. Officials plicity of the person in the crime Hembrum (25) and Sanat Marndi Turung village under Sadar po- Sambalpur-Deogarh road frequently After a while, the police reached of the district administration in- accompanying Hota to the show- (45) of Bisoi area, Sushil Murmu (42) lice limits. Source said the woman break traffic rules and drive at the spot, recovered the bodies and formed Tuesday that the exams for room is being verified and further of Haragada, Hambir Tudu (18) of and her son were walking along speeds more than the permissible sent them to the district head- these 60 students will be conducted investigations are on, the IIC said. Kuliana police limits, and Khelram the Sambalpur-Deogarh road. A limit. They demanded stringent quarters hospital (DHH) for post- October 22. Police said Hota visited a mo- Hansdah (21) of Chaidikota. truck (MH 46 AR 3143) heading to- action against such unruly drivers. mortem and registered an FIR. A notification issued by the torcycle showroom in the town and district administration said that inspected the entry-level bikes. students need to call the dis- After inquiring about the features, trict nodal officer on mobile Hota settled on one which is valued DEMO OVER DEMANDS number-8763687848 for appear- over `1 lakh. ing for the test. The showroom staff completed The 60 aspirants were from The counterfeit notes on display the paperworks and other for- Ramagiri, Udayagiri, Jiranga and malities for sale of the vehicle. Chandiput localities in Gajapati dis- POST NEWS NETWORK Later, when asked about the pay- trict. The bus was going to ment mode, he replied to trans- Bhubaneswar via Berhampur city. Nayagarh, Oct 20: A fake cur- act in all-cash. While taking a sharp turn near rency manufacturing unit was Hota confidently handed over Taptapani Ghat on national high- busted in this town after a man the ‘home-made’ notes of `1.30 lakh way (NH-326), the driver lost con- walked into a two-wheeler show- which were of `500 denomination. trol over the ill-fated vehicle and room here and tried to buy a sports However, the staff was quick to the bus overturned. bike with counterfeit notes, Tuesday. sniff out the fake notes of `1.25 Twenty five OJEE aspirants Surprisingly, the accused was lakh while the rest `5000 was gen- suffered injuries. Out of them, identified as Dibya Ranjan Hota, uine. Later, they informed their five students are still in critical con- 42, a lawyer by profession and authorities before informing the dition. member of Nayagarh Bar local police. District Collector Anupam

Association. He is a native of Acting swiftly, Town Police raided Saha had written a letter to the

k y m c Saradhapur village under the rented house at Amarendra OJEE authorities requesting Khandapada police limits. Bazaar and busted the fake cur- them to conduct another test Nayagarh Town police arrested rency manufacturing unit with for the aspirants. OJEE chair- Hota for the offence and detained the seizure of various materials man SK Chand accepted the re- another person. Police raided the used in manufacturing of coun- quest and the aspirants will have fake currency manufacturing unit terfeit notes. Anganwadi workers and assistants stage protests over multiple demands in Sambalpur, Tuesday OP PHOTO another chance. P6 WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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oday, as our economic and social lives increas- ingly move online owing UNENVIABLE BORIS Tto the Covid-19 pandemic, the digital and physical domains oney is not everything but money makes all the difference in life. Word are becoming more integrated has come that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is tired of than ever. And now more than Mholding the heavy responsibility and would want to quit in a few months’ ever, governance and regulation of time. What he’s most upset with is that his salary of 150,000 pounds, equal a hyper-powered digital world to nearly a crore and a half in Indian rupee terms, is too low. By all standards, must catch up. it is. Why it remains so is a curious question. Besides triggering the most-se- By contrast, US president Donald Trump has a salary of $400,000 a year, vere economic crisis since the German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s salary is in the range of $370,000 and Great Depression, Covid-19 is also New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a salary of $340,000. As a accelerating technological trends leading journalist, Boris Johnson earned more than what he now earns as that were already well underway. PM. Those in this profession generally get peanuts as salary. Johnson was One of the most notable is that lucky. As a leading media personality, he earned big money from lectures too. big tech is getting bigger. The tech- VIP presence at an august gathering makes a difference though no pearl of heavy NASDAQ index is up by 30 wisdom might often emanate from such lectures. Oscar Jonsson & per cent so far in 2020, while the The growing gap between the digital economy’s winners and losers With six children in tow, and a divorced wife getting maintenance al- Taylor Owen combined market capitalisation is evident in skyrocketing inequality and the erosion of the middle class. lowance from him, the PM’s cup of financial woes must be full. PM is the chief of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and executive of the nation. A PM and his family will need to maintain a decent Alphabet (Google’s parent com- The political centre also has shrunk, with support for left and right wing standard of life. pany) has passed $5 trillion. As a extremist parties increasing while belief in democracy and trust in This may sound funny to us in India. We assume a PM anywhere in the FOR TOO LONG, result, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ world would normally be loaded with cash since that is what we have come personal fortune has increased media have declined in both Europe and the United States to perceive. In many countries across the world, however, the PM is usually AND ON TOO by over $70 billion, or 68 per cent, not a crony of any business house, unlike India. Perquisites are what Indian MANY ISSUES, since the pandemic began, while power confrontation increasingly by these approaches cannot ‘talk’ largely unregulated digital econ- politicians get in a handsome manner while their salaries are kept low. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s takes place in the digital domain, to one another. As a result, no tech omy is no longer tenable. The fail- It should be in the fitness of things if the salaries of those in power in any POLICYMAKERS net worth has risen by $30 billion in areas owned by global private firm or legislation can be truly ure to tax the gains of large pub- country are kept at reasonably high levels matching with the salaries and HAVE LEFT THE to $87.8 billion. firms. Facebook and Google, for ex- global, because it is impossible to lic firms is constraining benefits in the rest of the world. Why the UK has not done this is also a com- This growing concentration of ample, are becoming contested ter- comply with all three zones’ rules governments’ ability to provide mentary on the state of affairs of a nation that was once the epicentre of an GOVERNANCE power and wealth in the hands of rain for both national and inter- simultaneously. social public goods and services. empire that never saw the sunset. Politics itself is going through ups and downs OF TECHNOLOGY a few global digital firms will national struggles, as the 2016 and We also need an international We need to establish a new global in the UK as is evident from the chaos and confusion that Brexit has created. shape national and international 2020 US presidential election cam- body to shape global standards regime to tackle the problem of Clearly, power brings with it a status and this is more important than money. IN THE HANDS politics as we emerge from the paigns, as well as other elections and regulations for the platform tax arbitrage by multinationals It is unusual for a PM to quit office because his earnings are low. In public pandemic. The big tech compa- around the world, have shown. economy. This institution could whose value is derived largely life there are many who mint money. Eminent lawyers and doctors, for in- OF THOSE WHO nies gain value from intangible Meanwhile, national policy- advise on best practices, monitor from the intangible economy. stance, charge fees by the minute. They make big money in a matter of a few DESIGN IT. THEY assets such as data, algorithms, makers are struggling to assert risks arising from new technolo- In addition, promoting and reg- days; mostly unaccounted, meaning tax-free. Big-time lawyers are reticent and intellectual property, rather technological sovereignty in order gies (including their impact on ulating inclusive and innovative about taking up a judicial posting, as there is a mismatch between the money CAN NO LONGER than just tangible assets such as to govern data and the digital gi- civil society), and develop regu- working arrangements could help a lawyer earns and what a judge gets as salary. Although that too has changed AFFORD TO physical labour or goods and serv- ants. Governments of some large latory and policy interventions to to repopulate less developed areas, for judges in current day India. Money may not be the sole means of subverting ices, and have taken advantage of European countries have been un- address them. Today’s digital do- and contribute to narrowing the the system for personal aggrandizement is what we see today. STAND BY weak digital governance to avoid able to implement their own Covid- main is undermining our ability regional disparities that contribute Money makes a big difference to life. But happiness is not necessarily linked paying taxes and social-security 19 contact-tracing protocols owing to arrive at a common under- to political polarisation. Education to wealth or money. contributions. Our global gover- to the stranglehold of Apple and standing of facts. To prevent an is the most effective tool for so- nance system was built for the Google, which in effect decided epistemological crisis, we need cial mobility, but its costs are in- tangible world, and governments between themselves how the an information space that is a pub- creasing while curricula are slow WISDOM CORNER have been far too slow to adapt world’s 3.2 billion smartphones lic good, rather than one that seeks to adapt to the changing needs of laws and regulations to build an could – and could not – be used to to maximise profit. the digital economy. Providing ef- Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a equitable digital economy. fight the pandemic. Policymakers Second, we need new economic fective, up-to-date, and affordable tree a long time ago. WARREN BUFFETT The growing gap between the must come to terms with these governance models. The digital education for citizens is crucial. digital economy’s winners and developments. In The New Digital economy is driven by proprietary Mitigating the digital domain’s We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one losers is evident in skyrocketing that is waiting for us. JOSEPH CAMPBELL Domain, our recent report for IE technology, and by its nature adverse effects requires holistic inequality and the erosion of the University’s Center for the favours first movers and economies approaches to platform and data The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. middle class, which the pandemic Governance of Change, we rec- of agglomeration. Governments governance. For too long, and on VINCE LOMBARDI is likely to exacerbate in the short ommend three sets of imperatives need to create a level playing field too many issues, policymakers term. The political centre also has for policymakers. for innovators and laggards, and have left the governance of tech- shrunk, with support for left- and First, we need new governance devise smart, agile regulations to nology in the hands of those who WORDSWORTH right-wing extremist parties in- models for the digital economy. ameliorate the impact of techno- design it. They can no longer afford creasing. Belief in democracy and These should include a new forum logical disruptions in traditional to stand by. Umami trust in media have declined in for diplomatic and global coordi- sectors. Policymakers should also Oscar Jonsson is both Europe and the United States: nation to overcome the current develop new ways to protect gig- Academic Director of the his word is about taste. It’s usually said that the human tongue can today, a mere 30 per cent of US balkanisation of data governance. economy workers and offer them Center for the Governance of Tdetect only four basic tastes: sweet, sour, bitter and salty, and that all millennials think it is essential Neither China’s state-centric ap- the same forms of socioeconomic Change at IE University. tastes are combinations of these. Many specialists now believe that taste is to live in a democracy. All these proach nor the firm-centric US security enjoyed by ordinary work- Taylor Owen is Chair of actually more complicated than this, with the taste buds being helped along trends risk being amplified in the approach allow individuals to con- ers, albeit through different mech- Media, Ethics, and by sense of smell, by the feel of substances in the mouth and even by the near future, to the benefit of il- trol their personal data. By contrast, anisms. Communications and Director noise that food makes when we chew it. In recent years some workers have liberal populists. the European Union’s General Third, we need a new social of the Center for Media, added a fifth taste, umami, to the other four, though western food scientists The pandemic also has increased Data Protection Regulation goes contract to end the social fracture Technology, and Democracy are divided about whether it really exists or not. It has been suggested that global geopolitical rivalries and further in this direction. The prob- the taste is triggered by compounds of some amino acids, such as and polarisation of politics. The at McGill University. glutamates or aspartates, especially the flavour-enhancing substance highlighted the reality that great- lem is that the three zones defined status quo of an untaxed and ©PROJECT SYNDICATE monosodium glutamate. Both the word and the concept are Japanese, and in Japan are of some antiquity. Umami is hard to translate, to judge by the number of English words that have been suggested as equivalents, such as savoury, essence, pungent, deliciousness, and meaty. It’s sometimes IN JEST THIS associated with a feeling of perfect quality in a taste, or of some special emotional circumstance in which a taste is experienced. It is also said to involve all the senses, not just that of taste. There’s more than a suggestion of a spiritual or mystical quality about the word. We all deserve awards for stupidity Umbrage mbrage denotes offence or annoyance. These days we almost always onsidering how modest and named after the father of evolu- gency rooms busy. Instead of com- Her obituary reads: “Many of her Utake umbrage, the two words having been conjoined into a fixed phrase. humble I am, you may be tion. It’s called a Darwin Award mon sense, many of us exhibit friends urged her to stop smoking It is less common to hear of people giving umbrage, though someone who Csurprised to learn that I and some people are literally dying common stupidity. We’re just lucky and she has finally listened.” takes umbrage presumably has had it inflicted on him by another. Or does enjoy winning awards. I’d be thrilled to win it. it hasn’t yet killed us. Obituary 3. Johnny Beltnot. His wife this imbalance imply that the perceived offence is almost always in the mind to receive almost any kind of award. The Darwin Awards were created pages are full of people like these: asked him to wear his seat belt, but of the receiver? Umbrage derives from Latin umbra, shadow, and that was I’d even accept an award from the to “commemorate those who im- 1. Harish Helmetless. Always in he said, “I hate wearing belts. its first meaning in English. A tree might cast umbrage and in later centuries National Association of Lazy prove our gene pool by removing a hurry, he loved to ride his mo- They’re such a pain. Almost as its foliage came to be its umbrage. Shelley wrote “The tall ash and oak, in Husbands. Yes, even an award called themselves from it.” In other words, torcycle fast, sometimes at twice the bad as your nagging. Besides, I’m mingled umbrage, sighed far above their heads.” In the time of Shakespeare, “Outstanding Achievement by a the awards — which have spawned speed limit. But he didn’t like to a safe driver — the safest driver an umbrage was a shadowy outline (Hamlet uses it for the shadow of a Husband in Napping on the Couch.” a best-selling book and other prod- wear his helmet because it was too I know! Nothing’s going to happen man), which led to its suggesting somebody lurking out of plain view. From At the awards ceremony, I’d smile ucts — recognise people who kill uncomfortable. He preferred to feel to me. Nothing!” Something did this grew ideas of being under the shadow of suspicion and being in Melvin Durai and say, “I’d like to thank my wife disfavour and indirectly to our modern senses of annoyance, offence or themselves in stupid ways. Among the breeze in his hair. Unfortunately, happen to the 44-year-old man resentment. Umbrage has almost entirely severed its associations with for encouraging me and not wak- last year’s winners was a poacher he lost control of his motorcycle one when a truck hit his car. Johnny shadows, but its adjective umbrageous usually refers to shade, most often INSTEAD OF ing me up unnecessarily. I couldn’t who entered a national park in day and struck a tree, learning the Beltnot turned into Johnny Pilot. that cast by trees. We have lost its relative umbratile, which once referred to COMMON SENSE, have done it without you, sweet- South Africa intending to kill a true meaning of ‘uncomfortable.’ Yes, he flew right out of his win- a reclusive person, one who kept in the shade by staying indoors. However, heart. I’d also like to thank my rhino and steal its valuable horn, His obituary reads: “Only 24 years dow. He travelled more than 20 we retain another relative, umbrella, originally a sunshade, which came into MANY OF US mother for believing in me and but found himself trampled by an old, he left a big mark on the world, yards, setting a world record for English via Italian. teaching me important values, in- elephant and eaten by lions. a mark that future generations can unaided flight by a human. EXHIBIT COMMON cluding the value of sleep. This Though I denounce poaching of find on a tree.” Unfortunately, he messed up the STUPIDITY. one’s for you, Mom. And to all those any sort — I don’t even like poached 2. Connie Morepuffs. A longtime landing. He landed right on his Umquhile people who thought I’d never eggs — I find these awards unset- smoker, she died of lung cancer at head. It was such a pain. His obit- t’s from Old English ymb hwíle, which progressively changed to WE’RE JUST LUCKY amount to anything, all I can say tling. Not only do they seem in- the ripe old age of 36. She learned uary reads: “Though his flight Iumbewhitle and umwhile or umquhile. The last of these is the Scots is: Look at me now. I haven’t yet won sensitive, they assume that the rest to read when she was just 4, but was unintentional, the Wright spelling, which is why it so frequently turns up in the works of Sir Walter IT HASN’T the Nobel Prize, but it’s only a mat- of us are geniuses. Truth is, many somehow had trouble reading the Brothers would have been so Scott. One appearance was in The Heart of Midlothian of 1818: “Above the YET KILLED US ter of time!” of us are just as stupid. Look around warnings on cigarette packs. She proud. He is survived by a dis- inner entrance hung, and had hung, for many years, the mouldering Almost any award would thrill you and you’ll see enough stupid- smoked five packs a day, but could- traught wife, three young chil- hatchment, which announced that umquhile Laurence Dumbie of me, but definitely not the one that’s ity to keep all the hospital emer- n’t afford to buy health insurance. dren and an unused seat belt.” Dumbiedikes had been gathered to his fathers in Newbattle kirkyard.” Another was in The Monastery (1820): “The Lady of the umquhile Walter de Avenel was in very weak health in the Tower of Glendearg”. The Trollopes were among the last active wielders of umquhile. Frances Trollope used it in GST fund for states IAF shows the way CSK’s chances 1832 in her Domestic Manners of the Americans (she didn’t like them) and her son Anthony employed it in The Three Clerks in 1857: “She had been the Sir, Several states have agreed to take the Sir, The Indian Air Force takes the cake for having Sir, Chennai Super Kings’ widow of Jonathan Golightly, Esq., umquhile sheriff of the city of London, and money borrowed by the Centre, as high as more number of women personnel as compared to the horror patch in this edition of stockbroker.” The word had pretty much vanished from the language by etters `1.1 trillion, in lieu of GST compensation. Indian Army and the Indian Navy. But the ‘combatant’ the IPL continued as the team 1900. It has been recorded a few times since, but always in historical or self- consciously archaic contexts. Even the writers of fantasy fiction, those busy A federal system of government cannot suc- roles for women in Indian armed forces had to wait till went down tamely to resurrectors of antique words, have passed it by. ceed if the Centre and the states pull in dif- the early 2016 when three women officers were selected Rajasthan Royals on Monday. TOL THE EDITOR ferent directions. The decision of the Centre as fighter squadrons in the IAF. One of them, Flying Officer CSK skipper MS Dhoni, who Readers of Orissa POST to borrow was a climb-down from its earlier Avani Chaturvedi, made headlines by becoming the become the first cricketer to are most welcome to contribute letters stand. Well-done! Still, problem arose over country’s first woman to fly the prestigious MiG-21. A get to the landmark of 200 IPL LOL (200 words), articles and this from non-BJP states. States can reap more year earlier, three more women were inducted to the IAF. matches, and his team once columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are electoral dividends by working hand-in- Shivangi Singh was one. Now, she is set to fly the multi- again lacked intent as they Repairing the phone company was requested to send their hand with the Centre than opposing and role fighter aircraft Rafale in December. The IAF boasts mustered only 125 in their again contacted contact numbers and full obstructing it at every step. The wrong ac- of having 10 women fighter pilots. During the 1999 quota of 20 overs. Rajasthan

man was a frequent user of a pay and told that there postal address/email ID. They may also tions of the government will need be op- Kargil war, Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena had flown Royals rode on Jos Buttler’s un-

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c Atelephone at a popular truck stop, was no longer a rush. and suggestions, preferably by email, posed tooth and nail, though. People un- her helicopter into the war zone. The 28-year-old sub-lieu- beaten 48-ball 70 to scamper and was greatly inconvenienced when The phone was now working fine -- to: [email protected] derstand the political motives of the parties tenant Shubangi Swaroop, who joined the Indian Navy home in style. The loss rules the phone went out of commission. except that all money was and hence leaders must be behaving with a in December 2019, has been assigned to fly from on- out CSK’s chances of making Repeated requests for repair brought being returned upon completion sense of responsibility. board warships. All these women have broken com- the playoffs. only promises. of each call. B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, KV Seetharamaiah, mon stereotypes about women. NJ Ravi Chander, After several days, the phone A repairman arrived within the hour! Bhubaneswar-751010 VISAKHAPATNAM Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA BANGALORE GUJARAT BIHAR P7

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k y m Gruelling poll battle for scions of political dynasties Child labour c PRESS TRUST OF INDIA FIGHT TO PROTECT Patna, Oct 20: The Bihar assem- LEGACIES thrives in Guj’s bly election 2020 is testing the met- tle of the scions of two foremost po- Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan litical dynasties in the state--the the younger son is ploughing a of RJD supremo lonely furrow in Prasads and the Paswans--as they Lalu Prasad, the absence of cottonseed farms fight a gruelling electoral battle to who helms the the wise counsel protect and preserve the formida- five-party of his father Nearly 1.30 lakh children, mostly tribal, are illegally ble legacies of their fathers. Grand Alliance, Ram Vilas Tejashwi Yadav, the articulate faces the Paswan, the employed at the farms, according to a study by the younger son of RJD supremo Lalu electorate for redoubtable Centre for Labour Research and Action Prasad who helms the five-party the first time Dalit leader from Grand Alliance, has been the state’s without his Bihar with a deputy chief minister for a couple charismatic national appeal, years, but faces the electorate for father by who died a few the first time without his charis- his side days ago matic father by his side. Chirag Paswan, to whom his fa- after his conviction in the ther Ram Vilas Paswan had passed fodder scam. on the baton of the Lok Janshakti The RJD-led alliance has the Party (LJP) in his lifetime, is plough- Congress, CPI, CPI(M) and CPI- ing a lonely furrow in the absence ML as its constituents. of the wise counsel of his father, the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (L) and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (R) meet LJP chief Chirag Paswan who was The Muslims have, by and large, redoubtable Dalit leader from Bihar performing ‘Shradh’ rituals for his father late Ram Vilas Paswan, in Patna, Tuesday. PTI PHOTO stood behind the RJD-Congress with a national appeal, who died a combine and, according to close few days ago. However, he has been all the much) that was trying to confuse is comparatively on a more firm foot- watchers of the poll scene, things Chirag, the sitting Lok Sabha while professing his loyalty to the NDA voters. ing, particularly because of the will be no different this time. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA duction to tribal farms in MP from Jamui, faces the daunting Prime Minister Narendra Modi With the support of his numer- preponderance of the Yadavs, the Tejashwi’s elder brother Tej Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Arvalli, task of carrying forward the legacy and calling himself his 'Hanuman'. ically small but assertive Paswan single biggest caste in the state. In Pratap, a sitting MLA from Mahua, Ahmedabad, Oct 20: Nearly 1.30 Mahisagar and Chhotaudepur dis- of his father, who had friends across Amid hushed whispers about castemen, the LJP president hopes several constituencies yadav can- has shifted to Hasanpur in lakh children, mostly tribal, are tricts, he said. the political divide, virtually friend- the "tacit" backing Chirag has of a to clinch sufficient number of seats didates have won and finished sec- Samastipur district. illegally employed at cottonseed “Though the shift has signifi- less. section of BJP leadership, Kumar, in the 243-member Bihar assem- ond election after election. Chirag Paswan has nominated farms in Gujarat, a city-based NGO cantly reduced migration and traf- Paswan Junior walked out of a loyal adherent to real politik, bly to stay relevant in state politics. Though Lalu Prasad may not be his cousin Krishna Raj from Rosera has claimed. ficking of children from south the NDA in Bihar when his father made some senior leaders of the saf- The party had won six Lok Sabha around to lead his army in the elec- constituency. Taking cognisance of the matter, Rajasthan, child labour continues was on the death bed, and has been fron party, including union min- seats in the 2019 elections, largely toral battlefield, many in the op- Apart from Tejashwi and Chirag, an official from the state labour in the cottonseed industry as local furiously attacking Chief Minister ister Prakash Javadekar, openly because of the alliance it had with position claim, he had a decisive say who have big shoes to fill, a bevy of department told PTI Tuesday that tribal children are now engaged Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD(U) renounce and denounce Paswan the BJP and JD(U). It had won just in selecting candidates and final- young men and women belonging they will send their teams in areas as farm labourers,” Katiyar said. boss and the ruling coalition's chief Jr, who they called a 'vote katua' (vote two seats in the 2015 assembly polls. ising the seat-sharing formula while to lesser political clans are set to try specified by the NGO and take ac- To stop this illegal practice, seed ministerial contender. splitter who doesn't stand to gain According to analysts, Tejashwi still serving time in a Ranchi jail their luck at the hustings. tion if any wrongdoing is found. companies should consider giving Low prices paid by seed com- better prices to farmers for cot- panies to farmers is one of the tonseed yield, he said. main reasons why cultivators are “We also urge the government employing children in- to take note of the altered BJP president likens Black money, inducements stead of adults for practices in the in- cross-pollination Our department dustry and devise a work in the had earlier broken an new strategy to fields, Sudhir entire chain of child labour stop child Grand Alliance to worth `35cr seized in Bihar Katiyar, from and trafficking in north labour,” he the Centre for Gujarat region. We regularly added. Labour conduct drives to keep a When con- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Research and check on this activity tacted, state Action, told re- deputy labour ‘unholy alliance’ MC KARIA | DY LABOUR New Delhi, Oct 20: Cash and sus- porters here COMMISSIONER commissioner MC pected illegal inducements for vot- Monday. Karia told PTI that ers such as liquor seized in poll- “According to a study, they have taken bound Bihar have been valued at tribal children are paid just note of the issue raised by over Rs 35 crore, a figure much Rs 150 for a day’s work, something Katiyar and action will be taken if more than what was impounded by for which an adult labourer never needed. “Our department had ear- surveillance teams during the last settles. As many as 1.30 lakh chil- lier broken an entire chain of child assembly polls in 2015, according dren are engaged as labourers in labour and trafficking in north to the latest EC data. cottonseed farms,” Katiyar claimed. Gujarat region. We regularly con- The items seized during the last After the state government’s duct drives to keep a check on this assembly elections in the state firm action against child labour activity,” the official said. were worth Rs 23.81 crore. in such farms in north Gujarat re- “I will send teams in these areas As per data available till Monday, gion around 10 years back, the cot- and take action if any wrongdo- the Election Commission (EC) ap- tonseed industry has shifted pro- ing is found,” he added. pointed expenditure monitoring teams have seized cash and other illegal inducements like liquor val- ued at Rs 35.26 crore. retired officers of the Income Tax assembly elections of Bihar.” In addition, Rs 79.85 lakh Department who are deployed as Distributing cash and gifts dur- Guj: 81 candidates Nepalese currency has been seized special expenditure observers. ing the electoral process is not per- in the state till now, the data said. A total of 91 assembly seats have mitted under the law along with dis- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA This CPI(ML), RJD, Polls for the 243-member Bihar been declared as 'expenditure sen- tribution of money, liquor, or any and Congress assembly will be held in three sitive' and brought under "focussed other item disbursed and given to in fray for by-polls Buxar/Arrah, Oct 20: BJP pres- alliance is not a phases -- October 28, November 3 monitoring" by the poll panel so that the electors with the intent of in- ident JP Nadda Tuesday termed natural alliance. It is an and November 7 -- and the count- a level playing field is maintained fluencing them. This expenditure Bihar’s five-party unholy and unnatural ing of votes will be held and voters are not bribed. comes under the definition of ‘Mahagathbandhan’ an unholy and alliance. They don’t have love November 10. The EC said “881 flying squads ‘bribery’ which is an offence both to 8 Assembly seats unnatural alliance that seeks to for the society. They divide The EC has deployed 67 expen- and 948 static surveillance teams under the Indian Penal Code and divide society and spread unrest. the society and spread diture observers in the state apart have been formed for election ex- the Representation of the People The by-elections were necessitated after the Branding the Congress party as unrest. We have to get rid of from deputing two high-ranking penditure monitoring work for the Act, the EC said. ‘anti-national’, Nadda said its lead- this unholy alliance sitting Congress MLAs resigned ers were praising Pakistan when an election is under way in India. JP NADDA | BJP PRESIDENT PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Party has also fielded two candidates The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan - in Dang, which is reserved for ST or Grand Alliance also includes the He launched a blistering attack Digital wallet holders falling Ahmedabad, Oct 20: A total 81 candidates, and Karjan. Congress and three left parties--CPI, on the Congress at his rally in candidates are in the fray for by-elec- Lesser-known outfits like the CPI-M and CPI-ML. Though the in- Arrah. “When the election is on tions to eight seats in Gujarat to be Bahujan Maha Party, Bahujan fluence of the CPI and CPI-M has in Bihar, talk about Pakistan. What held November 3, the Election Mukti Party, Bharatiya Jana waned, the CPI-ML still has some has Bihar election got to do with prey to remote access app Commission said Tuesday. Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Rajarya pockets of influence in the state. Pakistan? But Congress leaders By-elections in Abdasa, Limbdi, Sabha, All India Majlish-e-Inqulab- “This CPI(ML), RJD, and are praising Pakistan. And who is PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Morbi, Dhari, Gadhada, Karjan, e-Millat, Rashtravadi Jana Chetna, Congress alliance is not a natural leading them in this praise? Rahul Dang and Kaprada seats were ne- Yuva Jan Jagruti, Vyavastha alliance. It is an unholy and un- Gandhi,” Nadda said. Ahmedabad, Oct 20: The Gujarat cessitated after the sitting Congress Parivartan Party, and Rashtriya natural alliance. They don’t have Rahul Gandhi had on Friday police Tuesday arrested a member MLAs resigned. Monday was the Jankranti Party have also fielded love for the society. They divide targeted the Centre over IMF's pro- of a gang from Jharkhand allegedly last date for withdrawal of nomi- one or two candidates in some of the the society and spread unrest. We jection that the Indian economy involved in taking out money from nation forms. seats. A total of 51 independents are have to get rid of this unholy al- is set to contract by a massive 10.3 accounts of unsuspecting victims Out of 102 nominations received also in the fray. The BJP has fielded liance,” he told election rallies in per cent this year, saying it was in the name of updating their de- by the EC for eight seats, 21 forms Pradyumnsinh Jadeja (Abdasa), Buxar and Arrah. another ‘solid achievement’ of the tails on online payment applica- were withdrawn till Monday, leav- Kiritsinh Rana (Limbdi), Brijesh Parts of Buxar and Bhojpur dis- government. tion Paytm, an official said. ing 81 candidates in the fray, a re- Merja (Morbi), J V Kakadiya trict, of which Arrah is the head- Gandhi had taken a swipe at the The cybercrime branch nabbed lease from the office of the Chief (Dhari), Atmaram Parmar quarters, frequently saw bloody government on Twitter by tagging Mahendra Das, a native of Jamtara Electoral Officer said. (Gadhada), Akshay Patel (Karjan), conflicts between armed Maoist a chart that showed IMF growth in Jharkhand, from Silvassa town Limbdi has the highest number Vijay Patel (Dang) and Jitubhai groups, particularly the CPI-ML, and projections for 2020-21 for in the Union Territory of Dadra of 14 candidates, while Kaprada, re- Chaudhary (Kaprada). militias of upper caste land own- Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Nagar Haveli, the official said. served for Scheduled Tribes (ST) These candidates include five ers when Lalu Prasad’s party was China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, The arrest was made based on a candidates, has the lowest num- former Congress MLAs who re- in power between 1990 and 2005. Afghanistan and India. complaint lodged by one Manoj ber of four candidates. signed from the opposition party Nadda, however, made no ref- The BJP chief said the entire Patel, who claimed that a man iden- As per the release, 12 candidates and joined the BJP. erence to the LJP, which walked out world, including the WHO Director tified as Rajul had contacted him THE MODUS OPERANDI each are in the fray in Morbi and The Congress candidates for the of the NDA in Bihar and is plough- General and the United Nations over phone in June and warned Manoj Patel claimed that a man The man made the victim download Gadhada seats, followed by 11 in by-polls are Shantilal Sendhani ing a lonely furrow. The party Secretary General, had lauded that his Paytm application will stop identified as Rajul had contacted a remote desktop application on his Dhari, 10 in Abdasa, and nine each (Abdasa), Chetan Khachar (Limbdi), founded by Dalit leader Ram Vilas Prime Minister Narendra Modi working if he does not update his him over phone in June and phone, through which he managed in Karjan and Dang. Jayantilal Patel (Morbi), Suresh Paswan is still a part of the ruling for managing the COVID-19 crisis ‘know your customer’ (KYC) warned that his Paytm to find out Patel’s OTP and allegedly Candidates of the ruling BJP Kotadiya (Dhari), Mohan Solanki coalition at the Centre but has no well in a country of 130 crore details. application will stop working if he removed Rs 2.09 lakh from his and the opposition Congress are pit- (Gadhada), Kiritsinh Jadeja minister in the Modi government people. The man made the victim down- does not update his KYC details account in multiple transactions ted against each other in all the (Karjan), Suryakant Gavit (Dang) after the death of Paswan. “But our Rahul Gandhi talks load a remote desktop application eight seats. The Bharatiya Tribal and Babubhai Patel (Kaprada). Addressing a well-attended elec- about Pakistan’s handling of on his phone, through which he are multiple registered and un- OTP) or installing a screen-sharing tion rally in Buxar, Nadda referred COVID-19,” Nadda said, and ac- managed to find out Patel’s OTP registered telemarketers and sub- app, he said, adding that the com- to the ‘tukde-tukde gang’, ‘urban cused the former Congress presi- and allegedly removed Rs 2.09 lakh scribers who are senders of unso- pany has already filed a writ peti- naxals’, Shaheen Bag protests and dent of “speaking the language of from his account in multiple trans- licited commercial communication tion in Delhi High Court seeking im- abrogation of provisions of Article Pakistan and separatists.” actions and transferred the sum to millions of Indians. As a pat- mediate stopping of circulation of 370 that accorded special status to He also assailed senior Congress to the accused’s bank accounts, he tern, these fraudsters abuse the phishing SMSes and calls by tele- the erstwhile state of Jammu and leader P Chidambaram for his as- said. telecom bulk SMS capacity to send com operators.

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The state should not get plasma therapy from a bad name Govt enhances expenditure limit of candidates and any lapse in the implementation of The maximum expenditure for campaigning in Lok Sabha polls has been increased from the sand policy ` ` ` ` Covid clinical protocol would not be 70 lakh to 77 lakh, while it has been hiked from 28 lakh to 30.8 lakh of Assemblies tolerated PRESS TRUST OF INDIA mind the pandemic and whether it INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE that it did not reduce mortality or YS JAGAN MOHAN REDDY | ANDHRA is limited for polls being held amid progression to severe disease con- PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER New Delhi, Oct 20: The poll spend- Covid-19. The amended rules, the no- New Delhi, Oct 20: The Indian dition. ICMR's own study, which ing limit for candidates contesting tification said, “Shall come into Council of Medical Research (ICMR) came out in September, revealed that Lok Sabha and Assembly elections force on the date of their publica- issued a big statement Tuesday re- plasma therapy failed to save peo- I demand has been enhanced by 10 per cent tion in the official Gazette and shall garding plasma therapy, which is ple dying from Covid-19. strong action based on the recommendation of remain in force till such date as touted as a life saving interven- India had conducted the world's against all the Election Commission that con- may be notified by the Central tion for patients suffering from se- largest randomised controlled miscreants and testants be allowed to spend more Government." vere Covid-19. trials named PLACID Trials to unscrupulous on campaigning keeping in mind dif- The Director-General (DG) of individuals who "The maximum expenditure limit study the efficacy of plasma ther- have criminally ficulties they may face due to Covid- was enhanced for a reason. But the ICMR, Balram Bhargava, stated apy. The trials were conducted hacked/tampered with my mobile 19 curbs. notification need not mention the that plasma therapy may be deleted on 464 patients between April 22 phone and uploaded and The hike in expenditure limit reason,” explained a senior EC from the national clinical protocols and July 14 at 39 centres across the transmitted obscene material will help candidates contesting functionary. for the management of Covid-19. country. The study was published Bihar Assembly poll as well as by- The last time the expenditure “We have had a discussion with in a medical journal in September. CHANDRAKANT KAVLEKAR | GOA DY CHIEF polls to one Lok Sabha and 59 ceiling was enhanced was in 2014 the National Task Force for Covid- The result of the trials revealed MINISTER Assembly seats. amid the restrictions imposed, in- For Assemblies, it has been hiked just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. 19 management. We are discussing that the plasma therapy failed to Over a month ago, the Election cluding those on holding rallies from `28 lakh to `30.8 lakh. Assembly polls in Bihar will be further with the joint monitoring exhibit any significant difference Commission had recommended a amid the pandemic. The maximum expenditure limit held October 28, November 3 and committee and contemplating on in mortality rates between those The perverse 10 per cent hike in expenditure for The notification issued by the for candidates to spend for their November 7. Most of the Assembly removing the plasma therapy from who received convalescent plasma intimidation of all elections to be held during the Law Ministry Monday night said the campaigning varies from state to by-polls will be held November 3. the national guidelines,” he said. and those in the control group. Vijay Covid-19 pandemic. maximum expenditure a candidate state. The notification, which “We are more or less reaching to- Sethupathi’s By-polls to the Valmiki Nagar Besides, the ICMR chief also in- daughter is not only The hike was recommended keep- can incur for campaigning in Lok amended the Conduct of Elections Lok Sabha seat in Bihar and some wards a decision (to remove plasma formed that the PLACID Trials ` barbaric but ing in mind the difficulties candi- Sabha polls is now 77 lakh. It was Rules, does not mention that the Assembly seats in Manipur will therapy from the national clinical would soon come out as a research extremely dates may face in campaigning so far `70 lakh. limit has been hiked keeping in take place November 7. protocols),” Bhargava said during paper in the New England Medical dangerous to the very fabric the weekly press briefing of the Journal. “More than 350 authors of our society Union Health Ministry. contributed to the study which The statement has come in the was accepted by the British med- KANIMOZHI | DMK LEADER PERFECT CLICK wake of several studies conducted ical journal and it is going to ap- on the efficacy of convalescent pear very soon as a full paper,” plasma therapy which suggested he added. SHORT TAKES Narco terror: NIA files charge sheet against 10 1 killed in Kolkata

building collapse INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Mohali,” an NIA official privy to Kolkata: One person was the investigation requesting killed after an old building New Delhi, Oct 20: The National anonymity told IANS. collapsed in Entally area of Investigation Agency (NIA) is all The official said that arrest of Kolkata Tuesday, police said. set to file a charge sheet against 10 Hilal Ahmed Wagay along with The person was trapped accused in connection with its Rs 29 lakh on April 25, 2020 helped under the debris of the two- probe into the Hizabul Mujahideen bust the Hizbul Mujahideen narco- storey dilapidated structure (HM) narco terror case, alleging funding module. on Convent Road, a police that the Pakistan-based com- “It has been established that officer said. The building manders of the terror organisation terrorist gang in this case was came crashing down in the conspired to raise money from smuggling, selling and chan- morning hours, he said. India for the banned group, nelising the proceeds to Pakistan officials said. through hawala and to Hizabul Youngsters pose during a photo shoot at the Gateway of India that was re-opened for public after being closed for nearly seven months due to coronavirus “Today NIA filed charge sheet Mujahideen terrorists in Kashmir Live streaming of pandemic in Mumbai, Tuesday PTI PHOTO against 10 accused in HM Narco ter- via their overground workers and Dussehra festival ror case in NIA Special Court at other associates,” the official said. Kolkata: The Dussehra festival in the city and the India, Taiwan likely burning of Ravana effigy will First case of Covid-linked be live-streamed due to the MP Assembly by-polls a to hold formal Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions against public brain nerve damage at AIIMS talks on trade deal gathering, an organising committee member said. The INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE 20-feet Ravana effigy will be big test for Shivraj, Scindia INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE set aflame at Salt Lake’s New Delhi, Oct 20: The All India Central Park October 26 Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi/Taipei, Oct 20: After evening in the presence of (AIIMS), Delhi, has reported the Madhya Pradesh by-polls don’t seem to be a worry for the BJP as approving incentives for Taiwanese only executive members of the first case of Covid-19-induced firms, the government is now Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad it needs to win only nine of the 28 seats to stay in power brain nerve damage in a child, likely to have formal talks on a Committee and Sanmarg. which led to blurred vision, as trade deal with the Tsai Ing-wen per a report. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sible equation that can bring him administration. AIIMS doctors are reportedly back to power in Madhya Pradesh. The move will be significant Another woman preparing a report on the health Bhopal, Oct 20: Madhya Pradesh If he wins at least 21 of the 28 seats since India, like most countries, gangraped in UP condition of the 11-year-old. Assembly by-polls are a big test for for the Congress, then he can try to does not formally recognise Taiwan According to a doctor at the AIIMS, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh convince four Independent, two because of Beijing’s ‘One China Chitrakoot (UP): Four people, “We have found Covid-19 infection- Chouhan and Rajya Sabha MP BSP and one SP legislators to sup- Principle’ under which the dem- including a woman, have induced Acute Demyelinating nals and affect neurological func- Jyotiraditya Scindia as they look to port his bid for a return to power. ocratic island is its been arrested Tuesday in Syndrome (ADS) in an 11-year- tions. The protective layer which consolidate BJP’s position in the Chouhan has not been his usual “integral” part. connection with the alleged old girl. This is the first case that covers the nerves is called myelin, Assembly. At the same time, for- March this year via defection of flamboyant self in the fourth tenure gang rape of a 35-year-old has been reported in the paediatric as per the report. mer CM Kamal Nath sniffs a come- 22 Congress MLAs. They resigned of chief ministership. He has had woman, police said. Based on a age group.” The health condition of the 11- back opportunity. and joined the BJP along with to accommodate Scindia loyalists complaint filed by the woman, a “This girl had come to us with year-old girl improved with im- The ruling BJP and the Congress Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was later in his cabinet and then agree to case was registered against a loss of vision. The MRI (mag- munotherapy, and she was dis- are locked in intense electioneering elected to the Rajya Sabha as a BJP field all 25 Congress rebels brac- two men on charges of gang netic resonance imaging) showed charged from the hospital after that saw former Chief Minister member. Three more MLAs fol- ing opposition from his own party rape and three others on charges of criminal conspiracy, ADS, which is a new manifesta- about 50 per cent of her vision was Kamal Nath stirring up a contro- lowed suit. leaders. Reports from the poll bat- the police said. According to the tion. However, we now know that regained. versy with his “item” remark about Madhya Pradesh by-polls don’t tleground indicate that Chouhan has complaint filed October 18, the the virus majorly affects the brain The report added that another a woman politician and incumbent seem to be a worry for the BJP as largely managed to assuage the woman was brought by the two and the lungs. We plan to pub- Covid-19 positive person, a 13- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh it needs to win only nine of the 28 feeling of anguish among men to the house of another lish this case report since we have year-old girl, is also undergoing Chouhan sitting on a protest. seats to stay in power. The Congress, party cadres. However, in the last six months, accused in the Karwi police established that her condition treatment at AIIMS after she had Madhya Pradesh Assembly elec- however, needs to win all 28 to make The Madhya Pradesh by-elec- China’s aggression against India station area of Chitrakoot was Covid-19 induced,” Dr Sheffali complained of fever and en- tion in 2018 had ousted the BJP a comeback. tion battle is centred on Gwalior- along the Line of Actual Control district in Uttar Pradesh Gulati of the department of pae- cephalopathy (swelling of the from its 15-year-rule bringing the In the 230-member Madhya Chambal region 16 of 28 by-poll in Ladakh has pushed New Delhi September 28 and raped. diatrics at AIIMS was quoted as brain). The doctors, however, are Congress to power with the sup- Pradesh Assembly, a party or coali- seats are here. This is also the to review its foreign policy in the saying in the report. still trying to ascertain whether port of Independent MLAs and tion needs 116 MLAs to win ma- sphere of influence of Scindia, who region and its approach towards ADS include health conditions her condition was induced by smaller parties. But the Congress’ jority. The BJP currently has 107 engineered a change of govern- the Chinese Communist Party Naxal killed, cops that damage myelin, brain sig- Covid-19, the report added. victory proved to be short-lived. MLAs. The Congress has 88 MLAs. ment in Madhya Pradesh, and also (CCP) regime. The BJP returned to power in For Nath, there is a second pos- of Union minister Narendra Tomar. The CCP has been threatening hurt in encounter to invade Taiwan but President Tsai Ing-wen recently warned it Raipur: A naxal was killed in against any such move. Incidentally, an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s on Taiwan’s National Day cele- ‘Naxalism-hit areas used for illegal cannabis cultivation’ brations early this month, Tsai Bijapur district Tuesday afternoon, the police said. had announced that Taipei will Two jawans of the police’s NAXALISM-AFFECTED AREAS OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ODISHA, JHARKHAND AND WEST BENGAL AND play an active role in establishing District Reserve Guard (DRG) a new regional and international were injured in the blast of an DIFFICULT TERRAIN OF SOME OF THE HILLY STATES HAVE BEEN USED FOR ILLEGAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION order in the face of the Chinese ag- improvised explosive device gression against democracies. (IED) triggered by the ultras PRESS TRUST OF INDIA areas of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, first week of October, the NCB has Tsai’s statement had come days during the skirmish, they said. Jharkhand and West Bengal and seized a total 10,700.5 kg ‘Ganja’ in after the foreign ministry level New Delhi, Oct 20: The Naxalism- difficult hilly terrain of Himachal various parts of the country. A meeting of the Quad – Japan, affected areas of Andhra Pradesh, Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Jammu and total of 1.18 kg of Methylenedioxy- Australia, US and India – in Tokyo Three killed in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal Kashmir, Manipur, Arunachal methamphetamine (MDMA) has where US Secretary of State Mike and difficult terrain of some of the Pradesh and Tripura, a govern- been seized by the NCB in the last Pompeo lashed out at China’s mil- LPG blast hilly states have been used for ille- ment official said. two months. itary moves against India, Taiwan gal cannabis cultivation and the ‘Ganja’ from these regions finds There is a rapidly increasing and in South China Sea. The Quad Datia (MP): At least three persons were killed and eight contraband produced there find its its way to all over the country, in- popularity of MDMA, commonly has also been discussing global

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You sented in the Vidhan Sabha a draft procurement model and “lack” of storage and marketing abilities. “Today, Punjab are 74-yr-old and I resolution rejecting outright the does not have a government procurement model for any other crop apart from can’t repeat what Centre’s “anti-farmer” laws and the wheat and rice. Neither do we have storage capacity nor the marketing ability. you said about BJP’s proposed electricity amendment Today, the central foodgrain warehouses are empty. They will buy our rice this Imarti Devi...When we objected, he Bill, with an appeal to all parties to year, our wheat next year. Then what after that? Our timeline for preparation is shamelessly called everyone an rise above political interests in the just one-three years,” Sidhu said in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel. item including himself spirit of saving the agrarian state. The draft resolution seeks an- Bills happen in emergent session, SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN | legislation enacted by them”. It reads letter of September 14 by the Chief MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER nulment of the farm laws and the he said, pointing to something sim- that the Assembly is constrained Minister. proposed Electricity Bill, as well ilar happening when his govern- to unanimously reject the three “These three legislations along as promulgation of “a fresh ordi- ment had brought in the Punjab (farm) legislations and the proposed with the proposed Electricity Ironic that Mr nance making the procurement of Termination of Water Agreements Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. (Amendment) Bill, 2020 are clearly Amit Shah has food grains on the minimum sup- Act during his last tenure in 2004. found data on Referring to The Farmers’ against the interests of farmers bomb factories, but port price (MSP) a statutory right Amarinder Singh said the Bills Produce Trade and Commerce and landless workers, and time- when it comes to of the farmers”. being presented Tuesday, the second (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, tested agriculture marketing system data on migrants, Regretting that several legisla- day of the special Assembly ses- 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment established not only in Punjab but AGENCIES farmers want the MSP system to his government is tors indulged in frivolous activities sion, would form the basis of the and Protection) Agreement on Price also in original green revolution be made a mandatory law in India. clueless! Monday to gain political mileage, state’s legal battle ahead and, hence, Assurance and Farm Services Act, areas of Punjab, Haryana, and New Delhi, Oct 20: Gaon A large section of marginal and with some coming in tractors and needed to be thoroughly vetted be- 2020; and The Essential Commodities Western Uttar Pradesh,” it said, Connections survey ‘The Indian small farmers, who own less than ABHISHEK BANERJEE | TMC LEADER some spending the night in the fore presentation. (Amendment) Act, 2020, the draft res- adding the Government of India Farmers Perception of the New five acres land, support these farm Assembly precincts in protest against The draft resolution expresses olution notes that the Union had clearly enacted trade legislations Agri Laws’ found every second laws compared to medium and non-receipt of his government’s the deep regret of the state legisla- Government had converted the rel- and not farm legislations. respondent farmer opposed to the large farmers. SHORT TAKES Bills, the Chief Minister said he tive Assembly over the “callous and evant farm ordinances into Acts Further, said the draft resolu- three laws, while 35 per cent farm- Interestingly, in spite of slightly had signed the same at 9.30 p.m., inconsiderate attitude of the and notified the same September 24 tion, these laws are also against ers supported these acts. more than half (52 per cent) the re- after extensive discussions and con- Government of India in attending and 26 even though the concerns and the Constitution of India (Entry However, it was also found that spondent farmers opposing the 2 men hacked to sultations with various experts. to the concerns of the farming com- sentiments of the House were con- 14 List-II), which comprises agri- of the 52 per cent opposing the three new agri laws (of which 36 Such delays in sharing copies of munity on recent allegedly farm veyed to the Prime Minister through culture as a subject of the state. farm laws, over 36 per cent were per cent were not informed about death in J’khand not informed about the details of these laws), almost 44 per cent re- Gumla (J’khand): Two men these laws. Similarly, of the 35 spondent farmers said the Modi have been hacked to death per cent supporting the farm laws, government was 'pro-farmer', and their bodies dumped CBI takes over Now, one Hathras accused found to be minor almost 18 per cent were not in- whereas about 28 per cent said it beside a road in formed about them. was ‘anti-farmer’. Jharkhand's Gumla probe into ‘TRP INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE who is now found to be a minor, The survey by Gaon Connection Further, to another survey district, police said points towards the lapses by the Insights, the data and insights question, a majority of farm- Tuesday. The bodies were manipulation’ Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 20: Uttar Pradesh police which initially arm of India’s biggest rural media ers (35 per cent) said the Modi found near Khurshuta In a major development, the Central investigated the case but did not platform, was conducted between government supported the farm- village in Raidih police Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prob- determine the age of the accused. October 3 and October 9 across ers, whereas about 20 per cent station area on Monday, ing the Hathras case in which a Dalit On September 14, a 19-year-old 53 districts in 16 states of the said it supported the private Chainpur SDPO Kuldeep girl was allegedly gang raped and Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped country. corporates/companies. Kumar said. The deceased later died of injuries, has found that and strangulated in a field in As per the survey, the biggest A section of farmers and farm- have been identified as one of the four accused, is a minor Boolgarhi. She suffered severe in- fear of these new farm laws ers' organisations have been Vinod Ekka (24) and Rahul Tirkey (28), he said. Prima according to his school records. juries to her spine. Two weeks later, among the respondent farmers (57 protesting against the new farm facie, it seems the murder According to the mother of the The four accused in the Hathras she passed away at a hospital in per cent) is that they will now be laws. To document the opinion was a result of a personal minor accused, the CBI team had vis- alleged gang rape case have been Delhi and her death triggered forced to sell their crop produce and perception of the farmers rivalry but this can be ited their residence and taken the lodged at the Aligarh jail. A CBI protests and outrage across the at a lower price in the open mar- on these new Acts, Gaon confirmed only after a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA marksheet from her. She also claimed team questioned the four accused country after she was cremated in ket, while 33 per cent farmers Connection carried out this rapid detailed probe, the officer that her son is a minor. “They also in the Hathras case for over eight the middle of the night at the behest fear the government will end the survey with 5,022 respondent said. New Delhi, Oct 20: The CBI has took some of my elder son’s clothes hours Monday and visited the crime of some state officials. The Yogi system of minimum support farmers spread across all regions registered an FIR into alleged ma- along with the marksheet. He is a site with eyewitnesses Tuesday. Adityanath government then price (MSP). of the country (see survey method- nipulation of Television Rating minor,” said the mother. The marksheet of the accused handed over the case to the CBI. Further, 59 per cent respondent ology for details). Points (TRP) on the basis of a ref- 4 ultras killed in erence from the Uttar Pradesh J&K encounters Police, officials said Tuesday. The case, which was earlier reg- POLLUTED YAMUNA Srinagar: Four militants ED attaches gangster’s istered at Hazratganj police station were killed in two separate in Lucknow on a complaint of an encounters with security advertising company promoter, forces in Shopian and ` was handed over to the CBI by assets worth 22.42cr Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir the Uttar Pradesh Government, Tuesday, taking the death they said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA money laundering case against toll of the ultras in the two Taking prompt action, the CBI the late gangster and his family is operation to five, the Army has registered an FIR against New Delhi, Oct 20: Assets worth about 798 crore as the agency said. Security forces unidentified persons, they said. over `22 crore, including a cin- had issued attachments orders, launched a cordon and The primary allegations relate ema hall and a hotel in Mumbai, including for overseas properties search operation at to manipulation of TRPs on a pay- of late gangster Iqbal Mirchi’s worth `203 crore, in the past. Melhura in Zainapora area ment, they said. The CBI officials family have been attached in con- Mirchi, who died in 2013 in of Shopian Monday refused to give any further de- nection with a money launder- London, was alleged to be the evening, following tails. TRP or Television Rating ing case, the Enforcement right-hand man of global terror- information about Points of a channel or programme Directorate (ED) said Tuesday. ist Dawood Ibrahim in drug traf- presence of militants in are used to measure popularity A provisional order for attach- ficking and extortion crimes. the area, a police official by advertising agencies which af- ing the properties has been is- “He (Mirchi) was an interna- said. fect pricing. The points are cal- sued under the Prevention of tional drugs dealer and smuggler culated in India by Broadcast Money Laundering Act (PMLA). who had amassed huge wealth Audience Research Council (BARC) “The attached assets includes and acquired various immovable Kerala local body using a device installed in over a talkies (cinema hall) and a hotel properties and businesses across 45,000 households across the coun- in Mumbai, an under construc- the globe,” the ED had said earlier. polls in December try called “Bar-O-Meter”. tion hotel, a farm house, two bun- The agency alleged Mirchi "in- Thiruvananthapuram: The The device collects data about galows and 3.5 acre land in directly owned various proper- postponed local body polls a programme or channel watched Panchgani,” the central inves- ties in and around Mumbai”. in Kerala in all likelihood by members of these household on tigative agency said in a state- It has filed a criminal case are going to be held during the basis of which weekly ratings ment. against Mirchi, his family and the first week of are issued hy BARC. Recently, The total value of the attach- others last year to probe money December, according to Mumbai police had registered a ment is `22.42 crore and it in- laundering charges linked to their sources. The election will case of TRP manipulation fol- cludes deposits kept in seven bank alleged illegal dealings in the pur- be held to elect new lowing which the ratings were re- accounts, it said. chase and sale of costly real estate An animal is seen grazing in the polluted water of the river Yamuna, covered in foam during a hazy morning, in representatives to 941 portedly suspended by BARC. The total attachment in this assets in Mumbai. New Delhi REUTERS PHOTO village councils, 152 block Panchayats, 14 district Panchayats, 86 municipalities and six municipal corporations. This poll is being seen as 31% candidates face criminal cases: ADR report the curtain raiser of the Assembly polls, which may be held in May 2021. THE REPORT SAID THAT 21 CANDIDATES HAVE DECLARED CASES RELATED TO MURDER AGAINST THEMSELVES, WHILE 62 HAVE DECLARED CASES RELATED TO ATTEMPT TO MURDER AGAINST THEM

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in their affidavits. affidavits, the report said. (Congress) and 12(46 per cent) out of 26 About 21 (72 per cent) out of 29 candidates BIHAR POLLS – PHASE I As many as 29 candidates have declared candidates from the BSP have declared as- 3 killed as truck New Delhi, Oct 20: Over 30 per cent of 1,064 analysed from the BJP have declared crim- cases related to crime against women and sets worth more than `1 crore," the report hits bike in UP candidates in the first phase of the Bihar inal cases against themselves and 13 (45 per out of 29 candidates, three have declared said. Assembly election have declared criminal cent) have declared serious criminal cases cases related to rape, the report said. The average of assets per candidate con- Ballia (UP): Three people cases against themselves, according to a re- against themselves in their affidavits, the The report said that 21 candidates have testing in the first phase of Bihar Assembly were killed when their port by poll rights group Association for report said. declared cases related to murder against elections is `1.99 crore, the report said. motorcycle was hit by a Democratic Reforms (ADR). The poll body report said that about 24 themselves and 62 candidates have declared “Among major parties, the average assets truck at Dunkin Ganj Twenty-three per cent or 244 candidates (59 per cent) out of 41 candidates analysed cases related to attempt to murder against per candidate for 35 JD(U) candidates crossing here, police said have declared serious criminal cases against from the LJP have declared criminal cases them. analysed is `8.12 crores, 41 RJD candidates Tuesday. The accident took themselves, it said. against themselves and 20 (49 per cent) The details of the financial background analysed is `6.98 crores, 21 INC candidates place under Pakdi police ` station area on Monday As many as 328 or 31 per cent candidates have declared serious criminal cases against of the candidates were also given in the have average assets of 6.03 crores, 41 LJP ` evening when the have declared criminal cases against them- themselves in their affidavits. report. candidates have average assets of 4.62

motorcycle was trying to selves. A total of 375 or 35 per cent have given About 12 (57 per cent) out of 21 candidates “Out of the 1,064 candidates, 375 (35 per crores, 29 BJP candidates have average as- y overtake the truck, they their financial assets worth crores of ru- analysed from the Congress, 15 (43 per cent) are crorepatis. Among the major par- sets of `3.10 crores and 26 BSP candidates

pees while five candidates have declared zero cent) out of 35 candidates analysed from the ties, 39 (95 per cent) out of 41 candidates have average assets worth `1.36 crore,” it

k y m said. Those killed have been c identified as Ramakant assets, the report said. JD(U) and eight (31 per cent) out of 26 can- analysed from RJD, 31 (89 per cent) out of said. Rajbhar (48), Kishan Dev According to the report, 30 (73 per cent) didates analysed from the BSP have de- 35 candidates analysed from JD(U), 24 (83 As many as 453 or (43 per cent) candidates Rajbha (45) and Ramashray out of 41 candidates analysed from the clared criminal cases against themselves cent) out of 35 candidates analysed from the per cent) out of 29 candidates analysed have declared liabilities in their affidavits, Rajbhar (36 ), police said, RJD have declared criminal cases against in their affidavits. JD(U) and 5(19 per cent) out of 26 candidates from BJP, 30 (73 per cent) out of 41 candi- it said. adding that the bodies have themselves and 22 (54 per cent) have declared Nine (43 per cent) out of 21 candidates analysed from the BSP have declared serious dates analysed from LJP, 14 (67 per cent) out The findings of the report were unveiled been sent for post-mortem. serious criminal cases against themselves analysed from the Congress, 10 (29 per criminal cases against themselves in their of 21 candidates analysed from the INC in a press conference by ADR. P10 JUSTICE DEPT FILES LANDMARK WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR Iran is ready ANTITRUST CASE AGAINST GOOGLE to sign military The Justice Department Tuesday sued and security Google for antitrust violations, alleging agreements with that it abused its dominance in online the Gulf states search and advertising to stifle international AMIR HATAMI | IRANIAN competition and harm consumers

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k y m c of the day uote Lawsuit challenges China takes note of Oz Trump’s new H-1B Trump plans to debate Biden We are seeing a massive visa rules joining Malabar drills resurgence of coronavirus infections in the US PRESS TRUST OF INDIA AGENCIES and the countries despite ‘unfair’ rule changes across Europe. Washington, Oct 20: Several in- Beijing, Oct 20: China Tuesday said That’s why the Prime Minister has dividuals and organisations, in- it has "taken note" of India's an- emphasised face coverings. She has cluding the US Chambers of AGENCIES nouncement that Australia will urged everyone to be more careful Commerce and the National join the annual Malabar naval ex- Association of Manufacturers, Washington, Oct 20: US President ercises along with the US and Japan, KHANDKER ANWARUL ISLAM | BANGLADESH have filed a lawsuit against the Donald Trump has confirmed his underlining that military cooper- CABINET SECRETARY Trump administration's recent participation in the presidential ation should be "conducive" to re- rules related to the H-1B visa, debate with his Democratic chal- gional peace and stability. terming them "arbitrary" and lenger Joe Biden later this week, India Monday announced that Next year "haphazard" regulations that will even as he raised objections about Australia will join the upcoming will be the undermine high skilled immi- "unfair" changes in the format. Malabar exercise which effectively greatest gration into America. Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, are means that all the four-member economic year in the history of our Early this month, the Trump slated to face their final presidential countries of the 'Quad' or country, that’s administration announced new debate at Belmont University in Quadrilateral coalition will be par- what’s going to restrictions on H-1B non-immi- Nashville, Tennessee October 22. ticipating in the mega drill. happen grant visa programme which it The non-partisan Commission Australia will participate in the said is aimed at protecting on Presidential Debates (CPD) on which it will mute microphones Trump and the Biden campaigns Malabar naval exercise next month DONALD TRUMP | US PRESIDENT American workers, restoring in- Monday announced new rules under for two minutes of the rival speak- many months ago. "The topics an- involving India, the US and Japan partners and democracies in the re- tegrity and to better guarantee ers so as to give them uninterrupted nounced by moderator Kristen that will bring the four key defence gion together, demonstrating their that H-1B petitions are approved PREZ SLAMS FAUCI opening remarks. Welker (fighting COVID-19, American collective resolve to support an We strongly only for qualified beneficiaries "I'll participate, I just think it is families, race in America, climate open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. condemn the What is the Malabar and petitioners, a move which is During a call with his re-election very unfair,” Trump told reporters change, national security, and lead- Commenting on the announce- violence campaign staff, US President against our likely to affect thousands of Indian aboard Air Force One on Monday. ership) are serious and worthy of dis- exercise? ment, Foreign Ministry spokesman Donald Trump slammed Anthony diplomat in Fiji by IT professionals. The interim final "I will participate, but it's very cussion, but only a few of them even Zhao Lijian told a media briefing rule announced by the Department Fauci, America's top infectious unfair that they changed the top- touch on foreign policy,” he said, The Malabar naval exercise began here that China has "taken note of China’s uncivilised in 1992 as a training event between of Homeland Security will narrow disease expert, and called the ics and it is very unfair that again asserting that almost all of the top- this development." wolf warriors the United States and India. Japan the definition of “speciality oc- latter "a disaster". According to we have an anchor who is totally bi- ics were discussed at length during "We always believe that military JOSEPH WU | TAIWAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER the audio of Monday's call joined it in 2015, but Australia has cupation" as Congress intended by ased," the president said, respond- the first debate "won" by Trump. not participated since 2007. The cooperation between countries closing the overbroad definition obtained by The Hill news website, ing to a question on changes in the MICROPHONES TO BE MUTED: should be conducive to regional the President even accused Fauci exercise was conducted off the that allowed companies to debate rules by CPD. In a letter to The microphones of Donald Trump peace and stability,” he said in a brief of providing inconsistent advice coast of Guam in the Philippine Sea game the system. CPD on Monday, Trump 2020 cam- and his Democratic rival Joe Biden reaction. India's decision to heed SHORT TAKES about the coronavirus pandemic in 2018 and off the coast of Japan in It will also require companies and claimed that if he had followed paign manager Bill Stepien ex- will be muted during segments of 2019. This year’s drills are likely to to Australia's request to be part of to make “real" offers to “real em- all of the top scientist's advice, the pressed concern over the announced Thursday's presidential debate, the be held in the Bay of Bengal and the the mega naval drill comes in the UK sets deadline ployees," by closing loopholes and US would have "700,000 to 800,000 topics for what was always billed as last direct face-off before the Gulf, India’s defence ministry says. midst of growing strain in ties preventing the displacement of deaths right now". the 'Foreign Policy Debate' in the November 3 election, it was Dates have not yet been confirmed. with China over the border row in for Manchester the American workers. series of events agreed to by both the announced. eastern Ladakh. London: The British government has given the city of Manchester a noon Tuesday deadline to agree to FEELING SLEEPY tighter coronavirus measures, as Prime Minister NATO to set up space center Boris Johnson struggles to impose his plan for localised ASSOCIATED PRESS In December, NATO leaders restrictions on restive declared space to be the alliance's regions. Johnson’s Kester (Belgium), Oct 20: To a “fifth domain” of operations, after government is resisting a few of the locals, the top-secret, land, sea, air and cyberspace. recommendation from its fenced-off installation on the hill Over two days of talks starting on scientific advisors to have a is known as “the radar station”. Thursday, NATO defence minis- short “circuit-breaker” Some folks claim to have seen ters will greenlight a new space lockdown to curb the mysterious Russians in the area. centre at the alliance's Air spread of coronavirus. Over the years, rumours have Command in Ramstein, Germany. swirled that it might be a base It's part of the alliance's ef- for US nuclear warheads. It's easy forts to keep ahead in a fast mov- HK to relax to see how the rumours start. The the earth, over half operated by ing and hi-tech sector, particu- nCoV curbs site is visually striking. Four NATO countries, ensuring every- larly amid concern about what huge white Kevlar balls sit like thing from mobile phone and member countries say is in- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Chief giant spherical spacecraft in a banking services to weather fore- creasingly aggressive behavior Executive Carrie Lam compound in the middle of open casts. NATO commanders in in space by China and Russia. Tuesday announced that her farm country 25 kilometres (16 places like Afghanistan or Kosovo Around 80 countries have satel- government could slightly miles) west of Belgium's rely on some of them to navigate, lites and private companies are relax some of the incumbent capital, Brussels. communicate, share intelligence moving in too. In the 1980s, just a social-distancing rules aimed But the Kester Satellite Ground and detect missile launches. fraction of NATO's communica- at allowing the revival of Station is both safer and more This week, the site at Kester is tions was via satellite. Today, it's local tours and social sophisticated than local lore might set to fall under a new orbit, when at least 40%. During the Cold War, activities such as weddings. suggest. It's central to space com- NATO announces that it is cre- NATO had more than 20 stations, “The recent epidemic munications at NATO — the ating a space centre to help man- but new technologies mean the situation seems to be stabilised again, there were biggest and most modern of four age satellite communications and world's biggest security organi- no untraceable infections such stations the military alliance key parts of its military operations zation can double its coverage over the past three days,” runs. Around 2,000 satellites orbit around the world. with a fifth of that number. the South China Morning A cat yawns outside Downing Street in London REUTERS Post quoted Lam as saying. Shehbaz sent to jail in money laundering case Rouhani meets Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues Abdullah AGENCIES former Chief Minister of Punjab Monday briefly arrested from his ASSOCIATED PRESS southern areas of the conflict zone, province was sent on a physical hotel room in Karachi, a day after and alleged that Azerbaijani forces Kabul/Tehran: Abdullah Lahore, Oct 20: Pakistan Muslim remand by an accountability court. he staged a protest at the tomb of Yerevan, Oct 20: Armenia and were using aviation and artillery in Abdullah, Chairman of the League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief On Tuesday, an accountability court the country's founder and attended Azerbaijan reported more fighting the northern sector. High Council for National and Opposition Leader in the of Lahore rejected the NAB's plea a joint opposition rally. Tuesday over the separatist terri- The two countries announced a Reconciliation, met Iranian National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif seeking further extension to his MARYAM BOOKED: Nawaz tory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where cease-fire Saturday in a bid to halt President Hassan Rouhani, who pledged his country’s was sent to jail Tuesday in a money physical remand. Shehbaz told the Sharif's daughter and Opposition clashes have continued for over the fighting that has killed hun- support for an enduring and laundering case. court that NAB didn't ask any ques- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's three weeks despite two attempts dreds since September 27, when acceptable peace for the Shehbaz, the younger brother of tions about mponey laundering vice-president Maryam Nawaz at establishing a cease-fire. clashes resumed in the worst es- people of Afghanistan, an three-time former Prime Minister during his three weeks detention. was Tuesday booked along with Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry calation of a decades-old conflict. official statement. According Nawaz Sharif, was arrested by the Talking to reporters, Shehbaz over 2,000 party members for hold- said the hostilities carried on The agreement — just like a cease- to the statement issued by National Accountability Bureau criticised the Imran Khan gov- ing an anti-government rally in overnight and accused Armenian fire deal brokered by Russia a week Abdullah’s office, the (NAB) September 28 after a court ernment for arresting Mohammad Lahore where she called Prime forces of shelling the Terter and the earlier — was almost immediately meeting took place Monday, here rejected his bail application in Safdar, son-in-law of Nawaz Sharif, Minister Imran Khan a ‘coward, Agdam regions of Azerbaijan in challenged by mutual claims of vi- reports TOLO News. Rouhani the Rs 700 crores money launder- for raising slogans in giving re- selected and puppet’ who hides the morning. Armenian Defense Stepanian reported “intensive fierce olations and the fighting resumed said that he hoped the ing case. Next day, the 69-year-old spect to the ballot. Safdar was behind the Army. Ministry spokeswoman Shushan battles” Tuesday morning in the unabated. peace efforts will work in Afghanistan’s favour and insisted on the implementation of joint WORLD AWAITS COVID-19 VACCINE economic plans between the two countries, the statement said. UNICEF plans to stock half billion syringes Imran fears 2nd nCoV wave PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and recommended for use, the to wrap around the world one and items are bulky and need to be Islamabad: Pakistan Prime world will need as many syringes a half times,” Fore said. transported by sea freight. Minister Imran Khan has United Nations, Oct 20: UNICEF as doses of vaccine. To begin In line with the longstanding Vaccines, which are heat sensi- expressed fears over a said it will stockpile 520 million sy- preparations, this year, UNICEF collaboration between the two part- tive, are normally transported second COVID-19 wave in the ringes in its warehouses, as part of will stockpile 520 million syringes ners, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will more quickly by air freight. In ad- country in the coming a larger plan of one billion hypo- in its warehouses, part of a larger reimburse the United Nations dition to saving time, early pur- months due to a resurgence dermic needles by 2021, to guar- plan of one billion syringes by Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the chase of syringes and safety boxes of new cases in some parts of antee initial supply and help ensure 2021, to guarantee initial supply procurement of the syringes and also reduces pressure on the mar- the country. “I fear there that syringes are available in coun- and help ensure that syringes ar- safety boxes, which shall then be ket and pre-empts potential early might be another spike of tries before the COVID-19 rive in countries before the COVID- used for the COVID-19 Vaccine spikes in demand when vaccines coronavirus in cities where vaccines arrives. 19 vaccines, it said. Global Access Facility (COVAX do become available. the rate of pollution “As the world awaits a COVID- During 2021, assuming there are Facility) and for other Gavi-funded Every year, UNICEF provides increases in October and 19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun lay- November,” Dawn news enough doses of COVID-19 vac- immunisation programmes if nec- vaccines for almost half of the quoted the premier as saying ing the groundwork for the rapid, cines, UNICEF anticipates deliv- essary. Accordingly, UNICEF is world's children and procures and Monday at an event. Fears of safe and efficient delivery of the ering over one billion syringes to “bundling” the syringes with safety supplies around 600-800 million

eventual vaccine by purchasing support COVID-19 vaccination ef- boxes to ensure enough safety boxes syringes for regular immunisa-

k y m a second wave have surfaced c after health officials warned and pre-positioning syringes and forts on top of the 620 million sy- COVID-19 will be one of the largest move fast later, we must move fast are available to go along with the tion programmes. COVID-19 vac- of cases rising in Punjab other necessary equipment,” the UN ringes that it will purchase for mass undertakings in human his- now. By the end of the year, we syringes. UNICEF said injection cines will likely treble or quadru- province, especially Lahore, agency said Monday. other vaccination programmes tory, and we will need to move as will already have over half a billion equipment such as syringes and ple that number, depending on the while there was also an The agency said as soon as against other diseases such as quickly as the vaccines can be pro- syringes pre-positioned where they safety boxes have a shelf life of number of COVID-19 vaccines that increase in Karachi’s COVID-19 vaccines successfully measles, typhoid and more. duced,” UNICEF Executive Director can be deployed quickly and cost five years. Lead-times for such are ultimately produced and se- COVID-19 positivity rate. emerge from trials and are licensed “Vaccinating the world against Henrietta Fore said. “In order to effectively. That's enough syringes equipment are also long as these cured by the UNICEF. A triple whammy of MARKETS TICK HIGHER FOR P11 postponement in WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 21 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR elective surgeries, revenue loss 3RD DAY; IT STOCKS SHINE from the highly profitable Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty medical tourism segment, and notched up gains for the third straight increasing costs will lead to session Tuesday, led by IT stocks and HDFC 35-40 per cent reduction in Bank amid a rebound in the global markets. business operating profit of pvt hospitals The 30-share BSE Sensex settled 112.77

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k y m c of the day uote Retail inflation Hiring activity dips Maruti Suzuki eases slightly Subscribe Above normal rainfall comes with for rural areas 30 pc in Q2: Report features including flexible tenure, zero down payment, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE registration and insurance, and complete increases net acreage New Delhi, Oct 20: The retail Mumbai, Oct 20: The hiring ac- maintenance. The company is inflation for farm workers and tivity in India saw a 30 per cent overwhelmed with customer AGENCIES rural labourers eased only mar- decrease in the June quarter com- response ginally to 6.25 per cent and 6.1 per pared to the same period last year Mumbai, Oct 20: With above nor- cent, respectively in September as the country saw a rise in con- SHASHANK SRIVASTAVA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA mal rainfall during the monsoon, as food prices remained high. tractual jobs, a new report said farmers have sown record 1,095.37 The retail inflation for farm Tuesday. lakh hectares so far, though out- workers and rural labourers is However, the June quarter wit- We have all put of cereals like rice and maize measured in terms of Consumer nessed a 13 per cent increase in had our is likely to be impacted, according Price Index-Agricultural the number of work-from-home favourite to the National Bulk Handling Labourers (CPI-AL) and jobs as compared to Q2 2019. Super Hero, with Corporation's first kharif crop es- Consumer Price Index-Rural Furthermore, the demand for whom we relate. We timates for 2020-21. Labourers (CPI-RL). contract workforce increased by find ways to Total 19 states and union terri- Point-to-point rate of inflation 11 per cent in Q2 from the same celebrate this tories have received normal rain- based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL de- period last year, while the de- THE JUNE QUARTER relationship. The TVS NTORQ 125 fall this year, while nine states and creased to 6.25 per cent and 6.10 per mand for full-time employees de- WITNESSED A 13 SuperSquad Edition, gives new union territories saw excess rain- cent in September from 6.32 per creased by 13.8 per cent, ac- expression to this ageless fall, NBHC said in a statement. cent and 6.28 per cent, respectively cording to data from SCIKEY PER CENT INCREASE fascination In the post monsoon phase, most and Karnataka,” NBHC Head - some places the crops have been in August, a labour ministry state- talent commerce platform, a tal- ANIRUDDHA HALDAR | VICE PRESIDENT parts of Maharashtra have received Research and Development - Hanish damaged, alternatively there has ment said. ent marketplace. IN THE NUMBER OF (MARKETING), TVS moderate to heavy rainfall due to Kumar Sinha said. been an increase in the sowing area The rise in index varied from IT and IT Services sectors indi- WORK-FROM-HOME cyclonic disturbance, it added. Area of jowar is expected to de- as well, Sinha added. state to state. In case of agricultural cated recovery in contractual jobs JOBS Dr Reddy’s has NBHC said that in the prelimi- cline 1.17 per cent despite increase “We expect the area under moong labourers, it recorded an increase in the June quarter. launched a nary reports by the commissioner in production by 1.22 per cent and to increase by 19.70 per cent whereas of 1-23 points in 20 states, it said. "Cloud businesses and digital product, of agriculture it was mentioned Bajra acreage is expected to in- the production is expected lower by Tamil Nadu with 1,234 points transformation is the need of the hiring costs. which is equivalent that crops over 4.5 lakh hectares crease marginally by 3.71 per cent 3.91 per cent mainly due to crop topped the index table whereas hour and one of the top most re- In the packaging, IT, telecom to Johnson & were damaged in the rains and but production is expected to fall by damage in major producing states,” Himachal Pradesh with 816 points quirements for all industries to and ecommerce industry, some of Johnson's Pepcid standing crops of soybean, maize, 14.40 per cent, he added. Sinha opined. In the oilseeds sector, stood at the bottom. adapt to the new normal," said the top job roles companies are AC, in the US after sugarcane and tur reported damage. In the pulses sector, acreage and he said, excess rains in central In case of rural workers, it Karunjit Kumar Dhir, Co-Founder looking for are developer, analyst, getting approval from the US Food “Total rice is expected to show production of tur is expected to in- India are expected to dampen the recorded an increase of 2-20 points SCIKEY. management profiles, tester, engi- and Drug Administration (USFDA) marginal improvements in area crease by 9.78 per cent and 5.48 per prospects of a record harvest for in 20 states. Tamil Nadu with 1,218 "This will definitely have a pos- neer, senior and consultants. MARC KIKUCHI | CEO, DR REDDY’S by 6.74 per cent but production is cent, respectively, due to good crop kharif oilseeds, mainly soybean points topped the index table itive impact on the hiring senti- An earlier study from the com- LABORATORIES NORTH AMERICA GENERICS likely to decline by 2.20 per cent conditions so far in the major grow- and groundnut. whereas Himachal Pradesh with ments among techies who will now pany found that there was an uptick than last year. Maize acreage is ex- ing states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Soybean acreage is expected to 863 points was at the bottom. look for jobs in India especially in hiring senior executives in India pected to increase by 2.31 per cent Telangana and Jharkhand, NBHC improve by 8.17 per cent but the Labourers for September 2020 due to the strain in H-1B visas". compared to freshers and mid-level SHORT TAKES but still we are expecting a 5.71 per said. Urad area is expected to in- production is expected to reduce increased by 11 points and 10 The pandemic has given rise to executives in the pandemic period cent lower crop size because heavy crease by 1.47 per cent, whereas by 15.29 per cent due to heavy points to stand at 1,037 and 1,043 a huge number of contract work- (April to July) as the enterprises rain is seen affecting yield of the production is expected to increase rains in September and October point, respectively, the state- ers for a plug and play model al- looked to invest in talent at the HUL Q2 net up standing crop in Madhya Pradesh by 45.38 per cent because even if in in major growing areas. ment added. lowing companies to reduce their very top levels. 8.6% at `1.9K cr New Delhi: FMCG major BIZ BUZZ Hindustan Unilever Tuesday reported an 8.58 per cent Mercedes-Benz to start local assembly increase in consolidated net Wipro wins five-year contract from Fortum ` profit to 1,974 crore for the Bengaluru: Wipro Limited Tuesday announced AGENCIES formance motoring in India and customers now in its 'made in India' quarter ended on September that it has won an Application Management remains highly aspirational, version. The addition of the stylish 30, 2020. The company had New Delhi, Oct 20: German lux- Schwenk said. AMG GLC 43 Coupé will further ` (AMS) and Services Integration & Management posted a net profit of 1,818 (SIAM) contract from Fortum, one of the leading ury car maker Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz's performance cement our strong position in the crore in the July-September clean-energy companies headquartered in Tuesday said it will start local as- sub-brand AMG has a wide portfolio performance SUV segment, he said. quarter of the previous fiscal. Finland. As a part of the five-year agreement, sembly of its performance vehicle of performance limousines, per- The company is confident that Its sales during the quarter Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro said it would range AMG in India. formance SUVs, SUV Coupés, and the launch of the locally produced under review stood at manage Fortum's application portfolio across The first Mercedes-AMG product sports cars in India. The AMG AMG GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé will `11,510 crore, up 15.89 per hundreds of applications for more than 11,500 to roll out of the assembly line from brand has a dedicated retail pres- drive in value and aspiration for cent compared to `9,931 users across 18 countries and provide 24/7 support for business-critical Mercedes-Benz India's plant at to our Indian customers. We want ence through the AMG Performance customers and help the model re- crore in the corresponding applications. The IT major said in a statement it would leverage its period a year ago, Hindustan Chakan in Pune will be the AMG AMG to be more accessible to the Centres located across Indian met- tain its top preference among the artificial intelligence and automation platform, 'Wipro HOLMES' to GLC 43 4MATIC Coupé, the com- potential customers and play a ros. On the decision to start with the discerning AMG customers, Unilever Ltd (HUL) said in a enable process automation for enhanced end-user experience. "In regulatory filing. pany said in a statement. bigger role in our overall portfolio local assembly of the AMG GLC Schwenk said. addition, Wipro's Service Integration & Management (SIAM) Mercedes-Benz India Managing we offer in India. 43 4MATIC Coupé, he said it is an Till date, Mercedes-Benz India transformation solution will help Fortum consolidate and govern its Director and CEO Martin He further said this decision is important model in the company's locally produces Mercedes multi-supplier eco-system," the statement added. Schwenk said, The decision to an important milestone towards portfolio having the distinction of Maybach S 560, S-Class, E-Class Govt bans gas, locally produce AMG in India strengthening the company's AMG being one of the highest selling Long Wheelbase, CLA, C-Class CBM sale to self underlines Mercedes-Benz's clear ambitions in India further. AMG models in India. and the GLA, GLC, GLC Coupé, RMZ group sells 12.5 mn sq ft real estate assets road map for the Indian market The AMG brand over the years We are proud to introduce this dy- long wheelbase GLE G350d and New Delhi: The government and our long-term commitment has become synonymous with per- namic SUV Coupé for our Indian GLS luxury SUVs. has banned natural gas and New Delhi: In India's largest realty deal, coal-bed methane (CBM) Bengaluru-based RMZ Corp has sold 12.5 producers from buying their million sq ft of real estate portfolio and co- own produce in the newly working business to Brookfield for USD 2 billion OMCs hold petrol, notified gas marketing (around `14,680 crore) to become debt-free freedom guidelines. The Govt to give flexibility to Air company. On September 29, the fair-trade government on October 15 regulator CCI had approved the proposed deal. diesel prices notified the Natural Gas RMZ group will become debt-free with the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Marketing Reforms that give closure of this transaction, which has come producers the freedom to amid the COVID-19 pandemic. RMZ, a privately-held realty firm and fully- India bidders: DIPAM Secy discover the market price of owned by brothers Raj and Manoj Menda, said it has sold 12.5 million sq New Delhi, Oct 20: Oil mar- ` gas through a standard e- ft of commercial assets to a fund managed by Brookfield Asset keting companies (OMC) kept AGENCIES be required to absorb 23,286.5 bidding process. The Management for USD 2 billion. "The deal marks the largest-ever deal in petrol and diesel prices un- crore, while the rest would be trans- notification, which follows the Indian real estate industry," RMZ said in a statement. changed across the four metros New Delhi, Oct 20: In a bid to res- ferred to Air India Assets Holding the Cabinet Committee on on Tuesday as global oil prices urrect Air India privatisation, the Ltd (AIAHL), a special purpose ve- Economic Affairs approving remained subdued and product government is planning to give hicle. gas reforms, also gives them prices remained steady. flexibility to potential investors to The government is seeking to the liberty to market or sell JSPL develops new grade of rails; gets IR approval Petrol prices have been un- decide on the humongous debt with sell 100 per cent of its stake in the the gas produced to anyone changed for 28 days at a stretch the national carrier, a top official state-owned national airline, in- including affiliates. New Delhi: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) while diesel prices were the same has said. cluding Air India's 100 per cent Tuesday said the Indian Railways has approved for the 18 consecutive days. Price The flexibility to potential in- shareholding in AI Express Ltd another grade of rails developed by the of petrol in the national capital was vestors on the quantum of the and 50 per cent in Air India SATS company for high-speed and high-axle load ` ` Cipla launches applications. In a statement, JSPL said it is the at 81.06 per litre. In Mumbai, 60,074 crore debt that they want to Airport Services Private Ltd. first and only Indian manufacturer to Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was absorb will replace the current con- India have given feedback that due On Air India, we would try and fibrosis drug ` ` ` successfully develop 60E1 1175 Heat Treated sold for 87.74, 84.14 and 82.59 per dition of the buyer taking over to the uncertainty created by COVID- sort out the investor issues with New Delhi: Pharma major (HT) rails suitable for high-speed and high-axle litre, respectively. more than a third of the debt and 19 in the aviation sector the debt respect to debt... We will see whether Cipla Tuesday said it has load applications. The Research Designs and Standards Organisation Diesel prices in Delhi, transferring the rest to a special should not be fixed at the Expression we can give flexibility at least at the launched generic Nintedanib (RDSO), which works under the ambit of the Railway Board, has also Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata purpose vehicle, Department of of Interest (EoI) stage, he added. EoI stage and let the debt be de- used for the treatment of approved the newly developed grade, it added. The company said that were at `70.46, `76.86, `75.95 and Investment and Public Asset As per the Air India EoI floated termined through the market rather Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis the Railways has embarked upon upgrading the track system to carry `73.99, respectively. Domestic Management (DIPAM) Secretary by DIPAM in January, of the airline's than freezing it upfront. This is (IPF) under the brand name heavy-axle load at a speed of up to 200 km/hour. fuel prices have been largely Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. total debt of `60,074 crore as of what we are examining, Pandey 'Nintib' in India. Available as subdued off late. The potential investors in Air March 31, 2019, the buyer would told PTI in an interview. 100 mg and 150 mg capsules, the launch marks another milestone in the company's decade-long commitment to treat IPF, a rare lung disease that impacts ten in one lakh Bezos vs Ambani: Battle royale for India’s retail crown people, Cipla said in a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of Singapore, is expected to deliver RRVL operates India's largest, statement. his judgment in the next few days, HIGH PROFILE TUSSLE fastest-growing and most profitable New Delhi, Oct 20: A one-man ar- the sources said. Amazon has de- retail business spanning super- bitration panel heard the plea of clined to comment over the devel- THE TUSSLE BETWEEN FUTURE markets, consumer electronics chain Rupee falls on Amazon and Future Group last opment. “We cannot offer any com- AND AMAZON COMES AT A TIME stores, cash and carry wholesale fiscal concerns week and a verdict is expected in a ments as the matter is sub-judice,” WHEN RIL HAS BEEN BOLSTERING business, fast-fashion outlets and on- few days, according to sources. said an Amazon Spokesperson. E- ITS POSITION IN THE COUNTRY'S line grocery store JioMart. Mumbai: The rupee Tuesday A hearing of the arbitration took mails sent to Future Group and RETAIL SEGMENT It operates about 12,000 stores in depreciated by 12 paise to place at the Singapore International Reliance did not solicit any response. nearly 7,000 towns, with 640 mil- close at 73.49 against the US Arbitration Centre on October 16 An outcome in this matter would RRVLHAS BEEN ON A FUND lion footfalls across core categories currency due to dollar buying after Amazon had slapped a legal no- decided the fate of the Future- RAISING SPREE AND SINCE of grocery, consumer electronics by state-run banks amid SEPTEMBER, IT HAS RAISED tice on Future Group, alleging that Reliance deal announced on August ` and apparel. Revenues for Reliance increased forex infolws. the retailer's `24,713 crore asset sale 29, 2020 in which Future Group had 37,710 CRORE BY SELLING STAKE Retail in 2019-20 stood at `1.63 lakh IN ITS RETAIL ARM Capital inflows and strong to Reliance Industries (RIL) vio- announced sale of its retail, whole- crore. The investments equip domestic equities, however, lated an agreement with the e-com- sale and logistics etc to Reliance Reliance Retail with funds to com- limited the local currency's

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA AB de Villiers’ incredible as- sault of 73 not out from 33 balls, Abu Dhabi, Oct 20: Kolkata Knight which had led to an 82-run defeat Riders (KKR) have finally found not many days ago, will be still their mojo with the late inclusion fresh in their minds. AGENCIES dreds in the IPL. However, Nicolas a Ravi Ashwin (1/27) delivery. Mayank to spare. Kagiso Rabada (2/27) was (2/28) being the stand out performer. of tearaway pacer Lockie Ferguson It will be interesting to see how Pooran (53, 28b, 6x4, 3x6) played a Agarwal too got out following a mix- the standout among the DC bowlers. The southpaw crossed the 5,000- and they would look to avenge their Morgan uses Ferguson against the Dubai, Oct 20: Kings XI Punjab blitzkrieg of a knock to help KXIP up with Pooran while searching for Earlier, Dhawan’s sensational ef- run mark in the IPL by sweeping leg- first leg rout by the star-studded likes of De Villiers, RCB skipper (KXIP) continued their winning register their third successive win. a quick single. With this, KXIP were fort took DC to 164/5. It seemed he gie Ravi Bishnoi for a six over deep Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Virat Kohli and opener Aaron run Tuesday keeping alive their With this win, KXIP rose to fifth reduced to 56/3 in 5.5 overs. was batting on a different surface square-leg, becoming the fifth batsmen when the two sides clash in the Finch. play-off hopes alive this season in with eight points in their kitty. However, Pooran took the onus and with the second highest score of to do so in the tournament’s history. IPL here Wednesday. Ferguson’s inclusion gave the IPL. They spoiled Shikhar Dhawan’s Chasing a modest 165, KXIP dealt took his team past 100-run barrier the innings coming from skipper BRIEF SCORES: DC 164/5 It needed KKR nine games, and much-needed impetus to the side, (106 n o, 61b, 12x4, 3x6) historic in- with a huge blow when they lost with the help of Glenn Maxwell (32, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, (Shikhar Dhawan 106 n o; a change of captaincy, to realise but KKR are still struggling with nings scripting a five-wicket vic- their in-form skipper KL Rahul (15) 24b, 3x4), who played second fiddle who made 14 each. Mohammed Shami 2/28) lost to the true potential of the World Cup their star all-rounder Andre Russell tory over Delhi Capitals. in the third over off Axar Patel (1/27). to the West Indian. Later, Deepak KXIP bowled well at the back end KXIP 167/5 (Nicolas Pooran 53, star pacer for runners-up New who capped yet another flop show Dhawan became the first bats- Then Chris Gayle (29, 13b, 3x4, 2x6) Hooda (15 n o) and Jimmy Nisham of the innings to restrict DC to below Glenn Maxwell 32; Kagiso Rabada Zealand, and when the Eoin with the bat. man to score back-to-back hun- played a cameo before perishing off (10 n o) completed the job with an over 180 with lead pacer Mohammed Shami 2/27) by 5 wickets. Morgan-led side finally brought In spin, it remains to be seen him in, he blew away Sunrisers whether they bring in Sunil Hyderabad with his relentless pace Narine, whose action has been and variations. cleared. Kuldeep Yadav, who Sindhu quashes reports Kris slams MSD for Jadhav selection Ferguson made all the difference too was included against SRH to KKR’s yet another ordinary show, after being benched for eight PRESS TRUST OF INDIA about process, process... but the don’t understand this rubbish about returning with sensational figures matches, looked decent along with of rift with family, coach process of selection itself is wrong. the process at all. of 3/15 (four overs) and 2/2 from their regular spinner Varun Abu Dhabi, Oct 20: Kris Srikkanth, “What is Dhoni’s deal? He says “Karn Sharma at least took wick- three balls in Super-Over. Chakravarthy. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE recovery needs with GSSI. In fact the former India captain and se- (N) Jagadeesan (uncapped wick- ets. Chawla simply goes through the The imposing bowler, who re- RCB, on the other hand, are I have come here with the consent lection committee chief, has etkeeper-batsman) doesn’t have motions of bowling, coming on when turned with just two wickets from ahead of KKR by two points and oc- New Delhi, Oct 20: Reigning World of my parents and absolutely they slammed MS Dhoni’s ‘ridiculous’ spark, but does ‘scooter’ Jadhav the game is already lost. There is five games for KKR last season, cupy the third place in the table after Champion PV Sindhu Tuesday in- were no family rifts in this regard calls for Chennai Super Kings in the have that spark? This is ridiculous. no doubt Dhoni is great, but I can- was on the go from his first ball their seven-wicket win over sisted that there is no rift within her (sic.),” said Sindhu in the state- ongoing IPL and asked what ‘spark’ I will not accept this answer today. not agree with him or accept this.” when he claimed his Kiwi skipper Rajasthan Royals. family, adding that she has trav- ment which she released on her did he see in the under-perform- All this talk of process, and Dhoni’s remarks, after the game, Kane Williamson, brilliantly mix- Skipper Virat Kohli will also elled to London to work on her ‘nu- social media handles. ing Kedar Jadhav. Chennai’s tournament itself is were met with severe criticism on the ing up his raw pace with slow de- look to convert his starts as they look trition and recovery needs’. “Why will I have problems/issues Srikkanth was referring to over,” he added. social media. “Fair enough, this sea- liveries to nail the opposition. to brighten their playoff hopes In a social media post, the 25- with my parents who have sacrificed Dhoni’s remark that the youngsters Jagadeesan has played just one son we weren’t really there,” Dhoni It’s a welcome inclusion for the with a double against KKR. year-old also said she has no prob- their lives for my sake? Mine is a in the CSK squad did not show the match so far. Srikkanth, who was said at the presentation ceremony. Morgan-led KKR (10 points) who are lem with national coach Pullela very close knitted family and they spark needed to challenge the sen- the team mentor and brand am- “Also the youngsters, we didn’t placed fourth with five matches TODAY’S Gopichand or the facilities available will always support me. I am in iors and break into the playing XI. bassador of CSK in the inaugural see the spark to push the guys. But left and Ferguson will be their key MATCH at his academy in Hyderabad where touch with my family members “I will never accept what Dhoni edition of the IPL, also questioned what this result has done is give man to take them to the playoffs at the national camp is currently un- every day. Also I do not have any is- is saying about this process,” Piyush Chawla’s selection. those youngsters a chance in the rest a time when their star Aussie re- derway. sues with my coach Mr Gopichand Srikkanth told ‘Star Sports Tamil’. “Dhoni now says that since the of the tournament. Maybe going for- cruit Pat Cummins (three wickets KKR RCB “I came to London a few days or the training facilities at the acad- “This process he keeps talking about pressure is off, he’ll give the young- ward we bring them in and they play from nine matches) is not making AT 7:30 PM

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